113 S1356 RS: Workforce Investment Act of 2013
U.S. Senate
2013-07-24
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1.Short title; table of contents(a)This Act may be cited as the
Workforce Investment Act of
2013
.(b)The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.Sec. 2. Purposes.TITLE I—System alignment and innovationSec. 101. Definitions.Subtitle A—Workforce boards and plansChapter 1—State provisionsSec. 111. State workforce development boards.Sec. 112. Unified State plan.Sec. 113. Combined State plan.Chapter 2—Local provisionsSec. 116. Local workforce development areas.Sec. 117. Local workforce development boards.Sec. 118. Local plan.Chapter 3—General ProvisionsSec. 121. Qualifications for directors.Sec. 122. Funding of State and local boards.Subtitle B—Workforce development performance accountability
systemSec. 131. Performance accountability system.Subtitle C—Workforce innovation and replication
grantsSec. 141. Purposes.Sec. 142. Workforce innovation and replication
grants.Sec. 143. Youth innovation and replication grants.Sec. 144. Interagency agreement.TITLE II—Workforce investment and
related activitiesSubtitle
A—DefinitionSec. 201.
Definition.Subtitle B—Workforce
investment activities and providersSec. 211. Purpose.Chapter 1—Workforce investment
activities providersSec. 221. Establishment of
one-stop delivery systems.Sec. 222. Identification of
eligible providers of training services.Sec. 223. Eligible providers of
youth workforce investment activities.Chapter 2—Youth workforce
investment activitiesSec. 226. General
authorization.Sec. 227. State
allotments.Sec. 228. Within State
allocations.Sec. 229. Use of funds for
youth workforce investment activities.Chapter 3—Adult and dislocated
worker employment and training activitiesSec. 231. General
authorization.Sec. 232. State
allotments.Sec. 233. Within State
allocations.Sec. 234. Use of funds for
employment and training activities.Chapter 4—General workforce
investment provisionsSec. 236. Authorization of
appropriations.Subtitle C—Job
CorpsSec. 241. Purposes.Sec. 242.
Definitions.Sec. 243.
Establishment.Sec. 244. Individuals eligible
for the Job Corps.Sec. 245. Recruitment,
screening, selection, and assignment of enrollees.Sec. 246.
Enrollment.Sec. 247. Job Corps
centers.Sec. 248. Program
activities.Sec. 249. Counseling and job
placement.Sec. 250. Support.Sec. 251. Operating
plan.Sec. 252. Standards of
conduct.Sec. 253. Community
participation.Sec. 254. Industry
councils.Sec. 255. Advisory
committees.Sec. 256. Experimental,
research, and demonstration projects.Sec. 257. Application of
provisions of Federal law.Sec. 258. Special
provisions.Sec. 259. Management
information.Sec. 260. General
provisions.Sec. 261. Authorization of
appropriations.Subtitle D—National
programsSec. 266. Native American
programs.Sec. 267. Migrant and seasonal
farmworker programs.Sec. 268. Veterans’ workforce
investment programs.Sec. 269. Technical
assistance.Sec. 270. Evaluations and
research.Sec. 271. National dislocated
worker grants.Sec. 272. YouthBuild
program.Sec. 274. Authorization of
appropriations.Subtitle
E—AdministrationSec. 281. Requirements and
restrictions.Sec. 282. Prompt allocation of
funds.Sec. 283.
Monitoring.Sec. 284. Fiscal controls;
sanctions.Sec. 285. Reports;
recordkeeping; investigations.Sec. 286. Administrative
adjudication.Sec. 287. Judicial
review.Sec. 288.
Nondiscrimination.Sec. 289. Secretarial
administrative authorities and responsibilities.Sec. 290. Workforce flexibility
plans.Sec. 291. State legislative
authority.Sec. 292. Transfer of Federal
equity in State employment security agency real property to the
States.Sec. 293. Continuation of State
activities and policies.Sec. 294. General program
requirements.TITLE III—Adult education and
literacySec. 301. Short
title.Sec. 302. Purpose.Sec. 303.
Definitions.Sec. 304. Home
schools.Sec. 305. Rule of construction
regarding postsecondary transition and concurrent enrollment
activities.Sec. 306. Authorization of
appropriations.Subtitle A—Federal provisions
Sec. 311. Reservation of funds;
grants to eligible agencies; allotments.Sec. 312. Performance
accountability system.Subtitle B—State
provisionsSec. 321. State
administration.Sec. 322. State distribution of
funds; matching requirement.Sec. 323. State leadership
activities.Sec. 324. State
plan.Sec. 325. Programs for
corrections education and other institutionalized individuals.Subtitle C—Local
provisionsSec. 331. Grants and contracts
for eligible providers.Sec. 332. Local
application.Sec. 333. Local administrative
cost limits.Subtitle D—General
provisionsSec. 341. Administrative
provisions.Sec. 342. National leadership
activities.Sec. 343. Integrated English
literacy and civics education.TITLE IV—Amendments to the
Wagner-Peyser ActSec. 401. Employment service
offices.Sec. 402.
Definitions.Sec. 403. Federal and State
employment service offices.Sec. 404. Allotment of
sums.Sec. 405. Use of
sums.Sec. 406. State
plan.Sec. 407. Performance
measures.Sec. 408. Pilot
projects.Sec. 409. Workforce and labor
market information system.TITLE V—Amendments to the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973Subtitle A—Introductory
ProvisionsSec. 501.
References.Sec. 502. Findings, purpose,
policy.Sec. 503. Disability Employment
Services and Supports Administration.Sec. 504.
Definitions.Sec. 505. Administration of the
Act.Sec. 506. Reports.Sec. 507. Evaluation and
information.Sec. 508.
Carryover.Sec. 509. Traditionally
underserved populations.Subtitle B—Vocational
rehabilitation servicesSec. 511. Declaration of
policy; authorization of appropriations.Sec. 512. State
plans.Sec. 513. Eligibility and
individualized plan for employment.Sec. 514. Vocational
rehabilitation services.Sec. 515. State Rehabilitation
Council.Sec. 516. Evaluation standards
and performance indicators.Sec. 517. Monitoring and
review.Sec. 518. Training and services
for employers.Sec. 519. State
allotments.Sec. 520. Payments to
States.Sec. 521. Client assistance
program.Sec. 522. Technical assistance
for quality services.Sec. 523. Pre-employment
transition services.Sec. 524. American Indian
vocational rehabilitation services.Sec. 525. Vocational
rehabilitation services client information.Sec. 526. GAO study on
interaction with the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program.Subtitle C—Research and
TrainingSec. 531. Purpose.Sec. 532. Authorization of
appropriations.Sec. 533. National Institute on
Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research.Sec. 534. Interagency
committee.Sec. 535. Research and other
covered activities.Sec. 536. Disability,
Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council.Sec. 537. Definition of covered
school.Subtitle D—Professional
Development and Special Projects and DemonstrationSec. 541. Purpose;
training.Sec. 542. Demonstration and
training programs.Sec. 543. Migrant and seasonal
farmworkers.Sec. 544. Recreational
programs.Subtitle E—National Council on
DisabilitySec. 551.
Establishment.Sec. 552. Report.Sec. 553. Authorization of
appropriations.Subtitle F—Rights and
advocacySec. 556. Interagency
Committee, Board, and Council.Sec. 557. Protection and
advocacy of individual rights.Sec. 558. Employment of
individuals with disabilities at wages below minimum wage.Subtitle G—Employment
Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities Sec. 561. Projects With
Industry.Sec. 562. Authorization of
appropriations.Sec. 563. Supported employment
services.Subtitle H—Independent Living
Services and Centers for Independent LivingChapter 1—General
provisionsSec. 571. Purpose.Sec. 572. Independent Living
Administration.Sec. 573.
Definitions.Sec. 574. State
plan.Sec. 575. Statewide Independent
Living Council.Sec. 575A. Responsibilities of
the ILA Director.Chapter 2—Independent living
servicesSec. 576.
Administration.Chapter 3—Centers for
independent livingSec. 581. Program
authorization.Sec. 582. Centers.Sec. 583. Standards and
assurances.Sec. 584. Authorization of
appropriations.Chapter 4—Independent Living
Services for Older Individuals who are BlindSec. 586. Independent living
services for older individuals who are blind.Sec. 587. Program of
grants.Sec. 588. Independent living
services for older individuals who are blind authorization of
appropriations.Subtitle I—Increasing
employment opportunities for individuals with disabilitiesSec. 591. Disability
employment.Subtitle J—General
provisionsSec. 596. Transfer of functions
to Department of Labor, and savings provisions.Sec. 597. Transfer of functions
to Department of Health and Human Services, and savings provisions.Sec. 598. Table of
contents.TITLE VI—General
provisionsSubtitle A—Workforce
investmentSec. 601. Privacy.Sec. 602. Buy-American
requirements.Sec. 603. Transition
provisions.Sec. 604. Effective
dates.Subtitle B—Amendments to other
lawsSec. 611. Repeal of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998.Sec. 612. Preparation and
submission of conforming amendments.Sec. 613. Workforce
investment-related conforming amendments.Sec. 614. Disability-related
conforming amendments.2.The purposes of this Act are the
following:(1)To increase, for individuals in the United
States, particularly those individuals with barriers to employment, access to
and opportunities for the employment, education, training, and support services
they need to succeed in the labor market.(2)To support the alignment of workforce
investment, education, and economic development systems in support of a
comprehensive, accessible, and high-quality workforce development system in the
United States.(3)To improve the quality and labor market
relevance of workforce investment, education, and economic development efforts
to provide America's workers with the skills and credentials necessary to
secure and advance in employment with family-sustaining wages and to provide
America's employers with the skilled workers the employers need to succeed in a
global economy.(4)To promote improvement in the structure of
and delivery of services through the United States workforce development system
to better address the employment and skill needs of—(A)workers and jobseekers; and(B)employers.(5)To increase the prosperity of workers and
employers in the United States, the economic growth of communities, regions,
and States, and the global competitiveness of the United States.<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">System alignment and innovation</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBFAA9EE42D8940DD9AB5172F1911004F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act, and the core program provisions
that are not in this Act, except as otherwise expressly provided:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb4be4a51e2ab467a96a476acdfaa0609"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adult</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise specified in section
232, the term <term>adult</term> means an individual who is age 18 or
older.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4aa70cdd7b414cb5ae5d391afbb0de52"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adult education; adult education and
literacy activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms
<term>adult education</term> and <term>adult education and literacy
activities</term> have the meanings given the terms in section 303.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85d4e41c77a6482ea07fdf86ef6ff4e7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Area career and technical education
school</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>area
career and technical education school</term> has the meaning given the term in
section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20
U.S.C. 2302).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E68146365D3418A91328AE69A156E1E"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Basic skills deficient</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>basic skills
deficient</term> means, with respect to an individual—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE9EEE7A354B49278E3ABC0CCF64591B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who is a youth, that the individual has
English reading, writing, or computing skills at or below the 8th grade level
on a generally accepted standardized test; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4B1AA33A3C0648AFAF92CE16260BBE10"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who is a youth or adult, that the
individual is unable to compute or solve problems, or read, write, or speak
English at a level necessary to function on the job, in the individual's
family, or in society.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09974a4fcd3f4cfc9655f6ebbd83f9a6"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Career and technical
education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>career and technical education</term> has the meaning given the term
<quote>career and technical education</quote> in section 3 of the Carl D.
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2302">20 U.S.C. 2302</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6f2675ec2deb4660a42a80d2108cd505"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Career pathway</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5EB927817301424CA0AE35AE7C91AB16"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>career pathway</term> means
a set of rigorous, engaging, and high-quality education, training, and other
services to prepare individuals to meet a set of career-related objectives as
referenced in subparagraph (C).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98C2BBEE1A3A4022852AB6CB2CD76B1D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The services referred to in subparagraph
(A) shall be—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbc0c68f8929e4bf2a85468fa225e030e"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aligned with the skill needs of industries
in the State or regional economy involved; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9BD0E003A544BE59E8A86E4CCF489CD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designed to increase an individual's
educational and skill attainment, and improve the individual's employment
outcomes and ability to meet career-related objectives, by—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcdd1559d116a427a9340ff2428e0b391"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preparing individuals for the full range of
secondary or postsecondary education options, including apprenticeships
registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the
<quote>National Apprenticeship Act</quote>; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29
U.S.C. 50 et seq.) (referred to individually in this Act as an
<quote>apprenticeship</quote>, except in section 272);</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3e761b760cda4e8d95f6d756de6ef084"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">including counseling to support individuals
in achieving their education and career goals;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9c49333566944f1598127f2e5ce13ff9"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">including, as appropriate for an
individual, education offered concurrently with and in the same context as
workforce preparation activities and training for a specific occupation or
occupational cluster; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id499ED9D2DD264C0798D11BDAB6BEA320"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">organizing education, training, and other
services to meet the particular needs of the individual in a manner that
accelerates the educational and career advancement of the individual to the
extent practicable.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id526C8B6E6E154E4A9CD55DF225092483"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Objectives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The objectives referred to in subparagraph
(A) include—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA7942D9E55D4437ABDDD53003F38553"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enabling a worker to attain a secondary
school diploma or its recognized equivalent, and at least 1 recognized
postsecondary credential; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE4509EB1CBB54574960CE4396CDE019F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">helping a worker enter or advance within a
specific occupation or occupational cluster.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID035e5f45d2784202928ea3a60e8fe6a8"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Career planning</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>career planning</term> means
the provision of a client-centered approach in the delivery of services,
designed—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6ab782a0b12f4f53bd5c2da8e5f07752"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to prepare and coordinate comprehensive
employment plans, such as service strategies, for participants to ensure access
to necessary workforce investment activities and supportive services, using,
where feasible, computer-based technologies; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbe385a13ca46485d8d194e9395d8d127"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide job, education, and career
counseling, as appropriate during program participation and after job
placement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd7857def85cb4ae298665347ede9993d"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chief elected official</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>chief elected
official</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcc0c0aae491e4c64a780c70d0ccf6855"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the chief elected executive officer of a
unit of general local government in a local area; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd138e96ad3e4850b55b194b8e2f1bfa"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in a case in which a local area includes
more than 1 unit of general local government, the individuals designated under
the agreement described in section 117(c)(1)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID119376d0cc1649e6834d737d413ce043"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Community-based organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>community-based
organization</term> means a private nonprofit organization (which may include a
faith-based organization), that is representative of a community or a
significant segment of a community and that has demonstrated expertise and
effectiveness in the field of workforce development.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D5B7185BA054801A02963E15325D611"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Competitive integrated
employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>competitive integrated employment</term> has the meaning given the term
in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/705">29 U.S.C. 705</external-xref>), for individuals
with disabilities.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05f988972d0e43629c97bc29b28e696b"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Core program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>core programs</term> means a
program authorized under a core program provision.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D39BC28926147E09FC30C6746E917E9"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Core program provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>core program
provision</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6C10EAF7F664E0A9CBA5C3AF04505F6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">chapter 2 and 3 of subtitle B of title II
(relating to youth workforce investment activities and adult and dislocated
worker employment and training activities);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA33A80EBF9BF480C96E645D9C48EAAA9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">title III (relating to adult education and
literacy activities);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4FF71569BF1F46B3AD6D88846D2CB1D5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sections 1 through 13 of the Wagner-Peyser
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>) (relating to employment services); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82EF68713AB8464887FD85E6A6E448A7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.</external-xref>), other than section 112 or part C of that title (29
U.S.C. 732, 741) (relating to vocational rehabilitation services).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94070ee185704ea5b490a5500c72cf3c"><enum>(13)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Customized training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>customized training</term>
means training—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID852ade0e2d3a419496e89201a5385f71"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is designed to meet the specific
requirements of an employer (including a group of employers);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09443e2c37294da49fa4170e4771f0df"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is conducted with a commitment by the
employer to employ an individual upon successful completion of the training;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6565efe7e9a24f1796c44c059552b754"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for which the employer pays—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDde9041da80ef403298faf48f8834baec"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a significant portion of the cost of
training, as determined by the local board involved, taking into account the
size of the employer and such other factors as the local board determines to be
appropriate, which may include the number of employees participating in
training, wage and benefit levels of those employees (at present and
anticipated upon completion of the training), relation of the training to the
competitiveness of a participant, and other employer-provided training and
advancement opportunities; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf21ac6758c284e7799ed710222bca3ef"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of customized training (as
defined in subparagraphs (A) and (B)) involving an employer located in multiple
local areas in the State, a significant portion of the cost of the training, as
determined by the Governor of the State, taking into account the size of the
employer and such other factors as the Governor determines to be
appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID541ec54534b44179ab44d81db75ad354"><enum>(14)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dislocated worker</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>dislocated worker</term>
means an individual who—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdb4952984638458aaf88797e14d6f1d9"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idF6BF7EDB446B4189A8E5A5A3075DFC99"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been terminated or laid off, or who has
received a notice of termination or layoff, from employment;</text></clause><clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0baa8028cacb45c3a95879a3e31baec7" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD6399D9144AD4142858C09ABACBF4F08"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is eligible for or has exhausted
entitlement to unemployment compensation; or</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ab44d62c972467c87094eb6e44f1cf3" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been employed for a duration sufficient
to demonstrate, to the appropriate entity at a one-stop center referred to in
section 221(e), attachment to the workforce, but is not eligible for
unemployment compensation due to insufficient earnings or having performed
services for an employer that were not covered under a State unemployment
compensation law; and</text></subclause></clause><clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2bfdbf2b46fd40c58bc81f07f5ea1278" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is unlikely to return to a previous
industry or occupation;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3193034a51ca4cbd8a79e5564a9f22ca"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id7EEAD9BC63BB4518BB36CE622D0B1515"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been terminated or laid off, or has
received a notice of termination or layoff, from employment as a result of any
permanent closure of, or any substantial layoff at, a plant, facility, or
enterprise;</text></clause><clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58b9de834ad646468ae721500a0f896f" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is employed at a facility at which the
employer has made a general announcement that such facility will close within
180 days; or</text></clause><clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36f1cee152b543bebc910669ca03958f" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for purposes of eligibility to receive
services other than training services described in section 234(c)(4), intensive
services described in section 234(c)(3), or supportive services, is employed at
a facility at which the employer has made a general announcement that such
facility will close;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID55924bbcdd15448fa92724c55845fdbc"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was self-employed (including employment as
a farmer, a rancher, or a fisherman) but is unemployed as a result of general
economic conditions in the community in which the individual resides or because
of natural disasters;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe818d04999de4e0c92ba5b22b49eac57"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a displaced homemaker; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID284f04a1420b42409466e13f047d7a0c"><enum>(E)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD675D8216C4341EB8529D527DEC73E93"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is the spouse of a member of the Armed
Forces on active duty (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/101">section 101(d)(1)</external-xref> of title 10, United
States Code), and who has experienced a loss of employment as a direct result
of relocation to accommodate a permanent change in duty station of such member;
or</text></clause><clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72af71a36f8c403688b31d41af1f2798" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is the spouse of a member of the Armed
Forces on active duty and who meets the criteria described in paragraph
(15)(B).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9e8e5190db2b4fd3bec2d6c636f53985"><enum>(15)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Displaced homemaker</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>displaced homemaker</term>
means an individual who has been providing unpaid services to family members in
the home and who—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc88d6dd342a84fb88653eb6719b76306"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idAA3290D612144B85824F39436720359F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been dependent on the income of another
family member but is no longer supported by that income;</text></clause><clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33b786ce334947699eda6dee662e66b3" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is the dependent spouse of a member of the
Armed Forces on active duty (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/101">section 101(d)(1)</external-xref> of title 10,
United States Code) and whose family income is significantly reduced because of
a deployment (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/991">section 991(b)</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code, or
pursuant to paragraph (4) of such section), a call or order to active duty
pursuant to a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title
10, United States Code, a permanent change of station, or the service-connected
(as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/101">section 101(16)</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code) death or
disability of the member; or</text></clause><clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe0ca0ccd55b4480e8324682e696e0fdd" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a parent whose youngest dependent child
will become ineligible to receive assistance under part A of title IV of the
Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>) not later than 2 years after the
date on which the parent applies for assistance under such title; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0f2ba0a4a0d04ac6b49781fa45eb586b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is unemployed or underemployed and is
experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9C46CA3C8FDB47AA87A395F035630A4A"><enum>(16)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Economic development agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>economic development
agency</term> includes a local planning or zoning commission or board, a
community development agency, and another local agency or institution
responsible for regulating, promoting, or assisting in local economic
development.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4cb80c0a57c34758b061ea8968385bbd"><enum>(17)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Economic self-sufficiency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>economic
self-sufficiency</term> means economic self-sufficiency within the meaning of
subsections (a)(3)(A)(xii) and (d)(1)(A)(xii) of section 234.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id945EDCEEA6DD40CAB898E731015262EF"><enum>(18)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible
youth</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subtitles C and D of title II, the term <term>eligible youth</term> means an
in-school or out-of-school youth.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID96296755640f4ca69f511035cc73355c"><enum>(19)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment and training
activity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>employment and training activity</term> means an activity described in
section 234 that is carried out for an adult or dislocated worker.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc148623dbac34a69a3c0831b49f0a1be"><enum>(20)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">English language acquisition
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>English language acquisition program</term> has the meaning given the
term in section 303.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70943b3c26bc48948eb2966c032ec4e4"><enum>(21)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">English language learner</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>English language
learner</term> has the meaning given the term in section 303.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD12AFB4601A54A5F93CC4AED124B5F87"><enum>(22)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Governor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Governor</term> means the
chief executive of a State or an outlying area.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id488c0deb275249cdb6c4960390ae1de1"><enum>(23)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In-demand industry sector or
occupation</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a46033e64e7403e8dbb1ff1619d99c0"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>in-demand industry sector or
occupation</term> means—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A1FA3F03416455F8B942E6F5615593D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an industry sector that has a substantial
current or potential impact (including through jobs that lead to economic
self-sufficiency and opportunities for advancement) on the State, regional, or
local economy, as appropriate, and that contributes to the growth or stability
of other supporting businesses, or the growth of other industry sectors;
or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2809C9F2CC824909A2849E040E2E9F69"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an occupation that currently has or is
projected to have a number of positions (including positions that lead to
economic self-sufficiency and opportunities for advancement) in an industry
sector so as to have a significant impact on the State, regional, or local
economy, as appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92320a830fbb4a1b87da5cd97c55b4db"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The determination of whether an industry
sector or occupation is in-demand under this paragraph shall be made by the
State board or local board, as appropriate, using State and regional business
and labor market projections, including the use of labor market
information.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72a08fba586541f7a98c800dfd639e9e"><enum>(24)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individual with a barrier to
employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>individual with a barrier to employment</term> means a member of 1 or
more of the following populations:</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE51DBC6E3CA4DE48D0AD02C325143E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Displaced homemakers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39B75D700ADB4937AC980898AC81C2F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Low-income individuals.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC74CF5E7B40D4F75B9416C8594EFFF89"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native
Hawaiians as defined in section 266.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37D4554335A743D788D0F4B6DE4F991B"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individuals with disabilities, including
youth who are individuals with disabilities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id566F819F74FD43BFA10901E7CAB45160"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Older individuals.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D101B9FCCAE431E9F92D638D1E73BE8"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ex-offenders.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id333781FD17344D6EB64814585F51E97F"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Homeless individuals (as defined in section
41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043e-2">42 U.S.C. 14043e–2(6)</external-xref>),
except that clauses (i)(IV) and (iii) of subparagraph (B) of such section shall
not apply), or homeless children and youths (as defined in section 725(2) of
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11434a">42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)</external-xref>), except that
subparagraph (B)(iv) of such section shall not apply).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id464658425BE3444F81A90070B0F6A288"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Youth who are in or have aged out of the
foster care system.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE98AA309CBC468088A1A16ACBA09316"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individuals who are English language
learners, individuals who have low levels of literacy, and individuals facing
substantial cultural barriers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70F5503D4CDD448981F372FF3E0E31EC"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers,
as defined in section 267(i).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21BA5BB0F2334A30B35C826A1E59CF38"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individuals within 2 years of exhausting
lifetime eligibility under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 601 et seq.).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC91E764712A44E289E98DEF4034DDCB2"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Single parents (including single pregnant
women).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5A0446B6A07A4618A3E34560C4D2BBBB"><enum>(M)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such other groups as the Governor involved
determines to have barriers to employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1aa293930b4e4a7193b38e44820a7348"><enum>(25)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individual with a disability</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEC963460179F473FAA0F704900C76EA5"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>individual with a
disability</term> means an individual with a disability as defined in section 3
of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12102">42 U.S.C. 12102</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14FBFB6126C640249FA16537680039D0"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individuals with disabilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>individuals with
disabilities</term> means more than 1 individual with a disability.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82cd4559f8354f44907b448eba4c32aa"><enum>(26)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Industry or sector
partnership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>industry or sector partnership</term> means a workforce collaborative,
convened by or acting in partnership with a State board or local board,
that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4acd4ffe769c48be9452599579a4af16"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">organizes key stakeholders in an industry
cluster into a working group that focuses on the shared goals and human
resources needs of the industry cluster and that includes, at the appropriate
stage of development of the partnership—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6843d7c9bc4b4a4d99941503dd1422e7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representatives of multiple businesses or
other employers in the industry cluster, including small and medium-sized
employers when practicable;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6b404755ac4341fe84a9e7d79d3f6fd6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 or more representatives of a recognized
State labor organization or central labor council, or another labor
representative, as appropriate; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8bbff3d0c8da40c8a59897581bf8eaec"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 or more representatives of an institution
of higher education with, or another provider of, education or training
programs that support the industry cluster; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa511c4a4f7154e0a906c0d3a30109d6f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may include representatives of—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID151f83e4acf94aa5ab23edd84c2861b9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State or local government;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0ec1a9d48b0649ec86043f6acea66814"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State or local economic development
agencies;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDacf676f1910f4395911b43a08d9a5f3f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State boards or local boards, as
appropriate;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2999f48947f74cc4abfef1f3c62706c1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State workforce agency or other entity
providing employment services;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID668801f737d442909c907a800286b71a"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other State or local agencies;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9e1cd287ccb34ebcb2c75c5c3980d27c"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">business or trade associations;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7a130329844b454db47b8d225ad294a1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">economic development organizations;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb6bb43afb74748839935cfb1345a1305"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nonprofit organizations, community-based
organizations, or intermediaries;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11ba443a167948b29bfb8e9639bf1da0"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">philanthropic organizations;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID498e8c7b096e45eda43ffbc06b93af18"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">industry associations; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb29e4b0a76484721baac2b4033e43d2f"><enum>(xi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other organizations, as determined to be
necessary by the members comprising the industry or sector partnership.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D7280EB7DFF4564BF3CF7C3EBCCF575"><enum>(27)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In-school youth</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>in-school youth</term> means
a youth described in section 229(a)(1)(C).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf43898125f9944e4ab92262a4d5679ab"><enum>(28)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Institution of higher
education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given the term in
section 101, and subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 102(a)(1), of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>, 1002(a)(1)).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5a96988b8f1747469afa5dc0475b567b"><enum>(29)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Integrated education and
training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>integrated education and training</term> has the meaning given the term
in section 303.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3d7334b2aaea4e55a36a6638e90f8d1d"><enum>(30)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Labor market area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>labor market area</term>
means an economically integrated geographic area within which individuals can
reside and find employment within a reasonable distance or can readily change
employment without changing their place of residence. Such an area shall be
identified in accordance with criteria used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
of the Department of Labor in defining such areas or similar criteria
established by a Governor.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5d29fd3802ce4f508b89ab510896b58c"><enum>(31)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Literacy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>literacy</term> has the
meaning given the term in section 303.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0562c4354677493582f84e4aab206abe"><enum>(32)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>local area</term> means a
local workforce investment area designated under section 116, subject to
sections 116(c)(1)(A)(v), 117(c)(4)(B)(i), and 289(i).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb127f7caa7ac4525ad871ba6b5393784"><enum>(33)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>local board</term> means a
local workforce development board established under section 117, subject to
section 117(c)(4)(B)(i).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49f6fd21318c4599a30354ed3f5f1c7d"><enum>(34)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local educational agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>local educational
agency</term> has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7A41C4AD64CD4E06AFECAFE2C8745255"><enum>(35)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>local plan</term> means a
plan submitted under section 118, subject to section 116(c)(1)(A)(v).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfaa3c9b092834de181e2c3a3b7a98bb4"><enum>(36)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Low-income individual</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>low-income individual</term>
means an individual who—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeac24d133ef54411923ab9211ffb3e14"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receives, or in the past 6 months has
received, or is a member of a family that is receiving or in the past 6 months
has received, assistance through the supplemental nutrition assistance program
established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>),
the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy
families program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
601 et seq.), or the supplemental security income program established under
title XVI of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1381">42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.</external-xref>), or State or
local income-based public assistance;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDad11011864ed4560972445311d3c66db"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is in a family with gross income below 150
percent of the poverty line;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDac4f76fe949e46c3ba29ad28f9483aa7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a homeless individual (as defined in
section 41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
14043e–2(6)), except that clauses (i)(IV) and (iii) of subparagraph (B) of such
section shall not apply), or a homeless child or youth (as defined under
section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11434a(2)), except that subparagraph (B)(iv) of such section shall not
apply);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID284cdeafab5c4c7c97226636ac050b0e"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receives or is eligible to receive a free
or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1751">42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17d58ab4c40f46d2a067a303e2bca089"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a foster child on behalf of whom State
or local government payments are made; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1e0ad0ae477348408ac773c0d725fbd4"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is an individual with a disability whose
own income meets the income requirement of subparagraph (B), but who is a
member of a family whose income does not meet this requirement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42a656f823bf4a8eb93e204648e35d07"><enum>(37)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nontraditional employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>nontraditional
employment</term> refers to occupations or fields of work, for which
individuals from the gender involved comprise less than 25 percent of the
individuals employed in each such occupation or field of work.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36df723cba964cba813ecc8df42d2a43"><enum>(38)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Offender</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>offender</term> means an
adult or juvenile—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb8435107dd18431194e25e4d295cb5c4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who is or has been subject to any stage of
the criminal justice process, and for whom services under this Act may be
beneficial; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1b21cd44cccd436da58f1aee96d48d60"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who requires assistance in overcoming
artificial barriers to employment resulting from a record of arrest or
conviction.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60af7374ff6a447d85977c7bfe895a53"><enum>(39)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Older individual</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>older individual</term>
means an individual age 55 or older.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id108FE4D3E98347FE8C1DA3B7FBA2B476"><enum>(40)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">One-stop center</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>one-stop center</term> means
a center described in section 221(e)(2).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbbe7c1c3dfa9425794ed0be838d02f6a"><enum>(41)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">One-stop operator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>one-stop operator</term>
means 1 or more entities designated or certified under section 221(d).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb6405e16678f4e70bb414d51858ce026"><enum>(42)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">One-stop partner</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>one-stop partner</term>
means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3c73d3102f7f4478825b1d5af1e4f9c0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an entity described in section 221(b)(1);
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5f1b0a136c714daaad8f7e848680b99b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an entity described in section 221(b)(2)
that is participating, with the approval of the local board and chief elected
official, in the operation of a one-stop delivery system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFBC6D5A435574E3EBDDD60DFB3D2EDFB"><enum>(43)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">One-stop partner program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>one-stop partner
program</term> means a program or activities described in section 221(b) of a
one-stop partner.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2fb401ea5a5846d7a91f7c0f2b5664df"><enum>(44)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">On-the-job training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>on-the-job training</term>
means training by an employer that is provided to a paid participant while
engaged in productive work in a job that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb5eb1cd3a6ec4ac49aa8e2c1d7d75448"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides knowledge or skills essential to
the full and adequate performance of the job;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45aabc22e21f4499a3f8c225d58b7066"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is made available through a program that
provides reimbursement to the employer of up to 50 percent of the wage rate of
the participant, except as provided in section 234(c)(4)(H), for the
extraordinary costs of providing the training and additional supervision
related to the training; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0a21fe4ec0c34d0880e054164cbdf5bf"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is limited in duration as appropriate to
the occupation for which the participant is being trained, taking into account
the content of the training, the prior work experience of the participant, and
the service strategy of the participant, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID354e2c0c48c44f27ab80b00e9c82cce9"><enum>(45)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Outlying area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>outlying area</term>
means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAEECC23939B14B6799A8532140F26BD0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63298E29F4224E2FB2AE31C5FCBACE10"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Republic of Palau, except during any
period for which the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education
determine that a Compact of Free Association is in effect and contains
provisions for training and education assistance prohibiting the assistance
provided under this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7ce99ba7425d4a4d8435c8006ed38703"><enum>(46)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Out-of-school youth</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>out-of-school youth</term>
means a youth described in section 229(a)(1)(B).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4b83efe9305b47da9a30c8ea6ba843a9"><enum>(47)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Planning region</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>planning region</term> means
a planning region as described in section 116(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5431d1ab10744cb8aea1b7fd45afcf7d"><enum>(48)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Poverty line</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>poverty line</term> means
the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and
revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services
Block Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9902">42 U.S.C. 9902(2)</external-xref>)) applicable to a family of the size
involved.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73a085c0e8c540529c1dbb767ea818a7"><enum>(49)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>public assistance</term>
means Federal, State, or local government cash payments for which eligibility
is determined by a needs or income test.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF08225A7E7AA41318D9303E43854B228"><enum>(50)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rapid response activity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>rapid response
activity</term> means an activity provided by a State, or by an entity
designated by a State, with funds provided by the State under section
234(a)(1)(A), in the case of a permanent closure or mass layoff at a plant,
facility, or enterprise, or a natural or other disaster, that results in mass
job dislocation, in order to assist dislocated workers in obtaining
reemployment as soon as possible, with services including—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5f20c9735146486faa4f0fd634dcffe7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the establishment of onsite contact with
employers and employee representatives—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29eaaacccfc347929976a95a5f7de736"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">immediately after the State is notified of
a current or projected permanent closure or mass layoff; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3c70dde7acc24091a61d3282ed534f3a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a disaster, immediately
after the State is made aware of mass job dislocation as a result of such
disaster;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf8130ea87f6545d689aa3e27dc40bc98"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of information on and access
to available employment and training activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51c838f6a2bd43cc8623a5d1817ddb41"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assistance in establishing a
labor-management committee, voluntarily agreed to by labor and management, with
the ability to devise and implement a strategy for assessing the employment and
training needs of dislocated workers and obtaining services to meet such
needs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54e5676d9c254ba8bb5d031d4eb2143a"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of emergency assistance
adapted to the particular closure, layoff, or disaster; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDed639b4e06ed48bc9cb839ee5decbf82"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of assistance to the local
community in developing a coordinated response and in obtaining access to State
economic development assistance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b5e8a3d72cd4dc7aea811c7f28a2f90"><enum>(51)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recognized postsecondary
credential</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>recognized postsecondary credential</term> means a credential consisting
of an industry-recognized certificate or certification, a certificate of
completion of an apprenticeship, a license recognized by the State involved or
Federal Government, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2228A5D4C2A2487B889B132DA13AAEA0"><enum>(52)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Region</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>region</term>, used without
further description, means a region identified under section 116(c), subject to
section 117(a)(4)(B)(i).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID71e5cca2c2b54fdd90e1251b1b609572"><enum>(53)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">School
dropout</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>school
dropout</term> means an individual who is no longer attending any school and
who has not received a secondary school diploma or its recognized
equivalent.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34f01800df1349eebbd9cadb290e845d"><enum>(54)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secondary school</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>secondary school</term> has
the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe68a1ac56e21457dbbf7091c48a01473"><enum>(55)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> means each of
the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID010533131d374de9a29c09029e2d90be"><enum>(56)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State board</term> means a
State workforce development board established under section 111.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC308AE2EB39C40FE906BED3C13BD2635"><enum>(57)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State plan</term>, used
without further description, means a unified plan under section 112 or a
combined plan under section 113.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9c13fd8038964c77b9a670c617db7584"><enum>(58)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supportive services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>supportive services</term>
means services such as transportation, child care, dependent care, housing, and
needs-related payments, that are necessary to enable an individual to
participate in activities authorized under this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11AE55876A3F4E14A65E736FA48A07AD"><enum>(59)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>training services</term>
means services described in section 234(c)(4).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID913f60761c8b410ba72f66dc7ad30b7e"><enum>(60)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unemployed individual</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>unemployed individual</term>
means an individual who is without a job and who wants and is available for
work. The determination of whether an individual is without a job, for purposes
of this paragraph, shall be made in accordance with the criteria used by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor in defining individuals
as unemployed.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf006c08e447347acb13d427ef0d05a3b"><enum>(61)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unit of general local
government</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>unit of general local government</term> means any general purpose
political subdivision of a State that has the power to levy taxes and spend
funds, as well as general corporate and police powers.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf6be50e9bde743eea9177c41cb6f1b37"><enum>(62)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Veteran; related definition</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID097712f8414a4c8494999277005e26dd"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Veteran</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>veteran</term> has the
meaning given the term in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/101">section 101</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDda0f40b5e5404686a7bfa7525d62bf9c"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recently separated veteran</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>recently separated
veteran</term> means any veteran who applies for participation under this Act
within 48 months after the discharge or release from active military, naval, or
air service.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id441E497AF1DF471CA0A1EBC71BB79E8A"><enum>(63)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vocational rehabilitation
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>vocational rehabilitation program</term> means a program authorized under
a provision described in paragraph (12)(D).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31C88C257BD14F7DB60703F54918B514"><enum>(64)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workforce development
activity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>workforce development activity</term> means an activity carried out
through a workforce development program.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F2EF72C05614872A026FFDA60390013"><enum>(65)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workforce development program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>workforce development
program</term> means a program made available through a workforce development
system.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22725FFF4E2D4D1EB016AEE4CD1C3CC0"><enum>(66)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workforce development system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>workforce development
system</term> means a system that makes available the core programs, the other
one-stop partner programs, and any other programs providing employment and
training services as identified by a State board or local board.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4f7197f0212e48b283af11545be34c28"><enum>(67)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workforce investment activity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>workforce investment
activity</term> means an employment and training activity, and a youth
workforce investment activity.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID751888505b2a4983bea8db944748b926"><enum>(68)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workforce preparation
activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>workforce preparation activities</term> has the meaning given the term in
section 303.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0e358a2d2af14ae5a374cdc7d580304a"><enum>(69)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workplace learning advisor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>workplace learning
advisor</term> means an individual employed by an organization who has the
knowledge and skills necessary to advise other employees of that organization
about the education, skill development, job training, career counseling
services, and credentials, including services provided through the workforce
development system, required to progress toward career goals of such employees
in order to meet employer requirements related to job openings and career
advancements that support economic self-sufficiency.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb4497c226f694494ad0120981cbb2aa0"><enum>(70)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Youth workforce investment
activity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>youth
workforce investment activity</term> means an activity described in section 229
that is carried out for eligible youth (or as described in section
229(a)(3)(A)).</text></paragraph></section><subtitle commented="no" id="id38A884969ADE4775B8D4617D7A30AC84" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workforce boards and plans</header><chapter commented="no" id="id7B741054C38F47A389DF30B3CAD94C3F" level-type="subsequent"><enum>1</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State provisions</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D85FA963E5C4091B3A1D5686A606459" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>111.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State workforce development boards</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1f842199fcad46dcbbf1c5153dd60d43"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Governor of a State shall establish a
State workforce development board to carry out the functions described in
subsection (d).</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc24c5d2bd89c452cb363490a4db13b07"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfb46bbb0e4aa475183c3669e46ab2aa3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State board shall include—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35bd739102d8458195132f1c5cea9f9c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Governor;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe977d1389cba4a3c9dba30369e6d50e5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 members of each chamber of the State
legislature (to the extent consistent with State law), appointed by the
appropriate presiding officers of such chamber; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37c112f8309c4502958fcc2ce1f2e6f7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">members appointed by the Governor, of
which—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf75f93b93f4d42a7b54ea9aa185bd4ba"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a majority shall be representatives of
businesses in the State, who—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57288059d04e495cb51e9c592efb88d2"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are owners of businesses, chief executives
or operating officers of businesses, or other business executives or employers
with optimum policymaking or hiring authority, and who, in addition, may be
members of a local board described in section 117(b)(2)(A)(i);</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd50fb9917d3944168df62a7a6be8cdf6"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">represent businesses (including small
businesses), or organizations representing businesses described in this
subclause, that provide employment opportunities that, at a minimum, will
provide clear and accessible career pathways, and include high-quality,
work-relevant training and development in in-demand industry sectors or
occupations in the State; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID304f0ababaca4923bc03aa222c57eafd"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are appointed from among individuals
nominated by State business organizations and business trade
associations;</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfded3f9a02304836bebc5fa79786eae5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than 20 percent shall be
representatives of the workforce within the State, who—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95663b29535c4ca7acb38d0a58a81a13"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall include representatives of labor
organizations, who have been nominated by State labor federations;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8a0dc9eec3f9495b8715104f7403103d"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may include representatives of
community-based organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise
in addressing the employment, training, or education needs of individuals with
barriers to employment, including organizations that serve veterans or that
provide or support competitive, integrated employment for individuals with
disabilities; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdb46545acd314dce80ed0247d6a17aa9"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may include representatives of
organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the
employment, training or education needs of eligible youth, including
representatives of organizations that serve out-of-school youth; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73a4a6264c7c45f6a346e4b73e82d8d7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the balance—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id787FB15BD5F947F19505134388A4DAD4"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall include representatives of
government, who—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0849c5c94c1649e68551f866bbc818d6"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall include the lead State officials with
primary responsibility for the core programs; and</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20586a38aa004c0ab414680a4cab9495"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall include chief elected officials
(collectively representing both cities and counties, where appropriate);</text></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC7D71D801AF2488A8D7B428ED9E1EFD4"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall include a representative, either an
employer, a member of a labor organization, or a staff director, from a joint
labor-management apprenticeship program, or if no such joint program exists in
the State, a representative of an apprenticeship program in the State;
and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc981ef58c95c44c389519dbfc67b1566"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may include such other representatives and
officials as the Governor may designate, such as the State agency officials
from agencies that are one-stop partners not specified in subclause (I)
(including additional one-stop partners whose programs are covered by the State
plan, if any), and State agency officials responsible for economic development
or juvenile justice programs in the State, individuals who represent an Indian
tribe or tribal organization, as such terms are defined in section 266(b), and
State agency officials responsible for education programs in the State,
including chief executive officers of community colleges and other institutions
of higher education.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5CB6BB024D2A44DDB76A287754E53132"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Diverse and distinct
representation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The members of
the State board shall represent diverse geographic areas of the State,
including urban, rural, and suburban areas.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1C48C2AD03E4F959B648043A005FB18"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No representation of multiple
categories</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No person shall
serve as a member for more than 1 of—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE36A577E51B04E44949C5A00D3029705"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the category described in paragraph
(1)(C)(i); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9E4A57976C74976A30438DE2618BA4F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 category described in a subclause of
clause (ii) or (iii) of paragraph (1)(C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB427B2B2277400CB1D99A4543BD2E3C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chairperson</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Governor shall select a chairperson for
the State board from among the representatives described in subsection
(b)(1)(C)(i).</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5bfb46c0a6444872a0decf1ece2ac596"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State board shall assist the Governor
in—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID294c2c01f50f42aab49bb96a69da6b02"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development, implementation, and
modification of the State plan, including the periodic assessment and
development of recommendations regarding the implementation of the State
plan;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7196250ed1744c0784b507785a042d71"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consistent with paragraph (1), the review
of statewide policies and programs and development of recommendations on
actions that should be taken by the State to align core programs and other
programs in the State in a manner that supports a comprehensive State workforce
development system that will result in meeting the workforce needs of the
State, its regions, and its local areas;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2bd98e8209ad4c17b62fb713d8fe53b7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the review of and provision of comments on
the State plans, if any, for activities and programs of one-stop partners that
are not core programs, in order to provide strategic leadership and to align to
the extent practicable such non-core programs with the core programs, and with
the strategy described in the State plan under section 112 or 113;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83475c68eb154ba5b73600f7355b742f"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of guidance for the
implementation and continuous improvement of a workforce development system
within the State that includes guidance on—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa9690e2201ed402b859cbe86272edbf2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the identification of and means for
removing barriers to coordination of, alignment of, and nonduplication among
the programs and activities carried out through the system;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1bfd3a0400884b4a8723f9f58313f645"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of career pathways by using
workforce development programs aligned for the purpose of providing
individuals, including low-skilled adults and youth, with the employment,
training, education, and supportive services the individuals need to attain the
necessary credentials to secure and advance in employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd1e45fc9dd33489d9665a1a70eccc1b6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development and expansion of strategies
for meeting the needs of workers and jobseekers, and employers, including
industry or sector partnership initiatives relating to in-demand industry
sectors and occupations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe4605163255041d49b24e0e456f8cbfd"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinating planning between the local
boards and State entities carrying out relevant State-administered
programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13d5f93afbd440369ac647c654690036"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the identification of regions, including
planning regions, for the purposes of section 116(c), after consultation with
local boards and chief elected officials;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd2d2376337454062aa7044eb415b26be"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of technical assistance to
local boards, one-stop partners, one-stop operators, and providers, as
appropriate, in local areas concerning planning and delivering services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe165fb9cdc4847f89944f1bcaa4f04fd"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strategies to support staff training and
awareness across programs supported under workforce development systems in
local areas; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F7D3A29A102442AB114A298E325273D"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the design and implementation of intake and
case management information systems (including common intake, case management,
performance tracking, and reporting systems), and how local input will be
incorporated into such design and implementation, to improve coordination of
services across workforce development programs;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61272ca61e8f47a2901b7efc8f6f0d8b"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development and update of comprehensive
State performance accountability measures, including State adjusted levels of
performance, to assess the effectiveness of the core programs in the State as
required under subtitle B;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6dd7385a7f5d46beaf7e69fbbced8b28"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the identification and dissemination of
information on best practices, including best practices for—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10328450cf8b48478075fecceeceaa8b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effective operation of one-stop
centers, relating to the use of business outreach, partnerships, and service
delivery strategies (including strategies for effectively serving individuals
with barriers to employment), and other practices relevant to workforce
development; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf0ddb4dcde9b43d58ee3a1c3eb2d09f3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of effective local boards,
which may include information on those factors that contribute to enabling
local boards to exceed negotiated levels of performance, sustain fiscal
integrity, and achieve other measures of effectiveness;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37b2b72590434dbc8eccc341f5dfa4bb"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development and review of statewide
policies affecting the coordinated provision of services through the State's
one-stop delivery system described in section 221(e), including—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48b16d525af14e3881ee3da3e626893a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of objective criteria and
procedures for use by local boards in assessing the effectiveness and
continuous improvement of one-stop centers described in such section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDef061d81c6e84a2ea0fa5af552c4e804"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of guidance for the
allocation of one-stop center infrastructure funds under section 221(h);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6297c97a46f148ccaaa4c1d0ab34e5e8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID168056605d604af5b8ce9089ab9b8e5a"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">statewide policies relating to the
appropriate roles and contributions of entities carrying out one-stop partner
programs within the one-stop delivery system, including approaches to
facilitating equitable and efficient cost allocation in the one-stop delivery
system;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4bb939ecf48945ac880e6c82d8388661"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strategies for providing effective outreach
to and improved access for individuals and employers who could benefit from
services provided through the one-stop delivery system;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc2bb3b5f7ab84a2293aaa78f614d639d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strategies for technological improvements
to facilitate access to, and improve the quality of, services provided through
the one-stop delivery system (including access for individuals with
disabilities and individuals residing in remote areas), which strategies may be
utilized throughout the State; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID402fba7645b444a7a48923af991a2af1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strategies for aligning technology and data
systems across one-stop partner programs, to enhance service delivery and
improve efficiencies in reporting on performance accountability measures;
and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID84b28a925bbd49bca1c738a8933cce2e"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of such other policies as
may promote statewide objectives for, and enhance the performance of, the
one-stop delivery system;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb388091641a541a08e252c70e934263d"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of allocation formulas for
the distribution of funds for employment and training activities for adults,
and youth workforce investment activities, to local areas as permitted under
sections 228(b)(3) and 233(b)(3);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62b7fed2e28c4f238683eaf557229b1b"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the preparation of the annual reports
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 131(d); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID91832f68a4374d668a8961c5ce9ea06e"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of the statewide workforce
and labor market information system described in section 15(e) of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49l-2">29 U.S.C. 49l–2(e)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5f2cf7b3088d47308a70fb14e30cbf54"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alternative entity</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48a3e12f3b854018b1ef9fb8ea6f4ab5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of complying with
subsections (a), (b), and (c), a State may use any State entity (including a
State council, State workforce development board (within the meaning of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998), combination of regional workforce
development boards, or similar entity) that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfbc73277840c4834aecd136443a1cc3b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was in existence on the day before the date
of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa25b53ae49f34f61a51f8749130b1084"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is substantially similar to the State board
described in subsections (a) through (c); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc6ea25aa02b94e47b59fcb8da8775088"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes representatives of business in the
State and representatives of labor organizations in the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2824d52678af486e8d486b377f7f9439"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A reference in this Act, or a core program
provision that is not in this Act, to a State board shall be considered to
include such an entity.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47FCB716F88547F5B499AF9506E828AF"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conflict of interest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of a State board may not—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5024783f58c34654b9f7a2626b63fbcd"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vote on a matter under consideration by the
State board—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2f8a8c1a3c1145ffa64e863ba581bcd4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regarding the provision of services by such
member (or by an entity that such member represents); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID357e40c246fa40fe9d1caa79f566c576"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that would provide direct financial benefit
to such member or the immediate family of such member; or</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcd9d79bf56d54795927e4660e9089f78"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engage in any other activity determined by
the Governor to constitute a conflict of interest as specified in the State
plan.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb1cf053ac84d4983b1f83a53a406ff97"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sunshine provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State board shall make available to the
public, on a regular basis through open meetings, information regarding the
activities of the State board, including information regarding the State plan,
or a modification to the State plan, prior to submission of the plan or
modification of the plan, respectively, information regarding membership, and,
on request, minutes of formal meetings of the State board.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26cad508a43a4a65893a957a359161c0"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority To hire staff</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90edd7f1049b4ff6b8faa18479b152c0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State board may hire a director and
other staff to assist in carrying out the functions described in subsection (d)
using funds available as described in section 229(b)(2) or
234(a)(3)(B)(i).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdbb5294830a94e19a532ae3246849744"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The director and staff described in
paragraph (1) shall be subject to the limitations on the payment of salary and
bonuses described in section 294(15).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa5cec0fb050d408eb598d3f2e977cb80" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>112.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unified State plan</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfda4489adc5f4cf38eb1887ecfa2aebe"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For a State to be eligible to receive
allotments for the core programs, the Governor shall submit to the Secretary of
Labor and the Secretary of Education for consideration by the Secretaries, a
unified State plan. The unified State plan shall outline a 4-year strategy for
the core programs of the State and meet the requirements of this
section.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3a94efbc37bc440cbedca52cefdcd7e5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDabd4f58b8a844397b628a1ff7b5fb469"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strategic planning elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The unified State plan shall include
strategic planning elements consisting of—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4268376816bd4e6c972091ee087f4b47"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the economic conditions in
the State, including—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID757f50cde8ec49dc8c8a4af5f3c1a702"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">existing and emerging in-demand industry
sectors and occupations; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa916a3415dc948e3a136dabc9e95a4ea"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employment needs of employers in those
industries and occupations;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11cd076d0b964c20b8e689ba071c4071"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the knowledge and skills
needed to meet the employment needs of the employers in the State, including
employment needs in in-demand industry sectors and occupations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7a2c74c80af047ed91f285092059d1eb"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the workforce in the State,
including current labor force employment and unemployment data, and information
on labor market trends, and the educational and skill levels of the workforce,
including individuals with barriers to employment (including individuals with
disabilities);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb232cc95a7234c9f88d06bff24ca6cf3"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the workforce development
activities (including education and training) in the State, including an
analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of such services, and the capacity of
State entities to provide such services, in order to address the identified
education and skill needs of the workforce and the employment needs of
employers in the State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc9a38b516d324c518495ae62ae5b570a"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the State’s strategic
vision and goals for preparing an educated and skilled workforce (including
preparing youth and individuals with barriers to employment) and for meeting
the skilled workforce needs of employers, including goals relating to
performance accountability measures based on primary indicators of performance
described in section 131(b)(2)(A), in order to support economic growth and
economic self-sufficiency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5438ad7db1ba4f559148c45a5a38a61e"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">taking into account analyses described in
subparagraphs (A) through (D), a strategy for aligning the core programs, as
well as other resources available to the State, to achieve the strategic vision
and goals described in subparagraph (E).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11c4c6fd82634840815d192270e33b73"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operational planning elements</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD53BBAE5D7A04BA2BE39686904E5D67E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The unified State plan shall include the
operational planning elements contained in this paragraph, which shall support
the strategy described in paragraph (1)(F).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID975bd49c0fba413ab9c68b31d8485bf3"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation of State
strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The unified State
plan shall describe how the lead State agency with responsibility for the
administration of a core program will implement the strategy described in
paragraph (1)(F), including a description of—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa65ed8234bdb4b008ad8b08cbcc48e16"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the activities that will be funded by the
entities carrying out the respective programs to implement the strategy and how
such activities will be aligned across the programs and among the entities
administering the programs;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1538559d56504f78a292ead6133cf8e1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the activities described in clause (i)
will be aligned with activities provided under employment, training, education,
including career and technical education, and human services programs not
covered by the plan, as appropriate, to assist in implementing the strategy,
including coordinating intake, eligibility determinations, and assessment
activities;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56cca04553fc4acbaec3b77705892bb7"><enum>(iii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id70F987C1832D43FC8EA8C3F2FD0628C2"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the entities carrying out the
respective core programs will coordinate activities to provide comprehensive,
high-quality services to individuals, including using co-enrollment and other
strategies;</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2FBF3615ABCB4824B4279DC8BAC39F70" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the entities carrying out the programs
under title II or under the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>) will
provide employment-related services or training-related services to individuals
receiving education services under title III or vocational rehabilitation
services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et
seq.), other than section 112 or part C of that title (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>, 741), and
how the entities carrying out adult education and literacy activities under
title III or programs of such vocational rehabilitation services will provide
education services or vocational rehabilitation services to individuals
receiving employment-related services or training-related services under title
II or under the Wagner-Peyser Act; and</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9509588A9AD346678D3A4F72E027A184" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the entities carrying out programs
serving youth under title II will carry out the programs in collaboration with
entities carrying out activities under title III and entities carrying out
programs of such vocational rehabilitation services;</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID864f58fe6a5f4eb3b7870eb4e882c560"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the entities carrying out the
respective programs will develop and implement career pathways and education
(offered concurrently with and in the same context as workforce preparation
activities and training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster),
including how such pathways and education will be made available to individuals
with disabilities;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9931fc932787402989c6a67ef19b319d"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the State’s strategy will engage the
State’s community colleges and area career and technical education schools as
partners in the workforce development system and enable the State to leverage
other Federal, State, and local investments that have enhanced capacity and
access to workforce development programs at those institutions;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb399a43990374d8b854faa28bfdbeed1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the entities carrying out the
respective programs will strengthen the provision of support services through
coordination of activities with Federal, State, and local providers of such
services, in order to facilitate increased participation and persistence of
individuals in employment, education, and training programs;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID957e293ec4a845e2b54d9b01e56c9a80"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how technology will be used, through
distance education and other methods, by entities carrying out the respective
programs to provide education and training activities, activities to enhance
digital literacy skills (as defined in section 202 of the Museum and Library
Services Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9101">20 U.S.C. 9101</external-xref>); referred to in this Act as <quote>digital
literacy skills</quote>) and accelerate the acquisition of skills and
recognized postsecondary credentials by participants, and activities to
strengthen the professional development of providers and workforce
professionals, and how the entities will ensure such technology is accessible
to individuals with disabilities;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0717f71d55924d338a2252bc652d7c25"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the methods used for joint planning and
coordination of the core programs;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B0AD13DDCED4378861672BAEEB596A1"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the State will assess the overall
effectiveness of the workforce investment system in the State; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id996222CB85E14E6FB721B1968439B182"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the activities described in clause (i)
will be coordinated with economic development strategies and activities in the
State.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID972e72510a3143e5abb5ea0077b00160"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State operating systems and
policies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The unified State
plan shall describe the State operating systems and policies that will support
the implementation of the strategy described in paragraph (1)(F), including a
description of—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe2733960d1964339825b7b3b7d15a327"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State actions to assist local boards,
one-stop partners, and one-stop operators, as appropriate, in local areas, in
developing, refining, changing, or otherwise implementing the one-stop delivery
system in those areas, including assisting with training and establishing
qualifications for one-stop delivery system staff and members of local boards,
and how such actions will ensure effective delivery of services to workers,
jobseekers, and employers;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfa2b2388e1964db499f7973751eb8e8b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State board, including the activities
conducted to train and develop members of the State board and the staff of such
board to carry out the functions of the State board effectively (but funds for
such activities may not be used for long-distance travel expenses for training
or development activities available locally or regionally);</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3fd400ef6ada4b93b1b21dcd6be60470"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the common data collection and reporting
processes used for the one-stop partner programs in the system;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83e24365b1a4466591ac7224b35d4823"><enum>(iv)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id71E25BEAD01043E88B4BD6520DE19B11"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the respective core programs will be
assessed each year, including an assessment of the quality, effectiveness, and
improvement of programs (analyzed by local area, or by provider), based on
State performance accountability measures described in section 131(b);
and</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25347FACFD634C55B08518F919D2FA12" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how other one-stop partner programs will be
assessed each year;</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID764a617be6054d64b6a588e03bb9a788"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the results of an assessment of the
effectiveness of the core programs and other one-stop partner programs during
the preceding 2-year period;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDec0783e4efab4af4905622c62408e23d"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the methods and factors the State will use
in distributing funds under the core programs, in accordance with the
provisions authorizing such distributions;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID205cdc2b9d714271b22977c5edb3817d"><enum>(vii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idA087B36B33FD4B06A5CE5981FCC27C7B"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the lead State agencies with
responsibility for the administration of the core programs will align and
integrate available workforce and education data on core programs, unemployment
insurance programs, and education through postsecondary education;</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id127C9D55050C4183B5B27494380E624F" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how such agencies will use the system to
assess the progress of participants that are exiting core programs in entering,
persisting in, and completing postsecondary education, or entering or remaining
in employment; and</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB13BB549A3DF4A9D9A55FD6E20B61FFE" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the privacy safeguards incorporated in such
system, including safeguards required by section 444 of the General Education
Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">20 U.S.C. 1232g</external-xref>) and other applicable Federal laws;</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDad90ab1d780d413eaf3e087cc12e3629"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the entity carrying out a core program
will carry out the activities to provide outreach to populations, including
youth, and individuals with barriers to employment (including youth with
disabilities and other individuals with disabilities), who can benefit from
one-stop partner programs;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDacb1eadf2ea74f2ebe4c0d9af09f1002"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the State will implement the priority
of service provisions for veterans in accordance with the requirements of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4215">section 4215</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86938241f630436aac8bda365c569679"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the one-stop delivery system, including
one-stop operators and the one-stop partners, will comply with section 288 and
applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12101 et seq.) regarding the physical and programmatic accessibility of
facilities, programs, services, technology, and materials, for individuals with
disabilities, including complying through providing staff training and support
for addressing the needs of individuals with disabilities;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC499EBAD94CF4677A947D1AF85D58F46"><enum>(xi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the State will assist local boards,
one-stop partners, and one-stop operators in implementing and transitioning to
an integrated, technology-enabled intake and case management information system
for programs carried out under the Act and programs carried out by one-stop
partners, that includes common intake information and procedures for sharing
participant demographic and contact information in order to prevent duplication
of data collection and promote access to the array of services for which
participants are eligible; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf7eec79358524063b82c6c88d288579d"><enum>(xii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other operational planning elements as
the Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Education determine to be necessary for
effective State operating systems and policies.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDabea85dfb0de4accb7ef5bdd5e70bcc3"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program-specific requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The unified State plan shall
include—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa028919c7e6c485991e9cc6804ad102e"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to activities carried out
under title II, a description of—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID226cb9a5cbdc464eabda68d66b54d58d"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State policies or guidance, for the
statewide workforce development system;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID092fd8c54c9346538f0063630dc62689"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State's policies and strategies for use
of State funds for workforce investment activities;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7f3032f0e481462c957a551bb45f88a9"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the local areas designated in the State,
including the process used for designating local areas, and the process used
for identifying any planning regions under section 116(c), including a
description of how the State consulted with the local boards and chief elected
officials in determining the planning regions;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3932BAC4708B468F825380ED0ECBCDC6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appeals process referred to in section
116(a)(4) relating to designation of local areas;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6378B0EDA80D4142A3A73F9A73ECA16C"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appeal process referred to in section
221(h)(2)(E), relating to determinations for infrastructure funding; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE9B4B7E24C7D4DF1B4C98C7AA9381801"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to youth workforce investment
activities authorized in section 229, information identifying the criteria to
be used by local boards in awarding grants for youth workforce investment
activities, including criteria that the Governor and local boards will use to
identify effective and ineffective youth workforce investment activities and
providers of such activities;</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4b3be245f6f64a469b2717dcebe80ffc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to activities carried out
under title III, a description of—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID919b8503dd984ba0ba0d50c62990b212"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the eligible agency will, if
applicable, align content standards for adult education with State adopted
standards for college and career readiness;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd20a7b6882cc43649f236f2b8bb17b28"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the State will fund local activities
using considerations specified in section 331(e) for—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67dac4810fb1483dbc7f69f571fd82d5"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">activities under section 331(b);</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68446368b8d84b48bc93b9cc11b4b602"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">programs for corrections education under
section 325;</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e8a98a7a426402f97fc6b95891a05b6"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">programs for integrated English literacy
and civics education under section 343; and</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb1ccad59648544c9ba57a7353d02d877"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">integrated education and training;</text></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8aa3603e6e3c441bb88f0cb5b83aeb90"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the State will use the funds to carry
out activities under section 323;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID128f759281484d2797b4b2925bc45149"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the eligible agency will provide
technical assistance and use incentives and sanctions to improve eligible
provider performance; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf1677c6df2c7407ca7dc41eb2d687ecf"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the eligible agency will assess the
quality of providers of adult education and literacy activities under title III
and take actions to improve such quality, including providing the activities
described in section 323(a)(1)(B);</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa0a23dbd9efa441bac042b202a0b4e91"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to programs carried out under
title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.</external-xref>), other than
section 112 or part C of that title (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>, 741), the information
described in section 101(a) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/721">29 U.S.C. 721(a)</external-xref>); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0fa6957c87904c0387e75d7af65df5d8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information on such additional specific
requirements for a program referenced in any of clauses (i) through (iii) or
the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>) as the Secretary of Labor and the
Secretary of Education determine are necessary to administer that program but
cannot reasonably be applied across all such programs.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5a556b8d04604683b15820abe351af15"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assurances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The unified State plan shall include
assurances—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd43125e4b48c4446ad25a2f599a132c6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the State has established a policy
identifying circumstances that may present a conflict of interest for a State
board or local board member, or the entity or class of officials that the
member represents, and procedures to resolve such conflicts;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd3f1d7d031004a588b82f5a523398b72"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the State has established a policy to
provide to the public (including individuals with disabilities) access to
meetings of State boards and local boards, and information regarding activities
of State boards and local boards, such as data on board membership and
minutes;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0ebc80180af544359db8e9963a38bb41"><enum>(iii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id38AD77B2212B4656A417652F57FE70F5"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the lead State agencies with
responsibility for the administration of core programs reviewed and commented
on the appropriate operational planning elements of the unified State plan, and
approved the elements as serving the needs of the populations served by such
programs; and</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAF7298D612B84ED2AD61D5BFCD71381B" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the State obtained input into the
development of the unified State plan and provided an opportunity for comment
on the plan by representatives of local boards and chief elected officials,
businesses, labor organizations, institutions of higher education, other
primary stakeholders, and the general public and that the unified State plan is
available and accessible to the general public;</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64893c1104f94e80bfbd223c05191c66"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the State has established, in
accordance with section 131(i), fiscal control and fund accounting procedures
that may be necessary to ensure the proper disbursement of, and accounting for,
funds paid to the State through allotments made for adult, dislocated worker,
and youth programs to carry out workforce investment activities under chapters
2 and 3 of subtitle B of title II;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDad3ed4fe206746458d00bfc019df09f3"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the State will annually monitor local
areas to ensure compliance with the uniform administrative requirements under
section 284(a)(3);</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64620a2dd4ca4bb88d29e618da130a7c"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the State has taken appropriate action
to secure compliance with uniform administrative requirements in this
Act;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9e05401a8fd44f01b0ba86ca2075a0e3"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the State has taken the appropriate
actions to be in compliance with section 288;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6faf097893f941f3af5d388bdeb54160"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the Federal funds received to carry
out a core program will not be expended for any purpose other than for
activities authorized with respect to such funds under that core
program;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDBDE9ABCE1C5417EA74A06E43AFD3870"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the eligible agency under title III
will—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E3BF6334C044EF7B2C77265E366C3D6"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expend the funds appropriated to carry out
that title only in a manner consistent with fiscal requirements under section
341(a) (regarding supplement and not supplant provisions); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC8B2B3B526D94555ACFA3EE471B377CF"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that there is at least 1 eligible
provider serving each local area;</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05FE442B393D4CC191A9D64D49E339E3"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the State will pay an appropriate
share (as defined by the State board) of the costs of carrying out subtitle B,
from funds made available through each of the core programs; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6a12ed2b60124993a1d186c142bbdce0"><enum>(xi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regarding such other matters as the
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education determine to be necessary for
the administration of the core programs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66786d24ae594e8ebf87fd7aa9187415"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan submission and approval</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29385DB432B94EF9B9140D10C6E93B9B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submission</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6CAE054DE87E4668BD9EC209E8A99FC5"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The initial unified State plan under this
section (after the date of enactment of this Act) shall be submitted not later
than 120 days prior to the commencement of the second full program year after
the date of enactment of that Act.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B8A33CDD3834CB88BB7165C7B6BAC64"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsequent plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (A), a
unified State plan shall be submitted not later than 120 days prior to the end
of the 4-year period covered by the preceding unified State plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7FB31D447D164C0C932DFE63B7CFFA19"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A unified State plan shall be subject to
the approval of both the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education,
after approval of the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services
Administration for the portion of the plan described in subsection
(b)(2)(D)(iii). The unified State plan shall be considered to be approved at
the end of the 90-day period beginning on the day the plan is submitted, unless
the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Education makes a written
determination, during the 90-day period, that the plan is inconsistent with the
provisions of this section or the provisions authorizing the core programs, as
appropriate.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C7CD1C13A694F34A562501A12558BF4"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB16E65FEEED841BD98B04367BB8369BB"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the end of the first 2-year period of
any 4-year unified State plan, the State board shall review the unified State
plan, and the Governor shall submit modifications to the plan to reflect
changes in labor market and economic conditions or in other factors affecting
the implementation of the unified State plan.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98698B96E2FB43E1B367144D6A76574E"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A modified unified State plan submitted for
the review required under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to the approval
requirements described in paragraph (2). A Governor may submit a modified
unified State plan at such other times as the Governor determines to be
appropriate, and such modified unified State plan shall also be subject to the
approval requirements described in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E5AD20C7E82401BA34D81A41A0CEBED"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Early implementers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education shall establish a process for approving and may approve unified State
plans that meet the requirements of this section and are submitted to cover
periods commencing prior to the second full program year described in paragraph
(1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcf7fbd447f4d4a9982ad1abdc8456a20" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>113.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Combined State plan</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc8cda40910a943dabfb32e5d10e27837"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58BE57BDA8A34B6596E2E573F1AF6956"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority to submit plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may develop and submit to the
appropriate Secretaries a combined State plan for the core programs and 1 or
more of the programs and activities described in paragraph (2) in lieu of
submitting 2 or more plans, for the programs and activities and the core
programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf5a97065da634495a8f53e4ea86596b3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The programs and activities referred to in
paragraph (1) are as follows:</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf741db78c4ef492a81cecfd7dba6985e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Career and technical education programs
authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2301">20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID389c2c54576d4ae48ab0a58808f701f9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs authorized under part A of title
IV of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7fade0e7cb2a4163b486adb1cc50d58a"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs authorized under section 6(d)(4)
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2015">7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61a449f2b6d34f3383215690aeea53fe"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Work programs authorized under section 6(o)
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2015">7 U.S.C. 2015(o)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe833636dd5b240eebc7348d763fb76f6"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities authorized under chapter 2 of
title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2271">19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID281c8d5a77cd4c429d6a9ab414245d3c"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities authorized under chapter 41 of
title 38, United States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa3b527185cb84ddaa5255da5a1ace6a3"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs authorized under State
unemployment compensation laws (in accordance with applicable Federal
law).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe79ef8bc6ef44b0cbcd32cad3bac97cb"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs authorized under title V of the
Older Americans Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3056">42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID958a8fe5146a423a82346d163175aa1d"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment and training activities carried
out by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3083e4e0108c44ada292025fedf55bf5"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment and training activities carried
out under the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et
seq.).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9c6c59a6022b40c5b40bd19169547593"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs authorized under section 212 of
the Second Chance Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17532">42 U.S.C. 17532</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87cf519117b646cf88ea3bd0a8d1cee1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01536DB1739B44F88F2291D3BAE39D20"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The portion of a combined plan covering the
core programs shall be subject to the requirements of section 112 (including
section 112(c)(3)). The portion of such plan covering a program or activity
described in subsection (a)(2) shall be subject to the requirements, if any,
applicable to a plan or application for assistance for that program or
activity, under the Federal law authorizing the program or activity. At the
election of the State, section 112(c)(3) may apply to that portion.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd590701fb57f47459636f82f39e7cb5c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional submission not
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State that submits
a combined plan that is approved under subsection (c) shall not be required to
submit any other plan or application in order to receive Federal funds to carry
out the core programs or the program or activities described in subsection
(a)(2) that are covered by the combined plan.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7fcd099b7bdf40ff98a8ab6157a7470e"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A combined plan shall include—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID16c225a235ce4a27ac9cc60056bb26d6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the methods used for joint
planning and coordination of the core programs and the other programs and
activities covered by the combined plan; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35767f96b6bc4ef08a3e3517dce12a5a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assurance that the methods included an
opportunity for the entities responsible for planning or administering the core
programs and the other programs and activities to review and comment on all
portions of the combined plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56486d7599814c3d9cf861cb15b09fe1"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval by the appropriate
secretaries</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7fe3de378d8d4393b48b6e12f5361904"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Jurisdiction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The appropriate Secretary shall have the
authority to approve the corresponding portion of a combined plan as described
in subsection (d). On the approval of the appropriate Secretary, that portion
of the combined plan, relating to a program or activity, shall be implemented
by the State pursuant to that portion of the combined plan, and the Federal law
authorizing the program or activity.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB47863CC831C4225900395892B6A6C81"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval of core programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No portion of the plan relating to a core
program shall be implemented until the appropriate Secretary approves the
corresponding portions of the plan for all core programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDecbffd5c069d4951ba67df5e15c06ddf"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Timing of approval</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6FD44CFFB7FE4218838DBCB4EB8AB66D"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and
(C), a portion of the combined State plan covering the core programs or a
program or activity described in subsection (a)(2) shall be considered to be
approved by the appropriate Secretary at the end of the 90-day period beginning
on the day the plan is submitted.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id759D1E8BE33B475ABAE8F71E96D298C6"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan approved by 3 or more appropriate
Secretaries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an appropriate
Secretary other than the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Education has
authority to approve a portion of a combined plan, that portion of the combined
plan shall be considered to be approved by the appropriate Secretary at the end
of the 120-day period beginning on the day the plan is submitted.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id872C3A19B3D74E0B8D2F6D146BE3667C"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disapproval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The portion shall not be considered to be
approved if the appropriate Secretary makes a written determination, during the
90-day period (or the 120-day period, for an appropriate Secretary covered by
subparagraph (B)), that the portion is not consistent with the requirements of
the Federal law authorizing or applicable to the program or activity involved,
including the criteria for approval of a plan or application, if any, under
such law, or the plan is not consistent with the requirements of this
section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDacaead37915f47d585bcb4d5e5c7e901"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In paragraph (3), the term <quote>criteria
for approval of a plan or application</quote>, with respect to a State and a
core program or a program under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
Education Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2301">20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.</external-xref>), includes a requirement for
agreement between the State and the appropriate Secretaries regarding State
performance accountability measures or State performance measures, as the case
may be, including levels of performance.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfa6bc0375f134ccbaa0e190efef14144"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriate secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>appropriate
Secretary</term> means—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61fa267cc66a4aaeb1218ee1f25c0ef1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to the portion of a combined
plan relating to any of the core programs (including a description, and an
assurance concerning that program, specified in subsection (b)(3)), the
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID01b60149aed14642b2e3788571b03eaf"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to the portion of a combined
plan relating to a program or activity described in subsection (a)(2)
(including a description, and an assurance concerning that program or activity,
specified in subsection (b)(3)), the head of the Federal agency who exercises
plan or application approval authority for the program or activity under the
Federal law authorizing the program or activity, or, if there are no planning
or application requirements for such program or activity, exercises
administrative authority over the program or activity under that Federal
law.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><chapter commented="no" id="id73180745231E48B5B2539B924F01AB38" level-type="subsequent"><enum>2</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local provisions</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5A08EF9FC494D45875BE30B5B12FB9F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>116.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local workforce development areas</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id894B59748ADA4AA6B321CDF1130FE7DF"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation of areas</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5CEA8B49EA794F9EA5F6BF7B933AFE9C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id339A4727F64F44EAADDF0E441D8C1923"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (b), and
consistent with paragraphs (2) and (3), in order for a State to receive an
allotment under section 227 or 232, the Governor of the State shall designate
local workforce development areas within the State—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05F98AA45E4A47EC9F99A01AAFBC9D0D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through consultation with the State board;
and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4C2E70E8D20142D18E4B23811A4505BE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after consultation with chief elected
officials and affected local boards, and after consideration of comments
received through the public comment process as described in section
112(b)(2)(E)(iii)(II).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF40A960D94374699AB5DE308E5D7F839"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Governor shall designate local areas
(except for those local areas described in paragraphs (2) and (3)), based on
criteria consisting of—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB0781C168B8943C9BA5A6D3860DF6C14"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the areas are
consistent with labor market areas in the State;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81D8FBD46C91412897F0DCA2F13D9DA5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the areas are
consistent with regional economic development areas in the State; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA0B65873E3E49CBB75215DC60C42BD6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the areas have available the
Federal and non-Federal resources necessary to effectively administer
activities under title II and other applicable provisions of this Act,
including whether the areas have the appropriate education and training
providers, such as institutions of higher education and area career and
technical education schools.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCE9BEF9F4AA344849192616436B91628"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subparagraph (B)(ii), the
definition of the term <term>region</term> in section 101 shall not be
applicable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4EF3C30BBBDA4FD3AD35431850B2A4FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Automatic designation</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4FC1951100814BA3B3BC8A39AC6E424A"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial
period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the second full
program year that commences after the date of enactment of this Act, any area
that was designated as a local area under section 116 of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
this Act, and was so designated for the 2-year period preceding that day, shall
be designated as a local area by the Governor under this subparagraph—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45916C4560F6444998590F77D2EC94B5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if such area so requests; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEA46922E379F4DC4804525C497EEF84F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if such local area—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE3B37331C5644AF18A45C54574CE34CA"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">performed successfully; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id457222942FE6429FA164F1E2F3A1EFA6"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sustained fiscal integrity.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB1C9AB73BCEA4971B666F851C8917F91"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsequent designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the third full program year that
commences after the date of enactment of this Act and thereafter, the Governor
shall designate as a local area under this subparagraph any area that was
designated as a local area under subparagraph (A)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id136EE76A348F4FEB81154197459A6EAA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if such local area so requests;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFDC82CA35AB844A18FF5BBF21917A905"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if such local area—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C33177FFBB14290AB7D76947720EBDD"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">performed successfully; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25DA797E24C04833A8A0FFD27D65D6F9"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sustained fiscal integrity; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB8DB5828367040EA8FF680F5CDCBE6D3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a local area that is part of
a consortium of local areas in a planning region under subsection (c), if such
local area met each of the following implementation conditions:</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77E4C8777BCB4DC3A8849BCE2CFC1B9C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Participated in preparing a regional plan
under subsection (c)(1)(A)(iv) and in implementing the plan.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7DC809C742934B35935685CBA5E32807"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Developed and implemented regional service
strategies and activities, such as industry and sector-based strategies
(including establishment of industry partnerships), in accordance with the
regional plan.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBBBD8A1BEAB74B8EB6AEC561FC2396E3"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this paragraph:</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA757C35857D47638984A799E1EE9B49"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performed successfully</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>performed
successfully</term>, used with respect to a local area, means the local area
met or exceeded the adjusted levels of performance for primary indicators of
performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A) (or, if applicable, core
indicators of performance described in section 136(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998, as in effect the day before the date of enactment of
this Act) for each of the last 2 consecutive years for which data are available
preceding the determination of performance under this clause.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94381C49BD164DA3AD36F4F85AA65386"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sustained fiscal integrity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>sustained fiscal
integrity</term>, used with respect to a local area, means that the Secretary
has not made a formal determination, during either of the last 2 consecutive
years preceding the determination regarding such integrity, that either the
grant recipient or the administrative entity of the area misexpended funds
provided under title II (or, if applicable, title I of the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998 as in effect prior to the effective date of such title II) due to
willful disregard of the requirements of the title involved, gross negligence,
or failure to comply with accepted standards of administration.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7953065E62BA48E7933A98DE7A0A0FC9"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation on recommendation of State
board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Governor may
approve a request from any unit of general local government (including a
combination of such units) for designation as a local area if the State board
determines, based on the factors described in paragraph (1)(B), and recommends
to the Governor, that such area should be so designated.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id965010DE17EA4EF0803CE67CB10183A3"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appeals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A unit of general local government
(including a combination of such units) or grant recipient that requests but is
not granted designation of an area as a local area under paragraph (2) may
submit an appeal to the State board under an appeal process established in the
State plan. If the appeal does not result in such a designation, the Secretary
of Labor, after receiving a request for review from the unit or grant recipient
and on determining that the unit or grant recipient was not accorded procedural
rights under the appeal process described in the State plan, as specified in
section 112(b)(2)(D)(i), or that the area meets the requirements of paragraph
(2), may require that the area be designated as a local area under such
paragraph.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD0FB9A55F0FD4818A3936539B57B0880"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Single State local areas</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id769E917065F74BD384958E2CFB52CBAD"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuation of previous
designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Governor of
any State that was a single State local area for purposes of title I of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as in effect on July 1, 2011, may designate
the State as a single State local area for purposes of this title and title II
if the Governor identifies the State as a local area in the State plan.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ED30F27CC134B8687C23520747B45EC"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Redesignation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Governor of a State not described in
paragraph (1) may designate the State as a single local area if, prior to the
submission of the State plan or modification to such plan so designating the
State, no local area meeting the requirements for automatic designation under
subsection (a)(2) requests such designation as a separate local area.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id046EFEFD1B53423BADA837FE16DD1768"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Composition of State board</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15F6953D2C714030BF9F33DDF47C6D0D"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuation of previous
designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For a State that
is designated as a single State local area under paragraph (1), the composition
of the State board shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E2499E4A588470D8398E9CFAF35834A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be consistent with the composition of the
State board for such State for purposes of title I of the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act;
or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD1BD2317040F4D51B34062BCFF00136C"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id491E62FD68A948878F5E9BD50A853AE7"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include the members described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 111(b)(1);</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86278FE318F74BF9B2F7666A20171973" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include, as a majority of the members, the
representatives described in section 111(b)(1)(C)(i);</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id067B7992925541C3A2EBE2AC6AD596AA" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include, as members other than the members
described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)(i) of section 111(b)(1), an equal
number of—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDFD160E610C748D682492B3F292F6F50"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representatives described in subparagraph
(C)(ii) of that section; and</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id599E0CDD879940569C7F868A274D51FE"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representatives described in subparagraph
(C)(iii) of that section; and</text></item></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D571BCF58764851B41C028E72DEF904" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include as chairperson an individual
elected from among the members described in section 111(b)(1)(C)(i).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E45FBD1BF8A4155BA9B6F92B47FA271"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Redesignation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For a State that is designated as a single
State local area under paragraph (2), the composition of the State board shall
be consistent with the requirements described in subparagraph (A)(ii).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC6F62E29815B43B78251E6D8B23C405D"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect on local plan and local
functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any case in
which a State is designated as a local area pursuant to this subsection, the
local plan prepared under section 118 for the area shall be submitted for
approval as part of the State plan. In such a State, the State board shall
carry out the functions of a local board, as specified in this Act or the
provisions authorizing a core program, but the State shall not be required to
meet and report on a set of local performance accountability measures.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA53DE55E123E46DC87967518DC48BA47"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regional planning and service
delivery</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39F7E5966B0943F3996F3AEA1130990E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4B3B8EC60A345B9B4B7AF98DFD422F1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Planning</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4EA5B2A4A282407D9A39ADA981E0C9FC"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before the first day of the second full
program year that commences after the date of enactment of this Act, as part of
the process for developing the State plan, a State shall identify regions in
the State. The State shall identify regions after consultation with the local
boards and chief elected officials in the affected local areas and consistent
with the criteria described in subsection (a)(1)(B).</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77B8C33C77544C948B2146568E9B44C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Types of regions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this Act, the State shall
identify—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FEEE270CCD3488D825E45D446CADE61"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which regions are comprised of 1 local area
that is aligned with the region; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E4C48E0B6E34CBD87835BA369965558"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which regions are comprised of 2 or more
local areas that are (collectively) aligned with the region.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF866129888814F25BB9A7F8AA36BAD4F"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Planning for cooperative initiatives and
arrangements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the regions
comprised of 2 or more local areas, the State shall require regional planning,
including planning for regional service delivery, by local boards in those
regions. The State shall require the local boards in a planning region to
participate in a regional planning process for cooperative initiatives and
arrangements that result in—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4BA9A07274E041D4B33E9006DE22C981"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the establishment of regional service
strategies and activities, including service delivery cooperative arrangements
and regional approaches to address the employment and training needs of
individuals with barriers to employment;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC4C77A6BEE2449B382832ADF70526EC8"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as appropriate, the development and
implementation of initiatives involving in-demand industry sectors or
occupations;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB2099A7D6C8644D3A45858A0162C0CEA"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the collection and analysis of regional
labor market data (in conjunction with the State); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37D9D0F6CFAD47228DC659B44AAD7DA6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the establishment of administrative cost
arrangements, as appropriate.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF06461AFAEAF4E259C33F1711437D881"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regional
plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State, after
consultation with the local boards and chief elected officials for the planning
region, shall require the local boards and officials to collaborate in order to
prepare, submit, and obtain approval of a single regional plan. Such plan shall
include a description of the cooperative initiatives and arrangements developed
pursuant to clause (iii) and incorporate local plans for each of the local
areas in the planning region (as required under section 118), which shall
contain strategies that are consistent and aligned with each other.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2FAE5E43366B41A8850FE252FBA6DE9F"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this Act, and the core program
provisions that are not in this Act:</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0BEAD9563D742C5B981998134DEDFE0"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in section 111(d)(8),
this section, paragraph (1)(B) or (4) of section 117(c), or section
117(d)(12)(B), or in any text that provides an accompanying provision
specifically for a planning region, the term <term>local area</term> in a
provision includes a reference to a planning region for purposes of
implementation of that provision by the corresponding local areas in the
region.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF12B68A4F5164C4791010B20F69F5ABD"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (b)(4) or
this subsection, the term <term>local plan</term> includes a reference to the
portion of a regional plan developed with respect to the corresponding local
area within the region, and any regionwide provision of that plan that impacts
or relates to the local area.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id816DBE3C66224269B276D94888BD15AB"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance for local areas</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA583580EEF0A4C4D9E77A040192D72F5"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State shall provide technical
assistance and labor market information to local boards in planning regions to
assist such local boards with regional planning and subsequent service delivery
efforts, and with the alignment of programs consistent with the alignment
envisioned in the State and local plans.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64A3BE365F9848A4BF836D8E0C499861"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Redesignation assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the request of all of the local areas in
a planning region, the State shall provide funding from funds made available
under sections 228(a) and 233(a)(1) to assist the local areas in carrying out
activities to facilitate the redesignation of the local areas as a single local
area.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDCBCA5E8A3A54EBCAC32EBCA89C5F0B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information sharing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State shall require the local boards
for a planning region to share, consistent with State law, employment
statistics, information about employment opportunities and trends, information
about the skill requirements of existing and emerging in-demand industry
sectors and occupations, information on the skills and workforce development
activities, and any skill or services gaps, in the planning region, and other
types of information that would assist in improving the performance of all
local areas in the planning region on the performance accountability measures
established under section 131(c).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE42884AC00C4724886E2C379C110DC5"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination of services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State shall require the local boards
for a planning region to coordinate—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE4A76A993914D7D8060BA4ED2F6ADA0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of workforce investment
activities with the activities of the other one-stop partner programs,
including the provision of transportation and other supportive services, so
that services provided through such programs may be provided across the
boundaries of local areas within the planning region; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69B63945C1EF49B79FF3DCA0BD8C8309"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of such activities with
regional economic development services and strategies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A0CEBD571A749E584199A59FEF10002"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interstate regions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Two or more States that contain an
interstate region that is a labor market area, economic development region, or
other appropriate contiguous subarea of the States may designate the area as a
planning region for purposes of this subsection, and jointly exercise the State
functions described in this Act (including paragraphs (1) through (3)).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10A9A762D5B74E9386D64D6B2D493FE8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>117.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local workforce development boards</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idABD51E360254461593622B0BB92185A3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (c)(2)(A),
there shall be established, and certified by the Governor of the State, a local
workforce development board in each local area of a State to carry out the
functions described in subsection (d) (and any functions specified for the
local board under this Act or the provisions establishing a core program) for
such area.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA30F22DA65CD4A70972607850367E50C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id679B5FA3F9BF4CDA995712C63CA1F6EE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State
criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Governor, in
partnership with the State board, shall establish criteria for use by chief
elected officials in the local areas for appointment of members of the local
boards in such local areas in accordance with the requirements of paragraph
(2).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05E232B4912F49A5943CF425A61C9566"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such criteria shall require that, at a
minimum—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC5E27BF54BCA49D78876723F0C232781"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a majority of the members of each local
board shall be representatives of business in the local area, who—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C8A09340AC247ADBD921F93C865EF22"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are owners of businesses, chief executives
or operating officers of businesses, or other business executives or employers
with optimum policymaking or hiring authority;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0831D2EC7A474C0AA9657C215383247B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">represent businesses, including small
businesses, or organizations representing businesses described in this clause,
that provide employment opportunities that, at a minimum, will provide clear
and accessible career pathways, and include high-quality, work-relevant
training and development in in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the
local area; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8051AD1FAD784ADEA98FF4AF2BACF32A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are appointed from among individuals
nominated by local business organizations and business trade
associations;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA243A9AA67F54A8A980E6E7EC7B201D3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than 20 percent of the members of
each local board shall be representatives of the workforce within the local
area, who—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C63CA769C7C443F932BA4F66E49247D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall include representatives of labor
organizations (for a local area in which employees are represented by labor
organizations), who have been nominated by local labor federations, or (for a
local area in which no employees are represented by such organizations) other
representatives of employees;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B5B240043C74E8780DC94C6AD6F2C9A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may include representatives of
community-based organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise
in addressing the employment needs of individuals with barriers to employment,
including organizations that serve veterans or that provide or support
competitive, integrated employment for individuals with disabilities;
and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC18D44619F9E4964B854B361766E8B91"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may include representatives of
organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the
employment, training, or education needs of eligible youth, including
representatives of organizations that serve out-of-school youth;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90D8592D211E47BA9C6CAD737DA6369A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each local board shall include
representatives of entities administering education and training activities in
the local area, who—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E47FB89647E43828101124AB93D1C17"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall include a representative of eligible
providers administering adult education and literacy activities under title
III;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90F08E3CDADB40CEA7A230869B377CAB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall include a representative of
institutions of higher education providing workforce investment activities
(including community colleges);</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idADC21E4CDCC041E3BC7D613C935FC5D0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall include a representative, either an
employer, a member of a labor organization, or a staff director, from a joint
labor-management apprenticeship program, or if no such joint program exists in
the area, a representative of an apprenticeship program in the area; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93BFFC932E724570A435C39147A6BC5E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may include representatives of local
educational agencies, and of community-based organizations with demonstrated
experience and expertise in addressing the education or training needs of
individuals with barriers to employment;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3FB09ADFEA094F2CB30BA3F35A6D6B63"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each local board shall include
representatives of governmental and economic and community development entities
serving the local area, who—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC39FB793E8EA4E858027C4A575D2EC3A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall include 1 or more representatives of
economic and community development entities;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5D2327C4AA284905A2F7F223DC4EC721"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall include an appropriate representative
from the State employment service office under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49 et seq.) serving the local area;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E0B9E79A3B04D4D880AB86573BB03A1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall include an appropriate representative
of the programs carried out under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 or part C of that title (29 U.S.C.
732, 741), serving the local area;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB18C2320C81A4C11A962F06E997BD99A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may include representatives of agencies or
entities administering programs serving the local area relating to
transportation, housing, and public assistance; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2881FACE321A403AB61E227A99514C84"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may include representatives of
philanthropic organizations serving the local area; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8CED7F7294224D0C9F28BB20BE6E53A4"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each local board may include such other
individuals or representatives of entities as the chief elected official in the
local area may determine to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F48A7C7B6D8461594D1D5E3D1F298A9"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chairperson</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The members of the local board shall elect
a chairperson for the local board from among the representatives described in
paragraph (2)(A).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB11BFD0BB1804C7FA25C054370623847"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standing committees</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86FA9B81322E41EDAB131EE14683CBAE"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board shall designate and direct
the activities of standing committees to provide information and to assist the
local board in carrying out activities under this section. Such standing
committees shall be chaired by a member of the local board, may include other
members of the local board, and shall include other individuals appointed by
the local board who are not members of the local board and who the local board
determines have appropriate experience and expertise. At a minimum, the local
board shall designate each of the following:</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9E20F9BCA3FE4BD3804F43B5C2C8BCF2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A standing committee, which shall provide
information and assist with operational and other issues relating to the
one-stop delivery system, and which may include as members representatives of
the one-stop partners.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C0972BDD99F4BDEA4D1E07497478835"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A standing committee to provide information
and to assist with planning, operational, and other issues relating to the
provision of services to youth, which shall include community-based
organizations with a demonstrated record of success in serving eligible
youth.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70A7B9BE8C064C4B8E6678FF99060BB7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A standing committee to provide information
and to assist with operational and other issues relating to the provision of
services to individuals with disabilities, including issues relating to
compliance with section 288 and applicable provisions of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>) regarding providing
programmatic and physical access to the services, programs, and activities of
the one-stop delivery system, as well as appropriate training for staff on
providing supports for or accommodations to, and finding employment
opportunities for, individuals with disabilities.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5D36F784DF00497A85E138448403E458"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional committees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board may designate standing
committees in addition to the standing committees specified in subparagraph
(A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8AB404EC885A4CFCB550E11B19E681C7"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation of entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to prohibit the designation of an existing (as of the date of
enactment of this Act) entity, such as an effective youth council, to fulfill
the requirements of this paragraph as long as the entity meets the requirements
of this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4BD49D9A4FEF42A08D6E5132E11AA02B"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority of board members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the board that represent
organizations, agencies, or other entities shall be individuals with optimum
policymaking authority within the organizations, agencies, or entities. The
members of the board shall represent diverse geographic areas within the local
area.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7994C55112D84D058655CDD80E8A40A8"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If there are multiple eligible providers
serving the local area by administering adult education and literacy activities
under title III, or multiple institutions of higher education serving the local
area by providing workforce investment activities, each representative on the
local board described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (2)(C), respectively,
shall be appointed from among individuals nominated by local providers
representing such providers or institutions, respectively.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3BCA7CEF0472478FA56C77A6C1E66F6C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment and certification of
board</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEFF86CCA1A3244BE93E9CFDDFC12239D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment of board members and assignment
of responsibilities</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7757565E02024EF385F4280EFA8E39A4"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The chief elected official in a local area
is authorized to appoint the members of the local board for such area, in
accordance with the State criteria established under subsection (b).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48731AAF425446D0AC22EB080426C581"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Multiple units of local government in
area</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD82C07377B3E41A0B2BA2D9DABA7618A"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In a case in which a local area includes
more than 1 unit of general local government, the chief elected officials of
such units may execute an agreement that specifies the respective roles of the
individual chief elected officials—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67FFBDC37CCB4B9E9DC2233F53D65F0B"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the appointment of the members of the
local board from the individuals nominated or recommended to be such members in
accordance with the criteria established under subsection (b); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7420921EAD214D7BB73E8C289C527CD6"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in carrying out any other responsibilities
assigned to such officials under this title or subtitle A of title II.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3097189DC694DF3A6BAA37800577CD1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lack of agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, after a reasonable effort, the chief
elected officials are unable to reach agreement as provided under clause (i),
the Governor may appoint the members of the local board from individuals so
nominated or recommended.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D86A8F8122D4C55B639B0A43F85A15C"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Concentrated employment
programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an
area that was designated as a local area in accordance with section
116(a)(2)(B) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day
before the date of enactment of this Act), and that remains a local area on
that date, the governing body of the concentrated employment program involved
shall act in consultation with the chief elected official in the local area to
appoint members of the local board, in accordance with the State criteria
established under subsection (b), and to carry out any other responsibility
relating to workforce investment activities assigned to such official under
this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA534E0A572644577B4856599BD60E31E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id425178878C51474BA311C8E59615BB74"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Governor shall, once every 2 years,
certify 1 local board for each local area in the State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id911F94753156408AA74A30BF89322F44"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such certification shall be based on
criteria established under subsection (b), and for a second or subsequent
certification, the extent to which the local board has ensured that workforce
investment activities carried out in the local area have enabled the local area
to meet the corresponding performance accountability measures and achieve
sustained fiscal integrity, as defined in section 116(a)(2)(C).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA90357661CB044A69187DCFDC4F25ACA"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failure to achieve
certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failure of a
local board to achieve certification shall result in appointment and
certification of a new local board for the local area pursuant to the process
described in paragraph (1) and this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF52A77EE66AB43C7BD5FE3E3BCF688E6"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Decertification</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9CAF18843CCC422197DE48264F93E0B1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fraud, abuse, failure to carry out
functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
paragraph (2), the Governor shall have the authority to decertify a local board
at any time after providing notice and an opportunity for comment, for—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B713A002795407FA88F168B8BE7B354"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fraud or abuse; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEC92519DB2E449FD94B4AB1F8CA6334B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">failure to carry out the functions
specified for the local board in subsection (d).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE29123439AE480D8BF06CABDD69E830"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonperformance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Governor
may decertify a local board if a local area fails to meet the local performance
accountability measures for such local area in accordance with section 131(c)
for 2 consecutive program years.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id246CBEC3F1F2485183BC56D8C376A819"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reorganization plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Governor decertifies a local board
for a local area under subparagraph (A) or (B), the Governor may require that a
new local board be appointed and certified for the local area pursuant to a
reorganization plan developed by the Governor, in consultation with the chief
elected official in the local area and in accordance with the criteria
established under subsection (b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48CA2DF54A134E2385EBD6EFC0EE9788"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Single state local area</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idED8A86163D934820B483C7F8C4FDC005"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsection (b) and
paragraphs (1) and (2), if a State described in section 116(b) indicates in the
State plan that the State will be treated as a single State local area, for
purposes of the application of this Act or the provisions authorizing a core
program, the State board shall carry out any of the functions of a local board
under this Act or the provisions authorizing a core program, including the
functions described in subsection (d).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45B6A274C9D748F48961A630C9B35819"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">References</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2827207D83A04C4C823C4E3089119B63"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in clauses (ii) and
(iii), with respect to such a State, a reference in this Act or a core program
provision to a local board shall be considered to be a reference to the State
board, and a reference in the Act or provision to a local area or region shall
be considered to be a reference to the State.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5FD840CBC14F4D0894EA5DF2E5C33C4D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State board shall prepare a local plan
under section 118 for the State, and submit the plan for approval as part of
the State plan.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41BDC20816A94AE786965D20AB5732DE"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performance accountability
measures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State shall not
be required to meet and report on a set of local performance accountability
measures.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4B28BD655E9A442CB237C6F1C3009DB8"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Functions of local board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with section 118, the functions
of the local board shall include the following:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA373157169684588B3D13AB94835B20C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board, in partnership with the
chief elected official for the local area involved, shall develop and submit a
local plan to the Governor that meets the requirements in section 118. If the
local area is part of a planning region that includes other local areas, the
local board shall collaborate with the other local boards and chief elected
officials from such other local areas in the development and submission of the
local plan as described in section 116(c)(1)(A).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id336E75C047C3411BB3F6EE077A332B60"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workforce research and regional labor
market analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to
assist in the development and implementation of the local plan, the local board
shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id997CB269F04447E4BCF0E8FEF07F8EB2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out analyses of the economic
conditions in the region, the needed knowledge and skills for the region, the
workforce in the region, and workforce development activities (including
education and training) in the region described in section 118(b)(1)(D), and
regularly update such information;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idECADB606BFD54089B053ED343AABADAD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist the Governor in developing the
statewide workforce and labor market information system described in section
15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49l-2">29 U.S.C. 49l–2(e)</external-xref>), specifically in the
collection, analysis, and utilization of workforce and labor market information
for the region; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id090DCCB66A6946A7BC61BFCEF965E199"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct such other research, data
collection, and analysis related to the workforce needs of the regional economy
as the board, after receiving input from a wide array of stakeholders,
determines to be necessary to carry out its functions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3216853D06F485A9FBDCC02A59F27DA"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Convening, brokering,
leveraging</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board
shall convene local workforce development system stakeholders to assist in the
development of the local plan under section 118 and in identifying non-Federal
expertise and resources to leverage support for workforce development
activities. The local board, including standing committees, may engage such
stakeholders in carrying out the functions described in this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9F2F3186BFCA430CA20DE229AB497546"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employer engagement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board shall lead efforts to
engage with a diverse range of employers and with entities in the region
involved—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC104AE70BEE341F08CCE5F7E3DCC85B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote business representation
(particularly representatives with optimal policymaking or hiring authority
from employers whose employment opportunities reflect existing and emerging
employment opportunities in the region) on the local board;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62B2F6C48FB94C4C8F10AFC71CBE4C89"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop effective linkages (including
the use of intermediaries) with employers in the region to support employer
utilization of the local workforce development system and to support local
workforce investment activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD20F1C33E1AE4F7D8CFDD74CE68F314C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure that workforce investment
activities meet the needs of employers and support economic growth in the
region, by enhancing communication, coordination, and collaboration among
employers, economic development entities, and service providers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD6E6CEC257F042EDBF959857E310DA30"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop and implement proven or
promising strategies for meeting the employment and skill needs of workers and
employers (such as the establishment of industry and sector partnerships), that
provide the skilled workforce needed by employers in the region, and that
expand employment and career advancement opportunities for workforce
development system participants in in-demand industry sectors or
occupations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21FAE17D0B29495D9F6C1283A3F323C6"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Career pathways development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board, with representatives of
secondary and postsecondary education programs, shall lead efforts in the local
area to develop and implement career pathways within the local area by aligning
the employment, training, education, and supportive services that are needed by
adults and youth, particularly individuals with barriers to employment.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id817DAE1959E14F79800E348FAB9BB919"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proven and promising
practices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board
shall lead efforts in the local area to—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79177F6A88B14EDBAD8FD47227359B30"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and promote proven and promising
strategies and initiatives for meeting the needs of employers, and workers and
jobseekers (including individuals with barriers to employment) in the local
workforce development system, including providing physical and programmatic
accessibility, in accordance with section 288 and applicable provisions of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>), to the
one-stop delivery system; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B81206AD44D428FA9F7107C80C4C7B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and disseminate information on
proven and promising practices carried out in other local areas for meeting
such needs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86C1CA3152E94EAC9BEF0A897F292358"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board shall develop strategies
for using technology to maximize the accessibility and effectiveness of the
local workforce development system for employers, and workers and jobseekers,
by—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53A403EFC20D49919045E207B1D7E9C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitating connections among the intake
and case management information systems of the one-stop partner programs to
support a comprehensive workforce development system in the local area;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id677403A1E4914596AE25D2B6C659ECCC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitating access to services provided
through the one-stop delivery system involved, including facilitating the
access in remote areas;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF4BCF9BA66C46AA9105A0627045284B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifying strategies for better meeting
the needs of individuals with barriers to employment, including strategies that
augment traditional service delivery, and increase access to services and
programs of the one-stop delivery system, such as improving digital literacy
skills; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32654FA83A48409CBBFAD8027D1620FA"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">leveraging resources and capacity within
the local workforce development system, including resources and capacity for
services for individuals with barriers to employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id642E1B46DA69442DB584453F9D790BE2"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program oversight</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board, in partnership with the
chief elected official for the local area, shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A6927E8588B40CCAEA482C6A408E85A"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idF9DCEC9681EF482E90EEC7C1547B7740"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct oversight for local youth workforce
investment activities authorized under section 229, local employment and
training activities authorized under section 234, and the one-stop delivery
system in the local area; and</text></clause><clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA440D0F178A4952B3C43A0CAEAB07EF" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure the appropriate use and management
of the funds provided under this title and title II for the activities and
system described in clause (i); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB22291528184432BB7B177A071DC736D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for workforce development activities,
ensure the appropriate use, management of, and investment of funds to maximize
performance outcomes under section 131.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD2955F819C0D451487A123E7E225539E"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Negotiation of local performance
accountability measures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
local board, the chief elected official, and the Governor shall negotiate and
reach agreement on local performance accountability measures as described in
section 131(c).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8C5B9840DF541C2873BC417D34F94AE"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection of operators and
providers</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id634400A0602A49D981B3839516748203"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection of one-stop
operators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with
section 221(d), the local board, with the agreement of the chief elected
official for the local area—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76E7D5CACAED44FBBE0469EA4D0227A2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall designate or certify one-stop
operators as described in section 221(d)(2)(A); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0348ACDF940F4A2AA8690FB6B26FEA67"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may terminate for cause the eligibility of
such operators.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27510BE7C893489D907866C7DFCBAE5C"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection of youth providers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with section 223, the local
board—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63EB56C9F3F24E8A882EE8596B79AD81"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall identify eligible providers of youth
workforce investment activities in the local area by awarding grants or
contracts on a competitive basis (except as provided in section 223(b)), based
on the recommendations of the youth standing committee established under
section 117(b)(4); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7824D707565E4DB28CCE111ADF1F6D18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may terminate for cause the eligibility of
such providers.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69F33CC51FD9414F85C830CB7C1B9CF7"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification of eligible providers of
training services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent
with section 222, the local board shall identify eligible providers of training
services in the local area.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A7471F16A7C4547B7F853C0C0017D59"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification of eligible providers of
intensive services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the
one-stop operator does not provide intensive services in a local area, the
local board shall identify eligible providers of intensive services described
in section 234(c)(3) in the local area by awarding contracts.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD2E84FE4593D4F858ADA1F2BD4F588AF"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consumer choice requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with section 222 and paragraphs
(3) and (4) of section 234(c), the local board shall work with the State to
ensure there are sufficient numbers and types of providers of intensive
services and training services (including eligible providers with expertise in
assisting individuals with disabilities and eligible providers with expertise
in assisting adults in need of adult education and literacy activities) serving
the local area and providing the services involved in a manner that maximizes
consumer choice, as well as providing opportunities that lead to competitive,
integrated employment for individuals with disabilities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F9299BD3B814DC9A06DE1D1D1EB7D3D"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination with education
providers</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC8C23DF4CDA4EE8813DFF6EB6A424C5"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board shall coordinate activities
with education and training providers in the local area, including providers of
workforce investment activities, providers of adult education and literacy
activities under title III, providers of career and technical education (as
defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2302">20 U.S.C. 2302</external-xref>)) and local agencies administering plans under title I
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.</external-xref>), other than section
112 or part C of that title (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>, 741).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA1824EFE95241BA839124AE71B4E6B2"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applications and agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The coordination described in subparagraph
(A) shall include—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5DBE348D3F764115A49502BA55D66731"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consistent with section 332—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBD5C80D9068D49FBA1C52D7FCC49D83D"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reviewing the applications to provide adult
education and literacy activities under title III for the local area, submitted
under such section to the eligible agency by eligible providers, to determine
whether such applications are consistent with the local plan; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60161FDC76E6445FB97C28B32242148A"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">making recommendations to the eligible
agency to promote alignment with such plan; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96D025F990934ACDBABBE684BF5F574B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">replicating cooperative agreements in
accordance with subparagraph (B) of section 101(a)(11) of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/721">29 U.S.C. 721(a)(11)</external-xref>), and implementing cooperative agreements in
accordance with that section with the local agencies administering plans under
title I of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.</external-xref>) (other than section 112 or part C
of that title (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>, 741) and subject to section 221(f)), with respect
to efforts that will enhance the provision of services to individuals with
disabilities and other individuals, such as cross training of staff, technical
assistance, use and sharing of information, cooperative efforts with employers,
and other efforts at cooperation, collaboration, and coordination.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7910B00747A14F8CA03700DE92C799DC"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperative agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term
<quote>cooperative agreement</quote> means an agreement entered into by a State
designated agency or State designated unit under subparagraph (A) of section
101(a)(11) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07E25CFA57DF416995D3F262A48821C8"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Budget and administration</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A8E2EFFF5FC4500A7E045D4CE9D8D01"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Budget</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board shall develop a budget for
the activities of the local board in the local area, consistent with the local
plan and the duties of the local board under this section, subject to the
approval of the chief elected official.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD99B9CA94C7E43E09B77D68706757A33"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id495ED8C3015D410DAFF9B86FBA1B618A"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant recipient</header><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD05DB5758034415F96BCBEE90AB57C9C"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The chief elected official in a local area
shall serve as the local grant recipient for, and shall be liable for any
misuse of, the grant funds allocated to the local area under sections 228 and
233, unless the chief elected official reaches an agreement with the Governor
for the Governor to act as the local grant recipient and bear such
liability.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idABBAADE4CE544AD5A2BAA4BBD63B4FD8"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to assist in administration of the
grant funds, the chief elected official or the Governor, where the Governor
serves as the local grant recipient for a local area, may designate an entity
to serve as a local grant subrecipient for such funds or as a local fiscal
agent. Such designation shall not relieve the chief elected official or the
Governor of the liability for any misuse of grant funds as described in
subclause (I).</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87A1E6CE8BF1489282D144BB52B255C4"><enum>(III)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disbursal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local grant recipient or an entity
designated under subclause (II) shall disburse the grant funds for workforce
investment activities at the direction of the local board, pursuant to the
requirements of this title and title II. The local grant recipient or entity
designated under subclause (II) shall disburse the funds immediately on
receiving such direction from the local board.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78F399F3DB034675A3DEBFF439F71ABF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants and donations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board may solicit and accept
grants and donations from sources other than Federal funds made available under
this Act.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27471D2C525C44EFA1CCA282E5E595CB"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tax-exempt status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of carrying out duties under
this Act, local boards may incorporate, and may operate as entities described
in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">section 501(c)(3)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that are exempt from
taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA8DC9778A564457487410D2EA6BC939F"><enum>(13)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Accessibility for individuals with
disabilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board
shall annually assess the physical and programmatic accessibility, in
accordance with section 288 and applicable provisions of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>), of all one-stop centers in
the local area.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ACC34290DFB4F0DA3D4580E81BF1A2D"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sunshine provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board shall make available to the
public, on a regular basis through electronic means and open meetings,
information regarding the activities of the local board, including information
regarding the local plan prior to submission of the plan, and regarding
membership, the designation and certification of one-stop operators, and the
award of grants or contracts to eligible providers of youth workforce
investment activities, and on request, minutes of formal meetings of the local
board.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89E0C59FCDE04FD8A053FD49403003F0"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Staff</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF4640EA9EB824C448A81EB77FA39DED8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board may hire a director and
other staff.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52D292EC7DBA453C93805A2100CDAA88"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The director and staff described in
paragraph (1) shall be subject to the limitations on the payment of salaries
and bonuses described in section 294(15).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1130EA60E35742E389E766201DD54B61"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id978DCA8BADD749E3A0A8F572E8666214"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training services</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6AB4ABCF42B24A70BEB219F3F5648BCE"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no
local board may provide training services.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90C86607A5B4489D923C83532C269D7D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waivers of training
prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Governor of
the State in which a local board is located may, pursuant to a request from the
local board, grant a written waiver of the prohibition set forth in
subparagraph (A) (relating to the provision of training services) for a program
of training services, if the local board—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3872B92ADA104B6E8019A6BFCA9D0A9B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submits to the Governor a proposed request
for the waiver that includes—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9AFF3B85F1F54B618EEA4ADB2CCCF510"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">satisfactory evidence that there is an
insufficient number of eligible providers of such a program of training
services to meet local demand in the local area;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63B2E42CF884427BA449FDE51B94C369"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information demonstrating that the board
meets the requirements for an eligible provider of training services under
section 222; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EB86A212A844C308987072D4128E96F"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information demonstrating that the program
of training services prepares participants for an industry sector or occupation
that is in demand in the local area;</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE2868E8A51C4398A906DF0358D28822"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes the proposed request available to
eligible providers of training services and other interested members of the
public for a public comment period of not less than 30 days; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3581025640A43E68F1C193E94C0F3C9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes, in the final request for the
waiver, the evidence and information described in clause (i) and the comments
received pursuant to clause (ii).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0A4C6D40391456AAEACC4429DE61270"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A waiver granted to a local board under
subparagraph (B) shall apply for a period that shall not exceed the duration of
the local plan. The waiver may be renewed for additional periods under
subsequent local plans, not to exceed the durations of such subsequent plans,
pursuant to requests from the local board, if the board meets the requirements
of subparagraph (B) in making the requests.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2353FC8AD6D8427DAA9AEA6CD38E811A"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Governor shall have the authority to
revoke the waiver during the appropriate period described in subparagraph (C)
if the Governor determines the waiver is no longer needed or that the local
board involved has engaged in a pattern of inappropriate referrals to training
services operated by the local board.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83E14D7382DC4046AF6AEF196AA0B26F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Core services; intensive services;
designation or certification as one-stop operators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
local board may provide core services described in section 234(c)(2) or
intensive services described in section 234(c)(3) through a one-stop delivery
system or be designated or certified as a one-stop operator only with the
agreement of the chief elected official in the local area and the
Governor.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7BA6CBD04D4D436696BE40B4BA12DFE8"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
provide a local board with the authority to mandate curricula for
schools.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92D3A0FBCB764E9B91CFC70BBCB55BF2"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conflict of interest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of a local board, or a member of a
standing committee, may not—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9AA9B313582F467AAE84F53F17E902CF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vote on a matter under consideration by the
local board—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B3B957A02834462A0AD72CD8AC69856"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regarding the provision of services by such
member (or by an entity that such member represents); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE5A9A7AE4F4493F8EC7158CF89816A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that would provide direct financial benefit
to such member or the immediate family of such member; or</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7CD563C2AC124FBA9462757F76B235A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engage in any other activity determined by
the Governor to constitute a conflict of interest as specified in the State
plan.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFADCFABDD04A4157BBE9A0337AF9E2AB"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alternative entity</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2BFCC033F78D408486BF63D16150C939"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of complying with subsections
(a), (b), and (c), a State may use any local entity (including a local council,
regional workforce development board, or similar entity) that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2CFE18CCD82E437FBCAC82F7824740FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is established to serve the local area (or
the service delivery area that most closely corresponds to the local
area);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB20F5870861348A3B0787ACD5E1F44DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was in existence on August 7, 1998,
pursuant to State law; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3DAB4118B8594305A69CB04DDA413936"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F55235ABEDE43AA94A021A6FE81400F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representatives of business in the local
area; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id838A31BB42544AEF8E99AF6671D1B998"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id46F70E9C5713410EAD8F6278FBB00D65"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representatives of labor organizations (for
a local area in which employees are represented by labor organizations),
nominated by local labor federations; or</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id822416FDFEA749D0810052BBE4FA8C37" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other representatives of employees in the
local area (for a local area in which no employees are represented by such
organizations).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id813A3A61B35548B4A4AE76F28FA9EBB2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A reference in this Act or a core program
provision to a local board, shall include a reference to such an entity.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC7CC646ECB804948B5AF8FB3E5FA2ED1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>118.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local plan</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD12A8C080B2E4480A41F410D3851A31F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each local board shall develop and submit
to the Governor a comprehensive 4-year local plan, in partnership with the
chief elected official. The local plan shall support the strategy described in
the State plan in accordance with section 112(b)(1)(F), and otherwise be
consistent with the State plan. If the local area is part of a planning region,
the local board shall comply with section 116(c)(1)(A) in the preparation and
submission of a regional plan. At the end of the first 2-year period of the
4-year local plan, each local board shall review the local plan and the local
board, in partnership with the chief elected official, shall prepare and submit
modifications to the local plan to reflect changes in labor market and economic
conditions or in other factors affecting the implementation of the local
plan.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA28735B1C9AE461897A8B4F0C06FD148"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local plan shall include—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3F7FF083CC349A9AB5A85F6A3D50750"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the strategic planning
elements consisting of—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id627FB7F3952B4DE69A119FF238BCFC2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the regional economic
conditions including—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAD133658AAC147B4A7C1D39794124C84"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">existing and emerging in-demand industry
sectors and occupations; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4364CA9087704E7A8AEF0F3BE833AC66"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employment needs of employers in those
industry sectors and occupations;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D497510FA064237B0532999F12912B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the knowledge and skills
needed to meet the employment needs of the employers in the region, including
employment needs in in-demand industry sectors and occupations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1AE30EAD6324D398F9556A56B757154"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the workforce in the region,
including current labor force employment (and unemployment) data, and
information on labor market trends, and the educational and skill levels of the
workforce in the region, including individuals with barriers to
employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAFB1D711051845F7BD3062A832D6C408"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the workforce development
activities (including education and training) in the region, including an
analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of such services, and the capacity to
provide such services, to address the identified education and skill needs of
the workforce and the employment needs of employers in the region;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE7A72639CD64D33B5E54115E37EC195"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the local board’s
strategic vision and goals for preparing an educated and skilled workforce
(including youth and individuals with barriers to employment), including goals
relating to the performance accountability measures based on primary indicators
of performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A) in order to support regional
economic growth and economic self-sufficiency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD771BD87CAE40649ABDF630E466314F"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">taking into account analyses described in
subparagraphs (A) through (D), a strategy to work with the entities that carry
out the core programs to align resources available to the local area, to
achieve the strategic vision and goals described in subparagraph (E);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88E57F89FC1946F594C9022616D5BEF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the workforce development
system in the local area that identifies the programs that are included in that
system and how the local board will work with the entities carrying out core
programs and other workforce development programs to support alignment to
provide services, including programs of study authorized under the Carl D.
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2301">20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.</external-xref>),
that support the strategy identified in the State plan under paragraph
(1)(F);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5C473F449F6E42A58ACE546D9A9432D0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how the local board,
working with the entities carrying out core programs, will expand access to
employment, training, education, and supportive services for eligible
individuals, particularly eligible individuals with barriers to employment,
including how the local board will facilitate the development of career
pathways and co-enrollment, as appropriate, in core programs;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9274710EA4524D768F583D96D87740A8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the strategies and
services that will be used in the local area—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB987D578798645A49BD656536A77EDC2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in order to—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id386CA58B74FD4B43A3471ADC71D8EF89"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate engagement of employers,
including small employers and employers in in-demand industry sectors and
occupations, in workforce development programs;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39C0BB6D4F704C018A780EDD70652867"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support a local workforce development
system that meets the needs of businesses in the local area;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60BAF299599245A4BDF88F0A43D75E31"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">better coordinate workforce development
programs and economic development; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D1822823F124AA79E28BF3509DF1AD6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strengthen linkages between the one-stop
delivery system and unemployment insurance programs; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5C2992983F4D4D1788A9465438CDA99B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that may include the implementation of
initiatives such as incumbent worker training programs, on-the-job training
programs, customized training programs, industry and sector strategies, career
pathways initiatives, utilization of effective business intermediaries, and
other business services and strategies, designed to meet the needs of employers
in the corresponding region in support of the strategy described in paragraph
(1)(F);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC94188D65D0647D7AAA411312012BB66"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how the local board will
coordinate workforce investment activities carried out in the local area with
economic development activities carried out in the region in which the local
area is located (or planning region), and promote entrepreneurial skills
training and microenterprise services;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58B46D8709F545F19451357EDAB847F2"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the one-stop delivery
system in the local area, including—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE06B302973844AB08A48D14291B43DED"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how the local board will
ensure the continuous improvement of eligible providers of services through the
system and ensure that such providers meet the employment needs of local
employers, and workers and jobseekers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE418966466740F38AA015FC20F887D3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how the local board will
facilitate access to services provided through the one-stop delivery system,
including in remote areas, through the use of technology and through other
means;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDECB4F3429DB470FAFE9E85566DB1505"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how entities within the
one-stop delivery system, including one-stop operators and the one-stop
partners, will comply with section 288 and applicable provisions of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>) regarding the
physical and programmatic accessibility of facilities, programs and services,
technology, and materials for individuals with disabilities, including
providing staff training and support for addressing the needs of individuals
with disabilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id665D17C5272A49A09DDB5E064B40B86D"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the roles and resource
contributions of the one-stop partners;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4C59ADC8C909414C9C5A58B4E9A07ACF"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description and assessment of the type
and availability of adult and dislocated worker employment and training
activities in the local area;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50B578737436469FB167280B22930804"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how the local board will
coordinate workforce investment activities carried out in the local area with
statewide rapid response activities, as defined in section 201, as
appropriate;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7BA162AFE6924585BF79EEAEE450BE16"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description and assessment of the type
and availability of youth workforce investment activities in the local area,
including activities for youth who are individuals with disabilities, which
description and assessment shall include an identification of successful models
of such youth workforce investment activities;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99000ED7BA5F4F5D9727BD00945A966E"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how the local board will
coordinate education and workforce investment activities carried out in the
local area with relevant secondary and postsecondary education programs and
activities to coordinate strategies, enhance services, and avoid duplication of
services;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0616622151164EE99B98AF7950FEA99D"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how the local board will
coordinate workforce investment activities carried out under this title or
title II in the local area with the provision of transportation, including
public transportation, and other appropriate supportive services in the local
area;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7B410BE8067740C5B47AF93A98343C2C"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of plans and strategies for,
and assurances concerning, maximizing coordination of services provided by the
State employment service under the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>) and
services provided in the local area through the one-stop delivery system, to
improve service delivery and avoid duplication of services;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ED42255D3D44A0A94F7CBE7DE53AE6E"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how the local board will
coordinate workforce investment activities carried out under this title or
title II in the local area with the provision of adult education and literacy
activities under title III in the local area, including a description of how
the local board will carry out, consistent with subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of
sections 117(d)(11) and section 332, the review of local applications submitted
under title III;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA2313D7A103240DE80BA16AC756E8854"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the replicated cooperative
agreements (as defined in section 117(d)(11)) between the local board or other
local entities described in section 101(a)(11)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/721">29 U.S.C. 721(a)(11)(B)</external-xref>) and the local office of a designated State
agency or designated State unit administering programs carried out under title
I of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.</external-xref>) (other than section 112 or part C of that
title (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>, 741) and subject to section 221(f)) in accordance with
section 101(a)(11) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/721">29 U.S.C. 721(a)(11)</external-xref>) with respect to efforts
that will enhance the provision of services to individuals with disabilities
and to other individuals, such as cross training of staff, technical
assistance, use and sharing of information, cooperative efforts with employers,
and other efforts at cooperation, collaboration, and coordination;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73B9281EED174113B6B9A392B17B3111"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an identification of the entity responsible
for the disbursal of grant funds described in section 117(d)(12)(B)(i)(III), as
determined by the chief elected official or the Governor under section
117(d)(12)(B)(i);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id460C2225D50942749536A507A0954681"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the competitive process to
be used to award the subgrants and contracts in the local area for activities
carried out under title I or title II;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9304A85A486E4A68938725DCE1682AA1"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the local levels of
performance negotiated with the Governor and chief elected official pursuant to
section 131(c), to be used to measure the performance of the local area and to
be used by the local board for measuring the performance of the local fiscal
agent (where appropriate), eligible providers under title II, and the one-stop
delivery system, in the local area;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id098FE1A26E3849B194E4633B764499AB"><enum>(18)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the actions the local
board will take toward becoming or remaining a high-performing board,
consistent with the factors developed by the State board pursuant to section
111(d)(6);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17606B6210F94965A8C4D6FA2738C6B2"><enum>(19)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how training services
under chapter 3 of subtitle B of title II will be provided in accordance with
section 234(c)(4)(G), including, if contracts for the training services will be
used, how the use of such contracts will be coordinated with the use of
individual training accounts under that chapter and how the local board will
ensure informed customer choice in the selection of training programs
regardless of how the training services are to be provided;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90D5BA0BA9B74271AC6BF6B5AAF28707"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the process used by the
local board, consistent with subsection (c), to provide an opportunity for
public comment, including comment by representatives of businesses and comment
by representatives of labor organizations, and input into the development of
the local plan, prior to submission of the plan;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D646918E10F4A1AB75B07C396C794DC"><enum>(21)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how one-stop centers are
implementing and transitioning to an integrated, technology-enabled intake and
case management information system for programs carried out under the Act and
programs carried out by one-stop partners; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1CB22760BE014D608E0B4DA61FB54528"><enum>(22)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other information as the Governor may
require.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id581A2FEAECD24575A89C33209DF95BB2"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to the date on which the local board
submits a local plan under this section, the local board shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42534E7A9D044375A540F61059B3DBAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make available copies of a proposed local
plan to the public through electronic and other means, such as public hearings
and local news media;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19DFABAD75964CAE916263CCC7264E4B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow members of the public, including
representatives of business, representatives of labor organizations, and
representatives of education to submit to the local board comments on the
proposed local plan, not later than the end of the 30-day period beginning on
the date on which the proposed local plan is made available; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B763DEB1A1D4C1882F9EEAD806655CF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include with the local plan submitted to
the Governor under this section any such comments that represent disagreement
with the plan.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2887514C944F4880B3DFAF9A74A6078E"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan submission and approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A local plan submitted to the Governor
under this section (including a modification to such a local plan) shall be
considered to be approved by the Governor at the end of the 90-day period
beginning on the day the Governor receives the plan (including such a
modification), unless the Governor makes a written determination during the
90-day period that—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC7DF8E354494DECA10F2BED41619F55"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">deficiencies in activities carried out
under this title or subtitle A of title II have been identified, through audits
conducted under section 284 or otherwise, and the local area has not made
acceptable progress in implementing corrective measures to address the
deficiencies;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id618162261F214AC5B91C30313FA398FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the plan does not comply with the
applicable provisions of this Act; or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E03BCAE889646E5A1144587DD77A07B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the plan does not align with the State
plan, including failing to provide for alignment of the core programs to
support the strategy identified in the State plan in accordance with section
112(b)(1)(F).</text></paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><chapter commented="no" id="id2EE8B3B7AC824DD9AA81797360855D6F" level-type="subsequent"><enum>3</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General Provisions</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id509BA9F00EE349F68F1B5B41592BC2B5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>121.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualifications for directors</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe0a04651a63a47859a75a1949bb9173c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development of guidelines</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5b8811d9d4af4149872c259292a4d92d"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the
Secretary of Education, shall initiate a process to develop guidelines for
qualifications for the position of director (which may be known as an executive
director or chief executive officer, or by a similar title) of State boards and
local boards.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID333407a335c5408d881b519fae92b68c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall solicit and consider
advice from a diverse set of parties, drawn from each of the following
groups:</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77d1da65dda74515a06f7e8357fde900"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Representatives of Federal, State,
regional, and local officials responsible for the administration of one-stop
partner programs, as well as other workforce development programs the Secretary
determines are appropriate.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3eff060c2db2413aafd41d766b7b501a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Representatives of State boards and local
boards, including representatives of the directors of such boards.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb9740fa1d6c847db8f6073fc0c906a7e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individuals with relevant expertise in
workforce development representing entities such as national associations and
organizations, academic and research organizations, labor organizations,
businesses and business organizations, economic development entities,
institutions of higher education, community-based organizations and
intermediaries, and philanthropic organizations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1636c2d1ebfb4bb593f06becec1725ad"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing guidelines for qualifications
for the directors of State boards and local boards under this section, the
Secretary shall analyze and determine the requisite knowledge, skills, and
abilities necessary to assist the boards in carrying out the functions
described in, as appropriate, sections 111(d) and 117(d) and necessary for
understanding and leadership of workforce development systems.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64d1c055b55045bb9397d47997444227"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification of guidelines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 15 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the
Secretary of Education, shall identify the guidelines for qualifications the
Secretary of Labor determines are appropriate for the directors of State boards
and local boards and shall disseminate such guidelines to the public,
Governors, and chief elected officials, and to State boards and local boards
for their consideration and use in hiring such directors. The Secretary of
Labor may provide technical assistance to State boards and local boards
relating to the use of such guidelines.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf43172ba9cb74631a1b59b489bb5cc01"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor, in consultation
with the Secretary of Education, shall periodically review the guideline
identified under this section for qualifications for the directors of State
boards and local boards and, after consultation with the individuals referenced
in subsection (a)(2), may issue such revised guidelines, in accordance with
this section, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9163E342C1FC49FFB767067E3E9A1303" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>122.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding of State and local boards</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF29D57415314FFCB272B127065871EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State boards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In funding a State board under this
subtitle, a State—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1CFDF1684BE845F1849FE63D687FBF67"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall use funds available as described in
section 229(b)(2) or 234(a)(3)(B); or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF7FF034D7718444D96FF1F4CDFF5B2FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may use non-Federal funds available to the
State that the State determines are appropriate and available for that
use.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F4010FAC3D147F1AE7FC316CF198DCF"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local boards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In funding a local board under this
subtitle, the chief elected official and local board for the local area—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A43BEC98C40453D82B2135F9E50249C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall use funds available as described in
section 228(b)(4); or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0AFF7689C6244902B33ABB37E7A7AA71"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may use non-Federal funds available to the
local area that the chief elected official and local board determine are
appropriate and available for that use.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></chapter></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id7FBFE4E6AA2D452586641BC9F4610E12" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workforce development performance
accountability system</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa5d0aee51189489797b4561506e38fb3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>131.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performance accountability system</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83c26fc5138a4903baf2bb7855f590df"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this section is to establish
performance accountability measures that apply—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id957DA706355E4877829EFBD811BCF5B4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">across the core programs to assess the
effectiveness of States in achieving positive outcomes for individuals served
by those programs; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6CBB9BF39A1D47218730579DE4BE71FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">across the title II core programs to assess
the effectiveness of local areas in achieving positive outcomes for individuals
served by those programs.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3b3421668b0a4e07a435444f7830e786"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State performance accountability
measures</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62b3a895945b48a495bd550f26e9f80f"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each State, the performance
accountability measures for the core programs shall consist of—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf74f592950db4924821ccb13e7aa9cf0"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id00E1E8AA4B194D1BB99D61AC3646D5E6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the primary indicators of performance
described in paragraph (2)(A); and</text></clause><clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D61B99ECEDE4FCE878D523156D3A9D0" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the additional indicators of performance
(if any) identified by the State under paragraph (2)(B); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDefb8beb82d974c67abeefe60f6d525fa"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State adjusted level of performance for
each indicator described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5708fbf8b9f54c5d972ddd9ce844d9c8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indicators of performance</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd2230ad8c2a042efb5541cb48e2f1b4f"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Primary indicators of performance</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95030d4fce354173bdadc64d0c851ab5"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State primary indicators of performance
for activities provided under the adult and dislocated worker programs
authorized under chapter 3 of subtitle B of title II, the program of adult
education and literacy activities authorized under title III, the employment
services program authorized under sections 1 through 13 of the Wagner-Peyser
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>) (except that subclauses (IV) and (V) shall not apply
to such program), and the program authorized under title I of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.</external-xref>), other than section 112 or
part C of that title (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>, 741), shall consist of—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID133d2388050648a7ae18fdf40a19cda7"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the percentage of program participants who
are employed during the second quarter after exit from the program;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID363ce00c541d4d47a091c6b643e7a874"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the percentage of program participants who
are employed during the fourth quarter after exit from the program;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6881f9f3f4f74bdd86e3ed632ebc4512"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the median earnings of program participants
who are employed during the second quarter after exit from the program;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDff066d7b6a8249baa17b27d7cb8c434d"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the percentage of program participants who
obtain a recognized postsecondary credential, or a secondary school diploma or
its recognized equivalent (subject to clause (iii)), during participation in or
within 1 year after exit from the program;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9d754ded65bb4f4c908439c89da45d1d"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the percentage of program participants who,
during a program year, are in an education or training program that leads to a
recognized postsecondary credential or employment and who are achieving
measurable skill gains toward such a credential or employment; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd754920c3b214d6b9ce6102ef9eebce8"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the indicators of effectiveness in serving
employers established pursuant to clause (iv).</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDee4300253f184100ad341b0cc78623a4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Primary indicators for eligible
youth</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The primary indicators
of performance for the youth program authorized under chapter 2 of subtitle B
of title II shall consist of—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa8c141313052419aaa2fd7905158faf0"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the percentage of program participants who
are in education or training activities, or employed, during the second quarter
after exit from the program;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95f325c666e94185a3cb1b2646bbeb23"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the percentage of program participants who
are in education or training activities, or employed, during the fourth quarter
after exit from the program;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdbf438aa2caf472bb7a584195721b4e1"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the median earnings of program participants
who are employed during the second quarter after exit from the program;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID201703b1d3104a2f9dee62a38c42239e"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the percentage of program participants who
obtain a recognized postsecondary credential described in clause (i)(IV), or a
secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent subject to clause (iii),
during participation in or within 1 year after exit from the program;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29B98DB890A942DD858865171FAAE5F4"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the percentage of program participants who,
during a program year, are in an education or training program that leads to a
recognized postsecondary credential or employment and who are achieving
measurable skill gains toward such a credential or employment; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb5d775e6ec664291acb5df11b96d83bc"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the indicators of effectiveness in serving
employers established pursuant to clause (iv).</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5b63592534f94f838909a7743bccb9cb"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indicator relating to
credential</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
clause (i)(IV) or (ii)(IV), program participants who obtain a secondary school
diploma or its recognized equivalent shall be included in the percentage
counted as meeting the criterion under such clause only if such participants,
in addition to obtaining such diploma or its recognized equivalent, have
obtained or retained employment or are in an education or training program
leading to a recognized postsecondary credential described in clause (i)(IV)
within 1 year after exit from the program.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbb31c21a304b45db90480d5a6e7bc80c"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indicator for services to
employers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to the
commencement of the second full program year after the date of enactment of
this Act, for purposes of clauses (i)(VI) and (ii)(VI), the Secretary of Labor
and the Secretary of Education, after consultation with the representatives
described in subsection (h)(2), shall jointly develop and establish, for
purposes of this subparagraph, 1 or more primary indicators of performance that
indicate the effectiveness of the core programs in serving employers.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb42d38aa8a60473790aed4b375198049"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional indicators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may identify in the State plan
additional performance accountability indicators.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64338595ea47476e9c82a4e7e652d5c1"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Levels of performance</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa68513edcc814ed0a8930c7887915408"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State adjusted levels of performance for
primary indicators</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdd5c75d37030463787daf845b68acb55"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each State submitting a State plan,
there shall be established, in accordance with this subparagraph, levels of
performance for each of the corresponding primary indicators of performance
described in paragraph (2) for each of the programs described in clause
(ii).</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06ddd731e34b4ee4b8aaf40b549ecf57"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Included programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The programs included under clause (i)
are—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9c2a692283534d3a83f00971a4f54e6f"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the youth program authorized under chapter
2 of subtitle B of title II;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7661f2b8f4d94593b895a498b3c3edc3"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the adult program authorized under chapter
3 of subtitle B of title II;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID040ed0867c214127853aacf86be42d2b"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the dislocated worker authorized under
chapter 3 of subtitle B of title II;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd5c5516459c141e19174b1ca093fed70"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the program of adult education and literacy
activities authorized under title III;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd4afcfb4809342d8a9eea87053a61c15"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employment services program authorized
under sections 1 through 13 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>);
and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf8187b9affd040dba76018aee2bf994f"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the program authorized under title I of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.</external-xref>), other than section 112 or
part C of that title (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>, 741).</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID964070ac8a3449e7b20156000a6c83bf"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification in State plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State shall identify, in the State
plan, expected levels of performance for each of the corresponding primary
indicators of performance for each of the programs described in clause (ii) for
the first 2 program years covered by the State plan.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID704e9bc90c7e4c66abd483c70fc20c0a"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreement on State adjusted levels of
performance</header><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA328C296BF9540DD93F0600FD2D8830F"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">First 2 years</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State shall reach agreement with the
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education on levels of performance for
each indicator described in clause (iii) for each of the programs described in
clause (ii) for each of the first 2 program years covered by the State plan. In
reaching the agreement, the State and Secretaries shall take into account the
levels identified in the State plan under clause (iii) and the factors
described in clause (v). The levels agreed to shall be considered to be the
State adjusted levels of performance for the State for such program years and
shall be incorporated into the State plan prior to the approval of such
plan.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE7C225FD4A284D5BB0D7F270823677C2"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Third and fourth year</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State and the Secretaries shall reach
agreement, prior to the third program year covered by the State plan, on levels
of performance for each indicator described in clause (iii) for each of the
programs described in clause (ii) for each of the third and fourth program
years covered by the State plan. In reaching the agreement, the State and
Secretaries shall take into account the factors described in clause (v). The
levels agreed to shall be considered to be the State adjusted levels of
performance for the State for such program years and shall be incorporated into
the State plan as a modification to the plan.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7868ad144cd54b31ad2761cf62cd52b7"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Factors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In reaching the agreements described in
clause (iv), the State and Secretaries shall—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcbc6b3cf3f564ec293f8827a5a751f88"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take into account how the levels involved
compare with the State adjusted levels of performance established for other
States;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5a273dd918754840982e0e3aa6bd17a7"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the levels involved are
adjusted, using the objective statistical model established by the Secretaries
pursuant to clause (viii), based on—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35ba7e7d8b2f4452b0c7098a0cd63de0"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the differences among States in actual
economic conditions (including differences in unemployment rates and job losses
or gains in particular industries); and</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDca759a9dc2354454b32fa93de31431f2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the characteristics of participants when
the participants entered the program involved, including indicators of poor
work history, lack of work experience, lack of educational or occupational
skills attainment, dislocation from high-wage and high-benefit employment, low
levels of literacy or English proficiency, disability status, homelessness,
ex-offender status, and welfare dependency);</text></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc7237789abee4b7aa1d0fbcec3ac1d89"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take into account the extent to which the
levels involved promote continuous improvement in performance accountability on
the performance accountability measures by such State and ensure optimal return
on the investment of Federal funds; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80fc070581ab4519a9b4baab5de3351d"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take into account the extent to which the
levels involved will assist the State in meeting the goals described in clause
(vi).</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID125b688cd82d46318b885682bff81837"><enum>(vi)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Goals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to promote enhanced performance
outcomes and to facilitate the process of reaching agreements with the States
under clause (iv), the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall
establish performance goals for the core programs, in accordance with the
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 and in consultation with States
and other appropriate parties. Such goals shall be long-term goals for the
adjusted levels of performance to be achieved by each of the programs described
in clause (ii) regarding the corresponding primary indicators of performance
described in paragraph (2)(A).</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfe1755252ee4484abbdec89656fad1d4"><enum>(vii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revisions based on economic conditions and
individuals served during the program year</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education shall, in accordance with the objective statistical model developed
pursuant to clause (viii), revise the State adjusted levels of performance
applicable for each of the programs described in clause (ii), for a program
year and a State, to reflect the actual economic conditions and characteristics
of participants (as described in clause (v)(II)) in that program during such
program year in such State.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa6a81e3972bd4119b4c22c7b5fe8a846"><enum>(viii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Statistical adjustment model</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education, after consultation with the representatives described in subsection
(h)(2), shall develop and disseminate an objective statistical model that will
be used to make the adjustments in the State adjusted levels of performance for
actual economic conditions and characteristics of participants under clauses
(v) and (vii).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52e36319a26d4d4a81579bd136e5c546"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Levels of performance for additional
indicators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State may
identify, in the State plan, State levels of performance for each of the
additional indicators identified under paragraph (2)(B). Such levels shall be
considered to be State adjusted levels of performance for purposes of this
section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2b78f0ace4754ac9a1ef0871a13e756a"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local performance accountability measures
for title II</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1EE516E5D205496FAE5FE4DF711DE500"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each local area in a State designated
under section 116, the local performance accountability measures for each of
the programs described in subclauses (I) through (III) of subsection
(b)(3)(A)(ii) shall consist of—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFEBA2B4B9A1A4FAF894A30D1804B5739"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4164382C6B58404A8DB08D9D102E4174"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the primary indicators of performance
described in subsection (b)(2)(A) that are applicable to such programs;
and</text></clause><clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96FB98B936D44A19B0957347C1E4A5FD" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">additional indicators of performance, if
any, identified by the State for such programs under subsection (b)(2)(B);
and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80B6F46B86234BBC91D1B766E8EEEDE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the local level of performance for each
indicator described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA19DC5879199410E85B7A0556FE45627"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local level of performance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board, the chief elected
official, and the Governor shall negotiate and reach agreement on local levels
of performance based on the State adjusted levels of performance established
under subsection (b)(3)(A).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98BF72E8CC144316860D2D5D23AF902F"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment factors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In negotiating the local levels of
performance, the local board, the chief elected official, and the Governor
shall make adjustments for the expected economic conditions and the expected
characteristics of participants to be served in the local area, using the
statistical adjustment model developed pursuant to subsection (b)(3)(A)(viii).
In addition, the negotiated local levels of performance applicable to a program
year shall be revised to reflect the actual economic conditions experienced and
the characteristics of the populations served in the local area during such
program year using the statistical adjustment model.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ac8ec208d6d4c639bd8addc2aa2c5bf"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performance reports</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4ae6edc83155425aa77c5e23eb99d637"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 12 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education
shall jointly develop a template for performance reports that shall be used by
States, local boards, and eligible providers of training services under section
222 to report on outcomes achieved by the core programs. In developing such
templates, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education will take into
account the need to maximize the value of the templates for workers,
jobseekers, employers, local elected officials, State officials, Federal
policymakers, and other key stakeholders.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc5d38582b51644e1a42bddd5af6487ed"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents of State performance
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The performance
report for a State shall include, subject to paragraph (5)(C)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb2e83f2e34cb44399ec4a90c5ee85768"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information specifying the levels of
performance achieved with respect to the primary indicators of performance
described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for each of the programs described in
subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) and the State adjusted levels of performance with
respect to such indicators for each program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc21d83e337824903a1749f3fae4b6177"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information specifying the levels of
performance achieved with respect to the primary indicators of performance
described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for each of the programs described in
subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) with respect to individuals with barriers to
employment, disaggregated by each subpopulation of such individuals, and by
race, ethnicity, sex, and age;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9fb772a5ade048c6b81da54d9b6dd55c"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of participants served by
each of the programs described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), and the types of
services provided;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6597389a9e6e424ebfb2ce41fd80d92d"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of individuals with barriers to
employment served by each of the programs described in subsection
(b)(3)(A)(ii), disaggregated by each subpopulation of such individuals;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID090127d3e21b403c956955c9648f1a2f"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of participants who are enrolled
in more than 1 of the programs described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii);
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID512dabca34004fdf92d5a806a867f1d7"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other information that facilitates
comparisons of programs with programs in other States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf9ba1de197b546c588bebe5418580514"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents of local area performance
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The performance
reports for a local area shall include, subject to paragraph (5)(C)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe32e3bda6bec4972bc870e782d6cd7a1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information specifying the levels of
performance achieved with respect to the primary indicators of performance
described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for each of the programs described in
subclauses (I) through (III) of subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), and the local
adjusted levels of performance with respect to such indicators for each
program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7f9feba9486549869555bdc852b64ace"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information specifying the levels of
performance achieved with respect to the primary indicators of performance
described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for each of the programs described in
subclauses (I) through (III) of subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) with respect to
individuals with barriers to employment, disaggregated by each subpopulation of
such individuals, and by race, ethnicity, sex, and age;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9388ca705d6f45c7bc22163e573f5864"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of participants served by
each of the programs described in subclauses (I) through (III) of subsection
(b)(3)(A)(ii), and the types of services provided;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID55bad61ac86d4e029e1dbe361c658664"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of individuals with barriers to
employment served by each of the programs described in subclauses (I) through
(III) of subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), disaggregated by each subpopulation of such
individuals;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdf0fd738803a41f1be4de2e755accee6"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of participants who are enrolled
in any of the programs described in subclauses (I) through (III) of subsection
(b)(3)(A)(ii) who are enrolled in more than 1 program described in subsection
(b)(3)(A)(ii); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID690ffa2329c04d71b328bef44131242b"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other information that facilitates
comparisons of programs with programs in other local areas (or planning
regions, as appropriate).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90beab75178545f78a769c9011cce31f"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents of eligible training providers
performance reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
performance report for an eligible provider of training services under section
222 shall include, subject to paragraph (5)(C), with respect to each program of
study (or the equivalent) of such provider—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfe3fc475c97246e8aa1e01a6c365ae15"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information specifying the levels of
performance achieved with respect to the primary indicators of performance
described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) with
respect to all individuals engaging in the program of study (or the
equivalent);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb0bf7c3dc3c477ebaa5a98d9e572e1c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of individuals engaging in
the program of study (or the equivalent);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddecd46fc1ad04102b1423669fc434726"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of participants served by
each of the adult program and the dislocated worker program authorized under
chapter 3 of subtitle B of title II; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4840802874084754a1168e993a25961e"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of individuals with barriers to
employment served by each of the adult program and the dislocated worker
program authorized under chapter 3 of subtitle B of title II, disaggregated by
each subpopulation of such individuals, and by race, ethnicity, sex, and
age.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02bd15df6e6040a6a949296368059792"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Publication</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa6cf97b511b74918bcd9f69982941849"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State performance reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education shall annually make available (including by electronic means), in an
easily understandable format, the performance reports for States containing the
information described in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDff4d8be19b044243adde51f1752e70ff"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local area and eligible training provider
performance reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State
shall make available (including by electronic means), in an easily
understandable format, the performance reports for the local areas containing
the information described in paragraph (3) and the performance reports for
eligible providers of training services containing the information described in
paragraph (4).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC38EBFA53906427EA9E1912015D652E4"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rules for reporting of data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The disaggregation of data under this
subsection shall not be required when the number of participants in a category
is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or when the results
would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual
participant.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf3d0a05733c04c009b9acc0bc519edd1"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dissemination to congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education shall make available (including by electronic means) a summary of the
reports, and the reports, required under this subsection to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0fa6d4b9def14f22a8a1ce4019595e9d"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluation of State programs</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8384e32d680242ff90ace5f3658545f5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Using funds authorized under a core program
and made available to carry out this section, the State, in coordination with
local boards in the State and the State agencies responsible for the
administration of the core programs, shall conduct ongoing evaluations of
activities carried out in the State under such programs. The State, local
boards, and State agencies shall conduct the evaluations in order to promote,
establish, implement, and utilize methods for continuously improving core
program activities in order to achieve high-level performance within, and
high-level outcomes from, the workforce development system. The State shall
coordinate the evaluations with the evaluations provided for by the Secretary
of Labor and the Secretary of Education under section 172, section
342(c)(3)(E), section 10(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49i">29 U.S.C. 49i(b)</external-xref>), and
sections 12(a)(5), 14, and 107 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
709(a)(5), 711, 727) (applied with respect to programs carried out under title
I of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.</external-xref>)).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfda398f5f6294934930fec0f2363bc0b"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Design</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The evaluations conducted under this
subsection shall be designed in conjunction with the State board, State
agencies responsible for the administration of the core programs, and local
boards and shall include analysis of customer feedback and outcome and process
measures in the statewide workforce development system. The evaluations shall
use designs that employ the most rigorous analytical and statistical methods
that are reasonably feasible, such as the use of control groups.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID91c1cba176a34004b00fed835ba6fd79"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Results</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State shall annually prepare, submit to
the State board and local boards in the State, and make available to the public
(including by electronic means), reports containing the results of evaluations
conducted under this subsection, to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of
the workforce development system.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE96F317072A54CB493C026F99B94D3E3"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperation with federal
evaluations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State shall
cooperate in the conduct of evaluations (including related research projects)
provided for by the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Education under the
provisions of Federal law identified in paragraph (1). Such cooperation shall
include the provision of data (in accordance with appropriate privacy
protections established by the Secretary of Labor), the provision of responses
to surveys, and allowing site visits in a timely manner, for the Secretaries or
their agents.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd06b6c801de24ade8a822e592d5e5471"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sanctions for State failure To meet state
performance accountability measures</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7345b821be1d417da8de7a3f312a1ef1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">States</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID792f1214a1b144d2be09f88e328a3a3f"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State fails to meet the State adjusted
levels of performance relating to indicators described in subsection (b)(2)(A)
for a program for any program year, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education shall provide technical assistance, including assistance in the
development of a performance improvement plan.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6ffc5c0b6ca24f17bad88a874ebe99c2"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reduction in amount of grant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If such failure continues for a second
consecutive year, or if a State fails to submit a report under subsection (d)
for any program year, the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Education, as
appropriate, may reduce by not more than 5 percent, the amount of the allotment
that would (in the absence of this paragraph) be payable to the State under
such program for the immediately succeeding program year. Such penalty shall be
based on the degree of failure to meet State adjusted levels of
performance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf63ba3c4f828470d89f285b1066e5085"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds resulting from reduced
allotments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Labor or the Secretary of Education, as appropriate, shall use any amount
retained, as a result of a reduction in an allotment to a State made under
paragraph (1)(B), to provide technical assistance to the States the Secretaries
determine to be appropriate to improve the performance of their core
programs.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb1f21e4fde5e42758d142f075a899e03"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sanctions for local area failure To meet
local performance accountability measures</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfc5f44cd80a5494da87d3e0bc0e5222c"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a local area fails to meet local
performance accountability measures established under subsection (c) for the
youth, adult, or dislocated worker program authorized under chapter 2 or 3 of
subtitle B of title II for a program described in subsection (d)(2)(A) for any
program year, the Governor, or upon request by the Governor, the Secretary of
Labor, shall provide technical assistance, which may include assistance in the
development of a performance improvement plan, or the development of a modified
local plan (or regional plan).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3106e537b4144fa0af76669acb288149"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Corrective actions</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc2545924b47840ef9651ba4b90bb8259"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If such failure continues for a second
consecutive year, the Governor shall take corrective actions, which shall
include development of a reorganization plan through which the Governor
may—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7564ae88057343dd88ddd0214ea759e0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require the appointment and certification
of a new local board, consistent with the criteria established under section
117(b)(1);</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe82033f94cc2495a88263ff64ab77d98"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prohibit the use of eligible providers and
one-stop partners identified as achieving a poor level of performance;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1bf8cc6e0baf434faae82a34345b0db3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">redesignate the local area in accordance
with section 116; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdf72503fd4024e61ab3aa802f30a6c5e"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take such other actions as the Governor
determines are appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID310c6ba5e18b4c92bf80a92d9bcc0394"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appeal by local area</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDddb7ad9405594ca7aef1a86046b75590"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appeal to Governor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board and chief elected official
for a local area that is subject to a reorganization plan under subparagraph
(A) may, not later than 30 days after receiving notice of the reorganization
plan, appeal to the Governor to rescind or revise such plan. In such case, the
Governor shall make a final decision not later than 30 days after the receipt
of the appeal.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31d5346de97a4a32ad2777ac6cc47b81"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsequent action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board and chief elected official
for a local area may, not later than 30 days after receiving a decision from
the Governor pursuant to clause (i), appeal such decision to the Secretary of
Labor. In such case, the Secretary shall make a final decision not later than
30 days after the receipt of the appeal.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID121fdd75b75142cb96feec3c8e97a560"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The decision made by the
Governor under subparagraph (B)(i) shall become effective at the time the
Governor issues the decision pursuant to such clause. Such decision shall
remain effective unless the Secretary of Labor rescinds or revises such plan
pursuant to subparagraph (B)(ii).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaa55428891e34f3b8521356e5d26673e"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions of indicators of
performance</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID836827a2b5d44dc893a29f64596e602b"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to ensure nationwide comparability
of performance data, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education,
after consultation with representatives described in paragraph (2), shall issue
definitions for the indicators described in subsection (b)(2).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb2218906e4044ae191b358bf788c5360"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Representatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The representatives referred to in
paragraph (1) are representatives of States and political subdivisions,
business and industry, employees, eligible providers of activities carried out
through the core programs, educators, researchers, participants, the lead State
agency officials with responsibility for the programs carried out through the
core programs, individuals with expertise in serving individuals with barriers
to employment, and other interested parties.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07a0528ee0f843e0844088d2fd14c90f"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fiscal and management accountability
information systems</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7f8f8a9a57ff462a8078d526f362320e"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Using funds authorized under a core program
and made available to carry out this subtitle, the Governor, in coordination
with the State board, the State agencies administering the core programs, local
boards, and chief elected officials in the State, shall establish and operate a
fiscal and management accountability information system based on guidelines
established by the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education after
consultation with the Governors of States, chief elected officials, and
one-stop partners. Such guidelines shall promote efficient collection and use
of fiscal and management information for reporting and monitoring the use of
funds authorized under the core programs and for preparing the annual report
described in subsection (d).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04bdf59fb0b04a5e87476d75e9a59012"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Wage records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In measuring the progress of the State on
State and local performance accountability measures, a State shall utilize
quarterly wage records, consistent with State law. The Secretary of Labor shall
make arrangements, consistent with State law, to ensure that the wage records
of any State are available to any other State to the extent that such wage
records are required by the State in carrying out the State plan of the State
or completing the annual report described in subsection (d).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85f05c7a75884692bdba6724c79b11e0"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confidentiality</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the requirements of this
Act, the State shall comply with section 444 of the General Education
Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">20 U.S.C. 1232g</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id2FC8203E39AE4F0FB5BF964624CC44CD" level-type="subsequent"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workforce innovation and replication
grants</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE7592A5DD3F940838D52D9D7A44623DF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>141.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this subtitle are—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD86CD21646B848C49235C0E0F9EA91C1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote the development of comprehensive
workforce development systems at the State, regional, and local levels that
reflect the alignment of strategies and activities across the core programs
and, where appropriate, across other workforce development, education, economic
development, and human services programs, to provide effective, high quality,
and client-centered services to job seekers and workers, youth, and
employers;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5C998E18747E434B9F2CBB5667C74553"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote innovation and to improve,
replicate, and expand models and service delivery strategies—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF20A94D888F041C3BA0FF6D64F35C378"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that are of demonstrated effectiveness in
meeting the education, training, and employment needs of job seekers and
workers, and youth, including such individuals with barriers to employment, and
employers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idADB5760543E64596AFCF293EB8802223"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that may include—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id219AEFC8B5B1496AB7EF4F5AB0DF7E5C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">industry and sector strategies, career
pathway models, and other examples of models and strategies involving
integrated partnerships;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE31D153644AB455FBFB0D4ECEF6B36CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">models or strategies that utilize pay for
performance, prior learning, or retention grants; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0064208DB4794B83A95599ECF47665ED"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">models or strategies that address areas of
high poverty or individuals who are long-term unemployed, and that lead to
economic self-sufficiency; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD85DB13801744E89AE756F8F2F2540A3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish and improve programs for youth
that engage, recover, and connect youth by providing access to career pathways
that include the attainment of a recognized postsecondary credential and
employment that leads to economic self-sufficiency.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id950C29EC0FFA4BF6B4DC30778C5694BD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>142.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Workforce innovation and replication
grants</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E2C40E46EE7468CA4A4F63E0FC90D63"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE59B69A3FEFC4FF8A965FC3917BE86D0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workforce innovation and replication grants
to eligible entities</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBFB7D47C30BC401DBBB6D596EC847688"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From funds described in subsection (a), the
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall award workforce
innovation and replication grants on a competitive basis to eligible
entities.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6CB57736A07E459F8D50F8588E0D9C29"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The grants awarded under this subsection
shall be used to support innovative new strategies and activities, which may
include strategies and activities with proven effectiveness in 2 or more
noncontiguous areas, or the replication and expansion of effective
evidence-based strategies and activities, such as on-the-job training, that are
designed to align programs and strengthen the workforce development system in a
State or region, consistent with the workforce development plans under this Act
for such State or region, in order to substantially improve the education and
employment outcomes for adults and youth served by such system and the services
provided to employers under such system.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F15B9397EE74522B75806F0C7028427"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible entities</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B0B6AA6DF8F4F9EB628C7B0D9BF9AD6"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a grant under
this subsection, a State partnership or regional entity shall meet the
requirements of this paragraph and submit an application in accordance with
paragraph (4).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBD461328F02F4E5680A599B57DBD04D6"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State partnership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For a State partnership to be eligible for
funding under this subsection, a Governor of a State shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB1BA679C3B1D42EF954694EEE19ED00A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit the application in partnership with
the State board and with 1 or more regional entities in the State described in
subparagraph (C); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC83351E1285B4B85874BF9E7BF0B8FFD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate that the State has—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA05324BD0B4C4F9CB64F144038D4FD9E"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aligned the core programs;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id630AD46B5B754B3ABB7880FFC216AA11"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">made significant progress towards aligning
the core programs with other workforce development programs; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8FCC485871B24579992AEC349563DA70"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">achieved the alignments described in
subclauses (I) and (II) consistent with the State plan.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7EBF72FC70C46B9A64A1F96D5E7578E"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regional entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be identified as a regional entity and
to be eligible for funding under this subsection, a local board for a local
area that is aligned with a region, or all of the local boards for local areas
that comprise a planning region under section 116(c), shall demonstrate
that—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E45EA1C86D84E8CAD5786406973909D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the application has been developed in
consultation with the State and is not duplicative of other applications under
this subsection submitted by a State partnership; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB274567A040940F6A2C20C5CF9C8D50C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the local board, or all of the local boards
for the planning region, has—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6F3D1F70D8D43A08CD46489DE0F43A9"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">worked with the core programs to achieve
alignment of such programs in the region;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE75E71941F9B4B2F9A8C2DACD208F4E4"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">made significant progress towards aligning
the core programs with other workforce development programs in the region;
and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1FAADE87BC1E429F8952A1DD0464C7DF"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">achieved the alignments described in
subclauses (I) and (II) consistent with the State plan.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9EB9C718B734EC580EE0B380A5337DE"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity seeking to receive a
grant under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary of Labor and the
Secretary of Education an application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information, consistent with this paragraph, as the Secretaries
may require. Each such application shall describe the innovation and
replication strategies and activities, and any waivers, in accordance with
appropriate authorizing statutes, necessary to implement such strategies and
activities, that the eligible entity will carry out to strengthen the workforce
development system in the State or region in order to substantially improve the
education and employment outcomes for individuals served by such system and the
services provided to employers under such system, including—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF6A393A9592407F83435D69ED11CD6C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the region in the State or
the State, as appropriate, that will be the focus of grant activities,
including analyses of economic conditions, skill needs, the workforce, and the
workforce development services (including the strengths and weaknesses of such
services and the capacity to provide such services) that are relevant to the
proposed strategies and activities that would be carried out under the
grant;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBDFEA85FE1CA49E9AD492881EC781320"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the populations to be
served, including individuals with barriers to employment, and the skill needs
of those populations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDBA9025E61A04E9EB6E5DA1FC3E08DE8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the promising strategies
and activities the eligible entity is proposing to demonstrate, or the
evidence-based strategies and activities that the eligible entity is proposing
to expand or replicate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2CFD2E16E0384C739F1C80F0DC3E2C11"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how, in carrying out such
strategies and activities, the entity will—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6117E94DECA94B109701899A155BD39F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collaborate to leverage resources among
strategic partners to achieve the purposes of the grant, and to provide the
matching share described in paragraph (5)(B); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC7C29AF3C5F84210B8BA7AAFDDEBBD96"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure the sustainability of the programs
and activities supported by the grant after grant funds are no longer
available;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2905ED93B9124B56BCE5FD1129E13772"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how the strategies and
activities will be aligned with the State plan and the local plans in the
region of the State that will be the focus of grant activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75101D8F7EAC4751ACE65F67E7DE68B6"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the outcomes, including
outcomes for the performance accountability measures based on indicators
described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(i), to be achieved by the proposed strategies
and activities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA8FE59B7FFF446729241EC73304715E0"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how the eligible entity
will—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35C773BA19AF4536AD657312C162D50A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use technology;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE549E83FE18E4182B40814F496A44A6B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collect data;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11A912745E9B497FAA0A654755E19E01"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make data publicly available; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE74E28AAA9F14944BFAB61FA7D9B42C4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use technology and data to improve program
delivery, activities, and administration.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFCEC43643BB9486688622F5A33C17DE8"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Matching requirements; supplement, not
supplant</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAF2FF18DE0624E72955C0958C32B3159"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Innovation fund share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of the share of the funds
provided under paragraph (1) shall be not greater than 50 percent of the cost
of the programs and activities that are carried out under the grant.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3302CF81297642F3849F0C6C52F2CA79"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Matching share</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6304ADF9D4444FCCBFF34B4E2C78E85A"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4EEE6170A30145D08F1542568D86DD7C"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of the matching share under this
subsection for a program year may not be less than 50 percent of the costs of
the programs and activities that are carried out under the grant.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97537FBE344946199603A37F997D23E2"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In cash or in kind</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The matching share may be in cash or in
kind (fairly evaluated).</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0CB4D63A4906446BA46AE22D7EDF8EC4"><enum>(III)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sources of matching share</header><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12C8FBB4611F4A71ADB87E6563E80713"><enum>(aa)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 50 percent of the matching
share required under this subsection may be provided from Federal resources, of
which not less than 50 percent shall be provided from Federal resources from
the partner programs identified in the application other than resources
provided under the core programs.</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51379AD341164D0BAE0BA57E84E39B2D"><enum>(bb)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-Federal sources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-Federal sources for the matching share
may include State resources, local resources, contributions from private
organizations, or a combination of such resources and contributions.</text></item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDC073F9564C848EF811286887ED5B03B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Financial hardship waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education may waive or reduce the matching share of an eligible entity that has
submitted an application under this subsection if such entity demonstrates a
need for such waiver or reduction due to extreme financial hardship as jointly
defined by the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BA1AC954C674D38840157A467412953"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supplement, not supplant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal and matching share required by
this subsection shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal and
State funds used to carry out activities described in this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9EF869E7F4314D6FB9865B42B4285083"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants awarded under this subsection shall
be awarded for periods of not more than 3 years in duration and may not be
renewed.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63702AA0B9D8495FA312D6E7CC1F5449"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Geographic diversity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this subsection,
the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall take into
consideration the geographic diversity, and diversity with respect to
population density, of the areas in which projects will be carried out under
this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id299BD6C5B9C642AC8372217BD3C4DC2C"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education are authorized to establish appropriate reporting requirements for
grantees under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFAEC643FAC464E4BAAE2CE87B5308627"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical assistance and
evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each program
year for which funds are available to carry out this section, the Secretary of
Labor and the Secretary of Education may reserve not more than 5 percent of the
amount available to carry out this subsection to provide technical assistance
to applicants and grantees under this subsection, and to evaluate projects
carried out under this subsection. The Secretaries shall ensure that the
results of the evaluations are publicly available (including by electronic
means).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6E006F185124C2AB4264A7C10161EEF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>143.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Youth innovation and replication
grants</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78110E97F191452EAF94AE819CB3D3C1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years
2014 through 2018.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97447064EFE44C1983B5AFFA98D4C00E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Youth innovation and replication grants to
eligible entities</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id606E9775F75845419B0DFF953C7F3895"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From funds described in subsection (a), the
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall award youth innovation
and replication grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2950E7609E044F16A59D4629FEE16C2F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The grants awarded under this subsection
shall be used to support the demonstration of innovative new strategies and
activities, or the replication and expansion of effective evidence-based
strategies and activities, that are designed to substantially improve education
and employment outcomes for eligible youth. Such strategies and activities
shall include—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id037991A84D9149F191105AD2942BC3BC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing career pathways in in-demand
industry sectors and occupations for eligible youth, in collaboration with
other Federal, State, and local programs, such as career and technical
education programs as defined in section 101, and public and private
entities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35C8FC7D485941B9812168C82FF808AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and implementing a comprehensive
strategy, for an area of high poverty, that provides education and training
programs, resources, and other activities that prepare youth for postsecondary
education and training and for employment that leads to economic
self-sufficiency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7CF82FE1C36B4349B145814C11A4361E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and implementing strategies and
activities that provide opportunities for youth with disabilities to receive
education, training, and employment services that lead to a recognized
postsecondary credential or integrated, competitive employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9596BC29ABA34674952FBDF0CEB09026"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and implementing evidence-based
strategies and activities, such as—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06B52652ACF24E808B8A76801B7A17FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">education offered concurrently and
contextually with workforce preparation and training for a specific occupation
or occupational cluster;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50FACA457690467CA1E8CCCF85CAA8DF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">career academies;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B2A0432B03346319BEDAE23BA128E8B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">dropout prevention and recovery
strategies;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE26608D978C045FB8991039964F0DDEA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">paid or unpaid work experience, including
summer employment opportunities and employment opportunities available
throughout the school year, combined with academic learning leading to a
recognized postsecondary credential; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01F18EC751F74B309753F488231CE790"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">innovative programs for youth facing
multiple barriers to employment that arrange for the provision of or provide
supportive services combined with education, training, or employment
activities; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id775950B854694E17A2602DB6D9AF4004"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other evidence-based strategies or
activities designed to improve the education and employment outcomes for
youth.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58D48C15064549DD8AB981B43B4289A5"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible entities</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9F13A8DAC64D4A7FBF06869E790607D1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a grant under
this subsection, an eligible entity shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE5BD6FF6AF9E444AB8953983ED5A5181"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet the requirements of this paragraph;
and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4DA6327E8D0C41F0BE17F37C979831FC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit an application in accordance with
paragraph (4).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E6B1D583FF142C0B758F99DE34804AE"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible entity defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity shall include—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04FF794365744574B19A6AC3CB2EB059"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id14F99A151CC34D108B35B30B110989D4"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Governor of a State in coordination
with the State board and with a local board for a local area that is aligned
with a region, or with all local boards for local areas that comprise a
planning region, under section 116(c), in consultation with the standing
committee on youth associated with the local board; or</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D30C8364B8245DA8A266DB33BA63929" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a local board for a local area that is
aligned with a region, or all local boards for local areas that comprise a
planning region, under section 116(c), in consultation with the standing
committee on youth associated with the local board; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD5919DB35B1D4B128DAA383608EC81CA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one or more of the following:</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFAED2B8F2F404A189F0333A37001C9DE"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State educational agency.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95112C6775D24493B95F0A77DC5D285D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A local educational agency.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC4999877C7A74633B3C5A4D4837FD929"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A nonprofit organization with expertise
serving eligible youth, including a community-based organization or an
intermediary.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC40C6D973929407C842EA95597027E50"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An institution of higher education,
including a community college.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F42B0BAFA2542CABD3B39E5BBCFC796"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A joint labor-management
partnership.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDDB9C630E986453F92D094DEAADD105D"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a grant under
this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information, consistent with this paragraph, as the
Secretaries may require. Each such application shall describe the innovation
and replication strategies and activities that the eligible entity will carry
out to strengthen the workforce development system in the State or region in
order to substantially improve education and employment outcomes for youth,
such as youth with disabilities, served by such system, and shall
include—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9C332D49BF664F6A8557227AEF465F1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the region in the State or
the State, as applicable, that will be the focus of grant activities, including
analyses of economic conditions, skill needs, the workforce, and the workforce
development services (including the strengths and weaknesses of such services
and the capacity to provide such services) that are relevant to the proposed
strategies and activities that would be carried out under the grant;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61C23BC3BA4446B0BC3CDF0E1CAD8AA9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the youth populations to
be served, including individuals with barriers to employment who are youth, and
the skill needs of those populations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDEA62B7F116140BDA5F3047BAB1565D2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the promising strategies
and activities the eligible entity is proposing to demonstrate, or the
evidence-based strategies and activities that the eligible entity is proposing
to expand or replicate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6CDB2F9493844AFA9B304E79A06B5F24"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how the eligible entity
will meaningfully involve youth in the design and implementation of the
proposed strategies and activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE39E384AC7F7461D8F929D2D7418A3E2"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how, in carrying out such
strategies and activities, the eligible entity will—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id163CE22A959642018FDC8B663F703EE4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collaborate to leverage resources among
strategic partners to achieve the purposes of the grant, and to provide the
matching share described in paragraph (5)(B); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9730524E2414C54B5315F3D905CD7D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure the sustainability of the programs
and activities supported by the grant after grant funds are no longer
available;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB64EA5B2CEED4312B1BADA52B27F0F14"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how the strategies and
activities will be aligned with the State plan and the local plans in the
region of the State that will be the focus of grant activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74D29B3E89304A8FAECFF9AA97C7B8F3"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the outcomes, including
outcomes for the performance accountability measures based on indicators of
performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(ii), to be achieved by the
proposed strategies and activities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB405E15B152D4FDCB34B5EE7A23B2878"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how the eligible entity
will—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01B583BE811548DF9E36E2A1181FA2CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use technology;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8DA59A8199B5471393963189531537D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collect data;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14BE4D6E166A4E378223F62FA84005D8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make data publicly available; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A8C03E02E0147FBA195AFCF220CAA51"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use technology and data to improve program
delivery, activities, and administration.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC58100AE93134C58A7936F3ACC55A873"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Matching requirements; supplement, not
supplant</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB0B5ECC251E44E3EA42B0D4EE9FF5E6F"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Innovation fund share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of the share of the funds
provided under paragraph (1) shall be not greater than 50 percent of the cost
of the programs and activities that are carried out under the grant.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D6078F28355471FB274437497CEA143"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Matching share</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE78A3B5C324476B9C8E3A13E4D2379C"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD0785DDDEF645B0A0767B8DF3CF0695"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of the matching share under this
subsection for a program year may not be less than 50 percent of the costs of
the programs and activities that are carried out under the grant.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15E0C32FC6E9494989F7F524EBE1F544"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In cash or in kind</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The matching share may be in cash or in
kind (fairly evaluated).</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5A81A9BAC31F441089A14A337318CC77"><enum>(III)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sources of matching share</header><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB9FFE074991C432DA7013CDEC1D35D72"><enum>(aa)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 50 percent of the matching
share required under this subsection may be provided from Federal resources, of
which not less than 50 percent shall be provided from Federal resources from
the partner programs identified in the application other than resources
provided under the core programs.</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E363E9461C649FE816A5AA62FC46434"><enum>(bb)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-Federal sources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-Federal sources for the matching share
may include State resources, local resources, contributions from private
organizations, or a combination of such resources and contributions.</text></item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C50D7312A514E27977F69EB35A1F726"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Financial hardship waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education may waive or reduce the matching share of an eligible entity that has
submitted an application under this subsection if such entity demonstrates a
need for such waiver or reduction due to extreme financial hardship as defined
by the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68615CE4689345C6B3576E7F5599AF50"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supplement, not supplant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal and matching share required by
this subsection shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal and
State funds used to carry out activities described in this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id596C160F8B76476CB8093FB87603F3BA"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants awarded under this subsection shall
be awarded for periods of not more than 3 years in duration and may not be
renewed.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7E93B1B9C514BFDACC3D78A755C6E18"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Geographic diversity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this subsection,
the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall take into
consideration the geographic diversity, and diversity with respect to
population density, of the areas in which projects will be carried out under
this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB2C41116EF99445A87C50C7E60880126"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education are authorized to establish appropriate reporting requirements for
grantees under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id490345BF889B4A4E88409386630678C7"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical assistance and
evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each program
year for which funds are available to carry out this section, the Secretary of
Labor and the Secretary of Education may reserve not more than 5 percent of the
amount available to carry out this subsection to provide technical assistance
to applicants and grantees under this subsection, and to evaluate projects
carried out under this subsection. The Secretaries shall ensure that the
results of the evaluations are publicly available (including by electronic
means).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EEAD6FDF92446E8AFFFCC4E01F3CE00" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>144.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interagency agreement</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A89E6878C824B6F9A3C07E73741155D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interagency agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Education and the
Secretary of Labor shall jointly develop policies for the administration of
this subtitle in accordance with such terms as the Secretaries shall set forth
in an interagency agreement. Such interagency agreement, at a minimum, shall
include a description of the respective roles and responsibilities of the
Secretaries in carrying out this subtitle (both jointly and separately),
including how—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2736CB5871764B41A4D7AEE701460D42"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the funds available under this subtitle
will be obligated and disbursed and compliance with applicable laws (including
regulations) will be ensured, as well as how the grantees will be selected and
monitored, and a peer review process for selection of grantees that includes
program practitioners and national experts will be carried out;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF8533306FEB94D2B829F89FAE94DEA34"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluations and research will be conducted
on the effectiveness of grants awarded under this subtitle in addressing the
education and employment needs of job seekers and workers, youth, and
employers;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE2A10035004E49BA9527CAABA2CEAF36"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technical assistance will be provided to
applicants and grant recipients;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF849928C3EE944FEB7B37A70E0F4688C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information will be disseminated (including
by electronic means) on best practices and effective strategies and service
delivery models for activities carried out under this subtitle; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52DDF93DD7294C02B759FE19D2713211"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">policies and processes critical to the
successful achievement of the education, training, and employment goals of this
subtitle will be established.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E795D7AE104483FAA3532138C6671D5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education shall have the authority to transfer funds between the Department of
Labor and the Department of Education to carry out this subtitle in accordance
with the agreement described in subsection (a).</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE586A1FC503446908D435556898E2A77"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education shall jointly develop and submit a biennial report to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, describing—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id930E81FC8327489A8D2E2917486ED10D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">actions the Departments have taken
to—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE0836E6B0BD442A997E701288AC7787C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the effectiveness of the projects
carried out under this subtitle; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id343C270AF5DC4BA39F77F439435EE29D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate the coordination of the programs
carried out through the grants awarded with other education, employment, and
training programs;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCF55FADE99CA42E48E770AC7C3681534"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">barriers that impede effectiveness of
projects carried out under this subtitle;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1BCD42BF7AAF4FEFB0C7AF5297060254"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the best practices and effective strategies
and service delivery models that the Departments have identified pursuant to
this subtitle and actions the Departments have taken to promptly disseminate
information (including by electronic means) on such best practices and
effective strategies and service delivery models; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id390C859DE1BD4658B1256D2B70E5E7D2"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actions the Departments have taken to
leverage resources provided under Federal law other than this subtitle and
non-Federal resources, to improve the workforce development system nationwide,
including in States, regions, and local areas that have not received funds
under this subtitle.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Workforce
investment and related activities</header><subtitle id="H2808A7158D0B424AB3809E3C96F36265"><enum>A</enum><header>Definition</header><section id="H1A1E5F4EB54A46B29E4ED88D7EE5487F"><enum>201.</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title, the term
<term>Secretary</term>, used without further description, means the Secretary
of Labor.</text></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HD4C0F1DABB9345A9B78C7F4D6B5FF256"><enum>B</enum><header>Workforce
investment activities and providers</header><section commented="no" id="HB50A8E98C9624FE0B277670E634D4BE5"><enum>211.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this subtitle is to provide
workforce investment activities, through statewide and local workforce
development systems, that increase the employment, retention, economic
self-sufficiency, and earnings of participants, and increase attainment of
recognized postsecondary credentials by participants, and as a result, improve
the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, increase economic
self-sufficiency, meet the skill requirements of employers, and enhance the
productivity and competitiveness of the Nation.</text></section><chapter id="H6A20DC45CC7B4851A6A70FF257C035F2"><enum>1</enum><header>Workforce
investment activities providers</header><section id="HC545A62D17134BA0A63B9308091A504D"><enum>221.</enum><header>
Establishment of one-stop delivery systems</header><subsection id="HB9029F6FDE26402FBDE9F3EFA65FE1B2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Consistent with an approved State plan, the local board
for a local area, with the agreement of the chief elected official for the
local area, shall—</text><paragraph id="H1F3A7990C3C247C39C7D5BAA94F4410B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop and enter
into the memorandum of understanding described in subsection (c) with one-stop
partners;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H30E5F739D224428F8C00A5295EC7EE90"><enum>(2)</enum><text>designate or
certify one-stop operators under subsection (d); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H59FBC2F418F642B9B2D384C74AA5B760"><enum>(3)</enum><text>conduct oversight
with respect to the one-stop delivery system in the local area.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1BB8F5FF55CA40CDA434B57DBACB8AB3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>One-Stop
partners</header><paragraph id="H8DFD5A3CA4434A5B90ED36D6C0EB43B4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required
partners</header><subparagraph id="H48566204D7804EE491470FF7EB572C9E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Roles and
responsibilities of one-stop partners</header><text>Each entity that carries
out a program or activities described in subparagraph (B) in a local area
shall—</text><clause id="HCAF39DEFF206414B9D41B544C37259F4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide access
through the one-stop delivery system to such program or activities carried out
by the entity, including making the core services described in section
234(c)(2) that are applicable to the program or activities available at the
one-stop centers (in addition to any other appropriate locations);</text></clause><clause id="H5843453D86DD47A2BC25497D388F1B77"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>use
a portion of the funds available for the program and activities to maintain the
one-stop delivery system, including payment of the infrastructure costs of
one-stop centers in accordance with subsection (h);</text></clause><clause id="H60A8E1DD4FDB41CA992D1F9F512F3F43"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>enter into a
local memorandum of understanding with the local board, relating to the
operation of the one-stop system, that meets the requirements of subsection
(c);</text></clause><clause id="H351FD10333614622873FB82164469BEA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>participate in
the operation of the one-stop system consistent with the terms of the
memorandum of understanding, the requirements of this title, and the
requirements of the Federal laws authorizing the program or activities;
and</text></clause><clause id="H64801121DBB54099919701E2C835CF27"><enum>(v)</enum><text>provide
representation on the State board to the extent provided under section
111.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H960EC511F33941BBB9A72E2CFD75E50A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Programs and
activities</header><text>The programs and activities referred to in
subparagraph (A) consist of—</text><clause id="HC3134948B0DE4B869850E4609E38774F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>programs
authorized under this title;</text></clause><clause id="H724127D25F844210B6B62DBEB4C71FFD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>programs
authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="HA0746D23EA3C49249FD3B8D3BB5D7CAB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>adult education
and literacy activities authorized under title III;</text></clause><clause id="HB02D99DA57F34440B40841BAC11182CA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>programs
authorized under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et
seq.) (other than section 112 or part C of title I of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>,
741));</text></clause><clause id="H80C38E9CC55048889D6BFAE3904C1549"><enum>(v)</enum><text>activities
authorized under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et
seq.);</text></clause><clause id="HBD9B590E4D3E4F7B8F92F946F7FBC5D9"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>career and
technical education programs at the postsecondary level authorized under the
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et
seq.);</text></clause><clause id="HA21B6142AB1E4F16B2F9133E3500E05B"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>activities
authorized under chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271
et seq.);</text></clause><clause id="HEA407D9A833349EC9B85DC7AA7170B69"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>activities
authorized under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/41">chapter 41</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code;</text></clause><clause id="HE55EBCC34B95454EBA65BDEB6BE66F13"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>employment and
training activities carried out under the Community Services Block Grant Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9901">42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="H0F8D263D476C4C9AA385C40A01921DA7"><enum>(x)</enum><text>employment and
training activities carried out by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development;</text></clause><clause id="H8CEF8F92BE684971A38FD75D3F880892"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>programs
authorized under State unemployment compensation laws (in accordance with
applicable Federal law);</text></clause><clause id="HF2FFE87B0E834824A4298C447B77B5A9"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>programs
authorized under section 212 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C.
17532); and</text></clause><clause id="H24844729F65B45BAA008A12768C43CFC"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>programs
authorized under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601
et seq.), subject to subparagraph (C).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9775730F720B4249A226C04536C3AE42"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Determination by
the Governor</header><clause id="HD09D1F905BF940D6A6B42AAAC348A1B2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An entity that carries out a program referred to in
subparagraph (B)(xiii) shall be included in the one-stop partners for the local
area, as a required partner, for purposes of this Act and the other core
program provisions that are not part of this Act, unless the Governor provides
the notification described in clause (ii).</text></clause><clause id="H264889529C014F55B38C5AFDD4B920DB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The
notification referred to in clause (i) is a notification that—</text><subclause id="HC6155B5E66AD4765B33EAC28D3D5C8AD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is made in writing
of a determination by the Governor not to include such entity in the one-stop
partners described in clause (i); and</text></subclause><subclause id="H00359449C30A41298C5CD5513FF2D681"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is provided to
the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A70C850B31D45A997EBC62D803F1BE4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
partners</header><subparagraph id="HF8827D480809431AB21BD2CA46B3962D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>With the approval of the local board and chief elected
official, in addition to the entities described in paragraph (1), other
entities that carry out workforce development programs described in
subparagraph (B) may be one-stop partners for the local area and carry out the
responsibilities described in paragraph (1)(A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7A3C431362D4EB88E66BB54D0C63669"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Programs</header><text>The
programs referred to in subparagraph (A) may include—</text><clause id="HBB19DCFA36434B10B75081BD8DCFA884"><enum>(i)</enum><text>employment and
training programs administered by the Social Security Administration, including
the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program established under section 1148
of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320b-19">42 U.S.C. 1320b–19</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="H1573075A2A3842C4A13A816ED096C245"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>employment and
training programs carried out by the Small Business Administration;</text></clause><clause id="H6FC0E21B29734CB99E5774660B974CF8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>programs
authorized under section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2015(d)(4));</text></clause><clause id="HB1A8096D8BF944058243C30CE4D14375"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>work programs
authorized under section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2015(o));</text></clause><clause id="HDA5AA292877444CDA0EFB1D55419E917"><enum>(v)</enum><text>programs carried
out under section 112 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="HF86232E640FD491CA729B119FD795CA2"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>programs
authorized under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12501 et seq.); and</text></clause><clause id="HE0978BEFA0914A3E954AEB9510E9CBB6"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>other
appropriate Federal, State, or local programs, including employment, education,
and training programs provided by public libraries or in the private
sector.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9E951FE6FC8B4170BE4D125338A18605"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Memorandum of
understanding</header><paragraph id="HA8B786FD2092402AA66E71A95B63960A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development</header><text>The
local board, with the agreement of the chief elected official, shall develop
and enter into a memorandum of understanding (between the local board and the
one-stop partners), consistent with paragraph (2), concerning the operation of
the one-stop delivery system in the local area.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3210DD8B0E864D488BD627436496CE2B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
memorandum of understanding shall contain—</text><subparagraph id="H6F7774F5367B4331899EEA7BA6A60D0B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provisions
describing—</text><clause id="H28853BB9317045AF86C42B47CF7B1701"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
services to be provided through the one-stop delivery system consistent with
the requirements of this section, including the manner in which the services
will be coordinated and delivered through such system;</text></clause><clause id="H3345D9367FFF40289C59D6155C834DCD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>how
the costs of such services and the operating costs of such system will be
funded, including—</text><subclause id="H2E922F2C022E49AF974B1DA2C80C29BF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>funding through
cash and in-kind contributions (fairly evaluated), which contributions may
include funding from philanthropic organizations or other private entities, or
through other alternative financing options, to provide a stable and equitable
funding stream for ongoing one-stop delivery system operations; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HD340EF41D5584E868097134EA3985AFB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>funding of the
infrastructure costs of one-stop centers in accordance with subsection
(h);</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H90D58091E32540A0987BE67BCEC7A9CF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>methods of
referral of individuals between the one-stop operator and the one-stop partners
for appropriate services and activities;</text></clause><clause id="HAD5996B60C1347668A4431CAC6499676"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>methods to ensure
the needs of workers and youth, and individuals with barriers to employment,
including individuals with disabilities, are addressed in the provision of
necessary and appropriate access to services, including access to technology
and materials, made available through the one-stop delivery system; and</text></clause><clause id="H4981A6B8469D4A8FB164316321A79EB5"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
duration of the memorandum of understanding and the procedures for amending the
memorandum during the duration of the memorandum, and assurances that such
memorandum shall be reviewed not less than once every 2-year period to ensure
appropriate funding and delivery of services; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98194C9BD10649C9A7B9704147735E67"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such other
provisions, consistent with the requirements of this title, as the parties to
the agreement determine to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7663E5C87995462AA9B9AFC09C51321B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>One-Stop
operators</header><paragraph id="HCBFE8A66136C40019AAFF289531DECD7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Designation and
certification</header><text>Consistent with paragraphs (2) and (3), the local
board, with the agreement of the chief elected official, is authorized to
designate or certify one-stop operators and to terminate for cause the
eligibility of such operators.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAA4FA6BD70744F90BDA606443B4DAB54"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible to receive funds made available under this subtitle to operate a
one-stop center referred to in subsection (e), an entity (which may be a
consortium of entities)—</text><subparagraph id="HF0F605354F9F4F6B8C903CC0BB004DC4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be
designated or certified as a one-stop operator—</text><clause id="H980A1DA512C84FF4A6A952928C7B3916"><enum>(i)</enum><text>through a
competitive process; or</text></clause><clause id="HD7DCC455ADA24255A1B38AF9B36BE027"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
accordance with an agreement reached between the local board and a consortium
of entities that, at a minimum, includes 3 or more of the one-stop partners
described in subsection (b)(1); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FE4084750604DB3BF244CDF07E58D24"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be an entity
(public or private), or consortium of entities, of demonstrated effectiveness,
located in the local area, which may include—</text><clause id="H5F4FCA24575D4BC190ADEEB46BF64901"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
institution of higher education;</text></clause><clause id="H9DAFBDF18B7C4C75B4BF4D80475D9D57"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
employment service State agency established under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29
U.S.C. 49 et seq.), on behalf of the local office of the agency;</text></clause><clause id="HEC3140715A404DA5BCFE360147A8A707"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
community-based organization, nonprofit organization, or intermediary;</text></clause><clause id="H4530B1B7E5454F40870D9C573A57D4B4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
private for-profit entity;</text></clause><clause id="H32DE4522EB9D43F988F13F36A2E8F2E2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a
government agency; and</text></clause><clause id="H98EE07B70A7B40DEA30B688E9F9B91CC"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>another
interested organization or entity, which may include a local chamber of
commerce or other business organization, or a labor organization.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H152A44B3D2C64AFA832A361013B29AC8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Elementary
schools and secondary schools shall not be eligible for designation or
certification as one-stop operators, except that nontraditional public
secondary schools and area career and technical education schools may be
eligible for such designation or certification.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEE559E1173184668AB57DAB5E31644C3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><text>The State and local boards shall ensure that in
carrying out activities under this title, one-stop operators—</text><subparagraph id="H1488FEA33C7C4220869583433AEF8A24"><enum>(A)</enum><text>disclose any
potential conflicts of interest arising from the relationships of the operators
with particular training service providers or other service providers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB922730C12CD48C7A093CE3B23173094"><enum>(B)</enum><text>do not establish
practices that create disincentives to providing services to individuals with
barriers to employment who may require longer-term services, such as intensive
employment, training, and education services; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC85BF9B8EE3448A1AEE1BE2FA13A79C0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>comply with
Federal regulations, and procurement policies, relating to the calculation and
use of profits.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEA37FA314A9742C2B7A6644D326E59EE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Establishment of
one-Stop delivery system</header><paragraph id="H7AAC3E6C613048BA83E2B98766018830"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There shall be established in each local area in a State
that receives an allotment under section 232(b) a one-stop delivery system,
which—</text><subparagraph id="HB94A10F41DF04E30B9145D25500D7042"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall provide the
core services described in section 234(c)(2);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7131667566B14F0DB7EE35FC030AA984"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall provide
access to intensive services and training services as described in paragraphs
(3) and (4) of section 234(c), including serving as the point of access to
training services for participants in accordance with section
234(c)(4)(G);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC084C96ACF8487E951F3F791B7C6369"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall provide
access to the employment and training activities carried out under section
234(d), if any;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF791018E0D6E443B9240DF97527B3C5E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>shall provide
access to programs and activities carried out by one-stop partners described in
subsection (b); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01D794D410064FB48A973FCA714B7A8E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>shall provide
access to the data, information, and analysis described in section 15(a) of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49l-2">29 U.S.C. 49l–2(a)</external-xref>) and all job search, placement,
recruitment, and other labor exchange services authorized under the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0DDB8B0460574C989548916B530D48BE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>One-stop
delivery</header><text>The one-stop delivery system—</text><subparagraph id="H400825DECEB24E6DBD0EDDF290F25CAC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at a minimum,
shall make each of the programs, services, and activities described in
paragraph (1) accessible at not less than 1 physical center in each local area
of the State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H690533D8CDA04182B4D2703DED43D505"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may also make
programs, services, and activities described in paragraph (1) available—</text><clause id="H6B403D555426450786B45531B568C232"><enum>(i)</enum><text>through a network
of affiliated sites that can provide 1 or more of the programs, services, and
activities to individuals; and</text></clause><clause id="HF914B226BE0A4D799818153EBF7634C3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>through a network
of eligible one-stop partners—</text><subclause id="H584C5A14B662494EA410222EDAF697C5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in which each
partner provides 1 or more of the programs, services, and activities to such
individuals and is accessible at an affiliated site that consists of a physical
location or an electronically or technologically linked access point;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="HCE3183CA017349AE90AD408B52B0EE9F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that assures
individuals that information on the availability of the core services will be
available regardless of where the individuals initially enter the statewide
workforce development system, including information made available through an
access point described in subclause (I);</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F2BC7FC9C2647419E7C1366703EC459"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may have
specialized centers to address special needs, such as the needs of dislocated
workers, youth, or key industry sectors or clusters; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8C2C120B24034045B7F0307C29657414"><enum>(D)</enum><text>as applicable and
practicable, shall make programs, services, and activities accessible to
individuals through electronic means in a manner that improves efficiency,
coordination, and quality in the delivery of one-stop partner services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A0E5A044A2548E080A73445FBCDB6F8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Colocation of
wagner-peyser services</header><text>Consistent with section 3(d) of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49b">29 U.S.C. 49b(d)</external-xref>), and in order to improve service delivery,
avoid duplication of services, and enhance coordination of services, including
location of staff to ensure access to services in underserved areas, the
employment service offices in each State shall be colocated with one-stop
centers established under this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H138B0655BB134975B4B0DF92C2E2A3C9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of common
one-stop delivery system identifier</header><text>In addition to using any
State or locally developed identifier, each one-stop delivery system shall
include in the identification of products, programs, activities, services,
facilities, and related property and materials, a common one-stop delivery
system identifier. The identifier shall be developed by the Secretary, in
consultation with heads of other appropriate departments and agencies, and
representatives of State boards and local boards and of other stakeholders in
the one-stop delivery system, not later than the beginning of the second full
program year after the date of enactment of this Act. Such common identifier
may consist of a logo, phrase, or other identifier that informs users of the
one-stop delivery system that such products, programs, activities, services,
facilities, property, or materials are being provided through such system.
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit one-stop partners,
States, or local areas from having additional identifiers.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCA4B978C932B496B9F44E71FDD67EFDA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Application to
certain vocational rehabilitation programs</header><paragraph id="H223FB23735EE4E3584F95EED615338B5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Nothing
in this section shall be construed to apply to part C of title I of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/741">29 U.S.C. 741</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDCDDA3AB8AF74D2997ABD36B899BA3E9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Client
assistance</header><text>Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require that
any entity carrying out a client assistance program authorized under section
112 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>)—</text><subparagraph id="H1CC6AADB8BEA4059A7F4D67B137712AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be included as a
mandatory one-stop partner under subsection (b)(1); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFAAF277D9AC54D9AAA74AA465EB4DFC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the entity is
included as an additional one-stop partner under subsection (b)(2)—</text><clause id="H40FBEC83DC994497AD9004D35D283147"><enum>(i)</enum><text>violate the
requirement of section 112(c)(1)(A) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732(c)(1)(A)</external-xref>) that
the entity be independent of any agency that provides treatment, services, or
rehabilitation to individuals under that Act; or</text></clause><clause id="H0C728E9573A649DA9E1C8C962A968BD6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>carry out any
activity not authorized under section 112 of that Act (including appropriate
Federal regulations).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3AEC17E2AA924B01951CE47C104782B3"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Continuous
improvement of one-Stop centers</header><paragraph id="H2E109B43498F455BA5C6E28DE8F099C7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The State board, in consultation with chief elected
officials and local boards, shall establish objective criteria and procedures
for use by local boards in periodically assessing the effectiveness, physical
and programmatic accessibility in accordance with section 288 and the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>), and continuous
improvement of one-stop centers and the one-stop delivery system, consistent
with the requirements of section 111(d)(7).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H95ACE52571774F1EB50B0DA2E3C7E4CA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The
criteria and procedures developed under this subsection shall include standards
relating to service coordination achieved by the one-stop delivery system with
respect to the programs administered by the one-stop partners at the one-stop
centers. Such criteria and procedures shall—</text><subparagraph id="H84B08F4040714400A6CFD0EC452B8918"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be developed in a
manner that is consistent with the guidelines, guidance, and policies provided
by the Governor and by the State board, in consultation with the chief elected
officials and local boards, for such partners’ participation under subsections
(h)(1) and (i); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H421B50693B554992BE6DBD3830A87C18"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include such
factors relating to the effectiveness, accessibility, and improvement of the
one-stop delivery system as the State board determines to be
appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5F61CEB8782F45C3A23EBC3A5A643D63"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Local
criteria</header><text>Consistent with the criteria developed under paragraph
(1) by the State, a local board in the State may develop additional criteria
(or higher levels of service coordination than required for the State-developed
criteria) relating to service coordination achieved by the one-stop delivery
system, for purposes of assessments described in paragraph (1), in order to
respond to labor market, economic, and demographic, conditions and trends in
the region.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE579838ECAB344B2BE9A84E90EE1EF5F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Review and
update</header><text>The criteria and procedures established under this
subsection shall be reviewed and updated by the State board or the local board,
as the case may be, as part of the biennial process for review and modification
of State and local plans described in sections 112(c) and 118(a).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7AEFF7B480E74ED09DF658FFAF59F6AE"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding of
one-Stop infrastructure</header><paragraph id="HF5B3F1A9DB4C4BFDA34F59BF72484F23"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><subparagraph id="H7C525DF94189427182D6091BB8F000AA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Options for
infrastructure funding</header><clause id="HA2DE423B900D4DA197749CE9265A44A5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Local
options</header><text>The local board, chief elected officials, and one-stop
partners described in subsection (b)(1) in a local area may fund the costs of
infrastructure of one-stop centers in the local area through—</text><subclause id="H708D8D84ED75412A89ACC7BDF3C500E4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>methods agreed on
by the local board, chief elected officials, and one-stop partners (described
in the memorandum of understanding described in subsection (c)); or</text></subclause><subclause id="H9D0C2F531F71449BBC750AFED9ACB121"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the State
infrastructure funding mechanism described in paragraph (2).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H3F883E04895844F39E81771C28728C77"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Failure to
reach consensus agreement on funding methods</header><text>Beginning July 1,
2015, if the local board, chief elected officials, and one-stop partners
described in subsection (b)(1) in a local area fail to reach consensus
agreement on methods of sufficiently funding the costs of infrastructure of
one-stop centers for a program year, the State infrastructure funding mechanism
described in paragraph (2) shall be applicable to such local area for that
program year and for each subsequent program year for which those entities and
individuals fail to reach such agreement.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28FAF37F061B4C6F890982F85F5FB847"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Guidance for
infrastructure funding</header><text>In addition to carrying out the
requirements relating to the State infrastructure funding mechanism described
in paragraph (2), the Governor, after consultation with chief elected
officials, local boards, and the State board, and consistent with the guidance
and policies provided by the State board under subparagraphs (B) and (C)(i) of
section 111(d)(7), shall provide, for the use of local areas under subparagraph
(A)(i)(I)—</text><clause id="HD71D772EE38F4E3A90DF6AF8432EBF67"><enum>(i)</enum><text>guidelines for
State-administered one-stop partner programs, for determining such programs’
contributions to a one-stop delivery system, based on such programs'
proportionate use of such system consistent with chapter II of title 2, Code of
Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling),
including determining funding for the costs of infrastructure, which
contributions shall be negotiated pursuant to the memorandum of understanding
under subsection (c); and</text></clause><clause id="H201E308405FB41789A6C55C531B6AD7C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>guidance to
assist local boards, chief elected officials, and one-stop partners in local
areas in determining equitable and stable methods of funding the costs of
infrastructure of one-stop centers in such areas.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H18B75116B5E6460D86C0E1E945717B36"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State one-stop
infrastructure funding</header><subparagraph id="H5DE77E7849EC48E2B6D16B4D0ECCD4CA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this paragraph, the term <term>covered portion</term>, used with respect to
funding for a fiscal year for a program described in subsection (b)(1), means a
portion determined under subparagraph (C) of the Federal funds provided to a
State (including local areas within the State) under the Federal law
authorizing that program described in subsection (b)(1) for the fiscal year
(taking into account the availability of funding for purposes related to
infrastructure from philanthropic organizations, private entities, or other
alternative financing options).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2FD066C1431346DF94F6EE6B6C0B8259"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Partner
contributions</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (D), for local areas in a
State that are not covered by paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), the covered portions of
funding for a fiscal year shall be provided to the Governor from the programs
described in subsection (b)(1), to assist in paying the costs of infrastructure
of one-stop centers in those local areas of the State not adequately funded
under the option described in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H548D4A1D5CB34C33A8152FA98CBA4559"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Determination of
Governor</header><clause id="HF2C2FEC6E4A14C6B83A37389B0BF9501"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii) and subparagraph (D), the
Governor, after consultation with chief elected officials, local boards, and
the State board, shall determine the portion of funds to be provided under
subparagraph (B) by each one-stop partner from each program described in
subparagraph (B). In making such determination for the purpose of determining
funding contributions, for funding pursuant to clause (i)(II) or (ii) of
paragraph (1)(A) by each partner, the Governor shall calculate amounts for the
proportionate use of the one-stop centers in the State, consistent with chapter
II of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar
regulation or ruling), taking into account the costs of administration of the
one-stop delivery system for purposes not related to one-stop centers, for each
partner. The Governor shall exclude from such determination of funds the
amounts for proportionate use of one-stop centers attributable to the programs
of one-stop partners for those local areas of the State where the costs of
infrastructure of one-stop centers are funded under the option described in
paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I).</text></clause><clause id="HC3326B5E95F8466F88C4E81ADF3BAE1D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>In a State in which the State constitution or a State
statute places policymaking authority that is independent of the authority of
the Governor in an entity or official with respect to the funds provided for
adult education and literacy activities authorized under title III,
postsecondary career and technical education activities authorized under the
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et
seq.), or vocational rehabilitation services offered under a provision covered
by section 101(12)(D), the determination described in clause (i) with respect
to the programs authorized under that title, Act, and provision shall be made
by the chief officer of the entity, or the official, with such authority in
consultation with the Governor.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD69E0F56FFFD40678D4123A51D4EDB8E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Limitations</header><clause id="H30B78B9437CD41E5BE6957B22F54327F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Provision from
administrative funds</header><subclause id="HB991EC8951E2441981179C4770E876B3"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subclause (II), the funds provided under this
paragraph by each one-stop partner shall be provided only from funds available
for the costs of administration under the program administered by such partner,
and shall be subject to the program's limitations with respect to the portion
of funds under such program that may be used for administration.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H4D00F9F6F50C47B6A54BCF45CA98BEA9"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>Nothing
in this clause shall be construed to apply to the programs carried out under
this title, or under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056
et seq.).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H42C94307775D4B87BF7DD974CD9CB4C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Cap on required
contributions</header><text>For local areas in a State that are not covered by
paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), the following rules shall apply:</text><subclause id="HED9C8AAAB709421C81B207B787C74285"><enum>(I)</enum><header>WIA formula
programs and employment service</header><text>The portion of funds required to
be contributed under this paragraph from a program authorized under chapter 2
or 3, or the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>) shall not exceed 3
percent of the amount of Federal funds provided to carry out that program in
the State for a fiscal year.</text></subclause><subclause id="H29D5334DD2CA4741B4AA3E28465E52DA"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Other one-stop
partners</header><text>The portion of funds required to be contributed under
this paragraph from a program described in subsection (b)(1) other than the
programs described in clause (i) shall not exceed 1.5 percent of the amount of
Federal funds provided to carry out that program in the State for a fiscal
year.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H18B4F2B2B391490DA21953D9B0C1E9A7"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Vocational
rehabilitation</header><text>Notwithstanding subclauses (I) and (II), an entity
administering a program described in subsection (b)(1)(B)(iv) shall not be
required to provide from that program, under this paragraph, a portion that
exceeds—</text><item commented="no" id="HDAE7BB83323F450B91374F40FE156243"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>0.75 percent of
the amount of Federal funds provided to carry out such program in the State for
the second full program year that begins after the date of enactment of this
Act;</text></item><item commented="no" id="HE71DBE3575C84793B15130CBDD337938"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>1.0 percent of
the amount provided to carry out such program in the State for the third full
program year that begins after such date;</text></item><item commented="no" id="H68EF0C266A2C435091E8A1E1389161D9"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>1.25 percent of
the amount provided to carry out such program in the State for the fourth full
program year that begins after such date; and</text></item><item commented="no" id="HACA25E528653488083C98CD0DC561383"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>1.5 percent of
the amount provided to carry out such program in the State for the fifth and
each succeeding full program year that begins after such date.</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="H76F58400CF854A6292DF8CDECE88942E"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Federal direct
spending programs</header><text>For local areas in a State that are not covered
by paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), an entity administering a program funded with direct
spending as defined in section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as in effect on August 2, 2011 (2 U.S.C.
900(c)(8)) shall not be required to provide, for purposes of this paragraph, an
amount in excess of the amount determined under subparagraph (C)(i) to be
equivalent to the cost of the proportionate use of the one-stop centers for the
one-stop partner for such program in the State.</text></clause><clause id="H4F38707D25344ECD808C99EFE7C97CC6"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Native American
programs</header><text>One-stop partners for Native American programs
established under section 266 shall not be subject to the provisions of this
subsection (other than this clause) or subsection (i). For purposes of
subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii)(II), the method for determining the appropriate
portion of funds to be provided by such partners to pay for the costs of
infrastructure of a one-stop center shall be determined as part of the
development of the memorandum of understanding under subsection (c) for the
one-stop center and shall be stated in the memorandum.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FEAEA273F7A4B8C99BC607C6A4D1709"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Appeal by
one-stop partners</header><text>The Governor shall establish a process,
described under section 112(b)(2)(D)(i)(V), for a one-stop partner
administering a program described in subsection (b)(1) to appeal a
determination regarding the portion of funds to be provided under this
paragraph. Such a determination may be appealed under the process on the basis
that such determination is inconsistent with the requirements of this
paragraph. Such process shall ensure prompt resolution of the appeal in order
to ensure the funds are distributed in a timely manner, consistent with the
requirements of section 282(e).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC2433C2234B446A490E392165740C403"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocation by
Governor</header><subparagraph id="H0BA8621094264908BD2F8B499F1A816D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the funds provided under paragraph (1), the Governor
shall allocate the funds to local areas described in subparagraph (B) in
accordance with the formula established under subparagraph (B) for the purposes
of assisting in paying the costs of infrastructure of one-stop centers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEF407E4E2D9468CA386E6D213BA2999"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allocation
formula</header><text>The State board shall develop a formula to be used by the
Governor to allocate the funds provided under paragraph (1) to local areas not
funding costs of infrastructure under the option described in paragraph
(1)(A)(i)(I). The formula shall be based on factors including the number of
one-stop centers in a local area, the population served by such centers, the
services provided by such centers, and other factors relating to the
performance of such centers that the State board determines are
appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBB8093D949AA48DA80D469A5B1062201"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Costs of
infrastructure</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>costs of
infrastructure</quote>, used with respect to a one-stop center, means the
nonpersonnel costs that are necessary for the general operation of the one-stop
center, including the rental costs of the facilities, the costs of utilities
and maintenance, equipment (including assessment-related products and assistive
technology for individuals with disabilities), and technology to facilitate
access to the one-stop center, including the center’s planning and outreach
activities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7CDA6A7796E347F2876D231CE57E1B99"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Other
funds</header><paragraph id="H0298D8AE696145CD871581D769CBCAD6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to the memorandum of understanding described in
subsection (c) for the one-stop delivery system involved, in addition to the
funds provided to carry out subsection (h), a portion of funds made available
under Federal law authorizing the programs described in subsection (b) and
administered by one-stop partners, or the noncash resources available under
such programs, shall be used to pay the additional costs relating to the
operation of the one-stop delivery system that are not paid from the funds
provided under subsection (h), as determined in accordance with paragraph (3),
to the extent not inconsistent with the Federal law involved. Such costs shall
include the costs of the provision of core services described in section
234(c)(2) applicable to each program and may include common costs that are not
paid from the funds provided under subsection (h).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3E14453E2A84C64AC065DEA7D964D3B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Shared
services</header><text>The costs described under paragraph (1) may include
costs of services that are authorized for and may be commonly provided through
the one-stop partner programs to any individual, such as initial intake,
assessment of needs, appraisal of basic skills, identification of appropriate
services to meet such needs, referrals to other one-stop partners, and other
similar services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F03187B614D461B8F70F491C701B56A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination
and guidance</header><text>The method for determining the appropriate portion
of funds and noncash resources to be provided by the one-stop partner for each
program under paragraph (1) for a one-stop center shall be determined as part
of the development of the memorandum of understanding under subsection (c) for
the one-stop center and shall be stated in the memorandum. The State board
shall provide guidance to facilitate the determination, for purposes of the
memorandum of understanding, of an appropriate allocation of the funds and
noncash resources in local areas, consistent with the requirements of section
111(d)(7)(C)(i).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9E1F37FF97FA45C19C41806BB760312A"><enum>222.</enum><header>Identification
of eligible providers of training services</header><subsection id="HC794B970A5A54CF796FED5D1759ACD13"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><paragraph id="H0EDD67E0AFEE43C981DF59A5DCC96462"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (h), the Governor, after
consultation with the State board, shall establish criteria, information
requirements, and procedures regarding the eligibility of providers of training
services to receive funds provided under section 233(b) for the provision of
training services in local areas in the State.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAD9FADD0029B4DA5AF1DDB19FC75F8C4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Providers</header><text>Subject
to the provisions of this section, to be eligible to receive those funds for
the provision of training services, the provider shall be—</text><subparagraph id="H7FCA74136C52489F946395E517E4EA12"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an institution of
higher education that provides a program that leads to a recognized
postsecondary credential;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBDF3AE7DD36417DB323BFABF0DB4881"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an entity that
carries out programs registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly
known as the <quote>National Apprenticeship Act</quote>; 50 Stat. 664, chapter
663; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/50">29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA2479E8A73041E8AD873043555AAE3D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>another public or
private provider of a program of training services, which may include joint
labor-management organizations, and eligible providers of adult education and
literacy activities under title III if such activities are provided in
combination with occupational skills training.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1EB99936066E4E638563CBCB256C1A36"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inclusion in
list of eligible providers</header><text>A provider described in subparagraph
(A) or (C) of paragraph (2) shall comply with the criteria, information
requirements, and procedures established under this section to be included on
the list of eligible providers of training services described in subsection
(d). A provider described in paragraph (2)(B) shall be included and maintained
on the list of eligible providers of training services described in subsection
(d) for so long as the corresponding program of the provider remains registered
as described in paragraph (2)(B).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4B39F3DEC6124957A1EFBC653128B858"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criteria and
information requirements</header><paragraph id="H6128A687AD374117947BCC16E63A5F27"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State
criteria</header><text>In establishing criteria pursuant to subsection (a), the
Governor shall take into account each of the following:</text><subparagraph id="H25E23B868406432D9D57592952C584B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The performance of
providers of training services with respect to—</text><clause id="HF1DE974CD364421DABFC7FEF99FAF973"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
performance accountability measures and other matters for which information is
required under paragraph (2); and</text></clause><clause id="H7C2D3CF55C8841E29458D832A1311AB0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other appropriate
measures of performance outcomes determined by the Governor for those
participants receiving training services under this subtitle (taking into
consideration the characteristics of the population served and relevant
economic conditions), and the outcomes of the program through which those
training services were provided for students in general with respect to
employment and earnings as defined under section 131(b)(2).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05856F92A3174F87BF5B5590BC5FCAF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The need to ensure
access to training services throughout the State, including through the use of
technology.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01611D4FE6FE4AC49AD4BAD8519D35DD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Information
reported to State agencies with respect to Federal and State programs involving
training services (other than the program carried out under this subtitle),
including one-stop partner programs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6A64B1457824870A044CE2B7F3A71B5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The requirements
for State licensing of providers of training services, and the licensing status
of providers of training services if applicable.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H60C8117054584CE5868A2FAA601B6884"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Ways in which the
criteria can encourage, to the extent practicable, the providers to use
industry-recognized certificates or certifications.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10D29AF5F79B472280D555E1FAF7D81F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The ability of the
providers to offer programs that lead to recognized postsecondary
credentials.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD8C3F09EBEE04ED794B9F88F4C2B0197"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The quality of a
program of training services, including a program of training services that
leads to a recognized postsecondary credential.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CC197D98A944CB9A9688E706BC2E3C9"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The ability of the
providers to provide training services to individuals who are employed and
individuals with barriers to employment.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC1AD81D21494EE8A0C1994147484C13"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Such other factors
as the Governor determines are appropriate to ensure—</text><clause id="HFD6CAE0F2B6C41C4836D8357F0A1ED41"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
accountability of the providers;</text></clause><clause id="H6BB64B068D9E4F41B738A92A8B21AD52"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that the one-stop
centers in the State will ensure that such providers meet the needs of local
employers and participants;</text></clause><clause id="H9475C4DEE2DF4326A27F2A3E9689016F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the informed
choice of participants among training services providers; and</text></clause><clause id="HC2F33B2DEF5B466F93ED396A77F404C0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>that the
collection of information required to demonstrate compliance with the criteria
is not unduly burdensome or costly to providers.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB18D1FC46073495198DF411382DEB468"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State
information requirements</header><text>The information requirements established
by the Governor shall require that a provider of training services submit
appropriate, accurate, and timely information to the State, to enable the State
to carry out subsection (d), with respect to participants receiving training
services under this subtitle in the applicable program, including—</text><subparagraph id="H76CD4A42AE20475289506C180F398F30"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information on the
performance of the provider with respect to the performance accountability
measures described in section 131 for such participants (taking into
consideration the characteristics of the population served and relevant
economic conditions), and information specifying the percentage of such
participants who entered unsubsidized employment in an occupation related to
the program, to the extent practicable;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE54139F7ADC3469B9DBEE2D816FCCCAC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>information on
recognized postsecondary credentials received by such participants;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F3B774E2CED4E4D8C72448E2355096D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>information on
program costs (such as costs of tuition and fees) for participants in the
program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE7CD337FB164ACF80046D3E086DAC89"><enum>(D)</enum><text>information on the
program completion rate for such participants; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H433CEFE569FA44A580CCBC27A36C425A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>information on the
criteria described in paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF9D51822CC2F4760830B3F8370ACC875"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Local criteria
and information requirements</header><text>A local board in the State may
establish criteria and information requirements in addition to the criteria and
information requirements established by the Governor, or may require higher
levels of performance than required for the criteria established by the
Governor, for purposes of determining the eligibility of providers of training
services to receive funds described in subsection (a) for the provision of
training services in the local area involved.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD2990709449746DC851D09504E5CB384"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Criteria and
information requirements to establish initial eligibility</header><subparagraph id="H92BA23F247B2479B821E79898FEABA2B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this paragraph is to enable the providers of programs carried out
under chapter 3 to offer the highest quality training services and be
responsive to in-demand and emerging industries by providing training services
for those industries.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC10DEF6D6B3849998A0F41CFCF08D23E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Initial
eligibility</header><text>Providers may seek initial eligibility under this
paragraph as providers of training services. The criteria and information
requirements established by the Governor under this paragraph shall require
that a provider who has not previously been an eligible provider of training
services under this section (or section 122 of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) provide
the information described in subparagraph (C).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4869BBB17D574989AA5637994EF670A1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The
provider shall provide verifiable program-specific performance information
based on criteria established by the State as described in subparagraph (D)
that supports the provider’s ability to serve participants under this
subtitle.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8B441299D1B4B2AB79131477D5B6742"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The
criteria described in subparagraph (C) shall include at least—</text><clause id="H070555AB1E454319B94D5083CF17A123"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
factor related to indicators described in section 131;</text></clause><clause id="H97CAAD5D5A8A469F9EEB222B39A59093"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
factor concerning whether the provider is in a partnership with
business;</text></clause><clause id="H1FCABFFD9E844E31AD465E31EEDD3CFA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other factors
that indicate high-quality training services; and</text></clause><clause id="HD92C591243C440B09BB40D9160763531"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
factor concerning alignment of the training services with industries projected
to have potential for employment opportunities, to the extent
practicable.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71588F0B6446442589AE8B970EFDE509"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Provision</header><text>The
provider shall provide the information described in subparagraph (C) to the
Governor and the local board in a manner that will permit the Governor and the
local board to make a decision on inclusion of the provider on the list of
eligible providers described in subsection (d).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD454F17178184E1CA7E5080EA4AFB76A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Procedures</header><paragraph id="H68589BCF749C4F75BB9DC65837DDC900"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application
procedures</header><text>The procedures established under subsection (a) shall
identify the application process for a provider of training services to become
eligible to receive funds provided under section 233(b) for the provision of
training services. The procedures shall identify the respective roles of the
State and local areas in receiving and reviewing the applications and in making
determinations of such eligibility based on the criteria, information, and
procedures established under this section. The procedures shall also establish
a process for a provider of training services to appeal a denial or termination
of eligibility under this section that includes an opportunity for a hearing
and prescribes appropriate time limits to ensure prompt resolution of the
appeal.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H663B80FF21DF4A9BB6A382070CEB08EB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Renewal
procedures</header><text>The procedures established by the Governor shall also
provide for biennial review and renewal of eligibility under this section for
providers of training services.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFF0DA065BD3545B3976D47C2C282485D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>List and
information To assist participants in choosing providers</header><paragraph id="HB4C6358F416D4108BA926D11961DD2FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to facilitate and assist participants in
choosing employment and training activities and in choosing providers of
training services, the Governor shall ensure that an appropriate list of
providers determined to be eligible under this section to offer a program in
the State (and, as appropriate, in a local area), accompanied by information
identifying the recognized postsecondary credential offered by the provider and
other appropriate information, is provided to the one-stop delivery system in
the State.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6377102563B54995B5CA5CEBD9200EC1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Accompanying
information</header><text>The accompanying information shall—</text><subparagraph id="H7E0DE23FC6E84B77A27DDCF099765B7F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to
providers described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of subsection (a)(2), consist
of information provided by such providers, disaggregated by local areas served,
as applicable, in accordance with subsection (b);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H936AA9E863A0450192C93EB0DC65B4E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to
providers described in subsection (b)(4), consist of information provided by
such providers in accordance with subsection (b)(4); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3385A4C458EE44E0A515FE8DAF30A846"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such other
information as the Governor determines to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H860F162AA30D43BEBD130C5004B80034"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The
list and the accompanying information shall be made available to such
participants and to members of the public through the one-stop delivery system
in the State, in a manner that does not reveal personally identifiable
information about an individual participant.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5C2C131274204CA8BF70B95CB373B8C6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Opportunity To
submit comments</header><text>In establishing, under this section, criteria,
information requirements, procedures, and the list of eligible providers
described in subsection (d), the Governor shall provide an opportunity for
interested members of the public to make recommendations and submit comments
regarding such criteria, information requirements, procedures, and list.</text></subsection><subsection id="H38275543B1BE49498B9D84AA7D5398F2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><paragraph id="HE0E4EDFA295D41ADA25420F371B561EC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The procedures established under this section shall
provide the following:</text><subparagraph id="H23BE5773A6444EBCA0D8AC74D6229930"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Intentionally
supplying inaccurate information</header><text>Upon a determination, by an
individual or entity specified in the procedures, that a provider of training
services, or individual providing information on behalf of the provider,
violated this section (or section 122 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998,
as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) by
intentionally supplying inaccurate information under this section, the
eligibility of such provider to receive funds under chapter 3 shall be
terminated for a period of time that is not less than 2 years.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H705B75F1BB7344A993D3B8B77F601535"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Substantial
violations</header><text>Upon a determination, by an individual or entity
specified in the procedures, that a provider of training services substantially
violated any requirement under this title (or title I of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998, as in effect on the day before such date of enactment),
the eligibility of such provider to receive funds under chapter 3 for the
program involved may be terminated, or other appropriate action may be
taken.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5CB483B15BD46F983C8DDA2EFDBCBAB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Repayment</header><text>A
provider of training services whose eligibility is terminated under
subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be liable for the repayment of funds received
under chapter 5 of subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998, as in effect on the day before such date of enactment, or chapter 3 of
this subtitle during a period of violation described in such
subparagraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E7954CA177B41BBAD12DD6110835E28"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Paragraph
(1) shall be construed to provide remedies and penalties that supplement, but
shall not supplant, civil and criminal remedies and penalties specified in
other provisions of law.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDC3D85F75EBA4E60A28E6C4355050E39"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Agreements with
other States</header><text>States may enter into agreements, on a reciprocal
basis, to permit eligible providers of training services to accept individual
training accounts provided in another State.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8F9883E1824C44F6BB463841C68259CA"><enum>(h)</enum><header>On-the-Job
training, customized training, incumbent worker training, and other training
exceptions</header><paragraph id="H19048C0C807D416AAEC81A8716FD66E4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Providers of on-the-job training, customized training,
incumbent worker training, internships, and paid or unpaid work experience
opportunities, or transitional employment shall not be subject to the
requirements of subsections (a) through (g).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H78105C7494BC4C6D9FB597967A91644A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Collection and
dissemination of information</header><text>A one-stop operator in a local area
shall collect such performance information from providers of on-the-job
training, customized training, incumbent worker training, internships, paid or
unpaid work experience opportunities, and transitional employment as the
Governor may require, and use the information to determine whether the
providers meet such performance criteria as the Governor may require. The
one-stop operator shall disseminate information identifying such providers that
meet the criteria as eligible providers, and the performance information,
through the one-stop delivery system. Providers determined to meet the criteria
shall be considered to be identified as eligible providers of training
services.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBF4A617748EC45CAA16A472845CAB1F6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Transition
period for implementation</header><text>The Governor and local boards shall
implement the requirements of this section not later than 12 months after the
date of enactment of this Act. In order to facilitate early implementation of
this section, the Governor may establish transition procedures under which
providers eligible to provide training services under chapter 5 of subtitle B
of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as such chapter was in
effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, may continue to be
eligible to provide such services until December 31, 2015, or until such
earlier date as the Governor determines to be appropriate.</text></subsection></section><section id="H160C4A76FE3744949DCC8B727C8D7E15"><enum>223.</enum><header>Eligible
providers of youth workforce investment activities</header><subsection id="H54CC7066A34C423C8567B060434921C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the funds allocated under section 228(b) to a local
area, the local board for such area shall award grants or contracts on a
competitive basis to providers of youth workforce investment activities
identified based on the criteria in the State plan, as described in section
112(b)(2)(D)(i)(VI) and shall conduct oversight with respect to such
providers.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD0BB3C517D8C404E8169889BFAAD9967"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>A
local board may award grants or contracts on a sole-source basis if such board
determines there is an insufficient number of eligible providers of youth
workforce investment activities in the local area involved (such as a rural
area) for grants and contracts to be awarded on a competitive basis under
subsection (a).</text></subsection></section></chapter><chapter id="HAD37D521B4974D42AC1A37E9EB8799D9"><enum>2</enum><header>Youth workforce
investment activities</header><section id="HF517BA5FB59B4FC4BBF3C6FEB5E9C903"><enum>226.</enum><header>General
authorization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary
shall make an allotment under section 227(b)(1)(C) to each State that meets the
requirements of section 112 or 113 and a grant under section 227(b)(1)(B) to
each outlying area that complies with the requirements of this title, to assist
the State or outlying area, and to enable the State or outlying area to assist
local areas, for the purpose of providing workforce investment activities for
eligible youth in the State or outlying area and in the local areas.</text></section><section id="HCADD9735762647F597E4B5654A594C92"><enum>227.</enum><header>State
allotments</header><subsection id="H74DC2A26786B4D22A396839754260CBF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="HEF4CCAC96EA14E7391BE4A0C86D4B5FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for each fiscal
year for which the amount appropriated under section 236(a) exceeds
$1,000,000,000, reserve a portion (but not more than $10,000,000) of the amount
appropriated under section 236(a) to provide youth workforce investment
activities under section 267 (relating to migrant and seasonal farmworkers);
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7D80DA798DB34CE3A3E37864BEA3CB3D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use the remainder
of the amount appropriated under section 236(a) for a fiscal year to make
allotments and grants in accordance with subsection (b).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4F5448375F0640B7AAC3A9706BF1BE1F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allotment among
States</header><paragraph id="H230CDA0E698E46F49C9323A640957DAC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Youth workforce
investment activities</header><subparagraph id="H1DC11CC69B2F4878A0B28AD616B3BF4B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Native
americans</header><text>From the amount appropriated under section 236(a) for a
fiscal year that is not reserved under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall
reserve not more than 1<fraction>1/2</fraction> percent of such amount to
provide youth workforce investment activities under section 266 (relating to
Native Americans).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBFE213C369A4E169D00688CF8314F38"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Outlying
areas</header><clause id="HE36391B160E14A4D8AA84A08E04726DF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the amount appropriated under section 236(a) for
each fiscal year that is not reserved under subsection (a)(1) and subparagraph
(A), the Secretary shall reserve not more than <fraction>1/4</fraction> of 1
percent of such amount to provide assistance to the outlying areas to carry out
youth workforce investment activities and statewide workforce investment
activities.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HD9812B86DB804883AD0B85465C881A93"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation for
outlying areas</header><subclause commented="no" id="H441690533595402D86BD999B70BE8D5E"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Competitive
grants</header><text>The Secretary shall use funds reserved under clause (i) to
award grants to outlying areas to carry out youth workforce investment
activities and statewide workforce investment activities.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H466BEC7BAAA14025A0AA689BE23136E1"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Award
basis</header><text>The Secretary shall award grants pursuant to subclause (I)
on a competitive basis and pursuant to the recommendations of experts in the
field of employment and training, working through the Pacific Region
Educational Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H02310DA8830B4857B7E2B53EA960649F"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Administrative
costs</header><text>The Secretary may provide not more than 5 percent of the
funds made available for grants under subclause (I) to pay the administrative
costs of the Pacific Region Educational Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii,
regarding activities assisted under this clause.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H5EFA5630F5A74D3FA6F1BF95ECAAB97B"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Additional
requirement</header><text>The provisions of section 501 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/134">Public Law 95–134</external-xref>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/48/1469a">48 U.S.C. 1469a</external-xref>), permitting the consolidation of grants by the outlying
areas, shall not apply to assistance provided to those areas, including Palau,
under this subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B888915007E43FF953C5FD1EA1FC371"><enum>(C)</enum><header>States</header><clause id="HA12AE87781E24CA0A4C0ED95027C8303"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the remainder of the amount appropriated under
section 236(a) for a fiscal year that exists after the Secretary determines the
amounts to be reserved under subsection (a)(1) and subparagraphs (A) and (B),
the Secretary shall make allotments to the States in accordance with clause
(ii).</text></clause><clause id="H122EE573E4B342ECA257A5A67DF03415"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Formula</header><text>Subject
to clauses (iii) and (iv), of the amount described in clause (i), the Secretary
shall allot—</text><subclause commented="no" id="HC6C6AAD2F26F4B0E881FA3B7959D0814"><enum>(I)</enum><text>33<fraction>1/3</fraction>
percent on the basis of the relative number of individuals in the civilian
labor force who are ages 16 through 21 in each State, compared to the total
number of individuals in the civilian labor force who are ages 16 through 21 in
all States;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HE0ED682CC0A44F5F91A008D9EA4CB2D2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>33<fraction>1/3</fraction>
percent on the basis of the relative number of unemployed individuals in each
State, compared to the total number of unemployed individuals in all States;
and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HDA268B97DA6143AEBCE1DA3AA2FF028C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>33<fraction>1/3</fraction>
percent on the basis of the relative number of disadvantaged youth who are ages
16 through 21 in each State, compared to the total number of disadvantaged
youth who are ages 16 through 21 in all States.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H73BA4F332BF2458CA05372C48391C3C7"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Minimum and
maximum percentages</header><subclause id="H4539B5835046424DAF43F95943E9A2B1"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Minimum
percentage</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that no State shall receive
an allotment percentage under this subparagraph for a fiscal year that is less
than 90 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for the preceding
fiscal year.</text></subclause><subclause id="H9BCD398942BB4BAD91EE2E1E06165D9C"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Maximum
percentage</header><text>Subject to subclause (I), the Secretary shall ensure
that no State shall receive an allotment percentage under this subparagraph for
a fiscal year that is more than 130 percent of the allotment percentage of the
State for the preceding fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H9F0A9BF28BEA4CB1973AA1F42B11C0B6"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Small State
minimum allotment</header><text>Subject to clause (iii), the Secretary shall
ensure that no State shall receive an allotment under this subparagraph that is
less than the total of—</text><subclause id="H0EC369C6D42D457E9A2B896F5072EF97"><enum>(I)</enum><text><fraction>3/10</fraction>
of 1 percent of $1,000,000,000, from the remainder described in clause (i) for
the fiscal year; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H0ADCE6092688448CA00FDD52791479C3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if the remainder
described in clause (i) for the fiscal year exceeds $1,000,000,000,
<fraction>2/5</fraction> of 1 percent of the excess.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4AAB38BBA4524086A200536FD4004965"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
paragraph (1):</text><subparagraph id="H755DDBFBED7A4300AF6D0B084C851168"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Allotment
percentage</header><text>The term <term>allotment percentage</term>, used with
respect to fiscal year 2014 or a subsequent fiscal year, means a percentage of
the remainder described in paragraph (1)(C)(i) that is received by the State
involved through an allotment made under this subsection for the fiscal year.
The term, used with respect to fiscal year 2013, means the percentage of the
amount allotted to States under chapter 4 of subtitle B of title I of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day before the date of
enactment of this Act) that is received by the State involved for fiscal year
2013.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E60C369DCB64A1EB15E8B34388ED488"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Disadvantaged
youth</header><text>Subject to paragraph (3), the term <term>disadvantaged
youth</term> means an individual who—</text><clause id="HE18E923187D143E2939D87A0E5AEB819"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
age 16 through 21; and</text></clause><clause id="HB15A383055234A4C9929EAE74420856D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>received an
income, or is a member of a family that received a total family income, that,
in relation to family size, does not exceed 150 percent of the poverty
line.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB4E625C971C1428A8880337B87D1C579"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>For purposes of the formula specified in paragraph
(1)(C)(ii), the Secretary shall, as appropriate and to the extent practicable,
exclude college students and members of the Armed Forces from the determination
of the number of disadvantaged youth.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA545C02063264B0F9DD529790E13D25D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reallotment</header><paragraph id="H96BF6025A9B7424E987975F187B99AA6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall, in accordance with this subsection,
reallot to eligible States amounts that are made available to States from
allotments made under this section or a corresponding provision of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for youth workforce investment activities and
statewide workforce investment activities (referred to individually in this
subsection as a <quote>State allotment</quote>) and that are available for
reallotment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD0BCB9BBF6414F9AAF9E99ED7A6B1BFB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The
amount available for reallotment for a program year is equal to the amount by
which the unobligated balance from State allotments to the State at the end of
the program year prior to the program year for which the determination is made,
exceeds 10 percent of the total amount of funds available to the State for that
prior program year, consisting of the State allotment to the State for such
prior program year (and amounts from State allotments to the State, for all
program years before that prior program year, that remained available).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB7522F58F315411E94529393A7F3AB73"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reallotment</header><text>In
making reallotments to eligible States of amounts available pursuant to
paragraph (2) for a program year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible
State an amount based on the relative amount of the State allotment for the
program year for which the determination is made, as compared to the total
amount of the State allotments for all eligible States for such program
year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H42DD7AA10674430DB22CEC8CB142AACB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>For
purposes of this subsection, an eligible State means a State that does not have
an amount available for reallotment under paragraph (2) for the program year
for which the determination under paragraph (2) is made.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9EE8406E342F4A06A26B2C5F93A60253"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>The
Governor shall prescribe uniform procedures for the obligation of funds by
local areas within the State in order to avoid the requirement that funds be
made available for reallotment under this subsection. The Governor shall
further prescribe equitable procedures for making funds available from the
State and local areas in the event that a State is required to make funds
available for reallotment under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H67431A942C28443499E8CC87649EABAB"><enum>228.</enum><header>Within State
allocations</header><subsection id="H51FEA8C362C04BFE8AB5238815494862"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reservations for
statewide activities</header><paragraph id="H42E06191B3B0426EA61C87C51A3E2B78"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Governor shall reserve not more than 15 percent of
each of the amounts allotted to the State under section 227(b)(1)(C) and
paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of section 232(b) for a fiscal year for statewide
workforce investment activities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAEB8CB593B5F422ABD23072B00D96AB8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Regardless of whether the reserved amounts were allotted
under section 227(b)(1)(C), or under paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B) of section
232(b), the Governor may use the reserved amounts to carry out statewide
activities under section 229(b) or statewide employment and training
activities, for adults or dislocated workers, under section 234(a).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9BB7E1C98D72492BB2D231E42FADF1DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Within State
allocations</header><paragraph id="HD3CCA170D3DF4BA082787DAB76A529F0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Of the amount allotted to the State under section
227(b)(1)(C) and not reserved under subsection (a)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="HF074397AAAAA49F4AA2D01ADE54189B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a portion equal to
not less than 80 percent of such amount shall be allocated by the Governor to
local areas in accordance with paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H575285A2DB9747688EFEAB53D64C246D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a portion equal to
not more than 20 percent of such amount may be allocated by the Governor to
local areas in accordance with paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0FB53EDCA13040419A7224082E80C5D2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Established
formula</header><subparagraph id="H92D72987EBAF43D484858A688C0D44C4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), of the portion described in
paragraph (1)(A), the Governor shall allocate—</text><clause commented="no" id="H4B0B487969E448389C85F1323BF56C86"><enum>(i)</enum><text>33<fraction>1/3</fraction>
percent on the basis of the relative number of individuals in the civilian
labor force who are ages 16 through 21 in each local area, compared to the
total number of individuals in the civilian labor force who are ages 16 through
21 in all local areas in the State;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HC41F61DF713A4F19803BBA5E5AB973C1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>33<fraction>1/3</fraction>
percent on the basis of the relative number of unemployed individuals in each
local area, compared to the total number of unemployed individuals in all local
areas in the State; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H53180007C023402F8FC2269F34190452"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>33<fraction>1/3</fraction>
percent on the basis of the relative number of disadvantaged youth who are ages
16 through 21 in each local area, compared to the total number of disadvantaged
youth who are ages 16 through 21 in all local areas in the State.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3ECD4E55F52D47ECA26310A05ABF4B8E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimum and
maximum percentages</header><clause id="HF38992FF5EBB4FD5844B55CF00D5057A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Minimum
percentage</header><text>The Governor shall ensure that no local area shall
receive an allocation percentage under this paragraph for a fiscal year that is
less than 90 percent of the allocation percentage of the local area for the
preceding fiscal year.</text></clause><clause id="H9B109937632D4877A5DE54A8E22CE29A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Maximum
percentage</header><text>Subject to clause (i), the Governor shall ensure that
no local area shall receive an allocation percentage under this paragraph for a
fiscal year that is more than 130 percent of the allocation percentage of the
local area for the preceding fiscal year.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05A109E57CA84B529966A47E08AF8B95"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this paragraph:</text><clause id="HE806E45EAE4649BE8E9F8C16FB2F10EF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Allocation
percentage</header><text>The term <term>allocation percentage</term>, used with
respect to fiscal year 2014 or a subsequent fiscal year, means a percentage of
the portion described in paragraph (1)(A) that is received by the local area
involved through an allocation made under this paragraph for the fiscal year.
The term, used with respect to fiscal year 2013, means the percentage of the
amount allocated to local areas under chapter 4 of subtitle B of title I of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day before the date of
enactment of this Act) that is received by the local area involved for fiscal
year 2013.</text></clause><clause id="H410AD887497F455D8DAFA9A2774D9716"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Disadvantaged
youth</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (D), the term <term>disadvantaged
youth</term> means an individual who—</text><subclause id="HBCB3473F0D2E4103B63D46B0B3EDDC8D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is age 16 through
21; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HB34517384131445B9188F371CECDD982"><enum>(II)</enum><text>received an
income, or is a member of a family that received a total family income, that,
in relation to family size, does not exceed 150 percent of the poverty
line.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C6F9C0F8C7746709C0D9E12C0795069"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>For purposes of the formula specified in subparagraph (A),
the Governor shall, as appropriate and to the extent practicable, exclude
college students and members of the Armed Forces from the determination of the
number of disadvantaged youth.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC94CB747AE2B4DCD880BE1912D8694AF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Youth
discretionary allocation</header><text>The Governor may allocate the portion
described in paragraph (1)(B) to local areas where there are a significant
number of eligible youth, after consultation with the State board and local
boards.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7AFCCC128E444219BFD19D5AF5B2D72"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Local
administrative cost limit</header><subparagraph id="HA82212D1A0B04C9C947AB55485558B03"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Of the amount allocated to a local area under this
subsection and section 233(b) for a fiscal year, not more than 10 percent of
the amount may be used by the local board involved for the administrative costs
of carrying out local workforce investment activities under this chapter or
chapter 3.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H688F38BC47804650A879FFFD0E5A8FB2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Funds made available for administrative costs under
subparagraph (A) may be used for the administrative costs of any of the local
workforce investment activities described in this chapter or chapter 3,
regardless of whether the funds were allocated under this subsection or section
233(b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3794360D61714CE0AF6126951E4856D7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reallocation
among local areas</header><paragraph id="HD4C3ABA006B748699E98F5A786555D04"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Governor may, in accordance with this subsection and
after consultation with the State Board, reallocate to eligible local areas
within the State amounts that are made available to local areas from
allocations made under this section or a corresponding provision of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for youth workforce investment activities
(referred to individually in this subsection as a <quote>local
allocation</quote>) and that are available for reallocation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1270D4E9110041958C416F61928E43E6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><subparagraph id="H3096F4D1EE80406D8736AC8FC2C05AEF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The amount available for reallocation for a program year
is equal to the amount by which the balance that is unobligated and
unencumbered for training services at the end of the program year prior to the
program year for which the determination is made, exceeds 10 percent of the
total amount of funds available to the local area for that prior program year,
consisting of the local allocation to the local area for such prior program
year (and amounts from local allocations to the local area, for all program
years before that prior program year, that remained available).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3699E00A35ED4AA0AC3D6EF05BBA59FF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Balance of
funds</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, the balance that is
unobligated and unencumbered for training services is the amount that is the
difference between—</text><clause id="H25098B738BCB42C1961EDA00F0D1632A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
total amount of funds available to the local area under this section for that
prior program year, consisting of the local allocation to the local area for
such prior program year (and amounts from local allocations to the local area,
for all program years before that prior program year, that remained available);
and</text></clause><clause id="H0047F5B7B58D4A6ABE3744AC41824CB1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
amount, from that total amount of available funds, that is obligated or
encumbered (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) for
training services during such prior program year, except that for purposes of
this paragraph the amount included as encumbered for training services shall
not exceed 10 percent of the total amount of available funds described in
clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H137FE9241A904DD38F0915DF10DDFB2D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reallocation</header><text>In
making reallocations to eligible local areas of amounts available pursuant to
paragraph (2) for a program year, the Governor shall allocate to each eligible
local area within the State an amount based on the relative amount of the local
allocation for the program year for which the determination is made, as
compared to the total amount of the local allocations for all eligible local
areas for such program year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCA7545D1B80F4FF092FE78C1D3444BDE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>For
purposes of this subsection, an eligible local area means a local area that
does not have an amount available for reallocation under paragraph (2) for the
program year for which the determination under paragraph (2) is made.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE83DC1429DE54F289381A29C48CE7AB3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Guidance and
technical assistance</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance for implementing this
subsection, and guidance for implementing section 233(c), including for
calculating the amount of funds that are unobligated and the amount of funds
that are unencumbered for training services. The Secretary shall also provide
technical assistance to local areas regarding the implementation of this
subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4ECA8A40B5E6450CBC4158C2140459D9"><enum>229.</enum><header>Use of funds
for youth workforce investment activities</header><subsection id="H2C2EFEC81DF849E6AD32746FB8EEC0CF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Youth
participant eligibility</header><paragraph id="H411523935E534885926DBE6FAB685DE2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><subparagraph id="HA6F5A423065A44E0A937531E550D46F6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to participate in activities carried out
under this chapter during any program year an individual shall, at the time the
eligibility determination is made, be an out-of-school youth or an in-school
youth.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB335B64500924F03BF7888E820AE1AE6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Out-of-school
youth</header><text>In this title, the term <term>out-of-school youth</term>
means an individual who is—</text><clause id="HF0B4A8438FA0402687350419BC1C54F8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not
attending any school (as defined under State law);</text></clause><clause id="H2EFD480FA9A4446B8628486D8B8BE7E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not
younger than age 16 or older than age 24; and</text></clause><clause id="HF4142ED2E8134583946CA6F8EE7F1E93"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>one or more of
the following:</text><subclause id="HA3854D4C242C4568AA4ACF98B2E4FBC5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>A
school dropout.</text></subclause><subclause id="H89882E25DBBD44CCA0E54326A7CCE487"><enum>(II)</enum><text>A youth who is
within the age of compulsory school attendance, but has not attended school for
at least the most recent complete school year calendar quarter.</text></subclause><subclause id="HA4527D41332746F1AE7AAD726315FB03"><enum>(III)</enum><text>A recipient of a
secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent who is a low-income
individual and is—</text><item id="HA9191B2C6D1041209DC838A03528C2F1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>basic
skills deficient; or</text></item><item id="H2FCA2C6FB2044479B7C344C844D00221"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>an
English language learner.</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H2225AE257B944986860C94F6C7DC2F2D"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>An individual who
is subject to the juvenile or adult justice system.</text></subclause><subclause id="H16BC398FC62D4FE28BB4C62443A6A3B6"><enum>(V)</enum><text>A
homeless individual (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Violence Against
Women Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043e-2">42 U.S.C. 14043e–2(6)</external-xref>), except that clauses (i)(IV) and
(iii) of subparagraph (B) of such section shall not apply), a homeless child or
youth (as defined in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11434a">42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)</external-xref>), except that subparagraph (B)(iv) of such section
shall not apply), a runaway, in foster care or has aged out of the foster care
system, a child eligible for assistance under section 477 of the Social
Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/677">42 U.S.C. 677</external-xref>), or in an out-of-home placement.</text></subclause><subclause id="HF1D3BEE3754743FAA1A3993C4A45E375"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>An individual who
is pregnant or parenting.</text></subclause><subclause id="HC04FF0FE56FA41CFBDB528532C04751E"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>A youth who is
an individual with a disability.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H60414BD527E04475A1AFA9F0ED658CC9"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>A low-income
individual who requires additional assistance to enter or complete an
educational program or to secure or hold employment.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDDFADD5C22DA4E26AD20EFB6A02A1BA7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>In-school
youth</header><text>In this section, the term <term>in-school youth</term>
means an individual who is—</text><clause id="H91482E8F952B4ACCA539101AF8507293"><enum>(i)</enum><text>attending school
(as defined by State law);</text></clause><clause id="HE0928662EDC24D25BD6396087EB07BCC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not
younger than age 14 or (unless an individual with a disability who is attending
school under State law) older than age 21;</text></clause><clause id="HC6E34E9455074EDE9ED96C99D3E4B4DB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
low-income individual; and</text></clause><clause id="H305951BFC350442C8DBA4430C0059B88"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>one
or more of the following:</text><subclause id="H51F67C6EB079468EB410B6891FB94C39"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Basic skills
deficient.</text></subclause><subclause id="HBFE93B10FB2C41F39A7D437808DDF562"><enum>(II)</enum><text>An English
language learner.</text></subclause><subclause id="H6C28236006814A32A75184677BFCD468"><enum>(III)</enum><text>An
offender.</text></subclause><subclause id="HEC5023B5E95B420C895980273FAEE8A9"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>A homeless
individual (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of
1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043e-2">42 U.S.C. 14043e–2(6)</external-xref>), except that clauses (i)(IV) and (iii) of
subparagraph (B) of such section shall not apply), a homeless child or youth
(as defined in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11434a(2)), except that subparagraph (B)(iv) of such section shall not
apply), a runaway, in foster care or has aged out of the foster care system, a
child eligible for assistance under section 477 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 677), or in an out-of-home placement.</text></subclause><subclause id="HA13F33D503C14E9287A3EF511A06EDDF"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Pregnant or
parenting.</text></subclause><subclause id="HF5083E44E249458791C104A5ECDC3BDE"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>A youth who is an
individual with a disability.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H343915936A9D4C338E64C55C7D7B65BA"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>An individual
who requires additional assistance to complete an educational program or to
secure or hold employment.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEDA79631F5FF41D7B6A45AEF6E6E4DC0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>For the purpose of this subsection, the term
<term>low-income</term>, used with respect to an individual, also includes a
youth living in a high-poverty area.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3AE9663F6A2541FCB72286509075E10C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception and
limitation</header><subparagraph id="HF5C59B7922D04BFD81FBD21B3077FACD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Exception for
persons who are not low-income individuals</header><clause id="H353C8D2A4A8B41A3BFF800B052E7155D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this subparagraph, the term <term>covered individual</term> means an in-school
youth, or an out-of-school youth who is described in subclause (III) or (VIII)
of paragraph (1)(B)(iii).</text></clause><clause id="HBD40756EE55D45578E16D2C78D11307D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>In
each local area, not more than 5 percent of the individuals assisted under this
section may be persons who would be covered individuals, except that the
persons are not low-income individuals.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F6C822AC85A4C3BA033E4ED87673B56"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>In
each local area, not more than 5 percent of the in-school youth assisted under
this section may be eligible under paragraph (1) because the youth are
in-school youth described in paragraph (1)(C)(iv)(VII).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0DE0D82017CE422F81919D4203F91B72"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Out-of-school
priority</header><subparagraph id="H07F4ED4DBCA94560845C0F01179C6A1C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For any program year, not less than 75 percent of the
funds available for statewide activities under subsection (b), and not less
than 75 percent of funds available to local areas under subsection (c), shall
be used to provide youth workforce investment activities for out-of-school
youth.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18D3FCC2100D4560A23726D3601437F1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>A
State that receives a minimum allotment under section 227(b)(1) in accordance
with section 227(b)(1)(C)(iv) or under section 232(b)(1) in accordance with
section 232(b)(1)(B)(v) may decrease the percentage described in subparagraph
(A) for a local area in the State, if—</text><clause id="H935FBC42517847BB8BD7EB79156952B6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>after an analysis
of the in-school youth and out-of-school youth populations in the local area,
the State determines that the local area will be unable to use at least 75
percent of the funds available for activities under subsection (c) to serve
out-of-school youth due to a low number of out-of-school youth; and</text></clause><clause id="HC48CCD22479141E0820BBE5DA8710CF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9271A3F655C24D069F89E8343D653EF1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the State submits to the
Secretary, for the local area, a request including a proposed decreased
percentage for purposes of subparagraph (A), and a summary of the analysis
described in clause (i); and</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H9E36A09B8BD345E4B6B47E92104AA5AA" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the request is approved by the
Secretary.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFA463D0D81544F998F4AA641BA3C55D2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Consistency with
compulsory school attendance laws</header><text>In providing assistance under
this section to an individual who is required to attend school under applicable
State compulsory school attendance laws, the priority in providing such
assistance shall be for the individual to attend school regularly.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9E41544101514C369035F396B4109134"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Statewide
activities</header><paragraph id="H31389E26A5584D40AD9E7AB1B795BB43"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds reserved by a Governor as described in sections
228(a) and 233(a)(1) shall be used, regardless of whether the funds were
allotted to the State under section 227(b)(1)(C) or under paragraph (1)(B) or
(2)(B) of section 232(b) for statewide activities, which may include—</text><subparagraph id="HE505580DD41D414E911D2027BAC88B19"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conducting—</text><clause id="H559662A9CB034E0180E728F31A2E9ED5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>evaluations under
section 131(e) of activities authorized under this chapter and chapter 3 in
coordination with evaluations carried out by the Secretary under section
270(a);</text></clause><clause id="H2AFB323824424C439D1D71423A61EF13"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>research related
to meeting the education and employment needs of youth; and</text></clause><clause id="H37B9244F39114B63BB881C3D41C71523"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>demonstration
projects related to meeting the education and employment needs of youth;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9EC40FF44D04BF0AE925AA9C48C900C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing
assistance to local areas as described in clauses (i) and (ii) of section
116(c)(1)(B), for local coordination of activities carried out under this
title;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C84E5AFA7BA4103BE700F8CDA3F50AA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in order to build
capacity, providing technical assistance to, as appropriate, local boards,
chief elected officials, one-stop operators, one-stop partners, and eligible
providers, in local areas, which provision of technical assistance shall
include the development and training of staff, the development of exemplary
program activities, the provision of technical assistance to local areas that
fail to meet local performance accountability measures described in section
131(c), and the provision of technology to facilitate remote access to services
provided through the one-stop delivery system in the State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96946D04B09A4ADC819C4748A3E02A8B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>operating a fiscal
and management accountability information system under section 131(i);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88297602847548A59F3CF6D77199D020"><enum>(E)</enum><text>carrying out
monitoring and oversight of activities carried out under this chapter and
chapter 3, which may include a review comparing the services provided to male
and female youth;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72607D8255114B61909A78E943072563"><enum>(F)</enum><text>providing
additional assistance to local areas that have high concentrations of eligible
youth;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3EB70F51756465CBFD24AD34F5F7DCE"><enum>(G)</enum><text>supporting the
development of alternative programs and other activities that enhance the
choices available to eligible youth and encourage such youth to reenter and
complete secondary education, enroll in postsecondary education and advanced
training, progress through a career pathway, and enter employment that leads to
economic self-sufficiency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA65E348F076E4328B74E3DBE1299E3F6"><enum>(H)</enum><text>supporting the
provision of core services described in section 234(c)(2) in the one-stop
delivery system in the State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C342C5A3EB7483A8E71FE179E347C25"><enum>(I)</enum><text>supporting
financial literacy, including—</text><clause id="HAB161DE5A8D14131AAD2B537CDE13ABE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>supporting the
ability of participants to create household budgets, initiate savings plans,
and make informed financial decisions about education, retirement, home
ownership, wealth building, or other savings goals;</text></clause><clause id="H855E8C10AC2B433BA968BA09E0E53A93"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>supporting the
ability to manage spending, credit, and debt, including credit card debt,
effectively;</text></clause><clause id="H03EBC40995E742E2927C6F63CB1E1784"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>increasing
awareness of the availability and significance of credit reports and credit
scores in obtaining credit, including determining their accuracy (and how to
correct inaccuracies in the reports and scores), and their effect on credit
terms;</text></clause><clause id="HEE9DD4C1DE9A41AC923EB975454DB222"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>supporting the
ability to understand, evaluate, and compare financial products, services, and
opportunities; and</text></clause><clause id="HF1F2531D2483441EBE6BD99935B0FA76"><enum>(v)</enum><text>supporting
activities that address the particular financial literacy needs of non-English
speakers, including providing the support through the development and
distribution of multilingual financial literacy and education materials.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFA8A52BD06584B00A53A45C4F887EBFF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Not
more than 5 percent of the funds allotted to a State under section 227(b)(1)(C)
shall be used by the State for administrative activities carried out under this
subsection or section 234(a).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5925A0C45CF3489AB654047439814886"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Local elements
and requirements</header><paragraph id="H2E31BDA77C5248E9AFD4B30E21212A8C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program
design</header><text>Funds allocated to a local area for eligible youth under
section 228(b) shall be used to carry out, for eligible youth, programs
that—</text><subparagraph id="H3B2E1E34A1B944A2966D51A761F207EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide an
objective assessment of the academic levels, skill levels, and service needs of
each participant, which assessment shall include a review of basic skills,
occupational skills, prior work experience, employability, interests, aptitudes
(including interests and aptitudes for nontraditional jobs), supportive service
needs, and developmental needs of such participant, for the purpose of
identifying appropriate services and career pathways for participants, except
that a new assessment of a participant is not required if the provider carrying
out such a program determines it is appropriate to use a recent assessment of
the participant conducted pursuant to another education or training
program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H009658F56C354B8AB837075CD2CE7EC2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop service
strategies for each participant that are directly linked to 1 or more of the
indicators of performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(ii), and that shall
identify career pathways that include education and employment goals
(including, in appropriate circumstances, nontraditional employment),
appropriate achievement objectives, and appropriate services for the
participant taking into account the assessment conducted pursuant to
subparagraph (A), except that a new service strategy for a participant is not
required if the provider carrying out such a program determines it is
appropriate to use a recent service strategy developed for the participant
under another education or training program; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB54BB6B3F094967A9A396D8173C4B66"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide—</text><clause id="H1176EFBB34F045BD95E3AD36DAEDC17F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>activities leading
to the attainment of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent,
or a recognized postsecondary credential;</text></clause><clause id="H7B39A8EE6FC243EC80A80C0E066067DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>preparation for
postsecondary educational and training opportunities;</text></clause><clause id="HC8D448390C964017BB14AD2322AE658E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>strong linkages
between academic instruction (based on State academic content and student
academic achievement standards established under section 1111 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">20 U.S.C. 6311</external-xref>)) and occupational
education that lead to the attainment of recognized postsecondary
credentials;</text></clause><clause id="HBF8BE4F3E01344F2907C16B6B1F04E69"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>preparation for
unsubsidized employment opportunities, in appropriate cases; and</text></clause><clause id="H033EE662848C4F0FB9CC33532699DC62"><enum>(v)</enum><text>effective
connections to employers, including small employers, in in-demand industry
sectors and occupations of the local and regional labor markets.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E48A577B24D46C696DBE49267D56E96"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
elements</header><text>In order to support the attainment of a secondary school
diploma or its recognized equivalent, entry into postsecondary education, and
career readiness for participants, the programs described in paragraph (1)
shall provide elements consisting of—</text><subparagraph id="H65E50E8842524D88BE9EF71BC4C65F2C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>tutoring, study
skills training, instruction, and dropout prevention strategies that lead to
completion of the requirements for a secondary school diploma or its recognized
equivalent (including a recognized certificate of attendance or similar
document for individuals with disabilities) or for a recognized postsecondary
credential;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H166DC25E9CAE43A4A9B948ACB7BE7880"><enum>(B)</enum><text>alternative
secondary school services, as appropriate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE51737F141654791AE0472DE6A84DC71"><enum>(C)</enum><text>paid and unpaid
work experiences that have as a component academic and occupational education,
which may include—</text><clause id="HDF16AF79EC4B4BC6B08932E55F84B8E3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>summer employment
opportunities and other employment opportunities available throughout the
school year;</text></clause><clause id="HBFDEE1D1495341F2A4B49CF5A452F5CD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>pre-apprenticeship
programs;</text></clause><clause id="HB1870AB4C0CE48B3A77592B9DA85CB74"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>internships and
job shadowing; and</text></clause><clause id="H5A3EFD61B88B4993BA6073710023D688"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>on-the-job
training opportunities;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50DF1AC5A6E44A6BA5F5ABCA1487037F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>occupational skill
training;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB9BDC138E7FA4D438C56A641B93DFB2B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>education offered
concurrently with and in the same context as workforce preparation activities
and training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D7ED4D656974AF681843F71E433A3C0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>leadership
development opportunities, which may include community service and
peer-centered activities encouraging responsibility and other positive social
and civic behaviors, as appropriate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA59CC54A6B945CEB5D270834795B05E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>supportive
services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79E0C251F5404AEB8FC8389455D36CFD"><enum>(H)</enum><text>adult mentoring
for the period of participation and a subsequent period, for a total of not
less than 12 months;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0DF8475259944CB9D23D1135B3BA412"><enum>(I)</enum><text>followup services
for not less than 12 months after the completion of participation, as
appropriate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65C6B20112E247F7AC86F9B87A6284E1"><enum>(J)</enum><text>comprehensive
guidance and counseling, which may include drug and alcohol abuse counseling
and referral, as appropriate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8725B2D95038433A9C495DFB2AD5C4BD"><enum>(K)</enum><text>financial literacy
education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4BFDF85195CE46348758AEDF5B5BA3E1"><enum>(L)</enum><text>entrepreneurial
skills training;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA39CBB3602D14BDEAB2460AFDE7DDFC5"><enum>(M)</enum><text>services that
provide labor market and employment information about in-demand industry
sectors or occupations available in the local area, such as career awareness,
career counseling, and career exploration services; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A93EC79227E40F592585896D500B587"><enum>(N)</enum><text>activities that
help youth prepare for and transition to postsecondary education and
training.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H83E0BB0CA4914F64B03503E318E4E808"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><subparagraph id="HDFAE2C45A5524C129C479119E18727E5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Information and
referrals</header><text>Each local board shall ensure that each participant
shall be provided—</text><clause id="HDFD37ED896EA4E1CA15A0A0934CB816C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>information on the
full array of applicable or appropriate services that are available through the
local board or other eligible providers or one-stop partners, including those
providers or partners receiving funds under this subtitle; and</text></clause><clause id="HD11E22134DCD4F38B9DA6FCC8C893B05"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>referral to
appropriate training and educational programs that have the capacity to serve
the participant either on a sequential or concurrent basis.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB0718141B8EC4EACBBE9FB45822381F7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicants not
meeting enrollment requirements</header><text>Each eligible provider of a
program of youth workforce investment activities shall ensure that an eligible
applicant who does not meet the enrollment requirements of the particular
program or who cannot be served shall be referred for further assessment, as
necessary, and referred to appropriate programs in accordance with subparagraph
(A) to meet the basic skills and training needs of the applicant.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4D877544BC4419D82D41A83A8BEA48D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Involvement in
design and implementation</header><text>The local board shall ensure that
parents, participants, and other members of the community with experience
relating to programs for youth are involved in the design and implementation of
the programs described in paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1200ED310CFD410183D6F21022B75995"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Not
less than 20 percent of the funds allocated to the local area as described in
paragraph (1) shall be used to provide in-school youth and out-of-school youth
with activities under paragraph (2)(C).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H80281461CB72453AB3F517C69D05C256"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
require that each of the elements described in subparagraphs of paragraph (2)
be offered by each provider of youth services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1577C2E1F09E422AAF9BAC3596699BBA"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Prohibitions</header><subparagraph id="H3CB1E60AE0684DEB8E5EE94C06D71D18"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Prohibition
against Federal control of education</header><text>No provision of this Act
shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of
the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the
curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any
educational institution, school, or school system, or over the selection of
library resources, textbooks, or other printed or published instructional
materials by any educational institution, school, or school system.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD4505E22932431380A454B4D8A9035D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Noninterference
and nonreplacement of regular academic requirements</header><text>No funds
described in paragraph (1) shall be used to provide an activity for eligible
youth who are not school dropouts if participation in the activity would
interfere with or replace the regular academic requirements of the
youth.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5671B047319F40AA9BEB7E39176789D9"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Linkages</header><text>In
coordinating the programs authorized under this section, local boards shall
establish linkages with local educational agencies responsible for services to
participants as appropriate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C7FF356F2734888966F506E2DD5777F"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Volunteers</header><text>The
local board shall make opportunities available for individuals who have
successfully participated in programs carried out under this section to
volunteer assistance to participants in the form of mentoring, tutoring, and
other activities.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><chapter id="HD3292829728F478DB4C5976388FF7CB9"><enum>3</enum><header>Adult and
dislocated worker employment and training activities</header><section id="H4A1FABC039A64C67BF73CD9A5EC17F3A"><enum>231.</enum><header>General
authorization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary
shall make allotments under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of section 232(b) to
each State that meets the requirements of section 112 or 113 and grants under
paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of section 232(b) to each outlying area that
complies with the requirements of this title, to assist the State or outlying
area, and to enable the State or outlying area to assist local areas, for the
purpose of providing workforce investment activities for adults, and dislocated
workers, in the State or outlying area and in the local areas.</text></section><section id="H209F879581194A4A8D4110ACC56B3E1D"><enum>232.</enum><header>State
allotments</header><subsection id="HA1F930CC478E4CA8BA065F440CA6BBD8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H13BEFBA0A37E4D8F8B1ED94E90B8DE9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make allotments
and grants from the amount appropriated under section 236(b) for a fiscal year
in accordance with subsection (b)(1); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H073ED103A1D84074B43A50902C20A576"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1100148BB93145E1980630E17EE6BBBB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reserve 20 percent of
the amount appropriated under section 236(c) for the fiscal year for use under
subsection (b)(2)(A), and under sections 269(b) (relating to dislocated worker
technical assistance), 270(c) (relating to dislocated worker projects), and 271
(relating to national dislocated worker grants) other than subsections
(b)(1)(E), (e), and (f) of that section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HE30B418EE9724B6AA9BE39C7ADB71E63" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make allotments from 80 percent of the
amount appropriated under section 236(c) for the fiscal year in accordance with
subsection (b)(2)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H72F42F0F08DC4C44A7C6171DCC064FBE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allotment among
States</header><paragraph id="HE37A88D3348F4E058B7C0F93D4B4448D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adult employment
and training activities</header><subparagraph id="HB70A643A4C7942838710145A0453ADD8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reservation for
outlying areas</header><clause id="H0AA0B797754A4FEABFFFA11948F122B2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the amount made available under subsection (a)(1)
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than
<fraction>1/4</fraction> of 1 percent of such amount to provide assistance to
the outlying areas.</text></clause><clause id="HF2DBD86B11F24B2698B35E6620C4CD46"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Applicability
of additional requirements</header><text>From the amount reserved under clause
(i), the Secretary shall provide assistance to the outlying areas for adult
employment and training activities and statewide workforce investment
activities in accordance with the requirements of section 227(b)(1)(B).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE65A9573B17641599249DAD78CBF31D0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>States</header><clause id="HE035A450BA4241E7BA7DFCB4F5F1B34C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>After determining the amount to be reserved under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall allot the amount made available under
subsection (a)(1) for that fiscal year to the States pursuant to clause (ii)
for adult employment and training activities and statewide workforce investment
activities.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H5196F13A1252471C8A05A1373C1AC478"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Formula</header><text>Subject
to clauses (iii), (iv), and (v), of the remainder, the Secretary shall
allot—</text><subclause commented="no" id="HF297CB30AA84483EBFEE8F0142D82723"><enum>(I)</enum><text>40 percent on the
basis of the relative number of unemployed individuals in areas of substantial
unemployment in each State, compared to the total number of unemployed
individuals in areas of substantial unemployment in all States;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H485698D2F4E1409E81F0519968DDCD6B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>25 percent on the
basis of the relative number of individuals in the civilian labor force in each
State, compared to the total number of such individuals in all States;
and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HF83C6EC46D8C4D19ADF5BD32BE45A2B6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>35 percent on
the basis of the relative number of disadvantaged adults in each State,
compared to the total number of disadvantaged adults in all States, except as
described in clause (iii).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HC05376A9383D45DA89DC076996907FE0"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>In
determining an allotment under clause (ii)(III) for any State in which there is
a local area whose governing body is the governing body of a concentrated
employment program described in section 117(c)(1)(C), the allotment shall be
calculated by counting, for that local area, the higher of—</text><subclause id="H9BC6BE888FFF4FD1888A4909CAA22745"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number of
adults in families with an income below 150 percent of the poverty line in such
area; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H3B86DDB5AA7C486A97DF63E916125DEC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the number of
disadvantaged adults in such area.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H8C064923CA7D45B09D5741A87C028E72"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Minimum and
maximum percentages and minimum allotments</header><text>In making allotments
under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall ensure the following:</text><subclause id="HAF0C460671F9465E99D416C77D06EF18"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Minimum
percentage and allotment</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that no State
shall receive an allotment for a fiscal year that is less than an amount based
on 90 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for the preceding fiscal
year.</text></subclause><subclause id="H673A132E4ADE4FFD8C1392435A951292"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Maximum
percentage</header><text>Subject to subclause (I), the Secretary shall ensure
that no State shall receive an allotment percentage for a fiscal year that is
more than 130 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for the
preceding fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H702531E3B9C544F984C97CFD0BB4608A"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Small State
minimum allotment</header><text>Subject to clause (iii), the Secretary shall
ensure that no State shall receive an allotment under this subparagraph that is
less than the total of—</text><subclause id="H3A87B973271442BD8E9E1F7DECF92D0C"><enum>(I)</enum><text><fraction>3/10</fraction>
of 1 percent of $960,000,000, from the remainder described in clause (i) for
the fiscal year; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H580149BE0DAC4E909EB1E78394C206FE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if the remainder
described in clause (i) for the fiscal year exceeds $960,000,000,
<fraction>2/5</fraction> of 1 percent of the excess.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H52E0710302854931AE2B89A2B61C18D2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this paragraph:</text><clause id="H3B6475491A2D4FA9A5ACF4C021A2CB68"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Adult</header><text>The
term <term>adult</term> means an individual who is not less than age 22 and not
more than age 72.</text></clause><clause id="H27A3AE9AEF86413082F26A4D83B3D81D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Allotment
percentage</header><text>The term <term>allotment percentage</term>, used with
respect to fiscal year 2014 or a subsequent fiscal year, means a percentage of
the remainder described in subparagraph (B)(i) that is received by the State
involved through an allotment made under this paragraph for the fiscal year.
The term, used with respect to fiscal year 2013, means the percentage of the
amount allotted to States under section 132(b)(1)(B) of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
this Act) that is received by the State involved for fiscal year 2013.</text></clause><clause id="H04CF35FD70ED4B6EB4D26829A34A2082"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Area of
substantial unemployment</header><text>The term <term>area of substantial
unemployment</term> means any area that is of sufficient size and scope to
sustain a program of workforce investment activities carried out under this
subtitle and that has an average rate of unemployment of at least 6.5 percent
for the most recent 12 months, as determined by the Secretary. For purposes of
this clause, determinations of areas of substantial unemployment shall be made
once each fiscal year.</text></clause><clause id="HB083EFA3D8ED487FA44244C20D252DCB"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Disadvantaged
adult</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (D), the term <term>disadvantaged
adult</term> means an adult who received an income, or is a member of a family
that received a total family income, that, in relation to family size, does not
exceed 150 percent of the poverty line.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14DF25A16C3E4114B6B714797E84ADEB"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Disadvantaged
adult special rule</header><text>For purposes of the formula specified in
clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall, as appropriate
and to the extent practicable, exclude college students and members of the
Armed Forces from the determination of the number of disadvantaged
adults.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H787200378F674640BBBF76B9CC1E5F9F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Dislocated
worker employment and training</header><subparagraph id="H60FE64CD1F7941139B2DE9B42AFC9BB2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reservation for
outlying areas</header><clause id="HC623C89F86AF4C3FA49601F09E7D533E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the amount made available under subsection (a)(2)(A)
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than
<fraction>1/4</fraction> of 1 percent of the amount appropriated under section
236(c) for the fiscal year to provide assistance to the outlying areas.</text></clause><clause id="H1DC7652E08054D8DBFB0AA88A7229221"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Applicability
of additional requirements</header><text>From the amount reserved under clause
(i), the Secretary shall provide assistance to the outlying areas for
dislocated worker employment and training activities and statewide workforce
investment activities in accordance with the requirements of section
227(b)(1)(B).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H658DA5F24C4E432C9F73B13374206D5A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>States</header><clause id="H325D9DAE3C054BE994C561B25AB2E165"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall allot the amount made available under
subsection (a)(2)(B) for that fiscal year to the States pursuant to clause (ii)
for dislocated worker employment and training activities and statewide
workforce investment activities.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HDD357C3FC84347868696C0ACFEFAA45F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Formula</header><text>Subject
to clause (iii), of such amount, the Secretary shall allot—</text><subclause commented="no" id="HB93A2E1CCC1544FBA11A0CCF53696E91"><enum>(I)</enum><text>33<fraction>1/3</fraction>
percent on the basis of the relative number of unemployed individuals in each
State, compared to the total number of unemployed individuals in all
States;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HF089B7FE215B4F4DB63C196EC216F182"><enum>(II)</enum><text>33<fraction>1/3</fraction>
percent on the basis of the relative excess number of unemployed individuals in
each State, compared to the total excess number of unemployed individuals in
all States; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HDAA908E623394C989384178068F4525E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>33<fraction>1/3</fraction>
percent on the basis of the relative number of individuals in each State who
have been unemployed for 15 weeks or more, compared to the total number of
individuals in all States who have been unemployed for 15 weeks or more.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H4EF9E671443E4DF2A86ED4343957D8C0"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Minimum and
maximum percentages and minimum allotments</header><text>In making allotments
under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall ensure the following:</text><subclause commented="no" id="HEFE55FABF7854408BEB4A392FB5714B1"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Minimum
percentage and allotment</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that no State
shall receive an allotment for a fiscal year that is less than an amount based
on 90 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for the preceding fiscal
year.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H31D1911C747549C38EEB49F9457C78B7"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Maximum
percentage</header><text>Subject to subclause (I), the Secretary shall ensure
that no State shall receive an allotment percentage for a fiscal year that is
more than 130 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for the
preceding fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44C9F117DCFC4158B552681BB36E5716"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this paragraph:</text><clause id="H6347369B23F24D168015AAA94D8B50E1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Excess
number</header><text>The term <term>excess number</term> means, used with
respect to the excess number of unemployed individuals within a State, the
number that represents the number of unemployed individuals in excess of 4.5
percent of the civilian labor force in the State.</text></clause><clause id="H6FFD98C172114E0BB4CCA7AB774B10D5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Allotment
percentage</header><text>The term <term>allotment percentage</term>, used with
respect to fiscal year 2014 or a subsequent fiscal year, means a percentage of
the amount described in subparagraph (B)(i) that is received by the State
involved through an allotment made under this paragraph for the fiscal year.
The term, used with respect to fiscal year 2013, means the percentage of the
amount allotted to States under section 132(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
this Act) that is received by the State involved for fiscal year 2013.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H909F7A8568B846C1B848988EE4D70DB9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reallotment</header><paragraph id="H238AF1D48C00451CAAB729C80109533A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall, in accordance with this subsection,
reallot to eligible States amounts that are made available to States from
allotments made under this section or a corresponding provision of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for employment and training activities and
statewide workforce investment activities (referred to individually in this
subsection as a <quote>State allotment</quote>) and that are available for
reallotment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCEC88824ED5642049B9D35FAE3359870"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The
amount available for reallotment for a program year for programs funded under
subsection (b)(1)(B) (relating to adult employment and training) or for
programs funded under subsection (b)(2)(B) (relating to dislocated worker
employment and training) is equal to the amount by which the unobligated
balance from State allotments to the State for adult employment and training
activities or dislocated worker employment and training activities,
respectively, at the end of the program year prior to the program year for
which the determination is made, exceeds 10 percent of the total amount of
funds available to the State for that prior program year, consisting of the
State allotment to the State for such prior program year (and amounts from
State allotments to the State, for all program years before that prior program
year, for adult employment and training activities or dislocated worker
employment and training activities, respectively, that remained
available).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H673E8D1D8C514AE1B01CBEDD2743E24C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reallotment</header><text>In
making reallotments to eligible States of amounts available pursuant to
paragraph (2) for a program year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible
State an amount based on the relative amount of the State allotment under
paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B), respectively, of subsection (b) for the program
year for which the determination is made, as compared to the total amount of
the State allotments under paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B), respectively, of
subsection (b) for such program year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBA748FCFD5FB47CB811F5B83D04CEFA5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>For
purposes of this subsection, an eligible State means—</text><subparagraph id="H324C269DB5F54334A849AFAC3EE672BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to
funds allotted through a State allotment for adult employment and training
activities, a State that does not have an amount of such funds available for
reallotment under paragraph (2) for the program year for which the
determination under paragraph (2) is made; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H757DC80096E6430CB64C11AED722B764"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to
funds allotted through a State allotment for dislocated worker employment and
training activities, a State that does not have an amount of such funds
available for reallotment under paragraph (2) for the program year for which
the determination under paragraph (2) is made.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAC419CAE8FF94C41A4C2A85AEF4D8464"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>The
Governor shall prescribe uniform procedures for the obligation of funds by
local areas within the State in order to avoid the requirement that funds be
made available for reallotment under this subsection. The Governor shall
further prescribe equitable procedures for making funds available from the
State and local areas in the event that a State is required to make funds
available for reallotment under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA66484C7F174458DB18998E7BF6891B9"><enum>233.</enum><header>Within State
allocations</header><subsection id="H885C5B48619E40048C35427EE8614E48"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reservations for
State activities</header><paragraph id="HBA3BC55182674519AEF88C027A468903"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Statewide
workforce investment activities</header><text>The Governor shall make the
reservation required under section 228(a).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H28E9C13BE06E4AD983697A7F4E348F9A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Statewide rapid
response activities</header><text>The Governor shall reserve not more than 25
percent of the total amount allotted to the State under section 232(b)(2)(B)
for a fiscal year for statewide rapid response activities described in section
234(a)(2)(A).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD3EDBFE8131E4BBDAF8B0B0DEA2F0506"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Within State
allocation</header><paragraph id="HE7246DF8427D426F88A8D2E499348427"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Methods</header><text>The
Governor, acting in accordance with the State plan, and after consulting with
chief elected officials and local boards in the local areas, shall
allocate—</text><subparagraph id="HF2A25E47328C4371BE141BDCFD37C359"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the funds that are
allotted to the State for adult employment and training activities and
statewide workforce investment activities under section 232(b)(1)(B) and are
not reserved under subsection (a)(1), in accordance with paragraph (2) or (3);
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD14D54E8E6140BFB18111AC72FDBA3B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the funds that are
allotted to the State for dislocated worker employment and training activities
and statewide workforce investment activities under section 232(b)(2)(B) and
are not reserved under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), in accordance
with paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5A03D25A2CA046E9922963B933C1E6DB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Formula
allocations</header><subparagraph id="H69F63CE36F134E5281BB8612CB681140"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Adult employment
and training activities</header><clause id="H00F5D7F15C754657B5E87911900B10F1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>In
allocating the funds described in paragraph (1)(A) to local areas, a State may
allocate—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H4C9F38B6C60D417C99EF1FF68FEF3C72"><enum>(I)</enum><text>40 percent of the
funds on the basis described in section 232(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I);</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H25D48FF76C5C490DA56FF06E023643D5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>25 percent of the
funds on the basis described in section 232(b)(1)(B)(ii)(II); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H15A30E7D7BE7466E92430AAB6E75BC20"><enum>(III)</enum><text>35 percent of
the funds on the basis described in clauses (ii)(III) and (iii) of section
232(b)(1)(B).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H12465D53ADFF4F1883234233D90431A5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Minimum
percentage</header><text>Effective at the end of the second full fiscal year
after the date on which a local area is designated under section 116, the local
area shall not receive an allocation percentage for a fiscal year that is less
than 90 percent of the average allocation percentage of the local area for the
2 preceding fiscal years. Amounts necessary for increasing such allocations to
local areas to comply with the preceding sentence shall be obtained by ratably
reducing the allocations to be made to other local areas under this
subparagraph.</text></clause><clause id="H4EC409D87F1448B795294945C32B912C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this subparagraph, the term <term>allocation percentage</term>—</text><subclause commented="no" id="HA6B39278AFD84AEF8631AD3CFED65592"><enum>(I)</enum><text>used with respect
to fiscal year 2012 or 2013, means a percentage of the amount allocated to
local areas under paragraphs (2)(A) and (3) of section 133(b) of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
this Act) that is received by the local area involved for fiscal year 2012 or
2013, respectively; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H73621444BA78433EACC7BE484B62149F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>used with respect
to fiscal year 2014 or a subsequent fiscal year, means a percentage of the
funds referred to in clause (i) that is received by the local area involved
through an allocation made under this subparagraph for the fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H366327A2FDA84020A6C6687A6B9A8936"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Dislocated
worker employment and training activities</header><clause id="HDF27C73AC0824039960DF3076C732ED5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Formula</header><text>In
allocating the funds described in paragraph (1)(B) to local areas, a State
shall allocate the funds based on an allocation formula prescribed by the
Governor of the State. Such formula may be amended by the Governor not more
than once for each program year. Such formula shall utilize the most
appropriate information available to the Governor to distribute amounts to
address the State’s worker readjustment assistance needs.</text></clause><clause id="HB6B2D754A144418C95D22C6E3F1FD4A9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The
information described in clause (i) shall include insured unemployment data,
unemployment concentrations, plant closing and mass layoff data, declining
industries data, farmer-rancher economic hardship data, and long-term
unemployment data.</text></clause><clause id="HF5EE0407D8B749AE9C0B29C55EA91489"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Minimum
percentage</header><text>Effective at the end of the second full fiscal year
after the date on which a local area is designated under section 116, the local
area shall not receive an allocation percentage for a fiscal year that is less
than 90 percent of the average allocation percentage of the local area for the
2 preceding fiscal years. Amounts necessary for increasing such allocations to
local areas to comply with the preceding sentence shall be obtained by ratably
reducing the allocations to be made to other local areas under this
subparagraph.</text></clause><clause id="HD513AFFD93F24E179FC70A37C19746A5"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this subparagraph, the term <term>allocation percentage</term>—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H94743986A9B5497D86F591BBB3781A93"><enum>(I)</enum><text>used with respect
to fiscal year 2012 or 2013, means a percentage of the amount allocated to
local areas under section 133(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
(as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) that is
received by the local area involved for fiscal year 2012 or 2013, respectively;
and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H0E781307C4084BB08FBFCED7E0A0C7FA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>used with respect
to fiscal year 2014 or a subsequent fiscal year, means a percentage of the
funds referred to in clause (i), received through an allocation made under this
subparagraph, for the fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4AD72DFE596445DB9CD9FFB963B78DF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Application</header><text>For
purposes of carrying out subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="H445401BFC963430880D837DB18736019"><enum>(i)</enum><text>references in
clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 232(b)(1)(B) to a State shall be deemed to be
references to a local area; and</text></clause><clause id="H1CED428196AF438D8C4B18C94B00772B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>references in
clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 232(b)(1)(B) to all States shall be deemed to
be references to all local areas in the State involved.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCA2CC26B689A4FE79D77BE4A85DC3DB3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Adult employment
and training discretionary allocations</header><text>In lieu of making the
allocation described in paragraph (2)(A), in allocating the funds described in
paragraph (1)(A) to local areas, a State may distribute—</text><subparagraph id="H2C998A8FA70248D4B931F37CFFA9C034"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a portion equal to
not less than 70 percent of the funds in accordance with paragraph (2)(A);
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43557056F27C45B38E6B84B387F68D1B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the remaining
portion of the funds on the basis of a formula that—</text><clause id="HC4B8F22969474B719309BA19156AAF61"><enum>(i)</enum><text>incorporates
additional factors (other than the factors described in paragraph (2)(A))
relating to—</text><subclause id="HB3572B280D92422897494612F3C42260"><enum>(I)</enum><text>excess poverty in
urban, rural, and suburban local areas; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HB387ACDE15D34A5D9B1D04D9E72B265C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>excess
unemployment above the State average in urban, rural, and suburban local areas;
and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H73C54C041CA04879AD438DEB4AD8D4FC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was
developed by the State board and approved by the Secretary as part of the State
plan.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1C61226C3F20462F8968377E87184C25"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transfer
authority</header><text>A local board may transfer, if such a transfer is
approved by the Governor, up to and including 100 percent of the funds
allocated to the local area under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), and up to and
including 100 percent of the funds allocated to the local area under paragraph
(2)(B), for a fiscal year between—</text><subparagraph id="HAC6034B339104A1B98D713B6F46F3057"><enum>(A)</enum><text>adult employment
and training activities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B37C08E17F34279B04097722D9A1550"><enum>(B)</enum><text>dislocated worker
employment and training activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6EC9B6699A564B5994F27D22EA22689B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Allocation</header><subparagraph id="HEB6BD4E9D6C84EDEB79E2342E1FC9364"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Governor shall allocate the funds described in
paragraph (1) to local areas under paragraphs (2) and (3) for the purpose of
providing a single system of employment and training activities for adults and
dislocated workers in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of section
234.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H298020BAF28B447486D10304659EC5CB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><clause id="HA27401A4F53B49E1AC31933AC374F671"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Adults</header><text>Funds
allocated under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) shall be used by a local area to
contribute to the costs of the one-stop delivery system described in section
221(e) as determined under subsections (h) and (i) of section 221 and to pay
for employment and training activities provided to adults in the local area,
consistent with section 234.</text></clause><clause id="H88E5CB958B36424F983B750DF2AF8B75"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Dislocated
workers</header><text>Funds allocated under paragraph (2)(B) shall be used by a
local area to contribute to the costs of the one-stop delivery system described
in section 221(e) as determined under subsections (h) and (i) of section 221
and to pay for employment and training activities provided to dislocated
workers in the local area, consistent with section 234.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF04E037A41114994AFE2D0980B12E5FA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reallocation
among local areas</header><paragraph id="H098C2A124EB34674A8ADF55EFFDE7F38"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Governor may, in accordance with this subsection,
reallocate to eligible local areas within the State amounts that are made
available to local areas from allocations made under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of
subsection (b) or a corresponding provision of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998 for adult employment and training activities, or under subsection
(b)(2)(B) or a corresponding provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
for dislocated worker employment and training activities (referred to
individually in this subsection as a <quote>local allocation</quote>) and that
are available for reallocation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBBC23FCCAC6F4EECA759EFE5F12D80DC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><subparagraph id="HB165612A04A6435E9DE36610703895AF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The amount available for reallocation for a program year
for programs funded under paragraphs (2)(A) and (3) of subsection (b) (relating
to adult employment and training) or for programs funded under subsection
(b)(2)(B) (relating to dislocated worker employment and training) is equal to
the amount by which the balance that is unobligated and unencumbered for
training services at the end of the program year prior to the program year for
which the determination is made, exceeds 10 percent of the total amount of
funds available to the local area for that prior program year, consisting of
the local allocation to the local area for such prior program year (and amounts
from local allocations to the local area, for all program years before that
prior program year, for adult employment and training activities or dislocated
worker employment and training services, respectively, that remained
available).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA5125B3230E94652932DA444517C1955"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Balance of
funds</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, the balance that is
unobligated and unencumbered for training services is the amount that is the
difference between—</text><clause id="H809A4955A9DB48CFA56D973C761166C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
total amount of funds available to the local area under paragraphs (2)(A) and
(3) of subsection (b), or subsection (b)(2)(B), respectively, for that prior
program year, consisting of the local allocation to the local area for such
prior program year (and amounts from local allocations to the local area, for
all program years before that prior program year, for adult employment and
training activities or dislocated worker employment and training activities,
respectively, that remained available); and</text></clause><clause id="H85A4176CD1324CE6919C84E676F39849"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
amount, from that total amount of available funds, that is obligated or
encumbered (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) for
training services for adults or dislocated workers, respectively, during such
prior program year, except that for purposes of this paragraph the amount
included as encumbered for training services shall not exceed 10 percent of the
total amount of available funds described in subparagraph (A) for adult
employment and training activities or dislocated worker employment and training
activities, respectively.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H99E7B6B31DDA479296B76DB80BD06E08"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reallocation</header><text>In
making reallocations to eligible local areas of amounts available pursuant to
paragraph (2) for a program year, the Governor shall allocate to each eligible
local area within the State—</text><subparagraph id="H34C57696A42542D3BE67FA23A009BF9E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to
such available amounts that were allocated under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of
subsection (b), an amount based on the relative amount of the local allocation
under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of subsection (b), as appropriate, for the
program year for which the determination is made, as compared to the total
amount of the local allocations under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of subsection
(b), as appropriate, for such program year; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD15714F3B5984CB495B49E287A2AF4E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to
such available amounts that were allocated under subsection (b)(2)(B), an
amount based on the relative amount of the local allocation under subsection
(b)(2)(B) for the program year for which the determination is made, as compared
to the total amount of the local allocations under subsection (b)(2)(B) for
such program year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H879091603BBD4A09A52D7165825D5201"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>For
purposes of this subsection, an eligible local area means—</text><subparagraph id="HBF02C0F17E33479382BDF71AA9A769BC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to
funds allocated through a local allocation for adult employment and training
activities, a local area that does not have an amount of such funds available
for reallocation under paragraph (2) for the program year for which the
determination under paragraph (2) is made; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D0FBFFB1D0941E79BDCEE1DBA1D7885"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to
funds allocated through a local allocation for dislocated worker employment and
training activities, a local area that does not have an amount of such funds
available for reallocation under paragraph (2) for the program year for which
the determination under paragraph (2) is made.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H16130EA16DCF4CBDA2133EC3A2EABD4C"><enum>234.</enum><header>Use of funds
for employment and training activities</header><subsection id="HDAD4A97032D34F6293DBFABB7C06B0D0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statewide
employment and training activities</header><paragraph id="HDEE2D00B88024C3DB3B12C52D7EFBE5B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds reserved by a Governor—</text><subparagraph id="HF6C631A94E5A414682F3BF9AA88DA35E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as described in
section 233(a)(2) shall be used to carry out the statewide rapid response
activities described in paragraph (2)(A); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B9573B7A5EA4FDF9DDA24EA07045E09"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as described in
sections 228(a) and 233(a)(1)—</text><clause id="H87FF789901C4442B9205DB88FF8A0DAD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be used to
carry out the statewide employment and training activities described in
paragraph (2)(B); and</text></clause><clause id="H5E81A2B8E28A4D3196BA94275F85BD82"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may
be used to carry out any of the statewide employment and training activities
described in paragraph (3),</text></clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">regardless of whether the funds
were allotted to the State under section 227(b)(1) or under paragraph (1) or
(2) of section 232(b).</continuation-text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCFC9171083F74B1AB9E719E0DBE028BB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required
statewide employment and training activities</header><subparagraph id="H16F62518EE4748E3B9315F7E6C96B0B8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Statewide rapid
response activities</header><clause id="H0A964DA8839041D09FFCB5CEEC3FECB5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A State shall carry out statewide rapid response
activities using funds reserved by the Governor for the State under section
233(a)(2), which activities shall include—</text><subclause id="HFCF7957BFC464F7592A3A50C78A0DAE4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provision of rapid
response activities, carried out in local areas by the State or by an entity
designated by the State, working in conjunction with the local boards and the
chief elected officials for the local areas; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H8822E78FA73B43FA80897D377D309369"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provision of
additional assistance to local areas that experience disasters, mass layoffs,
or plant closings, or other events that precipitate substantial increases in
the number of unemployed individuals, carried out in local areas by the State,
working in conjunction with the local boards and the chief elected officials
for the local areas.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HEF9630F13A0D455284DB258C102F3FAF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use of
unobligated funds</header><text>Funds reserved by a Governor under section
233(a)(2), and section 133(a)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (as in
effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act), to carry out this
subparagraph that remain unobligated after the first program year for which
such funds were allotted may be used by the Governor to carry out statewide
activities authorized under subparagraph (B) or paragraph (3)(A), in addition
to activities under this subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD8CADD14235466FABC99500D2C72438"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Statewide
employment and training activities</header><text>Funds reserved by a Governor
under sections 228(a)(1) and 233(a)(1) and not used under paragraph (1)(A)
(regardless of whether the funds were allotted to the States under section
227(b)(1)(C) or paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B) of section 232(b)) shall be used for
statewide employment and training activities, including—</text><clause id="HE6715C8A482D4C3888DF39B3705663D5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>building capacity
by providing assistance to—</text><subclause id="H00D465DBD35F45B2BD338063A87AFE14"><enum>(I)</enum><text>State entities and
agencies, local areas, and one-stop partners in carrying out the activities
described in the State plan, including the coordination and alignment of data
systems used to carry out the requirements of this Act;</text></subclause><subclause id="HFCD854BE170247C8BF7D0EC71C7A19C6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>local areas for
carrying out the regional planning and service delivery activities required
under section 116(c); and</text></subclause><subclause id="H9E46740D3A4144F6B74FAC16B875BEEB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>local areas,
one-stop operators, one-stop partners, and eligible providers, including the
development and training of staff, which may include the development and
training of staff to provide opportunities for individuals with barriers to
employment to enter in-demand industry sectors or occupations and
nontraditional occupations, the development of exemplary program activities,
and the provision of technical assistance to local areas that fail to meet
local performance accountability measures described in section 131(c);</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H10A2B5123D394FB7A888C8C00DF030A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing
assistance to local areas, in accordance with section 116(c)(1)(B);</text></clause><clause id="HAFF5942ACCD24C15BBDBB00A53BEC9A0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>operating a
fiscal and management accountability information system in accordance with
section 131(i);</text></clause><clause id="HD472023A6ED441B9B2614DE81D78EA92"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>carrying out
monitoring and oversight of activities carried out under this chapter and
chapter 2;</text></clause><clause id="H7F669496A7A54DB1994171F7FDA2545E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>disseminating—</text><subclause id="H83C22ED842614FF5B1D023F7C928E86A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the State list of
eligible providers of training services, including eligible providers of
nontraditional training services and eligible providers of apprenticeship
programs described in section 222(a)(2)(B);</text></subclause><subclause id="H03D7C5D955DA498B934A8ECD8226CF96"><enum>(II)</enum><text>information
identifying eligible providers of on-the-job training, customized training,
incumbent worker training, internships, paid or unpaid work experience
opportunities, or transitional jobs;</text></subclause><subclause id="HC35ADF1B85444254BA7494E16316875D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>information on
effective outreach to, partnerships with, and services for, business;</text></subclause><subclause id="H0EDC40904D1B418BAEB5EBC9164A1D41"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>information on
effective service delivery strategies to serve workers and job seekers;</text></subclause><subclause id="H3F1FBCBB67A44DFB83F977B00BF30DC7"><enum>(V)</enum><text>performance
information and information on program costs (such as tuition and fees) for
participants in applicable programs, as described in subsections (d) and (h) of
section 222; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H520E6C3263DC451BB6E669AAA068B3E2"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>information on
physical and programmatic accessibility, in accordance with section 288 and the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>), for
individuals with disabilities;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HF3E797ECB6394591863D0DFD29C5D8B7"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>conducting
evaluations under section 131(e) of activities authorized under this chapter
and chapter 2 in coordination with evaluations carried out by the Secretary
under section 270(a); and</text></clause><clause id="H52A38B36371845E8AA744B50607EABD1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>developing
strategies for ensuring that activities carried out under this section are
placing men and women in jobs, education, and training that lead to comparable
pay for men and women, including strategies to increase women’s participation
in high-wage, high-demand occupations in which women are underrepresented in
the State’s workforce.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5A6ACE82DF6E4A1C96431BF48853EEB6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allowable
statewide employment and training activities</header><subparagraph id="HAC8D30B469234F5CAA611A7846DAC93A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds reserved by a Governor under sections 228(a)(1) and
233(a)(1) and not used under paragraph (1)(A) or (2)(B) (regardless of whether
the funds were allotted to the State under section 227(b)(1)(C) or paragraph
(1)(B) or (2)(B) of section 232(b)) may be used to carry out additional
statewide employment and training activities, which may include—</text><clause id="H4F3ECE042369428DBD4ED24943608AAD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>implementing
innovative programs and strategies designed to meet the needs of businesses in
the State, including small businesses, which may include—</text><subclause id="HD2828360A8A34D768BAC2CDD6A6850C1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>providing
incumbent worker training;</text></subclause><subclause id="H07CD1852EDA7412D8A68A41ADDE5A866"><enum>(II)</enum><text>providing
customized training;</text></subclause><subclause id="H7A913F0E57334C4685A3535340DC0693"><enum>(III)</enum><text>developing and
implementing industry sector strategies (including strategies involving
industry partnerships, regional skills alliances, industry skill panels, and
sectoral skills partnerships) in which representatives of multiple employers
for a specific industry sector or group of related occupations—</text><item id="H27ECB7A26E8D459DB94FB4F9F8893A77"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>collaborate to
address common workforce needs with suppliers, labor organizations, economic
development agencies, eligible providers of training services described in
section 222, and other entities that can provide needed supportive services
tailored to the needs of workers in that sector or group for a local area or
region;</text></item><item id="HDD9BB08F7DB745AAB0256D25E056EFD2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>identify current
and expected gaps between the demand for and supply of labor and skills in that
sector or group for that area or region; and</text></item><item id="H475DDA437A6F44619FE1D3E5449D5DE6"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>develop a
strategic plan and training efforts to address skill gaps, advance industry
growth and competitiveness, and improve worker productivity, retention,
advancement, and competitiveness;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H573EFC05F1FB42118B5D3468B11FA2BA"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>providing career
ladder and career pathway programs;</text></subclause><subclause id="H53146DE6AA404B1BAE4F0A35B0B1908E"><enum>(V)</enum><text>providing
microenterprise and entrepreneurial training and support programs;</text></subclause><subclause id="H067DA5F942924CD6A692DE280566E464"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>utilizing
effective business intermediaries;</text></subclause><subclause id="H6D157922B3F6481C91CF0ABFECFAE2C8"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>using layoff
aversion strategies in collaboration with appropriate economic development
entities, which strategies may include early identification of firms at risk of
layoffs, use of feasibility studies to assess the needs of and options for
at-risk firms, and the delivery of employment and training activities to
address risk factors;</text></subclause><subclause id="H6676D38C3F6B4F07B29DD7B90E019837"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>providing
activities to improve linkages between the one-stop delivery systems in the
State and employers (including small employers) in the State; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HB8C8411A8E9F459C9CFC9847654839F7"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>providing other
business services and strategies that better engage employers in workforce
investment activities and make the workforce development system more relevant
to meeting the needs of State and local businesses, consistent with the
objectives of this title;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HBB3E8E01225B43FD9C894EB96CD39A5A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developing
strategies for effectively serving individuals with barriers to employment and
for coordinating programs and services among one-stop partners;</text></clause><clause id="H5BB27F38DB984C46B8E18984CFFAA0DC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>implementing
programs for displaced homemakers, which for purposes of this clause may
include an individual who is receiving public assistance and is within 2 years
of exhausting lifetime eligibility under part A of title IV of the Social
Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="HEBC0EDC4FF614AA4B159D21AEA8EF401"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>implementing
programs to increase the number of individuals training for and placed in
nontraditional employment;</text></clause><clause id="HAE643CFC89B3445FAE1627DD0B69439C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>carrying out
activities to facilitate remote access to services, including training services
described in subsection (c)(4), provided through a one-stop delivery system,
including facilitating access through the use of technology;</text></clause><clause id="HFDF9193FC9DB4813A783401F7768341E"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>supporting the
provision of core services described in subsection (c)(2) in the one-stop
delivery systems in the State;</text></clause><clause id="H5999F185A1FC43528EBB83B002724AC9"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>coordinating
activities with the child welfare system to facilitate provision of services
for children in foster care and children who are eligible for assistance under
section 477 of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/677">42 U.S.C. 677</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="H0D65CACF993346BCA2C8794EE867FFD5"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>activities—</text><subclause id="H2163A818EF2A41E4B7BE5C6481ECF024"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to improve
coordination of workforce investment activities, and economic development
activities, carried out within the State involved and to promote
entrepreneurial skills training and microenterprise services;</text></subclause><subclause id="H01B36C60F5204896B19C19DF825868C2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to improve
coordination of employment and training activities, child support services, and
assistance provided by State and local agencies carrying out part D of title IV
of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/651">42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause id="HC77567F513CC401ABD41EFD7A3953436"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to improve
coordination of employment and training activities and cooperative extension
programs carried out by the Department of Agriculture;</text></subclause><subclause id="HBA8591E1B3DB41BCABBBDD716290D712"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>to improve
coordination of employment and training activities and programs carried out in
local areas for individuals with disabilities, including programs carried out
by State agencies relating to intellectual disabilities and developmental
disabilities, activities carried out by Statewide Independent Living Councils
established under section 705 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
796d), programs funded under part B of chapter 1 of title VII of such Act (29
U.S.C. 796e et seq.), and activities carried out by centers for independent
living, as defined in section 702 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796a">29 U.S.C. 796a</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause id="HECC5643C8C174E0E95DB1E4639AC535A"><enum>(V)</enum><text>to develop and
disseminate workforce and labor market information;</text></subclause><subclause id="HF038D32E26F84A50853E9DE658544220"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>to improve
coordination of employment and training activities, and adult education and
literacy activities, provided by public libraries;</text></subclause><subclause id="HBDFAA5A74E02463B8C9C7DBC461CDDA4"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>to improve
coordination of activities with the corrections system to facilitate provision
of training services and employment opportunities that will assist ex-offenders
in reentering the workforce; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H6F010D5E3BAA4227806F3680BC537B81"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>to promote
financial literacy, including carrying out activities described in section
229(b)(1)(I);</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H485E1C2CC90E4A86BCAD48A4A5A7AE5C"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>conducting—</text><subclause id="H3B259FA350294DDEAD40B43E46CF8A5E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>research related
to meeting the employment and education needs of adult and dislocated workers;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="H64339F4163FC4F688AC250BBB731E924"><enum>(II)</enum><text>demonstration
projects related to meeting the employment and education needs of adult and
dislocated workers;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H693323813A0849AD89FE60EA1F75215E"><enum>(x)</enum><text>implementing
promising services for workers and businesses, which may include providing
support for education, training, skill upgrading, and statewide networking for
employees to become workplace learning advisors and maintain proficiency in
carrying out the activities associated with such advising;</text></clause><clause id="H4AF7516578D347D08DDA57B40AA18ADF"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>providing
incentive grants to local areas for performance by the local areas on local
performance accountability measures described in section 131(b);</text></clause><clause id="H1EAD4D8823E046BD90684690AFABE12C"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>adopting,
calculating, or commissioning for approval an economic self-sufficiency
standard for the State that specifies the income needs of families, by family
size, the number and ages of children in the family, and substate geographical
considerations; and</text></clause><clause id="H8F4C624FDC1B4E9C81C090CF26B283EB"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>developing and
disseminating common intake procedures and related items, including
registration processes, materials, or software.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E35393C042944B68955719F4B643E76"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><clause id="H208D2E7ACFCE45B293B489963F9CD091"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Of the funds allotted to a State under sections 227(b)
and 232(b) and reserved as described in sections 228(a) and 233(a)(1) for a
fiscal year—</text><subclause id="H4F5D8D997A704A4DA11355208202410F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>not more than 5
percent of the amount allotted under section 227(b)(1);</text></subclause><subclause id="H270091677D824EA5A85298DD7CB1E336"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not more than 5
percent of the amount allotted under section 232(b)(1); and</text></subclause><subclause id="H8D6FF1F09E4548A796633706A9005E58"><enum>(III)</enum><text>not more than 5
percent of the amount allotted under section 232(b)(2),</text></subclause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause">may be used by
the State for the administration of statewide youth workforce investment
activities carried out under section 229 and statewide employment and training
activities carried out under this section.</continuation-text></clause><clause id="HE98537C87D874253B0A5D1FC0E700592"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Funds made available for administrative costs under clause
(i) may be used for the administrative cost of any of the statewide youth
workforce investment activities or statewide employment and training
activities, regardless of whether the funds were allotted to the State under
section 227(b)(1) or paragraph (1) or (2) of section 232(b).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2D130CEEB13647B0BFD5405667B41103"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Local employment
and training activities</header><text>Funds allocated to a local area for
adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 233(b), and
funds allocated to a local area for dislocated workers under section
233(b)(2)(B)—</text><paragraph id="HFB29D1E1399044448A3FE5A2B8017CC7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be used to
carry out employment and training activities described in subsection (c) for
adults or dislocated workers, respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE0CBC13649A46B287867DF5FA475276"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may be used to
carry out employment and training activities described in subsection (d) for
adults or dislocated workers, respectively.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H04CBF47E447F401C84D4DED5E214336A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Required local
employment and training activities</header><paragraph id="H39F4543861B4409089AD40556D209704"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><subparagraph id="H3F151CCDACBA4C57B93E6CFC794DB71A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Allocated
funds</header><text>Funds allocated to a local area for adults under paragraph
(2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds allocated to the
local area for dislocated workers under section 233(b)(2)(B), shall be
used—</text><clause id="H1992E2EA68D249EDAABDF2FBB8C557E8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
establish a one-stop delivery system described in section 221(e);</text></clause><clause id="HCB0E3F221AA941FDB79DB6DE2DA0FD07"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
provide the core services described in paragraph (2) to adults and dislocated
workers, respectively, through the one-stop delivery system in accordance with
such paragraph;</text></clause><clause id="H8DEE626FA5214E01B45B1DC19D79192E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to
provide the intensive services described in paragraph (3) to adults and
dislocated workers, respectively, described in such paragraph;</text></clause><clause id="H78ABDCD0D38F41679CDF09EAC38D8B3E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to
provide training services described in paragraph (4) to adults and dislocated
workers, respectively, described in such paragraph; and</text></clause><clause id="H467F9FF8D13842D39712BAFCDB184E1C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to
designate a dedicated business liaison in the local area (whose activities may
be funded with funds provided under this title or from other sources) to
establish and develop relationships and networks with large and small employers
and their intermediaries.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16A6FA93FE2C4849A2C82189C7886085"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other
funds</header><text>Consistent with subsections (h) and (i) of section 221, a
portion of the funds made available under Federal law authorizing the programs
and activities described in section 221(b)(1)(B), including the Wagner-Peyser
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>), shall be used as described in clauses (i) and (ii)
of subparagraph (A), to the extent not inconsistent with the Federal law
involved.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC9AAEDDA022345DDBD9B5EF3BD68B48E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Core
services</header><text>Funds described in paragraph (1) shall be used to
provide core services, which shall be available to individuals who are adults
or dislocated workers through the one-stop delivery system and shall, at a
minimum, include—</text><subparagraph id="H95FBC56168894BDE854F15CA9B9A4943"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determinations of
whether the individuals are eligible to receive assistance under this
subtitle;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB23EA91123C6435F85FFA870E3D4A53B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>outreach, intake
(which may include worker profiling), and orientation to the information and
other services available through the one-stop delivery system;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4E6341C7600417B8E72404CD17E97FA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>initial assessment
of skill levels (including literacy, numeracy, and English language
proficiency), aptitudes, abilities (including skills gaps), and supportive
service needs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E84ABE34B4F4F6E86E03F6F4C075B19"><enum>(D)</enum><text>labor exchange
services, including—</text><clause id="HC9FE7C94614C401FA4B508FFE47726F0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>job
search and placement assistance and, in appropriate cases, career counseling,
including—</text><subclause id="HC585F7D641C14D82A6C4C13D0875199A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provision of
information on in-demand industry sectors and occupations; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H7EF4939A295344CB9DE159F4D1E838EC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provision of
information on nontraditional employment; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H2838B6A1A4154294A994284F344034E2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>appropriate
recruitment and other business services on behalf of employers, including small
employers, in the local area, which services may include services described in
this subsection, such as providing information and referral to specialized
business services not traditionally offered through the one-stop delivery
system;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72913AD498634DDDB6E59C93F685E5D5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provision of
referrals to and coordination of activities with other programs and services,
including programs and services within the one-stop delivery system and, in
appropriate cases, other workforce development programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF0301FEDC194FECAA418C7F05BD0D20"><enum>(F)</enum><text>provision of
workforce and labor market employment statistics information, including the
provision of accurate information relating to local, regional, and national
labor market areas, including—</text><clause id="H19031A100AF24CB2BFA2B88194141080"><enum>(i)</enum><text>job
vacancy listings in such labor market areas;</text></clause><clause id="H12145626B7034228BE4151368B2A8FFC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>information on
job skills necessary to obtain the jobs described in clause (i); and</text></clause><clause id="HEB6C205EB3C043BA9C058D1623AFB048"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>information
relating to local occupations in demand and the earnings, skill requirements,
and opportunities for advancement for such occupations;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA5C0E02B3FA249688ACC06821D9E3825"><enum>(G)</enum><text>provision of
performance information and program cost information on eligible providers of
training services as described in section 222, provided by program, and
eligible providers of youth workforce investment activities described in
section 223, providers of adult education described in title III, providers of
career and technical education activities at the postsecondary level, and
career and technical education activities available to school dropouts, under
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301
et seq.), and providers of vocational rehabilitation services described in
title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C831108F576440AB21154B27A8DE958"><enum>(H)</enum><text>provision of
information, in formats that are usable by and understandable to one-stop
center customers, regarding how the local area is performing on the local
performance accountability measures described in section 131(c) and any
additional performance information with respect to the one-stop delivery system
in the local area;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48F3949AC7BA49EC8D2A0AF5B99FC200"><enum>(I)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8169660929C64EA0A322853F80C779B9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provision of
information, in formats that are usable by and understandable to one-stop
center customers, relating to the availability of supportive services or
assistance, including child care, child support, medical or child health
assistance under title XIX or XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et
seq. and 1397aa et seq.), benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance
program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et
seq.), assistance through the earned income tax credit under section 32 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and assistance under a State program for
temporary assistance for needy families funded under part A of title IV of the
Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>) and other supportive services and
transportation provided through funds made available under such part, available
in the local area; and</text></clause><clause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H12401FA707E94FF2A0B7FC952ACD2578" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>referral to the services or
assistance described in clause (i), as appropriate;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CADFFC71A5943D48887426D76EA4A5B"><enum>(J)</enum><text>provision of
information and assistance regarding filing claims for unemployment
compensation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H796CE77FE7944EEFB961E1E2199E9BB5"><enum>(K)</enum><text>assistance in
establishing eligibility for programs of financial aid assistance for training
and education programs that are not funded under this Act; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B1589DE6ABB42E1B6F015F2C09F69C0"><enum>(L)</enum><text>followup services,
including counseling regarding the workplace, for participants in workforce
investment activities authorized under this subtitle who are placed in
unsubsidized employment, for not less than 12 months after the first day of the
employment, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6E752F99DC8241618437A58171FB0FF3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Intensive
services</header><subparagraph id="HB3ABC729FA4F4E2E9F3628A881600F56"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><clause id="H8EEEBB30BE15402D97540AF20994B166"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Except
as provided in clause (ii), funds allocated to a local area for adults under
paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds allocated
to the local area for dislocated workers under section 233(b)(2)(B), shall be
used to provide intensive services to adults and dislocated workers,
respectively—</text><subclause id="HD75497236DEE45FF8DB7F9A16498F071"><enum>(I)</enum><text>who are unemployed
and who, after an interview, evaluation, or assessment, have been determined by
a one-stop operator or one-stop partner as appropriate, to be—</text><item id="H0AD5E0CF019B4AFFA8A55FF9FFC64531"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>unlikely or
unable to obtain employment, that leads to economic self-sufficiency or wages
comparable to or higher than wages from previous employment, through core
services described in paragraph (2); and</text></item><item id="H302FDA50A2CD4638BBBEBCF1528D361B"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>in
need of intensive services to obtain employment that leads to economic
self-sufficiency or wages comparable to or higher than wages from previous
employment; or</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HA1F8228DF0394E00BF68F553723443FE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>who are employed,
but who, after an interview, evaluation, or assessment are determined by a
one-stop operator or one-stop partner to be in need of such intensive services
to obtain or retain employment that leads to economic self-sufficiency.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H093EF26EF76248058AF56AFA3D96A992"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use of previous
assessments</header><text>A one-stop operator or one-stop partner shall not be
required to conduct a new interview, evaluation, or assessment of a participant
under clause (i) if the one-stop operator or one-stop partner determines that
it is appropriate to use a recent interview, evaluation, or assessment of the
participant conducted pursuant to another education or training program.</text></clause><clause id="H2DF7C641A9004A2DA93D2D95F7677EE0"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to
mean that an individual is required to receive core services prior to receiving
intensive services.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E32B368E90D4E5ABFF789AEB6DB9246"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Delivery of
services</header><text>Such intensive services shall be provided through the
one-stop delivery system—</text><clause id="H30B8729BECF14636B39CCC20E57EB648"><enum>(i)</enum><text>directly through
one-stop operators identified pursuant to section 221(d); or</text></clause><clause id="HC0EB15AB9451425687133D2710CC0155"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>through contracts
with service providers, which may include contracts with public, private
for-profit, and private nonprofit service providers, approved by the local
board.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA2F3012688D8418687A89941D1EE7CE2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Types of
services</header><text>Such intensive services may include the
following:</text><clause id="H6FDB4E76ECB2416BBFB8ED072B428E1A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Comprehensive and
specialized assessments of the skill levels and service needs of adults and
dislocated workers, which may include—</text><subclause id="H0A2C559F42DA41A68FF6D63938E93696"><enum>(I)</enum><text>diagnostic testing
and use of other assessment tools; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HE7386702B76C42ABB39A3977BB629286"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in-depth
interviewing and evaluation to identify employment barriers and appropriate
employment goals.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H34CA60F589C54891ACAACE11E704F716"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Development of an
individual employment plan, to identify the employment goals, appropriate
achievement objectives, and appropriate combination of services for the
participant to achieve the employment goals, including providing information on
eligible providers of training services pursuant to paragraph (4)(F)(ii), and
career pathways to attain career objectives.</text></clause><clause id="H917D6216BDA94A60823770753506EBEE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Group
counseling.</text></clause><clause id="H93C6ABBBB08B468FAD55EEF5D416DF7A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Individual
counseling.</text></clause><clause id="H69B818363677459C9AA257B1CC74927F"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Career
planning.</text></clause><clause id="HBDF28C15B5374A9E902EA07CE3F3BD78"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Short-term
prevocational services, including development of learning skills, communication
skills, interviewing skills, punctuality, personal maintenance skills, and
professional conduct, to prepare individuals for unsubsidized employment or
training.</text></clause><clause id="HF22D35AF961D4BD1AC4F91DEBDC5B284"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Internships and
work experiences that are linked to careers.</text></clause><clause id="HEAC972A5C4BB4F03B571FC4F7EC2637F"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>Workforce
preparation activities.</text></clause><clause id="H93C35AA0C9D94B3DA334C09A6A584997"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>Financial
literacy services, such as activities described in section 229(b)(1)(I).</text></clause><clause id="HAD5ED7C9E0734627A75E6486F503C35B"><enum>(x)</enum><text>Out-of-area job
search assistance and relocation assistance.</text></clause><clause id="HA0897B4A9DF64135807B4DE39AB2B82A"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>English language
acquisition and integrated education and training programs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7FEEA7909112412680A34389E4378877"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Training
services</header><subparagraph id="H0F26E7C77A6F44908F79DE8B9A73D2FC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><clause id="H372A5DCB1EB44185943AEABBB9FE9A15"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Except
as provided in clause (ii), funds allocated to a local area for adults under
paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds allocated
to the local area for dislocated workers under section 233(b)(2)(B), shall be
used to provide training services to adults and dislocated workers,
respectively—</text><subclause id="HD582B885FA9443DB8D2D5BB9F8DEA206"><enum>(I)</enum><text>who, after an
interview, evaluation, or assessment, and career planning, have been determined
by a one-stop operator or one-stop partner, as appropriate, to—</text><item id="HFF789AF9F84A46308CF9C10BE9514E6B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>be
unlikely or unable to obtain or retain employment, that leads to economic
self-sufficiency or wages comparable to or higher than wages from previous
employment, through the intensive services described in paragraph (3);</text></item><item id="HC2DB841ECBDB4E3F868A4A5648455CAE"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>be in
need of training services to obtain or retain employment that leads to economic
self-sufficiency or wages comparable to or higher than wages from previous
employment; and</text></item><item id="H3C4D643305054CE69B3F91999360A2F1"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>have
the skills and qualifications to successfully participate in the selected
program of training services;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H9F08481E1C4644DEBA5F454ED3DE2068"><enum>(II)</enum><text>who select
programs of training services that are directly linked to the employment
opportunities in the local area or region involved or in another area to which
the adults or dislocated workers are willing to commute or relocate;</text></subclause><subclause id="H48EEE29288304F6C86EBE8E4B8DF316C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>who meet the
requirements of subparagraph (B); and</text></subclause><subclause id="H8BCE18A77A5745BA87FFA26B8B17558C"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>who are
determined to be eligible in accordance with the priority system in effect
under subparagraph (E).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H484672633147460196B67922A64399FC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use of previous
assessments</header><text>A one-stop operator or one-stop partner shall not be
required to conduct a new interview, evaluation, or assessment of a participant
under clause (i) if the one-stop operator or one-stop partner determines that
it is appropriate to use a recent interview, evaluation, or assessment of the
participant conducted pursuant to another education or training program.</text></clause><clause id="HB308018EBFB54A99BCB3AFC1D3F9C1BC"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to
mean an individual is required to receive core or intensive services prior to
receiving training services.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC0200C40B8640E987433CC8011EF02D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Qualification</header><clause id="HF27E32E8AB444E6EA69974E426CFE863"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Notwithstanding
section 479B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087uu">20 U.S.C. 1087uu</external-xref>) and except
as provided in clause (ii), provision of such training services shall be
limited to individuals who—</text><subclause id="H88392AC0AA154B1782857FEBAD094404"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are unable to
obtain other grant assistance for such services, including Federal Pell Grants
established under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a">20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></subclause><subclause id="H887403D9DA434271BE8F17DA14C754F3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>require
assistance beyond the assistance made available under other grant assistance
programs, including Federal Pell Grants.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H9979A52609FE4709AFEB70DD234A5825"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reimbursements</header><text>Training
services may be provided under this paragraph to an individual who otherwise
meets the requirements of this paragraph while an application for a Federal
Pell Grant is pending, except that if such individual is subsequently awarded a
Federal Pell Grant, appropriate reimbursement shall be made to the local area
from such Federal Pell Grant.</text></clause><clause id="HE09305D51E444FFDB1862DCFAA857C03"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In
determining whether an individual requires assistance under clause (i)(II), a
one-stop operator (or one-stop partner, where appropriate) may take into
consideration the full cost of participating in training services, including
the costs of dependent care and transportation, and other appropriate
costs.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF4E9C8371384C898F49F3214D77C7E6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Provider
qualification</header><text>Training services shall be provided through
providers identified in accordance with section 222.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC33DD95025D84AFEB9B5A164B9A74AEB"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Training
services</header><text>Training services may include—</text><clause id="H590C52A4A259452F8B8AD9EE44994BF3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>occupational
skills training, including training for nontraditional employment;</text></clause><clause id="HD82F6E587E6247328201807B6178AF1C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on-the-job
training;</text></clause><clause id="H1B790F8AF9B744BFBEBC4F68EE75E17F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>incumbent worker
training in accordance with subsection (d)(4);</text></clause><clause id="HE8B4141948C24DD4AAD07040A35A549B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>programs that
combine workplace training with related instruction, which may include
cooperative education programs;</text></clause><clause id="H0C38BA9C387145F9B5C8DEE608B942CA"><enum>(v)</enum><text>training programs
operated by the private sector;</text></clause><clause id="H4325EE7C4D4546CDAF5F719244C3615B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>skill upgrading
and retraining;</text></clause><clause id="HE5FF8D44C02843F1A4D99B321D132C28"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>entrepreneurial
training;</text></clause><clause id="H7514FD018FAD4B33B5649936D7AFAECD"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>transitional
jobs in accordance with subsection (d)(5);</text></clause><clause id="H96AF0D096E59467FBCA0C309B19688AE"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>job
readiness training provided in combination with services described in any of
clauses (i) through (viii);</text></clause><clause id="H7509602C21BB4CAAAD62749152583B00"><enum>(x)</enum><text>adult education
and literacy activities, including activities of English language acquisition
and integrated education and training programs, provided concurrently or in
combination with services described in any of clauses (i) through (vii);
and</text></clause><clause id="HE6829BBBCDEB4C24AE58B7C8AE421A05"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>customized
training conducted with a commitment by an employer or group of employers to
employ an individual upon successful completion of the training.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8EFBE9B358E444C84F18C90BF5414AB"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>With
respect to funds allocated to a local area for adult employment and training
activities under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of section 233(b), priority shall be
given to recipients of public assistance, other low-income individuals, and
individuals who are basic skills deficient for receipt of intensive services
and training services. The appropriate local board and the Governor shall
direct the one-stop operators in the local area with regard to making
determinations related to such priority.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93B0CFE9F6EF4733B3E3B5ED859DF991"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Consumer choice
requirements</header><clause id="H664F58981ADD4CE4B146D663945D79B8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Training services provided under this paragraph shall be
provided in a manner that maximizes consumer choice in the selection of an
eligible provider of such services.</text></clause><clause id="H65D33E62FF324A8B924C22ADEFD87A20"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Eligible
providers</header><text>Each local board, through one-stop centers, shall make
available the list of eligible providers of training services described in
section 222(d), and accompanying information, in accordance with section
222(d).</text></clause><clause id="HFA1432D6D70E4A4EA36C1BF6B40ACC8C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Individual
training accounts</header><text>An individual who seeks training services and
who is eligible pursuant to subparagraph (A), may, in consultation with a
career planner, select an eligible provider of training services from the list
of providers described in clause (ii). Upon such selection, the one-stop
operator involved shall, to the extent practicable, refer such individual to
the eligible provider of training services, and arrange for payment for such
services through an individual training account.</text></clause><clause id="HB8E052BF446E454DAA0FA57FD13F0C16"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Each
local board may, through one-stop centers, coordinate funding for individual
training accounts with funding from other Federal, State, local, or private job
training programs or sources to assist the individual in obtaining training
services.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7CEB722550DE4E91A35E411D551DD48A"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Use of
individual training accounts</header><clause id="H42EFF867D67044D1B8C19E1046D9AFF6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), training services
provided under this paragraph shall be provided through the use of individual
training accounts in accordance with this paragraph, and shall be provided to
eligible individuals through the one-stop delivery system.</text></clause><clause id="H9A3D04502DBF45F09FAC72E791401DCD"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Training
contracts</header><text>Training services authorized under this paragraph may
be provided pursuant to a contract for services in lieu of an individual
training account if—</text><subclause id="H9B85728C7AA74DEE8E0A6F8CC9616980"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the requirements
of subparagraph (F) are met;</text></subclause><subclause id="H7B1959058A5D459EA954A32C24872D0A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>such services are
on-the-job training, customized training, incumbent worker training, or
transitional employment;</text></subclause><subclause id="HD088E46160EF4F8BA85A2D2D5CD44B89"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the local board
determines there are an insufficient number of eligible providers of training
services in the local area involved (such as in a rural area) to accomplish the
purposes of a system of individual training accounts;</text></subclause><subclause id="H4546F19A3AE74EE1AA12A8D648EAEAC7"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the local board
determines that there is a training services program of demonstrated
effectiveness offered in the local area by a community-based organization or
another private organization to serve individuals with barriers to employment;
or</text></subclause><subclause id="H42A95EC2BE0743F99CE3BF8DD9CE235C"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the local board
determines that—</text><item id="H751254683F6640F6A66DD9FA89647C89"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>it
would be most appropriate to award a contract to an institution of higher
education or other eligible provider of training services in order to
facilitate the training of multiple individuals in in-demand industry sectors
or occupations; and</text></item><item id="HCCAB4C44B3304CB8921AD18A488DCA70"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>such
contract does not limit customer choice.</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="H16AE587FE77F49A49BCD2D933DB56A3F"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Linkage to
occupations in demand</header><text>Training services provided under this
paragraph shall be directly linked to an in-demand industry sector or
occupation in the local area or region, or in another area to which an adult or
dislocated worker receiving such services is willing to relocate, except that a
local board may approve training services for occupations determined by the
local board to be in sectors of the economy that have a high potential for
sustained demand or growth in the local area.</text></clause><clause id="H6F21F77A714C44B6A9997878AA3E2D60"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
preclude the combined use of individual training accounts and contracts in the
provision of training services, including arrangements that allow individuals
receiving individual training accounts to obtain training services that are
contracted for under clause (ii).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB57D13C9909A4646BB810675D45EB036"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Reimbursement
for on-the-job training</header><clause id="H7588A9D56AB84B458F9E6975AA714938"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Reimbursement
level</header><text>For purposes of the provision of on-the-job training under
this paragraph, the Governor or local board involved may increase the amount of
the reimbursement described in section 101(44) to an amount of up to 75 percent
of the wage rate of a participant for a program carried out under chapter 2 or
this chapter, if, respectively—</text><subclause id="H4EEDD9282DA44CFFBACD04D446F1B23B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Governor
approves the increase with respect to a program carried out with funds reserved
by the State under that chapter, taking into account the factors described in
clause (ii); or</text></subclause><subclause id="H95AB02BBBD2E49479641CF09245FCDB6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the local board
approves the increase with respect to a program carried out with funds
allocated to a local area under such chapter, taking into account those
factors.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HD7153874D12F4DF28EB2274B18943E09"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>For
purposes of clause (i), the Governor or local board, respectively, shall take
into account factors consisting of—</text><subclause id="H36421D2C2D1245F29CC1993728557356"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
characteristics of the participants;</text></subclause><subclause id="H2CD0736070B7441887B63BFC1EADB5A3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the size of the
employer;</text></subclause><subclause id="HF1D6127DF634423F9F19103ECDCB5975"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the quality of
employer-provided training and advancement opportunities; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35C8C2E6D721429A97A8C48305832B3B"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>such other
factors as the Governor or local board, respectively, may determine to be
appropriate, which may include the number of employees participating in the
training, wage and benefit levels of those employees (at present and
anticipated upon completion of the training), and relation of the training to
the competitiveness of a participant.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5296A5E082C64FE0AD048BF3C5DA772E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Permissible
local employment and training activities</header><paragraph id="HA7340FAA0B9640989DCEEC91BE47DD39"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><subparagraph id="H032454D10A0A4A2787A9D43D4AD151A0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>Funds
allocated to a local area for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as
appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds allocated to the local area for
dislocated workers under section 233(b)(2)(B), may be used to provide, through
the one-stop delivery system involved (and through collaboration with the local
board, for the purpose of the activities described in clauses (ix) and
(xi))—</text><clause id="H5C060FABBD614028B9B506055B77CD69"><enum>(i)</enum><text>customized
screening and referral of qualified participants in training services described
in subsection (c)(4) to employers;</text></clause><clause id="HA4AB86E9847E4812885CD33EADA2EC08"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>customized
employment-related services to employers, employer associations, or other such
organizations on a fee-for-service basis;</text></clause><clause id="H0CEC42C34B7941D5ABB345964DA43BC8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>customer support
to enable individuals with barriers to employment (including individuals with
disabilities) and veterans, to navigate among multiple services and activities
for such populations;</text></clause><clause id="HF09103D71EAB4CEABF0E0E13744CD816"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>technical
assistance and capacity building for one-stop operators, one-stop partners, and
eligible providers of training services, regarding the provision of services to
individuals with disabilities in local areas, including the development and
training of staff, the provision of outreach, intake, assessments, and service
delivery, the coordination of services across providers and programs, and the
development of performance accountability measures;</text></clause><clause id="H24AA0BDC144F4184BD2B4CD81583C073"><enum>(v)</enum><text>employment and
training activities provided in coordination with child support enforcement
activities of the State and local agencies carrying out part D of title IV of
the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/651">42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="H7BECECBEBB734A5CBE92FC6EC60C8D5E"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>activities to
improve coordination of employment and training activities, child support
services, and assistance, provided by State and local agencies carrying out
part D of title IV of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/651">42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="H0D4A58AAF98B4172A5B41D817C30E4D6"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>activities to
improve coordination between employment and training activities and cooperative
extension programs carried out by the Department of Agriculture;</text></clause><clause id="H295BB3B431724228971897EB0EF63A41"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>activities to
facilitate remote access to services provided through a one-stop delivery
system, including facilitating access through the use of technology;</text></clause><clause id="HA3FF893E563E4D709F305DD281BB2154"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>activities—</text><subclause id="H01A935CCA7BF42B4B6CF671B5E86F024"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to improve
coordination between workforce investment activities and economic development
activities carried out within the local area involved, and to promote
entrepreneurial skills training and microenterprise services;</text></subclause><subclause id="H3D019BE2693944E590BC6ECEF18667F3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to improve
services and linkages between the local workforce investment system (including
the local one-stop delivery system) and employers, including small employers,
in the local area, through services described in this section; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HD5B79D191195468F962BAF2E6B988734"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to strengthen
linkages between the one-stop delivery system and unemployment insurance
programs;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H585CE9C734D94E7B926D4B4D64DEA2B9"><enum>(x)</enum><text>training programs
for displaced homemakers and for individuals training for nontraditional
occupations, in conjunction with programs operated in the local area;</text></clause><clause id="H97F1E9039C964C1F8767FB6D89E0B355"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>activities to
provide business services and strategies that meet the workforce investment
needs of area employers, as determined by the local board, consistent with the
local plan under section 118, which services—</text><subclause id="HFC99192687A84A08B3720B4FF3130B40"><enum>(I)</enum><text>may be provided
through effective business intermediaries working in conjunction with the local
board, and may also be provided on a fee-for-service basis or through the
leveraging of economic development, philanthropic, and other public and private
resources in a manner determined appropriate by the local board; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H9B09FBD646E04818B0EEC13202F83AD5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>may
include—</text><item id="H5ADB7165C56A42FA9E13F89E6CA4E79C"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>identifying and
disseminating to business, educators, and job seekers, information related to
the workforce, economic and community development needs, and opportunities
presented by the local economy;</text></item><item id="HF24C564E4E8A4676B9C400D732F80EE0"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>developing and
implementing industry sector strategies (including strategies involving
industry partnerships, regional skills alliances, industry skill panels, and
sectoral skills partnerships) in which representatives of multiple employers
for a specific industry sector or group of related occupations—</text><subitem id="HF85EEFB2C57E44F09BD3FC3DB5222F15"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>collaborate to
address common workforce needs with suppliers, labor organizations, economic
development agencies, eligible providers of training services described in
section 222, and other entities that can provide needed supportive services
tailored to the needs of workers in that sector or group for a local area or
region;</text></subitem><subitem id="H99B986B0FEDB4643947EFF3E931368CB"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>identify current
and expected gaps between the demand for and supply of labor and skills in that
sector or group for that area or region; and</text></subitem><subitem id="H740351B8F2DD4326A925F9A569032147"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>develop a
strategic plan and training efforts to address skill gaps, advance industry
growth and competitiveness, and improve worker productivity, retention,
advancement, and competitiveness;</text></subitem></item><item id="H104D43F9321E4042967FDA11FE37231F"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>developing and
delivering innovative workforce investment services and strategies for area
employers, which may include career ladder, skills upgrading, skill standard
development and certification for recognized postsecondary credential or other
employer use, apprenticeship, and other effective initiatives for meeting the
workforce investment needs of area employers and workers;</text></item><item id="H601AA564243042C49303996761BDECF8"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>participation, of
appropriate personnel of area employers, in seminars and classes offered in
partnership with relevant organizations focusing on the workforce-related needs
of area employers and job seekers;</text></item><item id="H8ECBBCBD1CAA42509B40DDD58EAB8A8E"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>training,
consulting, needs analysis, and brokering services for area employers,
including the organization and aggregation of training for individual employers
and coalitions of employers with similar interests, products, or workforce
needs, except that services described in this item may be paid for with funds
other than those provided under this title;</text></item><item id="HAC5A87960C2D4D0EB7661CDF1DF775C5"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>assistance to
area employers in managing reductions in force in coordination with rapid
response activities provided under subsection (a)(2)(A) and with strategies for
the aversion of layoffs, which strategies may include early identification of
firms at risk of layoffs, use of feasibility studies to assess the needs of and
options for at-risk firms, and the delivery of employment and training
activities to address risk factors;</text></item><item id="H3D74CA06EBF3417B80F39A1FD62E3156"><enum>(gg)</enum><text>the
marketing of business services offered under this title, to appropriate area
employers, including small and mid-sized employers;</text></item><item id="HA9427BCAE3014C99A3D2CFD858D7A8F2"><enum>(hh)</enum><text>information
referral on concerns affecting local employers; and</text></item><item id="HB6857FE4DCE042D6BDD487C678BA1EF0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other
business services and strategies that better engage employers in workforce
investment activities and make the workforce investment system more relevant to
meeting the needs of local businesses, as determined by the local board to be
consistent with the objectives of this title;</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="HF0CB46D4280B450FB738973933A9D450"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>activities to
adjust the economic self-sufficiency standards referred to in subsection
(a)(3)(A)(xii) for local factors, or activities to adopt, calculate, or
commission for approval, economic self-sufficiency standards for the local
areas that specify the income needs of families, by family size, the number and
ages of children in the family, and substate geographical
considerations;</text></clause><clause id="H293D624F3EB04E8B9CCF9A922239056C"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>improved
coordination between employment and training activities and programs carried
out in the local area for individuals with disabilities, including programs
carried out by State agencies relating to intellectual disabilities and
developmental disabilities, activities carried out by Statewide Independent
Living Councils established under section 705 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796d">29 U.S.C. 796d</external-xref>), programs funded under part B of chapter 1 of title VII of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796e">29 U.S.C. 796e et seq.</external-xref>), and activities carried out by centers for
independent living, as defined in section 702 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796a">29 U.S.C. 796a</external-xref>);
and</text></clause><clause id="HEA23FCAAD56E4BBC8C188ECA00C6A476"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>implementation
of promising services to workers and businesses, which may include support for
education, training, skill upgrading, and statewide networking for employees to
become workplace learning advisors and maintain proficiency in carrying out the
activities associated with such advising.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H786A0045A4744EE28E89AC6888995EDA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Work support
activities for low-wage workers</header><clause id="HD8E07C8B6554434DAC791123C95945FF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds allocated to a local area for adults under
paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds allocated
to the local area for dislocated workers under section 233(b)(2)(B), may be
used to provide, through the one-stop delivery system involved, work support
activities designed to assist low-wage workers in retaining and enhancing
employment. The one-stop partners of the system shall coordinate the
appropriate programs and resources of the partners with the activities and
resources provided under this subparagraph.</text></clause><clause id="H6BDB147C47064AF796544CFFC2B61F28"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>The
work support activities described in clause (i) may include the provision of
activities described in this section through the one-stop delivery system in a
manner that enhances the opportunities of such workers to participate in the
activities, such as the provision of activities described in this section
during nontraditional hours and the provision of onsite child care while such
activities are being provided.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H33475FEEF05F45B1B7FEDC45CB0893E4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Supportive
services</header><text>Funds allocated to a local area for adults under
paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds allocated
to the local area for dislocated workers under section 233(b)(2)(B), may be
used to provide supportive services to adults and dislocated workers,
respectively—</text><subparagraph id="HB4F0F481D47B48AAB502DFBDC5351ECA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>who are
participating in programs with activities authorized in any of paragraphs (2),
(3), or (4) of subsection (c); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F488661661C4B8DBB856AB9D9F39810"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who are unable to
obtain such supportive services through other programs providing such
services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC313D26483DE4AA38131AF2308846A87"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Needs-related
payments</header><subparagraph id="H061C292F25E54C9894F24C09C938709B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds allocated to a local area for adults under
paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds allocated
to the local area for dislocated workers under section 233(b)(2)(B), may be
used to provide needs-related payments to adults and dislocated workers,
respectively, who are unemployed and do not qualify for (or have ceased to
qualify for) unemployment compensation for the purpose of enabling such
individuals to participate in programs of training services under subsection
(c)(4).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B6D973987F649BFB5918D56EEAFD0BE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
eligibility requirements</header><text>In addition to the requirements
contained in subparagraph (A), a dislocated worker who has ceased to qualify
for unemployment compensation may be eligible to receive needs-related payments
under this paragraph only if such worker was enrolled in the training
services—</text><clause id="H1C5A35393D3242E8B6D9616443D1DE6A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
the end of the 13th week after the most recent layoff that resulted in a
determination of the worker’s eligibility for employment and training
activities for dislocated workers under this subtitle; or</text></clause><clause id="H8378BC3FFDB440F5A50C8B791F52CFCE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if
later, by the end of the 8th week after the worker is informed that a
short-term layoff will exceed 6 months.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91232D8A60AD4538AF0819E427BF8765"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Level of
payments</header><text>The level of a needs-related payment made to a
dislocated worker under this paragraph shall not exceed the greater of—</text><clause id="H2C3A3A27EA634A23BE5794741FBB70B9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
applicable level of unemployment compensation; or</text></clause><clause id="HE294887AC6A44545AC7FF9C5DB4B1729"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if
such worker did not qualify for unemployment compensation, an amount equal to
the poverty line, for an equivalent period, which amount shall be adjusted to
reflect changes in total family income.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H385E870A40B34181B3A387FB37B7AAC7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Incumbent worker
training programs</header><subparagraph id="H17BD65399668401382FBF3B2738E86AF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><clause id="HF0A954B655D24F52BE8B1B27D3B6483D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Standard
reservation of funds</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), the local
board may reserve and use not more than 15 percent of the funds allocated to
the local area involved under section 233(b) to pay for the Federal share of
the cost of providing training through a training program for incumbent
workers, carried out in accordance with this paragraph.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H68087FC399A5421799C2ED737D50DDAF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Increased
reservation of funds</header><text>If the local board determines that there is
sufficient evidence that use of the funds reserved under clause (i) led to
employee retention by and contributed to creation of new jobs with employers
that participated in incumbent worker training programs, the local board may
reserve and use not more than a total of 20 percent of such funds to pay for
the Federal share of such cost.</text></clause><clause id="HC8366C814E8440F083CF538B9BFDD20B"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Determination
of eligibility</header><text>For the purpose of determining the eligibility of
an employer to receive funding under clause (i), the local board shall take
into account factors consisting of—</text><subclause id="H53FFBB407D6B4F28B85EA80F58851F39"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
characteristics of the participants in the program;</text></subclause><subclause id="H559AB258A40C43B5A1409790CF470B2E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the relationship
of the training to the competitiveness of a participant and the employer;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="H08EFCD503C6D4F33AD72EE14F30BFEFB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>such other
factors as the local board may determine to be appropriate, which may include
the number of employees participating in the training, the wage and benefit
levels of those employees (at present and anticipated upon completion of the
training), and the existence of other training and advancement opportunities
provided by the employer.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H448BC5F7FBF4461A9EA4B09FE5D08DA6"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Statewide
impact</header><text>The Governor or State board involved may make
recommendations to the local board for providing incumbent worker training that
has statewide impact.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2377201A2844A40BB1ADDE1CFC345F4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Training
activities</header><text>The training program for incumbent workers carried out
under this paragraph shall be carried out by the local board in conjunction
with the employers or groups of employers of such workers (which may include
employers in partnership with other entities for the purposes of delivering
training) for the purpose of assisting such workers in obtaining the skills
necessary to retain employment or avert layoffs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H598CDA3B8BBC406DBA884519BE177F97"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Employer payment
of non-federal share</header><text>Employers participating in the program
carried out under this paragraph shall be required to pay for the non-Federal
share of the cost of providing the training to incumbent workers of the
employers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA00D3883B1DE4E3CBAD1ED63AC88C164"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Non-federal
share</header><clause id="HE4985B3982AA406CAD7EE8F751EDCF29"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>Subject
to clause (ii), the local board shall establish the non-Federal share of such
cost (taking into consideration such other factors as the number of employees
participating in the training), the wage and benefit levels of the employees
(at the beginning and anticipated upon completion of the training), the
relationship of the training to the competitiveness of the employer and
employees, and the availability of other employer-provided training and
advancement opportunities.</text></clause><clause id="H086C9EA0B9EC442F9209D1505247957B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limits</header><text>The
non-Federal share shall not be less than—</text><subclause id="HCA0C93C401404D519D4A82DFB4527B14"><enum>(I)</enum><text>10 percent of the
cost, for employers with not more than 50 employees;</text></subclause><subclause id="H207E027F8523403A98DFC8F6FFEFB980"><enum>(II)</enum><text>25 percent of the
cost, for employers with more than 50 employees but not more than 100
employees; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H75F2D669F2CD4BDBB2367303C7ACA911"><enum>(III)</enum><text>50 percent of
the cost, for employers with more than 100 employees.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H8DB8875AD6AD43B0B75965E5E3C50FA6"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Calculation of
employer share</header><text>The non-Federal share provided by an employer
participating in the program may include the amount of the wages paid by the
employer to a worker while the worker is attending a training program under
this paragraph. The employer may provide the share in cash or in kind, fairly
evaluated.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H577008E4D66B49CD996BCD8E8B6AF990"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Transitional
jobs</header><text>The local board may use not more than 10 percent of the
funds allocated to the local area involved under section 233(b) to provide
transitional jobs under subsection (c)(4) that—</text><subparagraph id="H3575858BD888406BB90AC582AB4B1054"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are time-limited
work experiences that are subsidized and are in the public, private, or
nonprofit sectors for individuals with barriers to employment who are
chronically unemployed or have an inconsistent work history;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF27F424C32F4AC78E2D94AD089489D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are combined with
comprehensive employment and supportive services; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9DDA5C589B3499FAC3678876A1005BF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>are designed to
assist the individuals described in subparagraph (A) to establish a work
history, demonstrate success in the workplace, and develop the skills that lead
to entry into and retention in unsubsidized employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><chapter id="H0955938AC38D4A3CA3034872672C8DC0"><enum>4</enum><header>General workforce
investment provisions</header><section id="H747B22E6F82A4A94B8902E56692737CC"><enum>236.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><subsection id="HC445D85FE82F48D882F34D3A70057665"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Youth workforce
investment activities</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out the activities described in section 227(a), such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subsection><subsection id="H59E5FA72EA574A98AEEB6EC17BE7BD9B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adult employment
and training activities</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out the activities described in section 232(a)(1), such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subsection><subsection id="H87F1472A4F3743D0A39CE6F5026C98A5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Dislocated
worker employment and training activities</header><text>There are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out the activities described in section 232(a)(2),
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018.</text></subsection></section></chapter></subtitle><subtitle id="H2C3B6D3DD5354244866DD271B4AE00D7"><enum>C</enum><header>Job Corps</header><section id="HA84DA494E14140A9B140EFA661CF213F"><enum>241.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this subtitle are—</text><paragraph id="H73C0C4AA947346ED8428E796CED8A6A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to maintain a
national Job Corps program, carried out in partnership with States and
communities, to—</text><subparagraph id="HE4C8022BEF89415DBD42AEEAC3550FD4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assist eligible
youth to connect to the labor force by providing them with intensive social,
academic, career and technical education, and service-learning opportunities,
in primarily residential centers, in order for such youth to obtain secondary
school diplomas or recognized postsecondary credentials leading to—</text><clause id="H2F3C478673D340279E7BB1178621F5A0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>successful
careers, in in-demand industry sectors or occupations or the Armed Forces, that
will result in economic self-sufficiency and opportunities for advancement;
or</text></clause><clause id="HE03847EE071245F983CB9291E8F2D04F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enrollment in
postsecondary education, including an apprenticeship program; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDBB0E46702545A28EBDF1E3A65328BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support
responsible citizenship;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H766D010665F141889E2CE0CCF7BC0802"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to set forth
standards and procedures for selecting individuals as enrollees in the Job
Corps;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFC0F20F43D72417B9723C4B8D09CB3CA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to authorize the
establishment of Job Corps centers in which enrollees will participate in
intensive programs of activities described in this subtitle; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDB80334E955E477399EC196AB41758E7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to prescribe
various other powers, duties, and responsibilities incident to the operation
and continuing development of the Job Corps.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H9E0F17A433F344A985291DDEF47479B8"><enum>242.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text><paragraph id="H3DCD551786E844CCB3FA57C5CED83F2E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicable local
board</header><text>The term <term>applicable local board</term> means a local
board—</text><subparagraph id="HA6861658FB0545DB816F2E3E800AA08A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that provides
information for a Job Corps center on local employment opportunities and the
job skills needed to obtain the opportunities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25E852A987304073B53C104EB29CBDFF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that serves
communities in which the graduates of the Job Corps center seek
employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDBEF8304D1F844429FF1DBE21F7B8DED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicable
one-stop center</header><text>The term <term>applicable one-stop center</term>
means a one-stop center that provides services, such as referral, assessment,
recruitment, and placement, to support the purposes of the Job Corps.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE91A95FCFB684680BDC5CCE0323148C1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Enrollee</header><text>The
term <term>enrollee</term> means an individual who has voluntarily applied for,
been selected for, and enrolled in the Job Corps program, and remains with the
program, but has not yet become a graduate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFCA04DB108B4B0585D4283D25719A46"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Former
enrollee</header><text>The term <term>former enrollee</term> means an
individual who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and enrolled in
the Job Corps program, but left the program prior to becoming a
graduate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0E891B5246F14EE6BF75A9F370B6B811"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Graduate</header><text>The
term <term>graduate</term> means an individual who has voluntarily applied for,
been selected for, and enrolled in the Job Corps program and who, as a result
of participation in the Job Corps program, has received a secondary school
diploma or recognized equivalent, or completed the requirements of a career and
technical education and training program that prepares individuals for
employment leading to economic self-sufficiency or entrance into postsecondary
education or training.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4DA4E55C99034876AE0A1966556705C3"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Job
corps</header><text>The term <term>Job Corps</term> means the Job Corps
described in section 243.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD86D9ABFBA54FC6AAE7C36444CEF4D4"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Job corps
center</header><text>The term <term>Job Corps center</term> means a center
described in section 247.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6F19A93BFF0A489C955F83BDC558AF62"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Operator</header><text>The
term <term>operator</term> means an entity selected under this subtitle to
operate a Job Corps center.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9257E027E974449AE01C04165648107"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Region</header><text>The
term <term>region</term> means an area defined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H392B37548C02487691694B4BB6540065"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Service
provider</header><text>The term <term>service provider</term> means an entity
selected under this subtitle to provide services described in this subtitle to
a Job Corps center.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H241AD63F24944B169F988CB119D9423C"><enum>243.</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There shall be within the Department of
Labor a <quote>Job Corps</quote>.</text></section><section id="H4264676D5F9549E0A1AC292DB64E10E5"><enum>244.</enum><header>Individuals
eligible for the Job Corps</header><subsection id="H9A7BB58851424E14A2C81DF62B8964B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to become an enrollee, an individual shall
be—</text><paragraph id="H57BDD309F9C64674AC9F718A10B78A58"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not less than age
16 and not more than age 21 on the date of enrollment, except that—</text><subparagraph id="H1F015ADA3DC64BCEB869661FCD10F055"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not more than 20
percent of the individuals enrolled in the Job Corps may be not less than age
22 and not more than age 24 on the date of enrollment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E7429A729644CC9A5878F23732ABDC7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>either such
maximum age limitation may be waived by the Secretary, in accordance with
regulations of the Secretary, in the case of an individual with a
disability;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1EA2A3DEFAFD4A0B8F64B42B01F5E640"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
low-income individual; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF1F42CFBF344E308FC5D587C8021FE3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an individual who
is one or more of the following:</text><subparagraph id="H9E38CA31E0FA428EA20AA3FDB9A0E9DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Basic skills
deficient.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30B5CA6BE9A04160934F397CBCB167E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A school
dropout.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE367DE1563BE49D1915ED6852FDB649A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A homeless
individual (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of
1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043e-2">42 U.S.C. 14043e–2(6)</external-xref>), except that clauses (i)(IV) and (iii) of
subparagraph (B) of such section shall not apply), a homeless child or youth
(as defined in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11434a(2)), except that subparagraph (B)(iv) of such section shall not
apply), a runaway, an individual in foster care, or an individual who was in
foster care and has aged out of the foster care system.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD695809960742E68620956E8C2246FB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A parent.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7053E83525A44CB7B504110A58CF0A23"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An individual who
requires additional education, career and technical education or training, or
workforce preparation skills to be able to obtain and retain employment that
leads to economic self-sufficiency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8ED7E0A611504AE4AED03A5816ADBB02"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special rule for
veterans</header><text>Notwithstanding the requirement of subsection (a)(2), a
veteran of the Armed Forces shall be eligible to become an enrollee under
subsection (a) if the individual—</text><paragraph id="HC33D85AFB7DB4CBDA8BA86EE8958B094"><enum>(1)</enum><text>meets the
requirements of paragraphs (1) and (3) of such subsection; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HADF1835B8FF4429EB4BDBBFFE1403D15"><enum>(2)</enum><text>does not meet the
requirement of subsection (a)(2) because the military income earned by such
individual within the 6-month period prior to the individual’s application for
Job Corps prevents the individual from meeting such requirement.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF0AA2A9C403F4D3287F2F59EF2586FA6"><enum>245.</enum><header>Recruitment,
screening, selection, and assignment of enrollees</header><subsection id="H31A435C7AFA845D6BBF3D3E212AF6505"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Standards and
procedures</header><paragraph id="H400AC11B132048A2B6ED7078D549A163"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall prescribe specific standards and
procedures for the recruitment, screening, and selection of eligible applicants
for the Job Corps, after considering recommendations from Governors of States,
local boards, and other interested parties.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H09283420BEE247DE91DA937B2B17D4E0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Methods</header><text>In
prescribing standards and procedures under paragraph (1), the Secretary, at a
minimum, shall—</text><subparagraph id="HC5652E7C08EA4E958D1258453E761BA4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prescribe
procedures for informing enrollees that drug tests will be administered to the
enrollees and the results received within 45 days after the enrollees enroll in
the Job Corps;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2ED70390D93412CABC89E0BE101E1FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish
standards for recruitment of Job Corps applicants;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H692D2E51E1764EB9A51196004C6B63AE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish
standards and procedures for—</text><clause id="HD7C6A7C8642D424D94116458A3022A02"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determining, for
each applicant, whether the educational and career and technical education and
training needs of the applicant can best be met through the Job Corps program
or an alternative program in the community in which the applicant resides;
and</text></clause><clause id="H2DC4F33F87FE49B183837DDA7F02EF37"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>obtaining from
each applicant pertinent data relating to background, needs, and interests for
determining eligibility and potential assignment;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2983ACBB5F7C4BA7A72B822EAADE93B2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>where appropriate,
take measures to improve the professional capability of the individuals
conducting screening of the applicants; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90336BD930C748BF9FDDD9E95B5B1816"><enum>(E)</enum><text>assure appropriate
representation of enrollees from urban areas and from rural areas.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H93C3303ADEF74BE8BC7E85D9BAFBFF57"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>To
the extent practicable, the standards and procedures shall be implemented
through arrangements with—</text><subparagraph id="H5C6952117DB4435DA6B286E344B4D354"><enum>(A)</enum><text>applicable
one-stop centers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88ACF867F7E649009DA547592F327E0B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>community action
agencies, business organizations, and labor organizations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4571315A6FE14DEC8B4C5E98EBEC59D1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>agencies and
individuals that have contact with youth over substantial periods of time and
are able to offer reliable information about the needs and problems of youth;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6AB7990BD72411EAEDFD38624AEB9B9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>child welfare
agencies that are responsible for children in foster care and children eligible
for assistance under section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
677).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE4AF9DB87BBD4A67930DDC79BBB431C1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
standards and procedures shall provide for necessary consultation with
individuals and organizations, including court, probation, parole, law
enforcement, education, welfare, and medical authorities and advisers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD48C8F55505741BF90346798B73307E9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>The
Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts with and make payments to
individuals and organizations for the cost of conducting recruitment,
screening, and selection of eligible applicants for the Job Corps, as provided
for in this section. The Secretary shall make no payment to any individual or
organization solely as compensation for referring the names of applicants for
the Job Corps.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5FEA1E20120640A397B2C72A745FEB28"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special
limitations on selection</header><paragraph id="H7548B8CED16D4D93B6E4B21F0581DC56"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No individual shall be selected as an enrollee unless the
individual or organization implementing the standards and procedures described
in subsection (a) determines that—</text><subparagraph id="H55886AF88987497AB693A91DBD717B60"><enum>(A)</enum><text>there is a
reasonable expectation that the individual considered for selection can
participate successfully in group situations and activities, and is not likely
to engage in behavior that would prevent other enrollees from receiving the
benefit of the Job Corps program or be incompatible with the maintenance of
sound discipline and satisfactory relationships between the Job Corps center to
which the individual might be assigned and communities surrounding the Job
Corps center;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C627E396FAF45E79FD40DEC207A5494"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the individual
manifests a basic understanding of both the rules to which the individual will
be subject and of the consequences of failure to observe the rules, and agrees
to comply with such rules; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H663A180E7A35422C8422915372EA71F8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the individual has
passed a background check conducted in accordance with procedures established
by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7D68E0D2D104E7C88539BAF6C0BAE5D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Individuals on
probation, parole, or supervised release</header><text>An individual on
probation, parole, or supervised release may be selected as an enrollee only if
release from the supervision of the probation or parole official involved is
satisfactory to the official and the Secretary and does not violate applicable
laws (including regulations). No individual shall be denied a position in the
Job Corps solely on the basis of individual contact with the criminal justice
system.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7A884FE65D934890A91059CBA348BC9B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assignment
plan</header><paragraph id="H7F0144186A224814A0256FB8BE4DAE8A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Every 2 years, the Secretary shall develop and implement
a plan for assigning enrollees to Job Corps centers. In developing the plan,
the Secretary shall, based on the analysis described in paragraph (2),
establish targets, applicable to each Job Corps center, for—</text><subparagraph id="H69D7E684A5C649BC8FCE02F40A94CA7E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the maximum
attainable percentage of enrollees at the Job Corps center that reside in the
State in which the center is located; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H758868F12BBE4861B110077ED255CC40"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the maximum
attainable percentage of enrollees at the Job Corps center that reside in the
region in which the center is located, and in surrounding regions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDC5A16BC678447059BF5C3D1317FA4B3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Analysis</header><text>In
order to develop the plan described in paragraph (1), every 2 years the
Secretary, in consultation with operators of Job Corps centers, shall analyze
relevant factors relating to each Job Corps center, including—</text><subparagraph id="H09BBE14ED28C4DC49675AAA4CE8B2C33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the size of the
population of individuals eligible to participate in Job Corps in the State and
region in which the Job Corps center is located, and in surrounding
regions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99940012DFF54C4C927EC0C20DF1ED9E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the relative
demand for participation in the Job Corps in the State and region, and in
surrounding regions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8FE295AAFC44A6385B60F6C47F66759"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the capacity and
utilization of the Job Corps center, including the education, training, and
supportive services provided through the center; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H756FB9907BEB4E688F8F53297769124D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the performance of
the Job Corps center relating to the expected levels of performance for the
indicators described in section 259(c)(1), and whether any actions have been
taken with respect to such center pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of section
259(f).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6F1E6F1394E44CFC936EBDB23B7C2929"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assignment of
individual enrollees</header><paragraph id="H3CEBFE15B2654BBA89B8AAC6E2D8019E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>After an individual has been selected for the Job Corps
in accordance with the standards and procedures of the Secretary under
subsection (a), the enrollee shall be assigned to the Job Corps center that
offers the type of career and technical education and training selected by the
individual and, among the centers that offer such education and training, is
closest to the home of the individual. The Secretary may waive this requirement
if—</text><subparagraph id="H98D9F5C5631D4E97A6D72ABBE61B2842"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the enrollee would
be unduly delayed in participating in the Job Corps program because the closest
center is operating at full capacity; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E085DF288664F8DB1A172E841A34FA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the parent or
guardian of the enrollee requests assignment of the enrollee to another Job
Corps center due to circumstances in the community of the enrollee that would
impair prospects for successful participation in the Job Corps program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C802B4B4F074F778F568F9A7F626412"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enrollees who
are younger than 18</header><text>An enrollee who is younger than 18 shall not
be assigned to a Job Corps center other than the center closest to the home
that offers the career and technical education and training desired by the
enrollee pursuant to paragraph (1) if the parent or guardian of the enrollee
objects to the assignment.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H516D45CDB80C411085627F094F7C0066"><enum>246.</enum><header>Enrollment</header><subsection id="H8D41E7A8AFAB4AD9BA39311BB585F775"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Relationship
between enrollment and military obligations</header><text>Enrollment in the Job
Corps shall not relieve any individual of obligations under the Military
Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.).</text></subsection><subsection id="HBD0C663C3A5642A18416D474F6ABBA7F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Period of
enrollment</header><text>No individual may be enrolled in the Job Corps for
more than 2 years, except—</text><paragraph id="H6BEE6B3B26114879AF7CAFEC1BC18D07"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in a case in which
completion of an advanced career training program under section 248(c) would
require an individual to participate in the Job Corps for not more than one
additional year;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD51BA95477954122B751AD772AA6E18E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of an
individual with a disability who would reasonably be expected to meet the
standards for a Job Corps graduate, as defined under section 242(5), if allowed
to participate in the Job Corps for not more than 1 additional year;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1CA427F600C04EF5B69AF3296B91167A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the case of an
individual who participates in national service, as authorized by a Civilian
Conservation Center program, who would be granted an enrollment extension in
the Job Corps for the amount of time equal to the period of national service;
or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE6BDC249ABFC4C8FB0DDA031F0F91A73"><enum>(4)</enum><text>as the Secretary
may authorize in a special case.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1C87B5CA559B41A18550677B45AF3D35"><enum>247.</enum><header>Job Corps
centers</header><subsection id="H23DA18CDDC764ACBA82637FEF7464217"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Operators and
service providers</header><paragraph id="H920908631DF74B21942B37587D2E50C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><subparagraph id="H91CE180507704D09BDBDE69FD58766E6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Operators</header><text>The
Secretary shall enter into an agreement with a Federal, State, or local agency,
an area career and technical education school, a residential career and
technical education school, or a private organization, for the operation of
each Job Corps center.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28C1021BFFE841B39503CC2A79148FA8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Providers</header><text>The
Secretary may enter into an agreement with a local entity, or other entity with
the necessary capacity, to provide activities described in this subtitle to a
Job Corps center.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5555878268334A629C35555CF003F047"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection
process</header><subparagraph id="H0B40302482504D29878DF1390A65AFFF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Competitive
basis</header><text>Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of section
3304 of title 41, United States Code, the Secretary shall select on a
competitive basis an entity to operate a Job Corps center and entities to
provide activities described in this subtitle to the Job Corps center. In
developing a solicitation for an operator or service provider, the Secretary
shall consult with the Governor of the State in which the center is located,
the industry council for the Job Corps center (if established), and the
applicable local board regarding the contents of such solicitation, including
elements that will promote the consistency of the activities carried out
through the center with the objectives set forth in the State plan or in a
local plan.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6024D290EC0F46D09545803E8822607C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recommendations
and considerations</header><clause id="H40AF5DB411894AB2A6F361C952072C2D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Operators</header><text>In
selecting an entity to operate a Job Corps center, the Secretary shall
consider—</text><subclause id="HC700D41BF25348578570DA4B9AB4997A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the ability of the
entity to coordinate the activities carried out through the Job Corps center
with activities carried out under the appropriate State plan and local
plans;</text></subclause><subclause id="H0170CBB429794AEE92382D87355437AB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the degree to
which the career and technical education and training that the entity proposes
for the center reflects employment opportunities in the local areas in which
enrollees at the center intend to seek employment;</text></subclause><subclause id="H60F0994F804B4CF395AE77E43F172A7D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the degree to
which the entity demonstrates relationships with the surrounding communities,
employers, labor organizations, workforce boards, applicable one-stop centers,
and State and region in which the center is located; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H260530D74BBF4970AD9F93424900522F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the performance
of the entity, if any, relating to operating or providing activities described
in this subtitle to a Job Corps center, including the entity's demonstrated
effectiveness in assisting individuals in achieving the primary indicators of
performance for eligible youth described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(ii).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HF2DED76749034F468B4ADCCE76DF625A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Providers</header><text>In
selecting a service provider for a Job Corps center, the Secretary shall
consider the factors described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of clause (i), as
appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9ECB24F1D7D04C27AAEDA403C09AB598"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Character and
activities</header><text>Job Corps centers may be residential or nonresidential
in character, and shall be designed and operated so as to provide enrollees, in
a well-supervised setting, with access to activities described in this
subtitle. In any year, no more than 20 percent of the individuals enrolled in
the Job Corps may be nonresidential participants in the Job Corps.</text></subsection><subsection id="HC33CC04757374C5D9CA00F53698D28C6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Civilian
conservation centers</header><paragraph id="HE50FE89E7CD44F84A96AEDACC8B82FAD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Job Corps centers may include Civilian Conservation
Centers, operated under an agreement between the Secretary of Labor and the
Secretary of Agriculture, that are located primarily in rural areas. Such
centers shall provide, in addition to academics, career and technical education
and training, and workforce preparation skills training, programs of work
experience to conserve, develop, or manage public natural resources or public
recreational areas or to develop community projects in the public
interest.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA2375FE26DCD4921838861948131647D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assistance
during disasters</header><text>Enrollees in Civilian Conservation Centers may
provide assistance in addressing national, State, and local disasters,
consistent with current child labor laws and regulations. The Secretary of
Agriculture shall ensure that with respect to the provision of such assistance
the enrollees are properly trained, equipped, supervised, and dispatched
consistent with standards for the conservation and rehabilitation of wildlife
established under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et
seq.).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6D1349CF6F3343CDBE23A8677C0CD1A3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National
liaison</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture shall designate a Job Corps
National Liaison to support the agreement under this section between the
Departments of Labor and Agriculture.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H987CE47CBACC4183BAAB300274A2A27B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Indian
tribes</header><paragraph id="HE3801250B5AB42D4AB5A158757633650"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General
authority</header><text>The Secretary may enter into agreements with Indian
tribes to operate Job Corps centers for Indians.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H70EB1CD90AF844678890F9840E29F60B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection, the terms <term>Indian</term> and <term>Indian tribe</term>
have the meanings given such terms in subsections (d) and (e), respectively, of
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 450b).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF72CC77D292E476B8FADB768CB3B41C0"><enum>248.</enum><header>Program
activities</header><subsection id="HB2AEDEED8ABB4FDAB4FBD5D30BE53CEA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Activities
provided by job corps centers</header><paragraph id="HE4B1E69422074216AB167598CC13DA35"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each Job Corps center shall provide enrollees with an
intensive, well organized, and fully supervised program of education, including
English language acquisition programs, career and technical education and
training, work experience, work-based learning, recreational activities,
physical rehabilitation and development, driver's education, and counseling,
which may include information about financial literacy. Each Job Corps center
shall provide enrollees assigned to the center with access to core services
described in section 234(c)(2) and the intensive services described in section
234(c)(3).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H541094C612B440EB97579FDABA385661"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relationship to
opportunities</header><text>The activities provided under this subsection shall
be targeted to helping enrollees, on completion of their enrollment—</text><subparagraph id="HB9F60258478C405FA5BCD79B4FB5860A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>secure and
maintain meaningful unsubsidized employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA341177562624514BBE51949B893EBCA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enroll in and
complete secondary education or postsecondary education or training programs,
including other suitable career and technical education and training, and
apprenticeship programs; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA32A8DF5CFCA4C2F83D3E89945C182B3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>satisfy Armed
Forces requirements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F14E2EA148A4410BA1BA960E23627DE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Link to
employment opportunities</header><text>The career and technical education and
training provided shall be linked to the employment opportunities in the local
area in which the enrollee intends to seek employment after graduation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBEEE0E7CA40B4106A3A6E574536763FA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Academic and
career and technical education and training</header><text>The Secretary may
arrange for career and technical education and training of enrollees through
local public or private educational agencies, career and technical educational
institutions, technical institutes, or national service providers, whenever
such entities provide education and training substantially equivalent in cost
and quality to that which the Secretary could provide through other
means.</text></subsection><subsection id="H9CFBAFB3519C498288EB6B7277B8952E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Advanced career
training programs</header><paragraph id="HF4E9F75CE13A4C8C8F95BFDDC1A07562"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may arrange for programs of advanced career
training for selected enrollees in which the enrollees may continue to
participate for a period of not to exceed 1 year in addition to the period of
participation to which the enrollees would otherwise be limited. The advanced
career training may be provided through the eligible providers of training
services identified under section 222.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBA09C2C5218E4007AA19174455525FD1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Benefits</header><text>During
the period of participation in an advanced career training program, an enrollee
shall be eligible for full Job Corps benefits, or a monthly stipend equal to
the average value of the residential support, food, allowances, and other
benefits provided to enrollees assigned to residential Job Corps
centers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE38F14198C27454382DD0EE37B7D4D70"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Demonstration</header><text>The
Secretary shall develop standards by which any operator seeking to enroll
additional enrollees in an advanced career training program shall demonstrate
that participants in such program have achieved a satisfactory rate of
completion and placement in training-related jobs before the operator may carry
out such additional enrollment.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEAFA69CE72FC470FB870F7CFEE175355"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Graduate
services</header><text>In order to promote the retention of graduates in
employment or postsecondary education, the Secretary shall arrange for the
provision of job placement and support services to graduates for up to 12
months after the date of graduation. Multiple resources, including one-stop
partners, may support the provision of these services, including services from
the State vocational rehabilitation agency to supplement job placement and job
development efforts for Job Corps graduates who are individuals with
disabilities.</text></subsection><subsection id="HF7559C77295A48C49AECDF26B96DF398"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Child
care</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, provide
child care at or near Job Corps centers, for individuals who require child care
for their children in order to participate in the Job Corps.</text></subsection></section><section id="HA6452E217C8042DBA8E7D0A9305C4978"><enum>249.</enum><header>Counseling and
job placement</header><subsection id="HF3E1E0D3F95A4C6486BA5085A421CCD4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessment and
counseling</header><text>The Secretary shall arrange for assessment and
counseling for each enrollee at regular intervals to measure progress in the
academic and career and technical education and training programs carried out
through the Job Corps.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5BEA9295D8714408A1D3D0109E25BA86"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Placement</header><text>The
Secretary shall arrange for assessment and counseling for enrollees prior to
their scheduled graduations to determine their capabilities and, based on their
capabilities, shall make every effort to arrange to place the enrollees in
employment leading to economic self-sufficiency for which the enrollees are
trained or to assist the enrollees in participating in further activities
described in this subtitle. In arranging for the placement of graduates in
jobs, the Secretary shall utilize the one-stop delivery system to the maximum
extent practicable.</text></subsection><subsection id="HC405DBD239774C649A71A93A2639C55C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Status and
progress</header><text>The Secretary shall determine the status and progress of
enrollees scheduled for graduation and make every effort to assure that their
needs for further activities described in this subtitle are met.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1200032958424AFC9EAFE1D7E79B57C8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Services to
former enrollees</header><text>The Secretary may provide such services as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate under this subtitle to former
enrollees.</text></subsection></section><section id="H2FBF44B43B6946A4BA1E2CE6561EBC6E"><enum>250.</enum><header>Support</header><subsection id="H31A9280615BC427A85CCF8AEF1A3709B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Personal
allowances</header><text>The Secretary may provide enrollees assigned to Job
Corps centers with such personal allowances as the Secretary may determine to
be necessary or appropriate to meet the needs of the enrollees.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA80DB33EB7EF46EBA22EB0A75121BDBD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transition
allowances</header><text>The Secretary shall arrange for a transition allowance
to be paid to graduates. The transition allowance shall be incentive-based to
reflect a graduate’s completion of academic, career and technical education or
training, and attainment of recognized postsecondary credentials.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDF6DF732E7C84647B3F160550BF7EA9A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transition
support</header><text>The Secretary may arrange for the provision of 3 months
of employment services for former enrollees.</text></subsection></section><section id="HBD89FE77C70940BB98584FE0DD0BB2C3"><enum>251.</enum><header>Operating
plan</header><subsection id="H4260DA0BB3DA4DB196FE725669B143BF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The provisions of the contract between the Secretary and
an entity selected to operate a Job Corps center shall, at a minimum, serve as
an operating plan for the Job Corps center.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4D1C881C5232497B86CEB6C5341A893B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
information</header><text>The Secretary may require the operator, in order to
remain eligible to operate the Job Corps center, to submit such additional
information as the Secretary may require, which shall be considered part of the
operating plan.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD130E2B6215543F5B7F64C37F40C8DF2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The
Secretary shall make the operating plan described in subsections (a) and (b),
excluding any proprietary information, available to the public.</text></subsection></section><section id="H06587DC6EF444FA3A37D985BA14DF0D2"><enum>252.</enum><header>Standards of
conduct</header><subsection id="HC6CA329BB24C4D7FA15749BAC09F77D6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Provision and
enforcement</header><text>The Secretary shall provide, and directors of Job
Corps centers shall stringently enforce, standards of conduct within the
centers. Such standards of conduct shall include provisions forbidding the
actions described in subsection (b)(2)(A).</text></subsection><subsection id="H3448196AE916424AB7766723E2EEE021"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disciplinary
measures</header><paragraph id="H13C93048A91F4496BEE107E54E07CA56"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To promote the proper behavioral standards in the Job
Corps, the directors of Job Corps centers shall have the authority to take
appropriate disciplinary measures against enrollees if such a director
determines that an enrollee has committed a violation of the standards of
conduct. The director shall dismiss the enrollee from the Job Corps if the
director determines that the retention of the enrollee in the Job Corps will
jeopardize the enforcement of such standards, threaten the safety of staff,
students, or the local community, or diminish the opportunities of other
enrollees.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD491E320C68F4EBEBE8EF05B7F2AACF4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Zero tolerance
policy and drug testing</header><subparagraph id="HF7A0F03E5E5743FE96D366F56DA285DA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>The
Secretary shall adopt guidelines establishing a zero tolerance policy for an
act of violence, for use, sale, or possession of a controlled substance, for
abuse of alcohol, or for other illegal or disruptive activity.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17368496EDA1407C9C7FBF9FD54AB28F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Drug
testing</header><text>The Secretary shall require drug testing of all enrollees
for controlled substances in accordance with procedures prescribed by the
Secretary under section 245(a).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B96883D9FF94B7C93AB707E680B807F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this paragraph:</text><clause id="H4A536094AB284A739B9F843C923A9E0C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Controlled
substance</header><text>The term <term>controlled substance</term> has the
meaning given the term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 802).</text></clause><clause id="HABEEB441F0E14FEDABEAA34D46CD6E83"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Zero tolerance
policy</header><text>The term <term>zero tolerance policy</term> means a policy
under which an enrollee shall be automatically dismissed from the Job Corps
after a determination by the director that the enrollee has carried out an
action described in subparagraph (A).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H47542016AA15409EB5E911E1CFCEF3EC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appeal</header><text>A
disciplinary measure taken by a director under this section shall be subject to
expeditious appeal in accordance with procedures established by the
Secretary.</text></subsection></section><section id="H8BA228FDEC07438DB21784C5722BA07D"><enum>253.</enum><header>Community
participation</header><subsection id="HDEBD008A4D1E41B4BFE9C61D88EFF4E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Business and
community participation</header><text>The director of each Job Corps center
shall ensure the establishment and development of the business and community
networks described in subsection (b) in order to enhance the effectiveness of
such centers.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1BE0C82E210A4BA1BFE32B70CA52E9B7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Networks</header><text>The
activities carried out by each Job Corps center under this section shall
include—</text><paragraph id="H570253E2AC434240B93E0DE87AF64C84"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establishing and
developing relationships and networks with—</text><subparagraph id="H72D9BE02C54445DAACA670E9925F44E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>local and distant
employers, to the extent practicable, in coordination with other Federal and
non-Federal programs that conduct similar outreach to employers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA5BE2A191EC443DD92D242919BD9B651"><enum>(B)</enum><text>applicable
one-stop centers and applicable local boards, for the purpose of
providing—</text><clause id="H5D8307679D744A88815A21751D50B901"><enum>(i)</enum><text>information to,
and referral of, potential enrollees; and</text></clause><clause id="H4556EDDCF1D747E0A4DB789EBF87E460"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>job
opportunities for Job Corps graduates; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E9C9EB4FCB64ABABA8CB72EF54DD00F"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3E97DA7636FC4AD18644FFB260419074"><enum>(i)</enum><text>relevant apprenticeship
programs and youth programs;</text></clause><clause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H818484301AA344D58F35A0BD89B4C141" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>labor-management organizations and
local labor organizations;</text></clause><clause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H756CEF0861414887A27389404FB0CF18" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>employers and contractors that
support national training contractor programs; and</text></clause><clause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H87FBA177628944E48AA307CF1A4AA333" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>community-based organizations,
non-profit organizations, and intermediaries providing workforce
development-related services; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D407E4D687E4AEB8D55817515A60119"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establishing and
developing relationships with members of the community in which the Job Corps
center is located, informing members of the community about the projects of the
Job Corps center and changes in the rules, procedures, or activities of the
center that may affect the community, and planning events of mutual interest to
the community and the Job Corps center.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4F5F5A8ADD2F41248AF4E37E79FDE6E2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>New
centers</header><text>The director of a Job Corps center that is not yet
operating shall ensure the establishment and development of the relationships
and networks described in subsection (b) at least 3 months prior to the date on
which the center accepts the first enrollee at the center.</text></subsection></section><section id="HD65AABB19D8346BF8F9F41B713994799"><enum>254.</enum><header>Industry
councils</header><subsection id="HECA2C8C760F74B31952AB416864D5D4D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each Job Corps center shall have an industry council,
appointed by the director of the center, in accordance with procedures
established by the Secretary.</text></subsection><subsection id="H440A5CD3F0584325B7A616E967238D39"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Industry council
composition</header><paragraph id="H47EE4A72FFCF422C9C09BD410DFB82C5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An industry council shall be comprised of—</text><subparagraph id="H158C5D3ADD0141E8A441F2E931A1CC0E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a majority of
members who shall be owners of business concerns, chief executives or chief
operating officers of nongovernmental employers, or other private sector
employers, who—</text><clause id="H63D0B83C592B4168834DC31C92DF0B5F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have
substantial management, hiring, or policy responsibility; and</text></clause><clause id="H71E737D1A9D34985ABDAF57CB91F6025"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>represent
businesses with employment opportunities that reflect the employment
opportunities of the applicable local areas in which enrollees will be seeking
employment;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD73BB99D88E44086BC8622B76D6A3692"><enum>(B)</enum><text>representatives of
labor organizations (where present) and representatives of employees;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB89D62A2A7A84BAB8495AF747A7FEB35"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enrollees and
graduates of the Job Corps.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE1CCE54C7044B26A3270884C15F571B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Local
board</header><text>The industry council may include members of the applicable
local boards who meet the requirements described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB53BF81A345B44CA8AC117F9228B41CC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Employers
outside of local area</header><text>The industry council for a Job Corps center
may include, or otherwise provide for consultation with, employers from outside
the local area who are likely to hire a significant number of enrollees from
the Job Corps center.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8C1A663212344B53AD31FEA9A326860B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Special rule for
single State local areas</header><text>In the case of a single State local area
designated under section 116(b), the industry council shall include a
representative of the State Board.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF3B66B85A367444C914C6DFF9524D529"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The
responsibilities of the industry council shall be—</text><paragraph id="HF908DB348580473C8D998535A044A697"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to work closely
with all applicable local boards in order to determine, and recommend to the
Secretary, appropriate career and technical education and training for the
center;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4169E01A1EC7437F82D5E5A630C83A48"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to review all the
relevant labor market information to—</text><subparagraph id="H2BFF104550624D0D937A7136804F68CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine the
employment opportunities in the local areas in which the enrollees intend to
seek employment after graduation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA9644AC1003457EAB17612A8593E794"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine the
skills and education that are necessary to obtain the employment opportunities;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D71160139B5407AAC6575A1437A78C4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommend to the
Secretary the type of career and technical education and training that should
be implemented at the center to enable the enrollees to obtain the employment
opportunities; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6227CD17C5204ECB8F86AFB6806329C2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to meet at least
once every 6 months to reevaluate the labor market information, and other
relevant information, to determine, and recommend to the Secretary, any
necessary changes in the career and technical education and training provided
at the center.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAA182CB59B324F1EB5058081D11E786A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>New
centers</header><text>The industry council for a Job Corps center that is not
yet operating shall carry out the responsibilities described in subsection (c)
at least 3 months prior to the date on which the center accepts the first
enrollee at the center.</text></subsection></section><section id="HE9B4D34D25E5431A8F84B985460C069F"><enum>255.</enum><header>Advisory
committees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may
establish and use advisory committees in connection with the operation of the
Job Corps program, and the operation of Job Corps centers, whenever the
Secretary determines that the availability of outside advice and counsel on a
regular basis would be of substantial benefit in identifying and overcoming
problems, in planning program or center development, or in strengthening
relationships between the Job Corps and agencies, institutions, or groups
engaged in related activities.</text></section><section id="HC0508A51823D474B9EE499D6D0B14BF4"><enum>256.</enum><header>Experimental,
research, and demonstration projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may carry out experimental,
research, or demonstration projects relating to carrying out the Job Corps
program. The Secretary may waive any provisions of this subtitle that the
Secretary finds would prevent the Secretary from carrying out the projects if
the Secretary informs the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of
Representatives, in writing, not less than 90 days in advance of issuing such
waiver.</text></section><section id="H91E6E27515B74B16AF0A90280675F802"><enum>257.</enum><header>Application of
provisions of Federal law</header><subsection id="H46FEAF9087B243F4B3DF95990B3FBE23"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Enrollees not
considered To be Federal employees</header><paragraph id="H848F370E12DB43048E540778FC730B29"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8143">section 8143(a)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, enrollees shall not be
considered to be Federal employees and shall not be subject to the provisions
of law relating to Federal employment, including such provisions regarding
hours of work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment compensation, and
Federal employee benefits.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC7C154B29C8C4DA9ABA8795BEE1A0B8E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provisions
relating to taxes and Social Security benefits</header><text>For purposes of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title II of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 401 et seq.), enrollees shall be deemed to be employees of the United
States and any service performed by an individual as an enrollee shall be
deemed to be performed in the employ of the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9CA135AB40BF4A24AE5947A3550A2B38"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Provisions
relating to compensation to Federal employees for work
injuries</header><text>For purposes of subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/81">chapter 81</external-xref> of title 5,
United States Code (relating to compensation to Federal employees for work
injuries), enrollees shall be deemed to be civil employees of the Government of
the United States within the meaning of the term <quote>employee</quote> as
defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8101">section 8101</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, and the provisions of
such subchapter shall apply as specified in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8143">section 8143(a)</external-xref> of title 5, United
States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD0E04C75931442D5BAC4B1E8B116FEC3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal tort
claims provisions</header><text>For purposes of the Federal tort claims
provisions in title 28, United States Code, enrollees shall be considered to be
employees of the Government.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H61D2E596681C460C84391983504D5DEC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adjustments and
settlements</header><text>Whenever the Secretary finds a claim for damages to a
person or property resulting from the operation of the Job Corps to be a proper
charge against the United States, and the claim is not cognizable under section
2672 of title 28, United States Code, the Secretary may adjust and settle the
claim in an amount not exceeding $1,500.</text></subsection><subsection id="H08AD64C0AADA4B9B8A96443458799A68"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Personnel of the
uniformed services</header><text>Personnel of the uniformed services who are
detailed or assigned to duty in the performance of agreements made by the
Secretary for the support of the Job Corps shall not be counted in computing
strength under any law limiting the strength of such services or in computing
the percentage authorized by law for any grade in such services.</text></subsection></section><section id="H1D236D230FBA4D43B5E0F72CDA62195A"><enum>258.</enum><header>Special
provisions</header><subsection id="H844F8DB4492B4D338679197550DB6BBA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Enrollment</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that women and men have an equal opportunity to
participate in the Job Corps program, consistent with section 245.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB677DFDBA5A54AF0996471FF54ED519B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Studies,
evaluations, proposals, and data</header><text>The Secretary shall assure that
all studies, evaluations, proposals, and data produced or developed with
Federal funds in the course of carrying out the Job Corps program shall become
the property of the United States.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB20F5B586B664C89831828E54CFB855D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transfer of
property</header><paragraph id="HE2A446446B31481888C71B539F951BA2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 40, United States
Code, and any other provision of law, the Secretary and the Secretary of
Education shall receive priority by the Secretary of Defense for the direct
transfer, on a nonreimbursable basis, of the property described in paragraph
(2) for use in carrying out programs under this Act or under any other
Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1DAC8D97EFB940B79F4B4910AB23EC84"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Property</header><text>The
property described in this paragraph is real and personal property under the
control of the Department of Defense that is not used by such Department,
including property that the Secretary of Defense determines is in excess of
current and projected requirements of such Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H97CD37291D9B49139BF523007C9B8B1E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Gross
receipts</header><text>Transactions conducted by a private for-profit or
nonprofit entity that is an operator or service provider for a Job Corps center
shall not be considered to be generating gross receipts. Such an operator or
service provider shall not be liable, directly or indirectly, to any State or
subdivision of a State (nor to any person acting on behalf of such a State or
subdivision) for any gross receipts taxes, business privilege taxes measured by
gross receipts, or any similar taxes imposed on, or measured by, gross receipts
in connection with any payments made to or by such entity for operating or
providing services to a Job Corps center. Such an operator or service provider
shall not be liable to any State or subdivision of a State to collect or pay
any sales, excise, use, or similar tax imposed on the sale to or use by such
operator or service provider of any property, service, or other item in
connection with the operation of or provision of services to a Job Corps
center.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCB85642CA4D54CC19B92120F52782EE5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Management
fee</header><text>The Secretary shall provide each operator and (in an
appropriate case, as determined by the Secretary) service provider with an
equitable and negotiated management fee of not less than 1 percent of the
amount of the funding provided under the appropriate agreement specified in
section 247.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDC847528CA9C4A0499C2DBA5C054A183"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Donations</header><text>The
Secretary may accept on behalf of the Job Corps or individual Job Corps centers
charitable donations of cash or other assistance, including equipment and
materials, if such donations are available for appropriate use for the purposes
set forth in this subtitle.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4F1E78D708034A2C8637491C95EF695D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Sale of
property</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
Administrator of General Services sells a Job Corps center facility, the
Administrator shall transfer the proceeds from the sale to the Secretary, who
shall use the proceeds to carry out the Job Corps program.</text></subsection></section><section id="HC1182AA032674681A4323A2BCFF2DD54"><enum>259.</enum><header>Management
information</header><subsection id="HEDDEE8D260224520965EE4FBF0599D72"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Financial
management information system</header><paragraph id="HBCB022EC708E4066BCE42945EC8F7B3C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish procedures to ensure that
each operator, and each service provider, maintains a financial management
information system that will provide—</text><subparagraph id="HB3A177A6BE294D6CB8C62D79BF2F8BFD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>accurate,
complete, and current disclosures of the costs of Job Corps operations;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7B8CBA371124865A800C96C945970F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sufficient data
for the effective evaluation of activities carried out through the Job Corps
program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H99D7C2795461441884C5F61AD87210AE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Accounts</header><text>Each
operator and service provider shall maintain funds received under this subtitle
in accounts in a manner that ensures timely and accurate reporting as required
by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5EC04CB7443D4E6591D681F86DF0DA4C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Fiscal
responsibility</header><text>Operators shall remain fiscally responsible and
control costs, regardless of whether the funds made available for Job Corps
centers are incrementally increased or decreased between fiscal years.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8054D9DF640F4E50A4AAEC462E34E934"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Audit</header><paragraph id="H55644F618DA642AA840715A2AB29A0E1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Access</header><text>The
Secretary, the Inspector General of the Department of Labor, the Comptroller
General of the United States, and any of their duly authorized representatives,
shall have access to any books, documents, papers, and records of the operators
and service providers described in subsection (a) that are pertinent to the Job
Corps program, for purposes of conducting surveys, audits, and evaluations of
the operators and service providers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H24D0B31F74F4400EBA0E511A09517978"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Surveys, audits,
and evaluations</header><text>The Secretary shall survey, audit, or evaluate,
or arrange for the survey, audit, or evaluation of, the operators and service
providers, using Federal auditors or independent public accountants. The
Secretary shall conduct such surveys, audits, or evaluations not less often
than once every 3 years.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4974294839054F5885DCE8F9E60B7A8F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Information on
indicators of performance</header><paragraph id="HCA440BB021C3468DA6C5489F5F60FFB4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Levels of
performance and indicators</header><text>The Secretary shall annually establish
expected levels of performance for Job Corps centers and the Job Corps program
relating to each of the primary indicators of performance for eligible youth
activities described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(ii).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC51BE70ADD274565AAF48794F566C313"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Performance of
recruiters</header><text>The Secretary shall also establish performance
indicators, and expected performance levels on the performance indicators, for
recruitment service providers serving the Job Corps program. The performance
indicators shall relate to the number of enrollees recruited, compared to the
established goals for such recruitment, and the number of enrollees who remain
committed to the program for 90 days after enrollment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H19E57DF2DFDA40DC91FD0E131175B8BD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall collect, and annually submit to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and
the Workforce of the House of Representatives, a report containing—</text><subparagraph id="H1239B4F3E58D42A8AEDC87A338916E35"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information on the
performance of each Job Corps center, and the Job Corps program, on the
performance indicators described in paragraph (1), as compared to the expected
level of performance established under such paragraph for each performance
accountability measure; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9584C0E56C84FEF883EF22D3D3894A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>information on the
performance of the service providers described in paragraph (2) on the
performance indicators established under such paragraph, as compared to the
expected performance levels for the performance indicators.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H289BCB366EA74C9ABAFF571C44A2C01E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional
information</header><paragraph id="H518AFF5C0A2343449F5663A1ABC1E9BE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall also collect, and submit in the
report described in subsection (c), information on the performance of each Job
Corps center, and the Job Corps program, regarding—</text><subparagraph id="HD6C1777AA4D44AE8B432328C468862A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of
enrollees served;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC84C93EA826940C4B1B2308C9A6D357C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>demographic
information on the enrollees served, including age, race, gender, and education
and income level;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0124A0030C414FA8B6B92920BFD378A9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of
graduates who entered the Armed Forces;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2AF09E72421402C926B8B69B842AF64"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the number of
graduates who entered apprenticeship programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91E77548ED3941F1B9D6430501961075"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the number of
graduates who entered unsubsidized employment related to the career and
technical education and training received through the Job Corps program and the
number who entered unsubsidized employment not related to the education and
training received;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC20B30D712634F2CACE7750FF15BB6FF"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the number and
percentage of former enrollees, including the number dismissed under the zero
tolerance policy described in section 252(b); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6D3B6528CB1445DACE09FBA2B16F0C2"><enum>(G)</enum><text>any additional
information required by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H328185F5CACE465F96FC494D4D59D1F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rules for
reporting of data</header><text>The disaggregation of data under this
subsection shall not be required when the number of individuals in a category
is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or when the results
would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCC7A821709094AA39604949F8F712A51"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Methods</header><text>The
Secretary shall collect the information described in subsections (c) and (d),
using methods described in section 131(i)(2) and consistent with State law, by
entering into agreements with the States to access such data for Job Corps
enrollees, former enrollees, and graduates.</text></subsection><subsection id="H24C7872F95E94B11B00F3950C7687C92"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Performance
assessments and improvements</header><paragraph id="H4219BC8B8A4E4260817F6A52C2796F4B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assessments</header><text>The
Secretary shall conduct an annual assessment of the performance of each Job
Corps center. Based on the assessment, the Secretary shall take measures to
continuously improve the performance of the Job Corps program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H659CF6F6A824455F9356896228462985"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Performance
improvement</header><text>With respect to a Job Corps center that fails to meet
the expected levels of performance relating to the primary indicators of
performance specified in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall develop and
implement a performance improvement plan. Such a plan shall require action to
be taken during a one-year period, including—</text><subparagraph id="H726D7C82493D4B96AB889888EE5C3401"><enum>(A)</enum><text>providing
technical assistance to the center;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3929D7F3480D47F082B2022E206F7F07"><enum>(B)</enum><text>changing the
career and technical education and training offered at the center;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H134EC99A95604C23A8DB456FD91E2369"><enum>(C)</enum><text>changing the
management staff of the center;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB633D797DB4045BDB2C3851285DFC736"><enum>(D)</enum><text>replacing the
operator of the center;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB53CEC8807FE40BCB9F68976B5EC2DCC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>reducing the
capacity of the center;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H73A4076DDE44479183738B3E9DA4D124"><enum>(F)</enum><text>relocating the
center; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD42BCD4AA341420EB29C2BD4C837EC95"><enum>(G)</enum><text>closing the
center.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H278A7E9C05E24F29AFC10D77A15299FB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
performance improvement</header><text>In addition to the performance
improvement plans required under paragraph (2), the Secretary may develop and
implement additional performance improvement plans. Such a plan shall require
improvements, including the actions described in such paragraph, for a Job
Corps center that fails to meet criteria established by the Secretary other
than the expected levels of performance described in such paragraph.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D46BEA0303140AD9AC51F8AF23C38E1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Civilian
conservation centers</header><text>With respect to a Civilian Conservation
Center that fails to meet the expected levels of performance relating to the
primary indicators of performance specified in subsection (c)(1), or fails to
improve performance as described in paragraph (2), the Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, may select an entity to operate
a Civilian Conservation Center on a competitive basis, in accordance with the
requirements of section 247(a)(2)(B).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HCCEF5CC93688466582C168E2710E8A6E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Participant
health and safety</header><text>The Secretary shall require that an entity that
has entered into a contract with a Job Corps operator to provide work-based
learning activities for any Job Corps enrollee under this subtitle shall comply
with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/651">29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.</external-xref>) or,
as appropriate, under the corresponding State Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970 requirements in the State in which such activities occur.</text></subsection><subsection id="H587C17E20203473B979548E509B7B3D1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Buildings and
facilities</header><text>The Secretary shall collect, and submit in the report
described in subsection (c), information regarding the state of Job Corps
buildings and facilities. Such report shall include—</text><paragraph id="H9BB26902AB2B4AFC93825C981B23BADF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
review of requested construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition projects, by
each Job Corps center; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF402E711BFF443FDB2D168BAEAFE2A59"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
review of new facilities under construction.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H57DA460DD97242BA8C7C0A332E045EE6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>National and
community service</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the report
described in subsection (c) available information regarding the national and
community service activities of enrollees, particularly those enrollees at
Civilian Conservation Centers.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA640A42C8921428F9B851E47CC899762"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Closure of job
corps center</header><text>Prior to the closure of any Job Corps center, the
Secretary shall ensure—</text><paragraph id="H265138A7243848739ECF27D4FD90F28C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that the proposed
decision to close the center is announced in advance to the general public
through publication in the Federal Register or other appropriate means;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC2AE512DC7734DBD810E77C23A5DFF9C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the establishment
of a reasonable comment period, not to exceed 30 days, for interested
individuals to submit written comments to the Secretary; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2366F4F460C24FEFA249A5E67F2842EA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>that the Member of
Congress who represents the district in which such center is located is
notified within a reasonable period of time in advance of any final decision to
close the center.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H11E4FF8515F14AE1B2D41DE5A35CC5D8"><enum>260.</enum><header>General
provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary is
authorized to—</text><paragraph id="HBC544F9872A44E82852928D75D97505E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>disseminate, with
regard to the provisions of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/39/3204">section 3204</external-xref> of title 39, United States Code, data
and information in such forms as the Secretary shall determine to be
appropriate, to public agencies, private organizations, and the general
public;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC51255FC8E46405C8E54EA000FA42C8D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>subject to section
257(b), collect or compromise all obligations to or held by the Secretary and
exercise all legal or equitable rights accruing to the Secretary in connection
with the payment of obligations until such time as such obligations may be
referred to the Attorney General for suit or collection; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA60677B304CF43358E9367BBC00D45AF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>expend funds made
available for purposes of this subtitle—</text><subparagraph id="HA1BCC2B95057457AB146DD4A0C687DF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for printing and
binding, in accordance with applicable law (including regulation); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7E5C33FCE30455FA245ED165D6A4B54"><enum>(B)</enum><text>without regard to
any other law (including regulation), for rent of buildings and space in
buildings and for repair, alteration, and improvement of buildings and space in
buildings rented by the Secretary, except that the Secretary shall not expend
funds under the authority of this subparagraph—</text><clause id="H0A8D701BBF2D43A38024A2F98E7723C1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>except when
necessary to obtain an item, service, or facility, that is required in the
proper administration of this subtitle, and that otherwise could not be
obtained, or could not be obtained in the quantity or quality needed, or at the
time, in the form, or under the conditions in which the item, service, or
facility is needed; and</text></clause><clause id="H710372319D5C44BAA81F36B4622DDFCD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>prior to having
given written notification to the Administrator of General Services (if the
expenditure would affect an activity that otherwise would be under the
jurisdiction of the General Services Administration) of the intention of the
Secretary to make the expenditure, and the reasons and justifications for the
expenditure.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H745AB1BE1C8C451AAF309C39D791F1D0"><enum>261.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle such sums as may be
necessary for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H9497DFA275594A4EA199BB89C75E9AC4"><enum>D</enum><header>National
programs</header><section id="H75D2FED39AF443AF9FD8E891D88F7F06"><enum>266.</enum><header>Native American
programs</header><subsection id="HC89AFBC778CD4A33A337FAA1A6E400B6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><paragraph id="H4D6CA067C2FB41D98E369110F72248B3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The purpose of this section is to support employment and
training activities for Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals
in order—</text><subparagraph id="HEFE7B4AF951F42BDBE56D510A70020CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop more
fully the academic, occupational, and literacy skills of such
individuals;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8EF89AD710D14160B0525AB7AA01BEEB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to make such
individuals more competitive in the workforce and to equip them with the
entrepreneurial skills necessary for successful self-employment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFF9B622519A4D11A04D6E9DBE920608"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to promote the
economic and social development of Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian
communities in accordance with the goals and values of such communities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB876AA53E02741A280EEF75EC84A60AB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indian
policy</header><text>All programs assisted under this section shall be
administered in a manner consistent with the principles of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.</external-xref>) and the
government-to-government relationship between the Federal Government and Indian
tribal governments.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H75AABB71F23846569AA6858E42CCC8B8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>As
used in this section:</text><paragraph id="HD2B2500465E8455DA70433C3EACD3397"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Alaska
native</header><text>The term <term>Alaska Native</term> means a Native as such
term is defined in section 3(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43
U.S.C. 1602(b)).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB89FB80C8C041E1A1CDF59AD259D97C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indian, indian
tribe, and tribal organization</header><text>The terms <term>Indian</term>,
<term>Indian tribe</term>, and <term>tribal organization</term> have the
meanings given such terms in subsections (d), (e), and (l), respectively, of
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 450b).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H370C801B8AF049BB8279EA05BF772A6E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Native hawaiian
and native hawaiian organization</header><text>The terms <term>Native
Hawaiian</term> and <term>Native Hawaiian organization</term> have the meanings
given such terms in section 7207 of the Native Hawaiian Education Act (20
U.S.C. 7517).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA56E3E9E2CC24FFEB3C82A0CED913B22"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header><text>Every 4 years, the Secretary shall, on a competitive
basis, make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with,
Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native entities, Indian-controlled
organizations serving Indians, or Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out
the authorized activities described in subsection (d).</text></subsection><subsection id="H705D33B4DF984E9E9582346A9CEF9723"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><paragraph id="HB175B178EF734ECA97D630858925ED47"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds made available under subsection (c) shall be used
to carry out the activities described in paragraph (2) that—</text><subparagraph id="H474988DC269C4DCF9FBD6B6FF52F4AD3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are consistent
with this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D71C127D2DC4C52ADACDA1AFEB85DE7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are necessary to
meet the needs of Indians, Alaska Natives, or Native Hawaiians preparing to
enter, reenter, or retain employment leading to self-sufficiency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H603D0BF07FCB47E984C6ADAC56E759DE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Workforce
investment activities and supplemental services</header><subparagraph id="HF4E0CB5048564DCFBB6D1A5E880EC6F2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds made available under subsection (c) shall be used
for—</text><clause id="HE79C276FC3B540169EEDBA3F422FF94A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>comprehensive
workforce development activities for Indians, Alaska Natives, or Native
Hawaiians, including training on entrepreneurial skills; or</text></clause><clause id="H2BFF1CA2BD77471A87608AAA902094EA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>supplemental
services for Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian youth on or near Indian
reservations and in Oklahoma, Alaska, or Hawaii.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H36E373752F7342A39581D8AF5F0EDBAA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
individuals who were eligible to participate in programs under section 401 of
the Job Training Partnership Act (as such section was in effect on the day
before the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998) shall be
eligible to participate in an activity assisted under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H89772A71DA85466FB779681C70DEFC85"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Program
plan</header><text>In order to receive a grant or enter into a contract or
cooperative agreement under this section, an entity described in subsection (c)
shall submit to the Secretary a program plan that describes a 4-year strategy
for meeting the needs of Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian individuals,
as appropriate, in the area served by such entity. Such plan shall—</text><paragraph id="HFED9A9E23C0B4E1197EDFB89D715A360"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be consistent with
the purpose of this section;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H72434F863FE74D23A8FA29F34473308D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify the
population to be served;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H462A425A26824953BB4A4FA2FD1BD244"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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 employment leading to
self-sufficiency;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD095AD3ADB4F4733B9FA3B11DDD4A6C9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>describe the
activities to be provided and the manner in which such activities are to be
integrated with other appropriate activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBFDE15D841A44C88A0C5A5138A8085B9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>describe, after
the entity submitting the plan consults with the Secretary, the performance
accountability measures to be used to assess the performance of entities in
carrying out the activities assisted under this section, which shall include
the primary indicators of performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A) and
expected levels of performance for such indicators, in accordance with
subsection (h).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFBE9BD7F50674E00B6F11A0819EFDAB8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Consolidation of
funds</header><text>Each entity receiving assistance under subsection (c) may
consolidate such assistance with assistance received from related programs in
accordance with the provisions of the Indian Employment, Training and Related
Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3401">25 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subsection><subsection id="HEE83F3F1EBE547DDB53BFDB5F2ED0078"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Nonduplicative
and nonexclusive services</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be
construed—</text><paragraph id="H977B6109DC354880BFECAAC202D31754"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to limit the
eligibility of any entity described in subsection (c) to participate in any
activity offered by a State or local entity under this Act; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H25F97006ADBF431F81774E0BE1712104"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to preclude or
discourage any agreement, between any entity described in subsection (c) and
any State or local entity, to facilitate the provision of services by such
entity or to the population served by such entity.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0DADA4E122624FA6A800EDD796E0BF0B"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Performance
accountability measures</header><paragraph id="H1E869F2C0425404E8346E11CF050B21C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Additional
performance indicators and standards</header><subparagraph id="H7709392163DD4969808E0AE12FC5C822"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Development of
indicators and standards</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the
Native American Employment and Training Council, shall develop a set of
performance indicators and standards that is in addition to the primary
indicators of performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A) and that shall be
applicable to programs under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65475BC9C9A84AD398D1C1B2420D0CE5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special
considerations</header><text>Such performance indicators and standards shall
take into account—</text><clause id="H4C9C55257C604ABEB3007229BF9FA449"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
purpose of this section as described in subsection (a)(1);</text></clause><clause id="H8882ADA4714F4B0B9AC3BE39A8E7D728"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
needs of the groups served by this section, including the differences in needs
among such groups in various geographic service areas; and</text></clause><clause id="HD2174C4C058440F6B2076B345FA511BC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the economic
circumstances of the communities served, including differences in circumstances
among various geographic service areas.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H376FBDE58BCE43D3B60C30AD14F86806"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agreement on
adjusted levels of performance</header><text>The Secretary and the entity
described in subsection (c) shall reach agreement on the levels of performance
for each of the primary indicators of performance described in section
131(b)(2)(A), taking into account economic conditions, characteristics of the
individuals served, and other appropriate factors and using, to the extent
practicable, the statistical adjustment model under section 131(b)(3)(A)(viii).
The levels agreed to shall be the adjusted levels of performance and shall be
incorporated in the program plan.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2D3EEC3ED02B4E9CA6046759DDF29546"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Administrative
provisions</header><paragraph id="HB9695B143DF6437980C3DDCD89671E03"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Organizational
unit established</header><text>The Secretary shall designate a single
organizational unit within the Department of Labor that shall have primary
responsibility for the administration of the activities authorized under this
section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB2245F38E03646C583FC959EDD7DE6DC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall consult with the entities described in subsection (c)
in—</text><subparagraph id="HC9796169305C4F77A37CE3217E8947E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establishing
regulations to carry out this section, including regulations relating to the
performance accountability measures for entities receiving assistance under
this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56486C51F8904E7B95412FDAD294E1D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing a
funding distribution plan that takes into consideration previous levels of
funding (prior to the date of enactment of this Act) to such entities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD4751B981DEE4534930E60210A5F5F1A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waivers</header><subparagraph id="HE49DA32C5D6C48AFA7040B1C2389DC22"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>With respect to an entity described in subsection (c),
the Secretary, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may, pursuant to a
request submitted by such entity that meets the requirements established under
subparagraph (B), waive any of the statutory or regulatory requirements of this
title or title I that are inconsistent with the specific needs of the entities
described in such subsection, except that the Secretary may not waive
requirements relating to wage and labor standards, worker rights, participation
and protection of workers and participants, grievance procedures, and judicial
review.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9EBC4BF5CA54458BFDCF981FC5D2286"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Request and
approval</header><text>An entity described in subsection (c) that requests a
waiver under subparagraph (A) shall submit a plan to the Secretary to improve
the program of workforce investment activities carried out by the entity, which
plan shall meet the requirements established by the Secretary and shall be
generally consistent with the requirements of section 289(i)(2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H554350EA83284FDDACE88944C67389FA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Advisory
council</header><subparagraph id="H00B9613CE2044F1FB62392D3831A755B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Using funds made available to carry out this section, the
Secretary shall establish a Native American Employment and Training Council to
facilitate the consultation described in paragraph (2) and to provide the
advice described in subparagraph (C).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC03C8DB5ADCF42688AC2593769D168EC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
Council shall be composed of individuals, appointed by the Secretary, who are
representatives of the entities described in subsection (c).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H299D3294D47B43B1A60BCA54255C0777"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Council shall advise the Secretary on the operation and administration of the
programs assisted under this section, including the selection of the individual
appointed as head of the unit established under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H111BF569AD77419081888B6E48643178"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Personnel
matters</header><clause id="H0163A6E342394D1C9E4A7242843C418D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Compensation of
members</header><text>Members of the Council shall serve without
compensation.</text></clause><clause id="HC7E036B8A601433B8D99C17938E37797"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>The members of the Council shall be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for
employees of agencies under subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United
States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the
performance of services for the Council.</text></clause><clause id="H785301991FCC45B7A4A3D59B735A80A6"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Administrative
support</header><text>The Secretary shall provide the Council with such
administrative support as may be necessary to perform the functions of the
Council.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADC710FA1DF64501B56A0D4EB8E46D76"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
Council shall select a chairperson from among its members.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8F9669487344C22BBDD1B69A78A718C"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Council shall meet not less than twice each year.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B95920AAE2F4EE19100DE9EF9EA1A68"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Section
14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the
Council.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8C9D1222A7234C91A803FD60B65A4DB2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the unit established
under paragraph (1), is authorized to provide technical assistance to entities
described in subsection (c) that receive assistance under such subsection to
enable such entities to improve the activities authorized under this section
that are provided by such entities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3AC95A27CFF94B8195412AA5CB77727A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Agreement for
certain federally recognized indian tribes to transfer funds to the
program</header><text>A federally recognized Indian tribe that administers
funds provided under this section and funds provided by more than one State
under other sections of this title may enter into an agreement with the
Secretary and the Governors of the affected States to transfer the funds
provided by the States to the program administered by the tribe under this
section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H993650CFFC7045AEBADA7D17E383FEB8"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Compliance with
single audit requirements; related requirement</header><text>Grants, contracts,
and cooperative agreements entered into under this section shall be subject to
the requirements of chapter 75 of subtitle V of title 31, United States Code,
and charging of costs under this section shall be subject to appropriate
circulars issued by the Office of Management and Budget.</text></subsection><subsection id="HFFF5ED7DE1F74BBFB2102538A4D5FFCB"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Assistance to
unique populations in Alaska and Hawaii</header><paragraph id="HDA99C2891BA24B21B1249C0680B993E8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
is authorized to provide assistance to the Cook Inlet Tribal Council,
Incorporated, and the University of Hawaii at Maui, for the unique populations
who reside in Alaska or Hawaii, respectively, to improve job training and
workforce investment activities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H791FCF0BEDDF4EEFB84E611FD0FB3A55"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this subsection such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2018.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H75872A76D8DE41A48F281682960B342C"><enum>267.</enum><header>Migrant and
seasonal farmworker programs</header><subsection id="HFF55CB1579BF451BB01C5A69D6E6C7F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Every 4 years, the Secretary shall, on a competitive
basis, make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities to carry
out the activities described in subsection (d).</text></subsection><subsection id="HFAEF5A28A86645DABC854383C295A7FF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a
contract under this section, an entity shall have an understanding of the
problems of eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers (including dependents), a
familiarity with the area to be served, and the ability to demonstrate a
capacity to administer and deliver effectively a diversified program of
workforce investment activities (including youth workforce investment
activities) and related assistance for eligible migrant and seasonal
farmworkers.</text></subsection><subsection id="H65B292AB89434790A8363B09E5EDC067"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program
plan</header><paragraph id="H69D38D4EBB894EE6A6EA61446B50E4C5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a
contract under this section, an entity described in subsection (b) shall submit
to the Secretary a plan that describes a 4-year strategy for meeting the needs
of eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the area to be served by such
entity.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0EBAADF01813497988CA6DE76B7A3713"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Such
plan shall—</text><subparagraph id="H71EC33FFBBCE430FBC5FB07703CD88A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describe the
population to be served and identify the education and employment needs of the
population to be served and the manner in which the services to be provided
will strengthen the ability of the eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers
and dependents to obtain or retain unsubsidized employment, or stabilize their
unsubsidized employment, including upgraded employment in agriculture;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E213004241B4EC9BCB811C612EA5A26"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describe the
related assistance and supportive services to be provided and the manner in
which such assistance and services are to be integrated and coordinated with
other appropriate services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C6840BF3ED344229808DF64409F608B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>describe the
performance accountability measures to be used to assess the performance of
such entity in carrying out the activities assisted under this section, which
shall include the expected levels of performance for the primary indicators of
performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A462D9FBBFB4692838DEE8A3CC58246"><enum>(D)</enum><text>describe the
availability and accessibility of local resources such as supportive services,
services provided through one-stop delivery systems, and education and training
services, and how the resources can be made available to the population to be
served; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5280C3D83D4243B5BF951628DB464E8E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>describe the plan
for providing services under this section, including strategies and systems for
outreach, career planning, assessment, and delivery through one-stop delivery
systems.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H22E193ED839749B1B5248D2E53CF32AE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agreement on
adjusted levels of performance</header><text>The Secretary and the entity
described in subsection (b) shall reach agreement on the levels of performance
for each of the primary indicators of performance described in section
131(b)(2)(A), taking into account economic conditions, characteristics of the
individuals served, and other appropriate factors, and using, to the extent
practicable the statistical adjustment model under section 131(b)(3)(A)(viii).
The levels agreed to shall be the adjusted levels of performance and shall be
incorporated in the program plan.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H98B55742CFAE4D82BEE66CD325F29995"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Grants
and contracts awarded under this section shall be centrally administered by the
Department of Labor and competitively awarded by the Secretary using procedures
consistent with standard Federal Government competitive procurement
policies.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H19108CEBC57842BE88D24622CFF87462"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><text>Funds made available under this section and section
227 shall be used to carry out workforce investment activities (including youth
workforce investment activities) and provide related assistance for eligible
migrant and seasonal farmworkers, which may include—</text><paragraph id="HDCDE52A07DFC474A9DD0CA089C2B07C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>outreach,
employment, training, educational assistance, literacy assistance, English
language and literacy instruction, pesticide and worker safety training,
housing (including permanent housing), supportive services, and school dropout
prevention activities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H237956BCB8CB4528A847B8DC9FA822D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>followup services
for those individuals placed in employment;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7AE82B8A036745D995AEB1DD67257B44"><enum>(3)</enum><text>self-employment
and related business or micro-enterprise development or education as needed by
eligible individuals as identified pursuant to the plan required by subsection
(c);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9965A9AC361A4613B756D9F6CFC368EC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>customized career
and technical education in occupations that will lead to higher wages, enhanced
benefits, and long-term employment in agriculture or another area; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA887B415446B41A68104FC182E5079CD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>technical
assistance to improve coordination of services and implement best practices
relating to service delivery through one-stop delivery systems.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H94C36A68DBEC411C8AD0C46B481076E3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Consultation
with governors and local boards</header><text>In making grants and entering
into contracts under this section, the Secretary shall consult with the
Governors and local boards of the States in which the eligible entities will
carry out the activities described in subsection (d).</text></subsection><subsection id="H387A88219FF14033AAAF11EAE49C89ED"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall consult with eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers groups
and States in establishing regulations to carry out this section, including
regulations relating to how economic and demographic barriers to employment of
eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers should be considered and included in
the negotiations leading to the adjusted levels of performance described in
subsection (c).</text></subsection><subsection id="H66DC1CAB0676480C8CB6B58E5D5BB7BA"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Compliance with
single audit requirements; related requirement</header><text>Grants and
contracts entered into under this section shall be subject to the requirements
of chapter 75 of subtitle V of title 31, United States Code and charging of
costs under this section shall be subject to appropriate circulars issued by
the Office of Management and Budget.</text></subsection><subsection id="H3DA5A72BF69E475799F0417957BA5581"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding
allocation</header><text>From the funds appropriated and made available to
carry out this section, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 1 percent for
discretionary purposes, such as providing technical assistance to eligible
entities.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7D3B4316CE71408F8D129C9FA451CA7B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text><paragraph id="HC4BAA565CC504F7A87C068CC779CD739"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Dependent</header><text>The
term <term>dependent</term>, used with respect to an eligible migrant or
seasonal farmworker, means an individual who—</text><subparagraph id="H36900E4ADD8B4604A52BE98BCB0CFEA6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>was claimed as a
dependent on the farmworker’s Federal income tax return for the previous
year;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H423AF4C90C40441E9246C346DD090719"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is the spouse of
the farmworker; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3BA57719237421FBA4B662C6AABF37C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is able to
establish—</text><clause id="HCB01E17F79E34D78BA455CE64F0B276A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
relationship as the farmworker’s—</text><subclause id="H3B4B7EDAFF274DD0BE065D3B17840293"><enum>(I)</enum><text>biological or
legally adopted child, grandchild, or great-grandchild;</text></subclause><subclause id="HE14B9456A52D43AD9EE52DDC2FC8BD4A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>foster
child;</text></subclause><subclause id="HED83A119920B4324B970A49750FFECE1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>stepchild;</text></subclause><subclause id="H0A446E0472EC4D05941923DBF3801BF9"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>brother, sister,
half-brother, half-sister, stepbrother, or stepsister;</text></subclause><subclause id="H97033311293643E78DE3F05B3C9175D8"><enum>(V)</enum><text>parent,
grandparent, or other direct ancestor (but not foster parent);</text></subclause><subclause id="H123D037994E6494D8FBC4CA0A2364AC5"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>stepfather or
stepmother;</text></subclause><subclause id="HEA407EA14C294815ADE5E658113507A4"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>uncle or
aunt;</text></subclause><subclause id="H95EADA27F05C43B6BB5CB596AAE97B3D"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>niece or
nephew; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H6526EDFC8AF548B19E1CEF48CBD5A062"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>father-in-law,
mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law;
and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H927616B4E489478DB6CE0FFC16657A07"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
receipt of over half of the individual’s total support from the farmworker’s
family during the eligibility determination period described in paragraph
(4)(A) for the farmworker.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H630F7488FAB64627B22A70006F383CB4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible migrant
and seasonal farmworkers</header><text>The term <term>eligible migrant and
seasonal farmworkers</term> means individuals who are eligible migrant
farmworkers or are eligible seasonal farmworkers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8A3EB84E82FE41DFA46613A731AF294C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible migrant
farmworker</header><text>The term <term>eligible migrant farmworker</term>
means—</text><subparagraph id="H530E2AAE0B4447FCBBE0B9038D61372C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an eligible
seasonal farmworker described in paragraph (4)(A) whose agricultural labor
requires travel to a job site such that the farmworker is unable to return to a
permanent place of residence within the same day; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37C0D9C198734F39BA3749A2C4C67BEF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a dependent of the
farmworker described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H794D229A9BE5485EAF8C6580E81A8A8A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible
seasonal farmworker</header><text>The term <term>eligible seasonal
farmworker</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="H5D635DE8D26D44DBA0DBC4E7A4FED81C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a low-income
individual who—</text><clause id="H376D1D8D0CAB4F8B8ABA6E70B8C95599"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for
12 consecutive months out of the 24 months prior to application for the program
involved, has been primarily employed in agricultural or fish farming labor
that is characterized by chronic unemployment or underemployment; and</text></clause><clause id="HFE9BDE02EB8F4011BDC485731635BDDA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>faces multiple
barriers to economic self-sufficiency; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF20DEEC51E9448F6A7979EAB7EA71E04"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a dependent of the
person described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5255F728A9AB4FAB97505CAD462D3C97"><enum>268.</enum><header>Veterans’
workforce investment programs</header><subsection id="H77C402D5EC694AD781F86C575A407C69"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><paragraph id="HC94A454BCE5C471CB92967ADC5B50324"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct, directly or through grants
or contracts, programs to meet the needs for workforce investment activities of
veterans with service-connected disabilities, veterans who have significant
barriers to employment, veterans who served on active duty in the armed forces
during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been
authorized, and recently separated veterans.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9834C95C71EC4ECB88F6FD49A799205F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conduct of
programs</header><text>Programs supported under this section may be conducted
through grants and contracts with public agencies and private nonprofit
organizations, including recipients of Federal assistance under other
provisions of this title, that the Secretary determines have an understanding
of the unemployment problems of veterans described in paragraph (1),
familiarity with the area to be served, and the capability to administer
effectively a program of workforce investment activities for such
veterans.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8A3A9A4DB225453C97A756ED3A9C5565"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Required
activities</header><text>Programs supported under this section shall
include—</text><subparagraph id="HCA5582B0A23A4006807C9FA5CAD7225D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>activities to
enhance services provided to veterans by other providers of workforce
investment activities funded by Federal, State, or local government, including
services provided by one-stop operators and one-stop partners;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C82AFB7409143A0B98C75A673054BDB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>activities to
provide workforce investment activities to such veterans that are not
adequately provided by other public providers of workforce investment
activities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC6639ACB15194BB681C3CD83A9CD76C6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>outreach and
public information activities to develop and promote maximum job and job
training opportunities for such veterans and to inform such veterans about
employment, job training, on-the-job training, and educational opportunities
under this title, under title 38, United States Code, and under other
provisions of law, which activities shall be coordinated with activities
provided through the one-stop centers described in section 221(e).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5E289B3E8CAA4D9CB8EF0CA5FFF7F24D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration
of programs</header><paragraph id="H7623B9A2E0E944D0BEB985E890D9F776"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall administer programs supported under
this section through the Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and
Training.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD76B9F4819274A34ADC679BAFFA6FFEB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
responsibilities</header><text>In carrying out responsibilities under this
section, the Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training
shall—</text><subparagraph id="H435BD114E3D54BA285169E4ECFFEB1BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be responsible for
the awarding of grants and contracts and the distribution of funds under this
section and for the establishment of appropriate fiscal controls,
accountability, and program performance accountability measures for recipients
of grants and contracts under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H093449BA28A84CF1AE44D7BD0121ECA5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consult with the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs and take steps to ensure that programs supported
under this section are coordinated, to the maximum extent feasible, with
related programs and activities conducted under title 38, United States Code,
including programs and activities conducted under chapter 63 of such title, any
of chapters 30 through 34 of such title, and sections 1712A, 1720A, 3687, and
4103A of such title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA3240AD1B5B64F5495A18C1A401EC668"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Performance
accountability measures</header><text>In carrying out the responsibilities
relating to performance accountability measures described in paragraph (2)(A),
the Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training shall, for each
grant or contract under this section providing education, training, or
employment services to veterans, include among such measures the primary
indicators of performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(i) and adjusted
levels of performance for each such indicator that are agreed to by the
Assistant Secretary and the recipient of the grant or contract.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H283451AE02EF4371B6F90A56E310F929"><enum>269.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><subsection id="HCD7B2458164E4D97A7DF40A3405A9872"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
technical assistance</header><paragraph id="HDA5166148CD349FABDE3F0D013CB2E1B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide, coordinate, and support the
development of, appropriate training, technical assistance, staff development,
and other activities, including—</text><subparagraph id="H3179F75DE1EF49EDAAEC14D55B5673FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assistance in
replicating programs of demonstrated effectiveness, to States and
localities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33C82BCF49C74036A05DA89D68F84A75"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the training of
staff providing rapid response services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB478B359C6854AFC955C46040F330E3B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the training of
other staff of recipients of funds under this title, including the staff of
local boards and State boards;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H52C85B5E7EC84DE995D80CCC402ADAE3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the training of
members of State boards and local boards;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB0DE88B91A74EE781C40613D7548435"><enum>(E)</enum><text>assistance in the
development and implementation of integrated, technology-enabled intake and
case management information systems for programs carried out under this Act and
programs carried out by one-stop partners, such as standard sets of technical
requirements for the systems, offering interfaces that States could use in
conjunction with their current (as of the first date of implementation of the
systems) intake and case management information systems that would facilitate
shared registration across programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC6E0CB2A89464363B12288285F7EB37E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>peer review
activities under this title; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D0BF408469A4C53BD953EE7E4AD276B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in particular,
assistance to States in making transitions to implement the provisions of this
Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD249512DB779441BBD74940AFCB6B296"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sufficient
capacity</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the Department has
sufficient capacity to carry out, and carries out, directly or in accordance
with paragraph (3), the activities described in paragraph (1) for all States
and recipients of financial assistance under any of sections 266 through
268.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9FAD268E92514D7EA701E8A24BECC48E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Form of
assistance</header><subparagraph id="H943BCC997FBB475CBC10F23A54932EBC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to carry out paragraph (1) on behalf of a State
or recipient of financial assistance under any of sections 266 through 268, the
Secretary, after consultation with the State or grant recipient, may award
grants or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7EE5C7C427E4A8398DBEED1D585187D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Grants
or contracts awarded under paragraph (1) to entities other than States or local
units of government that are for amounts in excess of $100,000 shall only be
awarded on a competitive basis.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H98445B51F1D3415E8AFE2530FA24369F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Dislocated
worker technical assistance</header><paragraph id="HBBCE462CEFA349AA9F0567924EDF5A2A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>Of
the amounts available pursuant to section 232(a)(2)(A), the Secretary shall
reserve not more than 5 percent of such amounts to provide technical assistance
to States that do not meet the State performance accountability measures
described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(i) with respect to employment and training
activities for dislocated workers. Using such reserved funds, the Secretary may
provide such assistance to other States, local areas, and other entities
involved in providing assistance to dislocated workers, to promote the
continuous improvement of assistance provided to dislocated workers, under this
title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H04829C8EA85A44339167AA7C10A6F9B9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Training</header><text>Amounts
reserved under this subsection may be used to provide for the training of
staff, including specialists, who provide rapid response services. Such
training shall include instruction in proven methods of promoting,
establishing, and assisting labor-management committees. Such projects shall be
administered through the Employment and Training Administration of the
Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7CFB645E0876417CBB3F8045FEBC8E15"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Promising and
proven practices coordination</header><text>Consistent with the identification
and dissemination of promising and proven practices under subtitle C of title
I, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H1ED56D177CE947A49BED5BB299D4ABC8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish a system
through which States may share information regarding promising and proven
practices with regard to the operation of workforce investment activities under
this Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFC26AA98101E448A9EF6FCD2AD98823E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluate and
disseminate information regarding such promising and proven practices and
identify knowledge gaps; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H08126E79217D4CAFBEBF8ADD95F2B485"><enum>(3)</enum><text>commission
research under section 270(b) to address knowledge gaps identified under
paragraph (2).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HAD0F9C7FB72D4C7D9CAE25D7CDE24EC0"><enum>270.</enum><header>Evaluations and
research</header><subsection id="HD588632898A14D16B71B3482BDCE329D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Evaluations</header><paragraph id="H729D802E68C147728E92ED9A959525B9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Evaluations of
programs and activities carried out under this title and title
I</header><text>For the purpose of improving the management and effectiveness
of programs and activities carried out under this title and title I, the
Secretary shall provide for the continuing evaluation of the programs and
activities, including those programs and activities carried out under this
section. Each such evaluation shall address—</text><subparagraph id="H0B6E1CF9CF804C068F18D4F0191457AA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the general
effectiveness of such programs and activities in relation to their cost,
including the extent to which the programs and activities—</text><clause id="H0AE05166BB44422BA60B911F3B90F2C2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improve the
employment competencies of participants in comparison to comparably situated
individuals who did not participate in such programs and activities; and</text></clause><clause id="H53A6732BACEB45D8B26114FF1788A898"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
the extent feasible, increase the level of total employment over the level that
would have existed in the absence of such programs and activities;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32D554D1594D4F57AA15805FB673D041"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the effectiveness
of the performance accountability measures relating to such programs and
activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4687CEA6C0124E0789996C49E86AD1F4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the effectiveness
of the structure and mechanisms for delivery of services through such programs
and activities, including the coordination and integration of services through
such programs and activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3DF637BDED764C1AA69B3EA61B562BF8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the impact of such
programs and activities on the community and participants involved;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81F903B8A34B4285B07BC1D7BA99D4D1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the impact of such
programs and activities on related programs and activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD0D6744AC1945829BF29EA0A73E94AD"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the extent to
which such programs and activities meet the needs of various demographic
groups; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C5A1D97B34C4B7D87B0274C2688C19B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>such other factors
as may be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE299D73D7E814A90B35AF8EA8CF615E7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evaluations of
other programs and activities</header><text>The Secretary may conduct
evaluations of other federally funded employment-related programs and
activities under other provisions of law.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H18D193D5121E43B2837B15EBBB5E87E3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Techniques</header><text>Evaluations
conducted under this subsection shall utilize appropriate methodology and
research designs, including the use of control groups chosen by scientific
random assignment methodologies. The Secretary shall conduct at least 1
multisite control group evaluation under this subsection by the end of fiscal
year 2018.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H520B2A24AD0345B3A655734444886D56"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
entity carrying out an evaluation described in paragraph (1) or (2) shall
prepare and submit to the Secretary a draft report and a final report
containing the results of the evaluation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF5E1E2CB258140E0BE389ED0B182837F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reports to
congress</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the completion of a draft
report under paragraph (4), the Secretary shall transmit the draft report to
the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. Not
later than 60 days after the completion of a final report under such paragraph,
the Secretary shall transmit the final report to such committees of the
Congress.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0D9763D60CEB4D63BBEF4C4EB141723E"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Publication of
reports</header><text>If an entity that enters into a contract or other
arrangement with the Secretary to conduct an evaluation of a program or
activity under this subsection requests permission from the Secretary to
publish a report resulting from the evaluation, such entity may publish the
report unless the Secretary denies the request during the 90-day period
beginning on the date the Secretary receives such request.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H451020613EA94BC79ACE3984B7C71DE9"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure the coordination of evaluations carried out by States
pursuant to section 131(e) with the evaluations carried out under this
subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H83D6B69B82FA4276863F9255511522A0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Research,
studies, and multistate projects</header><paragraph id="HA37A332BD8A2434ABDBC928727DF449E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>After consultation with States, localities, and other
interested parties, the Secretary shall, every 2 years, publish in the Federal
Register, a plan that describes the research, studies, and multistate project
priorities of the Department of Labor concerning employment and training for
the 5-year period following the submission of the plan. The plan shall be
consistent with the purposes of this title and title I, including the purpose
of aligning and coordinating core programs with other one-stop partner
programs. Copies of the plan shall be transmitted to the Committee on Education
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Department of Education, and
other relevant Federal agencies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H03465E3388D74E2A8DAB337D58DBA10D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>The
plan published under paragraph (1) shall contain strategies to address national
employment and training problems and take into account factors such as—</text><subparagraph id="H91D8156B6B89435C96CA849760240154"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the availability
of existing research (as of the date of the publication);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H139E01D3062F44469F7B36577CEC949E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the need to ensure
results that have interstate validity;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF8EE44DBCBD4ABB8E06267FCA39C61F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the benefits of
economies of scale and the efficiency of proposed projects; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H519C403916BC4E96B753142C8D2F9911"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the likelihood
that the results of the projects will be useful to policymakers and
stakeholders in addressing employment and training problems.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9790CFA945B1477E9B36529746C009A1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Research
projects</header><text>The Secretary shall, through grants or contracts, carry
out research projects that will contribute to the solution of employment and
training problems in the United States and that are consistent with the
priorities specified in the plan published under subsection (a).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCCBA66146C0A40AD8996FF6D35FC06A4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Studies and
reports</header><subparagraph id="HFF14A965753D4E13831E170869B031EE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Net impact
studies and reports</header><clause id="HF38B06AAEE2D43C8BBE7EE855D993770"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the
Secretary of Education and other relevant Federal agencies, may conduct studies
to determine the net impact and best practices of programs, services, and
activities carried out under this Act.</text></clause><clause id="HE048320B606A4597928E6CB022EC18E7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Secretary shall prepare and disseminate to the public, including through
electronic means, reports containing the results of the studies conducted under
clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4A19DDBE98B4CEAB46EF002F821B9AE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Study on
resources available to assist disconnected youth</header><text>The Secretary of
Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, may conduct a study
examining—</text><clause id="H57E78503EF924588B153ED7AC4A42A2E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
characteristics of eligible youth that result in such youth being significantly
disconnected from education and workforce participation;</text></clause><clause id="H6714AD215AEE45608F6E84BD33EF95F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
ways in which such youth could have greater opportunities for education
attainment and obtaining employment; and</text></clause><clause id="H0A64572DD0E44307A31778C46A887419"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the resources
available at the Federal, State, and local levels to assist such youth in
obtaining the skills (including skills acquired through workforce preparation
activities), credentials, and work experience necessary to become economically
self-sufficient.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B3C0BEB21E04DA6854E98EC84B52535"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Study of
effectiveness of workforce development system in meeting business
needs</header><clause id="H65C96F92B58945968D234D8010366E11"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Using funds available to carry out this subsection
jointly with funds available to the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of
the Small Business Administration, and the Secretary of Education, the
Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, the
Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and the Secretary of
Education, may conduct a study of the effectiveness of the workforce
development system in meeting the needs of business, with particular attention
to the needs of small business, including in assisting workers to obtain the
skills needed to utilize emerging technologies. The study may examine issues
such as—</text><subclause id="H56C05EE325F24C56A31591DBB41C69C0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>methods for
identifying the workforce needs of businesses and how the requirements of small
businesses may differ from larger establishments;</text></subclause><subclause id="H99FB0857A1A14EBDBA64B4C23269A65D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>business
satisfaction with the workforce development system, with particular emphasis on
the satisfaction of small businesses;</text></subclause><subclause id="H2C6834240E1C410DA742CE1773F1EF89"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the extent to
which business is engaged as a collaborative partner in the workforce
development system, including—</text><item id="H2CC27605528648C4A935837717F5060B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the
number and percentage of members of State boards and local boards who are
representatives of businesses; and</text></item><item id="HC0E491BC79634688B9153D007C7D7A94"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
extent to which State boards, local boards, and one-stop centers established
under section 221(e) effectively collaborate with business and industry leaders
in developing workforce development strategies, including strategies to
identify high-growth employment opportunities;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H91084CCF34414777BC9989FBE210CAD9"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>ways in which the
workforce development system addresses the changing skill needs of business
that result from changes in technology and work processes;</text></subclause><subclause id="H5745E032FA92442FAD379E0580340C97"><enum>(V)</enum><text>promising
practices for serving small businesses;</text></subclause><subclause id="H8147F1340AA4477F8212D31688560518"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the extent and
manner in which the workforce development system uses technology to serve
business and individual needs, and how uses of technology could enhance the
efficiency and effectiveness of the system in providing services; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HDABBB2DB9D5642F987A57C8E3511184B"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>the extent to
which various segments of the labor force have access to and utilize technology
to locate job openings and apply for jobs, and characteristics of individuals
utilizing such technology (such as age, gender, race or ethnicity, industry
sector, and occupational group).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H1E1F309022CC46CA8F2FF9E030934AF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>If the Secretary conducts a study under clause (i), the
Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report containing the results of
the study. Such report shall include any recommendations the Secretary
determines are appropriate to include in such report, including ways to enhance
the effectiveness of the workforce development system in meeting the needs of
business for skilled workers.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD120E3F86F674A62B55A426CF8EF29C7"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Study on
participants entering nontraditional occupations</header><text>The Secretary of
Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, may conduct a study
examining—</text><clause id="HE4F16E88BF6041088E1BC81E8F4A5ED2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
number and percentage of individuals who receive employment and training
activities and who enter nontraditional occupations;</text></clause><clause id="H0FA40E42FB8B4FDDB39F4D8981CE8135"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>successful
strategies through which State boards and local boards can place and support
the retention of individuals in nontraditional employment, such as by providing
post-placement assistance to participants in the form of exit interviews,
mentoring, networking, and leadership development; and</text></clause><clause id="HD87883C13EBB45239BBC0D5C6D17C71A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the degree to
which recipients of employment and training activities are informed of the
possibility of, or directed to begin, training or education needed for entrance
into nontraditional occupations.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD489992E1D9542EE9FC1EF5BCB60FF09"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Study on
performance indicators</header><clause id="HF70166367B8947FAACEB048C3F065464"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the
Secretary of Education, may conduct studies to determine the feasibility of,
and potential means to replicate, measuring the compensation, including the
wages, benefits, and other incentives provided by an employer, received by
program participants by using data other than or in addition to data available
through wage records, for potential use as a performance indicator.</text></clause><clause id="H573D945A59B44530ABFC5913C56A3AF7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall prepare and disseminate to the public, including through
electronic means, a report containing the results of any study conducted under
this subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B033AB4B5C1473BB972FC5B34007D1D"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Study on job
training for recipients of public housing assistance</header><clause id="H61FDA0CA200C4E5EAE1810DF0DCB903A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, may conduct studies to assist
public housing authorities to provide, to recipients of public housing
assistance, job training programs that successfully upgrade job skills and
employment in, and access to, jobs with opportunity for advancement and
economic self-sufficiency for such recipients.</text></clause><clause id="H22558EB3DFE7486FB340499141DC1C6F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall prepare and disseminate to the public, including through
electronic means, a report containing the results of any study conducted under
this subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H596C0A3798744ED8AAC2BC012314E132"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Study on
improving employment prospects for older individuals</header><clause id="HA943FED8C4FF4F9287184270C98EC37F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the
Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may
conduct studies that lead to better design and implementation of, in
conjunction with employers, local boards or State boards, community colleges or
area career and technical education schools, and other organizations, effective
evidence-based strategies to provide services to workers who are low-income,
low-skilled older individuals that increase the workers’ skills and employment
prospects.</text></clause><clause id="H2BE3A1A689A74523A517295C4C55CC40"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall prepare and disseminate to the public, including through
electronic means, a report containing the results of any study conducted under
this subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF39A0B96DF8C4487BA693DECFC133618"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Study on prior
learning</header><clause id="H009DE962E94C4A83ACD5B03521306A84"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with other
Secretaries, as appropriate, may conduct studies that, through the convening
stakeholders from the fields of education, workforce, business, labor, defense,
and veterans services, and experts in such fields, develop guidelines for
assessing, accounting for, and utilizing the prior learning of individuals,
including dislocated workers and veterans, in order to provide the individuals
with postsecondary educational credit for such prior learning that leads to the
attainment of a recognized postsecondary credential and employment.</text></clause><clause id="H59B0AFFFDBCC491F837E5BB4C1AECF83"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall prepare and disseminate to the public, including through
electronic means, reports containing the results of the studies
conducted.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCBD888ED9ABB4143BFE4703415332444"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Multistate
projects</header><subparagraph id="HB8C80C901ACA42E787D79BA2E78D18CC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>The
Secretary may, through grants or contracts, carry out multistate projects that
require demonstrated expertise that is available at the national level to
effectively disseminate best practices and models for implementing employment
and training services, address the specialized employment and training needs of
particular service populations, or address industry-wide skill shortages, to
the extent such projects are consistent with the priorities specified in the
plan published under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3662A4DE8EAB42A8A3ADC20D3FA78B71"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Design of
grants</header><text>Grants or contracts awarded under this paragraph shall be
designed to obtain information relating to the provision of services under
different economic conditions or to various demographic groups in order to
provide guidance at the national and State levels about how best to administer
specific employment and training services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF32AB8B4F14A422287548497A6A44D28"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Limitations</header><subparagraph id="H3F8EC908CB3C4E5FB6FDC9D66ACB4A10"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Competitive
awards</header><text>A grant or contract awarded for carrying out projects
under this subsection in an amount that exceeds $100,000 shall be awarded only
on a competitive basis, except that a noncompetitive award may be made in the
case of a project that is funded jointly with other public or private sector
entities that provide a substantial portion of assistance under the grant or
contract for the project.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H741A265963F4457DAF65736E07744E4C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Time
limits</header><text>A grant or contract shall not be awarded under this
subsection to the same organization for more than 3 consecutive years unless
such grant or contract is competitively reevaluated within such period.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBFB0BE15FD4F475592D4BE23ACAAA579"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Peer
review</header><clause id="H7A4C2F99E29A4495ACCE33FF17D679E4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall utilize a peer review process—</text><subclause id="H103C631A16DF40A596674D1BD3E9B06B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to review and
evaluate all applications for grants in amounts that exceed $500,000 that are
submitted under this section; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H1664BF7EFEE645ECAE90D1E06F60952A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to review and
designate exemplary and promising programs under this section.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H09493E076C7E40CB98F7D221DC69FF2F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to use funds provided under
this section to carry out peer review activities under this
subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5F5F3CEFB634E57B9A9F84505DB34BE"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
awarding grants or contracts under this subsection, priority shall be provided
to entities with recognized expertise in the methods, techniques, and knowledge
of workforce investment activities and shall include appropriate time limits,
established by the Secretary, for the duration of such projects.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3D9119A1641B4E15847484B00EC1D020"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Dislocated
worker projects</header><text>Of the amount made available pursuant to section
232(a)(2)(A) for any program year, the Secretary shall use not more than 10
percent of such amount to carry out demonstration and pilot projects,
multiservice projects, and multistate projects relating to the employment and
training needs of dislocated workers. Of the requirements of this section, such
projects shall be subject only to the provisions relating to review and
evaluation of applications under subsection (c)(6)(C). Such projects may
include demonstration and pilot projects relating to promoting self-employment,
promoting job creation, averting dislocations, assisting dislocated farmers,
assisting dislocated fishermen, and promoting public works. Such projects shall
be administered by the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary of
Employment and Training Administration.</text></subsection><subsection id="H576706BDAC0F4C628CA664F8E9C88651"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Energy
efficiency and renewable energy worker training program</header><paragraph id="HD3262A8CA3524ED9BAE2D89A759169FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grant
program</header><subparagraph id="HBD289F7E796B42C0AB0EBCEAE7D65C08"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of
the Green Jobs Act of 2007, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the
Secretary of Energy, shall establish an energy efficiency and renewable energy
worker training program under which the Secretary of Labor shall carry out the
activities described in paragraph (2) to achieve the purposes of this
subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0669BCBF4F534D3F81342D2F2FBEF960"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>For
purposes of providing assistance and services under the program established
under this subsection—</text><clause id="HAC4745A5873F4815829086F51ED2EDC7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>target populations
of eligible individuals to be given priority for training and other services
shall include—</text><subclause id="H0F29FFEE85E940A9AEAA70B9B20397C5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>workers impacted
by national energy and environmental policy;</text></subclause><subclause id="HA09D4EAC5870478A97886E4B26A0C403"><enum>(II)</enum><text>individuals in
need of updated training related to the energy efficiency and renewable energy
industries;</text></subclause><subclause id="HA10B68A5E0034245B5C151922F33CB5E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>veterans, or
past and present members of reserve components of the Armed Forces;</text></subclause><subclause id="H516B663BE5A5410B8A8A4052868431B3"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>unemployed
individuals;</text></subclause><subclause id="H820D16549745404AB7225FB65EE3CDEB"><enum>(V)</enum><text>individuals,
including at-risk youth, seeking employment pathways out of poverty and into
economic self-sufficiency; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H63BF1D94C5A145F29D5495B90E8BB250"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>formerly
incarcerated, adjudicated, nonviolent offenders; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HF36629E145844043B729510B9A08F59C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>energy efficiency
and renewable energy industries eligible to participate in a program under this
subsection include—</text><subclause id="H47D877D9AD5C48B99BBB06666DBB5EB2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
energy-efficient building, construction, and retrofits industries;</text></subclause><subclause id="HA8B71E61FF7E44E89560D2B1B930F150"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the renewable
electric power industry;</text></subclause><subclause id="H4FC3E417E7FC4D659612DA4360B8FF19"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the energy
efficient and advanced drive train vehicle industry;</text></subclause><subclause id="H141529BF0FD942249507D0C7AD028D3B"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the biofuels
industry;</text></subclause><subclause id="H09A110C69564451382AB6B68D995210F"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the materials use
industry;</text></subclause><subclause id="H44DC0A216FAC4774866FB363FD47174D"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the energy
efficiency assessment industry serving the residential, commercial, or
industrial sectors; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HB37F19DBEC32440A85FB74C578948705"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>manufacturers
that produce sustainable products using environmentally sustainable processes
and materials.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H35CC78131CC843B1B3FD383696830476"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header><subparagraph id="H9BE3CA74CF6F444C88FBB4CAE183E6BF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>National
research program</header><text>Under the program established under paragraph
(1), the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, where
appropriate, shall collect and analyze labor market data to track workforce
trends resulting from energy-related initiatives carried out under this
subsection. Activities carried out under this subparagraph shall
include—</text><clause id="HFBB4FDAF20D74937BBB43B099ACC76CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>tracking and
documentation of academic and occupational competencies as well as future skill
needs with respect to renewable energy and energy efficiency technology;</text></clause><clause id="H800E198108BC4A588533FFE5C863A8FC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>tracking and
documentation of occupational information and workforce training data with
respect to renewable energy and energy efficiency technology;</text></clause><clause id="H5FD1B3F49F1845BCA95DE6242F6AC930"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>collaborating
with State agencies, workforce investment boards, industry, organized labor,
and community and nonprofit organizations to disseminate information on
successful strategies for labor market services and worker training with
respect to renewable energy and energy efficiency technology;</text></clause><clause id="HC9C21A017C0E44209732F09BA7BB7573"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>serving as a
clearinghouse for best practices in workforce development, job placement, and
collaborative training partnerships;</text></clause><clause id="H0D94A2D521EE47A08571BB9942B04D37"><enum>(v)</enum><text>encouraging the
establishment of workforce training initiatives with respect to renewable
energy and energy efficiency technologies;</text></clause><clause id="HEF8A72503B9E444CBF58CFEFE8D4A788"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>linking research
and development in renewable energy and energy efficiency technology with the
development of standards and curricula for current and future jobs;</text></clause><clause id="H57AF051E9BB84AB89B763221CB5B2D8F"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>assessing new
employment and work practices including career ladder and upgrade training as
well as high performance work systems; and</text></clause><clause id="H036919A6D3CC486B95B766FEA60CC2AF"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>providing
technical assistance and capacity building to national and State energy
partnerships, including industry and labor representatives.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B15FBF1D5CA46C69F53519C39B621E2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>National energy
training partnership grants</header><clause id="H167C885C1CCC461DA1104E5B3CAF305D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Under the program established under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall award National Energy Training Partnerships Grants on a
competitive basis to eligible entities to enable such entities to carry out
training that leads to economic self-sufficiency and to develop an energy
efficiency and renewable energy industries workforce. Grants shall be awarded
under this subparagraph so as to ensure geographic diversity with at least 2
grants awarded to entities located in each of the Petroleum Administration for
Defense Districts with no subdistricts, and at least 1 grant awarded to an
entity located in each of the subdistricts of the Petroleum Administration for
Defense District with subdistricts.</text></clause><clause id="HE67F4EE245694E37A519965B9437C720"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant under clause (i), an entity shall be a nonprofit
partnership that—</text><subclause id="H02718E1D875148C2BC386397EBB4E1CC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>includes the equal
participation of industry, including public or private employers, and labor
organizations, including joint labor-management training programs, and may
include workforce investment boards, community-based organizations, qualified
service and conservation corps, educational institutions, small businesses,
cooperatives, State and local veterans agencies, and veterans service
organizations; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HB1AEEA385D9141FBADA6D9073DB8E2C0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>demonstrates—</text><item id="HE1C3575229134E38BFD80D5A737C649B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>experience in
implementing and operating worker skills training and education
programs;</text></item><item id="H77187115206647CDA44BE182A7A70FFB"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
ability to identify and involve in training programs carried out under this
grant, target populations of individuals who would benefit from training and be
actively involved in activities related to energy efficiency and renewable
energy industries; and</text></item><item id="HD81B5C8E05AD450387BA29CE607A49C7"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the
ability to help individuals achieve economic self-sufficiency.</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="H8DB94E708C0F4484B91D9C1E81B08A96"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Priority
shall be given to partnerships which leverage additional public and private
resources to fund training programs, including cash or in-kind matches from
participating employers.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3351B1075B884F8C97E4DAE191459949"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State labor
market research, information, and labor exchange research program</header><clause id="HDA37BD99763046D68D73F0E368DD846D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Under the program established under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall award competitive grants to States to enable such States to
administer labor market and labor exchange information programs that include
the implementation of the activities described in clause (ii), in coordination
with the one-stop delivery system.</text></clause><clause id="H2207A5440E5441BEB34FBFF1FAF7C474"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>A
State shall use amounts awarded under a grant under this subparagraph to
provide funding to the State agency that administers the Wagner-Peyser Act (29
U.S.C. 49 et seq.) and State unemployment compensation programs to carry out
the following activities using State agency merit staff:</text><subclause id="H6C53683899E4435B8DC4BE4BD1D4D54C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The identification
of job openings in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sector.</text></subclause><subclause id="H2DE5D7FCEBB64A698EA581E70E4A5251"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The
administration of skill and aptitude testing and assessment for workers.</text></subclause><subclause id="H81EF1A6713164B9F9521C6AACADAA5F8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The counseling,
career planning, and referral of qualified job seekers to openings and training
programs, including energy efficiency and renewable energy training
programs.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B4CC72EB1B04F0F816AF2C792FA3299"><enum>(D)</enum><header>State energy
training partnership program</header><clause id="HADCE0380B3AC4C07A1D04F42B448B12C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Under the program established under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall award competitive grants to States to enable such States to
administer renewable energy and energy efficiency workforce development
programs that include the implementation of the activities described in clause
(ii).</text></clause><clause id="H3D0611685C7E4CA3967E1D924CE0A228"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Partnerships</header><text>A
State shall use amounts awarded under a grant under this subparagraph to award
competitive grants to eligible State Energy Sector Partnerships to enable such
Partnerships to coordinate with existing apprenticeship and labor management
training programs and implement training programs that lead to the economic
self-sufficiency of trainees.</text></clause><clause id="H42453398BF264D9D8663ED649EEFE78C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant under this subparagraph, a State Energy Sector
Partnership shall—</text><subclause id="H22816E90CF4B42E5BFF64D0316AB5682"><enum>(I)</enum><text>consist of
nonprofit organizations that include equal participation from industry,
including public or private nonprofit employers, and labor organizations,
including joint labor-management training programs, and may include
representatives from local governments, the workforce development system
(including one-stop centers), community-based organizations, qualified service
and conservation corps, community colleges and other institutions of higher
education, small businesses, cooperatives, State and local veterans agencies,
and veterans service organizations;</text></subclause><subclause id="H2CB142434A694D5E95CFD770FACF45A4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>demonstrate
experience in implementing and operating worker skills training and education
programs; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HE70C612BFD514597A21E0FB767A61639"><enum>(III)</enum><text>demonstrate the
ability to identify and involve in training programs, target populations of
workers who would benefit from training and be actively involved in activities
related to energy efficiency and renewable energy industries.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H6AADAFAE962F45108B14433FAE8B94E2"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
awarding grants under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall give priority to
States that demonstrate that activities under the grant—</text><subclause id="HD9FE56F16C3D42B88FA6990156DF3FE1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>meet national
energy policies associated with energy efficiency, renewable energy, and the
reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases;</text></subclause><subclause id="HBC7620EACEC1419BB64D1A29BCEC8C13"><enum>(II)</enum><text>meet State energy
policies associated with energy efficiency, renewable energy, and the reduction
of emissions of greenhouse gases; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HD493429A21C54C5CA095DAD8F0AE67C4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>leverage
additional public and private resources to fund training programs, including
cash or in-kind matches from participating employers.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H62F37B23DEB748E98C8034906C97B892"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>A
grantee under this subparagraph shall coordinate activities carried out under
the grant with existing other appropriate training programs, including
apprenticeship and labor management training programs and activities (including
such activities referenced in paragraph (3)(A)), and implement training
programs that lead to the economic self-sufficiency of trainees.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H287268FD294749E3A9F13AB432189ABC"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Pathways out of
poverty demonstration program</header><clause id="H2DA742A3203B42C1AD22085C1110CB83"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Under the program established under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall award competitive grants of sufficient size to eligible
entities to enable such entities to carry out training that leads to economic
self-sufficiency. The Secretary shall give priority to entities that serve
individuals in families with income of less than 200 percent of the economic
self-sufficiency standard for the local areas where the training is conducted
that specifies, as defined by the State, or where such standard is not
established, the income needs of families, by family size, the number and ages
of children in the family, and sub-State geographical considerations. Grants
shall be awarded to ensure geographic diversity.</text></clause><clause id="HA3FC08D3818C4D8A9E7CED3BFC43B34C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this
subparagraph, an entity shall be a partnership that—</text><subclause id="H8FFCB0FAE51D4235853066904F73B990"><enum>(I)</enum><text>includes—</text><item id="HA5C623010076473E93D37FC4B29034E8"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>a
State board or local board;</text></item><item id="H7C5E4078B4474FB2903B5681FF64EAB4"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>community-based
nonprofit organizations;</text></item><item id="H1771CDA77FDF49EEBC247217A5BEAF41"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>educational
institutions with expertise in serving low-income adults or youth;</text></item><item id="H053458298C0D420F9063AA7EB4DDD391"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>public or private
employers from the industry sectors described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii);
and</text></item><item id="H2DD72E01AD414C73B61C52F9B86DDF9F"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>labor
organizations representing workers in such industry sectors;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HAF0976C5644E4FDF86B9D9ABCAA2A0D9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>demonstrates a
record of successful experience in implementing and operating worker skills
training and education programs;</text></subclause><subclause id="H3C43698FA26F4559B4D0C82A93BD73F4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>coordinates
activities, where appropriate, with the workforce development system;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="HCDD404697C344611A9C7031D94229ED3"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>demonstrates the
ability to recruit individuals for training and to support such individuals to
successful completion in training programs carried out under this grant,
targeting populations of workers who are or will be engaged in activities
related to energy efficiency and renewable energy industries.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H2303128C3B964805A8C69C7529253AB0"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>In
awarding grants under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall give priority to
applicants that—</text><subclause id="HAA536BED3D6E4E258183DF4C2B835024"><enum>(I)</enum><text>target programs to
benefit low-income workers, unemployed youth and adults, school dropouts, or
other underserved sectors of the workforce within areas of high poverty;</text></subclause><subclause id="H3E8D97A1987D4604949DFA4E9CB020A5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>ensure that
supportive services are integrated with education and training, and delivered
by organizations with direct access to and experience with targeted
populations;</text></subclause><subclause id="H37FD4CBA37C04FAB96750B1EE8186011"><enum>(III)</enum><text>leverage
additional public and private resources to fund training programs, including
cash or in-kind matches from participating employers;</text></subclause><subclause id="H75109235775F406DA9EE34066390DF8D"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>involve employers
and labor organizations in the determination of relevant skills and
competencies and ensure that the certificates or credentials that result from
the training are recognized postsecondary credentials;</text></subclause><subclause id="H4B5DC9233EF64AEE89FF7D47A7325D33"><enum>(V)</enum><text>deliver courses at
alternative times (such as evening and weekend programs) and locations most
convenient and accessible to participants and link adult remedial education
with occupational skills training; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H3EF64A9B157848E394DA76CE1BB927E7"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>demonstrate
substantial experience in administering Federal, State, local, municipal,
foundation, or private entity grants.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HF4D2E9E8E12C4BBB9A6CF7D4974AFABF"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Data
collection</header><text>A grantee under this subparagraph shall collect and
report the following information with respect to the program carried out under
the grant:</text><subclause id="HA942195E1D494B9F9645587B5A6D7320"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The number of
participants.</text></subclause><subclause id="H48DD17122C1F4DAEB0D6BDB9B73835EA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The demographic
characteristics of participants, including race, gender, age, parenting status,
participation in other Federal programs, education and literacy level at entry,
and other characteristics that are significant barriers to employment (such as
being an English language learner or having a criminal record, addiction or
mental health problem requiring treatment, or intellectual disability).</text></subclause><subclause id="H1DBD1F0180CF47DEB41F25F9215E0C66"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The services
received by participants, including training, education, and supportive
services.</text></subclause><subclause id="H8B3206BAAD044046B41F340D24745133"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>The amount of
program spending per participant.</text></subclause><subclause id="H1042FAD5E14A4B2D8534AD20489D4374"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Program completion
rates.</text></subclause><subclause id="H47BEF554CEFE43E99910521C98E99C4E"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>Factors
determined as significantly interfering with program participation or
completion.</text></subclause><subclause id="H7EC201DC1C3B4C259EE91237238C8E94"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>The rate of job
placement and the rate of employment retention after 1 year.</text></subclause><subclause id="H31C05253D31A4F3F991944415846C6E4"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>The average
wage at placement, including any benefits, and the rate of average wage
increase after 1 year.</text></subclause><subclause id="H9CCB5E9447EC4CA9BE8E672F94BEF723"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>Any
post-employment supportive services provided.</text></subclause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause">The Secretary
shall assist grantees in the collection of data under this clause by making
available, where practicable, low-cost means of tracking the labor market
outcomes of participants, and by providing standardized reporting forms, where
appropriate.</continuation-text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H946C174605084740816BA33665139620"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Activities</header><subparagraph id="H3C449E31BE144FFEB9B92996351B7238"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Activities to be carried out under a program authorized
by subparagraph (B), (D), or (E) of paragraph (2) shall be coordinated with
existing systems or providers, as appropriate. Such activities may
include—</text><clause id="HFC301A496FA04C74B667835CA4A36793"><enum>(i)</enum><text>occupational
skills training, including curriculum development, on-the-job training, and
classroom training;</text></clause><clause id="H7481AD41EF5840CD9459CD557C73148E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>safety and health
training;</text></clause><clause id="H83EC22D4372C474BACE1ECB59EE2FC49"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the provision
of—</text><subclause id="HC206C90D98444CFFB056427A7B079D61"><enum>(I)</enum><text>adult education
and literary activities, English as a second language instruction, or job
readiness training; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H47D21D1320A543E5A0DA7D4BFE781A7D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>training leading
to the attainment of the recognized equivalent of a secondary school
diploma;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H550D4A997A2C43EE9A60465C182080F6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>individual
referral and tuition assistance for a community college training program, or
any training program leading to an industry-recognized certificate;</text></clause><clause id="H11C5021A99CA4366901235EA99507937"><enum>(v)</enum><text>internship
programs in fields related to energy efficiency and renewable energy;</text></clause><clause id="H515BB2BD891249D7853CFDDF4F3429E0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>customized
training in conjunction with an existing apprenticeship program or
labor-management partnership;</text></clause><clause id="H031E96EADCB34D82A3CE2AB5B9A6DFB4"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>incumbent worker
and career ladder training and skill upgrading and retraining;</text></clause><clause id="H95ACA1754A9742D784D5732F80F04AD5"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the
implementation of transitional jobs strategies; and</text></clause><clause id="H63103063B9EB4EC1862F0B2762F80DFA"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>the
provision of supportive services.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51D562E27EC34D99B534C9E25724ACAC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Outreach
activities</header><text>In addition to the activities authorized under
subparagraph (A), activities authorized for programs under subparagraph (E) of
paragraph (2) may include the provision of outreach, recruitment, career
guidance, and career planning services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB5FC759D12C94FD68A07B0E86F0B3805"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Worker
protections and nondiscrimination requirements</header><subparagraph id="H1933B45B5B4D4C8EA0C4D241F78F40AA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Application of
wia</header><text>The provisions of sections 281 and 288 shall apply to all
programs carried out with assistance under this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H505E63F02658497DA975D6FA011F2735"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consultation
with labor organizations</header><text>If a labor organization represents a
substantial number of workers who are engaged in similar work or training in an
area that is the same as the area that is proposed to be funded under this
subsection the labor organization shall be provided an opportunity to be
consulted and to submit comments in regard to such a proposal.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H554FC166DF26441684D1E9B0CACB4155"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Performance
accountability measures</header><subparagraph id="H350843CFB21C4AB4B62CACAFFA71A7BE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall negotiate and reach agreement with
the eligible entities that receive grants and assistance under this subsection
on performance accountability measures that will be used to evaluate the
performance of the eligible entity in carrying out the activities described in
paragraph (2). Such performance accountability measures shall consist of
indicators of performance (including the primary indicators of performance
described in section 131(b)(2)(A)), and an expected level of performance
described in subparagraph (B) for each indicator of performance.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE05D42AAF874470E9B79EA3C3719BEB7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Levels of
performance</header><text>The Secretary shall negotiate and reach agreement
with the eligible entity regarding the levels of performance expected to be
achieved by the eligible entity on the indicators of performance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C6B9D9AE42243F587F4AB5BC778D916"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Report</header><subparagraph id="HEE26E7EA9FBD4EA7891A4116EBD58E73"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Status
report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
the Green Jobs Act of 2007, the Secretary shall transmit a report to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
of the Senate, on the training program established under this subsection. The
report shall include a description of the entities receiving funding and the
activities carried out by such entities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63E5036116954692800690F8D46F8987"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of such Act, the Secretary shall
transmit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate, an assessment of such program and an evaluation of the
activities carried out by entities receiving funding from such program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC1B5F61C671E497DB3D98ACD7C6B233D"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>As
used in this subsection, the term <term>renewable energy</term> has the meaning
given such term in section 203(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 15852).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFAAA01942F2F4D4FB8B44452FB51F6CE"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this subsection, $125,000,000 for each fiscal year, of which—</text><subparagraph id="H1E413DF39660462F8829DEB1359D69B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not to exceed 20
percent of the amount appropriated in each such fiscal year shall be made
available for, and shall be equally divided between, national labor market
research and information under paragraph (2)(A) and State labor market
information and labor exchange research under paragraph (2)(C), and not more
than 2 percent of such amount shall be for the evaluation and report required
under paragraph (6);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F75BD9B360B4972919A4AC4051D522D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>20 percent shall
be dedicated to Pathways Out of Poverty Demonstration Programs under paragraph
(2)(E); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA33E80736F754A4A901E644287E2BD91"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the remainder
shall be divided equally between National Energy Partnership Training Grants
under paragraph (2)(B) and State energy training partnership grants under
paragraph (2)(D).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDF9DBBFDD7A24E4A9F5D4CFBFFE6B8B4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Integrated
workforce training programs for adults who are english language
learners</header><paragraph id="H8B1402FED018466C991542BC67A66E18"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="HC35CC4C4D3B24CB4920739EFC76F08B8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Integrated
workforce training</header><text>The term <term>integrated workforce
training</term> means training that integrates occupational skills training
with English language acquisition.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80D8D2E000174C749D8DC45BB903E07B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with
the Secretary of Education.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8675CC70F4F94117839EC64F8CE08410"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Demonstration
project</header><text>From funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph (11), the
Secretary shall establish and implement a national demonstration project that
is designed to both analyze and provide data on workforce training programs
that integrate English language acquisition and occupational training.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF4CC6DAD3C9640BA80D4BE1F0CA76588"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grants</header><subparagraph id="H335203F2CA0E413FA3CC2B5F1ED53049"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out the demonstration project under this
subsection, the Secretary shall make not less than 10 grants, on a competitive
basis, to eligible entities to provide the integrated workforce training
programs. In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall take
into consideration awarding grants to eligible entities from diverse geographic
areas, including rural areas.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67C0E2AD9BDA4F149217A41A259E4B14"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Periods</header><text>The
Secretary shall award a grant under this subsection for a period of not less
than 24 months and not more than 48 months.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3E641D872DF044BE8DB2326F8EA1BC5B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><subparagraph id="H60A7EFE767FB43D9AA4D3FCE81B708BB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection,
an eligible entity shall work in partnership with a local board and shall
include as a principal participant 1 or more of the following:</text><clause id="H93C65F391D4E4FD396CB96D27F5134B7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>An
employer or employer association.</text></clause><clause id="H41893B8E5E2C4DC3BD8DC7B8964A7BBB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A
nonprofit provider of English language instruction.</text></clause><clause id="H9BE6DD39DBF641478973D19962E939FF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A
provider of occupational or skills training.</text></clause><clause id="H3743EE53A01E4881A762D414E05707FF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>A
community-based organization.</text></clause><clause id="H4004A6A9EDF94A718350276689904289"><enum>(v)</enum><text>An
institution of higher education, including a 2-year or 4-year degree-granting
institution of higher education, or a postsecondary vocational institution, as
defined in section 102(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1002(c)).</text></clause><clause id="H2C51701A8AB741D8835EED3C4A08E5AC"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>A
labor organization.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C89C48069964EFFBA53013B8F5C6A39"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Expertise</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall
have proven expertise in—</text><clause id="H27D2702C443545FEAA304648AE0E4BAB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>serving
individuals who are English language learners, including individuals with lower
levels of oral and written English; and</text></clause><clause id="HD5FB1032C96747A5963CA1E82E2D794A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing
workforce programs with training and English language instruction.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H68D8FE32A7D844F5B989458A931D62A4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Applications</header><subparagraph id="H9A7BC34077764F3FA2DF9DF6FF6FBDB0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection,
an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time,
in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC2EA42B198348C695ABDEC8D74C33F9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
application submitted under subparagraph (A) shall—</text><clause id="HC9326BE31D0E4992B4F98C8C6252FDD3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contain
information, including capability statements, that demonstrates that the
eligible entity has the expertise described in paragraph (4)(B); and</text></clause><clause id="HD56E5DE989C64922AFD035AE6CDEE94C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include an
assurance that the program to be assisted will—</text><subclause id="H32F25EFC40AB4AF4AC10D22FAF308030"><enum>(I)</enum><text>establish a
generalized adult bilingual workforce training and education model that
integrates English language acquisition and occupational training, and
incorporates the unique linguistic and cultural factors of the
participants;</text></subclause><subclause id="H46C0FBC62F074C3E920A380BBCF9D917"><enum>(II)</enum><text>establish a
framework by which the employer, employee, and relevant members of the eligible
entity can create a career development and training plan that assists both the
employer and the employee to meet their long-term needs;</text></subclause><subclause id="H31CEE759461C4815B23F1082DB6652AE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>ensure that the
framework established under subclause (II) takes into consideration the
knowledge, skills, and abilities of the employee with respect to both the
current economic conditions of the employer and the future labor market
conditions relevant to the local area; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H85AF0245084D46028A44852EBBD89FF1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>establish
identifiable performance accountability measures that include the primary
indicators of performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(i), so that the
progress of the employee and employer and the relative efficacy of the program
can be evaluated and best practices identified.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC5534FB5BA7C43E7B615EA563F78B876"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish criteria for awarding grants under this
subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEF6155398B3A46599D55ECBD912D71DB"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Integrated
workforce training programs</header><subparagraph id="H2FF59DC4E4B64BC0BD5212A8F7057087"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Program
components</header><clause id="HDBF3D8B20C694E5C8687D1D4D542B72A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Required
components</header><text>Each program that receives funding under this
subsection shall—</text><subclause id="H3B911C21706D410A9DE7CE76884885E3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>test an
individual’s English language proficiency levels to assess oral and literacy
gains from entry into the program and throughout program enrollment;</text></subclause><subclause id="H5B5F83591B08467997BFC438FE35F4FA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>combine training
specific to a particular occupation or occupational cluster with—</text><item id="H733DE1A203B44699A332CB9E60B64449"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>English language
instruction, such as instruction through an English as a Second Language
program or an English for Speakers of Other Languages program;</text></item><item id="H3DA0DAF31E7746C19F9A3FF9114AD47C"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>basic
skills instruction; and</text></item><item id="H546809E8459E4D948529B3C18A2BF78E"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>supportive
services;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HBD3845EC1B56498A94C264A701EBBBD1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>effectively
integrate public and private sector entities, including the local workforce
development system and its functions, to achieve the goals of the program;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="HDBB6B1821FB84B4F8A3DDC3A4837323B"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>provide from
private or nonprofit sources a matching amount, in cash or in-kind, to carry
out the activities supported by the grant.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HFBF3D51AB0C84A23A51BC706336E709B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Permissible
components</header><text>The program may offer other services as necessary to
promote successful participation and completion of the program, including
work-based learning, substance abuse treatment, and mental health
services.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6891623D11524011A06913448976897D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Goal</header><text>Each
program that receives funding under this subsection shall be designed to
prepare adults who are English language learners for, and place such adults in,
employment in growing industries with identifiable career pathways that lead to
economic self-sufficiency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80A939083CB04F1E9A7A97CF097A071F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Program
types</header><text>In selecting programs to receive funding under this
subsection, the Secretary shall select programs that meet the requirements of 1
or more of the following clauses:</text><clause id="H0B58139135A14FE795CCCE472E127BC7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A
program—</text><subclause id="H71D38F36B16E42F29328086FB39C6389"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that serves
unemployed English language learners with significant work experience or
substantial education whose previous employment provided persistently low
wages; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H7F49E4C02B394BA88D15D6CA6A34B39D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that aims to
prepare such individuals for, and place such individuals in, higher-paying
employment defined for purposes of this subparagraph as employment that
provides at least 75 percent of the median wage in the local area.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H3901DFADEF1C44979291F40AB51BDB61"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A
program—</text><subclause id="H8FF3986D5A394FE2BD8EC2E98C25F3AA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that serves
English language learners with lower levels of oral and written fluency, who
are working at persistently low wages; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H801C41FB98D14873857C7712D3344398"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that aims to
prepare such individuals for, and place such individuals in, higher paying
employment through services provided at the worksite, or at a location central
to several worksites, during work hours.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H88A68E22958B42268903597241342617"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A
program—</text><subclause id="H2709E882F96C4D6A9AA48F03FB3C8FB4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that serves
unemployed English language learners with lower levels of oral and written
fluency, who have little or no work experience; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H937845FF095B4C66B0EF7F9A7591D907"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that aims to
prepare such individuals for, and place such individuals in, employment through
services that include subsidized employment, in addition to the components
required under subparagraph (A)(i).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H060B4AF4D4104654B60FA6F30C3C46C9"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Program
approaches</header><clause id="HDD5E5A3713D945C882CE66C5165FC947"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In selecting programs to receive funding under this
subsection, the Secretary shall select programs with different approaches to
integrated workforce training and that are provided in different contexts, in
order to—</text><subclause id="H61A0C774DACE46D5A003A11434237D42"><enum>(I)</enum><text>obtain comparative
data on multiple approaches to integrated workforce training and English
language instruction;</text></subclause><subclause id="HC10BACF5EB314C529F40020C1F043E87"><enum>(II)</enum><text>ensure programs
are tailored to characteristics of individuals with varying skill levels;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="HE338A746201F4D7D87B2BF36F4B2773E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>assess how
different curricula work for English language learner populations.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HDB9E7A64BCD1484EA377046EADD8BA50"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Types of
approaches</header><text>The different types of approaches described in clause
(i) may include—</text><subclause id="H9C00E8E77E6D45E09412D8EAC55194C5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>bilingual programs
in which the workplace language component and the training are conducted in a
combination of an individual’s native language and English;</text></subclause><subclause id="HFCD8986E6655447E82C4720C1987C9A1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>integrated
workforce training programs that combine basic skills, language instruction,
and job specific skills training; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H2EB7AE23C636457E8DCCFE0986534F75"><enum>(III)</enum><text>sequential
programs that provide a progression of skills, language, and training to ensure
success upon an individual’s completion of the program.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDED5A8E716FA47059DC87B82429116F6"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Evaluation by
eligible entity</header><text>Each eligible entity that receives a grant under
this subsection shall carry out a continuous evaluation of the program funded
under the grant and an evaluation specific to the last phase of the program
operations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H11C7D921DCCC427F9334FF179FFC0B87"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Evaluation by
secretary</header><subparagraph id="H4671528E5073458090D17F2204EF169D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of program
impacts of the programs funded under the demonstration project, using an impact
study with a random assignment experimental design at each worksite at which
such a program is carried out.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9A5411846904292995B8118C5D088AE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Data collection
and analysis</header><text>The Secretary shall collect and analyze the data
from the demonstration project under this subsection to determine the
effectiveness of the project, including project participants’ gains in language
proficiency, acquisition of skills, and job advancement.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H635A70FC69D949EEA84C30FEE8117B35"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and make available to the public,
a report on the demonstration projects supported under this subsection,
including the results of the evaluation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6E5AC686D3794F7F816B3AEEED33A692"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to
recipients of grants under this subsection throughout the grant period.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCFE7E2F100D647C9A1C8EB28E4932DE1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Community-Based
job training</header><paragraph id="HF9A6205EEE4B4FCCAE3D0D75E4847BF4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="H5AA3BD8D67834A9BB74C060AC27BB104"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Community
college</header><text>The term <term>community college</term> means—</text><clause id="H2978C90D7E21429BBE607A1A8EDF8ADB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
institution of higher education, as defined in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>), that provides a 2-year degree that is
acceptable for full credit toward a baccalaureate degree; or</text></clause><clause id="H44368A1767734D1E8C23D3D2A96F26FC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
tribally controlled college or university, as defined in section 2 of the
Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C.
1801).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CEFDEDEBD544A7E80A9714ACF047D80"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means a partnership
between a local board and a community college, a consortium of community
colleges, or a consortium composed of a community college and 1 or more
institutions of higher education, that is working with—</text><clause id="HB6E76061B0C241D5989B9E3A33CFE18A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
business or consortium of businesses in the in-demand industry sector, as
identified in the application of the entity, or an industry association in the
in-demand industry sector; and</text></clause><clause id="H25E9324A14E24AFE8DB03DA17FB4EAEF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
economic development entity with expertise relevant to the qualified
industry.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD19616F9944D43BD9D512D4249C982FE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Institution of
higher education</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
(A)(i), the term <term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001) and the meaning given the term <term>postsecondary vocational
institution</term> in section 102(c) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">20 U.S.C. 1002(c)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E2B965F42634A5E9D54441569E474C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Demonstration
project</header><text>In addition to the demonstration projects authorized
under subsection (c), the Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of
Education, may establish and implement a national demonstration project
designed—</text><subparagraph id="HBB3BF1597684438C86F1E7FE1119AAFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop local
innovative solutions to the workforce challenges facing in-demand industry
sectors with labor shortages; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H842DD75FEA9A40559C680E2DA2F83182"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to increase
employment opportunities for workers by establishing partnerships among
education entities, State workforce development systems, and businesses in
in-demand industry sectors.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE18A9111AE544D0AB6BBE2DE8758F754"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grants</header><subparagraph id="HC387815B5D9F4F4F89C2301F43A15BBF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header><text>In carrying out the national demonstration project
authorized under this subsection, the Secretary shall award grants, on a
competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable the eligible entities to
carry out activities described in paragraph (6).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62C12AD47D2940C6B08FB4C0C631B3D2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Grants
awarded under this subsection shall be for a period of 2, 3, or 4 years and
shall be awarded in accordance with generally applicable Federal
requirements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H83D158CFDA454AB6B70D5768C621DFA3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require, including—</text><subparagraph id="H79F82031321D41D2943502882020AEE6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of
the entity that will offer training under the grant;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H57B282D6853F4BFCBCA197911A9D1474"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a justification of
the need for funding under the grant to create a program to carry out the
activities described in paragraph (6);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99C64CA85AC040CB8CA42883258BB5E7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an economic
analysis of the local labor market to identify—</text><clause id="HCCFC37DA60C14F54B3684B4024C5912F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in-demand industry
sectors and occupations;</text></clause><clause id="H2013BC06F9D84CAD8FB9107B8FF46B04"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
workforce issues faced by such industries; and</text></clause><clause id="H1DA98F50A9DD49849FB66D721147C2D7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>potential
participants in programs funded under this subsection;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5AF6C53EA8514F4CA49DCF62E33BFA9A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of
the in-demand industry sector for which the training will occur, the
availability of competencies on which the training will be based, and how the
grant will help workers acquire the competencies and skills necessary for
employment in the industry;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCA2A3F70E6E44B7BB643ADC06177EFD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a description of
the involvement of the local board and businesses (including small businesses)
in the geographic area where the proposed activities under the grant will be
implemented;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4929CA1978B7451CACC3505AED45BD43"><enum>(F)</enum><text>performance
accountability measures for the activities funded under the grant that include
the primary indicators of performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(i), and
other appropriate indicators, including indicators relating to the impact of
business partners;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6578D68881B54A1B9BC0C3FE64808A39"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a description of
how the activities funded by the grant will be coordinated with activities
provided through the one-stop center in the local area; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A1A34AF99B14BF8A19C918BAA1A2E65"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a description of
the local or private resources that will—</text><clause id="HC40ED44F9D664B959E50EB1E39167B83"><enum>(i)</enum><text>support the
activities carried out under this subsection; and</text></clause><clause id="H37B958FF9E29424382C50640EF85C15E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enable the entity
to carry out and expand such activities after the end of the grant.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF4BA15383F0A4641A103824628A48126"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Factors for
award of grant</header><subparagraph id="H9E7988C914684B049251EBB023B63C51"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary
shall consider—</text><clause id="HEFB71377956F466CB74D9E22D0A41456"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
extent to which the activities to be carried out under the grant and the grant
application align with the local plan for the area to be served;</text></clause><clause id="H988FD7124D064ABE91E2234CBB02981C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
extent of public and private collaboration evidenced in the application,
including existing partnerships as of the time of the application among the
in-demand industry sectors, the eligible entity, and the public workforce
development system;</text></clause><clause id="H04C0D578C4DE4E488AA63341F2A4218A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the extent to
which the grant will provide job seekers with high-quality training for
employment in in-demand occupations;</text></clause><clause id="HC106ED93F3A1494E81EAF6F9C213E029"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the
extent to which the grant will expand the eligible entity and the capacity of
the local one-stop center established under section 221(e) to be demand-driven
and responsive to local economic needs;</text></clause><clause id="HA263A848C1C6497E8650C1B8CBB7614D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
extent to which local businesses commit to hire, retain, or advance individuals
who receive training through the grant; and</text></clause><clause id="H7CD96FE99461494E9FA99213F5AD5D06"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the
extent to which the eligible entity commits to make any newly developed
products, such as skill standards, assessments, or industry-recognized training
curricula, available for dissemination nationally.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC96BF6B5BA7420A9A990E59A277CA8C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Leveraging of
resources</header><text>In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary
shall also consider—</text><clause id="HD8BE965732AA4927BA3701EB4D23A214"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
extent to which local or private resources will be made available to support
the activities carried out under this subsection, taking into account the
resources of the eligible entity and the entity’s partners; and</text></clause><clause id="H7C4F1969010340699A80FFD8F63267A3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
ability of an eligible entity to continue to carry out and expand such
activities after the end of the grant.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46F8AE683C21469EA72E3DACF2C26B2F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Distribution of
grants</header><text>In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary
shall ensure an equitable distribution of such grants across diverse industries
and geographic areas.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H769047BED2BB4741BC91B5DAFFEE6C59"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><subparagraph id="H633C040BD55B48A49CDD9F404783122D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mandatory uses
of funds</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this
subsection shall use the grant funds for all of the following:</text><clause id="H0E1886FB6E2847B3B1C34B1D73058DEB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The
development of rigorous training and education programs leading to a recognized
postsecondary credential and employment in the in-demand industry sector,
including programs that are work-based and incorporate other earn-and-learn
strategies. The community college that is a part of the eligible entity shall
develop such programs, in collaboration with other partners identified in the
application, and if applicable, other representatives of qualified
industries.</text></clause><clause id="H704A1BEDC2D3472D884E2C457D994F34"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Training adults,
incumbent workers, dislocated workers, or out-of-school youth in the skills and
competencies needed to obtain or upgrade employment in an in-demand industry
sector identified in the eligible entity’s application.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD82900E9B4484AD6B04EE3211F0366B0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Optional uses of
funds</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this
subsection may use the grant funds for—</text><clause id="HE44B465D9360484E9AFF6C46F0D7DB38"><enum>(i)</enum><text>disseminating
information on training available for in-demand occupations in in-demand
industry sectors, including training available through the grant through the
one-stop delivery system to prospective participants, businesses, business
intermediaries, and community-based organizations in the region;</text></clause><clause id="H23345211E97949C9B63BB73EAE950FD2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>referring
individuals trained under the grant for employment in in-demand industry
sectors;</text></clause><clause id="H5667181DD4C94A9D8B2E46C25650336F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>enhancing the
integration of community colleges, training and education with businesses, and
the one-stop delivery system in the local area to meet the training needs of
in-demand industry sectors for new and incumbent workers;</text></clause><clause id="H7485298AC24F4ACD94507826DB18882B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>providing
training and relevant job skills to small business owners or operators to
facilitate small business development in in-demand industry sectors; or</text></clause><clause id="H17A8DCADD9704A56A58C5428F1F4ACC9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>expanding or
creating programs for distance, evening, weekend, modular, or compressed
learning opportunities that provide training and relevant job skills for
high-growth, in-demand occupations.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBF5988DC59A8453280FFD404BA7F0F89"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Authority to
require non-federal share</header><text>The Secretary may require that
recipients of grants under this subsection provide a non-Federal share, from
either cash or in-kind resources (fairly evaluated), of the costs of activities
carried out under the grant.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC555311A4BC14098AEA1F27B33999AF0"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Performance
accountability and evaluation</header><subparagraph id="HCE7BE30B077E4C62B23028492620BCCF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Performance
accountability</header><text>The Secretary shall require an eligible entity
that receives a grant under this subsection to submit interim and final reports
to the Secretary on the performance outcomes for the project, using the
performance accountability measures identified in the eligible entity’s grant
application.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25808F6766954B7CA55014FE98A6F149"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>The
Secretary shall require that an eligible entity that receives a grant under
this subsection participate in an evaluation of activities carried out under
this subsection, including an evaluation using the techniques described in
subsection (a)(3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H40D6629C04144DCC871FE7C092115391"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Career pathways
for nursing care providers and providers of early education and child
care</header><text>The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary
of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may conduct
projects that focus on career advancement for nursing care providers or
providers of early education and child care, including faculty education and
distance education programs. The Secretary shall prepare and disseminate to the
public, including through electronic means, reports containing the results of
the projects conducted, and recommendations on how to replicate effective
practices.</text></subsection></section><section id="HCF4D3B4241B74225A8837498B5AC3D13"><enum>271.</enum><header>National
dislocated worker grants</header><subsection id="HB1C5698175B5412E865B8A6AE396C4E0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text><paragraph id="HB83CE73B6C17441CAF8EF5577175938E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Emergency or
disaster</header><text>The term <term>emergency or disaster</term>
means—</text><subparagraph id="H38E0C4E421A2449D9D7FE5D70030BE3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an emergency or a
major disaster, as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, of section
102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5122 (1) and (2)); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3EFDF52405847449DA0E65878A1FD42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an emergency or
disaster situation of national significance that could result in a potentially
large loss of employment, as declared or otherwise recognized by the chief
official of a Federal agency with authority for or jurisdiction over the
Federal response to the emergency or disaster situation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H49F18FEB01A248AFA6BD59D82DFBE638"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disaster
area</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>disaster area</term>
means an area that has suffered or in which has occurred an emergency or
disaster.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7D96773BD7D94DB1B4CCF666CB5141C7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In
general</header><paragraph id="HB5EF7AAEDB3745BE812E5828EDB45E6B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The
Secretary is authorized to award national dislocated worker grants—</text><subparagraph id="H42DA9B0DB3CE4F3E94478D5650C6D0C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to an entity
described in subsection (c)(1)(B) to provide employment and training assistance
to workers affected by major economic dislocations, such as plant closures,
mass layoffs, or closures and realignments of military installations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB488C640EE448659A24F2323983749F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide
assistance to—</text><clause id="H1E4021D8F5AB482BA011816A12D7CE08"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Governor of any State within the boundaries of which is a disaster area, to
provide disaster relief employment in the disaster area; or</text></clause><clause id="H52DB3C22A3444BC48F5D5F8E508A7C8F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
Governor of any State to which a substantial number of workers from an area in
which an emergency or disaster has been declared or otherwise recognized have
relocated;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02D9C019D3134E59B36A14885E7E1C4E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to provide
additional assistance to a State board or local board for eligible dislocated
workers in a case in which the State board or local board has expended the
funds provided under this section to carry out activities described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B) and can demonstrate the need for additional funds to
provide appropriate services for such workers, in accordance with requirements
prescribed by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABA76D99CC464996A4C962A181F97779"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to provide
additional assistance to a State board or local board serving an area
where—</text><clause id="HF1D43201E2C34AC5A3F439D8929999C8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
higher-than-average demand for employment and training activities for
dislocated members of the Armed Forces, spouses described in section
101(14)(E), or members of the Armed Forces described in subsection
(c)(2)(A)(iv), exceeds State and local resources for providing such activities;
and</text></clause><clause id="HB39C4F6BE57149459422DC9708216888"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such activities
are to be carried out in partnership with the Department of Defense and
Department of Veterans Affairs transition assistance programs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H06C287021F544D9786FDDCDEC2017A93"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Decisions and
obligations</header><text>The Secretary shall issue a final decision on an
application for a national dislocated worker grant under this subsection not
later than 45 calendar days after receipt of the application. The Secretary
shall issue a notice of obligation for such grant not later than 10 days after
the award of such grant.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC5BE5EBAC6714D7F98ADEEF2C322973A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Employment and
training assistance requirements</header><paragraph id="H5643EB349B5A43459AD28BC5BFA08E60"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grant recipient
eligibility</header><subparagraph id="H9491DE1946024D45A2940F6C7DC6CA25"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (b)(1)(A), an entity shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDE2FD8D32CD46C197C7B933B8A03C4E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>entity</term> means a
State, a local board, an entity described in section 266(c), an entity
determined to be eligible by the Governor of the State involved, and any other
entity that demonstrates to the Secretary the capability to effectively respond
to the circumstances relating to particular dislocations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H048F04965C164EDBB870C9B08E96AA08"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Participant
eligibility</header><subparagraph id="HCF24D515E3C849ED9B04FE7BD9DB4C8C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to be eligible to receive employment and
training assistance under a national dislocated worker grant awarded pursuant
to subsection (b)(1)(A), an individual shall be—</text><clause id="H6DBFA4CCEA7745F3BD2D21077AD1B3E9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
dislocated worker;</text></clause><clause id="H94DB0FCDDFD343D49EBF0C673882A0C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
civilian employee of the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy
employed at a military installation that is being closed, or that will undergo
realignment, within the next 24 months after the date of the determination of
eligibility;</text></clause><clause id="HB28CDC3E8A7345F99D09D426C1ECDEB0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an
individual who is employed in a nonmanagerial position with a Department of
Defense contractor, who is determined by the Secretary of Defense to be at risk
of termination from employment as a result of reductions in defense
expenditures, and whose employer is converting operations from defense to
nondefense applications in order to prevent worker layoffs; or</text></clause><clause id="H9ED8649B30684E608FCCC68BD047142F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
member of the Armed Forces who—</text><subclause id="H86E22126DCAD4572B4BB2D61C0572362"><enum>(I)</enum><text>was on active duty
or full-time National Guard duty;</text></subclause><subclause id="H6FC855B4A0BF4BF196CAB198105EE504"><enum>(II)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCFF232C81E19444EA3A82C9BFDC54348"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>is involuntarily
separated (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1141">section 1141</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code) from
active duty or full-time National Guard duty; or</text></item><item changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HB59004EC32524FC38D9700748320ABA5" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>is separated from active duty or
full-time National Guard duty pursuant to a special separation benefits program
under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1174a">section 1174a</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code, or the voluntary
separation incentive program under section 1175 of that title;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H2E1B4CDA30504EEAB7A54BD54E8A17B1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>is not entitled
to retired or retained pay incident to the separation described in subclause
(II); and</text></subclause><subclause id="H4ADAD331880049C0A5486C953CD1618C"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>applies for such
employment and training assistance before the end of the 180-day period
beginning on the date of that separation.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E52CE8952FB4CC882FCC94BBEFC5B63"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Retraining
assistance</header><text>The individuals described in subparagraph (A)(iii)
shall be eligible for retraining assistance to upgrade skills by obtaining
marketable skills needed to support the conversion described in subparagraph
(A)(iii).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84C99D2E87984455A35A67C255C6E4C0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and publish additional
requirements related to eligibility for employment and training assistance
under the national dislocated worker grants to ensure effective use of the
funds available for this purpose.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19CE76024B9E4FE3B5B467438CAA73C6"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this paragraph, the terms <term>military installation</term> and
<term>realignment</term> have the meanings given the terms in section 2910 of
the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/510">Public Law 101–510</external-xref>; 10
U.S.C. 2687 note).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H533CDA4B0CFC43C9ADAC01C438D2F79C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Disaster relief
employment assistance requirements</header><paragraph id="H1AD3A78CCBC24292ADB1F3B31C286ABA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds made available under subsection (b)(1)(B)—</text><subparagraph id="HD7570CE2E1EA4C7B88F8910332C8BA4F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be used, in
coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
as applicable, to provide disaster relief employment on projects that provide
food, clothing, shelter, and other humanitarian assistance for disaster
victims, and projects regarding demolition, cleaning, repair, renovation, and
reconstruction of damaged and destroyed structures, facilities, and lands
located within the disaster area and in offshore areas related to the emergency
or disaster;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD12B7902EDE74011BA98D284602221B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be expended
through public and private agencies and organizations engaged in such projects;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF4EEAD6C8B8413AA6912D6B80FDF6E8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may be expended to
provide employment and training activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H33A8CF81517D43A5823B3984BF79503C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>An
individual shall be eligible to be offered disaster relief employment under
subsection (b)(1)(B) if such individual—</text><subparagraph id="H8E02DE249F594C14826F3264FA1DC2E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is a dislocated
worker;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H848C6D4FFC204B0EAC7CB483FEA9025A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is a long-term
unemployed individual;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F49C6E0E32443B49F3CCEB11FE940DE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is temporarily or
permanently laid off as a consequence of the emergency or disaster; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80211E87833A43078E013429952304E0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the case of an
individual who is self-employed, becomes unemployed or significantly
underemployed as a result of the emergency or disaster.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC0C3F06A655B4E5ABF87B3A290C6842F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations on
disaster relief employment</header><subparagraph id="H2975ACA21496441AB276CAB6E8C4D855"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no individual
shall be employed under subsection (b)(1)(B) for more than 12 months for work
related to recovery from a single emergency or disaster.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1D6F3E8099744D3A33123C5AC00433A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>At
the request of a State, the Secretary may extend such employment, related to
recovery from a single emergency or disaster involving the State, for not more
than an additional 12 months.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A7C453BFCEC4BF2A6CF4F28D4B1248A"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of available funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available under subsection
(b)(1)(B) shall be available to assist workers described in paragraph (2) who
are affected by an emergency or disaster, including workers who have relocated
from an area in which an emergency or disaster has been declared or otherwise
recognized, as appropriate. Under conditions determined by the Secretary and
following notification to the Secretary, a State may use such funds, that are
appropriated for any fiscal year and available for expenditure under any grant
awarded to the State under this section, to provide any assistance authorized
under this subsection. Funds used pursuant to the authority provided under this
paragraph shall be subject to the liability and reimbursement requirements
described in paragraph (5).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HECBC83B2875D47C48AD4634F8078EDE7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Liability and
reimbursement</header><text>Nothing in this Act shall be construed to relieve
liability, by a responsible party that is liable under Federal law, for any
costs incurred by the United States under subsection (b)(1)(B) or this
subsection, including the responsibility to provide reimbursement for such
costs to the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H45CD740EB29046B68F4B3B0ACBC39993"><enum>272.</enum><header>YouthBuild
program</header><subsection id="H720D1F1599E7407F87E7D29223446939"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statement of
purpose</header><text>The purposes of this section are—</text><paragraph id="HEDA8E214E89D4B798B607A824E0E4B46"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to enable
disadvantaged youth to obtain the education and employment skills necessary to
achieve economic self-sufficiency in occupations in demand and postsecondary
education and training opportunities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCD20F9271AAD4AB0B7BCA732277EC61E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to provide
disadvantaged youth with opportunities for meaningful work and service to their
communities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H03B785D59D6348B6B9CF491659EE5D63"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to foster the
development of employment and leadership skills and commitment to community
development among youth in low-income communities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD2E541F5257F4927BC2FEEEE43B5C4B3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to expand the
supply of permanent affordable housing for homeless individuals and low-income
families by utilizing the energies and talents of disadvantaged youth;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3F76CB0258741C9A879DDF41B644901"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to improve the
quality and energy efficiency of community and other nonprofit and public
facilities, including those facilities that are used to serve homeless and
low-income families.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H399884751A47430682C52352EACAD3B3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text><paragraph id="HFE8DCBF90F264EDBB64D549046E7AB26"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adjusted
income</header><text>The term <term>adjusted income</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437a(b)).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3A8148134E74B1D94AA096C31FE26A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicant</header><text>The
term <term>applicant</term> means an eligible entity that has submitted an
application under subsection (c).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8AEEA9DA5DD94DF195CC20699F7004E5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means a public or
private nonprofit agency or organization (including a consortium of such
agencies or organizations), including—</text><subparagraph id="H682A595936E44A60B739E0AA163DC638"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a community-based
organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38EDB0843B0A46168B93D4F0A99F5D8B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a faith-based
organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H40B83C186665465CB813C55DF0EE5B1A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an entity carrying
out activities under this title, such as a local board;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3FD8176FF01D45D291EBBEE3E285E8EC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a community action
agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CA75B3D6F4247A3991F4B49BF6073F2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a State or local
housing development agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB6265C9F590497E9F93C85A73D49947"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an Indian tribe or
other agency primarily serving Indians;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF31F056D8504A05ACE5DAB212B507DE"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a community
development corporation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D1F4608D4A2432991154C3E1A5CB5D0"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a State or local
youth service or conservation corps; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A003150805349AC9FA3BB136C1D0173"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any other entity
eligible to provide education or employment training under a Federal program
(other than the program carried out under this section).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H39487452ADB24C5484D4863C3881D245"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Homeless
individual</header><text>The term <term>homeless individual</term> means a
homeless individual (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Violence Against
Women Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043e-2">42 U.S.C. 14043e–2(6)</external-xref>), except that clauses (i)(IV) and
(iii) of subparagraph (B) of such section shall not apply) or a homeless child
or youth (as defined in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11434a">42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)</external-xref>), except that subparagraph (B)(iv) of such
section shall not apply).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0ACFF7693D924937B572495F40271C16"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Housing
development agency</header><text>The term <term>housing development
agency</term> means any agency of a State or local government, or any private
nonprofit organization, that is engaged in providing housing for homeless
individuals or low-income families.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE7BB1F266F74A759C3AFBB7CF697CEF"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Income</header><text>The
term <term>income</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3(b) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437a">42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE8ED4BD48FD749C9908AADF3C286FC71"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Indian; indian
tribe</header><text>The terms <term>Indian</term> and <term>Indian tribe</term>
have the meanings given such terms in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD9E045CDDA94C49AF11780E6F9B41CB"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Low-income
family</header><text>The term <term>low-income family</term> means a family
described in section 3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437a(b)(2)).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0939F0AB50D642ACBEE552B49D3B50E1"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Qualified
national nonprofit agency</header><text>The term <term>qualified national
nonprofit agency</term> means a nonprofit agency that—</text><subparagraph id="H9E12E5CE0AB548DEABC4241D10FC84C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has significant
national experience providing services consisting of training, information,
technical assistance, and data management to YouthBuild programs or similar
projects; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC69A0D0A9EDA41F381893CD28CC8EDE7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has the capacity
to provide those services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC243059EA0D4C6F8A821169E60E61A7"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Registered
apprenticeship program</header><text>The term <term>registered apprenticeship
program</term> means an apprenticeship program—</text><subparagraph id="HFB10DE4D763E41ECA097CECBB35A1E45"><enum>(A)</enum><text>registered under
the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the <quote>National
Apprenticeship Act</quote>; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/50">29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.</external-xref>);
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H631CFF966DA440F6939990770959426C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that meets such
other criteria as may be established by the Secretary under this
section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H143AB791539345979D90CA4DEE908F26"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Transitional
housing</header><text>The term <term>transitional housing</term> has the
meaning given the term in section 401(29) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11360">42 U.S.C. 11360(29)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9EB1489B6D41465ABEF57429BA92ACE2"><enum>(12)</enum><header>YouthBuild
program</header><text>The term <term>YouthBuild program</term> means any
program that receives assistance under this section and provides disadvantaged
youth with opportunities for employment, education, leadership development, and
training through the rehabilitation, construction, or energy efficiency
enhancement of housing for homeless individuals and low-income families, and of
public facilities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBA44D6F5DBB6475E9023E710A916C1CE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>YouthBuild
grants</header><paragraph id="HE7AAAB82796F433C9CE807528AAE635A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amounts of
grants</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to make grants to applicants
for the purpose of carrying out YouthBuild programs approved under this
section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H21D7C58CED7547B6842CCC12D780F7D3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
activities</header><text>An entity that receives a grant under this subsection
shall use the funds made available through the grant to carry out a YouthBuild
program, which may include the following activities:</text><subparagraph id="H192B40D43F754632A69EAB5322DDDE13"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Education and
workforce investment activities including—</text><clause id="H281D253C9FA349C38D0377E02125DB2C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>work
experience and skills training (coordinated, to the maximum extent feasible,
with preapprenticeship and registered apprenticeship programs) in the
rehabilitation, construction, or energy efficiency enhancement activities
described in subparagraphs (B) and (C);</text></clause><clause id="H46FF8D40CF0D43989C072A94726DBE0A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>occupational
skills training;</text></clause><clause id="HC798E27DC51E49E9B307BE5176A276D6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other paid and
unpaid work experiences, including internships and job shadowing;</text></clause><clause id="HE5ECFE81217F4BA693EAB8A3FBCB1590"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>services and
activities designed to meet the educational needs of participants,
including—</text><subclause id="H6737FEE103FD4EE6A22F328C9B53BEB4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>basic skills
instruction and remedial education;</text></subclause><subclause id="H7B5AEA25979E47728FB1E35213AF9B41"><enum>(II)</enum><text>language
instruction educational programs for participants who are English language
learners;</text></subclause><subclause id="HA288A51581814B85B02049BA1B615AA6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>secondary
education services and activities, including tutoring, study skills training,
and dropout prevention activities, designed to lead to the attainment of a
secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent (including recognized
certificates of attendance or similar documents for individuals with
disabilities);</text></subclause><subclause id="H4C4CCE3C51594869A269FA941ADD3ACD"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>counseling and
assistance in obtaining postsecondary education and required financial aid;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="H28B6251B462F4C9FAC020800DBB352D3"><enum>(V)</enum><text>alternative
secondary school services;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HD9DF111CC2D84C7FB53A4F5E5E49E352"><enum>(v)</enum><text>counseling
services and related activities, such as comprehensive guidance and counseling
on drug and alcohol abuse and referral;</text></clause><clause id="HF45DBC8822AC46EAB6CE71D17FF8B188"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>activities
designed to develop employment and leadership skills, which may include
community service and peer-centered activities encouraging responsibility and
other positive social behaviors, and activities related to youth policy
committees that participate in decision-making related to the program;</text></clause><clause id="HF121CB016F5D4390BE1F6FE2ADB3BDA9"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>supportive
services and provision of need-based stipends necessary to enable individuals
to participate in the program and to assist individuals, for a period not to
exceed 12 months after the completion of training, in obtaining or retaining
employment, or applying for and transitioning to postsecondary education or
training; and</text></clause><clause id="HFC9747E4C52643CBBE10D36B6EDFAE76"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>job search and
assistance.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H624C544B236B428D83B475AFF1F88812"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Supervision and
training for participants in the rehabilitation, construction, or energy
efficiency enhancement of housing, including residential housing for homeless
individuals or low-income families, or transitional housing for homeless
individuals.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H52B18B30AC514146B3A7298BA88D45DF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Supervision and
training for participants in the rehabilitation, construction, or energy
efficiency enhancement of community and other public facilities, except that
not more than 15 percent of funds appropriated to carry out this section may be
used for such supervision and training.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF75F2E4CB4934F5D8D4CD7E380FCF0C7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Payment of
administrative costs of the applicant, including recruitment and selection of
participants, except that not more than 15 percent of the amount of assistance
provided under this subsection to the grant recipient may be used for such
costs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83109931C6594A08A839CFCA1FD46E9F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Adult
mentoring.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD892DF3EB5114A1CBB7E6C1312682459"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Provision of
wages, stipends, or benefits to participants in the program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H504FC505CF474C8F94C20EDA5CEDE948"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Ongoing training
and technical assistance that are related to developing and carrying out the
program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CA5D9699E724D7BBE1BA12FBFD28C0E"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Follow-up
services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB40B0E556DA74D7585E1E26F9FCCE869"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header><subparagraph id="H1AD73B3AB5DB4DE0925117E3513E6B72"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Form and
procedure</header><text>To be qualified to receive a grant under this
subsection, an eligible entity shall submit an application at such time, in
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA0E086B903443F490B804EFBB9AEE9B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimum
requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall require that the application
contain, at a minimum—</text><clause id="H55CA1F77B24D49E48A74200A64E726A8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>labor market
information for the labor market area where the proposed program will be
implemented, including both current data (as of the date of submission of the
application) and projections on career opportunities in construction and
growing industries;</text></clause><clause id="H9C0B9DEC66C54B90A6955BC2337A789A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
request for the grant, specifying the amount of the grant requested and its
proposed uses;</text></clause><clause id="HADC80BCDF8904B9491173A6951F0DC2C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
description of the applicant and a statement of its qualifications, including a
description of the applicant’s relationship with local boards, one-stop
operators, local unions, entities carrying out registered apprenticeship
programs, other community groups, and employers, and the applicant’s past
experience, if any, with rehabilitation, construction, or energy efficiency
enhancement of housing or public facilities, and with youth education and
employment training programs;</text></clause><clause id="H5CD2020173264EA8B060A9DE460D7E69"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
description of the proposed site for the proposed program;</text></clause><clause id="HB268771CB95F4C8F946A432E49875B09"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a
description of the educational and job training activities, work opportunities,
postsecondary education and training opportunities, and other services that
will be provided to participants, and how those activities, opportunities, and
services will prepare youth for employment in occupations in demand in the
labor market area described in clause (i);</text></clause><clause id="HEE7E6CA6C7D349CAAF8D9E5A6C39F3E2"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a
description of the proposed rehabilitation, construction, or energy efficiency
enhancement activities to be undertaken under the grant and the anticipated
schedule for carrying out such activities;</text></clause><clause id="HAE954C1103E148C3832E8C9E407462EC"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a
description of the manner in which eligible youth will be recruited and
selected as participants, including a description of arrangements that will be
made with local boards, one-stop operators, community- and faith-based
organizations, State educational agencies or local educational agencies
(including agencies of Indian tribes), public assistance agencies, the courts
of jurisdiction, agencies operating shelters for homeless individuals and other
agencies that serve youth who are homeless individuals, foster care agencies,
and other appropriate public and private agencies;</text></clause><clause id="HAE5480752FA7446EB90F7F264301F1F3"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>a
description of the special outreach efforts that will be undertaken to recruit
eligible young women (including young women with dependent children) as
participants;</text></clause><clause id="HBAA7B74E4A384BBEA0CA6AFD2489CF41"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>a
description of the specific role of employers in the proposed program, such as
their role in developing the proposed program and assisting in service
provision and in placement activities;</text></clause><clause id="HED1F6A05B75F4CCFA3B64BC92A69B78F"><enum>(x)</enum><text>a
description of how the proposed program will be coordinated with other Federal,
State, and local activities and activities conducted by Indian tribes, such as
local workforce investment activities, career and technical education and
training programs, adult and language instruction educational programs,
activities conducted by public schools, activities conducted by community
colleges, national service programs, and other job training provided with funds
available under this title;</text></clause><clause id="H1EE323A9C7204E329B43F49B8CE56FCD"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>assurances that
there will be a sufficient number of adequately trained supervisory personnel
in the proposed program;</text></clause><clause id="HCDF3CFB6B0284A6B8A9AA1D35CADEFF6"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>a
description of levels to be achieved with respect to the primary indicators of
performance for eligible youth described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(ii);</text></clause><clause id="HF7ED86A433F049639F488CDBB7E15AB2"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>a
description of the applicant’s relationship with local building trade unions
regarding their involvement in training to be provided through the proposed
program, the relationship of the proposed program to established registered
apprenticeship programs and employers, the ability of the applicant to grant an
industry-recognized certificate or certification through the program, and the
quality of the program leading to the certificate or certification;</text></clause><clause id="H5CC3A57BDA414958BF16401D0E0CCB11"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>a
description of activities that will be undertaken to develop the leadership
skills of participants;</text></clause><clause id="H5970E9D8304F46D0954C39A15584E882"><enum>(xv)</enum><text>a
detailed budget and a description of the system of fiscal controls, and
auditing and accountability procedures, that will be used to ensure fiscal
soundness for the proposed program;</text></clause><clause id="HC56A4F8E49C1449AA15AD9C00607032E"><enum>(xvi)</enum><text>a
description of the commitments for any additional resources (in addition to the
funds made available through the grant) to be made available to the proposed
program from—</text><subclause id="H922A9F3DED0745738E5EADD8928A1682"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
applicant;</text></subclause><subclause id="H7D7BEC3425EB488B848979E2D71BCEDB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>recipients of
other Federal, State or local housing and community development assistance that
will sponsor any part of the rehabilitation, construction, energy efficiency
enhancement, operation and maintenance, or other housing and community
development activities undertaken as part of the proposed program; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HF70E6BAC07D844A2ADAEA7FD7CD1F844"><enum>(III)</enum><text>entities
carrying out other Federal, State, or local activities or activities conducted
by Indian tribes, including career and technical education and training
programs, adult and language instruction educational programs, and job training
provided with funds available under this title;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HF933805B2B584FD399C6892EA170B6EE"><enum>(xvii)</enum><text>information
identifying, and a description of, the financing proposed for any—</text><subclause id="H1258E913CEBA40899D3E32EDB6A825C6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>rehabilitation or
energy efficient enhancement of the property involved;</text></subclause><subclause id="HC06A890C43ED4EB4B803282FBB867A39"><enum>(II)</enum><text>acquisition of
the property; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H42A6C7626A704CEF859AE70DA1552451"><enum>(III)</enum><text>construction of
the property;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HC864842CB40E4EB6A5FF7E20356F428B"><enum>(xviii)</enum><text>information
identifying, and a description of, the entity that will operate and manage the
property;</text></clause><clause id="HDEB3774B444F4FE184700B98CD48631A"><enum>(xix)</enum><text>information
identifying, and a description of, the data collection systems to be
used;</text></clause><clause id="HDBAC06296A354213A6D21587D87C667D"><enum>(xx)</enum><text>a
certification, by a public official responsible for the housing strategy for
the State or unit of general local government within which the proposed program
is located, that the proposed program is consistent with the housing strategy;
and</text></clause><clause id="HE023B6A512E04753B2ADBE030EFA9D52"><enum>(xxi)</enum><text>a
certification that the applicant will comply with the requirements of the Fair
Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3601">42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.</external-xref>) and will affirmatively further fair
housing.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC64818DBF85A468F964BEC4BA0EDE125"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Selection
criteria</header><text>For an applicant to be eligible to receive a grant under
this subsection, the applicant and the applicant’s proposed program shall meet
such selection criteria as the Secretary shall establish under this section,
which shall include criteria relating to—</text><subparagraph id="H7FA6D36BB0174B86A5267D0A770E92E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the qualifications
or potential capabilities of an applicant;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E0A695840584740B9077E6577E3F9A8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an applicant’s
potential for developing a successful YouthBuild program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1739E7633DF4BD8B7E9FA7115E16DCB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the need for an
applicant’s proposed program, as determined by the degree of economic distress
of the community from which participants would be recruited (measured by
indicators such as poverty, youth unemployment, and the number of individuals
who have dropped out of secondary school) and of the community in which the
housing and community and public facilities proposed to be rehabilitated,
constructed, or provided energy efficiency enhancements is located (measured by
indicators such as incidence of homelessness, shortage of affordable housing,
and poverty);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H39DEF43D13EF4CF6B77A8B2C533AB6CF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the commitment of
an applicant to providing skills training, leadership development, and
education to participants;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1D71F86CA254B2E843CCEF261FA6D37"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the focus of a
proposed program on preparing youth for occupations in demand or postsecondary
education and training opportunities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3127E349C5484B80B36B5026A1ED38DD"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the extent of an
applicant’s coordination of activities to be carried out through the proposed
program with local boards, one-stop operators, and one-stop partners
participating in the operation of the one-stop delivery system involved, or the
extent of the applicant’s good faith efforts in achieving such
coordination;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B78701AAF414FC797E1A4BFE582D583"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the extent of the
applicant’s coordination of activities with public education, criminal justice,
housing and community development, national service, or postsecondary education
or other systems that relate to the goals of the proposed program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2BD20C7CC76A4B3FAB4611B846B929B0"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the extent of an
applicant’s coordination of activities with employers in the local area
involved;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H889D8BF581FC4E2D9467A4681599E01B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the extent to
which a proposed program provides for inclusion of tenants who were previously
homeless individuals in the rental housing provided through the program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61C84F6025164D749CFCDEAD60F3263D"><enum>(J)</enum><text>the commitment of
additional resources (in addition to the funds made available through the
grant) to a proposed program by—</text><clause id="H21D3582771624B55AB1272C984970657"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
applicant;</text></clause><clause id="HCB127C007CF34BFAA07E953DE0CCE94D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recipients of
other Federal, State, or local housing and community development assistance who
will sponsor any part of the rehabilitation, construction, energy efficiency
enhancement, operation and maintenance, or other housing and community
development activities undertaken as part of the proposed program; or</text></clause><clause id="H4628FA5C61784CDF8F980FA8F5C92253"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>entities
carrying out other Federal, State, or local activities or activities conducted
by Indian tribes, including career and technical education and training
programs, adult and language instruction educational programs, and job training
provided with funds available under this title;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE499F7DAB82D47788DB81BF224851231"><enum>(K)</enum><text>the applicant’s
potential to serve different regions, including rural areas and States that
have not previously received grants for YouthBuild programs; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19668B0AD6EB4C10B2ED7CE407610C74"><enum>(L)</enum><text>such other factors
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate for purposes of carrying out the
proposed program in an effective and efficient manner.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H41FE1E109866433B9589E1161D8297B3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>To
the extent practicable, the Secretary shall notify each applicant, not later
than 5 months after the date of receipt of the application by the Secretary,
whether the application is approved or not approved.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3D6A798491D149D19B0FE6BC9C6C562D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of housing
units</header><text>Residential housing units rehabilitated, constructed, or
provided energy efficiency improvements using funds made available under
subsection (c), shall be available solely—</text><paragraph id="HC4D6EC4FD9614D15B8A55615954B0A3B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for rental by, or
sale to, homeless individuals or low-income families; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H37B9322EB1524328906534416564F768"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for use as
transitional or permanent housing, for the purpose of assisting in the movement
of homeless individuals to independent living.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF74F8B37EF9244D6A24FBB687C083D2E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Additional
program requirements</header><paragraph id="H34847CB5650D4B9E851C9AD3DDAA68D6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
participants</header><subparagraph id="H3E96FBC0571B425993C79BAA42CA54CE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an individual may
participate in a YouthBuild program only if such individual is—</text><clause id="HAE1C210A50DF47189666B38A142149F1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not
less than age 16 and not more than age 24, on the date of enrollment;</text></clause><clause id="H3451FAB4591D45B4933DB88C42782FCE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
member of a low-income family, a youth in foster care (including youth aging
out of foster care), a youth offender, a youth who is an individual with a
disability, a child of incarcerated parents, or a migrant youth; and</text></clause><clause id="H6B2445B91E21436C98C2AE0120EE7DF0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
school dropout, or an individual who was a school dropout and has subsequently
reenrolled.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC17ACC38C3094A94AA78273FD821FEA9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception for
individuals not meeting income or educational need
requirements</header><text>Not more than 25 percent of the participants in such
program may be individuals who do not meet the requirements of clause (ii) or
(iii) of subparagraph (A), but who—</text><clause id="H08634460BB7C410CA8BDBDCD1CC12426"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are
basic skills deficient, despite attainment of a secondary school diploma or its
recognized equivalent (including recognized certificates of attendance or
similar documents for individuals with disabilities); or</text></clause><clause id="HD5F1EC09D8CB48F380B5A4AE6DE7D73D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have been
referred by a local secondary school for participation in a YouthBuild program
leading to the attainment of a secondary school diploma.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD6B63A3B66114E0491ECFB270027B046"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Participation
limitation</header><text>An eligible individual selected for participation in a
YouthBuild program shall be offered full-time participation in the program for
a period of not less than 6 months and not more than 24 months.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB5A62FE713AC40ACB4B9697E4D5F331B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Minimum time
devoted to educational services and activities</header><text>A YouthBuild
program receiving assistance under subsection (c) shall be structured so that
participants in the program are offered—</text><subparagraph id="H4771463B61B64E34BBFC4D9E1FF8C935"><enum>(A)</enum><text>education and
related services and activities designed to meet educational needs, such as
those specified in clauses (iv) through (vii) of subsection (c)(2)(A), during
at least 50 percent of the time during which the participants participate in
the program; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7CAC01B37F59486694C8B1528BEF9FEC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>work and skill
development activities such as those specified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and
(viii) of subsection (c)(2)(A), during at least 40 percent of the time during
which the participants participate in the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF5D9C7B1CA564D738E145F9B8B88E6C4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authority
restriction</header><text>No provision of this section may be construed to
authorize any agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any
direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction,
administration, or personnel of any educational institution (including a
school) or school system, or over the selection of library resources,
textbooks, or other printed or published instructional materials by any
educational institution or school system.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H63475E88DA594235B8E0628AB1D10644"><enum>(5)</enum><header>State and local
standards</header><text>All educational programs and activities supported with
funds provided under subsection (c) shall be consistent with applicable State
and local educational standards. Standards and procedures for the programs and
activities that relate to awarding academic credit for and certifying
educational attainment in such programs and activities shall be consistent with
applicable State and local educational standards.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1FBB498F6FE44A86B9E51A11CCF376D3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Levels of
performance and indicators</header><paragraph id="HA20E379AD2DD4C79B676A8EBFA4C4DAC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall annually establish expected levels of
performance for YouthBuild programs relating to each of the primary indicators
of performance for eligible youth activities described in section
131(b)(2)(A)(ii).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBF8ADB6FB8384286951B3F5396DD5294"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
indicators</header><text>The Secretary may establish expected levels of
performance for additional indicators for YouthBuild programs, as the Secretary
determines appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3405A1FD23EF449A8DF24C3C28E52BA9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Management and
technical assistance</header><paragraph id="HE5ACE6C56D4743388B2DCF66DD2B3672"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary
assistance</header><text>The Secretary may enter into contracts with 1 or more
entities to provide assistance to the Secretary in the management, supervision,
and coordination of the program carried out under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9809F8CCF71D461291A5A80B10A7D9F0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><subparagraph id="H1B7E4DD657684CDBA33993959B51F792"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Contracts and
grants</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into contracts with or make
grants to 1 or more qualified national nonprofit agencies, in order to provide
training, information, technical assistance, and data management to recipients
of grants under subsection (c) or to support pilot and demonstration projects
or program evaluations with recipients of grants under subsection (c) as
directed by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H256A9CA96F8B45C1B2F063818809E7BF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reservation of
funds</header><text>Of the amounts available under subsection (i) to carry out
this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 5 percent to carry
out subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H76BE99EC8FC84DC1972400903E577B0D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Capacity
building grants</header><subparagraph id="HFD1D3B07E3544396B44F91F0C9C6A0F1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In each fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than
3 percent of the amounts available under subsection (i) to award grants to 1 or
more qualified national nonprofit agencies to pay for the Federal share of the
cost of capacity building activities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68AB2B476FAA4FABA6CB8117FA6DA0E9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost described in subparagraph (A)
shall be 25 percent. The non-Federal share shall be provided from private
sources.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE22E868B91024B759039722E55A19785"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Subgrants and
contracts</header><text>Each recipient of a grant under subsection (c) to carry
out a YouthBuild program shall provide the services and activities described in
this section directly or through subgrants, contracts, or other arrangements
with local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, State or
local housing development agencies, other public agencies, including agencies
of Indian tribes, or private organizations.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2C749CCA402E418C8B489411A5C4A38A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for each
of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 such sums as may be necessary to carry out
this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="H214E4B9EDF7A4DF1AE655F9CD6151856"><enum>274.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><subsection id="H259537C50B624BB3BA6036BFB8C6F2FB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Native American
programs; migrant and seasonal farmworker programs; veterans’ workforce
investment programs</header><paragraph id="HF56A8F83536D4C60AD6A29D2D42AD794"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), there are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out sections 266 through 268 such sums as may be
necessary for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD4226D9FF41C4E01B55127760A35C037"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reservations</header><text>Of
the amount appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under
paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H8AF122B3F83A453199FEE8D2785CDF58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reserve not less
than $55,000,000 for carrying out section 266;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H611C8DC3E7C0493DAB9E015BF642D9B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reserve not less
than $70,000,000 for carrying out section 267; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF34D3C1D20D14645A0D31DF8E94D7199"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reserve not less
than $7,300,000 for carrying out section 268.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H912CF747CC334D66B08511473F88A338"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
assistance; evaluations and research</header><text>There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out sections 269 and 270 such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subsection><subsection id="HC98E76E55A15487185041354CE6E6C21"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assistance for
eligible workers</header><text>If, as of the date of enactment of this Act, any
unobligated funds appropriated to carry out subsections (f) and (g) of section
173 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2918">29 U.S.C. 2918</external-xref>), as in effect on
the day before the date of enactment of this Act, remain available, the
Secretary of Labor shall continue to use such funds to carry out such
subsections until all of such funds are expended.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H9DB903344C4844D495CAC6F466D5EEC4"><enum>E</enum><header>Administration</header><section id="HA84F7972EE224573A677B5ACBEEAC1DD"><enum>281.</enum><header>Requirements
and restrictions</header><subsection id="H5D1B5F4DA0AA4BFE9286035E0A9E78C1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Benefits</header><paragraph id="H532FF299B0BE4969A38EDBEB030F2CC1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Wages</header><subparagraph id="HF09C5D00742943E3954822DB76A10758"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Individuals in on-the-job training or individuals
employed in activities under this title or subtitle C of title I shall be
compensated at the same rates, including periodic increases, as trainees or
employees who are similarly situated in similar occupations by the same
employer and who have similar training, experience, and skills, and such rates
shall be in accordance with applicable law, but in no event less than the
higher of the rate specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/206">29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)</external-xref>) or the applicable State or local minimum wage
law.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA2AA577A124F4FB79F3A8D7BA6C71D7B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>The reference in subparagraph (A) to section 6(a)(1)
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/206">29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)</external-xref>) shall not be
applicable for individuals in territorial jurisdictions in which section 6 of
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/206">29 U.S.C. 206</external-xref>) does not apply.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDDEF528ADEF546EABAB71580F2EC9215"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of
allowances, earnings, and payments</header><text>Allowances, earnings, and
payments to individuals participating in programs under this title or subtitle
C of title I shall not be considered as income for the purposes of determining
eligibility for and the amount of income transfer and in-kind aid furnished
under any Federal or federally assisted program based on need, other than as
provided under the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/301">42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H488AA176CA8B4792A2FF761C1D65AE14"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Labor
standards</header><paragraph id="H35A27A300B0F4C258FEEBBA936B1FAA5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitations on
activities that impact wages of employees</header><text>No funds provided under
this title or subtitle C of title I shall be used to pay the wages of incumbent
employees during their participation in economic development activities
provided through a statewide workforce development system.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC644328084F24AD0A4DEC9F39F2E1BB0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Displacement</header><subparagraph id="H69032DBB9B89433C87EE4399327CC119"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>A
participant in a program or activity authorized under this title or subtitle C
of title I (referred to in this section as a <quote>specified activity</quote>)
shall not displace (including a partial displacement, such as a reduction in
the hours of nonovertime work, wages, or employment benefits) any currently
employed employee (as of the date of the participation).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F719EE1D85B425B94B8FD10DA14AC17"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibition on
impairment of contracts</header><text>A specified activity shall not impair an
existing contract for services or collective bargaining agreement, and no such
activity that would be inconsistent with the terms of a collective bargaining
agreement shall be undertaken without the written concurrence of the labor
organization and employer concerned.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3BE60740C7484A239C219DA997C02A1B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other
prohibitions</header><text>A participant in a specified activity shall not be
employed in a job if—</text><subparagraph id="HF452677AA77B49C7BC43BC6E7E33021C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any other
individual is on layoff from the same or any substantially equivalent
job;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H967783DBF0144C3A98F9139984A449FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the employer has
terminated the employment of any regular employee or otherwise reduced the
workforce of the employer with the intention of filling the vacancy so created
with the participant; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9BB79C193BF4A57AE61DCCB6BA6D2CB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the job is created
in a promotional line that will infringe in any way upon the promotional
opportunities of currently employed individuals (as of the date of the
participation).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9645A99D2C9E4200B2A1F597FC5FC0FF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Health and
safety</header><text>Health and safety standards established under Federal and
State law otherwise applicable to working conditions of employees shall be
equally applicable to working conditions of participants engaged in specified
activities. To the extent that a State workers’ compensation law applies,
workers’ compensation shall be provided to participants on the same basis as
the compensation is provided to other individuals in the State in similar
employment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2846DB6512774CDC84DB97DE4AC0BA20"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Employment
conditions</header><text>Individuals in on-the-job training or individuals
employed in programs and activities under this title or subtitle C of title I
shall be provided benefits and working conditions at the same level and to the
same extent as other trainees or employees working a similar length of time and
doing the same type of work.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC64FE3055A4A4818B5219C5607BE58B8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Opportunity to
submit comments</header><text>Interested members of the public, including
representatives of businesses and of labor organizations, shall be provided an
opportunity to submit comments to the Secretary with respect to programs and
activities proposed to be funded under subtitle B.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9BF84D7FE1224910B9442DEA79296752"><enum>(7)</enum><header>No impact on
union organizing</header><text>Each recipient of funds under this title or
subtitle C of title I shall provide to the Secretary assurances that none of
such funds will be used to assist, promote, or deter union organizing.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCA66ECAABD054BC1980AC62FD36E7D94"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grievance
procedure</header><paragraph id="H3E8660A2F8B345D19656B42DD6D67511"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each State and local area receiving an allotment or
allocation under this title or a grant under subtitle C of title I shall
establish and maintain a procedure for grievances or complaints alleging
violations of the requirements of this title or subtitle C of title I from
participants and other interested or affected parties. Such procedure shall
include an opportunity for a hearing and be completed within 60 days after the
filing of the grievance or complaint.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H42EA036CB6AE474CAE40CBEF33BED381"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Investigation</header><subparagraph id="H6F8DCB63CDAC42C79CD6BCF144503BD3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall investigate an allegation of a
violation described in paragraph (1) if—</text><clause id="H9E0FD6EBBEFB49F5A17D910CF5B81866"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
decision relating to such violation has not been reached within 60 days after
the date of the filing of the grievance or complaint and either party appeals
to the Secretary; or</text></clause><clause id="H5B5106F7F12243EFBCC1216ADBD8B753"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
decision relating to such violation has been reached within such 60 days and
the party to which such decision is adverse appeals such decision to the
Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63F683EB391A4DFEA083FBF2562D7DA1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall make a final determination
relating to an appeal made under subparagraph (A) no later than 120 days after
receiving such appeal.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H47D4604FF61540F1AB5C3C61DAB2DBD7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Remedies</header><text>Remedies
that may be imposed under this section for a violation of any requirement of
this title or subtitle C of title I shall be limited—</text><subparagraph id="HFB1B49348BBA4B8892866FCC1632AE75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to suspension or
termination of payments under this title or subtitle C of title I;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC7A67CFC635B4121B0537BE60BCFDCBC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to prohibition of
placement of a participant with an employer that has violated any requirement
under this title or subtitle C of title I;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H73B21FB701E1438E90B47E09197C38D2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>where applicable,
to reinstatement of an employee, payment of lost wages and benefits, and
reestablishment of other relevant terms, conditions, and privileges of
employment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA96E3EB979F4833965C22D4C57EA4D0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>where appropriate,
to other equitable relief.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H250DCF337408449CA22F650C055E7ACD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in paragraph (3) shall be construed to
prohibit a grievant or complainant from pursuing a remedy authorized under
another Federal, State, or local law for a violation of this title or subtitle
C of title I.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H54685170246D4669B1FB2F363CD97775"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Relocation</header><paragraph id="HCA3FC0C03C6C40C5AFA868BE179D2E79"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition on
use of funds to encourage or induce relocation</header><text>No funds provided
under this title or subtitle C of title I shall be used, or proposed for use,
to encourage or induce the relocation of a business or part of a business if
such relocation would result in a loss of employment for any employee of such
business at the original location and such original location is within the
United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF25C834B0E72407E9A807A425B5F5411"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition on
use of funds after relocation</header><text>No funds provided under this title
or subtitle C of title I for an employment or training activity shall be used
for customized or skill training, on-the-job training, incumbent worker
training, transitional employment, or company-specific assessments of job
applicants or employees, for any business or part of a business that has
relocated, until the date that is 120 days after the date on which such
business commences operations at the new location, if the relocation of such
business or part of a business results in a loss of employment for any employee
of such business at the original location and such original location is within
the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9E1C2D4CD12D48FAA4F6A95AB6F3FC65"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Repayment</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that a violation of paragraph (1) or (2) has occurred,
the Secretary shall require the State that has violated such paragraph (or that
has provided funding to an entity that has violated such paragraph) to repay to
the United States an amount equal to the amount expended in violation of such
paragraph.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA8EED899EC284AF7B0B4BF9A2C81E0F6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation on
use of funds</header><text>No funds available to carry out an activity under
this title or subtitle C of title I shall be used for employment generating
activities, investment in revolving loan funds, capitalization of businesses,
investment in contract bidding resource centers, economic development
activities, or similar activities, that are not directly related to training
for eligible individuals under this title or subtitle C of title I. No funds
received to carry out an activity under subtitle B of this title or under
subtitle C of title I shall be used for foreign travel.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7904874B7D7E4F8CB8D1B773F323FC5C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Testing and
sanctioning for use of controlled substances</header><paragraph id="HB8A768959C7F46FEB3C4895658049302"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State shall
not be prohibited by the Federal Government from—</text><subparagraph id="H7FD512A69E6A4892848068F193A92F72"><enum>(A)</enum><text>testing
participants in programs under subtitle B of this title or under subtitle C of
title I for the use of controlled substances; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC1AD429F9A55400CBE3CB74482444167"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sanctioning such
participants who test positive for the use of such controlled
substances.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9BADA0135C8844BFBAB0145E176FE9F3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><subparagraph id="H4D9B2FDE4AF24CC894EDD4E72C5C9F36"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Period of
sanction</header><text>In sanctioning participants in a program under subtitle
B of this title or under subtitle C of title I who test positive for the use of
controlled substances—</text><clause id="HAAB6481E0CA1434DBDD27E5C8369C5A4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with
respect to the first occurrence for which a participant tests positive, a State
may exclude the participant from the program for a period not to exceed 6
months; and</text></clause><clause id="H4221E2B9A74E4FA7A39A2A97E4B318AA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to
the second occurrence and each subsequent occurrence for which a participant
tests positive, a State may exclude the participant from the program for a
period not to exceed 2 years.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E4CDD0EA79F45A682AE085712F61FCA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Appeal</header><text>The
testing of participants and the imposition of sanctions under this subsection
shall be subject to expeditious appeal in accordance with due process
procedures established by the State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC63F9B70BAE44AD88C716A20CC062468"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Privacy</header><text>A
State shall establish procedures for testing participants for the use of
controlled substances that ensure a maximum degree of privacy for the
participants.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H68DB11C656C441CBBA5B38110EB8095F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funding
requirement</header><text>In testing and sanctioning of participants for the
use of controlled substances in accordance with this subsection, the only
Federal funds that a State may use are the amounts made available for the
administration of statewide workforce investment activities under section
234(a)(3)(B).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF5BD015F05DB401089470EDD2E72DF37"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Subgrant
authority</header><text>A recipient of grant funds under this title shall have
the authority to enter into subgrants in order to carry out the grant, subject
to such conditions as the Secretary may establish.</text></subsection></section><section id="H9BA0CFBA5A574780A08EB0CEB82EE46A"><enum>282.</enum><header>Prompt
allocation of funds</header><subsection id="H2B5B0B017DC0436C888DD334591C1025"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allotments based
on latest available data</header><text>All allotments to States and grants to
outlying areas under this title shall be based on the latest available data and
estimates satisfactory to the Secretary. All data relating to disadvantaged
adults and disadvantaged youth shall be based on the most recent satisfactory
data from the Bureau of the Census.</text></subsection><subsection id="H90B5DCE396F0419694A42E1F128ADF04"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Publication in
Federal register relating to formula funds</header><text>Whenever the Secretary
allots funds required to be allotted under this title, the Secretary shall
publish in a timely fashion in the Federal Register the amount proposed to be
distributed to each recipient of the funds.</text></subsection><subsection id="H180C8308CF1248248A4CC97FB63BB570"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirement for
funds distributed by formula</header><text>All funds required to be allotted
under section 227 or 232 shall be allotted within 45 days after the date of
enactment of the Act appropriating the funds, except that, if such funds are
appropriated in advance as authorized by section 289(g), such funds shall be
allotted or allocated not later than the March 31 preceding the program year
for which such funds are to be available for obligation.</text></subsection><subsection id="HC91B838090BD49F5A08E28BBE75E4A63"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Publication in
Federal register relating to discretionary funds</header><text>Whenever the
Secretary utilizes a formula to allot or allocate funds made available for
distribution at the Secretary’s discretion under this title, the Secretary
shall, not later than 30 days prior to such allotment or allocation, publish
for comment in the Federal Register the formula, the rationale for the formula,
and the proposed amounts to be distributed to each State and local area. After
consideration of any comments received, the Secretary shall publish final
allotments and allocations in the Federal Register.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7822E02AAFC54594A441CAEFCE823BB0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text>Funds shall be made available under section 228, and funds
shall be made available under section 233, for a local area not later than 30
days after the date the funds are made available to the Governor involved,
under section 227 or 232 (as the case may be), or 7 days after the date the
local plan for the area is approved, whichever is later.</text></subsection></section><section id="H1F1CC57421014790B632BE0B60F9D410"><enum>283.</enum><header>Monitoring</header><subsection id="HE83481D3649840A88E7CA5CF5720A119"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to monitor all recipients of
financial assistance under this title to determine whether the recipients are
complying with the provisions of this title and subtitles A and B of title I,
including the regulations issued under this title and such subtitles.</text></subsection><subsection id="H83518DFF215A44D999035FA85D0E43AE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Investigations</header><text>The
Secretary may investigate any matter the Secretary determines to be necessary
to determine the compliance of the recipients with this title and subtitles A
and B of title I, including the regulations issued under this title and such
subtitles. The investigations authorized by this subsection may include
examining records (including making certified copies of the records),
questioning employees, and entering any premises or onto any site in which any
part of a program or activity of such a recipient is conducted or in which any
of the records of the recipient are kept.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE3D61B325A59426D83059B5819F82B4A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional
requirement</header><text>For the purpose of any investigation or hearing
conducted under this title by the Secretary, the provisions of section 9 of the
Federal Trade Commission Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/49">15 U.S.C. 49</external-xref>) (relating to the attendance of
witnesses and the production of documents) apply to the Secretary, in the same
manner and to the same extent as the provisions apply to the Federal Trade
Commission.</text></subsection></section><section id="HC971C844D63B4E749B8B278A2F41D119"><enum>284.</enum><header>Fiscal
controls; sanctions</header><subsection id="HF51DCE1293C8433394C6D692B99CD28A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
fiscal controls by States</header><paragraph id="HD03773BE859F4125B5189B200FD8CA76"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each State shall establish such fiscal control and fund
accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure the proper disbursal of,
and accounting for, Federal funds allocated to local areas under subtitle B.
Such procedures shall ensure that all financial transactions carried out under
subtitle B are conducted and records maintained in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles applicable in each State.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F6F37701E71498FBDFF728D4646E622"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost
principles</header><subparagraph id="H1BE651A23A9844AB84BE2047A941B986"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each State (including the Governor of the State), local
area (including the chief elected official for the area), and provider
receiving funds under this title shall comply with the applicable uniform cost
principles included in appropriate circulars or rules of the Office of
Management and Budget for the type of entity receiving the funds.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE70AE55A960A4A72A7B3B7332DC406B6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
funds made available to a State for administration of statewide workforce
investment activities in accordance with section 234(a)(3)(B) shall be
allocable to the overall administration of workforce investment activities, but
need not be specifically allocable to—</text><clause id="H0F3AD14C75884553AAF03D22E462D0BC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
administration of adult employment and training activities;</text></clause><clause id="H41620F45A0FB46CCBB3209324A4C99FA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
administration of dislocated worker employment and training activities;
or</text></clause><clause id="H216778EBFDEB4D73ACD696494673F6E9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>administration
of youth workforce investment activities.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H95F709126678495B896A8D564F6EDA93"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Uniform
administrative requirements</header><subparagraph id="HE8C5B33B169641C185084894B88EC7DA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each State (including the Governor of the State), local
area (including the chief elected official for the area), and provider
receiving funds under this title shall comply with the appropriate uniform
administrative requirements for grants and agreements applicable for the type
of entity receiving the funds, as promulgated in circulars or rules of the
Office of Management and Budget.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE430A2B0068642CA813A8B27F9683D02"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
requirement</header><text>Procurement transactions under this title between
local boards and units of State or local governments shall be conducted only on
a cost-reimbursable basis.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3B1E09DFF9845D380CEECDD357D8DA5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text>Each
Governor of a State shall conduct on an annual basis onsite monitoring of each
local area within the State to ensure compliance with the uniform
administrative requirements referred to in paragraph (3).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H34676D4AB5C24263BDC19DD8EFA2C6EA"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Action by
Governor</header><text>If the Governor determines that a local area is not in
compliance with the uniform administrative requirements referred to in
paragraph (3), the Governor shall—</text><subparagraph id="HBD07C5DCFC4A45CABA45CC896BA1591B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>require corrective
action to secure prompt compliance with the requirements; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H40D8826F49DA4FE088EC144C6C9D2FAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>impose the
sanctions provided under subsection (b) in the event of failure to take the
required corrective action.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D3E3B778CCD47718702A7078B12B275"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>The
Governor shall, every 2 years, certify to the Secretary that—</text><subparagraph id="HA20FD5564C01447C9860B8F0124D8EB6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the State has
implemented the uniform administrative requirements referred to in paragraph
(3);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6E50567BE9F45E1949D87FD30DDCB24"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State has
monitored local areas to ensure compliance with the uniform administrative
requirements as required under paragraph (4); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H69FA6531702741C996D6129C85C0BB4D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the State has
taken appropriate action to secure compliance with the requirements pursuant to
paragraph (5).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDB23F5E91B784EB5A9A25A711548FDF9"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Action by the
Secretary</header><text>If the Secretary determines that the Governor has not
fulfilled the requirements of this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="HDF8E9A33302F40EE8A2271D71379802C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>require corrective
action to secure prompt compliance with the requirements of this subsection;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5FEE26C53F2D4F149BFC8D9E339EE7F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>impose the
sanctions provided under subsection (e) in the event of failure of the Governor
to take the required appropriate action to secure compliance with the
requirements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7F2FE9AC28194B58A134CA0F7E6E5F40"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Substantial
violation</header><paragraph id="HC217AABA76BE4A0F96E1614E63244B33"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Action by
Governor</header><text>If, as a result of financial and compliance audits or
otherwise, the Governor determines that there is a substantial violation of a
specific provision of this title or subtitle A or B of title I that relates to
the administration of programs or activities funded under this title or under
the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>), and corrective action has not
been taken, the Governor shall—</text><subparagraph id="H8291DA6B37A44BFDA268990EBDBA3757"><enum>(A)</enum><text>issue a notice of
intent to revoke approval of all or part of the local plan affected; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09AA96324340499381010DFE24D5862A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>impose a
reorganization plan, which may include—</text><clause id="H67106D1686614E3D9CF5CBDF9D179348"><enum>(i)</enum><text>decertifying the
local board involved;</text></clause><clause id="HD0875C8E630943D88D3BDCFDA2CE0F23"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>prohibiting the
use of eligible providers;</text></clause><clause id="H85DAB3C75A204626910997940ED70A0B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>selecting an
alternative entity to administer the program for the local area
involved;</text></clause><clause id="H5EF4E265A5CD461F9AD5993A25818644"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>merging the local
area into one or more other local areas; or</text></clause><clause id="HB0A5F908867C406AA35E0FBAFE770A4D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>making such other
changes as the Secretary or Governor determines to be necessary to secure
compliance with the provision.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB50C6274824241E19DD40C9706637777"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appeal</header><subparagraph id="H8994B8831BF94239AB8B7F8CDB599245"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The actions taken by the Governor pursuant to
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) may be appealed to the Secretary and
shall not become effective until—</text><clause id="H5D9A61D333394A648F053020FCCA690D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
time for appeal has expired; or</text></clause><clause id="H249F61E05596415E88601B39791F05E2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
Secretary has issued a decision.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8477DDA8195A440494D001DC5017681F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall make a final decision under
subparagraph (A) not later than 45 days after the receipt of the appeal.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H561B4B79322D48D59A2BF0CF9A3E9607"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Action by the
Secretary</header><text>If the Governor fails to take promptly an action
required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take such action.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDB69302765174DA38491504CEB624A2B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repayment of
certain amounts to the United States</header><paragraph id="H3F3DF6AC55034BB6AFE5C52AF8BEE9AD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Every recipient of funds under this title shall repay to
the United States amounts found not to have been expended in accordance with
this title and subtitles A and B of title I.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H17D41C70A7494F9EAB405046C8DD9A0B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Offset of
repayment amount</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a State has
expended funds received under this title in a manner contrary to the
requirements of this title or subtitle A or B of title I, the Secretary may
require repayment by offsetting the amount of such expenditures against any
other amount to which the State is or may be entitled under this title, except
as provided under subsection (d)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE5BE7BCDB69B4E1BB8451F4912A5D506"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Repayment from
deduction by State</header><text>If the Secretary requires a State to repay
funds as a result of a determination that a local area of the State has
expended funds in a manner contrary to the requirements of this title or
subtitle A or B of title I, the Governor of the State may use an amount
deducted under paragraph (4) to repay the funds, except as provided under
subsection (e).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H21A2AF6DCBDF47D0A1C60CDBCC7786D9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Deduction by
State</header><text>The Governor may deduct an amount equal to the
misexpenditure described in paragraph (3) from subsequent program year
(subsequent to the program year for which the determination was made)
allocations to the local area from funds reserved for the administrative costs
of the local programs involved, as appropriate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF9568732B4B14DAFBEF594EBBEEF8765"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>A
deduction made by a State as described in paragraph (4) shall not be made until
such time as the Governor has taken appropriate corrective action to ensure
full compliance with this title and subtitles A and B of title I within such
local area with regard to appropriate expenditures of funds under this
title.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H99B18125BA30400EB7CC163DBBA52956"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Repayment of
amounts</header><paragraph id="H5AF6E5B64401462F811E6AB6A5C3011E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each recipient of funds under this title shall be liable
to repay the amounts described in subsection (c)(1), from funds other than
funds received under this title, upon a determination by the Secretary that the
misexpenditure of the amounts was due to willful disregard of the requirements
of this title or subtitle A or B of title I, gross negligence, failure to
observe accepted standards of administration, or a pattern of misexpenditure
described in subsection (c)(1). No such determination shall be made under this
subsection or subsection (c) until notice and opportunity for a fair hearing
have been given to the recipient.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF63742F6C30E4F9A8994046F6FBDD309"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Factors in
imposing sanctions</header><text>In determining whether to impose any sanction
authorized by this section against a recipient of funds under this title for
violations of title I or subtitle A or B or title I (including applicable
regulations) by a subgrantee or contractor of such recipient, the Secretary
shall first determine whether such recipient has adequately demonstrated that
the recipient has—</text><subparagraph id="HE39ACBA6BECA490E9465A7C916262F23"><enum>(A)</enum><text>established and
adhered to an appropriate system, for entering into and monitoring subgrant
agreements and contracts with subgrantees and contractors, that contains
acceptable standards for ensuring accountability;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E37F24A2E8B43B7884486FFDD42D84A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>entered into a
written subgrant agreement or contract with such a subgrantee or contractor
that established clear goals and obligations in unambiguous terms;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5CD12B7D10534DB2B4EA477F500A2981"><enum>(C)</enum><text>acted with due
diligence to monitor the implementation of the subgrant agreement or contract,
including carrying out the appropriate monitoring activities (including audits)
at reasonable intervals; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA7C5EF0E6254694BD6FA6C305CD3BE9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>taken prompt and
appropriate corrective action upon becoming aware of any evidence of a
violation of this title or subtitle A or B of title I, including regulations
issued under this title or such subtitle, by such subgrantee or
contractor.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H927BB60F831644EDA5ACCE4E6EC3A3F4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that the recipient has demonstrated substantial
compliance with the requirements of paragraph (2), the Secretary may waive the
imposition of sanctions authorized by this section upon such recipient. The
Secretary is authorized to impose any sanction consistent with the provisions
of this title and subtitles A and B of title I and with any applicable Federal
or State law directly against any subgrantee or contractor for violation of
this title or subtitle A or B of title I, including regulations issued under
this title or such subtitle.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5BA49A8634BB42B8A7ED2B5A52087D13"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Immediate
termination or suspension of assistance in emergency
situations</header><text>In emergency situations, if the Secretary determines
it is necessary to protect the integrity of the funds or ensure the proper
operation of the program or activity involved, the Secretary may immediately
terminate or suspend financial assistance, in whole or in part, to the
recipient if the recipient is given prompt notice and the opportunity for a
subsequent hearing within 30 days after such termination or suspension. The
Secretary shall not delegate any of the functions or authority specified in
this subsection, other than to an officer whose appointment is required to be
made by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text></subsection><subsection id="H92B859CA5BBF495FBD01A6F978F6A401"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Discrimination
against participants</header><text>If the Secretary determines that any
recipient under this title has discharged or in any other manner discriminated
against a participant or against any individual in connection with the
administration of the program involved, or against any individual because such
individual has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any
proceeding under or related to this title, or has testified or is about to
testify in any such proceeding or an investigation under or related to this
title, or otherwise unlawfully denied to any individual a benefit to which that
individual is entitled under the provisions of this title, including
regulations issued under this title, the Secretary shall, within 30 days, take
such action or order such corrective measures, as necessary, with respect to
the recipient or the aggrieved individual, or both.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA721A5FC088046758381ED9F142B16CE"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Remedies</header><text>The
remedies described in this section shall not be considered to be the exclusive
remedies available for violations described in this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="HDC7C00D391B647A0ACBFFB94681B4338"><enum>285.</enum><header>Reports;
recordkeeping; investigations</header><subsection id="HCF4C3217F64647B5AA94066FC5BC774E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Recipient
recordkeeping and reports</header><paragraph id="H6D1658EDE7D64DD7B3D9B2161B280F46"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Recipients of funds under this title shall keep records
that are sufficient to permit the preparation of reports required by this title
or subtitle A or B of title I and to permit the tracing of funds to a level of
expenditure adequate to ensure that the funds have not been spent
unlawfully.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1104FCA52EB4B4EA44E447BBDEFDABB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Records and
reports regarding general performance</header><text>Every such recipient shall
maintain such records and submit such reports, in such form and containing such
information, as the Secretary may require regarding the performance of programs
and activities carried out under this title. Such records and reports shall be
submitted to the Secretary but shall not be required to be submitted more than
once each quarter unless specifically requested by Congress or a committee of
Congress, in which case an estimate regarding such information may be
provided.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HECFD91F2197C4562916E35DF5A3C56E5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Maintenance of
standardized records</header><text>In order to allow for the preparation of the
reports required under subsection (c), such recipients shall maintain
standardized records for all individual participants and provide to the
Secretary a sufficient number of such records to provide for an adequate
analysis of the records.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H474510E8330D4A71BB3714FA47131058"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Availability to
the public</header><subparagraph id="H405B1E1770EB48E8A9851EF6A7D9D75A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), records
maintained by such recipients pursuant to this subsection shall be made
available to the public upon request.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H52756EFC620B4473A3A753FE7E0B636A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Subparagraph
(A) shall not apply to—</text><clause id="H57E87C96FA4C4E5C89231250CD453209"><enum>(i)</enum><text>information, the
disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy; and</text></clause><clause id="HE71DCE91AB3E4A5786840FAB12D96CA0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>trade secrets, or
commercial or financial information, that is—</text><subclause id="H290794947F9B45B2A1A29C355F6678DF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>obtained from a
person; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H916D3B846A074F7D9A34647B2EBC7540"><enum>(II)</enum><text>privileged or
confidential.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B9B401A1A53469487A7DD060FB07776"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Fees to recover
costs</header><text>Such recipients may charge fees sufficient to recover costs
applicable to the processing of requests for records under subparagraph
(A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF0AB135538DF47EDB5AC26B845664962"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Investigations
of use of funds</header><paragraph id="H72CB20BDCA384414AE65C3DF1851683D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><subparagraph id="H806001BBBA2D4DAC876D5397DBEA866E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>In
order to evaluate compliance with the provisions of this title and subtitles A
and B of title I, the Secretary shall conduct, in several States, in each
fiscal year, investigations of the use of funds received by recipients under
this title.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB499B614488E49C787FFE5C300AC4195"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Comptroller
general of the United States</header><text>In order to ensure compliance with
the provisions of this title and subtitles A and B of title I, the Comptroller
General of the United States may conduct investigations of the use of funds
received under this title by any recipient.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H95F41949F99649989552D62F31345B54"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>In
conducting any investigation under this title, the Secretary or the Comptroller
General of the United States may not request the compilation of any information
that the recipient is not otherwise required to compile and that is not readily
available to such recipient.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4595C35DB66F471E832C2DC4AB9B17B0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Audits</header><subparagraph id="HD10822A4B41C47F6A73FE8A86D705F39"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out any audit under this title (other than
any initial audit survey or any audit investigating possible criminal or
fraudulent conduct), either directly or through grant or contract, the
Secretary, the Inspector General of the Department of Labor, or the Comptroller
General of the United States shall furnish to the State, recipient, or other
entity to be audited, advance notification of the overall objectives and
purposes of the audit, and any extensive recordkeeping or data requirements to
be met, not later than 14 days (or as soon as practicable), prior to the
commencement of the audit.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H07637B58A0AD4280AB50AE80EB2B406D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification
requirement</header><text>If the scope, objectives, or purposes of the audit
change substantially during the course of the audit, the entity being audited
shall be notified of the change as soon as practicable.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA92000F5BC384F0BA4F199ABC36031DD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Additional
requirement</header><text>The reports on the results of such audits shall cite
the law, regulation, policy, or other criteria applicable to any finding
contained in the reports.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F88F75BF32D465FA17EBDFDFEC440FC"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing contained in this title shall be construed
so as to be inconsistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)
or government auditing standards issued by the Comptroller General of the
United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF0F2F83C6EA84EBBBE77C50898DFFD65"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grantee
information responsibilities</header><text>Each State, each local board, and
each recipient (other than a subrecipient, subgrantee, or contractor of a
recipient) receiving funds under this title—</text><paragraph id="H1A7EF5F5A250464FBF697437ECDD8E6F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall make readily
accessible such reports concerning its operations and expenditures as shall be
prescribed by the Secretary;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFEB349FAA6894922ACB893E13B2FBB9B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall prescribe
and maintain comparable management information systems, in accordance with
guidelines that shall be prescribed by the Secretary, designed to facilitate
the uniform compilation, cross tabulation, and analysis of programmatic,
participant, and financial data, on statewide, local area, and other
appropriate bases, necessary for reporting, monitoring, and evaluating
purposes, including data necessary to comply with section 288;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9E2E6D93E9CC4AF0B66CAC56E51B2F1F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall monitor the
performance of providers in complying with the terms of grants, contracts, or
other agreements made pursuant to this title; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H55F9EBB196A646EE824A25C3D86AEB37"><enum>(4)</enum><text>shall, to the
extent practicable, submit or make available (including through electronic
means) any reports, records, plans, or any other data that are required to be
submitted or made available, respectively, under this title or subtitle A or B
of title I.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H830DF4F41D4E41B1B8AB61DE988F1616"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Information To
be included in reports</header><paragraph id="H7096B9B83E7A4E4AA05752F61C0E4AC3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The reports required in subsection (c) shall include
information regarding programs and activities carried out under this title
pertaining to—</text><subparagraph id="H65925D8DEFC141C1934747CF36DFD394"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the relevant
demographic characteristics (including race, ethnicity, sex, and age) and other
related information regarding participants;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13DE3E808DF3413C88BAC0DAE62168E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the programs and
activities in which participants are enrolled, and the length of time that
participants are engaged in such programs and activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6780B4E012304D6CADC629C8D3A7EDBA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>outcomes of the
programs and activities for participants, including the occupations of
participants, and placement for participants in nontraditional
employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H857DA460F1B94567A646FBB79F51FFFD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>specified costs of
the programs and activities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H345C6DABF70F4E7CABF1A93FE740A7AD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>information
necessary to prepare reports to comply with section 288.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD880165D086F4EC4A2469F393A6D4CAE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that all elements of the
information required for the reports described in paragraph (1) are defined and
that the information is reported uniformly.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H10C18C2D3390421280B1861D29E7F7AA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Quarterly
financial reports</header><paragraph id="H9B2FE82B985D44CB9C9A20B55D59BF2D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each local board in a State shall submit quarterly
financial reports to the Governor with respect to programs and activities
carried out under this title. Such reports shall include information
identifying all program and activity costs by cost category in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles and by year of the appropriation
involved.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAC93C62443E34BB3A3E352E4AF2A6D41"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
requirement</header><text>Each State shall submit to the Secretary, on a
quarterly basis, a summary of the reports submitted to the Governor pursuant to
paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2AD8521AFCD848F0BC9AFE4A20C0F7D5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Maintenance of
additional records</header><text>Each State and local board shall maintain
records with respect to programs and activities carried out under this title
that identify—</text><paragraph id="H3CD17685DBFC45AB95484C923F0BFCE2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any income or
profits earned, including such income or profits earned by subrecipients;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H354B16E7474F4A33BC96C396D78F5885"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any costs incurred
(such as stand-in costs) that are otherwise allowable except for funding
limitations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA93D122B6ED34E25A174F131B3CB0DC4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cost
categories</header><text>In requiring entities to maintain records of costs by
cost category under this title, the Secretary shall require only that the costs
be categorized as administrative or programmatic costs.</text></subsection></section><section id="HABDAAD42D39245ED89251280F6E61726"><enum>286.</enum><header>Administrative
adjudication</header><subsection id="H7C6BF7FA0CEE452CA96A2E658444536D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Whenever any applicant for financial assistance under
this title is dissatisfied because the Secretary has made a determination not
to award financial assistance in whole or in part to such applicant, the
applicant may request a hearing before an administrative law judge of the
Department of Labor. A similar hearing may also be requested by any recipient
for whom a corrective action has been required or a sanction has been imposed
by the Secretary under section 284.</text></subsection><subsection id="H9B887A553F7C4A2693906FF3E94209D0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appeal</header><text>The
decision of the administrative law judge shall constitute final action by the
Secretary unless, within 20 days after receipt of the decision of the
administrative law judge, a party dissatisfied with the decision or any part of
the decision has filed exceptions with the Secretary specifically identifying
the procedure, fact, law, or policy to which exception is taken. Any exception
not specifically urged during the 20-day period shall be deemed to have been
waived. After the 20-day period the decision of the administrative law judge
shall become the final decision of the Secretary unless the Secretary, within
30 days after such filing, notifies the parties that the case involved has been
accepted for review.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDFB41439C0E74B20A97C65425049B243"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Time
limit</header><text>Any case accepted for review by the Secretary under
subsection (b) shall be decided within 180 days after such acceptance. If the
case is not decided within the 180-day period, the decision of the
administrative law judge shall become the final decision of the Secretary at
the end of the 180-day period.</text></subsection><subsection id="HF3FFAFA9392C492B912D0DB7B14BA8EC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional
requirement</header><text>The provisions of section 287 shall apply to any
final action of the Secretary under this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="H6D2C965E69BB4E2DB07FB8EE1CD60929"><enum>287.</enum><header>Judicial
review</header><subsection id="H9EA754B4105548D2B590B1DD9C403BF2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review</header><paragraph id="H710F24F043B044DFB99B9C121F4CD0D2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Petition</header><text>With
respect to any final order by the Secretary under section 286 by which the
Secretary awards, declines to award, or only conditionally awards, financial
assistance under this title, or any final order of the Secretary under section
286 with respect to a corrective action or sanction imposed under section 284,
any party to a proceeding that resulted in such final order may obtain review
of such final order in the United States Court of Appeals having jurisdiction
over the applicant for or recipient of the funds involved, by filing a review
petition within 30 days after the date of issuance of such final order.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7ED7D223C15746CEAA0B63E027AB004D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Action on
petition</header><text>The clerk of the court shall transmit a copy of the
review petition to the Secretary, who shall file the record on which the final
order was entered as provided in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/2112">section 2112</external-xref> of title 28, United States Code.
The filing of a review petition shall not stay the order of the Secretary,
unless the court orders a stay. Petitions filed under this subsection shall be
heard expeditiously, if possible within 10 days after the date of filing of a
reply to the petition.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5F6467F54935482590EDE346D6E016B9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Standard and
scope of review</header><text>No objection to the order of the Secretary shall
be considered by the court unless the objection was specifically urged, in a
timely manner, before the Secretary. The review shall be limited to questions
of law and the findings of fact of the Secretary shall be conclusive if
supported by substantial evidence.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5F08F0C6FA264498A17F952A63378268"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Judgment</header><text>The
court shall have jurisdiction to make and enter a decree affirming, modifying,
or setting aside the order of the Secretary in whole or in part. The judgment
of the court regarding the order shall be final, subject to certiorari review
by the Supreme Court as provided in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1254">section 1254(1)</external-xref> of title 28, United States
Code.</text></subsection></section><section id="HCC71DB4E247347A685576E968223DF39"><enum>288.</enum><header>Nondiscrimination</header><subsection id="HF08CEC77D4DA46AA9E230DB5C30D21F3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><paragraph id="H4FC67C79DC294F679A7CBDBD7052EA2F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal
financial assistance</header><text>For the purpose of applying the prohibitions
against discrimination on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination Act of
1975 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6101">42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.</external-xref>), on the basis of disability under section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/794">29 U.S.C. 794</external-xref>), on the basis of sex under title
IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1681">20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.</external-xref>), or on the
basis of race, color, or national origin under title VI of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000d">42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.</external-xref>), programs and activities funded or otherwise
financially assisted in whole or in part under this Act are considered to be
programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7264BB19C51948EEAB6EAF5C37C86990"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition of
discrimination regarding participation, benefits, and
employment</header><text>No individual shall be excluded from participation in,
denied the benefits of, subjected to discrimination under, or denied employment
in the administration of or in connection with, any such program or activity
because of race, color, religion, sex (except as otherwise permitted under
title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972), national origin, age,
disability, or political affiliation or belief.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H76B9194386244C9E87AE3FCF9A2EA6B4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prohibition on
assistance for facilities for sectarian instruction or religious
worship</header><text>Participants shall not be employed under this title or
subtitle C of title I to carry out the construction, operation, or maintenance
of any part of any facility that is used or to be used for sectarian
instruction or as a place for religious worship (except with respect to the
maintenance of a facility that is not primarily or inherently devoted to
sectarian instruction or religious worship, in a case in which the organization
operating the facility is part of a program or activity providing services to
participants).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5CA6E957B31644BCB03A2969B0B73EA1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prohibition on
discrimination on basis of participant status</header><text>No person may
discriminate against an individual who is a participant in a program or
activity that receives funds under this title or subtitle C of title I, with
respect to the terms and conditions affecting, or rights provided to, the
individual, solely because of the status of the individual as a
participant.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H49598BFC5EA14EF5AC33640DB42837BE"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Prohibition on
discrimination against certain noncitizens</header><text>Participation in
programs and activities or receiving funds under this title shall be available
to citizens and nationals of the United States, lawfully admitted permanent
resident aliens, refugees, asylees, and parolees, and other immigrants
authorized by the Attorney General to work in the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAD27187E6AED4CF19C924BC87FB26F66"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Action of
Secretary</header><text>Whenever the Secretary finds that a State or other
recipient of funds under this title has failed to comply with a provision of
law referred to in subsection (a)(1), or with paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5)
of subsection (a), including an applicable regulation prescribed to carry out
such provision or paragraph, the Secretary shall notify such State or recipient
and shall request that the State or recipient comply. If within a reasonable
period of time, not to exceed 60 days, the State or recipient fails or refuses
to comply, the Secretary may—</text><paragraph id="HB2074F1208AC4FB88C4D85B1B19CE3C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>refer the matter
to the Attorney General with a recommendation that an appropriate civil action
be instituted; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9767D8DB1CC440D488BCC9975CB419B4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>take such other
action as may be provided by law.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCB8B7F765CA643BABF350A2BE11948EA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Action of
attorney general</header><text>When a matter is referred to the Attorney
General pursuant to subsection (b)(1), or whenever the Attorney General has
reason to believe that a State or other recipient of funds under this title is
engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination in violation of a provision
of law referred to in subsection (a)(1) or in violation of paragraph (2), (3),
(4), or (5) of subsection (a), the Attorney General may bring a civil action in
any appropriate district court of the United States for such relief as may be
appropriate, including injunctive relief.</text></subsection><subsection id="HC9A87B7283314612ADA892B9AC82FCDB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Job
corps</header><text>For the purposes of this section, Job Corps members shall
be considered to be the ultimate beneficiaries of Federal financial
assistance.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4CC9F79C0E8F4267A7F7EFC39F21F4A7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall issue regulations necessary to implement this section not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998. Such regulations shall adopt standards for determining discrimination and
procedures for enforcement that are consistent with the Acts referred to in
subsection (a)(1), as well as procedures to ensure that complaints filed under
this section and such Acts are processed in a manner that avoids duplication of
effort.</text></subsection></section><section id="H5F8E5026C84A453F9717F0FD9B9E5A96"><enum>289.</enum><header>Secretarial
administrative authorities and responsibilities</header><subsection id="HCB2C2E410B2347AD8C51F0B74FB55C93"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 5, United States
Code, the Secretary may prescribe rules and regulations to carry out this title
and appropriate provisions of subtitles A and B of title I, only to the extent
necessary to administer and ensure compliance with the requirements of this
title and such subtitles. Such rules and regulations may include provisions
making adjustments authorized by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/6504">section 6504</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code.
All such rules and regulations shall be published in the Federal Register at
least 30 days prior to their effective dates. Copies of each such rule or
regulation shall be transmitted to the appropriate committees of Congress on
the date of such publication and shall contain, with respect to each material
provision of such rule or regulation, a citation to the particular substantive
section of law that is the basis for the provision.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCA9409B3A5EF4471976A6BD8BF21CA80"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Acquisition of
certain property and services</header><text>The Secretary is authorized, in
carrying out this title, to accept, purchase, or lease in the name of the
Department of Labor, and employ or dispose of in furtherance of the purposes of
this title, any money or property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or
intangible, received by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise, and to accept
voluntary and uncompensated services notwithstanding the provisions of section
1342 of title 31, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="HBFC6BD69399A4270B273F58142702DE0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authority To
enter into certain agreements and To make certain
expenditures</header><text>The Secretary may make such grants, enter into such
contracts or agreements, establish such procedures, and make such payments, in
installments and in advance or by way of reimbursement, or otherwise allocate
or expend such funds under this title, as may be necessary to carry out this
title, including making expenditures for construction, repairs, and capital
improvements, and including making necessary adjustments in payments on account
of over-payments or underpayments.</text></subsection><subsection id="H066CCA7040E249F0AF02637A56A8835D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate an annual report
regarding the programs and activities funded under this title. The Secretary
shall include in such report—</text><paragraph id="H466371B3F857485A8076962B6754D0F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
summary of the achievements, failures, and challenges of the programs and
activities in meeting the objectives of this title and title I;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE432BFE755F74F01A3FC9ECA182B8789"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
summary of major findings from research, evaluations, pilot projects, and
experiments conducted under this title in the fiscal year prior to the
submission of the report;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9B05E323CD5C44CC8FF06D03EAA6FF1B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommendations
for modifications in the programs and activities based on analysis of such
findings; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3FFF6C1D8A74701A9B8A09DB6278858"><enum>(4)</enum><text>such other
recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCE8A8933D0C04158A1E2217D6A80B1A2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Utilization of
services and facilities</header><text>The Secretary is authorized, in carrying
out this title and subtitles A and B of title I, under the same procedures as
are applicable under subsection (c) or to the extent permitted by law other
than this title and such subtitles, to accept and use the services and
facilities of departments, agencies, and establishments of the United States.
The Secretary is also authorized, in carrying out this title and such
subtitles, to accept and use the services and facilities of the agencies of any
State or political subdivision of a State, with the consent of the State or
political subdivision.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE8EDD5AD1A8C4D9CAE8A6EF4382F1DCF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Obligational
authority</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the
Secretary shall have no authority to enter into contracts, grant agreements, or
other financial assistance agreements under this title, except to such extent
and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2FAEA214259F436DABDD114EA92E88B6"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Program
year</header><paragraph id="HFF68F72A8A59443E830A6A7A5445A4B6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><subparagraph id="HF4B67E891925436FB1BE3460F07C96B0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Program
year</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B) and section 272,
appropriations for any fiscal year for programs and activities funded under
this title shall be available for obligation only on the basis of a program
year. The program year shall begin on July 1 in the fiscal year for which the
appropriation is made.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32B9C3666FFE48A18C0CEEA84ECBA359"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Youth workforce
investment activities</header><text>The Secretary may make available for
obligation, beginning April 1 of any fiscal year, funds appropriated for such
fiscal year to carry out youth workforce investment activities under subtitle
B.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H539845983EA549D5B689E6CD4765C50C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><subparagraph id="HD4D7095AD20748C99EAD8A20D9D5CD3C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds obligated for any program year for a program or
activity funded under subtitle B may be expended by each State receiving such
funds during that program year and the 2 succeeding program years. Funds
received by local areas from States under subtitle B during a program year may
be expended during that program year and the succeeding program year.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F2BAFDF20404745BBBFF21C695DCBD0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certain national
activities</header><clause id="H1C40F6BC08004FF8BB800E1DB7F18BAE"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds obligated for any program year for any program or
activity carried out under section 270 shall remain available until
expended.</text></clause><clause id="H75AA002FF1A545E9B7280F19392B14EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Incremental
funding basis</header><text>A contract or arrangement entered into under the
authority of subsection (a) or (b) of section 270 (relating to evaluations,
research projects, studies and reports, and multistate projects), including a
long-term, nonseverable services contract, may be funded on an incremental
basis with annual appropriations or other available funds.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2902C8556EA94586BB9F4D6211C2BFC4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>No amount of the funds obligated for a program year for a
program or activity funded under this title shall be deobligated on account of
a rate of expenditure that is consistent with a State plan, an operating plan
described in section 251, or a plan, grant agreement, contract, application, or
other agreement described in subtitle D, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2C8869B5A1214346B15FC1C3DACF958E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Enforcement of
Military Selective Service Act</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that
each individual participating in any program or activity established under this
title, or receiving any assistance or benefit under this title, has not
violated section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/453">50 U.S.C. App. 453</external-xref>)
by not presenting and submitting to registration as required pursuant to such
section. The Director of the Selective Service System shall cooperate with the
Secretary to enable the Secretary to carry out this subsection.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1D6330BFD2BE49A9ACCE54E8F4CCD354"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Waiver</header><paragraph id="HB955D7FED0434FB2B713504A84E581E7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Special rule
regarding designated areas</header><text>A State that has enacted, not later
than December 31, 1997, a State law providing for the designation of service
delivery areas for the delivery of workforce investment activities, may use
such areas as local areas under this title and title I, notwithstanding section
116.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7D18A593095844E4BB42FB77C61C519A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule
regarding sanctions</header><text>A State that enacts, not later than December
31, 1997, a State law providing for the sanctioning of such service delivery
areas for failure to meet performance measures for workforce investment
activities, may use the State law to sanction local areas for failure to meet
State performance accountability measures under title I.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B1EEC01F5404EA18A16885C5F9814DF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>General waivers
of statutory or regulatory requirements</header><subparagraph id="H721B1249DEDF40C7A77BA8F031BCF0E2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>General
authority</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary may waive for a State, or a local area in a State, pursuant to a
request submitted by the Governor of the State (in consultation with
appropriate local elected officials) with a plan that meets the requirements of
subparagraph (B)—</text><clause id="H678C1C9B3B4342F8A703902AD4366E82"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any
of the statutory or regulatory requirements of subtitle A or B of title I that
relate to the administration of programs or activities funded under this title
or the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>), subtitle B of this title,
section 272, or this subtitle (except for requirements relating to wage and
labor standards, including nondisplacement protections, worker rights,
participation and protection of workers and participants, grievance procedures
and judicial review, nondiscrimination, allocation of funds to local areas,
eligibility of providers or participants, the establishment and functions of
local areas and local boards, the funding of infrastructure costs for one-stop
centers, and procedures for review and approval of plans, and other
requirements relating to the basic purposes of this title and title I);
and</text></clause><clause id="H13054123F6754F30A5A8931A0CEB872D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any
of the statutory or regulatory requirements of sections 8 through 10 of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49g through 49i) (excluding requirements relating
to the provision of services to unemployment insurance claimants and veterans,
and requirements relating to universal access to basic labor exchange services
without cost to jobseekers).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE669959A0FA7454492A19C4DB5C79572"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requests</header><text>A
Governor requesting a waiver under subparagraph (A) shall submit a plan to the
Secretary to improve the statewide workforce development system that—</text><clause id="H2E3F0D0CCCF0464F93AFB51DA3C0C745"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identifies the
statutory or regulatory requirements that are requested to be waived and the
goals that the State or local area in the State, as appropriate, intends to
achieve as a result of the waiver;</text></clause><clause id="H5B4538B5AB0E4200ADDD5F16CD9DEC07"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describes the
actions that the State or local area, as appropriate, has undertaken to remove
State or local statutory or regulatory barriers;</text></clause><clause id="HA3FCFAEB883A4E05ACDEFEFCF1B82A48"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>describes the
goals of the waiver and the expected programmatic outcomes if the request is
granted;</text></clause><clause id="H4BFFF1D9E566479F92D3DE962F151D68"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>describes the
individuals impacted by the waiver; and</text></clause><clause id="HFE4CF47612244D0A81C3DC86AF14D318"><enum>(v)</enum><text>describes the
process used to monitor the progress in implementing such a waiver, and the
process by which notice and, in the case of a waiver for a local area, an
opportunity to comment on such request has been provided to the local board for
the local area for which the waiver is requested.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H686743C600F2481EA378D623035554AA"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of the original submission of a request for a
waiver under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide a waiver under this
subsection if and only to the extent that—</text><clause id="H5D4226E3FD3743E2A025B7750D4E3E2B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Secretary determines that the requirements requested to be waived impede the
ability of the State or local area, as appropriate, to implement the plan
described in subparagraph (B); and</text></clause><clause id="H2B76FED3A1CE46BD948F7838F65C67C2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
State has executed a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary requiring
such State to meet, or ensure that the local area for which the waiver is
requested meets, agreed-upon outcomes and to implement other appropriate
measures to ensure accountability.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB9A0F5992BB94BF683DC7AF7B3D7FF13"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Expedited
determination regarding provision of waivers</header><text>If the Secretary has
approved a waiver of statutory or regulatory requirements for a State or local
area pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary shall expedite the
determination regarding the provision of that waiver, for another State or
local area if such waiver is in accordance with the approved State or local
plan, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF97212DDA0E744E8BFF6DBE090FDFC00"><enum>290.</enum><header>Workforce
flexibility plans</header><subsection id="H5037E7D1B0BB47A1BE1E320F8E8E25DF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plans</header><text>A
State may submit to the Secretary, and the Secretary may approve, a workforce
flexibility plan under which the State is authorized to waive, in accordance
with the plan—</text><paragraph id="H1647B8E7AD8C462CB0AB8237616AE26C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any of the
statutory or regulatory requirements applicable under this title and subtitles
A and B of title I to local areas, pursuant to applications for such waivers
from the local areas, except for requirements relating to the basic purposes of
this title and title I, wage and labor standards, grievance procedures and
judicial review, nondiscrimination, eligibility of participants, allocation of
funds to local areas, establishment and functions of local areas and local
boards, procedures for review and approval of local plans, and worker rights,
participation, and protection;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDEA40C5EB99641DEB320BF7F4EF61B1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any of the
statutory or regulatory requirements applicable under sections 8 through 10 of
the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49g through 49i) to the State (excluding
requirements relating to the provision of services to unemployment insurance
claimants and veterans, and requirements relating to universal access to basic
labor exchange services without cost to jobseekers); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCF07B9C8FC9F4FCC80657595E817F977"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any of the
statutory or regulatory requirements applicable under the Older Americans Act
of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3001">42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.</external-xref>) to State agencies on aging with respect to
activities carried out using funds allotted under section 506(b) of such Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3056d">42 U.S.C. 3056d(b)</external-xref>), except for requirements relating to the basic purposes of
such Act, wage and labor standards, eligibility of participants in the
activities, and standards for grant agreements.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H86A4FA5EAC994491A52948D83D83882B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content of
plans</header><text>A workforce flexibility plan implemented by a State under
subsection (a) shall include descriptions of—</text><paragraph id="H01DB51B651254829BA2BA6A9D3B6ACFF"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7297CCD477F346F99058C6B290B0ABF4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the process by which
local areas in the State may submit and obtain approval by the State of
applications for waivers of requirements applicable under this title or
subtitle A or B of title I; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H9FA5A04475624E198A742F5A16A8BCCD" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the requirements described in
subparagraph (A) that are likely to be waived by the State under the
plan;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HADA71015B2A24AEEBEE8DF5EEBF03CD6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the requirements
applicable under sections 8 through 10 of the Wagner-Peyser Act that are
proposed to be waived, if any;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBC19730C41B54DB1BD3D9600399AC288"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the requirements
applicable under the Older Americans Act of 1965 that are proposed to be
waived, if any;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E08BB3C7DB24A47A46C46982EE592F9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the outcomes to be
achieved by the waivers described in paragraphs (1) through (3); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCCD34E7120F44EDCA4FFB5103076602B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>other measures to
be taken to ensure appropriate accountability for Federal funds in connection
with the waivers.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5DF013C2FACE4C8592C1129376ACD095"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Periods</header><text>The
Secretary may approve a workforce flexibility plan for a period of not more
than 5 years.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1DD8E30CEF32406A88116D35E33BE536"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Opportunity for
public comments</header><text>Prior to submitting a workforce flexibility plan
to the Secretary for approval, the State shall provide to all interested
parties and to the general public adequate notice of and a reasonable
opportunity for comment on the waiver requests proposed to be implemented
pursuant to such plan.</text></subsection></section><section id="H956292E58B1F4D0C8E61394E6C44197B"><enum>291.</enum><header>State
legislative authority</header><subsection id="H19AAE28A2B7945EF9A4DCB3CE60CAF8D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority of
State legislature</header><text>Nothing in this title or subtitle A or B of
title I shall be interpreted to preclude the enactment of State legislation
providing for the implementation, consistent with the provisions of this title
and subtitles A and B of title I, of the activities assisted under this title
or subtitle A or B of title I. Any funds received by a State under this title
shall be subject to appropriation by the State legislature, consistent with the
terms and conditions required under this title and such subtitles.</text></subsection><subsection id="H896C908CE2CA4FC79BB6CF36FA9ED689"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interstate
compacts and cooperative agreements</header><text>In the event that compliance
with provisions of this title or title I would be enhanced by compacts and
cooperative agreements between States, the consent of Congress is given to
States to enter into such compacts and agreements to facilitate such
compliance, subject to the approval of the Secretary.</text></subsection></section><section id="H12484A9D9E654F449148787951347FE2"><enum>292.</enum><header>Transfer of
Federal equity in State employment security agency real property to the
States</header><subsection id="H93360E3B925D43CC902A924499170DD9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transfer of
Federal equity</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
Federal equity acquired in real property through grants to States awarded under
title III of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/501">42 U.S.C. 501 et seq.</external-xref>) or under the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>) is transferred to the States that used
the grants for the acquisition of such equity. The portion of any real property
that is attributable to the Federal equity transferred under this section shall
be used to carry out activities authorized under this Act, title III of the
Social Security Act, or the Wagner-Peyser Act. Any disposition of such real
property shall be carried out in accordance with the procedures prescribed by
the Secretary and the portion of the proceeds from the disposition of such real
property that is attributable to the Federal equity transferred under this
section shall be used to carry out activities authorized under this Act, title
III of the Social Security Act, or the Wagner-Peyser Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1FE186B60D154B72B906F3A3E10EBA93"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
use</header><text>A State shall not use funds awarded under this Act, title III
of the Social Security Act, or the Wagner-Peyser Act to amortize the costs of
real property that is purchased by any State on or after the date of enactment
of the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007.</text></subsection></section><section id="HBF99F4725BBE4B37915EE6733A51CB6E"><enum>293.</enum><header>Continuation of
State activities and policies</header><subsection id="H3B75577FEC874F289945259860CC5365"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, or
subtitle A of title I, the Secretary may not deny approval of a State plan for
a covered State, or an application of a covered State for financial assistance,
under this title or subtitle A of title I, or find a covered State (including a
State board or Governor), or a local area (including a local board or chief
elected official) in a covered State, in violation of a provision of this title
or subtitle A of title I, on the basis that—</text><paragraph id="HC77FA2D73A4A43849CD6D04BD9A0C2FE"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF24CCFF90D40438A8BD29209DC838066"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the State proposes to
allocate or disburse, allocates, or disburses, within the State, funds made
available to the State under section 227 or 232 in accordance with the
allocation formula for the type of activities involved, or in accordance with a
disbursal procedure or process, used by the State under prior consistent State
laws; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H6129B916690B4EB49A7AB9ECBBF25449" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a local board in the State proposes to
disburse, or disburses, within the local area, funds made available to the
State under section 227 or 232 in accordance with a disbursal procedure or
process used by a private industry council under prior consistent State
law;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2AD0FD01F50D47D7BC98232A67DDA43E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the State proposes
to carry out or carries out a State procedure through which local areas use, as
fiscal agents for funds made available to the State under section 227 or 232
and allocated within the State, fiscal agents selected in accordance with a
process established under prior consistent State laws;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB40EF9659B4B4299A3F0DA2904EE1C35"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the State proposes
to carry out or carries out a State procedure through which the local boards in
the State (or the local boards, the chief elected officials in the State, and
the Governor) designate or select the one-stop partners and one-stop operators
of the statewide system in the State under prior consistent State laws, in lieu
of making the designation or certification described in section 221 (regardless
of the date the one-stop delivery systems involved have been
established);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBB994450AA8040C3B10607BD06CDEE45"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the State proposes
to carry out or carries out a State procedure through which the persons
responsible for selecting eligible providers for purposes of subtitle B are
permitted to determine that a provider shall not be selected to provide both
intake services under section 234(c)(2) and training services under section
234(c)(4), under prior consistent State laws;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H13C1DB240CB345839270A00FCC2B941A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the State proposes
to designate or designates a State board, or proposes to assign or assigns
functions and roles of the State board (including determining the time periods
for development and submission of a State plan required under section 212 or
213), for purposes of subtitle A of title I in accordance with prior consistent
State laws; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H325A65AE7F9343A592D192259A26AA7E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a
local board in the State proposes to use or carry out, uses, or carries out a
local plan (including assigning functions and roles of the local board) for
purposes of subtitle A of title I in accordance with the authorities and
requirements applicable to local plans and private industry councils under
prior consistent State laws.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7E1DB9F6791B4844B7F3E1EA63291A67"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section:</text><paragraph id="H10932C1F8933441FA64FDC909F345DCC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered
State</header><text>The term <term>covered State</term> means a State that
enacted State laws described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD2CF98BFB3714A8B8E01FBA568330583"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prior consistent
State laws</header><text>The term <term>prior consistent State laws</term>
means State laws, not inconsistent with the Job Training Partnership Act or any
other applicable Federal law, that took effect on September 1, 1993, September
1, 1995, and September 1, 1997.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H81EBC0D9AD6D40BB9CDAF5537D6B86C0"><enum>294.</enum><header>General program
requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as
otherwise provided in this title or title I, the following conditions apply to
all programs under this title or title I, as applicable:</text><paragraph id="HC290B30CD6C647978ABC6E9E16EF7C85"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Each program under
this title or title I shall provide employment and training opportunities to
those who can benefit from, and who are most in need of, such opportunities. In
addition, the recipients of Federal funding for programs under this title or
title I shall make efforts to develop programs that contribute to occupational
development, upward mobility, development of new careers, and opportunities for
nontraditional employment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C71FC61F0C64D41A5CCDCA78B168950"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Funds provided
under this title shall only be used for activities that are in addition to
activities that would otherwise be available in the local area in the absence
of such funds.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H20268EAD1AFC4D0FB8AA7B333B174CC0"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB29A1D9546984ECEB52D798D5B76076E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Any local area may enter
into an agreement with another local area (including a local area that is a
city or county within the same labor market) to pay or share the cost of
educating, training, or placing individuals participating in programs assisted
under this title, including the provision of supportive services.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H14E352E6F2DF4B4AA3D7B5B690F8784A" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Such agreement shall be approved by
each local board for a local area entering into the agreement and shall be
described in the local plan under section 118.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H082C77DDB4D541BFAF52A3758A976374"><enum>(4)</enum><text>On-the-job
training contracts under this title or subtitle C of title I, shall not be
entered into with employers who have received payments under previous contracts
under this Act or the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and have exhibited a
pattern of failing to provide on-the-job training participants with continued
long-term employment as regular employees with wages and employment benefits
(including health benefits) and working conditions at the same level and to the
same extent as other employees working a similar length of time and doing the
same type of work.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1152F9EED4F54500BD6C59C1BECA6E15"><enum>(5)</enum><text>No person or
organization may charge an individual a fee for the placement or referral of
the individual in or to a workforce investment activity under this
title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H64A7DAF4421A4970A87089116D8630DB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall not provide financial assistance for any program under this title or
subtitle C of title I that involves political activities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5F436B9A681045558AFF803A44833FBB"><enum>(7)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE49BC35E37F94FFB84A94E8BCD930A09"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Income under any program
administered by a public or private nonprofit entity may be retained by such
entity only if such income is used to continue to carry out the program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H5D84CDC7CDD348B5848EF0A14656EE44" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Income subject to the requirements of
subparagraph (A) shall include—</text><clause id="H6EF082AB26B7498E877DA47F00A3ACA8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>receipts from goods or services
(including conferences) provided as a result of activities funded under this
title;</text></clause><clause id="HC4DA8886FE80434B97B0E779DE43C9DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>funds provided to a service
provider under this title that are in excess of the costs associated with the
services provided; and</text></clause><clause id="HF75F3D2BD7EA494D8530FED718A07B32"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>interest income earned on funds
received under this title.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H05C902743C9E45F88BA57F7F813BBE33" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For purposes of this paragraph, each
entity receiving financial assistance under this title shall maintain records
sufficient to determine the amount of such income received and the purposes for
which such income is expended.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFDFDF0A023B548D888B0FACA3AF3E824"><enum>(8)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA92285661D41455784101943095426ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary shall
notify the Governor and the appropriate local board and chief elected official
of, and consult with the Governor and such board and official concerning, any
activity to be funded by the Secretary under this title within the
corresponding State or local area.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H23D450019CD0439EAC78EBB01DEF4E00" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Governor shall notify the
appropriate local board and chief elected official of, and consult with such
board and official concerning, any activity to be funded by the Governor under
this title within the corresponding local area.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9213BABF16AF49C5A4230C79211C1ED1"><enum>(9)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H08916AA2A4E24CC794DC36D0411ECBD2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>All education programs
for youth supported with funds provided under chapter 2 of subtitle B shall be
consistent with applicable State and local educational standards.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HDC8BA7B82CD84DC1B9B17EA9F757EBE3" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Standards and procedures with respect
to awarding academic credit and certifying educational attainment in programs
conducted under such chapter shall be consistent with the requirements of
applicable State and local law, including regulation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H01E41870DAF147F1B92449ED6CB66BFE"><enum>(10)</enum><text>No funds
available under this title or title I may be used for public service employment
except as specifically authorized under this title or title I.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE10BD5473574F4F85A09F84BAE0652C"><enum>(11)</enum><text>The Federal
requirements governing the title, use, and disposition of real property,
equipment, and supplies purchased with funds provided under this title or
subtitle C of title I shall be the corresponding Federal requirements generally
applicable to such items purchased through Federal grants to States and local
governments.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2561575E541B46E2AA6607B64313EBDC"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Nothing in this
title or subtitle C of title I shall be construed to provide an individual with
an entitlement to a service under this title or subtitle C of title I.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6265961F27F45B6B4E0F11018B6FBDB"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Services,
facilities, or equipment funded under this title may be used, as appropriate,
on a fee-for-service basis, by employers in a local area in order to provide
employment and training activities to incumbent workers—</text><subparagraph id="H161B2ADD7A74483B8D89F317C2840A01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>when such
services, facilities, or equipment are not in use for the provision of services
for eligible participants under this title;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D909354012F4B19B51ECD5AD88E1C39"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if such use for
incumbent workers would not have an adverse affect on the provision of services
to eligible participants under this title; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77F942E36E7942FCAB7844CCCE5EFF38"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if the income
derived from such fees is used to carry out the programs authorized under this
title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H17B9D45A968143188EF5F0D044A063C5"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Funds provided
under this title shall not be used to establish or operate a stand-alone
fee-for-service enterprise in a situation in which a private sector employment
agency (as defined in section 701 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
2000e)) is providing full access to similar or related services in such a
manner as to fully meet the identified need. For purposes of this paragraph,
such an enterprise does not include a one-stop delivery system described in
section 221(e).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7B9C4E8549964BF9A1C44F7E890095EA"><enum>(15)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEF9298FFE6754E869A7F9A7E1156EF71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>None of the funds
available under this title shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient of such
funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or
indirect costs, at a rate in excess of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed
for level II of the Executive Schedule under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5313">section 5313</external-xref> of title 5, United
States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H696D158A507F4E1FA0BAB7268C6E578D" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The limitation described in
subparagraph (A) shall not apply to vendors providing goods and services as
defined in Office of Management and Budget Circular A–133. In a case in which a
State is a recipient of such funds, the State may establish a lower limit than
is provided in subparagraph (A) for salaries and bonuses of those receiving
salaries and bonuses from a subrecipient of such funds, taking into account
factors including the relative cost of living in the State, the compensation
levels for comparable State or local government employees, and the size of the
organizations that administer the Federal programs involved.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Adult education
and literacy</header><section id="H75347E12A0114541B0527E203A5F4D8C"><enum>301.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote>Adult Education and Family Literacy Act</quote>.</text></section><section id="H16CF363D05054F60BA92E938538C4BC5"><enum>302.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the purpose of this title to create a
partnership among the Federal Government, States, and localities to provide, on
a voluntary basis, adult education and literacy activities, in order to—</text><paragraph id="HF054FA57F3E34546AACDCFB1CD7F6159"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assist adults to
become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment
and economic self-sufficiency;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFA191BB3B1CC49F8892063F7C76F6721"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assist adults who
are parents or family members to obtain the education and skills that—</text><subparagraph id="HBC0395650AAE49B28CF7276F7EAA9C8B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are necessary to
becoming full partners in the educational development of their children;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5AFDF6B3B5944BDDA5F7E7A31EA87C01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>lead to
sustainable improvements in the economic opportunities for their family;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9E5184852EAA4EC3A76E200AD8F7989F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assist adults in
attaining a secondary school diploma and in the transition to postsecondary
education and training, through career pathways; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF701D53F04904714907D6CA539A78ED3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assist immigrants
and other individuals who are English language learners in—</text><subparagraph id="H16460B8DFDF149998DA940291C359293"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improving
their—</text><clause id="H9561150AF5644EE5B0EC3810C471F77A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reading, writing,
speaking, and comprehension skills in English; and</text></clause><clause id="HE4398A6F6BFB4A60AA3FD0A419E62EEA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>mathematics
skills; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08DB46C6B0264058A1BC670979E36395"><enum>(B)</enum><text>acquiring an
understanding of the American system of Government, individual freedom, and the
responsibilities of citizenship.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H54A5AE7C01EB4FE3BC827C4B2F6164CC"><enum>303.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text><paragraph commented="no" id="HFC95F1E5FCB548FF85D7803CDD9BFE79"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adult
education</header><text>The term <term>adult education</term> means academic
instruction and education services below the postsecondary level that increase
an individual’s ability to—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0E18743CD7134DE7BB9333E94E1550ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>read, write, and
speak in English and perform mathematics or other activities necessary for the
attainment of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7835370DAD4741139255D5923D532DF6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>transition to
postsecondary education and training; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA24C3C943BA642E19C89E194400D236C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>obtain
employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD71A33C4200A4A9FA7516805B9C72831"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adult education
and literacy activities</header><text>The term <term>adult education and
literacy activities</term> means programs, activities, and services that
include adult education, literacy, workplace adult education and literacy
activities, family literacy activities, English language acquisition
activities, integrated English literacy and civics education, workforce
preparation activities, or integrated education and training.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H78880BCBADC347C2A2EC784627640119"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
agency</header><text>The term <term>eligible agency</term> means the sole
entity or agency in a State or an outlying area responsible for administering
or supervising policy for adult education and literacy activities in the State
or outlying area, respectively, consistent with the law of the State or
outlying area, respectively.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H33DCEC687F6D4088954122A796BE0A4B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible
individual</header><text>The term <term>eligible individual</term> means an
individual—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HADE69A4BC1E04364A3F2E1F80FD10D3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>who has attained
16 years of age;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H889D71FC251E4DC588F4E5E1105CC378"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who is not
enrolled or required to be enrolled in secondary school under State law;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFF4332D70B5C43C4803C7C4B4459342C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>who—</text><clause commented="no" id="H30FD34F8E38B43D5B6256A39F3BC4994"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is basic skills
deficient, as defined in section 101;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H3798B33DBD2D4160B75163F4B2FF7B91"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>does not have a
secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, and has not achieved an
equivalent level of education; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HDB8FE459FA3E4832BAF3C76BEB6EA065"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is an English
language learner.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE3122B385F3A4E58A3FB38CDE2C4674A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Eligible
provider</header><text>The term <term>eligible provider</term> means an
organization that has demonstrated effectiveness in providing adult education
and literacy activities that may include—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB5D8FD3AA77A4ECF8CDE0C8A42270D39"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a local
educational agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5EF10A08F4674C599DF3347772396840"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a community-based
organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB12AFEAB57A34990AB1E3B5F8C9EB7AF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a volunteer
literacy organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA6C9AB36DD7D474BA179958E04A22A69"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an institution of
higher education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2360AA6C1431454F8CAA90371E2B6F6C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a public or
private nonprofit agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBDABE5AD5D3E4B85B2793C6838EB6119"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a library;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4A6DDE845206477AAD716BC0D5EDC40E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a public housing
authority;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEB2846B7E4FB4D409D47CA73CF24FC83"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a nonprofit
institution that is not described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (G) and
has the ability to provide adult education and literacy activities to eligible
individuals;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD34AF7385E1C49B29D37ECC2730C4D40"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a consortium or
coalition of the agencies, organizations, institutions, libraries, or
authorities described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (H); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF778339236234C5CB352120B5B4015EA"><enum>(J)</enum><text>a partnership
between an employer and an entity described in any of subparagraphs (A) through
(I).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBF88A5F36E81411A99899D69B83907F7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>English language
acquisition program</header><text>The term <term>English language acquisition
program</term> means a program of instruction—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6031C720B03246438959C1ADE60EF8DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>designed to help
eligible individuals who are English language learners achieve competence in
reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension of the English language;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC7210872B48243D4823BC3CF9BACB792"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that leads
to—</text><clause commented="no" id="HD2FF4C17B3314C05A58EC79D5981898C"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE5FAB1B82F704903BC5074A4A4F0A5A1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>attainment of a
secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; and</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H9C1F26EA1E7A472CBD7A21603B476262" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text>transition to postsecondary education
and training; or</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H70EEDA339AA24B8386511F3FBCA7F31C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>employment.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H88E98DFF9D5E4DE1AAD49D5C7CFE5534"><enum>(7)</enum><header>English language
learner</header><text>The term <term>English language learner</term> when used
with respect to an eligible individual, means an eligible individual who has
limited ability in reading, writing, speaking, or comprehending the English
language, and—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9E3509A0D2184873969C862C4009879C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whose native
language is a language other than English; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H890E6EEAD4634570A8A9D0210A4C5918"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who lives in a
family or community environment where a language other than English is the
dominant language.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0062401FA292427AB8DD2DAF97DF50D1"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Essential
components of reading instruction</header><text>The term <term>essential
components of reading instruction</term> has the meaning given the term in
section 1208 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6368).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3EBD9C65AD584929997A66C23FB36669"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Family literacy
activities</header><text>The term <term>family literacy activities</term> means
activities that are of sufficient intensity and quality, to make sustainable
improvements in the economic prospects for a family and that better enable
parents or family members to support their children’s learning needs, and that
integrate all of the following activities:</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE520BBB6088A4C2D86191D9068D5D1CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Parent or family
adult education and literacy activities that lead to readiness for
postsecondary education or training, career advancement, and economic
self-sufficiency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7EA93F536A8748E9A70DA1CEDD9B1505"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Interactive
literacy activities between parents or family members and their
children.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC9BCCD27751440428D597E7F99CF96F2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Training for
parents or family members regarding how to be the primary teacher for their
children and full partners in the education of their children.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB579802448A74A6693488E99C0566EAE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An age-appropriate
education to prepare children for success in school and life
experiences.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H77D8F1E35AB34DB2AA761205206F7F6F"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Institution of
higher education</header><text>The term <term>institution of higher
education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEAC6F91DDDA1464E9283C3C3C7FB6075"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Integrated
education and training</header><text>The term <term>integrated education and
training</term> means a service approach that provides adult education and
literacy activities concurrently and contextually with workforce preparation
activities and workforce training for a specific occupation or occupational
cluster for the purpose of educational and career advancement.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H95910D655D824331A8B9F8CD229A1F85"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Integrated
english literacy and civics education</header><text>The term <term>integrated
English literacy and civics education</term> means education services provided
to English language learners who are adults, including professionals with
degrees and credentials in their native countries, that enables such adults to
achieve competency in the English language and acquire the basic and more
advanced skills needed to function effectively as parents, workers, and
citizens in the United States. Such services shall include instruction in
literacy and English language acquisition and instruction on the rights and
responsibilities of citizenship and civic participation, and may include
workforce training.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF4937ED351154A2798BA7EEBFC03D20A"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Literacy</header><text>The
term <term>literacy</term> means an individual’s ability to read, write, and
speak in English, compute, and solve problems, at levels of proficiency
necessary to function on the job, in the family of the individual, and in
society.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0C52C1460E174923B98CE41D2A6E9A18"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Postsecondary
educational institution</header><text>The term <term>postsecondary educational
institution</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HAEF930A7674D4ADCB523A18A6632DAF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an institution of
higher education that provides not less than a 2-year program of instruction
that is acceptable for credit toward a bachelor’s degree;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H860A283E8C2341179CE1BCC242E33E26"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a tribally
controlled community college; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H335E43BB07BB48899E0A62914B759AB5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a nonprofit
educational institution offering certificate or apprenticeship programs at the
postsecondary level.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB7DA487A5EB04727A1783BED6A51DB7A"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Education.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC0FB57DB006A484AAC307A0AD4681361"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Workplace adult
education and literacy activities</header><text>The term <term>workplace adult
education and literacy activities</term> means adult education and literacy
activities offered by an eligible provider in collaboration with an employer or
employee organization at a workplace or an off-site location that is designed
to improve the productivity of the workforce.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBC6D355F1F614AA1A0A9528303B3F532"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Workforce
preparation activities</header><text>The term <term>workforce preparation
activities</term> means activities, programs, or services designed to help an
individual acquire a combination of basic academic skills, critical thinking
skills, digital literacy skills, and self-management skills, including
competencies in utilizing resources, using information, working with others,
understanding systems, and skills necessary for successful transition into and
completion of postsecondary education or training, or employment.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HBE8ED7328B81480C8D9034053728F844"><enum>304.</enum><header>Home
schools</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this title
shall be construed to affect home schools, whether a home school is treated as
a home school or a private school under State law, or to compel a parent or
family member engaged in home schooling to participate in adult education and
literacy activities.</text></section><section id="HD9B8869ACDDA41F7B68E63E4C01DC4AE"><enum>305.</enum><header>Rule of
construction regarding postsecondary transition and concurrent enrollment
activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this
title shall be construed to prohibit or discourage the use of funds provided
under this title for adult education and literacy activities that help eligible
individuals transition to postsecondary education and training or employment,
or for concurrent enrollment activities.</text></section><section id="HFF88D4DE6E5949BE8C4A64850F6EE391"><enum>306.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title such sums as may be
necessary for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></section><subtitle id="H824D21190C6248EDB45F3DAD67C7F3CD"><enum>A</enum><header>Federal provisions
</header><section id="HF248220C0E7F4207A8C697BB336C0937"><enum>311.</enum><header>Reservation of
funds; grants to eligible agencies; allotments</header><subsection id="HEE0B68D60F3C4E38851406A1CD11CC49"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reservation of
funds</header><text>From the sum appropriated under section 306 for a fiscal
year, the Secretary—</text><paragraph id="HD7AE777D009144C6A181F019F655A525"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall reserve 2
percent to carry out section 342 and subsection (g), except that the amount so
reserved shall not exceed $15,000,000; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE5ADABCB3A9742BEA6BB6A9DD33F6485"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall reserve 12
percent of the amount that remains after reserving funds under paragraph (1) to
carry out section 343.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7B42E6793A8E401DBCF63E74A6CEA70D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants to
eligible agencies</header><paragraph id="H70F2C9ABAE87478AA45D3C93FDFD742F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the sum appropriated under section 306 and not
reserved under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award a
grant to each eligible agency having a unified State plan approved under
section 112 or a combined State plan approved under section 113 in an amount
equal to the sum of the initial allotment under subsection (c)(1) and the
additional allotment under subsection (c)(2) for the eligible agency for the
fiscal year, subject to subsections (f) and (h), to enable the eligible agency
to carry out the activities assisted under this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9C7201250DBF4DC89D62E5EEF13162D9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose of
grants</header><text>The Secretary may award a grant under paragraph (1) only
if the eligible entity involved agrees to expend the grant for adult education
and literacy activities in accordance with the provisions of this title.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H24A3CA43BD164A5998CCB592A0E8AAE5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allotments</header><paragraph id="H5FC929AB6F1F418E8824C888D3C2D0FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
allotments</header><text>From the sum appropriated under section 306 and not
reserved under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to
each eligible agency having a unified State plan approved under section 112 or
a combined State plan approved under section 113—</text><subparagraph id="HBE0B2B49940244E18D8759010DA1A6C8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$100,000, in the
case of an eligible agency serving an outlying area, except as provided in
subsection (e); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6BCD7AE5AB7E414FB5166EA3D022390F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$250,000, in the
case of any other eligible agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H469DEA75440A4E7BA435A5C973BBFA9B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
allotments</header><text>From the sum appropriated under section 306, not
reserved under subsection (a), and not allotted under paragraph (1), for a
fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible agency that receives an
initial allotment under paragraph (1) an additional amount that bears the same
relationship to such sum as the number of qualifying adults in the State or
outlying area served by the eligible agency bears to the number of such adults
in all States and outlying areas.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0A7D3E0A9E5847B48020DDFC3F390ABD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Qualifying
adult</header><text>For the purpose of subsection (c)(2), the term
<quote>qualifying adult</quote> means an adult who—</text><paragraph id="HDDD2A7FD65834819BF82BDD0DE9AFB15"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is at least 16
years of age;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H209E08AEDEB04BFE8C91CBE7361FA1EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is beyond the age
of compulsory school attendance under the law of the State or outlying
area;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H30BB9900D50748CCA1310D4450E51EE2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>does not have a
secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5B4DBEA0C6AB46D0BC6A4DC8AAD0327B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is not enrolled in
secondary school.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H826F326F3DDB459385746845D7AE5980"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special rule for
the Republic of Palau</header><paragraph commented="no" id="HC14C56545A9A4B329AB9764D1ED3DC45"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (c)(1)(A), from the sum
appropriated under section 306 and not reserved under subsection (a) for a
fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to the Republic of Palau, except during
the period described in section 101(45), an amount based on the recommendations
of the Pacific Region Educational Laboratory under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H386EA497DA154CCB896FE362B278D0A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Award basis to
Palau</header><text>For each fiscal year, the Pacific Region Educational
Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii shall make recommendations to the Secretary
concerning a grant amount to the Republic of Palau based on the number of
qualifying adults (as defined in subsection (d)) in the population of the
Republic of Palau.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6BB6DA76A0574641AC8FB047D79FD89D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administrative
costs</header><text>The Secretary may provide not more than 5 percent of the
funds made available for grants under this subsection to pay the administrative
costs of the Pacific Region Educational Laboratory regarding activities
assisted under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H137642A4D94D4649A5AA316CB526DDE3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Hold-Harmless
provisions</header><paragraph id="H1B537CFEDF83406DA2E03DF731D26300"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (c) and subject to paragraph
(2), for fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year, no eligible agency
shall receive an allotment under this section that is less than 90 percent of
the allotment the eligible agency received for the preceding fiscal year under
this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF2937BDDEA3549F09963760C9CA12F5A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>100 Percent
allotment</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection
(e), for a fiscal year for which an eligible agency receives only an initial
allotment under subsection (c)(1) (and no additional allotment under subsection
(c)(2)) the eligible agency shall receive an allotment under this section that
is equal to 100 percent of the initial allotment under subsection
(c)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H67F0D2F327F8464DAE5188305C4B484D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Ratable
reduction</header><text>If for any fiscal year the amount available for
allotment under this title is insufficient to satisfy the provisions of
paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary shall ratably reduce the payments to all
eligible agencies, as necessary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H80ADF35E6C12485B95169581E4A042CE"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Additional
assistance</header><paragraph id="H7E567028F47E4F078DF048025A6E2CDD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From amounts reserved under subsection (a)(1), the
Secretary shall make grants to eligible agencies described in paragraph (2) to
enable such agencies to provide activities authorized under subtitle B.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H12FA9CBCB9CE4F27A1BA12726F6736EF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>An
eligible agency is eligible to receive a grant under this subsection for a
fiscal year if the amount of the allotment such agency receives under this
section for the fiscal year is less than the amount such agency would have
received for the fiscal year if the allotment formula under this section as in
effect on September 30, 2003, were in effect for such year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8632B4439A4448B5BD346A5ACAF13FE6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amount of
grant</header><text>The amount of a grant made to an eligible agency under this
subsection for a fiscal year shall be the difference between—</text><subparagraph id="H6F1DDADCD26E4499ACA3AE09AAF7D74D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount of the
allotment such agency would have received for the fiscal year if the allotment
formula under this section as in effect on September 30, 2003, were in effect
for such year; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A0B7F5141104F1DB73C2697CDA89B99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amount of the
allotment such agency receives under this section for the fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6DF1C104663149CCBF12DA3C2470FB64"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reallotment</header><text>The
portion of any eligible agency’s allotment under this title for a fiscal year
that the Secretary determines will not be required for the period such
allotment is available for carrying out activities under this title, shall be
available for reallotment from time to time, on such dates during such period
as the Secretary shall fix, to other eligible agencies in proportion to the
original allotments to such agencies under this title for such year.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7DF4B59CC1884C07A1F4914ADD2581F7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Study and
report</header><paragraph id="H050175860F8E4CAA9E205907BEA086BC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study concerning the
formula described in this section and, in conducting the study, shall, at a
minimum—</text><subparagraph id="HCEEAE724B6924A76BA33ABAC8E4DFBCB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>examine whether
the formula results in a distribution of funds that sufficiently serves the
entire population of individuals eligible for adult education and literacy
activities under this title;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H671251E18D9944E1A9F0757B08A18554"><enum>(B)</enum><text>examine whether
the data used to count qualified adults, for purposes of the formula,
accurately measure the population of individuals eligible for the activities;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7753C83772747FCBB4B32553CACAA48"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop
recommendations for improving the formula so that the formula results in a
distribution of funds that better serves that population and the data used to
count qualified adults accurately measure that population.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAF50BE4FF01F4903B8054EBD3F0858B0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act
of 2013, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and
the Workforce of the House of Representatives a report containing the results
of the study described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H12D5D8F575EF4617B632856DAF9BED9F"><enum>312.</enum><header>Performance
accountability system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Programs
and activities authorized in this title are subject to the performance
accountability provisions described in section 131.</text></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H18AA34A7145B4C969FF33F35D7318996"><enum>B</enum><header>State
provisions</header><section id="H275AAB31EF034F1D958552D97CDBB5B6"><enum>321.</enum><header>State
administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each eligible
agency shall be responsible for the State or outlying area administration of
activities under this title, including—</text><paragraph id="HE62195B18C5D4AA0B08B297EE40EE2E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the development,
implementation, and monitoring of the relevant components of the unified State
plan in section 112 or the combined State plan in section 113;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCD8E41D0FFCC46EC808514E7BB884682"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consultation with
other appropriate agencies, groups, and individuals that are involved in, or
interested in, the development and implementation of activities assisted under
this title; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0C5D045A35754A5CBABAC01083E2E7BB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>coordination and
nonduplication with other Federal and State education, training, corrections,
public housing, and social service programs.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HBD826864A6774F47A9D0E63EEAD058B2"><enum>322.</enum><header>State
distribution of funds; matching requirement</header><subsection id="HFD115BFF34B045E4AAA8AADE069ABF73"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State
distribution of funds</header><text>Each eligible agency receiving a grant
under section 311(b) for a fiscal year—</text><paragraph id="HC447E8C844D04A9881F35472144CAAFA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall use not less
than 80 percent of the grant funds to award grants and contracts under section
331 and to carry out section 325, of which not more than 25 percent of such
amount shall be available to carry out section 325;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF67D5BBE2D284FD991891D7559065C20"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall use not more
than 15 percent of the grant funds to carry out State leadership activities
under section 323; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1903F6BB841342AD87753E5FA2E6689D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall use not more
than 5 percent of the grant funds, or $85,000, whichever is greater, for the
administrative expenses of the eligible agency.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCF7A4D7187C94B4BADEEE7587E52CF39"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matching
requirement</header><paragraph id="HC39B7612FA044ADB8854FB804AC78C49"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to receive a grant from the Secretary under
section 311(b) each eligible agency shall provide, for the costs to be incurred
by the eligible agency in carrying out the adult education and literacy
activities for which the grant is awarded, a non-Federal contribution in an
amount that is not less than—</text><subparagraph id="H1C6E68B06D02418EA1E707369F3789E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of an
eligible agency serving an outlying area, 12 percent of the total amount of
funds expended for adult education and literacy activities in the outlying
area, except that the Secretary may decrease the amount of funds required under
this subparagraph for an eligible agency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H52B3F2E2F7854D47AB35FCF7460DA7DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of an
eligible agency serving a State, 25 percent of the total amount of funds
expended for adult education and literacy activities in the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B1FDD84DED6419A992AE0C039364BF1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal
contribution</header><text>An eligible agency’s non-Federal contribution
required under paragraph (1) may be provided in cash or in kind, fairly
evaluated, and shall include only non-Federal funds that are used for adult
education and literacy activities in a manner that is consistent with the
purpose of this title.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H25705FAEFBEC406F943DDEA7490C841B"><enum>323.</enum><header>State
leadership activities</header><subsection id="HFAC020A5CD0E475AA093E8DF8958C30D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Activities</header><paragraph id="HB7E62085F5EF4A639630760ED082049C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required</header><text>Each
eligible agency shall use funds made available under section 322(a)(2) for the
following adult education and literacy activities to develop or enhance the
adult education system of the State or outlying area:</text><subparagraph id="HC33A197DCA15410688E498FFFBB95A79"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The alignment of
adult education and literacy activities with other core programs and one-stop
partners, including eligible providers, to implement the strategy identified in
the unified State plan under section 112 or the combined State plan under
section 113, including the development of career pathways to provide access to
employment and training services for individuals in adult education and
literacy activities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB415E1A674E4D68A1A4A30027348650"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The establishment
or operation of high quality professional development programs to improve the
instruction provided pursuant to local activities required under section
331(b), including instruction incorporating the essential components of reading
instruction as such components relate to adults, instruction related to the
specific needs of adult learners, instruction provided by volunteers or by
personnel of a State or outlying area, and dissemination of information about
models and promising practices related to such programs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8EA80B9CA4E4D0DB57BA82B4D13AD11"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The provision of
technical assistance to eligible providers of adult education and literacy
activities receiving funds under this title, including—</text><clause id="H0245DE426925489299EB4DAAEE30CB13"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
development and dissemination of instructional and programmatic practices based
on the most rigorous or scientifically valid research available and
appropriate, in reading, writing, speaking, mathematics, English language
acquisition programs, distance education, and staff training;</text></clause><clause id="HDD3853F851644919A3C9CB042F2E19E3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
role of eligible providers as a one-stop partner to provide access to
employment, education, and training services; and</text></clause><clause id="H28505867D7724870946FCED95E559C20"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>assistance in
the use of technology, including for staff training, to eligible providers,
especially the use of technology to improve system efficiencies.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38736DF0113C412F84094A0858348432"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The monitoring and
evaluation of the quality of, and the improvement in, adult education and
literacy activities and the dissemination of information about models and
proven or promising practices within the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H88E3EFEFA761411CAB3F5C690039718B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Permissible
activities</header><text>Each eligible agency may use funds made available
under section 322(a)(2) for 1 or more of the following adult education and
literacy activities:</text><subparagraph id="H53078AF611C2443CBD738E70F090DF4D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The support of
State or regional networks of literacy resource centers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74897B6B78A845DDBA5BD9AB5DED02AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The development
and implementation of technology applications, translation technology, or
distance education, including professional development to support the use of
instructional technology.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H695168CE2D1F4E1181B5D0797B18537B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Developing and
disseminating curricula, including curricula incorporating the essential
components of reading instruction as such components relate to adults.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B00B0EB86F84A08A59D15F8DC5CD1C7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The provision of
technical assistance to eligible providers to support the purpose of this
title.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H550B62531FF24778B4E0AD03956E3422"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Developing content
and models for integrated education and training and career pathways, including
the provision of technical assistance to eligible providers in the State
administering such programs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5727ECE0477F465C845B90D7D5F12995"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The provision of
assistance to eligible providers in developing and implementing programs that
achieve the objectives of this title and in measuring the progress of those
programs in achieving such objectives, including meeting the State adjusted
levels of performance described in section 131(b)(3).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1838AD4B6B004F988DC4FEC4DE767B96"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The development
and implementation of a system to assist in the transition from adult education
to postsecondary education, including linkages with postsecondary educational
institutions or institutions of higher education.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB35247635725434AB75CD7F944507E84"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Integration of
literacy and English language instruction with occupational skill training,
including promoting linkages with employers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H700BD49043524C89B99CE5712EC64E12"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Activities to
promote workplace adult education and literacy activities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA2DAB5B1385542C1B8BBCA6A25EFC54D"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Activities to
promote and complement local outreach initiatives described in section
342(b)(3)(G).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H034D8BB043DE458586564BD499680967"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Identifying
curriculum frameworks and aligning rigorous content standards that—</text><clause id="H2C6AA466D64D4F63967AE1B3E3E41E1C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>specify what adult
learners should know and be able to do in the areas of reading and language
arts, mathematics, and English language acquisition; and</text></clause><clause id="H23C91EE3E5004F998F1220BED6901485"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>take into
consideration the following:</text><subclause id="H68EC82907E584F65A804DC205B6A50BA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>State adopted
academic standards.</text></subclause><subclause id="HE96E7BB122794D50AD0E4A171C414714"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The current adult
skills and literacy assessments used in the State or outlying area.</text></subclause><subclause id="H25E621B9852D49BC8FE07F6763F8A699"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The primary
indicators of performance described in section 131.</text></subclause><subclause id="H538CA99A8CFA4683AD6AC0B1C3FD5BD2"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Standards and
academic requirements for enrollment in nonremedial, for-credit courses in
postsecondary educational institutions or institutions of higher education
supported by the State or outlying area.</text></subclause><subclause id="HEDFBB7FF5CF44058AB0066607304AD1E"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Where appropriate,
the content of occupational and industry skill standards widely used by
business and industry in the State or outlying area.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F385E036F1E4B84B214581D383E188A"><enum>(L)</enum><text>In cooperation
with efforts funded under section 342, development and piloting of—</text><clause id="H67941142AD754B89B9BCB82F4A5A6F32"><enum>(i)</enum><text>new
and promising assessment tools and strategies that—</text><subclause id="H7DC97AE2C0D44574B647E8429B046CD4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are based on
scientifically valid research, where available and appropriate; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H52698324A6144ABF97FF751521B9C56F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>identify the
needs and capture the gains of students at all levels, with particular emphasis
on—</text><item id="H1C7E98CEDCA04755893E1A6DB9D29605"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>students at the
lowest achievement level;</text></item><item id="HF4EE048D835D46739C057A0C8574161A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>students who are
English language learners; and</text></item><item id="HFD34F86FD343444A8EAFA3C5DDEFE14E"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>adults with
learning disabilities;</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="HC1760B4AE86B408583B1AEFE2D497DE1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>options for
improving teacher quality and retention; and</text></clause><clause id="H2DA230E85E164EE8B23ED3565EFC7407"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>assistance in
converting scientifically valid research into practice.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8D418DDC7564A4295FA2809BBC229B7"><enum>(M)</enum><text>The development
and implementation of programs and services to meet the needs of adult learners
with learning disabilities who are English language learners.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E90DB764AD542EBA7E332D79068C490"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Support for
recruitment and outreach for instructors, students, and employers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06609FD824B541CF854DA32DCE71FE35"><enum>(O)</enum><text>Other activities
of statewide significance that promote the purpose of this title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8382951F308047C986DA98DC9D25EC7E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Collaboration</header><text>In
carrying out this section, eligible agencies shall collaborate where possible,
and avoid duplicating efforts, in order to maximize the impact of the
activities described in subsection (a).</text></subsection><subsection id="HEDB7786DEB7C4486B45BB872EB42D850"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State-Imposed
requirements</header><text>Whenever a State or outlying area implements any
rule or policy relating to the administration or operation of a program
authorized under this title that has the effect of imposing a requirement that
is not imposed under Federal law (including any rule or policy based on a State
or outlying area interpretation of a Federal statute, regulation, or
guideline), the State or outlying area shall identify, to eligible providers,
the rule or policy as being imposed by the State or outlying area.</text></subsection></section><section id="H484A6BB77F034E968867921C5964996E"><enum>324.</enum><header>State
Plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each State desiring to
receive funds under this title for any fiscal year shall submit and have
approved by the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor a unified State plan in
accordance with section 112 or a combined State plan in accordance with section
113.</text></section><section id="H37BE441019F94BE4AC99F46E20178B93"><enum>325.</enum><header>Programs for
corrections education and other institutionalized individuals</header><subsection id="HC8C6B67570984AC5BE3CFA94414F777C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header><text>From funds made available under section 322(a)(1) for
a fiscal year, each eligible agency shall carry out corrections education and
education for other institutionalized individuals.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA47A1F3F299040A1997224813036C921"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Uses of
funds</header><text>The funds described in subsection (a) shall be used for the
cost of educational programs for criminal offenders in correctional
institutions and for other institutionalized individuals, including academic
programs for—</text><paragraph id="HFB497B7EBC5C49D78879BF6B54FDFF87"><enum>(1)</enum><text>adult education
and literacy activities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B7A22CE6BA04BE096345121D214DF50"><enum>(2)</enum><text>special education,
as determined by the eligible agency;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA1929B2822B943BA93E06CCAB532E69C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>secondary school
credit;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8D8AE2CE4CD84833A86DDA47E1040F19"><enum>(4)</enum><text>integrated
education and training;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6408991204174E85870F552F7F62BE18"><enum>(5)</enum><text>career
pathways;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H238F5A2E4B9942E09DB5120E9BF8B608"><enum>(6)</enum><text>concurrent
enrollment;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6E63804F828D42CF8C08DA39D7BB85B6"><enum>(7)</enum><text>peer tutoring;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H076D6AB14C2A4CBD9A0DBEC378D75E78"><enum>(8)</enum><text>transition to
re-entry initiatives and other postrelease services with the goal of reducing
recidivism.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD9252847DB894BA1811BC1270423AEED"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Each
eligible agency that is using assistance provided under this section to carry
out a program for criminal offenders within a correctional institution shall
give priority to serving individuals who are likely to leave the correctional
institution within 5 years of participation in the program.</text></subsection><subsection id="H9DD0B5C7B4164255B26A6C2BE1418A7F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>In
addition to any report required under section 131, each eligible agency that
receives assistance provided under this section shall annually prepare and
submit to the Secretary a report on the progress, as described in section 131,
of the eligible agency with respect to the programs and activities carried out
under this section, including the relative rate of recidivism for the criminal
offenders served.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCD36EBB288D8402092DD99B531128281"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text><paragraph id="H0A8FCE727A2D4664BFFBEBFB8EE62FEB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Correctional
institution</header><text>The term <term>correctional institution</term> means
any—</text><subparagraph id="H4AC0F366C68F4FC79D3B20EC78E6361A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prison;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0082CE4511C0433CACD3BBC23E6DF83F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>jail;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBD80F0F3FF040E690EDDA20BBD567D2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reformatory;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H163A30671B0C4465A13C1086BA774E50"><enum>(D)</enum><text>work farm;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95662D033B1549E088ACA08117598471"><enum>(E)</enum><text>detention center;
or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF36558DD1CC4D5CB06E16C164AF03F3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>halfway house,
community-based rehabilitation center, or any other similar institution
designed for the confinement or rehabilitation of criminal offenders.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA5F14B42C6E7429EA2E5E4980A4EC5F4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criminal
offender</header><text>The term <term>criminal offender</term> means any
individual who is charged with or convicted of any criminal offense.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HBBE114045B86444294B881F6BDA8F356"><enum>C</enum><header>Local
provisions</header><section id="HC22588C936E442E5B0986BD0AC86D476"><enum>331.</enum><header>Grants and
contracts for eligible providers</header><subsection id="H322AA38164E0484BA1F4891B5871C8E4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants and
contracts</header><text>From grant funds made available under section
322(a)(1), each eligible agency shall award multiyear grants or contracts, on a
competitive basis, to eligible providers within the State or outlying area to
enable the eligible providers to develop, implement, and improve adult
education and literacy activities within the State.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA758A79AFEE6405B944D4ED4A96C641A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required local
activities</header><text>The eligible agency shall require that each eligible
provider receiving a grant or contract under subsection (a) use the grant or
contract to establish or operate programs that provide adult education and
literacy activities, including programs that provide such activities
concurrently.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB08224D0F8614A06AFA4A84C8CD97069"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Direct and
equitable access; same process</header><paragraph id="HFD5762C2069E428E9B0854296962ED2B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each eligible agency
receiving funds under this title shall ensure that—</text><subparagraph id="H794292E5356B4DF593FFEB083C919AE7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all eligible
providers have direct and equitable access to apply and compete for grants or
contracts under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CFD1E35699C4E45A66B3AA2B352E217"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the same grant or
contract announcement process and application process is used for all eligible
providers in the State or outlying area.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7BE0DC7DF321415C875D0F1DE88D91C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>GAO
study</header><text>Not later than the second program year following the date
of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, the Comptroller General
shall conduct a study to determine how the provisions of paragraph (1) have
been implemented and whether such provisions accomplished the purposes of such
paragraph.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCD57E593AA3C45B0926F88745004FB27"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>Each eligible agency awarding a grant or contract under this
section shall not use any funds made available under this title for adult
education and literacy activities for the purpose of supporting or providing
programs, services, or activities for individuals who are not individuals
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 303(4), except that such
agency may use such funds for such purpose if such programs, services, or
activities are related to family literacy activities. In providing family
literacy activities under this title, an eligible provider shall attempt to
coordinate with programs and services that are not assisted under this title
prior to using funds for adult education and literacy activities under this
title for activities other than activities for eligible individuals.</text></subsection><subsection id="H64662AA8F972430EB9411B19A29ED325"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
awarding grants or contracts under this section, the eligible agency shall
consider—</text><paragraph id="HB27DC985AEF74E6399250D9349725B52"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the degree to
which the eligible provider would be responsive to—</text><subparagraph id="HF190B70ECCAD4602886D7919AC578EF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>regional needs as
identified in the local plan under section 118; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1EAC45822270460BAD4F6497BD6791A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>serving
individuals in the community who were identified in such plan as most in need
of adult education and literacy activities, including individuals—</text><clause id="HC61F723194B645499ADB4CCA368B6C43"><enum>(i)</enum><text>who
have low levels of literacy skills;</text></clause><clause id="H1057D378E43842C5BDB6ED99D70328FC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>who
have learning disabilities; or</text></clause><clause id="HBD6A559D1BB442FE8C9BF4930F087984"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>who are English
language learners;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9F902E72B93F4D33990EFF47DB53CF64"><enum>(2)</enum><text>capacity,
including past effectiveness in improving the literacy of eligible individuals
of the eligible provider, to meet State-adjusted levels of performance for the
primary indicators of performance described in section 131 for eligible
individuals, especially with respect to eligible individuals who have low
levels of literacy;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA4C36A30E76543D19F5903A1B80A77C0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the extent to
which the eligible provider demonstrates alignment between proposed activities
and services and the strategy and goals of the local plan under section 118, as
well as the activities and services of the one-stop partners;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H603F00AA3AD942E99E306590DFFC4FC9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>whether the
eligible provider’s program—</text><subparagraph id="HB3407CFE6E0A4843B68F6DCE6D5228B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is of sufficient
intensity and quality, and based on the most rigorous research available so
that participants achieve substantial learning gains; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88B64CD28ADC417581D234ED4A6E0FAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>uses instructional
practices that include the essential components of reading instruction;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H533DEB0AD03245FBB4CA997BA5F267BF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>whether the
eligible provider’s activities are built on a strong foundation of the most
rigorous research available, including scientifically valid research, and
effective educational practice;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H74504751D2FD42569F2205D78A61A33C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>whether the
eligible provider’s activities effectively employ advances in technology and
delivery systems, including distance education;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF36C7A4DF19B4587B13CC033BD56F216"><enum>(7)</enum><text>whether the
eligible provider’s activities provide learning in context, including through
integrated education and training, so that an individual acquires the skills
needed to transition to and complete postsecondary education and training
programs, obtain and advance in employment leading to economic
self-sufficiency, and to exercise the rights and responsibilities of
citizenship;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HED8CD22A3FD94CAAB5EF6A193C3627D4"><enum>(8)</enum><text>whether the
eligible provider’s activities are delivered by well-trained instructors,
counselors, and administrators who meet any minimum qualifications established
by the State, where applicable, and who have access to high quality
professional development, including through electronic means;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2491B38D51FE4122B8ED0683F7819526"><enum>(9)</enum><text>whether the
eligible provider’s activities coordinate with other available education,
training, and social service resources in the community, such as by
establishing strong links with elementary schools and secondary schools,
postsecondary educational institutions, institutions of higher education, local
workforce investment boards, one-stop centers, job training programs, and
social service agencies, business, industry, labor organizations,
community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, and intermediaries, for
the development of career pathways;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8C1A857C67FE410CA4F2FD5104C2CC76"><enum>(10)</enum><text>whether the
eligible provider’s activities offer flexible schedules and coordination with
Federal, State, and local support services (such as child care, transportation,
mental health services, and career planning) that are necessary to enable
individuals, including individuals with disabilities or other special needs, to
attend and complete programs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4DABE29AC75F4F7785D6C92C90C2CDC0"><enum>(11)</enum><text>the capacity of
the eligible provider to provide integrated education and training;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3FFBDB45A2C34B0BBACAA4AF36CA5DAA"><enum>(12)</enum><text>whether the
eligible provider maintains a high-quality information management system that
has the capacity to report measurable participant outcomes (consistent with
section 131) and to monitor program performance;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFEA7E741C12E4B3AB792C7712BA2F4E1"><enum>(13)</enum><text>whether the local
areas in which the eligible provider is located have a demonstrated need for
additional English language acquisition programs and civics education
programs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C2D8380A16A4512820ECA3DBC49638A"><enum>(14)</enum><text>whether reading,
writing, speaking, mathematics, and English language acquisition instruction
delivered by the eligible provider is based on the best practices derived from
the most rigorous research available and appropriate, including scientifically
valid research that is available and appropriate;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H42E803FB9C0844E38EF33F420BD13DEC"><enum>(15)</enum><text>whether the
eligible provider’s applications of technology and services to be provided are
sufficient to increase the amount and quality of learning and how such
technology and services lead to improved performance; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEE1D82944F844800A69F0C26035D640C"><enum>(16)</enum><text>the capacity of
the eligible provider to serve eligible individuals with disabilities,
including individuals with learning disabilities.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD375383F971F482DADD8D55B45E014FF"><enum>332.</enum><header>Local
application</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each eligible
provider desiring a grant or contract from an eligible agency shall submit an
application to the eligible agency containing such information and assurances
as the eligible agency may require, including—</text><paragraph id="HA1BFB50D3D8A450E905343519E8BEA01"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
description of how funds awarded under this title will be spent consistent with
the requirements of this title;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEFC3BCA30D264FB9BB5CE94F159B4050"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
description of any cooperative arrangements the eligible provider has with
other agencies, institutions, or organizations for the delivery of adult
education and literacy activities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9E5247D27E074BEC986D6E2DBF55B6E6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a
description of how the eligible provider will provide services in alignment
with the local plan under section 118, including how such provider will promote
concurrent enrollment in programs and activities under title II, as
appropriate, to assist eligible individuals in accessing education and job
training services;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE52B962342B4419FB9B44FE67146C770"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a
description of how the eligible provider will meet the State adjusted levels of
performance described in section 131(b)(3), including how such provider will
collect data to report on such performance indicators;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H930C5DAE1D534D5484E1C5B589EE15A2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a
description of how the eligible provider will fulfill one-stop partner
responsibilities as described in section 221(b)(1)(A), as appropriate;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2A76EA57B2C94BD3ABEA4EFE1009A24C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a
description of how the eligible provider will provide services in a manner that
meets the needs of eligible individuals; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H94B2B6C9860E47A3A6123494F71D1B25"><enum>(7)</enum><text>information that
addresses the considerations described under section 331(e), as
applicable.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H753C34C0583043768DCB0E4A4F79419C"><enum>333.</enum><header>Local
administrative cost limits</header><subsection id="HF51A07BF54584E0BA1AA6ADD257C490E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), of the amount that is made
available under this title to an eligible provider—</text><paragraph id="H4AF92931F6D24172A1588E9197A7177D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not less than 95
percent shall be expended for carrying out adult education and literacy
activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC97EB92C43314E0EB120002A047BB1C4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the remaining
amount, not to exceed 5 percent, shall be used for planning, administration
(including carrying out the requirements of section 131), professional
development, and the activities described in paragraphs (3) and (5) of section
332.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0C93DDC68185427D90704F40BF45405A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>In cases where the cost limits described in subsection (a)
are too restrictive to allow for the activities described in subsection (a)(2),
the eligible provider shall negotiate with the eligible agency in order to
determine an adequate level of funds to be used for noninstructional
purposes.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HEFE036DFE7504391BF37379CFCB8BEAE"><enum>D</enum><header>General
provisions</header><section id="H4F518434E18C460E8505D84134912388"><enum>341.</enum><header>Administrative
provisions</header><subsection id="H94C232D2C24B4C39BC9E09BC9F81454D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Supplement not
supplant</header><text>Funds made available for adult education and literacy
activities under this title shall supplement and not supplant other State or
local public funds expended for adult education and literacy activities.</text></subsection><subsection id="HBFEBE25DE102411683A7F4E95032FF4E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maintenance of
effort</header><paragraph id="H4B4002F109494070B281F30DE743B564"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><subparagraph id="H375594484E6949CFA0E6294B360812CA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>An
eligible agency may receive funds under this title for any fiscal year if the
Secretary finds that the fiscal effort per student or the aggregate
expenditures of such eligible agency for activities under this title, in the
second preceding fiscal year, were not less than 90 percent of the fiscal
effort per student or the aggregate expenditures of such eligible agency for
adult education and literacy activities in the third preceding fiscal
year.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FF55090739644208C015732AA06552F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Proportionate
reduction</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), for any fiscal
year with respect to which the Secretary determines under subparagraph (A) that
the fiscal effort or the aggregate expenditures of an eligible agency for the
preceding program year were less than such effort or expenditures for the
second preceding program year, the Secretary—</text><clause id="HCD3A28C9A1D1409B8F054E41F896790B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall determine
the percentage decreases in such effort or in such expenditures; and</text></clause><clause id="HC30E66B272124B38BC739CBFFFDD6FD3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall decrease
the payment made under this title for such program year to the agency for adult
education and literacy activities by the lesser of such percentages.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8D01AF1A10C445BFBE212477EAB650B2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Computation</header><text>In
computing the fiscal effort and aggregate expenditures under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall exclude capital expenditures and special one-time project
costs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF650A4B1EE64DABB71F2886644A6547"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Decrease in
Federal support</header><text>If the amount made available for adult education
and literacy activities under this title for a fiscal year is less than the
amount made available for adult education and literacy activities under this
title for the preceding fiscal year, then the fiscal effort per student and the
aggregate expenditures of an eligible agency required in order to avoid a
reduction under paragraph (1)(B) shall be decreased by the same percentage as
the percentage decrease in the amount so made available.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H177ED21D113049A6897A8646567833BC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Secretary may waive the requirements of this subsection for not more than 1
fiscal year, if the Secretary determines that a waiver would be equitable due
to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a natural disaster or
an unforeseen and precipitous decline in the financial resources of the State
or outlying area of the eligible agency. If the Secretary grants a waiver under
the preceding sentence for a fiscal year, the level of effort required under
paragraph (1) shall not be reduced in the subsequent fiscal year because of the
waiver.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HFDAAB4A899F4414095B421776742DDC7"><enum>342.</enum><header>National
leadership activities</header><subsection id="HE440779C602E4906B282792369366874"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and carry out a program of
national leadership activities to enhance the quality and outcomes of adult
education and literacy activities and programs nationwide.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD6D13CAF1D06418692B2A2472822D972"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
activities</header><text>The national leadership activities described in
subsection (a) shall include technical assistance, including—</text><paragraph id="H9B1ECB7CF9EF4177892F6B86F03D7921"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assistance to help
States meet the requirements of section 131;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEE71F479C06649B8A81D486F0F29FB0A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>upon request by a
State, assistance provided to eligible providers in using performance
accountability measures based on indicators described in section 131, and data
systems for the improvement of adult education and literacy activities;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5EBA51C27FE547668CA90C6370BCB78D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>carrying out
rigorous research and evaluation on effective adult education and literacy
activities, as well as estimating the number of adults functioning at the
lowest levels of literacy proficiency, which may be coordinated across relevant
Federal agencies.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4786C2B942464FC9AAEEDFF074C9AC1F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allowable
activities</header><text>The national leadership activities described in
subsection (a) may include the following:</text><paragraph id="H5D090880EC574C9C814E8DC71BC92E36"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Technical
assistance, including—</text><subparagraph id="HD5C3EEA763EF4D3F9996224DADC5D1AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assistance related
to professional development activities, and assistance for the purposes of
developing, improving, identifying, and disseminating the most successful
methods and techniques for providing adult education and literacy activities,
based on scientifically valid research where available;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72161BE2BDB648C49B241F033AAF8A91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assistance in
distance education and promoting and improving the use of technology in the
classroom, including through the use of instructional models that blend
in-person and online instruction; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFDCD3B9AB5004B3EB866CED411994BFC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assistance in the
development and dissemination of proven models for addressing the digital
literacy needs of adults, including older adults.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF2D68383179E4588866E586C2B461240"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A
program of grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements awarded on a
competitive basis to national, regional, or local networks of private nonprofit
organizations, public libraries, or institutions of higher education to build
the capacity of such networks’ members to—</text><subparagraph id="H7605298D6F774DCF93A3DFA1293779CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>meet the
performance requirements, described in section 131, of eligible providers under
this title; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88D7DC5962164A3AA7544B6347DEACB1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>involve eligible
individuals in program improvement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D6F270DCE7D46E9AA1B9417C81D974D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Funding national
leadership activities that are not described in paragraph (1), either directly
or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements awarded on a
competitive basis to or with postsecondary educational institutions,
institutions of higher education, public or private organizations or agencies,
or consortia of such institutions, organizations, or agencies, such as—</text><subparagraph id="H34926E5147B54A54A816E94B1912991D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developing,
improving, and identifying the most successful methods and techniques for
addressing the education needs of adults, including instructional practices
using the essential components of reading instruction based on the work of the
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04E6EB9F51B944EAB09F9103BE687251"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increasing the
effectiveness of, and improving the quality of, adult education and literacy
activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC643D9DBBFBC4601A2667E856DC70B7D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>carrying out
rigorous research, including scientifically valid research where appropriate,
on national literacy basic skill acquisition for adult learning, including
estimating the number of adults functioning at the lowest levels of literacy
proficiency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9F50874686A40DDBBEEB8D230088302"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA401AD0BAD0C4B54AE06EF2856EE3567"><enum>(i)</enum><text>carrying out
demonstration programs, which may include programs that—</text><subclause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H409B7469749A4C8DAF4115DD42B8ADE9" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(I)</enum><text>accelerate learning outcomes for eligible
individuals with the lowest literacy levels;</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HC00F182DAADE4E7CAD757BFE54119D26" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text>develop and promote career pathways for
eligible individuals;</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H79025D61379540FFA76B8A9D4F4D1D42" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(III)</enum><text>promote concurrent enrollment programs
in adult education and credit bearing postsecondary coursework; and</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HD8738328CF554BBBBD7AF3C8F23DFADC" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>develop high-quality professional
development activities for eligible providers;</text></subclause></clause><clause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HFCA38AF322F2453881A0711D7F04145B" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>disseminating best practices
information, including information regarding promising practices resulting from
federally funded demonstration programs; and</text></clause><clause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H048E86500A84490E9BD591842A47FF2D" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>developing and replicating best
practices and innovative programs, such as—</text><subclause id="H8D7460042237459D9DFCBE0B3127F0FB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>programs for skill certification;</text></subclause><subclause id="H62BAA865277947D2B610823AB9A0B16B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the identification of effective
strategies for working with adults with learning disabilities and with adults
who are English language learners;</text></subclause><subclause id="H4A7BBA4819C94375A3F77A59EC2BC3CB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>integrated education and training
programs;</text></subclause><subclause id="H0365D36C016D454D9BA1CCFFD22E0C46"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>programs providing adult education and
literacy activities coordinated with employment services; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H33F45C2D84E24E73B7A9204D1203F125"><enum>(V)</enum><text>postsecondary education and training
transition programs;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADFD39AADE4D4F72B65360953E9C382C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>providing for the
conduct of an independent evaluation and assessment of adult education and
literacy activities through grants and contracts awarded on a competitive
basis, which evaluation and assessment shall include descriptions of—</text><clause id="H2D766AE01AB741CB8C634BD4FA4FC046"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
effect of performance accountability measures and other measures of
accountability on the delivery of adult education and literacy
activities;</text></clause><clause id="H924CEE454AF244BF9694571A0E83344C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
extent to which the adult education and literacy activities increase the
literacy skills of eligible individuals, lead to involvement in education and
training, enhance the employment and earnings of such participants, and, if
applicable, lead to other positive outcomes, such as success in re-entry and
reductions in recidivism in the case of prison-based adult education and
literacy activities;</text></clause><clause id="H29D89A86D96346718039487A019A84FF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the extent to
which the provision of support services to eligible individuals enrolled in
adult education and literacy activities increase the rate of enrollment in, and
successful completion of, such programs; and</text></clause><clause id="H7D99B2D871F442E091B51005C201B994"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the
extent to which different types of providers measurably improve the skills of
eligible individuals in adult education and literacy activities;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20851CF5C3ED4702847D9D021CE4E828"><enum>(F)</enum><text>carrying out
rigorous research on the relationship between instructional quality, including
education levels, certification status, and experience of instructors, and the
performance outcomes of eligible providers consistent with section 131;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H534EDA5D1AE54075802ADE4488702228"><enum>(G)</enum><text>supporting efforts
aimed at capacity building of programs at the State and local levels such as
technical assistance in program planning, assessment, evaluation, and
monitoring of activities carried out under this title;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53CE70FB88BD4EB488DC733DC2EE09FD"><enum>(H)</enum><text>collecting data,
such as data regarding the improvement of both local and State data systems,
through technical assistance and development of model performance data
collection systems;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEEAF4CD713A24688A023E3CAE0A22A6A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>supporting the
development of an entity that would produce and distribute technology-based
programs and materials for adult education and literacy activities using an
interconnection system (as defined in section 397 of the Communications Act of
1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/397">47 U.S.C. 397</external-xref>)) and expand the effective outreach and use of such
programs and materials to eligible providers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2BA9A72B7FA43E9A753606FB428C5FD"><enum>(J)</enum><text>determining how
participation in adult education and literacy activities prepares eligible
individuals for entry into postsecondary education and employment and, in the
case of programs carried out in correctional institutions, has an effect on
recidivism; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCAEE73F5437F478A87B97252F261C387"><enum>(K)</enum><text>other activities
designed to enhance the quality of adult education and literacy activities
nationwide.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H35200EE6B932456EABB3D0A6394FBC73"><enum>343.</enum><header>Integrated
english literacy and civics education</header><subsection id="H77E56495444D4093829D5788F76F4C3E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From funds made available under section 311(a)(2) for
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to States, from allotments
under subsection (b), for integrated English literacy and civics
education.</text></subsection><subsection id="H46E42A5EA7E345A6A457C278C6DBF402"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allotment</header><paragraph id="H13A3D7C78F1B47D0826BAE2A4AABAD00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), from amounts made available
under section 311(a)(2) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate—</text><subparagraph id="H597AFB1BAED74BA1939BEFE199E25CBB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>65 percent to the
States on the basis of a State’s need for integrated English literacy and
civics education, as determined by calculating each State’s share of a 10-year
average of the data of the Office of Immigration Statistics of the Department
of Homeland Security for immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence for
the 10 most recent years; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H299FEB634097418CB7473F9659061CF3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>35 percent to the
States on the basis of whether the State experienced growth, as measured by the
average of the 3 most recent years for which the data of the Office of
Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security for immigrants
admitted for legal permanent residence are available.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B1D295BDDA94C7482E11A5CFE5FA291"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum</header><text>No
State shall receive an allotment under paragraph (1) in an amount that is less
than $60,000.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Amendments to the
Wagner-Peyser Act</header><section id="HE75234A4DFF7405BB51890437102C7D6"><enum>401.</enum><header>Employment
service offices</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1 of
the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49</external-xref>) is amended by inserting
<quote>service</quote> before <quote>offices</quote>.</text></section><section id="H764679114B49473CA73F520FE4F1BF38"><enum>402.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29
U.S.C. 49a) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H43D4C0E006E64D348406E6DAA5F62A84"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H584780357E024A4C8FC5AE16C218E099" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H0BF6FE290FD54FF1B0E52DBA225BC721"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the terms
<term>chief elected official</term>, <term>institution of higher
education</term>, <term>one-stop center</term>, <term>one-stop partner</term>,
<term>training services</term>, <term>workforce development activity</term>,
and <term>workplace learning advisor</term>, have the meaning given the terms
in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of
2013;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HC1422EBA0BD447328D2794D84961B66C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><subparagraph id="H2EDD8C19E24A45409C0D6FEAF0F39B2B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>investment board</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>development board</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD884F34622F4F459740BEE82678AC93"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>of 2013</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H445D85CB79924B56A4C5E13B7EA6D27F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text><subparagraph id="HB35845141E4A488FA6CE10554E4D55D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>134(c)</quote> and
inserting <quote>221(e)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE5098AC4B054C93948B5A6141A2DB3F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1998</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC34AE00019AB4D2FA5AAF5CEC6018C7E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H86329835CCB44773B8A7BFC44A781C57"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H13FEC89F41374565AF8FD45E0B2D6759"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D02F9718F654383807CE72BB30F102E" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H142C89DA846B42A5A920C6395A317E70"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the term
<term>employment service office</term> means a local office of a State agency;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HED75043AF748473B9DC17B379675F919"><enum>(7)</enum><text>except in section
15, the term <term>State agency</term>, used without further description, means
an agency designated or authorized under section
4.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HA8768FF436C14FC9AA9590EF84EFBEB3"><enum>403.</enum><header>Federal and
State employment service offices</header><subsection commented="no" id="HE06C6B06058D45DD839BA61348719614"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Section
3(a) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49b">29 U.S.C. 49b(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>services</quote> and inserting <quote>service offices</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="HEB30E87B4FD349BC9B77328C0C5F0059"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public labor
exchange services system</header><text>Section 3(c)(2) of the Wagner-Peyser Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49b">29 U.S.C. 49b(c)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>, and identify and
disseminate information on best practices for such system</quote> before the
semicolon.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8F3C21EBD68045CF9FD6ABC8F25CB2D5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>One-Stop
centers</header><text>Section 3 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49b">29 U.S.C. 49b</external-xref>) is
amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF084588C0F2B4A2BA7272AD6AF00A61C" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="traditional"><subsection id="H6ABA79056B4F436895E4D2B7C4356165"><enum>(d)</enum><text>In order to
improve service delivery, avoid duplication of services, and enhance
coordination of services, including location of staff to ensure access to
services under section 7(a) statewide in underserved areas, employment service
offices in each State shall be colocated with one-stop centers.</text></subsection><subsection id="HFC14079A7224449DA2185126BD125C37"><enum>(e)</enum><text>The Secretary, in
consultation with States, is authorized to assist the States in the development
of national electronic tools that may be used to improve access to workforce
information for individuals through—</text><paragraph id="H71CC18ECD8AF440EA20F937099A44C63"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the one-stop
delivery systems established as described in section 221(e) of the Workforce
Investment Act of 2013; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1A33A7A4B7C4454C9951CCBFEE72E7A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such other
delivery systems as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HA3F55FB55AAE4418A251C6D631F30117"><enum>404.</enum><header>Allotment of
sums</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6 of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49e">29 U.S.C. 49e</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HAB5F8FFE2A644A5285EF96186CAE4C21"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking <quote>amounts appropriated pursuant to section 5</quote> and
inserting <quote>funds appropriated and (except for Guam) certified under
section 5 and made available for allotments under this section</quote>;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H761EF69450D142889768B7FFFAF1B513"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="HB80F779BB302435A8EBCDFDC979B3EE6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="HA5DB351D1A7B4773B5EF49BE5A647545"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting before <quote>the Secretary</quote> the following <quote>after making
the allotments required by subsection (a),</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H7DD24B2B90664571A8C2698A432E620C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>sums</quote> and all that follows through <quote>this
Act</quote> and inserting <quote>funds described in subsection
(a)</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99FACDFBB4D64ED7B5997E0045DE93C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in each of
subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking <quote>sums</quote> and inserting
<quote>remainder</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E5C9F15034544DEBCC89FBC28E3A438"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following: <quote>For purposes of this paragraph, the term
<term>State</term> does not include Guam or the Virgin Islands.</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HA72AC806CA9C4D73BBCBB73B4E3816AB"><enum>405.</enum><header>Use of
sums</header><subsection id="H7A60C667733742D9B885A54370F8DA41"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Improved
coordination</header><text>Section 7(a)(1) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49f(a)(1)) is amended by inserting <quote>, including unemployment insurance
claimants,</quote> after <quote>seekers</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4932B128C5374329BB176688DFD9FA63"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Resources for
unemployment insurance claimants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7(a)(3) of the Wagner-Peyser Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49f">29 U.S.C. 49f(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HDD73C244A6E54BF69C59809307481442"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (E);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0996320B24A3476EBD6D8794CFB46AAD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F)—</text><subparagraph id="HECFA4509FE8C4C80ACE78829044DE9A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, including making eligibility assessments,</quote> after
<quote>system</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22B58D8DEEA349B48E728F5F2D5FC783"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8AE5EF12E0BF4666B042F99F406F6F1D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (F) the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD07B7D4A03CA4FE28641D8EEB591C0BA" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="traditional"><subparagraph id="H8143FDED00B0464A908A0CB202CC3574"><enum>(G)</enum><text>providing
unemployment insurance claimants with referrals to, and application assistance
for, training and education resources and programs, including Federal Pell
Grants under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a">20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.</external-xref>), educational assistance under chapter 30 of
title 38, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Montgomery GI Bill),
and chapter 33 of that title (Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance),
student assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), State student higher education assistance, and training
and education programs provided under titles II and III of the Workforce
Investment Act of 2013, and title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 720 et
seq.).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H26394F6716E84A85B00E2417DD5DAC86"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State
activities</header><text>Section 7(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49f(b)) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="H9A5ED8EFA7E547869664B0B7B175A750"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>performance standards established by the Secretary</quote>
and inserting <quote>the performance accountability measures that are based on
indicators described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce Investment Act
of 2013</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEA80B2129F6947E4B4CC2E47F6BA206F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by inserting <quote>offices</quote> after <quote>employment
service</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF6B2C3EAE3244160AE274648B93EBF0D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Providing
additional funds</header><text>Section 7(c)(2) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29
U.S.C. 49f(c)(2)) is amended by striking <quote>1998</quote> and inserting
<quote>2013</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H3ECEE37CDDA04D34A20D276045DCBFE8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Other services
and activities</header><text>Section 7(d) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49f(d)) is amended by striking <quote>1998</quote> and inserting
<quote>2013</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H02D752C95EAD4DF69D416BB6950905B7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 7(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49f(e)) is amended by striking <quote>labor employment statistics</quote> and
inserting <quote>workforce and labor market information</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="H055CDFE3346F4622A8796E9224510626"><enum>406.</enum><header>State
plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8 of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49g">29 U.S.C. 49g</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7F39E597E894525A73DD7E2E868A194" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="traditional"><section id="H21C3E4B7C0634FB095DAEB78B19C5EFA"><enum>8.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any State desiring to receive assistance
under section 6 shall prepare and submit to, and have approved by, the
Secretary and the Secretary of Education, a State plan in accordance with
section 112 or 113 of the Workforce Investment Act of
2013.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HEDEE52A23687451E90AD665055CCBC61"><enum>407.</enum><header>Performance
measures</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13(a) of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49l">29 U.S.C. 49l(a)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0DF89F2C1214332B527F8BEC793FFF0" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="traditional"><subsection id="H1067BA242FCF4F1FA3F4CBEC71780232"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The activities carried out pursuant to
section 7 shall be subject to the performance accountability measures that are
based on indicators described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce
Investment Act of
2013.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H3B54CB557CF24AD1A799045EA381DBD4"><enum>408.</enum><header>Pilot
projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Wagner-Peyser Act
is amended by inserting after section 13 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49l">29 U.S.C. 49l</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE46AD8E59E8466B9BBB0C1361EA0513" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><section id="HDA8404BA9B5E4F4E8A0FF74F1AD389E6"><enum>13A.</enum><header>Pilot
projects</header><subsection id="H9F30D6C2DE8D4CB0A8584EB52D8FC0EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>From
funds appropriated under subsection (f), the Secretary, in consultation with
the Secretary of Education, shall establish and carry out a pilot program. In
carrying out the program, the Secretary shall annually make not more than 5
grants, on a competitive basis, to State agencies to cooperate in the
administration of this Act by carrying out pilot projects that enhance the
professional development and provision of services by the staff of such State
agencies.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4ACDCD2D9F524EEEBF6FF8E22841834D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Funds made available under this section may be used to
enable a State agency to—</text><paragraph id="HB1E7B82F2EE342DAA4CC9302946566FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make available a
broad range of career guidance services, including career planning, aptitude
and interest assessments, and provision of workforce and labor market
information, and evaluate the outcomes for recipients of such services;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA408C3D2872143AF9DD898E0DE817ED6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>strengthen the
capacity of the State agency to identify job openings through the use of
technology, and through intensive outreach to small and medium size employers
while using and enhancing the business and employer services authorized under
this Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB74C2A9B89B4CA099B6C7989ADE6BE6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide
professional development and career advancement opportunities for staff of a
State agency in order to upgrade their skills and competencies in the provision
of career development activities, employer outreach, and other services
authorized under this Act, including upgrading those skills and competencies
through the training of such staff to improve their knowledge of, and ability
to effectively interact with, staff and programs of one-stop partners and other
entities administering workforce development programs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9749871545AF491EADB1D1237169A5DE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in cooperation
with professional organizations and institutions of higher education,
demonstrate the efficacy and value of professional credentialing for counselors
of the State agency to cooperate in the administration of this Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB4A02960D33E4B5DA24E5D69730FDF18"><enum>(5)</enum><text>identify and
implement strategies for State agency staff to provide technical assistance and
training to assist other providers of workforce development activities,
including workplace learning advisors, in providing counseling and
employment-related services to workers and job seekers, and employers;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFC1783530A5542D7B4131AA7405B5952"><enum>(6)</enum><text>identify and
implement new strategies for integrating counseling and technology to enhance
the provision of employment-related services under this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC888BF2702C742C7AF21E1302E6CEE4D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>A
State agency that seeks a grant under this section shall submit an application
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information
as the Secretary may require.</text></subsection><subsection id="H244D9571052D4DEDB2D87F76D0F0CE37"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
awarding grants under this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Education, shall—</text><paragraph id="H16EEA5FDED6044318F310B1B4C9FDB9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>give priority to a
State agency that—</text><subparagraph id="HDDCEFBF5C13D40B9AB0D3C9AC0D04580"><enum>(A)</enum><text>demonstrates
participation by employees of the agency in the planning of the proposed pilot
project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H76B0D34C68944956A5F0C1FE35774602"><enum>(B)</enum><text>demonstrates
participation by the employees, or provides an assurance that the employees
will participate, in the implementation of the pilot project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95E2B111CBAD4CEFA0FFFC0DB01697F2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>demonstrates that
the State agency has established a partnership, or provides an assurance that
the agency will establish a partnership, with a relevant professional
organization, or with an institution of higher education; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA4AA2590E4E343D8BDE54A8A90B74E10"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure geographic
diversity and diversity with respect to the population density of the States in
which projects under this section will be carried out.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCB87B06006534EC2BC91F91B7B4116B2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Secretary shall annually prepare and 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, a report assessing the projects carried out
under this section and containing such recommendations for improvements in the
provision of counseling and other employment-related services under this Act as
the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA6BE0B080C26476E97A872B496FF37B5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014
through
2018.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H30C3D4F8A3374EE5B37F69FB8EF64D62"><enum>409.</enum><header>Workforce and
labor market information system</header><subsection id="HE4E848D04F8044AE9D8B278241F81FF4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Heading</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The section heading for section 15 of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49l-2">29 U.S.C. 49l–2</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Employment
statistics</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Workforce and labor market information
system</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H564541CE78D34AC884F9282AF807BEC0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Name of
system</header><text>Section 15(a)(1) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49l–2(a)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>employment statistics system of
employment statistics</quote> and inserting <quote>workforce and labor market
information system</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H0503601EE28B4132929638659003EF1B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>System
responsibilities</header><text>Section 15(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29
U.S.C. 49l–2(b)) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H368F444C8DAD4F1095E506D47F79FF30"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2582AA977111490E90456EA37170D8C3" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H61A728C643E74F6EA597E0C655AEC672"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><subparagraph id="H6D28F26EA1D64D06AAC4F2A13A376F0F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Structure</header><text>The
workforce and labor market information system described in subsection (a) shall
be evaluated and improved by the Secretary, in consultation with the Workforce
Information Advisory Council established in subsection (d).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H781910188D1D4AC2B32F41085EDFE98B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Grants and
responsibilities</header><clause id="HAAF36551572C47B0953230FB7FFD0266"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out the provisions of this
section in a timely manner, through grants to or agreements with States.</text></clause><clause id="H4D1D0557326246359DB328E6915C04D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Distribution of
funds</header><text>Using amounts appropriated under subsection (g), the
Secretary shall provide funds through those grants and agreements. In
distributing the funds (relating to workforce and labor market information
funding) for fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the Secretary shall continue to
distribute the funds to States in the manner in which the Secretary distributed
funds to the States under this section for fiscal years 2004 through
2008.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HCD4A39947C5B49C69327B10C226BC400"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFAA4D5575DBA4F9C9EC484BD53AAF19F" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HB9A8076C65C243D6946FD36C9ACEF6B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Secretary, with respect to data collection, analysis, and dissemination of
workforce and labor market information for the system, shall carry out the
following duties:</text><subparagraph id="HAF0F4340864344CD95B44C50DCF34DE6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Assign
responsibilities within the Department of Labor for elements of the workforce
and labor market information system described in subsection (a) to ensure that
the statistical and administrative data collected is consistent with
appropriate Bureau of Labor Statistics standards and definitions, and that the
information is accessible and understandable to users of such data.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F0CD7927D66407ABB81E203077C2E46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Actively seek the
cooperation of heads of other Federal agencies to establish and maintain
mechanisms for ensuring complementarity and nonduplication in the development
and operation of statistical and administrative data collection
activities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC848F7CFFBB84E2E814767300C30BDC1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Solicit, receive,
and evaluate the recommendations from the Workforce Information Advisory
Council established in subsection (d) concerning the evaluation and improvement
of the workforce and labor market information system described in subsection
(a) and respond in writing to the Council regarding the recommendations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F26857572DA41DC917A2470ED74A14B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Eliminate gaps and
duplication in statistical undertakings.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D07A5AF41014375B6E8CA6D42F52693"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Through the Bureau
of Labor Statistics and the Employment and Training Administration, and in
collaboration with States, develop and maintain the elements of the workforce
and labor market information system described in subsection (a), including the
development of consistent procedures and definitions for use by the States in
collecting the data and information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
subsection (a)(1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBAF42A973914636BB0EF76F0761F0A7"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Establish
procedures for the system to ensure that—</text><clause id="HB235857B07214C0CBDC33F8A0431195A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>such data and
information are timely; and</text></clause><clause id="H92B179FC1A7D4301AD67EE27C0090F8C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>paperwork and
reporting for the system are reduced to a
minimum.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H125D5DB5FDA546B3B696440D8C052DA6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Two-Year
plan</header><text>Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49l-2">29 U.S.C. 49l–2</external-xref>) is
amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE8545C6D3B24E58BAB709DF875F9134" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="H6A6FE22F657F491DA73E91B57B300FFA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Two-Year
plan</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Labor
Statistics and the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, and in
consultation with the Workforce Information Advisory Council described in
subsection (d) and heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall prepare a
2-year plan for the workforce and labor market information system. The plan
shall be developed and implemented in a manner that takes into account the
activities described in State plans submitted by States under section 112 or
113 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 and shall be submitted to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. The plan
shall include—</text><paragraph id="H01973C27462E4B3B9EE2CE5CFBA427ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of
how the Secretary will work with the States to manage the nationwide workforce
and labor market information system described in subsection (a) and the
statewide work-force and labor market information systems that comprise the
nationwide system;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H55FB6872869B499086A33E29AB74CFE0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of
the steps to be taken in the following 2 years to carry out the duties
described in subsection (b)(2);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H10D30B9184034912A5E374A3609C42C4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an evaluation of
the performance of the system, with particular attention to the improvements
needed at the State and local levels;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDDD7C4D946D14713B167C0FE243684A2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of
the involvement of States in the development of the plan, through consultation
by the Secretary with the Workforce Information Advisory Council in accordance
with subsection (d); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3E445962B3494C32BAB329831C1E68FC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a description of
the written recommendations received from the Workforce Information Advisory
Council established under subsection (d), and the extent to which those
recommendations were incorporated into the
plan.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H09987F6D0B9A4037AC489FC8F88BB5BA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Workforce
information advisory council</header><text>Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49l-2">29 U.S.C. 49l–2</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3386EF26A74A4D878AE8F807E97CF555" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="H4E2DE72CA5824C238C707FCBE281CE54"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Workforce
information advisory council</header><paragraph id="H541FB84A8D3C4A729120B4F2501F4F22"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, through the Commissioner of Labor
Statistics and the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training,
shall formally consult at least twice annually with the Workforce Information
Advisory Council established in accordance with paragraph (2). Such
consultations shall address the evaluation and improvement of the nationwide
workforce and labor market information system described in subsection (a) and
the statewide workforce and labor market information systems that comprise the
nationwide system and how the Department of Labor and the States will cooperate
in the management of such systems. The Council shall provide written
recommendations to the Secretary concerning the evaluation and improvement of
the nationwide system, including any recommendations regarding the 2-year plan
described in subsection (c).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H311ACFA0BC894A29A9A2C84F8882AECE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment of
council</header><subparagraph id="H35EEF22E3B804E9092DA6523EDA2A50E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish an advisory council that shall be known as the
Workforce Information Advisory Council (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Council</quote>) to participate in the consultations and provide the
recommendations described in paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00255515502A4C1EAF144535A40AB1E8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Secretary shall appoint the members of the Council, which shall consist
of—</text><clause id="H3284512E81E54C9DAF444A9D4B796864"><enum>(i)</enum><text>4
members who are representatives of lead State agencies with responsibility for
workforce investment activities, or State agencies described in section 4, who
have been nominated by such agencies or by a national organization that
represents such agencies;</text></clause><clause id="H0DFB2B262B0E4C4A8AD435082F9E73E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>4
members who are representatives of the State workforce and labor market
information directors affiliated with the State agencies that perform the
duties described in subsection (e)(2), who have been nominated by the
directors;</text></clause><clause id="HCCB4A161268446F09BB00F0F34FDC7AE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>1 member who is
a representative of providers of training services under section 222 of the
Workforce Investment Act of 2013;</text></clause><clause id="H1FE00B1666D44F31AA91EE955D1C332D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>1
member who is a representative of economic development entities;</text></clause><clause id="H91E9E1E29E864CA2AA744123E75F5336"><enum>(v)</enum><text>1
member who is a representative of businesses, who has been nominated by
national business organizations or trade associations;</text></clause><clause id="H98811FC83D4F4117897F3B4BEE08F8B2"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>1
member who is a representative of labor organizations, who has been nominated
by a national labor federation;</text></clause><clause id="H3457F06BCF3C49BFBA419350D3DA1819"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>1 member who is
a representative of local workforce development boards, who has been nominated
by a national organization representing such boards; and</text></clause><clause id="HFB5D3DCB596D408C8F403678326C7887"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>1 member who is
a representative of research entities that utilize workforce and labor market
information.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33C637E078BD4940B9CE41BA6526487F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Geographic
diversity</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the membership of the
Council is geographically diverse and that no 2 of the members appointed under
clauses (i), (ii), and (vii) represent the same State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF919D220B3A44B59459C873373BC38E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Period of
appointment; vacancies</header><clause id="H45EA2E0E80C64FF087B87526A017F1FE"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each member of the Council shall be appointed for a term
of 3 years, except that the initial terms for members may be 1, 2, or 3 years
in order to establish a rotation in which one-third of the members are selected
each year. Any such member may be appointed for not more than 2 consecutive
terms.</text></clause><clause id="H25823649F2E8464D8B9EF4A067F5FFE4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>Any
member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term
for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for
the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the expiration of that
member's term until a successor has taken office.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H29C247E0CB1E459B81270AA62725C2B2"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>The members of the Council shall not receive
compensation for the performance of services for the Council, but shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title
5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of
business in the performance of services for the Council. Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1342">section 1342</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may accept the
voluntary and uncompensated services of members of the Council.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01919CA13B4B458084EA84D8ADD2AE58"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Permanent
council</header><text>Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the
Council.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H0867AA8AD3294ACF96624E83DFBCB9A0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>State
responsibilities</header><text>Section 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29
U.S.C. 49l–2(e)) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HCB808BCBDF87406BA09168E4F918BCD3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>employment statistics</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>workforce and labor market information</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD52BB8FD30644B589938073028BDEDD9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A) by striking <quote>annual plan</quote> and inserting <quote>plan
described in subsection (c)</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB7E3B17A05C3417994900BE01CA68943"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><subparagraph id="H03DF4A3245234F6B8041DFA063101789"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(G), by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7C84E6CD73E42659BF59D74A09DEFDC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (H);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23719070F1FA47D09F6209395C01BCCC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(I), by striking <quote>section 136(f)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998</quote> and inserting <quote>section 131(i)(2) of the Workforce Investment
Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7CA7BAAF4EBE4E27897F1C4127AE174A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (H).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H56FDB1A4D0BA44FE8DCBAE0040868915"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Section 15(g) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49l–2(g)) is amended by striking <quote>1999 through 2004</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Amendments to the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973</header><subtitle id="HDCF39FD071104D0EA5429CFEEA9281B2"><enum>A</enum><header>Introductory
Provisions</header><section id="HED93CDF6F2854FD8A29B26C91754FD41"><enum>501.</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise specifically provided,
whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a provision, the amendment or repeal shall be
considered to be made to a provision of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 701 et seq.).</text></section><section id="H35AF5FF45906491FBA9588C6FF4C221A"><enum>502.</enum><header>Findings,
purpose, policy</header><subsection id="H7F3664DB474F40F9BE04F30A04589706"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Section
2(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/701">29 U.S.C. 701(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HD0D7A3BECE3F4CEC8817E3E78C644C11"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>workforce investment systems under title I of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>workforce development
systems defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of
2013</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3FA3AC59CD8D46EA976478ED32214D47"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C71FFD4EEA245268076360591EC8083"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (6),
by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8939061F014F47D7842E67664DBC0C95"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB94626F93C54B8BB20EC6E4F563E7EC" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HAEF0B490EFAF4B669793151B5C24C41D"><enum>(7)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAEF4844B46974AF3AFE75318BA1A43DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a high proportion of
students with disabilities is leaving secondary education without being
employed in competitive integrated employment, or being enrolled in
postsecondary education; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H61B5CE89533A47E9B33A848228C09844" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text>there is a substantial need to support
such students as they transition from school to postsecondary
life.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF4FF32F920E14F85B371FD7295280274"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>Section
2(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/701">29 U.S.C. 701(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H9484F4A398514BD2A448E0D77E400460"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><subparagraph id="HAAE1E0BC0F1643C096B92C575431E38A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>workforce investment systems implemented in accordance
with title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting
<quote>workforce development systems defined in section 101 of the Workforce
Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCEBAD7F10C34E68B1415CD719054291"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at the end of
subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>and</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE8E5C46CF9BD48F0BCCB424E4C4503DD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB0CA5B5DD5464C5FBB8D4BAC1CD4CDB4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6467A543E224BA1945130B3D26FA6C0" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H44F1711AE8CF4A1FB8D4A06937F439FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to maximize
opportunities for individuals with disabilities, including individuals with
significant disabilities, for competitive integrated
employment;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HD66057D5E7AF4BF68F3001DF6462FC7F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
as redesignated by paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H16042EBD645A4A86A5D72E9242EAB92E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DC4D96FB0174F09BDA55889850B33B2" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H9CBA7359F55D4A2E99F7E920D96AA13B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to increase
employment opportunities and employment outcomes for individuals with
disabilities, including through encouraging meaningful input by employers and
vocational rehabilitation service providers on successful and prospective
employment and placement strategies; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC049DC530C914F218E00C20FF5914B59"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to ensure, to the
greatest extent possible, that youth with disabilities and students with
disabilities who are transitioning from receipt of special education services
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1400">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</external-xref>)
and receipt of services under section 504 of this Act are either continuing
their education or employed in competitive integrated
employment.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2951A33045AD4C6AB77F3EC4C68C6EAA"><enum>503.</enum><header>Disability
Employment Services and Supports Administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/702">29 U.S.C. 702</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HB54E6620C60F4FA5995472905E13BA08"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H632F2F46CFE947C498150229295F7C44" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="H7B17B203CE9940F3A69F0D049C7FE188"><enum>(a)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB41E4484064B4FE5B3690272245410F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>There is established in
the Department of Labor, in the Office of Disability Employment Policy,
Services, and Supports, a Disability Employment Services and Supports
Administration. The Administration shall be headed by a Commissioner (referred
to in this Act as the <quote>Commissioner</quote>), appointed by the President
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Such Administration shall be
the principal agency, and the Commissioner shall be the principal officer, of
the Department of Labor for carrying out titles I, III, and VI.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H1B2235EEF56D4B4C96D85DA5D9D3B666" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Commissioner shall be an
individual with substantial experience in programs that increase employment
opportunities for individuals with disabilities in competitive integrated
employment, including through the provision of employment services, education,
training, and supports.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HFC58DD4AFC7D443A9B71F264578D746F" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In performing the functions of the
office, the Commissioner shall be directly responsible to the Assistant
Secretary of Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports. The
functions of the Commissioner shall not be delegated to any other officer
unless the officer is directly responsible to the Assistant Secretary of
Disability Employment Policy, Services, and
Supports.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1AF8BE6CB1D4C549530922A828AC116"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (b) as subsection (c);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD831386C94F2486BA3BEBD07110587D0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (a) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3657BC5BCD441B08C7F643773CC086E" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="HFA045890ACA84085A4E581DE5769C1B4"><enum>(b)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Labor shall ensure that—</text><paragraph id="HF433C2843679451990B080B7319A9230"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Disability
Employment Services and Supports Administration provides effective oversight
of, conducts monitoring of, and provides technical assistance to, the
designated State agencies funded under this Act; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H06B73E38AE2B4E36987472D383AFFBCA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the staff
providing such oversight, monitoring, and technical assistance includes
individuals who have training in and experience with the programs administered
by the Administration.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H2468350E867245A78EB3A1B44247941E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
as redesignated by paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>of Labor</quote> after
<quote>Secretary</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HC82F35CC50E94A169CA6B7A460119244"><enum>504.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/705">29 U.S.C. 705</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H96084DB45B394738BB252802C95AF8D1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><subparagraph id="HF12E01CCFE9E410A8F8222029305D111"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting after <quote>means</quote> the
following: <quote>an assessment that presumes a goal of an employment outcome
for all individuals with disabilities (including individuals with significant
disabilities and individuals with the most significant disabilities), and that
relies on</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE6D49923B84C4A929295BAC696F4E1B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text><clause id="HDB83572829BD4BBEA0F7DF0AB05DFBD6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (iii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="H90A08A4B64D342A490DFC61D47842159"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (iv), by striking the semicolon and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="HC9292F871DD84DE0989811B2B11684C6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following—</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95BF268F6B43472CB4EA7D8C9830BA89" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="H599D27EDA953492BAF39BBA40E1E744E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to
the maximum extent possible, relies on information obtained from experiences in
integrated employment settings in the community, and other integrated community
settings;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H64FC2BAC21A2416683F2AA18A26FB923"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1924F1D93D044AC8A67777C280F8CE60" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H47BA5C51CC5843CF9D81B8CA1136421D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Assistive
technology terms</header><subparagraph id="HB85B3B44FFD3441986AB30A0E2F229BA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Assistive
technology</header><text>The term <term>assistive technology</term> has the
meaning given such term in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3002">29 U.S.C. 3002</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46198559CAD647DE9C21F6B75DE90AD6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Assistive
technology device</header><text>The term <term>assistive technology
device</term> has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Assistive
Technology Act of 1998, except that the reference in such section to the term
<term>individuals with disabilities</term> shall be deemed to mean more than 1
individual with a disability as defined in paragraph (20)(A)).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1727FDD305E4A128FFE4F2F4E6CE49F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Assistive
technology service</header><text>The term <term>assistive technology
service</term> has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Assistive
Technology Act of 1998, except that the reference in such section—</text><clause id="HF203083A8A234257890503AE41E11C7D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
the term <term>individual with a disability</term> shall be deemed to mean an
individual with a disability, as defined in paragraph (20)(A); and</text></clause><clause id="H08EA0C123AEA4B70BE299E13CBA304AC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to the term
<term>individuals with disabilities</term> shall be deemed to mean more than 1
such
individual.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H68041B4E8B944A3DA150BA6341419812"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (5) as paragraph (4);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC8FC821A25847CA8ACB910E54BBA33C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
as redesignated by paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="HC7B9D409D23E45B582A8C8CEFE89FE85"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (O) through (Q) as subparagraphs (P) through (R);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63A1B7FAB687444696FC7C96EDB5B3B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (N) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC88ECACA662F4D8D98F7CEC4E51F2536" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HB8647BA29F1241F8A6F22AE3CE8D9560"><enum>(O)</enum><text>customized
employment services;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE840F7BC94AA44E4999DE0EC811A9D85"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(R), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking
<quote>(P)</quote> and inserting <quote>(Q)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H049A4C998D5B45E78A9BD03EDE2C8C2D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting
before paragraph (6) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1DE1D79122A42929C722B714146842A" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HFDAB50A475454655AFB20D8B31E2FD2D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Competitive
integrated employment</header><subparagraph id="HC78D86C314914065804923B33015F585"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>competitive integrated employment</term>
means work, including self-employment, performed by an employee who is an
individual with a disability—</text><clause commented="no" id="H69FD676D758F43F9B3B8FA41474146A6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that is
compensated—</text><subclause commented="no" id="HFBB6CF7CB2E748719FEAE2F909075BDB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>at a rate
that—</text><item commented="no" id="HC946B66F8682411793CA4D4D0C0927E3"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>is the same rate
as the rate for other employees who are not individuals with disabilities, and
who are similarly situated in similar occupations by the same employer and who
have similar training, experience, and skills; and</text></item><item commented="no" id="HC8B5C0ED6197488491778FB4D625A1EF"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>shall be in
accordance with the applicable law, but in no event less than the higher of the
rate specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) or the applicable State or local minimum wage law; or</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H506F2F06B33644C48B0AB2072DE5B912"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of an
individual who is self-employed, at an income that is comparable to the income
received by other individuals who are not individuals with disabilities, and
who are self-employed in similar occupations or on similar tasks and who have
similar training, experience, and skills;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H4251E9A2546F4E828E4098FAE5CAD630"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>due to which the
employee is eligible for the same employment benefits as are provided to other
employees;</text></clause><clause id="H00646F4EEF0C49E799BF5E372B17786B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that is at a
location where the employee has the opportunity to interact with other
employees who are not individuals with disabilities (not including supervisory
personnel); and</text></clause><clause id="H4DB058B6987545A8B915BB02627FCE72"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>that presents
opportunities for advancement that are equivalent to those for other employees
who are not individuals with disabilities and who have comparable
positions.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H949AAFA966D840D7A8F1569317AEAC1A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion of
customized or supported employment</header><text>The term <term>competitive
integrated employment</term> includes integrated employment resulting from the
provision of customized employment strategies or supported employment services,
as long as the work involved satisfies the criteria described in subparagraph
(A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HD7888906057A4C1BAB9FF2983B2A8FB9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph
(6)(B), by striking <quote>includes</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>fees</quote> and inserting <quote>includes architects'
fees</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E466DD089134DCDA99C00E786CDB3C9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (6) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1AC6753A93D6413480A54D751625BB4C" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H2168B9E270A24FDB95817D266B1FA54A"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Customized
employment</header><text>The term <term>customized employment</term> means
competitive integrated employment, for an individual with a significant
disability, that is based on an individualized determination of the strengths,
needs, and interests of the individual with a significant disability, is
designed to meet the specific abilities of the individual with a significant
disability and the business needs of the employer, and is carried out through
flexible strategies, such as—</text><subparagraph id="HA47E385A3ADF49F69A2F8DA3EE8B118F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>job exploration by
the individual; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8510F505BF114B2180E3DD0BF0BCFAC1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>working with an
employer to facilitate placement, including—</text><clause id="HE48176EEE116428EA29A04857B89C26B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>customizing a job
description based on current employer needs or on previously unidentified and
unmet employer needs;</text></clause><clause id="HA1A6F809C39442F1886D79C612A063CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developing a set
of job duties, a work schedule and job arrangement, and specifics of
supervision (including performance evaluation and review), and determining a
job location;</text></clause><clause id="H46866E0A371C40F8B9EF4CFB6B5944E5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>representation
by a professional chosen by the individual, or self-representation of the
individual, in working with an employer to facilitate placement; and</text></clause><clause id="H5405A16C449448FEAE15B4CB991BD52E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>providing
services and supports at the job
location.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H846EFDC06C0F44E48BF612A2384235BC"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in paragraph
(9)(B), by striking <quote>14,</quote> and inserting <quote>14,
14A,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFC391C37685844A2B4F48AB1C04AD814"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in paragraph
(11)—</text><subparagraph id="H87F99E44DBA149D2880EF6EED211FE4A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>competitive</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>competitive integrated employment;</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32AFBED46C2442CD84AEDF97AA428D91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text><clause id="H0EF48563628B40238E63BE3E66B24A15"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>of Labor</quote> after <quote>Secretary</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HC751D6E753AC43059FC5D9995D169A58"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>customized employment,</quote> before
<quote>self-employment,</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H68146C97FFF04FD0A261A63C5F032CAE"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in paragraph
(12), by inserting <quote>of Labor</quote> after <quote>Secretary</quote> each
place it appears;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBA36238FF8F943798A68C1B2D85A7C40"><enum>(11)</enum><text>in paragraph
(14)(C), by inserting <quote>of Labor</quote> after
<quote>Secretary</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1FA758559424EAA8DB5F96013811F55"><enum>(12)</enum><text>in paragraph
(17)—</text><subparagraph id="HA2A4045F207342C2B416C446B7172D69"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (C);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA5557E0F8EF43D3A0C4ADDD95AB8F0D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B14DDD08147472F947C7F27CB70857A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AEB0B254B8841878E70D57B376AE476" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H8C450B2AC94F459E881855CA5B18E377"><enum>(E)</enum><text>services
that—</text><clause id="H537C52AAC06B43B1B2625741FE7E477D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>facilitate the
transition of individuals with significant disabilities from nursing homes and
other institutions to home and community-based residences, with the requisite
supports and services;</text></clause><clause id="H95AAD1C625544EBDB217819DB84A0B03"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide
assistance to individuals with significant disabilities who are at risk of
entering institutions so that the individuals may remain in the community;
and</text></clause><clause id="HDE7A5FB997864142B20D35BA7C76F445"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>facilitate the
transition of youth (including students) who are individuals with significant
disabilities, who were eligible for individualized education programs under
section 614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1414(d)), and who have completed their secondary education or otherwise left
school, to postsecondary life, including employment; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H858E2C207A034F26B44B158FE3DF39DD"><enum>(F)</enum><text>services to
promote full access to community life.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H198BC1E97FC24554BEF5AD12F21A5B7F"><enum>(13)</enum><text>in paragraph
(18), by striking <quote>term</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>includes—</quote> and inserting <quote>term <quote>independent living
services</quote> includes—</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDBB6F59B235F4585913B8E158487FF0F"><enum>(14)</enum><text>in paragraph
(20)(B)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6FCE7159E19A4C2A9BE59BE359AA3590"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>14,</quote> and inserting <quote>14, 14A,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9AE5B35DBC6E4E5983C76B54D46F7017"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and VII</quote> and inserting <quote>VII, and VIII</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E8DB41423A545C8A35EA6A838A1124F"><enum>(15)</enum><text>in paragraph
(23), by striking <quote>section 101</quote> and inserting <quote>section
102</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3005EBD1BFE44C1949CAD7412775FB0"><enum>(16)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (25) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8560B6916D5347FB98F7F7D6DC8944B0" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H72E312796D1147778819B75A3A6515E8"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Local workforce
development board</header><text>The term <quote>local workforce development
board</quote> means a local board, as defined in section 101 of the Workforce
Investment Act of
2013.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H2A999BF317B34C5EA93A4B2F384790BA"><enum>(17)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (37);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H099E243D91EC48ABAC4989355E06D670"><enum>(18)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (29) through (39) as paragraphs (31) through (36), and (38) through
(41), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4171F819E933437F8386AAD96E9A8609"><enum>(19)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (28) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F28C2C680974234AD1BF3092A7BAA6F" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H4B41539BD68C44229A774CD347DB8F24"><enum>(29)</enum><header>Postemployment
service</header><text>The term <term>postemployment service</term> means a
service identified under section 103(a) that is—</text><subparagraph id="HD0F7397851574114A6C445CFEE2DF918"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provided
subsequent to the achievement of an employment outcome; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4198115263C4C9FA027C53798D8032D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>necessary for an
individual to maintain or regain competitive integrated employment, consistent
with the individual's strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities,
capabilities, interests, and informed choice.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD9C45CC580C440379D8C63D4D7210663"><enum>(30)</enum><header>Pre-employment
transition services</header><subparagraph id="HB3E44F6C9D09416F87F95C030520A835"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>pre-employment transition services</term>
means a coordinated set of activities for a student with a disability who is
eligible or potentially eligible for services under title I, designed within an
outcome-oriented process, that promotes movement from school to postschool
activities, including postsecondary education, vocational training, competitive
integrated employment (including supported employment), adult education, adult
services, independent living, or community participation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H135824C086CA44BC9A5A2BAC1D678634"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Specific
services</header><text>The term <term>pre-employment transition services</term>
means a set of services, that is available to students with disabilities who
are eligible or potentially eligible for services under title I, and that makes
available—</text><clause id="HDAB0112C62FB46808058AE321F5A3326"><enum>(i)</enum><text>job exploration
counseling;</text></clause><clause id="HD73F217AD3FB4EC987BCFC005B449124"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>work-based
learning experience, such as in-school or after school work experience, or work
experience outside the traditional school setting (such as experience through
job training or internships), that is provided in an integrated environment to
the maximum extent possible;</text></clause><clause id="HA2B09E3A14864211952EB7AEF353D283"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>counseling on
opportunities for enrollment in a comprehensive transition or postsecondary
educational program at an institution of higher education;</text></clause><clause id="H547730DC1755413694346A89984FEA0A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>school-based
preparatory employment experiences such as role playing, social skills
development, and independent living training, coordinated with any transition
services provided by the local educational agency under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1400">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></clause><clause id="H783B5C8EA8064A8487F332CCA1564128"><enum>(v)</enum><text>instruction in
self-advocacy, individual rights, self-determination skills, and the informed
consent process, as well as peer mentoring.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8E818E7BF2C4E01B799E497FE26765D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Coordinated set
of activities</header><text>For purposes of subparagraph (A), the coordinated
set of activities shall be provided in a manner that leverages appropriate
resources and services available outside the vocational rehabilitation program
described in title I and shall be based on the individual needs of a student
with a disability, taking into account the student’s preferences and interests,
and shall include education and training, community experiences, the
development of employment and other adult living objectives, and, when
appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and functional vocational
evaluation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HFFB22AABB365478BAE5C11EB7E62D437"><enum>(20)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (33), as redesignated by paragraph (18), and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB057B8F64532449DA9BD0F97C642112C" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H8FC2E4A7801F454AAE11C10EA49B7565"><enum>(33)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>Unless
where the context otherwise requires, the term <term>Secretary</term>—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB682987E8482456895869D0A2CF03DE2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>used in title I,
III, V, VI, or VIII, means the Secretary of Labor; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H39F1C96F97504E3CA84D80E357CCD88B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>used in title II
or VII, means the Secretary of Health and Human
Services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H691489C61E5A415E81F6DA4033B01E45"><enum>(21)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (35) and (36), as redesignated by paragraph (18), and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA48E774CA2A43D2B06ABB2C4BCB39C2" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBCBE748EC8B442DA7FEA4ECFBE6D3EA"><enum>(35)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State workforce development
board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>State
workforce development board</quote> means a State board, as defined in section
101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF47B1E8AC62F47E28B589154BF4975CA"><enum>(36)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Statewide workforce development
system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>statewide workforce development system</quote> means a workforce
development system, as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act
of
2013.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC4C62570EAE4E80B1AA343C594E15C4"><enum>(22)</enum><text>by inserting
after that paragraph (36) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA3CA74051B3F44D886CD709F96298AAC" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H8C7B1FD70DB24887BC59505D85A17008"><enum>(37)</enum><header>Student with a
disability</header><subparagraph id="H19B964C3CF794309A01CBF844ADBDBE0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>student with a disability</term> means an
individual with a disability who—</text><clause id="HFDEB9760AFD14AE1AFC6EE59685A35A4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>attends an
elementary school, secondary school, or institution of higher education;</text></clause><clause id="HA727503A6764488AB68CBDAF617A6A05"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA5D640448D2443318BC03DC6D385E57C"><enum>(I)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEDBDC4E93F5940DBBEFA156B7BF86536"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>is not younger than the
earliest age for the provision of transition services under section
614(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII)); or</text></item><item changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H12E08777053A48B6AD70EA1C3486B29F" indent="up2" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>if the State involved elects to use a
lower minimum age for receipt of pre-employment transition services under this
Act, is not younger than that minimum age; and</text></item></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H0607E9FAB7CF4E0889295B03D15BD4F0" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1E9191329E3443D48378A8F61D769993"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>is not older than 21
years of age; or</text></item><item changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HFB3AC9B8C1D54B7DBA8311BEAFE8FFA7" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>if the State law for the State provides
for a higher maximum age for receipt of services under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1400">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</external-xref>), is not older than that
maximum age; and</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="HE5BC820E876843AAB9096FBAC28CF19E"><enum>(iii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCD1A1A9CF05C4C99986F49FB55D92C92"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is eligible for, and
receiving, special education or related services under part B of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1411">20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H4CFF4B8E5D61468DBC45B3431562D448" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is an individual with a disability, for
purposes of section 504.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1313D79079184AE1A9FBAC8AD4ABB18C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Students with
disabilities</header><text>The term <term>students with disabilities</term>
means more than 1 student with a
disability.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H24C8B11E866A4C25B304B43F67309B56"><enum>(23)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (38) and (39), as redesignated by paragraph (18), and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H506225852E794A298FD9D1F2F46AB180" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H6183E9BDBBCB464A9C84D9962A980F6F"><enum>(38)</enum><header>Supported
employment</header><text>The term <term>supported employment</term> means
competitive integrated employment, including customized employment, that is
individualized and customized consistent with the strengths, abilities,
interests, and informed choice of the individuals involved, for individuals
with the most significant disabilities—</text><subparagraph id="HBB54C492711749A382D72F8B43DC4167"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H71D4D2BEA2B847F5868DFEE6C783F3A9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for whom competitive
integrated employment has not historically occurred; or</text></clause><clause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H8A1D4497C1884A53912255FF335372D5" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for whom competitive integrated
employment has been interrupted or intermittent as a result of a significant
disability; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC84FB9BC40834428B3683B2FA5A88221"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who, because of
the nature and severity of their disability, need intensive supported
employment services and may need extended services after the transition
described in paragraph (13)(C), in order to perform the work involved.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD87CBB8F08F0437196DBC49939C4A90E"><enum>(39)</enum><header>Supported
employment services</header><text>The term <term>supported employment
services</term> means ongoing support services, including customized
employment, needed to support and maintain an individual with a most
significant disability in supported employment, that—</text><subparagraph id="H5A41FDBE226E42ECA88FFC5AC5622635"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are provided
singly or in combination and are organized and made available in such a way as
to assist an eligible individual to achieve an employment outcome in
competitive integrated employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1928A53AA9914C54804D6FC2A85C1B3C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are based on a
determination of the needs of an eligible individual, as specified in an
individualized plan for employment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F75B57B6A07477C8967434E8B3624FE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>are provided by
the designated State unit for a period of not more than 24 months, except that
that period may be extended, if necessary, in order to achieve the employment
outcome identified in the individualized plan for
employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H1C4E37A50C034226B25C0193551DA5BA"><enum>(24)</enum><text>in paragraph
(41), as redesignated by paragraph (18), by striking <quote>1998</quote> and
inserting <quote>2013</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H78B5B2EFFA93473CB90BDCF7B3F24889"><enum>(25)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (41), as redesignated by paragraph (18), the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0854078644B246A98AD8CD685344282E" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HF93AB20802B242D4B0908A6EDC3293B2"><enum>(42)</enum><header>Youth with a
disability</header><subparagraph id="H54E00450E31F493C951982A7A3B87A18"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>youth with a disability</term> means an
individual with a disability who—</text><clause id="H2CC4AE9F68B441AB8CA3609DB6EA94C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
not younger than 14 years of age; and</text></clause><clause id="H4EB9E5E857FB4C34B41A123626972C36"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is not older than
25 years of age.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF879F5D3083E43D4AECD3AB51F29E77B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Youth with
disabilities</header><text>The term <term>youth with disabilities</term> means
more than 1 youth with a
disability.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H11D68209A3AE4F2F895891693BBE1B89"><enum>505.</enum><header>Administration
of the Act</header><subsection id="H14B5EBF74F8F47A5ADF5914F947A2C41"><enum>(a)</enum><header>
Promulgation</header><text>Section 8(a)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/706">29 U.S.C. 706(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by
inserting <quote>of Labor</quote> after <quote>Secretary</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1FEFFA6384A84B2BBC151A3C00ED8F4F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration
by the Secretary of Labor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 12 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/709">29 U.S.C. 709</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="HD19CC2CD1E524EA09CC872447243B6CF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section header, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">of the
act</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">by the secretary of
labor</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9AFA0DF2EC524363A3E7C44156BF0B8C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H4EDB305182C449DA93A24823D47533A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H853E46C216D847F0A25843A626E1DDAE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(1)</quote> and
inserting <quote>(1)(A)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H9EBB8556A7E64985990F3F7DFA91465A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C80A6C518E248FD80B46E6F1F3F7DB0" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H54A492BED81E4E15BA6BB6982ED37D32" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide technical assistance to the
designated State units on developing successful partnerships with local and
multi-State businesses in an effort to increase the employment of individuals
with disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8FD29A3A04574B938098295196E03E66" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide technical assistance to
providers and organizations on developing self-employment opportunities and
outcomes for individuals with disabilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00238621356A442D87A533C0A3E196A8" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide technical assistance to
entities carrying out community rehabilitation programs to build their internal
capacity to provide individualized services and supports leading to competitive
integrated employment, and to transition individuals with disabilities away
from nonintegrated settings;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFDC7A7A3636648E5AAF7115D3922B026"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>, centers for independent living,</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H38D9AF2E585448FB8E0C33043DF4053A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsections
(d), (e), and (f), by inserting <quote>of Labor</quote> after
<quote>Secretary</quote> each place it appears;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAA5D88C9107A41919B5689F456EF2F02"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
by striking <quote>Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9AE4A13654D7439ABC5BDEED563D4EE8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (g) as subsection (h); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2CE70045F1CD46EB9E699D06F2969704"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (f) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE52B4792E683431B935184D09B91F542" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection commented="no" id="H85B4A7586A5244F0B5ECD8927E76DA63"><enum>(g)</enum><text>In this section, a
reference to <quote>this Act</quote> means a provision of this Act that the
Secretary of Labor has authority to carry
out.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBA4D1B64DA19480A86620C9A715B6C20"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services</header><text>The Act is amended
by inserting after section 12 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/709">29 U.S.C. 709</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27CA8B95C3AD4E73A000F9639029EFA8" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><section id="H788FF76BE4E84FA3997B3D68E015346F"><enum>12A.</enum><header>Administration
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services</header><subsection id="HE76467F4324D411B95B1162B4FD5AA64"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorities</header><text>In
carrying out the purposes of this Act, the ILA Director may—</text><paragraph id="H254FCBEAF03F42FE819BAE627E7A15CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide
consultative services and technical assistance to public or nonprofit private
agencies and organizations, including assistance to enable such agencies and
organizations to facilitate meaningful and effective collaboration with
independent living programs, and promote a philosophy of independent living for
individuals with disabilities in community activities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA89A1991DA564FB681CADA7C1ADBF56C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide short-term
training and technical instruction, including training for the personnel of
centers for independent living and Statewide Independent Living
Councils;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H60CA3424B4A841A49BE1D063C9796E70"><enum>(3)</enum><text>conduct special
projects and demonstrations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H68FBE3C088374EC4BDE2E13FC93EB673"><enum>(4)</enum><text>collect, prepare,
publish, and disseminate educational or informational materials, including
reports of the projects for which funds are provided under this Act; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H26E92E0412B04AEC9A21D644AE93EB60"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide monitoring
and conduct evaluations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H11924CE28AE14579B4F6D422E82532E4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorities
concerning other agencies</header><paragraph id="H6A2C61B2FF0A417B8821D5EEC82112A7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Services and
facilities</header><text>In carrying out the duties under this Act, the ILA
Director may utilize the services and facilities of any agency of the Federal
Government and of any other public or nonprofit agency or organization, in
accordance with agreements between the ILA Director and the head thereof, and
may pay therefor, in advance or by way of reimbursement, as may be provided in
the agreement.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H85989FFAA54E43FDABA20CF0F8A512CA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Task
forces</header><text>In carrying out the provisions of this Act, the ILA
Director shall appoint such task forces as may be necessary to collect and
disseminate information in order to improve the ability of the ILA Director to
carry out the provisions of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB7C08714D47A4E20A3BF9CA797DB6438"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations
generally</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services may
promulgate such regulations as are considered appropriate to carry out the ILA
Director's duties under this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="H0C896559B0DC42C2B56F7F62E19E86B1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations To
implement the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</header><text>Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall receive public comment and
promulgate regulations to implement the amendments made by the Workforce
Investment Act of 2013.</text></subsection><subsection id="H46B4661BC216434A897D1E5320C4E794"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Necessity</header><text>In
promulgating regulations to carry out this Act, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall promulgate only regulations that are necessary to
administer and ensure compliance with the specific requirements of this
Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="HEFC1196DA79D4FAF8B8B8680FBFC3DCB"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Application</header><text>In
this section, a reference to <quote>this Act</quote> means a provision of this
Act that the Secretary of Health and Human Services has authority to carry
out.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE096226745484B6ABC1B8295097256E2"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section such sums as may be
necessary.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H653A231BF4314F53924C16D29A3950C8"><enum>506.</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/710">29 U.S.C. 710</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="H61A68935FC174051A79CBE338DEBCFF5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section (c)—</text><subparagraph id="HD46AC0ABEE134B939F886C12BFE2FE97"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(c)</quote> and
inserting <quote>(c)(1)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DF9677FEEDF4AAFB514E988E7E83486"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by striking <quote>section 136(d) of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998</quote> and inserting <quote>section 131(d)(2) of the Workforce Investment
Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6624265C79D45C68985FF00C756CC9B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H339DC1EC4A4C43C4866FE4951C22E997" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HD58F8DF60AF7460BBED5471879540895" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The ILA Director described in section
701A shall include, in the annual report, information on the extent to which
centers for independent living receiving funds under part C of title VII have
complied with the standards and assurances set forth in section 725. The ILA
Director may identify individual centers for independent living in the analysis
contained in that information. The ILA Director shall include in the report the
results of onsite compliance reviews, identifying individual centers for
independent living and other recipients of assistance under part C of title
VII.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA121D3277B004A67AF3CEA39E83ECA30"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8841975DBD2244D6960660D431BAA0FD" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="HFC5522A7AC0C4545BACE24B8CD3E16BF"><enum>(d)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB44F649DDB0D439E8EA47567D95B51EC"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9588E786C7694B0AA42529F78CCF7397"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Commissioner shall
ensure that the reports, information, and data described in subparagraph (B)
are made publicly available in a timely manner, including through electronic
means, in order to inform the public about the administration and performance
of programs in each State under this Act.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HB4652D3FD2A04E8A91D6E4D305E60147" indent="up2" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The reports, information, and data
referred to in subparagraph (A) shall consist of—</text><clause id="H584A79BDE181418AB345561509D2559B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reports submitted by a designated
State agency or designated State unit under this Act;</text></clause><clause id="HFDEB6220F0974EF88180E8E4AEB41687"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>accountability information, including
State performance information relating to evaluation standards and performance
indicators, and additional performance accountability indicators, under section
106, including information on compliance with such standards, indicators, and
measures, relating to individuals with disabilities, submitted by a designated
State agency or designated State unit under this Act, or submitted by a State
to the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Education under section 131 of
the Workforce Investment Act of 2013;</text></clause><clause id="HA34300DE95A04C79BE6E52A8A925A496"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>data collected from each designated
State unit under this Act with the approval of the Office of Management and
Budget, which shall be made publicly available in the aggregate, and in a
manner that will not reveal personally identifiable information; and</text></clause><clause id="H49A4955153EF404A80E9BBE1C3EB51F2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>reports from monitoring conducted
under this Act, including relevant reports required under section 131 of the
Workforce Investment Act of 2013 and other relevant reports, information, and
data required under title I of such Act.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HB503A1E2FB304AFA9EEE620CE421E4A2" indent="up2" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5E0FE2D4ABD9461CA82322C1ED8D6F6D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Commissioner shall
ensure that the information described in clause (ii) is made publicly available
in a timely manner, including through electronic means.</text></clause><clause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H10D6BEB86F76401787051DAA8EC03D94" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The information referred to in
clause (i) is—</text><subclause id="H96FF87E18BA44B4399EF7A509AAE68B4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the reports, information, and data
required to be submitted by designated State units or designated State agencies
under this Act;</text></subclause><subclause id="H2D4C0CCBEC1B4C7389866B300598CD4D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>evaluations, studies, and audits
conducted by Federal agencies, concerning programs carried out under this Act;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="H2C979F683F7B441586070C2D43CEADFF"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a list that specifies the designated
State unit or designated State agency for each State, including a link to the
website maintained by each such unit or agency.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H77A2C28313B04D2484A9318697DF6B67" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Commissioner shall maintain
public use read-only access to the State and aggregated reports, and analyzed
data, concerning programs carried out under this Act, that are filed and
maintained in the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration
management information system or a system maintained by the Department of
Labor.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H35A8890E42EA4CCC8B69F281E8D0A065"><enum>507.</enum><header>Evaluation and
information</header><subsection id="H1E270C7B0C114E3185B34FE5516E82C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Evaluation by
the Secretary of Labor</header><text>Section 14 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/711">29 U.S.C. 711</external-xref>)—</text><paragraph id="HBDF6053B3FF24A3ABE703382313E66D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section header, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">evaluation</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">evaluation by the
secretary of labor</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H51040AD6CFC74448AEE91B29F8AFD3F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>of Labor</quote> after <quote>Secretary</quote> each place it
appears;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H34AFC76776094C509128F51BB16A7D10"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)(2), by striking <quote>nonintegrated to integrated employment</quote> and
inserting <quote>nonintegrated to competitive integrated
employment</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8DBBCBA13DE240AA859F6A0FA2E3D419"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (g) as subsection (h); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA1F007BA93294CEA9629570883FC4C6D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (f) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF44FA74382FE466A8EA6377D25728490" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="H151AFF6703EB4FCAA4A146BE3E96D977"><enum>(g)</enum><text>In this section, a
reference to <quote>this Act</quote> means a provision of this Act that the
Secretary of Labor has authority to carry
out.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEF15F5D5F794492B8D3C50EB34B09D11"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation by
the Secretary of Health and Human Services</header><text>The Act is amended by
inserting after section 14 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/711">29 U.S.C. 711</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA377B6AD6B0C41F2A5AB30452339B473" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><section id="HC438DA8A7B0B469498CC1BCABD13B37C"><enum>14A.</enum><header>Evaluation by
the Secretary of Health and Human Services</header><subsection id="H837F53A58594415E8812350955EC9CCF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of
improving program management and effectiveness, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, in consultation with the ILA Director, shall evaluate all the
programs authorized by this Act, their general effectiveness in relation to
their cost, their impact on related programs, and their structure and
mechanisms for delivery of services, using appropriate methodology and
evaluative research designs. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
establish and use standards for the evaluations required by this subsection.
Such an evaluation shall be conducted by a person not immediately involved in
the administration of the program evaluated.</text></subsection><subsection id="HADE377452CFB42969350F1EA2D7ADE13"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Participant
opinions</header><text>In carrying out evaluations under this section, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall obtain the opinions of program and
project participants about the strengths and weaknesses of the programs and
projects.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD1FD4A88ED654461BC88FBC5AAE7C782"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Property</header><text>The
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall take the necessary action to
assure that all studies, evaluations, proposals, and data produced or developed
with Federal funds under this Act shall become the property of the United
States.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4EB515B05B9A4A92853CA739AAFD57A7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Information</header><text>Such
information as the Secretary of Health and Human Services may determine to be
necessary for purposes of the evaluations conducted under this section shall be
made available upon request of the Secretary, by the departments and agencies
of the executive branch.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA9C9A726D1B1442797485FEF166A3A33"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Information on
independent living</header><text>The ILA Director shall identify and
disseminate information on exemplary practices concerning independent living
services and centers for independent living.</text></subsection><subsection id="H3FF115CE965C4095AB45FA1483F41B00"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Application</header><text>In
this section, a reference to <quote>this Act</quote> means a provision of this
Act that the Secretary of Health and Human Services has authority to carry
out.</text></subsection><subsection id="H77972E7B0C0343F195716AFAA9F781C1"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be
necessary.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HE2948562E4504EB3A31EC8A8BF415B04"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Information</header><text>Section
15 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/712">29 U.S.C. 712</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H3AA051B2ED7948A59E073E148F5BBC6D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text><subparagraph id="H1CC3F14981564811BA5A2596458CBAA0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>of Labor</quote> after <quote>Secretary</quote> each place it appears;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA180E39C42D14E28BD24009010091EAD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>State workforce investment boards</quote> and inserting
<quote>State workforce development boards</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9680A969071648DABBDA9036FD97EF7A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
by striking <quote>Secretary to develop within the Department of
Education</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of Labor to develop, within
the Department of Labor,</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H33EFC6AA441C47F5A769E0955627967F"><enum>508.</enum><header>Carryover</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 19 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/716">29 U.S.C. 716</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="HFC6D23E162A4414B93B7DC6B1C73B94C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1), by striking <quote>part B of title I</quote> and all that follows
through <quote>including</quote> and inserting <quote>part B of title I (except
the client assistance program funded under section 112), part B of title VI,
chapter 1 of title VII, or chapter 2 of title VII (except as provided in
section 753(b)), including</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3AF5EC4EE8EE433690B6FE7AC09AF601"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H154AE7AE18E64196A822DD460DE7B701" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="HF941A0C3B4744BBF913BA171CB3CE497"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Client
assistance program; protection and advocacy of individual rights</header><paragraph id="H4A6AC851182044CE85BCDD0AF1F83BA2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriated
amounts</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds
appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out a grant program under section 112
or 509 (except as provided in section 509(b)), including any funds reallotted
during that fiscal year under such grant program, that are not obligated and
expended by a recipient prior to the beginning of the succeeding fiscal year,
shall remain available for obligation and expenditure by such recipient during
such succeeding fiscal year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H194C6F7597014114932D80464F536869"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
income</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amount of
program income received by a recipient under a grant program under section 112
or 509 in a fiscal year that is not obligated and expended by the recipient
prior to the beginning of the succeeding fiscal year, shall remain available
until the end of the second fiscal year after the fiscal year in which it was
received.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H6E7E494D28A4456796DB44B824B773BC"><enum>509.</enum><header>Traditionally
underserved populations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/718">29 U.S.C. 718</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="H5C4D5EE56C624FFD8575E2907AE13601"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs
(1) and (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CEA5B31F81F473C9ACB3E4B0994F1AD" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H53937357D92640B485C7A06DF7F916E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Racial
profile</header><text>The demographic profile of the United States is changing
at an unprecedented rate, with the population of the Nation becoming far more
ethnically diverse than in the past. Within the United States, while the
percentage increase from 2000 to 2010 for white Americans was 9.7 percent, the
percentage increase during that period for racial and ethnic minorities was
much higher: 43.0 percent for Latinos, 12.3 percent for African-Americans, and
43.2 percent for Asian-Americans. By the year 2020, the Nation is projected to
have a population of 341,000,000, and the percentage of the population that
will be either Latino, African-American, or Asian-American is projected to be
over 40 percent.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFC18883605B047F88CBDC787FD923DC6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rate of
disability</header><text>Ethnic and racial minorities tend to have disabling
conditions at a disproportionately high rate. In 2011—</text><subparagraph id="HE072AA7CD56641C4842B9D1F3914A9D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>among Americans
ages 16 through 64, the rate of disability was 12.1 percent;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3997A9400BC6474C95D433B6999FE3B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>among
African-Americans in that age range, the disability rate was more than twice as
high, at 27.1 percent; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H69D465504263474AB51FA0E7B98C0964"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for American
Indians and Native Alaskans in the same age range, the disability rate was also
more than twice as high, at 27.0
percent.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H6B66241339944707828846689ADBA45A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="H736D6E59421346DB978CCA095A5088A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research</quote> and
inserting <quote>National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and
Rehabilitation Research</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A78F98EE1A04977A978987E68751868"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>2 percent</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HE724B65C6E464A8EAD5183744F0259D7"><enum>B</enum><header>Vocational
rehabilitation services</header><section id="H3E8F2C785B394134807A982A9FB9ECEB"><enum>511.</enum><header>Declaration of
policy; authorization of appropriations</header><subsection id="H6AEF2A83193A436084F7F6E413B47409"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings;
purpose; policy</header><text>Section 100(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720(a)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="HCBDF3821B8024C8E87A070542B6BC8B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><subparagraph id="HE6796075AF4F46BA95B8A0D3689B9DC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>gainful employment in integrated settings</quote> and
inserting <quote>gainful employment in competitive integrated employment
settings</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46A60DB5EF704A13B84686ACE9D50907"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)(iii), by striking <quote>medicare and medicaid</quote> and inserting
<quote>Medicare and Medicaid</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E6BB21B0C40411F980EAE844E4DC347"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(G)—</text><clause id="H98A97E53324840A59B5DA10925EA1838"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>workforce investment systems</quote> and inserting
<quote>workforce development systems</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HD2D3722F27854BF493C8F03082275C39"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>workforce investment activities</quote> and inserting
<quote>workforce development activities</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF71B63C4D5704C6198F83C57C4249191"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><subparagraph id="H2CE0788B543547BB847DED91D7F4DDCF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>workforce investment system</quote> and inserting
<quote>workforce development system</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC14FB07D34164B8FAC77DCEAC8450F14"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>gainful employment</quote> and inserting <quote>high
quality employment that will increase opportunities for economic
self-sufficiency</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C593E9B506442999D61F86C5ABD62EA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text><subparagraph id="H869FA57A8AA9407FA07D203C2265FDD9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>gainful employment in integrated settings</quote> and
inserting <quote>competitive integrated employment</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD3BD816662C46A59D3E3BB3C337150E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by inserting <quote>should</quote> before
<quote>facilitate</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF51179AE587340EE9498EFB88DC5A07B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Section 100(b)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended
by striking <quote>fiscal years 1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting
<quote>fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="H2D9E0A0532854CD48A1EE8C53BC0EA6D"><enum>512.</enum><header>State
plans</header><subsection id="H3EC076104D8B4641AA7D4274DE72F4A5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plan
requirements</header><text>Section 101(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/721">29 U.S.C. 721(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H4F6837F8E4D547D1AA233F9A3CBB3549"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><subparagraph id="HB30ADD379D9E45F1807EC06447601ECD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>to participate</quote> and all that follows and
inserting <quote>to receive funds under this title for a fiscal year, a State
shall submit, and have approved by the Secretary and the Secretary of Education
a unified State plan in accordance with section 112, or a combined State plan
in accordance with section 113, of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013. The
unified or combined State plan shall include, in the portion of the plan
described in section 112(b)(2)(D) of such Act (referred to in this subsection
as the <quote>vocational rehabilitation services portion</quote>), the
provisions of a State plan for vocational rehabilitation services, described in
this subsection.</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98B895618F2841769E38E41EF1938500"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text><clause id="H0A72F2958F624C77A90E26C7A12E1B6F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>in the State plan for vocational rehabilitation
services,</quote> and inserting <quote>as part of the vocational rehabilitation
services portion of the unified or combined State plan submitted in accordance
with subparagraph (A),</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H37555B6F44394E14B421F15434ECA8B6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998</quote> and inserting
<quote>Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59128E574FF14B629EE0C14F930FC4F4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text><clause id="H53D29FB0C3B5478D800EE33B1035645F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>The State plan shall remain in effect subject to the submission
of such modifications</quote> and inserting <quote>The vocational
rehabilitation services portion of the unified or combined State plan submitted
in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect until the State is
required to submit the plan in accordance with subparagraph (A) or until the
submission of such modifications</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HA4AAEB7A220341FA98B810ABD65682A4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>, until the State submits and receives approval of a new State
plan</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA74B7EA42E72420EBED283EA3E27FC5E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><subparagraph id="HA5943673BE38490AAD0B3F8D31ED3069"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>The State plan</quote> and inserting <quote>The State
plan for vocational rehabilitation services</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4D33197D1534C2E91B161583B16FCB0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(ii), by striking subclauses (I) through (IV) and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE10AF60E99A04CA0AD0DCE613662C6A3" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subclause id="H5351646A46FC4423B761E3F1A563F72D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is primarily
concerned with vocational rehabilitation, or vocational and other
rehabilitation, of individuals with disabilities, and is responsible for
administering the vocational rehabilitation program of the designated State
agency;</text></subclause><subclause id="HD2B17DD93F154291AE75011E7058EAD4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has a full-time
director who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the vocational
rehabilitation program, including—</text><item id="H1F94289F9D264029B696BD8FAE991F97"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>making all
decisions affecting eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services, the
nature and scope of available services, and the provision of the
services;</text></item><item id="H7249CDE211D24F538D73B0DCDF0D0672"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
determination to close the record of services of an individual who has achieved
an employment outcome;</text></item><item id="HA42DCC10EE374F718F36E60523573B99"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>policy
formulation and implementation;</text></item><item id="H233CEF16E6AC4053B39A4A1577BF5C3B"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>the
allocation and expenditure of funds for vocational rehabilitation
services;</text></item><item id="H2018D645A320409C8C02F735E581272B"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>representation of
the organizational unit as a one-stop partner in the one-stop delivery system
under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013; and</text></item><item id="HBA0DA2C540A647A9BC877021EDE23BE8"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>representation of
the vocational rehabilitation services core program for purposes of section
111(b)(1)(C)(iii)(I) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HB1863AAFAD6C4105888D50E4C5817B2F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>has a staff
employed on the rehabilitation work of the organizational unit, all or
substantially all of whom are employed full-time on the vocational
rehabilitation or vocational and other rehabilitation work of the
organizational unit;</text></subclause><subclause id="HF289BA804DD542F6A4EAE260519DE991"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>is located at an
organizational level and has an organizational status within the designated
State agency comparable to that of other major organizational units of the
designated State agency for which the head of the designated State agency has a
direct line of authority; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HE7340C8EA99D4542A9DFD9242FCB0658"><enum>(V)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0785B941AFD248F39D3D78ACD5DE55BE"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>has the sole authority
and responsibility within the State to ensure that the funds appropriated under
this title are expended only in a manner that is consistent with the purposes
of this title; and</text></item><item changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H43D28B734A0E4CC3B955EF1D8E0F1F03" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>may not delegate to another agency,
including the designated State agency, the authority and responsibility
described in item (aa) or allow an agency described in this item to perform
that authority and responsibility.</text></item></subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72CCB362B8BF4EEAB577A6AB3228C52C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H054DE109E6F4463AB7C189D3EA37B4C1" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H8423026DD7CA4A11A114FB9164DA8AC1"><enum>(D)</enum><header>State agency for
reimbursement purposes</header><text>A governing body of an Indian tribe that
receives a grant under section 121 shall be considered, for purposes of the
cost reimbursement provisions—</text><clause id="HE30013EAEBD6443E926A5667B1F35E4A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
section 222(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/422">42 U.S.C. 422(d)(1)</external-xref>), to be a
State; and</text></clause><clause id="HCCCD5D66D75345C0B3FBC773D006DFAE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subsections
(d) and (e) of section 1615 of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1382d">42 U.S.C. 1382d</external-xref>), to be
a State agency described in subsection (d) of that
section.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H546399C616BF459681E149C9FF64921C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)—</text><subparagraph id="HB0B4191FD8E74835AE4A286C9F12914D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6BF505991704F52998975D78784FB79"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32BEF66A8AE644B1925611F2E75B14DB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (C) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9586E24812143639899F71EC3233BF3" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HBDD0E5EFCC714A609C79108B3CCA9E06"><enum>(D)</enum><text>notwithstanding
subparagraph (C), permit the State, in its discretion, to elect to serve
eligible individuals (whether or not receiving vocational rehabilitation
services) who require specific services or equipment to maintain employment;
and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3E7D871CA32C42EBA2F4BABBECAD6643"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph
(6)(B), by striking <quote>to employ and advance in employment</quote> and
inserting <quote>to employ and advance in competitive integrated
employment</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD2D11BAC42049A88D72515C760E7BBF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph
(7)—</text><subparagraph id="H3750D68BDBC842EDA9AA0E7687C226B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(v)—</text><clause id="H958658255A0640929D5314E36D10DC9B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subclause (I), after <quote>rehabilitation technology</quote> insert the
following: <quote>, including training implemented in coordination with
entities carrying out State programs under section 4 of the Assistive
Technology Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3003">29 U.S.C. 3003</external-xref>)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H53D7077CF8C945EAA314ED982426BA86"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subclause (II), by striking <quote>Rehabilitation Act Amendments of
1998</quote> and inserting <quote>Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>;
and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H299D8D5E657241829C8D43A4F33C4FE6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2FD035633B144F3E9B8830C06C32EABC" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="HD9443028E9A149A39C63502A5D942880"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the establishment
and maintenance of education and experience requirements, to ensure that the
personnel have a 21st century understanding of the evolving labor force and the
needs of individuals with disabilities, including requirements for—</text><subclause id="HC6CFBFD7CC294C079AEB2AFB81B2B860"><enum>(I)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3560A77894B64352A80C277631EFEC0F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>attainment of a
baccalaureate degree in a field of study reasonably related to vocational
rehabilitation, to indicate a level of competency and skill demonstrating basic
preparation in a field of study such as vocational rehabilitation counseling,
social work, psychology, disability studies, business administration, human
resources, special education, supported employment, customized employment, job
placement, economics, or another field that reasonably prepares individuals to
work with consumers and employers; and</text></item><item changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HDB332C63C6C249A7A2B557923E28056C" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>demonstrated paid or unpaid
experience, for not less than 1 year, consisting of—</text><subitem id="H5E2A9845884A4B7BAFA66C48C15B907E"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>direct work with individuals with
disabilities in a setting such as an independent living center or experience as
a member of the governing board of an independent living center;</text></subitem><subitem id="HDE02165B77614128AA9C00E95CB4CB47"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>advocacy experience with a nonprofit
disability rights or disability membership organization, a State Council on
Developmental Disabilities, established under section 125 of the Developmental
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15025">42 U.S.C. 15025</external-xref>) or as
a member of the governing board for such a council, or as a parent advocate or
member of the governing board of a parent information and training center
authorized under section 303(f);</text></subitem><subitem id="HE56DF365859C45A68A5B10C82E57A385"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>direct service or advocacy activities that
provide such individual with experience and skills in working with individuals
with disabilities; or</text></subitem><subitem id="H493C664814BE464ABCA3A555722D9B79"><enum>(DD)</enum><text>direct experience as an employer, as a
small business owner or operator, or in self-employment, or other experience in
human resources, recruitment, or experience in supervising employees, training,
or other activities that provide experience in competitive integrated
employment environments; or</text></subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="H020F81F5190342CFA17ABFCD2E5275FF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>attainment of a
master's or doctoral degree in a field of study such as vocational
rehabilitation counseling, law, social work, psychology, disability studies,
business administration, human resources, special education, management, public
administration, or another field that reasonably provides competence in the
employment sector, in a disability field, or in both business-related and
rehabilitation-related fields;
and</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H169CB6ABFF0B47EFB485355C27BB7C84"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph
(8)—</text><subparagraph id="H505BE4C3E42F410A8FE1A50A37C2B393"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>(5)(D)</quote> and inserting
<quote>(5)(E)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2B9B09518264155891A901D52B4CC63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text><clause id="H2A241F08D5254C86A9F8E5E85748571C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding clause (i)—</text><subclause id="HF875B509A4C44B1291D7EBD685B11843"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>workforce investment system</quote> and inserting <quote>workforce
development system</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H48150CDCC5294BDBA084CDCDBC84340D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(5)(D)</quote> and inserting <quote>(5)(E)</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H490FCCD8E7814D5F8FA3E1941B74A43B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (iv), by striking <quote>(5)(D)</quote> and inserting
<quote>(5)(E)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HBDB167B2199B41D68D70EE3D993C89F4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E123312736245CCB9B2416CE910418F" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="HF27E03058A99408B9DB0509FD9E37F3A"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Provision of
accommodations and auxiliary aids and services</header><text>Information
specifying policies and procedures for resolving issues of financial
responsibility and reimbursement, as appropriate, for an accommodation or
auxiliary aid or service for an individual with a disability, in the event that
the designated State unit pays for that item or that aid or service, in order
to avoid interruption of or delay in—</text><subclause id="HA2CA824962094F7B992AB81D2F39BACE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the progress of an
individual in achieving an employment outcome;</text></subclause><subclause id="HCC764C9C319244C5975D358A5BBE714F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an immediate job
placement; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HE9FCBC9B65424300AACA994C665E7F07"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the provision of
services to an individual at extreme medical
risk.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E1CD563BE244FA8BCF737184691522F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)(i), by striking <quote>(5)(D)</quote> and inserting
<quote>(5)(E)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBF10315191B442EF96C872828C0FDEB2"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in paragraph
(10)—</text><subparagraph id="HFAE5489483054D428676941A82958479"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>annual</quote> and all that follows through <quote>of
1998</quote> and inserting <quote>annual reporting of information, on eligible
individuals receiving the services, that is necessary to assess the State's
performance on those primary indicators of performance (described in section
131(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEAFEDF06DFEC4180A7D4F69AF25C3A4B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text><clause id="H8F64E92F1F1E42E58982EE2F58B5A742"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>, from each individual
State,</quote> after <quote>additional data</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H555B07CEA9FB428CBBFF6D7FB9935346"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (i)(II), by striking <quote>determined</quote> and all that follows and
inserting <quote>determined to be ineligible for vocational rehabilitation
services, and the reason for such determination of ineligibility (disaggregated
by type of disability, and age);</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H7CC9155C54FF48389419CCD57EA8653C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
clause (ii)—</text><subclause id="H55432E251CB140BCB7F6D98149C85066"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subclause (I),
by striking <quote>(5)(D)</quote> and inserting <quote>(5)(E)</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H1A92A07B27A845CFAAA44385DF29F803"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subclause
(II), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HBAC3BDAE292E479A95E505F38F989097"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5956A8791894590833F81DD5B293F15" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subclause id="HAB07FE1997BA440590B30C97DC6389D5"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a comparison,
among individuals who obtained employment, of—</text><item id="H8DEADBD5E1DD425E9F709495A43C7579"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the
number of individuals who continued to use public benefits; and</text></item><item id="H05ABA2C1E1B94522A8D26CDAAA86C2B6"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
number of individuals who no longer used public benefits;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H06B498D8FC6445B99F80455BF9B740DE"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the total number
of individuals with ongoing open cases (disaggregated by individuals who are in
training settings, and individuals who are in postsecondary education), and the
services individuals described in this subclause are receiving;</text></subclause><subclause id="H2C9B495C8FED424C991799DB9C6BB0B9"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the total number
of students with disabilities that are receiving pre-employment transition
services, and the cost for providing those services for each full fiscal year
after the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013;</text></subclause><subclause id="H65A4D7EE83FC423EB7686265BC861077"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>the total number
of youth with disabilities that are receiving transition services, and the
total cost for providing those services to such youth during the last full
fiscal year prior to the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of
2013 and during each fiscal year thereafter;</text></subclause><subclause id="H9D7321834D1C47C78E569A49AF06F735"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>the number of
youth with disabilities who entered postsecondary training or programs for
apprenticeships registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as
the <quote>National Apprenticeship Act</quote>; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29
U.S.C. 50 et seq.);</text></subclause><subclause id="H2F08AB5B90FF47719F497C7AE388361F"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>the number of
youth with disabilities who entered postsecondary education;</text></subclause><subclause id="H6B7142968A324D79957BFDB2D47ECEAF"><enum>(X)</enum><text>the number of
youth with disabilities who attained academic levels and job skills needed for
employment;</text></subclause><subclause id="H8F515528E432445586C5C50757628D8D"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>the number of
youth with disabilities who entered employment;</text></subclause><subclause id="H32A1327495F04E9E8215C5C11A50FC11"><enum>(XII)</enum><text>the number of
individuals referred to one-stop centers, as defined in section 101 of the
Workforce Investment Act of 2013; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HBCC421AF73824F68A7069ADF9DBA73F1"><enum>(XIII)</enum><text>the number of
individuals referred from such one-stop centers to designated State units and
the outcomes of such referrals;</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="H105E9460F7B44FECB9ECA075D223A5E1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
clause (iii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="HF59D6E7DA9F548B48173467BA4648A13"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in
clause (iv)—</text><subclause id="H5AA749C3FD94434DBC45D707C954033D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subclause (I),
by inserting before the semicolon the following: <quote>and, for those who
achieved employment outcomes, the average length of time to obtain
employment</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H85A0DB22718348FEBD928FC6E3ECA698"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subclause
(II), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H21EB3C6E8F7C48498A22251065E22A47"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5C6601E53D74AA2830363126F48BE45" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="H41CA8ED8F2924333AAA5C40F5F89DD75"><enum>(v)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H05DD87F3FA9C4057BACF1AF395B212FE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the transition from
school to postsecondary life, including employment, and achievement of the
postsecondary vocational goals, of students with disabilities served under the
program carried out under this title; and</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H275C724465F64B4AB61F4A9145F3B7F5" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the provision of supported employment
services.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97A5BEF312E147119DCC2498CEF2C5D4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)(i), by striking <quote>title I of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998</quote> and inserting <quote>title II of the Workforce Investment Act of
2013</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H229EC8F7CAD54CEB82DCD1B1B39CC2C1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E)(ii), by striking <quote>of the State</quote> and all that follows and
inserting <quote>of the State in meeting the standards and indicators
established pursuant to section 106.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC6A6BD51541406CB8A0BA78FC5D6755"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D4D722478C447BDAB0167B68E92D49D" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HD8E91C4374A24DB8A117AB679873A0F7"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Rules for
reporting of data</header><text>The disaggregation of data under this section
shall not be required within a category if the number of participants in a
category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information, or
required if the results would reveal personally identifiable information about
an individual participant.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF747A6654D546EB9101BF6AA1C8A20D"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Comprehensive
report</header><text>The State plan shall specify that the Commissioner will
provide an annual comprehensive report that includes the reports and data
required under this section, as well as a summary of the reports and data, for
each fiscal year. The Commissioner shall submit the report to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, not later than 90 days after the end of the
fiscal year
involved.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9FA98BBC90F74663AED2B09432F389FE"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in paragraph
(11)—</text><subparagraph id="H529CBAB19D9F4C0A9F4DF8192D2FEC68"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text><clause id="HFF04D52F18174C08B49C395B09D8834A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the subparagraph header, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">workforce investment
systems</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">workforce development
systems</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H53D831D2D7EF40BFAFA4BFF1B5E8DED0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>workforce investment
system</quote> and inserting <quote>workforce development
system</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H59FDD9F5EC074D44BEFB15E987F4179F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
clause (i)(II), by inserting <quote>(including programmatic accessibility and
physical accessibility)</quote> after <quote>program
accessibility</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H96D53B93309747C9BAC809553F9F1DD9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
clause (ii), by striking <quote>workforce investment system</quote> and
inserting <quote>workforce development system</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H1E6DC39E010042BC93D4AB10AEF5273D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in
clause (v), by striking <quote>workforce investment system</quote> and
inserting <quote>workforce development system</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB3FFAA4A795424693F070E76242C5C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>workforce investment system</quote> and inserting
<quote>workforce development system</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34CE7E7798B04EBC9CA2E364AEA3405A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text><clause id="H342C6B2EFB534482A683F1DF9EDB290B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>the State programs carried out under section 4 of the
Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3003">29 U.S.C. 3003</external-xref>),</quote> after
<quote>including</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HFC419187B7F941DBBA898A1CE7AF55EA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, noneducational agencies serving out-of-school youth,</quote>
after <quote>Agriculture</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HE7233A9D71814E58847D33D3D9C0AF89"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>such agencies and programs</quote> and inserting <quote>such
Federal, State, and local agencies and programs</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HE922B373C050448CB16FDFCA5792731D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>workforce investment system</quote> and inserting
<quote>workforce development system</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6DF9C680E2594FAAAA6A9BA863EEBE32"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)—</text><clause id="H6AAF3BE2FBB949C9B8FBC6204BFE6D9F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (ii), by striking <quote>completion</quote> and inserting
<quote>implementation</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HCBDF01BCD29C467E8C95FB3694B37882"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively;
and</text></clause><clause id="H22A1A782C1CB4EC29AD71971012825E1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting after clause (ii) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H232FF053CF3C4B5CBB45F88F223C0BED" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="H0B0306AFB0C6455EB649964D1D41053A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identifying
options for additional education and training, in order to facilitate the
provision of transition services for youth with disabilities and students with
disabilities, such as services provided under section
114;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1D75A1B4F5F4638B2ED9683602DC24F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (H), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0962E74CF7974C1E970AB5F3D5620773"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (D) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1A1378403DC403A93533E9531B019D2" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H47CC977413EB470989203FA1CFFBE9F8"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Coordination
with employers</header><text>The State plan shall contain plans, policies, and
procedures for coordination between the designated State unit and employers
that provide for building relationships with employers and identifying
community-based competitive integrated employment opportunities and career
exploration opportunities, in order to facilitate the provision of transition
services for youth with disabilities and students with disabilities, such as
services provided under section
114;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H490CECFD59B747EC8F76C0BD423B2296"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), as redesignated by subparagraph (E) of this paragraph—</text><clause id="HB0ABE3758D0C459FBAE4C9E1299DA2C3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>chapter 1 of</quote> after <quote>part C of</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="H31FD3C9FAEF7480495FABB20BEA07521"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, as appropriate</quote> before the period;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1BF03B55F41C44D794D4E4262C896DB1"><enum>(H)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (F), as redesignated by subparagraph (E) of this paragraph, the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H721A3E818FD74EBEA5490D54A21A50A0" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H147E818383CD405FBE7AD8760F211CBC"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Cooperative
agreement regarding individuals eligible for home and community-based waiver
programs</header><text>The State plan shall include an assurance that the
designated State unit has entered into a formal cooperative agreement with the
State agency responsible for administering the State Medicaid plan under title
XIX of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</external-xref>) and the State agency
with primary responsibility for providing services and supports for individuals
with intellectual disabilities and individuals with developmental disabilities,
with respect to the delivery of vocational rehabilitation services, including
extended services, for individuals with the most significant disabilities who
have been determined to be eligible for home and community-based services under
a Medicaid waiver, Medicaid State plan amendment, or other authority related to
a State Medicaid program.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC0A30297856456F88EC57795E820B2F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(H), as redesignated by subparagraph (E) of this paragraph—</text><clause id="H9414AACD6CEC4019A876C3BB218AD3BA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (ii)—</text><subclause id="H765E50A55FBC48BFAF83D8880302EAC4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>on or</quote> before <quote>near</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HCCEDAB9C34DE4C99B0D8843443DF9F7A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HE430C280DDC444F78095FC146DE5A32B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and</text></clause><clause id="H6C329A2C8E9640FB839E121CECC7BC76"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting after clause (ii) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90C425D4A09941E4AEEAE5E0E871DA89" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="H33C6E85449D74D8CAD59B451A9EA618E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>strategies for
the provision of transition planning, by personnel of the designated State
unit, the State educational agency, and the recipient of funds under part C,
that will facilitate the development and implementation of the individualized
education programs under section 614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1414">20 U.S.C. 1414(d)</external-xref>) and, as appropriate, the development and
completion of the individualized plans for employment under section 102, in
order to enable students with disabilities to achieve postschool employment
outcomes; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB96DD552C544C108C2F7EE8F9D94190"><enum>(J)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59E3E6EC28E845B2A43E64EA4067599E" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HE60B120C7F3849079F559E9894780E22"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Coordination
with assistive technology programs</header><text>The State plan shall include
an assurance that the designated State unit, and the lead agency and
implementing entity (if any) designated by the Governor of the State under
section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3003">29 U.S.C. 3003</external-xref>), have
developed working relationships and will enter into agreements for the
coordination of their activities, including the referral of individuals with
disabilities to programs and activities described in that section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72C9114C32814C769B1664DAA7F2F4B3"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Coordination
with ticket to work and self-sufficiency program</header><text>The State plan
shall include an assurance that the designated State unit will coordinate
activities with any other State agency that is functioning as an employment
network under the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program established under
section 1148 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1320b–19).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2FDDF28A926645E98261AB7FE6B018FA"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in paragraph
(14)—</text><subparagraph id="H57FDA38DA81E4CDDB7206BFFFA82BA15"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph
header, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Annual</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Semiannual</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H721676DD0B6D46A991E8CA1EC914F77C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text><clause id="HC80E1371BA04413F89DF3F4F3B469E7C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>annual</quote> and inserting <quote>semiannual</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H6FA734B7014249FAA9788F31BFDAEB15"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(and thereafter</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>representative)</quote> and inserting <quote>, and annually
thereafter</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H3F6F11C91D6D41E09E3AC9C0177B014E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>to competitive</quote> and all that follows and inserting the
following: <quote>to competitive integrated employment or training for
competitive integrated employment;</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED161821B2314BCA86774F1558FCD6FD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H338F74D112214D9399347BA9F56897D9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>the individuals described</quote> and all that follows
and inserting <quote>individuals in attaining competitive integrated
employment; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5141EF1FCBD4FEDB333C33F4F238F44"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D6CBB84224548F2800D05BD63912045" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H3D3892A9A7ED46389E6592F5D642E01A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an assurance that
the State will report the information generated under subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C), for each of the individuals, to the Administrator of the Wage and Hour
Division of the Department of Labor for each fiscal year, not later than 60
days after the end of the fiscal year.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFF70281BD574039A266D467CEF42433"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in paragraph
(15)—</text><subparagraph id="H1CECE3BD00274342BF23C2565AAB9074"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text><clause id="HC416D38D2B044DC7A970BDD243135C20"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (i)—</text><subclause id="HC12C61719717415887432D87960389DA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subclause (II),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subclause><subclause id="H6ECB1CB078E74664B0413C8B8EF2B649"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subclause
(III)—</text><item id="H60A910096C194462809785135BCFCADE"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>workforce investment system</quote> and inserting
<quote>workforce development system</quote>; and</text></item><item id="HCE24FB9251024969949F41789421881D"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by
adding <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H4A00D9F3BB5A449392C099E3B1CDDDC4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE701F83BC79C4D9C9DA779961953F6B3" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subclause id="H5D682814632E43B4AE10163885B4F775"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>youth with
disabilities, and students with disabilities, including their need for
pre-employment transition services described in section 114 or other transition
services; and</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="HD57CEF72450448EDB86A308D7F3A68B0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4345DE4F829D4B11B14C5E66F265144A" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="H4F0959311FE14098B266C14C48F3982F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include an
assessment of the needs of individuals with disabilities for transition
services and pre-employment transition services provided under this Act, and
coordinated with transition services provided under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1400">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</external-xref>), and an assessment as to
whether the transition and pre-employment transition services provided under
those Acts meet the needs of individuals with
disabilities.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0201EB66DF5E4D1B88F7CAAD08D5EB24"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text><clause id="H05241D79422144BC818FB868164FA3D5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (ii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="HCFC8CA99589B4A5D856ECBE8EEBABD81"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and</text></clause><clause id="HBB22DDB0B95A44D4995F8332A6AD7EAB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting after clause (ii) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05027E6BE32B4FB39ED573C38E9462A5" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="HB64C119E3D7C403E9142E9AE27CF2016"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number of
individuals who are eligible for services under this title, but are not
receiving such services due to an order of selection;
and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE31659E3A69A499B9D78669823BE3453"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)—</text><clause id="H6DE29A89A440460BBB66874B1237ADCE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
redesignating clauses (iii) through (v) as clauses (iv) through (vi);</text></clause><clause id="H0A378A6C7E4945498F7AB0249EDA58F8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting after clause (ii) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1ECE37C797BD45E993B93DD213BD3392" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="H9B6CE0223A2946DDB7B5E182121DE25D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the methods to
be used to improve and expand vocational rehabilitation services for students
with disabilities, including the coordination of services designed to
facilitate the transition of such students from the receipt of educational
services in school to postsecondary life (including the receipt of vocational
rehabilitation services under this title, postsecondary education, employment,
and pre-employment transition services under section
114);</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="HAAEBD6930E024BD7A476A853F83B4076"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
clause (vi), as redesignated by clause (i) of this subparagraph, by striking
<quote>workforce investment system</quote> and inserting <quote>workforce
development system</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2BE513884A2E40A0ADCB158A26F5B878"><enum>(11)</enum><text>in paragraph
(20)—</text><subparagraph id="HE11B6B55BC38401FB0074437E4CB294D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraphs
(A) and (B)(i), by striking <quote>workforce investment system</quote> and
inserting <quote>workforce development system</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H338D152D58494DC685AE700B17395C30"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF35E8B4F526E4F1585F38C98B0197F4C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (A) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76BAF83017C64E4B9902E96012C7D467" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H24A4C40430234295B5B5C975B4E61291"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Information on
assistance for beneficiaries of assistance under title II or XVI of the Social
Security Act</header><text>The State plan shall include an assurance that the
designated State unit will make available, to individuals entitled to benefits
under title II or XVI of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/401">42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.</external-xref>, 1381
et seq.) on the basis of a disability or blindness—</text><clause id="HD3E5009FE8814BFB86DF6ADA10483302"><enum>(i)</enum><text>information on the
availability of benefits and medical assistance authorized under the State
Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et
seq.) or under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395">42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.</external-xref>), and medical assistance authorized under other
federally funded programs;</text></clause><clause id="H91F46C6B5FEC414197B2273644DDAED1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>information on
the availability of assistance through benefits planning and assistance
programs authorized under section 1149 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1320b–20) and services provided by the State protection and advocacy system and
authorized under section 1150 of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320b-21">42 U.S.C. 1320b–21</external-xref>);
and</text></clause><clause id="H1831F876CF744AFEBEFAC0CBC3A04BF9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the case of
individuals who are also eligible for a ticket under the Ticket to Work and
Self-Sufficiency Program established under section 1148 of the Social Security
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320b-19">42 U.S.C. 1320b–19</external-xref>), general information regarding the options for using
the ticket and information on how to contact a program manager of the Ticket to
Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to obtain information on approved employment
networks, on providers for the benefits planning and assistance programs
described in clause (ii) in the State, and on the services provided by the
State protection and advocacy system and described in clause
(ii).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H49D534434D694B47A6790D93ACE60758"><enum>(12)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EA5886A1B9C48ED829E28B7DDBE0267" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H25C456E2AE9346F1819A81804EDEC565"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Services for
students with disabilities</header><text>The State plan shall provide an
assurance that, with respect to students with disabilities, the State—</text><subparagraph id="H926FB4E4D8AA4ACEBBF647940AEC639D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has developed and
will implement—</text><clause id="H513914E05E3F4C00B96B87694615670D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>strategies to
address the needs identified in the assessments described in paragraph (15);
and</text></clause><clause id="H037658621094403A8C9BF1E2965DE61B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>strategies to
achieve the goals and priorities identified by the State, in accordance with
paragraph (15), to improve and expand vocational rehabilitation services for
students with disabilities on a statewide basis; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H325ED25FAF4444C8AFBD479960B00FF1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has developed and
will implement strategies to carry out the provision of pre-employment
transition services in accordance with section 114.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3627DD53D7E34E6B8D4410AAB5A80700"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Job growth and
development</header><text>The State plan shall provide an assurance describing
how the State will utilize initiatives involving in-demand industry sectors or
occupations under sections 116(c) and 118 of the Workforce Investment Act of
2013 to increase competitive integrated employment opportunities for
individuals with disabilities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8379A1F662C34C30A3AFDB1E5E2E9566"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>Section
101(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/721">29 U.S.C. 721(b)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA327ADAC60774E4FA2CC7C8C853438DF" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="H3D00D9088F8C439BA87827ACE766B8CC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Submission;
approval; modification</header><text>The State plan for vocational
rehabilitation services shall be subject to—</text><paragraph id="H02876E41ACF449628AFE35EDDC5C26D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>subsection (c) of
section 112 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, in a case in which that
plan is a portion of the unified State plan described in that section 112;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9543ED4C1C154656A028A3F2DFBAA74F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>subsection (b),
and paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (c), of section 113 of such Act
in a case in which that State plan for vocational rehabilitation services is a
portion of the combined State plan described in that section
113.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HD3D17FA398E74ACBB50E776D7E147FB3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/721">29 U.S.C. 721</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD61B8C71C5F44896A599FBB9C6F3A4C7" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6D782ABF223499483AC88D55EA845A8"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this part shall be construed to
reduce the obligation of a local educational agency or any other agency to
provide or pay for any transition services that are also considered special
education or related services and that are necessary for ensuring a free
appropriate public education to children with disabilities within the State
involved.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HD241BB568ACD49288644B3451FE216C6"><enum>513.</enum><header>Eligibility and
individualized plan for employment</header><subsection id="H7ED85274EB604A1AABC3D38B9A26AEED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Section
102(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/722">29 U.S.C. 722(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H8DF3461CF73145B98C2AE2EF439BD80C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(B), by striking <quote>regain employment</quote> and inserting
<quote>regain employment, including accomplishing career advancement, in
employment that is consistent with the individual's strengths, resources,
priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, and informed
choice</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H922178DCEFD5460FA2128B8FA9F315FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><subparagraph id="H795606392DC046CBAADB3C87A5E9B16D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text><clause id="HC1C557DAACEC4BB9A60B6BEEEC7B90AA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the subparagraph header, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Demonstration</header-in-text></quote> and
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Applicants</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HABBB711290854F5BB17095EEAF3DB410"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>, unless</quote> and all that follows and inserting a period;
and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF26EB20803C4DDB9121DCA33394EA5A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text><clause id="H5427A9B773044EFA8AB61CA2D07D39AE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the subparagraph header, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Methods</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Responsibilities</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H063EBD15F7D54AD9975C14BABABF5E1D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
the first sentence—</text><subclause id="HE4B67DCBBD5243D08C6EE3AC39F0B757"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>In making the demonstration required under subparagraph (A),</quote> and
inserting <quote>Prior to determining under this subsection that an applicant
described in subparagraph (A) is unable to benefit due to the severity of the
individual's disability or that the individual is ineligible for vocational
rehabilitation services,</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H72258DAFFA284796A0F656B8D81EE3AD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>, except under</quote> and all that follows and inserting a period;
and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H8E3F8AF216D949E4A40EAC39632F3318"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
the second sentence, by striking <quote>individual or to determine</quote> and
all that follows and inserting <quote>individual. In providing the trial
experiences, the designated State unit shall provide the individual with the
opportunity to try different employment experiences, including supported
employment, and the opportunity to become employed in competitive integrated
employment.</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B80703F5DD24832863A945D92A3061E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(A)(ii), by striking <quote>outcome from</quote> and all that follows and
inserting <quote>outcome, including supported employment, from vocational
rehabilitation services due to the current (as of the date of the
determination) severity of the disability of the individual.</quote>;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2F74753C1466469FA3DCA91E88D9797F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)—</text><subparagraph id="HB3E65A1CD71A48078F2419373C66C5F6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="H3D2F4AE829B941B6A48C09A9C2BC6202"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>If an individual</quote> and inserting <quote>If, after the
designated State unit carries out the activities described in paragraph (2)(B),
a review of existing data, and, to the extent necessary, the assessment
activities described in section 7(2)(A)(ii), an individual</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HAEC6773114F04DEEB9224378AB0A1DCA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>is determined</quote> and all that follows through <quote>not
to be</quote> and inserting <quote>is determined not to be</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B9787929B6340FEBE3BADC20EFC4E04"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (A) through (D) as subparagraphs (B) through (E),
respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90AA4DED5BE549EE9057BE8C778272E9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
before subparagraph (B) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F065D42B94746E6A3D7181B3593CD08" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H61823D0D9FD94B758EFE3BAB764B73F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the ineligibility
determination shall be an individualized one, based on the available data, and
shall not be based on assumptions about broad categories of
disabilities;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE509ABE4CB7240B49F06EB0572009540"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in clause (i) of
subparagraph (C), as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by
inserting after <quote>determination</quote> the following: <quote>, including
clear and convincing evidence that forms the basis for the determination of
ineligibility</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDD63B662F1054906B7ADAD25CEC0DCE6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Development of
an individualized plan for employment, and related
information</header><text>Section 102(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/722">29 U.S.C. 722(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H251EAA0D6A834F0392C7BFCB95624755"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><subparagraph id="H9DBAD07A408B4AA3A5C878F315E7041C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>, to the extent determined to be appropriate by the
eligible individual,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE128F0200D6B4765AFFD7C2E3897DD82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), and (D), and (E),
respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1C6EFC1997D48EFBDECD9E49CB48CD9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (A) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FA9FC5CEA49402E99E09339D3A76207" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HDDB51B0CE6F3496F9389390D42FD8F68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>information on the
availability of assistance from consumer organizations, as defined in section
106(a)(4) (including a listing of such organizations) that can assist an
individual in the development of an individualized plan for employment, in
order to ensure that the plan reflects the informed and effective choices of
the individual;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H50C1768E156A4FC39106FB50932B45F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H732A28E38F174C55A27B40F37BE7C096"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB944C610403C49189BB332CD37F674CD" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H8B8E022D8AB84B31ADC1A617C5073F70"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Individuals
entitled to benefits under the social security act</header><text>For an
individual entitled to benefits under title II or XVI of the Social Security
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/401">42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.</external-xref>, 1381 et seq.) on the basis of a disability or
blindness, the designated State unit shall provide to the individual—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5FD3122651BA45A4966CB3628C1BAED8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>general
information on the availability of benefits and medical assistance authorized
under the State Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the
Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395">42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.</external-xref>), and medical assistance authorized
under other federally funded programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFF7DD0D28B234BA793BB1D095E4D535F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>general
information on the availability of assistance through benefits planning and
assistance programs authorized under section 1149 of the Social Security Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320b-20">42 U.S.C. 1320b–20</external-xref>) and services provided by the State protection and advocacy
system and authorized under section 1150 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1320b–21); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H31AFE775ADD24A3489D550971F172255"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of
individuals who are also eligible for a ticket under the Ticket to Work and
Self-Sufficiency Program established under section 1148 of the Social Security
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320b-19">42 U.S.C. 1320b–19</external-xref>), general information regarding the options for using
the ticket and information on how to contact a program manager of the Ticket to
Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to obtain information on approved employment
networks, on providers for the benefits planning and assistance programs
described in subparagraph (B) in the State, and on the services provided by the
State protection and advocacy system and described in subparagraph
(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD220F73D42364C8AA150A3AC8C6CD672"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection—</text><subparagraph id="HDD2510046A6F430EB223FFD0A1EE0849"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E)—</text><clause id="H1FF97C1ED8EA4287BF0FDAE58EFB3567"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (i), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="H0952E8183B0849C7A265AF51A25C0588"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="H8D0464070E834450B480E0AAA6880F7E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1369467CF5D4452295DB02CB470EB911" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="H2FE02A864FD94A0BAF43D9CB17DE157D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>amended, as
necessary, to include the postemployment services and service providers that
are necessary for the individual to maintain or regain employment, consistent
with the individual's strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities,
capabilities, interests, and informed
choice.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1090456532A8455081B4DBCFD29BA8D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7336769AC89441DA9045367A7009A990" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HE1E78C6D19F54CB2A7BE9A1BAC1A6D6C"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Timeframe for
completing the individualized plan for employment</header><text>The
individualized plan for employment shall be developed as soon as possible, but
not later than a deadline of 90 days after the date of the determination of
eligibility described in paragraph (1), unless the designated State unit and
the eligible individual agree to an extension of that deadline to a specific
date by which the individualized plan for employment shall be completed.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F2435FB4CDF417EBBF08BDDB66F5417"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Failure to
develop the individualized plan for employment within the specified
timeframe</header><text>In the event the individualized plan for employment is
not completed by the deadline or extended deadline, as appropriate, under
subparagraph (F), the eligible individual shall have the right to request the
procedures described in subsection (c). If the eligible individual requests a
hearing, the hearing officer shall have the authority to order the designated
State unit to complete the individualized plan for employment within a
reasonable period of time.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAAD7E99611C647918E2EDD5951D7E95B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection—</text><subparagraph id="HD9773224186B49FE8B0D852A1CD4B035"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text><clause id="H1DC56B83CAD6419C8BFA6F4CE95BA673"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>in competitive integrated employment</quote> after
<quote>outcome</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H7BAAC41DB10E412AB68BDB85BEEDF82A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>choice of the</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>choice of the eligible individual, consistent with the general goal of
competitive integrated employment (except that in the case of an eligible
individual who is a student, the description may be a description of the
student's projected postschool employment outcome);</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4BFA56972514DFB95716A935415C30C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(i)—</text><clause id="H581F523321CA449F9154502666565471"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
redesignating subclause (II) as subclause (III); and</text></clause><clause id="H138708546D4145B1A8FD4ED5616650BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking subclause (I) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H387E784A4E134C2183CA785AD0F4E0AE" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subclause id="HCC377242B67A489F9BB01E707906DA24" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>needed to achieve the employment outcome,
including, as appropriate—</text><item id="H6C937B703B204392A595F9B1952D78F2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the provision of assistive technology
devices and assistive technology services (including referrals described in
section 103(a)(3) to the device reutilization programs and demonstrations
described in subparagraphs (B) and (D) of section 4(e)(2) of the Assistive
Technology Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3003">29 U.S.C. 3003(e)(2)</external-xref>) through agreements developed
under section 101(a)(11)(H);</text></item><item id="H676E99FA71E841039EF8EF0B45E48716"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>mentoring services; and</text></item><item id="HA1B3290248A3442BA95DBBD4F90C97F0"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>personal assistance services
(including training in the management of such services);</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HF15AA147DFE44AF98DD953246193A8E5" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of a plan for an eligible
individual that is a student, the specific transition services and supports
(including work experience, mentoring activities, and supported employment)
needed to achieve the student's employment outcome or projected postschool
employment outcome; and</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEEC03457981D412FA9A6E784A5C692BB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H706239B79D16421B9756B81EC00A577B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(G), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96EBA8B8675047D9BC3D75698F69539F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78FC67FEB4954E868030D739EF702959" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H12AB40C7582842BE963A929178F423EF"><enum>(H)</enum><text>for an individual
who also is receiving assistance from an employment network under the Ticket to
Work and Self-Sufficiency Program established under section 1148 of the Social
Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320b-19">42 U.S.C. 1320b–19</external-xref>), a list of the services that are listed in
the individual work plan that the individual developed with the employment
network under subsection (g) of that section, and a description of how
responsibility for service delivery will be divided between the employment
network and the designated State
unit.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H40655E17666F4C1BACD4FEBE85205FE1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>Section
102(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/722">29 U.S.C. 722(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H9E76B18E55C14B3AB92830D2411D55DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by adding at the end the following: <quote>The procedures shall allow an
applicant or an eligible individual or, as appropriate, the applicant's
representative or individual's representative, the opportunity to request
mediation, an impartial due process hearing, or both
procedures.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB4E8CC9DA72046B1B607184F2609839E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><subparagraph id="H2C87E941310A4DA49BE10B0D20747BF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text><clause id="H43D703453FEE4F1E8B2CA57240AA9AB8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (ii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="H45BC9B9AB9DE404684364AFD7F83FFD8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (iii), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="H7E77360B83934B4183649A600D28D436"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25A08AD2136A4BE88527D4397446E407" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="HEA93EB899118440CA2061EE253A19336"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any applicable
State limit on the time by which a request for mediation under paragraph (4) or
a hearing under paragraph (5) shall be made, and any required procedure by
which the request shall be made.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99B620429B484152829731ED254324DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(iii), by inserting <quote>the denial,</quote> before
<quote>reduction,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD14F0D3130C44237B84E3A0B79CDE67F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)—</text><subparagraph id="H59AB7C6696B34661A94203DEA8421EC7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C23C341F4444AEC85867DDA1F50B26D" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H50C06911BC0C42BFAD9D669F327F8F5F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Officer</header><text>A
due process hearing described in paragraph (2) shall be conducted by an
impartial hearing officer who, on reviewing the evidence presented, shall issue
a written decision based on the provisions of the approved State plan,
requirements specified in this Act (including regulations implementing this
Act), and State regulations and policies that are consistent with the Federal
requirements specified in this title. The officer shall provide the written
decision to the applicant or eligible individual, or, as appropriate, the
applicant’s representative or individual’s representative, and to the
designated State unit. The impartial hearing officer shall have the authority
to render a decision and require actions, consistent with the requirements
specified in this title (including regulations implementing this title),
regarding all aspects of the applicant's or eligible individual's vocational
rehabilitation services under this
title.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4F9CC64F71347D385C5D461AB0360E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>in laws (including regulations)</quote> and inserting
<quote>about Federal and State laws (including regulations) and the approved
State plan</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HDEE2ADE0E1414E50AC6D93A981BE3D74"><enum>514.</enum><header>Vocational
rehabilitation services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/723">29 U.S.C. 723</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="H3497C5F04537434D83BB8B6198D2CFB9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H3E8B414A6C4B4F469B86D9BA9B9CA9AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (13), by striking
<quote>workforce investment system</quote> and inserting <quote>workforce
development system</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDBF595E9ED684459BE52461FBAA69103"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (15) and inserting
the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF75A1AF46199498F8CBA60C652C2F071" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A4BABA6D3474DFE85D13A6B6935F8DB"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transition services for students with
disabilities, that facilitate the transition from school to postsecondary life,
such as achievement of an employment outcome in competitive integrated
employment, or pre-employment transition services described in section
114;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3336372E0D1A40548DE11590496A58DE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (17) and (18) as paragraphs (18) and (19), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C9AB2CF3E8E48FA9EFBA1A1890643A7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (16) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60A911A26CAE4DA7B37F5F76DE6E39AB" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HCD5BB8245918417DAE80D4B5A15980C4"><enum>(17)</enum><text>customized
employment;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD13946D11D5465182F1AC5BF65241C8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (18),
as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, by striking the
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D7AB14040054B93BEF2CB2C2F9AFCB8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (19),
as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, by striking the period
and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02AA016043804B3CB39459736FF89FAD"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D368D29F0DB40448270FF8C86CA8F07" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HBCCA168980544DC1A0CC488760817DBD"><enum>(20)</enum><text>mentoring
services.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E4ABDF9634243C3A0F7ED868BF10959"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text><subparagraph id="H41FD5CD0024B480CA4A63F221794311E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(A), by striking the second sentence and inserting <quote>Such programs
shall be used to provide services described in this section that promote
integration into the community and that result in competitive integrated
employment, including supported employment and customized employment, for
applicants or eligible individuals with disabilities.</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A9904BD36B04D04933C4DBEE8F95F7E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2)(B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D7FF8C166BD40A8B6226666920FC3C1" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HDA65CB9DD5EA4547A57C3D4F644A56F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The establishment,
development, or improvement of a facility for a community rehabilitation
program, or the construction of such a facility, which shall be limited to that
necessary for the expansion or improvement of services described in this
section for applicants or eligible individuals with
disabilities.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0725D98BA4824D32AB7328B7DF492F9B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BDD4F3C5F354EC39A9D05C68F190BD9" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H8294ED7E387B432CB5C12663438BA18D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Technical
assistance to businesses that are seeking to employ individuals with
disabilities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10008A6EDBB644D8A5729B02A1A2C4DD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (6) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H565E3A3969DE4EE4986A41FF7196152C" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H25276AE0CAD14A448A4B4304E906E469"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Consultation and
technical assistance services to assist State educational agencies and local
educational agencies in planning for the transition of students with
disabilities from school to postsecondary life, including
employment.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H86452BE96978414C81318A6ED070E879"><enum>515.</enum><header>State
Rehabilitation Council</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
105 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/725">29 U.S.C. 725</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HB06A51D94D60489BB69D1B0918DF586E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="HDC132F203A1A426C85143C4B8CCB794E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="H88168047D88C4854ABE2C445C5E1A923"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clause (ix) and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC761606653AE4E71B3D6515E6AF57AEB" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="HB841BA6D132E4E0991420C4ED05D8165"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>in a State in
which one or more projects are funded under section 121 and in which such
services are provided through those projects, at least one representative of
the directors of the projects located in such
State;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="HF8FDAF3591A94E96A9FB0679E576ECCD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (x), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="H5723EBCEC182436DBFF7E9A5E6018935"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
clause (xi)—</text><subclause id="H8C50E892EBBE441BAB2B873DA618D3A2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>State workforce investment board</quote> and inserting <quote>State
workforce development board</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H1725CFF1C4474C9B95455089713339AE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking the
period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H7F73E60E4C65458BB699226AABFEDF1D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EDE9B53DE6B47159DBF3FBE6373CD67" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="HCDB42FB5118F42A3AD029E7A5AE1515A"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>the director of
the State's comprehensive statewide program of technology-related assistance
funded under section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
3003).</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8866432BDC247B89C9E4B6796EEAF43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text><clause id="H0D75DA7A16274810AA484525E4153DD2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (xi), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="H62BDD4C1C8AE43F1984293940D39AE00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (xii), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="H061BDCB1F1EB4A488BD4A1764B331F51"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H194B02C00B4F47759338320E33264DB2" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="H7303FBAC4BC54A88BFD24E4063408347"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>the director of
the State's comprehensive statewide program of technology-related assistance
funded under section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
3003).</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA6743A93A1464FCC832ADA5F8FCCAF36"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text><subparagraph id="HDA0FC65F64F84461B2D6551A1CD93BBA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>State workforce investment
board</quote> and inserting <quote>State workforce development board</quote>;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF320AA0F478A448B922636E5558ECFC5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6),
by striking <quote>Service Act</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300x-3">42 U.S.C. 300x–3(a)</external-xref>) and the State workforce development
board, and with the activities of entities carrying out programs under the
Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3001">29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.</external-xref>);</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HB41AEDEB27824A0DA3BFB356ED400506"><enum>516.</enum><header>Evaluation
standards and performance indicators</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 106 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/726">29 U.S.C. 726</external-xref>) is amended by
striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31926B3260F645678439A4E4E52EAA3C" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="H06AD974C428040FDAAAC1A41C3E988FD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><paragraph id="H3D8750C4E53941F6967D85E9C4F3D632"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Standards and
indicators</header><text>The evaluation standards and performance indicators
for the vocational rehabilitation program carried out under this title shall be
subject to the performance accountability provisions described in section
131(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDBFBAEBBF41A476380FC530B98EAE093"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
performance accountability indicators</header><subparagraph id="H5EBA6CA9593B479B90E16B9AE0F5DED2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Commissioner may
establish additional performance accountability indicators, which may include
outcome and related measures of program performance.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF56AD05DBF04CA990E1CA16056936A1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Comment</header><text>Such
additional performance accountability indicators shall be developed with input
from State vocational rehabilitation agencies, related professional and
consumer organizations, recipients of vocational rehabilitation services, and
other interested parties. The Commissioner shall publish in the Federal
Register a notice of intent to regulate regarding the development of proposed
additional performance accountability indicators. Proposed additional
performance accountability indicators shall be published in the Federal
Register for review and comment. Final additional performance accountability
indicators shall be published in the Federal Register.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H11B90E623FD0452E84654E507FC8754C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Each
State that receives funds under this title shall submit a report to the
Commissioner containing information on any additional performance
accountability indicators established under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H855FF17A6D084DECA632446BE0F1DA4B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consumer
organization</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>consumer
organization</term> means a membership organization, or disability advocacy
group, for which a majority of the members of the board of directors of the
organization or group are individuals with disabilities or family members of
individuals with
disabilities.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H82D4B3DF7ABC461792E73A67802DA7F3"><enum>517.</enum><header>Monitoring and
review</header><subsection id="H817CA0E70B2D417EAACDB361B92CF072"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 107(a) (29
U.S.C. 727(a)) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H98DBE46157C143F4BE51213566AE0C2C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(E), by inserting before the period the following: <quote>, including
personnel of a client assistance program under section 112, and past or current
recipients of vocational rehabilitation services</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC928388B81504034861D385D4218D2B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text><subparagraph id="H40498D83EB774251A5209BC560877BDF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12F1E4704DEA4215A980ED78F9317929" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H4E2E271D7CD7449EBE0FB04BE00FD10B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the eligibility
process, including the process related to the determination of ineligibility
under section 102(a)(5);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF209B413C2414777A21BE7D5B9CEB0C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the provision of
services, including supported employment services, and pre-employment
transition services for students with disabilities and, if applicable, the
order of selection;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C8867047AED4E5E8C83209BC2BC84F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBCD9D3D31A849CE94F1DCB5DFF1547D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3827CA2C5514EC08244CA18AE65D411"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (C) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F86838191DF4E759BF15F17515F11F3" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H466D89CF0D634BE782AD379C2575D96C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>data on
individuals determined to be ineligible for services due to severity of their
disability, to determine if systematic changes could result in increased
capacity to meet the needs of such individuals;
and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE99286B52D8D4731BB7BF92FB4367CB8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Section
107(d) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/727">29 U.S.C. 727(d)</external-xref>) is amended, in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking
<quote>a final determination of the Commissioner under section 101(b) or
subsection (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>a final determination on a State
plan for vocational rehabilitation services under the procedures referenced in
section 101(b), or a final determination by the Commissioner under subsection
(c)</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="HDEF83BB2189147F49D5C6818196BFC0F"><enum>518.</enum><header>Training and
services for employers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
109 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/728a">29 U.S.C. 728a</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FA4872528594CF4BCB3D7F4A93A0F5E" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><section id="HF2F4F9C0918046E9B9225382B039B71A"><enum>109.</enum><header>Training and
services for employers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A State
may expend payments received under section 111 to educate and provide services
to employers who have hired or are interested in hiring individuals with
disabilities under programs carried out under this title, including—</text><paragraph id="HDCCE136FDBAF42698C2D6158DC4FD18E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>providing training
and technical assistance to employers regarding the employment of individuals
with disabilities, including disability awareness, and the requirements of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>) and other
employment-related laws;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDAB37753D54C41A1B2E4D5B444532063"><enum>(2)</enum><text>working with
employers to—</text><subparagraph id="HA3E69AE4C35149BF8AC06A99B9A992CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide
opportunities for work-based learning experience (including internships,
short-term employment, apprenticeships, and fellowships), such as opportunities
in conjunction with pre-employment transition services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08FCF01F807E4330904A202DBB8D820E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recruit qualified
applicants with disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF38893F2696F483C9EBF576AB5849404"><enum>(C)</enum><text>train employees
with disabilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9726974C199D4CC9A0E0CCBEF4B33911"><enum>(D)</enum><text>promote retention
of employees who are at risk of losing a job due to disability-related
barriers;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC9E64621A6A4F7084E3C856F6390928"><enum>(3)</enum><text>providing
consultations, technical assistance, and support to employers on workplace
accommodations, assistive technology, and facilities and workplace
access;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7D6DDAB95B6E4A7AB8AACEDDC6FCC556"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assisting
employers with utilizing available financial support, including tax credits and
deductions available for hiring or accommodating individuals with disabilities;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB98742871B94B8299B721864ACC4204"><enum>(5)</enum><text>supporting the
development of working relationships between State vocational rehabilitation
agencies, their community partners, and employers on multi-State and national
levels, including—</text><subparagraph id="HE7573189648247D8AE2A0B155C053FE9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>encouraging
employers to recruit qualified individuals with disabilities for available
employment opportunities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H157C578EEBC046C982E333260CA890B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>facilitating such
recruitment by disseminating information about specific available employment
opportunities to qualified individuals who are recipients of vocational
rehabilitation services under this subtitle, or who are applicants for such
services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DC0BDDB5B9E42198AB9EF691259D7BB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>matching qualified
individuals who are recipients of vocational rehabilitation services under this
subtitle, or who are applicants for such services, with employers that have
available employment opportunities on the local, regional, or national level;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61B7F22878BC455790AAAB949E9AA101"><enum>(D)</enum><text>providing support
services, as appropriate, to employers to facilitate the hiring of qualified
individuals who are recipients of vocational rehabilitation services under this
subtitle, or who are applicants for such
services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H2A7F0037BEAC46C484892EE85769ECA9"><enum>519.</enum><header>State
allotments</header><subsection id="H602D9C3BA6754E1BA019129615657797"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 110 (29
U.S.C. 730) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HA34180F48CEF4E508730203449833ECF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1), by striking <quote>Subject to the provisions of subsection (c)</quote>
and inserting <quote>Subject to the provisions of subsections (c), (d), and
(e),</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H93ED38627FB54DCDB5784BD425656C9E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (b) and (c) and
inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD5C0EEFAE774115A9558A1B3C024C02" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="traditional"><subsection id="H0623339F65F34E5294C0237C30FED64F"><enum>(b)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9E1A52F23FE64250ABF8D1669906B890"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than 45 days
prior to the end of the fiscal year, the Commissioner shall determine, after
reasonable opportunity for the submission to the Commissioner of comments by
the State agency administering or supervising the program established under
this title, whether any amount from the payment of an allotment to a State
under section 111(a) for any fiscal year will not be utilized by such State in
carrying out the purposes of this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H4A48B045E6C349908FC11A313EEC797F" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H41B3BEBE0BB6475D8006EEC2679D81E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>As soon as practicable
but not later than the end of the fiscal year, the Commissioner shall reallot
the amount available under paragraph (1) to other States, consistent with
subparagraphs (B) and (C), for carrying out the purposes of this title to the
extent the Commissioner determines such an other State will be able to use an
additional amount, during that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year for
carrying out such purposes.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H6A1705D31BB0402A9DB56224A88BE1EC" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H922E34E882C142CA8AC23D7D6D4449BB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Commissioner shall
reallot a portion of the amount available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year
to each State whose allotment under subsection (a) for such fiscal year is less
than such State's allotment under subsection (a) for the immediately preceding
fiscal year, adjusted by the percentage change in the funds available for
subsection (a) from the immediately preceding fiscal year.</text></clause><clause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H0ADE6DBC6CEC4D298A217E8E8C3542FD" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H652C81F33FB6477D82B222324FBD6AF5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Subject to subclause
(II), a State that is eligible to receive a reallotment under clause (i) shall
receive a portion for a fiscal year from the amount available for reallotment
under paragraph (1) that is equal to the difference between—</text><item changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HA7831B45979544049876EA2515040B6F" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the amount such State was allotted
under subsection (a) for such fiscal year; and</text></item><item changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HB2CF4DA90ED44A9C81F73A1CC5BF41BB" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the amount such State was allotted
under subsection (a) for the immediately preceding fiscal year, adjusted by the
percentage change in the funds available for subsection (a) from the
immediately preceding fiscal year.</text></item></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H615B4EBD39A749E49AE876925F3FD0E2" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text>If the amount available for
reallotment under paragraph (1) is insufficient to provide each State eligible
to receive a reallotment under clause (i) with the portion described in
subclause (I), the amount reallotted to each eligible State shall be determined
by the Commissioner.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HC9B8D5EF84CA400F842C772FFAC704E7" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(C)</enum><text>If there are funds remaining after
each State eligible to receive a reallotment under subparagraph (B)(i) receives
the portion described in subparagraph (B)(ii), the Commissioner shall reallot
the remaining funds among the States requesting a reallotment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HBEA7EB2F1F9A4B4CAC6AF3DC2F86C2A5" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Commissioner shall reallot an
amount to a State under this subsection only if the State will be able to make
sufficient payments from non-Federal sources to pay for the non-Federal share
of the cost of vocational rehabilitation services under the State plan for the
fiscal year for which the amount was appropriated.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H7078B5BB225545938D4A134CE831915E" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For the purposes of this part, any
portion made available to a State for any fiscal year pursuant to this
subsection shall be regarded as an increase of such State's allotment (as
determined under the preceding provisions of this section) for such
year.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8C183A225CE84092A7F17D319E53AEDE"><enum>(c)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9793E980DC944A3282F1BFCB7E459D01"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2014 and
each fiscal year thereafter, the Commissioner shall reserve, from the funds
appropriated under section 100(b)(1) for the fiscal year involved, an amount
that is not less than 1.23 percent and not more than 1.5 percent of those funds
in order to carry out section 121, except that the minimum percentage that may
be so reserved shall increase by 0.01 percentage points for each succeeding
fiscal year after fiscal year 2014.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HB34C2C1788E64DA8BC4EA97B8AE098A8" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), there
shall be no increase in the minimum percentage of funds reserved under
paragraph (1) unless there is an equivalent increase in the funds appropriated
under section
100(b)(1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H090264DED55240F1944274CD34E7FECB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reservation for
pre-Employment transition services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 110 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/730">29 U.S.C. 730</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF8D4FA031634BF482B112AF97EE0741" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="H841C9A6B50484311814BF25F6AB08353"><enum>(d)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBF84DFA3F3A44D7283925CD3F4E416FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>From any State allotment
under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the State shall reserve not less than
15 percent of the allotted funds for the provision of transition services to
assist students with disabilities and youth with disabilities in transitioning
from education or training to employment, which includes pre-employment
transition services under section 114.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HD11BAB3601D1443B9A718A3BEE0D2376" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text>From the funds reserved under
paragraph (1), the designated State unit shall not expend more than 5 percent
of the funds to pay for the administrative costs of providing the transition
services.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H93063E2313044760A4609F09EB01C27D"><enum>(e)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H32390754B7C44B9E924B3D0E8EDAF91B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2014 and
each fiscal year thereafter, the Commissioner shall reserve, from the funds
appropriated under section 100(b) for each fiscal year, an amount that is equal
to 0.25 percent of those funds to support the transition of students with
disabilities and youth with disabilities from education, or training, to
competitive integrated employment.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H498B3C5488ED4A2CB8555063F43473F8" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Such reserved funds may be used
for—</text><subparagraph id="HEBB10F5BF7C446308EE4A4C11E97A77F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the development of innovative
policies, practices, and programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD186F10B3CC4888A82CDC0C51D10CE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the provision of technical assistance
to designated State units, employers, and individuals with disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAAEF14D3C400436FA5B35F3D1DC05A27"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the development of regional
partnerships and technical assistance centers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H554B071BBEF042CA96165E0CBDCBA89F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the provision of support and technical
assistance for the provision of services and coordination of activities under
section 114; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E79CF812FFF4B40AC88D8BB62FE7C54"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the dissemination of best practices
regarding the transition of students with disabilities and youth with
disabilities from education, or training, to competitive integrated
employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H082DBC9BA41D4B9E9F579922665E2A84"><enum>520.</enum><header>Payments to
States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 111(a)(2) (29
U.S.C. 731(a)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H274E9ECA00C3493493D5945DEA39ACFC" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HF7BBE5C60C6F43C79DE78FD797E9E8A8" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The amount otherwise payable to a
State for a fiscal year under this section shall be reduced by the amount by
which expenditures from non-Federal sources under the State plan under this
title for any previous fiscal year are less than the total of such expenditures
for the second fiscal year preceding that previous fiscal
year.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H667290626E3B49B38FB2A15D7282D581"><enum>521.</enum><header>Client
assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 112
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H1F5C2EDE818D4CBE96CDF733672AA94F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text><subparagraph id="H393CC6E724E74777B8FFA4C5813B79CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first
sentence—</text><clause id="H7FCB5D94FB6140DF989CB82B3B273442"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>grants to States</quote> and inserting <quote>grants to
agencies designated under subsection (c) (referred to individually in this
section as a <quote>designated CAP agency</quote>)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HA4A5D71224DB45988155ED08C0EBA229"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>including under sections 114 and 511,</quote> after <quote>all
available benefits under this Act,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HB4BF670F7D464D3AB6EB2F7DE5A724F5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>and eligibility</quote> after <quote>to ensure the protection
of the rights</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDE231DEAFAE4ECB9507D38A1E488C5B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by striking <quote>disabilities in the State</quote> and inserting
<quote>disabilities in the State in which the program is
located</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H78BFAD9E4DF648539DFE70D352DDB56B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting <quote>Neither an
agency within the State, nor the State, may receive payments from an allotment
under subsection (e) in any fiscal year unless the State has designated under
subsection (c) an agency that—</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H84F65BC29F6648B1852370579B0B2F6C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text><subparagraph id="HD7CD5ED2AB384F50BCB7172AA2E9F5BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by inserting <quote>(as defined in section 106(a)(4))</quote> after
<quote>consumer organizations</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6277AA9E16464976864A3AC7796DDD47"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>agency designated under this subsection</quote> and
inserting <quote>designated CAP agency</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H482F4DA48B4448318C82506B77E0F68A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d),
by striking <quote>agency designated under subsection (c) of this
section</quote> and inserting <quote>designated CAP agency</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H650BA830A9844E3DBFEB30B6A0C98C7E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)—</text><subparagraph id="H18817087040C45EE9D06534B1C4D545C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="HB849C9C8BF3F48029AEF714A1239DA40"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1AD9DE90AE3D43E7AC16D91BB7360B55" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HBA60821291A24CED92DF600AD0029835" indent="up2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>After reserving funds under
subparagraphs (E) and (F), the Secretary shall allot the remainder of the sums
appropriated for each fiscal year under this section among the designated CAP
agencies within the States on the basis of relative population of each State,
except that no such agency shall receive less than
$50,000.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="HF4D601A6F2DF4642833F525CE0515EE8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>the designated CAP agencies located
in</quote> before <quote>American Samoa</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H43FB7ECFC82F4DBA9DE99920ECE9211C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23F62A3EA99D4550B3CCE4D24EC37C85" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HB86C52ABDAA94DD1BA92D07AFF3A1B0F" indent="up2"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H95FA8396875048E3A257677414A15970"><enum>(i)</enum><text>For any fiscal year for
which the funds appropriated for such fiscal year under subsection (h) exceed
$7,500,000, the minimum allotment under this subsection shall be $100,000 for
the designated CAP agencies located in States and $45,000 for the designated
CAP agencies located in territories.</text></clause><clause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H171DD079F5D24EF79CC2E6DDD2A3C4BE" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>For any fiscal year for which the
total amount appropriated under subsection (h) exceeds the total amount
appropriated under such subsection (or the corresponding provision) for the
preceding fiscal year, the Secretary shall increase each of the minimum
allotments under clause (i) by a percentage that shall not exceed the
percentage increase, calculated by dividing such total amount for the fiscal
year involved by such total amount for the preceding fiscal year.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7665FC61A3424C9F94A5CD5493D91AE0" indent="up2"><enum>(E)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H22123E5D06A946759D34E97A38684552"><enum>(i)</enum><text>For any fiscal year for
which the amount appropriated under subsection (h) equals or exceeds
$13,000,000, and for each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve
funds appropriated under subsection (h) to make a grant to the protection and
advocacy system serving the American Indian Consortium, to provide designated
CAP agency services in accordance with the requirements of this section. The
amount of such a grant shall be the same amount as is provided to a territory
under subparagraph (B), as increased under clauses (i) and, if applicable, (ii)
of subparagraph (D).</text></clause><clause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HACF1F859315B4B65B289A8B4FF34D283" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>In this subparagraph:</text><subclause id="H3C9D07E56ECF4187A0D03A9E2E4CBF6C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The term <term>American Indian
Consortium</term> has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C.
15002).</text></subclause><subclause id="H461FA3CE89834584834087E99FD37B7E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The term <term>protection and
advocacy system</term> means a protection and advocacy system established under
subtitle C of title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of
Rights Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15041">42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EEA27976CD44CE89B2E87985B1F4B1E" indent="up2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>For any fiscal year for which the
amount appropriated under subsection (h) equals or exceeds $14,000,000, the
Secretary shall reserve not less than 1.8 percent and not more than 2.2 percent
of such amount to provide a grant for training and technical assistance for the
programs established under this section. Such training and technical assistance
shall be coordinated with activities provided under section
509(c)(1)(A).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89386A0CB4064AD89D231EC44115688C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="HB11690188A0E4495BFBB7EE0D474BFE9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>except as provided
in clause (ii), by striking <quote>State</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>designated CAP agency</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HD5652A0391EE41FF9A4EC268465C70D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>States</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>designated CAP agencies</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C077301F14649F2A3FAFF8928F0AE39"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>agency designated</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>designated CAP agency the amount specified in the application approved
under subsection (f).</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA4BE8C690B864AC1B337DDA5F2A532BA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (f),
by striking <quote>State</quote> and inserting <quote>designated CAP
agency</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H37B0FE6AF571476F919FB286190FD903"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)
of subsection (g), by striking <quote>such programs</quote> and inserting
<quote>the designated CAP agency of a State</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA2EF8C89EA0B46C6A1EB0A44195955C0"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (h),
by striking <quote>1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>2014 through
2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H411DCC24EE7C4AEF969B08603B817CBC"><enum>522.</enum><header>Technical
assistance for quality services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part B of title I (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/730">29 U.S.C. 730 et seq.</external-xref>),
is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69AD00131C4F447CA775C1934FF5F81F" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><section id="H82FAD2E1B7DB400593A28D9DD91AD9B3"><enum>113.</enum><header>Additional
technical assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Commissioner shall provide technical assistance for programs provided under
this title regarding improving the quality of vocational rehabilitation
services provided through the programs, including—</text><paragraph id="H23E977E27B2448058F17DCA5F9370998"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consulting with
the Department of Education, the Small Business Administration, other
appropriate Federal agencies, State and local workforce development boards, and
businesses or business-led intermediaries;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H673FF532A5F747679C99D5E97186A418"><enum>(2)</enum><text>based on
information obtained through the consultations, providing—</text><subparagraph id="H036E8A49BE9744DA80AD31FE9CAA9F7B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>technical
assistance that improves that quality by enabling designated State units to
develop successful partnerships with local and multi-State businesses in an
effort to employ individuals with disabilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C5F4349394A463F94A84A0FE4C9B309"><enum>(B)</enum><text>technical
assistance on developing self-employment opportunities and improving employment
outcomes for individuals with disabilities; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H63636B1FF7D64DC0980FAFA6E8D56430"><enum>(3)</enum><text>providing
technical assistance to improve the quality of vocational rehabilitation
services programs carried out under section
121.</text></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H2AEFAA2BCAE54A23AAF4F6F99BB32A52"><enum>523.</enum><header>Pre-employment
transition services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part B of
title I (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/730">29 U.S.C. 730 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by section 522, is further amended
by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA49D1463ECD421082B6D2EC2F81F153" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><section id="H26BD44CE922A4D8DBCB2CF3B72666D5B"><enum>114.</enum><header>Provision of
pre-employment transition services</header><subsection id="HBEB1807D4505457396A1BF93B711533D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the funds reserved under section 110(d), and funds
made available through other funding sources, each State shall ensure that the
designated State unit, in collaboration with the local educational agencies
involved and other appropriate entities, shall provide, or arrange for the
provision of, pre-employment transition services.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB9422068ECF141F3B1012DEDE0449782"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Local
pre-Employment transition coordinator</header><paragraph id="H1082995B66B24465B5FAF3DA79827236"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coordinator</header><text>Each
local office of a designated State unit shall designate staff to carry out the
responsibilities of Local Pre-Employment Transition Coordinators for the local
office, as well as appropriate staff to support the Coordinators in carrying
out the responsibilities described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6B19C0E2E0D449AEBC9F85CBC9918C5C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>It
shall be the responsibility of a Local Pre-Employment Transition Coordinator
to—</text><subparagraph id="H46E68D62EF2344398415820B9C8D366F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>attend
individualized education program meetings for students with disabilities, when
invited;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD464C4A03A8C48298C44892CED509C27"><enum>(B)</enum><text>work with the
local workforce development boards, one-stop centers, and employers to develop
job opportunities for students with disabilities, including internships, summer
employment opportunities and other employment opportunities available
throughout the school year, and apprenticeships; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC10AF3A326B4524822B74A39904A4CE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>work with schools,
including those carrying out activities under section 614(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII) of
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII)), to coordinate and ensure the provision of
pre-employment transition services for students with disabilities, including
services described in clauses (i) through (v) of section 7(30)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H39296C40A16E46C39F295B4F9F1F3F33"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National
pre-Employment transition coordination</header><paragraph id="H4BF6D8E2554941E6BCB3E7381866E9E2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Labor
shall each designate a lead staff person to fulfill the responsibilities of a
National Pre-Employment Transition Coordinator for Students with Disabilities.
The National Pre-Employment Transition Coordinators shall work cooperatively,
and with other Federal agencies including the Corporation for National and
Community Service, to develop and coordinate—</text><subparagraph id="H9EF45AE352EE4A52A1882F5C69C54F93"><enum>(A)</enum><text>agency policies
related to pre-employment transition services; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1BA06BD13AF846C89A3A6E78890751B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>resources to
increase job opportunities for students with disabilities, including
internships, summer employment opportunities and other employment opportunities
available throughout the school year, and apprenticeships.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H88CED619C2F74162B5798FDA81718F73"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit either Secretary from
assigning additional responsibilities, other than the responsibilities
described in this subsection, to a staff person designated under this
subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HD26C7A77B6CD429483F83E7C968659EC"><enum>524.</enum><header>American Indian
vocational rehabilitation services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 121 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/741">29 U.S.C. 741</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="H154E4AB8E0B448A1A1DFF0103FBE9BDF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
in the first sentence, by inserting before the period the following:
<quote>(referred to in this section as <quote>eligible individuals</quote>),
consistent with such eligible individuals' strengths, resources, priorities,
concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice, so that such
individuals may prepare for, and engage in, high quality employment that will
increase opportunities for economic self-sufficiency</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB93B3F36B944AC79E947B7116E2B3E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text><subparagraph id="H1C592870243545A0A9B2344B33C530F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="H75D57D10E89D4CAEBC9D08B4217968DE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="H1F4E911522914515979B9ECE4E0C38CB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="H7304D1B529E640D9BFA48456CA6F1F81"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63144DEA051344B6A207A98ACC1B6CAE" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H1939EB33330C416E8399B0DBE7AE3B3C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>contains
assurances that—</text><clause id="HA70C7A64F9224338834B4C4D43DBCB6C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>all decisions
affecting eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services, the nature and
scope of available vocational rehabilitation services, and the provision of
such services, will be made by a representative of the tribal vocational
rehabilitation program funded through the grant; and</text></clause><clause id="HAB94ECC39EB04B9693B9E4B09E597C52"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such decisions
will not be delegated to another agency or
individual.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DA44D326E51486997FB73FDC126E040"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD285DC693EC44AAA7065390B411827A" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H8C002420303C4EF6ABF505EE5E983C5A" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>If an application is approved under
this part for a grant, the resulting grant shall be for 5 years, if the grant
recipient complies with the program requirements for the program carried out
under this part (including the regulations promulgated for the program). The
grant shall be renewed for additional 5-year periods if the Commissioner
determines that the grant recipient demonstrated acceptable past performance
and the grant recipient submits, and obtains approval by the Commissioner, for
a plan, including a proposed budget, that identifies future performance
criteria, goals, and objectives. The State shall continue to provide vocational
rehabilitation services under the State plan to American Indians residing on or
near a reservation whenever such State includes any such American Indians in
its State population under section 110(a)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1383CDD8965049DFA2A0EDAF79858FED" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In allocating funds for grants under
this part, the Secretary shall give priority to paying the continuation costs
of projects in existence on the date of the allocation and may provide for
increases in funding for such projects that the Secretary determines to be
necessary.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8914CD1B8A4C496D91251367CEC22894"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEDF351598D8C4C36B2E7F32F1ED133B4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (b) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1537E2929A354B08A81843F946D15C52" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="H991FCC24153748F0AFA765DD2457654D"><enum>(c)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0CDFB8F5EE904213B6053CA922850A7E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the funds appropriated and made
available to carry out this part for any fiscal year, beginning with fiscal
year 2014, the Commissioner shall first reserve not less than 1.8 percent and
not more than 2 percent of the funds to provide training and technical
assistance to governing bodies described in subsection (a) for such fiscal
year.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H92EE42141242454D91620562D9BD8ABF" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text>From the funds reserved under
paragraph (1), the Commissioner shall make grants to, and enter into contracts
and other arrangements with, entities that have experience in the operation of
vocational rehabilitation services programs under this section to provide such
training and technical assistance with respect to developing, conducting,
administering, and evaluating such programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H7B6B581863D0463DAB20D70CDDB8FE66" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Commissioner shall conduct a
survey of the governing bodies regarding training and technical assistance
needs in order to determine funding priorities for such grants, contracts, or
other arrangements.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H0A18C36BFE224721A861AF68EC497E25" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To be eligible to receive a grant or
enter into a contract or other arrangement under this section, such an entity
shall submit an application to the Commissioner at such time, in such manner,
and containing a proposal to provide such training and technical assistance,
and containing such additional information as the Commissioner may require. The
Commissioner shall provide for peer review of grant applications by panels that
include persons who are not government employees and who have experience in the
operation of vocational rehabilitation services programs under this
section.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H16C0E17D8A674C0DBF8E18A8475266CE"><enum>525.</enum><header>Vocational
rehabilitation services client information</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 131 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/751">29 U.S.C. 751</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="HB57153E80D4E4EDB9D97FA447334D9F2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H84592D5AD82749C68D6FBBA103C580E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="HA8C01FABE52C4DD89D8C7FB203FEF24B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Education</quote> and
inserting <quote>Labor</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H74BB0EEA86304827842A89C1FFC8B622"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)(i), by striking <quote>Rehabilitation Services
Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>Disability Employment Services and
Supports Administration</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94014088C84C407A85B5CCF9C840B5E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>title
I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>title II
of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9DC62DC2176D44A0B9F5F661A3E016AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
by striking <quote>Rehabilitation Services Administration</quote> and inserting
<quote>Disability Employment Services and Supports
Administration</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H97D7A1743E7345B5B48ED0C812A1987F"><enum>526.</enum><header>GAO study on
interaction with the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program</header><subsection id="HD07C2A5D82244C11A10A63FEAE44E308"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study on the interaction of programs carried out under title I of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.</external-xref>) with the Ticket to Work and
Self-Sufficiency Program established under section 1148 of the Social Security
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320b-19">42 U.S.C. 1320b–19</external-xref>), including the impact of the interaction on
beneficiaries, community rehabilitation programs (as defined in section 7 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/705">29 U.S.C. 705</external-xref>)), and designated State agencies
(as so defined).</text></subsection><subsection id="H14EB37F58E5E4DB3989C1A81C9C48193"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conduct of
study</header><text>In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the
Comptroller General of the United States shall consult with all types of
participants in the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program, including the
Social Security Administration, the Disability Employment Services and Supports
Administration, ticketholders, such designated State agencies, entities
carrying out such community rehabilitation programs (including employment
networks), protection and advocacy systems, relevant contractors, and
organizations representing the interests of ticketholders.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H489616C6E68A422B814F68A6F8CC4B53"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report,
based on the findings of the study conducted pursuant to this section, to
<committee-name committee-id="">the Committee on Education and the Workforce of
the House of Representatives</committee-name>,<committee-name committee-id="">
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>, the <committee-name committee-id="SSHR00">Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
the Senate</committee-name>, and the <committee-name committee-id="SSFI00">Committee on Finance of the
Senate</committee-name>.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HA57804459A0946A2A4E4277B0308E122"><enum>C</enum><header>Research and
Training</header><section id="HD72B090A3C274A5892BEDCFA68DCF913"><enum>531.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 200 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/760">29 U.S.C. 760</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="H46ECEF31A52C4F17BEFBE1A73279BCDC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>technical assistance,</quote> after
<quote>training,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7EE2FCED17B466E8EF8BCE524AC4C8E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by inserting
<quote>technical assistance,</quote> after <quote>training,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3EBF5A451E1C47F8B27790E5DEA5F758"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text><subparagraph id="H7D26A2BFE4B144CB943EF0B99FCB6B4A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="H29AA8B23E42E411CB9C272A11E0DB197"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, use, and adoption</quote> after <quote>transfer</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="H87B9F4854BC34A0EA0787E20EADE2395"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>in a timely and efficient manner,</quote> after
<quote>disabilities</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9B1B27EE1D543E2AFE01C08421CD2F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by inserting <quote>and dissemination of research findings to individuals
with disabilities and other interested entities</quote> after
<quote>technology</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5844133151FE4EA091ED0F1DEF5EAB74"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H619B0C574CC84912A8FCC841C03FE117"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (6),
by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H714EB785FDA44FDC9824694FE5FD787F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A2592B46EEB42D7BA10EBF7AB43B245" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H10C009CBE3C24570BFBDB3C1685F8F37"><enum>(7)</enum><text>identify effective
strategies for supporting the employment of individuals with disabilities in
competitive integrated
employment.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H64059E81D1804F53A1F806C27CC2C0BA"><enum>532.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
201(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/761">29 U.S.C. 761(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H47EA9F204AC14F55AEA5D32F06F65403"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><subparagraph id="HD029133933F44D31BD83A556E74CD22F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>2014 through
2018</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2BF2CE448114306B7FE0A833F2C0EDC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research</quote> and
inserting <quote>National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and
Rehabilitation Research</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D77CEE5DC53485B98C1E7A821C48AF0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council</quote> and inserting
<quote>Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Advisory
Council</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H47D767246EF24FA68B98CB22A864C967"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>2014 through
2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H3552377D452148A08E710804514E7B33"><enum>533.</enum><header>National
Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation
Research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202 (29
U.S.C. 762) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H62E4A6B9CB5C46CF87FFA65363370AD9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section
heading, by inserting <quote>, <header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Independent Living,</header-in-text></quote> after
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Disability</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H188DC8A92D7D49828F2A8A4C7A9A33FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text><subparagraph id="HC850EB5904004FCB9BD80A215BB9DC1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="H1D51E258B0CE48F8AF7CF05B9248A1F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Department of
Education</quote> and all that follows through <quote>which</quote> and
inserting <quote>Administration for Community Living of the Department of
Health and Human Services a National Institute on Disability, Independent
Living, and Rehabilitation Research (referred to in this title as the
<quote>Institute</quote>), which</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HCA6AC3719FC44197AEA81FD40409B216"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="H9EDF9666ECC245C6BE4D7C1AAB688E06"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
inserting <quote>, as appropriate</quote> after <quote>research</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="HEF5284360C964A978008882A5D9F9750"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii),
by striking <quote>and training; and</quote> and inserting <quote>, training,
and technical assistance;</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H72F9063BA1004424AAD0DEF6597A9B72"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by redesignating
clause (iii) as clause (iv); and</text></subclause><subclause id="H248A4D251C0A4D52BED64F761AD1AD7C"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by inserting
after clause (ii) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8517C8D0D5BB4482BD026A6988A07B74" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="H405BD5EC6CB14F4A8468FD65E2ECE5E6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>outreach and
information that clarifies research implications for policy and practice;
and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H926E1967850B4ACA83EE39BCB3ABA094"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>directly</quote> and all that follows through the period and
inserting <quote>directly responsible to the Administrator for the
Administration for Community Living of the Department of Health and Human
Services.</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC18BA4FD91AE438FA22E2D6230FE3E05"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text><subparagraph id="HDF599B64337747C795D008F8A3A5A907"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking subparagraphs (A) through (D) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB61A93B9B2F349B0AAD5B7769B106D88" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HF17DAD9A6EFE40E3BDBA6C558BF0C625"><enum>(A)</enum><text>individuals with
disabilities and the individuals’ representatives;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E2084A7CF3441D59B1631E1533C7064"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other Federal,
State, tribal, and local public agencies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7006134D01C44310843EBEEDB8E587E6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>private
organizations engaged in research relating to independent living,
rehabilitation, or providing rehabilitation or independent living
services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21073A281984403EB41F23F1B9281AD6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>rehabilitation
practitioners; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A20FB16FEB04C87A20F32883464D5A7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>international
organizations and other organizations, as
appropriate;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC8D3EA1B3D342DDAA64773718D3ED54"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>in rehabilitation</quote> and inserting <quote>on
disability, independent living, and rehabilitation</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD95D25DD0ED341C38F387EF7BA231C5E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text><clause id="HB95CDE3A3680466188B69C822E7F2AEB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>education, health
care,</quote> after <quote>independent living,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HF965145F25914A5599A1EDE71620C7A6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraphs (A) through (D) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8578AED47544E31AA2596A825A078B7" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H35A60BACAE8241D2B1170260B2E99E9D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>public and private
entities, including—</text><clause id="HD40C6525B7424648A7175C04CD4EE3EC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>elementary schools
and secondary schools (as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>));</text></clause><clause id="H88F45314CCA94A89A5DA8856CA65685C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>institutions of
higher education; and</text></clause><clause id="H05CEE90EB87A4BA0B09E2FE06AAA89A3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>nongovernmental
agencies and organizations;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE91E8A86132B4C9094693EEBA7E7FA57"><enum>(B)</enum><text>rehabilitation
practitioners;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC44229F1F55342B6B3BBBB2505A48619"><enum>(C)</enum><text>employers and
organizations representing employers with respect to employment-based
educational materials or research;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8A7B0944ADE4965A8D3D7E673BF9C77"><enum>(D)</enum><text>individuals with
disabilities (especially such individuals who are members of minority groups or
of populations that are unserved or underserved by programs under this
Act);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8BD9460D03F9471E868C3C17ED63AC15"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the individuals'
representatives for the individuals described in subparagraph (D); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E6A9ED8004143D78FB240CEFFED0752"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Education and the Workforce of
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of
Representatives;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71782CE5F81E43C8858F4457831600ED"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph
(6)—</text><clause id="HFC8AD3970D4D40E99B8BADFA16A34C67"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>advances in rehabilitation</quote> and inserting
<quote>advances in disability, independent living, and rehabilitation</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="H0B158300671A445F975FBC27E40B0F2C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>education, health care,</quote> after <quote>independent
living,</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C067E86F25A4788BCBE9368C4C824E4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (7),
by striking <quote>taking whatever action is necessary to keep the Congress
fully and currently informed</quote> and inserting <quote>reporting to Congress
annually</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11DE7E47F4E944F5983887A924474013"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph
(8)—</text><clause id="HF2E6ECF781E5475EBF78C02FB8BD7742"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>health, income,</quote> and inserting <quote>health care,
income, education,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HACEB42527C0943B79B75CEADC2D546C9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and evaluation of vocational and other</quote> and inserting
<quote>and evaluation of independent living, vocational, and</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77DA3616C390453FAA04E6AC0C1C653F"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in paragraph (9),
by striking <quote>with vocational rehabilitation services for the purpose of
identifying effective rehabilitation programs and policies that promote the
independence of individuals with disabilities and achievement of long-term
vocational goals</quote> and inserting <quote>with independent living and
vocational rehabilitation services for the purpose of identifying effective
independent living and rehabilitation programs and policies that promote the
independence of individuals with disabilities and achievement of long-term
independent living and employment goals</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2473D23C8B294D30B530928ABDEE30D4"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in paragraph (10),
by striking <quote>and telecommuting; and</quote> and inserting <quote>,
supported employment (including customized employment), and
telecommuting;</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0852E478BBF141AE952F163D21DDAB23"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in paragraph (11),
by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB81F74922E04C59AE54ADF6A3DE1319"><enum>(J)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75F530DF023444AD8908359A6ACADA52" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H4AE246DB8FA34B5F8A95569AF74A91F1"><enum>(12)</enum><text>ensuring that the
research activities and findings, demonstration projects, reports, evaluations,
studies, information described in this section, as well as information about
any reports in progress, will be made publicly available in a timely manner,
including through electronic means (such as the website of the Department of
Health and Human Services and other relevant government agency websites) in
order to inform the public about the research and activities performed under
this
title.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H26A9D6353277424DB9999D5EE93FF8B7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(1), by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: <quote>The
Director shall be an individual with substantial knowledge and experience in
independent living, rehabilitation, and research
administration.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6F68EDCD52024D10B63A980C10FF7F1D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="H9B4838F43C7546B4AB3AA2084EC60E0A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first
sentence, by striking <quote>financial assistance</quote> and inserting
<quote>funding</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23B276191A4D4F3CB7082480DD9940CE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
second sentence and inserting the following: <quote>The scientific peer review
shall be conducted by individuals who are not Department of Health and Human
Services employees. The Secretary shall consider for peer review individuals
who are scientists or other experts in disability, independent living, and
rehabilitation, including individuals with disabilities and the individuals’
representatives, and who have sufficient expertise for the research
funding.</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF93328C9A1CE4ADEBDAC286F67FDC9DA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection
(h)—</text><subparagraph id="HD1F0506C28DA434B8E4F8E70733CD732"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A)—</text><clause id="H1B798450A08C44BAAB9A6E7E59C7E727"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>priorities for rehabilitation research,</quote> and inserting
<quote>priorities for disability, independent living, and rehabilitation
research,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H0795DD07E3374973B4E39AA3632E8A09"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>dissemination,</quote> after <quote>training,</quote>;
and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F1FA205495A4FE798DDC89F6AE7C9B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="HAA5809542205490499DC263923CB51F5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>especially in the area of
employment</quote> and inserting <quote>especially in the areas of employment
and independent living</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HEF67717ED3DE43E896A007C24D79DF9A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (D)—</text><subclause id="H6E836422ED1546C5881E1F2B66F184F8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>Rehabilitation</quote> and inserting <quote>Disability,
Independent Living, and Rehabilitation</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HAF0AA7DE32F34223BBD36BCF7D669ADB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (iv),
by striking <quote>researchers in the rehabilitation field</quote> and
inserting <quote>researchers in the independent living and rehabilitation
fields</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H3FD67EDD3DDD45CC95DDBD0E09506225"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>widespread dissemination of the results
of</quote> and inserting <quote>widespread dissemination of the information
that clarifies implications of the results for policy and practice of</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="H17CEE9F793934E4BA1489ABD7E9505C4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (F), by inserting <quote>of information that clarifies
implications of the results for policy and practice and</quote> after
<quote>widespread dissemination</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB9472BAD9ED145878FD1EA22F48AC462"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (j),
by striking paragraph (3); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC84FB196B0D449C5B799E56EE59EB1E1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (k) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BE43901A70549CC9F979E25049DE735" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="H46AF3D77893A40D6BE25AEDD093046F9"><enum>(k)</enum><text>The Director shall
make grants to institutions of higher education for the training of independent
living and rehabilitation researchers, including individuals with disabilities
and traditionally underserved populations of individuals with disabilities, as
described in section 21, with particular attention to research areas
that—</text><paragraph id="H19184607055A47F29CB78BCD6D0C801D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>support the
implementation and objectives of this Act; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H65EF82F084B240F09C37369B407F0578"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improve the
effectiveness of services authorized under this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7C98815EF4F7487E834EBDD6E1389AF6"><enum>(l)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H21B92C60DD10415197BA59EB1FF00F9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than December
31 of each year, the Director shall prepare, and submit to the Secretary, the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, a
report on the activities funded under this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H16CA8755D36845BEBD00824399704289" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall
include—</text><subparagraph id="H4F61792071124FE5B36D6E782B680119"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a compilation and summary of the
information provided by recipients of funding for such activities under this
title;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16E756092548445DAD2568E68F03A686"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a summary of recipients funding
received under this title and the progress of the recipients of funding in
achieving the measurable goals described in section 204(d)(2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB92ABDE3091C476A852A540B3209042C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a summary of practical implications of
research outcomes and anticipated next steps.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCF80D251F678452B95C2F2C2CD425ADB"><enum>(m)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H77C2DB3C6ED8487D97FE85F75B77581F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>If the Director
determines that an entity that receives funding under this title fails to
comply with the applicable requirements of this Act, or to make progress toward
achieving the measurable goals described in section 204(d)(2), with respect to
the covered activities involved, the Director shall utilize available
monitoring and enforcement measures.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H54E210D43F5B4251A2D17FE8532E141B" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text>As part of the annual report required
under subsection (l), the Secretary shall describe each action taken by the
Secretary under paragraph (1) and the outcomes of such
action.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H5F62F32DA29041C39584355781CE7F32"><enum>534.</enum><header>Interagency
committee</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203 (29
U.S.C. 763) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HC6075FFDF8F8477C9709DA34B293754D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="H1D02D690B6D3440ABC0B6BE7CE5D3953"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and cooperation</quote> and inserting <quote>, cooperation, and
collaboration</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC97ACDAB90042EA88326DDD08D4C1E9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>conducting rehabilitation research</quote> and inserting
<quote>conducting disability, independent living, and rehabilitation
research</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22AD9816D79C4421B9AFD13DC2DE5A07"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>chaired by the Director</quote> and inserting <quote>chaired by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Secretary's
designee,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF26F00E8BB4645249CB9C7AE5BA67EC3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>the Chairman of the National Council on Disability, the Assistant
Secretary on Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports, the
Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the Administration for Community
Living,</quote> after <quote>Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4CEE5F166444456AC20AB6C9B116982"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and the Director of the National Science Foundation.</quote> and
inserting <quote>the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary
of Commerce, and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. Each
member of the Committee shall participate in 1 or more of the standing
committees based on the responsibilities of the agency or office the member
represents.</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4939798710DB4DDEA86BFF094DF14371"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text><subparagraph id="H7FB8A5B34EB140D19443E24DD0F5704E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="H13C7CE8842D54BF29913BF9BB4EEBA79"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>from targeted individuals</quote> and inserting
<quote>individuals with disabilities and their representatives</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="H69EA55DEFE3A479486750441F8ADBE15"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>independent living and</quote> before
<quote>rehabilitation</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF5CF228902A4C5698559D44BBC27A91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="HD2AE49C271974840B51CB9D9E8A04FBB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3829CF1C19E24A7AAF9B137C733A311D" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H7B9BBF4AF811468A811C9AB0ED0D4D76"><enum>(A)</enum><text>share information
regarding the range of assistive technology research, independent living
research, and research that incorporates the principles of universal design,
that is being carried out by members of the Committee and other Federal
departments and organizations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB3F8381569D4739BA9950AEB694BD89"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify and make
efforts to address, gaps in assistive technology research, independent living
research, and research that incorporates the principles of universal design,
that are not being adequately
addressed;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="H4148A116B9B847BE9AFE72816373A663"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>and research that incorporates the
principles of universal design</quote> and inserting <quote>, independent
living research, and research that incorporates the principles of universal
design</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H8CF99A23B0AD4C1A8D338FDADF0A2B12"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>and research that incorporates the
principles of universal design.</quote> and inserting <quote>, independent
living research, and research that incorporates the principles of universal
design.</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA344A719C1CC43AA858AE3D713CCEBD1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (d);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBA130078D0FD4DA19A1D3A09565B5638"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (d);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD07B493321EB4970B41D5BD5641256DF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (b) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A5B0FBC4459404FA93FF79F03A3D08C" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="HD55A965603664D95969B4AD8EC4BC598"><enum>(c)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB2249E09C4BF4F6ABCC29172F3DD4620"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, and not
later than every 3 years thereafter, the Committee shall host a disability,
independent living, and rehabilitation research summit bringing together
policymakers, representatives from Federal agencies conducting disability,
independent living, and rehabilitation research, and organizations representing
individuals with disabilities, researchers, and providers.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H71C7C70F0BF94FE7B9044D24047A9D77" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Based on the proceedings of the
summit described in paragraph (1), the Committee shall develop a comprehensive
governmentwide strategic plan for disability, independent living, and
rehabilitation research. The strategic plan shall include measurable goals and
objectives, action-oriented measures, timetables, budgets, and assignment of
responsible individuals and agencies for carrying out research activities. At a
minimum, the strategic plan shall include—</text><subparagraph id="H6E371751C22248B9A33BBA5B28CAF3A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>research priorities and
recommendations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BCA65024E2C4F63A0DF57505D6DCBB3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the development of a searchable
governmentwide inventory of disability, independent living, and rehabilitation
research for trend and data analysis across Federal agencies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C0070AEB89941B98FC51A62A6AF22D9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a set of guiding principles and
policies and procedures for conducting and administering disability,
independent living, and rehabilitation research across Federal agencies;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F854689B0D14EFDB36B6C44D1AC2683"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a summary of underemphasized and of
duplicative areas of research.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HAA8B0C34F7354C7893FACD459E108C04" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Not later than 90 days after the
conclusion of the summit described in paragraph (1), the strategic plan
described in paragraph (2) shall be submitted to the President and the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of
Representatives.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H8CCB02A0D4574DC8A33097B4A2A6E5C1" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The annual report prepared by the
Committee under subsection (d) shall include an annual accounting of the
progress made in implementing the strategic plan described in paragraph (2),
including achievement of measurable goals and objectives, timetables, budgets,
and the assignment of responsible individuals and agencies.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H851E7CE93E9749709385ABF6B5CCD35C" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Committee shall have the
authority to facilitate collaborative projects among Federal agencies by
receiving the transfer of funds from such
agencies.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HEE971F9B4BC046548B8E1B5C6EA04F5C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (d),
as redesignated by paragraph (4)—</text><subparagraph id="HDA0DF2A1BD964F57B8F5E68A23D49DA1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate</quote> and inserting <quote>Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC98896393AA5477797C3929ACB23E472"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H138547F535E34057BE3905B606288FEC" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HD6EA29DB64FE45FA99C8C8B17D06E8D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describes the
progress of the Committee in fulfilling the duties described in subsections (b)
and (c), and including specifically for subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="H982B0FDB449B46AEAE9558B0DFC30A15"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a report of the
progress made in implementing the strategic plan;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1769CFA6F11240FEBE510D96F233878E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of
the achievement of measurable goals, objectives, and timetables;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD4FEFCC50F3A4592B8862ED9A42ECD60"><enum>(C)</enum><text>detailed budgetary
information; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB19B2F04462042648B0ED1BD81FC9AAC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the assignment of
responsible individuals and agencies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE000C5054E184912A8B473BB716BDE0B"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)—</text><subparagraph id="H5FA69C45DFA2435EB155EB70C5216E3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6352F2549BC74A3CB118E1C955875D93"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4335988ECE444DD08697C92E931C9A3C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DB912C1FD464673BC01C9929F0F62D3" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H49198BB017914BF9B29FC72C808D3D78"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<quote>independent living research</quote> means research on issues and topics
related to attaining maximum self sufficiency and function by individuals with
disabilities, including research on assistive technology and universal design,
employment, education, health and function, and community integration and
participation.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H3DB45AA9E2A14329B87E4BB5C457153D"><enum>535.</enum><header>Research and
other covered activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 204 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/764">29 U.S.C. 764</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="HCC423D9A40A24EFF8BF4787C6BCDBC1E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="HCD2DD7770662438181E01B1A7DFEFF4C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="HB028DB7023794594B2355F1C79A5F11B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>pay part of</quote> and inserting <quote>fund</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H9801F7D22FBF4BCA863AA1CD7E5B8EC7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>have practical real life applications and</quote> before
<quote>maximize</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H8F62D91B31A74D72B2A1076B093381E0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>employment, independent living,</quote> and inserting
<quote>employment, education, independent living, health care,</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97704932A2D4447A8FE6A6C3620541F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="HED76CE534720491B818F71F0A457E558"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and from which the research findings can
be transferred to practice</quote> after <quote>State agencies</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="HAE4E3F68EB9141389C6E8D54814B48A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="H1158C56A51F44F1ABA2FC41E67BA51AE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking clause
(ii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66D3FC4B0808489CA8B908EAF5DB5A53" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="H7318DE9B7BA34552B1BAE3E8FF696BD1" indent="up2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>studies and analysis of factors
related to industrial, vocational, educational, employment, social,
recreational, psychiatric, psychological, economic, and health and health care
variables for individuals with disabilities, including traditionally
underserved populations as described in section 21, and how those variables
affect such individuals' ability to live independently and their participation
in the labor
force;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause id="HDAB6C9A087734118B0CB7EDB002ED936"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (iii),
by striking <quote>are homebound</quote> and inserting <quote>have significant
challenges attempting to engage with community life outside of their
homes</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="HC9F2A4F603334B76BC832C9EE5EEC57A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (iv),
by inserting <quote>, including the principles of universal design and the
interoperability of products and services</quote> after
<quote>disabilities</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H3FC73EC3EC1047DCAC8651FEC1D6632E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>in clause (v), by
inserting <quote>, and to promote employment opportunities in competitive
integrated employment</quote> after <quote>employment</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="HE36A11172F774DFE982B1C32C92097E5"><enum>(V)</enum><text>in clause (vi), by
striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></subclause><subclause id="H0E18BAF103624F96BA8D1B1CE99B186E"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>in clause (vii),
by striking <quote>and assistive technology.</quote> and inserting <quote>,
assistive technology, and communications technology; and</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HE27355869567493B806DD23ADCBD3E8B"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD31B3191BF814A02AB5D69DE8EC78118" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="HE287BA330CC04ED8855829866534C5AB" indent="up2"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>studies, analyses, and other
activities affecting employment outcomes as defined in section 7(11), including
self-employment and telecommuting, of individuals with
disabilities.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H69C1345496AC43BEBC0C9A8E4CB256A6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE38F1825957D4CCFBBD4B7A29E25587C" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HA20D720FD9CA4B6C85792C10027CAC6C" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In carrying out this section, the
Director shall emphasize covered activities that include plans for—</text><subparagraph id="HFC468877561B4E298D44241FAB5E857E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>dissemination of high quality
materials, scientifically valid research results, or findings, conclusions, and
recommendations resulting from covered activities, including through electronic
means (such as the website of the Department of Health and Human Services), so
that such information is available in a timely manner to the general public;
or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB3C3A3457A544DB9CC43B08F7CFD761"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the commercialization of marketable
products, research results, or findings, resulting from the covered
activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE6E25620336848C28D34AF9228E01CA0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text><subparagraph id="H0748E8755BCD481D939CB2A92DFC2F61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>(18)</quote> both places the term appears and inserting
<quote>(17)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F39A9F46C9046F18BEBE721D43CD500"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="H99ECA6B1228E4EF1B7AB37040F341F93"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0D42318B54D4E0A971EFAB00192D08F" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="H608DB7B3F36447EBBCF28F63B2FDF398" indent="up2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be operated in collaboration with
institutions of higher education or providers of rehabilitation services,
developers or providers of assistive technology devices, assistive technology
services, or information technology devices or services, as appropriate, or
providers of other appropriate services; and</text></clause><clause id="H5A556BA3FFB1467084433B206F033873" indent="up2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>serve as centers of national
excellence and national or regional resources for individuals with
disabilities, as well as providers, educators, and
researchers.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="HC0AA06F611CC4D03BDB4F55C35616696"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="H102F12E75B7343C4A45A18F64D24BDC8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking clause
(i) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33EBA73420F44D9FA5F75B3D7E8EE448" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="H9F21839F5C6C4221A87358B2803756B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conducting
coordinated and advanced programs of research in independent living and
rehabilitation targeted toward the production of new knowledge that will
improve independent living and rehabilitation methodology and service delivery
systems, maximize health and function (including alleviating or stabilizing
conditions, or preventing secondary conditions), and promote maximum social and
economic independence of individuals with disabilities, including promoting the
ability of the individuals to prepare for, secure, retain, regain, or advance
in
employment;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause id="H53951C7E7EE849BCAF47544AC8109016"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating
clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv), as clauses (iii), (iv), and (v),
respectively;</text></subclause><subclause id="H2979569CFDD14019A8A5A126AE46D182"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting
after clause (i) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H048AEBAA8D5E42478454E7F7C5F72808" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="H1304ED5D5A994E5BAD0290ED9EEFEE27" indent="up2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>conducting coordinated and advanced
programs in research in employer practices targeted toward production of new
knowledge that will facilitate the ability of employers to identify, recruit,
accommodate, advance, and retain qualified individuals with
disabilities;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause id="HC45A6F4B757443AD85FF078BE0384963"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>in clause (iii),
as redesignated by subclause (II), by inserting <quote>independent living
and</quote> before <quote>rehabilitation services</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H18AC6CD03B1B4624978BDB64591FEBC5"><enum>(V)</enum><text>in clause (iv), as
redesignated by subclause (II)—</text><item id="HFAB95466BE5B4E23B4DDD9A2B7C801EF"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>independent living and</quote> before
<quote>rehabilitation</quote> each place the term appears; and</text></item><item id="HD040F15ABB6A47CF971FD55883AF127C"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H6F0240A0F2974063AADB7310475A72FB"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>by striking
clause (v), as redesignated by subclause (II), and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2FDC09D05AB043E7A3664F57308A6E14" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="H5AB29FC47D854100AB4722EC3AF96CC5" indent="up2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>serving as an informational and
technical assistance resource to individuals with disabilities, as well as to
providers, educators, and researchers, through conferences, workshops, public
education programs, in-service training programs, and similar activities and
providing outreach and information that clarifies research implications for
policy and practice to promote the use of research findings through training,
technical assistance, and dissemination, including identifying potential new
areas of research; and</text></clause><clause id="HE3DB18AA579E477193B166436CA141DA" indent="up2"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>developing practical applications for
the findings of the research of the
Centers.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="H167BE5D18F454784B0D469FAA7DE073C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (C)—</text><subclause id="H247C94EB464D470991C7F9ED490AFDB9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
inserting <quote>, including research on assistive technology devices,
assistive technology services, and accessible electronic and information
technology devices</quote> after <quote>research</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H412E23EBB7FF4A1B9EE1E8B9FCE5E245"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause
(ii)—</text><item id="H6296182220134EE1829D2FF5DC1C1BC2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and social</quote> and inserting <quote>, social, and
economic</quote>; and</text></item><item id="HA972D6EA07874DD5AE6D998B113A5640"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>independent living and</quote> before
<quote>rehabilitation</quote>; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HA1F0256874684E4193C6D6EE8948DC28"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking
clauses (iii) through (vi) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25EAB68CD5834FAF8FA5F675EAE5776F" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="H429735DFD4364591927B45317C642F20" indent="up2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>improving the evaluation process for
determining the assistive technology needs of individuals with
disabilities;</text></clause><clause id="H92974B4E79CC48478CAC62196A7B954B" indent="up2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>research related to vocational
rehabilitation, including the use of assistive technology devices and
accessible electronic and information technology devices in employment;</text></clause><clause id="H7442EE34367743E582910CB47260FEF7" indent="up2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>continuation of research that promotes
the emotional, social, educational, and functional growth of children who are
individuals with disabilities, as well as their integration in school,
employment, and community activities;</text></clause><clause id="HA29EF6D7565F4B41AEC5EB1F021BE233" indent="up2"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>continuation of research to develop
and evaluate interventions, policies, and services that support families of
those children and adults who are individuals with disabilities;</text></clause><clause id="H53E0D8A4FE264AA98F2A6474C87FCD11" indent="up2"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>continuation of research that will
improve services and policies that foster the independence and social
integration of individuals with disabilities, and enable individuals with
disabilities, including individuals with intellectual disabilities and other
developmental disabilities, to live in their communities; and</text></clause><clause id="H1A773D3A8FC448B2962B96F8FC89F2B0" indent="up2"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>research, dissemination, and
technical assistance on best practices in supported employment and other
strategies to promote competitive integrated employment for persons with the
most significant
disabilities.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="idD72C97FA99294917A97A4FA195DF1497"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H782C6DB6FD8743B8A5969FDB97E2CDC5" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HEBBFE7E3582840D693D6CBA26CCAA68A" indent="up2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Training of students preparing to be
independent living or rehabilitation personnel or to provide independent
living, rehabilitative, assistive, or supportive services (such as
rehabilitation counseling, personal care services, direct care, job coaching,
aides in school based settings, or advice or assistance in utilizing assistive
technology devices, assistive technology services, and accessible electronic
and information technology devices and services) shall be an important priority
for each such
Center.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="id0E74049BA6724B888AF4C7F0D44942A1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>comprehensive</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="idC3E77CC6A61B4C4599DF46392C4977A9"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (G)(i), by inserting <quote>independent living and</quote> before
<quote>rehabilitation-related</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id58DE3B42079C4871846EC78A005FC95C"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (I); and</text></clause><clause id="id7B190F24523348C983E283401CB749F6"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>by
redesignating subparagraphs (J) through (O) as subparagraphs (I) through (N),
respectively;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E7D2509CD85452F9263B3A1A9D9322B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text><clause id="H47F3A0DFB36A4BE2B05D8C0B84DB1E38"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>independent living strategies and</quote>
before <quote>rehabilitation technology</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H93808ED5D4B5487E99227FF00EC41881"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="HDC7A47D7937849A2B9F4B041AB4FB7BF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i)(I),
by inserting <quote>independent living and</quote> before <quote>rehabilitation
problems</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="HCA34209853304B528B3987BAAAD77CDD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause
(ii)(II), by striking <quote>employment</quote> and inserting
<quote>educational, employment,</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H7A50FC10461944FE94B9604AC6C3BD36"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause
(iii)(II), by striking <quote>employment</quote> and inserting
<quote>educational, employment,</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H4F21E3D4159641C79EC9C389C7853D29"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (D)(i)(II), by striking <quote>postschool</quote> and inserting
<quote>postsecondary education, competitive integrated employment, and other
age-appropriate</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H8801D688BC99476EB40CA1D6C04EA8A5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (G)(ii), by inserting <quote>the success of any commercialized
product researched or developed through the Center,</quote> after
<quote>individuals with disabilities,</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA083A6ECF572479DB2B367E84116BEE7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)(B)—</text><clause id="H3C8F4AC8F9F744E8939D8DB2D980A3F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (i)—</text><subclause id="H954484F74D04417BB13369ADFA76E2FE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>vocational</quote> and inserting <quote>independent living,
employment</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H5A3D8BF985F74D5B813685772AA4AB61"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>special</quote> and inserting <quote>unique</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H89E1C3336D03475E9215F6F6FB221C9D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>social and functional needs, and</quote> before <quote>acute
care</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H958DD6F2F7B2425B967667F5FBDEF15A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (iv), by inserting <quote>education, health care,</quote> after
<quote>employment,</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C9679B541F74A66A1FDC9BE72E2E252"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (8) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H158AAE1F67DF4B9AB350EEF6086ABB7D" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H4DDFD90D28A6459B850CFB35284E7B7C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Grants may be used
to conduct a program of joint projects with the National Institutes of Health,
the National Institute of Mental Health, the Health Services Administration,
the Administration on Aging, the Administration for Community Living, the
National Science Foundation, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department
of Defense, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the
Federal Communications Commission, the Department of Health and Human Services,
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Commerce,
the Small Business Administration, the Department of Labor, other Federal
agencies, and private industry in areas of joint interest involving
rehabilitation.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E16DE7F35454B1E84505E6E4E1347A3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (9) and (11);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34F7BE2E651C42F799B40D7D7F2AE9DB"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (10), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), and (18), as paragraphs
(9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), and (16), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H146BD2EB28F34580BCB785165E0D6420"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in paragraph (11),
as redesignated by subparagraph (G)—</text><clause commented="no" id="H87446B0874574BEAB1E488C5BA0D783C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>employment needs of individuals
with disabilities, including</quote> and inserting <quote>employment needs,
opportunities, and outcomes (including those relating to self-employment,
supported employment, and telecommuting) of individuals with disabilities,
including</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H3FD02F801F85482D9B203D2662EB46D7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>and employment related</quote> after
<quote>the employment</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H141B6B219E1741F58A54D24569379568"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></clause><clause id="H79B6A5CD30A54C0085559170CBC4E40A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H9402F09299C94883A5324EDAD660491B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF32E6EBDB0404AA6A9E96ECC6CC85160" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H7F08A2EA59424C9785E13DA96FD5AD0B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>develop models and
alternatives to help transition sheltered workshops for individuals with
disabilities to competitive integrated employment for such individuals, and
develop recommendations for decreasing reliance on the special minimum wage
certificate program under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/214">29 U.S.C. 214(c)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H583C7B11D1174953BF9BCD3715AE8930"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in paragraph (12),
as redesignated by subparagraph (G)—</text><clause id="H5BD7FAD962D94A1883E21E363333E134"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>an independent
living or</quote> after <quote>conduct</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H76A67522D7A042A78A956DD824EEAFD2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (D), by inserting <quote>independent living or</quote> before
<quote>rehabilitation</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HE2D2BD82A0AE488A88C4349E86D53A86"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
the matter following subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research</quote> and inserting <quote>National
Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation
Research</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F92DF26775A45DA89630F122051952B"><enum>(J)</enum><text>in paragraph (13),
as redesignated by subparagraph (G), by inserting <quote>independent living
and</quote> before <quote>rehabilitation needs</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA6BED00BDEA4DC08D66FA9CD641FF8C"><enum>(K)</enum><text>in paragraph (14),
as redesignated by subparagraph (G), by striking <quote>and access to gainful
employment.</quote> and inserting <quote>, full participation, equal
opportunity, and economic self-sufficiency.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H00688203976F422E81DC73F0929CFF9A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB6E14D4CD994F32A9C0DC2A4A879C73" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="HBACAC20336D34DAB8C8380363F17A1C2"><enum>(d)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7BF2EA1C81F54727B6F14007EF86D848"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In awarding grants,
contracts, or other funding under this title, the Director shall award the
funding on a competitive basis.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H444F8A124C014D3E94D8826E37695ABC" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H41FC760D902D47EFA080A74B65278C11"><enum>(A)</enum><text>To be eligible to
receive funds under this section for a covered activity, an entity shall submit
an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Director may require.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HC3DD0E7280E24C838AC571F443969842" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The application shall include
information describing—</text><clause id="HE348D11159C54523BAB393568E8B0778"><enum>(i)</enum><text>measurable goals, as established
through <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1115">section 1115</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, and a timeline and
specific plan for meeting the goals, that the applicant has set for addressing
priorities related to—</text><subclause id="HB886F6AA15F34BCF83DAE97194E6111A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>commercialization of a marketable
product (including a marketable curriculum or research) resulting from the
covered activity;</text></subclause><subclause id="HED7E733DBB3B40E082F2E08E0FF46C1D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of a covered activity
relating to technology, technology transfer;</text></subclause><subclause id="H70999291D4A04B52807450B13CCC05E7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in the case of research,
dissemination of research results to, as applicable, Government entities,
individuals with disabilities, covered schools, the independent living
community, the business community, the assistive technology community, and the
accessible electronic and information technology community; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H1B8FAD9A913746F7815DC73582DB2071"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>other priorities as required by
the Director; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H667794FE682C4FADA79CE90AC4C272CB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>how the applicant will quantifiably
measure the goals to determine whether the goals have been accomplished.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H793FA0F54AB04D36A954AB8FDEF2D969" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H27686D9538D448C488FFCE893F48218A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In the case of an
application for funding under this section to carry out a covered activity that
results in the development of a marketable product, the application shall also
include a commercialization and dissemination plan, as appropriate, containing
commercialization and marketing strategies for the product involved, and
strategies for disseminating information about the product. The funding shall
not be used to carry out the commercialization and marketing strategies.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HE74CB2BB2D9145628AF684F99CE88609" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In the case of any other application
for funding to carry out a covered activity under this section, the application
shall also include a dissemination plan, containing strategies for
disseminating educational materials, research results, or findings,
conclusions, and recommendations, resulting from the covered
activity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HA6980043799D45969FD742CA0D52D684"><enum>536.</enum><header>Disability,
Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 205 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/765">29 U.S.C. 765</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="HF02212F483734129B69175B9CC446CC8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section
heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Disability, Independent Living, and</header-in-text></quote> before
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Rehabilitation</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAFD1237138914F7B85E6AD9776439701"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text><subparagraph id="H3DDBE4090C284A00933C957ABC308E9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Department of Education a Rehabilitation Research Advisory
Council</quote> and inserting <quote>Department of Health and Human Services a
Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Advisory
Council</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H341E608CD9AE485AB0DDD855F6646CEE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>not less than</quote> after <quote>composed of </quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEA510953B8FD4939810C2047AC3D206A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D0998DE32634794A8906C8A6D047412" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="H2DACB644F08348E8927A0407E049F631"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>Members
of the Council shall be generally representative of the community of
disability, independent living, and rehabilitation professionals, the community
of disability, independent living, and rehabilitation researchers, the
directors of independent living centers and community rehabilitation programs,
the business community (including a representative of the small business
community) that has experience with the system of vocational rehabilitation
services and independent living services carried out under this Act and with
hiring individuals with disabilities, the community of stakeholders involved in
assistive technology, the community of covered school professionals, the
community of individuals with disabilities, and the individuals’
representatives. At least one-half of the members shall be individuals with
disabilities or the individuals’
representatives.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HA2ACC7CB6FF44A358AE7B44FB4D039E7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g),
by striking <quote>Department of Education</quote> and inserting
<quote>Department of Health and Human Services</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H870437C7A660408D8E59C4AC69157468"><enum>537.</enum><header>Definition of
covered school</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title II (29
U.S.C. 760) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H748159F0B1E343FAB2656934F8BC1F32" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><section id="HF08F55A4781D42FE9D52C70069938D1C"><enum>206.</enum><header>Definition of
covered school</header><subsection id="H89080C347995483AA93303BE7A45DB06"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this title, the term <term>covered
school</term> means an elementary school or secondary school (as such terms are
defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>)) or an institution of higher
education.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H383BE0869F8745AB90F62D33C4ABD7ED"><enum>D</enum><header>Professional
Development and Special Projects and Demonstration</header><section id="HA15E03EC7BE54D18B6B2ECC32893F6D9"><enum>541.</enum><header>Purpose;
training</header><subsection id="H8207B1A95B3845AA8DBD35FBCAEDC4CC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>Section
301(a)(5) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/771">29 U.S.C. 771(a)(5)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>workforce
investment systems</quote> and inserting <quote>workforce development
systems</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="HFBC447B2D7384F7680C01A0EB3F5DB95"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 302 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/772">29 U.S.C. 772</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="H7820DBE46ACD4858867FE9B123AC063A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text><subparagraph id="HC71A0A4AC2554E6298B12FA7BA2D947E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="H3899F08A96A64BA093014798700DC312"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (E)—</text><subclause id="H7B318A7E0A4846C1AD412CB05AAE67E2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking all
after <quote>deliver</quote> and inserting <quote>supported employment services
and customized employment services to individuals with the most significant
disabilities</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HCC19D2BF96EE430E85A01B36256AFA2C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HDD90BA0B4D934E5A9E8B85AE78B6DE11"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></clause><clause id="HE5FD1402F849432198281E697186F87B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H0EB1331CD3DD4CA1888BBF2D12B51C85"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB9302E2140E423293D7C2635FE928DB" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H6709420A9C71486493C964D6EFA9988D"><enum>(H)</enum><text>personnel trained
in providing assistive technology
services.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H148BB865F15849B8BC14ED3905076EAA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text><clause id="H13F6FF49E39A469DA543FFADC5FBE8F3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>title I of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>title II of the
Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H0BEF7330D9954266A2D23C1CD9938C49"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>workforce investment system</quote> and
inserting <quote>workforce development system</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H8499F586037E4487AF975B06269C6D86"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998.</quote> and inserting <quote>section 221(e) of the Workforce
Investment Act of 2013.</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28017880C0E646E790B29047E8422231"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)—</text><clause id="H8D8539562CC84F1AB8CD786E8410F93D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and
inserting <quote>title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="H0F0274EA2F0F4EF2BF32F77150BA6598"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Department of Labor</quote> and inserting <quote>Department of
Education</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB6100A8D354473DAE57D623EFEDFDF9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1)(B)(i), by striking <quote>or prosthetics and orthotics</quote> and
inserting <quote>prosthetics and orthotics, vision rehabilitation therapy,
orientation and mobility instruction, or low vision therapy</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H96AA9CDFF9354B6B99FDC75C88DE6F30"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0B49987F740746F381A63AC480BFC671"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by adding after the period the following: <quote>Any technical assistance
provided to community rehabilitation programs shall be focused on the
employment outcome of competitive integrated employment for individuals with
disabilities.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H12BC32B480524E1DBB6AEB4925E50ADE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text><clause commented="no" id="H7EB8963045ED460F830FD282E20593B2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBE15E4EF5294217BB22E2D78F9E81A3" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause commented="no" id="HD779DF78A2EC463B9C5E3456AF7682E1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for the 2 years
following the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, to
provide training regarding the amendments made to this Act under title V of the
Workforce Investment Act of 2013.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" id="HDFF67731A4E24EFEAEE35F7959364A81"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>on the date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act
Amendments of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>on the date of enactment of the
Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2326B4F44E6447E9A36BDD3AED009B4D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (i),
by striking <quote>fiscal years 1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting
<quote>fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1602B5D739F1427F948308D78901241B"><enum>542.</enum><header>Demonstration
and training programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
303 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/773">29 U.S.C. 773</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HF9F916AD0D40484CB99312B1624E5746"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text><subparagraph id="HA2C41FF51CB846E5AEC3BFFE2E1E695A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(A), by striking <quote>National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research</quote> and inserting <quote>National Institute on Disability,
Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBADC8B678BD48EBB06B8C717345AC48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)—</text><clause id="HC074D2E5981D4A9786F7B90EB13A1A36"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="H5211FF27F235445CBD6A9EBCFC27A4D8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking clause
(i) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BF9F58C3633435B80E95DA00BE9A814" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="HEC997D5B0FE34B23AF06624AAF67113A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
initiative focused on improving transition from education to employment for
youth who are individuals with significant disabilities, particularly in
competitive integrated employment, as described in subsection
(c);</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause id="HF7C318AC0F4140FEB06473014919F7F1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
clause (iii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5864A1DFE8D542D38FE8DC6B7328783E" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="H9B42B7BA1A7240BE99EC24A8CA32967F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>increasing
competitive integrated employment for individuals with significant
disabilities.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="HB91031CD8A24471098D7BE65BCE4B99C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)(viii), by striking <quote>under title I of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>under title II of the
Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF0D15B98A364593A83D97CB4AB5A6D2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (6);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D2FEAEDBB1C4EE0874C5231589561F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (c), (d), and (e), as subsections (f), (g), and (h),
respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC005D75685CA4259B4DC3F29ABF8C150"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (b) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A91F97DB1C744DDA5760037C0FBDB6B" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="H3B401F2E5E4447F9A7506024D90D75E8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National
transition initiative for youth with significant disabilities</header><paragraph id="H76D3A827F0404265BFA3C485155A186E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this subsection is to demonstrate and increase systemic reforms
necessary for promoting the effective transition of covered students from
secondary school to competitive integrated employment settings and
opportunities, and ultimately to create enduring systems of service delivery
and training within States that facilitate the transition of covered students
from school to postsecondary life with the emphasis on achieving the outcome of
competitive integrated employment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HACB81F96D8F04BD49E186F8932EB74C3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered
students</header><subparagraph id="HC4F9BA519A9644C5890A8D529729A0A2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>covered student</term>
means an individual who is not younger than 14 years of age and has not yet
attained 22 years of age, who is within 3 years of leaving secondary school and
for whom, without an alternative intervention, the anticipated outcome would
likely be placement in a facility-based day habilitation program, or in a
vocational or employment program where the individual is paid less than minimum
wage, or a lack of further training and assistance and who—</text><clause id="HB170446A5D754A999923B8863B1F8421"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
an individual with an intellectual disability;</text></clause><clause id="H209B7C71927046FDB8AFC74C83A56345"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is an individual
with a developmental disability, as the term is defined in section 102 of the
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C.
15002); or</text></clause><clause id="H40D1AEC95FDB404D927C635A2C6BB289"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is an individual
with mental illness.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H673CB89AD2C746688BAA74B6E14A0030"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Individual with
an intellectual disability</header><text>In this paragraph, the term
<quote>individual with an intellectual disability</quote> means an individual
with a cognitive impairment, characterized by significant limitations
in—</text><clause id="HB5285AFE296E4352BDC90BE5FE077CAE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>intellectual and
cognitive functioning; and</text></clause><clause id="H38068D6ADBFF412BA2DC714458343A24"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>adaptive behavior
as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H00D58CA6BAB84AD49EEF9F921D098E4C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Awards
authorized</header><subparagraph id="H41DD413E05E245E898153E9714AF9421"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Competitive
awards authorized</header><text>The Commissioner may award grants, contracts,
and cooperative agreements, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities
described in paragraph (4), to enable such entities to carry out activities
aimed at creating systemic reform focused on the improvement of employment
outcomes in integrated settings at minimum wage or higher with commensurate
benefits for covered students.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED10992821D946D4A7E20B783A05ABF0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>The
Commissioner shall award grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under
this subsection for 5 years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD534BBDBAFCA4538B5D6BD4F94B32CD7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement under this subsection, an applicant shall establish a
consortium that—</text><subparagraph id="HD42015CE75214F2EA30DD3620C8C3427"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is managed by a
multidisciplinary team to include the State Department of Labor, the State
educational agency, the State vocational rehabilitation agency, and either the
State Agency on Developmental Disabilities Services or the State Department of
Mental Health Services, or both if individuals with intellectual disabilities,
developmental disabilities, and mental illness are targeted populations of the
applicant;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H292E90F5FD1D42EAADBAF9FBDCABFFF4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes
representatives from the developmental disability and mental health services
community (including statewide provider agencies such as the Developmental
Disabilities Planning Councils and the University Centers for Excellence in
Developmental Disabilities), as well as individuals with disabilities and their
advocates; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75CD23363E7541B495F0699251A6566C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>includes
additional public and private entities, with demonstrated expertise in
providing supported employment services in integrated settings at minimum wage
or higher with commensurate benefits for covered students and with expertise in
the provision of employment supports, and that—</text><clause id="H9D6EBDBC63AA4A369425B79C45C9EC0C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have a proven
track record in successfully running supported employment programs;</text></clause><clause id="H5CDA21491CEC499F9B921A4ACB11B2FE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide
employment services that are integrated community-based supported employment
services resulting in jobs at minimum wage or higher with commensurate
benefits;</text></clause><clause id="H1944556211634683BFBCF50B36F29DA5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>have expertise
in creating natural supports for employment;</text></clause><clause id="HF096700AE1B247B78F07BBBF309B87DE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>have expertise in
providing computer training for the targeted population for the project
involved; or</text></clause><clause id="HE847820BD07742D9B1EB50464C36E662"><enum>(v)</enum><text>have experience
operating mentoring programs for the target population in middle schools and
high schools for not less than the previous 10 years in diverse communities
throughout the Nation.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H20F899757BA94DEF8086C2F2B52FFA5D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>Each
eligible entity desiring to receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement
under this subsection shall submit an application to the Commissioner at such
time, in such manner, and including such information as the Commissioner may
require. Each application shall include—</text><subparagraph id="H15B78747656B4E46A9D63143E1C59684"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a comprehensive
implementation plan describing the actions the consortium intends to take to
carry out the activities authorized in this subsection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1DC34C3626424DB89D6EAD40ED47A47F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of
the means and mechanisms by which participating State agencies will coordinate
efforts to evaluate and reform existing State policies, regulations,
guidelines, operational procedures, and funding structures to institute
systemic change focused on improving employment outcomes in integrated settings
at minimum wage or higher with commensurate benefits;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B02DC8818CB4C2584C51F40632167C3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an evaluation plan
detailing the strategy the consortium will deploy to evaluate the project, with
a specific focus on the collection of data on participants, including the
following information:</text><clause commented="no" id="HE9345F6BA5404C43895170CFB502BAED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The number of
covered students who directly enter competitive integrated employment upon
exiting the school system.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H39C1262F727C40A9BBA3CE9C78D68C16"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The wages and
number of hours worked of such covered students per pay period.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H211DD00A11FC45678DC95D770C865DBD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The impact of
employment on any Federal and State benefits received.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HE7B2EEF940DA4811B87D43456B828408"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Indicators of
improved economic status and self-sufficiency.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HC46C217072EF4083A6CCF459005486D0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Data on those
covered students who have not yet been placed in competitive integrated
employment, including the reasons that the covered students were not placed in
competitive integrated employment, as well as the progress made to date in the
acquisition of skills, training, and development necessary to attain
competitive integrated employment;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC7DC398FF16541069C656BA68CCC309B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of
the ways in which the consortium will disseminate information about the
activities and the impact of the activities on the lives of covered students
served by the project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF8696974D2B4CC88942E121D8E4D8CA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a description of
the approaches the consortium intends to use to coordinate activities with
other relevant service providers in the localities in which the effort will be
focused, including Centers for Independent Living under title VII; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5400BB85422411DA4CEB8C12A253D9A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a description of
the policies and procedures, including specific program strategies and
financial responsibilities, that the partners in the consortium (including the
State agency responsible for the education of students with disabilities under
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) will implement in order to
develop and maintain a collaborative and coordinated network of services and
providers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H68406C64064F40E3BF8C5C33862B3251"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement under this subsection shall use the funds made available
through the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement to carry out the
following activities for covered students:</text><subparagraph id="H2A2DF7B81D894428A91EF6DAA48FA579"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Providing
supported competitive integrated employment experiences</header><text>The
development of innovative and effective strategies for attaining competitive
integrated employment experiences after school, on weekends, and in the summer,
utilizing natural supports that lead to competitive high-paying jobs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0519CAAF206B42BC86724C34CAE681E2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Providing
support activities for the successful transition of youth with
disabilities</header><text>The development of school-based preparatory
experiences, career preparation and work-based learning experiences (including
in-school, after school, and work experiences outside the traditional school
setting), youth development and leadership, connecting activities, and family
involvement and supports directly linked to the successful attainment of
competitive integrated employment.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1C3EEFAA5E74613A33A716216B10968"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Providing
training to school and transition personnel</header><text>The development of
appropriate and effective curricula and the deployment of professionals with
expertise to provide training to school and transition personnel to enable them
to develop the skills needed to train covered students to be successful in
attaining competitive integrated employment in a range of settings, including
office settings. The training shall include providing instruction to covered
students in computer skills, office skills, etiquette, and appropriate social
behavior required for successful long-term employment in professional
environments.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC5DC3EC0BA24F089A32BC144ECC6539"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Providing
assistance to students and families in the appropriate navigation of various
supports, services, benefits, and programs</header><text>The provision of
formal assistance to covered students and their families in navigating the
complex system of supports and services across the array of relevant Federal
and State programs, including the following:</text><clause id="HE81E3175C48A4DD8B03659E31DA2BE9A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>An
informed decision process leading to an employment outcome and the securing of
funding supports for attaining the outcome.</text></clause><clause id="H269D6CE8BE5A446CACD137C07CBB04D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A
benefits planning process in order to educate covered students and their
families regarding strategies for identifying, optimizing, and managing
available benefits and resources.</text></clause><clause id="H6B257D0680B447D18CD5BCAAAE4C968A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Individualized
economic advancement strategies to increase a covered student's economic
self-sufficiency, with specific asset goals, including the use of favorable tax
benefits, work incentives, matched savings plans, and financial
education.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1246A8918B5745CEA366527A1C2E70FD"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Contingency on
receipt of funding</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant,
contract, or cooperative agreement under this subsection shall develop a draft
memorandum of understanding among State government agencies participating in
the consortium outlining key steps to be taken to collaborate and coordinate
efforts to institute systemic change (including braided funding across agencies
as a methodology for streamlining multiple funding streams, sharing of
expertise among agencies, and collaboration among key personnel) focused on
increasing opportunities for competitive integrated employment for covered
students.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE474F4E37EDD44359F1D0D60F6E5BEC6"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Outcomes and
evaluation</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement under this subsection shall collect data and report
annually on, at a minimum, progress in achieving specific outcomes outlined by
the Commissioner, including—</text><subparagraph id="HB4AF39A0C43945E9A993008684C09A59"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of
covered students who directly enter competitive integrated employment upon
exiting the school system;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H455796E715F944AE8A6D83788730632C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the wages and
number of hours worked of such covered students per pay period;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0331CCD226DB42AC83F3B78D5B790152"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the impact of
employment on any Federal and State benefits received;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FFC984E7E5A40A99E137DB815AB1602"><enum>(D)</enum><text>indicators of
improved economic status and self-sufficiency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0CB52D812FB04DEC92FD23561D9A0E92"><enum>(E)</enum><text>data on those
covered students who have not yet been placed in competitive integrated
employment, including the reasons that the covered students were not placed in
competitive integrated employment, as well as the progress made to date in the
acquisition of skills, training, and development necessary to attain
competitive integrated employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H59A2E9DF729342EE883139A14B501382"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Commissioner's
Scholar Program</header><paragraph id="H77728AE227B64B40BE4C227AB079A3C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commissioner shall annually recognize, in a highly
visible manner, eligible individuals with significant disabilities who are
successfully completing a postgraduate degree in law, business, science,
technology, engineering, mathematics, or medicine (including completing any
residency program).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD28CD5D2E58343F395A1633D34099F19"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Student
applications to States</header><text>Not later than May of 2014 and each
subsequent year, each designated State unit shall solicit and consider the
applications of individuals with significant disabilities who are receiving, or
eligible to receive, vocational rehabilitation services under this title and
who have the potential to complete rigorous professional training in law,
medicine, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or business. The
designated State unit shall select not more than 2 individuals, who are
otherwise eligible for vocational rehabilitation services under title I (but
without regard to any order of selection established under section 101(a)(5) in
the State), for recognition as a Commissioner's Scholar.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H432142F4CC594C6FB580A023ABA1FD8F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligibility of
students</header><text>In order to be eligible to receive assistance through
the program, an applicant—</text><subparagraph id="H813A6818249D47469982A3D05F1E5023"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be
receiving, or eligible to receive, vocational rehabilitation services under
this title pursuant to an individualized plan for employment that specifies an
employment outcome in competitive integrated employment that would require
graduate studies in the relevant field;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB574BCB8DF2A4F9B80D2219BFCD8D3D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall have
previously completed a bachelor’s degree program at an institution of higher
education or to be scheduled to complete the degree not later than the July
preceding the first school year for which the applicant proposes to use the
assistance; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H064ECBF1EB02407AB76DFFF573B4DEE2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall have applied
to, and been accepted by, a program at an accredited institution of higher
education in the United States that confers a juris doctor degree, a master's
of business administration degree, a doctor of medicine degree, a doctor of
osteopathic medicine degree, or a doctoral degree in a field of science,
technology, engineering, or mathematics.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H656E2B2E3B6148E39D4D2C89E7360AFD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Determination by
the Commissioner</header><text>Each eligible individual selected to be a
Commissioner’s Scholar shall—</text><subparagraph id="HF085ED1F3F884DFB93D499C69CA2765E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be recognized in a
manner determined by the Commissioner; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41DB3805A7BE443593E838E3C08B8DE6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>participate in
Commissioner’s Scholar activities, as determined by the Commissioner.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4DEDB0B8D20F465A9F43044BF3653904"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Services and
supports</header><text>An individual selected to be a Commissioner's Scholar in
the State shall be eligible for the services and supports (including tuition)
needed in order to successfully complete the individual's degree program. Such
services and supports (including tuition) shall be paid for from the funds
appropriated under title I for the vocational rehabilitation State grants
program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD983A96D0EEC4F7A93581F45EE8BB752"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Efforts to
secure assistance from other sources</header><text>The limitations of section
103(a)(5) that apply to training services shall apply to services and supports
described in paragraph (5).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB13E9476004E42198377842A1EBF7025"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall prevent any
designated State unit from providing educational supports and services, similar
to the supports and services described in paragraph (5), to eligible
individuals with disabilities within the State who are not served under this
subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H304533C903D1467891CB723B9FC10B23"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Training and
technical assistance center To promote high-Quality employment outcomes for
individuals receiving services from designated State agencies and AIVRS
grantees</header><paragraph id="H4558CFCE17D245898151FF936E8B1469"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commissioner shall award a grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement to an eligible entity to support a training and technical
assistance program that—</text><subparagraph id="H3A270AC090EC4CAFB979E0162B9FBA37"><enum>(A)</enum><text>responds to agency
specific information requests concerning high-quality employment outcomes, from
designated States agencies and recipients of American Indian vocational
rehabilitation service grants funded under part C of title I (referred to in
this subsection as <quote>AIVRS grantees</quote>), including—</text><clause id="H549F65CF3931493EB8491C58B9B6ADCD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>requests for
information on the expansion of self-employment, business ownership, business
development opportunities, and other types of entrepreneurial employment
opportunities for individuals with disabilities;</text></clause><clause id="H9E8B63ED58C943B49BBF4A4B7E43E9D5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>requests for
information on the expansion and improvement of services to facilitate the
transition of students with disabilities from school to postsecondary life,
including competitive integrated employment;</text></clause><clause id="H5B0B170E50214BC4A34218C6E056A7F7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>requests for
examples of policies, practices, procedures, or regulations that have enhanced
or may enhance access to funding for assistive technology devices and assistive
technology services for individuals with disabilities;</text></clause><clause id="H664E5D4176444E3A8D87363316F8BAE4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>requests for
information on effective approaches to enhance informed choice and a
consumer-directed State vocational rehabilitation system;</text></clause><clause id="H5E8BE5438E0341339E2297A2B79B9D86"><enum>(v)</enum><text>requests for
assistance developing corrective action plans;</text></clause><clause id="HF355AC9AEBA84E6BB21BA7D4B881074C"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>requests for
assistance in developing and implementing effective data collection and
reporting systems that measure the outcomes of the vocational rehabilitation
services, and preparing reports for the Commissioner as described in section
106(b)(1); and</text></clause><clause id="HEF6406B2D2654EFA8578845A4AC78722"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>requests for
information on effective approaches that enhance employment outcomes for
individuals with disabilities, including conducting outreach and forming
partnerships with business and industry; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF43943293ED643D698F4747FC420120A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides agency
specific, regional, and national training and technical assistance concerning
vocational rehabilitation services and related information to designated State
agencies and AIVRS grantees, including—</text><clause id="H287DC1A237234799B6275786E1056154"><enum>(i)</enum><text>facilitating
on-site and electronic information sharing using state-of-the-art technologies,
such as real-time on-line discussions, multipoint video conferencing, and
web-based audio/video broadcasts, on emerging topics that affect vocational
rehabilitation programs authorized under title I;</text></clause><clause id="HD4042F89BD4D418CBC7BA73C6B788B80"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enabling the
designated State agencies and AIVRS grantees to coordinate training and data
collection efforts with one-stop centers established under section 221(e) of
the Workforce Investment Act of 2013;</text></clause><clause id="H9223631D2D394350B83F1DAB47A727CB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>enabling the
designated State agencies and AIVRS grantees to provide information on how the
vocational rehabilitation programs authorized under title I can provide
technical assistance to the one-stop centers on making programs offered through
the centers physically and programmatically accessible to individuals with
disabilities;</text></clause><clause id="HFCF2CA83B01345EC90FFD058CFDEF6F5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>sharing
evidence-based and promising practices among the vocational rehabilitation
programs;</text></clause><clause id="H3B4176E1BF21462EBB713466302F9CB2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>maintaining an
accessible website that includes links to—</text><subclause id="H539BDA00B8614C869F8E07C2F2D0116E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the vocational
rehabilitation programs;</text></subclause><subclause id="HE13FC5A87AF24BD286D2DE9643A95311"><enum>(II)</enum><text>appropriate
Federal departments and agencies, and private associations;</text></subclause><subclause id="H861E32FFF7E14A448354A47439A02D70"><enum>(III)</enum><text>State assistive
technology device and assistive technology service demonstration programs,
device loan programs, device reutilization programs, alternative financing
systems, or State financing activities, operated through, or independently of,
comprehensive statewide programs of technology-related assistance carried out
under section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3003">29 U.S.C. 3003</external-xref>),
telework programs, and other programs that provide sources of funding for
assistive technology devices; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H649B5C9F1D004524A167A459FCB6CEB3"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>various programs,
including programs with tax credits, available to employers for hiring or
accommodating employees who are individuals with disabilities;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H1C11232A154B441A930DD4F1AC6DB84B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>enhancing
employment outcomes for individuals with mental illness and individuals with
cognitive disabilities, particularly in competitive integrated
employment;</text></clause><clause id="H8B06878348EA42A4B40985D92180EBC5"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>convening
experts from the vocational rehabilitation programs to discuss and make
recommendations with regard to the employment of individuals with disabilities
and national emerging issues of importance to individuals with vocational
rehabilitation needs;</text></clause><clause id="H50FB1CC285FB4A0BAFBB8514D0D15C5E"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>enabling the
designated State agencies and AIVRS grantees to provide practical information
on effective approaches for business and industry to use in employing
individuals with disabilities, including provision of reasonable
accommodations;</text></clause><clause id="H5827756EC5EE406FAC43EBCFDBDCBE44"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>providing
information on other emerging issues concerning the delivery of publicly funded
employment and training services and supports to assist individuals with
disabilities to enter the workforce, achieve improved employment outcomes, and
become economically self-sufficient; and</text></clause><clause id="HE95588C167B747628F0F635FF1507352"><enum>(x)</enum><text>carrying out such
other activities as the Commissioner may require.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H66318E484AEE4536B46D313FAEFA9A4A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>eligible
entity</term> means an entity that has—</text><subparagraph id="H46BEB9E388C3439A87D761BB579C4FFB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>experience and
expertise in administering vocational rehabilitation services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A9839C370394282B5CEAC80BA9DFF7E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>documented
experience with and knowledge about self-employment, business ownership,
business development, and other types of entrepreneurial employment
opportunities and outcomes for individuals with disabilities, providing
transition services for students with disabilities, and assistive
technology;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD5EC182545B4422B870A631D9903E58"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the expertise
necessary to identify the additional data elements needed to provide
comprehensive reporting of activities and outcomes of the vocational
rehabilitation programs authorized under title I, and experience in utilizing
data to provide annual reports; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF84191C40E284B11860046AFFCEBD036"><enum>(D)</enum><text>personnel with the
skill and background necessary to provide guidance or training to entities
carrying out programs authorized under section 121.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE057A3FDA604AFAA55D4629BBEAF3A3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Collaboration</header><text>In
developing and providing training and technical assistance under this
subsection, a recipient of a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under
this subsection shall collaborate with other entities or individuals, in
particular—</text><subparagraph id="HB0808B6A8413425983F2CD26F922F5D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>agencies carrying
out vocational rehabilitation programs under title I (including the programs
authorized under section 121) and national organizations representing such
programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23D24380A6AC42318414257E6835FAE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>organizations
representing individuals with disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9882CD4551FB4E58BF24B51B78FBDFC4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>organizations
representing State officials and agencies engaged in the delivery of assistive
technology;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26234B6A1261421B92F4702BCD7943AA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>relevant employees
from Federal departments and agencies other than the Department of
Labor;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21E3CD03029F4D60A6AC1BB3415D925D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>representatives of
businesses;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5DE75C40A084B7FB63484F2E467BECB"><enum>(F)</enum><text>individuals with
disabilities, including individuals who use assistive technology and understand
the barriers to the acquisition of such technology and related services;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC7374A985D543BAB3E1CC7848A0F7BB"><enum>(G)</enum><text>family members,
guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives of such
individuals.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF288AB576E35477998A6AAA118DD5BBF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>The training and technical assistance provided under
this subsection may be delivered through the technical assistance and
continuing education centers funded under this
title.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HB40433C373F249B59CBC9ECD54A1E9F6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)(2), as redesignated by paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="HBE3DF5D21E53411D846F6A29C5629C74"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC89D8A6A93BF43C295C549EC087E4AB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1030D295C9D842B8BE1447AEB9904867"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (E) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36084A05E95A40D398FF8419B8E416C9" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H49F8A8747AC74440A11B10C47246396F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to provide support
and guidance in helping individuals with significant disabilities, including
students with disabilities, transition to competitive integrated employment;
and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB149E689795B480AB2CC76EF51CBE731"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (h), as redesignated by paragraph (2), and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8611E0680C34E8BAF546B03CD9D0D93" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="HE1EAD323278348D493FE0C90AD12FC42"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><paragraph id="H58A3C5F77DE540D8BF0853FEB340CC40"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For the purpose of carrying out this section there are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H603E77141B8A455A92AA966B02E9FBCA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reservations</header><text>Of
the sums appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may
reserve not more than $500,000 to carry out subsection
(e).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H9AD58E11A3064CC99293B4407AA7642D"><enum>543.</enum><header>Migrant and
seasonal farmworkers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
304 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/774">29 U.S.C. 774</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H1C52B54D44D84934811C168DC308D939"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1), by striking <quote>of Labor</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H123F7B9D1D224D0CBB979C383C52C610"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by striking
<quote>fiscal years 1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years
2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H8745D7CB27CD4F90A465092026796797"><enum>544.</enum><header>Recreational
programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 305 (29
U.S.C. 776) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HDFD4BA5F3ED34C0F86611DAB22ABC372"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1)(B), by striking <quote>construction of facilities for aquatic
rehabilitation therapy,</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1351EF0AA48842608B76057773379725"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
by striking <quote>fiscal years 1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting
<quote>fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H85672859B73144CF92B188BA52D82592"><enum>E</enum><header>National Council
on Disability</header><section id="HC5CD344A53F547C2ACA32839B4EF8585"><enum>551.</enum><header>Establishment</header><subsection id="HAE3E9AD2680F470FABFA3CD8650D2D06"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 400 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/780">29 U.S.C. 780</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H3E01063E1AB14B3494F608759F9B06EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1)(A), by striking <quote>fifteen</quote> and inserting <quote>9</quote>;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D75D3F9B41F4D3595FAD6004D630013"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d),
by striking <quote>Eight</quote> and inserting <quote>Five</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H64509AA22A44411EBC974C3EBDF2315F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>This section takes effect 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="H10C2E9B4D5B64A1B8E020C0B65291C3E"><enum>552.</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 401 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/781">29 U.S.C. 781</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="H92737F7B2F01459BAC3748B2EB81F7D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text><subparagraph id="HF798E0A33383418DAA27C10725D57E0A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research</quote> and inserting <quote>National Institute on Disability,
Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research</quote> each place the term
appears;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B4B3D6708CE4FBC9DB0FA9EB8AA5AF9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>Rehabilitation Services Administration</quote> and inserting
<quote>Disability Employment Services and Supports
Administration</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2267F6210BD649E7B5112DBD3D2F5C93"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>the appropriate Assistant Secretary of the Department of Labor,</quote>
after <quote>the appropriate Assistant Secretary of the Department of
Education,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97BFAF31486D43CAA7355D18CEB88D10"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (8),
by inserting <quote>of Labor</quote> after <quote>Secretary</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A2924EEACC5488EAFCD38900ADCC71E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (c).</text></paragraph></section><section id="H6C5D1C5243F64220839D537293CCD36E"><enum>553.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 405
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/785">29 U.S.C. 785</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 1999 through
2003</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2014 through
2018</quote>.</text></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HB913CC47B3D747B2807D9ECBED063EE9"><enum>F</enum><header>Rights and
advocacy</header><section id="H7E295F6DA7C842C399D1525EC82E9465"><enum>556.</enum><header>Interagency
Committee, Board, and Council</header><subsection id="H05128AC6953949C391AD6B18E2C7E359"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interagency
committee</header><text>Section 501 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/791">29 U.S.C. 791</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HCDB832279C604F7FAE14A87A11807817"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (f); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7DD93B860CF466CAEEE93CE2F9449DA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (g) as subsection (f).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H569F44CD90C045FD9625FC1A2C4BF29D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Architectural
and transportation barriers compliance board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 502(j) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/792">29 U.S.C. 792(j)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>2014
through 2018</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H122FCAEE4908460DA67EFA9CDC252C94"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program or
activity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 504(b)(2)(B)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/794">29 U.S.C. 794(b)(2)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>vocational
education</quote> and inserting <quote>career and technical
education</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H43E771C2117D4039A77BC318D0D14746"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Interagency
Disability Coordinating Council</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 507(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/794c">29 U.S.C. 794c(a)</external-xref>) is
amended by inserting <quote>the Chairperson of the National Council on
Disability,</quote> before <quote>and such other</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="HFC706CACEB074EF29B844D33E7A4AAAD"><enum>557.</enum><header>Protection and
advocacy of individual rights</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 509 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/794e">29 U.S.C. 794e</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="H0FA5A661B07444BEA472672E3EF107EA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1)(A), by inserting <quote>a grant or contract for</quote> before
<quote>training</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB68AA5BA9052484686024170FA2CCF4B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)—</text><subparagraph id="H31151AF6B1074EFC937D7444E1E32133"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2),—</text><clause id="H5CD3EDA0D8E74B1BA6E826B904D15869"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>general</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>records</quote> and inserting <quote>general authorities (including
rights and remedies), including the authority to access records</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="H678F7599AC444B3BA86D3EED9B4F5A1A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>of title I </quote> after <quote>subtitle C</quote>;
and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA38D0729DCE848C49145FC24C07FDA49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>authority</quote> and inserting <quote>authority (including
the right)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1B3940723F14DDD839902CE6674FADD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)(2), by striking <quote>was paid</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>was paid, except that program income generated from the amount paid to
an eligible system for a fiscal year shall remain available to such system for
the following 2 fiscal years.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0906EC96E9A540CFA4A1A6B376AF2F94"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (l), by striking <quote>1999
through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>2014 through 2018</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB8A191E3801B4BABBE9EB2ABE4DFB6E4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (l) and (m) as subsections (m) and (n), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H640C803EC042463A9E1B1002339F89E9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (k) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE9C59EBD07A4DD28FE3F51175BB8356" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="H2D394E9B63C841D7A876110C77A682DD"><enum>(l)</enum><header>System
authority</header><text>For purposes of serving persons eligible for services
under this section, an eligible system shall have the same general authorities,
including access to records, as the system is afforded under subtitle C of
title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of
2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15041">42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.</external-xref>), as determined by the Commissioner of the
Administration on Developmental
Disabilities.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HD1565D880900490BA157444777714C8E"><enum>558.</enum><header>Employment of
individuals with disabilities at wages below minimum wage</header><subsection id="HA67F165042F44B16B488081239066F97"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title V (29 U.S.C.
791 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA072361DD7B242AABC89FB1FAE486341" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><section id="H1ACBF4233AD44DC7B08FBB3CA5EDAB7A"><enum>511.</enum><header>Employment of
individuals with disabilities at a subminimum wage</header><subsection id="HEC9D8C847BD54E8883046EF0F47DA7EA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An entity, including
a contractor or subcontractor of the entity, may not employ an individual with
a disability at a wage (referred to in this section as a <quote>subminimum
wage</quote>) that is less than the Federal minimum wage, unless the entity has
complied with the requirements of section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/214">29 U.S.C. 214(c)</external-xref>), and any of the following additional conditions is
met:</text><paragraph id="HF2126706923946E09241053A22D8B263"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The individual is
currently employed, as of the effective date of this section, by an entity that
holds a valid certificate pursuant to section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1938 (referred to in this section as a <quote>certificate
holder</quote>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7F7AEB42ECB14788A4E96E14F0E3FE1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The individual is
older than age 24 on the date when the individual begins employment at a
subminimum wage.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5173FE848B934CC8890133F97B33E215"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The individual is
age 24 or younger and, before beginning work at a subminimum wage, has
completed, and produces documentation indicating completion of, each of the
following 3 actions:</text><subparagraph id="H9872D551537D403CB8A667091F228313"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The individual has
received pre-employment transition services that are available to the
individual under section 114, or transition services under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1400">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</external-xref>) such as transition services
available to the individual under section 614(d) of that Act (20 U.S.C.
1414(d)).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H52F93D5F925E474F91E5969080123AD2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The individual has
applied for vocational rehabilitation services under title I, with the result
that—</text><clause commented="no" id="H7771BA9F19FA4795B6E476C09F4F4FAC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the individual has
been found ineligible for the services pursuant to that title; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H9B3B505A6E4541489D256CC30105694B"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6E10669381B7455891A7BDBE30263931"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the individual has been
determined to be eligible for vocational rehabilitation services;</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H7A677A6354794CAEA2D7897BA06B10C9" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the individual has an individualized
plan for employment under section 102;</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HB37E506946DD49C09B6A25CE6B94BD52" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the individual has been working toward
an employment outcome specified in such individualized plan for employment,
with appropriate supports and services, for a reasonable period of time without
success; and</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H38254C924A43469DB0C31468091D9C48" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the individual's vocational
rehabilitation case is closed after the individual's qualified vocational
rehabilitation counselor and the individual both agree that continued efforts
by the individual to work toward an employment outcome, as defined in section
7, at the present time will likely not be successful.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H640B78BF50D4487BA94E95EE7373887E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The individual
(with, in an appropriate case, the individual's parent or guardian)—</text><clause id="H887C77AF665C413BA944D54EA00E3CFC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has been provided
career counseling, and information and referrals to Federal and State programs
and other resources in the individual's geographic area that offer
employment-related services and supports designed to enable the individual to
explore, discover, experience, and attain competitive integrated
employment;</text></clause><clause id="H16657D666DF2489FA0DF8BFA5E4D64D0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>understands the
conditions under which a subminimum wage may be paid; and</text></clause><clause id="HB0746731B1E540CA9BB060B91A2F2CA9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>consents to work
for the employer and be paid a subminimum wage.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB8ECD98F165D40D1861E21E0B2416FD6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The individual,
regardless of age, is receiving work readiness or job training services
provided by a certificate holder, as part of the individual's preparation for
competitive integrated employment, for—</text><subparagraph id="H467D8988549E474B9F7401E0DDBD52C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a period of not
more than 6 months; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8FFB4A00EDAE4C95AA8062FF9668C091"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a longer period,
if the individual wishes to continue to receive such services after an initial
6-month period and is reassessed by the agency referring the individual for
such services, or an appropriate entity, not less often than every 6 months, to
determine the individual's ability to transition to competitive integrated
employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE209F55E1E784928BEBB3C7F09A9989E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Construction</header><paragraph id="H01BA0211A1804BF389B6B7BB64D402E2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Services</header><text>Nothing
in subsection (a)(3)(B) shall be construed to prohibit a designated State unit
from allowing an individual to receive work readiness or job training services
provided by a certificate holder, for a period of not more than 6
months.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H497BC10752E54464B8E05E6B48FC7F79"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule</header><text>Nothing
in this section shall be construed as changing the purpose of this Act
described in section 2(b)(1), to empower individuals with disabilities to
maximize opportunities for competitive integrated employment.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC0C6C53A7B83412EAA1ECA776FB83E0E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>During
employment</header><paragraph id="H8B4D9867BC5E4574991CC704E8FCB04F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The entity described in subsection (a) may not continue
to employ an individual at a subminimum wage unless, after the individual
begins work at that wage, at the intervals described in paragraph (2), the
individual (with, in an appropriate case, the individual's parent or
guardian)—</text><subparagraph id="HC7E905117F3E430FA0AE2A0F1908F337"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is provided career
counseling, and information and referrals described in subsection (a)(3)(C)(i),
delivered in a manner that facilitates independent decisionmaking and informed
choice, as the individual makes decisions regarding employment and career
advancement; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F30F8B459584EF39BD41531474E9B09"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is informed by the
employer of self-advocacy, self-determination, and peer mentoring training
opportunities available in the individual's geographic area, provided by an
entity that does not have any financial interest in the individual's employment
outcome, under applicable Federal and State programs or other sources.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H54AD2E5C20134FD1B3A1B8703E372354"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The
actions required under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall be
carried out once every 6 months for the first year of the individual's
employment at a subminimum wage, and annually thereafter for the duration of
such employment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5698E6F069934EC099E7794C76A29028"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Small business
exception</header><text>In the event that the entity described in subsection
(a) is a business with fewer than 15 employees, such entity can satisfy the
requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) by referring the
individual, at the intervals described in paragraph (2), to the designated
State unit for the counseling, information, and referrals described in
subparagraph (A) and the information described in subparagraph (B).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H32B9C4F8D6ED41D596E51612AC7798ED"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Documentation</header><paragraph id="H5C8C90D28F6E475E8E2C5A1AA34D8B69"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The designated State unit, in consultation with the State
educational agency, shall develop a new process or utilize an existing process,
consistent with guidelines developed by the Secretary, to document the
completion of the actions described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of
subsection (a)(3) by a youth with a disability who is an individual with a
disability.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H15AFAA45DB13493A946E4B9E8247DC8B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Documentation
process</header><text>Such process shall require that—</text><subparagraph id="HD70638F40E1A4C2A9309F1E01EEE09CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a
student with a disability, for documentation of actions described in subsection
(a)(3)(A)—</text><clause id="H1D33C1D6EAC04BD9835058B9C163257D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>if
such a student with a disability receives and completes each category described
in clauses (i) through (v) of section 7(30)(B) of available pre-employment
transition services, such completion of services shall be documented by the
designated State unit in a manner consistent with this section;</text></clause><clause id="H0B11EA541C734C968BE3C08090DE9E33"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if such a student
with a disability receives and completes any transition services available for
students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act, including those provided under section 614(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII) (20 U.S.C.
1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII)), such completion of services shall be documented by the
appropriate school official responsible for the provision of such transition
services for students with disabilities in the school or school district, in a
manner consistent with this section; and</text></clause><clause id="H1ADA2A854C67408089EBBE9FE3D8C8EA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a Local
Pre-Employment Transition Coordinator shall provide the final documentation, in
a form and manner consistent with this section, of the completion of
pre-employment transition services as described in clause (i), or transition
services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as described in
clause (ii), to the student with a disability within a reasonable period of
time following the completion; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE1C1504A0A04074AAE6C62FCBB00C23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>when an individual
has completed the actions described in subsection (a)(3)(C), following the
completion of the actions described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection
(a)(3), the designated State unit shall provide the individual a document
indicating such completion, in a manner consistent with this section, within a
reasonable time period following the completion of the actions described in
this subparagraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD0C6C9D113BB4E4F8F548D0724D06C3C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Verification</header><paragraph id="H2912879EDD294324BDBBF3F823A4FCA6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Before
employment</header><text>Before an individual covered by subsection (a)(3)
begins work for an employer at a subminimum wage, the employer shall review the
documentation received by the individual under subsection (d), and provided by
the individual to the employer, that indicates that the individual has
completed the actions described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of
subsection (a)(3) and the employer shall maintain copies of the
documentation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA7BB6A24E06A451A9ED0520458AC734D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>During
employment</header><text>In order to continue to employ an individual at a
subminimum wage, the employer shall verify completion of the requirements of
subsection (c), including reviewing any relevant documents provided by the
individual, and shall maintain copies of the documentation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB58F04B491064ED6BEA3868EB2EBA0A3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal minimum
wage</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Federal minimum wage</term>
means the rate applicable under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
206(a)(1)).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA432D86E03194354A1B437BFB65EACA8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>This section takes effect 2 years after the date of
enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HC7F3E7B56A4144A891F7DF470E0BC119"><enum>G</enum><header>Employment
Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities </header><section id="HC3473DB36EC2404A8D2ECDB0BE4A20C8"><enum>561.</enum><header>Projects With
Industry</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 611 (29
U.S.C. 795) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HBB1B1E0828DC432FBAF9858117264A0F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text><subparagraph id="HF01808371AAF438CB1B6ED952FE660A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="H49438A4C6C06403895B4239410E04D9D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>in the competitive</quote> and inserting <quote>in competitive
integrated employment in the</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H5649E3B5DA324EA5BF0A229082012233"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>locally</quote> after <quote>career advancement</quote>;
and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7AB06068E6944FB99FA6416957D7C084"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="HA3F7C4B00C6C448B94DA139E536C9E94"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="H018AF72309D94794A300BE8245FA8BFA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>local and national</quote> after <quote>jointly financed</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H14F5A77616664087862D7AB39B740C22"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>in competitive integrated employment</quote> after <quote>career
opportunities</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H71A3F91D8FDE442B9C29D878FB9A42E7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Secretary of Labor</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of
Education</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H67391109E6964C838B614D7E153554F9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="H90AC448355E341E9853708A4E8A2D259"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking clause
(ii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC24017FA57A943C99EA4254BC2833CC7" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="H3847BBF431FF4E5C81C8E88003ABDC9D" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify job and career
availability within the community, consistent with the existing and emerging
in-demand industry sectors and occupations, and the employment needs of
employers in those industry sectors and occupations, identified by the local
workforce development board for the corresponding local area under section
118(b)(1)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act of
2013;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause id="HF6920322539B4DB680F4692311DB57BC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (iii),
by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></subclause><subclause id="H2891E282B54248DFA61A94999D65ED33"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (iv),
by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H11615E0A475D418EA8BC2D7D7CCC547E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07898A457C9447FA8F32652652BF9D86" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="HAC1740E6B5EF407A9BBDEA38FC78B74B" indent="up1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>coordinate such training and job
placement activities with the local workforce development boards described in
clause (ii) as appropriate, and with the Job Corps center industry councils
established under section 254 of the Workforce Investment Act of
2013.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="HAA26565679044EF08C28BD817791AFBA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (C)—</text><subclause id="H93EC100CC50F41B0AB3203D8D5CA2753"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></subclause><subclause id="HB5D90F750CEF4B3D844F891579B2E7BC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating
clause (ii) as clause (iii); and</text></subclause><subclause id="HF1CA5294A83B4EA292A3B9A1BBEDCD82"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting
after clause (i) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H630585EE3D254D6993B52F9AE0B41268" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="H645E6385D3DE4F8A9A3708932C6A0821" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>internship programs for
individuals with disabilities who seek employment;
and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3DBF4AA4133B4B28B2BF4F33EE0FB469"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(2), by striking <quote>in States, portions of States, Indian tribes, or
tribal organizations</quote> and inserting <quote>nationally or in States, in
portions of States, across multiple States, or in Indian tribes or tribal
organizations</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H07509AC3DBEE43C5BC99BCF6352BAA15"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AD511C01ADF44ADBC4A5A2AFAB546F0" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="HE35478B6C4084AFBB9052936ADA4005F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Prohibited use
of funds</header><text>Grant funds awarded under this section shall not be used
to support services in sheltered workshops or segregated
settings.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H946DE8CB5C084D95BE717304C1C59D4A"><enum>562.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 612
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/795a">29 U.S.C. 795a</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 1999 through
2003</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2014 through
2018</quote>.</text></section><section id="H702353996CAB4E6D8687ECE1E960D645"><enum>563.</enum><header>Supported
employment services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part B of
title VI (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/795g">29 U.S.C. 795g</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41CE99AD6F8543708922D1D1C96B0C9C" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><part id="H2996DB363002497BBC64A87CA02868C2"><enum>B</enum><header>Supported
employment services for individuals with the most significant
disabilities</header><section id="H90FA5E7A685C41C0A9C265CA854A7D03"><enum>621.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the purpose of this part to authorize
allotments, in addition to grants for vocational rehabilitation services under
title I, to assist States in developing collaborative programs with appropriate
entities to provide supported employment services for individuals with the most
significant disabilities, including youth with the most significant
disabilities, to enable such individuals to achieve an employment outcome of
supported employment in competitive integrated employment.</text></section><section id="H84AA23E45D384579AE96C4628C69C519"><enum>622.</enum><header>Allotments</header><subsection id="HAA0B5C4BD708489F9B137252407D477C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><paragraph id="HF775FEE511D441218544DEAF46AACC99"><enum>(1)</enum><header>States</header><text>The
Secretary shall allot the sums appropriated for each fiscal year to carry out
this part among the States on the basis of relative population of each State,
except that—</text><subparagraph id="H80A8CD2AF24A4495BDDB120689D51B7A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>no State shall
receive less than $250,000, or <fraction>1/3</fraction> of 1 percent of the
sums appropriated for the fiscal year for which the allotment is made,
whichever amount is greater; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33423E2F54004807AA99AAAE299717A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the sums
appropriated to carry out this part for the fiscal year exceed the sums
appropriated to carry out this part for fiscal year 1992 by $1,000,000 or more,
no State shall receive less than $300,000, or <fraction>1/3</fraction> of 1
percent of the sums appropriated for the fiscal year for which the allotment is
made, whichever amount is greater.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H48C9D8931BA548C18071A5B7CFB2D7CF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certain
territories</header><subparagraph id="H862BE9E7F49E40EFB41325E81C8A9C09"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For the purposes of this subsection, Guam, American
Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands shall not be considered to be States.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFDECE115AC5C4FEAAF679505ED6FC458"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allotment</header><text>Each
jurisdiction described in subparagraph (A) shall be allotted not less than
<fraction>1/8</fraction> of 1 percent of the amounts appropriated for the
fiscal year for which the allotment is made.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1398B22A0C3948B6AECFA7B9001D79E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reallotment</header><text>Whenever
the Commissioner determines that any amount of an allotment to a State for any
fiscal year will not be expended by such State for carrying out the provisions
of this part, the Commissioner shall make such amount available for carrying
out the provisions of this part to 1 or more of the States that the
Commissioner determines will be able to use additional amounts during such year
for carrying out such provisions. Any amount made available to a State for any
fiscal year pursuant to the preceding sentence shall, for the purposes of this
section, be regarded as an increase in the allotment of the State (as
determined under the preceding provisions of this section) for such
year.</text></subsection><subsection id="H99A4C236AD834B0BBD7B1A8AA337CD54"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitations on
administrative costs</header><text>A State that receives an allotment under
this part shall not use more than 5 percent of the funds made available through
the allotment to pay for administrative costs.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8737EC774C494B1980708E7D5B68366C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Services for
youth with the most significant disabilities</header><text>A State that
receives an allotment under this part shall expend half of the allotment for
the provision of supported employment services, including extended services, to
youth with the most significant disabilities in order to assist those youth to
achieve an employment outcome in supported employment.</text></subsection></section><section id="H0C0C8112289F42BDAF99F8FB7AD588D6"><enum>623.</enum><header>Availability of
services</header><subsection id="HF2389329335F449597FC9D4C0C949DFE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Supported
employment services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds
provided under this part may be used to provide supported employment services
to individuals who are eligible under this part.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD5AB27E1AC9A4EC99E10958C911FEB86"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extended
services</header><paragraph id="H43F6C0F14CFE47338E94CD0B97076C3E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
paragraph (2), funds provided under this part, or title I, may not be used to
provide extended services to individuals who are eligible under this part or
title I.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD3EB45EE7EED4EC0ADF5391DADC9C130"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extended
services for youth with the most significant disabilities</header><text>Funds
allotted under this part, or title I, and used for the provision of services
under this part to youth with the most significant disabilities pursuant to
section 622(d), may be used to provide extended services to youth with the most
significant disabilities. Such extended services shall be available for a
period not to exceed 4 years.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H34D91CFDCB6047ECB5BF9FF4149D064E"><enum>624.</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">An individual, including a youth with a
disability, shall be eligible under this part to receive supported employment
services authorized under this part if—</text><paragraph id="HC6BF71C511A745BA8FFB8D8D790946A4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the individual is
eligible for vocational rehabilitation services under title I;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBA5F26E9C3C84F79AEAF62C36AFF9512"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the individual is
determined to be an individual with a most significant disability;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C490DA34F2F4CEC8D53ACF65D200382"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for purposes of
activities carried out with funds described in section 622(d), the individual
is a youth with a disability, as defined in section (7)(42); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1F80BBA9ED784AC7B0F901BD4CDFC35A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a comprehensive
assessment of rehabilitation needs of the individual described in section
7(2)(B), including an evaluation of rehabilitation, career, and job needs,
identifies supported employment as the appropriate employment outcome for the
individual.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HC838C0BE82FB4FB4AE312DD778A72071"><enum>625.</enum><header>State
plan</header><subsection id="H936EBA400C7F4E4288716A05DD35A183"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State plan
supplements</header><text>To be eligible for an allotment under this part, a
State shall submit to the Commissioner, as part of the State plan under section
101, a State plan supplement for providing supported employment services
authorized under this Act to individuals, including youth with the most
significant disabilities, who are eligible under this Act to receive the
services. Each State shall make such annual revisions in the plan supplement as
may be necessary.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCBC0D7508B0D48C08EC0747970338779"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
such plan supplement shall—</text><paragraph id="H936E9BA3D0EF4AA0912E16F25683DB90"><enum>(1)</enum><text>designate each
designated State agency as the agency to administer the program assisted under
this part;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC19ACBDFAB7C492D9ECD207417E83761"><enum>(2)</enum><text>summarize the
results of the comprehensive, statewide assessment conducted under section
101(a)(15)(A)(i), with respect to the rehabilitation needs of individuals,
including youth, with significant disabilities and the need for supported
employment services, including needs related to coordination;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9918640FC44B44EFA06C7C3C35CBA9E5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describe the
quality, scope, and extent of supported employment services authorized under
this Act to be provided to individuals, including youth with the most
significant disabilities, who are eligible under this Act to receive the
services and specify the goals and plans of the State with respect to the
distribution of funds received under section 622;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1D2232A5266949BBABD9F4C128720AE6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>demonstrate
evidence of the efforts of the designated State agency to identify and make
arrangements (including entering into cooperative agreements) with other State
agencies and other appropriate entities to assist in the provision of supported
employment services;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBB1CDC7CD3954727B98C4DB21E99140F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>demonstrate
evidence of the efforts of the designated State agency to identify and make
arrangements (including entering into cooperative agreements) with other public
or nonprofit agencies or organizations within the State, employers, natural
supports, and other entities with respect to the provision of extended
services;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D03FB347B1C493EBC6AA27831E00132"><enum>(6)</enum><text>describe the
activities to be conducted pursuant to section 622(d) for youth with the most
significant disabilities, including—</text><subparagraph id="H897CDBA0DBAB44FD92ED69DCE4656D62"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the provision of
extended services for a period not to exceed 4 years; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD95561248CC4DEA8FE2941938F1899D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how the State will
use the funds specified in section 622(d) to leverage other public and private
funds to increase resources for extended services and expand supported
employment opportunities for youth with the most significant
disabilities;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H02B610224C96450C946384C8D8CE349C"><enum>(7)</enum><text>provide assurances
that—</text><subparagraph id="H1556127221E44CA384F2143C3A16D5AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>funds made
available under this part will only be used to provide supported employment
services authorized under this Act to individuals who are eligible under this
part to receive the services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7A2D93FBCBA4A198C92D1BC8582576E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the comprehensive
assessments of individuals with significant disabilities, including youth with
the most significant disabilities, conducted under section 102(b)(1) and funded
under title I will include consideration of supported employment as an
appropriate employment outcome;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8C8758E2D8D24A63BA74B6EB5C1B55EE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an individualized
plan for employment, as required by section 102, will be developed and updated
using funds under title I in order to—</text><clause id="HC54AF03C1A8F404985AD5A5865A326A5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>specify the
supported employment services to be provided, including, as appropriate, for
youth with the most significant disabilities, transition services, and
pre-employment transition services provided in accordance with sections
101(a)(25) and 114;</text></clause><clause id="H6AE5C264066A45FA899DD0222C490A07"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>specify the
expected extended services needed, including the extended services that may be
provided to youth with the most significant disabilities under this part, in
accordance with an approved individualized plan for employment, for a period
not to exceed 4 years; and</text></clause><clause id="H25E3B2A2241349A7B9372A89D40C177B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identify, as
appropriate, the source of extended services, which may include natural
supports, or that it is not possible to identify the source of extended
services at the time the individualized plan for employment is
developed;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5190D784C8834534BBD3ADA3E6C1906B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the State will use
funds provided under this part only to supplement, and not supplant, the funds
provided under title I, in providing supported employment services specified in
the individualized plan for employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2BC3B94F24324D30B87B4809B13592AA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>services provided
under an individualized plan for employment will be coordinated with services
provided under other individualized plans established under other Federal or
State programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8E5DA924ECB49F09F4B0CE2DA713559"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to the extent jobs
skills training is provided, the training will be provided onsite;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFED88B939CEC42AEAD2947BF00919A06"><enum>(G)</enum><text>supported
employment services will include placement in an integrated setting based on
the unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities,
interests, and informed choice of individuals with the most significant
disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3506B326D50044CA819D554D3063B60B"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the State agencies
designated under paragraph (1) will expend not more than 5 percent of the
allotment of the State under this part for administrative costs of carrying out
this part; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA48AAA46A33D4F47961811F69C215D1D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>with respect to
supported employment services provided to youth with the most significant
disabilities pursuant to section 622(d), the designated State agency will
provide, directly or indirectly through public or private entities, non-Federal
contributions towards the grant award in an amount that is not less than 10
percent of the costs of carrying out such services; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A6CB36A44DB4B16979E67D0AFAF256A"><enum>(8)</enum><text>contain such other
information and be submitted in such manner as the Commissioner may
require.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HADE0184559274169A5664DFF784DDFBC"><enum>626.</enum><header>Restriction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each State agency designated under section
625(b)(1) shall collect the information required by section 101(a)(10)
separately for—</text><paragraph id="H50B74F11F0BA40688A022360A3121DF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eligible individuals receiving supported
employment services under this part;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A3B86C731954A0B8C77730A3A9E40E3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eligible individuals receiving supported
employment services under title I;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0027AF52DB704C8D9D846D1EF6DF60C7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eligible youth receiving supported
employment services under this part; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE71FDE0E0EDB4C75AB903DD5D7A7FE71"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eligible youth receiving supported
employment services under title I.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HEC11B376C19E43C785D0620B3A232929"><enum>627.</enum><header>Savings
provision</header><subsection id="H8EDA7544A3174921B8C0923369A8D90D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Supported
employment services</header><text>Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
prohibit a State from providing supported employment services in accordance
with the State plan submitted under section 101 by using funds made available
through a State allotment under section 110.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB8B727002A0C4CCDAB022183C7727F76"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Postemployment
services</header><text>Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit a
State from providing discrete postemployment services in accordance with the
State plan submitted under section 101 by using funds made available through a
State allotment under section 110 to an individual who is eligible under this
part.</text></subsection></section><section id="H0CE1A459339944F1AE882450D021CFCF"><enum>628.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part, including for technical
assistance, such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2014
through
2018.</text></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H51B85A1F7D154E07B04496C290A0529C"><enum>H</enum><header>Independent Living
Services and Centers for Independent Living</header><chapter id="HAF6AE7A61C864C74BD6FE27875E33C71"><enum>1</enum><header>General
provisions</header><section id="H4FCF3F825E8F45FF8B3027813D9818F6"><enum>571.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 701 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796">29 U.S.C. 796</external-xref>) is amended, in
paragraph (3), by inserting before the period the following: <quote>, with the
goal of improving the independence of and equal opportunity for individuals
with disabilities</quote>.</text></section><section id="H18A3AD261A694491B365383D067D2E69"><enum>572.</enum><header>Independent
Living Administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title
VII (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796">29 U.S.C. 796 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after section 701 the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FA9113DB35745D99AE9963E0897B5E4" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><section id="H2CE83DD103664C9B800589E252C94B33"><enum>701A.</enum><header>Independent
Living Administration</header><subsection id="HD5A230BEE2FE413DA49DBF3CA7093389"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>In
order to promote the philosophy and purpose of section 701, there is
established within the Administration for Community Living of the Department of
Health and Human Services, an Independent Living Administration.</text></subsection><subsection id="HBB7F6381A48C4B4F8FC3FD7DF9590E6D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Director</header><paragraph id="H20CFF9CFC01541C3879D4371EDD762D5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The
Independent Living Administration shall be headed by a Director (referred to in
this title as the <quote>ILA Director</quote>) appointed by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H647EA90C35254F58A23FB982B6F928BD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The
ILA Director shall have substantial knowledge of independent living
services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H91C9F7D8C7D24BB8AA75BCD80B92010C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorities</header><text>The
Independent Living Administration shall be the principal agency, and the ILA
Director shall be the principal officer, to carry out this title. In performing
the functions of the office, the ILA Director shall be directly responsible to
the Administrator for the Administration for Community Living of the Department
of Health and Human Services.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8CB23BDC43D94365BC80FB4FFFEB8125"><enum>(c)</enum><header>General
Counsel</header><text>The Office of the General Counsel of the Department of
Health and Human Services shall designate 1 or more individuals, with
substantial background and experience in, and knowledge of, independent living
services, centers for independent living, and Statewide Independent Living
Councils, under this title, to provide advice, support, and technical
assistance to the ILA Director.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7C4C7154DDF247DFB34D4F421C96882F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Input</header><text>The
ILA Director shall have the authority to seek such input and advice, including
convening meetings, as the ILA Director determines to be appropriate with
respect to the policies and conduct of the Independent Living
Administration.</text></subsection><subsection id="H9FFEC7062F364FFDBAF315709C08704D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Staff</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that—</text><paragraph id="HA5AFDD81B2224F2788AD72E69E0EC7C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Independent
Living Administration has sufficient staff to provide oversight of, conduct
auditing of, and provide technical assistance to, the centers for independent
living and Statewide Independent Living Councils funded under this Act;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB42D7DD8EDE94D88B25C3CCA9252F964"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such staff
includes qualified individuals who have significant experience with centers for
independent living or Statewide Independent Living Councils described in
section
705.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H548D215AAC194CE086B78D22A8528B58"><enum>573.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 702 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796a">29 U.S.C. 796a</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="H565B4B114876416C9AA46627429335F8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><subparagraph id="HF66B896C9D464CF6948F44AA9B5ED0F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
before subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>for individuals with significant
disabilities (regardless of age or income)</quote> before
<quote>that—</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3D07FE3293247D088A6CDB8EA4C8DD8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C52C8D27B514373B834E1B7FE2A230B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking the period and inserting <quote>, including, at a minimum,
independent living core services as defined in section 7(17); and</quote>;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E8420F5727C43D18364D5831D97C93D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB751831D80AC42F8BB81DF6B80575709" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H4A0D393E72E54FCA8F87D71F348B04FD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has sufficient
staff to provide the services described in subparagraph
(B).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDEE9E8143A3B4EBEABF1695529BE6322"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking the period and inserting the following: “, both in terms of—</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DA743A527F44E37A42552B5DEF8D9AA" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HE8CEBC3AA6B9422FA9E6C26CCE293D2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the management,
staffing, decisionmaking, and operation of the center; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4A9EB9423DC494494832AD83EFDFDE9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the center's
establishment of policies, direction, and provision of
services.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HEE7830579ABB495AB2E317A4A8952AEA"><enum>574.</enum><header>State
plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 704 (29 U.S.C.
796c) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H331DED76FE154E22815EAB5EC1527CDE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text><subparagraph id="HA850557D3BDF492186F1E41DA1A201BE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause commented="no" id="H1E7383925F184BB6B4485686DC63B2EC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>State plan</quote> the following: <quote>developed and signed in
accordance with paragraph (2),</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HD0B884F4ADE2412A8315C7B4BD80CCD9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>ILA
Director</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H667150251F164D08B7A4B68D27757C19"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="H23CA74761D2645B884BBB462A494247C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>developed and signed
by</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H785C6B946FE2400CA7C578168513802C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H943A5AAA0AA14D9C92A49554536C5BC4" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H5F3F053BEA684997A0686053B397EA46"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developed by the
chairperson of the Statewide Independent Living Council, and the directors of
the centers for independent living in the State, after receiving public input
from individuals with disabilities and other stakeholders throughout the State;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF30F615465C4FC8AF45CAEBB864D307"><enum>(B)</enum><text>signed by—</text><clause id="HD55FC6369A654420B0F5A917E4C52C59"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the chairperson of
the Statewide Independent Living Council, acting on behalf of and at the
direction of the Council;</text></clause><clause id="H6C37061695624C0A9D237D47559040C3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the director of
the designated State entity described in subsection (c); and</text></clause><clause id="HE2978922BAD54824ADFB3AFDAB2FB9A5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>not less than 51
percent of the directors of the centers for independent living in the
State.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEED94F4252C04B7FA65B783712988BD1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text><clause id="H9625568D90A9497EB73950ABC2087D75"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>State independent living services</quote>
and inserting <quote>independent living services in the State</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H49A4C4FF4B4943EDAF25D29C561ADBF1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></clause><clause id="H32DE96AE82FF403393EAB727710A6A6D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD453C545701468BA3AD6811935A17C6" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HA93141105C25430CA08799204A9E1F86"><enum>(C)</enum><text>working
relationships and collaboration between—</text><clause id="HC653476B80894AFD973FDD2AC96861AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>centers for
independent living; and</text></clause><clause id="HD9997164825A46D2AD5F6BF65D023650"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF833FA65CB2F4C6CA12AFE17A392ABFE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>entities carrying out
programs that provide independent living services, including those serving
older individuals;</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HBEFACC9A06EE41898CE6B8A96057B8F9" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text>other community-based organizations that
provide or coordinate the provision of housing, transportation, employment,
information and referral assistance, services, and supports for individuals
with significant disabilities; and</text></subclause><subclause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="HB4694CB149D24EBE8EADB9BB536E3685" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(III)</enum><text>entities carrying out other programs
providing services for individuals with disabilities; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H204E7FD7E38B426A8D93E84ED3B53DC4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>cooperative
agreements and partnerships to provide a seamless model for provision of
services to individuals with disabilities and to avoid duplication of
services.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1271C9540DD84EB49C300AF51F4DA478"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>ILA Director</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38465920433040E7A2419497FFAA8CD4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBA5E6C4342B41638A04A92D350C69AC" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HCB0473073D2743D2BCA04DACBD1F8A81"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Statewideness</header><text>The
State plan shall provide for the provision of independent living services on a
statewide basis, to the greatest extent possible, including through the
establishment of additional centers for independent living, expanded catchment
areas, or focused outreach to serve underserved
populations.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5088FC8F281249B2B10634101E778CBF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
by striking the period and inserting the following: <quote>, as well as a plan
for funding the administrative costs of the Council.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC2B4465CEF34775BD0A121B7215831F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text><subparagraph id="HCA0FB0CAEA9B4BEC9310DFCFC61AD2E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">unit</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">entity</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89C1A3CC8756463D8661CE12A9415013"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>the designated State unit of such
State</quote> and inserting <quote>a State entity of such State (referred to in
this title as the <quote>designated State entity</quote>)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00D1E7C2865541DBA9DD91A95CCDE8E1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraphs (3)
and (4), by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H944B7AF56BC240C19EA3B3009D468DBA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0CCEA7093C3A45828C4C274C193CA23B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC98995726D3C4650AFD722854F009BAF"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2D929A0410442D2B6798A795D37F5D8" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H93F08073C5E84A0384BAAB59B9B8686A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>retain not more
than 15 percent of the funds received by the State for any fiscal year under
part B, for the performance of the services outlined in paragraphs (1) through
(4).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC2006C360F7B4774BB7329C8090064E3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (i),
by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF708DA1D2AD4DF5B340B04C49D835EF" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H486FE4E15D0A49DDA422C9655C905AD1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Statewide
Independent Living Council;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H47BA62879CB94EB591D16A7F1933821C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>centers for
independent living;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7B231C6BE8145158F8309DBB89F6842"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the designated
State entity; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H31875157FC524684959B69FA1A93CB17"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other State
agencies or entities represented on the Council, other councils that address
the needs and issues of specific disability populations, and other public and
private entities determined to be appropriate by the
Council.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HD082C9BAE70048B6B3776539E3EF0818"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection
(m)—</text><subparagraph id="H790AFB207FD8479F9C51193E20DDCC68"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>ILA Director</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADC49E76D5E543CF8B60DD03390665B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>ILA Director</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD100B37573EE45E0BF4D449CEB7546E2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H810EF65C53DF4D8984B47E183170E536" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="HB09810CA502F4D4E90A3F0FFF3C342E2"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Promoting full
access to community life</header><paragraph id="HD6070508B85F4D309EA4DF10EF1EBA0C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The plan shall describe how the State will provide
independent living services that promote full access to community life for
individuals with significant disabilities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7D41CE4A5C9A4DBBA746124C30DEDBDB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Services</header><text>The
services shall include—</text><subparagraph id="H495D7F43CFBF433C9154C6B7D263CB5E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>facilitating
transitions of individuals with significant disabilities from nursing homes and
other institutions, to home and community-based residences, with the requisite
supports and services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59C8482C46374A0983630D0519C89079"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing
assistance to individuals with significant disabilities that are at risk of
entering institutions so that the individuals may remain in the community;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7B487BE077B413BB06AD0BF43F45087"><enum>(C)</enum><text>facilitating
transitions of youth (including students) who are individuals with significant
disabilities, who were eligible for individualized education programs under
section 614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1414(d)), and who have completed their secondary education or otherwise left
school, to postsecondary life, including
employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HF078C62E66694CF49DBE4F3C5CDD8324"><enum>575.</enum><header>Statewide
Independent Living Council</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 705 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796d">29 U.S.C. 796d</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="H5333850299DE46548CEE1FD356606C20"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text><subparagraph id="HC5CBD77D086B4C50975E2BF729E176A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H381C34A6C7AD4DAE954F447287BCACD8" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H93FED3806E194263B50FC873A66D1BF0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
Council shall include—</text><subparagraph id="H7D52341150CF4B318237F48DEFADBFF3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>among its voting
members, at least 1 director of a center for independent living chosen by the
directors of centers for independent living within the State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE9A1219C7005448F8FD0091B5F6790A8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>among its voting
members, for a State in which 1 or more centers for independent living are run
by, or in conjunction with, the governing bodies of American Indian tribes
located on Federal or State reservations, at least 1 representative of the
directors of the centers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEE530E90189244CB8EE5C7EDB5B7B229"><enum>(C)</enum><text>as ex officio,
nonvoting members, a representative of the designated State entity, and
representatives from State agencies that provide services for individuals with
disabilities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36E84B71207C49B08DD2FE5F2D7611DB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text><clause id="H8C8CA4E45EE04F689F9D4351048C6BE9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (F) as subparagraphs (D) through (G),
respectively;</text></clause><clause id="H0888CE114A6B447CA64F4160F40FFB46"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>parents and guardians of</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="H05A0214AD94D47B9BA235C68105DE76D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting after paragraph (B) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60A9A17AE97C4DEFA1AFA9E0834FC24C" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H4E4B65BDC5D946F3A5ABA8E27780EE78"><enum>(C)</enum><text>parents and
guardians of individuals with
disabilities;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD63F059487D444E584F9BBDD1CE61B16"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)(B), by striking <quote>paragraph (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph
(1)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF8830A9CA1474AB596315387E13C4EC2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (6),
by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA69B315314D34513AE0B5D60D89060B4" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H74DC38866FD04A36B82B8D75FA649B67"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Number of
terms</header><text>No member of the Council, other than a representative
described in paragraph (2)(A) if there is only one center for independent
living within the State, may serve more than 2 consecutive full
terms.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H39EFA0235B984ED7A99C9A36B5D4E88B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B2EC1F224AD4787BF314B3D49EBAA14" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="H541D97267B6B457786532A45E65156A7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Functions</header><paragraph id="H464FA396095C4EEBA7FC2DFFF72CF1D5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Council shall—</text><subparagraph id="H956A2D94A08840F18D4C5C3BCF02B7E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in conjunction
with the directors of the centers for independent living in the State, jointly
develop the State plan as provided in section 704(a)(2), and sign the State
plan;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H101DAF560CEA4EA19E7EDF35CF33B3F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>monitor, review,
and evaluate the implementation of the State plan;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0AAC037705144EECA55FB65E46876727"><enum>(C)</enum><text>have at least 4
regularly scheduled meetings per year, and ensure that such meetings of the
Council are open to the public and sufficient advance notice of such meetings
is provided;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEDA41ADD1F064AC1B098B81CCA10BB55"><enum>(D)</enum><text>submit to the ILA
Director such periodic reports as the ILA Director may reasonably request, and
keep such records, and afford such access to such records, as the ILA Director
finds necessary to verify the information in such reports; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CF0F8B6CBC149F48393311429EF6D0F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>as appropriate,
coordinate activities with other entities in the State that provide services
similar to or complementary to independent living services, such as entities
that facilitate the provision of or provide long-term community-based services
and supports.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0943F886B23F4707BCC7E28A3FD698EA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorities</header><text>The
Council may, consistent with the State plan described in section 704, unless
prohibited by State law—</text><subparagraph id="H20AA6B50E47344AB8AEE9D531870C953"><enum>(A)</enum><text>facilitate the
improvement and coordination of services provided to individuals with
disabilities by centers for independent living, government agencies, and
community organizations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC167E38C01E54A4CBADEF50C3889B5C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conduct resource
development activities to obtain funding from public and private resources to
support the activities described in this subsection or to support the provision
of independent living services by centers for independent living; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B4A2A9541F24383B40D5458A3F06125"><enum>(C)</enum><text>perform such other
functions, consistent with the purpose of this chapter and comparable to other
functions described in this subsection, as the Council determines to be
appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H210846AF75A4458A99CC07A498D4EC1D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Council shall not provide independent living services directly to individuals
with significant disabilities or manage such
services.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H98E6C0F0D1DB45918D82906957616417"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)—</text><subparagraph id="HBBD40E4619B14720A5FA3A8C7B420497"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
in the first sentence, by striking <quote>prepare</quote> and all that follows
through <quote>a plan</quote> and inserting <quote>prepare, in conjunction with
the designated State entity (as necessary), a plan</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA56B24BDA3C4997895DC39E9A528E61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>State agency</quote> and inserting <quote>State
entity</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H652492B5946E4ACC9EDA3EBAC4C671C9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)—</text><subparagraph id="HF76452F576EF4F40AB5626BCFA3F45A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>such resources</quote> and inserting <quote>available resources</quote>;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83302382FA414EC5A1D451244400847E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(including</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>compensation</quote> and inserting <quote>(such as personal assistance
services), and to pay reasonable compensation</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H2BA0C66DD3454BF29BFEF18DC1CF785A"><enum>575A.</enum><header>Responsibilities
of the ILA Director</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
706 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796d-1">29 U.S.C. 796d–1</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HEA346B63CA2E437ABDA08FFBA8972E8C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
title of the section and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62CA56900C254A648756478B70D81098" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><section id="H29626C6FF7D54C1F8FEA1EC6C3A82537"><enum>706.</enum><header>Responsibilities
of the ILA
Director</header></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H41D257C2E8434D86BE835F09A42586C9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text><subparagraph id="H9414CD88908D4E3B88AA1C004E2BB0BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>ILA Director</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D9DFF54B12A49E68CF4FCACA18DC1FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="H5F5A91B4E4404E28A77C96EBE3B0D590"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears
and inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H831B0368067944BEAE2C8C2DA87F42A5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="HC71594163E7645278CCBCEFAFA8BA03F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause
(i)—</text><item id="HBE1FDD94B59D417C9EB80D3B7D70231C"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary or the
Commissioner</quote>; and</text></item><item id="H0548C4706C39471A9EDFA2C5A3E373CC"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>to the Commissioner; and</quote> and inserting <quote>to the
ILA Director;</quote>;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HFCF7785F0E594FA68A749EEB1A852B0C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating
clause (ii) as clause (iii); and</text></subclause><subclause id="H4B8B501BE8A949409F486767F8399EFE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting
after clause (i) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7629D7FCC0A4430ABEB790B0648F88C9" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><clause id="H90993344F73A4196A53757FF5213873D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to the State
agency shall be deemed to be references to the designated State entity;
and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H82179BDA84AD4830BE528F9DDC8F94A4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0BF32677DF04DC48E9C9FF244CE88E9" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="H921AFD9CC3A24AA38E268F2B7B610631"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Indicators</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act
of 2013, the ILA Director shall develop and publish in the Federal Register
indicators of minimum compliance for centers for independent living (consistent
with the standards set forth in section 725), and indicators of minimum
compliance for Statewide Independent Living
Councils.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H048CB4C7B8F148B4B75E67CDA0A5D1B3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text><subparagraph id="H19A3927BBAD54DE28472F171FD1639C1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="H52F8915630EE4EF2AB266F86E1723064"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>ILA Director</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HCF0F9484D40A4654B16D0F9680807FB9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking the last sentence; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H315BB8CEC44644E7B36EED5003F8E65B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="H4314CEE685CD4408889E2216F82ED710"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote>
and inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H71DC8BB104BE416FA0FB2CAFB0681903"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>such a review</quote> and inserting
<quote>a review described in paragraph (1)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HD74114A658554116BF2FFE5F7AFE421D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking <quote>Department</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>Independent Living Administration</quote>;
and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF5083B0C0DE3441D9431B3A2561A2BB2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (d).</text></paragraph></section></chapter><chapter id="H90F706ED32DE4BEF94BEF0DBA41E2700"><enum>2</enum><header>Independent living
services</header><section id="HACCD4141F3444A2FACD2A5CAB4102268"><enum>576.</enum><header>Administration</header><subsection id="H23916909986D467EAA3EBAC7FBEF4662"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allotments</header><text>Section
711 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796e">29 U.S.C. 796e</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HA0CD6EDA555A443F881E8EE0AEC4C22F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text><subparagraph id="H3FA659D6F0BF4CC9A7B2EF9AF1A231A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A)—</text><clause id="HE6AC217CBB55488A96C8C1C4BC448A59"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Except</quote> and inserting <quote>After the reservation
required by section 711A is made, and except</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H94BAD087D27849C9B81DC62AC4802B44"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>the remainder of the</quote> before <quote>sums
appropriated</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5576CD305FD040879ACA009E8A13E8C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(B), by striking <quote>amounts made available for purposes of this
part</quote> and inserting <quote>remainder described in paragraph
(1)(A)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H594784788FD5493A8B4E7E4793D5B894"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsections
(a), (b), and (c), by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H268B6AC6E3174C8083528E7C638E03F7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B743EDB6BF54BDCB9D140D057636523" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="H720BA9D716CB4F6D86BA9ADE78C93CFC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Funds
allotted or made available to a State under this section shall be administered
by the designated State entity, in accordance with the approved State
plan.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF3C1C5F881514A2B812FA1C2BA837E53"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Training and
technical assistance</header><text>Part B of title VII is amended by inserting
after section 711 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796e">29 U.S.C. 796e</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22CB9DACA1A74C779F8AB78E4797E291" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><section id="H472D17C852E84B51A225D1A39C7BC29C"><enum>711A.</enum><header>Training and
technical assistance</header><subsection id="H81ADACCC4C1845E09CD3CA154B64D325"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the funds appropriated to carry out this part for
any fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2014, the ILA Director shall first
reserve not less than 1.8 percent and not more than 2 percent of the funds to
provide training and technical assistance to Statewide Independent Living
Councils for such fiscal year.</text></subsection><subsection id="HED8F3A2F6F7A423BBFAF0FD623A2758A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>From
the funds reserved under subsection (a), the ILA Director shall make grants to,
and enter into contracts and other arrangements with, entities that have
experience in the operation of Statewide Independent Living Councils to provide
such training and technical assistance with respect to developing, conducting,
administering, and evaluating Statewide Independent Living Councils.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5132B2DFED9141129DB3E63D3E5DCB89"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding
priorities</header><text>The ILA Director shall conduct a survey of Statewide
Independent Living Councils regarding training and technical assistance needs
in order to determine funding priorities for such grants, contracts, or other
arrangements.</text></subsection><subsection id="H3DAC3D5E7AEC4321B4227177739CA50A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Review</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract or other arrangement
under this section, such an entity shall submit an application to the ILA
Director at such time, in such manner, and containing a proposal to provide
such training and technical assistance, and containing such additional
information as the ILA Director may require. The ILA Director shall provide for
peer review of grant applications by panels that include persons who are not
government employees and who have experience in the operation of Statewide
Independent Living
Councils.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H785F48BC3EB94072B6AB689BD4597D8F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 712(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796e-1">29 U.S.C. 796e–1(a)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> and inserting <quote>ILA
Director</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H09B5603C9D78442CAE292718BF90D581"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorized uses
of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 713 (29
U.S.C. 796e–2) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="HC09052E7A6424B7ABBB61489A139648F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the matter preceding paragraph
(1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA34F0BBAA09449F2B95F7E7A8AF7122C" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection commented="no" id="H4399C413448D499596ABFB306269B074"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The State may use funds received under this part to
provide the resources described in section 705(e) (but may not use more than 30
percent of the funds paid to the State under section 712 for such resources
unless the State specifies that a greater percentage of the funds is needed for
such resources in a State plan approved under section 706), relating to the
Statewide Independent Living Council, may retain funds under section 704(c)(5),
and shall distribute the remainder of the funds received under this part in a
manner consistent with the approved State plan for the activities described in
subsection (b).</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HCDFD3824DDDB4364A730E08F4E64FB8F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>The
State may use the remainder of the funds described in subsection
(a)—</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H776E93F14DD944BA955CB56DD180E878"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>, particularly those in unserved areas of the State</quote>
after <quote>disabilities</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC17EA28DACFD432F8D2151F6E10FE0AA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 714
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796e-3">29 U.S.C. 796e–3</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>1999 through 2003</quote> and
inserting <quote>2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></subsection></section></chapter><chapter id="H3DB9C72D36764BC1B0191BA375ABDA6E"><enum>3</enum><header>Centers for
independent living</header><section id="HF0EE52DD764C4DDBAC859C0AF10B7551"><enum>581.</enum><header>Program
authorization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 721 (29
U.S.C. 796f) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H6A98C2ED93FF4A709E371FA1AFCB0C5C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text><subparagraph id="HDBD4576296DC4AC8AD352977F578A8CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1999</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF71EE899A138444A81F4BADE3F47FC06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Commissioner shall allot</quote> and inserting <quote>ILA Director shall
make available</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD9132E537644BA3B34325EA9E9C0842"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, centers for independent living,</quote> after
<quote>States</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C94B8FC9630417DACC368279B8B15EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text><subparagraph id="HB792A1D7791241C6BC58075D0CAA751F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="H177C932EDF7A401B8F02A87D1A4712F6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>For</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>Commissioner</quote> and inserting <quote>From the funds appropriated to
carry out this part for any fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2014, the
ILA Director</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H24F316B343FE4D429E8E2A6E7A3C176C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>reserve from such excess</quote> and inserting <quote>reserve
not less than 1.8 percent and not more than 2 percent of the funds</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="HA6DA06839E38400DAA578A98ECEB1317"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>eligible agencies</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>centers for independent living and eligible agencies for such fiscal
year.</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A4CAE1F43A24B9FB1C61229E5230E05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="HDB2681B1CB0E4DCA8F34E571946355AC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> and inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="HF6C369FAF47E4B62A5B93EF84B65F383"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>fiscal management of,</quote> before
<quote>planning,</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8225EDC1F67402F9B90CE797A64F2D2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraphs (3),
(4), and (5), by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8E51E6F014B45CF85039FD9489B95BA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>Statewide Independent Living Councils and</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H87C040537A344513AF487946A5647589"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>ILA Director</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H30D4D61DC6A74ED5AC0FA4F0290D864F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d),
by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>ILA Director</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H64C77CEC9F864C8FBEC47F8BB1B6A7F2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB18705CDEE834874B3AFA62A18520ACB" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subsection id="H421E5835E87342A9BF81E7304BD92346"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Carryover
authority</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law—</text><paragraph id="H3C9B1DC9C29F4226B26D9C79FEA08496"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any funds
appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out a grant program under section 722
or 723, that are not obligated and expended by the recipients prior to the
beginning of the succeeding fiscal year shall remain available for obligation
and expenditure by such recipients during that succeeding fiscal year and the
subsequent fiscal year; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC71D10B8C1F44A358E5CA70F8FC59999"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any amounts of
program income received by recipients under a grant program under section 722
or 723 in a fiscal year, that are not obligated and expended by the recipients
prior to the beginning of the succeeding fiscal year, shall remain available
for obligation and expenditure by such recipients during that succeeding fiscal
year and the subsequent fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HFC1AE38C61D24F70A60BACC4C30BF489"><enum>582.</enum><header>Centers</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45A0506EA0334A9197571404DD771A49"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Centers in States in which Federal funding
exceeds State funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
722 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796f-1">29 U.S.C. 796f–1</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H5D428DE7F6BC42CE89A81EE84B8CABC5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsections
(a), (b), and (c), by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7CD26723560C4F36A365782066BE60DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text><subparagraph id="H70A1C3CB26624D4CBD8405A5496E4B32"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>grants</quote> and inserting <quote>grants for a fiscal year</quote>;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53120D78EDCE41F391B67E9E97A3EA24"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>by September 30, 1997</quote> and inserting <quote>for the preceding
fiscal year</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H840DABE838B3430F803830B3ABE6BA15"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text><subparagraph id="H05D99AD72B304051A48A7BFF05F22DE1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="H4E5E62F9F7BB458E9D7020FCA588D50C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> and inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="HC1ADA03627EB436ABF9FB1DB1B23F4B7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>region, consistent</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>region. The ILA Director's determination of the most qualified applicant
shall be consistent with the provisions in the State plan setting forth the
design of the State for establishing a statewide network of centers for
independent living.</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FE3B83325D94239AFF5C59B3DD400C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="H1AE598405CB3468B9CB8D7945BD2A3E7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote>
and inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HE22AD6E6166D4ADE8C7A36AB10883DA4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D34235BDCBA4E6FBA00B3986279AEE7" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HE4DBD4431441415A8031036589FED66A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall consider
comments regarding the application—</text><clause id="HD8FD3FB43EE8486A961DF7614B71A61C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
individuals with disabilities and other interested parties within the new
region proposed to be served; and</text></clause><clause id="HCD69ED210BF6414CB33E8F27F25BFE9D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if any, by the
Statewide Independent Living Council in the State in which the applicant is
located;</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="HB8201619692741D68296AE34BA96FBA0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (C), by inserting <quote>, and consistent with the other
objectives of this title</quote> before the period; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HED8FFAAC14AE496CA8381556B31D3ACD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsections (e)
and (g) by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H393971E23A274CEE91920F3DB7952E28"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Centers in
States in which State funding exceeds Federal funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 723 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796f-2">29 U.S.C. 796f–2</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="H02856669A70941C9BE0D4A96CFEB58D4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsections
(a), (b), (g), (h), and (i), by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place
it appears and inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H43B170EE17694D2D8593E6058A2F3C5C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
in the header of paragraph (3), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">commissioner</header-in-text></quote> and
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">ila
director</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3F705A027F5148C1AFA32D4C0E5AFC57"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text><subparagraph id="HF05740C6D8A84800A933382653854016"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>grants</quote> and inserting <quote>grants for a fiscal year</quote>;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2BA40FBB4C3E44D5AB595FC0CCDA2E97"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>by September 30, 1997</quote> and inserting <quote>for the preceding
fiscal year</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3081F22BADCA48EDBD5115CB9E9FB8DD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Centers operated
by State agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 724
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796f-3">29 U.S.C. 796f–3</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="HA4C23B378EE047C08E585E5206C09A3E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB1C2EF39F3B24CA0836ADDFFA4483340"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>1993</quote> and
inserting <quote>2013</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4093705774FD4C18AD23AFAF2F615CE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Rehabilitation Act
Amendments of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>Workforce Investment Act of
2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC37B8AEC05654778AAFBDCD1AB00C551"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>1994</quote> and
inserting <quote>2014</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F8FB22345D94E96BF94312D0DD6BC12"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote>
each place it appears and inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1CFF5B52F77A4266A19F47D65B40CA31"><enum>583.</enum><header>Standards and
assurances</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 725 (29
U.S.C. 796f–4) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HA134D4AFC0574DCF9FE1B24BADE7FE9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text><subparagraph id="H4CCA77FFC6424CF0BE2E09982F7D9E5E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(D), by striking <quote>to society</quote> and inserting <quote>, both
within the community and throughout the United States,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01AEF8A20E924CEEB11FEBD3FEF1D98B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by inserting <quote>(as defined in section 7(17))</quote> after <quote>core
services</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1534D1F1DD584354BB90A42A6DB30F26"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>ILA Director</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HCA885BA6997A43BF887A9275F64A9449"><enum>584.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 727
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796f-6">29 U.S.C. 796f–6</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 1999 through
2003</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2014 through
2018</quote>.</text></section></chapter><chapter id="H159AE505ACA74A8ABE86F2DFB56AC21F"><enum>4</enum><header>Independent Living
Services for Older Individuals who are Blind</header><section id="H23B81923FEE2454C9F7889BDB8BC5BBF"><enum>586.</enum><header>Independent
living services for older individuals who are blind</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 2 of title VII (29 U.S.C. 796j et
seq.) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HB692196B3407410281B27495F641A7EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
sections 752 and 753 as sections 753 and 754, respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE782125D9DE648EBA9D9B83EC687512B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
section 751 the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H6A9BFA307E5944A088801697DC5E0F3C" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><section id="HD58284880120434D9D8721CBCEFE8A0C"><enum>752.</enum><header>Training and
technical assistance</header><subsection id="H4CA7A3D5C51544A29795180907C870D1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants;
Contracts; Other Arrangements</header><text>For any fiscal year for which the
funds appropriated to carry out this chapter exceed the funds appropriated to
carry out this chapter for fiscal year 2008, the Commissioner shall first
reserve from such excess, to provide training and technical assistance to
designated State agencies, or other providers of independent living services
for older individuals who are blind, that are funded under this chapter for
such fiscal year, not less than 1.8 percent, and not more than 2 percent, of
the funds appropriated to carry out this chapter for the fiscal year
involved.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB76E17CE72DF45D1911E50377167C240"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>From
the funds reserved under subsection (a), the Commissioner shall make grants to,
and enter into contracts and other arrangements with, entities that demonstrate
expertise in the provision of services to older individuals who are blind, to
provide training and technical assistance with respect to planning, developing,
conducting, administering, and evaluating independent living programs for older
individuals who are blind.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD0C9FD90727D4A70BF7E2D6931E0879A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding
Priorities</header><text>The Commissioner shall conduct a survey of designated
State agencies that receive grants under section 753 regarding training and
technical assistance needs in order to determine funding priorities for grants,
contracts, and other arrangements under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H11799A87758E4D6AA19B18972BE19BB6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract or other arrangement
under this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Commissioner
at such time, in such manner, containing a proposal to provide such training
and technical assistance, and containing such additional information as the
Commissioner may
require.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HE91BB48CCCAE4A34B43A45CA7D26F332"><enum>587.</enum><header>Program of
grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 753 (29 U.S.C.
796k), as redesignated by section 586, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H7CA9C9813C5A4E7397C91713F321A965"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (h);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2354E293BAD84193ABCDB253BA81274E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H529A3C1606384CD4A65B3DCE66A5C4D1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
by striking <quote>section 753</quote> and inserting <quote>section
754</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H988F581788AF4B5893A4C70064D3984B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text><subparagraph id="HFA4559B20C8D4A4E9188BAA59EBC3281"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>section 753</quote> and inserting <quote>section
754</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A1A9F9CF1584E80B07565F0017DB84F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="HD817A0AE2AB84F1BA2E5EB713F0EF26A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>subsection (j)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(i)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H549984BDDBFC489C950EFCE4A25B10FF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>subsection (i)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(h)</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H288C6046107D4B82978D22397A6E38BB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g),
by inserting <quote>, or contracts with,</quote> after <quote>grants
to</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC727CD7F5F654C43A3EE0BE017E5F78F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (h),
as redesignated by paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="H005DFF96578046C6A8B561F1F79C00E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>subsection (j)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(i)(4)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F5E7064929442B791D0636333FF53DB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="H96FA83ABF6D1406E85AD40EF9979BC35"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A)(vi), by adding <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></clause><clause id="H0B571B9F5F454210BFD44B66565D2BF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)(ii)(III), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a
period; and</text></clause><clause id="H617898D4D4FE4F6097622E87C85ED040"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (C); and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H394BF253118A433DB52CF42029B74A7E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (i),
as redesignated by paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="H1B8AD8EF413A49AE8D748C8250C09BE8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" id="H7E5F5DB4A2A341D4AA86083C9C50D5CA" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HEAA0255F7FF84ED580A70934AD17F7A3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum
allotment</header><subparagraph id="H3C294E5FA6E546F9B30AA3C7E6C5A3C3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>States</header><text>In
the case of any of the several States, the District of Columbia, or the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the amount referred to in paragraph (1)(A) for a
fiscal year is the greater of—</text><clause id="HDF647DDBF4AD429793237DB0744BC567"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$350,000;</text></clause><clause id="H43431558EEC84921BC597EACAA8299DE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an amount equal
to the amount the State, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico received to carry out this chapter for fiscal year 2008; or</text></clause><clause id="H8421240E76514982AEC7FD03E25A3E77"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an amount equal
to <fraction>1/3</fraction> of 1 percent of the amount appropriated under
section 754, and not reserved under section 752, for the fiscal year and
available for allotments under subsection (a).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F2B3AF7D03942CC8AFBEEC4B443B52B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certain
territories</header><text>In the case of Guam, American Samoa, the United
States Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the
amount referred to in paragraph (1)(A) for a fiscal year is
$60,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9132668D0CA24899BE34DDB523536FB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(A), by striking <quote>section 753</quote> and inserting <quote>section
754, and not reserved under section 752,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD137114FA934B4C8807B8249F6DF6DC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)(B)(i), by striking <quote>subsection (i)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (h)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2670F06721654B96A6317B4B5D922DDD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>588.</enum><header>Independent living
services for older individuals who are blind authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
754 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796l">29 U.S.C. 796l</external-xref>), as redesignated
by section 586, is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 1999 through
2003</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2014 through
2018</quote>.</text></section></chapter></subtitle><subtitle id="H323EC67D05324DD594B4A1E0EDCC104F"><enum>I</enum><header>Increasing
employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities</header><section id="H0560AE59045E4920A576EEAFAF3FDF62"><enum>591.</enum><header>Disability
employment</header><subsection id="HC93A542C7271450A93D25E1888074410"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/701">29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5C04799DAB34FC589DD4EC7405108AC" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"><title id="HB6BA908B3A5D4C998FC8635BC6B9B628"><enum>VIII</enum><header>Increasing
Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities</header><section id="HE6B4346BB11D43819B8A338D42CA96CB"><enum>801.</enum><header>Office of
Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports</header><subsection id="HE72570E8AA184AF2AB893D32E1D2E14A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this section is to establish an Office of Disability Employment
Policy, Services, and Supports—</text><paragraph id="HAA9B039EC27C477890111CD4BE551EE5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to help develop
and support national policies and practices that will increase employment and
economic advancement opportunities for all individuals with
disabilities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H904F38C2594F473EB18E7815739733D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to ensure that
such individuals are fully integrated into the 21st century workforce;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H33C390F81A754D41AED43E4BCE149B6E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to help advance
the purposes specified in section 2(b).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H88F34DAF8DEC46549426B3CC647068FA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Office</header><text>There
is established within the Department of Labor an Office of Disability
Employment Policy, Services, and Supports (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Office</quote>). Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act,
such Office shall be the principal entity carrying out the functions described
in this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8109FFE77E8A4273A5184829ACD377A2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assistant
secretary</header><paragraph id="HF0D66DEEE08B46E8A37CEA88ED0FE95D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Office shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary of
Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports (referred to in this title
as the <quote>Assistant Secretary</quote>) appointed by the President by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate. Except as otherwise specifically
provided in this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall be the principal officer
carrying out the functions described in this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA2F9D0A90D1F4719B1B89689CBE26238"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Experience</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary shall be an individual with experience in, and a thorough
knowledge of, disability employment policy, training and educational
opportunities for individuals with disabilities (including youth with
disabilities), public benefit programs for individuals with disabilities, job
development, and the barriers that may limit employment and economic
advancement opportunities of individuals with disabilities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HADA0EB3EFBBE42E88BD0EDBACB3A085F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Goals and
direction</header><text>In carrying out the functions of the Office, the
Assistant Secretary shall be guided by the goals of achieving equal
opportunity, full participation, economic self-sufficiency, and independent
living for all individuals with disabilities, to the greatest extent possible.
In the performance of the functions of the Office, the Assistant Secretary
shall be directly responsible to the Secretary of Labor.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC9F0E74B3B4B4B0FAB6210846CB1D11A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Functions</header><paragraph id="HC0AEAE0C5FE848B2B55449B66DC5086E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall provide national
leadership, and encourage interagency collaboration, on increasing employment
and training opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the
development of policies and initiatives (taking into account relevant
information from other Federal agencies and including the awarding of grants as
appropriate) that—</text><subparagraph id="H890A7EB1896B4BCA92DCFBD0773DC18A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>eliminate barriers
to the employment and training of individuals with disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FE79F88F9A04110A355096A05BEE25F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>advance
opportunities for employment, and identify strategies that increase employment
opportunities in the private sector, for individuals with disabilities,
including recruitment, retention, and promotion of such individuals;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF179BCB636164A9D9D8AFC1A5D21B046"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identify and
remove disincentives that limit or prevent the full employment of individuals
with disabilities who are receiving benefits through Federal or State programs
such as medical assistance under a State Medicaid program under title XIX of
the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</external-xref>), disability insurance benefits
under title II of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/401">42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.</external-xref>), or
supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1381">42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92D657A2185549E2ABF6C8728CC1D1C2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>advise and assist
the Department of Labor and other Federal agencies in the development of
policies and practices that increase employment opportunities in the Federal
Government for individuals with disabilities, including outreach to and
recruitment, retention, and promotion of such individuals;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6552D47A85E54680A8419F2A84190B08"><enum>(E)</enum><text>assist youth with
disabilities, including such youth who are out-of-school youth, in successfully
transitioning into competitive integrated employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78C18EB6B443410A804330DEB98A8690"><enum>(F)</enum><text>increase access
for individuals with disabilities seeking employment, education, and training
services from a one-stop delivery system described in section 221(e) of the
Workforce Investment Act of 2013, and other public and private providers of
such services and supports;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA291C8D827154DE7AC6537D34378A947"><enum>(G)</enum><text>increase
coordination of activities between State vocational rehabilitation programs and
the workforce development systems (as defined in section 101 of such Act),
including the one-stop centers (as defined in such section 101), including
assisting individuals with disabilities in maximizing the services available
through such programs, systems, and centers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCA69E96E1964367AD959C2D48885ED9"><enum>(H)</enum><text>leverage available
public and system resources to address individual and systematic employment
barriers for individuals with disabilities, and assist such individuals in
navigating the process of coordinating their public benefits, including health
care;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H425BC46682B04419AE165DF5C3AD4D6A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>increase
employment opportunities for individuals with significant disabilities;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA67D3A2B5174B868803905805FD6747"><enum>(J)</enum><text>meet other
objectives, as specified by the Secretary of Labor, that will increase
employment and training opportunities for individuals with disabilities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC8C8324B8D3D42AFBCE98E2304CAE6A9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limited
enforcement authority</header><text>The Assistant Secretary does not have
enforcement authority, under Federal laws other than this Act, to carry out the
functions described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9F15744471484242BCB6DB9E70A99C54"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>For
each fiscal year, beginning with the first full fiscal year following the date
of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, the Secretary of Labor
shall prepare a report and submit the report to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, not later than 90 days after the
end of that fiscal year. The report shall summarize the Office’s progress
in—</text><paragraph id="H31758CB1D36448B28C4D8471AF28D06E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>meeting the
general objectives specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection
(a);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H489432F0A1774B4EB399619626996BF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>meeting each of
the 4 goals specified in subsection (c)(3); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3A9F3EF6CF834828B9D4C18A72317B20"><enum>(3)</enum><text>developing the
specific policies and initiatives specified in subsection (d).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H30F29125D3924B16A451ABD56E78695E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2018.</text></subsection></section><section id="H58BCEA8DE8314418B4861058ADAF910A"><enum>802.</enum><header>Advisory
committee on increasing competitive integrated employment for individuals with
disabilities</header><subsection id="HEB19437BFCDC4800A3C2A46374CA752F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act
of 2013, the Secretary of Labor shall establish an Advisory Committee on
Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities
(referred to in this section as the <quote>Committee</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="H064FB6C89B2749BB8622A72048593D51"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment and
vacancies</header><paragraph id="H99C64A2B864A46C9A9FC8018CE04C87F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The
Secretary of Labor shall appoint the members of the Committee described in
subsection (c)(6), in accordance with subsection (c). Each member so appointed
shall be appointed for a 2-year term.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H38BD266EE5F14D60872B816AED034B35"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>Any
vacancy in the Committee shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in
the same manner, in accordance with the same paragraph of subsection (c), as
the original appointment or designation was made.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H856BC7E0A9D74C3F8F47864FD1DA9F42"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall be composed of—</text><paragraph id="H6EC0963CB5284C8D95A9C6DD95CF5A5B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Assistant
Secretary of Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports, the
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, and the Administrator of the
Wage and Hour Division, of the Department of Labor;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H37DD7FFB31E840328BEC46D57854A671"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Commissioner
of the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, or the Commissioner's
designee;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA2C9D780FF15402DB336C29042D7F310"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Director of
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health
and Human Services, or the Director's designee;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E8CBA19077B49908F3078B419B3DC98"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Commissioner
of Social Security, or the Commissioner's designee;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1ED80F30DCA54718BA195DCD17BBF088"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Commissioner
of the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration, or the
Commissioner's designee; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3232C62C793447298744C037167DD250"><enum>(6)</enum><text>representatives
from constituencies consisting of—</text><subparagraph id="H7CE39413BFF842D0A875647866F261F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>self-advocates for
individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE95E67E9AC694210B733D4D416E1FC3E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providers of
employment services, including those that employ individuals with intellectual
or developmental disabilities in competitive integrated employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34B83FC599F6469791DD1C77F8448228"><enum>(C)</enum><text>representatives of
national disability advocacy organizations for adults with intellectual or
developmental disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD06CF2B639DE4440AE3988B7E3788926"><enum>(D)</enum><text>experts with a
background in academia or research and expertise in employment and wage policy
issues for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H657C0DFC2F0542B38907B8CBE3BF41ED"><enum>(E)</enum><text>representatives
from the employer community or a national employer organization; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B83D0420DB2437094E2ABB80484E1A6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>other individuals
or representatives of organizations with expertise on the issue of increasing
opportunities for competitive integrated employment for individuals with
disabilities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEE1E9D5A87854A0CAF7906FBED59D892"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
Secretary of Labor shall designate a Chairperson of the Committee from among
the appointed members of the Committee.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8580F315525340F1B7B8CF1EBA075A6B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairperson, but not less often than 4
times per year.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7B435E18E0E44B38AA503A38DE635CE9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Committee shall study, and prepare findings, conclusions, and recommendations
for the Secretary of Labor on, ways to—</text><paragraph id="H5B962525BEBF4F11B0ABC878B4BD36F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reduce reliance on
the use of the certificate program carried out under section 14(c) of the Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/214">29 U.S.C. 214(c)</external-xref>) for the employment of
individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, or other
individuals with significant disabilities, except in limited circumstances or
for training purposes;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F1BFB67AE83453289E3C454154759D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>increase the
employment opportunities for individuals described in paragraph (1) in
competitive integrated employment; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H349A67B6DEE841F69DD2797592865C8F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increase oversight
of and accountability for the use of such certificates.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1D99F6A994394BD6BCAB1032E71ABB81"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Committee
personnel matters</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H1EE52E22DC984EC4A51C5BB233C3B962"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>The members of the Committee shall not receive
compensation for the performance of services for the Committee, but shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title
5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of
business in the performance of services for the Committee. Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1342">section 1342</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may accept the
voluntary and uncompensated services of members of the Committee.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA3C6960669884F30AFF5F221B344EFDB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Staff</header><text>The
Secretary of Labor may designate such personnel as may be necessary to enable
the Committee to perform its duties.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC288E364B1764A788272940AFADAE6AB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Detail of
government employees</header><text>Any Federal Government employee, with the
approval of the head of the appropriate Federal agency, may be detailed to the
Committee without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption
or loss of civil service status or privilege.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7927F7B2B44A49ED954492D30E3E55BD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Facilities,
equipment, and services</header><text>The Secretary of Labor shall make
available to the Committee necessary office space and furnish the Committee,
under such arrangements respecting financing as may be appropriate, with
necessary equipment, supplies, and services.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE9A651378BC44BF493627993C75D9033"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="HA18C56313E06465EA674BB161EE275A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Interim and
final reports</header><text>The Committee shall prepare and submit to the
Secretary of Labor, as well as the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate and other appropriate committees of Congress—</text><subparagraph id="H0FB790A15F154EA7AA8E9E7895435166"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an interim report
that summarizes the progress of the Committee, along with any interim findings,
conclusions, and recommendations described in subsection (f); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H179E044F961D4EF2B3715609F7F9F734"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a final report
that summarizes that progress and states final findings, conclusions, and
recommendations described in subsection (f).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD6838A28635A4A3FB52CFE9C2E92470A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preparation and
submission</header><text>The reports shall be prepared and submitted—</text><subparagraph id="HC9F1A8B22439405F853DF5B81E16C701"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of the
interim report, not later than 1 year after the date on which the Committee
first meets; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43E5071B278043428942C95CF8BC75B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of the
final report, not later than 2 years after the date on which the Committee
first meets.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1E9A2F552CEC4EC19A83D0ABEFC4E4A8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall terminate on the day
after the date on which the Committee submits the final report.</text></subsection></section><section id="H303E3BBD8ED34D3ABD29A1DEE6194325"><enum>803.</enum><header>Public
education campaigns about hiring individuals with disabilities</header><subsection id="H49E03427A95F4466825CBF50E1136414"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, the Secretary of Labor, acting through
the Assistant Secretary and in coordination with the Commissioner of the
Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration, the Commissioner of
Social Security, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and divisions
of Federal agencies, shall develop and carry out public education campaigns
that educate employers (including small businesses), employees (including
individuals with disabilities), and members of the general public (including
young adults) on the benefits of hiring individuals with disabilities. The
public education campaign for employers (including small businesses) shall
include information on—</text><paragraph id="H3AA5594EA3774795B0001E662632D6BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the work
opportunity credit under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/51">section 51</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H62AAF5D746B1479D956804854994ACAC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>tax incentives
available to businesses to help cover the cost of improving accessibility,
including—</text><subparagraph id="HD0609BDBCBF3483EA1986C65FC4E473D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the disabled
access credit under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/44">section 44</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72CE84D366EE418886A10694422EC464"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the tax deduction
available under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/190">section 190</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for expenses
for architectural barrier removal.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H26968167DE67435F82B5DFE4EDEE16E0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Educational
materials</header><text>The public education campaigns described in subsection
(a) shall include, as necessary, different educational materials in order to
adequately target and educate, small businesses, employers generally,
employees, and members of the general public, including educational materials
on work incentives that may assist individuals with disabilities in leaving
programs of public benefits, entering the workforce, advancing their economic
status, and contributing to and participating more fully in their
communities.</text></subsection></section>.(b)Elimination of
text establishing existing officeTitle I of the Department of
Labor Appropriations Act, 2001, as enacted into law by section 1(a)(1) of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 is amended, in the matter under the
header salaries and
expenses
in the matter under the header
Departmental
Management
, by striking : Provided
further, That beginning
and all that follows through
this purpose
.(c)A
reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or
delegation of authority, or any document of or relating to—(1)the Assistant
Secretary for Disability Employment Policy, shall be deemed to refer to the
Assistant Secretary of Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports;
and(2)the Office of
Disability Employment Policy, shall be deemed to refer to the Office of
Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports.J596.Transfer of
functions to Department of Labor, and savings provisions(a)For
purposes of this section, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the
context—(1)the term
Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration means
the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration of the Office of
Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports of the Department of
Labor;(2)the term
Federal agency has the meaning given to the term
agency by section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code;(3)the term
function means any duty, obligation, power, authority,
responsibility, right, privilege, activity, or program;(4)the term
office includes any office, administration, agency, institute,
unit, organizational entity, or component thereof; and(5)the term
Rehabilitation Services Administration means the Rehabilitation
Services Administration of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services of the Department of Education.(b)There are transferred to the Disability Employment
Services and Supports Administration, all functions which the Commissioner of
the Rehabilitation Services Administration exercised before the effective date
of this section (including all related functions of any officer or employee of
that Administration) under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et
seq.), other than title VII of that Act (29 U.S.C. 796 et seq.).(c)Determinations
of certain functions by the office of management and budgetIf
necessary, the Office of Management and Budget shall make any determination of
the functions that are transferred under this section.(d)(1)The
Commissioner of the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration
may appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and employees, including
investigators, attorneys, and administrative law judges, as may be necessary to
carry out the respective functions transferred under this section. Except as
otherwise provided by law, such officers and employees shall be appointed in
accordance with the civil service laws and their compensation fixed in
accordance with title 5, United States Code.(2)The Commissioner of the Disability Employment
Services and Supports Administration may obtain the services of experts and
consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and
compensate such experts and consultants for each day (including travel time) at
rates not in excess of the rate of pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of such title. The Commissioner of the Disability Employment
Services and Supports Administration may pay experts and consultants who are
serving away from their homes or regular place of business travel expenses and
per diem in lieu of subsistence at rates authorized by sections 5702 and 5703
of such title for persons in Government service employed intermittently.(e)Delegation and
assignmentExcept where otherwise expressly prohibited by law or
otherwise provided by this section, the Commissioner of the Disability
Employment Services and Supports Administration may delegate any of the
functions transferred to the Commissioner of such Administration by this
section and any function transferred or granted to such Commissioner after the
effective date of this section to such officers and employees of such
Administration as the Commissioner may designate, and may authorize successive
redelegations of such functions as may be necessary or appropriate. No
delegation of functions by the Commissioner of the Disability Employment
Services and Supports Administration under this subsection or under any other
provision of this section shall relieve such Commissioner of responsibility for
the administration of such functions.(f)The
Commissioner of the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration
is authorized to allocate or reallocate any function transferred under this
section among the officers of such Administration, and to establish,
consolidate, alter, or discontinue such organizational entities in such
Administration as may be necessary or appropriate.(g)The
Commissioner of the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration
is authorized to prescribe, in accordance with the provisions of chapters 5 and
6 of title 5, United States Code, such rules and regulations as that
Commissioner determines necessary or appropriate to administer and manage the
functions of that Administration.(h)Transfer and
allocations of appropriations and personnelExcept as otherwise
provided in this section, the personnel employed in connection with, and the
assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of
appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, used,
held, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with
the functions transferred by this section, subject to section 1531 of title 31,
United States Code, shall be transferred to the Disability Employment Services
and Supports Administration. Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to this
subsection shall be used only for the purposes for which the funds were
originally authorized and appropriated.(i)The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, at
such time or times as the Director shall provide, is authorized to make such
determinations as may be necessary with regard to the functions transferred by
this section, and to make such additional incidental dispositions of personnel,
assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property, records, and unexpended
balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held,
used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with
such functions, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide for
the termination of the affairs of all entities terminated by this section and
for such further measures and dispositions as may be necessary to effectuate
the purposes of this section.(j)(1)Except as otherwise provided by this section, the
transfer pursuant to this section of full-time personnel (except special
Government employees) and part-time personnel holding permanent positions shall
not cause any such employee to be separated or reduced in grade or compensation
for 1 year after the date of transfer of such employee under this
section.(2)Executive
schedule positionsExcept as otherwise provided in this section,
any person who, on the day preceding the effective date of this section, held a
position compensated in accordance with the Executive Schedule prescribed in
chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, and who, without a break in service,
is appointed in the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration
to a position having duties comparable to the duties performed immediately
preceding such appointment shall continue to be compensated in such new
position at not less than the rate provided for such previous position, for the
duration of the service of such person in such new position.(3)Termination of
certain positionsPositions whose incumbents are appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the functions of
which are transferred by this section, shall terminate on the effective date of
this section.(k)(1)Continuing
effect of legal documentsAll orders, determinations, rules,
regulations, permits, agreements, grants, contracts, certificates, licenses,
registrations, privileges, and other administrative actions—(A)which have been
issued, made, granted, or allowed to become effective by the President, any
Federal agency or official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in
the performance of functions which are transferred under this section;
and(B)which are in
effect at the time this section takes effect, or were final before the
effective date of this section and are to become effective on or after the
effective date of this section,shall
continue in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated,
superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by the President, the
Commissioner of the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration
or other authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by
operation of law.(2)The provisions of this section shall not affect any
proceedings, including notices of proposed rulemaking, or any application for
any license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending before the
Rehabilitation Services Administration at the time this section takes effect,
with respect to functions transferred by this section but such proceedings and
applications shall be continued. Orders shall be issued in such proceedings,
appeals shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such
orders, as if this section had not been enacted, and orders issued in any such
proceedings shall continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or
revoked by a duly authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or
by operation of law. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to prohibit the
discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding under the same terms and
conditions and to the same extent that such proceeding could have been
discontinued or modified if this section had not been enacted.(3)The provisions of this section shall not affect suits
commenced (with respect to functions transferred under this section) before the
effective date of this section, and in all such suits, proceedings shall be
had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and with the same
effect as if this section had not been enacted.(4)No suit, action, or other proceeding commenced by or
against the Rehabilitation Services Administration (with regard to functions
transferred under this section), or by or against any individual in the
official capacity of such individual as an officer of the Rehabilitation
Services Administration (with regard to functions transferred under this
section), shall abate by reason of the enactment of this section.(5)Administrative
actions relating to promulgation of regulationsAny
administrative action relating to the preparation or promulgation of a
regulation by the Rehabilitation Services Administration (with regard to
functions transferred under this section) may be continued by the Disability
Employment Services and Supports Administration with the same effect as if this
section had not been enacted.(l)If
a provision of this section or its application to any person or circumstance is
held invalid, neither the remainder of this section nor the application of the
provision to other persons or circumstances shall be affected.(m)A
reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or
delegation of authority, or any document of or relating to—(1)the Commissioner
of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (with regard to functions
transferred under this section), shall be deemed to refer to the Commissioner
of the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration; and(2)the Rehabilitation
Services Administration (with regard to functions transferred under this
section), shall be deemed to refer to the Disability Employment Services and
Supports Administration.(n)Additional
conforming amendments(1)After consultation with the appropriate committees of
Congress and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the
Commissioner of the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration
shall prepare and submit to Congress recommended legislation containing
technical and conforming amendments to reflect the changes made by this
section.(2)Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this
section, the Commissioner of the Disability Employment Services and Supports
Administration shall submit the recommended legislation referred to under
paragraph (1).(o)The
Commissioner of the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration
is authorized to utilize—(1)the services of
such officers, employees, and other personnel of the Rehabilitation Services
Administration with regard to functions transferred under this section;
and(2)funds appropriated
to such functions,for such
period of time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly
implementation of this section.(p)Until the date on which the Commissioner of the
Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration takes office, the
Secretary of Labor may exercise any authority of that Administration.597.Transfer of
functions to Department of Health and Human Services, and savings
provisions(a)Independent
Living Administration(1)For
purposes of this subsection, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the
context—(A)the terms
Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration,
function, and Rehabilitation Services Administration
have the meanings given the terms in section 596; and(B)the term
Independent Living Administration means the Independent Living
Administration of the Administration for Community Living of the Department of
Health and Human Services.(2)There are transferred to the Independent Living
Administration, all functions which the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation
Services Administration exercised before the effective date of this section
(including all related functions of any officer or employee of that
Administration) under title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
796 et seq.).(3)Determinations
of certain functions by the office of management and budgetIf
necessary, the Office of Management and Budget shall make any determination of
the functions that are transferred under paragraph (2).(4)(A)Except as provided in subparagraph (B), subsections (d)
through (o) of section 596—(i)shall apply to the
Rehabilitation Services Administration; and(ii)shall apply to
the Independent Living Administration and the Director of that Administration
in the same manner and to the same extent as those subsections apply to the
Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration and the Commissioner
of that Administration.(B)For purposes of applying those subsections under
subparagraph (A), references in those subsections to a transfer shall be
considered to refer to a transfer under paragraph (2) or a corresponding
provision of this subsection.(5)Until the date on which the Director of the
Independent Living Administration takes office, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services may exercise any authority of that Administration.(b)National
Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation
Research(1)For
purposes of this subsection, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the
context—(A)the terms
Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration,
function, and Rehabilitation Services Administration
have the meanings given the terms in section 596;(B)the term
NIDILRR means the National Institute on Disability, Independent
Living, and Rehabilitation Research of the Administration for Community Living
of the Department of Health and Human Services; and(C)the term
NIDRR means the National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services of the Department of Education.(2)There are transferred to the NIDILRR, all functions
which the Director of the NIDRR exercised before the effective date of this
section (including all related functions of any officer or employee of the
NIDRR).(3)Determinations
of certain functions by the office of management and budgetIf
necessary, the Office of Management and Budget shall make any determination of
the functions that are transferred under paragraph (2).(4)(A)Except as provided in subparagraph (B), subsections (d)
through (o) of section 596—(i)shall apply to the
NIDRR and the Director of the NIDRR in the same manner and to the same extent
as those subsections apply to the Rehabilitation Services Administration and
the Commissioner of that Administration; and(ii)shall apply to
the NIDILRR and the Director of the NIDILRR in the same manner and to the same
extent as those subsections apply to the Disability Employment Services and
Supports Administration and the Commissioner of that Administration.(B)For purposes of applying those subsections under
subparagraph (A), references in those subsections to a transfer shall be
considered to refer to a transfer under paragraph (2) or a corresponding
provision of this subsection.598.The table of contents
in section 1(b) is amended—(1)by striking the
item relating to section 12 and inserting the following:Sec. 12. Administration by the
Secretary of Labor.Sec. 12A. Administration by the
Secretary of Health and Human
Services.;(2)by striking the
item relating to section 14 and inserting the following:Sec. 14. Evaluation by the
Secretary of Labor.Sec. 14A. Evaluation by the
Secretary of Health and Human
Services.;(3)by striking the
item relating to section 109 and inserting the following:Sec. 109. Training and services
for employers.;
(4)by inserting after
the item relating to section 112 the following:Sec. 113. Additional technical
assistance.Sec. 114. Pre-employment
transition
services.;(5)by striking the
item relating to section 202 and inserting the following:Sec. 202. National Institute on
Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation
Research.;(6)by striking the
item relating to section 205 and inserting the following:Sec. 205. Disability,
Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council.Sec. 206. Definition of covered
school.;(7)by inserting after
the item relating to section 509 the following:Sec. 510. Establishment of
standards for accessible medical diagnostic equipment.Sec. 511. Employment of
individuals with significant disabilities at a subminimum
wage.;(8)by striking the
items relating to part B of title VI and inserting the following:Part B—Supported employment
servicesSec. 621. Purpose.Sec. 622. Allotments.Sec. 623. Availability of
services.Sec. 624. Eligibility.Sec. 625. State plan.Sec. 626. Restriction.Sec. 627. Savings provision.Sec. 628. Authorization of
appropriations.;(9)in the items
relating to title VII—(A)(i)by inserting after the
item relating to section 701 the following:Sec. 701A. Independent Living
Administration.;
and(ii)by striking the item relating to
section 706 and inserting the following:Sec. 706. Responsibilities of
the ILA
Director.;(B)by inserting after
the item relating to section 711 the following:Sec. 711A. Training and
technical
assistance.;and(C)by striking the
items relating to sections 752 and 753 and inserting the following:Sec. 752. Training and
technical assistance.Sec. 753. Program of
grants.Sec. 754. Authorization of
appropriations.;
and(10)by adding at the
end the following:TITLE VIII—INCREASING EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIESSec. 801. Office of Disability
Employment Policy, Services, and Supports.Sec. 802. Advisory Committee on
Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with
Disabilities.Sec. 803. Public education
campaigns about hiring individuals with
disabilities..<enum>VI</enum><header>General
provisions</header><subtitle id="H64BCD2685D2542D48D952E5B0B112D52"><enum>A</enum><header>Workforce
investment</header><section id="HF908748B1D8046518F1FB11D30828527"><enum>601.</enum><header>Privacy</header><subsection id="HC1D484AAF2A04ECEAAE054DA7FB753AA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Section 444 of
the General Education Provisions Act</header><text>Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to supersede the privacy protections afforded parents and students
under section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
1232g).</text></subsection><subsection id="HFCB5ADF97BC341438EBDDCD8B8647ADD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on
Development of National Database</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75906DE31D43431C8DAB800180D5D6B8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
permit the development of a national database of personally identifiable
information on individuals receiving services under title II.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A84B23AFB394D508BDBF0F1B777E1AE"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed
to prevent the proper administration of national programs under subtitles C and
D of title II or to carry out program management activities consistent with
title II.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97F1634A4AEE4FBFBC01ACEBC71ACD9E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>602.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Buy-American requirements</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DC97D8BEFB84A51A47E0AE7E24F8F85"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Compliance with
buy american act</header><text>None of the funds made available under title II
or III or under the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>) may be expended by
an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds the entity will
comply with sections 8301 through 8303 of title 41, United States Code
(commonly known as the <quote>Buy American Act</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17ECD20302F74A0087582A49EC8EF307"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of the
congress; requirement regarding notice</header><paragraph id="H850A378F60524D7CB0B12DC41BA98F4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purchase of
american-made equipment and products</header><text>In the case of any equipment
or product that may be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance
provided using funds made available under title II or III or under the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>), it is the sense of Congress that
entities receiving the assistance should, in expending the assistance, purchase
only American-made equipment and products.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5073242D313A42D78EF3952678B9CA7C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice to
recipients of assistance</header><text>In providing financial assistance using
funds made available under title II or III or under the Wagner-Peyser Act, the
head of each Federal agency shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a
notice describing the statement made in paragraph (1) by Congress.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4E4E16965F041E3B842D051E6FF806F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition of
contracts with persons falsely labeling products as made in
america</header><text>If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a <quote>Made in
America</quote> inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any
product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract
made with funds made available under title II or III or under the Wagner-Peyser
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>), pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and
ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48,
Code of Federal Regulations, as such sections were in effect on August 7, 1998,
or pursuant to any successor regulations.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3346723D225748F38310672E2B66A500"><enum>603.</enum><header>Transition
provisions</header><subsection id="HFC5FA11C2E8E407FAE10FDAC5648C39B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Workforce
development systems</header><text>The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education shall take such actions as the Secretaries determine to be
appropriate to provide for the orderly transition from any authority under the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>) to any authority
under title I. Such actions shall include the provision of guidance related to
unified state planning and the performance accountability system described
under such title.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCFAEB727799D421494A972980837DD72"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Workforce
investment activities</header><text>The Secretary of Labor shall take such
actions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide for the
orderly transition from any authority under the Workforce Investment Act of
1998 to any authority under title II.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA24D4CBF157444B89FDB9F06FE454BEC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Adult education
and literacy programs</header><text>The Secretary of Education shall take such
actions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide for the
orderly transition from any authority under the Adult Education and Family
Literacy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9201">20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.</external-xref>), as in effect on the day before the date
of enactment of this Act, to any authority under the Adult Education and Family
Literacy Act, as amended by this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1215CBE4D595459AB54FE58586CD4844"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Employment
services activities</header><text>The Secretary of Labor shall take such
actions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide for the
orderly transition from any authority under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49
et seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, to
any authority under the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended by this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="H795C583EE94F48EDAC6B4901620EA92A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Vocational
rehabilitation programs</header><text>The Secretary of Education shall take
such actions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide for the
orderly transition from any authority under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 701 et seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
this Act, to any authority under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by
this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="H131D81F646FC43CDAD784EFEC4DFF44C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Regulations</header><paragraph id="HE51508A647954F39A1112E8CB9426B11"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Proposed
regulations</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education, as
appropriate, shall develop and publish in the Federal Register proposed
regulations relating to the transition to, and implementation of, this
Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE509F8CB9A9B490B8E800EDE63A0AD6F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Final
regulations</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education, as
appropriate, shall develop and publish in the Federal Register final
regulations relating to the transition to, and implementation of, this
Act.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA9225C100C8A404092859F45BF9001F0"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Expenditure of
funds during transition</header><paragraph id="H48D3196F7D784C59BA7A8E4FDD5D6A56"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2) and in accordance with
regulations developed under subsection (f), States, grant recipients,
administrative entities, and other recipients of financial assistance under the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 may expend funds received under such Act,
prior to July 1, 2015, in order to plan and implement programs and activities
authorized under this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A04576FFC30416AB53A9F6FFC5A921F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><text>Not more than 2 percent of any allotment to any
State from amounts appropriated under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for
fiscal year 2014 may be made available to carry out activities authorized under
paragraph (1) and not less than 50 percent of any amount used to carry out
activities authorized under paragraph (1) shall be made available to local
entities for the purposes of the activities described in such paragraph.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9D1376DEC09B4F43AE3D9CF4AFE8BB36"><enum>604.</enum><header>Effective
dates</header><subsection id="H2A54706CD0C64492A3A2B4E2EF39287B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise
provided in this Act, this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD47B7AB0ADCF424381529C6DF9091ACE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date
for workforce development performance accountability system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of section 131 shall apply
beginning on the first day of the second full program year after the date of
enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H8F6A5B78DF094A2BB84994D0D1C5B24C"><enum>B</enum><header>Amendments to
other laws</header><section id="HE862A8AEBDE7431B90ADC775600B6DCF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>611.</enum><header>Repeal of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998</header><subsection id="H49362E91B0C046C68B679E43C5B7444F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Youth
opportunity grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
169 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2914">29 U.S.C. 2914</external-xref>) is
repealed.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4022BC166F864C4AB7AF417BE4F6F153"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Twenty-First
Century Workforce Commission</header><text>Subtitle C of title III of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2701">29 U.S.C. 2701</external-xref> note) is repealed.</text></subsection><subsection id="H0CEF2770C842450D83388654D3E6353C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Workforce
Investment Act of 1998</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection></section><section id="H898F67E22F0E418D8354CB0AF11FD7A3"><enum>612.</enum><header>Preparation and
submission of conforming amendments</header><subsection id="HF3D1FDEA206A45309D0C0C4B10005306"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Preparation</header><text>After
consultation with the appropriate committees of Congress and the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary
of Education, as appropriate, shall prepare recommended legislation containing
technical and conforming amendments to reflect the changes made by titles I
through V.</text></subsection><subsection id="H86179A9EB90343368A035A193276F3BD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Submission to
Congress</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education, as
appropriate, shall submit to Congress the recommended legislation referred to
in subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><section id="HBCC60381BA83451EB6DB1B1BE643BACA"><enum>613.</enum><header>Workforce
investment references and conforming amendments</header><subsection id="H3BC769B5D81A40EA8AC75986ACDB7217"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 references</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise specified, a reference
in a Federal law to a provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29
U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) shall be deemed to refer to the corresponding provision of
this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="H22EEAA8A023647958ADC4ADFEE9E7A65"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Wagner-Peyser
Act references</header><text>Except as otherwise specified, a reference in a
Federal law to a provision of the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>)
shall be deemed to refer to the corresponding provision of such Act, as amended
by this Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="H8038A0D2B58C4AE59CDF8DDB4D5AD0C8"><enum>614.</enum><header>Disability-related
references and conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise specified, a reference
in a Federal law to a provision of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
701 et seq.) shall be deemed to refer to the corresponding provision of such
Act, as amended by this Act.</text></section></subtitle>1.Short
title; table of contents(a)This Act may be cited as the Workforce Investment Act of
2013
.(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.Sec. 2. Purposes.TITLE
I—System alignment and innovationSec. 101. Definitions.Subtitle A—Workforce boards and plansChapter 1—State provisionsSec. 111. State workforce development boards.Sec. 112. Unified State plan.Sec. 113. Combined State plan.Chapter 2—Local provisionsSec. 116. Local workforce development areas.Sec. 117. Local workforce development boards.Sec. 118. Local plan.Chapter 3—General ProvisionsSec. 121. Qualifications for directors.Sec. 122. Funding of State and local boards.Subtitle B—Workforce development performance accountability
systemSec. 131. Performance accountability system.Subtitle C—Workforce innovation and replication
grantsSec. 141. Purposes.Sec. 142. Workforce innovation and replication
grants.Sec. 143. Youth innovation and replication grants.Sec. 144. Interagency agreement.TITLE II—Workforce investment and related
activitiesSubtitle A—DefinitionSec. 201. Definition.Subtitle B—Workforce investment activities
and providersSec. 211. Purpose.Chapter 1—Workforce investment activities
providersSec. 221. Establishment of one-stop delivery
systems.Sec. 222. Identification of eligible providers
of training services.Sec. 223. Eligible providers of youth
workforce investment activities.Chapter 2—Youth workforce investment
activitiesSec. 226. General authorization.Sec. 227. State allotments.Sec. 228. Within State
allocations.Sec. 229. Use of funds for youth workforce
investment activities.Chapter 3—Adult and dislocated worker
employment and training activitiesSec. 231. General authorization.Sec. 232. State allotments.Sec. 233. Within State
allocations.Sec. 234. Use of funds for employment and
training activities.Chapter 4—General workforce investment
provisionsSec. 236. Authorization of
appropriations.Subtitle C—Job CorpsSec. 241. Purposes.Sec. 242. Definitions.Sec. 243. Establishment.Sec. 244. Individuals eligible for the Job
Corps.Sec. 245. Recruitment, screening, selection,
and assignment of enrollees.Sec. 246. Enrollment.Sec. 247. Job Corps centers.Sec. 248. Program activities.Sec. 249. Counseling and job
placement.Sec. 250. Support.Sec. 251. Operating plan.Sec. 252. Standards of conduct.Sec. 253. Community participation.Sec. 254. Industry councils.Sec. 255. Advisory committees.Sec. 256. Experimental, research, and
demonstration projects.Sec. 257. Application of provisions of Federal
law.Sec. 258. Special provisions.Sec. 259. Management information.Sec. 260. General provisions.Sec. 261. Job Corps oversight and reporting.Sec. 262. Authorization of appropriations.Subtitle D—National programsSec. 266. Native American
programs.Sec. 267. Migrant and seasonal farmworker
programs.Sec. 268. Veterans’ workforce investment
programs.Sec. 269. Technical assistance.Sec. 270. Evaluations and
research.Sec. 271. National dislocated worker
grants.Sec. 272. YouthBuild program.Sec. 273. Authorization of
appropriations.Subtitle E—AdministrationSec. 281. Requirements and
restrictions.Sec. 282. Prompt allocation of
funds.Sec. 283. Monitoring.Sec. 284. Fiscal controls;
sanctions.Sec. 285. Reports; recordkeeping;
investigations.Sec. 286. Administrative
adjudication.Sec. 287. Judicial review.Sec. 288. Nondiscrimination.Sec. 289. Secretarial administrative
authorities and responsibilities.Sec. 290. Workforce flexibility
plans.Sec. 291. State legislative
authority.Sec. 292. Transfer of Federal equity in State
employment security agency real property to the States.Sec. 293. Continuation of State activities and
policies.Sec. 294. General program
requirements.TITLE III—Adult education and
literacySec. 301. Short title.Sec. 302. Purpose.Sec. 303. Definitions.Sec. 304. Home schools.Sec. 305. Rule of construction regarding
postsecondary transition and concurrent enrollment activities.Sec. 306. Authorization of
appropriations.Subtitle A—Federal provisions Sec. 311. Reservation of funds; grants to
eligible agencies; allotments.Sec. 312. Performance accountability
system.Subtitle B—State provisionsSec. 321. State administration.Sec. 322. State distribution of funds;
matching requirement.Sec. 323. State leadership
activities.Sec. 324. State plan.Sec. 325. Programs for corrections education
and other institutionalized individuals.Subtitle C—Local provisionsSec. 331. Grants and contracts for eligible
providers.Sec. 332. Local application.Sec. 333. Local administrative cost
limits.Subtitle D—General provisionsSec. 341. Administrative
provisions.Sec. 342. National leadership
activities.Sec. 343. Integrated English literacy and
civics education.TITLE IV—Amendments to the Wagner-Peyser
ActSec. 401. Employment service
offices.Sec. 402. Definitions.Sec. 403. Federal and State employment service
offices.Sec. 404. Allotment of sums.Sec. 405. Use of sums.Sec. 406. State plan.Sec. 407. Performance measures.Sec. 408. Pilot projects.Sec. 409. Workforce and labor market
information system.TITLE V—Amendments to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973Subtitle A—Introductory ProvisionsSec. 501. References.Sec. 502. Findings, purpose, policy.Sec. 503. Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration.Sec. 504. Definitions.Sec. 505. Administration of the Act.Sec. 506. Reports.Sec. 507. Evaluation and information.Sec. 508. Carryover.Sec. 509. Traditionally underserved populations.Subtitle B—Vocational rehabilitation servicesSec. 511. Declaration of policy; authorization of appropriations.Sec. 512. State plans.Sec. 513. Eligibility and individualized plan for employment.Sec. 514. Vocational rehabilitation services.Sec. 515. State Rehabilitation Council.Sec. 516. Evaluation standards and performance indicators.Sec. 517. Monitoring and review.Sec. 518. Training and services for employers.Sec. 519. State allotments.Sec. 520. Payments to States.Sec. 521. Client assistance program.Sec. 522. Technical assistance for quality services.Sec. 523. Pre-employment transition services.Sec. 524. American Indian vocational rehabilitation services.Sec. 525. Vocational rehabilitation services client information.Sec. 526. GAO study on interaction with the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program.Subtitle C—Research and TrainingSec. 531. Purpose.Sec. 532. Authorization of appropriations.Sec. 533. National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research.Sec. 534. Interagency committee.Sec. 535. Research and other covered activities.Sec. 536. Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council.Sec. 537. Definition of covered school.Subtitle D—Professional Development and Special Projects and DemonstrationSec. 541. Purpose; training.Sec. 542. Demonstration, training, and technical assistance programs.Sec. 543. Migrant and seasonal farmworkers.Sec. 544. Recreational programs.Subtitle E—National Council on DisabilitySec. 551. Establishment.Sec. 552. Report.Sec. 553. Authorization of appropriations.Subtitle F—Rights and advocacySec. 556. Interagency Committee, Board, and Council.Sec. 557. Protection and advocacy of individual rights.Sec. 558. Employment of individuals with disabilities at wages below minimum wage.Subtitle G—Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities Sec. 561. Projects With Industry.Sec. 562. Authorization of appropriations.Sec. 563. Supported employment services.Subtitle H—Independent Living Services and Centers for Independent LivingChapter 1—Individuals with significant disabilitiesSUBCHAPTER A—General provisionsSec. 571. Purpose.Sec. 572. Independent Living Administration.Sec. 573. Definitions.Sec. 574. State plan.Sec. 575. Statewide Independent Living Council.Sec. 575A. Responsibilities of the ILA Director.SUBCHAPTER B—Independent living servicesSec. 576. Administration.SUBCHAPTER C—Centers for independent livingSec. 581. Program authorization.Sec. 582. Centers.Sec. 583. Standards and assurances.Sec. 584. Authorization of appropriations.Chapter 2—Independent Living Services for Older Individuals who are BlindSec. 586. Independent living services for older individuals who are blind.Sec. 587. Program of grants.Sec. 588. Independent living services for older individuals who are blind authorization of appropriations.Subtitle I—Increasing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilitiesSec. 591. Disability employment.Subtitle J—General provisionsSec. 596. Transfer of functions to Department of Labor, and savings provisions.Sec. 597. Transfer of functions to Department of Health and Human Services, and savings provisions.Sec. 598. Table of contents.TITLE VI—General provisionsSubtitle A—Workforce investmentSec. 601. Privacy.Sec. 602. Buy-American
requirements.Sec. 603. Transition provisions.Sec. 604. Reduction of reporting burdens and
requirements.Sec. 605. Effective dates.Subtitle B—Amendments to other
lawsSec. 611. Repeal of the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998.Sec. 612. Conforming amendments.Sec. 613. References.2.The purposes of this Act are the
following:(1)To
increase, for individuals in the United States, particularly those individuals
with barriers to employment, access to and opportunities for the employment,
education, training, and support services they need to succeed in the labor
market.(2)To
support the alignment of workforce investment, education, and economic
development systems in support of a comprehensive, accessible, and high-quality
workforce development system in the United States.(3)To
improve the quality and labor market relevance of workforce investment,
education, and economic development efforts to provide America's workers with
the skills and credentials necessary to secure and advance in employment with
family-sustaining wages and to provide America's employers with the skilled
workers the employers need to succeed in a global economy.(4)To
promote improvement in the structure of and delivery of services through the
United States workforce development system to better address the employment and
skill needs of—(A)workers and
jobseekers; and(B)employers.(5)To increase the
prosperity of workers and employers in the United States, the economic growth
of communities, regions, and States, and the global competitiveness of the
United States.<enum>I</enum><header>System
alignment and innovation</header><section id="idd056ec85-9ab4-46ae-bbac-02513ea72f25"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act, and the core program provisions
that are not in this Act, except as otherwise expressly provided:</text><paragraph id="id1687fea4-d04e-478b-bbb3-7ea7ac983a04"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adult</header><text>Except
as otherwise specified in section 232, the term <term>adult</term> means an
individual who is age 18 or older.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id57fcba8a-0a6b-4a4c-b99c-ccfdae823a99"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adult
education; adult education and literacy activities</header><text>The terms
<term>adult education</term> and <term>adult education and literacy
activities</term> have the meanings given the terms in section 303.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf53438b2-81ac-46c3-97ae-06b1269fb402"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Area career and
technical education school</header><text>The term <term>area career and
technical education school</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3
of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C.
2302).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5ba9f5a4-b4cd-4b00-93f9-e242ae5cd613"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Basic skills
deficient</header><text>The term <term>basic skills deficient</term> means,
with respect to an individual—</text><subparagraph id="id5a7278f3-15fe-41f3-a5b5-70a91ba823cb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>who is a youth,
that the individual has English reading, writing, or computing skills at or
below the 8th grade level on a generally accepted standardized test; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id857ccfca-7db8-4f4b-99d9-028d37e1ec4f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who is a youth or
adult, that the individual is unable to compute or solve problems, or read,
write, or speak English, at a level necessary to function on the job, in the
individual's family, or in society.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddeb64ec7-f8ed-430e-b7be-d6a6f1d9bc6e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Career and
technical education</header><text>The term <term>career and technical
education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
Education Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2302">20 U.S.C. 2302</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8e226db9-cdb0-4dad-a750-4f7c9a005ba2"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Career
pathway</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7dfd7bbd-c35f-4aff-be25-98a95e3c5e51"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>career pathway</term> means a set of
rigorous, engaging, and high-quality education, training, and other services to
prepare individuals to meet a set of career-related objectives as referenced in
subparagraph (C).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7cdb72c0-8027-43c0-82d2-5ce4ff7d6b78"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Services</header><text>The
services referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be—</text><clause id="idf81692a6-2205-43e3-a703-e13d8f4e8a1a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>aligned
with the skill needs of industries in the State or regional economy involved;
and</text></clause><clause id="id150d7e3c-babf-4e0c-87e1-d8d9b4688e69"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>designed to
increase an individual's educational and skill attainment, and improve the
individual's employment outcomes and ability to meet career-related objectives,
by—</text><subclause id="id976b3ff6-4a1f-4381-81fa-330ebd3be6c8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>preparing
individuals for the full range of secondary or postsecondary education options,
including apprenticeships registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly
known as the <quote>National Apprenticeship Act</quote>; 50 Stat. 664, chapter
663; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/50">29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.</external-xref>) (referred to individually in this Act as an
<quote>apprenticeship</quote>, except in section 272);</text></subclause><subclause id="id8a76a734-d079-4ca9-ac36-258ec9e3b6a0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>including
counseling to support individuals in achieving their education and career
goals;</text></subclause><subclause id="id9f3de23a-0aff-4c7c-9c18-ad1cbbce0ac3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>including, as
appropriate for an individual, education offered concurrently with and in the
same context as workforce preparation activities and training for a specific
occupation or occupational cluster; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ida69965be-fe24-4cec-b158-b1f3be46c006"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>organizing
education, training, and other services to meet the particular needs of the
individual in a manner that accelerates the educational and career advancement
of the individual to the extent practicable.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9c7e6b4f-bbe8-45c7-b9af-ef4efe3863ac"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>The
objectives referred to in subparagraph (A) include—</text><clause id="id9df56cbb-175d-4edf-9410-6979915668f5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>enabling a worker
to attain a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, and at least
1 recognized postsecondary credential; and</text></clause><clause id="id2502c1cd-4589-47a7-9fe7-1345e15e1fdb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>helping a worker
enter or advance within a specific occupation or occupational cluster.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id402fd0a5-8f3c-4552-b682-a4c9d7045514"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Career
planning</header><text>The term <term>career planning</term> means the
provision of a client-centered approach in the delivery of services,
designed—</text><subparagraph id="ide37ba97f-4552-4531-85d2-0c09688cb54f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to prepare and
coordinate comprehensive employment plans, such as service strategies, for
participants to ensure access to necessary workforce investment activities and
supportive services, using, where feasible, computer-based technologies;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0a9ecd96-5f21-4570-9a04-7a636bf1d92b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide job,
education, and career counseling, as appropriate during program participation
and after job placement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id63eec1a3-66f1-45e6-962c-1816c21525bd"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Chief elected
official</header><text>The term <term>chief elected official</term>
means—</text><subparagraph id="id6c42f56a-68a2-43a5-aa79-4c91247329ab"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the chief elected
executive officer of a unit of general local government in a local area;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb2159881-f80d-4f1b-b62b-620c17d91d15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in a case in
which a local area includes more than 1 unit of general local government, the
individuals designated under the agreement described in section
117(c)(1)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd1605627-0f36-49fb-bba0-930611c76c72"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Community-based
organization</header><text>The term <term>community-based organization</term>
means a private nonprofit organization (which may include a faith-based
organization), that is representative of a community or a significant segment
of a community and that has demonstrated expertise and effectiveness in the
field of workforce development.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8831215b-8e19-44e5-8e2e-6f65bdc594dc"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Competitive
integrated employment</header><text>The term <term>competitive integrated
employment</term> has the meaning given the term in section 7 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/705">29 U.S.C. 705</external-xref>), for individuals with
disabilities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id30dc6aa5-f53d-4473-9984-e4fc0c54b2ca"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Core
program</header><text>The term <term>core programs</term> means a program
authorized under a core program provision.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfd678ed1-0fc4-4960-9e9e-dc4e7fdef87c"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Core program
provision</header><text>The term <term>core program provision</term>
means—</text><subparagraph id="iddea89e53-1c89-44e8-8226-68856a0a438c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>chapters 2 and 3
of subtitle B of title II (relating to youth workforce investment activities
and adult and dislocated worker employment and training activities);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida6b79752-24bb-4948-a83f-7f7467767b2f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>title III
(relating to adult education and literacy activities);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95074e97-f6ca-4bd9-8da8-d2e19cd43933"><enum>(C)</enum><text>sections 1
through 13 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>) (relating to
employment services); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida64093fc-62f9-4ed4-be7f-c81a5b08f908"><enum>(D)</enum><text>title I of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.</external-xref>), other than section 112 or
part C of that title (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>, 741) (relating to vocational
rehabilitation services).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida15f895e-c8a8-4747-908f-3cd20684a4c0"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Customized
training</header><text>The term <term>customized training</term> means
training—</text><subparagraph id="id3da2ac01-fdaa-4967-ac1f-9fe324f3f266"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that is designed
to meet the specific requirements of an employer (including a group of
employers);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8a3aa37c-2281-4c9e-95ee-a7410bf844de"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that is conducted
with a commitment by the employer to employ an individual upon successful
completion of the training; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad622f85-2a35-4c6c-b1b9-c8eaf73ea1b6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for which the
employer pays—</text><clause id="id9380956b-4988-4665-801e-2a7004ab99a3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
significant portion of the cost of training, as determined by the local board
involved, taking into account the size of the employer and such other factors
as the local board determines to be appropriate, which may include the number
of employees participating in training, wage and benefit levels of those
employees (at present and anticipated upon completion of the training),
relation of the training to the competitiveness of a participant, and other
employer-provided training and advancement opportunities; and</text></clause><clause id="id9e5a7e3f-3f52-4783-b531-0843a1f9e0d8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the
case of customized training (as defined in subparagraphs (A) and (B)) involving
an employer located in multiple local areas in the State, a significant portion
of the cost of the training, as determined by the Governor of the State, taking
into account the size of the employer and such other factors as the Governor
determines to be appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9a5d4e46-67a0-4fd9-8059-52080f86c3d6"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Dislocated
worker</header><text>The term <term>dislocated worker</term> means an
individual who—</text><subparagraph id="idaba5d1ab-644f-4072-bb96-0e1dd2b2768b"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6d24f1c1-efc0-4b9a-997c-4ea4f0253987"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has been terminated or
laid off, or who has received a notice of termination or layoff, from
employment;</text></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id1264e4a5-f236-43b3-ac80-5c6c80ce8804" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2c0a32f8-8066-4a4c-a8aa-d1695194a74c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is eligible for or has
exhausted entitlement to unemployment compensation; or</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id1e46331b-34dc-4315-9791-84b9f6fb2867" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has been employed for a duration
sufficient to demonstrate, to the appropriate entity at a one-stop center
referred to in section 221(e), attachment to the workforce, but is not eligible
for unemployment compensation due to insufficient earnings or having performed
services for an employer that were not covered under a State unemployment
compensation law; and</text></subclause></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id38d95225-9ca9-4c80-a906-9bbac4859458" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is unlikely to return to a
previous industry or occupation;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id68d39cb0-ae0b-4ec3-99a3-303b50d3891d"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idd031fd1c-8397-4f56-8f05-be6e6926e057"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has been terminated or
laid off, or has received a notice of termination or layoff, from employment as
a result of any permanent closure of, or any substantial layoff at, a plant,
facility, or enterprise;</text></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id77759608-2bb3-493b-b261-3eb6555c944f" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is employed at a facility at which
the employer has made a general announcement that such facility will close
within 180 days; or</text></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id4ee2cd74-6a31-4862-bce8-c13a36df02ea" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for purposes of eligibility to
receive services other than training services described in section 234(c)(4),
intensive services described in section 234(c)(3), or supportive services, is
employed at a facility at which the employer has made a general announcement
that such facility will close;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77c71a2f-be45-423b-8cb4-6fcdbbc3f6bf"><enum>(C)</enum><text>was self-employed
(including employment as a farmer, a rancher, or a fisherman) but is unemployed
as a result of general economic conditions in the community in which the
individual resides or because of natural disasters;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7F706374915C4029B6A9A0D38545A926"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is a displaced
homemaker; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida7128bc0-5a6d-4667-9e40-9f8e773cccd4"><enum>(E)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id261efaaf-fcd6-420c-a84e-348447c29993"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is the spouse of a
member of the Armed Forces on active duty (as defined in section 101(d)(1) of
title 10, United States Code), and who has experienced a loss of employment as
a direct result of relocation to accommodate a permanent change in duty station
of such member; or</text></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idcd09f177-57d7-4109-9585-dd9d567ede64" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is the spouse of a member of the
Armed Forces on active duty and who meets the criteria described in paragraph
(15)(B).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb8d9f105-e85d-4773-8f0e-02ea3fd1b4ea"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Displaced
homemaker</header><text>The term <term>displaced homemaker</term> means an
individual who has been providing unpaid services to family members in the home
and who—</text><subparagraph id="id495d3c25-7cda-424d-9804-b2b2aea667b3"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idf0d0dff7-cf49-4e72-b488-7030427b9944"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has been dependent on
the income of another family member but is no longer supported by that
income;</text></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id0fe04322-685c-44a3-bf55-24e5bcb5fd8d" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is the dependent spouse of a
member of the Armed Forces on active duty (as defined in section 101(d)(1) of
title 10, United States Code) and whose family income is significantly reduced
because of a deployment (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/991">section 991(b)</external-xref> of title 10, United
States Code, or pursuant to paragraph (4) of such section), a call or order to
active duty pursuant to a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B)
of title 10, United States Code, a permanent change of station, or the
service-connected (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/101">section 101(16)</external-xref> of title 38, United States
Code) death or disability of the member; or</text></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="ide0b19a52-bb42-4474-887b-443d4aa31c4b" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is a parent whose youngest
dependent child will become ineligible to receive assistance under part A of
title IV of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>) not later than 2
years after the date on which the parent applies for assistance under such
title; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc3d842b0-7814-454b-8bbc-22528bc7e003"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is unemployed or
underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading
employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc12a6b33-60fa-4076-977f-b30d1a05af2f"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Economic
development agency</header><text>The term <term>economic development
agency</term> includes a local planning or zoning commission or board, a
community development agency, and another local agency or institution
responsible for regulating, promoting, or assisting in local economic
development.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id57b4b61f-c02c-450e-8eaf-80572e084cb3"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Economic
self-sufficiency</header><text>The term <term>economic self-sufficiency</term>
means economic self-sufficiency within the meaning of subsections
(a)(3)(A)(xii) and (d)(1)(A)(xii) of section 234.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1363551e-4e56-4338-91c0-3dddf0c1206f"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Eligible
youth</header><text>Except as provided in subtitles C and D of title II, the
term <term>eligible youth</term> means an in-school youth or out-of-school
youth.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1ea011e1-e247-464e-92bf-674bb9516df4"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Employment and
training activity</header><text>The term <term>employment and training
activity</term> means an activity described in section 234 that is carried out
for an adult or dislocated worker.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd9641a8a-ce95-4220-af81-8f4448009ac0"><enum>(20)</enum><header>English
language acquisition program</header><text>The term <term>English language
acquisition program</term> has the meaning given the term in section
303.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id181a30bf-93e7-4a83-afaa-722f3f0ab8f3"><enum>(21)</enum><header>English
language learner</header><text>The term <term>English language learner</term>
has the meaning given the term in section 303.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idc8ce4216-008e-481e-adaa-9cdb302ae3a2"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Governor</header><text>The
term <term>Governor</term> means the chief executive of a State or an outlying
area.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1b66e827-d0cf-43ae-b970-597596b044e6"><enum>(23)</enum><header>In-demand
industry sector or occupation</header><subparagraph id="idc9802dde-44ae-4933-a37b-22bfb219923a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>in-demand industry sector or
occupation</term> means—</text><clause id="id5ff260a5-06ea-4ca2-9546-3c0d7e870879"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
industry sector that has a substantial current or potential impact (including
through jobs that lead to economic self-sufficiency and opportunities for
advancement) on the State, regional, or local economy, as appropriate, and that
contributes to the growth or stability of other supporting businesses, or the
growth of other industry sectors; or</text></clause><clause id="id5fd7aed5-c761-424a-9190-bfd12003e929"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
occupation that currently has or is projected to have a number of positions
(including positions that lead to economic self-sufficiency and opportunities
for advancement) in an industry sector so as to have a significant impact on
the State, regional, or local economy, as appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd99d4e55-a8d2-4830-b6c2-7fb1e7ec3c87"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>The
determination of whether an industry sector or occupation is in-demand under
this paragraph shall be made by the State board or local board, as appropriate,
using State and regional business and labor market projections, including the
use of labor market information.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1273c4cd-0eb1-4f73-b86c-b35483d96326"><enum>(24)</enum><header>Individual
with a barrier to employment</header><text>The term <term>individual with a
barrier to employment</term> means a member of 1 or more of the following
populations:</text><subparagraph id="id3166a57f-3f8a-4988-8c9b-2df2220cdcb5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Displaced
homemakers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7ddc5bae-741e-4d61-9d6e-5289c674211a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Low-income
individuals.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id053a7b3c-4536-4e7e-9a96-986934c625e7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Indians, Alaska
Natives, and Native Hawaiians, as such terms are defined in section 266.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd3f390ad-b388-4c92-a823-c2cbe0491bcc"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Individuals with
disabilities, including youth who are individuals with disabilities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idef14ae92-dfad-4fed-a1f9-a5e4b660497c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Older
individuals.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id12468ad2-b2e5-48d9-99b3-7af1dc491168"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Ex-offenders.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd854d2dd-e1e5-40c1-95bf-f0a12be959ef"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Homeless
individuals (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act
of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043e-2">42 U.S.C. 14043e–2(6)</external-xref>), except that clauses (i)(IV) and (iii) of
subparagraph (B) of such section shall not apply), or homeless children and
youths (as defined in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11434a">42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)</external-xref>), except that subparagraph (B)(iv) of such section
shall not apply).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd1797d91-2daf-45e5-aabd-15c81d25977f"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Youth who are in
or have aged out of the foster care system.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id912bfa1e-25e0-4db4-8c64-f7e992eb9574"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Individuals who
are English language learners, individuals who have low levels of literacy, and
individuals facing substantial cultural barriers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaa8d1684-b1b7-42af-bffd-c641b74a0beb"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Eligible migrant
and seasonal farmworkers, as defined in section 267(i).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8a16401a-32fa-49eb-8504-22f9a8e0980e"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Individuals
within 2 years of exhausting lifetime eligibility under part A of title IV of
the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4f79aaa7-c521-4bfa-8c68-fed784ae184c"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Single parents
(including single pregnant women).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95bfd204-9e3d-4e2f-b3c1-6f7d691cc46a"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Such other groups
as the Governor involved determines to have barriers to employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide0998504-8579-4bb9-a1cc-12033c9ff11e"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Individual
with a disability</header><subparagraph id="id619bbf09-5c89-4f8f-991f-73b824885323"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>individual with a disability</term> means
an individual with a disability as defined in section 3 of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12102">42 U.S.C. 12102</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id8b3d4392-8088-4bcd-a92f-38c92e37d010"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Individuals
with disabilities</header><text>The term <term>individuals with
disabilities</term> means more than 1 individual with a disability.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3f0ec925-7852-4c7f-b285-3eee258a552a"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Industry or
sector partnership</header><text>The term <term>industry or sector
partnership</term> means a workforce collaborative, convened by or acting in
partnership with a State board or local board, that—</text><subparagraph id="id72162582-4f29-48aa-9fe7-3c716f149eaf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>organizes key
stakeholders in an industry cluster into a working group that focuses on the
shared goals and human resources needs of the industry cluster and that
includes, at the appropriate stage of development of the partnership—</text><clause id="id8c4c1a7f-92d9-41db-8edd-95cd01db7c32"><enum>(i)</enum><text>representatives
of multiple businesses or other employers in the industry cluster, including
small and medium-sized employers when practicable;</text></clause><clause id="id8bdced2f-97d5-4c54-935f-9b49fbe195f1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1 or
more representatives of a recognized State labor organization or central labor
council, or another labor representative, as appropriate; and</text></clause><clause id="id9eb9cb76-c0a4-469c-8f27-36c2597a7fd9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>1 or
more representatives of an institution of higher education with, or another
provider of, education or training programs that support the industry cluster;
and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddee669a1-d7c2-4592-8fe5-d76eb1c7d760"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may include
representatives of—</text><clause id="idcdb2c724-afd5-40eb-b067-5a70d6537e1b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>State
or local government;</text></clause><clause id="id58b4948f-d2e5-4a3f-9dd5-6386a18b8758"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>State
or local economic development agencies;</text></clause><clause id="iddb5e1422-b747-4eca-af7c-d148f0987181"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>State
boards or local boards, as appropriate;</text></clause><clause id="idd91059fd-014a-49b5-a9ae-6b246c659b94"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
State workforce agency or other entity providing employment services;</text></clause><clause id="id1ddaac54-ee3b-42ec-aad1-290f84d55751"><enum>(v)</enum><text>other
State or local agencies;</text></clause><clause id="id08041998-03fa-47a8-a45a-2f6b0fae9786"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>business or
trade associations;</text></clause><clause id="id71338409-7d44-4f4d-9ce4-ea50d7fae75c"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>economic
development organizations;</text></clause><clause id="id0e28996a-ec7f-4e5e-8064-9f9fc8800046"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>nonprofit
organizations, community-based organizations, or intermediaries;</text></clause><clause id="id152f7061-b3fa-4913-aefb-cf5eb72911a2"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>philanthropic
organizations;</text></clause><clause id="ide422ab7d-8f8b-4b1f-bd83-e07609b5817d"><enum>(x)</enum><text>industry
associations; and</text></clause><clause id="id55b4dc57-b874-438e-9557-519a0c2aa47a"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>other
organizations, as determined to be necessary by the members comprising the
industry or sector partnership.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id37c0a6b7-10e8-4109-98cc-e95f12267cd5"><enum>(27)</enum><header>In-school
youth</header><text>The term <term>in-school youth</term> means a youth
described in section 229(a)(1)(C).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd2f60963-125d-4263-87d1-8281503503a4"><enum>(28)</enum><header>Institution of
higher education</header><text>The term <term>institution of higher
education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101, and
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 102(a)(1), of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>, 1002(a)(1)).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida4549658-a437-48a9-bb9a-48f887e54435"><enum>(29)</enum><header>Integrated
education and training</header><text>The term <term>integrated education and
training</term> has the meaning given the term in section 303.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idec12b7cf-4705-4d82-93ff-115fc2e01cae"><enum>(30)</enum><header>Labor market
area</header><text>The term <term>labor market area</term> means an
economically integrated geographic area within which individuals can reside and
find employment within a reasonable distance or can readily change employment
without changing their place of residence. Such an area shall be identified in
accordance with criteria used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Department of Labor in defining such areas or similar criteria established by a
Governor.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide8aa4e29-645e-4ea1-bebb-1bb0a5003365"><enum>(31)</enum><header>Literacy</header><text>The
term <term>literacy</term> has the meaning given the term in section
303.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd3739608-0b43-4c89-9ff9-bbae0e4e69c4"><enum>(32)</enum><header>Local
area</header><text>The term <term>local area</term> means a local workforce
investment area designated under section 116, subject to sections
116(c)(1)(A)(v), 117(c)(4)(B)(i), and 289(i).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7d684a3b-7c6a-48ce-86d8-972c6f3a8229"><enum>(33)</enum><header>Local
board</header><text>The term <term>local board</term> means a local workforce
development board established under section 117, subject to section
117(c)(4)(B)(i).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida90f0030-63e3-4a75-b8b8-d1b30aa7f138"><enum>(34)</enum><header>Local
educational agency</header><text>The term <term>local educational agency</term>
has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7e94ca40-402b-4385-8902-b46b4f3eb71b"><enum>(35)</enum><header>Local
plan</header><text>The term <term>local plan</term> means a plan submitted
under section 118, subject to section 116(c)(1)(A)(v).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id99d6b463-2bdb-44df-9b2d-5ef6f5bcfc48"><enum>(36)</enum><header>Low-income
individual</header><text>The term <term>low-income individual</term> means an
individual who—</text><subparagraph id="idaaf1a2ab-5a74-4d50-83b4-cb57a47aa429"><enum>(A)</enum><text>receives, or in
the past 6 months has received, or is a member of a family that is receiving or
in the past 6 months has received, assistance through the supplemental
nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>), the program of block grants to States for
temporary assistance for needy families program under part A of title IV of the
Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>), or the supplemental security
income program established under title XVI of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), or State or local income-based public assistance;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4a41e529-bc1a-465f-9c6e-3743ae25142b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is in a family
with gross income below 150 percent of the poverty line;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbee7c5bc-b661-4a0a-8cd5-e018f102bfde"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is a homeless
individual (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of
1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043e-2">42 U.S.C. 14043e–2(6)</external-xref>), except that clauses (i)(IV) and (iii) of
subparagraph (B) of such section shall not apply), or a homeless child or youth
(as defined under section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11434a">42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)</external-xref>), except that subparagraph (B)(iv) of such section shall
not apply);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd1b4e299-041b-402a-9752-36caa8d7eac4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>receives or is
eligible to receive a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1751">42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddb98fa42-1482-4eeb-820f-456bb181a97d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>is a foster child
on behalf of whom State or local government payments are made; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0065a157-a951-4b5a-a9f8-d262efede7f3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>is an individual
with a disability whose own income meets the income requirement of subparagraph
(B), but who is a member of a family whose income does not meet this
requirement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id429650d2-c317-4c5b-ab7a-bd875620be8e"><enum>(37)</enum><header>Nontraditional
employment</header><text>The term <term>nontraditional employment</term> refers
to occupations or fields of work, for which individuals from the gender
involved comprise less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in each such
occupation or field of work.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9eaf530f-c37f-4a7d-8f65-48a18a93b5e0"><enum>(38)</enum><header>Offender</header><text>The
term <term>offender</term> means an adult or juvenile—</text><subparagraph id="id00599b33-64cd-4d58-88b4-e10a1564f9f3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>who is or has
been subject to any stage of the criminal justice process, and for whom
services under this Act may be beneficial; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide51c4ec9-e5c4-4b53-8446-8e587ce79a71"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who requires
assistance in overcoming artificial barriers to employment resulting from a
record of arrest or conviction.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idddc5b751-b19f-49e1-b64d-631c64507e74"><enum>(39)</enum><header>Older
individual</header><text>The term <term>older individual</term> means an
individual age 55 or older.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcee63213-09d4-4719-b407-ae7c1448e77b"><enum>(40)</enum><header>One-stop
center</header><text>The term <term>one-stop center</term> means a center
described in section 221(e)(2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id710416c1-4de0-4e76-ab34-37f3081e78b5"><enum>(41)</enum><header>One-stop
operator</header><text>The term <term>one-stop operator</term> means 1 or more
entities designated or certified under section 221(d).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd87c0464-f8f6-46d0-b0dc-9752fc98a626"><enum>(42)</enum><header>One-stop
partner</header><text>The term <term>one-stop partner</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id62219624-4ea9-4606-92c0-252c7075a66c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an entity
described in section 221(b)(1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1e5651f0-52e9-4a33-9056-16e6e21661b2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an entity
described in section 221(b)(2) that is participating, with the approval of the
local board and chief elected official, in the operation of a one-stop delivery
system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8d3ec2a6-4acf-49af-ba26-bf13ddcaaab1"><enum>(43)</enum><header>One-stop
partner program</header><text>The term <term>one-stop partner program</term>
means a program or activities described in section 221(b) of a one-stop
partner.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id69d40782-14f3-4da6-b119-39db9fe6775b"><enum>(44)</enum><header>On-the-job
training</header><text>The term <term>on-the-job training</term> means training
by an employer that is provided to a paid participant while engaged in
productive work in a job that—</text><subparagraph id="id8af437b6-ac28-4a06-b577-52077d7ecaa6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provides
knowledge or skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the
job;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77607baf-a724-4f30-97cc-23deaec6f58d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is made available
through a program that provides reimbursement to the employer of up to 50
percent of the wage rate of the participant, except as provided in section
234(c)(4)(H), for the extraordinary costs of providing the training and
additional supervision related to the training; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide85cff66-3c16-4862-9941-b1b96b5ea5f7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is limited in
duration as appropriate to the occupation for which the participant is being
trained, taking into account the content of the training, the prior work
experience of the participant, and the service strategy of the participant, as
appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5fb5ea85-5054-4dbc-a27e-79695ebf410b"><enum>(45)</enum><header>Outlying
area</header><text>The term <term>outlying area</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="ida70b3f16-7456-48ec-960a-dd74ce13f6f1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>American Samoa,
Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States
Virgin Islands; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id26d54c32-d17e-4f66-9849-2ddb3b039f80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Republic of
Palau, except during any period for which the Secretary of Labor and the
Secretary of Education determine that a Compact of Free Association is in
effect and contains provisions for training and education assistance
prohibiting the assistance provided under this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id38ab5168-84f5-4665-950a-383ccc6bd9b1"><enum>(46)</enum><header>Out-of-school
youth</header><text>The term <term>out-of-school youth</term> means a youth
described in section 229(a)(1)(B).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id041d9870-51ab-4a33-942c-f56f6f64675c"><enum>(47)</enum><header>Planning
region</header><text>The term <term>planning region</term> means a planning
region as described in section 116(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd983372b-1436-4305-8296-00d54ac955fc"><enum>(48)</enum><header>Poverty
line</header><text>The term <term>poverty line</term> means the poverty line
(as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in
accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42
U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a family of the size involved.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id78b9be56-e751-4682-87b8-e8448a92ae96"><enum>(49)</enum><header>Public
assistance</header><text>The term <term>public assistance</term> means Federal,
State, or local government cash payments for which eligibility is determined by
a needs or income test.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5e2818d1-61ff-4746-b03c-c1476320d238"><enum>(50)</enum><header>Rapid response
activity</header><text>The term <term>rapid response activity</term> means an
activity provided by a State, or by an entity designated by a State, with funds
provided by the State under section 234(a)(1)(A), in the case of a permanent
closure or mass layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise, or a natural or
other disaster, that results in mass job dislocation, in order to assist
dislocated workers in obtaining reemployment as soon as possible, with services
including—</text><subparagraph id="idf6f28955-863b-4d1d-b201-8053486af600"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the establishment
of onsite contact with employers and employee representatives—</text><clause id="id3dec30f5-4dc5-4a98-92d3-337fa297f52a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>immediately after
the State is notified of a current or projected permanent closure or mass
layoff; or</text></clause><clause id="id900d95e9-83ca-4f20-8244-d0d66b0ad6c9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the
case of a disaster, immediately after the State is made aware of mass job
dislocation as a result of such disaster;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6992fa53-bdb9-41b0-a3d0-d99eec44ab0e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the provision of
information on and access to available employment and training
activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3e99ffb6-27f4-46ff-a6c1-c0ed97474810"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assistance in
establishing a labor-management committee, voluntarily agreed to by labor and
management, with the ability to devise and implement a strategy for assessing
the employment and training needs of dislocated workers and obtaining services
to meet such needs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id27c16d6c-3dff-4e0d-9358-8e1e249f4902"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the provision of
emergency assistance adapted to the particular closure, layoff, or disaster;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idde627ad1-62cd-4819-b0b7-c8ec68d35667"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the provision of
assistance to the local community in developing a coordinated response and in
obtaining access to State economic development assistance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8a662be1-9d0f-40ae-b170-6fa6561c00fe"><enum>(51)</enum><header>Recognized
postsecondary credential</header><text>The term <term>recognized postsecondary
credential</term> means a credential consisting of an industry-recognized
certificate or certification, a certificate of completion of an apprenticeship,
a license recognized by the State involved or Federal Government, or an
associate or baccalaureate degree.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1aeff6aa-a1e5-492c-b897-a294c4e23423"><enum>(52)</enum><header>Region</header><text>The
term <term>region</term>, used without further description, means a region
identified under section 116(c), subject to section 117(c)(4)(B)(i).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida12700ab-293b-470f-80e0-cea641f0cdff"><enum>(53)</enum><header>School
dropout</header><text>The term <term>school dropout</term> means an individual
who is no longer attending any school and who has not received a secondary
school diploma or its recognized equivalent.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id45c73c33-8f43-4f40-9c0b-1c41088b98c0"><enum>(54)</enum><header>Secondary
school</header><text>The term <term>secondary school</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id693f6c66-c6f8-4c59-a094-39d9a139992a"><enum>(55)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means each of the several States of the United States,
the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8cbcd828-a027-4c7b-b7be-40902be68a7e"><enum>(56)</enum><header>State
board</header><text>The term <term>State board</term> means a State workforce
development board established under section 111.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id44411746-3b02-4ee4-9453-f404dd6068dd"><enum>(57)</enum><header>State
plan</header><text>The term <term>State plan</term>, used without further
description, means a unified plan under section 112 or a combined plan under
section 113.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5d53235c-5b2b-45f3-ac94-c7474a4fcde1"><enum>(58)</enum><header>Supportive
services</header><text>The term <term>supportive services</term> means services
such as transportation, child care, dependent care, housing, and needs-related
payments, that are necessary to enable an individual to participate in
activities authorized under this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id70890159-d6db-4076-bdb0-60cd822a92db"><enum>(59)</enum><header>Training
services</header><text>The term <term>training services</term> means services
described in section 234(c)(4).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id099618c0-1f89-4cbc-962b-2461e740e9fe"><enum>(60)</enum><header>Unemployed
individual</header><text>The term <term>unemployed individual</term> means an
individual who is without a job and who wants and is available for work. The
determination of whether an individual is without a job, for purposes of this
paragraph, shall be made in accordance with the criteria used by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor in defining individuals as
unemployed.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id455fa8ec-ec6b-4abb-87d3-cfebf6b9f342"><enum>(61)</enum><header>Unit of
general local government</header><text>The term <term>unit of general local
government</term> means any general purpose political subdivision of a State
that has the power to levy taxes and spend funds, as well as general corporate
and police powers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id77ed9692-60fb-45a9-a381-0efe70a138a2"><enum>(62)</enum><header>Veteran;
related definition</header><subparagraph id="idfa4424c1-96de-440c-97bb-559b61f9e58b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Veteran</header><text>The
term <term>veteran</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101 of
title 38, United States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5c96dc46-c471-45b5-8466-31a393d47199"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recently
separated veteran</header><text>The term <term>recently separated
veteran</term> means any veteran who applies for participation under this Act
within 48 months after the discharge or release from active military, naval, or
air service.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8e12567d-a536-4f53-a9c7-3c55e1096417"><enum>(63)</enum><header>Vocational
rehabilitation program</header><text>The term <term>vocational rehabilitation
program</term> means a program authorized under a provision described in
paragraph (12)(D).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ide648ddd5-f8aa-477f-a302-e6d6d3763679"><enum>(64)</enum><header>Workforce
development activity</header><text>The term <term>workforce development
activity</term> means an activity carried out through a workforce development
program.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id70793f96-544e-4834-975b-498f2aee6765"><enum>(65)</enum><header>Workforce
development program</header><text>The term <term>workforce development
program</term> means a program made available through a workforce development
system.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida71fe47a-973a-4359-b5b2-2cf3a9cb042e"><enum>(66)</enum><header>Workforce
development system</header><text>The term <term>workforce development
system</term> means a system that makes available the core programs, the other
one-stop partner programs, and any other programs providing employment and
training services as identified by a State board or local board.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id21935e9b-a17e-4784-9ccc-44e535bf58f1"><enum>(67)</enum><header>Workforce
investment activity</header><text>The term <term>workforce investment
activity</term> means an employment and training activity, and a youth
workforce investment activity.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6c2e197d-a94f-4aed-9931-5cc7f53c35ff"><enum>(68)</enum><header>Workforce
preparation activities</header><text>The term <term>workforce preparation
activities</term> has the meaning given the term in section 303.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide28fd08f-fd70-4660-b059-aad7a4c10ab2"><enum>(69)</enum><header>Workplace
learning advisor</header><text>The term <term>workplace learning advisor</term>
means an individual employed by an organization who has the knowledge and
skills necessary to advise other employees of that organization about the
education, skill development, job training, career counseling services, and
credentials, including services provided through the workforce development
system, required to progress toward career goals of such employees in order to
meet employer requirements related to job openings and career advancements that
support economic self-sufficiency.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id94d065cd-5fc1-412a-b751-81a151f1cf53"><enum>(70)</enum><header>Youth
workforce investment activity</header><text>The term <term>youth workforce
investment activity</term> means an activity described in section 229 that is
carried out for eligible youth (or as described in section
229(a)(3)(A)).</text></paragraph></section><subtitle id="idf1bcf032-9c4b-4fce-9a9b-3e62f576f15b"><enum>A</enum><header>Workforce boards
and plans</header><chapter id="id779d3c24-2058-4cac-943c-71f3d6982867"><enum>1</enum><header>State
provisions</header><section id="id68c576ad-3300-48d1-9154-fae5320a62d8"><enum>111.</enum><header>State
workforce development boards</header><subsection id="id30aed6ba-b8ba-4489-8f69-6a58ad2efb31"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Governor of a State shall establish a State workforce
development board to carry out the functions described in subsection
(d).</text></subsection><subsection id="id43a3cf57-891d-40ed-87c6-f34caf03bd63"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><paragraph id="id82b1b08e-a378-46f4-9d6f-d34853abd9cf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The State board shall include—</text><subparagraph id="idc9a8c86d-81f1-4c44-8040-1238f86b7ead"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
Governor;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd16818fc-3790-4178-b583-5605214b6b67"><enum>(B)</enum><text>2
members of each chamber of the State legislature (to the extent consistent with
State law), appointed by the appropriate presiding officers of such chamber;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81bb7e1b-3f97-4b4f-acef-96ac516fb5b7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>members appointed
by the Governor, of which—</text><clause id="id42e70592-8ce3-4415-b0fe-e373ba682935"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
majority shall be representatives of businesses in the State, who—</text><subclause id="idfd40fda3-2da8-418b-bc65-181e0f6de017"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are
owners of businesses, chief executives or operating officers of businesses, or
other business executives or employers with optimum policymaking or hiring
authority, and who, in addition, may be members of a local board described in
section 117(b)(2)(A)(i);</text></subclause><subclause id="ida1408bb1-29e3-47e2-be74-106dad3cf73f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>represent
businesses (including small businesses), or organizations representing
businesses described in this subclause, that provide employment opportunities
that, at a minimum, will provide clear and accessible career pathways, and
include high-quality, work-relevant training and development in in-demand
industry sectors or occupations in the State; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idc40bb430-1d2a-43ee-bdf0-44646ed8cc17"><enum>(III)</enum><text>are appointed
from among individuals nominated by State business organizations and business
trade associations;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idf63bce41-7c8b-454c-b07b-5a583b6b20a8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not
less than 20 percent shall be representatives of the workforce within the
State, who—</text><subclause id="id974ac532-f2ef-42da-8abf-e5c25976b043"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall include
representatives of labor organizations, who have been nominated by State labor
federations;</text></subclause><subclause id="id36f24deb-e201-4e10-abc8-69e4df84c017"><enum>(II)</enum><text>may
include representatives of community-based organizations that have demonstrated
experience and expertise in addressing the employment, training, or education
needs of individuals with barriers to employment, including organizations that
serve veterans or that provide or support competitive, integrated employment
for individuals with disabilities; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id60e6c022-86ce-40b9-922c-afbd70a28810"><enum>(III)</enum><text>may include
representatives of organizations that have demonstrated experience and
expertise in addressing the employment, training, or education needs of eligible
youth, including representatives of organizations that serve out-of-school
youth; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id415b7435-8206-4c72-b2a9-65d3e6863037"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
balance—</text><subclause id="ida21bd3e7-e261-49fb-84c2-03b504cc3cde"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall include
representatives of government, who—</text><item id="id16a26c3e-fe4c-4902-ba79-911ff0d4a71e"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>shall
include the lead State officials with primary responsibility for the core
programs; and</text></item><item id="idc3795274-beb7-414d-b9d4-75031fbf06d5"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>shall
include chief elected officials (collectively representing both cities and
counties, where appropriate);</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id8b394763-6c32-4229-be9a-9c0777aed0c8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall include a
representative, who shall be an employer, a member of a labor organization, or a
staff director, from a joint labor-management apprenticeship program, or if no
such joint program exists in the State, a representative of an apprenticeship
program in the State; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id6311aa90-36d3-41f3-ba8d-406e5e607b95"><enum>(III)</enum><text>may include
such other representatives and officials as the Governor may designate, such as—</text><item id="id929BC8C7D2C04E0897A441DFF6FA8E3F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the State agency officials from agencies that are one-stop partners not
specified in subclause (I) (including additional one-stop partners whose
programs are covered by the State plan, if any);</text></item><item id="id885F902F18B84E8FADE0D294DD3C440E"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>State agency officials
responsible for economic development or juvenile justice programs in the State;</text></item><item id="id3FA114A21F0B436B8B6B897E61D5B0DD"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>individuals who represent an Indian tribe or tribal organization, as such terms
are defined in section 266(b); and</text></item><item id="id9EEBD703DDE941BDB8544AB8C1397DFF"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>State agency officials responsible for
education programs in the State, including chief executive officers of
community colleges and other institutions of higher education.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6ab1cc58-6e1e-47bd-89bb-ca9ad4811b08"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Diverse and
distinct representation</header><text>The members of the State board shall
represent diverse geographic areas of the State, including urban, rural, and
suburban areas.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2010d912-70ac-4289-8ec3-15a782ec5a1c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No
representation of multiple categories</header><text>No person shall serve as a
member for more than 1 of—</text><subparagraph id="id9a9b0571-4db4-4438-9355-e36864bb95c4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the category
described in paragraph (1)(C)(i); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf37261cc-ba3d-4ead-8996-f309446611d2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1 category
described in a subclause of clause (ii) or (iii) of paragraph (1)(C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c21c153-c9be-49cc-a7de-4bc0878f1409"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
Governor shall select a chairperson for the State board from among the
representatives described in subsection (b)(1)(C)(i).</text></subsection><subsection id="id5cf14f73-c77c-4c50-aee8-5d465e0c784c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The
State board shall assist the Governor in—</text><paragraph id="idb7794a63-c6ee-4363-bec9-e1324149f310"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
development, implementation, and modification of the State plan, including the
periodic assessment and development of recommendations regarding the
implementation of the State plan;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id51d788ac-61c7-4e2e-a66d-32531e4e7215"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consistent with
paragraph (1), the review of statewide policies and programs and development of
recommendations on actions that should be taken by the State to align core
programs and other programs in the State in a manner that supports a
comprehensive State workforce development system that will result in meeting
the workforce needs of the State, its regions, and its local areas;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id774f9194-1224-4aec-aec5-61fdd3c95794"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
review of and provision of comments on the State plans, if any, for activities
and programs of one-stop partners that are not core programs, in order to
provide strategic leadership and to align to the extent practicable such
non-core programs with the core programs, and with the strategy described in
the State plan under section 112 or 113;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id30a4dd56-ddb2-4305-b505-aef30b3ab422"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the
development of guidance for the implementation and continuous improvement of a
workforce development system within the State that includes guidance on—</text><subparagraph id="ide9b2344c-29af-48f4-a4c2-86a5a604da79"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
identification of and means for removing barriers to coordination of, alignment
of, and nonduplication among the programs and activities carried out through
the system;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1f441cc-7b6d-48a0-8a43-dce3535ce8cd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the development
of career pathways by using workforce development programs aligned for the
purpose of providing individuals, including low-skilled adults and youth, with
the employment, training, education, and supportive services the individuals
need to attain the necessary credentials to secure and advance in
employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idb1935a6e-4cbc-4b73-8edc-a3023b72a1ee"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the development
and expansion of strategies for meeting the needs of workers and jobseekers,
and employers, including industry or sector partnership initiatives relating to
in-demand industry sectors and occupations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfafbc286-2eba-4322-ad11-db97dba90f2a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>coordinating
planning between the local boards and State entities carrying out relevant
State-administered programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc11ff78b-04c6-4818-81d6-08591af1d34b"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the
identification of regions, including planning regions, for the purposes of
section 116(c), after consultation with local boards and chief elected
officials;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id220d02d3-5572-47bf-a599-e09e269a1e16"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the provision of
technical assistance to local boards, one-stop partners, one-stop operators,
and providers, as appropriate, in local areas concerning planning and
delivering services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc29f89f6-9688-4cde-bff0-34d950ae62f5"><enum>(G)</enum><text>strategies to
support staff training and awareness across programs supported under workforce
development systems in local areas; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6dd77d0e-93b2-4842-8111-74ada3a49647"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the design and
implementation of intake and case management information systems (including
common intake, case management, performance tracking, and reporting systems),
and how local input will be incorporated into such design and implementation,
to improve coordination of services across workforce development
programs;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8f215b76-9f0e-4aa5-ba22-e21c40bfeaa0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the
development and update of comprehensive State performance accountability
measures, including State adjusted levels of performance, to assess the
effectiveness of the core programs in the State as required under subtitle
B;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id71a62a21-940d-4ef8-ad10-2f0b88ec7948"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the
identification and dissemination of information on best practices, including
best practices for—</text><subparagraph id="id28f9c871-b7e7-42f3-b5d6-bd684a66bdb7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the effective
operation of one-stop centers, relating to the use of business outreach,
partnerships, and service delivery strategies (including strategies for
effectively serving individuals with barriers to employment), and other
practices relevant to workforce development; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idd66e820f-de2f-408f-ad18-1d2fc803e5ec"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the development
of effective local boards, which may include information on those factors that
contribute to enabling local boards to exceed negotiated levels of performance,
sustain fiscal integrity, and achieve other measures of effectiveness;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7a539d00-f153-4ba8-a9ae-cfc3be086571"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the
development and review of statewide policies affecting the coordinated
provision of services through the State's one-stop delivery system described in
section 221(e), including—</text><subparagraph id="id18d0813e-5af4-477e-a2b7-cae005dab87f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the development
of objective criteria and procedures for use by local boards in assessing the
effectiveness and continuous improvement of one-stop centers described in such
section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1ef243c-8fe6-4c5b-83a9-0c70577b066c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the development
of guidance for the allocation of one-stop center infrastructure funds under
section 221(h);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb43137f6-a651-4314-8546-314babccce91"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the development
of—</text><clause id="id5989baf5-d43c-4a64-8a00-952e0bed77c4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>statewide
policies relating to the appropriate roles and contributions of entities
carrying out one-stop partner programs within the one-stop delivery system,
including approaches to facilitating equitable and efficient cost allocation in
the one-stop delivery system;</text></clause><clause id="ida9a09b88-1bf2-4c33-a7e6-919e63824ada"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>strategies for
providing effective outreach to and improved access for individuals and
employers who could benefit from services provided through the one-stop
delivery system;</text></clause><clause id="idb3ea4434-823d-48d1-8fd4-04d7ae831fd0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>strategies for
technological improvements to facilitate access to, and improve the quality of,
services provided through the one-stop delivery system (including access for
individuals with disabilities and individuals residing in remote areas), which
strategies may be utilized throughout the State; and</text></clause><clause id="id38f4d324-6093-4857-8c43-c1b390a275e4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>strategies for
aligning technology and data systems across one-stop partner programs, to
enhance service delivery and improve efficiencies in reporting on performance
accountability measures; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf31ad4a5-f70a-4d2c-862e-37eddf2c170c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the development
of such other policies as may promote statewide objectives for, and enhance the
performance of, the one-stop delivery system;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id42d25653-dff1-46d8-a1e2-cc89aa11653c"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the
development of allocation formulas for the distribution of funds for employment
and training activities for adults, and youth workforce investment activities,
to local areas as permitted under sections 228(b)(3) and 233(b)(3);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6b8877b3-948b-493c-b2ef-137dc317f534"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the
preparation of the annual reports described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
section 131(d); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id72342ef1-882a-4fd9-be91-cf714f1bc8d8"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the
development of the statewide workforce and labor market information system
described in section 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49l-2(e)).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="iddd1fec8d-513b-49dd-9817-2e73db910412"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Alternative
entity</header><paragraph commented="no" id="idbb8f8759-f120-4bab-a606-3204f5f1d726"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For the purposes of complying with subsections (a), (b),
and (c), a State may use any State entity (including a State council, State
workforce development board (within the meaning of the Workforce Investment Act
of 1998, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act), combination of regional workforce development boards, or similar
entity) that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idb92e46e5-b83d-4391-a819-200ee8b06f17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>was in existence
on the day before the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ida33aaaf2-b1e5-43c2-9d31-7f28ff47f721"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is substantially
similar to the State board described in subsections (a) through (c); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idb681802a-5f3f-4101-bfb5-d425637ba27a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>includes
representatives of business in the State and representatives of labor
organizations in the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idba403727-7d77-4cee-9e4f-439c2e87a3de"><enum>(2)</enum><header>References</header><text>A
reference in this Act, or a core program provision that is not in this Act, to
a State board shall be considered to include such an entity.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7199eddc-cac8-4d01-ae7b-7f7df77f0204"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Conflict of
interest</header><text>A member of a State board may not—</text><paragraph id="id36be1f61-ab39-485b-9f3c-4affea26439d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>vote
on a matter under consideration by the State board—</text><subparagraph id="idd55a3dc5-4e2e-42d6-bcfc-46d0fc60c5d5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>regarding the
provision of services by such member (or by an entity that such member
represents); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddc2d2b53-7219-4383-b8bd-27641b87a4f6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that would
provide direct financial benefit to such member or the immediate family of such
member; or</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id326a0111-c98a-4fa4-9079-a1d616a56f48"><enum>(2)</enum><text>engage in any
other activity determined by the Governor to constitute a conflict of interest
as specified in the State plan.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id88a7526b-31a6-4512-8f3d-068f858f668a"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Sunshine
provision</header><text>The State board shall make available to the public, on
a regular basis through open meetings, information regarding the activities of
the State board, including information regarding the State plan, or a
modification to the State plan, prior to submission of the plan or modification
of the plan, respectively, information regarding membership, and, on request,
minutes of formal meetings of the State board.</text></subsection><subsection id="id74733aaf-3196-4076-a92e-18606aa5a90f"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authority To
hire staff</header><paragraph id="ida10df0d4-47e7-4307-a378-3f6de674e085"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The State board may hire a director and other staff to
assist in carrying out the functions described in subsection (d) using funds
available as described in section 229(b)(2) or 234(a)(3)(B)(i).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2cf76f54-dd56-40e1-87e2-b8a302121dbf"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on
rate</header><text>The director and staff described in paragraph (1) shall be
subject to the limitations on the payment of salary and bonuses described in
section 294(15).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idb5668b95-8e69-4271-833f-590cf684bf18"><enum>112.</enum><header>Unified State
plan</header><subsection id="id371a89e7-1dd8-48fb-8a7b-015c2a25f272"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>For
a State to be eligible to receive allotments for the core programs, the
Governor shall submit to the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education
for consideration by the Secretaries, a unified State plan. The unified State
plan shall outline a 4-year strategy for the core programs of the State and
meet the requirements of this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="id1b9a759d-7fad-4b13-99da-bfa58fc7c6a5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><paragraph id="ida1a3889c-5d1c-4e50-a53e-1618d3f3b537"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Strategic
planning elements</header><text>The unified State plan shall include strategic
planning elements consisting of—</text><subparagraph id="idda5dbb17-8025-405c-9aa0-03ca8efd9d59"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an analysis of
the economic conditions in the State, including—</text><clause id="id8554ac1b-1ea9-4cce-b48b-5598da0d4869"><enum>(i)</enum><text>existing and
emerging in-demand industry sectors and occupations; and</text></clause><clause id="id05eda950-a951-4211-9048-8508190b4d17"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
employment needs of employers in those industries and occupations;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf71dc7f6-d503-4cc5-b14d-eb876dd4fbc9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an analysis of
the knowledge and skills needed to meet the employment needs of the employers
in the State, including employment needs in in-demand industry sectors and
occupations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id49ed09ea-b7e3-45ad-b7fa-8d19b43c3643"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an analysis of
the workforce in the State, including current labor force employment and
unemployment data, and information on labor market trends, and the educational
and skill levels of the workforce, including individuals with barriers to
employment (including individuals with disabilities);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8c554acc-bbd4-4e6f-9070-1883730ba9be"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an analysis of
the workforce development activities (including education and training) in the
State, including an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of such services,
and the capacity of State entities to provide such services, in order to
address the identified education and skill needs of the workforce and the
employment needs of employers in the State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcb1e2ef0-b8c6-410f-a857-ad61884bc584"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a
description of the State’s strategic vision and goals for preparing an educated
and skilled workforce (including preparing youth and individuals with barriers
to employment) and for meeting the skilled workforce needs of employers,
including goals relating to performance accountability measures based on
primary indicators of performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A), in order
to support economic growth and economic self-sufficiency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida7e2a88b-f308-403b-971d-cedce76aea4d"><enum>(F)</enum><text>taking into
account analyses described in subparagraphs (A) through (D), a strategy for
aligning the core programs, as well as other resources available to the State,
to achieve the strategic vision and goals described in subparagraph (E).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id97eecde4-358e-4e0e-9abe-44a89ba8b3ae"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Operational
planning elements</header><subparagraph id="id28054609-51b7-4bf1-88b8-91425c49b1cc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The unified State plan shall include the operational
planning elements contained in this paragraph, which shall support the strategy
described in paragraph (1)(F).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5db56653-b533-4b92-bc70-d3974d1d6972"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Implementation
of State strategy</header><text>The unified State plan shall describe how the
lead State agency with responsibility for the administration of a core program
will implement the strategy described in paragraph (1)(F), including a
description of—</text><clause id="id9d4cfdaf-baa0-40da-adf3-7e142f109f6e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
activities that will be funded by the entities carrying out the respective
programs to implement the strategy and how such activities will be aligned
across the programs and among the entities administering the programs;</text></clause><clause id="id5a1f8b07-b756-46d5-863a-9b46bf99c3c9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>how
the activities described in clause (i) will be aligned with activities provided
under employment, training, education, including career and technical
education, and human services programs not covered by the plan, as appropriate,
to assist in implementing the strategy, including coordinating intake,
eligibility determinations, and assessment activities;</text></clause><clause id="id1bf155de-c2b5-42cf-a77f-396c5b6b573d"><enum>(iii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4ba8ccef-4d5d-44e0-a7c6-422bdce5f021"><enum>(I)</enum><text>how the entities
carrying out the respective core programs will coordinate activities to provide
comprehensive, high-quality services to individuals, including using
co-enrollment and other strategies;</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id58e9dfb9-fb9f-45ba-804e-c64f895721c6" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>how the entities carrying out the
programs under title II or under the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>)
will provide employment-related services or training-related services to
individuals receiving education services under title III or vocational
rehabilitation services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 or part C of that title (29 U.S.C.
732, 741), and how the entities carrying out adult education and literacy
activities under title III or programs of such vocational rehabilitation
services will provide education services or vocational rehabilitation services
to individuals receiving employment-related services or training-related
services under title II or under the Wagner-Peyser Act; and</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idab49a925-f3b1-4902-a4f9-3291a8952d1f" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(III)</enum><text>how the entities carrying out programs
serving youth under title II will carry out the programs in collaboration with
entities carrying out activities under title III and entities carrying out
programs of such vocational rehabilitation services;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id7a63277f-726f-484a-a81a-8de3906fb182"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>how
the entities carrying out the respective programs will develop and implement
career pathways and education (offered concurrently with and in the same
context as workforce preparation activities and training for a specific
occupation or occupational cluster), including how such pathways and education
will be made available to individuals with disabilities;</text></clause><clause id="id26a0c49c-d6d8-41d0-839f-d3d3c44c259c"><enum>(v)</enum><text>how the
State’s strategy will engage the State’s community colleges and area career and
technical education schools as partners in the workforce development system and
enable the State to leverage other Federal, State, and local investments that
have enhanced capacity and access to workforce development programs at those
institutions;</text></clause><clause id="id26736794-b751-4d9f-ad8e-8beec229ecc8"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>how
the entities carrying out the respective programs will strengthen the provision
of support services through coordination of activities with Federal, State, and
local providers of such services, in order to facilitate increased
participation and persistence of individuals in employment, education, and
training programs;</text></clause><clause id="id2913ed00-e844-4c5f-a6db-2031fea2cd54"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>how
technology will be used, through distance education and other methods, by
entities carrying out the respective programs to provide education and training
activities, activities to enhance digital literacy skills (as defined in
section 202 of the Museum and Library Services Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9101">20 U.S.C. 9101</external-xref>); referred
to in this Act as <quote>digital literacy skills</quote>) and accelerate the
acquisition of skills and recognized postsecondary credentials by participants,
and activities to strengthen the professional development of providers and
workforce professionals, and how the entities will ensure such technology is
accessible to individuals with disabilities;</text></clause><clause id="id75e002b5-8602-4182-b86c-e9b7838a60b4"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the
methods used for joint planning and coordination of the core programs;</text></clause><clause id="id4ffa07c9-800b-4da9-bd7d-3a484315af96"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>how
the State will assess the overall effectiveness of the workforce investment
system in the State; and</text></clause><clause id="idcf97ae40-44b1-48ba-b9b5-5090a5101df8"><enum>(x)</enum><text>how the
activities described in clause (i) will be coordinated with economic
development strategies and activities in the State.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id618a8830-68bc-4433-a010-ec540da3f2a1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State operating
systems and policies</header><text>The unified State plan shall describe the
State operating systems and policies that will support the implementation of
the strategy described in paragraph (1)(F), including a description of—</text><clause id="idba4c3cb4-7bdc-458b-b7c9-de417d8fc1f4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>State
actions to assist local boards, one-stop partners, and one-stop operators, as
appropriate, in local areas, in developing, refining, changing, or otherwise
implementing the one-stop delivery system in those areas, including assisting
with training and establishing qualifications for one-stop delivery system
staff and members of local boards, and how such actions will ensure effective
delivery of services to workers, jobseekers, and employers;</text></clause><clause id="id0e3e50ac-3b9d-4561-b3eb-be91d0f39072"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
State board, including the activities conducted to train and develop members of
the State board and the staff of such board to carry out the functions of the
State board effectively (but funds for such activities may not be used for
long-distance travel expenses for training or development activities available
locally or regionally);</text></clause><clause id="iddd9d8375-6bcc-4732-a19c-182b35b03636"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
common data collection and reporting processes used for the one-stop partner
programs in the system;</text></clause><clause id="id5dfe7827-66ab-4122-86d3-56ed0fb297f2"><enum>(iv)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ida4a58024-1cd3-498c-9cb0-f8ab050c1eb9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>how the respective core
programs will be assessed each year, including an assessment of the quality,
effectiveness, and improvement of programs (analyzed by local area, or by
provider), based on State performance accountability measures described in
section 131(b); and</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id9d12dfa0-39e5-46ec-b809-02b4b0971332" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>how other one-stop partner programs will
be assessed each year;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id56fe6610-90e8-46b2-ae79-26594153544b"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
results of an assessment of the effectiveness of the core programs and other
one-stop partner programs during the preceding 2-year period;</text></clause><clause id="idb7feb9c2-482d-453a-ae19-faf331f78d43"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the
methods and factors the State will use in distributing funds under the core
programs, in accordance with the provisions authorizing such
distributions;</text></clause><clause id="ide901065e-0390-4cd7-aaf8-5ec3f9628dc9"><enum>(vii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ide3722597-4ee0-4e64-aa97-14d0705eee2e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>how the lead State
agencies with responsibility for the administration of the core programs will
align and integrate available workforce and education data on core programs,
unemployment insurance programs, and education through postsecondary
education;</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id2578ceed-974b-4396-80a9-053864d864b5" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>how such agencies will use the system to
assess the progress of participants that are exiting core programs in entering,
persisting in, and completing postsecondary education, or entering or remaining
in employment; and</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id1a9151c6-4a0f-4f22-ac80-7d5f1f5c6923" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the privacy safeguards incorporated in
such system, including safeguards required by section 444 of the General
Education Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">20 U.S.C. 1232g</external-xref>) and other applicable Federal
laws;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id633aaf15-0bb8-44f9-9080-ff56a69818bd"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>how
the entity carrying out a core program will carry out the activities to provide
outreach to populations, including youth, and individuals with barriers to
employment (including youth with disabilities and other individuals with
disabilities), who can benefit from one-stop partner programs;</text></clause><clause id="idae40d24a-18ef-4b04-a4b6-c586781209d8"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>how
the State will implement the priority of service provisions for veterans in
accordance with the requirements of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4215">section 4215</external-xref> of title 38, United States
Code;</text></clause><clause id="id3cd3e4ed-4af6-4392-a8a2-2f3e4134ebfd"><enum>(x)</enum><text>how the
one-stop delivery system, including one-stop operators and the one-stop
partners, will comply with section 288 and applicable provisions of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>) regarding the
physical and programmatic accessibility of facilities, programs, services,
technology, and materials, for individuals with disabilities, including
complying through providing staff training and support for addressing the needs
of individuals with disabilities;</text></clause><clause id="idbdcf66c1-ea81-4b7c-ae27-7a2fcba5142f"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>how
the State will assist local boards, one-stop partners, and one-stop operators
in implementing and transitioning to an integrated, technology-enabled intake
and case management information system for programs carried out under the Act
and programs carried out by one-stop partners, that includes common intake
information and procedures for sharing participant demographic and contact
information in order to prevent duplication of data collection and promote
access to the array of services for which participants are eligible; and</text></clause><clause id="id24bc6a86-d7da-49d8-8ce9-6d7219942d3f"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>such
other operational planning elements as the Secretary of Labor and Secretary of
Education determine to be necessary for effective State operating systems and
policies.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idca834ffa-992f-4528-ae98-d00b6ba8963c"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Program-specific
requirements</header><text>The unified State plan shall include—</text><clause id="id61907f38-c533-4fe5-b1f7-c8cda3e4d183"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with
respect to activities carried out under title II, a description of—</text><subclause id="idb03ccda3-c802-4b9b-b45f-a568d1559548"><enum>(I)</enum><text>State policies or
guidance, for the statewide workforce development system;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id7721fc47-97d7-4748-937a-e5ef4927ccda"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the State's
policies and strategies for use of State funds for workforce investment
activities;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idd3584694-cafc-46db-9de7-048a28b3efb8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the local areas
designated in the State, including the process used for designating local
areas, and the process used for identifying any planning regions under section
116(c), including a description of how the State consulted with the local
boards and chief elected officials in determining the planning regions;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idc877e50e-ed05-4b94-ad67-4b6d1aa0c7e6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the appeals
process referred to in section 116(a)(4), relating to designation of local
areas;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id9bc80878-a75c-4dbe-a3e3-13ac000cde31"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the appeal
process referred to in section 221(h)(2)(E), relating to determinations for
infrastructure funding; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id98c10abc-b630-4240-b83d-18585daf1954"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>with respect to
youth workforce investment activities authorized in section 229, information
identifying the criteria to be used by local boards in awarding grants for
youth workforce investment activities, including criteria that the Governor and
local boards will use to identify effective and ineffective youth workforce
investment activities and providers of such activities;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id1b8d6e75-2957-4b6b-9c78-49f16485517a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with
respect to activities carried out under title III, a description of—</text><subclause id="id84c9e922-41f0-46c1-9039-1c7c32fdb3a1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>how
the eligible agency will, if applicable, align content standards for adult
education with State-adopted challenging academic content standards, as adopted
under section 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1)</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause id="id07741594-c529-40f7-80c4-38ef2bf18d63"><enum>(II)</enum><text>how
the State will fund local activities using considerations specified in section
331(e) for—</text><item id="id671d5d71-abb9-4fb1-a2c3-1cd04c57f9f6"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>activities under
section 331(b);</text></item><item id="id3836a431-e249-4e2f-bcae-df88c11c1384"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>programs
for corrections education under section 325;</text></item><item id="id051e2781-ed9f-4de4-b6dd-911cd533ea2f"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>programs
for integrated English literacy and civics education under section 343;
and</text></item><item id="id290a5c94-9274-4c6f-9bd3-f8f67c16501d"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>integrated
education and training;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="ide2d0a490-3056-43fc-83f6-33a36d72eea4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>how the State
will use the funds to carry out activities under section 323;</text></subclause><subclause id="id5f0aa879-eb81-4eef-86e5-bbea59c57a26"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>how
the eligible agency will provide technical assistance and use incentives and
sanctions to improve eligible provider performance; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id0b789aee-9210-4009-a697-3946cd28aa6a"><enum>(V)</enum><text>how
the eligible agency will assess the quality of providers of adult education and
literacy activities under title III and take actions to improve such quality,
including providing the activities described in section 323(a)(1)(B);</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id31df689f-4126-41d3-b06d-61c6e757f198"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>with
respect to programs carried out under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.</external-xref>), other than section 112 or part C of that title (29
U.S.C. 732, 741), the information described in section 101(a) of that Act (29
U.S.C. 721(a)); and</text></clause><clause id="idebf89267-bd72-4e69-801d-828577961608"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>information on
such additional specific requirements for a program referenced in any of
clauses (i) through (iii) or the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>) as
the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education determine are necessary
to administer that program but cannot reasonably be applied across all such
programs.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75abfa7f-3eda-4479-818e-09460fbaaf3d"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Assurances</header><text>The
unified State plan shall include assurances—</text><clause id="id08d3700a-375e-4613-830e-bd42bd686a66"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that
the State has established a policy identifying circumstances that may present a
conflict of interest for a State board or local board member, or the entity or
class of officials that the member represents, and procedures to resolve such
conflicts;</text></clause><clause id="id7596b3c3-77bc-4cf5-b088-dc5ed3d82d8a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that
the State has established a policy to provide to the public (including
individuals with disabilities) access to meetings of State boards and local
boards, and information regarding activities of State boards and local boards,
such as data on board membership and minutes;</text></clause><clause id="idf08dca87-9f5f-4ced-bed7-c922850cd7aa"><enum>(iii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idf2c91711-dac1-4d51-aba8-1aeb9a67ba1a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that the lead State
agencies with responsibility for the administration of core programs reviewed
and commented on the appropriate operational planning elements of the unified
State plan, and approved the elements as serving the needs of the populations
served by such programs; and</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id44960181-6da6-4b19-bbff-3fdaf497b775" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that the State obtained input into the
development of the unified State plan and provided an opportunity for comment
on the plan by representatives of local boards and chief elected officials,
businesses, labor organizations, institutions of higher education, other
primary stakeholders, and the general public and that the unified State plan is
available and accessible to the general public;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ide9e8bf06-0b2a-46f3-b0de-31a4e264917b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>that
the State has established, in accordance with section 131(i), fiscal control
and fund accounting procedures that may be necessary to ensure the proper
disbursement of, and accounting for, funds paid to the State through allotments
made for adult, dislocated worker, and youth programs to carry out workforce
investment activities under chapters 2 and 3 of subtitle B of title II;</text></clause><clause id="id0bbd6fda-f0df-41d3-bde2-09548cfe1676"><enum>(v)</enum><text>that
the State will annually monitor local areas to ensure compliance with the
uniform administrative requirements under section 284(a)(3);</text></clause><clause id="id3e91667d-fbae-4b7b-bc45-64205b018cba"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>that
the State has taken appropriate action to secure compliance with uniform
administrative requirements in this Act;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id6616397c-db0b-4c46-87b7-10286d60b4bb"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>that the State
has taken the appropriate actions to be in compliance with section 288;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id257f02cd-6215-48dc-a085-984ace83dc7a"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>that the
Federal funds received to carry out a core program will not be expended for any
purpose other than for activities authorized with respect to such funds under
that core program;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idd6fc19d3-fff7-4c94-b034-738bfe80eac2"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>that the
eligible agency under title III will—</text><subclause commented="no" id="idbc067c08-ce60-4f98-8250-9928dded4ee4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>expend the funds
appropriated to carry out that title only in a manner consistent with fiscal
requirements under section 341(a) (regarding supplement and not supplant
provisions); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="iddb11f50a-4965-4701-a114-429d8d3602da"><enum>(II)</enum><text>ensure that
there is at least 1 eligible provider serving each local area;</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idd3d23325-3103-4018-b734-65aa6ffe2189"><enum>(x)</enum><text>that the State
will pay an appropriate share (as defined by the State board) of the costs of
carrying out subtitle B, from funds made available through each of the core
programs; and</text></clause><clause id="idbe7cb33f-5cc9-4a9d-9a20-7f89310bd101"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>regarding such
other matters as the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education
determine to be necessary for the administration of the core programs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id211272c4-ff52-42b4-8730-4a7aa418d5b5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plan submission
and approval</header><paragraph id="idb70acd9c-a012-4964-80b1-e87e9fd1e6c5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission</header><subparagraph id="id2f0ee3db-a97e-49b6-a426-75b4c058f746"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initial
plan</header><text>The initial unified State plan under this section (after the
date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013) shall be submitted not later than 120 days prior
to the commencement of the second full program year after the date of enactment
of this Act.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7e673c87-dba9-4f02-904b-e07f928b5788"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subsequent
plans</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (A), a unified State
plan shall be submitted not later than 120 days prior to the end of the 4-year
period covered by the preceding unified State plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id212fa63b-d51f-4fec-bbed-04296d7a8157"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>A
unified State plan shall be subject to the approval of both the Secretary of
Labor and the Secretary of Education, after approval of the Commissioner of the
Rehabilitation Services Administration for the portion of the plan described in
subsection (b)(2)(D)(iii). The unified State plan shall be considered to be
approved at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the day the plan is
submitted, unless the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Education makes a
written determination, during the 90-day period, that the plan is inconsistent
with the provisions of this section or the provisions authorizing the core
programs, as appropriate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida7df09a1-6260-41c8-8b5e-f9617ac79b0c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Modifications</header><subparagraph id="id354b3f08-9a23-44c3-a424-c034f50ba43f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Modifications</header><text>At
the end of the first 2-year period of any 4-year unified State plan, the State
board shall review the unified State plan, and the Governor shall submit
modifications to the plan to reflect changes in labor market and economic
conditions or in other factors affecting the implementation of the unified
State plan.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8117a011-73be-4fc9-ac05-417a31454067"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>A
modified unified State plan submitted for the review required under
subparagraph (A) shall be subject to the approval requirements described in
paragraph (2). A Governor may submit a modified unified State plan at such
other times as the Governor determines to be appropriate, and such modified
unified State plan shall also be subject to the approval requirements described
in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfb0ba22f-3c51-47cc-b32d-5bb2e7180540"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Early
implementers</header><text>The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education shall establish a process for approving and may approve unified State
plans that meet the requirements of this section and are submitted to cover
periods commencing prior to the second full program year described in paragraph
(1)(A).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id8b1abf53-1e9e-4fe1-b167-3449cedfdf79"><enum>113.</enum><header>Combined State
plan</header><subsection id="id7d0b0e02-5beb-427f-96ca-999cd0135b78"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><paragraph id="idb00832a1-ac97-4ef6-9196-3aa0ffebf97c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority to
submit plan</header><text>A State may develop and submit to the appropriate
Secretaries a combined State plan for the core programs and 1 or more of the
programs and activities described in paragraph (2) in lieu of submitting 2 or
more plans, for the programs and activities and the core programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ided17f581-58f2-4b0d-9763-f42d39ae9bff"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Programs</header><text>The
programs and activities referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:</text><subparagraph id="id9735429f-7cf2-45fc-9009-07f3cf6ad249"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Career and
technical education programs authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2301">20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb7d58242-af74-4783-9d08-37287683b6ec"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Programs
authorized under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601
et seq.).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd9048950-1b6a-4fda-af63-47d95ac9c8c0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Programs
authorized under section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8fdebc0b-e833-4ea9-97b6-303c89bf22f6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Work programs
authorized under section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2015(o)).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id44d1bd4d-be85-406e-8b70-ceffce571e2b"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Activities
authorized under chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271
et seq.).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb6dcc2e1-1911-4a71-bfcf-0a1f4c9f97c9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Activities
authorized under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/41">chapter 41</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7c31e707-ee18-45ba-8107-6aa76e0e9cb7"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Programs
authorized under State unemployment compensation laws (in accordance with
applicable Federal law).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id161c7848-4bdb-43d3-a992-8dd8cc29320c"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Programs
authorized under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et
seq.).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida1802af8-dd36-4657-b758-d1b15ac104d9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Employment and
training activities carried out by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id82433dd3-ce7b-4c88-a0b8-cb2874d5f877"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Employment and
training activities carried out under the Community Services Block Grant Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9901">42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1efc0a0c-7add-4534-b4be-72bda07130d6"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Programs
authorized under section 212 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C.
17532).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf1c8d351-694a-48ad-85a0-653181d9ec01"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><paragraph id="id7a8328b0-da4f-4da0-b32d-9df50144d0a5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The portion of a combined plan covering the core programs
shall be subject to the requirements of section 112 (including section
112(c)(3)). The portion of such plan covering a program or activity described
in subsection (a)(2) shall be subject to the requirements, if any, applicable
to a plan or application for assistance for that program or activity, under the
Federal law authorizing the program or activity. At the election of the State,
section 112(c)(3) may apply to that portion.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idebf5ea17-e23e-4614-a2a6-c8f52ab3b324"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
submission not required</header><text>A State that submits a combined plan that
is approved under subsection (c) shall not be required to submit any other plan
or application in order to receive Federal funds to carry out the core programs
or the program or activities described in subsection (a)(2) that are covered by
the combined plan.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id23763b31-f3e2-400e-8916-2f694d5e1d6f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>A
combined plan shall include—</text><subparagraph id="idde067f26-512b-4a5c-b642-774d09b3766d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a
description of the methods used for joint planning and coordination of the core
programs and the other programs and activities covered by the combined plan;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida2437025-37b4-40dc-bdb0-bb6cda2daa69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assurance that
the methods included an opportunity for the entities responsible for planning
or administering the core programs and the other programs and activities to
review and comment on all portions of the combined plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idee34809d-143b-4170-b0e6-42c9f98821a0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Approval by the
appropriate secretaries</header><paragraph id="id7df7db48-966c-47f9-bef0-e8877c98b40d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header><text>The
appropriate Secretary shall have the authority to approve the corresponding
portion of a combined plan as described in subsection (d). On the approval of
the appropriate Secretary, that portion of the combined plan, relating to a
program or activity, shall be implemented by the State pursuant to that portion
of the combined plan, and the Federal law authorizing the program or
activity.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id55322d08-8cd3-4a7e-9596-268dd22f74f8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Approval of
core programs</header><text>No portion of the plan relating to a core program
shall be implemented until the appropriate Secretary approves the corresponding
portions of the plan for all core programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida8f25276-79fd-4f49-bbbe-15520868df13"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Timing of
approval</header><subparagraph id="id18bf7dce-443f-4ddb-aa51-dee68ef46853"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), a
portion of the combined State plan covering the core programs or a program or
activity described in subsection (a)(2) shall be considered to be approved by
the appropriate Secretary at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the day
the plan is submitted.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ided7e2bd3-0d06-44c9-899f-290bbdac15f0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Plan approved
by 3 or more appropriate Secretaries</header><text>If an appropriate Secretary
other than the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Education has authority
to approve a portion of a combined plan, that portion of the combined plan
shall be considered to be approved by the appropriate Secretary at the end of
the 120-day period beginning on the day the plan is submitted.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5722d908-15cc-49e5-aae9-cfd7cb8b8cd1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Disapproval</header><text>The
portion shall not be considered to be approved if the appropriate Secretary
makes a written determination, during the 90-day period (or the 120-day period,
for an appropriate Secretary covered by subparagraph (B)), that the portion is
not consistent with the requirements of the Federal law authorizing or
applicable to the program or activity involved, including the criteria for
approval of a plan or application, if any, under such law, or the plan is not
consistent with the requirements of this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idacd7ba8e-41dd-4f7e-835c-4b3ee4513563"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>In paragraph (3), the term <quote>criteria for approval of a
plan or application</quote>, with respect to a State and a core program or a
program under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2301">20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.</external-xref>), includes a requirement for agreement between the
State and the appropriate Secretaries regarding State performance
accountability measures or State performance measures, as the case may be,
including levels of performance.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id12a4ae01-6725-4bd2-9104-1730439d7ca6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Appropriate
secretary</header><text>In this section, the term <term>appropriate
Secretary</term> means—</text><paragraph id="ida915fabc-37e5-4153-9270-25904b46d206"><enum>(1)</enum><text>with
respect to the portion of a combined plan relating to any of the core programs
(including a description, and an assurance concerning that program, specified
in subsection (b)(3)), the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0bec6043-20e7-46db-880f-3612ce6615ed"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with
respect to the portion of a combined plan relating to a program or activity
described in subsection (a)(2) (including a description, and an assurance
concerning that program or activity, specified in subsection (b)(3)), the head
of the Federal agency who exercises plan or application approval authority for
the program or activity under the Federal law authorizing the program or
activity, or, if there are no planning or application requirements for such
program or activity, exercises administrative authority over the program or
activity under that Federal law.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><chapter id="id69467532-c2c2-4eaf-88c8-030fb1656110"><enum>2</enum><header>Local
provisions</header><section id="id602f0ea8-5b43-4002-b003-d8cd572682c3"><enum>116.</enum><header>Local
workforce development areas</header><subsection id="id1c423550-eac0-47ba-bf55-72d393a1e294"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation of
areas</header><paragraph id="id9ac4a188-133b-4f88-a9a2-7260c02cc055"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><subparagraph id="id42a61b6d-0d8c-4ea3-94a7-fb86d74eb360"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Process</header><text>Except
as provided in subsection (b), and consistent with paragraphs (2) and (3), in
order for a State to receive an allotment under section 227 or 232, the
Governor of the State shall designate local workforce development areas within
the State—</text><clause commented="no" id="idca616164-34ad-4416-b060-231a0b72e9b7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>through
consultation with the State board; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idab9228be-4f30-4775-868d-1cc4a3dae654"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>after
consultation with chief elected officials and affected local boards, and after
consideration of comments received through the public comment process as
described in section 112(b)(2)(E)(iii)(II).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id525e9d66-0a49-4d74-bacf-bbe4457e756d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The
Governor shall designate local areas (except for those local areas described in
paragraphs (2) and (3)), based on criteria consisting of—</text><clause id="idd84103cb-b55b-411a-a42a-6f4d69098bf3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
extent to which the areas are consistent with labor market areas in the
State;</text></clause><clause id="id627d6aab-a2b0-4a13-84ce-46140513e2d8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
extent to which the areas are consistent with regional economic development
areas in the State; and</text></clause><clause id="id33f09c04-1e51-45bd-8bd7-a0c8a7f0a68c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>whether the
areas have available the Federal and non-Federal resources necessary to
effectively administer activities under title II and other applicable
provisions of this Act, including whether the areas have the appropriate
education and training providers, such as institutions of higher education and
area career and technical education schools.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc1938894-a42f-4dfd-9dbf-cffdfbfdfc15"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>For purposes of subparagraph (B)(ii), the definition
of the term <term>region</term> in section 101 shall not be applicable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9854fcc6-600f-4fc0-a7f5-ae004744485a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Automatic
designation</header><subparagraph id="idcbe0dd1c-0378-44de-8395-b661464aebd1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initial
period</header><text>For the second full program year that commences after the
date of enactment of this Act, any area that was designated as a local area
under section 116 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as in effect on the
day before the date of enactment of this Act, and was so designated for the
2-year period preceding that day, shall be designated as a local area by the
Governor under this subparagraph—</text><clause id="idcd347d3a-de9d-42e4-96ce-a6c3aed5b731"><enum>(i)</enum><text>if such
area so requests; and</text></clause><clause id="idc6e36e31-b4f6-4d19-b0b1-f3a0bf288cc8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if
such local area—</text><subclause id="idd8263d5e-bde6-4017-8646-3f79e47de9d5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>performed
successfully; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ida7dd1a67-41cb-414e-b962-a2cd5d6e65d0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>sustained fiscal
integrity.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4a262589-7830-4c21-a8da-de9ef649dc80"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subsequent
designation</header><text>For the third full program year that commences after
the date of enactment of this Act and thereafter, the Governor shall designate
as a local area under this subparagraph any area that was designated as a local
area under subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="id99bd0c2d-7eb9-4b73-bf65-64cb0e84c3c7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>if such
local area so requests;</text></clause><clause id="id102f6049-76c1-4c7b-b8a3-8d866a520d7e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if
such local area—</text><subclause id="id60254436-1567-466d-a956-7ddd09e7daa9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>performed
successfully; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idf5e90d79-bdc8-4cc9-bbb7-f40dd963838f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>sustained fiscal
integrity; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id371de8cf-43cb-42c8-95e4-bc9623ef4f33"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
the case of a local area that is part of a consortium of local areas in a
planning region under subsection (c), if such local area met each of the
following implementation conditions:</text><subclause id="id114e95c8-104e-40af-8a66-a656c5fc49b0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Participated in
preparing a regional plan under subsection (c)(1)(A)(iv) and in implementing
the plan.</text></subclause><subclause id="idf46cb212-2434-45ef-9dff-5bee54f64748"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Developed and
implemented regional service strategies and activities, such as industry and
sector-based strategies (including establishment of industry partnerships), in
accordance with the regional plan.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22849124-d82b-46e5-9947-19b8b82dfbd4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this paragraph:</text><clause id="ida9e71ccd-c8f1-4e0a-b828-41d303b128cb"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Performed
successfully</header><text>The term <term>performed successfully</term>, used
with respect to a local area, means the local area met or exceeded the adjusted
levels of performance for primary indicators of performance described in
section 131(b)(2)(A) (or, if applicable, core indicators of performance
described in section 136(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as
in effect the day before the date of enactment of this Act) for each of the
last 2 consecutive years for which data are available preceding the
determination of performance under this clause.</text></clause><clause id="iddcc21a27-8630-48be-a9dd-cd27241b4f32"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Sustained
fiscal integrity</header><text>The term <term>sustained fiscal
integrity</term>, used with respect to a local area, means that the Secretary
has not made a formal determination, during either of the last 2 consecutive
years preceding the determination regarding such integrity, that either the
grant recipient or the administrative entity of the area misexpended funds
provided under title II (or, if applicable, title I of the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998 as in effect prior to the effective date of such title II) due to
willful disregard of the requirements of the title involved, gross negligence,
or failure to comply with accepted standards of administration.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfd4f70d9-59ef-443f-b84f-79c2281d3258"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Designation on
recommendation of State board</header><text>The Governor may approve a request
from any unit of general local government (including a combination of such
units) for designation as a local area if the State board determines, based on
the factors described in paragraph (1)(B), and recommends to the Governor, that
such area should be so designated.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idee7abd23-1987-453a-9318-f42ab5c7e142"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Appeals</header><text>A
unit of general local government (including a combination of such units) or
grant recipient that requests but is not granted designation of an area as a
local area under paragraph (2) may submit an appeal to the State board under an
appeal process established in the State plan. If the appeal does not result in
such a designation, the Secretary of Labor, after receiving a request for
review from the unit or grant recipient and on determining that the unit or
grant recipient was not accorded procedural rights under the appeal process
described in the State plan, as specified in section 112(b)(2)(D)(i), or that
the area meets the requirements of paragraph (2), may require that the area be
designated as a local area under such paragraph.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id11e7bc6c-fec6-4ae7-92c5-b5767aab47e0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Single State
local areas</header><paragraph id="id7cb1a644-4015-4ae2-920b-ad5d4b62298b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Continuation of
previous designation</header><text>The Governor of any State that was a single
State local area for purposes of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998, as in effect on July 1, 2011, may designate the State as a single State
local area for purposes of this title and title II if the Governor identifies
the State as a local area in the State plan.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddff15667-2e4a-4d7f-b1fd-027464ec61c4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Redesignation</header><text>The
Governor of a State not described in paragraph (1) may designate the State as a
single local area if, prior to the submission of the State plan or modification
to such plan so designating the State, no local area meeting the requirements
for automatic designation under subsection (a)(2) requests such designation as
a separate local area.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc0005732-c9ba-4e50-812e-2eea675d5c1f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Composition of
State board</header><subparagraph id="id3f547924-b97b-42e7-b1e8-527771e42bfc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Continuation of
previous designation</header><text>For a State that is designated as a single
State local area under paragraph (1), the composition of the State board
shall—</text><clause id="idf5e7dbbc-01c2-49e1-910c-261a7b625238"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be
consistent with the composition of the State board for such State for purposes
of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as in effect on the day
before the date of enactment of this Act; or</text></clause><clause id="id806654e3-e5b2-4db9-818c-b19dd3cde2c3"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1703c6ec-63ea-4660-b732-b20130955533"><enum>(I)</enum><text>include the members
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 111(b)(1);</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="ida9aeac30-488a-4bb2-8537-4e41fccac7a1" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>include, as a majority of the members,
the representatives described in section 111(b)(1)(C)(i);</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id69dc980d-29af-4f73-91bb-59cf00e980dd" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(III)</enum><text>include, as members other than the
members described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)(i) of section 111(b)(1),
an equal number of—</text><item id="id27dc96d9-bae2-4db0-a6d5-751fa290998d"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>representatives described in
subparagraph (C)(ii) of that section; and</text></item><item id="idb2753edc-0ec9-4c9e-abdf-67d92e690e76"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>representatives described in
subparagraph (C)(iii) of that section; and</text></item></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id0278b3cf-5b0b-4bc4-bec4-089a6ed25767" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>include as chairperson an individual
elected from among the members described in section 111(b)(1)(C)(i).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcab736d0-8e28-4e9e-bfcd-69d100faac39"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Redesignation</header><text>For
a State that is designated as a single State local area under paragraph (2),
the composition of the State board shall be consistent with the requirements
described in subparagraph (A)(ii).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9bd13ac8-67be-4a1a-bf3c-25f31dbb4fd1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect on local
plan and local functions</header><text>In any case in which a State is
designated as a local area pursuant to this subsection, the local plan prepared
under section 118 for the area shall be submitted for approval as part of the
State plan. In such a State, the State board shall carry out the functions of a
local board, as specified in this Act or the provisions authorizing a core
program, but the State shall not be required to meet and report on a set of
local performance accountability measures.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1a05e289-4f32-40e2-998d-3a208c9be9e4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regional
planning and service delivery</header><paragraph id="id793fa5d4-b145-4ecf-b603-4fb69f4be175"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><subparagraph id="ide818a82e-b62c-4ef9-8a71-40a55427d8b2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Planning</header><clause id="id84540f41-1b8b-44d1-9393-af132788c455"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Identification</header><text>Before
the first day of the second full program year that commences after the date of
enactment of this Act, as part of the process for developing the State plan, a
State shall identify regions in the State. The State shall identify regions
after consultation with the local boards and chief elected officials in the
affected local areas and consistent with the criteria described in subsection
(a)(1)(B).</text></clause><clause id="idff14d377-1e85-4962-b083-31a2e780a9e9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Types of
regions</header><text>For purposes of this Act, the State shall
identify—</text><subclause id="id4bd4e6c3-83f6-4856-8722-a5fafb99aaff"><enum>(I)</enum><text>which regions are
comprised of 1 local area that is aligned with the region; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id33f10752-9e49-4307-a7b4-17ed1ec9ca03"><enum>(II)</enum><text>which regions
are comprised of 2 or more local areas that are (collectively) aligned with the
region.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ide6ff1ff2-c76a-4fde-9679-ce3e33238655"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Planning for
cooperative initiatives and arrangements</header><text>In the regions comprised
of 2 or more local areas, the State shall require regional planning, including
planning for regional service delivery, by local boards in those regions. The
State shall require the local boards in a planning region to participate in a
regional planning process for cooperative initiatives and arrangements that
result in—</text><subclause id="idc6ff4652-6262-4992-ae2e-683d27878d8d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
establishment of regional service strategies and activities, including service
delivery cooperative arrangements and regional approaches to address the
employment and training needs of individuals with barriers to
employment;</text></subclause><subclause id="id65bb57e9-511d-48f9-b8b1-d082c580d307"><enum>(II)</enum><text>as
appropriate, the development and implementation of initiatives involving
in-demand industry sectors or occupations;</text></subclause><subclause id="idbf897c28-4746-4a0d-9c37-d1313ba37399"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the collection
and analysis of regional labor market data (in conjunction with the State);
and</text></subclause><subclause id="ide3375e2b-ff87-4b56-a61a-90f205f290f1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the
establishment of administrative cost arrangements, as appropriate.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idcb059567-4b47-4a96-aae8-254910501a01"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Regional
plans</header><text>The State, after consultation with the local boards and
chief elected officials for the planning region, shall require the local boards
and officials to collaborate in order to prepare, submit, and obtain approval
of a single regional plan. Such plan shall include a description of the
cooperative initiatives and arrangements developed pursuant to clause (iii) and
incorporate local plans for each of the local areas in the planning region (as
required under section 118), which shall contain strategies that are consistent
and aligned with each other.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idf2d4b7c7-51f5-432e-a743-cd847955889f"><enum>(v)</enum><header>References</header><text>In
this Act, and the core program provisions that are not in this Act:</text><subclause commented="no" id="id090ced57-19de-4e4c-b3bf-79c32c14e1a5"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Local
area</header><text>Except as provided in section 111(d)(8), this section,
paragraph (1)(B) or (4) of section 117(c), or section 117(d)(12)(B), or in any
text that provides an accompanying provision specifically for a planning
region, the term <term>local area</term> in a provision includes a reference to
a planning region for purposes of implementation of that provision by the
corresponding local areas in the region.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id47370fb1-933d-46c7-9346-dfdf7f2e3c6c"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Local
plan</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b)(4) or this subsection,
the term <term>local plan</term> includes a reference to the portion of a
regional plan developed with respect to the corresponding local area within the
region, and any regionwide provision of that plan that impacts or relates to
the local area.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02ebd24d-86f7-4f92-8dc5-cec75b8b7595"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Assistance for
local areas</header><clause id="id4ee5d5d1-2217-4ef1-baf2-9a7b9c45f82c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The State shall provide technical assistance and labor
market information to local boards in planning regions to assist such local
boards with regional planning and subsequent service delivery efforts, and with
the alignment of programs consistent with the alignment envisioned in the State
and local plans.</text></clause><clause id="idbde874b7-78a5-4234-8263-d16dbb8cb10d"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Redesignation
assistance</header><text>On the request of all of the local areas in a planning
region, the State shall provide funding from funds made available under
sections 228(a) and 233(a)(1) to assist the local areas in carrying out
activities to facilitate the redesignation of the local areas as a single local
area.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id62a01aff-c577-413a-bb76-c16bcc816146"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information
sharing</header><text>The State shall require the local boards for a planning
region to share, consistent with State law, employment statistics, information
about employment opportunities and trends, information about the skill
requirements of existing and emerging in-demand industry sectors and
occupations, information on the skills and workforce development activities,
and any skill or services gaps, in the planning region, and other types of
information that would assist in improving the performance of all local areas
in the planning region on the performance accountability measures established
under section 131(c).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id66dc6bf0-7f35-4176-a414-f61d9783f41a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination of
services</header><text>The State shall require the local boards for a planning
region to coordinate—</text><subparagraph id="id8c1fa87c-3a15-4c84-9774-0c9aca012de9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the provision of
workforce investment activities with the activities of the other one-stop
partner programs, including the provision of transportation and other
supportive services, so that services provided through such programs may be
provided across the boundaries of local areas within the planning region;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id080cf707-6b07-476e-bc71-1a2e9878b5a4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the provision of
such activities with regional economic development services and
strategies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb1d86c8f-84a6-4f5d-ad9a-32cb7622f59c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interstate
regions</header><text>Two or more States that contain an interstate region that
is a labor market area, economic development region, or other appropriate
contiguous subarea of the States may designate the area as a planning region
for purposes of this subsection, and jointly exercise the State functions
described in this Act (including paragraphs (1) through (3)).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id09a140fa-fe19-4891-a499-6a6fb5e71fe0"><enum>117.</enum><header>Local
workforce development boards</header><subsection id="id3c9df050-ad9e-4308-a33b-59ed54d20b99"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Except
as provided in subsection (c)(2)(A), there shall be established, and certified
by the Governor of the State, a local workforce development board in each local
area of a State to carry out the functions described in subsection (d) (and any
functions specified for the local board under this Act or the provisions
establishing a core program) for such area.</text></subsection><subsection id="id61291401-7bd0-4ce7-82e3-df1b721a861b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><paragraph id="id4d57aa6d-4ef1-40b3-a646-7c134d5a443a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State
criteria</header><text>The Governor, in partnership with the State board, shall
establish criteria for use by chief elected officials in the local areas for
appointment of members of the local boards in such local areas in accordance
with the requirements of paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf4f85611-bf1e-4aff-bede-f74c94a9cbfa"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>Such
criteria shall require that, at a minimum—</text><subparagraph id="id7dd14f56-646f-4373-94be-704547317f48"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a
majority of the members of each local board shall be representatives of
business in the local area, who—</text><clause id="id028a7e51-d8ce-4dc8-8375-6feb2cc9e6c7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are
owners of businesses, chief executives or operating officers of businesses, or
other business executives or employers with optimum policymaking or hiring
authority;</text></clause><clause id="id7dc78ba9-3d54-4fda-bef3-420375257b5d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>represent
businesses, including small businesses, or organizations representing
businesses described in this clause, that provide employment opportunities
that, at a minimum, will provide clear and accessible career pathways, and
include high-quality, work-relevant training and development in in-demand
industry sectors or occupations in the local area; and</text></clause><clause id="id71e114d4-72ae-4a2b-863c-96016451d410"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>are
appointed from among individuals nominated by local business organizations and
business trade associations;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id26aef035-7fcd-4670-98c8-c19ffad47dcd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not less than 20
percent of the members of each local board shall be representatives of the
workforce within the local area, who—</text><clause id="idb0080181-7040-4fed-9fcf-daec6078bbfd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall
include representatives of labor organizations (for a local area in which
employees are represented by labor organizations), who have been nominated by
local labor federations, or (for a local area in which no employees are
represented by such organizations) other representatives of employees;</text></clause><clause id="ide8c95ab8-fc57-4711-8fa2-fa4857b3fb8a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may
include representatives of community-based organizations that have demonstrated
experience and expertise in addressing the employment needs of individuals with
barriers to employment, including organizations that serve veterans or that
provide or support competitive integrated employment for individuals with
disabilities; and</text></clause><clause id="idd87ff65f-7d08-43bf-9b76-535ebae4bf83"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>may
include representatives of organizations that have demonstrated experience and
expertise in addressing the employment, training, or education needs of
eligible youth, including representatives of organizations that serve
out-of-school youth;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19343a4a-e13e-4bfa-be63-f1101a902723"><enum>(C)</enum><text>each local board
shall include representatives of entities administering education and training
activities in the local area, who—</text><clause id="idf59dadd4-2b60-4331-8bc6-b8aa9c8d647f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall
include a representative of eligible providers administering adult education
and literacy activities under title III;</text></clause><clause id="id98c16f84-47b3-4cad-9c3f-f96df0889dcf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall
include a representative of institutions of higher education providing
workforce investment activities (including community colleges);</text></clause><clause id="idf149a47b-6937-4ce4-a7a3-f5cb6ce8c8cf"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>shall
include a representative, either an employer, a member of a labor organization,
or a staff director, from a joint labor-management apprenticeship program, or
if no such joint program exists in the area, a representative of an
apprenticeship program in the area; and</text></clause><clause id="id8d732e93-a310-4e9e-aa1e-a9e74812a983"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>may
include representatives of local educational agencies, and of community-based
organizations with demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the
education or training needs of individuals with barriers to employment;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80dc7499-f32b-49f0-aa40-599f8def459e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>each local board
shall include representatives of governmental and economic and community
development entities serving the local area, who—</text><clause id="id91c9d15e-f7fc-4025-84f6-7e898fb095f2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall
include 1 or more representatives of economic and community development
entities;</text></clause><clause id="id19ec491b-5671-4a4c-86d3-053ac7150351"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall
include an appropriate representative from the State employment service office
under the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>) serving the local
area;</text></clause><clause id="id18ba6db1-0d75-455f-9b1e-4b11f2fbb1fd"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>shall
include an appropriate representative of the programs carried out under title I
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.</external-xref>), other than section
112 or part C of that title (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>, 741), serving the local
area;</text></clause><clause id="id8b16f9f7-2c0f-46b9-9b36-0be118e6037f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>may
include representatives of agencies or entities administering programs serving
the local area relating to transportation, housing, and public assistance;
and</text></clause><clause id="id5c9ccfef-42ca-44da-b6eb-7b72a7869eb0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>may
include representatives of philanthropic organizations serving the local area;
and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1b7379fe-69d4-469a-86ce-16f5191c7f33"><enum>(E)</enum><text>each local board
may include such other individuals or representatives of entities as the chief
elected official in the local area may determine to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id225ba98c-fd7e-4618-b550-a7d50df4f917"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
members of the local board shall elect a chairperson for the local board from
among the representatives described in paragraph (2)(A).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0585e3eb-03ad-44f9-8583-67d99de41a46"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Standing
committees</header><subparagraph id="id6de43a35-d5e0-4891-b799-480b89998234"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The local board shall designate and direct the activities
of standing committees to provide information and to assist the local board in
carrying out activities under this section. Such standing committees shall be
chaired by a member of the local board, may include other members of the local
board, and shall include other individuals appointed by the local board who are
not members of the local board and who the local board determines have
appropriate experience and expertise. At a minimum, the local board shall
designate each of the following:</text><clause id="id9951f1f1-3683-4166-9dae-543e8379d9bc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A
standing committee to provide information and assist with operational
and other issues relating to the one-stop delivery system, which may
include as members representatives of the one-stop partners.</text></clause><clause id="id0199e8cc-8dcc-4c59-948b-3b632c80f67c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A
standing committee to provide information and to assist with planning,
operational, and other issues relating to the provision of services to youth,
which shall include community-based organizations with a demonstrated record of
success in serving eligible youth.</text></clause><clause id="idafd90f55-ef33-48fb-bfa4-8a776a9a6115"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A
standing committee to provide information and to assist with operational and
other issues relating to the provision of services to individuals with
disabilities, including issues relating to compliance with section 288 and
applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12101 et seq.) regarding providing programmatic and physical access to the
services, programs, and activities of the one-stop delivery system, as well as
appropriate training for staff on providing supports for or accommodations to,
and finding employment opportunities for, individuals with disabilities.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb97c7e23-c89d-4eab-8486-0eef475b669e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
committees</header><text>The local board may designate standing committees in
addition to the standing committees specified in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb9fd5b56-8abe-4a49-aa25-b56f998732a8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Designation of
entity</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit
the designation of an existing (as of the date of enactment of this Act)
entity, such as an effective youth council, to fulfill the requirements of this
paragraph as long as the entity meets the requirements of this
paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8c9eb178-fff6-4dcc-b62e-1d95fe52de87"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authority of
board members</header><text>Members of the board that represent organizations,
agencies, or other entities shall be individuals with optimum policymaking
authority within the organizations, agencies, or entities. The members of the
board shall represent diverse geographic areas within the local area.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6a1765e1-880b-4c73-9328-dbd520e5b15a"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>If there are multiple eligible providers serving the local
area by administering adult education and literacy activities under title III,
or multiple institutions of higher education serving the local area by
providing workforce investment activities, each representative on the local
board described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (2)(C), respectively, shall
be appointed from among individuals nominated by local providers representing
such providers or institutions, respectively.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbb2adc79-c0fa-4b81-b443-68b87a2e4df9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appointment and
certification of board</header><paragraph id="id7fa5448c-ec4a-4103-a72a-d93cbd3f54ee"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment of
board members and assignment of responsibilities</header><subparagraph id="id947b0fdd-2b03-45ad-9b19-f2d221dcaecc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The chief elected official in a local area is authorized
to appoint the members of the local board for such area, in accordance with the
State criteria established under subsection (b).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb741731e-8eeb-4483-822e-ad756a5050a3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Multiple units
of local government in area</header><clause id="id36c6a5ab-08a4-40d9-8e15-40e2515ac540"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In a case in which a local area includes more than 1 unit
of general local government, the chief elected officials of such units may
execute an agreement that specifies the respective roles of the individual
chief elected officials—</text><subclause id="idcf7db5be-123d-46c9-acc8-380a724b2d11"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in
the appointment of the members of the local board from the individuals
nominated or recommended to be such members in accordance with the criteria
established under subsection (b); and</text></subclause><subclause id="idcb7aec30-f904-4d8f-9336-be89cbf503cb"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in
carrying out any other responsibilities assigned to such officials under this
title or subtitle B of title II.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idac3d00d1-d7dd-4bf8-af14-3f1334783909"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Lack
of agreement</header><text>If, after a reasonable effort, the chief elected
officials are unable to reach agreement as provided under clause (i), the
Governor may appoint the members of the local board from individuals so
nominated or recommended.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddda6a7a9-ed48-4af9-b002-756aba5ee7f4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Concentrated
employment programs</header><text>In the case of an area that was designated as
a local area in accordance with section 116(a)(2)(B) of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
this Act), and that remains a local area on that date, the governing body of
the concentrated employment program involved shall act in consultation with the
chief elected official in the local area to appoint members of the local board,
in accordance with the State criteria established under subsection (b), and to
carry out any other responsibility relating to workforce investment activities
assigned to such official under this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide88080cf-1571-4344-a2ab-06ce725b7d02"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certification</header><subparagraph id="id34d550b1-4e96-4501-ad74-e8bf8642af3f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Governor shall, once every 2 years, certify 1 local
board for each local area in the State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc9fa2544-20d3-4fac-970c-e9ac6f2530ae"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>Such
certification shall be based on criteria established under subsection (b), and
for a second or subsequent certification, the extent to which the local board
has ensured that workforce investment activities carried out in the local area
have enabled the local area to meet the corresponding performance
accountability measures and achieve sustained fiscal integrity, as defined in
section 116(a)(2)(C).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf8b66536-59b0-4ed1-9916-4e10b204ac05"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Failure to
achieve certification</header><text>Failure of a local board to achieve
certification shall result in appointment and certification of a new local
board for the local area pursuant to the process described in paragraph (1) and
this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb1a9ea3b-8a9c-4f7d-97a4-048567fcfc82"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Decertification</header><subparagraph id="idbb4b1ec2-110b-4516-a0b4-7ad88844578c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Fraud, abuse,
failure to carry out functions</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the
Governor shall have the authority to decertify a local board at any time after
providing notice and an opportunity for comment, for—</text><clause id="id52f96ddc-c359-4f5d-9304-ff0e7c228539"><enum>(i)</enum><text>fraud
or abuse; or</text></clause><clause id="id3dde909c-c2cc-4826-b210-2eaed7fb3a6f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>failure to carry
out the functions specified for the local board in subsection (d).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id36a9fbfd-ac72-4bf3-8fa4-7204773a5eb4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Nonperformance</header><text>Notwithstanding
paragraph (2), the Governor may decertify a local board if a local area fails
to meet the local performance accountability measures for such local area in
accordance with section 131(c) for 2 consecutive program years.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7d231183-2c4a-4bc3-8719-f688298ccf4c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reorganization
plan</header><text>If the Governor decertifies a local board for a local area
under subparagraph (A) or (B), the Governor may require that a new local board
be appointed and certified for the local area pursuant to a reorganization plan
developed by the Governor, in consultation with the chief elected official in
the local area and in accordance with the criteria established under subsection
(b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id28f062c1-331b-43c6-90d1-ff6fd1e95de7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Single state
local area</header><subparagraph id="idf38db58e-fdba-485f-ac88-190c70b33782"><enum>(A)</enum><header>State
board</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (b) and paragraphs (1) and (2),
if a State described in section 116(b) indicates in the State plan that the
State will be treated as a single State local area, for purposes of the
application of this Act or the provisions authorizing a core program, the State
board shall carry out any of the functions of a local board under this Act or
the provisions authorizing a core program, including the functions described in
subsection (d).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id09cb65f4-39f7-4f5e-a722-172a5a5f7bd8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>References</header><clause commented="no" id="id76eb8548-5c71-4e1a-819b-478cfbf98a85"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in clauses (ii) and (iii), with
respect to such a State, a reference in this Act or a core program provision to
a local board shall be considered to be a reference to the State board, and a
reference in the Act or provision to a local area or region shall be considered
to be a reference to the State.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id888cbb99-4509-471d-9644-dd03ed6c8408"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Plans</header><text>The
State board shall prepare a local plan under section 118 for the State, and
submit the plan for approval as part of the State plan.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id4651021f-a024-46e8-981b-65df485fc378"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Performance
accountability measures</header><text>The State shall not be required to meet
and report on a set of local performance accountability measures.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id09dfcdd5-9bee-486f-ab59-98d57537d22b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Functions of
local board</header><text>Consistent with section 118, the functions of the
local board shall include the following:</text><paragraph id="id947fd59c-f2a2-4514-895e-ece5286d042b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Local
plan</header><text>The local board, in partnership with the chief elected
official for the local area involved, shall develop and submit a local plan to
the Governor that meets the requirements in section 118. If the local area is
part of a planning region that includes other local areas, the local board
shall collaborate with the other local boards and chief elected officials from
such other local areas in the development and submission of the local plan as
described in section 116(c)(1)(A).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id04e2fa07-2230-4099-ad1f-a1101d596490"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Workforce
research and regional labor market analysis</header><text>In order to assist in
the development and implementation of the local plan, the local board
shall—</text><subparagraph id="idb285a331-f9f6-4cf7-aa3b-d9bc53565756"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carry out
analyses of the economic conditions in the region, the needed knowledge and
skills for the region, the workforce in the region, and workforce development
activities (including education and training) in the region described in
section 118(b)(1)(D), and regularly update such information;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3fc4d0cb-1599-48af-b276-440a50127906"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assist the
Governor in developing the statewide workforce and labor market information
system described in section 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49l–2(e)), specifically in the collection, analysis, and utilization of
workforce and labor market information for the region; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1e9fb41f-0b25-45f3-9405-4036cf70b819"><enum>(C)</enum><text>conduct such
other research, data collection, and analysis related to the workforce needs of
the regional economy as the board, after receiving input from a wide array of
stakeholders, determines to be necessary to carry out its functions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id67b41355-1c22-4efe-b1c1-53ebec6e66d9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Convening,
brokering, leveraging</header><text>The local board shall convene local
workforce development system stakeholders to assist in the development of the
local plan under section 118 and in identifying non-Federal expertise and
resources to leverage support for workforce development activities. The local
board, including standing committees, may engage such stakeholders in carrying
out the functions described in this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9d4da4c2-bcae-486f-a992-6be681f36de9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Employer
engagement</header><text>The local board shall lead efforts to engage with a
diverse range of employers and with entities in the region involved—</text><subparagraph id="id7b0849b2-0ba2-4b9c-b1a1-db440a959b7c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to promote
business representation (particularly representatives with optimal policymaking
or hiring authority from employers whose employment opportunities reflect
existing and emerging employment opportunities in the region) on the local
board;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7cd97762-e189-4554-9eb2-5ba1b2c2ab33"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to develop
effective linkages (including the use of intermediaries) with employers in the
region to support employer utilization of the local workforce development
system and to support local workforce investment activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id74ba1356-7e3c-413d-9ec6-9a166388399d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to ensure that
workforce investment activities meet the needs of employers and support
economic growth in the region, by enhancing communication, coordination, and
collaboration among employers, economic development entities, and service
providers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id332f55d2-c4dc-4aa3-a424-db4b1e6627f4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to develop and
implement proven or promising strategies for meeting the employment and skill
needs of workers and employers (such as the establishment of industry and
sector partnerships), that provide the skilled workforce needed by employers in
the region, and that expand employment and career advancement opportunities for
workforce development system participants in in-demand industry sectors or
occupations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8fd8b7ae-f5d7-4f31-b8de-891712d96a2c"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Career pathways
development</header><text>The local board, with representatives of secondary
and postsecondary education programs, shall lead efforts in the local area to
develop and implement career pathways within the local area by aligning the
employment, training, education, and supportive services that are needed by
adults and youth, particularly individuals with barriers to employment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id07fdf12a-9393-4e65-9992-73f6616c5d7c"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Proven and
promising practices</header><text>The local board shall lead efforts in the
local area to—</text><subparagraph id="idb6e57de6-f379-4336-bf2e-60e875e23daa"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify and
promote proven and promising strategies and initiatives for meeting the needs
of employers, and workers and jobseekers (including individuals with barriers
to employment) in the local workforce development system, including providing
physical and programmatic accessibility, in accordance with section 288 and
applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12101 et seq.), to the one-stop delivery system; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id401f4499-e197-4bb0-82c6-4370a753e05f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify and
disseminate information on proven and promising practices carried out in other
local areas for meeting such needs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd14f97ad-1fe4-4e7c-a306-adc30f196c4c"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Technology</header><text>The
local board shall develop strategies for using technology to maximize the
accessibility and effectiveness of the local workforce development system for
employers, and workers and jobseekers, by—</text><subparagraph id="id0b36bc73-a73a-4238-b984-41370a51fec1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>facilitating
connections among the intake and case management information systems of the
one-stop partner programs to support a comprehensive workforce development
system in the local area;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc8843028-49fc-487c-8bbe-41c961550e93"><enum>(B)</enum><text>facilitating
access to services provided through the one-stop delivery system involved,
including facilitating the access in remote areas;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idba2ffaf0-edf4-41c2-a7aa-229ab78aa16f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identifying
strategies for better meeting the needs of individuals with barriers to
employment, including strategies that augment traditional service delivery, and
increase access to services and programs of the one-stop delivery system, such
as improving digital literacy skills; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf3adf41d-6814-481d-b451-f88845cecc42"><enum>(D)</enum><text>leveraging
resources and capacity within the local workforce development system, including
resources and capacity for services for individuals with barriers to
employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idccda6534-1459-465c-9e91-6c682de151eb"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Program
oversight</header><text>The local board, in partnership with the chief elected
official for the local area, shall—</text><subparagraph id="id2016b84b-3fb6-4251-9481-c3f3891ab5bb"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id21528bb2-9a62-499a-833f-7100f9654413"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conduct oversight for
local youth workforce investment activities authorized under section 229, local
employment and training activities authorized under section 234, and the
one-stop delivery system in the local area; and</text></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id7b79d100-d24e-4689-8881-75dddc9b919d" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensure the appropriate use and
management of the funds provided under this title and title II for the
activities and system described in clause (i); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd732e8b8-5a58-4f30-9e1c-08e8e78a175c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for workforce
development activities, ensure the appropriate use, management, and
investment of funds to maximize performance outcomes under section 131.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9209c90c-e52e-4562-a431-c7ff48a98725"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Negotiation of
local performance accountability measures</header><text>The local board, the
chief elected official, and the Governor shall negotiate and reach agreement on
local performance accountability measures as described in section
131(c).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idda42e264-4898-4851-8dcb-a2157ba81343"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Selection of
operators and providers</header><subparagraph id="id435f196e-e37a-4b88-8195-cddac4ac08bf"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Selection of
one-stop operators</header><text>Consistent with section 221(d), the local
board, with the agreement of the chief elected official for the local
area—</text><clause id="ida53bbf1f-db0f-4fc4-b32f-9bad5f1f6551"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall
designate or certify one-stop operators as described in section 221(d)(2)(A);
and</text></clause><clause id="id7585db08-5324-4432-bb1d-3778ad929dfb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may
terminate for cause the eligibility of such operators.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6bda7506-6d94-4783-b58e-af5320740102"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Selection of
youth providers</header><text>Consistent with section 223, the local
board—</text><clause id="idc45094aa-5975-48b9-a421-382c2c250643"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall
identify eligible providers of youth workforce investment activities in the
local area by awarding grants or contracts on a competitive basis (except as
provided in section 223(b)), based on the recommendations of the youth standing
committee established under subsection (b)(4); and</text></clause><clause id="ida6f6b5d4-95f5-4f47-b843-a455fc6e61e1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may
terminate for cause the eligibility of such providers.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8e0ab9a9-ad2e-46bc-ac71-7b291e30c920"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Identification
of eligible providers of training services</header><text>Consistent with
section 222, the local board shall identify eligible providers of training
services in the local area.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc85d0747-7329-41ae-9e72-5fcb69236b5c"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Identification
of eligible providers of intensive services</header><text>If the one-stop
operator does not provide intensive services described in section
234(c)(3) in a local area, the local board
shall identify eligible providers of those intensive services in the local area by awarding contracts.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2106ea71-b3a3-4ef4-9626-c8e9b9b54454"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Consumer choice
requirements</header><text>Consistent with section 222 and paragraphs (3) and
(4) of section 234(c), the local board shall work with the State to ensure
there are sufficient numbers and types of providers of intensive services and
training services (including eligible providers with expertise in assisting
individuals with disabilities and eligible providers with expertise in
assisting adults in need of adult education and literacy activities) serving
the local area and providing the services involved in a manner that maximizes
consumer choice, as well as providing opportunities that lead to competitive
integrated employment for individuals with disabilities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id174a9d65-a35d-4766-a587-fca7474a23ed"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Coordination
with education providers</header><subparagraph id="id76f8bdda-cc7a-40bd-ad12-2bef63f38ca7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The local board shall coordinate activities with
education and training providers in the local area, including providers of
workforce investment activities, providers of adult education and literacy
activities under title III, providers of career and technical education (as
defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2302">20 U.S.C. 2302</external-xref>)) and local agencies administering plans under title I
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.</external-xref>), other than section
112 or part C of that title (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>, 741).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8401d03e-937d-43d5-afcc-77b39d26539e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applications
and agreements</header><text>The coordination described in subparagraph (A)
shall include—</text><clause commented="no" id="idcea27cf7-0a81-41c7-b01c-90183c07236c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consistent with
section 332—</text><subclause commented="no" id="id0fd5e57a-06cd-4fd7-9004-90eb253983f2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>reviewing the
applications to provide adult education and literacy activities under title III
for the local area, submitted under such section to the eligible agency by
eligible providers, to determine whether such applications are consistent with
the local plan; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idfceae2a2-7c9f-428a-be1d-dcb3af9a8c38"><enum>(II)</enum><text>making
recommendations to the eligible agency to promote alignment with such plan;
and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idcd6c4143-86aa-4bbe-91ec-18b6c08d144f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>replicating
cooperative agreements in accordance with subparagraph (B) of section
101(a)(11) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/721">29 U.S.C. 721(a)(11)</external-xref>), and
implementing cooperative agreements in accordance with that section with the
local agencies administering plans under title I of that Act (29 U.S.C. 720 et
seq.) (other than section 112 or part C of that title (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>, 741) and
subject to section 221(f)), with respect to efforts that will enhance the
provision of services to individuals with disabilities and other individuals,
such as cross training of staff, technical assistance, use and sharing of
information, cooperative efforts with employers, and other efforts at
cooperation, collaboration, and coordination.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4f066420-4d12-4793-899b-6d679304dcdc"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Cooperative
agreement</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <quote>cooperative
agreement</quote> means an agreement entered into by a State designated agency
or State designated unit under subparagraph (A) of section 101(a)(11) of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5aac0826-04f1-420e-9292-7f10686b5720"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Budget and
administration</header><subparagraph id="ide3b76918-0f02-4ae6-aefa-3e9f78fd3c98"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Budget</header><text>The
local board shall develop a budget for the activities of the local board in the
local area, consistent with the local plan and the duties of the local board
under this section, subject to the approval of the chief elected
official.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idda932088-8b01-4e22-b00d-4038eee4162a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration</header><clause id="id8d73664d-9b03-4fc8-be7e-4764e90e203f"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Grant
recipient</header><subclause id="id436220a6-2528-4eab-8a3d-5321f09cb74d"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The chief elected official in a local area shall serve as
the local grant recipient for, and shall be liable for any misuse of, the grant
funds allocated to the local area under sections 228 and 233, unless the chief
elected official reaches an agreement with the Governor for the Governor to act
as the local grant recipient and bear such liability.</text></subclause><subclause id="iddf32d8f6-5435-4e3e-8a47-e8910ee806fc"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>In
order to assist in administration of the grant funds, the chief elected
official or the Governor, where the Governor serves as the local grant
recipient for a local area, may designate an entity to serve as a local grant
subrecipient for such funds or as a local fiscal agent. Such designation shall
not relieve the chief elected official or the Governor of the liability for any
misuse of grant funds as described in subclause (I).</text></subclause><subclause id="idb2331cff-e6ab-4bc8-beb9-3ea9a6ec63fc"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Disbursal</header><text>The
local grant recipient or an entity designated under subclause (II) shall
disburse the grant funds for workforce investment activities at the direction
of the local board, pursuant to the requirements of this title and title II.
The local grant recipient or entity designated under subclause (II) shall
disburse the funds immediately on receiving such direction from the local
board.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id6a3c54c3-4700-47be-96b5-6dea1dbed180"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Grants and
donations</header><text>The local board may solicit and accept grants and
donations from sources other than Federal funds made available under this
Act.</text></clause><clause id="id479b2b85-9a73-47c5-a8af-0f9c067803d5"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Tax-exempt
status</header><text>For purposes of carrying out duties under this Act, local
boards may incorporate, and may operate as entities described in section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that are exempt from taxation
under section 501(a) of such Code.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id019d074b-81c1-4980-9624-be3bcbf33846"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Accessibility
for individuals with disabilities</header><text>The local board shall annually
assess the physical and programmatic accessibility, in accordance with section
288 and applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>), of all one-stop centers in the local area.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida5df21f5-52ad-46a0-a559-831452e60c87"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Sunshine
provision</header><text>The local board shall make available to the public, on
a regular basis through electronic means and open meetings, information
regarding the activities of the local board, including information regarding
the local plan prior to submission of the plan, and regarding membership, the
designation and certification of one-stop operators, and the award of grants or
contracts to eligible providers of youth workforce investment activities, and
on request, minutes of formal meetings of the local board.</text></subsection><subsection id="ida17eeb15-fcea-4663-bfcb-bcf076337c3d"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Staff</header><paragraph id="idba66e5e1-6f9d-453c-83f4-3dbd24a861ef"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The local board may hire a director and other
staff.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id44bebf44-b031-4da4-a439-3af55cf34173"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on
rate</header><text>The director and staff described in paragraph (1) shall be
subject to the limitations on the payment of salaries and bonuses described in
section 294(15).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id59328b24-61bb-4409-ae80-afce3b8874d5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Limitations</header><paragraph id="id4a31a54f-14b5-48a4-94c0-59812e6b2d23"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Training
services</header><subparagraph id="id3ff010c9-aacd-4bec-81a9-2974caf4e10f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no local board
may provide training services.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida4e2ba03-4855-4d67-b502-e366fe5db654"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waivers of
training prohibition</header><text>The Governor of the State in which a local
board is located may, pursuant to a request from the local board, grant a
written waiver of the prohibition set forth in subparagraph (A) (relating to
the provision of training services) for a program of training services, if the
local board—</text><clause id="id5076ddd0-08cd-4b61-a520-5925e376d91a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submits
to the Governor a proposed request for the waiver that includes—</text><subclause id="iddf6814ec-05a6-449c-8431-bf7f78f5095b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>satisfactory
evidence that there is an insufficient number of eligible providers of such a
program of training services to meet local demand in the local area;</text></subclause><subclause id="idd3c3e02a-5c75-44c1-b9b7-fdbcd75bcafa"><enum>(II)</enum><text>information
demonstrating that the board meets the requirements for an eligible provider of
training services under section 222; and</text></subclause><subclause id="iddea52df3-9033-4cb5-89e5-663191683284"><enum>(III)</enum><text>information
demonstrating that the program of training services prepares participants for
an in-demand industry sector or occupation in the local area;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idb3f86d4c-e16c-4915-bce7-27e6f7590acb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>makes
the proposed request available to eligible providers of training services and
other interested members of the public for a public comment period of not less
than 30 days; and</text></clause><clause id="id38f7fca0-6660-4b88-bae3-2e547a966ba7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>includes, in
the final request for the waiver, the evidence and information described in
clause (i) and the comments received pursuant to clause (ii).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1d46c5a-8170-4be1-ba6a-c853ee60cfa1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A
waiver granted to a local board under subparagraph (B) shall apply for a period
that shall not exceed the duration of the local plan. The waiver may be renewed
for additional periods under subsequent local plans, not to exceed the
durations of such subsequent plans, pursuant to requests from the local board,
if the board meets the requirements of subparagraph (B) in making the
requests.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8c0bc094-ddb3-4523-804a-272cc6063c3b"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Revocation</header><text>The
Governor shall have the authority to revoke the waiver during the appropriate
period described in subparagraph (C) if the Governor determines the waiver is
no longer needed or that the local board involved has engaged in a pattern of
inappropriate referrals to training services operated by the local
board.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd6da6d26-24eb-4ac6-8cc1-d6cf2ee21530"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Core services;
intensive services; designation or certification as one-stop
operators</header><text>A local board may provide core services described in
section 234(c)(2) or intensive services described in section 234(c)(3) through
a one-stop delivery system or be designated or certified as a one-stop operator
only with the agreement of the chief elected official in the local area and the
Governor.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbeef27af-a95b-4b3f-8833-8eef2b3f91a0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation on
authority</header><text>Nothing in this Act shall be construed to provide a
local board with the authority to mandate curricula for schools.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id86dce760-1d48-4736-ae45-a30e85879425"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Conflict of
interest</header><text>A member of a local board, or a member of a standing
committee, may not—</text><paragraph id="id642ba338-a26d-4b25-a978-a7cd8999fbc0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>vote
on a matter under consideration by the local board—</text><subparagraph id="idfa66bb06-1e7a-4eb9-aa6c-85d339fe3fd0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>regarding the
provision of services by such member (or by an entity that such member
represents); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddeffd821-f38b-4901-bdf1-1ea1c3e6a74a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that would
provide direct financial benefit to such member or the immediate family of such
member; or</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id69a792b5-c79c-4358-8899-d215d0c33ca9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>engage in any
other activity determined by the Governor to constitute a conflict of interest
as specified in the State plan.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idee46c972-cf8e-4fbc-bcaf-b73b29953741"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Alternative
entity</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id4d760fba-8ae5-4650-b8d8-cc427fc5df50"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For purposes of complying with subsections (a), (b), and
(c), a State may use any local entity (including a local council, regional
workforce development board, or similar entity) that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idf8f17db0-0c96-4a9b-b8c2-7f5401de172b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is established to
serve the local area (or the service delivery area that most closely
corresponds to the local area);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5526fc02-c4b2-4f35-b777-c4afd3a2affb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>was in existence
on August 7, 1998, pursuant to State law; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id349fc009-6efe-4b92-9219-9ae6af01514d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>includes—</text><clause commented="no" id="id44cfbf10-b92d-4458-9909-0af4b31f0fa0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>representatives
of business in the local area; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idafadfbb8-19b1-4f66-b742-a72ed7797fb4"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idf946cd50-0be0-4065-84db-e26242fa9ba3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>representatives of
labor organizations (for a local area in which employees are represented by
labor organizations), nominated by local labor federations; or</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id5c116273-d4d2-40b2-bb19-99d3e4a7cecc" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>other representatives of employees in
the local area (for a local area in which no employees are represented by such
organizations).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id93489778-f4f7-4858-875e-febc66157ba7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>References</header><text>A
reference in this Act or a core program provision to a local board, shall
include a reference to such an entity.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id2e81a784-eadd-4824-97cf-3e9c0f22432f"><enum>118.</enum><header>Local
plan</header><subsection id="id3e885093-1517-4889-8576-ee717e08cb5e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each local board shall develop and submit to the Governor
a comprehensive 4-year local plan, in partnership with the chief elected
official. The local plan shall support the strategy described in the State plan
in accordance with section 112(b)(1)(F), and otherwise be consistent with the
State plan. If the local area is part of a planning region, the local board
shall comply with section 116(c)(1)(A) in the preparation and submission of a
regional plan. At the end of the first 2-year period of the 4-year local plan,
each local board shall review the local plan and the local board, in
partnership with the chief elected official, shall prepare and submit
modifications to the local plan to reflect changes in labor market and economic
conditions or in other factors affecting the implementation of the local
plan.</text></subsection><subsection id="ide8ee806b-3a96-4881-bca4-350a33f4f376"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
local plan shall include—</text><paragraph id="id1c1d1d51-f73e-4e57-9585-cad67239d35d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
description of the strategic planning elements consisting of—</text><subparagraph id="ida59ffbee-8fe0-4580-be25-c976e64eba51"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an analysis of
the regional economic conditions including—</text><clause id="idc5eb8b58-a9fd-42ed-ba3b-fb6f94c83597"><enum>(i)</enum><text>existing and
emerging in-demand industry sectors and occupations; and</text></clause><clause id="idcdb36c07-88ee-4676-b3b2-6556af75f150"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
employment needs of employers in those industry sectors and occupations;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc3054d72-cc2d-45b8-8500-a059a002c509"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an analysis of
the knowledge and skills needed to meet the employment needs of the employers
in the region, including employment needs in in-demand industry sectors and
occupations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idac0bc05c-bc80-414d-af24-829dbe6aaa49"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an analysis of
the workforce in the region, including current labor force employment (and
unemployment) data, and information on labor market trends, and the educational
and skill levels of the workforce in the region, including individuals with
barriers to employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5d8ab325-8788-48b4-a53d-0a0ba83e6182"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an analysis of
the workforce development activities (including education and training) in the
region, including an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of such services,
and the capacity to provide such services, to address the identified education
and skill needs of the workforce and the employment needs of employers in the
region;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id408bf398-cc05-4d41-aa08-52aa767c7275"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a
description of the local board’s strategic vision and goals for preparing an
educated and skilled workforce (including youth and individuals with barriers
to employment), including goals relating to the performance accountability
measures based on primary indicators of performance described in section
131(b)(2)(A) in order to support regional economic growth and economic
self-sufficiency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc34f46d5-4d25-49e7-ae88-5c8a44455db5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>taking into
account analyses described in subparagraphs (A) through (D), a strategy to work
with the entities that carry out the core programs to align resources available
to the local area, to achieve the strategic vision and goals described in
subparagraph (E);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfc7de6bb-fc6d-49d1-ac39-2c33610297e2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
description of the workforce development system in the local area that
identifies the programs that are included in that system and how the local
board will work with the entities carrying out core programs and other
workforce development programs to support alignment to provide services,
including programs of study authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2301">20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.</external-xref>), that support the
strategy identified in the State plan under section 112(b)(1)(F);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide21ebbb4-dc59-4a42-993d-d68e934cbd11"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a
description of how the local board, working with the entities carrying out core
programs, will expand access to employment, training, education, and supportive
services for eligible individuals, particularly eligible individuals with
barriers to employment, including how the local board will facilitate the
development of career pathways and co-enrollment, as appropriate, in core
programs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbc9f450f-44a3-4e28-b247-bd3c5a15fd7c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a
description of the strategies and services that will be used in the local
area—</text><subparagraph id="idaea20169-5bcc-4baf-b5d3-e67b1173d295"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in order
to—</text><clause id="id892e9e1c-5238-419e-af11-c65b939b7b82"><enum>(i)</enum><text>facilitate
engagement of employers, including small employers and employers in in-demand
industry sectors and occupations, in workforce development programs;</text></clause><clause id="id548da404-f794-4423-b1f3-18d539b24137"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>support a local
workforce development system that meets the needs of businesses in the local
area;</text></clause><clause id="id1e4bf256-4248-4c20-92b8-24cd61f905d3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>better
coordinate workforce development programs and economic development; and</text></clause><clause id="idcee35be5-1796-481d-b0b2-5f2720bd9ab0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>strengthen
linkages between the one-stop delivery system and unemployment insurance
programs; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5a1254e2-246f-4329-bd6f-d668f444dd59"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that may include
the implementation of initiatives such as incumbent worker training programs,
on-the-job training programs, customized training programs, industry and sector
strategies, career pathways initiatives, utilization of effective business
intermediaries, and other business services and strategies, designed to meet
the needs of employers in the corresponding region in support of the strategy
described in paragraph (1)(F);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idef91f881-9bc7-4cdd-b4dc-f0c659a0ec03"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a
description of how the local board will coordinate workforce investment
activities carried out in the local area with economic development activities
carried out in the region in which the local area is located (or planning
region), and promote entrepreneurial skills training and microenterprise
services;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddb9179fd-9a31-4b00-b686-a90c76cee193"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a
description of the one-stop delivery system in the local area,
including—</text><subparagraph id="id582952bc-bc32-4954-92a6-198aeafaf01f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a
description of how the local board will ensure the continuous improvement of
eligible providers of services through the system and ensure that such
providers meet the employment needs of local employers, and workers and
jobseekers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8b5f100c-60e2-4084-a1ed-7fe91371e7e1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a
description of how the local board will facilitate access to services provided
through the one-stop delivery system, including in remote areas, through the
use of technology and through other means;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id511a7e9c-923f-4cda-97c7-6f611021344d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a
description of how entities within the one-stop delivery system, including
one-stop operators and the one-stop partners, will comply with section 288 and
applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12101 et seq.) regarding the physical and programmatic accessibility of
facilities, programs and services, technology, and materials for individuals
with disabilities, including providing staff training and support for
addressing the needs of individuals with disabilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb9575247-f590-4c2b-95e0-ffe1c93f9236"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a
description of the roles and resource contributions of the one-stop
partners;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddccaff00-1b9e-4bd9-acce-454b5f21280e"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a
description and assessment of the type and availability of adult and dislocated
worker employment and training activities in the local area;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id352ed233-3a0f-41f5-99da-9dd5a5c83744"><enum>(8)</enum><text>a
description of how the local board will coordinate workforce investment
activities carried out in the local area with statewide rapid response
activities, as described in section 234(a)(2)(A);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3926725f-08f2-4a2f-8507-94fb55e6bcb4"><enum>(9)</enum><text>a
description and assessment of the type and availability of youth workforce
investment activities in the local area, including activities for youth who are
individuals with disabilities, which description and assessment shall include
an identification of successful models of such youth workforce investment
activities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbab5c5c7-6fbc-43ac-ab63-4698b1453796"><enum>(10)</enum><text>a
description of how the local board will coordinate education and workforce
investment activities carried out in the local area with relevant secondary and
postsecondary education programs and activities to coordinate strategies,
enhance services, and avoid duplication of services;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id16546c25-bf80-4b8e-b351-eb91b8d9dc34"><enum>(11)</enum><text>a
description of how the local board will coordinate workforce investment
activities carried out under this title or title II in the local area with the
provision of transportation, including public transportation, and other
appropriate supportive services in the local area;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id62cec8a9-0e54-46e1-80a7-031252069906"><enum>(12)</enum><text>a
description of plans and strategies for, and assurances concerning, maximizing
coordination of services provided by the State employment service under the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>) and services provided in the local
area through the one-stop delivery system, to improve service delivery and
avoid duplication of services;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idb9501365-88e8-4d35-b4a3-0431936c3cea"><enum>(13)</enum><text>a description of
how the local board will coordinate workforce investment activities carried out
under this title or title II in the local area with the provision of adult
education and literacy activities under title III in the local area, including
a description of how the local board will carry out, consistent with
subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of section 117(d)(11) and section 332, the review
of local applications submitted under title III;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id2bdf5017-989d-4592-a7f0-543dc697ad04"><enum>(14)</enum><text>a description of
the replicated cooperative agreements (as defined in section 117(d)(11))
between the local board or other local entities described in section
101(a)(11)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/721">29 U.S.C. 721(a)(11)(B)</external-xref>) and
the local office of a designated State agency or designated State unit
administering programs carried out under title I of such Act (29 U.S.C. 720 et
seq.) (other than section 112 or part C of that title (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>, 741) and
subject to section 221(f)) in accordance with section 101(a)(11) of such Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/721">29 U.S.C. 721(a)(11)</external-xref>) with respect to efforts that will enhance the provision
of services to individuals with disabilities and to other individuals, such as
cross training of staff, technical assistance, use and sharing of information,
cooperative efforts with employers, and other efforts at cooperation,
collaboration, and coordination;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2f931342-bfb6-4f14-a700-b8fcd89b4356"><enum>(15)</enum><text>an
identification of the entity responsible for the disbursal of grant funds
described in section 117(d)(12)(B)(i)(III), as determined by the chief elected
official or the Governor under section 117(d)(12)(B)(i);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4854f84a-1efa-4344-bc43-d216e904855a"><enum>(16)</enum><text>a
description of the competitive process to be used to award the subgrants and
contracts in the local area for activities carried out under title I or title
II;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd71f168c-2e88-4aa8-926b-3ba41afdad81"><enum>(17)</enum><text>a
description of the local levels of performance negotiated with the Governor and
chief elected official pursuant to section 131(c), to be used to measure the
performance of the local area and to be used by the local board for measuring
the performance of the local fiscal agent (where appropriate), eligible
providers under title II, and the one-stop delivery system, in the local
area;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0356da6c-12c7-42e4-b445-57eece6aea23"><enum>(18)</enum><text>a
description of the actions the local board will take toward becoming or
remaining a high-performing board, consistent with the factors developed by the
State board pursuant to section 111(d)(6);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf8392b80-0ec6-4b05-97a4-1a2c448bcf22"><enum>(19)</enum><text>a
description of how training services under chapter 3 of subtitle B of title II
will be provided in accordance with section 234(c)(4)(G), including, if
contracts for the training services will be used, how the use of such contracts
will be coordinated with the use of individual training accounts under that
chapter and how the local board will ensure informed customer choice in the
selection of training programs regardless of how the training services are to
be provided;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8e6b9953-ad09-45a9-8640-0919c5d4fba0"><enum>(20)</enum><text>a
description of the process used by the local board, consistent with subsection
(c), to provide an opportunity for public comment, including comment by
representatives of businesses and comment by representatives of labor
organizations, and input into the development of the local plan, prior to
submission of the plan;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id16ac0afb-6d8f-4514-ace2-e0a5d96c38d4"><enum>(21)</enum><text>a
description of how one-stop centers are implementing and transitioning to an
integrated, technology-enabled intake and case management information system
for programs carried out under the Act and programs carried out by one-stop
partners; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4cac28ef-5241-4e23-93b7-68b3ebec4a1c"><enum>(22)</enum><text>such other
information as the Governor may require.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idae42bd7d-056d-476d-bc55-654643b35fb6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Process</header><text>Prior
to the date on which the local board submits a local plan under this section,
the local board shall—</text><paragraph id="ida613b189-c143-4c9e-ba05-2dcbc871bff0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make
available copies of a proposed local plan to the public through electronic and
other means, such as public hearings and local news media;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id489a9ec7-013e-426a-ba52-8a3c0212d9fd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>allow members of
the public, including representatives of business, representatives of labor
organizations, and representatives of education to submit to the local board
comments on the proposed local plan, not later than the end of the 30-day
period beginning on the date on which the proposed local plan is made
available; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idaef87d18-3005-4944-b289-a3bcde756924"><enum>(3)</enum><text>include with the
local plan submitted to the Governor under this section any such comments that
represent disagreement with the plan.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6d2b0f90-b2ff-4f68-ac6d-3df54315e653"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Plan submission
and approval</header><text>A local plan submitted to the Governor under this
section (including a modification to such a local plan) shall be considered to
be approved by the Governor at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the
day the Governor receives the plan (including such a modification), unless the
Governor makes a written determination during the 90-day period that—</text><paragraph id="id624bfedf-4a79-490a-be04-0827dceb00a0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>deficiencies in
activities carried out under this title or subtitle B of title II have been
identified, through audits conducted under section 284 or otherwise, and the
local area has not made acceptable progress in implementing corrective measures
to address the deficiencies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id950abd7d-e5ea-4f4c-a601-e82c8b52b238"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
plan does not comply with the applicable provisions of this Act; or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4c0e976-da1a-4424-8b7e-f7537a7391e5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the plan does not
align with the State plan, including failing to provide for alignment of the
core programs to support the strategy identified in the State plan in
accordance with section 112(b)(1)(F).</text></paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><chapter id="id135c857e-9225-42a5-9fb6-fc4ea3a29487"><enum>3</enum><header>General
Provisions</header><section id="idd3da6896-da2f-439a-9345-cfe7d9584c4a"><enum>121.</enum><header>Qualifications
for directors</header><subsection id="id1d3582b7-bdc7-48a3-88b6-082fc38ed95b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Development of
guidelines</header><paragraph id="id5069c733-7ca5-4508-833d-5de8f4211cbd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development</header><text>Not
later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall initiate a
process to develop guidelines for qualifications for the position of director
(which may be known as an executive director or chief executive officer, or by
a similar title) of State boards and local boards, which may be used by State
boards or local boards as the State boards or local boards determine
appropriate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id587d1f01-0d1a-4c72-8c80-c15d8a04e982"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Secretary shall solicit and consider advice from a diverse set of parties,
drawn from each of the following groups:</text><subparagraph id="id3bc4479c-5a25-4278-a77b-29454cb07127"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Representatives
of Federal, State, regional, and local officials responsible for the
administration of one-stop partner programs, as well as other workforce
development programs the Secretary determines are appropriate.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4f7e5db4-1824-4f6b-ba13-a85381498f1f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Representatives
of State boards and local boards, including representatives of the directors of
such boards.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1dd8bd6-588e-4ad1-aca6-12c5994deb6b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Individuals with
relevant expertise in workforce development representing entities such as
national associations and organizations, academic and research organizations,
labor organizations, businesses and business organizations, economic
development entities, institutions of higher education, community-based
organizations and intermediaries, and philanthropic organizations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id99c914cd-98ff-4383-a313-7c0d5def9b92"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>In
developing guidelines for qualifications for the directors of State boards and
local boards under this section, the Secretary shall analyze and determine the
requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to assist the boards in
carrying out the functions described in, as appropriate, sections 111(d) and
117(d) and necessary for understanding and leading workforce development
systems.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id473f324c-f473-432f-989b-6f84cf259153"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Identification
of guidelines</header><text>Not later than 15 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the
Secretary of Education, shall identify the guidelines for qualifications the
Secretary of Labor determines are appropriate for the directors of State boards
and local boards and shall disseminate such guidelines to the public,
Governors, and chief elected officials, and to State boards and local boards
for their consideration and use in hiring such directors. The Secretary of
Labor may provide technical assistance to State boards and local boards
relating to the use of such guidelines.</text></subsection><subsection id="id9bf35928-f8a0-47c7-8759-95cb1b9e8434"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Periodic
review</header><text>The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary
of Education, shall periodically review the guidelines identified under this
section for qualifications for the directors of State boards and local boards
and, after consultation with the individuals referenced in subsection (a)(2),
may issue such revised guidelines, in accordance with this section, as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id40ab182d-91c2-4251-ae06-125ed10d0cea"><enum>122.</enum><header>Funding of
State and local boards</header><subsection commented="no" id="iddbe80ced-0031-4a87-9291-f9f2370f706e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State
boards</header><text>In funding a State board under this subtitle, a
State—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="ida8b4d6f3-a63c-42da-b701-f319d204955a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall use funds
available as described in section 229(b)(2) or 234(a)(3)(B); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id37f8077a-ee67-4a37-9307-9266457bc2d6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may use
non-Federal funds available to the State that the State determines are
appropriate and available for that use.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idd6ecf788-8d17-4ab2-b457-d6102db997ea"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Local
boards</header><text>In funding a local board under this subtitle, the chief
elected official and local board for the local area—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="idb0d1c313-6b8c-40b7-83b7-3938319f8de3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall use funds
available as described in section 228(b)(4); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idc4d265b5-b3cf-43f6-88a1-d32b1726dd15"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may use
non-Federal funds available to the local area that the chief elected official
and local board determine are appropriate and available for that use.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></chapter></subtitle><subtitle id="ide226f65f-98ae-4cc4-85cb-99d5f3f6830a"><enum>B</enum><header>Workforce
development performance accountability system</header><section commented="no" id="idbd47a11f-e3a0-4a68-b9af-ea5efc764ad8"><enum>131.</enum><header>Performance
accountability system</header><subsection id="id4780d48d-64ff-41e5-8cac-6a95e3c59ade"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this section is to establish performance accountability measures
that apply—</text><paragraph id="id43013469-bf4e-40fe-af32-2663caf3982a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>across the core
programs to assess the effectiveness of States in achieving positive outcomes
for individuals served by those programs; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0c9bd0ac-bbd1-4abe-a525-bc781246eb31"><enum>(2)</enum><text>across the title
II core programs to assess the effectiveness of local areas in achieving
positive outcomes for individuals served by those programs.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id896526fa-963d-40b4-a278-17dc85a231ae"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State
performance accountability measures</header><paragraph id="id151de341-4741-4d20-82fc-93bdd0397243"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For each State, the performance accountability measures
for the core programs shall consist of—</text><subparagraph id="idada8da55-e124-412d-82d6-bea54a770a82"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idc0888929-a4d5-49fd-85af-48f1385f7093"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the primary indicators
of performance described in paragraph (2)(A); and</text></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id5e875198-3c95-41ad-bd34-7f7895f6c913" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the additional indicators of
performance (if any) identified by the State under paragraph (2)(B); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3147bc2c-9498-44ba-ad52-7ec2e6b82071"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a
State adjusted level of performance for each indicator described in
subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf67c20fc-5491-4b20-90f4-a0fcdb535b27"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indicators of
performance</header><subparagraph id="id61e2395d-d167-4b4d-8acb-7ebb0467d403"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Primary
indicators of performance</header><clause id="id30b584a5-874d-488e-9039-b123791dbd7b"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The State primary indicators of performance for
activities provided under the adult and dislocated worker programs authorized
under chapter 3 of subtitle B of title II, the program of adult education and
literacy activities authorized under title III, the employment services program
authorized under sections 1 through 13 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49
et seq.) (except that subclauses (IV) and (V) shall not apply to such program),
and the program authorized under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 or part C of that title (29 U.S.C.
732, 741), shall consist of—</text><subclause id="idfb812421-77f0-4ab5-8cc2-4a5288ebcca5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
percentage of program participants who are employed during the second quarter
after exit from the program;</text></subclause><subclause id="idac7d5027-a495-4d2c-bbc3-23fc5b9550ef"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
percentage of program participants who are employed during the fourth quarter
after exit from the program;</text></subclause><subclause id="idb8e8f479-0d59-4d8f-9951-8364fca1d574"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the median
earnings of program participants who are employed during the second quarter
after exit from the program;</text></subclause><subclause id="id8ff2f5b4-bd77-406b-a2e7-d3d547362a30"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the
percentage of program participants who obtain a recognized postsecondary
credential, or a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent (subject
to clause (iii)), during participation in or within 1 year after exit from the
program;</text></subclause><subclause id="idf4bf4030-e2f8-41ca-825f-d43f20f1d3f0"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the
percentage of program participants who, during a program year, are in an
education or training program that leads to a recognized postsecondary
credential or employment and who are achieving measurable skill gains toward
such a credential or employment; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id0b4b33ea-c764-4c36-8438-944d5f9bbb07"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the
indicators of effectiveness in serving employers established pursuant to clause
(iv).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idebd56e52-f0fb-4a42-a0be-2d9319821a80"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Primary
indicators for eligible youth</header><text>The primary indicators of
performance for the youth program authorized under chapter 2 of subtitle B of
title II shall consist of—</text><subclause id="id890493f8-a86a-49a7-b1e8-531759e61fea"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
percentage of program participants who are in education or training activities,
or employed, during the second quarter after exit from the program;</text></subclause><subclause id="id67be4b8e-7e32-4652-8fe2-47485a19258f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
percentage of program participants who are in education or training activities,
or employed, during the fourth quarter after exit from the program;</text></subclause><subclause id="ida5a4ba70-8704-42a1-919d-3285b03cf48e"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the median
earnings of program participants who are employed during the second quarter
after exit from the program;</text></subclause><subclause id="id52b9f381-41fc-4c49-a318-c787278a5605"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the
percentage of program participants who obtain a recognized postsecondary
credential or a secondary school diploma or its
recognized equivalent subject to clause (iii), during participation in or
within 1 year after exit from the program;</text></subclause><subclause id="id3438eeeb-206a-4535-93fd-723d04f16021"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the
percentage of program participants who, during a program year, are in an
education or training program that leads to a recognized postsecondary
credential or employment and who are achieving measurable skill gains toward
such a credential or employment; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id3da2c834-6749-4ee3-a4bb-6ca0f14af87a"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the
indicators of effectiveness in serving employers established pursuant to clause
(iv).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id6ef4dd86-365d-409a-8006-d9f95cf664df"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Indicator
relating to credential</header><text>For purposes of clause (i)(IV) or
(ii)(IV), program participants who obtain a secondary school diploma or its
recognized equivalent shall be included in the percentage counted as meeting
the criterion under such clause only if such participants, in addition to
obtaining such diploma or its recognized equivalent, have obtained or retained
employment or are in an education or training program leading to a recognized
postsecondary credential within 1 year after exit
from the program.</text></clause><clause id="id9adcfcf3-8ce6-4de6-b164-58b579c8f11d"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Indicator for
services to employers</header><text>Prior to the commencement of the second
full program year after the date of enactment of this Act, for purposes of
clauses (i)(VI) and (ii)(VI), the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education, after consultation with the representatives described in subsection
(h)(2), shall jointly develop and establish, for purposes of this subparagraph,
1 or more primary indicators of performance that indicate the effectiveness of
the core programs in serving employers.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id110b92b6-d54e-4f1f-b0fe-867e81eff7b4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
indicators</header><text>A State may identify in the State plan additional
performance accountability indicators.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcbfcd01f-554a-4a0b-8cb1-80befbbdece1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Levels of
performance</header><subparagraph id="id0ffdbb72-7358-4366-8220-8a452f19f39d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>State adjusted
levels of performance for primary indicators</header><clause id="idc5ebd4cf-8b75-4842-8b6b-9d2fef4bbe8f"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For each State submitting a State plan, there shall be
established, in accordance with this subparagraph, levels of performance for
each of the corresponding primary indicators of performance described in
paragraph (2) for each of the programs described in clause (ii).</text></clause><clause id="id4e83c223-72d2-47f5-af42-10eb50b2908f"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Included
programs</header><text>The programs included under clause (i) are—</text><subclause id="id4fada5c7-2688-436f-adca-62e50dabf179"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
youth program authorized under chapter 2 of subtitle B of title II;</text></subclause><subclause id="id35afe1a1-4a94-4470-9474-68706fd9a2b9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
adult program authorized under chapter 3 of subtitle B of title II;</text></subclause><subclause id="id3862f61e-0334-4efa-ae86-f42b359c620a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the dislocated
worker authorized under chapter 3 of subtitle B of title II;</text></subclause><subclause id="idf3b2e2c3-4679-408c-aafd-4772f7c0ec46"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the
program of adult education and literacy activities authorized under title
III;</text></subclause><subclause id="id6b5942c7-5c5e-462e-bd6a-8f119433ab57"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the
employment services program authorized under sections 1 through 13 of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subclause><subclause id="id37811481-0027-4b44-acf1-4a0cc0aee64f"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the
program authorized under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
720 et seq.), other than section 112 or part C of that title (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>,
741).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idfcdd678c-7c4a-4f13-8f55-7b5f30c3f6b7"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Identification
in State plan</header><text>Each State shall identify, in the State plan,
expected levels of performance for each of the corresponding primary indicators
of performance for each of the programs described in clause (ii) for the first
2 program years covered by the State plan.</text></clause><clause id="id167a03d5-73b6-4d93-84be-35235a88dc32"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Agreement on
State adjusted levels of performance</header><subclause id="id1cc9cce8-1d22-446d-9465-a31903067ce1"><enum>(I)</enum><header>First 2
years</header><text>The State shall reach agreement with the Secretary of Labor
and the Secretary of Education on levels of performance for each indicator
described in clause (iii) for each of the programs described in clause (ii) for
each of the first 2 program years covered by the State plan. In reaching the
agreement, the State and Secretaries shall take into account the levels
identified in the State plan under clause (iii) and the factors described in
clause (v). The levels agreed to shall be considered to be the State adjusted
levels of performance for the State for such program years and shall be
incorporated into the State plan prior to the approval of such plan.</text></subclause><subclause id="idcabb42f1-2a65-4100-9ebe-f3f4bb975921"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Third and
fourth year</header><text>The State and the Secretaries shall reach agreement,
prior to the third program year covered by the State plan, on levels of
performance for each indicator described in clause (iii) for each of the
programs described in clause (ii) for each of the third and fourth program
years covered by the State plan. In reaching the agreement, the State and
Secretaries shall take into account the factors described in clause (v). The
levels agreed to shall be considered to be the State adjusted levels of
performance for the State for such program years and shall be incorporated into
the State plan as a modification to the plan.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id7a3efe8f-71eb-4506-944f-2c0b5ba4cf2c"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>In
reaching the agreements described in clause (iv), the State and Secretaries
shall—</text><subclause id="id817f6328-b132-4ab4-a225-5ae06afb9b1c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>take
into account how the levels involved compare with the State adjusted levels of
performance established for other States;</text></subclause><subclause id="id2fc72472-5bcc-4b4e-a468-b033669c611e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>ensure that the
levels involved are adjusted, using the objective statistical model established
by the Secretaries pursuant to clause (viii), based on—</text><item id="id3a069e40-459f-42c1-b143-0b9b02975645"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the
differences among States in actual economic conditions (including differences
in unemployment rates and job losses or gains in particular industries);
and</text></item><item id="idecc0af30-ce91-4fb4-b4ac-53ad80570966"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
characteristics of participants when the participants entered the program
involved, including indicators of poor work history, lack of work experience,
lack of educational or occupational skills attainment, dislocation from
high-wage and high-benefit employment, low levels of literacy or English
proficiency, disability status, homelessness, ex-offender status, and welfare
dependency;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id50da92de-0f14-4087-a736-23e70c4fa71c"><enum>(III)</enum><text>take into
account the extent to which the levels involved promote continuous improvement
in performance accountability on the performance accountability measures by
such State and ensure optimal return on the investment of Federal funds;
and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="iddf616a65-3fec-4aff-80ea-21ae949027a2"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>take into
account the extent to which the levels involved will assist the State in
meeting the goals described in clause (vi).</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id780d3533-390e-4ec1-8b52-fe03d5bd178f"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>In
order to promote enhanced performance outcomes and to facilitate the process of
reaching agreements with the States under clause (iv), the Secretary of Labor
and the Secretary of Education shall establish performance goals for the core
programs, in accordance with the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/62">Public Law 103–62</external-xref>; 107 Stat. 285) and the amendments made by that Act, and in consultation with States and other appropriate parties. Such goals shall
be long-term goals for the adjusted levels of performance to be achieved by
each of the programs described in clause (ii) regarding the corresponding
primary indicators of performance described in paragraph (2)(A).</text></clause><clause id="id754aba15-24f2-4a16-b9cf-677f3d3eb586"><enum>(vii)</enum><header>Revisions
based on economic conditions and individuals served during the program
year</header><text>The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall,
in accordance with the objective statistical model developed pursuant to clause
(viii), revise the State adjusted levels of performance applicable for each of
the programs described in clause (ii), for a program year and a State, to
reflect the actual economic conditions and characteristics of participants (as
described in clause (v)(II)) in that program during such program year in such
State.</text></clause><clause id="idcaa19358-3eb7-413d-bf38-58fb1206bbdc"><enum>(viii)</enum><header>Statistical
adjustment model</header><text>The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education, after consultation with the representatives described in subsection
(h)(2), shall develop and disseminate an objective statistical model that will
be used to make the adjustments in the State adjusted levels of performance for
actual economic conditions and characteristics of participants under clauses
(v) and (vii).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf25e901a-9313-4566-8f9f-97eaa15938f6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Levels of
performance for additional indicators</header><text>The State may identify, in
the State plan, State levels of performance for each of the additional
indicators identified under paragraph (2)(B). Such levels shall be considered
to be State adjusted levels of performance for purposes of this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb62222b7-0bfc-4b8c-b21d-728c1601e34f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Local
performance accountability measures for title II</header><paragraph id="ida8e55456-3eb2-468e-9231-204f73d3f410"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For each local area in a State designated under section
116, the local performance accountability measures for each of the programs
described in subclauses (I) through (III) of subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) shall
consist of—</text><subparagraph id="id63545416-ad4a-400c-97b1-4567b27cf2aa"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id354b67b6-a345-412a-9d45-7823fb212421"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the primary indicators
of performance described in subsection (b)(2)(A) that are applicable to such
programs; and</text></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id66efdda3-24bd-4422-9ed2-105c3b692a61" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>additional indicators of
performance, if any, identified by the State for such programs under subsection
(b)(2)(B); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfe9393ee-135e-462c-845b-8eb501635114"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the local level
of performance for each indicator described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida2f57ae1-c453-41e4-a31c-c2b1d09cc98c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Local level of
performance</header><text>The local board, the chief elected official, and the
Governor shall negotiate and reach agreement on local levels of performance
based on the State adjusted levels of performance established under subsection
(b)(3)(A).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id359a3cae-2ecf-4206-94b4-16dd42da0a25"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Adjustment
factors</header><text>In negotiating the local levels of performance, the local
board, the chief elected official, and the Governor shall make adjustments for
the expected economic conditions and the expected characteristics of
participants to be served in the local area, using the statistical adjustment
model developed pursuant to subsection (b)(3)(A)(viii). In addition, the
negotiated local levels of performance applicable to a program year shall be
revised to reflect the actual economic conditions experienced and the
characteristics of the populations served in the local area during such program
year using the statistical adjustment model.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc336cb71-31e9-42bd-804a-78c23aa3c272"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Performance
reports</header><paragraph id="id2565c69e-1c42-4620-941d-190ff32cee19"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall jointly
develop a template for performance reports that shall be used by States, local
boards, and eligible providers of training services under section 222 to report
on outcomes achieved by the core programs. In developing such templates, the
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education will take into account the
need to maximize the value of the templates for workers, jobseekers, employers,
local elected officials, State officials, Federal policymakers, and other key
stakeholders.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd705f327-9511-42b4-88e8-88f532dd7d1d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents of
State performance reports</header><text>The performance report for a State
shall include, subject to paragraph (5)(C)—</text><subparagraph id="id59354157-985c-400c-9017-243120958c71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information
specifying the levels of performance achieved with respect to the primary
indicators of performance described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for each of the
programs described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) and the State adjusted levels of
performance with respect to such indicators for each program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id851cef8f-d4d1-4cbd-b5e7-450feb676cb3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>information
specifying the levels of performance achieved with respect to the primary
indicators of performance described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for each of the
programs described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) with respect to individuals with
barriers to employment, disaggregated by each subpopulation of such
individuals, and by race, ethnicity, sex, and age;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6f3723ce-89bb-4073-8108-4b4d7410fb36"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the total number
of participants served by each of the programs described in subsection
(b)(3)(A)(ii), and the types of services provided;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45ce334a-d297-4040-8982-3479dc51aff9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the number of
individuals with barriers to employment served by each of the programs
described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), disaggregated by each subpopulation of
such individuals;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide6d5e4d5-3d6e-4190-8017-73782aa3142e"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the number of
participants who are enrolled in more than 1 of the programs described in
subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7dbe100e-88c7-4d39-b50a-684175b4ab09"><enum>(F)</enum><text>other information
that facilitates comparisons of programs with programs in other States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id96300a4d-0086-4bca-8eeb-a6e5e99c25a8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contents of
local area performance reports</header><text>The performance reports for a
local area shall include, subject to paragraph (5)(C)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="ide29f3ce6-5817-4f86-a39b-eddd16ce64ce"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information
specifying the levels of performance achieved with respect to the primary
indicators of performance described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for each of the
programs described in subclauses (I) through (III) of subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii),
and the local adjusted levels of performance with respect to such indicators
for each program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7ae0485d-2e51-441f-bb4e-dfc2f0b85ed3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>information
specifying the levels of performance achieved with respect to the primary
indicators of performance described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for each of the
programs described in subclauses (I) through (III) of subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii)
with respect to individuals with barriers to employment, disaggregated by each
subpopulation of such individuals, and by race, ethnicity, sex, and age;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idd1e410cf-e7d7-414c-b00c-ed5e33f5d66e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the total number
of participants served by each of the programs described in subclauses (I)
through (III) of subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), and the types of services
provided;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id6b27c9ff-6f18-43fa-94a8-3107b6844543"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the number of
individuals with barriers to employment served by each of the programs
described in subclauses (I) through (III) of subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii),
disaggregated by each subpopulation of such individuals;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7d5e3b5b-f4fe-455d-97c6-8e0b632e1f03"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the number of
participants who are enrolled in any of the programs described in subclauses
(I) through (III) of subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) who are enrolled in more than 1
program described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idb477e041-c9b8-4f0b-9e4f-b93e46e68b13"><enum>(F)</enum><text>other information
that facilitates comparisons of programs with programs in other local areas (or
planning regions, as appropriate).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5e523321-7011-45b0-b134-97ba8937306e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Contents of
eligible training providers performance reports</header><text>The performance
report for an eligible provider of training services under section 222 shall
include, subject to paragraph (5)(C), with respect to each program of study (or
the equivalent) of such provider—</text><subparagraph id="ide2421ebb-9783-4484-8ba8-c2f89c88f40a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information
specifying the levels of performance achieved with respect to the primary
indicators of performance described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of
subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) with respect to all individuals engaging in the program
of study (or the equivalent);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbc61ea11-8a13-43b6-9fd5-e09e222172ea"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total number
of individuals engaging in the program of study (or the equivalent);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddc3cdf47-383e-49cb-8a61-8bc8b7db4876"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the total number
of participants served by each of the adult program and the dislocated worker
program authorized under chapter 3 of subtitle B of title II; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4bc49f36-061a-40d1-9029-b9e8e063fb01"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the number of
individuals with barriers to employment served by each of the adult program and
the dislocated worker program authorized under chapter 3 of subtitle B of title
II, disaggregated by each subpopulation of such individuals, and by race,
ethnicity, sex, and age.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4954dc21-e236-4977-b3ec-2203dfab7e9f"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Publication</header><subparagraph id="id1a907bd1-9308-453d-9d4d-ee9c939d5dfe"><enum>(A)</enum><header>State
performance reports</header><text>The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education shall annually make available (including by electronic means), in an
easily understandable format, the performance reports for States containing the
information described in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80604a63-fd61-48c6-83fc-8c9494ea0af4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Local area and
eligible training provider performance reports</header><text>The State shall
make available (including by electronic means), in an easily understandable
format, the performance reports for the local areas containing the information
described in paragraph (3) and the performance reports for eligible providers
of training services containing the information described in paragraph
(4).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id171166a1-89c6-4d49-8f70-9f5b809b05ef"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Rules for
reporting of data</header><text>The disaggregation of data under this
subsection shall not be required when the number of participants in a category
is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or when the results
would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual
participant.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64aa2e52-8d55-4c58-9ed3-0c32c4d63e2e"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Dissemination
to congress</header><text>The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education
shall make available (including by electronic means) a summary of the reports,
and the reports, required under this subsection to the Committee on Education
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id40451788-9f8c-4817-adf6-eb68201b792c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Evaluation of
State programs</header><paragraph id="idb79464b1-2869-4c61-bfc1-6d6d86d4c0af"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Using funds authorized under a core program and made
available to carry out this section, the State, in coordination with local
boards in the State and the State agencies responsible for the administration
of the core programs, shall conduct ongoing evaluations of activities carried
out in the State under such programs. The State, local boards, and State
agencies shall conduct the evaluations in order to promote, establish,
implement, and utilize methods for continuously improving core program
activities in order to achieve high-level performance within, and high-level
outcomes from, the workforce development system. The State shall coordinate the
evaluations with the evaluations provided for by the Secretary of Labor and the
Secretary of Education under section 270, section 342(c)(3)(E), and sections 12(a)(5), 14, and 107
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/709">29 U.S.C. 709(a)(5)</external-xref>, 711, 727) (applied with
respect to programs carried out under title I of that Act (29 U.S.C. 720 et
seq.)) and the investigations provided for by the Secretary of Labor under section 10(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49i(b)).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id95802298-cd1a-48fe-9752-778d50f95f06"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Design</header><text>The
evaluations conducted under this subsection shall be designed in conjunction
with the State board, State agencies responsible for the administration of the
core programs, and local boards and shall include analysis of customer feedback
and outcome and process measures in the statewide workforce development system.
The evaluations shall use designs that employ the most rigorous analytical and
statistical methods that are reasonably feasible, such as the use of control
groups.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf9911a9b-257e-4edf-bc87-0786e6c914b3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Results</header><text>The
State shall annually prepare, submit to the State board and local boards in the
State, and make available to the public (including by electronic means),
reports containing the results of evaluations conducted under this subsection,
to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of the workforce development
system.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id04cfa1f0-0d87-4efd-b3ef-867607ee53b3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cooperation
with federal evaluations</header><text>The State shall, to the extent
practicable, cooperate in the conduct of evaluations (including related
research projects) provided for by the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of
Education under the provisions of Federal law identified in paragraph (1). Such
cooperation shall include the provision of data (in accordance with appropriate
privacy protections established by the Secretary of Labor), the provision of
responses to surveys, and allowing site visits in a timely manner, for the
Secretaries or their agents.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idad5213ee-3c42-4080-9fb9-0c15991bfafc"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Sanctions for
State failure To meet state performance accountability measures</header><paragraph id="id9abc9c10-f400-48c7-8660-f9cc3c5ea64e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>States</header><subparagraph id="id01033c56-5901-495b-98cb-691f1707c7ee"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>If a State fails to meet the State adjusted levels of
performance relating to indicators described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for a
program for any program year, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education shall provide technical assistance, including assistance in the
development of a performance improvement plan.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id68b58fce-a990-4e06-a6ba-ef146290b5cd"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reduction in
amount of grant</header><text>If such failure continues for a second
consecutive year, or if a State fails to submit a report under subsection (d)
for any program year, the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Education, as
appropriate, may reduce by not more than 5 percent, the amount of the allotment
that would (in the absence of this paragraph) be payable to the State under
such program for the immediately succeeding program year. Such penalty shall be
based on the degree of failure to meet State adjusted levels of
performance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id963e7b9c-e459-483d-9c98-02489b9acb74"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funds resulting
from reduced allotments</header><text>The Secretary of Labor or the Secretary
of Education, as appropriate, shall use any amount retained, as a result of a
reduction in an allotment to a State made under paragraph (1)(B), to provide
technical assistance to the States the Secretaries determine to be appropriate
to improve the performance of their core programs.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida869681e-0fe0-4119-a485-399872097ce7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Sanctions for
local area failure To meet local performance accountability measures</header><paragraph id="idf908cabe-4e43-4149-879e-88f4489a6c72"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>If a local area fails to meet local performance
accountability measures established under subsection (c) for the youth, adult,
or dislocated worker program authorized under chapter 2 or 3 of subtitle B of
title II for a program described in subsection (d)(2)(A) for any program year,
the Governor, or upon request by the Governor, the Secretary of Labor, shall
provide technical assistance, which may include assistance in the development
of a performance improvement plan or the development of a modified local plan
(or regional plan).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id80acc45a-65d1-4ec6-8670-80ca364c55c5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Corrective
actions</header><subparagraph id="id457d2eaf-9df9-4165-b8a8-8259243403cb"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If such failure continues for a second consecutive year,
the Governor shall take corrective actions, which shall include development of
a reorganization plan through which the Governor may—</text><clause id="ida882cb35-a278-4ef9-9155-9def6929c0da"><enum>(i)</enum><text>require
the appointment and certification of a new local board, consistent with the
criteria established under section 117(b)(1);</text></clause><clause id="id42ac5c3f-49c1-4f6c-87ad-4080bf72f5d4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>prohibit the use
of eligible providers and one-stop partners identified as achieving a poor
level of performance;</text></clause><clause id="ide6b00db4-6947-4baa-97b4-0ca9774ae54c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>redesignate the
local area in accordance with section 116; or</text></clause><clause id="id84e85d40-3766-4f32-b582-1eb55d085d81"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>take
such other actions as the Governor determines are appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1e69948-e190-4c60-a79a-cda73efff1e4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Appeal by local
area</header><clause id="id3a384fe5-a3d7-4f2a-9ace-a85b81763da3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Appeal to
Governor</header><text>The local board and chief elected official for a local
area that is subject to a reorganization plan under subparagraph (A) may, not
later than 30 days after receiving notice of the reorganization plan, appeal to
the Governor to rescind or revise such plan. In such case, the Governor shall
make a final decision not later than 30 days after the receipt of the
appeal.</text></clause><clause id="id84532ef1-5ee8-4ca1-9cde-37e9f9752924"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Subsequent
action</header><text>The local board and chief elected official for a local
area may, not later than 30 days after receiving a decision from the Governor
pursuant to clause (i), appeal such decision to the Secretary of Labor. In such
case, the Secretary shall make a final decision not later than 30 days after
the receipt of the appeal.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf49472eb-6d50-4e68-bb14-de9f4f476679"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The decision made by the Governor under subparagraph (B)(i)
shall become effective at the time the Governor issues the decision pursuant to
such clause. Such decision shall remain effective unless the Secretary of Labor
rescinds or revises such plan pursuant to subparagraph (B)(ii).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide27fc2be-2b9d-4dda-9d01-5ee11c54da49"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions of
indicators of performance</header><paragraph id="idf757e310-d9a0-4db3-8038-93184b67d1f5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to ensure nationwide comparability of
performance data, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education, after
consultation with representatives described in paragraph (2), shall issue
definitions for the indicators described in subsection (b)(2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id47f07346-02de-45c3-9716-db0778beffe5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Representatives</header><text>The
representatives referred to in paragraph (1) are representatives of States and
political subdivisions, business and industry, employees, eligible providers of
activities carried out through the core programs, educators, researchers,
participants, the lead State agency officials with responsibility for the
programs carried out through the core programs, individuals with expertise in
serving individuals with barriers to employment, and other interested
parties.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide5bc91a9-fa3e-4207-ac07-ba1bf7d76f70"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Fiscal and
management accountability information systems</header><paragraph id="id678ea0f2-5ab7-4fd6-9dd1-ef78962e43e6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Using funds authorized under a core program and made
available to carry out this subtitle, the Governor, in coordination with the
State board, the State agencies administering the core programs, local boards,
and chief elected officials in the State, shall establish and operate a fiscal
and management accountability information system based on guidelines
established by the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education after
consultation with the Governors of States, chief elected officials, and
one-stop partners. Such guidelines shall promote efficient collection and use
of fiscal and management information for reporting and monitoring the use of
funds authorized under the core programs and for preparing the annual report
described in subsection (d).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idca703774-b8aa-49a4-840b-05b20793a67f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Wage
records</header><text>In measuring the progress of the State on State and local
performance accountability measures, a State shall utilize quarterly wage
records, consistent with State law. The Secretary of Labor shall make
arrangements, consistent with State law, to ensure that the wage records of any
State are available to any other State to the extent that such wage records are
required by the State in carrying out the State plan of the State or completing
the annual report described in subsection (d).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8ce75305-615b-4d7d-aa46-7f3ac7eee609"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><text>In
carrying out the requirements of this Act, the State shall comply with section
444 of the General Education Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">20 U.S.C. 1232g</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id3a9ecf6d-8042-4a12-b869-2d0d2de54ff1"><enum>C</enum><header>Workforce
innovation and replication grants</header><section id="id5e23c3fd-4592-46eb-b397-138c4a48102c"><enum>141.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this subtitle are—</text><paragraph id="id07dd8648-d759-4e68-8408-4416dca472f4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to
promote the development of comprehensive workforce development systems at the
State, regional, and local levels that reflect the alignment of strategies and
activities across the core programs and, where appropriate, across other
workforce development, education, economic development, and human services
programs, to provide effective, high quality, and client-centered services to
job seekers and workers, youth, and employers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3d0e2f92-531a-4442-aee1-284d4ddb449a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to
promote innovation and to improve, replicate, and expand models and service
delivery strategies—</text><subparagraph id="id1baa274d-81f8-426f-8da9-577db296abe5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that are of
demonstrated effectiveness in meeting the education, training, and employment
needs of job seekers and workers, and youth, including such individuals with
barriers to employment, and employers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idb49b3a9b-57d0-486f-80a7-c1a074b18f99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that may
include—</text><clause commented="no" id="idaee64ee2-198a-46f2-aecf-d2d7104688a8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>industry and
sector strategies, career pathway models, and other examples of models and
strategies involving integrated partnerships;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id92b2b7ea-bced-4b0b-8ec7-a2a137408baa"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>models or
strategies that utilize pay for performance, prior learning, or retention
grants; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id499f1124-a29c-42c1-aba9-33da8f0d1f7f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>models or
strategies that address areas of high poverty or individuals who are long-term
unemployed, and that lead to economic self-sufficiency; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5b61ddea-daf7-4533-ac6c-a79d8d010b47"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to
establish and improve programs for youth that engage, recover, and connect
youth by providing access to career pathways that include the attainment of a
recognized postsecondary credential and employment that leads to economic
self-sufficiency.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id33e6cb67-6793-49c9-a347-e208f50f3a94"><enum>142.</enum><header>
Workforce innovation and replication grants</header><subsection id="idcddf2561-c2b3-4f48-ab0d-02b3674a2d1e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years
2014 through 2018.</text></subsection><subsection id="idcc2be30c-e776-4fef-bfa1-fdaac52c6ca9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Workforce
innovation and replication grants to eligible entities</header><paragraph id="id54bf42e5-a423-454a-915f-9f56f7c431df"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From funds described in subsection (a), the Secretary of
Labor and the Secretary of Education shall award workforce innovation and
replication grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide938a23e-d258-4816-9ee9-f84ddda74b80"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>The grants awarded under this subsection shall be used to
support innovative new strategies and activities, which may include strategies
and activities with proven effectiveness in 2 or more noncontiguous areas, or
the replication and expansion of effective evidence-based strategies and
activities, such as on-the-job training, that are designed to align programs
and strengthen the workforce development system in a State or region,
consistent with the workforce development plans under this Act for such State
or region, in order to substantially improve the education and employment
outcomes for adults and youth served by such system and the services provided
to employers under such system.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide017fe78-3e2c-4e5b-8791-febc6145483f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><subparagraph id="id45b86464-8a22-495c-bd6b-decd5b8e98b3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection,
a State partnership or regional entity shall meet the requirements of this
paragraph and submit an application in accordance with paragraph (4).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddf3fb567-788e-4c2b-b556-9f0a4b808b8a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State
partnership</header><text>For a State partnership to be eligible for funding
under this subsection, a Governor of a State shall—</text><clause id="id725aca8a-d797-4474-b6dc-d8740a57d149"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submit
the application in partnership with the State board and with 1 or more regional
entities in the State described in subparagraph (C); and</text></clause><clause id="idf07f5990-1534-464f-b3c0-a8c19161ce4f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>demonstrate that
the State has—</text><subclause id="id8205b1cb-327d-4235-8f47-ba9710feb957"><enum>(I)</enum><text>aligned the core
programs;</text></subclause><subclause id="id77765832-9c2a-458b-b4ac-242056468197"><enum>(II)</enum><text>made significant
progress towards aligning the core programs with other workforce development
programs; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id7b1aeace-43c6-4ede-8368-1721fbdad40b"><enum>(III)</enum><text>achieved the
alignments described in subclauses (I) and (II) consistent with the State
plan.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2636f014-8d44-45a8-b637-6ac17a66db41"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Regional
entities</header><text>To be identified as a regional entity and to be eligible
for funding under this subsection, a local board for a local area that is
aligned with a region, or all of the local boards for local areas that comprise
a planning region under section 116(c), shall demonstrate that—</text><clause id="id015dfdfe-175d-44fe-9dbf-ae5c49cfead2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
application has been developed in consultation with the State and is not
duplicative of other applications under this subsection submitted by a State
partnership; and</text></clause><clause id="iddabe0d55-105d-4bb6-bf60-f376a47db64c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
local board, or all of the local boards for the planning region, has—</text><subclause id="idb27b3731-1f60-4c60-a1b6-81bc55aeb916"><enum>(I)</enum><text>worked with the
core programs to achieve alignment of such programs in the region;</text></subclause><subclause id="ide7eb83bb-c024-48eb-82b4-fe9a69386e1e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>made significant
progress towards aligning the core programs with other workforce development
programs in the region; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idc5ad2076-82e6-493b-8c31-d3bd2461465e"><enum>(III)</enum><text>achieved the
alignments described in subclauses (I) and (II) consistent with the State
plan.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id79e8960b-0771-4100-a914-ca15740cfe3b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An
eligible entity seeking to receive a grant under this subsection shall submit
to the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education an application at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information, consistent with this
paragraph, as the Secretaries may require. Each such application shall describe
the innovation and replication strategies and activities, and any waivers, in
accordance with appropriate authorizing statutes, necessary to implement such
strategies and activities, that the eligible entity will carry out to
strengthen the workforce development system in the State or region in order to
substantially improve the education and employment outcomes for individuals
served by such system and the services provided to employers under such system,
including—</text><subparagraph id="idd751f642-4cc8-46ca-8535-ee01ccc54c11"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a
description of the region in the State or the State, as appropriate, that will
be the focus of grant activities, including analyses of economic conditions,
skill needs, the workforce, and the workforce development services (including
the strengths and weaknesses of such services and the capacity to provide such
services) that are relevant to the proposed strategies and activities that
would be carried out under the grant;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id182d74f4-bec7-45e2-af84-6a686774d961"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a
description of the populations to be served, including individuals with
barriers to employment, and the skill needs of those populations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75adcf12-e135-4a71-a3f7-4892a95caa06"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a
description of the promising strategies and activities the eligible entity is
proposing to demonstrate, or the evidence-based strategies and activities that
the eligible entity is proposing to expand or replicate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id54f4e86c-6fc7-461c-8361-ca13cca5ad88"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a
description of how, in carrying out such strategies and activities, the entity
will—</text><clause id="iddbab5d44-3c5a-458e-ac86-ec1cc881c6e3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>collaborate to
leverage resources among strategic partners to achieve the purposes of the
grant, and to provide the matching share described in paragraph (5)(B);
and</text></clause><clause id="idfbca58a4-2092-4497-8c7d-1d75bb1850e9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensure
the sustainability of the programs and activities supported by the grant after
grant funds are no longer available;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida142f57a-8340-4e8a-9c1e-c0e44444852c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a
description of how the strategies and activities will be aligned with the State
plan and the local plans in the region of the State that will be the focus of
grant activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1fa8b58f-a1f5-468c-b310-2990d18c338a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a
description of the outcomes, including outcomes for the performance
accountability measures based on indicators described in section
131(b)(2)(A)(i), to be achieved by the proposed strategies and activities;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id92da4dd6-7841-4772-bc18-7888efca8944"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a
description of how the eligible entity will—</text><clause id="id4de68cff-61dd-41ae-a14c-82e91599eb42"><enum>(i)</enum><text>use
technology;</text></clause><clause id="id0805cb62-b9a6-4f6d-90f5-25f64cf6ac9e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>collect
data;</text></clause><clause id="id5dbecde0-91d0-4f43-b1e6-3e12cc060376"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>make
data publicly available; and</text></clause><clause id="iddcfc3d9c-d7c3-4aa3-b321-6c7673959501"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>use
technology and data to improve program delivery, activities, and
administration.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfa7452f3-b58b-47c9-a746-4e90ca61298f"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Matching
requirements; supplement, not supplant</header><subparagraph id="id72e4b73a-376b-4c14-b166-23b8dca7341d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Innovation fund
share</header><text>The amount of the share of the funds provided under
paragraph (1) shall be not greater than 50 percent of the cost of the programs
and activities that are carried out under the grant.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida84d904b-0168-4f48-b181-b0e629a23957"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Matching
share</header><clause id="idfc0531e0-cdf9-4086-87e8-489c178e3409"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><subclause id="iddec45873-33d9-442e-9264-236d22f0560e"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The
amount of the matching share under this subsection for a program year may not
be less than 50 percent of the costs of the programs and activities that are
carried out under the grant.</text></subclause><subclause id="idffa88ea9-6165-4297-b1a3-0700f990e57a"><enum>(II)</enum><header>In cash or in
kind</header><text>The matching share may be in cash or in kind (fairly
evaluated).</text></subclause><subclause id="id07731140-22d4-43b9-b2b5-14fbb5c77eff"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Sources of
matching share</header><item commented="no" id="idf6be829c-490d-445c-b1ff-2801a3140d60"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not more than 50 percent of the matching share required
under this subsection may be provided from Federal resources, of which not less
than 50 percent shall be provided from Federal resources from the partner
programs identified in the application other than resources provided under the
core programs.</text></item><item id="id6cc6da82-c103-4291-b712-ae7350bdd520"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Non-Federal
sources</header><text>Non-Federal sources for the matching share may include
State resources, local resources, contributions from private organizations, or
a combination of such resources and contributions.</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="id7a1d376b-20f4-4db1-80b7-f40f12eda04f"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Financial
hardship waiver</header><text>The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education may waive or reduce the matching share of an eligible entity that has
submitted an application under this subsection if such entity demonstrates a
need for such waiver or reduction due to extreme financial hardship as jointly
defined by the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcc838c50-87b7-433d-b363-78632fcf1704"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Supplement, not
supplant</header><text>The Federal and matching shares required by this
subsection shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal and State
funds used to carry out activities described in this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc562e88b-a573-4372-822d-7fd2eac222dd"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Grant
period</header><text>Grants awarded under this subsection shall be awarded for
periods of not more than 3 years in duration and may not be renewed.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb67e408f-e64a-4357-a1d2-c8cb4e337e1d"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Geographic
diversity</header><text>In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary
of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall take into consideration the
geographic diversity, and diversity with respect to population density, of the
areas in which projects will be carried out under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id790e817d-5374-4c34-94d0-c919854cdb3d"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education are authorized to establish
appropriate reporting requirements for grantees under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd6af4c06-5297-4ce0-9d5a-c3c566651835"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Technical
assistance and evaluation</header><text>For each program year for which funds
are available to carry out this section, the Secretary of Labor and the
Secretary of Education may reserve not more than 5 percent of the amount
available to carry out this subsection to provide technical assistance to
applicants and grantees under this subsection, and to evaluate projects carried
out under this subsection. The Secretaries shall ensure that the results of the
evaluations are publicly available (including by electronic means).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idc7b4658a-8fb4-48eb-a36d-a49a57184ba6"><enum>143.</enum><header>Youth
innovation and replication grants</header><subsection id="id336be989-6b97-40a0-ade1-ae365c309ea8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2018.</text></subsection><subsection id="id1211c948-2e7e-42cf-9d04-6750f5da4757"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Youth
innovation and replication grants to eligible entities</header><paragraph id="id3ad1529f-b8c7-43af-a572-e12e667d1334"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From funds described in subsection (a), the Secretary of
Labor and the Secretary of Education shall award youth innovation and
replication grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idaa08a851-82af-4bf4-b55d-912f1067a395"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>The grants awarded under this subsection shall be used to
support the demonstration of innovative new strategies and activities, or the
replication and expansion of effective evidence-based strategies and
activities, that are designed to substantially improve education and employment
outcomes for eligible youth. Such strategies and activities shall
include—</text><subparagraph id="id441b32df-26ea-4bd1-bcd6-d4d06fb153a9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establishing
career pathways in in-demand industry sectors and occupations for eligible
youth, in collaboration with other Federal, State, and local programs, such as
career and technical education programs, and public
and private entities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd87b6254-5f25-417c-a733-3882d3e999d8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing and
implementing a comprehensive strategy, for an area of high poverty, that
provides education and training programs, resources, and other activities that
prepare youth for postsecondary education and training and for employment that
leads to economic self-sufficiency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idba981074-fbe2-423f-9930-7d4d6fdd9836"><enum>(C)</enum><text>developing and
implementing strategies and activities that provide opportunities for youth
with disabilities to receive education, training, and employment services that
lead to a recognized postsecondary credential or integrated, competitive
employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6c5b8fe8-410a-48e1-95a1-6d3a6387bbc8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>developing and
implementing evidence-based strategies and activities, such as—</text><clause id="idbb386488-14b1-4b64-8421-4bd3eccf8e2c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>education offered
concurrently and contextually with workforce preparation and training for a
specific occupation or occupational cluster;</text></clause><clause id="id0800449f-e355-4964-ab0f-02080dac3213"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>career
academies;</text></clause><clause id="id10b033ee-d673-4b2c-b1a0-60b60f5f6c7b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>dropout
prevention and recovery strategies;</text></clause><clause id="id23d04105-f8a2-4eae-9dfc-a36e29112cb0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>paid
or unpaid work experience, including summer employment opportunities and
employment opportunities available throughout the school year, combined with
academic learning leading to a recognized postsecondary credential; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id65d05760-edde-4d08-ab49-be382fee0f0b"><enum>(v)</enum><text>innovative
programs for youth facing multiple barriers to employment that arrange for the
provision of or provide supportive services combined with education, training,
or employment activities; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5ccc9b1b-9619-4bb8-8eec-c2c7981dec42"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other
evidence-based strategies or activities designed to improve the education and
employment outcomes for youth.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf1357db5-f7c3-4289-8ab3-ce484e98a56c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><subparagraph id="id1491386b-7137-4302-aa00-93997d699bda"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection,
an eligible entity shall—</text><clause id="idedd620f0-4cec-40ae-a3c1-0771878c5ae6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meet
the requirements of this paragraph; and</text></clause><clause id="idb1aab66a-9c8a-4e89-adff-40ed4db4c272"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>submit
an application in accordance with paragraph (4).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idef5fc7eb-a927-4b33-9604-1bc835b4c785"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible entity
defined</header><text>An eligible entity shall include—</text><clause id="id6bb7639e-4680-4440-976c-68c8b7cb482b"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idbbf82a37-75d2-4df6-b8f5-23e23c5ed11e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Governor of a State
in coordination with the State board and with a local board for a local area
that is aligned with a region, or with all local boards for local areas that
comprise a planning region, under section 116(c), in consultation with the
standing committee on youth associated with the local board; or</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id9995584b-545b-47cb-8e25-13d6006ed64b" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a local board for a local area that is
aligned with a region, or all local boards for local areas that comprise a
planning region, under section 116(c), in consultation with the standing
committee on youth associated with the local board; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idd9adefd9-710a-4587-827b-2f6d5671a315"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>one or
more of the following:</text><subclause id="idabfd1482-faaa-4145-9684-bd7a832befcf"><enum>(I)</enum><text>A
State educational agency.</text></subclause><subclause id="id194ca80d-9466-4d86-ac99-68f2d03262a7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>A
local educational agency.</text></subclause><subclause id="idbc41fd91-14e0-4263-936c-e349369e1d31"><enum>(III)</enum><text>A
nonprofit organization with expertise serving eligible youth, including—</text><item id="id7C209E254C194026B2B76B2333DAAD82"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>a
community-based organization or an intermediary; and</text></item><item id="id32F71B45D3034EDA9A3D85E89C1A846C"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>including such a nonprofit
organization in partnership with a national or regional intermediary that has a
multistate community-based affiliate network.</text></item></subclause><subclause id="idb5216e87-fe7d-4467-a08f-e2584e175c68"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>An
institution of higher education, including a community college.</text></subclause><subclause id="id238a0635-1240-4dcf-a880-21c8df432024"><enum>(V)</enum><text>A
joint labor-management partnership.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0159a14d-dccb-4d6d-8833-62bfe08a8588"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall
submit an application to the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information, consistent with
this paragraph, as the Secretaries may require. Each such application shall
describe the innovation and replication strategies and activities that the
eligible entity will carry out to strengthen the workforce development system
in the State or region in order to substantially improve education and
employment outcomes for youth, such as youth with disabilities, served by such
system, and shall include—</text><subparagraph id="idd97bc491-d18a-4d5e-a3b6-991fbf07100a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a
description of the region in the State or the State, as applicable, that will
be the focus of grant activities, including analyses of economic conditions,
skill needs, the workforce, and the workforce development services (including
the strengths and weaknesses of such services and the capacity to provide such
services) that are relevant to the proposed strategies and activities that
would be carried out under the grant;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id890a2eac-8f84-46fa-a608-af3b50fa0417"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a
description of the youth populations to be served, including individuals with
barriers to employment who are youth, and the skill needs of those
populations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id142d73e5-f597-4ede-8ce0-e1ae304d5f55"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a
description of the promising strategies and activities the eligible entity is
proposing to demonstrate, or the evidence-based strategies and activities that
the eligible entity is proposing to expand or replicate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb379a905-d00d-4cab-9b0a-24d81045b7f7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a
description of how the eligible entity will meaningfully involve youth in the
design and implementation of the proposed strategies and activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3342f4e2-aff4-409d-b253-87b8e8fd4050"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a
description of how, in carrying out such strategies and activities, the
eligible entity will—</text><clause id="id072a07ed-fb20-4549-a074-b13ca99dd28d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>collaborate to
leverage resources among strategic partners to achieve the purposes of the
grant, and to provide the matching share described in paragraph (5)(B);
and</text></clause><clause id="id56d01ca0-eb26-42c2-a225-bc5f0d1cd461"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensure
the sustainability of the programs and activities supported by the grant after
grant funds are no longer available;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc281ea0f-0fdb-4a56-acc1-23cb640d93dd"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a
description of how the strategies and activities will be aligned with the State
plan and the local plans in the region of the State that will be the focus of
grant activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf083dc1a-7d50-4fa3-8e11-4a0fff3ebece"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a
description of the outcomes, including outcomes for the performance
accountability measures based on indicators of performance described in section
131(b)(2)(A)(ii), to be achieved by the proposed strategies and activities;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id66c12216-1de1-41bb-b4a1-fd098533807b"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a
description of how the eligible entity will—</text><clause id="id913f0d70-75c5-432e-90d9-2eaa565b6bd9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>use
technology;</text></clause><clause id="idb85451d1-1c08-4c05-b43b-4d3a40671e37"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>collect
data;</text></clause><clause id="idc9861455-042b-4051-a762-3ec1c6a8dffb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>make
data publicly available; and</text></clause><clause id="id125d1253-840f-4b99-a239-8065f47517ef"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>use
technology and data to improve program delivery, activities, and
administration.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5ec6e48a-6756-48f0-a863-082967766e5b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Matching
requirements; supplement, not supplant</header><subparagraph id="id8ae57cd6-a9f5-4b33-9940-bdddb8da7a58"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Innovation fund
share</header><text>The amount of the share of the funds provided under
paragraph (1) shall be not greater than 50 percent of the cost of the programs
and activities that are carried out under the grant.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id048c82c6-2850-4093-aeec-44281c8144b1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Matching
share</header><clause id="idd10ce1db-23ef-4d67-9bd2-85d6245d0459"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><subclause id="idc5563e8c-4b55-4856-9621-afeba059c1c2"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The
amount of the matching share under this subsection for a program year may not
be less than 50 percent of the costs of the programs and activities that are
carried out under the grant.</text></subclause><subclause id="id3e000da1-82f6-4b10-ab04-f48fa40b5901"><enum>(II)</enum><header>In cash or in
kind</header><text>The matching share may be in cash or in kind (fairly
evaluated).</text></subclause><subclause id="id6e6e4a7b-597c-4cef-acc9-33ed1f7d22bb"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Sources of
matching share</header><item commented="no" id="id1784e573-fb45-4dc0-a4d8-ea54e90bfb00"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not more than 50 percent of the matching share required
under this subsection may be provided from Federal resources, of which not less
than 50 percent shall be provided from Federal resources from the partner
programs identified in the application other than resources provided under the
core programs.</text></item><item id="ida6523a9a-8e6f-4e7d-8853-935d7335a48f"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Non-Federal
sources</header><text>Non-Federal sources for the matching share may include
State resources, local resources, contributions from private organizations, or
a combination of such resources and contributions.</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="idf8b270e2-06b9-4c1e-8df7-ffc194d8446d"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Financial
hardship waiver</header><text>The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education may waive or reduce the matching share of an eligible entity that has
submitted an application under this subsection if such entity demonstrates a
need for such waiver or reduction due to extreme financial hardship as defined
by the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7f862f61-361d-42af-91dd-08a9b8d4a117"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Supplement, not
supplant</header><text>The Federal and matching shares required by this
subsection shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal and State
funds used to carry out activities described in this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2b7963c4-99c6-4bd4-b147-87dc45515eb9"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Grant
period</header><text>Grants awarded under this subsection shall be awarded for
periods of not more than 3 years in duration and may not be renewed.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id247beed1-7f3a-47dc-a242-93a73a5f4bf7"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Geographic
diversity</header><text>In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary
of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall take into consideration the
geographic diversity, and diversity with respect to population density, of the
areas in which projects will be carried out under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfb51a397-74e9-4ddf-928e-717caf54e9ef"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education are authorized to establish
appropriate reporting requirements for grantees under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8758cf8c-9b96-4f8e-be7a-f059b955429d"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Technical
assistance and evaluation</header><text>For each program year for which funds
are available to carry out this section, the Secretary of Labor and the
Secretary of Education may reserve not more than 5 percent of the amount
available to carry out this subsection to provide technical assistance to
applicants and grantees under this subsection, and to evaluate projects carried
out under this subsection. The Secretaries shall ensure that the results of the
evaluations are publicly available (including by electronic means).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id25e61de5-8f71-43f2-9cd9-ff1fd357dd30"><enum>144.</enum><header>Interagency
agreement</header><subsection id="id6c37e71b-3a4b-450b-ac2e-57f22bc26ca0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interagency
agreement</header><text>The Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Labor
shall jointly develop policies for the administration of this subtitle in
accordance with such terms as the Secretaries shall set forth in an interagency
agreement. Such interagency agreement, at a minimum, shall include a
description of the respective roles and responsibilities of the Secretaries in
carrying out this subtitle (both jointly and separately), including how—</text><paragraph id="id57b5a9e5-9a2d-4e9b-aea0-ec92910cdca1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
funds available under this subtitle will be obligated and disbursed and
compliance with applicable laws (including regulations) will be ensured, as
well as how the grantees will be selected and monitored, and a peer review
process for selection of grantees that includes program practitioners and
national experts will be carried out;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf47e8864-c3fc-4591-a681-07a4ab6c903c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluations and
research will be conducted on the effectiveness of grants awarded under this
subtitle in addressing the education and employment needs of job seekers and
workers, youth, and employers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id830139d0-7273-4f69-8b95-9c6f8fb8e305"><enum>(3)</enum><text>technical
assistance will be provided to applicants and grant recipients;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc4980261-0042-466a-890e-43cd40ee4272"><enum>(4)</enum><text>information will
be disseminated (including by electronic means) on best practices and effective
strategies and service delivery models for activities carried out under this
subtitle; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbd91b393-564a-4d1c-b7d1-dc381957258e"><enum>(5)</enum><text>policies and
processes critical to the successful achievement of the education, training,
and employment goals of this subtitle will be established.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3741619b-21ef-4a55-873f-4141e7d6614a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer
authority</header><text>The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education
shall have the authority to transfer funds between the Department of Labor and
the Department of Education to carry out this subtitle in accordance with the
agreement described in subsection (a).</text></subsection><subsection id="ida50d6245-1f38-4f7d-bff4-5b421e5e2c71"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall jointly develop and
submit a biennial report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the
House of Representatives, describing—</text><paragraph id="id29a89a4a-59ed-4850-8de2-69d97b796c74"><enum>(1)</enum><text>actions the
Departments have taken to—</text><subparagraph id="id67bf04bf-ad4e-4828-809a-aeff2b9e9297"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assess the
effectiveness of the projects carried out under this subtitle; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd5a07deb-2552-44e6-9bbf-c536c1ea9ef8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>facilitate the
coordination of the programs carried out through the grants awarded with other
education, employment, and training programs;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd2e9be9b-96bd-44fd-9342-1f5b049fa046"><enum>(2)</enum><text>barriers that
impede effectiveness of projects carried out under this subtitle;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2e786493-9c54-435a-9ac4-c6c9b3d130a1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
best practices and effective strategies and service delivery models that the
Departments have identified pursuant to this subtitle and actions the
Departments have taken to promptly disseminate information (including by
electronic means) on such best practices and effective strategies and service
delivery models; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0db63293-d672-4c5a-8484-b1c33f42fa8b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the actions the
Departments have taken to leverage resources provided under Federal law other
than this subtitle and non-Federal resources, to improve the workforce
development system nationwide, including in States, regions, and local areas
that have not received funds under this subtitle.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Workforce
investment and related activities</header><subtitle id="id973A82717D4E463B9CFC35D4881C9212"><enum>A</enum><header>Definition</header><section id="id3551F0BF0048479897BD7916817751BC"><enum>201.</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title, the term
<term>Secretary</term>, used without further description, means the Secretary
of Labor.</text></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id04EE6DD3BE5F4B0FBE85C8642F92A1C3"><enum>B</enum><header>Workforce
investment activities and providers</header><section commented="no" id="id0BAF3ECC5225430E90B03B80F2B0384F"><enum>211.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this subtitle is to provide
workforce investment activities, through statewide and local workforce
development systems, that increase the employment, retention, economic
self-sufficiency, and earnings of participants, and increase attainment of
recognized postsecondary credentials by participants, and as a result, improve
the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, increase economic
self-sufficiency, meet the skill requirements of employers, and enhance the
productivity and competitiveness of the Nation.</text></section><chapter id="id4E990AE8F8A84AD28DDB5E292EDDB5F1"><enum>1</enum><header>Workforce
investment activities providers</header><section id="id61F73E594B1F4C47816B5E9637F33C1D"><enum>221.</enum><header>
Establishment of one-stop delivery systems</header><subsection id="IDedd02e2688f64ac780101c5a79a61aa4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Consistent with an approved State plan, the local board
for a local area, with the agreement of the chief elected official for the
local area, shall—</text><paragraph id="IDefd21f116bc84792b915a9abbe33709b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop and enter
into the memorandum of understanding described in subsection (c) with one-stop
partners;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID378c55fb420c41d0a24fa880a76a081d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>designate or
certify one-stop operators under subsection (d); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdc1fcd2acb464d748a2750f16aec2e37"><enum>(3)</enum><text>conduct oversight
with respect to the one-stop delivery system in the local area.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5234b9043f194aa0b0785820948cf867"><enum>(b)</enum><header>One-stop
partners</header><paragraph id="ID9101943059fe4dc583117298a8e22a84"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required
partners</header><subparagraph id="IDccb8f3389c35481d9f0c22c955a4842a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Roles and
responsibilities of one-stop partners</header><text>Each entity that carries
out a program or activities described in subparagraph (B) in a local area
shall—</text><clause id="ID54f923bf91634129abc960e29efe8f8c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide
access through the one-stop delivery system to such program or activities
carried out by the entity, including making the core services described in
section 234(c)(2) that are applicable to the program or activities available at
the one-stop centers (in addition to any other appropriate locations);</text></clause><clause id="IDebe0bed0e5cb4d98b1bd4eccc5b8682e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>use a
portion of the funds available for the program and activities to maintain the
one-stop delivery system, including payment of the infrastructure costs of
one-stop centers in accordance with subsection (h);</text></clause><clause id="IDefb1eb542388463499ab1c859417cf7d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>enter
into a local memorandum of understanding with the local board, relating to the
operation of the one-stop system, that meets the requirements of subsection
(c);</text></clause><clause id="ID373a9384541c404fad7251aae719e859"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>participate in
the operation of the one-stop system consistent with the terms of the
memorandum of understanding, the requirements of this title, and the
requirements of the Federal laws authorizing the program or activities;
and</text></clause><clause id="ID6698fce0ddcc41d2b1debb05f03335b0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>provide
representation on the State board to the extent provided under section
111.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0b82b6a7adcb4744a18584aefc1a96e0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Programs and
activities</header><text>The programs and activities referred to in
subparagraph (A) consist of—</text><clause id="IDb4828b9b1767437bbdb53207e3139224"><enum>(i)</enum><text>programs
authorized under this title;</text></clause><clause id="ID30f6ebda5bc64f1a8e546501abfc1642"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>programs
authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="IDa7fdba23ec6142b4a31acc04d32705e1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>adult
education and literacy activities authorized under title III;</text></clause><clause id="ID4b3994523f624789b5f6d22e825cb9b4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>programs
authorized under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et
seq.) (other than section 112 or part C of title I of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>,
741);</text></clause><clause id="ID3d972510b9c446c989efa750ec5f1831"><enum>(v)</enum><text>activities
authorized under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et
seq.);</text></clause><clause id="IDbbf96610f60146b09f0de4cf79e9ca87"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>career
and technical education programs at the postsecondary level authorized under
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301
et seq.);</text></clause><clause id="IDfddcd5fd4ec0467696ee0a7ca4dcfaf7"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>activities
authorized under chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271
et seq.);</text></clause><clause id="ID67bd2371881d4b7185c25209deaad574"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>activities
authorized under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/41">chapter 41</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code;</text></clause><clause id="ID757b4aac48ef41b1800ab6f22f8ecfa3"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>employment and
training activities carried out under the Community Services Block Grant Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9901">42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="IDc85f2e1c82944fc39bf354c30d17886f"><enum>(x)</enum><text>employment and
training activities carried out by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development;</text></clause><clause id="IDa9fd3f559b934cd3a9d1827f1243e5e0"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>programs
authorized under State unemployment compensation laws (in accordance with
applicable Federal law);</text></clause><clause id="IDfd9f6e15d07145dc992848168164ee19"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>programs
authorized under section 212 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C.
17532); and</text></clause><clause id="ID7577f9647a6c4ec5861fca2098eab9af"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>programs
authorized under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601
et seq.), subject to subparagraph (C).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2084901a281640b496bb4a0ee199bfb4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Determination
by the Governor</header><clause id="ID28ae1ce63ec84422a45dc960ba9a5897"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An entity that carries out a program referred to in
subparagraph (B)(xiii) shall be included in the one-stop partners for the local
area, as a required partner, for purposes of this Act and the other core
program provisions that are not part of this Act, unless the Governor provides
the notification described in clause (ii).</text></clause><clause id="ID589b96263f0f4b7497b8cb18f5b19431"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The
notification referred to in clause (i) is a notification that—</text><subclause id="ID994bb50d0c144e1aa85cb74911e0e189"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is
made in writing of a determination by the Governor not to include such entity
in the one-stop partners described in clause (i); and</text></subclause><subclause id="IDc349e88279e94c3bae9dafb4b5628933"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is
provided to the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDec88f62056ee416eaa3ac432e439f6db"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
partners</header><subparagraph id="ID39b9107442574a37a4743bf4e4e4c46a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>With the approval of the local board and chief elected
official, in addition to the entities described in paragraph (1), other
entities that carry out workforce development programs described in
subparagraph (B) may be one-stop partners for the local area and carry out the
responsibilities described in paragraph (1)(A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID718f2661d9f44debae709ff90f038e3a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Programs</header><text>The
programs referred to in subparagraph (A) may include—</text><clause id="IDee32590aa1664a18988401937a1570ec"><enum>(i)</enum><text>employment and
training programs administered by the Social Security Administration, including
the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program established under section 1148
of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320b-19">42 U.S.C. 1320b–19</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="ID7f9bc7454d204b2b9f63ac7bf3e601fe"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>employment and
training programs carried out by the Small Business Administration;</text></clause><clause id="ID60a6b2385ee646d5a6e09129959943ce"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>programs
authorized under section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2015(d)(4));</text></clause><clause id="idB0A6BF44B9BB40A1A16FB66555752DA5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>work
programs authorized under section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2015(o));</text></clause><clause id="id2CAC5938A30B4B6A9CA06451E8B3F248"><enum>(v)</enum><text>programs carried
out under section 112 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="ID82aa53c0ddd24cdcb31f1445344ecee7"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>programs
authorized under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12501 et seq.); and</text></clause><clause id="IDa338066b63f1472b920978389882d855"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>other
appropriate Federal, State, or local programs, including employment, education,
and training programs provided by public libraries or in the private
sector.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID40f17722e43547efbf3161f192cc9ac1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Memorandum of
understanding</header><paragraph id="ID7c95e2081c0045d29c445c3e146ddfa8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development</header><text>The
local board, with the agreement of the chief elected official, shall develop
and enter into a memorandum of understanding (between the local board and the
one-stop partners), consistent with paragraph (2), concerning the operation of
the one-stop delivery system in the local area.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc93d41adab1a45f58a688740df982a87"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
memorandum of understanding shall contain—</text><subparagraph id="IDa4c33f98cce84c90ae3a5765e86baf40"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provisions
describing—</text><clause id="IDec22afd2e15844b2bbeecf90e2926d2b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
services to be provided through the one-stop delivery system consistent with
the requirements of this section, including the manner in which the services
will be coordinated and delivered through such system;</text></clause><clause id="IDa6cb201eb2474448bbbc180bcb054cb3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>how
the costs of such services and the operating costs of such system will be
funded, including—</text><subclause id="idDA8B7EEFC83B46C1BD4416A3A0009845"><enum>(I)</enum><text>funding through
cash and in-kind contributions (fairly evaluated), which contributions may
include funding from philanthropic organizations or other private entities, or
through other alternative financing options, to provide a stable and equitable
funding stream for ongoing one-stop delivery system operations; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idCFB626C49EB44D01B0B4083FF897E123"><enum>(II)</enum><text>funding of the
infrastructure costs of one-stop centers in accordance with subsection
(h);</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ID3d5063973c98482bb02a7ced41e59171"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>methods of
referral of individuals between the one-stop operator and the one-stop partners
for appropriate services and activities;</text></clause><clause id="IDece97569981e4680a2dc3f511e392c30"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>methods to
ensure the needs of workers and youth, and individuals with barriers to
employment, including individuals with disabilities, are addressed in the
provision of necessary and appropriate access to services, including access to
technology and materials, made available through the one-stop delivery system;
and</text></clause><clause id="ID00311d9d5ceb470497a4e5a68db8e2ba"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
duration of the memorandum of understanding and the procedures for amending the
memorandum during the duration of the memorandum, and assurances that such
memorandum shall be reviewed not less than once every 2-year period to ensure
appropriate funding and delivery of services; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID26b51106b85d476da856df176461b455"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such other
provisions, consistent with the requirements of this title, as the parties to
the agreement determine to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb8ac44c5aea74a3896a2cac44775b47a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>One-stop
operators</header><paragraph id="IDb6a683d9011e411f9b43e7ceeefcec65"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Designation and
certification</header><text>Consistent with paragraphs (2) and (3), the local
board, with the agreement of the chief elected official, is authorized to
designate or certify one-stop operators and to terminate for cause the
eligibility of such operators.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID87f5a46142de48deac5f265b74d5af41"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible to receive funds made available under this subtitle to operate a
one-stop center referred to in subsection (e), an entity (which may be a
consortium of entities)—</text><subparagraph id="ID663afca110fd4e5291fa8af19b1211c7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be
designated or certified as a one-stop operator—</text><clause id="ID41fc73a2040a4134aa9ea3ef054b9e6d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>through
a competitive process; or</text></clause><clause id="IDda0618ccc9f345fa9f7098411a3c42a9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
accordance with an agreement reached between the local board and a consortium
of entities that, at a minimum, includes 3 or more of the one-stop partners
described in subsection (b)(1); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID783ab33ce04c4557b179b165c50171c4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be an
entity (public or private), or consortium of entities, of demonstrated
effectiveness, located in the local area, which may include—</text><clause id="IDe30786651dd54e87b3c547d202f952de"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
institution of higher education;</text></clause><clause id="ID0a11d8ae9669411da7171acd14dc6742"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
employment service State agency established under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29
U.S.C. 49 et seq.), on behalf of the local office of the agency;</text></clause><clause id="ID1aa1bf6ee16c490bb2c0b8ad66ecca6a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
community-based organization, nonprofit organization, or intermediary;</text></clause><clause id="IDc2514394ed9547ca91d28ad53ae7e343"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
private for-profit entity;</text></clause><clause id="IDba0e84cb917c456b9154d2c0730429ad"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a
government agency; and</text></clause><clause id="ID089626c35cdc446684c12ece3266ed1c"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>another
interested organization or entity, which may include a local chamber of
commerce or other business organization, or a labor organization.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1d3bf169440c4c1dac8b166a8516ca11"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Elementary
schools and secondary schools shall not be eligible for designation or
certification as one-stop operators, except that nontraditional public
secondary schools and area career and technical education schools may be
eligible for such designation or certification.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID560ae43cace74294bee7224892a037e8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><text>The State and local boards shall ensure that in
carrying out activities under this title, one-stop operators—</text><subparagraph id="ID278fe52c87f543cbb142b69a2e50a113"><enum>(A)</enum><text>disclose any
potential conflicts of interest arising from the relationships of the operators
with particular training service providers or other service providers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf14a991caeb54fc1bfba79dc07a1fef1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>do not establish
practices that create disincentives to providing services to individuals with
barriers to employment who may require longer-term services, such as intensive
employment, training, and education services; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4101104936b54cbb992ba543d4882c4d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>comply with
Federal regulations, and procurement policies, relating to the calculation and
use of profits.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDec96d3597a7b4668bfa5e0f999fd59dc"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Establishment
of one-stop delivery system</header><paragraph id="IDf6e48a834a8a4f6c8e1e0f0d2f231f30"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There shall be established in each local area in a State
that receives an allotment under section 232(b) a one-stop delivery system,
which—</text><subparagraph id="IDe862eff364e649fe986a30c85dcc859c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall provide the
core services described in section 234(c)(2);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID91c315946df14b74848a023a56014f84"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall provide
access to intensive services and training services as described in paragraphs
(3) and (4) of section 234(c), including serving as the point of access to
training services for participants in accordance with section
234(c)(4)(G);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89e04ecb6cd74df79511ffd1da41668b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall provide
access to the employment and training activities carried out under section
234(d), if any;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID65914b22f29d44008d56a5a6c2ece0d0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>shall provide
access to programs and activities carried out by one-stop partners described in
subsection (b); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9151078b42024091be69b77548eecd8b"><enum>(E)</enum><text>shall provide
access to the data, information, and analysis described in section 15(a) of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49l-2">29 U.S.C. 49l–2(a)</external-xref>) and all job search, placement,
recruitment, and other labor exchange services authorized under the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9559d1840b874cadace0a35d81f5e7b3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>One-stop
delivery</header><text>The one-stop delivery system—</text><subparagraph id="IDd50002600d694c0e9201c0212816a659"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at a minimum,
shall make each of the programs, services, and activities described in
paragraph (1) accessible at not less than 1 physical center in each local area
of the State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID11cf131bad9d43b8bb6e6d67bc282110"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may also make
programs, services, and activities described in paragraph (1) available—</text><clause id="ID7e9e7770d8234b16a8c56d55f11c1ffa"><enum>(i)</enum><text>through
a network of affiliated sites that can provide 1 or more of the programs,
services, and activities to individuals; and</text></clause><clause id="IDc5349faa8147428aaa8f12e82710289f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>through a
network of eligible one-stop partners—</text><subclause id="IDdc2090e463654da9925f39171d624acb"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in
which each partner provides 1 or more of the programs, services, and activities
to such individuals and is accessible at an affiliated site that consists of a
physical location or an electronically or technologically linked access point;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="ID3d4feab3c85c45019ba199500ed0fc18"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that assures
individuals that information on the availability of the core services will be
available regardless of where the individuals initially enter the statewide
workforce development system, including information made available through an
access point described in subclause (I);</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDabea76d67b5840fd8086f1836735c8ec"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may have
specialized centers to address special needs, such as the needs of dislocated
workers, youth, or key industry sectors or clusters; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa4bdc43a079e4e5c942e8d7a3a0f5e00"><enum>(D)</enum><text>as applicable and
practicable, shall make programs, services, and activities accessible to
individuals through electronic means in a manner that improves efficiency,
coordination, and quality in the delivery of one-stop partner services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3134037b03c647fbb049ba48657e48a1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Colocation of
wagner-peyser services</header><text>Consistent with section 3(d) of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49b">29 U.S.C. 49b(d)</external-xref>), and in order to improve service delivery,
avoid duplication of services, and enhance coordination of services, including
location of staff to ensure access to services in underserved areas, the
employment service offices in each State shall be colocated with one-stop
centers established under this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID2c5f7759f435482c8b44b59b058fd8c8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of common
one-stop delivery system identifier</header><text>In addition to using any
State or locally developed identifier, each one-stop delivery system shall
include in the identification of products, programs, activities, services,
facilities, and related property and materials, a common one-stop delivery
system identifier. The identifier shall be developed by the Secretary, in
consultation with heads of other appropriate departments and agencies, and
representatives of State boards and local boards and of other stakeholders in
the one-stop delivery system, not later than the beginning of the second full
program year after the date of enactment of this Act. Such common identifier
may consist of a logo, phrase, or other identifier that informs users of the
one-stop delivery system that such products, programs, activities, services,
facilities, property, or materials are being provided through such system.
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit one-stop partners,
States, or local areas from having additional identifiers.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3D0FBAE0E0A943299FDECB5A9C36EA50"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Application to
certain vocational rehabilitation programs</header><paragraph id="ID42d0bc8d7d8c4c41a1d97eb08448c9dc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Nothing
in this section shall be construed to apply to part C of title I of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/741">29 U.S.C. 741</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfaffed3c20e94eed8a0dfabe49fa96cc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Client
assistance</header><text>Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require that
any entity carrying out a client assistance program authorized under section
112 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>)—</text><subparagraph id="idC9F9A465D2944C7F84B038C22E165B24"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be included as a
mandatory one-stop partner under subsection (b)(1); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCE42E000507948FD89801DF27E2D0382"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the entity is
included as an additional one-stop partner under subsection (b)(2)—</text><clause id="ID270dd31fb6a44815863a4cfb79521996"><enum>(i)</enum><text>violate
the requirement of section 112(c)(1)(A) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732(c)(1)(A)</external-xref>)
that the entity be independent of any agency that provides treatment, services,
or rehabilitation to individuals under that Act; or</text></clause><clause id="ID3d3cbc5904094b2cb2c3a98c7aa467c9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>carry
out any activity not authorized under section 112 of that Act (including
appropriate Federal regulations).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID775637d257bd47b39d3e2dc363851b40"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Continuous
improvement of one-stop centers</header><paragraph id="ID4c4d76125d10446c8babf7bd47ef46d1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The State board, in consultation with chief elected
officials and local boards, shall establish objective criteria and procedures
for use by local boards in periodically assessing the effectiveness, physical
and programmatic accessibility in accordance with section 288 and the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq), and continuous
improvement of one-stop centers and the one-stop delivery system, consistent
with the requirements of section 111(d)(7).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9898cf9c34f049d49dfe8d156f22c462"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The
criteria and procedures developed under this subsection shall include standards
relating to service coordination achieved by the one-stop delivery system with
respect to the programs administered by the one-stop partners at the one-stop
centers. Such criteria and procedures shall—</text><subparagraph id="idF3AE5493C5FC472F85F313CEAEE9D364"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be developed in a
manner that is consistent with the guidelines, guidance, and policies provided
by the Governor and by the State board, in consultation with the chief elected
officials and local boards, for such partners’ participation under subsections
(h)(1) and (i); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBED79A56184149A29CA04FE6C67BC27D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include such
factors relating to the effectiveness, accessibility, and improvement of the
one-stop delivery system as the State board determines to be
appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID99865f494053474ca2adaf91a8226a20"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Local
criteria</header><text>Consistent with the criteria developed under paragraph
(1) by the State, a local board in the State may develop additional criteria
(or higher levels of service coordination than required for the State-developed
criteria) relating to service coordination achieved by the one-stop delivery
system, for purposes of assessments described in paragraph (1), in order to
respond to labor market, economic, and demographic, conditions and trends in
the region.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID94d9cad364d1464f9b61a777c0827f33"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Review and
update</header><text>The criteria and procedures established under this
subsection shall be reviewed and updated by the State board or the local board,
as the case may be, as part of the biennial process for review and modification
of State and local plans described in sections 112(c) and 118(a).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID03ac6e4370c64e1eb4fb8acccfdaeef6"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding of
one-stop infrastructure</header><paragraph id="ID980447ec8ab84dbf87a943e14d47bbd0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><subparagraph id="ID4252499d3d934a64ab7431a1edcb989e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Options for
infrastructure funding</header><clause id="ID11be762df1644ea79ce8a13398a2caf1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Local
options</header><text>The local board, chief elected officials, and one-stop
partners described in subsection (b)(1) in a local area may fund the costs of
infrastructure of one-stop centers in the local area through—</text><subclause id="ID58591c56e5ae41cdb8c6811a74694b1a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>methods agreed on
by the local board, chief elected officials, and one-stop partners (and described
in the memorandum of understanding described in subsection (c)); or</text></subclause><subclause id="IDd4fa804667ab4e3cba2bbbf75c90794a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
State infrastructure funding mechanism described in paragraph (2).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ID2de9bd252528433f93d5a78509c8d65c"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Failure to
reach consensus agreement on funding methods</header><text>Beginning July 1,
2015, if the local board, chief elected officials, and one-stop partners
described in subsection (b)(1) in a local area fail to reach consensus
agreement on methods of sufficiently funding the costs of infrastructure of
one-stop centers for a program year, the State infrastructure funding mechanism
described in paragraph (2) shall be applicable to such local area for that
program year and for each subsequent program year for which those entities and
individuals fail to reach such agreement.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc4d4e854f18a4717bc644c6a7333329c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Guidance for
infrastructure funding</header><text>In addition to carrying out the
requirements relating to the State infrastructure funding mechanism described
in paragraph (2), the Governor, after consultation with chief elected
officials, local boards, and the State board, and consistent with the guidance
and policies provided by the State board under subparagraphs (B) and (C)(i) of
section 111(d)(7), shall provide, for the use of local areas under subparagraph
(A)(i)(I)—</text><clause id="ID7caaa224d376482f8bfb475d96521fd9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>guidelines for
State-administered one-stop partner programs, for determining such programs’
contributions to a one-stop delivery system, based on such programs'
proportionate use of such system consistent with chapter II of title 2, Code of
Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling),
including determining funding for the costs of infrastructure, which
contributions shall be negotiated pursuant to the memorandum of understanding
under subsection (c); and</text></clause><clause id="ID969f94acb56943e3aaf7d500e926fa7d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>guidance to
assist local boards, chief elected officials, and one-stop partners in local
areas in determining equitable and stable methods of funding the costs of
infrastructure of one-stop centers in such areas.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4abdbef43f3a4abc9656f96782de1c80"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State one-stop
infrastructure funding</header><subparagraph id="idB3D12A2DCE184643B27A3380E86B5803"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this paragraph, the term <term>covered portion</term>, used with respect to
funding for a fiscal year for a program described in subsection (b)(1), means a
portion determined under subparagraph (C) of the Federal funds provided to a
State (including local areas within the State) under the Federal law
authorizing that program described in subsection (b)(1) for the fiscal year
(taking into account the availability of funding for purposes related to
infrastructure from philanthropic organizations, private entities, or other
alternative financing options).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID55041dd0adf64e65b76f91902cb56e4b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Partner
contributions</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (D), for local areas in a
State that are not covered by paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), the covered portions of
funding for a fiscal year shall be provided to the Governor from the programs
described in subsection (b)(1), to assist in paying the costs of infrastructure
of one-stop centers in those local areas of the State not adequately funded
under the option described in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID024e56c727f24ee9b19dc10b186d85ea"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Determination
of Governor</header><clause id="ID482af47bb6b04955ba75cc49e61eadb6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii) and subparagraph (D), the
Governor, after consultation with chief elected officials, local boards, and
the State board, shall determine the portion of funds to be provided under
subparagraph (B) by each one-stop partner from each program described in
subparagraph (B). In making such determination for the purpose of determining
funding contributions, for funding pursuant to clause (i)(II) or (ii) of
paragraph (1)(A) by each partner, the Governor shall calculate amounts for the
proportionate use of the one-stop centers in the State, consistent with chapter
II of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar
regulation or ruling), taking into account the costs of administration of the
one-stop delivery system for purposes not related to one-stop centers, for each
partner. The Governor shall exclude from such determination of funds the
amounts for proportionate use of one-stop centers attributable to the programs
of one-stop partners for those local areas of the State where the costs of
infrastructure of one-stop centers are funded under the option described in
paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I).</text></clause><clause id="IDb25358a139a24f23b6c5464db25972c7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>In a State in which the State constitution or a State
statute places policymaking authority that is independent of the authority of
the Governor in an entity or official with respect to the funds provided for
adult education and literacy activities authorized under title III,
postsecondary career and technical education activities authorized under the
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et
seq.), or vocational rehabilitation services offered under a provision covered
by section 101(12)(D), the determination described in clause (i) with respect
to the programs authorized under that title, Act, or provision shall be made
by the chief officer of the entity, or the official, with such authority in
consultation with the Governor.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID11ac708b6c2d4ad5bfae666226c24323"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Limitations</header><clause id="ID3e7a9ee6ad1f4fdc8bfee7afb431440a"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Provision from
administrative funds</header><subclause id="id5E55DEF6BB1F41618BEF2D8A237CDABC"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subclause (II), the funds provided under this
paragraph by each one-stop partner shall be provided only from funds available
for the costs of administration under the program administered by such partner,
and shall be subject to the program's limitations with respect to the portion
of funds under such program that may be used for administration.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idFD2B4325F9E94425A5713DEC9F675E74"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>Nothing
in this clause shall be construed to apply to the programs carried out under
this title, or under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056
et seq.).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idE13EAD51B53842A6B8A89E06CB2578D1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Cap
on required contributions</header><text>For local areas in a State that are not
covered by paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), the following rules shall apply:</text><subclause id="ID77878c6bb4444b71bf93eebd9ae6861f"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Wia formula
programs and employment service</header><text>The portion of funds required to
be contributed under this paragraph from a program authorized under chapter 2
or 3, or the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>) shall not exceed 3
percent of the amount of Federal funds provided to carry out that program in
the State for a fiscal year.</text></subclause><subclause id="ID84e9c6e6356145ceb0652b21926ae20e"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Other one-stop
partners</header><text>The portion of funds required to be contributed under
this paragraph from a program described in subsection (b)(1) other than the
programs described in subclause (I) shall not exceed 1.5 percent of the amount of
Federal funds provided to carry out that program in the State for a fiscal
year.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="IDb337191ea5aa4f9f97e3dc8b6be21214"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Vocational
rehabilitation</header><text>Notwithstanding subclauses (I) and (II), an entity
administering a program described in subsection (b)(1)(B)(iv) shall not be
required to provide from that program, under this paragraph, a portion that
exceeds—</text><item commented="no" id="IDa3770fc33a154044884479ceac45bac3"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>0.75 percent of
the amount of Federal funds provided to carry out such program in the State for
the second full program year that begins after the date of enactment of this
Act;</text></item><item commented="no" id="IDfeb3bac85de24b5eaa553cf1717adb7c"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>1.0 percent of
the amount provided to carry out such program in the State for the third full
program year that begins after such date;</text></item><item commented="no" id="ID793b580f66f84cf380cd00e612ceb965"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>1.25 percent of
the amount provided to carry out such program in the State for the fourth full
program year that begins after such date; and</text></item><item commented="no" id="IDd4b3cf9c5b54468badbf67f4170327d8"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>1.5 percent of
the amount provided to carry out such program in the State for the fifth and
each succeeding full program year that begins after such date.</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="IDbcb8a261025745369d30217be0dd583c"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Federal
direct spending programs</header><text>For local areas in a State that are not
covered by paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), an entity administering a program funded
with direct spending as defined in section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as in effect on August 2, 2011 (2 U.S.C.
900(c)(8)) shall not be required to provide, for purposes of this paragraph, an
amount in excess of the amount determined under subparagraph (C)(i) to be
equivalent to the cost of the proportionate use of the one-stop centers for the
one-stop partner for such program in the State.</text></clause><clause id="ID1ceafb5b6b104d3781c2f00173f9796e"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Native
American programs</header><text>One-stop partners for Native American programs
established under section 266 shall not be subject to the provisions of this
subsection (other than this clause) or subsection (i). For purposes of
subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii)(II), the method for determining the appropriate
portion of funds to be provided by such partners to pay for the costs of
infrastructure of a one-stop center shall be determined as part of the
development of the memorandum of understanding under subsection (c) for the
one-stop center and shall be stated in the memorandum.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfc7641268a284476a359d378ea58f57f"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Appeal by
one-stop partners</header><text>The Governor shall establish a process,
described under section 112(b)(2)(D)(i)(V), for a one-stop partner
administering a program described in subsection (b)(1) to appeal a
determination regarding the portion of funds to be provided under this
paragraph. Such a determination may be appealed under the process on the basis
that such determination is inconsistent with the requirements of this
paragraph. Such process shall ensure prompt resolution of the appeal in order
to ensure the funds are distributed in a timely manner, consistent with the
requirements of section 282(e).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7449d325202f4731a8054c68b62f67dd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocation by
Governor</header><subparagraph id="id6F72F50305D24680B1AB3112B50BFBC7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the funds provided under paragraph (1), the Governor
shall allocate the funds to local areas described in subparagraph (B) in
accordance with the formula established under subparagraph (B) for the purposes
of assisting in paying the costs of infrastructure of one-stop centers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0a9e26377715489e8209be1a02d7ba6c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allocation
formula</header><text>The State board shall develop a formula to be used by the
Governor to allocate the funds provided under paragraph (1) to local areas not
funding costs of infrastructure under the option described in paragraph
(1)(A)(i)(I). The formula shall be based on factors including the number of
one-stop centers in a local area, the population served by such centers, the
services provided by such centers, and other factors relating to the
performance of such centers that the State board determines are
appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1a439adfbd284bfdb9d9af8ca4cd4f61"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Costs of
infrastructure</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>costs of
infrastructure</quote>, used with respect to a one-stop center, means the
nonpersonnel costs that are necessary for the general operation of the one-stop
center, including the rental costs of the facilities, the costs of utilities
and maintenance, equipment (including assessment-related products and assistive
technology for individuals with disabilities), and technology to facilitate
access to the one-stop center, including the center’s planning and outreach
activities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDee2ac9fb2e2e411a8173034060d2776b"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Other
funds</header><paragraph id="ID851cbe089a4941ab91208244f05b0e14"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to the memorandum of understanding described in
subsection (c) for the one-stop delivery system involved, in addition to the
funds provided to carry out subsection (h), a portion of funds made available
under Federal law authorizing the programs described in subsection (b) and
administered by one-stop partners, or the noncash resources available under
such programs, shall be used to pay the additional costs relating to the
operation of the one-stop delivery system that are not paid from the funds
provided under subsection (h), as determined in accordance with paragraph (3),
to the extent not inconsistent with the Federal law involved. Such costs shall
include the costs of the provision of core services described in section
234(c)(2) applicable to each program and may include common costs that are not
paid from the funds provided under subsection (h).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcacd5d55cd934a1cb5c6185eeb69e5a6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Shared
services</header><text>The costs described under paragraph (1) may include
costs of services that are authorized for and may be commonly provided through
the one-stop partner programs to any individual, such as initial intake,
assessment of needs, appraisal of basic skills, identification of appropriate
services to meet such needs, referrals to other one-stop partners, and other
similar services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID06f6023c2ecf425ea5a2742cac58251b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination
and guidance</header><text>The method for determining the appropriate portion
of funds and noncash resources to be provided by the one-stop partner for each
program under paragraph (1) for a one-stop center shall be determined as part
of the development of the memorandum of understanding under subsection (c) for
the one-stop center and shall be stated in the memorandum. The State board
shall provide guidance to facilitate the determination, for purposes of the
memorandum of understanding, of an appropriate allocation of the funds and
noncash resources in local areas, consistent with the requirements of section
111(d)(7)(C)(i).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idA9C4549C5BE74DDAA5DBF1A9F7E25705"><enum>222.</enum><header>Identification
of eligible providers of training services</header><subsection id="ID7806284bf3aa4934b15262db6acf2733"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><paragraph id="IDa233fd08507347f6a30178b3d79bbd9a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (h), the Governor, after
consultation with the State board, shall establish criteria, information
requirements, and procedures regarding the eligibility of providers of training
services to receive funds provided under section 233(b) for the provision of
training services in local areas in the State.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5004805f19fb4b7a96e20e0dff71eb44"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Providers</header><text>Subject
to the provisions of this section, to be eligible to receive those funds for
the provision of training services, the provider shall be—</text><subparagraph id="ID608e06cfb5524d619aa6f853875ef186"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an institution of
higher education that provides a program that leads to a recognized
postsecondary credential;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9f6e06a3303d4a8daa159f1333b90dbe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an entity that
carries out programs registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly
known as the <quote>National Apprenticeship Act</quote>; 50 Stat. 664, chapter
663; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/50">29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8a81c8f7bc2048dcbfd683699264b25b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>another public or
private provider of a program of training services, which may include joint
labor-management organizations, and eligible providers of adult education and
literacy activities under title III if such activities are provided in
combination with occupational skills training.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID26c4de7acdb14b498abb35c267ef13e1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inclusion in
list of eligible providers</header><text>A provider described in subparagraph
(A) or (C) of paragraph (2) shall comply with the criteria, information
requirements, and procedures established under this section to be included on
the list of eligible providers of training services described in subsection
(d). A provider described in paragraph (2)(B) shall be included and maintained
on the list of eligible providers of training services described in subsection
(d) for so long as the corresponding program of the provider remains registered
as described in paragraph (2)(B).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID58a7840ad11c440ab535476c0eaff589"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criteria and
information requirements</header><paragraph id="ID4fc99bb9480e4a19b9362c5e42aef5dc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State
criteria</header><text>In establishing criteria pursuant to subsection (a), the
Governor shall take into account each of the following:</text><subparagraph id="ID2b95e1fe377d4193a41bc24a6e72e0b4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The performance
of providers of training services with respect to—</text><clause id="id30E0D99ED2E24DD8A8412315626BB15E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
performance accountability measures and other matters for which information is
required under paragraph (2); and</text></clause><clause id="id5DDF1731CEBC44E8B92C9D63F9EC6B12"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other
appropriate measures of performance outcomes determined by the Governor for
those participants receiving training services under this subtitle (taking into
consideration the characteristics of the population served and relevant
economic conditions), and the outcomes of the program through which those
training services were provided for students in general with respect to
employment and earnings as defined under section 131(b)(2).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID85c4204574984fb4a88e3563f53e3bce"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The need to
ensure access to training services throughout the State, including through the
use of technology.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7706fe5a90c545f6977bcb671b7724bc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Information
reported to State agencies with respect to Federal and State programs involving
training services (other than the program carried out under this subtitle),
including one-stop partner programs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfe86b0dd618d428698f51ad73dc58dbb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The requirements
for State licensing of providers of training services, and the licensing status
of providers of training services if applicable.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8c8c6e26d5e740e489a26dca303f5851"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Ways in which the
criteria can encourage, to the extent practicable, the providers to use
industry-recognized certificates or certifications.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID01385730a9d24487b1670372bce22096"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The ability of
the providers to offer programs that lead to recognized postsecondary
credentials.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idDE7FDAD9E2FB45DFBEBAF87D0F5635F9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The quality of a
program of training services, including a program of training services that
leads to a recognized postsecondary credential.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb4523f01eaf140df9e1cdb9d8f7781b9"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The ability of
the providers to provide training services to individuals who are employed and
individuals with barriers to employment.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcb82132f8f7442aebd0ea8c5453aa393"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Such other
factors as the Governor determines are appropriate to ensure—</text><clause id="ID560b3355be844b0b88e10d52004071bf"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
accountability of the providers;</text></clause><clause id="ID2650d6bb46064e6daa8265b2f9dfe9fd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that
the one-stop centers in the State will ensure that such providers meet the
needs of local employers and participants;</text></clause><clause id="ID5043dd1aa215488db6b2848bd82ae5c6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
informed choice of participants among training services providers; and</text></clause><clause id="ID01ec8cf8b051432f9f716714b10c9173"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>that
the collection of information required to demonstrate compliance with the
criteria is not unduly burdensome or costly to providers.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbc75a03fa17f499dbb2d7000083fbb3c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State
information requirements</header><text>The information requirements established
by the Governor shall require that a provider of training services submit
appropriate, accurate, and timely information to the State, to enable the State
to carry out subsection (d), with respect to participants receiving training
services under this subtitle in the applicable program, including—</text><subparagraph id="ID3c0935a6a3f949f4bdbd456b9f21803e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information on
the performance of the provider with respect to the performance accountability
measures described in section 131 for such participants (taking into
consideration the characteristics of the population served and relevant
economic conditions), and information specifying the percentage of such
participants who entered unsubsidized employment in an occupation related to
the program, to the extent practicable;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0f74f2ae9b3b47c6aaa37b466948015e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>information on
recognized postsecondary credentials received by such participants;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe6f65716347a49ce9e9fa4b13a44d207"><enum>(C)</enum><text>information on
program costs (such as costs of tuition and fees) for participants in the
program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0871e3735ea148008b4610ab2496b438"><enum>(D)</enum><text>information on
the program completion rate for such participants; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2E13D0763F0C4E5C96921E5F7980C7BC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>information on
the criteria described in paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDde64bdeda52044129ec64a8a953411d3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Local criteria
and information requirements</header><text>A local board in the State may
establish criteria and information requirements in addition to the criteria and
information requirements established by the Governor, or may require higher
levels of performance than required for the criteria established by the
Governor, for purposes of determining the eligibility of providers of training
services to receive funds described in subsection (a) for the provision of
training services in the local area involved.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID687d5cd740804a629afd69bd240eddea"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Criteria and
information requirements to establish initial eligibility</header><subparagraph id="id46C06C78E99D45C88D3478411BE16C97"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this paragraph is to enable the providers of programs carried out
under chapter 3 to offer the highest quality training services and be
responsive to in-demand and emerging industries by providing training services
for those industries.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb750e0a2448c4984b720d2563175dfb8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Initial
eligibility</header><text>Providers may seek initial eligibility under this
paragraph as providers of training services. The criteria and information
requirements established by the Governor under this paragraph shall require
that a provider who has not previously been an eligible provider of training
services under this section (or section 122 of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) provide
the information described in subparagraph (C).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID19569097319c4113b9d8e59aee4668fa"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The
provider shall provide verifiable program-specific performance information
based on criteria established by the State as described in subparagraph (D)
that supports the provider’s ability to serve participants under this
subtitle.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id226561746D80441280A439257C27C172"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The
criteria described in subparagraph (C) shall include at least—</text><clause id="idC6139A7FEE844B3580E18E68BD0EF66A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
factor related to indicators described in section 131;</text></clause><clause id="id51212C8D29F243C88FBEA2C54C400E2E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
factor concerning whether the provider is in a partnership with
business;</text></clause><clause id="id5FD4895E58CB4F47963F82AD31B98D8F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other
factors that indicate high-quality training services; and</text></clause><clause id="idFBE41FBBA5854E23A7E51BE06874DF79"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
factor concerning alignment of the training services with industries projected
to have potential for employment opportunities, to the extent
practicable.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdf9cdfc4df7a443dade2c6d5c097aed5"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Provision</header><text>The
provider shall provide the information described in subparagraph (C) to the
Governor and the local board in a manner that will permit the Governor and the
local board to make a decision on inclusion of the provider on the list of
eligible providers described in subsection (d).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID62c66bf9337f4cae8d8daa6397f30eb1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Procedures</header><paragraph id="id3568BB9E8799458396722BB6BA0CB5F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application
procedures</header><text>The procedures established under subsection (a) shall
identify the application process for a provider of training services to become
eligible to receive funds provided under section 233(b) for the provision of
training services. The procedures shall identify the respective roles of the
State and local areas in receiving and reviewing the applications and in making
determinations of such eligibility based on the criteria, information, and
procedures established under this section. The procedures shall also establish
a process for a provider of training services to appeal a denial or termination
of eligibility under this section that includes an opportunity for a hearing
and prescribes appropriate time limits to ensure prompt resolution of the
appeal.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6ad16f82011d481a94730fc0593c5d68"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Renewal
procedures</header><text>The procedures established by the Governor shall also
provide for biennial review and renewal of eligibility under this section for
providers of training services.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe8168e7fed6641a8b356f4e4d9b278cd"><enum>(d)</enum><header>List and
information to assist participants in choosing providers</header><paragraph id="id8A08963B04B443349EDCE8D11BDC6FFA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to facilitate and assist participants in
choosing employment and training activities and in choosing providers of
training services, the Governor shall ensure that an appropriate list of
providers determined to be eligible under this section to offer a program in
the State (and, as appropriate, in a local area), accompanied by information
identifying the recognized postsecondary credential offered by the provider and
other appropriate information, is provided to the one-stop delivery system in
the State.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id73D0EFA916174EC89086AA3676389F12"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Accompanying
information</header><text>The accompanying information shall—</text><subparagraph id="idB62EC02758A34D84A6B9B92EC6E20E8A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to
providers described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of subsection (a)(2), consist
of information provided by such providers, disaggregated by local areas served,
as applicable, in accordance with subsection (b);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3825799205F949DF8AA31D6B3E268928"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to
providers described in subsection (b)(4), consist of information provided by
such providers in accordance with subsection (b)(4); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id16AFAA83A5D54A42BF6E179305229709"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such other
information as the Governor determines to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id430DCCDB2B8040D5B57C73C2BC492C5E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The
list and the accompanying information shall be made available to such
participants and to members of the public through the one-stop delivery system
in the State, in a manner that does not reveal personally identifiable
information about an individual participant.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf0d6ce6f92c34429bee8763f2cdd73c4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Opportunity to
submit comments</header><text>In establishing, under this section, criteria,
information requirements, procedures, and the list of eligible providers
described in subsection (d), the Governor shall provide an opportunity for
interested members of the public to make recommendations and submit comments
regarding such criteria, information requirements, procedures, and list.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID8367f16eff474c28b2b5c24d5dba4f8c"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><paragraph id="ID908bf1c1f178405cb0703d198c1518da"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The procedures established under this section shall
provide the following:</text><subparagraph id="IDcbec1eec73194a74ba5424e9200f31be"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Intentionally
supplying inaccurate information</header><text>Upon a determination, by an
individual or entity specified in the procedures, that a provider of training
services, or individual providing information on behalf of the provider,
violated this section (or section 122 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998,
as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) by
intentionally supplying inaccurate information under this section, the
eligibility of such provider to receive funds under chapter 3 shall be
terminated for a period of time that is not less than 2 years.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID796e0b9714aa4efaa773cb243072bbb3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Substantial
violations</header><text>Upon a determination, by an individual or entity
specified in the procedures, that a provider of training services substantially
violated any requirement under this title (or title I of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998, as in effect on the day before such date of enactment),
the eligibility of such provider to receive funds under chapter 3 for the
program involved may be terminated, or other appropriate action may be
taken.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID35fefd359c184ad2b25aff15f17083b6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Repayment</header><text>A
provider of training services whose eligibility is terminated under
subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be liable for the repayment of funds received
under chapter 5 of subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998, as in effect on the day before such date of enactment, or chapter 3 of
this subtitle during a period of violation described in such
subparagraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4ca275c5e04a47c88f757faa94005b08"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Paragraph
(1) shall be construed to provide remedies and penalties that supplement, but
shall not supplant, civil and criminal remedies and penalties specified in
other provisions of law.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3e075c9ba0fa4942a11e995090a6b272"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Agreements with
other States</header><text>States may enter into agreements, on a reciprocal
basis, to permit eligible providers of training services to accept individual
training accounts provided in another State.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID875550c0c3a54cda9f6e776f0cae2fba"><enum>(h)</enum><header>On-the-job
training, customized training, incumbent worker training, and other training
exceptions</header><paragraph id="ID973ead20dd774531935622aaba7de0c3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Providers of on-the-job training, customized training,
incumbent worker training, internships, and paid or unpaid work experience
opportunities, or transitional employment shall not be subject to the
requirements of subsections (a) through (g).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID49d6ee3de4c14cfd988ebdd434136461"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Collection and
dissemination of information</header><text>A one-stop operator in a local area
shall collect such performance information from providers of on-the-job
training, customized training, incumbent worker training, internships, paid or
unpaid work experience opportunities, and transitional employment as the
Governor may require, and use the information to determine whether the
providers meet such performance criteria as the Governor may require. The
one-stop operator shall disseminate information identifying such providers that
meet the criteria as eligible providers, and the performance information,
through the one-stop delivery system. Providers determined to meet the criteria
shall be considered to be identified as eligible providers of training
services.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa7d042e714f144038558281feb20b0d2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Transition
period for implementation</header><text>The Governor and local boards shall
implement the requirements of this section not later than 12 months after the
date of enactment of this Act. In order to facilitate early implementation of
this section, the Governor may establish transition procedures under which
providers eligible to provide training services under chapter 5 of subtitle B
of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as such chapter was in
effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, may continue to be
eligible to provide such services until December 31, 2015, or until such
earlier date as the Governor determines to be appropriate.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID0b247dcf47c547b2b37ecb9f81e93726"><enum>223.</enum><header>Eligible
providers of youth workforce investment activities</header><subsection id="IDf76b913dc5d84d55ab973bc06e8a8a74"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the funds allocated under section 228(b) to a local
area, the local board for such area shall award grants or contracts on a
competitive basis to providers of youth workforce investment activities
identified based on the criteria in the State plan (including such quality
criteria as the Governor shall establish for a training program that leads to a
recognized postsecondary credential) as described in section
112(b)(2)(D)(i)(VI) and shall conduct oversight with respect to such
providers.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID8936fb40e58a4010b48111a86c18e960"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>A
local board may award grants or contracts on a sole-source basis if such board
determines there is an insufficient number of eligible providers of youth
workforce investment activities in the local area involved (such as a rural
area) for grants and contracts to be awarded on a competitive basis under
subsection (a).</text></subsection></section></chapter><chapter id="id58B60EE8D9594AEBAA9607DB38BF2E33"><enum>2</enum><header>Youth
workforce investment activities</header><section id="id0FA756AA8C784001BF601D7F1F5528E7"><enum>226.</enum><header>General
authorization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary
shall make an allotment under section 227(b)(1)(C) to each State that meets the
requirements of section 112 or 113 and a grant under section 227(b)(1)(B) to
each outlying area that complies with the requirements of this title, to assist
the State or outlying area, and to enable the State or outlying area to assist
local areas, for the purpose of providing workforce investment activities for
eligible youth in the State or outlying area and in the local areas.</text></section><section id="ID14e41b1e64bb42ceb2e8b66da23bf87a"><enum>227.</enum><header>State
allotments</header><subsection id="IDf53d561800f84f6d9a11a19c00c7d591"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="ID8884E7CB01524FED95513D1D9B4DC93E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for
each fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under section 236(a) exceeds
$1,000,000,000, reserve a portion (but not more than $10,000,000) of the amount
appropriated under section 236(a) to provide youth workforce investment
activities under section 267 (relating to migrant and seasonal farmworkers);
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0F04740A86DC4EDCA278ACA3C82A8817"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use
the remainder of the amount appropriated under section 236(a) for a fiscal year
to make allotments and grants in accordance with subsection (b).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc2776b3ff2854c47ba5e6bacf96b96f7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allotment among
States</header><paragraph id="ID60adc5c2d71d443ca37ef5f6ef1e5a43"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Youth workforce
investment activities</header><subparagraph id="ID0e16f9633efa4ab99d0d358bfc259520"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Native
americans</header><text>From the amount appropriated under section 236(a) for a
fiscal year that is not reserved under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall
reserve not more than 1 <fraction>1/2</fraction> percent of such amount to
provide youth workforce investment activities under section 266 (relating to
Native Americans).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID13fdf1fce6ae4111900c30d5ec5c45cf"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Outlying
areas</header><clause id="ID6c2cbfe9225a497eaaf9060689215936"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the amount appropriated under section 236(a) for
each fiscal year that is not reserved under subsection (a)(1) and subparagraph
(A), the Secretary shall reserve not more than <fraction>1/4</fraction> of 1
percent of such amount to provide assistance to the outlying areas to carry out
youth workforce investment activities and statewide workforce investment
activities.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="IDe739295ca0254937a157311222471b34"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation for
outlying areas</header><subclause commented="no" id="ID9239c87cc8ab46ad9e64c0ffbfc0ba89"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Competitive
grants</header><text>The Secretary shall use funds reserved under clause (i) to
award grants to outlying areas to carry out youth workforce investment
activities and statewide workforce investment activities.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID078eb6cf73b0499cb3e4cf79f9881221"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Award
basis</header><text>The Secretary shall award grants pursuant to subclause (I)
on a competitive basis and pursuant to the recommendations of experts in the
field of employment and training, working through the Pacific Region
Educational Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID3ca89a239edf44a3b5b6329c630b42af"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Administrative
costs</header><text>The Secretary may provide not more than 5 percent of the
funds made available for grants under subclause (I) to pay the administrative
costs of the Pacific Region Educational Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii,
regarding activities assisted under this clause.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="ID7d2282ec05304314889e1ba1e6a5f362"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Additional
requirement</header><text>The provisions of section 501 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/134">Public Law 95–134</external-xref>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/48/1469a">48 U.S.C. 1469a</external-xref>), permitting the consolidation of grants by the outlying
areas, shall not apply to assistance provided to those areas, including Palau,
under this subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb5b6a68683fa4350ad70404103d8c841"><enum>(C)</enum><header>States</header><clause id="IDf42e76cd8e624cc9bcdb7acda57d01ac"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the remainder of the amount appropriated under
section 236(a) for a fiscal year that exists after the Secretary determines the
amounts to be reserved under subsection (a)(1) and subparagraphs (A) and (B),
the Secretary shall make allotments to the States in accordance with clause
(ii).</text></clause><clause id="IDa2db4b61f6854e42bf524e005dd20b35"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Formula</header><text>Subject
to clauses (iii) and (iv), of the amount described in clause (i), the Secretary
shall allot—</text><subclause commented="no" id="ID2307ef36f36e4df4bac5f40dde2fbc5f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>33
<fraction>1/3</fraction> percent on the basis of the relative number of
individuals in the civilian labor force who are ages 16 through 21 in each
State, compared to the total number of individuals in the civilian labor force
who are ages 16 through 21 in all States;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="IDa9a75f8735724c8d803081cff258fbdf"><enum>(II)</enum><text>33
<fraction>1/3</fraction> percent on the basis of the relative number of
unemployed individuals in each State, compared to the total number of
unemployed individuals in all States; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="IDd370786fba31410690d59af6b1339e40"><enum>(III)</enum><text>33
<fraction>1/3</fraction> percent on the basis of the relative number of
disadvantaged youth who are ages 16 through 21 in each State, compared to the
total number of disadvantaged youth who are ages 16 through 21 in all
States.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ID9fedb27d683748c19adc13686aafb0c6"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Minimum and
maximum percentages</header><subclause id="ID5006e7aba398412bb0ccf37946f01948"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Minimum
percentage</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that no State shall receive
an allotment percentage under this subparagraph for a fiscal year that is less
than 90 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for the preceding
fiscal year.</text></subclause><subclause id="ID596eb55bf015434aa58c9cd11a4dfe72"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Maximum
percentage</header><text>Subject to subclause (I), the Secretary shall ensure
that no State shall receive an allotment percentage under this subparagraph for
a fiscal year that is more than 130 percent of the allotment percentage of the
State for the preceding fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="IDf850cda1e95347029db8bdfcc7f9ee6f"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Small State
minimum allotment</header><text>Subject to clause (iii), the Secretary shall
ensure that no State shall receive an allotment under this subparagraph that is
less than the total of—</text><subclause id="ID5f951c33877044068e7a4a8344b7c2ed"><enum>(I)</enum><text><fraction>3/10</fraction>
of 1 percent of $1,000,000,000, from the remainder described in clause (i) for
the fiscal year; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ID9930b1618d354694aebb5dc8e1e0808f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if
the remainder described in clause (i) for the fiscal year exceeds
$1,000,000,000, <fraction>2/5</fraction> of 1 percent of the excess.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe638cf4474514212a0f0713617155b79"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
paragraph (1):</text><subparagraph id="ID06eaef864ef94770b055ae37da9a7e3b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Allotment
percentage</header><text>The term <term>allotment percentage</term>, used with
respect to fiscal year 2014 or a subsequent fiscal year, means a percentage of
the remainder described in paragraph (1)(C)(i) that is received by the State
involved through an allotment made under this subsection for the fiscal year.
The term, used with respect to fiscal year 2013, means the percentage of the
amount allotted to States under chapter 4 of subtitle B of title I of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day before the date of
enactment of this Act) that is received by the State involved for fiscal year
2013.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1591bf34215e4d8bb4b03e1dad1611fe"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Disadvantaged
youth</header><text>Subject to paragraph (3), the term <term>disadvantaged
youth</term> means an individual who—</text><clause id="id107C3BEABE8343CEAD7E1018CC3B10EA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is age
16 through 21; and</text></clause><clause id="id8BFA60356A9C49B2A96CE225F7136040"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>received an
income, or is a member of a family that received a total family income, that,
in relation to family size, does not exceed 150 percent of the poverty
line.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0ef4dc466749409890837c98357f55aa"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>For purposes of the formula specified in paragraph
(1)(C)(ii), the Secretary shall, as appropriate and to the extent practicable,
exclude college students and members of the Armed Forces from the determination
of the number of disadvantaged youth.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa6fbc51581624546a7b14348b3231980"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reallotment</header><paragraph id="ID7cfb6849b1264e109450410d322d4c8e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall, in accordance with this subsection,
reallot to eligible States amounts that are made available to States from
allotments made under this section or a corresponding provision of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for youth workforce investment activities and
statewide workforce investment activities (referred to individually in this
subsection as a <quote>State allotment</quote>) and that are available for
reallotment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbacf0eb7158c4d3cb8e65db921ef59a5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The
amount available for reallotment for a program year is equal to the amount by
which the unobligated balance from State allotments to the State at the end of
the program year prior to the program year for which the determination is made,
exceeds 10 percent of the total amount of funds available to the State for that
prior program year, consisting of the State allotment to the State for such
prior program year (and amounts from State allotments to the State, for all
program years before that prior program year, that remained available).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6a1d9f868e8a4cb49797af231792de2f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reallotment</header><text>In
making reallotments to eligible States of amounts available pursuant to
paragraph (2) for a program year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible
State an amount based on the relative amount of the State allotment for the
program year for which the determination is made, as compared to the total
amount of the State allotments for all eligible States for such program
year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe158845e487a46febb072cd9f62efaf7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>For
purposes of this subsection, an eligible State means a State that does not have
an amount available for reallotment under paragraph (2) for the program year
for which the determination under paragraph (2) is made.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID28a3f160b0f244b0ba20f5b2cb04d264"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>The
Governor shall prescribe uniform procedures for the obligation of funds by
local areas within the State in order to avoid the requirement that funds be
made available for reallotment under this subsection. The Governor shall
further prescribe equitable procedures for making funds available from the
State and local areas in the event that a State is required to make funds
available for reallotment under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID12df7ec5367d4277b957b576de23fd69"><enum>228.</enum><header>Within State
allocations</header><subsection id="IDd86fc1caa6584aafa929f040a0491258"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reservations
for statewide activities</header><paragraph id="ID38446dc997944f8485dea76e1f0d6150"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Governor shall reserve not more than 15 percent of
each of the amounts allotted to the State under section 227(b)(1)(C) and
paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of section 232(b) for a fiscal year for statewide
workforce investment activities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6f14e6c1ac45464e80ad374b4d26e36d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Regardless of whether the reserved amounts were allotted
under section 227(b)(1)(C), or under paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B) of section
232(b), the Governor may use the reserved amounts to carry out statewide
activities under section 229(b) or statewide employment and training
activities, for adults or dislocated workers, under section 234(a).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID84876d5576814ee29e2c139f5a3369ee"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Within State
allocations</header><paragraph id="ID93bdc5a1749046e3ba9926d093660bf9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Of the amount allotted to the State under section
227(b)(1)(C) and not reserved under subsection (a)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="ID870104ed5e2744259e83ea2ecf1ec398"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a
portion equal to not less than 80 percent of such amount shall be allocated by
the Governor to local areas in accordance with paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID968825b35e444e14bf3fca696862729d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a
portion equal to not more than 20 percent of such amount may be allocated by
the Governor to local areas in accordance with paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID82f53a8da5fb44f0b42eec3346abf346"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Established
formula</header><subparagraph id="IDff92da6c68614fc2ac165661fe686aa1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), of the portion described in
paragraph (1)(A), the Governor shall allocate—</text><clause commented="no" id="IDe115599c033d4dfd8344bf7fe4c62590"><enum>(i)</enum><text>33
<fraction>1/3</fraction> percent on the basis of the relative number of
individuals in the civilian labor force who are ages 16 through 21 in each
local area, compared to the total number of individuals in the civilian labor
force who are ages 16 through 21 in all local areas in the State;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="IDa4a7a76b72254c4aa8162d80e4f2e4f9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>33
<fraction>1/3</fraction> percent on the basis of the relative number of
unemployed individuals in each local area, compared to the total number of
unemployed individuals in all local areas in the State; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="IDe18c0f033371414b8c3d49f9c0151e30"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>33
<fraction>1/3</fraction> percent on the basis of the relative number of
disadvantaged youth who are ages 16 through 21 in each local area, compared to
the total number of disadvantaged youth who are ages 16 through 21 in all local
areas in the State.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc302b99983bf411ca0a783040748cbc7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimum and
maximum percentages</header><clause id="IDdcb327e4359d4c4d9adb3517e10369fa"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Minimum
percentage</header><text>The Governor shall ensure that no local area shall
receive an allocation percentage under this paragraph for a fiscal year that is
less than 90 percent of the allocation percentage of the local area for the
preceding fiscal year.</text></clause><clause id="ID7a1a07d9a2564bb39e5de0fd0a596043"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Maximum
percentage</header><text>Subject to clause (i), the Governor shall ensure that
no local area shall receive an allocation percentage under this paragraph for a
fiscal year that is more than 130 percent of the allocation percentage of the
local area for the preceding fiscal year.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa927c2a5b9024ab6b3dc213e05b2f439"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this paragraph:</text><clause id="IDc6e9938635c34a37bbd75f1158ab4f00"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Allocation
percentage</header><text>The term <term>allocation percentage</term>, used with
respect to fiscal year 2014 or a subsequent fiscal year, means a percentage of
the portion described in paragraph (1)(A) that is received by the local area
involved through an allocation made under this paragraph for the fiscal year.
The term, used with respect to fiscal year 2013, means the percentage of the
amount allocated to local areas under chapter 4 of subtitle B of title I of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day before the date of
enactment of this Act) that is received by the local area involved for fiscal
year 2013.</text></clause><clause id="IDec6130414c484d9e96c318d613909ed4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Disadvantaged
youth</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (D), the term <term>disadvantaged
youth</term> means an individual who—</text><subclause id="IDcbc0461976f34fc39b651b82776bd59e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is
age 16 through 21; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ID6a471bd6de28416faa8defbc16c15f6a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>received an
income, or is a member of a family that received a total family income, that,
in relation to family size, does not exceed 150 percent of the poverty
line.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID09ad5bd210a64910b7f578e5fef226c9"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>For purposes of the formula specified in subparagraph (A),
the Governor shall, as appropriate and to the extent practicable, exclude
college students and members of the Armed Forces from the determination of the
number of disadvantaged youth.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc1c0b349465f4bc4815d8d7569bf15bb"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Youth
discretionary allocation</header><text>The Governor may allocate the portion
described in paragraph (1)(B) to local areas where there are a significant
number of eligible youth, after consultation with the State board and local
boards.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7b03842916ff4c3ba189633ebede744a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Local
administrative cost limit</header><subparagraph id="IDb636c97b1409440783ece86fd11ebec7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Of the amount allocated to a local area under this
subsection and section 233(b) for a fiscal year, not more than 10 percent of
the amount may be used by the local board involved for the administrative costs
of carrying out local workforce investment activities under this chapter or
chapter 3.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb5d6cba171354d0681e5e4bc9377826d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Funds made available for administrative costs under
subparagraph (A) may be used for the administrative costs of any of the local
workforce investment activities described in this chapter or chapter 3,
regardless of whether the funds were allocated under this subsection or section
233(b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa6c29f03f1df4d0a891db399994c82fb"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reallocation
among local areas</header><paragraph id="ID278972b3f9194c42a7292b5dd8f96d9b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Governor may, in accordance with this subsection and
after consultation with the State Board, reallocate to eligible local areas
within the State amounts that are made available to local areas from
allocations made under this section or a corresponding provision of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for youth workforce investment activities
(referred to individually in this subsection as a <quote>local
allocation</quote>) and that are available for reallocation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc37c55111bcb485d82626a8db16f8cce"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><subparagraph id="idD78E3A8CFDF5477689F5E8390658A7C4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The amount available for reallocation for a program year
is equal to the amount by which the balance that is unobligated and
unencumbered for training services at the end of the program year prior to the
program year for which the determination is made, exceeds 10 percent of the
total amount of funds available to the local area for that prior program year,
consisting of the local allocation to the local area for such prior program
year (and amounts from local allocations to the local area, for all program
years before that prior program year, that remained available).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9CE56658602046538D7176313AF08181"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Balance of
funds</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, the balance that is
unobligated and unencumbered for training services is the amount that is the
difference between—</text><clause id="ID83f2ce913f4e40deb24c3491fb85af5d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
total amount of funds available to the local area under this section for that
prior program year, consisting of the local allocation to the local area for
such prior program year (and amounts from local allocations to the local area,
for all program years before that prior program year, that remained available);
and</text></clause><clause id="ID9d0976a4ea084ebea6b951d4c2c8b010"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
amount, from that total amount of available funds, that is obligated or
encumbered (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) for
training services during such prior program year, except that for purposes of
this paragraph the amount included as encumbered for training services shall
not exceed 10 percent of the total amount of available funds described in
clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4923bf4b0d794ddda049bbe2ff8756d9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reallocation</header><text>In
making reallocations to eligible local areas of amounts available pursuant to
paragraph (2) for a program year, the Governor shall allocate to each eligible
local area within the State an amount based on the relative amount of the local
allocation for the program year for which the determination is made, as
compared to the total amount of the local allocations for all eligible local
areas for such program year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdb47cc8e049043a7b406de284eeae651"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>For
purposes of this subsection, an eligible local area means a local area that
does not have an amount available for reallocation under paragraph (2) for the
program year for which the determination under paragraph (2) is made.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID6477c08cc62649d69e5336c16f1c5012"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Guidance and
technical assistance</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance for implementing this
subsection, and guidance for implementing section 233(c), including for
calculating the amount of funds that are unobligated and the amount of funds
that are unencumbered for training services. The Secretary shall also provide
technical assistance to local areas regarding the implementation of this
subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID517b735634c041eaa6047e244dce2610"><enum>229.</enum><header>Use
of funds for youth workforce investment activities</header><subsection id="IDa09f92a5867e458a926112dd804cfd50"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Youth
participant eligibility</header><paragraph id="IDe0ff2fad4a4c4e27b070a9a7b9ec9fb8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><subparagraph id="IDd679bbe1cec04082bd8b396f78663425"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to participate in activities carried out
under this chapter during any program year an individual shall, at the time the
eligibility determination is made, be an out-of-school youth or an in-school
youth.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd182aa016e8a4dd9b39a39d698030615"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Out-of-school
youth</header><text>In this title, the term <term>out-of-school youth</term>
means an individual who is—</text><clause id="ID1a4097d2c0134262957eb270a891c141"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not
attending any school (as defined under State law);</text></clause><clause id="ID226bd77d34134f519a440d68c7948a81"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not
younger than age 16 or older than age 24; and</text></clause><clause id="ID13d681f27e094ba9975b0e270da792a5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>one
or more of the following:</text><subclause id="ID5c3e464b96404d1197554d81dd685617"><enum>(I)</enum><text>A
school dropout.</text></subclause><subclause id="ID819dd9b4ec7643b8adbfa4bcfbb8e0e2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>A
youth who is within the age of compulsory school attendance, but has not
attended school for at least the most recent complete school year calendar
quarter.</text></subclause><subclause id="ID1995b2b2365341bcb03d6f5903b116b8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>A
recipient of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent who is a
low-income individual and is—</text><item id="ID8034ea922ae0465caa1bad0985ab72f9"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>basic
skills deficient; or</text></item><item id="ID9d60d08d08914f169973be5641233bd5"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>an
English language learner.</text></item></subclause><subclause id="ID8317e3e7853a49b48e78344032c8baad"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>An
individual who is subject to the juvenile or adult justice system.</text></subclause><subclause id="ID46e6b88ed8984a269f37b4b7c39f5b82"><enum>(V)</enum><text>A
homeless individual (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Violence Against
Women Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043e-2">42 U.S.C. 14043e–2(6)</external-xref>), except that clauses (i)(IV) and
(iii) of subparagraph (B) of such section shall not apply), a homeless child or
youth (as defined in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11434a">42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)</external-xref>), except that subparagraph (B)(iv) of such section
shall not apply), a runaway, in foster care or has aged out of the foster care
system, a child eligible for assistance under section 477 of the Social
Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/677">42 U.S.C. 677</external-xref>), or in an out-of-home placement.</text></subclause><subclause id="ID9e7cb2455f9849a7bd93b97c56663228"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>An
individual who is pregnant or parenting.</text></subclause><subclause id="ID90131f4039d24602b5bb8139bfb0a27a"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>A
youth who is an individual with a disability.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="IDb797eaeee51047a088541a8dbdd38b0e"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>A low-income
individual who requires additional assistance to enter or complete an
educational program or to secure or hold employment.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2f202024abf04d3c8397e967746af6b7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>In-school
youth</header><text>In this section, the term <term>in-school youth</term>
means an individual who is—</text><clause id="ID7bf7266f10af453db63d7b937dbea40f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>attending school
(as defined by State law);</text></clause><clause id="IDd32a6746baa14b63845d7074bc38c52e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not
younger than age 14 or (unless an individual with a disability who is attending
school under State law) older than age 21;</text></clause><clause id="ID9ffa488751a14d42912b7b7aeb8b2c4c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
low-income individual; and</text></clause><clause id="ID6fa082f7599c4e5495432683823873b0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>one or
more of the following:</text><subclause id="ID4192dec29a6f4f0d8986fb385df855b5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Basic skills
deficient.</text></subclause><subclause id="ID9653bf25d1c948aea51b7416c28515f2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>An
English language learner.</text></subclause><subclause id="IDcd20824d9fd745148028532a9f91b3e1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>An
offender.</text></subclause><subclause id="IDfebb0cf65b344ab9a85cd650eaa1362c"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>A
homeless individual (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Violence Against
Women Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043e-2">42 U.S.C. 14043e–2(6)</external-xref>), except that clauses (i)(IV) and
(iii) of subparagraph (B) of such section shall not apply), a homeless child or
youth (as defined in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11434a">42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)</external-xref>), except that subparagraph (B)(iv) of such section
shall not apply), a runaway, in foster care or has aged out of the foster care
system, a child eligible for assistance under section 477 of the Social
Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/677">42 U.S.C. 677</external-xref>), or in an out-of-home placement.</text></subclause><subclause id="ID4e2094a9aeee4689ba83e4b853e00648"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Pregnant or
parenting.</text></subclause><subclause id="ID1daa72692aad40d1b288cd9a4271ac0e"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>A
youth who is an individual with a disability.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID5d131d3a473c45bfbda84573de6f9b7e"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>An individual
who requires additional assistance to complete an educational program or to
secure or hold employment.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID630d9169f0f44e94be3b33a0ae09f6a7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>For the purpose of this subsection, the term
<term>low-income</term>, used with respect to an individual, also includes a
youth living in a high-poverty area.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0AF294873AE347BA8E53FF8FA11EEA1E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception and
limitation</header><subparagraph id="idAC12125975844B0FB2DECB71DC18D7E0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Exception for
persons who are not low-income individuals</header><clause id="id3E7BF05066AE45738C4839C2F601598C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this subparagraph, the term <term>covered individual</term> means an in-school
youth, or an out-of-school youth who is described in subclause (III) or (VIII)
of paragraph (1)(B)(iii).</text></clause><clause id="id882011CFB1294FD7809CD767AA972F9D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>In
each local area, not more than 5 percent of the individuals assisted under this
section may be persons who would be covered individuals, except that the
persons are not low-income individuals.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3D373ED50F8A4316828B63E8DAE46889"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>In
each local area, not more than 5 percent of the in-school youth assisted under
this section may be eligible under paragraph (1) because the youth are
in-school youth described in paragraph (1)(C)(iv)(VII).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb957cd7dc02d45619dcab651f0e68ecd"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Out-of-school
priority</header><subparagraph id="ID006d6991026f4eae90633fc06dc63e8d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For any program year, not less than 75 percent of the
funds available for statewide activities under subsection (b), and not less
than 75 percent of funds available to local areas under subsection (c), shall
be used to provide youth workforce investment activities for out-of-school
youth.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDda39f0efa5ea426bb3dc6b8e9ff01bb1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>A
State that receives a minimum allotment under section 227(b)(1) in accordance
with section 227(b)(1)(C)(iv) or under section 232(b)(1) in accordance with
section 232(b)(1)(B)(v) may decrease the percentage described in subparagraph
(A) for a local area in the State, if—</text><clause id="ID8216f718dccc42be944a1d0f78a349b7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>after
an analysis of the in-school youth and out-of-school youth populations in the
local area, the State determines that the local area will be unable to use at
least 75 percent of the funds available for activities under subsection (c) to
serve out-of-school youth due to a low number of out-of-school youth;
and</text></clause><clause id="ID86fa60f2b2f94494af314fac097e3d59"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD04AFDB438D14D1EB8CF2F0C393EA011"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the State submits to
the Secretary, for the local area, a request including a proposed decreased
percentage for purposes of subparagraph (A), and a summary of the analysis
described in clause (i); and</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id750C01DFE0C144CBA2CC41F79CD233F6" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the request is approved by the
Secretary.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc3829f5fd89e43caa68f190096d2e4ff"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Consistency
with compulsory school attendance laws</header><text>In providing assistance
under this section to an individual who is required to attend school under
applicable State compulsory school attendance laws, the priority in providing
such assistance shall be for the individual to attend school regularly.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID56ec0d332b1a4cdfbce1be34e53b971f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Statewide
activities</header><paragraph id="ID508425abacdf4ee1b6e03978e7d56b39"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds reserved by a Governor as described in sections
228(a) and 233(a)(1) shall be used, regardless of whether the funds were
allotted to the State under section 227(b)(1)(C) or under paragraph (1)(B) or
(2)(B) of section 232(b) for statewide activities, which may include—</text><subparagraph id="IDd04306a194c044beac9f0bdba27a9705"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conducting—</text><clause id="IDad53cc143baf4358a37e1bcc9cfac1d0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>evaluations under
section 131(e) of activities authorized under this chapter and chapter 3 in
coordination with evaluations carried out by the Secretary under section
270(a);</text></clause><clause id="ID2a982eec4a9d405784faf01b56f3f7f1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>research related
to meeting the education and employment needs of youth; and</text></clause><clause id="IDefc392d263e04d079650c978cb9f2a4e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>demonstration
projects related to meeting the education and employment needs of youth;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe539e0b473ea44968f245cd50bc53285"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing
assistance to local areas as described in clauses (i) and (ii) of section
116(c)(1)(B), for local coordination of activities carried out under this
title;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4a0c35dc20114942a36c856d7ca3aa62"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in order to build
capacity, providing technical assistance to, as appropriate, local boards,
chief elected officials, one-stop operators, one-stop partners, and eligible
providers, in local areas, which provision of technical assistance shall
include the development and training of staff, the development of exemplary
program activities, the provision of technical assistance to local areas that
fail to meet local performance accountability measures described in section
131(c), and the provision of technology to facilitate remote access to services
provided through the one-stop delivery system in the State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb0927399448047ffa7740423222b7f6c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>operating a
fiscal and management accountability information system under section
131(i);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4e9cad89145e49f08d6b7480b70223a5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>carrying out
monitoring and oversight of activities carried out under this chapter and
chapter 3, which may include a review comparing the services provided to male
and female youth;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID907c03abd36344e3b0e7f5dba9bf2236"><enum>(F)</enum><text>providing
additional assistance to local areas that have high concentrations of eligible
youth;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID022bf39af1784428ab7f5e8b1760f3c7"><enum>(G)</enum><text>supporting the
development of alternative programs and other activities that enhance the
choices available to eligible youth and encourage such youth to reenter and
complete secondary education, enroll in postsecondary education and advanced
training, progress through a career pathway, and enter employment that leads to
economic self-sufficiency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb1639b49740549c9845aad79ce17d953"><enum>(H)</enum><text>supporting the
provision of core services described in section 234(c)(2) in the one-stop
delivery system in the State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8d2d0ce5d8ee42ffa75be8f92a3d2b4a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>supporting
financial literacy, including—</text><clause id="IDa799b9b5e7934cea9539160723ad84e4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>supporting the
ability of participants to create household budgets, initiate savings plans,
and make informed financial decisions about education, retirement, home
ownership, wealth building, or other savings goals;</text></clause><clause id="ID603be31a2f91415cb5fdee3587bba8c1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>supporting the
ability to manage spending, credit, and debt, including credit card debt,
effectively;</text></clause><clause id="IDead25d4a091d459898e050771d49db7e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>increasing
awareness of the availability and significance of credit reports and credit
scores in obtaining credit, including determining their accuracy (and how to
correct inaccuracies in the reports and scores), and their effect on credit
terms;</text></clause><clause id="IDc2332142a05b49bab46f002570536b36"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>supporting the
ability to understand, evaluate, and compare financial products, services, and
opportunities; and</text></clause><clause id="IDa36d46c7634b4fe28f7e990f3f353b81"><enum>(v)</enum><text>supporting
activities that address the particular financial literacy needs of non-English
speakers, including providing the support through the development and
distribution of multilingual financial literacy and education materials.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf03db7d8fb5241e7adf9ae22956a6e4d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Not
more than 5 percent of the funds allotted to a State under section 227(b)(1)(C)
shall be used by the State for administrative activities carried out under this
subsection or section 234(a).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb43da6df900e4841b7741745e7b8f109"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Local elements
and requirements</header><paragraph id="ID9e9fc79400a1447181f955e2a3ced20e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program
design</header><text>Funds allocated to a local area for eligible youth under
section 228(b) shall be used to carry out, for eligible youth, programs
that—</text><subparagraph id="IDacd832d028ab4dbf9d6eac3d484a8b38"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide an
objective assessment of the academic levels, skill levels, and service needs of
each participant, which assessment shall include a review of basic skills,
occupational skills, prior work experience, employability, interests, aptitudes
(including interests and aptitudes for nontraditional jobs), supportive service
needs, and developmental needs of such participant, for the purpose of
identifying appropriate services and career pathways for participants, except
that a new assessment of a participant is not required if the provider carrying
out such a program determines it is appropriate to use a recent assessment of
the participant conducted pursuant to another education or training
program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9ff007195b494c53923881af499a1d83"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop service
strategies for each participant that are directly linked to 1 or more of the
indicators of performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(ii), and that shall
identify career pathways that include education and employment goals
(including, in appropriate circumstances, nontraditional employment),
appropriate achievement objectives, and appropriate services for the
participant taking into account the assessment conducted pursuant to
subparagraph (A), except that a new service strategy for a participant is not
required if the provider carrying out such a program determines it is
appropriate to use a recent service strategy developed for the participant
under another education or training program; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd6df72d2328747a09eaee8d64343905b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide—</text><clause id="ID567d28908c3b41178ad88c1c09d937de"><enum>(i)</enum><text>activities
leading to the attainment of a secondary school diploma or its recognized
equivalent, or a recognized postsecondary credential;</text></clause><clause id="ID609aa21a3a6149bda9c36c8531fb63c4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>preparation for
postsecondary educational and training opportunities;</text></clause><clause id="ID11b952b3fa864e36aafbd1c875d9df6a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>strong linkages
between academic instruction (based on State academic content and student
academic achievement standards established under section 1111 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">20 U.S.C. 6311</external-xref>)) and occupational
education that lead to the attainment of recognized postsecondary
credentials;</text></clause><clause id="IDdfc3f589f3d34b00974e66483c42fc23"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>preparation for
unsubsidized employment opportunities, in appropriate cases; and</text></clause><clause id="ID212a8834d35c487c9253e2dfd162deb6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>effective
connections to employers, including small employers, in in-demand industry
sectors and occupations of the local and regional labor markets.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID82fd7eef6ac44cdb80af8ca76996f0a8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
elements</header><text>In order to support the attainment of a secondary school
diploma or its recognized equivalent, entry into postsecondary education, and
career readiness for participants, the programs described in paragraph (1)
shall provide elements consisting of—</text><subparagraph id="ID00613becdf654ae686215bd15bdb60f9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>tutoring, study
skills training, instruction, and dropout prevention strategies that lead to
completion of the requirements for a secondary school diploma or its recognized
equivalent (including a recognized certificate of attendance or similar
document for individuals with disabilities) or for a recognized postsecondary
credential;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2ab829e0537b446a939a9bcb46e6e884"><enum>(B)</enum><text>alternative
secondary school services, as appropriate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5d2e6776cbba499d9642bb0960fd762a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>paid and unpaid
work experiences that have as a component academic and occupational education,
which may include—</text><clause id="ID10f83eed39414cf9a15e1db52fec2127"><enum>(i)</enum><text>summer
employment opportunities and other employment opportunities available
throughout the school year;</text></clause><clause id="ID1a04a446901c48b9947ac4658e4dc119"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>pre-apprenticeship
programs;</text></clause><clause id="ID17ed8e3b8b6449988ca5322b669ddee4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>internships and
job shadowing; and</text></clause><clause id="IDf9092bf2f35441f0b20dfa4054af2e0d"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>on-the-job
training opportunities;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6c61d7756ebc46d589e9916d7d434487"><enum>(D)</enum><text>occupational
skill training, which may include priority consideration for training programs
that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials that are aligned with
in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the local area involved, if the
local board determines that the programs meet the quality criteria described in
section 223;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID637b85db7f0b4293989e716e94b863a3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>education offered
concurrently with and in the same context as workforce preparation activities
and training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa54d9b24c579456d89e706c78a52eef8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>leadership
development opportunities, which may include community service and
peer-centered activities encouraging responsibility and other positive social
and civic behaviors, as appropriate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc828d023d0f04416a28dae1450862c61"><enum>(G)</enum><text>supportive
services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID302750af41d34367a7d37a3c189fe804"><enum>(H)</enum><text>adult mentoring
for the period of participation and a subsequent period, for a total of not
less than 12 months;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDadc37597a5fb491bb5b98c1cba0b8278"><enum>(I)</enum><text>followup services
for not less than 12 months after the completion of participation, as
appropriate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID95dd6959c9214ac282ab6a2b2aa415a0"><enum>(J)</enum><text>comprehensive
guidance and counseling, which may include drug and alcohol abuse counseling
and referral, as appropriate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbf5fef3290fc4ddb8c50ceb1934f30e6"><enum>(K)</enum><text>financial
literacy education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDde3e8c8dc2054b92a92bf2a846567c73"><enum>(L)</enum><text>entrepreneurial
skills training;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9844cea84e424bf993d9b9697327f770"><enum>(M)</enum><text>services that
provide labor market and employment information about in-demand industry
sectors or occupations available in the local area, such as career awareness,
career counseling, and career exploration services; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID462b07752a8b4e5db2f85b58b3a46910"><enum>(N)</enum><text>activities that
help youth prepare for and transition to postsecondary education and
training.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf95cc0b2cf2d4c1b8ecb8f74c7c65c7d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><subparagraph id="ID9336edc58dbd421ca6b53a020e667eb7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Information and
referrals</header><text>Each local board shall ensure that each participant
shall be provided—</text><clause id="ID873d9104f45848cd9481733b8e263746"><enum>(i)</enum><text>information on
the full array of applicable or appropriate services that are available through
the local board or other eligible providers or one-stop partners, including
those providers or partners receiving funds under this subtitle; and</text></clause><clause id="IDfa5eece1ec9b463b9727b011c4320e8b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>referral to
appropriate training and educational programs that have the capacity to serve
the participant either on a sequential or concurrent basis.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5d282b26d3064ff9b5bac3528d8b65cd"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicants not
meeting enrollment requirements</header><text>Each eligible provider of a
program of youth workforce investment activities shall ensure that an eligible
applicant who does not meet the enrollment requirements of the particular
program or who cannot be served shall be referred for further assessment, as
necessary, and referred to appropriate programs in accordance with subparagraph
(A) to meet the basic skills and training needs of the applicant.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdd7f29df16c549a2bf339829e826a5c5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Involvement in
design and implementation</header><text>The local board shall ensure that
parents, participants, and other members of the community with experience
relating to programs for youth are involved in the design and implementation of
the programs described in paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID4dcb53be70604a95870e908dd92bc591"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Not
less than 20 percent of the funds allocated to the local area as described in
paragraph (1) shall be used to provide in-school youth and out-of-school youth
with activities under paragraph (2)(C).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID8e449dfbbbcd4c62b9a5864ad2fdefe1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
require that each of the elements described in subparagraphs of paragraph (2)
be offered by each provider of youth services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDeb66ef96c30c48b0a1e04babc514664c"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Prohibitions</header><subparagraph id="IDccfb2f24b21a4f2b845a9c1158356088"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Prohibition
against Federal control of education</header><text>No provision of this Act
shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of
the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the
curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any
educational institution, school, or school system, or over the selection of
library resources, textbooks, or other printed or published instructional
materials by any educational institution, school, or school system.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID76c76bfc193d4117ac68e0efd830ca18"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Noninterference
and nonreplacement of regular academic requirements</header><text>No funds
described in paragraph (1) shall be used to provide an activity for eligible
youth who are not school dropouts if participation in the activity would
interfere with or replace the regular academic requirements of the
youth.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa79f9d0b9eb441fa9db860283b4e1ea5"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Linkages</header><text>In
coordinating the programs authorized under this section, local boards shall
establish linkages with local educational agencies responsible for services to
participants as appropriate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9edbe36daaa744f3b079d1134c0956fd"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Volunteers</header><text>The
local board shall make opportunities available for individuals who have
successfully participated in programs carried out under this section to
volunteer assistance to participants in the form of mentoring, tutoring, and
other activities.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><chapter id="idDD4F70EF78EC492FBB0CE9A79588359C"><enum>3</enum><header>Adult
and dislocated worker employment and training activities</header><section id="idF8BCDCA2C7B14E2BACADC051C8A32A43"><enum>231.</enum><header>General
authorization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary
shall make allotments under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of section 232(b) to
each State that meets the requirements of section 112 or 113 and grants under
paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of section 232(b) to each outlying area that
complies with the requirements of this title, to assist the State or outlying
area, and to enable the State or outlying area to assist local areas, for the
purpose of providing workforce investment activities for adults, and dislocated
workers, in the State or outlying area and in the local areas.</text></section><section id="ID7299228fe7534dbb9264720b66ffab30"><enum>232.</enum><header>State
allotments</header><subsection id="ID4b21aa07ca8343f4aa18430747a533f7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="ID1a31f7518859484e9a259a7ae6b5955a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make
allotments and grants from the amount appropriated under section 236(b) for a
fiscal year in accordance with subsection (b)(1); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8eec4657904741c0b516649a694c0a44"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6A1510E1A3D442E498BB466037B11606"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reserve 20 percent of
the amount appropriated under section 236(c) for the fiscal year for use under
subsection (b)(2)(A), and under sections 269(b) (relating to dislocated worker
technical assistance), 270(c) (relating to dislocated worker projects), and 271
(relating to national dislocated worker grants); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idA0CAE24329C54267A9B1BDA581AF8F71" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make allotments from 80 percent of the
amount appropriated under section 236(c) for the fiscal year in accordance with
subsection (b)(2)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID42990bd4bb384d04bc711f011fbd4213"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allotment among
States</header><paragraph id="IDa042c75b38ed4e5295a72ac39243124f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adult
employment and training activities</header><subparagraph id="ID8560bc4d2e3a4f71b581b8feb56f74c1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reservation for
outlying areas</header><clause id="ID99474b045d47470c89deb62cc162fe0b"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the amount made available under subsection (a)(1)
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than
<fraction>1/4</fraction> of 1 percent of such amount to provide assistance to
the outlying areas.</text></clause><clause id="ID6ca8fd7422b34ce4bba187fc9b2300b5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Applicability
of additional requirements</header><text>From the amount reserved under clause
(i), the Secretary shall provide assistance to the outlying areas for adult
employment and training activities and statewide workforce investment
activities in accordance with the requirements of section 227(b)(1)(B).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID95939181b2b744038e52c2cf17902400"><enum>(B)</enum><header>States</header><clause id="ID7e3278d773a74f2b86bc92145608d41b"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>After determining the amount to be reserved under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall allot the amount made available under
subsection (a)(1) for that fiscal year to the States pursuant to clause (ii)
for adult employment and training activities and statewide workforce investment
activities.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="IDaf988eae40e7490ea4dc9fadd5507505"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Formula</header><text>Subject
to clauses (iii), (iv), and (v), of the remainder, the Secretary shall
allot—</text><subclause commented="no" id="ID4e529eba644c46e3b6de3fd603cee4ed"><enum>(I)</enum><text>40 percent on the
basis of the relative number of unemployed individuals in areas of substantial
unemployment in each State, compared to the total number of unemployed
individuals in areas of substantial unemployment in all States;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID5615c233052c4f4988393adec34afc6d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>25 percent on
the basis of the relative number of individuals in the civilian labor force in
each State, compared to the total number of such individuals in all States;
and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="IDfe95af6089d74a6e92c4cea1fe9cd089"><enum>(III)</enum><text>35 percent on
the basis of the relative number of disadvantaged adults in each State,
compared to the total number of disadvantaged adults in all States, except as
described in clause (iii).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ID453ab2c13b954bc78fe87da14f9a43f7"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>In
determining an allotment under clause (ii)(III) for any State in which there is
a local area whose governing body is the governing body of a concentrated
employment program described in section 117(c)(1)(C), the allotment shall be
calculated by counting, for that local area, the higher of—</text><subclause id="ID7186d6b91e9140e280f27e4658e788cd"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
number of adults in families with an income below 150 percent of the poverty
line in such area; or</text></subclause><subclause id="ID687113fe849b4a21af9e168fb8d59ed3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
number of disadvantaged adults in such area.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ID533e585c9aef45138afd370881b06ef5"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Minimum and
maximum percentages and minimum allotments</header><text>In making allotments
under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall ensure the following:</text><subclause id="IDa3917c22670542678b8a18b4c0a37aba"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Minimum
percentage and allotment</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that no State
shall receive an allotment for a fiscal year that is less than an amount based
on 90 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for the preceding fiscal
year.</text></subclause><subclause id="ID95880c732b1a4ccf81dd0fbe92ce4cc4"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Maximum
percentage</header><text>Subject to subclause (I), the Secretary shall ensure
that no State shall receive an allotment percentage for a fiscal year that is
more than 130 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for the
preceding fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="IDd152d9f642e643c4b8e2bd53e182fae5"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Small
State minimum allotment</header><text>Subject to clause (iii), the Secretary
shall ensure that no State shall receive an allotment under this subparagraph
that is less than the total of—</text><subclause id="IDb1796e295379455681bcb37d9161c0ee"><enum>(I)</enum><text><fraction>3/10</fraction>
of 1 percent of $960,000,000, from the remainder described in clause (i) for
the fiscal year; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ID8619c426998c4f689709592e6a8ad226"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if
the remainder described in clause (i) for the fiscal year exceeds $960,000,000,
<fraction>2/5</fraction> of 1 percent of the excess.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1af458bb9424414cbeb35fa352f1a3d0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this paragraph:</text><clause id="ID8c910673769445dc9c237503840b6f25"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Adult</header><text>The
term <term>adult</term> means an individual who is not less than age 22 and not
more than age 72.</text></clause><clause id="ID60b6ae7b35984edd837c2c9569d501fe"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Allotment
percentage</header><text>The term <term>allotment percentage</term>, used with
respect to fiscal year 2014 or a subsequent fiscal year, means a percentage of
the remainder described in subparagraph (B)(i) that is received by the State
involved through an allotment made under this paragraph for the fiscal year.
The term, used with respect to fiscal year 2013, means the percentage of the
amount allotted to States under section 132(b)(1)(B) of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
this Act) that is received by the State involved for fiscal year 2013.</text></clause><clause id="IDd1e93b61dcde46298c3e20f17ba5cb2e"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Area of
substantial unemployment</header><text>The term <term>area of substantial
unemployment</term> means any area that is of sufficient size and scope to
sustain a program of workforce investment activities carried out under this
subtitle and that has an average rate of unemployment of at least 6.5 percent
for the most recent 12 months, as determined by the Secretary. For purposes of
this clause, determinations of areas of substantial unemployment shall be made
once each fiscal year.</text></clause><clause id="IDc07ef8cce6894bc59228369162738c3d"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Disadvantaged
adult</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (D), the term <term>disadvantaged
adult</term> means an adult who received an income, or is a member of a family
that received a total family income, that, in relation to family size, does not
exceed 150 percent of the poverty line.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC22EDC1F7036414190047FE28050BBE6"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Disadvantaged
adult special rule</header><text>For purposes of the formula specified in
clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall, as appropriate
and to the extent practicable, exclude college students and members of the
Armed Forces from the determination of the number of disadvantaged
adults.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb9cf053ad5e54457ba97c59143b868cc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Dislocated
worker employment and training</header><subparagraph id="IDad7bea9ce54144f69d3f9d825a11fb7b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reservation for
outlying areas</header><clause id="ID67d0aee7995d4e58b4d97b5d5643fd7b"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the amount made available under subsection (a)(2)(A)
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than
<fraction>1/4</fraction> of 1 percent of the amount appropriated under section
236(c) for the fiscal year to provide assistance to the outlying areas.</text></clause><clause id="ID8335cd15a4344e5bae80dc428cb5bd20"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Applicability
of additional requirements</header><text>From the amount reserved under clause
(i), the Secretary shall provide assistance to the outlying areas for
dislocated worker employment and training activities and statewide workforce
investment activities in accordance with the requirements of section
227(b)(1)(B).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID55cd4b26cfec49458ddc3ebf0bf29a71"><enum>(B)</enum><header>States</header><clause id="ID198ecaa7294345349a0c58fcf37ab701"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall allot the amount made available under
subsection (a)(2)(B) for that fiscal year to the States pursuant to clause (ii)
for dislocated worker employment and training activities and statewide
workforce investment activities.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="ID2724da65e1c54970b880fbabb461ccf0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Formula</header><text>Subject
to clause (iii), of such amount, the Secretary shall allot—</text><subclause commented="no" id="ID00e6cf5af9894e0893562d8d00eb4b53"><enum>(I)</enum><text>33<fraction>1/3</fraction>
percent on the basis of the relative number of unemployed individuals in each
State, compared to the total number of unemployed individuals in all
States;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="IDe185b0d2b4874cd6b9eace9c1b1871e5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>33<fraction>1/3</fraction>
percent on the basis of the relative excess number of unemployed individuals in
each State, compared to the total excess number of unemployed individuals in
all States; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID89e4b27241b54ff59ab9414dd79d8613"><enum>(III)</enum><text>33<fraction>1/3</fraction>
percent on the basis of the relative number of individuals in each State who
have been unemployed for 15 weeks or more, compared to the total number of
individuals in all States who have been unemployed for 15 weeks or more.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="ID8cfa958b35f641039d34984e38877159"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Minimum and
maximum percentages and minimum allotments</header><text>In making allotments
under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall ensure the following:</text><subclause commented="no" id="IDf5853ac0550246f9a6799fb96af6b8b2"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Minimum
percentage and allotment</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that no State
shall receive an allotment for a fiscal year that is less than an amount based
on 90 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for the preceding fiscal
year.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID3a97b131bb764b9d8e99eccd7c52b448"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Maximum
percentage</header><text>Subject to subclause (I), the Secretary shall ensure
that no State shall receive an allotment percentage for a fiscal year that is
more than 130 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for the
preceding fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID10971aa5afd34bd48086d1c31dc2777a"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this paragraph:</text><clause id="ID165ca049ef544d32989f6e43378e637d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Excess
number</header><text>The term <term>excess number</term> means, used with
respect to the excess number of unemployed individuals within a State, the
number that represents the number of unemployed individuals in excess of 4.5
percent of the civilian labor force in the State.</text></clause><clause id="ID2a78c909bb374acfac21c79795ba0cb1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Allotment
percentage</header><text>The term <term>allotment percentage</term>, used with
respect to fiscal year 2014 or a subsequent fiscal year, means a percentage of
the amount described in subparagraph (B)(i) that is received by the State
involved through an allotment made under this paragraph for the fiscal year.
The term, used with respect to fiscal year 2013, means the percentage of the
amount allotted to States under section 132(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
this Act) that is received by the State involved for fiscal year 2013.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd7a3480bf479434d9fe014102f4032d5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reallotment</header><paragraph id="ID80acadae0e854fa98bf32531bac4fa26"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall, in accordance with this subsection,
reallot to eligible States amounts that are made available to States from
allotments made under this section or a corresponding provision of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for employment and training activities and
statewide workforce investment activities (referred to individually in this
subsection as a <quote>State allotment</quote>) and that are available for
reallotment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID751782a9690e4d05a47599cd246ef7b8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The
amount available for reallotment for a program year for programs funded under
subsection (b)(1)(B) (relating to adult employment and training) or for
programs funded under subsection (b)(2)(B) (relating to dislocated worker
employment and training) is equal to the amount by which the unobligated
balance from State allotments to the State for adult employment and training
activities or dislocated worker employment and training activities,
respectively, at the end of the program year prior to the program year for
which the determination is made, exceeds 10 percent of the total amount of
funds available to the State for that prior program year, consisting of the
State allotment to the State for such prior program year (and amounts from
State allotments to the State, for all program years before that prior program
year, for adult employment and training activities or dislocated worker
employment and training activities, respectively, that remained
available).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd382dc396470456cae7de92f8af60c3d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reallotment</header><text>In
making reallotments to eligible States of amounts available pursuant to
paragraph (2) for a program year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible
State an amount based on the relative amount of the State allotment under
paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B), respectively, of subsection (b) for the program
year for which the determination is made, as compared to the total amount of
the State allotments under paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B), respectively, of
subsection (b) for such program year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID55c19e50e92c42359b6226b4b260e68f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>For
purposes of this subsection, an eligible State means—</text><subparagraph id="IDb378b5ec49d8490db341dc2421c34da7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to
funds allotted through a State allotment for adult employment and training
activities, a State that does not have an amount of such funds available for
reallotment under paragraph (2) for the program year for which the
determination under paragraph (2) is made; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID38965a6111de425cbd19a2b31ab7c7cd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to
funds allotted through a State allotment for dislocated worker employment and
training activities, a State that does not have an amount of such funds
available for reallotment under paragraph (2) for the program year for which
the determination under paragraph (2) is made.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc8a256bba61b4d94932c6dc671388a84"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>The
Governor shall prescribe uniform procedures for the obligation of funds by
local areas within the State in order to avoid the requirement that funds be
made available for reallotment under this subsection. The Governor shall
further prescribe equitable procedures for making funds available from the
State and local areas in the event that a State is required to make funds
available for reallotment under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDee67f08c650e4ab1ae1af4e178e8f167"><enum>233.</enum><header>Within State
allocations</header><subsection id="IDebfa4b553a1b4b0985eeef59d89e4d61"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reservations
for State activities</header><paragraph id="ID5becf4b9d46a43cabffe6196c562999b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Statewide
workforce investment activities</header><text>The Governor shall make the
reservation required under section 228(a).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9832c3d5e77c432387968d1c6eaac9be"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Statewide rapid
response activities</header><text>The Governor shall reserve not more than 25
percent of the total amount allotted to the State under section 232(b)(2)(B)
for a fiscal year for statewide rapid response activities described in section
234(a)(2)(A).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0a596d6e1389472aaa30012cd7590621"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Within State
allocation</header><paragraph id="IDb3cd520b41304fa193d559b50843da7a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Methods</header><text>The
Governor, acting in accordance with the State plan, and after consulting with
chief elected officials and local boards in the local areas, shall
allocate—</text><subparagraph id="IDcae86152d1d04f9884993396a9529973"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the funds that
are allotted to the State for adult employment and training activities and
statewide workforce investment activities under section 232(b)(1)(B) and are
not reserved under subsection (a)(1), in accordance with paragraph (2) or (3);
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa755f2dc761a436492f444aad93ef02e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the funds that
are allotted to the State for dislocated worker employment and training
activities and statewide workforce investment activities under section
232(b)(2)(B) and are not reserved under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a),
in accordance with paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1840fdd3a7724aef87306643fe0be588"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Formula
allocations</header><subparagraph id="IDd6765a37026e412296beb85be7239dd1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Adult
employment and training activities</header><clause id="ID9f2c563dc4ed4dff8048fc97c32ed161"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>In
allocating the funds described in paragraph (1)(A) to local areas, a State may
allocate—</text><subclause commented="no" id="IDfaead664cdee4f93821743b6a3d67459"><enum>(I)</enum><text>40 percent of the
funds on the basis described in section 232(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I);</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID19e9cc002cb44a51baf7db967be2283f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>25 percent of
the funds on the basis described in section 232(b)(1)(B)(ii)(II); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="IDe901744be17747de860290558c0f7f92"><enum>(III)</enum><text>35 percent of
the funds on the basis described in clauses (ii)(III) and (iii) of section
232(b)(1)(B).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ID5005b566a27148bab07074060c271aab"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Minimum
percentage</header><text>Effective at the end of the second full fiscal year
after the date on which a local area is designated under section 116, the local
area shall not receive an allocation percentage for a fiscal year that is less
than 90 percent of the average allocation percentage of the local area for the
2 preceding fiscal years. Amounts necessary for increasing such allocations to
local areas to comply with the preceding sentence shall be obtained by ratably
reducing the allocations to be made to other local areas under this
subparagraph.</text></clause><clause id="ID8994642c356a490bb2f0d5ab3a9475e1"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this subparagraph, the term <term>allocation percentage</term>—</text><subclause commented="no" id="idE284C0806B6145DC957B3605344AB673"><enum>(I)</enum><text>used with respect
to fiscal year 2012 or 2013, means a percentage of the amount allocated to
local areas under paragraphs (2)(A) and (3) of section 133(b) of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
this Act) that is received by the local area involved for fiscal year 2012 or
2013, respectively; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idD691E836F5EF4AAFBD35E6860EBAB9A3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>used with
respect to fiscal year 2014 or a subsequent fiscal year, means a percentage of
the funds referred to in clause (i) that is received by the local area involved
through an allocation made under this subparagraph for the fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa801cb2448a340ebb3a4704ac7a961be"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Dislocated
worker employment and training activities</header><clause id="ID6d680547c0344a7c937d30245d40ffbc"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Formula</header><text>In
allocating the funds described in paragraph (1)(B) to local areas, a State
shall allocate the funds based on an allocation formula prescribed by the
Governor of the State. Such formula may be amended by the Governor not more
than once for each program year. Such formula shall utilize the most
appropriate information available to the Governor to distribute amounts to
address the State’s worker readjustment assistance needs.</text></clause><clause id="IDd451a65f8b744ca49ab7159826271aae"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The
information described in clause (i) shall include insured unemployment data,
unemployment concentrations, plant closing and mass layoff data, declining
industries data, farmer-rancher economic hardship data, and long-term
unemployment data.</text></clause><clause id="IDa89c662029f848c1ab0cfab12cab0c93"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Minimum
percentage</header><text>Effective at the end of the second full fiscal year
after the date on which a local area is designated under section 116, the local
area shall not receive an allocation percentage for a fiscal year that is less
than 90 percent of the average allocation percentage of the local area for the
2 preceding fiscal years. Amounts necessary for increasing such allocations to
local areas to comply with the preceding sentence shall be obtained by ratably
reducing the allocations to be made to other local areas under this
subparagraph.</text></clause><clause id="ID508448047ca44fce9d07aed85208cabf"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this subparagraph, the term <term>allocation percentage</term>—</text><subclause commented="no" id="id7633019CB69548F4A31BB5A19501534F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>used with respect
to fiscal year 2012 or 2013, means a percentage of the amount allocated to
local areas under section 133(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
(as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) that is
received by the local area involved for fiscal year 2012 or 2013, respectively;
and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idC28729700667436A8E3C219FCB431B5E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>used with
respect to fiscal year 2014 or a subsequent fiscal year, means a percentage of
the funds referred to in clause (i), received through an allocation made under
this subparagraph, for the fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID22c99961f6024f8c97697b0789fd89a1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Application</header><text>For
purposes of carrying out subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="IDf4bbc776198e465e95bf7ae5d36d2c7b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>references in
clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 232(b)(1)(B) to a State shall be deemed to be
references to a local area; and</text></clause><clause id="ID9e0bfb1f61ae4ab99230ed304b7d7e08"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>references in
clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 232(b)(1)(B) to all States shall be deemed to
be references to all local areas in the State involved.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbee8a32624834b1c99a9b8ead442c5db"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Adult
employment and training discretionary allocations</header><text>In lieu of
making the allocation described in paragraph (2)(A), in allocating the funds
described in paragraph (1)(A) to local areas, a State may distribute—</text><subparagraph id="IDbe026a6ea1a14406b28d0732b95c9794"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a
portion equal to not less than 70 percent of the funds in accordance with
paragraph (2)(A); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc394ddbac51a4407867a994d4731d81f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the remaining
portion of the funds on the basis of a formula that—</text><clause id="IDc68538c3c2614f3b9cbef58352c07d31"><enum>(i)</enum><text>incorporates
additional factors (other than the factors described in paragraph (2)(A))
relating to—</text><subclause id="ID83c4444b4adf41cc898dd3b4c310a338"><enum>(I)</enum><text>excess poverty in
urban, rural, and suburban local areas; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ID4ec051ed595d4379bbf882f997e40018"><enum>(II)</enum><text>excess
unemployment above the State average in urban, rural, and suburban local areas;
and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ID85cd0234247148b1ba2de162d79e3eb0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was
developed by the State board and approved by the Secretary as part of the State
plan.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8D2A7F8B64154A7A8B6E7DD0EACB4D95"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transfer
authority</header><text>A local board may transfer, if such a transfer is
approved by the Governor, up to and including 100 percent of the funds
allocated to the local area under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), and up to and
including 100 percent of the funds allocated to the local area under paragraph
(2)(B), for a fiscal year between—</text><subparagraph id="id110152d3a62d4d4bad0473a385b00106"><enum>(A)</enum><text>adult employment
and training activities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6e08018bcfdf40cfb973e35296840997"><enum>(B)</enum><text>dislocated worker
employment and training activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa8abc4cc1b254d66b397cf72d5a8ed55"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Allocation</header><subparagraph id="IDd82a2b7e62d54a78ab50dd5a950102d1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Governor shall allocate the funds described in
paragraph (1) to local areas under paragraphs (2) and (3) for the purpose of
providing a single system of employment and training activities for adults and
dislocated workers in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of section
234.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID20bc22220af14ea0b3456e6bad2255f8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><clause id="IDcf2d5a9b7dd34f269762f78555841d96"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Adults</header><text>Funds
allocated under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) shall be used by a local area to
contribute to the costs of the one-stop delivery system described in section
221(e) as determined under subsections (h) and (i) of section 221 and to pay
for employment and training activities provided to adults in the local area,
consistent with section 234.</text></clause><clause id="ID77e7cbf1ef704669b997f312f1373919"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Dislocated
workers</header><text>Funds allocated under paragraph (2)(B) shall be used by a
local area to contribute to the costs of the one-stop delivery system described
in section 221(e) as determined under subsections (h) and (i) of section 221
and to pay for employment and training activities provided to dislocated
workers in the local area, consistent with section 234.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcf0490986547406183d8842159bb283e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reallocation
among local areas</header><paragraph id="ID901dcb1fe5d7443e9dbc83c08b136a6a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Governor may, in accordance with this subsection,
reallocate to eligible local areas within the State amounts that are made
available to local areas from allocations made under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of
subsection (b) or a corresponding provision of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998 for adult employment and training activities, or under subsection
(b)(2)(B) or a corresponding provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
for dislocated worker employment and training activities (referred to
individually in this subsection as a <quote>local allocation</quote>) and that
are available for reallocation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID74cc58f98f67404fb856edbcf7eccda8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><subparagraph id="id4B4220139DD644DBBB4072EF0D588DAE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The amount available for reallocation for a program year
for programs funded under paragraphs (2)(A) and (3) of subsection (b) (relating
to adult employment and training) or for programs funded under subsection
(b)(2)(B) (relating to dislocated worker employment and training) is equal to
the amount by which the balance that is unobligated and unencumbered for
training services at the end of the program year prior to the program year for
which the determination is made, exceeds 10 percent of the total amount of
funds available to the local area for that prior program year, consisting of
the local allocation to the local area for such prior program year (and amounts
from local allocations to the local area, for all program years before that
prior program year, for adult employment and training activities or dislocated
worker employment and training services, respectively, that remained
available).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idC59D15C61C9449DC9695DE1734DA2BC2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Balance of
funds</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, the balance that is
unobligated and unencumbered for training services is the amount that is the
difference between—</text><clause id="ID63d8b1f4ae4e4853bfcfcad97c0835cf"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
total amount of funds available to the local area under paragraphs (2)(A) and
(3) of subsection (b), or subsection (b)(2)(B), respectively, for that prior
program year, consisting of the local allocation to the local area for such
prior program year (and amounts from local allocations to the local area, for
all program years before that prior program year, for adult employment and
training activities or dislocated worker employment and training activities,
respectively, that remained available); and</text></clause><clause id="ID1043c7326d4846678294452e568cd4fd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
amount, from that total amount of available funds, that is obligated or
encumbered (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) for
training services for adults or dislocated workers, respectively, during such
prior program year, except that for purposes of this paragraph the amount
included as encumbered for training services shall not exceed 10 percent of the
total amount of available funds described in subparagraph (A) for adult
employment and training activities or dislocated worker employment and training
activities, respectively.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID44db818605d447a9a0ebe164be6dcc7c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reallocation</header><text>In
making reallocations to eligible local areas of amounts available pursuant to
paragraph (2) for a program year, the Governor shall allocate to each eligible
local area within the State—</text><subparagraph id="ID666a8c5bfe294d87aa99e199cdbed01b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to
such available amounts that were allocated under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of
subsection (b), an amount based on the relative amount of the local allocation
under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of subsection (b), as appropriate, for the
program year for which the determination is made, as compared to the total
amount of the local allocations under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of subsection
(b), as appropriate, for such program year; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID73ad76f7f28746e4910031e022169417"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to
such available amounts that were allocated under subsection (b)(2)(B), an
amount based on the relative amount of the local allocation under subsection
(b)(2)(B) for the program year for which the determination is made, as compared
to the total amount of the local allocations under subsection (b)(2)(B) for
such program year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9a0f125f80da4781ba9785b5ce788213"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>For
purposes of this subsection, an eligible local area means—</text><subparagraph id="IDcf59d9f7d1a04ce2b6bf145832634c36"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to
funds allocated through a local allocation for adult employment and training
activities, a local area that does not have an amount of such funds available
for reallocation under paragraph (2) for the program year for which the
determination under paragraph (2) is made; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID47435bd4fc224d5eb9643508a89d4cbf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to
funds allocated through a local allocation for dislocated worker employment and
training activities, a local area that does not have an amount of such funds
available for reallocation under paragraph (2) for the program year for which
the determination under paragraph (2) is made.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID24dac448b43c45e4ab08df9c39b4740d"><enum>234.</enum><header>Use
of funds for employment and training activities</header><subsection id="ID744ff120b515486f89386608c1d0cd39"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statewide
employment and training activities</header><paragraph id="IDa4978624b636430da416407d07da87b6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds reserved by a Governor—</text><subparagraph id="IDeb2a9c0050d549658be5c5c372fe8e24"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as described in
section 233(a)(2) shall be used to carry out the statewide rapid response
activities described in paragraph (2)(A); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe09c7d6b70004537a86fb6589f8061c9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as described in
sections 228(a) and 233(a)(1)—</text><clause id="ID01452666aad046499f54fbdb18e592a8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall
be used to carry out the statewide employment and training activities described
in paragraph (2)(B); and</text></clause><clause id="ID56a2862421d4453a836ce971b5f82116"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be
used to carry out any of the statewide employment and training activities
described in paragraph (3),</text></clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">regardless of
whether the funds were allotted to the State under section 227(b)(1) or under
paragraph (1) or (2) of section 232(b).</continuation-text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID490ebf97d8c245b6a136dcd93eaee68a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required
statewide employment and training activities</header><subparagraph id="IDba0d0236e257430b9646840a2d62d7c7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Statewide rapid
response activities</header><clause id="IDe9334b6c8c6d409fb364d7dbd8369d91"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A State shall carry out statewide rapid response
activities using funds reserved by the Governor for the State under section
233(a)(2), which activities shall include—</text><subclause id="IDfec0ccdad791477f9b5b439819f58c97"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provision of
rapid response activities, carried out in local areas by the State or by an
entity designated by the State, working in conjunction with the local boards
and the chief elected officials for the local areas; and</text></subclause><subclause id="IDa3cc0896a6e4491490b9a5d8957c174b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provision of
additional assistance to local areas that experience disasters, mass layoffs,
or plant closings, or other events that precipitate substantial increases in
the number of unemployed individuals, carried out in local areas by the State,
working in conjunction with the local boards and the chief elected officials
for the local areas.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ID46851001f2e4434da3e8c9fc64a882dc"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use
of unobligated funds</header><text>Funds reserved by a Governor under section
233(a)(2), and section 133(a)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (as in
effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act), to carry out this
subparagraph that remain unobligated after the first program year for which
such funds were allotted may be used by the Governor to carry out statewide
activities authorized under subparagraph (B) or paragraph (3)(A), in addition
to activities under this subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe1cb73af56a840dfb08f8ef1683685c7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Statewide
employment and training activities</header><text>Funds reserved by a Governor
under sections 228(a)(1) and 233(a)(1) and not used under paragraph (1)(A)
(regardless of whether the funds were allotted to the States under section
227(b)(1)(C) or paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B) of section 232(b)) shall be used for
statewide employment and training activities, including—</text><clause id="ID9f821a5b81cf4108bf014e2fc6f3b24b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>building capacity
by providing assistance to—</text><subclause id="ID1a6e8046d45c436895afae863bd1a7a8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>State entities
and agencies, local areas, and one-stop partners in carrying out the activities
described in the State plan, including the coordination and alignment of data
systems used to carry out the requirements of this Act;</text></subclause><subclause id="IDf0cbcfd6abb64200be4a71b5edf1d237"><enum>(II)</enum><text>local areas for
carrying out the regional planning and service delivery activities required
under section 116(c); and</text></subclause><subclause id="ID3e4e8eb3dbb940dab820ccc54a097eb3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>local areas,
one-stop operators, one-stop partners, and eligible providers, including the
development and training of staff, which may include the development and
training of staff to provide opportunities for individuals with barriers to
employment to enter in-demand industry sectors or occupations and
nontraditional occupations, the development of exemplary program activities,
and the provision of technical assistance to local areas that fail to meet
local performance accountability measures described in section 131(c);</text></subclause></clause><clause id="IDdff0ba7965a84808945bd726fde21bc8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing
assistance to local areas, in accordance with section 116(c)(1)(B);</text></clause><clause id="IDd801df993de8467a8088926f77f6e5c9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>operating a
fiscal and management accountability information system in accordance with
section 131(i);</text></clause><clause id="IDb1de488917db45dd8240fd7e79fe9d19"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>carrying out
monitoring and oversight of activities carried out under this chapter and
chapter 2;</text></clause><clause id="ID40cc0c576d544df5a9273b908c54b1a6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>disseminating—</text><subclause id="ID8b3b3b416563464088bddb702b0b124d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
State list of eligible providers of training services, including eligible
providers of nontraditional training services and eligible providers of
apprenticeship programs described in section 222(a)(2)(B);</text></subclause><subclause id="ID7e10d5d8b53e41e2958ba686692b5b2f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>information
identifying eligible providers of on-the-job training, customized training,
incumbent worker training, internships, paid or unpaid work experience
opportunities, or transitional jobs;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID32b8460c0ac74d6fa25746cb861e8f04"><enum>(III)</enum><text>information on
effective outreach to, partnerships with, and services for, business;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID0fbd2db4fe7f4db39adf8966a53ede99"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>information on
effective service delivery strategies to serve workers and job seekers;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID91bfbc97e0904462beedbcb0c4466609"><enum>(V)</enum><text>performance
information and information on program costs (such as tuition and fees) for
participants in applicable programs, as described in subsections (d) and (h) of
section 222; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ID10f321203e434e67be4100f85720812b"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>information on
physical and programmatic accessibility, in accordance with section 288 and the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>), for
individuals with disabilities;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ID221f3f9a08374cccbec9df4dc8ea6b28"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>conducting
evaluations under section 131(e) of activities authorized under this chapter
and chapter 2 in coordination with evaluations carried out by the Secretary
under section 270(a); and</text></clause><clause id="idADCC5FCF4D5E4A0D809BCDF1FB28660B"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>developing
strategies for ensuring that activities carried out under this section are
placing men and women in jobs, education, and training that lead to comparable
pay for men and women, including strategies to increase women’s participation
in high-wage, high-demand occupations in which women are underrepresented in
the State’s workforce.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID74c1583e0db94199b8c4a548729050fc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allowable
statewide employment and training activities</header><subparagraph id="IDdad52d7703824e5eaef7c78a353eb5f3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds reserved by a Governor under sections 228(a)(1) and
233(a)(1) and not used under paragraph (1)(A) or (2)(B) (regardless of whether
the funds were allotted to the State under section 227(b)(1)(C) or paragraph
(1)(B) or (2)(B) of section 232(b)) may be used to carry out additional
statewide employment and training activities, which may include—</text><clause id="ID2441c4a4e568430894738d6bc180ae36"><enum>(i)</enum><text>implementing
innovative programs and strategies designed to meet the needs of businesses in
the State, including small businesses, which may include—</text><subclause id="IDdb0f415a957b447ba9ec19d06dadf781"><enum>(I)</enum><text>providing
incumbent worker training;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID34c328c9bbdd4d8b80b5c2d09b29bff6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>providing
customized training;</text></subclause><subclause id="IDb5d797f3a88f479fb3acb5d510914c91"><enum>(III)</enum><text>developing and
implementing industry sector strategies (including strategies involving
industry partnerships, regional skills alliances, industry skill panels, and
sectoral skills partnerships) in which representatives of multiple employers
for a specific industry sector or group of related occupations—</text><item id="id18339BF7808A41D08DF2400EE5A66014"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>collaborate to
address common workforce needs with suppliers, labor organizations, economic
development agencies, eligible providers of training services described in
section 222, and other entities that can provide needed supportive services
tailored to the needs of workers in that sector or group for a local area or
region;</text></item><item id="idA42D11B987DF4D98BAD0AEEE747F72AC"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>identify
current and expected gaps between the demand for and supply of labor and skills
in that sector or group for that area or region; and</text></item><item id="idF563985900454FCC8757741D08634144"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>develop
a strategic plan and training efforts to address skill gaps, advance industry
growth and competitiveness, and improve worker productivity, retention,
advancement, and competitiveness;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="ID99edcab061324756b5107b08b9ea4add"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>providing career
ladder and career pathway programs;</text></subclause><subclause id="IDf17d8726e3f443dc85d23b03f01bdfb6"><enum>(V)</enum><text>providing
microenterprise and entrepreneurial training and support programs;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID96f700dba514419ba8dcba400816d2ae"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>utilizing
effective business intermediaries;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID5ce40ea39fe744a0b75ad76a9af49e1e"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>using layoff
aversion strategies in collaboration with appropriate economic development
entities, which strategies may include early identification of firms at risk of
layoffs, use of feasibility studies to assess the needs of and options for
at-risk firms, and the delivery of employment and training activities to
address risk factors;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID2ac1bae374a94aebbd17a246971a22b2"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>providing
activities to improve linkages between the one-stop delivery systems in the
State and employers (including small employers) in the State; and</text></subclause><subclause id="IDbf01fdd164e546e6b54726b217e70149"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>providing other
business services and strategies that better engage employers in workforce
investment activities and make the workforce development system more relevant
to meeting the needs of State and local businesses, consistent with the
objectives of this title;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="IDf1dbf53b3ce0432cb0593ccc83dbfda5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developing
strategies for effectively serving individuals with barriers to employment and
for coordinating programs and services among one-stop partners;</text></clause><clause id="ID97586de1ad5a459189c03a19d098ff0b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>implementing
programs for displaced homemakers, which for purposes of this clause may
include an individual who is receiving public assistance and is within 2 years
of exhausting lifetime eligibility under part A of title IV of the Social
Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="ID15c97badee9a4676a022a5c023005cd3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>implementing
programs to increase the number of individuals training for and placed in
nontraditional employment;</text></clause><clause id="ID6ea7ec3428484434a8bd55f391a13d8b"><enum>(v)</enum><text>carrying out
activities to facilitate remote access to services, including training services
described in subsection (c)(4), provided through a one-stop delivery system,
including facilitating access through the use of technology;</text></clause><clause id="ID50edf7b422a34e4c94ef6a95fb191d39"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>supporting the
provision of core services described in subsection (c)(2) in the one-stop
delivery systems in the State;</text></clause><clause id="IDd8222dd9ff34473791bc7fcca806be12"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>coordinating
activities with the child welfare system to facilitate provision of services
for children in foster care and children who are eligible for assistance under
section 477 of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/677">42 U.S.C. 677</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="ID196cf944d04e46c199f2bacb96986786"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>activities—</text><subclause id="ID7d1049eca3d84ef1ab0ae42aa4d6c3a4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to
improve coordination of workforce investment activities, and economic
development activities, carried out within the State involved and to promote
entrepreneurial skills training and microenterprise services;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID8f4fb2500a2a4c5d89db24b8f3a45146"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to
improve coordination of employment and training activities, child support
services, and assistance provided by State and local agencies carrying out part
D of title IV of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/651">42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause id="ID32df689cf6834e808cabcef813ae3780"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to
improve coordination of employment and training activities and cooperative
extension programs carried out by the Department of Agriculture;</text></subclause><subclause id="IDdbd5b9dba66346e681f4e3a0f6ec2783"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>to
improve coordination of employment and training activities and programs carried
out in local areas for individuals with disabilities, including programs
carried out by State agencies relating to intellectual disabilities and
developmental disabilities, activities carried out by Statewide Independent
Living Councils established under section 705 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796d">29 U.S.C. 796d</external-xref>), programs funded under part B of chapter 1 of title VII of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796e">29 U.S.C. 796e et seq.</external-xref>), and activities carried out by centers for
independent living, as defined in section 702 of such Act (29 U.S.C.
796a);</text></subclause><subclause id="IDcf166a0dddbb471ca82d235e2b1384ea"><enum>(V)</enum><text>to
develop and disseminate workforce and labor market information;</text></subclause><subclause id="id8870965B7A3D4114970E762954442B59"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>to
improve coordination of employment and training activities, and adult education
and literacy activities, provided by public libraries;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID9f019506c3b64ea4b804ada54d86950a"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>to
improve coordination of activities with the corrections system to facilitate
provision of training services and employment opportunities that will assist
ex-offenders in reentering the workforce; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ID9f510cf431d54fb4af9180d65284ef99"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>to promote
financial literacy, including carrying out activities described in section
229(b)(1)(I);</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ID892b27af294e43b29ae85fe9ff8e874c"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>conducting—</text><subclause id="IDd146fce6a28945afbe4b86962af1288d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>research related
to meeting the employment and education needs of adult and dislocated workers;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="ID46df57d1773540a581dc71f28a14e039"><enum>(II)</enum><text>demonstration
projects related to meeting the employment and education needs of adult and
dislocated workers;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="IDecd82a6a5a0c4e768314cd1942420778"><enum>(x)</enum><text>implementing
promising services for workers and businesses, which may include providing
support for education, training, skill upgrading, and statewide networking for
employees to become workplace learning advisors and maintain proficiency in
carrying out the activities associated with such advising;</text></clause><clause id="id9ED3B74F51C345099352955AC4E4236C"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>providing
incentive grants to local areas for performance by the local areas on local
performance accountability measures described in section 131(c);</text></clause><clause id="IDf300f2c26f8d46d8984c326e39eb2bae"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>adopting,
calculating, or commissioning for approval an economic self-sufficiency
standard for the State that specifies the income needs of families, by family
size, the number and ages of children in the family, and substate geographical
considerations; and</text></clause><clause id="ID54102f078dd44f8eb145bedea77ef296"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>developing and
disseminating common intake procedures and related items, including
registration processes, materials, or software.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc6d6f759f14a4c52a277ec5f1c0116d9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><clause id="ID770c60a4f7054243acbd61d83fa57f2b"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Of the funds allotted to a State under sections 227(b)
and 232(b) and reserved as described in sections 228(a) and 233(a)(1) for a
fiscal year—</text><subclause id="ID32f4a1ed020440afa6b46a7998236f4b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>not
more than 5 percent of the amount allotted under section 227(b)(1);</text></subclause><subclause id="IDd4a837aa171148c6bdc7b7d8f4647253"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not
more than 5 percent of the amount allotted under section 232(b)(1); and</text></subclause><subclause id="ID3c2e1374c886495abcd49bd5b37cec1e"><enum>(III)</enum><text>not more than 5
percent of the amount allotted under section 232(b)(2),</text></subclause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause">may be used by the
State for the administration of statewide youth workforce investment activities
carried out under section 229 and statewide employment and training activities
carried out under this section.</continuation-text></clause><clause id="ID00613e12921f41558b7cba813fd9e3a0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use
of funds</header><text>Funds made available for administrative costs under
clause (i) may be used for the administrative cost of any of the statewide
youth workforce investment activities or statewide employment and training
activities, regardless of whether the funds were allotted to the State under
section 227(b)(1) or paragraph (1) or (2) of section 232(b).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb956d0022abd4af1b1ad4bb8c93a3aef"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Local
employment and training activities</header><text>Funds allocated to a local
area for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section
233(b), and funds allocated to a local area for dislocated workers under
section 233(b)(2)(B)—</text><paragraph id="ID33b1e964a6fa44a68bf5c2e7fa1fc3dd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be used to
carry out employment and training activities described in subsection (c) for
adults or dislocated workers, respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd70fb3440e2d40d68415911b5da808a1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may
be used to carry out employment and training activities described in subsection
(d) for adults or dislocated workers, respectively.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7762f9eaa2c44ad597eba7ce39462b14"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Required local
employment and training activities</header><paragraph id="ID1e1c533d03dd4f8e9cac60fcc6c96af1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><subparagraph id="IDfc7706a21b3c415eba61420fbfad3849"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Allocated
funds</header><text>Funds allocated to a local area for adults under paragraph
(2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds allocated to the
local area for dislocated workers under section 233(b)(2)(B), shall be
used—</text><clause id="ID6297665534d74332b8702080addeac49"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
establish a one-stop delivery system described in section 221(e);</text></clause><clause id="IDa0763444e9dd41fe9525089b91c37a89"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
provide the core services described in paragraph (2) to adults and dislocated
workers, respectively, through the one-stop delivery system in accordance with
such paragraph;</text></clause><clause id="ID379b1c43e77d4a03b25046dcde584665"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to
provide the intensive services described in paragraph (3) to adults and
dislocated workers, respectively, described in such paragraph; and</text></clause><clause id="ID9b352e1d93934c1eb95e95fab87e7f7f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to
provide training services described in paragraph (4) to adults and dislocated
workers, respectively, described in such paragraph;</text></clause><clause id="IDb95acc3d1a17484daa23a31f26f0316f"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to
designate a dedicated business liaison in the local area (whose activities may
be funded with funds provided under this title or from other sources) to
establish and develop relationships and networks with large and small employers
and their intermediaries.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID099b98269d4a480780ebcdb596478757"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other
funds</header><text>Consistent with subsections (h) and (i) of section 221, a
portion of the funds made available under Federal law authorizing the programs
and activities described in section 221(b)(1)(B), including the Wagner-Peyser
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>), shall be used as described in clauses (i) and (ii)
of subparagraph (A), to the extent not inconsistent with the Federal law
involved.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbbb4997763ce4e7099db3f586d45c4c0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Core
services</header><text>Funds described in paragraph (1) shall be used to
provide core services, which shall be available to individuals who are adults
or dislocated workers through the one-stop delivery system and shall, at a
minimum, include—</text><subparagraph id="ID19d7a5b85a8d494c90c3945afc426df6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determinations of
whether the individuals are eligible to receive assistance under this
subtitle;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7b6b4ae69eed4f898e23e4892b8e23dc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>outreach, intake
(which may include worker profiling), and orientation to the information and
other services available through the one-stop delivery system;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID03da712342674123a59991b97af7b9e6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>initial
assessment of skill levels (including literacy, numeracy, and English language
proficiency), aptitudes, abilities (including skills gaps), and supportive
service needs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0afe932813354326bc89dbb85f490914"><enum>(D)</enum><text>labor exchange
services, including—</text><clause id="ID68026114584f4f8897a9f513c5e36dc9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>job
search and placement assistance and, in appropriate cases, career counseling,
including—</text><subclause id="ID96273239fa80468398a7e3e14b8db658"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provision of
information on in-demand industry sectors and occupations; and</text></subclause><subclause id="IDbac17503ed6a4dac8639f11ae5d9556f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provision of
information on nontraditional employment; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="IDf7400b942c764637948ffb42d17988b3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>appropriate
recruitment and other business services on behalf of employers, including small
employers, in the local area, which services may include services described in
this subsection, such as providing information and referral to specialized
business services not traditionally offered through the one-stop delivery
system;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa2fa3c6fa553473ba5d58122bccd5382"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provision of
referrals to and coordination of activities with other programs and services,
including programs and services within the one-stop delivery system and, in
appropriate cases, other workforce development programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDac44cfd8a9c64d89a8d8cc9b1eb0fed4"><enum>(F)</enum><text>provision of
workforce and labor market employment statistics information, including the
provision of accurate information relating to local, regional, and national
labor market areas, including—</text><clause id="IDe77ee5a97ab8429eaea669659dcf70c9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>job
vacancy listings in such labor market areas;</text></clause><clause id="IDbfd2da26e6d5446682446a038d703c38"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>information on
job skills necessary to obtain the jobs described in clause (i); and</text></clause><clause id="IDd16e31f8197847a89a4a1765038948e0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>information
relating to local occupations in demand and the earnings, skill requirements,
and opportunities for advancement for such occupations; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID79f3587ce26d4544be9f38b9d38f2e7c"><enum>(G)</enum><text>provision of
performance information and program cost information on eligible providers of
training services as described in section 222, provided by program, and
eligible providers of youth workforce investment activities described in
section 223, providers of adult education described in title III, providers of
career and technical education activities at the postsecondary level, and
career and technical education activities available to school dropouts, under
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301
et seq.), and providers of vocational rehabilitation services described in
title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8a2a3b739bc1418d997672584777e10b"><enum>(H)</enum><text>provision of
information, in formats that are usable by and understandable to one-stop
center customers, regarding how the local area is performing on the local
performance accountability measures described in section 131(c) and any
additional performance information with respect to the one-stop delivery system
in the local area;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDabb6d204375c4399bcc5b6751a86763c"><enum>(I)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id772BABAF805C4CEF897A72FE5B0B5532"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provision of
information, in formats that are usable by and understandable to one-stop
center customers, relating to the availability of supportive services or
assistance, including child care, child support, medical or child health
assistance under title XIX or XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et
seq. and 1397aa et seq.), benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance
program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et
seq.), assistance through the earned income tax credit under section 32 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and assistance under a State program for
temporary assistance for needy families funded under part A of title IV of the
Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>) and other supportive services and
transportation provided through funds made available under such part, available
in the local area; and</text></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idF4C727FD8C5C4C7CB83A86DDBF1940CC" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>referral to the services or
assistance described in clause (i), as appropriate;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID816db11a030b47a48f3b92e0803f7766"><enum>(J)</enum><text>provision of
information and assistance regarding filing claims for unemployment
compensation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9343395dcfcc49ceb0af9234295fb8ce"><enum>(K)</enum><text>assistance in
establishing eligibility for programs of financial aid assistance for training
and education programs that are not funded under this Act; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID266bb2cf9e204603ad583a1b4dc4a0a5"><enum>(L)</enum><text>followup
services, including counseling regarding the workplace, for participants in
workforce investment activities authorized under this subtitle who are placed
in unsubsidized employment, for not less than 12 months after the first day of
the employment, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf31930665ed64e5f96aad64c8c69f0b5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Intensive
services</header><subparagraph id="IDe7df017d7fb94be0ad2ec8f8d648b55a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><clause id="ID05fda54a1c18425c83892fd223193ec0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Except
as provided in clause (ii), funds allocated to a local area for adults under
paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds allocated
to the local area for dislocated workers under section 233(b)(2)(B), shall be
used to provide intensive services to adults and dislocated workers,
respectively—</text><subclause id="IDfbe8cdb449a4465785e83afcb78eeb04"><enum>(I)</enum><text>who
are unemployed and who, after an interview, evaluation, or assessment, have
been determined by a one-stop operator or one-stop partner as appropriate, to
be—</text><item id="ID24f624beb4fe4bb1af5d4b64e56844a6"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>unlikely
or unable to obtain employment, that leads to economic self-sufficiency or
wages comparable to or higher than wages from previous employment, through core
services described in paragraph (2); and</text></item><item id="ID9b12e75d618a4c36b3d36c93e6d208bf"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>in need
of intensive services to obtain employment that leads to economic
self-sufficiency or wages comparable to or higher than wages from previous
employment; or</text></item></subclause><subclause id="IDd3436b8e10c147eca8b104d8e0956fb1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>who
are employed, but who, after an interview, evaluation, or assessment are
determined by a one-stop operator or one-stop partner to be in need of such
intensive services to obtain or retain employment that leads to economic
self-sufficiency.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="IDb6515d5724be425b8bbc218f3e5e8608"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use
of previous assessments</header><text>A one-stop operator or one-stop partner
shall not be required to conduct a new interview, evaluation, or assessment of
a participant under clause (i) if the one-stop operator or one-stop partner
determines that it is appropriate to use a recent interview, evaluation, or
assessment of the participant conducted pursuant to another education or
training program.</text></clause><clause id="IDcec37000ad7a46eca1e5993bfcb5d4ec"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to
mean that an individual is required to receive core services prior to receiving
intensive services.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8d45c5cc0b894b749d3a56f7f7e94171"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Delivery of
services</header><text>Such intensive services shall be provided through the
one-stop delivery system—</text><clause id="ID66d9952c70eb4c33ad44ed40510c5aee"><enum>(i)</enum><text>directly through
one-stop operators identified pursuant to section 221(d); or</text></clause><clause id="IDf7571ccd767d40c3a4b809ad9cc80b84"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>through
contracts with service providers, which may include contracts with public,
private for-profit, and private nonprofit service providers, approved by the
local board.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8cd8487ab7194782ad9e1679fd595ec9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Types of
services</header><text>Such intensive services may include the
following:</text><clause id="ID516f07955bc6476497034e0e4dfd9f60"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Comprehensive and
specialized assessments of the skill levels and service needs of adults and
dislocated workers, which may include—</text><subclause id="ID187221a49a4240998e8f07a028cb5d30"><enum>(I)</enum><text>diagnostic
testing and use of other assessment tools; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ID58818f53c50440eeaa9bd4670f68c631"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in-depth
interviewing and evaluation to identify employment barriers and appropriate
employment goals.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ID662edc46738844e789751e88bb43bc4c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Development of
an individual employment plan, to identify the employment goals, appropriate
achievement objectives, and appropriate combination of services for the
participant to achieve the employment goals, including providing information on
eligible providers of training services pursuant to paragraph (4)(F)(ii), and
career pathways to attain career objectives.</text></clause><clause id="ID09013aa8a2cd45d7ac4b20e84ea51298"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Group
counseling.</text></clause><clause id="IDd097473ad2ea48ed856f42eca737d1f2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Individual
counseling.</text></clause><clause id="IDfad5e9635cd6455baa31104b8ffe9b48"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Career
planning.</text></clause><clause id="idDCF49552749A41FD97F110B391F4B41E"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Short-term
prevocational services, including development of learning skills, communication
skills, interviewing skills, punctuality, personal maintenance skills, and
professional conduct, to prepare individuals for unsubsidized employment or
training.</text></clause><clause id="IDde32489f70684990a47c48845bd81e62"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Internships and
work experiences that are linked to careers.</text></clause><clause id="ID4cd28413b3174fcea39eea54fa3e4870"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>Workforce
preparation activities.</text></clause><clause id="ID4d9a929bdbd442e08aefd9f4203b5fe9"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>Financial
literacy services, such as activities described in section 229(b)(1)(I).</text></clause><clause id="IDfeddc8261fe040089f464711a04a959c"><enum>(x)</enum><text>Out-of-area job
search assistance and relocation assistance.</text></clause><clause id="ID14343915b4ea40a293549bc2f12a85cb"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>English language
acquisition and integrated education and training programs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4bd13bc21b694179a156f21978228d1e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Training
services</header><subparagraph id="ID40420a58342f4335be1f908a652c962d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><clause id="IDada722cfed59412990804885df08cc17"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Except
as provided in clause (ii), funds allocated to a local area for adults under
paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds allocated
to the local area for dislocated workers under section 233(b)(2)(B), shall be
used to provide training services to adults and dislocated workers,
respectively—</text><subclause id="ID8ce780b514e342ea99b7b236946ec3ad"><enum>(I)</enum><text>who,
after an interview, evaluation, or assessment, and career planning, have been
determined by a one-stop operator or one-stop partner, as appropriate,
to—</text><item id="IDdde9b6635f5c4cd9a1f1c793a4a7c5ae"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>be
unlikely or unable to obtain or retain employment, that leads to economic
self-sufficiency or wages comparable to or higher than wages from previous
employment, through the intensive services described in paragraph (3);</text></item><item id="ID0a073f7a0d3a4d45bf8732c8df235525"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>be in
need of training services to obtain or retain employment that leads to economic
self-sufficiency or wages comparable to or higher than wages from previous
employment; and</text></item><item id="ID65e0fc2e7876447aa2dbe0f68d73a9a5"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>have the
skills and qualifications to successfully participate in the selected program
of training services;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="ID117f63e277e14361bf82857b19851fec"><enum>(II)</enum><text>who
select programs of training services that are directly linked to the employment
opportunities in the local area or region involved or in another area to which
the adults or dislocated workers are willing to commute or relocate;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID6f09d9d87e9d40588877d36c1ef16a69"><enum>(III)</enum><text>who meet the
requirements of subparagraph (B); and</text></subclause><subclause id="IDcd0eac03de8a4c4884df64050fb77263"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>who
are determined to be eligible in accordance with the priority system in effect
under subparagraph (E).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="IDfd744ade100844938b06268e12a4630e"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use
of previous assessments</header><text>A one-stop operator or one-stop partner
shall not be required to conduct a new interview, evaluation, or assessment of
a participant under clause (i) if the one-stop operator or one-stop partner
determines that it is appropriate to use a recent interview, evaluation, or
assessment of the participant conducted pursuant to another education or
training program.</text></clause><clause id="ID39cae1978957459b8cd8a0b124d864eb"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to
mean an individual is required to receive core or intensive services prior to
receiving training services.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe2d4481a24444dffae7b49fc82786639"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Qualification</header><clause id="IDfe8d6bfa090e451eb2f0e522f31d96f5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Notwithstanding
section 479B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087uu">20 U.S.C. 1087uu</external-xref>) and except
as provided in clause (ii), provision of such training services shall be
limited to individuals who—</text><subclause id="ID7066e0d8c0824cd19198e6266ecc8725"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are
unable to obtain other grant assistance for such services, including Federal
Pell Grants established under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a">20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></subclause><subclause id="ID053bc6288a674806af538369030bb59e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>require
assistance beyond the assistance made available under other grant assistance
programs, including Federal Pell Grants.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ID539711599f534281928ec9e1bf43e61e"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reimbursements</header><text>Training
services may be provided under this paragraph to an individual who otherwise
meets the requirements of this paragraph while an application for a Federal
Pell Grant is pending, except that if such individual is subsequently awarded a
Federal Pell Grant, appropriate reimbursement shall be made to the local area
from such Federal Pell Grant.</text></clause><clause id="ID4a0e327d3f83422f890f2a4ac97485d6"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In
determining whether an individual requires assistance under clause (i)(II), a
one-stop operator (or one-stop partner, where appropriate) may take into
consideration the full cost of participating in training services, including
the costs of dependent care and transportation, and other appropriate
costs.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1521acb9cf6448c886ecb763c37982e3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Provider
qualification</header><text>Training services shall be provided through
providers identified in accordance with section 222.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9d69a58d0da147cfb7e6c210090d062f"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Training
services</header><text>Training services may include—</text><clause id="ID3b6bc7e607dd46329a3ad8f035ee418c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>occupational
skills training, including training for nontraditional employment;</text></clause><clause id="ID97bfdbf499984aa08e26f96cbbcb2f18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on-the-job
training;</text></clause><clause id="IDd0d9dde6af7f4c8697fde20b3ee81ff6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>incumbent
worker training in accordance with subsection (d)(4);</text></clause><clause id="IDb07c70e16b5d4804afe08acdf165c3b6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>programs that
combine workplace training with related instruction, which may include
cooperative education programs;</text></clause><clause id="IDe3bb2bc81b9b462196c3f0abb8fcaf19"><enum>(v)</enum><text>training programs
operated by the private sector;</text></clause><clause id="ID4fb7a63289af4c95b3d4138926b98bc2"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>skill
upgrading and retraining;</text></clause><clause id="IDef01681af1ee447da8a10cfeb25fb371"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>entrepreneurial
training;</text></clause><clause id="IDe9aa9e95f4ae4f9aa56a6eeb293c16a4"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>transitional
jobs in accordance with subsection (d)(5);</text></clause><clause id="ID0f3faaecf17a4b58824d0734911f13d7"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>job
readiness training provided in combination with services described in any of
clauses (i) through (viii);</text></clause><clause id="ID6f78d99a59624f3ca1412d8f354f7fbd"><enum>(x)</enum><text>adult
education and literacy activities, including activities of English language
acquisition and integrated education and training programs, provided
concurrently or in combination with services described in any of clauses (i)
through (vii); and</text></clause><clause id="IDd7ab5b09037644e29ce7f34b75ad821d"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>customized
training conducted with a commitment by an employer or group of employers to
employ an individual upon successful completion of the training.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcee337c34f7148b1b981957ff731d198"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>With
respect to funds allocated to a local area for adult employment and training
activities under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of section 233(b), priority shall be
given to recipients of public assistance, other low-income individuals, and
individuals who are basic skills deficient for receipt of intensive services
and training services. The appropriate local board and the Governor shall
direct the one-stop operators in the local area with regard to making
determinations related to such priority.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf05ff02cfc8e49aabd09df805aa889cb"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Consumer choice
requirements</header><clause id="IDdd2918245cb145b392f0a8a16ed56577"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Training services provided under this paragraph shall be
provided in a manner that maximizes consumer choice in the selection of an
eligible provider of such services.</text></clause><clause id="ID859777247cc24917aded74e6156b2eb4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Eligible
providers</header><text>Each local board, through one-stop centers, shall make
available the list of eligible providers of training services described in
section 222(d), and accompanying information, in accordance with section
222(d).</text></clause><clause id="IDee933925a7eb449b86b9cf9be1a03c10"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Individual
training accounts</header><text>An individual who seeks training services and
who is eligible pursuant to subparagraph (A), may, in consultation with a
career planner, select an eligible provider of training services from the list
of providers described in clause (ii). Upon such selection, the one-stop
operator involved shall, to the extent practicable, refer such individual to
the eligible provider of training services, and arrange for payment for such
services through an individual training account.</text></clause><clause id="ID7fe7052105ef4a1c8dd923697b6e7cc1"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Each
local board may, through one-stop centers, coordinate funding for individual
training accounts with funding from other Federal, State, local, or private job
training programs or sources to assist the individual in obtaining training
services.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="ide62bd7ddbb624bdaae1eaee48eec8050"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Additional
information</header><text>Priority consideration may be given to programs that
lead to recognized postsecondary credentials that are aligned with in-demand
industry sectors or occupations in the local area involved.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc3f600eb13784829bd78786c06ad83bf"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Use of
individual training accounts</header><clause id="ID3fc1d8d905d449cbb32e91becbcdb113"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), training services
provided under this paragraph shall be provided through the use of individual
training accounts in accordance with this paragraph, and shall be provided to
eligible individuals through the one-stop delivery system.</text></clause><clause id="IDcd7f0fb5c0a04dc395ba2387559dedec"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Training
contracts</header><text>Training services authorized under this paragraph may
be provided pursuant to a contract for services in lieu of an individual
training account if—</text><subclause id="id6A38C25DF7DE4ECD9234297A0465EA74"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
requirements of subparagraph (F) are met;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID739c282f90864362864c599a5a99ad72"><enum>(II)</enum><text>such services
are on-the-job training, customized training, incumbent worker training, or
transitional employment;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID1401080591004e4fbc1dbc6b32f71ef8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the local board
determines there are an insufficient number of eligible providers of training
services in the local area involved (such as in a rural area) to accomplish the
purposes of a system of individual training accounts;</text></subclause><subclause id="IDecf1bb544a2943b3b4e493c869174653"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the
local board determines that there is a training services program of
demonstrated effectiveness offered in the local area by a community-based
organization or another private organization to serve individuals with barriers
to employment; or</text></subclause><subclause id="ID3885b3ade8504a2b9c8622bf1b692f9b"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the
local board determines that—</text><item id="id7481CE111EEF4BF08EF27E9D7176DBAE"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>it would
be most appropriate to award a contract to an institution of higher education
or other eligible provider of training services in order to facilitate the
training of multiple individuals in in-demand industry sectors or occupations;
and</text></item><item id="id1D7C38207EE549ACB32C8AFC93DED6EF"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>such
contract does not limit customer choice.</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="ID1e3e4def38ad48b3bfb6cbf2230ca9f2"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Linkage to
occupations in demand</header><text>Training services provided under this
paragraph shall be directly linked to an in-demand industry sector or
occupation in the local area or region, or in another area to which an adult or
dislocated worker receiving such services is willing to relocate, except that a
local board may approve training services for occupations determined by the
local board to be in sectors of the economy that have a high potential for
sustained demand or growth in the local area.</text></clause><clause id="IDd79952a7aa1640c9b3ca719bd4d1d502"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Rule
of construction</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
preclude the combined use of individual training accounts and contracts in the
provision of training services, including arrangements that allow individuals
receiving individual training accounts to obtain training services that are
contracted for under clause (ii).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id88BA8DD6D5AB4D39B95C36845C6AC1CD"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Reimbursement
for on-the-job training</header><clause id="id5EE1D1E1ECD64AB3A046AE71C1AE5674"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Reimbursement
level</header><text>For purposes of the provision of on-the-job training under
this paragraph, the Governor or local board involved may increase the amount of
the reimbursement described in section 101(44) to an amount of up to 75 percent
of the wage rate of a participant for a program carried out under chapter 2 or
this chapter, if, respectively—</text><subclause id="id42450365FE874ECDBBB99EC2E3F2177A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
Governor approves the increase with respect to a program carried out with funds
reserved by the State under that chapter, taking into account the factors
described in clause (ii); or</text></subclause><subclause id="idE8F4F0530F284CB990145D494B580F2B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
local board approves the increase with respect to a program carried out with
funds allocated to a local area under such chapter, taking into account those
factors.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id99D270B055C14D12AB030384239AE583"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>For
purposes of clause (i), the Governor or local board, respectively, shall take
into account factors consisting of—</text><subclause id="idBF02C28C216C4B8B811F5788B4EC7514"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
characteristics of the participants;</text></subclause><subclause id="id6992D2ABC9AB4CFDA7C1CCBEBD1C03E0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
size of the employer;</text></subclause><subclause id="id44F515A74E994184B5054C443EAC2CA9"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the quality of
employer-provided training and advancement opportunities; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5CD687B31A9844E8AAE10D1E33E61132"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>such other
factors as the Governor or local board, respectively, may determine to be
appropriate, which may include the number of employees participating in the
training, wage and benefit levels of those employees (at present and
anticipated upon completion of the training), and relation of the training to
the competitiveness of a participant.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID823007b3e6de44a88f2d22a4cff4e62a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Permissible
local employment and training activities</header><paragraph id="ID70c3fdec280c4e71877dcd4c7c30bf91"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><subparagraph id="ID6db190888c7e47e1bfa70cf10a3091f6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>Funds
allocated to a local area for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as
appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds allocated to the local area for
dislocated workers under section 233(b)(2)(B), may be used to provide, through
the one-stop delivery system involved (and through collaboration with the local
board, for the purpose of the activities described in clauses (ix) and
(xi))—</text><clause id="ID21ef2b6241cd41d3a2bb1fd07a07c4f0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>customized
screening and referral of qualified participants in training services described
in subsection (c)(4) to employers;</text></clause><clause id="ID486174b54b2b45409b22435e500a5c0f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>customized
employment-related services to employers, employer associations, or other such
organizations on a fee-for-service basis;</text></clause><clause id="IDc9a35bcee40a496cb905cd0cbab846b9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>customer
support to enable individuals with barriers to employment (including
individuals with disabilities) and veterans, to navigate among multiple
services and activities for such populations;</text></clause><clause id="IDbefd6f457c9c41e8a68750ebd85dba0d"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>technical
assistance and capacity building for one-stop operators, one-stop partners, and
eligible providers of training services, regarding the provision of services to
individuals with disabilities in local areas, including the development and
training of staff, the provision of outreach, intake, assessments, and service
delivery, the coordination of services across providers and programs, and the
development of performance accountability measures;</text></clause><clause id="ID2a3a91e5220d4bdfb889afd8cb335095"><enum>(v)</enum><text>employment and
training activities provided in coordination with child support enforcement
activities of the State and local agencies carrying out part D of title IV of
the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/651">42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="ID6517d8f1d637456b883f6980fe426c38"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>activities to
improve coordination of employment and training activities, child support
services, and assistance, provided by State and local agencies carrying out
part D of title IV of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/651">42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="ID7eb33e7af8ab4466af8793c37654bdeb"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>activities to
improve coordination between employment and training activities and cooperative
extension programs carried out by the Department of Agriculture;</text></clause><clause id="ID6378feb9629d4cac921b922c8b6a8c9b"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>activities to
facilitate remote access to services provided through a one-stop delivery
system, including facilitating access through the use of technology;</text></clause><clause id="IDcbab2c52c6cf4515afedb53e5821ce1e"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>activities—</text><subclause id="IDf3139fb206234f7f8203e465470ad110"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to
improve coordination between workforce investment activities and economic
development activities carried out within the local area involved, and to
promote entrepreneurial skills training and microenterprise services;</text></subclause><subclause id="IDc2f3b5b09173438280582cd0a64fafd4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to
improve services and linkages between the local workforce investment system
(including the local one-stop delivery system) and employers, including small
employers, in the local area, through services described in this section;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="id7713C0BB0684436F81EBA95F8B949DE8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to
strengthen linkages between the one-stop delivery system and unemployment
insurance programs;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ID6641a55e22e64651bd47cac724cf3c13"><enum>(x)</enum><text>training programs
for displaced homemakers and for individuals training for nontraditional
occupations, in conjunction with programs operated in the local area;</text></clause><clause id="IDb6abb1c94f514c72a02109048eee75a5"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>activities to
provide business services and strategies that meet the workforce investment
needs of area employers, as determined by the local board, consistent with the
local plan under section 118, which services—</text><subclause id="ID2e3d524581c34162acc1f9a89db8ae0b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>may
be provided through effective business intermediaries working in conjunction
with the local board, and may also be provided on a fee-for-service basis or
through the leveraging of economic development, philanthropic, and other public
and private resources in a manner determined appropriate by the local board;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="IDed8f48edc6524fa9a7a3a8d73180ee6e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>may
include—</text><item id="IDaae84f2c5b5a4317b905fd9cac672f35"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>identifying and
disseminating to business, educators, and job seekers, information related to
the workforce, economic and community development needs, and opportunities
presented by the local economy;</text></item><item id="ID6b46983ca5014179aa19da66e4e0bad5"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>developing and
implementing industry sector strategies (including strategies involving
industry partnerships, regional skills alliances, industry skill panels, and
sectoral skills partnerships) in which representatives of multiple employers
for a specific industry sector or group of related occupations—</text><subitem id="idB07B41B8CCAB4B488B466FB586817229"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>collaborate to
address common workforce needs with suppliers, labor organizations, economic
development agencies, eligible providers of training services described in
section 222, and other entities that can provide needed supportive services
tailored to the needs of workers in that sector or group for a local area or
region;</text></subitem><subitem id="id3D5736059CFE4F4ABC68CAFB37F79382"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>identify current
and expected gaps between the demand for and supply of labor and skills in that
sector or group for that area or region; and</text></subitem><subitem id="idD6E8FD8678794837AA5F422096EAE950"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>develop a
strategic plan and training efforts to address skill gaps, advance industry
growth and competitiveness, and improve worker productivity, retention,
advancement, and competitiveness;</text></subitem></item><item id="ID0b15e79137654d249eabe2c786991c53"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>developing and
delivering innovative workforce investment services and strategies for area
employers, which may include career ladder, skills upgrading, skill standard
development and certification for recognized postsecondary credential or other
employer use, apprenticeship, and other effective initiatives for meeting the
workforce investment needs of area employers and workers;</text></item><item id="ID8228c552bec04975b8a72ca87de0e56b"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>participation,
of appropriate personnel of area employers, in seminars and classes offered in
partnership with relevant organizations focusing on the workforce-related needs
of area employers and job seekers;</text></item><item id="IDfaf56025d97a4a36a98eacd4a3869337"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>training,
consulting, needs analysis, and brokering services for area employers,
including the organization and aggregation of training for individual employers
and coalitions of employers with similar interests, products, or workforce
needs, except that services described in this item may be paid for with funds
other than those provided under this title;</text></item><item id="ID4ffd67f992ca4dab9798493d6db936f2"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>assistance to
area employers in managing reductions in force in coordination with rapid
response activities provided under subsection (a)(2)(A) and with strategies for
the aversion of layoffs, which strategies may include early identification of
firms at risk of layoffs, use of feasibility studies to assess the needs of and
options for at-risk firms, and the delivery of employment and training
activities to address risk factors;</text></item><item id="IDcd63818066f54e868bf4ed8311562202"><enum>(gg)</enum><text>the
marketing of business services offered under this title, to appropriate area
employers, including small and mid-sized employers;</text></item><item id="ID3848744c23bd47d290ffec97839a5025"><enum>(hh)</enum><text>information
referral on concerns affecting local employers; and</text></item><item id="ID7f56db1265ac4ee4abdd2c643bbdac1d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other
business services and strategies that better engage employers in workforce
investment activities and make the workforce investment system more relevant to
meeting the needs of local businesses, as determined by the local board to be
consistent with the objectives of this title;</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="IDef5f8a72a27042cd89cfc0fddad52dfd"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>activities to
adjust the economic self-sufficiency standards referred to in subsection
(a)(3)(A)(xii) for local factors, or activities to adopt, calculate, or
commission for approval, economic self-sufficiency standards for the local
areas that specify the income needs of families, by family size, the number and
ages of children in the family, and substate geographical
considerations;</text></clause><clause id="ID5708a1a5597741569a4f8ae823f835f4"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>improved
coordination between employment and training activities and programs carried
out in the local area for individuals with disabilities, including programs
carried out by State agencies relating to intellectual disabilities and
developmental disabilities, activities carried out by Statewide Independent
Living Councils established under section 705 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796d">29 U.S.C. 796d</external-xref>), programs funded under part B of chapter 1 of title VII of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796e">29 U.S.C. 796e et seq.</external-xref>), and activities carried out by centers for
independent living, as defined in section 702 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796a">29 U.S.C. 796a</external-xref>);
and</text></clause><clause id="ID038d54af4b544aa8b0a8cbf6b809549e"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>implementation
of promising services to workers and businesses, which may include support for
education, training, skill upgrading, and statewide networking for employees to
become workplace learning advisors and maintain proficiency in carrying out the
activities associated with such advising.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4ac258fd8fff4c77930f7c97b5a11c34"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Work support
activities for low-wage workers</header><clause id="ID46e097ab9d674fd4a6a7ac73f6b7bdb1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds allocated to a local area for adults under
paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds allocated
to the local area for dislocated workers under section 233(b)(2)(B), may be
used to provide, through the one-stop delivery system involved, work support
activities designed to assist low-wage workers in retaining and enhancing
employment. The one-stop partners of the system shall coordinate the
appropriate programs and resources of the partners with the activities and
resources provided under this subparagraph.</text></clause><clause id="ID1d6af37a8d58440ab1b73144273200a0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>The
work support activities described in clause (i) may include the provision of
activities described in this section through the one-stop delivery system in a
manner that enhances the opportunities of such workers to participate in the
activities, such as the provision of activities described in this section
during nontraditional hours and the provision of onsite child care while such
activities are being provided.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID147b004d503b49f88013f0d607c35c0b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Supportive
services</header><text>Funds allocated to a local area for adults under
paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds allocated
to the local area for dislocated workers under section 233(b)(2)(B), may be
used to provide supportive services to adults and dislocated workers,
respectively—</text><subparagraph id="ID3ccce51ee68f42cdbc168c21d3136ee5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>who are
participating in programs with activities authorized in any of paragraphs (2),
(3), or (4) of subsection (c); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe68c95b06f4b4b0785b2cb33171cbfee"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who are unable to
obtain such supportive services through other programs providing such
services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID365b4cb7dffe4d29b0fb45cd2065edac"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Needs-related
payments</header><subparagraph id="ID77284a26bf04478e9b160c646e71128c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds allocated to a local area for adults under
paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds allocated
to the local area for dislocated workers under section 233(b)(2)(B), may be
used to provide needs-related payments to adults and dislocated workers,
respectively, who are unemployed and do not qualify for (or have ceased to
qualify for) unemployment compensation for the purpose of enabling such
individuals to participate in programs of training services under subsection
(c)(4).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf0957d56e1a0418bb3c1c543962b46b3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
eligibility requirements</header><text>In addition to the requirements
contained in subparagraph (A), a dislocated worker who has ceased to qualify
for unemployment compensation may be eligible to receive needs-related payments
under this paragraph only if such worker was enrolled in the training
services—</text><clause id="ID7bd84a1199284095907501d5f00b2d03"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by the
end of the 13th week after the most recent layoff that resulted in a
determination of the worker’s eligibility for employment and training
activities for dislocated workers under this subtitle; or</text></clause><clause id="ID1e1ea1b7ae254d84b1f4602bdc8d98b4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if
later, by the end of the 8th week after the worker is informed that a
short-term layoff will exceed 6 months.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID187d9f0734e942128bd3aad92d4b6a81"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Level of
payments</header><text>The level of a needs-related payment made to a
dislocated worker under this paragraph shall not exceed the greater of—</text><clause id="IDb0a3d8ae79064b6a9212ade92ac82657"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
applicable level of unemployment compensation; or</text></clause><clause id="IDa9aff5a358a24ba79c73d77d3f3f49bb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if
such worker did not qualify for unemployment compensation, an amount equal to
the poverty line, for an equivalent period, which amount shall be adjusted to
reflect changes in total family income.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID15c07fbd3ab54730a2b2611055420262"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Incumbent
worker training programs</header><subparagraph id="ID2a70354e2b27450eab53b35025801ba5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><clause id="id1CE0359CF8E24DA39633D06AA60A107A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Standard
reservation of funds</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), the local
board may reserve and use not more than 15 percent of the funds allocated to
the local area involved under section 233(b) to pay for the Federal share of
the cost of providing training through a training program for incumbent
workers, carried out in accordance with this paragraph.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id3CE966C61C264751B2CAACF6AD65C36A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Increased
reservation of funds</header><text>If the local board determines that there is
sufficient evidence that use of the funds reserved under clause (i) led to
employee retention by and contributed to creation of new jobs with employers
that participated in incumbent worker training programs, the local board may
reserve and use not more than a total of 20 percent of such funds to pay for
the Federal share of such cost.</text></clause><clause id="idD594876B21624A7A8D1B46E47736A718"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Determination
of eligibility</header><text>For the purpose of determining the eligibility of
an employer to receive funding under clause (i), the local board shall take
into account factors consisting of—</text><subclause id="id3E05DB08122946E9AA9B333E8E34A365"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
characteristics of the participants in the program;</text></subclause><subclause id="id256B05439A6049FD968B8728A5EB47AA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
relationship of the training to the competitiveness of a participant and the
employer; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id19FBA16EC8B34D5086E9D3FEB1337825"><enum>(III)</enum><text>such other
factors as the local board may determine to be appropriate, which may include
the number of employees participating in the training, the wage and benefit
levels of those employees (at present and anticipated upon completion of the
training), and the existence of other training and advancement opportunities
provided by the employer.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id6436E617EC3F47BEA0EFA7078D221D0B"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Statewide
impact</header><text>The Governor or State board involved may make
recommendations to the local board for providing incumbent worker training that
has statewide impact.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID475b21d4b4ea416cb8c74afd9bffd5df"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Training
activities</header><text>The training program for incumbent workers carried out
under this paragraph shall be carried out by the local board in conjunction
with the employers or groups of employers of such workers (which may include
employers in partnership with other entities for the purposes of delivering
training) for the purpose of assisting such workers in obtaining the skills
necessary to retain employment or avert layoffs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf1cba0cbdfcf48b39aa868e671982cf9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Employer
payment of non-federal share</header><text>Employers participating in the
program carried out under this paragraph shall be required to pay for the
non-Federal share of the cost of providing the training to incumbent workers of
the employers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4CFDF1B1DBB54AE3BA985F7C44E9B4B5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Non-federal
share</header><clause id="idEDA66ED08E71451C9E004F00BBB675DA"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>Subject
to clause (ii), the local board shall establish the non-Federal share of such
cost (taking into consideration such other factors as the number of employees
participating in the training, the wage and benefit levels of the employees (at
the beginning and anticipated upon completion of the training), the
relationship of the training to the competitiveness of the employer and
employees, and the availability of other employer-provided training and
advancement opportunities.</text></clause><clause id="id3B69FABA33DB45D4AE9BF8BEBA30C242"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limits</header><text>The
non-Federal share shall not be less than—</text><subclause id="ID8abc8ae7a6f64ab79b88f5d94c2b063f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>10
percent of the cost, for employers with not more than 50 employees;</text></subclause><subclause id="IDdb82368ffd1f4fd4b3caba4acc53f9bd"><enum>(II)</enum><text>25
percent of the cost, for employers with more than 50 employees but not more
than 100 employees; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ID00dee3a59b23413b834ab2b13a87bbd2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>50
percent of the cost, for employers with more than 100 employees.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ID13edfa588a644b038027fd1386ed4e94"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Calculation
of employer share</header><text>The non-Federal share provided by an employer
participating in the program may include the amount of the wages paid by the
employer to a worker while the worker is attending a training program under
this paragraph. The employer may provide the share in cash or in kind, fairly
evaluated.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7634774ab95644689b65be348dbbfbf0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Transitional
jobs</header><text>The local board may use not more than 10 percent of the
funds allocated to the local area involved under section 233(b) to provide
transitional jobs under subsection (c)(4) that—</text><subparagraph id="ID6ce669c11b63448f8f5fbc00610b4fb7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are time-limited
work experiences that are subsidized and are in the public, private, or
nonprofit sectors for individuals with barriers to employment who are
chronically unemployed or have an inconsistent work history;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID22b5da001ec149d1a5df0efcaa0e58f5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are combined with
comprehensive employment and supportive services; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID22fba6ee976e4095bb08d95bc27a6261"><enum>(C)</enum><text>are designed to
assist the individuals described in subparagraph (A) to establish a work
history, demonstrate success in the workplace, and develop the skills that lead
to entry into and retention in unsubsidized employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><chapter id="idF8605C13DAC64AA59FF0253340DFDB0F"><enum>4</enum><header>General workforce
investment provisions</header><section id="idE9ECEA68F1B349798567AC99167978C5"><enum>236.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><subsection id="idE244278E79D74FF6B609579E7EE752DF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Youth workforce
investment activities</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out the activities described in section 227(a), such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subsection><subsection id="id292DB68C947C44EEB10A72643DDE55DC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adult
employment and training activities</header><text>There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out the activities described in section 232(a)(1), such
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subsection><subsection id="idD63FBE6FB85445488AE485DFBF55C012"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Dislocated
worker employment and training activities</header><text>There are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out the activities described in section 232(a)(2),
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018.</text></subsection></section></chapter></subtitle><subtitle id="idA0E04AB11B764725BF9EF2AFD5241208"><enum>C</enum><header>Job
Corps</header><section id="ID04ba4c959747437e89d1dda6c29ba288"><enum>241.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this subtitle are—</text><paragraph id="ID69c7bf03cd3e4121a9a836c6a499ba01"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to
maintain a national Job Corps program, carried out in partnership with States
and communities, to—</text><subparagraph id="id71A2C33BA1694C5F93C3EFAD2089FC56"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assist eligible
youth to connect to the labor force by providing them with intensive social,
academic, career and technical education, and service-learning opportunities,
in primarily residential centers, in order for such youth to obtain secondary
school diplomas or recognized postsecondary
credentials leading to—</text><clause id="idDBA10EF6F34B4394BA7777855B84377A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>successful
careers, in in-demand industry sectors or occupations or the Armed Forces, that
will result in economic self-sufficiency and opportunities for advancement;
or</text></clause><clause id="id0E2D0148E35D410FAA049CAFB1AFB67F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enrollment in
postsecondary education, including an apprenticeship program; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDD4BBB8F188C4025A360F478F579F526"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support
responsible citizenship;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDacb508e8d4d7498a97b5a3019bd27027"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to
set forth standards and procedures for selecting individuals as enrollees in
the Job Corps;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7134dd4f377b47e0ba9c3ea4f3d75559"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to
authorize the establishment of Job Corps centers in which enrollees will
participate in intensive programs of activities described in this subtitle;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd48afc52bd404753a356076eb1f0a3c2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to
prescribe various other powers, duties, and responsibilities incident to the
operation and continuing development of the Job Corps.</text></paragraph></section><section id="ID1021cb99e968457183d7916661515117"><enum>242.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text><paragraph id="ID1c3d6ff742d149f7a3cbe1cedb728e85"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicable
local board</header><text>The term <term>applicable local board</term> means a
local board—</text><subparagraph id="IDc5429e923d71498d996a5f880f377e25"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that provides
information for a Job Corps center on local employment opportunities and the
job skills needed to obtain the opportunities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID52a00233ef5d4163b9a30525bcf9e541"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that serves
communities in which the graduates of the Job Corps center seek
employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID88620ab8be7b45418f487bf6946f3789"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicable
one-stop center</header><text>The term <term>applicable one-stop center</term>
means a one-stop center that provides services, such as referral, assessment,
recruitment, and placement, to support the purposes of the Job Corps.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDde177185693c40fc9294e2bc76f55f34"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Enrollee</header><text>The
term <term>enrollee</term> means an individual who has voluntarily applied for,
been selected for, and enrolled in the Job Corps program, and remains with the
program, but has not yet become a graduate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcc75d43181d445838334b8b64155c38b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Former
enrollee</header><text>The term <term>former enrollee</term> means an
individual who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and enrolled in
the Job Corps program, but left the program prior to becoming a
graduate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID622196fa40464fd782b52efb1a26b391"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Graduate</header><text>The
term <term>graduate</term> means an individual who has voluntarily applied for,
been selected for, and enrolled in the Job Corps program and who, as a result
of participation in the Job Corps program, has received a secondary school
diploma or recognized equivalent, or completed the requirements of a career and
technical education and training program that prepares individuals for
employment leading to economic self-sufficiency or entrance into postsecondary
education or training.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID94ce658d46be4569a8f21bc60cabb1d1"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Job
corps</header><text>The term <term>Job Corps</term> means the Job Corps
described in section 243.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID999880e35dc24c2996be0996a211fd04"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Job corps
center</header><text>The term <term>Job Corps center</term> means a center
described in section 247.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9967293999824b4da4396930454ea722"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Operator</header><text>The
term <term>operator</term> means an entity selected under this subtitle to
operate a Job Corps center.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5a1f4192e15c438eb83fe5c43893af19"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Region</header><text>The
term <term>region</term> means an area defined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe6ba027483844107ad90bfb108254da8"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Service
provider</header><text>The term <term>service provider</term> means an entity
selected under this subtitle to provide services described in this subtitle to
a Job Corps center.</text></paragraph></section><section id="ID359eb65e798c4b93ae03aeba99c35417"><enum>243.</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There shall be within the Department of
Labor a <quote>Job Corps</quote>.</text></section><section id="ID18390b385adf4e7597d5bf0d6b701e1b"><enum>244.</enum><header>Individuals
eligible for the Job Corps</header><subsection id="IDeb0b3e65a1e84761b1b68fe55f2ea518"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to become an enrollee, an individual shall
be—</text><paragraph id="IDa8f04e7275434d298dabf9079dbd47df"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not
less than age 16 and not more than age 21 on the date of enrollment, except
that—</text><subparagraph id="IDf1e5cac7be354f0ea07d4769e55bf474"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not more than 20
percent of the individuals enrolled in the Job Corps may be not less than age
22 and not more than age 24 on the date of enrollment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3ee48d7c95d54d12948f41ad057935ea"><enum>(B)</enum><text>either such
maximum age limitation may be waived by the Secretary, in accordance with
regulations of the Secretary, in the case of an individual with a
disability;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfcb7cc8ff8594880ab9b002f263cc526"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
low-income individual; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc0d4aed2241c4547bb477f70c1f83b09"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an
individual who is one or more of the following:</text><subparagraph id="ID14c3aa70b6cd4511902b23d66e5af440"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Basic skills
deficient.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2beb0748bd7d4aeca9d06e7d52e8a3e8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A
school dropout.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2f776fe82cd8446fafc5a70b93a008c7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A
homeless individual (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Violence Against
Women Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043e-2">42 U.S.C. 14043e–2(6)</external-xref>), except that clauses (i)(IV) and
(iii) of subparagraph (B) of such section shall not apply), a homeless child or
youth (as defined in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11434a">42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)</external-xref>), except that subparagraph (B)(iv) of such section
shall not apply), a runaway, an individual in foster care, or an individual who
was in foster care and has aged out of the foster care system.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID339b1fd41f5d453ca8e346cff1dbbf6d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A
parent.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID156d0b2649354e329a6f90cfea4031dd"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An individual who
requires additional education, career and technical education or training, or
workforce preparation skills to be able to obtain and retain employment that
leads to economic self-sufficiency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbf2fce98e80d4c72ad6143be6940749f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special rule
for veterans</header><text>Notwithstanding the requirement of subsection
(a)(2), a veteran shall be eligible to become an enrollee under subsection (a)
if the individual—</text><paragraph id="ID8a781eea6513407093c6ede9fa77fd86"><enum>(1)</enum><text>meets the
requirements of paragraphs (1) and (3) of such subsection; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb24017f94f0d48b58d1859df2f1807db"><enum>(2)</enum><text>does
not meet the requirement of subsection (a)(2) because the military income
earned by such individual within the 6-month period prior to the individual’s
application for Job Corps prevents the individual from meeting such
requirement.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID53e27ac09126410b81b9275267c48d8f"><enum>245.</enum><header>Recruitment,
screening, selection, and assignment of enrollees</header><subsection id="IDdba844a9901d46caa13dd412a327dd71"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Standards and
procedures</header><paragraph id="IDa3e44490961e424bbd313a72576d72a1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall prescribe specific standards and
procedures for the recruitment, screening, and selection of eligible applicants
for the Job Corps, after considering recommendations from Governors of States,
local boards, and other interested parties.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID73d1b8f9288e4ade9bb98b9385e644bd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Methods</header><text>In
prescribing standards and procedures under paragraph (1), the Secretary, at a
minimum, shall—</text><subparagraph id="ID3ba148e5113f40648bac115f11f1276e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prescribe
procedures for informing enrollees that drug tests will be administered to the
enrollees and the results received within 45 days after the enrollees enroll in
the Job Corps;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID947e91805421438e9982c04dee558faa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish
standards for recruitment of Job Corps applicants;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4b5de574102d4f17a64ff04bf54706af"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish
standards and procedures for—</text><clause id="ID946cbf9f6de44efe931d9fc97d68164f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determining, for
each applicant, whether the educational and career and technical education and
training needs of the applicant can best be met through the Job Corps program
or an alternative program in the community in which the applicant resides;
and</text></clause><clause id="ID4e853323222b484790db6c4d7b227646"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>obtaining from
each applicant pertinent data relating to background, needs, and interests for
determining eligibility and potential assignment;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID05fc254dc1904a9f928de1da65659ab4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>where
appropriate, take measures to improve the professional capability of the
individuals conducting screening of the applicants; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd68db1789c284915b8b31b20ce4216a3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>assure
appropriate representation of enrollees from urban areas and from rural
areas.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID49298c6fe43449258680c8d51a14a29b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>To
the extent practicable, the standards and procedures shall be implemented
through arrangements with—</text><subparagraph id="ID66d09330d69e4c38bb91fbc32f7f4125"><enum>(A)</enum><text>applicable
one-stop centers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa2b16414fed64952a97e32509a2b7abe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>community action
agencies, business organizations, and labor organizations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa8a68300325b4a0f9b40d5f42990e8b4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>agencies and
individuals that have contact with youth over substantial periods of time and
are able to offer reliable information about the needs and problems of youth;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id706C0317DA1141E48EF4BE57FF385775"><enum>(D)</enum><text>child welfare
agencies that are responsible for children in foster care and children eligible
for assistance under section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
677).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7af94fea0691428990867d878e390aff"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
standards and procedures shall provide for necessary consultation with
individuals and organizations, including court, probation, parole, law
enforcement, education, welfare, and medical authorities and advisers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4db85451f96b4d37b039ae0fdf7bc94e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>The
Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts with and make payments to
individuals and organizations for the cost of conducting recruitment,
screening, and selection of eligible applicants for the Job Corps, as provided
for in this section. The Secretary shall make no payment to any individual or
organization solely as compensation for referring the names of applicants for
the Job Corps.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID22143d33b20b4bc185596fc0639a81c3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special
limitations on selection</header><paragraph id="ID230764b768904bfda9acf3bfed70820b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No individual shall be selected as an enrollee unless the
individual or organization implementing the standards and procedures described
in subsection (a) determines that—</text><subparagraph id="ID55fae4431d3f4bab8a4468e1ef92bc4d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>there is a
reasonable expectation that the individual considered for selection can
participate successfully in group situations and activities, and is not likely
to engage in behavior that would prevent other enrollees from receiving the
benefit of the Job Corps program or be incompatible with the maintenance of
sound discipline and satisfactory relationships between the Job Corps center to
which the individual might be assigned and communities surrounding the Job
Corps center;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID16a49abb81094d8194ec7153682115b3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the individual
manifests a basic understanding of both the rules to which the individual will
be subject and of the consequences of failure to observe the rules, and agrees
to comply with such rules; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb50a4b0d3de441279c3023c53617efc0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the individual
has passed a background check conducted in accordance with procedures
established by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3d3f67a8adbb4adf9aa5b5d57f176be2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Individuals on
probation, parole, or supervised release</header><text>An individual on
probation, parole, or supervised release may be selected as an enrollee only if
release from the supervision of the probation or parole official involved is
satisfactory to the official and the Secretary and does not violate applicable
laws (including regulations). No individual shall be denied a position in the
Job Corps solely on the basis of individual contact with the criminal justice
system.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID358e280b766245ebb79f2b0497efac3d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assignment
plan</header><paragraph id="IDd499e6690e17447c9c922c5030116c66"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Every 2 years, the Secretary shall develop and implement
a plan for assigning enrollees to Job Corps centers. In developing the plan,
the Secretary shall, based on the analysis described in paragraph (2),
establish targets, applicable to each Job Corps center, for—</text><subparagraph id="ID5642e143e6c54500b878474aed0c5feb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the maximum
attainable percentage of enrollees at the Job Corps center that reside in the
State in which the center is located; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID11ee3c5112104b1e9a0c2f909fcf255d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the maximum
attainable percentage of enrollees at the Job Corps center that reside in the
region in which the center is located, and in surrounding regions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfde09e3ce3e148d680ab871cb48d1710"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Analysis</header><text>In
order to develop the plan described in paragraph (1), every 2 years the
Secretary, in consultation with operators of Job Corps centers, shall analyze
relevant factors relating to each Job Corps center, including—</text><subparagraph id="IDf7e8773323624f10ba1021b674408c52"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the size of the
population of individuals eligible to participate in Job Corps in the State and
region in which the Job Corps center is located, and in surrounding
regions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID24cd13f5ce6a48db938e25cdc2247bea"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the relative
demand for participation in the Job Corps in the State and region, and in
surrounding regions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf8406686047b4e609169db6cb9f6ed5a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the capacity and
utilization of the Job Corps center, including the education, training, and
supportive services provided through the center; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID263d024a04ba4b8ab06b9fcf103512ab"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the performance
of the Job Corps center relating to the expected levels of performance for the
indicators described in section 259(c)(1), and whether any actions have been
taken with respect to such center pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 259(f).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe1c33445c01c4208ab53f92b48b640f0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assignment of
individual enrollees</header><paragraph id="IDee7d5f4743b34feb9898820b6bce1ddf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>After an individual has been selected for the Job Corps
in accordance with the standards and procedures of the Secretary under
subsection (a), the enrollee shall be assigned to the Job Corps center that
offers the type of career and technical education and training selected by the
individual and, among the centers that offer such education and training, is
closest to the home of the individual. The Secretary may waive this requirement
if—</text><subparagraph id="ID8bd99cc805fb4c54876fb7f6a1ce0d38"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the enrollee
would be unduly delayed in participating in the Job Corps program because the
closest center is operating at full capacity; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc6abd413059e4209a4292ce00eebe6d2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the parent or
guardian of the enrollee requests assignment of the enrollee to another Job
Corps center due to circumstances in the community of the enrollee that would
impair prospects for successful participation in the Job Corps program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa8d6f047cf6c430fb0d22a819c279406"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enrollees who
are younger than 18</header><text>An enrollee who is younger than 18 shall not
be assigned to a Job Corps center other than the center closest to the home
that offers the career and technical education and training desired by the
enrollee pursuant to paragraph (1) if the parent or guardian of the enrollee
objects to the assignment.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDa3f81f2a8b8a43f7af513b4c944b2312"><enum>246.</enum><header>Enrollment</header><subsection id="IDc2a0326897fe4e28886870e08f73fe62"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Relationship
between enrollment and military obligations</header><text>Enrollment in the Job
Corps shall not relieve any individual of obligations under the Military
Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.).</text></subsection><subsection id="IDa2b9220c1f8841aaa0b6c56cac3ae8a5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Period of
enrollment</header><text>No individual may be enrolled in the Job Corps for
more than 2 years, except—</text><paragraph id="IDbbd8f70fb1fb4962aca33b39acb23f18"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in a
case in which completion of an advanced career training program under section
248(c) would require an individual to participate in the Job Corps for not more
than one additional year;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID752acb97e22349838bfa1d73ea8f6656"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
the case of an individual with a disability who would reasonably be expected to
meet the standards for a Job Corps graduate, as defined under section 242(5),
if allowed to participate in the Job Corps for not more than 1 additional
year;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID592c390878294a73aad551cfcc4e2849"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
the case of an individual who participates in national service, as authorized
by a Civilian Conservation Center program, who would be granted an enrollment
extension in the Job Corps for the amount of time equal to the period of
national service; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDedbbec6bd3d94751ae3c26f019502e34"><enum>(4)</enum><text>as
the Secretary may authorize in a special case.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDbf0ed3af61b1495aa0c44fe08d1bdf65"><enum>247.</enum><header>Job
Corps centers</header><subsection id="ID397f5e483bac49a7971a54f4f49ae640"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Operators and
service providers</header><paragraph id="ID985d02190fc5436a87d4982ccb641961"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><subparagraph id="ID7c926b0a3e5d4389b63901183071f759"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Operators</header><text>The
Secretary shall enter into an agreement with a Federal, State, or local agency,
an area career and technical education school, a residential career and
technical education school, or a private organization, for the operation of
each Job Corps center.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID029efbcd83ba476b8385f52d6d11532f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Providers</header><text>The
Secretary may enter into an agreement with a local entity, or other entity with
the necessary capacity, to provide activities described in this subtitle to a
Job Corps center.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID140c1ef74a234f36b033567c5489a0f1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection
process</header><subparagraph id="ID785f6adba9af4447bc8e497454f98c54"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Competitive
basis</header><text>Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of section
3304 of title 41, United States Code, the Secretary shall select on a
competitive basis an entity to operate a Job Corps center and entities to
provide activities described in this subtitle to the Job Corps center. In
developing a solicitation for an operator or service provider, the Secretary
shall consult with the Governor of the State in which the center is located,
the industry council for the Job Corps center (if established), and the
applicable local board regarding the contents of such solicitation, including
elements that will promote the consistency of the activities carried out
through the center with the objectives set forth in the State plan or in a
local plan.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDed401ed2f346455d806c2c5fb80312d0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recommendations
and considerations</header><clause id="ID43972518e7c149aaa1e9c0e55eff6747"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Operators</header><text>In
selecting an entity to operate a Job Corps center, the Secretary shall
consider—</text><subclause id="IDc8e4b296796d4f24b7f28aaf93b2229a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
ability of the entity to coordinate the activities carried out through the Job
Corps center with activities carried out under the appropriate State plan and
local plans;</text></subclause><subclause id="IDdec62d33541e42c09de484e5e196810f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
degree to which the career and technical education and training that the entity
proposes for the center reflects employment opportunities in the local areas in
which enrollees at the center intend to seek employment;</text></subclause><subclause id="IDe5f05b592a34495bbfa33bced762b529"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the degree to
which the entity demonstrates relationships with the surrounding communities,
employers, labor organizations, State boards, local boards, applicable one-stop
centers, and the State and region in which the center is located; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ID692dbb1fa50540e0935ec604735ba0ec"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the
performance of the entity, if any, relating to operating or providing
activities described in this subtitle to a Job Corps center, including the
entity's demonstrated effectiveness in assisting individuals in achieving the
primary indicators of performance for eligible youth described in section
131(b)(2)(A)(ii).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ID7ba67d12612f43bf9894bff5420663c6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Providers</header><text>In
selecting a service provider for a Job Corps center, the Secretary shall
consider the factors described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of clause (i), as
appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID483fbbf885cd4afba1376d6ad8f1673d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Character and
activities</header><text>Job Corps centers may be residential or nonresidential
in character, and shall be designed and operated so as to provide enrollees, in
a well-supervised setting, with access to activities described in this
subtitle. In any year, no more than 20 percent of the individuals enrolled in
the Job Corps may be nonresidential participants in the Job Corps.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDde4dc6121793442faa90eefacb250d81"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Civilian
conservation centers</header><paragraph id="IDa6d5fff96bd640cd8a077bd4c600d940"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Job Corps centers may include Civilian Conservation
Centers, operated under an agreement between the Secretary of Labor and the
Secretary of Agriculture, that are located primarily in rural areas. Such
centers shall provide, in addition to academics, career and technical education
and training, and workforce preparation skills training, programs of work
experience to conserve, develop, or manage public natural resources or public
recreational areas or to develop community projects in the public interest.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2183924aed5b4a19ace4d7e66cd3bd8d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assistance
during disasters</header><text>Enrollees in Civilian Conservation Centers may
provide assistance in addressing national, State, and local disasters,
consistent with current child labor laws (including regulations). The Secretary
of Agriculture shall ensure that with respect to the provision of such
assistance the enrollees are properly trained, equipped, supervised, and
dispatched consistent with standards for the conservation and rehabilitation of
wildlife established under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C.
661 et seq.).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID610b6dbbd2294d51a93548648095b09c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National
liaison</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture shall designate a Job Corps
National Liaison to support the agreement under this section between the
Departments of Labor and Agriculture.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc14772cd09f94bf4a13f2294df152d35"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Indian
tribes</header><paragraph id="IDc5bd861bf12b4f0a9df9fb3dab15a939"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General
authority</header><text>The Secretary may enter into agreements with Indian
tribes to operate Job Corps centers for Indians.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa78cc17a7402467384a7a506ebd8a0e7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection, the terms <term>Indian</term> and <term>Indian tribe</term>
have the meanings given such terms in subsections (d) and (e), respectively, of
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 450b).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDac6194246ea644a0bcb8050762e62d24"><enum>248.</enum><header>Program
activities</header><subsection id="ID2ae2ca26cfbf4b5592e0c6c01995a0c9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Activities
provided by job corps centers</header><paragraph id="ID86229537124b4808a4987fde42a281ce"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each Job Corps center shall provide enrollees with an
intensive, well organized, and fully supervised program of education, including
English language acquisition programs, career and technical education and
training, work experience, work-based learning, recreational activities,
physical rehabilitation and development, driver's education, and counseling,
which may include information about financial literacy. Each Job Corps center
shall provide enrollees assigned to the center with access to core services
described in section 234(c)(2) and the intensive services described in section
234(c)(3).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe8ccf5b637334a31b436459272d160f8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relationship to
opportunities</header><text>The activities provided under this subsection shall
be targeted to helping enrollees, on completion of their enrollment—</text><subparagraph id="id6045902A516F4C85A18FC540536BCD58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>secure and
maintain meaningful unsubsidized employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5D6F85B0D91B41CAABB9CCB4EDE4E136"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enroll in and
complete secondary education or postsecondary
education or training programs, including other suitable career and technical
education and training, and apprenticeship programs; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21207C003E2A486A927D99C963A5D718"><enum>(C)</enum><text>satisfy Armed
Forces requirements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4d620e91c250479ea201d72b9316d562"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Link to
employment opportunities</header><text>The career and technical education and
training provided shall be linked to the employment opportunities in the local
area in which the enrollee intends to seek employment after graduation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd7b5510efd8d4817a8ee740e44ab8364"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Academic and
career and technical education and training</header><text>The Secretary may
arrange for career and technical education and training of enrollees through local public or private educational agencies, career and
technical educational institutions, technical institutes, or national service
providers, whenever such entities provide education and training substantially
equivalent in cost and quality to that which the Secretary could provide
through other means.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID086c5b883a74435eab0e9aac9add5349"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Advanced career
training programs</header><paragraph id="ID5942d74a751c4ad994d8f2a666732abd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may arrange for programs of advanced career
training for selected enrollees in which the enrollees may continue to
participate for a period of not to exceed 1 year in addition to the period of
participation to which the enrollees would otherwise be limited. The advanced
career training may be provided through the eligible providers of training
services identified under section 222.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID48e8ea9799f64ad0a69bff7c48005f12"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Benefits</header><text>During
the period of participation in an advanced career training program, an enrollee
shall be eligible for full Job Corps benefits, or a monthly stipend equal to
the average value of the residential support, food, allowances, and other
benefits provided to enrollees assigned to residential Job Corps
centers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9fd0d815240b4f568402bf24c5c336ae"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Demonstration</header><text>The
Secretary shall develop standards by which any operator seeking to enroll
additional enrollees in an advanced career training program shall demonstrate
that participants in such program have achieved a satisfactory rate of
completion and placement in training-related jobs before the operator may carry
out such additional enrollment.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd8b3a6277c9b4144b4eda0c74969c82c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Graduate
services</header><text>In order to promote the retention of graduates in
employment or postsecondary education, the Secretary shall arrange for the
provision of job placement and support services to graduates for up to 12
months after the date of graduation. Multiple resources, including one-stop
partners, may support the provision of these services, including services from
the State vocational rehabilitation agency to supplement job placement and job
development efforts for Job Corps graduates who are individuals with
disabilities.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDb738adebb4344a03bb1feda2007b4080"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Child
care</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, provide
child care at or near Job Corps centers, for individuals who require child care
for their children in order to participate in the Job Corps.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID421aa3892f3e49138b5f8dac64fe1973"><enum>249.</enum><header>Counseling and
job placement</header><subsection id="ID07d962b51da1446ea853f39257bde873"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessment and
counseling</header><text>The Secretary shall arrange for assessment and
counseling for each enrollee at regular intervals to measure progress in the
academic and career and technical education and training programs carried out
through the Job Corps.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDc99f6e6258ae40fa80be21da4c620c9a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Placement</header><text>The
Secretary shall arrange for assessment and counseling for enrollees prior to
their scheduled graduations to determine their capabilities and, based on their
capabilities, shall make every effort to arrange to place the enrollees in
employment leading to economic self-sufficiency for which the enrollees are
trained or to assist the enrollees in participating in further activities
described in this subtitle. In arranging for the placement of graduates in
jobs, the Secretary shall utilize the one-stop delivery system to the maximum
extent practicable.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDda9c3d6090aa44d094fbd95a9a2353c8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Status and
progress</header><text>The Secretary shall determine the status and progress of
enrollees scheduled for graduation and make every effort to assure that their
needs for further activities described in this subtitle are met.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDef9050ec00d44e818796a15708c381a4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Services to
former enrollees</header><text>The Secretary may provide such services as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate under this subtitle to former
enrollees.</text></subsection></section><section id="IDb1e83a31f3a7491c940a3b3c124a6165"><enum>250.</enum><header>Support</header><subsection id="ID04ce14882fc24019900a6c30540a1619"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Personal
allowances</header><text>The Secretary may provide enrollees assigned to Job
Corps centers with such personal allowances as the Secretary may determine to
be necessary or appropriate to meet the needs of the enrollees.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID68d175bf70a44545abd97bac9fa10f9a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transition
allowances</header><text>The Secretary shall arrange for a transition allowance
to be paid to graduates. The transition allowance shall be incentive-based to
reflect a graduate’s completion of academic, career and technical education
or training, and attainment of recognized postsecondary
credentials.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID786fee1d03e44e7486501eff59f37a44"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transition
support</header><text>The Secretary may arrange for the provision of 3 months
of employment services for former enrollees.</text></subsection></section><section id="IDf6aaf9fa08dd4cfe95150f072727c20c"><enum>251.</enum><header>Operating
plan</header><subsection id="IDdaa86e8c8c404b229e0cb5e57bc036fc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The provisions of the contract between the Secretary and
an entity selected to operate a Job Corps center shall, at a minimum, serve as
an operating plan for the Job Corps center.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID9ba1f24f8ed74d719f9ff91e3e18ef37"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
information</header><text>The Secretary may require the operator, in order to
remain eligible to operate the Job Corps center, to submit such additional
information as the Secretary may require, which shall be considered part of the
operating plan.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDe34af498b55a47d2a38c1d4e6eeba7cd"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The
Secretary shall make the operating plan described in subsections (a) and (b),
excluding any proprietary information, available to the public.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID45de740bf50f46da97d917c4bf4ae13a"><enum>252.</enum><header>Standards of
conduct</header><subsection id="ID1260ebb99e40447390cf074f9aecf452"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Provision and
enforcement</header><text>The Secretary shall provide, and directors of Job
Corps centers shall stringently enforce, standards of conduct within the
centers. Such standards of conduct shall include provisions forbidding the
actions described in subsection (b)(2)(A).</text></subsection><subsection id="ID1b580848ba464715b392b3a798592f2b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disciplinary
measures</header><paragraph id="ID6ff7b680caef410cbd9d6f5561144f2f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To promote the proper behavioral standards in the Job
Corps, the directors of Job Corps centers shall have the authority to take
appropriate disciplinary measures against enrollees if such a director
determines that an enrollee has committed a violation of the standards of
conduct. The director shall dismiss the enrollee from the Job Corps if the
director determines that the retention of the enrollee in the Job Corps will
jeopardize the enforcement of such standards, threaten the safety of staff,
students, or the local community, or diminish the opportunities of other
enrollees.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID867db046bcb14725a10ca41c2113f13d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Zero tolerance
policy and drug testing</header><subparagraph id="ID347f269a7b6d433fab6df15b55602a38"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>The
Secretary shall adopt guidelines establishing a zero tolerance policy for an
act of violence, for use, sale, or possession of a controlled substance, for
abuse of alcohol, or for other illegal or disruptive activity.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc5b833bc672349058f6fb2c9e797f8e9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Drug
testing</header><text>The Secretary shall require drug testing of all enrollees
for controlled substances in accordance with procedures prescribed by the
Secretary under section 245(a).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDee333c732fef42658cdadf642bbb56c5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this paragraph:</text><clause id="ID9a427e1f92da4005ab89f935535f1a7f"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Controlled
substance</header><text>The term <term>controlled substance</term> has the
meaning given the term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 802).</text></clause><clause id="IDe84ac8fe308c40c0914e101f1f712289"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Zero
tolerance policy</header><text>The term <term>zero tolerance policy</term>
means a policy under which an enrollee shall be automatically dismissed from
the Job Corps after a determination by the director that the enrollee has
carried out an action described in subparagraph (A).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf437b04334ef4e0b968a6bb8eaafb45b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appeal</header><text>A
disciplinary measure taken by a director under this section shall be subject to
expeditious appeal in accordance with procedures established by the
Secretary.</text></subsection></section><section id="IDb8479e61f3024a9dbf36b7b6d47439e7"><enum>253.</enum><header>Community
participation</header><subsection id="ID5edae52b51404b14a5f69421f3a5669b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Business and
community participation</header><text>The director of each Job Corps center
shall ensure the establishment and development of the business and community
relationships and networks described in
subsection (b) in order to enhance the effectiveness of such centers.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDd79bc361058f47ef89ea77847f6e56d2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Networks</header><text>The
activities carried out by each Job Corps center under this section shall
include—</text><paragraph id="IDa18d63345a814afa9d02885ffee649ac"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establishing and
developing relationships and networks with—</text><subparagraph id="IDe119bdb811ae4b9a9eda5b11b6e772f7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>local and distant
employers, to the extent practicable, in coordination with
entities carrying out other Federal and
non-Federal programs that conduct similar outreach to employers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3e1e0e502fc74faabf859be8b97a5ffd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>applicable
one-stop centers and applicable local boards, for the purpose of
providing—</text><clause id="idB7DBEA3C876349BDB63E164EFA48196A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>information to,
and referral of, potential enrollees; and</text></clause><clause id="idD1759D7D122F429980514DE620A40B8C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>job
opportunities for Job Corps graduates; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3992450f58ed4c5daddf229634b2f203"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id83336837C35D4178B160BF90D4A08D09"><enum>(i)</enum><text>entities carrying out
relevant apprenticeship programs and youth programs;</text></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idBB13136F9EC24F5BA26CCD5B7D9CE17C" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>labor-management organizations and
local labor organizations;</text></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id03F0404A91724AABBFE3B53703FDFB2A" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>employers and contractors that
support national training contractor programs; and</text></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id6EEA9FC0BBBB4AFDB1523AC6B04D2B71" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>community-based organizations,
non-profit organizations, and intermediaries providing workforce
development-related services; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8a872452aa6c4b70bb49d4f63b11aa07"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establishing and
developing relationships with members of the community in which the Job Corps
center is located, informing members of the community about the projects of the
Job Corps center and changes in the rules, procedures, or activities of the
center that may affect the community, and planning events of mutual interest to
the community and the Job Corps center.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID05b5c2ec130749e4b98f90efc747d809"><enum>(c)</enum><header>New
centers</header><text>The director of a Job Corps center that is not yet
operating shall ensure the establishment and development of the relationships
and networks described in subsection (b) at least 3 months prior to the date on
which the center accepts the first enrollee at the center.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID361c7730711944099deffef3377e9932"><enum>254.</enum><header>Industry
councils</header><subsection id="ID3d99fa1c0b4849d6b6a56f78e47cca3d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each Job Corps center shall have an industry council,
appointed by the director of the center, in accordance with procedures
established by the Secretary.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDcb4da5705f204899b5dc8fd7e33d2ec2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Industry
council composition</header><paragraph id="IDb2e328631aa0418e98112f35e9f18141"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An industry council shall be comprised of—</text><subparagraph id="ID465e2c2ba09d47448de0371a709baa6b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a
majority of members who shall be owners of business concerns, chief executives
or chief operating officers of nongovernmental employers, or other private
sector employers, who—</text><clause id="ID7206fafba7714fdca93771cfc618c9b7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have
substantial management, hiring, or policy responsibility; and</text></clause><clause id="ID70ec72c620bd4a80bd3aa5ae2af351dc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>represent
businesses with employment opportunities that reflect the employment
opportunities of the applicable local areas in which enrollees will be seeking
employment;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd072790e68ef4161ab98335990721c58"><enum>(B)</enum><text>representatives
of labor organizations (where present) and representatives of employees;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8468a325534b47ebad2d7197c98fc9c9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enrollees and
graduates of the Job Corps.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4f18cc964f3b44d89a106a1d95ef06b1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Local
board</header><text>The industry council may include members of the applicable
local boards who meet the requirements described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2ebf568ef58942d58d246127d77467c3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Employers
outside of local area</header><text>The industry council for a Job Corps center
may include, or otherwise provide for consultation with, employers from outside
the local area who are likely to hire a significant number of enrollees from the Job Corps
center.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf483e9c360a6469997664b21a7f4960f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Special rule
for single State local areas</header><text>In the case of a single State local
area designated under section 116(b), the industry council shall include a
representative of the State Board.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe75c6f1009d04feba215ee53b116369f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The
responsibilities of the industry council shall be—</text><paragraph id="IDc1b7e4408491478d9f28821adaf4eb2a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to
work closely with all applicable local boards in order to determine, and
recommend to the Secretary, appropriate career and technical education and
training for the center;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID746c90de8a8b4805ad3b83d5428e9119"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to
review all the relevant labor market information to—</text><subparagraph id="IDe33683f9171e49cab4c12e178240a943"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine the
employment opportunities in the local areas in which the enrollees intend to
seek employment after graduation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe61a3b97b93049f5af300489f9994a5c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine the
skills and education that are necessary to obtain the employment opportunities;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID66e8e550c3a64f649f0764ac5290abe2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommend to the
Secretary the type of career and technical education and training that should
be implemented at the center to enable the enrollees to obtain the employment
opportunities; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf7d541494f3d425d8c137246505f1993"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to
meet at least once every 6 months to reevaluate the labor market information,
and other relevant information, to determine, and recommend to the Secretary,
any necessary changes in the career and technical education and training
provided at the center.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3d27e9b0651d486095b34edba6a61d4c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>New
centers</header><text>The industry council for a Job Corps center that is not
yet operating shall carry out the responsibilities described in subsection (c)
at least 3 months prior to the date on which the center accepts the first
enrollee at the center.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID5c267382b7674046b508e22968795cb2"><enum>255.</enum><header>Advisory
committees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may
establish and use advisory committees in connection with
the operation of the Job Corps program, and the operation of Job Corps centers,
whenever the Secretary determines that the availability of outside advice and
counsel on a regular basis would be of substantial benefit in identifying and
overcoming problems, in planning program or center development, or in
strengthening relationships between the Job Corps and agencies, institutions,
or groups engaged in related activities.</text></section><section id="IDd0ea95afd9574e7aa2ba888b37a36fda"><enum>256.</enum><header>Experimental,
research, and demonstration projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may carry out experimental,
research, or demonstration projects relating to carrying out the Job Corps
program. The Secretary may waive any provisions of this subtitle that the
Secretary finds would prevent the Secretary from carrying out the projects if
the Secretary informs the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
of the Senate, in writing, not less than 90 days in advance of issuing such
waiver.</text></section><section id="ID2ddf4fe5986b4fcfb74abe69659a4258"><enum>257.</enum><header>Application of
provisions of Federal law</header><subsection id="ID9e8a1ea8b4194dfaa8d82255e199f861"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Enrollees not
considered to be Federal employees</header><paragraph id="IDc02a73ae7e4c4c3899f8524469f8a78e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8143">section 8143(a)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, enrollees shall not be
considered to be Federal employees and shall not be subject to the provisions
of law relating to Federal employment, including such provisions regarding
hours of work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment compensation, and
Federal employee benefits.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbdf682d180ff45d4b56a0629ee79d62f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provisions
relating to taxes and Social Security benefits</header><text>For purposes of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title II of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 401 et seq.), enrollees shall be deemed to be employees of the United
States and any service performed by an individual as an enrollee shall be
deemed to be performed in the employ of the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID771ecc9c2a72440ab161a5636329b353"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Provisions
relating to compensation to Federal employees for work
injuries</header><text>For purposes of subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/81">chapter 81</external-xref> of title 5,
United States Code (relating to compensation to Federal employees for work
injuries), enrollees shall be deemed to be civil employees of the Government of
the United States within the meaning of the term <quote>employee</quote> as
defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8101">section 8101</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, and the provisions of
such subchapter shall apply as specified in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8143">section 8143(a)</external-xref> of title 5, United
States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe92f36f3c8ad42ddbb03421714a65b50"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal tort
claims provisions</header><text>For purposes of the Federal tort claims
provisions in title 28, United States Code, enrollees shall be considered to be
employees of the Government.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2e311d15a3f846d58bde0fe357d2e1ea"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adjustments and
settlements</header><text>Whenever the Secretary finds a claim for damages to a
person or property resulting from the operation of the Job Corps to be a proper
charge against the United States, and the claim is not cognizable under section
2672 of title 28, United States Code, the Secretary may adjust and settle the
claim in an amount not exceeding $1,500.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID87fc0612bce54dfc9e43de897468bde6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Personnel of
the uniformed services</header><text>Personnel of the uniformed services who
are detailed or assigned to duty in the performance of agreements made by the
Secretary for the support of the Job Corps shall not be counted in computing
strength under any law limiting the strength of such services or in computing
the percentage authorized by law for any grade in such services.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID2ad1e53a607e4f29a6973c94b8b38fb6"><enum>258.</enum><header>Special
provisions</header><subsection id="ID623f03d23b984a00915d6f3b95557a49"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Enrollment</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that women and men have an equal opportunity to
participate in the Job Corps program, consistent with section 245.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID858f40cec0f646908829e062dda80571"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Studies,
evaluations, proposals, and data</header><text>The Secretary shall assure that
all studies, evaluations, proposals, and data produced or developed with
Federal funds in the course of carrying out the Job Corps program shall become
the property of the United States.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID4889ad9e7fdc4d2ab59aa1ba0c26c78e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transfer of
property</header><paragraph id="ID5f0c0ad083ff462ba6b87579183771f7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 40, United States
Code, and any other provision of law, the Secretary and the Secretary of
Education shall receive priority by the Secretary of Defense for the direct
transfer, on a nonreimbursable basis, of the property described in paragraph
(2) for use in carrying out programs under this Act or under any other
Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3350b37b6ec1465285258388a4ee509f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Property</header><text>The
property described in this paragraph is real and personal property under the
control of the Department of Defense that is not used by such Department,
including property that the Secretary of Defense determines is in excess of
current and projected requirements of such Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1e419740347f4dc583c114ba1f794e31"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Gross
receipts</header><text>Transactions conducted by a private for-profit or
nonprofit entity that is an operator or service provider for a Job Corps center
shall not be considered to be generating gross receipts. Such an operator or
service provider shall not be liable, directly or indirectly, to any State or
subdivision of a State (nor to any person acting on behalf of such a State or
subdivision) for any gross receipts taxes, business privilege taxes measured by
gross receipts, or any similar taxes imposed on, or measured by, gross receipts
in connection with any payments made to or by such entity for operating or
providing services to a Job Corps center. Such an operator or service provider
shall not be liable to any State or subdivision of a State to collect or pay
any sales, excise, use, or similar tax imposed on the sale to or use by such
operator or service provider of any property, service, or other item in
connection with the operation of or provision of services to a Job Corps
center.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID13db02dc35124db7a8d7e24811355f5a"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Management
fee</header><text>The Secretary shall provide each operator and (in an
appropriate case, as determined by the Secretary) service provider with an
equitable and negotiated management fee of not less than 1 percent of the
amount of the funding provided under the appropriate agreement specified in
section 247.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDe98cf153babc4ee08d251571ce6792bf"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Donations</header><text>The
Secretary may accept on behalf of the Job Corps or individual Job Corps centers
charitable donations of cash or other assistance, including equipment and
materials, if such donations are available for appropriate use for the purposes
set forth in this subtitle.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID7f7b25bc389b433c9f8a341c7a06c2b5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Sale of
property</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
Administrator of General Services sells a Job Corps center facility, the
Administrator shall transfer the proceeds from the sale to the Secretary, who
shall use the proceeds to carry out the Job Corps program.</text></subsection></section><section id="IDeb711144d52a47e190bf71f2cb79dff7"><enum>259.</enum><header>Management
information</header><subsection id="ID546e1a0396074962a52709fe1b3dc504"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Financial
management information system</header><paragraph id="IDa94aca2f06be46c981fc11c0459cc1a3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish procedures to ensure that
each operator, and each service provider, maintains a financial management
information system that will provide—</text><subparagraph id="IDe04e4fdb54784188b8f8ae8f0ad1e421"><enum>(A)</enum><text>accurate,
complete, and current disclosures of the costs of Job Corps operations;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID52e4654f3f5c4bf8b5312fba2dc9feec"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sufficient data
for the effective evaluation of activities carried out through the Job Corps
program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5f89a693c90c4247977ff9e3f8d73d24"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Accounts</header><text>Each
operator and service provider shall maintain funds received under this subtitle
in accounts in a manner that ensures timely and accurate reporting as required
by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc4cbf568b8d14a6d9ac38a1a0152ea42"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Fiscal
responsibility</header><text>Operators shall remain fiscally responsible and
control costs, regardless of whether the funds made available for Job Corps
centers are incrementally increased or decreased between fiscal years.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID28126882d0a744eba996589e5846b81c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Audit</header><paragraph id="IDfdf5e77f04bc4427bb37f55cce0d6272"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Access</header><text>The
Secretary, the Inspector General of the Department of Labor, the Comptroller
General of the United States, and any of their duly authorized representatives,
shall have access to any books, documents, papers, and records of the operators
and service providers described in subsection (a) that are pertinent to the Job
Corps program, for purposes of conducting surveys, audits, and evaluations of
the operators and service providers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8b1305223bb9406aafb70b542af6a1ca"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Surveys,
audits, and evaluations</header><text>The Secretary shall survey, audit, or
evaluate, or arrange for the survey, audit, or evaluation of, the operators and
service providers, using Federal auditors or independent public accountants.
The Secretary shall conduct such surveys, audits, or evaluations not less often
than once every 3 years.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8c4e2c7360d14fb4bd64beacb672e6c9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Information on
indicators of performance</header><paragraph id="ID0b7504b7067b438fa3534bf96cdb2c2e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Levels of
performance and indicators</header><text>The Secretary shall annually establish
expected levels of performance for Job Corps
centers and the Job Corps program relating to each of the primary indicators of
performance for eligible youth activities described in section
131(b)(2)(A)(ii).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID73c80aad80de40c984b8d13b6eb3c4d3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Performance of
recruiters</header><text>The Secretary shall also establish
performance indicators and expected performance levels on
the performance indicators, for recruitment service providers serving the Job
Corps program. The performance indicators shall relate to the number of
enrollees recruited, compared to the established goals for such recruitment,
and the number of enrollees who remain committed to the program for 90 days
after enrollment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID746c318fae1c48ffb9b7ae47ffa85df4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall collect, and annually submit to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report containing—</text><subparagraph id="id445F511570164CC6B4F3205D66C536A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information on
the performance of each Job Corps center, and the Job Corps program, on the
performance indicators described in paragraph (1), as compared to the expected
level of performance established under such paragraph for each performance
accountability measure; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB1A85B3D9195472BAD748E86340C574F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>information on
the performance of the service providers described in paragraph (2) on the
performance indicators established under such paragraph, as compared to the
expected performance levels for the performance indicators.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID30e8cb85d59049a7a44fd74b1b420a7a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional
information</header><paragraph id="IDa3d22200091c4aa0ac27e8979c0792e4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall also collect, and submit in the
report described in subsection (c), information on the performance of each Job
Corps center, and the Job Corps program, regarding—</text><subparagraph id="ID28dd40b5edd3498f949b48360ed5acca"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of
enrollees served;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID88f8fa1c35c54e718500b159501fcc0d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>demographic
information on the enrollees served,
including age, race, gender, and education and income level;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2035760151be42849dbfdf9025fcf3a4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of
graduates who entered the Armed Forces;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBB752FA4D0A5490A856F30DFE229AB2E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the number of
graduates who entered apprenticeship programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDca5c5470fa684e72bab2e5809149f4c9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the number of
graduates who entered unsubsidized employment related to the career and
technical education and training received through the Job Corps program and the
number who entered unsubsidized employment not related to the education and
training received;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID56e0db34624246abb4220091dcc3a5b2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the number and
percentage of former enrollees, including the number dismissed under the zero
tolerance policy described in section 252(b); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8b3c61d0c70f4a7285150a7f92769e5b"><enum>(G)</enum><text>any additional
information required by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id84EB015DC83E48EAB948B8EFBBFC020D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rules for
reporting of data</header><text>The disaggregation of data under this
subsection shall not be required when the number of individuals in a category
is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or when the results
would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID788bbc98b0cb4fe3be772e13e783998b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Methods</header><text>The
Secretary shall collect the information described in subsections (c) and (d),
using methods described in section 131(i)(2) and consistent with State law, by
entering into agreements with the States to access such data for Job Corps
enrollees, former enrollees, and graduates.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDd71d67e135dd4363bcbe337398ca90c2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Performance
assessments and improvements</header><paragraph id="ID9e1bf2730f8f48238c3842065f16b0df"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assessments</header><text>The
Secretary shall conduct an annual assessment of the performance of each Job
Corps center. Based on the assessment, the Secretary shall take measures to
continuously improve the performance of the Job Corps program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1dec689bb05d46bebcc6ae39ab26cff7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Performance
improvement</header><text>With respect to a Job Corps center that fails to meet
the expected levels of performance relating to the primary indicators of
performance specified in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall develop and
implement a performance improvement plan. Such a plan shall require action to
be taken during a 1-year period, including—</text><subparagraph id="ID23045188e8b34123ad5f6f9936ae35e5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>providing
technical assistance to the center;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5b77cef33d2e4c08a2e8fc35c0154c1f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>changing the
career and technical education and training offered at the center;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4c907be733ac4d1dab6aaeaad4977c82"><enum>(C)</enum><text>changing the
management staff of the center;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6d4a7e2f22a040e38b231fdcbbc5e2cd"><enum>(D)</enum><text>replacing the
operator of the center;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0ddce3f4343e4600994d31946d4d3054"><enum>(E)</enum><text>reducing the
capacity of the center;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID572ebd879fac466bba9360f45d4a03cf"><enum>(F)</enum><text>relocating the
center; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5e97bcdbbcbc4ed8ad768096c9eab8be"><enum>(G)</enum><text>closing the
center.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8eb5cc26e1e245d69a1f2964c40c853c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
performance improvement</header><text>In addition to the performance
improvement plans required under paragraph (2), the Secretary may develop and
implement additional performance improvement plans. Such a plan shall require
improvements, including the actions described in such paragraph, for a Job
Corps center that fails to meet criteria established by the Secretary other
than the expected levels of performance described in such paragraph.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb48c205eb09c43308cb840f502168379"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Civilian
conservation centers</header><text>With respect to a Civilian Conservation
Center that fails to meet the expected levels of performance relating to the
primary indicators of performance specified in subsection (c)(1) or
fails to improve performance as described in paragraph (2), the Secretary, in consultation
with the Secretary of Agriculture, may select an entity to operate the Civilian
Conservation Center on a competitive basis, in accordance with the requirements
of section 247(a)(2)(B).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID7ce4bdd1ec5441d098b5ed6039f1a6d9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Participant
health and safety</header><text>The Secretary shall require that an entity that
has entered into a contract to provide work-based learning activities for
any Job Corps enrollee under this subtitle shall comply with the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/651">29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.</external-xref>) or, as appropriate, under
the corresponding State Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requirements
in the State in which such activities occur.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID43c83b745d554581854375c866d0f0a1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Buildings and
facilities</header><text>The Secretary shall collect, and submit in the report
described in subsection (c), information regarding the state of Job Corps
buildings and facilities. Such report shall include—</text><paragraph id="IDe29d0b0f3fd24a8692109014af218003"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
review of requested construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition projects, by
each Job Corps center; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID636013990bb94e29ae083513d49074fa"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
review of new facilities under construction.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDdbcbaf1587ea4973bd8d5e7d62a8445a"><enum>(i)</enum><header>National and
community service</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the report
described in subsection (c) available information regarding the national and
community service activities of enrollees, particularly those enrollees at
Civilian Conservation Centers.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDbdb67688b20c44348e91cf0974b19b6c"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Closure of job
corps center</header><text>Prior to the closure of any Job Corps center, the
Secretary shall ensure—</text><paragraph id="ID9fe68e9aab2a430ca2299162c09137f2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that
the proposed decision to close the center is announced in advance to the
general public through publication in the Federal Register or other appropriate
means;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3f7c0022d728453888a77d2d248a783c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
establishment of a reasonable comment period, not to exceed 30 days, for
interested individuals to submit written comments to the Secretary; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID232d72b6b94d452b822b6fb4b72dd06d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>that
the Member of Congress who represents the district in which such center is
located is notified within a reasonable period of time in advance of any final
decision to close the center.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDc4164bd9e48145b6b66d2d328e3ecc1f"><enum>260.</enum><header>General
provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary is
authorized to—</text><paragraph id="IDe8ba9b3df02347cc815da8c8a0ff905d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>disseminate, with
regard to the provisions of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/39/3204">section 3204</external-xref> of title 39, United States Code, data
and information in such forms as the Secretary shall determine to be
appropriate, to public agencies, private organizations, and the general
public;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe9d9618cb32d47018fa498288617abfb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>subject to
section 257(b), collect or compromise all obligations to or held by the
Secretary and exercise all legal or equitable rights accruing to the Secretary
in connection with the payment of obligations until such time as such
obligations may be referred to the Attorney General for suit or collection;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID511a49a3961146a58477fb66e23ec802"><enum>(3)</enum><text>expend funds made
available for purposes of this subtitle—</text><subparagraph id="IDedc3c6a09e264c4eb3cc28bc0213b9b8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for printing and
binding, in accordance with applicable law (including regulation); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeff0a7c1cbeb4f04b9131fb09cb1a286"><enum>(B)</enum><text>without regard to
any other law (including regulation), for rent of buildings and space in
buildings and for repair, alteration, and improvement of buildings and space in
buildings rented by the Secretary, except that the Secretary shall not expend
funds under the authority of this subparagraph—</text><clause id="IDd7ec873cc2264d6a9278f46cc3517b88"><enum>(i)</enum><text>except
when necessary to obtain an item, service, or facility, that is required in the
proper administration of this subtitle, and that otherwise could not be
obtained, or could not be obtained in the quantity or quality needed, or at the
time, in the form, or under the conditions in which the item, service, or
facility is needed; and</text></clause><clause id="ID9aa3019fa4d244daac00ecb199a3aaa0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>prior
to having given written notification to the Administrator of General Services
(if the expenditure would affect an activity that otherwise would be under the
jurisdiction of the General Services Administration) of the intention of the
Secretary to make the expenditure, and the reasons and justifications for the
expenditure.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idFF5BF37FAA6D4C92AE5C58208FA28E4D"><enum>261.</enum><header>Job
Corps oversight and reporting</header><subsection id="id0f327deeade94611adbc6dc16aa2e0d5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Inspector
general report</header><text>By not later than December 1, 2013, the Inspector
General of the Department of Labor shall prepare and submit to the applicable
committees a report regarding the recent administrative changes made to the Job
Corps program, as operated under this subtitle and subtitle C of title II of
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as in effect before the date of enactment
of this Act. Such report shall—</text><paragraph id="id66F52F8F282D471F97D5E1D35ADF41B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describe the
administrative, structural, and organizational changes implemented to the Job
Corps program when responsibility for such program was transferred from the
Office of the Secretary of Labor to the Employment and Training Administration
of the Department of Labor, in accordance with section 108 of division D of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/117">Public Law 111–117</external-xref>; 123 Stat. 3238);
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id408118716DC74D49BC95CAF3852640C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describe how such
changes have impacted the Job Corps program and compare the differences between
the Job Corps program as administered by the Office of the Secretary of Labor,
and the program as administered by the Employment and Training Administration
of the Department of Labor.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7773C108E3524B7D87B664D87AB4A005"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Temporary
financial reporting</header><paragraph id="id23F12F7413AC4929A3AEFB44F3AD9CF8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>During the periods described in paragraphs (2) and
(3)(B), the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the applicable committees
financial reports regarding the Job Corps program under this subtitle. Each
such financial report shall include—</text><subparagraph id="idFFC7C893CDDA4454AC2D5968E637EDEE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information
regarding the implementation of the financial oversight measures suggested in
the May 31, 2013, report of the Office of Inspector General of the Department
of Labor entitled <quote>The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training
Administration Needs to Strengthen Controls over Job Corps
Funds</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA63ABB2B53764C158635635EE9956FA9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a
description of any budgetary shortfalls for the program for the period covered
by the report, and the reasons for such shortfalls; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id42269D24CA044E63BFA53BC4C1EFC92D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a
description and explanation for any approval for contract expenditures that is
in excess of the amount provided for under the contract.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB2DE68DD2B544B62A06648C1413D94B0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Timing of
reports</header><text>The Secretary shall submit a financial report under
paragraph (1) once every 6 months beginning on the date of enactment of this
Act, for a 3-year period. After the completion of such 3-year period, the
Secretary shall submit a financial report under such paragraph once a year for
the next 2 years, unless additional reports are required under paragraph
(3)(B).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1308FF7AC22448098B151B540899D1D7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reporting
requirements in cases of budgetary shortfalls</header><text>If any financial
report required under this subsection finds that the Job Corps program under
this subtitle has a budgetary shortfall for the period covered by the report,
the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="idB1D3E07CF71D47229F2E06C4DAADB3A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 90
days after the budgetary shortfall was identified, submit a report to the
applicable committees explaining how the budgetary shortfall will be addressed;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB4AB008ACD6C4EF6AB7EF438B8CE3D48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit an
additional financial report under paragraph (1) for each
6-month period subsequent to the finding of the budgetary
shortfall until the Secretary demonstrates, through such
report, that the Job Corps program has no budgetary shortfall.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1358B36BBF1A412996A6AD666FEB9765"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Response to OIG
Job Corps report</header><text>By not later than December 1, 2013, the
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training of the Department of Labor
shall prepare and submit a report—</text><paragraph id="idB6AFC36C7BD04D88B9682522C0EEB07C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>responding to the
May 31, 2013, report of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of
Labor entitled <quote>The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training
Administration Needs to Strengthen Controls over Job Corps Funds</quote>;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5506E904D3EE4ED9AB3F8628794DC3EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describing—</text><subparagraph id="id494F42E9F1B14487A9B4A7CEF7C61792"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any changes the
Employment and Training Administration has implemented or is implementing to
correct problems identified in the report; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id96450299E51E4E379C63CD52FFD954AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how the
Employment and Training Administration plans to implement, or otherwise
address, any other changes recommended in the report.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBCF1E968C46B474D984CB0D3CCFE486B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Third-party
review</header><text>Every 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall provide for a third-party review of the Job Corps program under
this subtitle that addresses all of the areas described in subparagraphs (A)
through (G) of section 270(a)(1). The results of the review shall be submitted
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
Senate.</text></subsection><subsection id="idFA8A2B7F6C6D4D0089F371CD7D87926C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Criteria for
Job Corps center closures</header><text>By not later than December 1, 2013, the
Secretary shall establish written criteria that the Secretary shall use to
determine when a Job Corps center supported under this subtitle is to be closed
and how to carry out such closure, and shall submit such criteria to the
applicable committees.</text></subsection><subsection id="idE821514EBFA4442C83CD5633A03E1952"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definition of
applicable committees</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>applicable
committees</quote> means—</text><paragraph id="id715C11A6A7B84F80A8C1C2B394A2EB1E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of
Representatives;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3A8CBBA49BDF4808AD8C5B05D8200C5E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related
Agencies of the Committee of Appropriations of the House of
Representatives;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9B24FFD7B36E4FE9B3B26E9B07DC94D6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id97F580729CD24E95950D28EB304F7B56"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related
Agencies of the Committee of Appropriations of the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID5fa4c49b79594525a5479ee84fb77d86"><enum>262.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idA40D79DEC6D04382862D9DC9E232641A"><enum>D</enum><header>National
programs</header><section id="ID261719eb92a845b5b7fc3f03f8240f44"><enum>266.</enum><header>Native
American programs</header><subsection id="IDfdb748f4e0004321bc02054075b8ebd7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><paragraph id="ID286430d04bc24e12b65969caf7ec20c5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The purpose of this section is to support employment and
training activities for Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals
in order—</text><subparagraph id="ID96b98618193c494e8a3d565c06b34f35"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop more
fully the academic, occupational, and literacy skills of such
individuals;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID80495481722643498a6cbb90572a90a8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to make such
individuals more competitive in the workforce and to equip them with the
entrepreneurial skills necessary for successful self-employment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbff185ae826a43f9acb23d272cc4ad36"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to promote the
economic and social development of Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian
communities in accordance with the goals and values of such communities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID032c5b36f4764002a1eaa0f8205bc8ce"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indian
policy</header><text>All programs assisted under this section shall be
administered in a manner consistent with the principles of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.</external-xref>) and the
government-to-government relationship between the Federal Government and Indian
tribal governments.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID07fb2d51a61e49079b01d897eee2c433"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>As
used in this section:</text><paragraph id="ID599af89b21b14714a2daf0fea697cb18"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Alaska
native</header><text>The term <term>Alaska Native</term> includes a Native and
a descendant of a Native, as such terms are defined in subsections (b) and (r)
of section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1602">43 U.S.C. 1602(b)</external-xref>,
(r)).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc49bea7f789345dfbff8f663249ade2f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indian, indian
tribe, and tribal organization</header><text>The terms <term>Indian</term>,
<term>Indian tribe</term>, and <term>tribal organization</term> have the
meanings given such terms in subsections (d), (e), and (l), respectively, of
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 450b).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID48c638b2fe374677b56a48322c365e03"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Native hawaiian
and native hawaiian organization</header><text>The terms <term>Native
Hawaiian</term> and <term>Native Hawaiian organization</term> have the meanings
given such terms in section 7207 of the Native Hawaiian Education Act (20
U.S.C. 7517).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID19d89c76e8b44fc18571f487a6ed271b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header><text>Every 4 years, the Secretary shall, on a competitive
basis, make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with,
Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native entities, Indian-controlled
organizations serving Indians, or Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out
the authorized activities described in subsection (d).</text></subsection><subsection id="ID1b4ee15645f943979df06e3572f1ab99"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><paragraph id="ID6e18d8620f5143008092352d7ffebde0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds made available under subsection (c) shall be used
to carry out the activities described in paragraph (2) that—</text><subparagraph id="IDfe12a3365646432ba1cf2a155ae86e14"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are consistent
with this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID062e8c47f43048dca43da1d5a424e586"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are necessary to
meet the needs of Indians, Alaska Natives, or Native Hawaiians preparing to
enter, reenter, or retain employment leading to self-sufficiency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID59188f2ba00b4a9a88e24b2e06e6963a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Workforce
development activities and supplemental services</header><subparagraph id="ID728aece7656841abaa4fc7d742baf7f2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds made available under subsection (c) shall be used
for—</text><clause id="ID7f4eba5994ff40a5b1a91f427a6a483e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>comprehensive
workforce development activities for Indians, Alaska Natives, or Native
Hawaiians, including training on entrepreneurial skills; or</text></clause><clause id="ID59cbe5d681ad41fc9073247e911ff4d1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>supplemental
services for Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian youth on or near Indian
reservations and in Oklahoma, Alaska, or Hawaii.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDaa1feaef2735448dad7f1570f1ea7bb8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
individuals who were eligible to participate in programs under section 401 of
the Job Training Partnership Act (as such section was in effect on the day
before the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998) shall be
eligible to participate in an activity assisted under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5813c437fe584d6b854eb0511690d33d"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Program
plan</header><text>In order to receive a grant or enter into a contract or
cooperative agreement under this section, an entity described in subsection (c)
shall submit to the Secretary a program plan that describes a 4-year strategy
for meeting the needs of Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian individuals,
as appropriate, in the area served by such entity. Such plan shall—</text><paragraph id="ID918a0c824e024b89890bb54e7c53d418"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be
consistent with the purpose of this section;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8efc107eab4e4c0cab17436d7c61ca03"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify the
population to be served;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc35b8a48246c4b599974936b38834335"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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 employment leading to
self-sufficiency;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9c2ae38f98844939969ecc717d77226b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>describe the
activities to be provided and the manner in which such activities are to be
integrated with other appropriate activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1478500d07d44b579b147b102c2a9322"><enum>(5)</enum><text>describe, after
the entity submitting the plan consults with the Secretary, the performance
accountability measures to be used to assess the performance of entities in
carrying out the activities assisted under this section, which shall include
the primary indicators of performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A) and
expected levels of performance for such indicators, in accordance with
subsection (h).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID380c695fb6f34b5aaba69629822f8d0e"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Consolidation
of funds</header><text>Each entity receiving assistance under subsection (c)
may consolidate such assistance with assistance received from related programs
in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Employment, Training and
Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3401">25 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subsection><subsection id="ID829f2139a8904a03a8df35a5ad8e545e"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Nonduplicative
and nonexclusive services</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be
construed—</text><paragraph id="ID254acd0d57d148adbc8950a1a1fb2871"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to
limit the eligibility of any entity described in subsection (c) to participate
in any activity offered by a State or local entity under this Act; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDaa648311cecc48b3bb898898f61ef2b2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to
preclude or discourage any agreement, between any entity described in
subsection (c) and any State or local entity, to facilitate the provision of
services by such entity or to the population served by such entity.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC32B904730514887977458B8A6513324"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Performance
accountability measures</header><paragraph id="id7220D2B630014D31A8A45A088910E890"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Additional
performance indicators and standards</header><subparagraph id="IDbffeddc2251b4112b9cb1de67c3b910e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Development of
indicators and standards</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the
Native American Employment and Training Council, shall develop a set of
performance indicators and standards that is in addition to the primary
indicators of performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A) and that shall be
applicable to programs under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID730653aa4cba45fdacd6d2bd219da6b8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special
considerations</header><text>Such performance indicators and standards shall
take into account—</text><clause id="IDb02226deaee14785b67cbb9d52e1faed"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
purpose of this section as described in subsection (a)(1);</text></clause><clause id="IDcb24e9cd8daf4672aab437926374a37f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
needs of the groups served by this section, including the differences in needs
among such groups in various geographic service areas; and</text></clause><clause id="ID330b609b2dbe434dbf6156f649827555"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
economic circumstances of the communities served, including differences in
circumstances among various geographic service areas.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID64003a09d907481cb8c20c9331daf6c4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agreement on
adjusted levels of performance</header><text>The Secretary and the entity
described in subsection (c) shall reach agreement on the levels of performance
for each of the primary indicators of performance described in section
131(b)(2)(A), taking into account economic conditions, characteristics of the
individuals served, and other appropriate factors and using, to the extent
practicable, the statistical adjustment model under section 131(b)(3)(A)(viii).
The levels agreed to shall be the adjusted levels of performance and shall be
incorporated in the program plan.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2f2d319baa0e496181cdc4289d94341c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Administrative
provisions</header><paragraph id="ID51dd535b56ee4177b39514e78d18f33f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Organizational
unit established</header><text>The Secretary shall designate a single
organizational unit within the Department of Labor that shall have primary
responsibility for the administration of the activities authorized under this
section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID03a04d08d71247968affb393cb06f40d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall consult with the entities described in subsection (c)
in—</text><subparagraph id="IDb542e08e00e949ef9692f4f9663ed0bc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establishing
regulations to carry out this section, including regulations relating to the
performance accountability measures for entities receiving assistance under
this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID733995b813284eb681b5fa7cec72cff4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing a
funding distribution plan that takes into consideration previous levels of
funding (prior to the date of enactment of this Act) to such entities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5cc24f6c6ebd487a9dd4c954ab666dc2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waivers</header><subparagraph id="IDfd0a2185c52f477a97f3b632924d10b7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>With respect to an entity described in subsection (c),
the Secretary, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may, pursuant to a
request submitted by such entity that meets the requirements established under
subparagraph (B), waive any of the statutory or regulatory requirements of this
title or title I that are inconsistent with the specific needs of the entity
described in such subsection, except that the Secretary may not waive
requirements relating to wage and labor standards, worker rights, participation
and protection of workers and participants, grievance procedures, and judicial
review.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID126e5719853b482a8702038f9de00538"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Request and
approval</header><text>An entity described in subsection (c) that requests a
waiver under subparagraph (A) shall submit a plan to the Secretary to improve
the program of workforce investment activities carried out by the entity, which
plan shall meet the requirements established by the Secretary and shall be
generally consistent with the requirements of section 289(i)(3)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc87237334a87407683d6aa372d61a990"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Advisory
council</header><subparagraph id="IDaa3512d7e5a94d4b848de33d13c2b02c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Using funds made available to carry out this section, the
Secretary shall establish a Native American Employment and Training Council to
facilitate the consultation described in paragraph (2) and to provide the
advice described in subparagraph (C).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfa6a8a6d9999475eb6d070e8e22e396c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
Council shall be composed of individuals, appointed by the Secretary, who are
representatives of the entities described in subsection (c).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID890e0ac800d54946a8befbcf6b4e7bcd"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Council shall advise the Secretary on the operation and administration of the
programs assisted under this section, including the selection of the individual
appointed as head of the unit established under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDee7b840c353541eb9faa63bd12fddb6b"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Personnel
matters</header><clause id="IDebe92d6afce24a668dbaf223ddc28f95"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Compensation of
members</header><text>Members of the Council shall serve without
compensation.</text></clause><clause id="ID9c234d937bd8414983d2b4804c293db0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>The members of the Council shall be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for
employees of agencies under subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United
States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the
performance of services for the Council.</text></clause><clause id="ID4d7a20c5cf8b43e7ae6516bce7ccdfe1"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Administrative
support</header><text>The Secretary shall provide the Council with such
administrative support as may be necessary to perform the functions of the
Council.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7c36afddf7194754a71b63451dabcd2d"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
Council shall select a chairperson from among its members.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb18f0ecb539340bab8263746073be4af"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Council shall meet not less than twice each year.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID22d5b69b252f463a816fb77450b9a3bf"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Section
14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the
Council.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID62c59167ad2f4bf7bc4d35788c44833c"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the unit established
under paragraph (1), is authorized to provide technical assistance to entities
described in subsection (c) that receive assistance under such subsection to
enable such entities to improve the activities authorized under this section
that are provided by such entities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8724df3479bb48958d6dfa3447156310"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Agreement for
certain federally recognized indian tribes to transfer funds to the
program</header><text>A federally recognized Indian tribe that administers
funds provided under this section and funds provided by more than one State
under other sections of this title may enter into an agreement with the
Secretary and the Governors of the affected States to transfer the funds
provided by the States to the program administered by the tribe under this
section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa19ad6f359614627922695b05ffea6a7"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Compliance with
single audit requirements; related requirement</header><text>Grants made and contracts and cooperative agreements entered into under this section shall be subject to
the requirements of chapter 75 of subtitle V of title 31, United States Code,
and charging of costs under this section shall be subject to appropriate
circulars issued by the Office of Management and Budget.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDb774cec7e4b5434ebd4ce1029e30fbdf"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Assistance to
unique populations in Alaska and Hawaii</header><paragraph id="IDbe7e5c26ad7542488d346dbdb61c3404"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
is authorized to provide assistance to the Cook Inlet Tribal Council,
Incorporated, and the University of Hawaii at Maui, for the unique populations
who reside in Alaska or Hawaii, respectively, to improve job training and
workforce investment activities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd749f11b7b2d45659394f553669b7b70"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this subsection such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID481c37229bc14c98b35f950cca2e997c"><enum>267.</enum><header>Migrant and
seasonal farmworker programs</header><subsection id="ID651b0a9024074528aaf61757a211cbfa"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Every 4 years, the Secretary shall, on a competitive
basis, make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities to carry
out the activities described in subsection (d).</text></subsection><subsection id="ID847566852c9b45cdb6210758f3e4db7a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a
contract under this section, an entity shall have an understanding of the
problems of eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers (including dependents), a
familiarity with the area to be served, and the ability to demonstrate a
capacity to administer and deliver effectively a diversified program of
workforce investment activities (including youth workforce investment
activities) and related assistance for eligible migrant and seasonal
farmworkers.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID9fc9514220c44552852aaac10ca8b48a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program
plan</header><paragraph id="ID0e5b5fc932074873a76a661bb8653e4b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a
contract under this section, an entity described in subsection (b) shall submit
to the Secretary a plan that describes a 4-year strategy for meeting the needs
of eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the area to be served by such
entity.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5ad4213bf06d459ca548724ae2252e2f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Such
plan shall—</text><subparagraph id="ID054eddb4d6694b98b67df572ce67be59"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describe the
population to be served and identify the education and employment needs of the
population to be served and the manner in which the services to be provided
will strengthen the ability of the eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers
and dependents to obtain or retain unsubsidized employment, or stabilize their
unsubsidized employment, including upgraded employment in agriculture;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbe44538dc3e14504b0c9f1b07e83109a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describe the
related assistance and supportive services to be provided and the manner in
which such assistance and services are to be integrated and coordinated with
other appropriate services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID46872691396b4717a9bf47f986674860"><enum>(C)</enum><text>describe the
performance accountability measures to be used to assess the performance of
such entity in carrying out the activities assisted under this section, which
shall include the expected levels of performance for the primary indicators of
performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7992355034874bf4aafa4ebbb65d9479"><enum>(D)</enum><text>describe the
availability and accessibility of local resources such as supportive services,
services provided through one-stop delivery systems, and education and training
services, and how the resources can be made available to the population to be
served; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID59b271a891ea4fec926aa7fc2d2c2748"><enum>(E)</enum><text>describe the plan
for providing services under this section, including strategies and systems for
outreach, career planning, assessment, and delivery through one-stop delivery
systems.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDebeffffc0ccc4db89193244b72322556"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agreement on
adjusted levels of performance</header><text>The Secretary and the entity
described in subsection (b) shall reach agreement on the levels of performance
for each of the primary indicators of performance described in section
131(b)(2)(A), taking into account economic conditions, characteristics of the
individuals served, and other appropriate factors, and using, to the extent
practicable the statistical adjustment model under section 131(b)(3)(A)(viii).
The levels agreed to shall be the adjusted levels of performance and shall be
incorporated in the program plan.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID87c2d4d93cd540acbbb4f19bccaeac9b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Grants
and contracts awarded under this section shall be centrally administered by the
Department of Labor and competitively awarded by the Secretary using procedures
consistent with standard Federal Government competitive procurement
policies.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID60a8ede7083d46f5ad1ad32dbd5e3e5c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><text>Funds made available under this section and section
227 shall be used to carry out workforce investment activities (including youth
workforce investment activities) and provide related assistance for eligible
migrant and seasonal farmworkers, which may include—</text><paragraph id="idECD206BE3CA7400B884F7F8F87578C32"><enum>(1)</enum><text>outreach,
employment, training, educational assistance, literacy assistance, English
language and literacy instruction, pesticide and worker safety training,
housing (including permanent housing), supportive services, and school dropout
prevention activities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF9E65EE3F86642EDAB8AD9E3E3C13BA3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>followup services
for those individuals placed in employment;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC6796A87230A4548BD3651FCA1055282"><enum>(3)</enum><text>self-employment
and related business or micro-enterprise development or education as needed by
eligible individuals as identified pursuant to the plan required by subsection
(c);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idAC1DED2A0C8C4771B592DC6AE2FBA0C0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>customized career
and technical education in occupations that will lead to higher wages, enhanced
benefits, and long-term employment in agriculture or another area; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7F2702BB50294E7C8956872E9BC9AA63"><enum>(5)</enum><text>technical
assistance to improve coordination of services and implement best practices
relating to service delivery through one-stop delivery systems.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID32a36309e002474f91f0de1ba6c39719"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Consultation
with governors and local boards</header><text>In making grants and entering
into contracts under this section, the Secretary shall consult with the
Governors and local boards of the States in which the eligible entities will
carry out the activities described in subsection (d).</text></subsection><subsection id="ID8a864d0b92fc4f1b98297eaced35461d"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall consult with eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers groups
and States in establishing regulations to carry out this section, including
regulations relating to how economic and demographic barriers to employment of
eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers should be considered and included in
the negotiations leading to the adjusted levels of performance described in
subsection (c).</text></subsection><subsection id="IDc6968e8111a0490289d03a9bde5448ad"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Compliance with
single audit requirements; related requirement</header><text>Grants made and
contracts entered into under this section shall be subject to the requirements
of chapter 75 of subtitle V of title 31, United States Code and charging of
costs under this section shall be subject to appropriate circulars issued by
the Office of Management and Budget.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID5128db4c62d54a5083a4ee76de96cfdb"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding
allocation</header><text>From the funds appropriated and made available to
carry out this section, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 1 percent for
discretionary purposes, such as providing technical assistance to eligible
entities.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID0f5572cd7dae42a384b7d59e14f21a84"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text><paragraph id="IDbad82657f8ee4e0a896b849ed0e7117b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Dependent</header><text>The
term <term>dependent</term>, used with respect to an eligible migrant or
seasonal farmworker, means an individual who—</text><subparagraph id="ID7337652c54724d63a2beb38f8d12bec7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>was claimed as a
dependent on the farmworker’s Federal income tax return for the year prior to the determination of dependent status;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcf0e25bb4da54f2e827427dcf62e0c3d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is the spouse of
the farmworker; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID05834c18e0214229b3cfc524b166afd5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is able to
establish—</text><clause id="ID4c92146a8c2c400987e9f2490f3fdaa3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
relationship as the farmworker’s—</text><subclause id="IDc609c725b2bf4d90969b3eb824a99fe9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>biological or
legally adopted child, grandchild, or great-grandchild;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID7a3158eec0014bcdbc883f8b6bb7008b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>foster
child;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID196c21e6f604465c8b41a0e9748016ac"><enum>(III)</enum><text>stepchild;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID2df89000d82744eb944453928fe35d22"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>brother, sister,
half-brother, half-sister, stepbrother, or stepsister;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID736f4c4a7ba545919a3bc18c9ba92368"><enum>(V)</enum><text>parent,
grandparent, or other direct ancestor (but not foster parent);</text></subclause><subclause id="ID77156728f6c5416e8c2a0eac00baf4d4"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>stepfather or
stepmother;</text></subclause><subclause id="IDe4d58ada1fdc479085df476f87b73b2a"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>uncle or
aunt;</text></subclause><subclause id="IDb44aa6adb2a040c3bae15011665d5830"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>niece or
nephew; or</text></subclause><subclause id="ID39da511169bb4d78a1e2c5871f9ff5d4"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>father-in-law,
mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law;
and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ID2f1863073bc84d839b094cd6a2f17662"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
receipt of over half of the individual’s total support from the farmworker’s
family during the eligibility determination period described in paragraph
(4)(A) for the farmworker.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0CCD2BF0D8224EBE81730118E292F1D8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers</term> means individuals who are eligible migrant farmworkers or are eligible seasonal farmworkers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf460db5ec4cf4cfab0d4a0602c5e3c32"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
migrant farmworker</header><text>The term <term>eligible migrant
farmworker</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="ID9bfd79661a264a0e9861257e38ea3451"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an eligible
seasonal farmworker described in paragraph (4)(A) whose agricultural labor
requires travel to a job site such that the farmworker is unable to return to a
permanent place of residence within the same day; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID74cb299318b541da8b13eb0d10d7c71b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a
dependent of the farmworker described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDce83cdcac5764d31b8d13f1c13e4ae1e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible
seasonal farmworker</header><text>The term <term>eligible seasonal
farmworker</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="ID2891fb2b36af48cfa65f0a7c3a052961"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a
low-income individual who—</text><clause id="idFF0057F17A3642E89F46056FEA21003B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for 12
consecutive months out of the 24 months prior to application for the program
involved, has been primarily employed in agricultural or fish farming labor
that is characterized by chronic unemployment or underemployment; and</text></clause><clause id="id2D56CC7297D04A0ABBC6FF1D12317724"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>faces
multiple barriers to economic self-sufficiency; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1eae4567d5a7494c8704615e025d494d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a
dependent of the person described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID42faa35a336c41609d51e4a08b0a7cee"><enum>268.</enum><header>Veterans’
workforce investment programs</header><subsection id="ID559b50fc55d54ba89531aa36f6caf082"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><paragraph id="ID309d00eb46ed4676be8ef910cb9706a0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct, directly or through grants
or contracts, programs to meet the needs for workforce investment activities of
veterans with service-connected disabilities, veterans who have significant
barriers to employment, veterans who served on active duty in the armed forces
during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been
authorized, and recently separated veterans.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID11a05b0073e440dabab172e7353508e4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conduct of
programs</header><text>Programs supported under this section may be conducted
through grants and contracts with public agencies and private nonprofit
organizations, including recipients of Federal assistance under other
provisions of this title, that the Secretary determines have an understanding
of the unemployment problems of veterans described in paragraph (1),
familiarity with the area to be served, and the capability to administer
effectively a program of workforce investment activities for such
veterans.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf060b34e51fd4cee8cc055be1d3320d3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Required
activities</header><text>Programs supported under this section shall
include—</text><subparagraph id="ID844eba981ce04fbeb76082a1e04e3447"><enum>(A)</enum><text>activities to
enhance services provided to veterans by other providers of workforce
investment activities funded by Federal, State, or local government, including
services provided by one-stop operators and one-stop partners;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5683e786585c4b78b48e40f1a599e7ed"><enum>(B)</enum><text>activities to
provide workforce investment activities to such veterans that are not
adequately provided by other public providers of workforce investment
activities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd7bf9ca7b81846afb7fba1e61486a004"><enum>(C)</enum><text>outreach and
public information activities to develop and promote maximum job and job
training opportunities for such veterans and to inform such veterans about
employment, job training, on-the-job training, and educational opportunities
under this title, under title 38, United States Code, and under other
provisions of law, which activities shall be coordinated with activities
provided through the one-stop centers described in section 221(e).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID351c8e927fb649eea551c6dd9ab23691"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration
of programs</header><paragraph id="IDdc56f4bbd4ea4129902a4170efb5286d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall administer programs supported under
this section through the Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and
Training.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDad25b81e439048e484be43b13d0d6cd8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
responsibilities</header><text>In carrying out responsibilities under this
section, the Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training
shall—</text><subparagraph id="IDeec70de5c35942748dc44630a102def5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be responsible
for the awarding of grants and contracts and the distribution of funds under
this section and for the establishment of appropriate fiscal controls,
accountability, and program performance accountability measures for recipients
of grants and contracts under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3fef757981a848eeb89c35dfd40b522e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consult with the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs and take steps to ensure that programs supported
under this section are coordinated, to the maximum extent feasible, with
related programs and activities conducted under title 38, United States Code,
including programs and activities conducted under chapter 63 of such title, any
of chapters 30 through 34 of such title, and sections 1712A, 1720A, 3687, and
4103A of such title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8c2be7ac3ced4cdfac75cb1e964733a8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Performance
accountability measures</header><text>In carrying out the responsibilities
relating to performance accountability measures described in paragraph (2)(A),
the Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training shall, for each
grant or contract under this section providing education, training, or
employment services to veterans, include among such measures the primary
indicators of performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(i) and adjusted
levels of performance for each such indicator that are agreed to by the
Assistant Secretary and the recipient of the grant or contract.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID4025edd50f2a4b5790288cafc656cbe9"><enum>269.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><subsection id="ID29ddd57b1b31489fb57a07d964b80399"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
technical assistance</header><paragraph id="ID4a3e42a6c3b14b5ebb2be86a3261454f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide, coordinate, and support the
development of, appropriate training, technical assistance, staff development,
and other activities, including—</text><subparagraph id="idD22289245D3E4D96AA32817BB135E3A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assistance in
replicating programs of demonstrated effectiveness, to States and
localities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBC06504EEF8A4B55B5A3B4544DABCB81"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the training of
staff providing rapid response services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id270219FDADE24D1BAE2B3A88A3A331C6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the training of
other staff of recipients of funds under this title, including the staff of
local boards and State boards;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2186E62D1AC945CE8B59F4D63EF0CE3B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the training of
members of State boards and local boards;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf9747ac9ed4743c8988173cddda83a88"><enum>(E)</enum><text>assistance in the
development and implementation of integrated, technology-enabled intake and
case management information systems for programs carried out under this Act and
programs carried out by one-stop partners, such as standard sets of technical
requirements for the systems, offering interfaces that States could use in
conjunction with their current (as of the first date of implementation of the
systems) intake and case management information systems that would facilitate
shared registration across programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD6B0B78BEDA14CEBAF9FBD13E6D5D3A5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>peer review
activities under this title; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC7673277A5134762848478AD744E1D1D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in particular,
assistance to States in making transitions to implement the provisions of this
Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDfbb43c91e33b4ce9827ccfd9647126f6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sufficient
capacity</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the Department has
sufficient capacity to carry out, and carries out, directly or in accordance
with paragraph (3), the activities described in paragraph (1) for all States
and recipients of financial assistance under any of sections 266 through
268.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id961CF467F7F1434C997AE58A0F7C0B9A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Form of
assistance</header><subparagraph id="idD1B303F608B64FAAAB97C2A0C923D9F0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to carry out paragraph (1) on behalf of a State
or recipient of financial assistance under any of sections 266 through 268, the
Secretary, after consultation with the State or grant recipient, may award
grants or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6a2d690aba40406aa6d042b9ea360dce"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Grants
or contracts awarded under paragraph (1) to entities other than States or local
units of government that are for amounts in excess of $100,000 shall only be
awarded on a competitive basis.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9d38304d6866493f9249cfe1d075f7ac"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Dislocated
worker technical assistance</header><paragraph id="IDfdd02379758a4884af3ab42c737d70dd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>Of
the amounts available pursuant to section 232(a)(2)(A), the Secretary shall
reserve not more than 5 percent of such amounts to provide technical assistance
to States that do not meet the State performance accountability measures
described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(i) with respect to employment and training
activities for dislocated workers. Using such reserved funds, the Secretary may
provide such assistance to other States, local areas, and other entities
involved in providing assistance to dislocated workers, to promote the
continuous improvement of assistance provided to dislocated workers, under this
title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID148b9704664d4b288e72f97df826baae"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Training</header><text>Amounts
reserved under this subsection may be used to provide for the training of
staff, including specialists, who provide rapid response services. Such
training shall include instruction in proven methods of promoting,
establishing, and assisting labor-management committees. Such projects shall be
administered through the Employment and Training Administration of the
Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID12bd6e7b218f42fc9ead349e9e02ce46"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Promising and
proven practices coordination</header><text>Consistent with the identification
and dissemination of promising and proven practices under subtitle C of title
I, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="ID5733345405ed451b8148942b09d8f9d4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish a
system through which States may share information regarding promising and
proven practices with regard to the operation of workforce investment
activities under this Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID54101f6cdcd24f9ea893db2322ffb48d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluate and
disseminate information regarding such promising and proven practices and
identify knowledge gaps; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfe67a96b6f2d467a8064ef8b63f2d3a9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>commission
research under section 270(b) to address knowledge gaps identified under
paragraph (2).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDe32b7b1d3a11426d8a4b5afec6c24bcc"><enum>270.</enum><header>Evaluations
and research</header><subsection id="IDcf1395bf644f4bfc9006b4570eb81880"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Evaluations</header><paragraph id="id1D4558486EAE47D6A3D605E3BD4F5CA9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Evaluations of
programs and activities carried out under this title and title
I</header><text>For the purpose of improving the management and effectiveness
of programs and activities carried out under this title and title I, the
Secretary shall provide for the continuing evaluation of the programs and
activities, including those programs and activities carried out under this
section. Each such evaluation shall address—</text><subparagraph id="ID590788550fc24144abd6fc5d27e7d5c3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the general
effectiveness of such programs and activities in relation to their cost,
including the extent to which the programs and activities—</text><clause id="ID221ba01962c041a5b4a84aeceb7e29f1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improve
the employment competencies of participants in comparison to
comparably-situated individuals who did not participate in such programs and
activities; and</text></clause><clause id="ID8115178378c94c14b64006c99bd17edd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to the
extent feasible, increase the level of total employment over the level that
would have existed in the absence of such programs and activities;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID70f64d5136b546f6b6978fc683ea5d76"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the effectiveness
of the performance accountability measures relating to such programs and
activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID770276642f7347e197c5dd35f3f2ba4f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the effectiveness
of the structure and mechanisms for delivery of services through such programs
and activities, including the coordination and integration of services through
such programs and activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbea9cb6cfd3d4dfa9dbab6c10a7e37c4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the impact of
such programs and activities on the community and participants involved;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID999ab39e0fb64b2aa7bcef9f4f817eab"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the impact of
such programs and activities on related programs and activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5feddf17812b46a69cecf51020fe1b63"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the extent to
which such programs and activities meet the needs of various demographic
groups; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf6717e5a710941fe9b2eadbe2d0a3fcb"><enum>(G)</enum><text>such other
factors as may be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID41da6cd9205c48a99d18a9807a39deb6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evaluations of
other programs and activities</header><text>The Secretary may conduct
evaluations of other federally funded employment-related programs and
activities under other provisions of law.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3529a0ed7ed34de59d3b73613b76eb91"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Techniques</header><text>Evaluations
conducted under this subsection shall utilize appropriate methodology and
research designs, including the use of control groups chosen by scientific
random assignment methodologies. The Secretary shall conduct at least 1
multisite control group evaluation under this subsection by the end of fiscal
year 2018.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf0ad898034b342ac86856ed14be0f1a3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
entity carrying out an evaluation described in paragraph (1) or (2) shall
prepare and submit to the Secretary a draft report and a final report
containing the results of the evaluation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe3b68aa5184344cc96121087aeec923a"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reports to
congress</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the completion of a draft
report under paragraph (4), the Secretary shall transmit the draft report to
the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate. Not
later than 60 days after the completion of a final report under such paragraph,
the Secretary shall transmit the final report to such committees.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd6b60b7aa1da4e8684c6a83da929e80b"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Publication of
reports</header><text>If an entity that enters into a contract or other
arrangement with the Secretary to conduct an evaluation of a program or
activity under this subsection requests permission from the Secretary to
publish a report resulting from the evaluation, such entity may publish the
report unless the Secretary denies the request during the 90-day period
beginning on the date the Secretary receives such request.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb20bf79a7e6445938d87fcadbe726273"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure the coordination of evaluations carried out by States
pursuant to section 131(e) with the evaluations carried out under this
subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf71cfec226c74094bec5eeee24eacab0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Research,
studies, and multistate projects</header><paragraph id="id151586692eb04b86bfd3ee87c292353f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>After consultation with States, localities, and other
interested parties, the Secretary shall, every 2 years, publish in the Federal
Register, a plan that describes the research, studies, and multistate project
priorities of the Department of Labor concerning employment and training for
the 5-year period following the submission of the plan. The plan shall be
consistent with the purposes of this title and title I, including the purpose
of aligning and coordinating core programs with other one-stop partner
programs. Copies of the plan shall be transmitted to the Committee on Education
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Department of Education, and
other relevant Federal agencies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id40fe332e5305489097b096b8f761a6ef"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>The
plan published under paragraph (1) shall contain strategies to address national
employment and training problems and take into account factors such as—</text><subparagraph id="id55371057b3d54d26ad1d81a0e06baca1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the availability
of existing research (as of the date of the publication);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id23331ec55c044dcd94c6fb195013d3e7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the need to
ensure results that have interstate validity;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id04cc6865957b4ac4ba0a0ee68df999af"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the benefits of
economies of scale and the efficiency of proposed projects; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf88b4ff02abf47f783f36daf4eeed65e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the likelihood
that the results of the projects will be useful to policymakers and
stakeholders in addressing employment and training problems.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd1d425a211864de297d32d721cb973a2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Research
projects</header><text>The Secretary shall, through grants or contracts, carry
out research projects that will contribute to the solution of employment and
training problems in the United States and that are consistent with the
priorities specified in the plan published under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbe84ee4367574593b6215a91f2d7d6ab"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Studies and
reports</header><subparagraph id="id890f17cb63ba46bdba5d6ef938099202"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Net impact
studies and reports</header><clause id="id25885d905bf44f8f98db62a80e946bf9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the
Secretary of Education and other relevant Federal agencies, may conduct studies
to determine the net impact and best practices of programs, services, and
activities carried out under this Act.</text></clause><clause id="idb142c00b76f14341834395af0d8a786a"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Secretary shall prepare and disseminate to the public, including through
electronic means, reports containing the results of the studies conducted under
clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb1d29d1b710040ba98d226943345f91c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Study on
resources available to assist disconnected youth</header><text>The Secretary of
Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, may conduct a study
examining—</text><clause id="id7452c2a4c0b540f78c5c3aeb5d39dbab"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
characteristics of eligible youth that result in such youth being significantly
disconnected from education and workforce participation;</text></clause><clause id="id4c085031180b429684b0fb0b6c17c57e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
ways in which such youth could have greater opportunities for education
attainment and obtaining employment; and</text></clause><clause id="id4b509ddca5f04594b9697e23b5e74a76"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
resources available at the Federal, State, and local levels to assist such
youth in obtaining the skills (including skills acquired through workforce
preparation activities), credentials, and work experience necessary to become
economically self-sufficient.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55cc8cd740eb4f8d8b40860ff049e61d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Study of
effectiveness of workforce development system in meeting business
needs</header><clause id="id374bd277707547ca81d4cf4263f64fcb"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Using funds available to carry out this subsection
jointly with funds available to the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of
the Small Business Administration, and the Secretary of Education, the
Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, the
Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and the Secretary of
Education, may conduct a study of the effectiveness of the workforce
development system in meeting the needs of business, with particular attention
to the needs of small business, including in assisting workers to obtain the
skills needed to utilize emerging technologies. The study may examine issues
such as—</text><subclause id="id20e159546a8d445992eea089d1a12952"><enum>(I)</enum><text>methods for
identifying the workforce needs of businesses and how the requirements of small
businesses may differ from larger establishments;</text></subclause><subclause id="idbc4745ce0b2b468cbcfb9a92ca47f07a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>business
satisfaction with the workforce development system, with particular emphasis on
the satisfaction of small businesses;</text></subclause><subclause id="id71699ed0789f4621a8aed21cb62462b8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the extent to
which business is engaged as a collaborative partner in the workforce
development system, including—</text><item id="id49bc83196e76443b92a8e5fcfc19f429"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the
number and percentage of members of State boards and local boards who are
representatives of businesses; and</text></item><item id="idd9583153b7f84568af6156a1867c3e5d"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
extent to which State boards, local boards, and one-stop centers established
under section 221(e) effectively collaborate with business and industry leaders
in developing workforce development strategies, including strategies to
identify high-growth employment opportunities;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="idbd5c482e09d1408db0855e04a98f9ae8"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>ways in which
the workforce development system addresses the changing skill needs of business
that result from changes in technology and work processes;</text></subclause><subclause id="id72e69b3b334a46a3b41ef7a8448ed9bb"><enum>(V)</enum><text>promising
practices for serving small businesses;</text></subclause><subclause id="idf06fbc39242745bd9ca27eb83d3f25ce"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the
extent and manner in which the workforce development system uses technology to
serve business and individual needs, and how uses of technology could enhance
the efficiency and effectiveness of the system in providing services;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="id365e69f3038a4728b0367acaa76a7fe2"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>the extent to
which various segments of the labor force have access to and utilize technology
to locate job openings and apply for jobs, and characteristics of individuals
utilizing such technology (such as age, gender, race or ethnicity, industry
sector, and occupational group).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idaf636158cbbd4354ab63285e7a7bde2c"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>If the Secretary conducts a study under clause (i), the
Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report containing the results of
the study. Such report shall include any recommendations the Secretary
determines are appropriate to include in such report, including ways to enhance
the effectiveness of the workforce development system in meeting the needs of
business for skilled workers.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id06e656319dd9473690a19edc791c0d65"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Study on
participants entering nontraditional occupations</header><text>The Secretary of
Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, may conduct a study
examining—</text><clause id="id01cdf78972bc4023ac29364229c55600"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
number and percentage of individuals who receive employment and training
activities and who enter nontraditional occupations;</text></clause><clause id="idb7113b83ab98443db6438bf7655f9b82"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>successful
strategies through which State boards and local boards can place and support
the retention of individuals in nontraditional employment, such as by providing
post-placement assistance to participants in the form of exit interviews,
mentoring, networking, and leadership development; and</text></clause><clause id="id0a62f41403064cb9b1bd34bd1c93a319"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
degree to which recipients of employment and training activities are informed
of the possibility of, or directed to begin, training or education needed for
entrance into nontraditional occupations.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94bd7f59c001475fa1b1931b06c7fe3d"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Study on
performance indicators</header><clause id="id3687CF0303BD4B5296E1DF4FDA24005F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the
Secretary of Education, may conduct studies to determine the feasibility of,
and potential means to replicate, measuring the compensation, including the
wages, benefits, and other incentives provided by an employer, received by
program participants by using data other than or in addition to data available
through wage records, for potential use as a performance indicator.</text></clause><clause id="idFFF83CF4612942EA8EE3FCB6EB7B908E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall prepare and disseminate to the public, including through
electronic means, a report containing the results of any study conducted under
this subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8761410364fb4ee380943c902afb5957"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Study on job
training for recipients of public housing assistance</header><clause id="id866B6E674E5340C9867071E472342598"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, may conduct studies to assist
public housing authorities to provide, to recipients of public housing
assistance, job training programs that successfully upgrade job skills and
employment in, and access to, jobs with opportunity for advancement and
economic self-sufficiency for such recipients.</text></clause><clause id="id55AA4D2E63554586A9C78121F872E6C1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall prepare and disseminate to the public, including through
electronic means, a report containing the results of any study conducted under
this subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0d7179e8b11646ee9ba5db97b8c79dc2"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Study on
improving employment prospects for older individuals</header><clause id="id43AD5988964848AF9105FCE5FAA7A6D1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the
Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may
conduct studies that lead to better design and implementation of, in
conjunction with employers, local boards or State boards, community colleges or
area career and technical education schools, and other organizations, effective
evidence-based strategies to provide services to workers who are low-income,
low-skilled older individuals that increase the workers’ skills and employment
prospects.</text></clause><clause id="idCC5FADD8946545AEB62038DF7CCFE8CC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall prepare and disseminate to the public, including through
electronic means, a report containing the results of any study conducted under
this subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0c5ef214a47c4df68cc8d70b394f1553"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Study on prior
learning</header><clause id="id81951882F3AB47C2AEC21C1B8A56FC87"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with other
heads of Federal agencies, as appropriate, may conduct studies that, through convening
stakeholders from the fields of education, workforce, business, labor, defense,
and veterans services, and experts in such fields, develop guidelines for
assessing, accounting for, and utilizing the prior learning of individuals,
including dislocated workers and veterans, in order to provide the individuals
with postsecondary educational credit for such prior learning that leads to the
attainment of a recognized postsecondary credential identified under section 222(d) and employment.</text></clause><clause id="id061DC30D12804FB88002197CDF7F4FC3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall prepare and disseminate to the public, including through
electronic means, reports containing the results of the studies
conducted.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id33c90c59e6f54dc5979e21435a552f42"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Multistate
projects</header><subparagraph id="idc88f99d9046c44908bed10d0ae2eff3d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>The
Secretary may, through grants or contracts, carry out multistate projects that
require demonstrated expertise that is available at the national level to
effectively disseminate best practices and models for implementing employment
and training services, address the specialized employment and training needs of
particular service populations, or address industry-wide skill shortages, to
the extent such projects are consistent with the priorities specified in the
plan published under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcbaf065985a144bfaeb60884418a71fb"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Design of
grants</header><text>Agreements for grants or contracts awarded under this paragraph shall be
designed to obtain information relating to the provision of services under
different economic conditions or to various demographic groups in order to
provide guidance at the national and State levels about how best to administer
specific employment and training services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5284f0064ff744b69e1c2e82490f0412"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Limitations</header><subparagraph id="id8f912268f659459ca045b32dc9b3b908"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Competitive
awards</header><text>A grant or contract awarded for carrying out a project
under this subsection in an amount that exceeds $100,000 shall be awarded only
on a competitive basis, except that a noncompetitive award may be made in the
case of a project that is funded jointly with other public or private sector
entities that provide a substantial portion of assistance under the grant or
contract for the project.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9a1bd2791a884561a92f5fc5be303d1a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Time
limits</header><text>A grant or contract shall not be awarded under this
subsection to the same organization for more than 3 consecutive years unless
such grant or contract is competitively reevaluated within such period.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide599a59f271e4f14b28da39b86d3c748"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Peer
review</header><clause id="id016cfe2fd1c84368b5ad28fcc314533b"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall utilize a peer review process—</text><subclause id="id7641218bbd0c43c28caced734756fc60"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to
review and evaluate all applications for grants in amounts that exceed $500,000
that are submitted under this section; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id171d63e352664d4b93aa4a710c110f9b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to
review and designate exemplary and promising programs under this
section.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idd2a6512bc3c74d2186ec578c19201eda"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Availability
of funds</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to use funds provided under
this section to carry out peer review activities under this
subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida6c55bf8c2c5446a94355779aa76fe5b"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
awarding grants or contracts under this subsection, priority shall be provided
to entities with recognized expertise in the methods, techniques, and knowledge
of workforce investment activities. The Secretary shall establish appropriate time limits for the duration of such projects.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9009cf44a3794235a5be1e0deea22354"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Dislocated
worker projects</header><text>Of the amount made available pursuant to section
232(a)(2)(A) for any program year, the Secretary shall use not more than 10
percent of such amount to carry out demonstration and pilot projects,
multiservice projects, and multistate projects relating to the employment and
training needs of dislocated workers. Of the requirements of this section, such
projects shall be subject only to the provisions relating to review and
evaluation of applications under subsection (b)(6)(C). Such projects may
include demonstration and pilot projects relating to promoting self-employment,
promoting job creation, averting dislocations, assisting dislocated farmers,
assisting dislocated fishermen, and promoting public works. Such projects shall
be administered by the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.</text></subsection><subsection id="id20d0b4efe4bb4c85a8988d1881be0b6f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Energy
efficiency and renewable energy worker training program</header><paragraph id="id828d38d64a184ee7a925011554caa2d8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grant
program</header><subparagraph id="ida9ef8ab28ea94ca3837bfd112a62e35e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of
the Green Jobs Act of 2007, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the
Secretary of Energy, shall establish an energy efficiency and renewable energy
worker training program under which the Secretary of Labor shall carry out the
activities described in paragraph (2) to achieve the purposes of this
subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1fd123df209045c78544423d4f218a94"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>For
purposes of providing assistance and services under the program established
under this subsection—</text><clause id="idaef9f16a4e7745c4a39ebd74592c384b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>target
populations of eligible individuals to be given priority for training and other
services shall include—</text><subclause id="id151a2cbcd21e45b6a1c5accee767d7e1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>workers impacted
by national energy and environmental policy;</text></subclause><subclause id="idd0e153f880dc41c9b29cdd2ecb357037"><enum>(II)</enum><text>individuals in
need of updated training related to the energy efficiency and renewable energy
industries;</text></subclause><subclause id="id159cc6b30e154773b38bb687fe3c3b46"><enum>(III)</enum><text>veterans, or
past and present members of reserve components of the Armed Forces;</text></subclause><subclause id="id1264ed86aae4474f8320669c2a5b7c25"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>unemployed
individuals;</text></subclause><subclause id="id414b39b806e148898731eb154d427dd6"><enum>(V)</enum><text>individuals,
including at-risk youth, seeking employment pathways out of poverty and into
economic self-sufficiency; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id5c8fb5f52b8a4867a7b766debbeb4027"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>formerly
incarcerated, adjudicated, nonviolent offenders; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id277754f93b5a4f95bfc57aab081528c2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>energy
efficiency and renewable energy industries eligible to participate in a program
under this subsection include—</text><subclause id="id65bd07dfe3c34f5dbc810b8a30a357ce"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
energy-efficient building, construction, and retrofits industries;</text></subclause><subclause id="idb421b28287814ef79719a03e2fd7d446"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
renewable electric power industry;</text></subclause><subclause id="id2bb3426c47c64a0b8cd6aa72107c0de0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the energy
efficient and advanced drive train vehicle industry;</text></subclause><subclause id="ided9d3d463ef64bfcb3ff775f95b657a3"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the
biofuels industry;</text></subclause><subclause id="ida41f0fec39914c38850b747b4f874e29"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the
materials use industry;</text></subclause><subclause id="id617130fd02f9482189beb3bd3b2ff2aa"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the
energy efficiency assessment industry serving the residential, commercial, or
industrial sectors; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idc3be0a4dab28473e9395afd2f68b2ebb"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>manufacturers
that produce sustainable products using environmentally sustainable processes
and materials.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf85cb9a7d5744a7d9d8b483b7a3c94c9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header><subparagraph id="id8fe95dfa087742ed925fa1b4db64933c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>National research program</header><text>Under the program established under paragraph
(1), the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, where
appropriate, shall collect and analyze labor market data to track workforce
trends resulting from energy-related initiatives carried out under this
subsection. Activities carried out under this subparagraph shall
include—</text><clause id="id4d97fcaabd9a4d5d8628a77792f89281"><enum>(i)</enum><text>tracking and
documentation of academic and occupational competencies as well as future skill
needs with respect to renewable energy and energy efficiency technology;</text></clause><clause id="id885f9b6de9b942e4a30f0ff1adc86e77"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>tracking and
documentation of occupational information and workforce training data with
respect to renewable energy and energy efficiency technology;</text></clause><clause id="ide865e45f435e40b687e79a6593ad0f3c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>collaborating
with State agencies, State boards, local boards, industry, organized labor,
and community and nonprofit organizations to disseminate information on
successful strategies for labor market services and worker training with
respect to renewable energy and energy efficiency technology;</text></clause><clause id="ide271545b21484e90911773cfe2d6d108"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>serving as a
clearinghouse for best practices in workforce development, job placement, and
collaborative training partnerships;</text></clause><clause id="id67c3ff28cbc74d039716320df0ba6caf"><enum>(v)</enum><text>encouraging the
establishment of workforce training initiatives with respect to renewable
energy and energy efficiency technologies;</text></clause><clause id="id86f982ee84db4f8d9666fede4f8ef3cf"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>linking research
and development in renewable energy and energy efficiency technology with the
development of standards and curricula for current and future jobs;</text></clause><clause id="id4011f28b149547e9a486823db31a1414"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>assessing new
employment and work practices including career ladder and upgrade training as
well as high performance work systems; and</text></clause><clause id="ida54a870dc0904a10abdd198727a77e8b"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>providing
technical assistance and capacity building to national and State energy
partnerships, including industry and labor representatives.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id507af39addb04fe594cd449961969b0f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>National energy
training partnership grants</header><clause id="id5892e54855b84c0dbc34824afa9552fd"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Under the program established under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall award National Energy Training Partnerships Grants on a
competitive basis to eligible entities to enable such entities to carry out
training that leads to economic self-sufficiency and to develop an energy
efficiency and renewable energy industries workforce. Grants shall be awarded
under this subparagraph so as to ensure geographic diversity with at least 2
grants awarded to entities located in each of the Petroleum Administration for
Defense Districts with no subdistricts, and at least 1 grant awarded to an
entity located in each of the subdistricts of the Petroleum Administration for
Defense District with subdistricts.</text></clause><clause id="ide13b297e5fe1463eba5ef2c9c81e1c58"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant under clause (i), an entity shall be a nonprofit
partnership that—</text><subclause id="id50a9099e84d84cef8429ab0e4b852550"><enum>(I)</enum><text>includes the
equal participation of industry, including public or private employers, and
labor organizations, including joint labor-management training programs, and
may include State boards, local boards, community-based organizations,
qualified service and conservation corps, educational institutions, small
businesses, cooperatives, State and local veterans agencies, and veterans
service organizations; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idd77e388fc2c84063abe3d7b07c1e6dba"><enum>(II)</enum><text>demonstrates—</text><item id="id67eb3d14cd0542c198f28b1937f3059c"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>experience in
implementing and operating worker skills training and education
programs;</text></item><item id="id9fe31b7e8aa54739a2dabe4ee6bbe2aa"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
ability to identify and involve in training programs carried out under this
grant, target populations of individuals who would benefit from training and be
actively involved in activities related to energy efficiency and renewable
energy industries; and</text></item><item id="ida722269f7e6f4642b6c69b3e3b874f33"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the
ability to help individuals achieve economic self-sufficiency.</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="id4b08c0521d1348aca7ae89cf41346ab5"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Priority
shall be given to partnerships which leverage additional public and private
resources to fund training programs, including cash or in-kind matches from
participating employers.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62bec812003f4131bd0b54e25749e19c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State labor
market research, information, and labor exchange research program</header><clause id="iddb09dc6c7c6345a99445b1e9a4bed969"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Under the program established under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall award competitive grants to States to enable such States to
administer labor market and labor exchange information programs that include
the implementation of the activities described in clause (ii), in coordination
with the one-stop delivery system.</text></clause><clause id="id89288b9b9116401e9ec14f40032c6b12"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>A
State shall use amounts awarded under a grant under this subparagraph to
provide funding to the State agency that administers the Wagner-Peyser Act (29
U.S.C. 49 et seq.) and State unemployment compensation programs to carry out
the following activities using State agency merit staff:</text><subclause id="id21c03c9e3fb04a60ac0cd8c084708af5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The
identification of job openings in the renewable energy and energy efficiency
sector.</text></subclause><subclause id="id1b58da84b1fd40d1b7076ef044bc9f50"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The
administration of skill and aptitude testing and assessment for workers.</text></subclause><subclause id="idcbdd9ae24985467ab3af78265aed83d5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The counseling,
career planning, and referral of qualified job seekers to openings and training
programs, including energy efficiency and renewable energy training
programs.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3c0305cbb1544469b2eb83da2584ffed"><enum>(D)</enum><header>State energy
training partnership programs</header><clause id="id45c87ed0f8cd40869281058dba4ee9af"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Under the program established under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall award competitive grants to States to enable such States to
administer renewable energy and energy efficiency workforce development
programs that include the implementation of the activities described in clause
(ii).</text></clause><clause id="id69465ea74d414861804683c8fa727009"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Partnerships</header><text>A
State shall use amounts awarded under a grant under this subparagraph to award
competitive grants to eligible State Energy Sector Partnerships to enable such
Partnerships to coordinate with existing apprenticeship and labor management
training programs and implement training programs that lead to the economic
self-sufficiency of trainees.</text></clause><clause id="iddfa576509d3544ab8b8a383cc1e9c3e2"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant under this subparagraph, a State Energy Sector
Partnership shall—</text><subclause id="id87234e2c827945f095de991aed2010a0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>consist of
nonprofit organizations that include equal participation from industry,
including public or private nonprofit employers, and labor organizations,
including joint labor-management training programs, and may include
representatives from local governments, the workforce development system
(including one-stop centers), community-based organizations, qualified service
and conservation corps, community colleges and other institutions of higher
education, small businesses, cooperatives, State and local veterans agencies,
and veterans service organizations;</text></subclause><subclause id="id950e83ebf61c47c4b294ec124dfdeeeb"><enum>(II)</enum><text>demonstrate
experience in implementing and operating worker skills training and education
programs; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id5df57b1d9913405cbbc6863d33ffcb93"><enum>(III)</enum><text>demonstrate the
ability to identify and involve in training programs, target populations of
workers who would benefit from training and be actively involved in activities
related to energy efficiency and renewable energy industries.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idadc2f8c6e2d7406a80fdfcecc90586b7"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
awarding grants under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall give priority to
States that demonstrate that activities under the grant—</text><subclause id="id6d537dc88d164a859ba280b25bcedee4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>meet
national energy policies associated with energy efficiency, renewable energy,
and the reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases;</text></subclause><subclause id="idf6cac996881740bfb322a62ec24538dc"><enum>(II)</enum><text>meet State
energy policies associated with energy efficiency, renewable energy, and the
reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id4ee60a869af94b928491a836737d41de"><enum>(III)</enum><text>leverage
additional public and private resources to fund training programs, including
cash or in-kind matches from participating employers.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idb8d90104a30442ea8f002471f83998c5"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>A
grantee under this subparagraph shall coordinate activities carried out under
the grant with existing other appropriate training programs, including
apprenticeship and labor management training programs and activities (including
such activities referenced in paragraph (3)(A)), and implement training
programs that lead to the economic self-sufficiency of trainees.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc8166038ebed4098b2925e32fce5f6e0"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Pathways out of
poverty demonstration program</header><clause id="id937da628f9a34103871536594d08c5d9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Under the program established under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall award competitive grants of sufficient size to eligible
entities to enable such entities to carry out training that leads to economic
self-sufficiency. The Secretary shall give priority to entities that serve
individuals in families with income of less than 200 percent of the economic
self-sufficiency standard for the local areas where the training is conducted
that specifies, as defined by the State, or where such standard is not
established, the income needs of families, by family size, the number and ages
of children in the family, and sub-State geographical considerations. Grants
shall be awarded to ensure geographic diversity.</text></clause><clause id="id7b8842594bd04cf9abd1b169edba20d6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this
subparagraph, an entity shall be a partnership that—</text><subclause id="idc6e5e3f68d034ced8114f51d030f855c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>includes—</text><item id="id2c5d881e4e164c37aa2d2831a96a28f8"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>a State
board or local board;</text></item><item id="id06017b6cffc246f5b8aec383c504187d"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>community-based
nonprofit organizations;</text></item><item id="id0808101613894204bd679373749814a0"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>educational
institutions with expertise in serving low-income adults or youth;</text></item><item id="id2404590babbe4ce3b1f236f64a6fc1bd"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>public
or private employers from the industry sectors described in paragraph
(1)(B)(ii); and</text></item><item id="id80996781d4314c8889a6db8be4e047af"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>labor
organizations representing workers in such industry sectors;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id3d714128db884203b9bd3baf7964bbcb"><enum>(II)</enum><text>demonstrates a
record of successful experience in implementing and operating worker skills
training and education programs;</text></subclause><subclause id="idebc48a48f36d4072aac329cffbaeb180"><enum>(III)</enum><text>coordinates
activities, where appropriate, with the workforce development system;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="idc9c2501ef2ba47339807e9e2916664a2"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>demonstrates the
ability to recruit individuals for training and to support such individuals to
successful completion in training programs carried out under this grant,
targeting populations of workers who are or will be engaged in activities
related to energy efficiency and renewable energy industries.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id80445ed2698942209e16b8db7b1651d2"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>In
awarding grants under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall give priority to
applicants that—</text><subclause id="id8c3fad2234e4432288dc47f84199bc40"><enum>(I)</enum><text>target programs
to benefit low-income workers, unemployed youth and adults, school dropouts, or
other underserved sectors of the workforce within areas of high poverty;</text></subclause><subclause id="idf8f41b4ab37a41f582bf3fd523cbcd8c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>ensure that
supportive services are integrated with education and training, and delivered
by organizations with direct access to and experience with targeted
populations;</text></subclause><subclause id="id362dbe82c21641669569c6483e4ea234"><enum>(III)</enum><text>leverage
additional public and private resources to fund training programs, including
cash or in-kind matches from participating employers;</text></subclause><subclause id="id17cab1c13ccf4bbaa1da4f63ef5fb05d"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>involve
employers and labor organizations in the determination of relevant skills and
competencies and ensure that the certificates or credentials that result from
the training are recognized postsecondary credentials identified under section 222(d);</text></subclause><subclause id="id1e3fbf455d6d43198214764cd34bfb0d"><enum>(V)</enum><text>deliver courses
at alternative times (such as evening and weekend programs) and locations most
convenient and accessible to participants and link adult remedial education
with occupational skills training; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idc76d3f531af14f608d62e4e63ba756f7"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>demonstrate
substantial experience in administering Federal, State, local, municipal,
foundation, or private entity grants.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id8636ec3ea7184973bee3e0acf97892d6"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Data
collection</header><text>A grantee under this subparagraph shall collect and
report the following information with respect to the program carried out under
the grant:</text><subclause id="id791d4b75317d4af0956a172d980db3bb"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The
number of participants.</text></subclause><subclause id="id926889159cde4ba3951bf4cc25bc646a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The
demographic characteristics of participants, including race, gender, age,
parenting status, participation in other Federal programs, education and
literacy level at entry, and other characteristics that are significant
barriers to employment (such as being an English language learner or having a
criminal record, addiction or mental health problem requiring treatment, or
intellectual disability).</text></subclause><subclause id="idbb865486d9fd40f5816d51f3327e944d"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The services
received by participants, including training, education, and supportive
services.</text></subclause><subclause id="id20c1891d27904fe7bd9537c056cdae2f"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>The
amount of program spending per participant.</text></subclause><subclause id="id3506418f8ede49c6a998c9ceab894ddc"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Program
completion rates.</text></subclause><subclause id="id3a07db7b373249aeac445ffb5c67804e"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>Factors
determined as significantly interfering with program participation or
completion.</text></subclause><subclause id="id8a059f6059c84cf79ce9290dec796985"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>The rate of job
placement and the rate of employment retention after 1 year.</text></subclause><subclause id="idd5fd9abda46a4e1eb09051afed5d5b49"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>The average
wage at placement, including any benefits, and the rate of average wage
increase after 1 year.</text></subclause><subclause id="id867513ccce53485a9bc73a7942b60338"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>Any
post-employment supportive services provided.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id294FC8166A8341E9A4A13748DE6AA8E2"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall
assist grantees in the collection of data under clause (iv) by making
available, where practicable, low-cost means of tracking the labor market
outcomes of participants, and by providing standardized reporting forms, where
appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id925db81d2e8f43c4ab43cd3ad65797df"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Activities</header><subparagraph id="id80acc8bc3277404aa83a7d3497fc6feb"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Activities to be carried out under a program authorized
by subparagraph (B), (D), or (E) of paragraph (2) shall be coordinated with
existing systems or providers, as appropriate. Such activities may
include—</text><clause id="id608b60e693b2486c875f65daa6ebfdd9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>occupational
skills training, including curriculum development, on-the-job training, and
classroom training;</text></clause><clause id="ide46d4393d3114dd8aff7195ad1037162"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>safety
and health training;</text></clause><clause id="idad8fc75f95c6416a9aeb06d0d755801c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
provision of—</text><subclause id="id257a380e31d0441db5094645c0533f7b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>adult education
and literary activities, English as a second language instruction, or job
readiness training; or</text></subclause><subclause id="idb2c5b26edd20402ea885738fa25d35b9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>training leading
to the attainment of the recognized equivalent of a secondary school
diploma;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ida1c8ee6b3fbf44a6ab2b2c0b0a37e780"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>individual
referral and tuition assistance for a community college training program, or
any training program leading to an industry-recognized certificate identified under section 222(d);</text></clause><clause id="idb7bc6f0bb5324116ba6abb1f37ea00d9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>internship
programs in fields related to energy efficiency and renewable energy;</text></clause><clause id="id3be69a58af7844a1adcb0a91f45b741f"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>customized
training in conjunction with an existing apprenticeship program or
labor-management partnership;</text></clause><clause id="id8c612267c23a4f549bce1acaa9c5ed2c"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>incumbent
worker and career ladder training and skill upgrading and retraining;</text></clause><clause id="id4feec85152fd437c8329b9937877897a"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the
implementation of transitional jobs strategies; and</text></clause><clause id="idbcd4530634f44529a5bf26d51b600408"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>the
provision of supportive services.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id31c8b08accb0415b8adbc1edf51111a3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Outreach
activities</header><text>In addition to the activities authorized under
subparagraph (A), activities authorized for programs under subparagraph (E) of
paragraph (2) may include the provision of outreach, recruitment, career
guidance, and career planning services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8deab3374a834c42968bc664a66dd1ea"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Worker
protections and nondiscrimination requirements</header><subparagraph id="id58735fd848464876b92ab09a7e3292c2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Application of
wia</header><text>The provisions of sections 281 and 288 shall apply to all
programs carried out with assistance under this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf901a1c131dd4e89af838fb9828735a3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consultation
with labor organizations</header><text>If a labor organization represents a
substantial number of workers who are engaged in similar work or training in an
area that is the same as the area that is proposed to be funded under this
subsection, the labor organization shall be provided an opportunity to be
consulted and to submit comments in regard to such a proposal.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9e3a0c069b45433ea3df50fea481bddd"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Performance
accountability measures</header><subparagraph id="idc918db0c9ffb40108b6fb26f6b3e3b8e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall negotiate and reach agreement with
each eligible entity that receives a grant or assistance under this subsection
on performance accountability measures that will be used to evaluate the
performance of the eligible entity in carrying out the activities described in
paragraph (2). Such performance accountability measures shall consist of
indicators of performance (including the primary indicators of performance
described in section 131(b)(2)(A)), and an adjusted level of performance
described in subparagraph (B) for each indicator of performance.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc06c7ec0edd74728885774e5ebce52cb"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Adjusted levels of
performance</header><text>The Secretary shall negotiate and reach agreement
with the eligible entity regarding the adjusted levels of performance expected to be
achieved by the eligible entity on the indicators of performance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0b13e2a15f81464d968c4e1d7a667fb8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Report</header><subparagraph id="id29222c1f5e7441c4b9f13a1cf4eae26c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Status
report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
the Green Jobs Act of 2007, the Secretary shall transmit a report to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
of the Senate, on the training program established under this subsection. The
report shall include a description of the entities receiving funding and the
activities carried out by such entities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfff0fee122a847f7ad35d1ea4ed0c95d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of such Act, the Secretary shall
transmit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate, an assessment of such program and an evaluation of the
activities carried out by entities receiving funding from such program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idda438a1194584910b3e5355eda289176"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>As
used in this subsection, the term <term>renewable energy</term> has the meaning
given such term in section 203(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 15852(b)(2)).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2ecb090e416d4dd0955fca00a811e924"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this subsection, $125,000,000 for each fiscal year, of which—</text><subparagraph id="id82f20326798348ddacd16f9520933c8f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not to exceed 20
percent of the amount appropriated for each such fiscal year shall be made
available for, and shall be equally divided between, the national labor market
research program under paragraph (2)(A) and State labor market information and labor exchange research under paragraph (2)(C), and not more
than 2 percent of such amount shall be for the evaluation and report required
under paragraph (6);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id44dc7c87b4fd431485bfda764233a747"><enum>(B)</enum><text>20 percent shall
be dedicated to Pathways Out of Poverty Demonstration Programs under paragraph
(2)(E); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id676eb1c1fa5c4287828a9dca376296e5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the remainder
shall be divided equally between National Energy Training Partnership Grants
under paragraph (2)(B) and State energy training partnership grants under
paragraph (2)(D).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idca699123619a402c92fbae2d5daf8ebd"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Integrated
workforce training programs for adults who are english language
learners</header><paragraph id="id7a2ab73146c9444281d1cb04aa6e696d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="idcf2263f396e8439086f584b61ec7bc21"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Integrated
workforce training</header><text>The term <term>integrated workforce
training</term> means training that integrates occupational skills training
with English language acquisition.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8bd9bbc52ff74a76b88e63c2efe32278"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with
the Secretary of Education.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd355b87f78be412c8c5d786499cab951"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Demonstration
project</header><text>From funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph (11), the
Secretary shall establish and implement a national demonstration project that
is designed to both analyze and provide data on workforce training programs
that integrate English language acquisition and occupational or skills training.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6abbe518868844b595d6724057776c02"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grants</header><subparagraph id="id87c3bfc1cb7e41e2bec5bae02a193437"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out the demonstration project under this
subsection, the Secretary shall make not less than 10 grants, on a competitive
basis, to eligible entities to provide the integrated workforce training
programs. In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall take
into consideration awarding grants to eligible entities from diverse geographic
areas, including rural areas.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6eab9c98212f406aa985a27b4e5bd9f6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Periods</header><text>The
Secretary shall award a grant under this subsection for a period of not less
than 24 months and not more than 48 months.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5a471076c66741acb58a6262a1b16af0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><subparagraph id="idffe004bb49a24e65a7d8c4e3bef22b76"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection,
an eligible entity shall work in partnership with a local board and shall
include as a principal participant 1 or more of the following:</text><clause id="idedb9c9069994473db54a4f982b7e1d01"><enum>(i)</enum><text>An
employer or employer association.</text></clause><clause id="ide6d677e6ac914a9aa302b48f0346f801"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A
nonprofit provider of English language instruction.</text></clause><clause id="id8a8cb094d8e04211acdc0ea1ea788a29"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A
provider of occupational or skills training.</text></clause><clause id="id108e853f602243c6a7371306c80fa19f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>A
community-based organization.</text></clause><clause id="idbfc2f8217bbb4332918087264cd75059"><enum>(v)</enum><text>An
institution of higher education, including a 2-year or 4-year degree-granting
institution of higher education, or a postsecondary vocational institution, as
defined in section 102(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1002(c)).</text></clause><clause id="idbf7c8e2904a64556a6b8b43b2851658b"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>A
labor organization.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id71a1008837084f4c812cbabfaf8d8cc7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Expertise</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall
have proven expertise in—</text><clause id="id35e1a7d78ad04928936c979033bb077e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>serving
individuals who are English language learners, including individuals with lower
levels of oral and written English; and</text></clause><clause id="id55497273420f42cbb5f699df3a646de8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing
workforce programs with training and English language instruction.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcd439242862640158cd30e2177cb86b1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Applications</header><subparagraph id="id2fa7feaf520b45878c6a5ed2916c18f1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection,
an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time,
in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5c4f0afbc7d04898a46c91ed96f755b6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
application submitted under subparagraph (A) shall—</text><clause id="id59080d8c2a264faba123fb24c4764de7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contain
information, including capability statements, that demonstrate that the
eligible entity has the expertise described in paragraph (4)(B); and</text></clause><clause id="id102b3d50bc6c4401bb2aea4fb01d9a5b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include an
assurance that the program to be assisted will—</text><subclause id="idffc19738891246828db7bf3945398a4e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>establish a
generalized adult bilingual workforce training and education model that
integrates English language acquisition and occupational or skills training, and
incorporates the unique linguistic and cultural factors of the
participants;</text></subclause><subclause id="id42bf5124bd28491e85b614fea0452f6c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>establish a
framework by which the employer, employee, and relevant members of the eligible
entity can create a career development and training plan that assists both the
employer and the employee to meet their long-term needs;</text></subclause><subclause id="id119f844e39604045aed80082e2d1547a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>ensure that the
framework established under subclause (II) takes into consideration the
knowledge, skills, and abilities of the employee with respect to both the
current economic conditions of the employer and the future labor market
conditions relevant to the local area; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id12e5c5f5501c4b46ae38e5d0c1beee90"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>establish
identifiable performance accountability measures that include the primary
indicators of performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(i), so that the
progress of the employee and employer and the relative efficacy of the program
can be evaluated and best practices identified.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id59990093fbe04f9b86263f09d7069704"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish criteria for awarding grants under this
subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id40658456514540399376971c1b4d91c5"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Integrated
workforce training programs</header><subparagraph id="id6470784aad444f09a29a55d05ae22351"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Program
components</header><clause id="id288f037e466b467e9ce1566cffd95122"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Required
components</header><text>Each entity that receives funding under this
subsection shall—</text><subclause id="id702b370528ba4f879b637461088067ef"><enum>(I)</enum><text>test
an individual’s English language proficiency levels to assess oral and literacy
gains from entry into the program and throughout program enrollment;</text></subclause><subclause id="idb29ec704b42f4c93a364990b599c0c3e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>combine training
specific to a particular occupation or occupational cluster with—</text><item id="id9a3bb5c8fdcb429c8cf51458bfd5efa3"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>English
language instruction, such as instruction through an English as a Second
Language program or an English for Speakers of Other Languages program;</text></item><item id="id501d3529d52c4461af7faf39f1a0f1e2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>basic
skills instruction; and</text></item><item id="idd225b8cca7cb4a9ab614efd362075b2e"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>supportive
services;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id2c38fb8d2e4c44f7b8fe63d2adf9848b"><enum>(III)</enum><text>effectively
integrate public and private sector entities, including the local workforce
development system and its functions, to achieve the goals of the program;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="idf84a811ad21b4bdaafd2ddfea5f8ad5c"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>provide from
private or nonprofit sources a matching amount, in cash or in-kind, to carry
out the activities supported by the grant.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id533046e80da242ab9f5abbc687e2c1e8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Permissible
components</header><text>The program may offer other services as necessary to
promote successful participation in and completion of the program, including
work-based learning, substance abuse treatment, and mental health
services.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7aa3830051a9490a8e62a766f1ac5ed7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Goal</header><text>Each
program that receives funding under this subsection shall be designed to
prepare adults who are English language learners for, and place such adults in,
employment in growing industries with identifiable career pathways that lead to
economic self-sufficiency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide7b82867b3174eabbf932059a9794d0f"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Program
types</header><text>In selecting programs to receive funding under this
subsection, the Secretary shall select programs that meet the requirements of 1
or more of the following clauses:</text><clause id="id7f6314e9b49c444ea048770bb4b36d69"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A
program—</text><subclause id="idfafbcec56d9f401fb5328c24a5568dad"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that
serves unemployed English language learners with significant work experience or
substantial education whose previous employment provided persistently low
wages; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id6f0dac1cc1b94088bea5cc2f74cadc7f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that aims to
prepare such individuals for, and place such individuals in, higher-paying
employment defined for purposes of this subparagraph as employment that
provides at least 75 percent of the median wage in the local area.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id71ca44e3928244999846ac03670d5c38"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A
program—</text><subclause id="id0c7b7c657e174797b2fe34af2978d93b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that
serves English language learners with lower levels of oral and written fluency,
who are working at persistently low wages; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ide493995e0eea4d76a6151b0dde90c6bf"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that aims to
prepare such individuals for, and place such individuals in, higher paying
employment through services provided at the worksite, or at a location central
to several worksites, during work hours.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id8eefe049900b430d970b11b355fbd45b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A
program—</text><subclause id="id3ccb364770814617a44b07046a00f285"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that
serves unemployed English language learners with lower levels of oral and
written fluency, who have little or no work experience; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id91f90bae26dd4d8eb001dd7d8bd0e786"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that aims to
prepare such individuals for, and place such individuals in, employment through
services that include subsidized employment, in addition to the components
required under subparagraph (A)(i).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf351506351384e57bb862f586609c7d1"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Program
approaches</header><clause id="id127306bc92754fb19e8bc33895ccccdd"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In selecting programs to receive funding under this
subsection, the Secretary shall select programs with different approaches to
integrated workforce training and that are provided in different contexts, in
order to—</text><subclause id="idea50b37930264502957e101f7671b0d0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>obtain
comparative data on multiple approaches to integrated workforce training and English language instruction;</text></subclause><subclause id="idd8d9961294504df3aade650bb6882af5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>ensure programs
are tailored to characteristics of individuals with varying skill levels;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="id61ec2eea2b7d4557a1842fd8f57be188"><enum>(III)</enum><text>assess how
different curricula work for English language learner populations.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id7b461f2074fa479ca6f7c33986a1adac"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Types of
approaches</header><text>The different types of approaches described in clause
(i) may include—</text><subclause id="id7e3485a1da06420e9e91290591791300"><enum>(I)</enum><text>bilingual
programs in which the workplace language component and the training are
conducted in a combination of an individual’s native language and
English;</text></subclause><subclause id="idab8d1c34328b402b9199551a818d2c8b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>integrated
workforce training programs that combine basic skills instruction, English language instruction,
and job specific skills training; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id39603cd490e145189a01e465949a417a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>sequential
programs that provide a progression of skills, language, and training to ensure
success upon an individual’s completion of the program.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3777a7faf08f4c91b3b51031e2b6c5ae"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Evaluation by
eligible entity</header><text>Each eligible entity that receives a grant under
this subsection shall carry out a continuous evaluation of the program funded
under the grant and an evaluation specific to the last phase of the program
operations, and shall submit the evaluations to the Secretary as required.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id50dd764787d74007bf129fecef6a7e05"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Evaluation by
secretary</header><subparagraph id="idbcab8cd676e24f4f90ab1b7710a74b79"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of program
impacts of the programs funded under the demonstration project, using an impact
study with a random assignment experimental design at each worksite at which
such a program is carried out.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4aa1f454ca334b4e821d0788228aa1ae"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Data collection
and analysis</header><text>The Secretary shall collect and analyze the data
from the demonstration project under this subsection to determine the
effectiveness of the project, including project participants’ gains in English language
proficiency, acquisition of skills, and job advancement.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc48e3870748c40e4a201b2c106d5d12e"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and make available to the public,
a report on the demonstration projects supported under this subsection,
including the results of the evaluation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf2d4921ce5cd4db9b1570739fdcb87fa"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to
recipients of grants under this subsection throughout the grant period.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9b14bc5f25a340dbb4da2218442a5de6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Community-based
job training</header><paragraph id="id5b186e8247a44939b06f58551e39e42e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="id140f31a63857414483e7a1a00ec05746"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Community
college</header><text>The term <term>community college</term> means—</text><clause id="idc51ee93d686f46828ea9b4684cc89d14"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
institution of higher education, as defined in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>), that provides a 2-year degree that is
acceptable for full credit toward a baccalaureate degree; or</text></clause><clause id="ide4db85320d724b4b99c0a36d74ffa924"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
tribally controlled college or university, as defined in section 2 of the
Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C.
1801).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5fc9fef5e89047be95f6d574df456130"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means a partnership
between a local board and a community college, a consortium of community
colleges, or a consortium composed of a community college and 1 or more
institutions of higher education, that is working with—</text><clause id="idd88eb9f0c7284f54a51beb6d14f5acd8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
business or consortium of businesses in the in-demand industry sector, as
identified in the application of the entity, or an industry association in the
in-demand industry sector; and</text></clause><clause id="id4ae823f34c664cc9b6adb8a89a38ea76"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
economic development entity with expertise relevant to the qualified industry.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f71be85779542c58e1291c1aebdc7f1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Institution of
higher education</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
(A)(i), the term <term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001) and the meaning given the term <term>postsecondary vocational
institution</term> in section 102(c) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">20 U.S.C. 1002(c)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id87503d8253e74624bafbbfe1d15a81dd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Demonstration
project</header><text>In addition to the demonstration projects authorized
under subsection (c), the Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of
Education, may establish and implement a national demonstration project
designed—</text><subparagraph id="idd4166e36342d4778a8b5fac26f1f81ea"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop local
innovative solutions to the workforce challenges facing in-demand industry
sectors with labor shortages; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id300113b28b2140f094a3c0838e721463"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to increase
employment opportunities for workers by establishing partnerships among
education entities, State workforce development systems, and businesses in
in-demand industry sectors.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc5d904e9ef444115956a35692a054ffc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grants</header><subparagraph id="id987c4399f44443688755dcb9a6a470ae"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header><text>In carrying out the national demonstration project
authorized under this subsection, the Secretary shall award grants, on a
competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable the eligible entities to
carry out activities described in paragraph (6).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfdad638b4a364e0399fb4701c94af450"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Grants
awarded under this subsection shall be for a period of 2, 3, or 4 years and
shall be awarded in accordance with generally applicable Federal
requirements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id35cc8342340f4817aee317b21ca7cca9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require, including—</text><subparagraph id="idedcc4ae0223e49c3bbbcedd36bd4899c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a
description of the entity that will offer training under the grant;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddda7482a60634e2a95ea955b12dc6209"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a
justification of the need for funding under the grant to create a program to
carry out the activities described in paragraph (6);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc486e6f119bf4a8aa2d91ac53c93cd47"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an economic
analysis of the local labor market to identify—</text><clause id="id8d278fd9e3fa4ae198b9d589e0667914"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in-demand
industry sectors and occupations;</text></clause><clause id="id9b502371448d435289b8f465a386cae2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
workforce issues faced by such industries; and</text></clause><clause id="idb4fc61686fc04257ba4c45b653498f75"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>potential
participants in programs funded under this subsection;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc0bcf30e0c2d4a0fb7d525845d482afa"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a
description of the in-demand industry sector for which the training will occur,
the availability of competencies on which the training will be based, and how
the grant will help workers acquire the competencies and skills necessary for
employment in the industry;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8d2feecd44fd45669cf9a4cc719739a4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a
description of the involvement of the local board and businesses (including
small businesses) in the geographic area where the proposed activities under
the grant will be implemented;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id589bfeb356024ed0975dc012acd958eb"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a description of performance
accountability measures for the activities funded under the grant that include
the primary indicators of performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(i), and
other appropriate indicators, including indicators relating to the impact of
business partners;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddf0b7088098846f5895d6bd1a680cf3d"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a
description of how the activities funded by the grant will be coordinated with
activities provided through the one-stop center in the local area; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id17014483b95241f2b47fd3a20b365d2f"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a
description of the local or private resources that will—</text><clause id="id4dca46815634450c881f743ef3eba84b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>support
the activities carried out under this subsection; and</text></clause><clause id="ida176d6968c1d4cbe801668949f75b0e2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enable
the entity to carry out and expand such activities after the end of the
grant period.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf545b03f84d24c2ab8b7f99773b6005e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Factors for
award of grant</header><subparagraph id="id486b70afce034c19a3abec7862d0e1cb"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary
shall consider—</text><clause id="id7cc508ec34174aeead42e77d58df41d6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
extent to which the activities to be carried out under the grant and the grant
application align with the local plan for the area to be served;</text></clause><clause id="idc9c5453717944b80902797a373d76845"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
extent of public and private collaboration evidenced in the application,
including existing partnerships as of the time of the application among the
in-demand industry sector, the eligible entity, and the workforce
development system;</text></clause><clause id="idd5dcaa7b937f45d7a065c7104beb4a45"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
extent to which the grant will provide job seekers with high-quality training
for employment in in-demand occupations;</text></clause><clause id="id86cd3d6e0c8148f285af0df82c29e625"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the
extent to which the grant will expand the capacity of the eligible entity and
the local one-stop center established under section 221(e) to be demand-driven
and responsive to local economic needs;</text></clause><clause id="idecb3c39958c144278f6467fd6d5cbcf0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
extent to which local businesses commit to hire, retain, or advance individuals
who receive training through the grant; and</text></clause><clause id="id2c0442bddce2422c8ca5d71350d72f03"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the
extent to which the eligible entity commits to make any newly developed
products, such as skill standards, assessments, or industry-recognized training
curricula, available for dissemination nationally.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7e851dd3d7fe4b83ae282334f4abdf19"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Leveraging of
resources</header><text>In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary
shall also consider—</text><clause id="idea6b43f972ec4b24a1759c03e5d843d3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
extent to which local or private resources will be made available to support
the activities carried out under this subsection, taking into account the
resources of the eligible entity and the entity’s partners; and</text></clause><clause id="id3155e35fced64dd3a4c13bfc05a7cf47"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
ability of an eligible entity to continue to carry out and expand such
activities after the end of the grant.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5d283db8c32c4e5c803dbf3691c9b2f2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Distribution of
grants</header><text>In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary
shall ensure an equitable distribution of such grants across diverse industries
and geographic areas.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id616be5a903eb47bf9153782aeabd5a22"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><subparagraph id="id749f80b7dbab45c190f7c1bb7e49796d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mandatory uses
of funds</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this
subsection shall use the grant funds for all of the following:</text><clause id="id1e2265aa5fd54dbdadc4b37202547f35"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The
development of rigorous training and education programs leading to a recognized
postsecondary credential identified under section 222(d) and employment in the in-demand industry sector,
including programs that are work-based and incorporate other earn-and-learn
strategies. The community college that is a part of the eligible entity shall
develop such programs, in collaboration with other partners identified in the
application, and if applicable, other representatives of qualified
industries.</text></clause><clause id="idfc5cbf2c095148cca8302e7117296ea4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Training adults,
incumbent workers, dislocated workers, or out-of-school youth in the skills and
competencies needed to obtain or upgrade employment in an in-demand industry
sector identified in the eligible entity’s application.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id17207ecd8a914cd79e825f4e702b373b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Optional uses
of funds</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this
subsection may use the grant funds for—</text><clause id="id6304936ac94f47078cde5ef058006ee3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>disseminating
information on training available for in-demand occupations in in-demand
industry sectors, including training available through the grant through the
one-stop delivery system to prospective participants, businesses, business
intermediaries, and community-based organizations in the region;</text></clause><clause id="idd5bfad2940ea4d1482d6e157fabbea44"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>referring
individuals trained under the grant for employment in in-demand industry
sectors;</text></clause><clause id="id797c09a9d6af491da21cd094716b97c6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>enhancing the
integration of community colleges, training and education with businesses, and
the one-stop delivery system in the local area to meet the training needs of
in-demand industry sectors for new and incumbent workers;</text></clause><clause id="ida20293eaf55f438aa459120d885d11a5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>providing
training and relevant job skills to small business owners or operators to
facilitate small business development in in-demand industry sectors; or</text></clause><clause id="ide8d0fbf7339d48f9a2b0a1182edf2e66"><enum>(v)</enum><text>expanding or
creating programs for distance, evening, weekend, modular, or compressed
learning opportunities that provide training and relevant job skills for
high-growth, in-demand occupations.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id19cb5751d5b14e1f9ee985b11770e395"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Authority to
require non-federal share</header><text>The Secretary may require that
recipients of grants under this subsection provide a non-Federal share, from
either cash or in-kind resources (fairly evaluated), of the costs of activities
carried out under the grant.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf662363e34434f4aae6321ece367f63f"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Performance
accountability and evaluation</header><subparagraph id="ida55b1b68dab84280abdcf39c7f57032f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Performance
accountability</header><text>The Secretary shall require an eligible entity
that receives a grant under this subsection to submit interim and final reports
to the Secretary on the performance outcomes for the program carried out under the grant, using the
performance accountability measures identified in the eligible entity’s grant
application.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id110fb0550d114f82adf3078adede2982"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>The
Secretary shall require that an eligible entity that receives a grant under
this subsection participate in an evaluation of activities carried out under
this subsection, including an evaluation using the techniques described in
subsection (a)(3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id707297286e8a4190a77e0e4415b73b3d"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Career pathways
for nursing care providers and providers of early education and child
care</header><text>The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary
of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may conduct
projects that focus on career advancement for nursing care providers or
providers of early education and child care, including faculty education and
distance education programs. The Secretary shall prepare and disseminate to the
public, including through electronic means, reports containing the results of
the projects conducted, and recommendations on how to replicate effective
practices.</text></subsection></section><section id="idCEF15D81F0D341AAB8EE5B8751ECDB56"><enum>271.</enum><header>National
dislocated worker grants</header><subsection id="idE0EE3A73C7094DFD992E454CE3D1599F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text><paragraph id="id39972FBB024544E09CAFA4689C270DD5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Emergency or
disaster</header><text>The term <term>emergency or disaster</term>
means—</text><subparagraph id="id93B813ECDD7F4803934299CF78C74646"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an emergency or a
major disaster, as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, of section
102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5122 (1) and (2)); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC43EA974DA4349A987EB642554C9B893"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an emergency or
disaster situation of national significance that could result in a potentially
large loss of employment, as declared or otherwise recognized by the chief
official of a Federal agency with authority for or jurisdiction over the
Federal response to the emergency or disaster situation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDDF13D489F9F44799C69C76E2B49D87D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disaster
area</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>disaster area</term>
means an area that has suffered or in which has occurred an emergency or
disaster.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf2b17234650944aa9b0862d1c0e8c3d4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In
general</header><paragraph id="idECE1B62D44B14DC08B74056F6EF14E00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The
Secretary is authorized to award national dislocated worker grants—</text><subparagraph id="IDe79832f3fc6e4f55b6ed81192f1f2bb7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to an entity
described in subsection (c)(1)(B) to provide employment and training assistance
to workers affected by major economic dislocations, such as plant closures,
mass layoffs, or closures and realignments of military installations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2341539eb227479fa4765888b5cbb68b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide
assistance to—</text><clause id="id93AB44CC23C94607A4E61D3F02244222"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Governor of any State within the boundaries of which is a disaster area, to
provide disaster relief employment in the disaster area; or</text></clause><clause id="ID70b8277ad12d4920a96aead5040d854f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
Governor of any State to which a substantial number of workers from an area in
which an emergency or disaster has been declared or otherwise recognized have
relocated;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID25036c52e0bc48c68815066550e07da8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to provide
additional assistance to a State board or local board for eligible dislocated
workers in a case in which the State board or local board has expended the
funds provided under this section to carry out activities described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B) and can demonstrate the need for additional funds to
provide appropriate services for such workers, in accordance with requirements
prescribed by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5ca9a70a7d2e49f599151016738e777b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to provide
additional assistance to a State board or local board serving an area
where—</text><clause id="idADCE817C4DCA4DAB9CFD0219D6B8FF09"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
higher-than-average demand for employment and training activities for
dislocated members of the Armed Forces, spouses described in section
101(14)(E), or members of the Armed Forces described in subsection
(c)(2)(A)(iv), exceeds State and local resources for providing such activities;
and</text></clause><clause id="idEBFEA6107B8045DE84F17A3B03F74F39"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such
activities are to be carried out in partnership with the Department of Defense
and Department of Veterans Affairs transition assistance programs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe54f5968cd4e4583b266d56a596fa8dd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Decisions and
obligations</header><text>The Secretary shall issue a final decision on an
application for a national dislocated worker grant under this subsection not
later than 45 calendar days after receipt of the application. The Secretary
shall issue a notice of obligation for such grant not later than 10 days after
the award of such grant.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID36807b7e972c49db95ac87845498fe5a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Employment and
training assistance requirements</header><paragraph id="IDff7a18d4d88f45e0808e23af915766ab"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grant recipient
eligibility</header><subparagraph id="ID71c1cd91e26c479f8f40c32991210ffa"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (b)(1)(A), an entity shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcdb17c9d2969406e93c7174390d34fc8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>entity</term> means a
State, a local board, an entity described in section 266(c), an entity
determined to be eligible by the Governor of the State involved, and any other
entity that demonstrates to the Secretary the capability to effectively respond
to the circumstances relating to particular dislocations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID456535aaae294c639baf8d1155035a3e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Participant
eligibility</header><subparagraph id="ID8d336eeedda94f4393760e88b5628233"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to be eligible to receive employment and
training assistance under a national dislocated worker grant awarded pursuant
to subsection (b)(1)(A), an individual shall be—</text><clause id="IDe24f1f3b6e0d4a45b71ed40567c01f89"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
dislocated worker;</text></clause><clause id="ID31135d016b1646ffb9dfaf080df56ac5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
civilian employee of the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy
employed at a military installation that is being closed, or that will undergo
realignment, within the next 24 months after the date of the determination of
eligibility;</text></clause><clause id="IDd3265a5648c64cf8b28ee2ef435a8e30"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an
individual who is employed in a nonmanagerial position with a Department of
Defense contractor, who is determined by the Secretary of Defense to be at risk
of termination from employment as a result of reductions in defense
expenditures, and whose employer is converting operations from defense to
nondefense applications in order to prevent worker layoffs; or</text></clause><clause id="ID0394dd664ec34efe88a0ab77d9978e6e"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
member of the Armed Forces who—</text><subclause id="ID2abe9b054a404573839e2f0585b3a637"><enum>(I)</enum><text>was
on active duty or full-time National Guard duty;</text></subclause><subclause id="IDeaa33b3e88dc4e019d66fdbb56228a02"><enum>(II)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD4594DC79EF74AA7870B90DD8496BFFC"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>is involuntarily
separated (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1141">section 1141</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code) from
active duty or full-time National Guard duty; or</text></item><item changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idF507945A116640A689BBD866F0284E41" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>is separated from active duty or
full-time National Guard duty pursuant to a special separation benefits program
under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1174a">section 1174a</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code, or the voluntary
separation incentive program under section 1175 of that title;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="IDcbd5e74d12e64e02b29bccea86b0ffe2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>is
not entitled to retired or retained pay incident to the separation described in
subclause (II); and</text></subclause><subclause id="ID6b1188eb45fa4222b911357e3f886648"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>applies for such
employment and training assistance before the end of the 180-day period
beginning on the date of that separation.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID59ec4aff25ca4bc79fcaddd237c03eb3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Retraining
assistance</header><text>The individuals described in subparagraph (A)(iii)
shall be eligible for retraining assistance to upgrade skills by obtaining
marketable skills needed to support the conversion described in subparagraph
(A)(iii).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa4cca8b0c6014749843cf71e6041cd3d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and publish additional
requirements related to eligibility for employment and training assistance
under the national dislocated worker grants to ensure effective use of the
funds available for this purpose.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID10a7749c5167459893ba23b09416b9fe"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this paragraph, the terms <term>military installation</term> and
<term>realignment</term> have the meanings given the terms in section 2910 of
the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/510">Public Law 101–510</external-xref>; 10
U.S.C. 2687 note).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1e49b9f6ceb94121bd849a76773c8699"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Disaster relief
employment assistance requirements</header><paragraph id="ID5a90f12eccd84c3c926108b0274e44b4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds made available under subsection (b)(1)(B)—</text><subparagraph id="ID4e86a1fa7c5149c498c206e91b8c2ea6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be used, in
coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
as applicable, to provide disaster relief employment on projects that provide
food, clothing, shelter, and other humanitarian assistance for emergency and disaster
victims, and projects regarding demolition, cleaning, repair, renovation, and
reconstruction of damaged and destroyed structures, facilities, and lands
located within the disaster area and in offshore areas related to the emergency
or disaster;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID80de09ae4f3b46009f34a9eb10eeb67f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be expended
through public and private agencies and organizations engaged in such projects;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID642eda4215894d82a9f9a47d43a50994"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may be expended
to provide employment and training activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd1ff5e6715f64a9a8d80ad618eedb30b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>An
individual shall be eligible to be offered disaster relief employment under
subsection (b)(1)(B) if such individual—</text><subparagraph id="idD9EA96E61CFB450B816879477354F719"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is a dislocated
worker;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7E5FDDEB3DC7484D9D85E7B415B2937A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is a long-term
unemployed individual;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3AAE5FAE311E4143AAB58DFFD366E6B1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is temporarily or
permanently laid off as a consequence of the emergency or disaster; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFA4B20B8B62B4A63A0DD82327B925AB0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the case of an
individual who is self-employed, becomes unemployed or significantly
underemployed as a result of the emergency or disaster.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID48a161d97dd54889b0e81fdfe079a215"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations on
disaster relief employment</header><subparagraph id="idB62EA8A668CC4078AE8CA4B74C66B708"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no individual
shall be employed under subsection (b)(1)(B) for more than 12 months for work
related to recovery from a single emergency or disaster.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id33933706C3A4495CAFBF5CC481C11002"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>At
the request of a State, the Secretary may extend such employment, related to
recovery from a single emergency or disaster involving the State, for not more
than an additional 12 months.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id709D2BA59A164AB5A6DE72DC6AAD619D"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of available funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available under subsection
(b)(1)(B) shall be available to assist workers described in paragraph (2) who
are affected by an emergency or disaster, including workers who have relocated
from an area in which an emergency or disaster has been declared or otherwise
recognized, as appropriate. Under conditions determined by the Secretary and
following notification to the Secretary, a State may use such funds, that are
appropriated for any fiscal year and available for expenditure under any grant
awarded to the State under this section, to provide any assistance authorized
under this subsection. Funds used pursuant to the authority provided under this
paragraph shall be subject to the liability and reimbursement requirements
described in paragraph (5).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC6018C55317746F0AC000CCCD0EC5703"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Liability and
reimbursement</header><text>Nothing in this Act shall be construed to relieve
liability, by a responsible party that is liable under Federal law, for any
costs incurred by the United States under subsection (b)(1)(B) or this
subsection, including the responsibility to provide reimbursement for such
costs to the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id298CC9AE9F3B4193B327A95845F0212D"><enum>272.</enum><header>YouthBuild
program</header><subsection id="ID6ec7c79c045d47eead7a6fda04c79928"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statement of
purpose</header><text>The purposes of this section are—</text><paragraph id="IDccda7fd266cb49f49c29fac9d3bb1da3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to
enable disadvantaged youth to obtain the education and employment skills
necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency in occupations in demand and
postsecondary education and training opportunities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID607a9d94df4a4d3dabe5d16f93b4e230"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to
provide disadvantaged youth with opportunities for meaningful work and service
to their communities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1c6f6ad1a0524ec5ba554cab851bea94"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to
foster the development of employment and leadership skills and commitment to
community development among youth in low-income communities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDeece262708994124be84b989cbdc0ef2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to
expand the supply of permanent affordable housing for homeless individuals and
low-income families by utilizing the energies and talents of disadvantaged
youth; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1eb3e0af038044e5958c90a102cbad30"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to
improve the quality and energy efficiency of community and other nonprofit and
public facilities, including those facilities that are used to serve homeless
and low-income families.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1294669eaef34c11b9a91f4656ebf1a8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text><paragraph id="IDc218472cd3744fc1a79ebeb9c8c491bf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adjusted
income</header><text>The term <term>adjusted income</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437a(b)).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa4f157013e0b46fd92f42d5b29a7ee9b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicant</header><text>The
term <term>applicant</term> means an eligible entity that has submitted an
application under subsection (c).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID63d5ac2d4fc7414d861a56b7d11e96a3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means a public or
private nonprofit agency or organization (including a consortium of such
agencies or organizations), including—</text><subparagraph id="ID92793bd0768741f095c514cdbf6cf012"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a
community-based organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa39011d888f746bb8df456bdebc2e110"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a
faith-based organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID858446a95900478c8adaddfea73f76de"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an entity
carrying out activities under this title, such as a local board;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf36907cba57d4d34a97261899ba2d7e7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a
community action agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9550d634930e405e9c3ab19132c6b66e"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a
State or local housing development agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6290cc97876240208697544b78f01455"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an Indian tribe
or other agency primarily serving Indians;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeceae9a912364b6abecb850e31f956a3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a
community development corporation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe6c2c7ddfc2c4bf6a85331a1a4323745"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a
State or local youth service or conservation corps; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID837b698b9c16457b8e6cfd744c73fc67"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any other entity
eligible to provide education or employment training under a Federal program
(other than the program carried out under this section).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6c1eefaef7a7414f802242d4d403556b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Homeless
individual</header><text>The term <term>homeless individual</term> means a
homeless individual (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Violence Against
Women Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043e-2">42 U.S.C. 14043e–2(6)</external-xref>), except that clauses (i)(IV) and
(iii) of subparagraph (B) of such section shall not apply) or a homeless child
or youth (as defined in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11434a">42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)</external-xref>), except that subparagraph (B)(iv) of such
section shall not apply).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDeafe54d6253d46fdb284236186d6864b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Housing
development agency</header><text>The term <term>housing development
agency</term> means any agency of a State or local government, or any private
nonprofit organization, that is engaged in providing housing for homeless
individuals or low-income families.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3a49f1124df0477d99c52fda92672205"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Income</header><text>The
term <term>income</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3(b) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437a">42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7cdc51881d9c49abb6b9ba652fc2623b"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Indian; indian
tribe</header><text>The terms <term>Indian</term> and <term>Indian tribe</term>
have the meanings given such terms in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID57c3a61ecf4a425c9a94914e08b0586a"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Low-income
family</header><text>The term <term>low-income family</term> means a family
described in section 3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437a(b)(2)).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8601dff6a6714522beacf9c0bf70896a"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Qualified
national nonprofit agency</header><text>The term <term>qualified national
nonprofit agency</term> means a nonprofit agency that—</text><subparagraph id="IDfda4e85fb6f74c5ba5df3fd7d6f62d12"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has significant
national experience providing services consisting of training, information,
technical assistance, and data management to YouthBuild programs or similar
projects; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf9eb3c055abd493997e26c24e791c6ff"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has the capacity
to provide those services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9a75539a2ea448a5a644d40823560aa4"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Registered
apprenticeship program</header><text>The term <term>registered apprenticeship
program</term> means an apprenticeship program—</text><subparagraph id="IDe7ec81eefd2c4e409b4eef30a3f0ef5e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>registered under
the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the <quote>National
Apprenticeship Act</quote>; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/50">29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.</external-xref>);
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID306786b10c194082b22bf931e4778360"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that meets such
other criteria as may be established by the Secretary under this
section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4a5864d11d0441548f35c7d3d181fddf"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Transitional
housing</header><text>The term <term>transitional housing</term> has the
meaning given the term in section 401(29) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11360">42 U.S.C. 11360(29)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID24ca46f098d2433c876fe2786db93104"><enum>(12)</enum><header>YouthBuild
program</header><text>The term <term>YouthBuild program</term> means any
program that receives assistance under this section and provides disadvantaged
youth with opportunities for employment, education, leadership development, and
training through the rehabilitation, construction, or energy efficiency
enhancement of housing for homeless individuals and low-income families, and of
public facilities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID00f4df1d5e86416e959270fd7c18519a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>YouthBuild
grants</header><paragraph id="ID7ff1bb216a3e423fbf7c2786187e0932"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amounts of
grants</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to make grants to applicants
for the purpose of carrying out YouthBuild programs approved under this
section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3973f0f5f3b94bd8b75cad30bfe89de8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
activities</header><text>An entity that receives a grant under this subsection
shall use the funds made available through the grant to carry out a YouthBuild
program, which may include the following activities:</text><subparagraph id="IDac505e38835b44deaf49531ba2ab7239"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Education and
workforce investment activities including—</text><clause id="ID2251f6d7de434de5999eb9c6fe26f1c7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>work
experience and skills training (coordinated, to the maximum extent feasible,
with preapprenticeship and registered apprenticeship programs) in the
rehabilitation, construction, or energy efficiency enhancement activities
described in subparagraphs (B) and (C);</text></clause><clause id="IDe51b32d52be246b987f4a347abec591d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>occupational
skills training;</text></clause><clause id="IDbe7403b369e2404f85b6080eac07fe80"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other
paid and unpaid work experiences, including internships and job
shadowing;</text></clause><clause id="ID9de4df1d1653425798a545879447b825"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>services and
activities designed to meet the educational needs of participants,
including—</text><subclause id="ID693140ca5f3247f2825b101abd9553af"><enum>(I)</enum><text>basic skills
instruction and remedial education;</text></subclause><subclause id="IDa0f9d28e6565406890ca8f2bd21ea7a7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>language
instruction educational programs for participants who are English language
learners;</text></subclause><subclause id="IDf089d7f98c38452893323d6ad456cf3d"><enum>(III)</enum><text>secondary
education services and activities, including tutoring, study skills training,
and dropout prevention activities, designed to lead to the attainment of a
secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent (including recognized
certificates of attendance or similar documents for individuals with
disabilities);</text></subclause><subclause id="IDaa6611cc322f4ee7abe2a86bfaa04a82"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>counseling and
assistance in obtaining postsecondary education and required financial aid;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="IDc49b098f514442f98b5270529e64e4f7"><enum>(V)</enum><text>alternative
secondary school services;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ID03e5e04c280a418e9de61af8c1088b52"><enum>(v)</enum><text>counseling
services and related activities, such as comprehensive guidance and counseling
on drug and alcohol abuse and referral;</text></clause><clause id="ID865c550a35204d128b057fee87c3e0ca"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>activities
designed to develop employment and leadership skills, which may include
community service and peer-centered activities encouraging responsibility and
other positive social behaviors, and activities related to youth policy
committees that participate in decision-making related to the program;</text></clause><clause id="ID55626208a49845b48308ab56de79d4b1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>supportive
services and provision of need-based stipends necessary to enable individuals
to participate in the program and to assist individuals, for a period not to
exceed 12 months after the completion of training, in obtaining or retaining
employment, or applying for and transitioning to postsecondary education or
training; and</text></clause><clause id="IDe06e03742a9b43718ca921a14825aeeb"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>job
search and assistance.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd2d42357b2ae4b699fa01b39db28f5a6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Supervision and
training for participants in the rehabilitation, construction, or energy
efficiency enhancement of housing, including residential housing for homeless
individuals or low-income families, or transitional housing for homeless
individuals.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID856689c804d84009956e1c711aa8f9bf"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Supervision and
training for participants in the rehabilitation, construction, or energy
efficiency enhancement of community and other public facilities, except that
not more than 15 percent of funds appropriated to carry out this section may be
used for such supervision and training.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0d710844d6624648b864815c414a7a3c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Payment of
administrative costs of the applicant, including recruitment and selection of
participants, except that not more than 15 percent of the amount of assistance
provided under this subsection to the grant recipient may be used for such
costs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2fc484a20fb84dc09f496f843d2f4026"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Adult
mentoring.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc29d11c0e49744248701dc9733616cda"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Provision of
wages, stipends, or benefits to participants in the program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4458492653e54872be17c958bc0952e4"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Ongoing training
and technical assistance that are related to developing and carrying out the
program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe58955f276c34be18de133f4d6a7291e"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Follow-up
services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6fd3e8ca3acf4d9ca5b83f07c66333bb"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header><subparagraph id="IDcf0ab3fbd3e6493b9e9fa199c84e1726"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Form and
procedure</header><text>To be qualified to receive a grant under this
subsection, an eligible entity shall submit an application at such time, in
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDecda3291667849ff856a3b213c805f07"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimum
requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall require that the application
contain, at a minimum—</text><clause id="IDe81ac85179274054a333de8a4fd8f898"><enum>(i)</enum><text>labor
market information for the labor market area where the proposed program will be
implemented, including both current data (as of the date of submission of the
application) and projections on career opportunities in construction and
growing industries;</text></clause><clause id="IDe7b251c55b784d4fbaca2deddf3b366d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
request for the grant, specifying the amount of the grant requested and its
proposed uses;</text></clause><clause id="ID182069967c8d43c88b66428600125679"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
description of the applicant and a statement of its qualifications, including a
description of the applicant’s relationship with local boards, one-stop
operators, local unions, entities carrying out registered apprenticeship
programs, other community groups, and employers, and the applicant’s past
experience, if any, with rehabilitation, construction, or energy efficiency
enhancement of housing or public facilities, and with youth education and
employment training programs;</text></clause><clause id="ID5383e28b64e4409cb3d81182fdd1daa3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
description of the proposed site for the proposed program;</text></clause><clause id="IDd55e67b272974e949948ed1117b6aaf9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a
description of the educational and job training activities, work opportunities,
postsecondary education and training opportunities, and other services that
will be provided to participants, and how those activities, opportunities, and
services will prepare youth for employment in occupations in demand in the
labor market area described in clause (i);</text></clause><clause id="ID2db23e7866ad46148d04afd6312a3e61"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a
description of the proposed rehabilitation, construction, or energy efficiency
enhancement activities to be undertaken under the grant and the anticipated
schedule for carrying out such activities;</text></clause><clause id="ID32bf10d31e364bc08afbc2f76d98fff1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a
description of the manner in which eligible youth will be recruited and
selected as participants, including a description of arrangements that will be
made with local boards, one-stop operators, faith- and community-based
organizations, State educational agencies or local educational agencies
(including agencies of Indian tribes), public assistance agencies, the courts
of jurisdiction, agencies operating shelters for homeless individuals and other
agencies that serve youth who are homeless individuals, foster care agencies,
and other appropriate public and private agencies;</text></clause><clause id="ID4494b178f5b744ef87d8dcb5f2390fc5"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>a
description of the special outreach efforts that will be undertaken to recruit
eligible young women (including young women with dependent children) as
participants;</text></clause><clause id="ID9c7499d68b1247a0926d3291dce7cff0"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>a
description of the specific role of employers in the proposed program, such as
their role in developing the proposed program and assisting in service
provision and in placement activities;</text></clause><clause id="ID60dc0de8ccb242b6979f8a342615a1af"><enum>(x)</enum><text>a
description of how the proposed program will be coordinated with other Federal,
State, and local activities and activities conducted by Indian tribes, such as
local workforce investment activities, career and technical education and
training programs, adult and language instruction educational programs,
activities conducted by public schools, activities conducted by community
colleges, national service programs, and other job training provided with funds
available under this title;</text></clause><clause id="IDab9bc3dba7c3471aad3fb7b6e8076663"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>assurances that
there will be a sufficient number of adequately trained supervisory personnel
in the proposed program;</text></clause><clause id="IDcadf6c51f0ee4300a28b1608fe3c7fcf"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>a
description of the levels of performance to be achieved with respect to the primary indicators of
performance for eligible youth described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(ii);</text></clause><clause id="IDe7fe556d5e804ffc8e70e623cd875622"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>a
description of the applicant’s relationship with local building trade unions
regarding their involvement in training to be provided through the proposed
program, the relationship of the proposed program to established registered
apprenticeship programs and employers, the ability of the applicant to grant an industry-recognized certificate or certification through the program, and the
quality of the program leading to the certificate or certification;</text></clause><clause id="ID2c755c934b384c6aa1fbcdf4e263aa55"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>a
description of activities that will be undertaken to develop the leadership
skills of participants;</text></clause><clause id="IDfab00c7d6deb4292b0b374d8e8095551"><enum>(xv)</enum><text>a
detailed budget and a description of the system of fiscal controls, and
auditing and accountability procedures, that will be used to ensure fiscal
soundness for the proposed program;</text></clause><clause id="ID05843d617b7048ef8f5dec82467dc99b"><enum>(xvi)</enum><text>a
description of the commitments for any additional resources (in addition to the
funds made available through the grant) to be made available to the proposed
program from—</text><subclause id="IDbbaffcdcf87b436da9b86a427da9aaca"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
applicant;</text></subclause><subclause id="IDc4dc99c21cd940aaaaeb58a4cd5826eb"><enum>(II)</enum><text>recipients of
other Federal, State, or local housing and community development assistance that
will sponsor any part of the rehabilitation, construction, energy efficiency
enhancement, operation and maintenance, or other housing and community
development activities undertaken as part of the proposed program; or</text></subclause><subclause id="ID1d30f1f025204ba0ba9a4f6894e56807"><enum>(III)</enum><text>entities
carrying out other Federal, State, or local activities or activities conducted
by Indian tribes, including career and technical education and training
programs, adult and language instruction educational programs, and job training
provided with funds available under this title;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ID3d5009dbf39f4564b3ea17e122a6bdd3"><enum>(xvii)</enum><text>information
identifying, and a description of, the financing proposed for any—</text><subclause id="ID40d306fa971143f487b32c262e41961c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>rehabilitation or
energy efficient enhancement of the property involved;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID1bcbaacc95554fe2ade302d94a5a9444"><enum>(II)</enum><text>acquisition of
the property; or</text></subclause><subclause id="ID9c63ac2a39a044e88689d9f8746b475e"><enum>(III)</enum><text>construction of
the property;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ID541312c09924442aac6181dfa16aa2f5"><enum>(xviii)</enum><text>information
identifying, and a description of, the entity that will operate and manage the
property;</text></clause><clause id="ID184c222c16444a50be4c1e86113a568a"><enum>(xix)</enum><text>information
identifying, and a description of, the data collection systems to be
used;</text></clause><clause id="ID9a194b7589f740be893024ef894f2a80"><enum>(xx)</enum><text>a
certification, by a public official responsible for the housing strategy for
the State or unit of general local government within which the proposed program
is located, that the proposed program is consistent with the housing strategy;
and</text></clause><clause id="IDd8e7208a87084add8c4d320336e51c9c"><enum>(xxi)</enum><text>a
certification that the applicant will comply with the requirements of the Fair
Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3601">42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.</external-xref>) and will affirmatively further fair
housing.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID218119bd25e947758e16eebf8681621f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Selection
criteria</header><text>For an applicant to be eligible to receive a grant under
this subsection, the applicant and the applicant’s proposed program shall meet
such selection criteria as the Secretary shall establish under this section,
which shall include criteria relating to—</text><subparagraph id="IDd17f446e63224f5fb86d4be4472811f0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
qualifications or potential capabilities of an applicant;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID32c6a56726674547bf5a02b3caf03a64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an applicant’s
potential for developing a successful YouthBuild program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9625e452609344c89b17ee9b802719d1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the need for an
applicant’s proposed program, as determined by the degree of economic distress
of the community from which participants would be recruited (measured by
indicators such as poverty, youth unemployment, and the number of individuals
who have dropped out of secondary school) and of the community in which the
housing and community and public facilities proposed to be rehabilitated,
constructed, or provided energy efficiency enhancements is located (measured by
indicators such as incidence of homelessness, shortage of affordable housing,
and poverty);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID852ae32823d54f21af479a12ee14b64d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the commitment of
an applicant to providing skills training, leadership development, and
education to participants;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa243b9fab18846e49882df22d742dc01"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the focus of a
proposed program on preparing youth for occupations in demand or postsecondary
education and training opportunities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc66e2927d38440dcb9c01be3004fe909"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the extent of an
applicant’s coordination of activities to be carried out through the proposed
program with local boards, one-stop operators, and one-stop partners
participating in the operation of the one-stop delivery system involved, or the
extent of the applicant’s good faith efforts in achieving such
coordination;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcd082d8f84394f78b0a91190e1fec170"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the extent of the
applicant’s coordination of activities with public education, criminal justice,
housing and community development, national service, or postsecondary education
or other systems that relate to the goals of the proposed program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89e327802309405b9471a99aa7babc36"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the extent of an
applicant’s coordination of activities with employers in the local area
involved;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0ea82384308a4748b010b5cb0979e1ab"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the extent to
which a proposed program provides for inclusion of tenants who were previously
homeless individuals in the rental housing provided through the program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdde43dc105f145d688221dfc2ac93d28"><enum>(J)</enum><text>the commitment of
additional resources (in addition to the funds made available through the
grant) to a proposed program by—</text><clause id="ID8cd70eabce2f4068b25f1a4bc25a1227"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
applicant;</text></clause><clause id="IDa8af66b75a0245bea7a5e27b772ff9fd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recipients of
other Federal, State, or local housing and community development assistance who
will sponsor any part of the rehabilitation, construction, energy efficiency
enhancement, operation and maintenance, or other housing and community
development activities undertaken as part of the proposed program; or</text></clause><clause id="IDaa8f6a37f9e947779c724ba0e5ffcd5a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>entities
carrying out other Federal, State, or local activities or activities conducted
by Indian tribes, including career and technical education and training
programs, adult and language instruction educational programs, and job training
provided with funds available under this title;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3c9cf84a7e7748d7879e48dae45739ae"><enum>(K)</enum><text>the applicant’s
potential to serve different regions, including rural areas and States that
have not previously received grants for YouthBuild programs; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbf276c73c7754797af0590656a6264b4"><enum>(L)</enum><text>such other
factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate for purposes of carrying
out the proposed program in an effective and efficient manner.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1c0e334c1858432ea72c05f821a4acef"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>To
the extent practicable, the Secretary shall notify each applicant, not later
than 5 months after the date of receipt of the application by the Secretary,
whether the application is approved or not approved.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDdabd8e7f4d774632ae449bd7d0d8b214"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of housing
units</header><text>Residential housing units rehabilitated, constructed, or
provided energy efficiency improvements using funds made available under
subsection (c), shall be available solely—</text><paragraph id="IDb6c6e52d3f054f9b847c629a4e475e7b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for
rental by, or sale to, homeless individuals or low-income families; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID22020051e3634d48a329a57c1019ca71"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for
use as transitional or permanent housing, for the purpose of assisting in the
movement of homeless individuals to independent living.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb40638df28cf435eb02aaa01a43ad5d2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Additional
program requirements</header><paragraph id="IDbc02a96995c94427af6dba21c54cec37"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
participants</header><subparagraph id="ID9c85c8deaa0e429c8e3a0412ddb1214c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an individual may
participate in a YouthBuild program only if such individual is—</text><clause id="ID26d53113da2740a091e6fe67c22fa5da"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not
less than age 16 and not more than age 24, on the date of enrollment;</text></clause><clause id="ID88d025037c614dfe8c5ccab6e0803dc7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
member of a low-income family, a youth in foster care (including youth aging
out of foster care), a youth offender, a youth who is an individual with a
disability, a child of incarcerated parents, or a migrant youth; and</text></clause><clause id="ID2006eaa9b6ba4d57a1d6e83727248d54"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
school dropout, or an individual who was a school dropout and has subsequently
reenrolled.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf3fba1c749e1448d9326084f646079ba"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception for
individuals not meeting income or educational need
requirements</header><text>Not more than 25 percent of the participants in such
program may be individuals who do not meet the requirements of clause (ii) or
(iii) of subparagraph (A), but who—</text><clause id="IDb0fc5fa2ebc94a4995d1de4a5a9af0bd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are
basic skills deficient, despite attainment of a secondary school diploma or its
recognized equivalent (including recognized certificates of attendance or
similar documents for individuals with disabilities); or</text></clause><clause id="IDa3a2e0002a5a424480d5a78ba19475f6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have
been referred by a local secondary school for participation in a YouthBuild
program leading to the attainment of a secondary school diploma.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID94b1284fc5ce4e63b5116cfc3670b4d2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Participation
limitation</header><text>An eligible individual selected for participation in a
YouthBuild program shall be offered full-time participation in the program for
a period of not less than 6 months and not more than 24 months.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf070b8eb0fb94cea8d0f84db02ca8527"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Minimum time
devoted to educational services and activities</header><text>A YouthBuild
program receiving assistance under subsection (c) shall be structured so that
participants in the program are offered—</text><subparagraph id="ID0c3f10bb67c04c3388061007a58e4d68"><enum>(A)</enum><text>education and
related services and activities designed to meet educational needs, such as
those specified in clauses (iv) through (vii) of subsection (c)(2)(A), during
at least 50 percent of the time during which the participants participate in
the program; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeef1ac44b37243378b77b09a08da321f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>work and skill
development activities such as those specified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and
(viii) of subsection (c)(2)(A), during at least 40 percent of the time during
which the participants participate in the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID312182bb90fc4c98985a6e4a1694fb47"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authority
restriction</header><text>No provision of this section may be construed to
authorize any agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any
direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction,
administration, or personnel of any educational institution (including a
school) or school system, or over the selection of library resources,
textbooks, or other printed or published instructional materials by any
educational institution or school system.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3d913242288746e1bde418df68616c2c"><enum>(5)</enum><header>State and local
standards</header><text>All educational programs and activities supported with
funds provided under subsection (c) shall be consistent with applicable State
and local educational standards. Standards and procedures for the programs and
activities that relate to awarding academic credit for and certifying
educational attainment in such programs and activities shall be consistent with
applicable State and local educational standards.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbc1e9db9e2f44d1a83dfbb41c7310732"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Levels of
performance and indicators</header><paragraph id="ID8d290549c3534dbca8121e024183ce50"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall annually establish expected levels of
performance for YouthBuild programs relating to each of the primary indicators
of performance for eligible youth activities described in section
131(b)(2)(A)(ii).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe6bb44d58ddb46e782a3bb136c26d2b5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
indicators</header><text>The Secretary may establish expected levels of
performance for additional indicators for YouthBuild programs, as the Secretary
determines appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6136fdb0d5ef4dcb9a71729e57c6c826"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Management and
technical assistance</header><paragraph id="IDffef9e85976f4890a08ac7640595f910"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary
assistance</header><text>The Secretary may enter into contracts with 1 or more
entities to provide assistance to the Secretary in the management, supervision,
and coordination of the program carried out under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID36d0f7dc853b4687a987e4a6e5c0a378"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><subparagraph id="IDae4be0ba7e4247d7872550447fd9a80d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Contracts and
grants</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into contracts with or make
grants to 1 or more qualified national nonprofit agencies, in order to provide
training, information, technical assistance, program evaluation, and data
management to recipients of grants under subsection (c).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID69ca09f06d2a4397a2378c1dee092626"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reservation of
funds</header><text>Of the amounts available under subsection (i) to carry out
this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 5 percent to carry
out subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1f9080cba8be4e168759fb98d28e6ae5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Capacity
building grants</header><subparagraph id="ID0922930f5d1d40458e38d3590225bd9a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In each fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than
3 percent of the amounts available under subsection (i) to award grants to 1 or
more qualified national nonprofit agencies to pay for the Federal share of the
cost of capacity building activities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7a639d34dcde47409228eb628c19b37a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost described in subparagraph (A)
shall be 25 percent. The non-Federal share shall be provided from private
sources.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcf8a74b7246b4d7984131465705cb680"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Subgrants and
contracts</header><text>Each recipient of a grant under subsection (c) to carry
out a YouthBuild program shall provide the services and activities described in
this section directly or through subgrants, contracts, or other arrangements
with local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, State or
local housing development agencies, other public agencies, including agencies
of Indian tribes, or private organizations.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID7025695e3912442485920a21ab27e791"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for
each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 such sums as may be necessary to carry
out this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID16df4db2d0a64afaa4e2120f074fc298"><enum>273.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><subsection id="ID30119d4e4f4b40948a4c1b153f92ed67"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Native American
programs; migrant and seasonal farmworker programs; veterans’ workforce
investment programs</header><paragraph id="ID28ce94e91c5f4a0da6dcdd8eb0b24bd2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), there are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out sections 266 through 268 such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3c83b14f40a84c13bfd70594398ca2ad"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reservations</header><text>Of
the amount appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under
paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="ID839012d9951d4c42891009c098b5d5c8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reserve not less
than $55,000,000 for carrying out section 266;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID24059a3b3cd54e0e89799edea4492a49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reserve not less
than $70,000,000 for carrying out section 267; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID99659cb8ab3a4d21a88d25dacab3e3a6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reserve not less
than $7,300,000 for carrying out section 268.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0c901309360246e7bc5901dd9b459e36"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
assistance; evaluations and research</header><text>There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out sections 269 and 270 such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDe04d21a86ce04d38acc58c8a09bfa2ed"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assistance for
eligible workers</header><text>If, as of the date of enactment of this Act, any
unobligated funds appropriated to carry out subsections (f) and (g) of section
173 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as in effect on
the day before the date of enactment of this Act, remain available, the
Secretary of Labor shall continue to use such funds to carry out such
subsections until all of such funds are expended.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id5DF89A0B0A2E4525A6632213C58BBBE5"><enum>E</enum><header>Administration</header><section id="idEC7D7BD4CE964EFBA19F06028CAC6D3E"><enum>281.</enum><header>Requirements
and restrictions</header><subsection id="ID74d03db1198247d88f31bd5272969720"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Benefits</header><paragraph id="ID86f11395739b4986a046464971897b26"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Wages</header><subparagraph id="IDcd2137c5c1704971a20c1b869224fc1a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Individuals in on-the-job training or individuals
employed in activities under this title or subtitle C of title I shall be
compensated at the same rates, including periodic increases, as trainees or
employees who are similarly situated in similar occupations by the same
employer and who have similar training, experience, and skills, and such rates
shall be in accordance with applicable law, but in no event less than the
higher of the rate specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/206">29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)</external-xref>) or the applicable State or local minimum wage
law.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6e0f66f4399045dea06c443d3f4efc24"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>The reference in subparagraph (A) to section 6(a)(1)
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/206">29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)</external-xref>) shall not be
applicable for individuals in territorial jurisdictions in which section 6(a)(1) of
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/206">29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)</external-xref>) does not apply.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID66c5a5b2f78847ab8acb5e011949948e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of
allowances, earnings, and payments</header><text>Allowances, earnings, and
payments to individuals participating in programs under this title or subtitle
C of title I shall not be considered as income for the purposes of determining
eligibility for and the amount of income transfer and in-kind aid furnished
under any Federal or federally assisted program based on need, other than as
provided under the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/301">42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID03992d1375a24a449ad4bcd3fe2150b7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Labor
standards</header><paragraph id="IDe1db2044175b47e4971ea3e3d6b084fd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitations on
activities that impact wages of employees</header><text>No funds provided under
this title or subtitle C of title I shall be used to pay the wages of incumbent
employees during their participation in economic development activities
provided through a statewide workforce development system.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID53c8d271ba6c475c9d7314b545021736"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Displacement</header><subparagraph id="ID8d7d2f5b14144d27ae39b5f1478b1a76"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>A
participant in a program or activity authorized under this title or subtitle C
of title I (referred to in this section as a <quote>specified activity</quote>)
shall not displace (including a partial displacement, such as a reduction in
the hours of nonovertime work, wages, or employment benefits) any currently
employed employee (as of the date of the participation).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5d07015ac7394420a1982c76487c7ba9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibition on
impairment of contracts</header><text>A specified activity shall not impair an
existing contract for services or collective bargaining agreement, and no such
activity that would be inconsistent with the terms of a collective bargaining
agreement shall be undertaken without the written concurrence of the labor
organization and employer concerned.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf267a75b2a9540ee9d2ef52ea5a8c1cb"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other
prohibitions</header><text>A participant in a specified activity shall not be
employed in a job if—</text><subparagraph id="ID298ac8a2dca548c380e2ef11fdaea746"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any other
individual is on layoff from the same or any substantially equivalent
job;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID404cab36aea84a299e5a57dbadff26d0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the employer has
terminated the employment of any regular employee or otherwise reduced the
workforce of the employer with the intention of filling the vacancy so created
with the participant; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID046093f354c54a798e574521fc8b2e72"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the job is
created in a promotional line that will infringe in any way upon the
promotional opportunities of currently employed individuals (as of the date of
the participation).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7a9e56bd645b442f8e8d46bff8d5b8ab"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Health and
safety</header><text>Health and safety standards established under Federal and
State law otherwise applicable to working conditions of employees shall be
equally applicable to working conditions of participants engaged in specified
activities. To the extent that a State workers’ compensation law applies,
workers’ compensation shall be provided to participants on the same basis as
the compensation is provided to other individuals in the State in similar
employment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4e3093cc3f0f409c86563d56a985018e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Employment
conditions</header><text>Individuals in on-the-job training or individuals
employed in programs and activities under this title or subtitle C of title I
shall be provided benefits and working conditions at the same level and to the
same extent as other trainees or employees working a similar length of time and
doing the same type of work.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3cb1eab21beb4ae4876ac95d28722e03"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Opportunity to
submit comments</header><text>Interested members of the public, including
representatives of businesses and of labor organizations, shall be provided an
opportunity to submit comments to the Secretary with respect to programs and
activities proposed to be funded under subtitle B.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2e4ed5d327e341609954a105ac605cee"><enum>(7)</enum><header>No
impact on union organizing</header><text>Each recipient of funds under this
title or subtitle C of title I shall provide to the Secretary assurances that
none of such funds will be used to assist, promote, or deter union
organizing.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID99b438ce9ca74b6ea45427c2545fb081"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grievance
procedure</header><paragraph id="ID8ec688da00d449babd817b5468e7ade5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each State and local area receiving an allotment or
allocation under this title or a grant under subtitle C of title I shall
establish and maintain a procedure for grievances or complaints alleging
violations of the requirements of this title or subtitle C of title I from
participants and other interested or affected parties. Such procedure shall
include an opportunity for a hearing and be completed within 60 days after the
filing of the grievance or complaint.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9959dad892e94e4f9142c69ba9bf983f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Investigation</header><subparagraph id="IDc504973a89554ffca1eafd42cde8e569"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall investigate an allegation of a
violation described in paragraph (1) if—</text><clause id="IDd96d34dee32d4f44b52e8a5779155b11"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
decision relating to such violation has not been reached within 60 days after
the date of the filing of the grievance or complaint and either party appeals
to the Secretary; or</text></clause><clause id="IDff7217d86f724b3cbb25f25270d515d7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
decision relating to such violation has been reached within such 60 days and
the party to which such decision is adverse appeals such decision to the
Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID702450356412424f8f0c87819108b813"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall make a final determination
relating to an appeal made under subparagraph (A) no later than 120 days after
receiving such appeal.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID443670129c66496abc212a9651eebfc2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Remedies</header><text>Remedies
that may be imposed under this section for a violation of any requirement of
this title or subtitle C of title I shall be limited—</text><subparagraph id="ID0ecc10af37c541788f2de1bf9d5d6356"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to suspension or
termination of payments under this title or subtitle C of title I;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID547b0a9b84fe45a89419cf2af48da616"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to prohibition of
placement of a participant with an employer that has violated any requirement
under this title or subtitle C of title I;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb708d2d9477146238935ac288387de11"><enum>(C)</enum><text>where applicable,
to reinstatement of an employee, payment of lost wages and benefits, and
reestablishment of other relevant terms, conditions, and privileges of
employment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID03d91423fd34428b9ff189139f946149"><enum>(D)</enum><text>where
appropriate, to other equitable relief.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2cb04936533846f48c28b5e3877c612a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in paragraph (3) shall be construed to
prohibit a grievant or complainant from pursuing a remedy authorized under
another Federal, State, or local law for a violation of this title or subtitle
C of title I.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD4C579E73D214CE5B508125B4CA5E0E8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Relocation</header><paragraph id="ID081b1f9970104fb5b2872f544987095a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition on
use of funds to encourage or induce relocation</header><text>No funds provided
under this title or subtitle C of title I shall be used, or proposed for use,
to encourage or induce the relocation of a business or part of a business if
such relocation would result in a loss of employment for any employee of such
business at the original location and such original location is within the
United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8541c6b276a74f6384d2f373ca2aa054"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition on
use of funds after relocation</header><text>No funds provided under this title
or subtitle C of title I for an employment or training activity shall be used
for customized or skill training, on-the-job training, incumbent worker
training, transitional employment, or company-specific assessments of job
applicants or employees, for any business or part of a business that has
relocated, until the date that is 120 days after the date on which such
business commences operations at the new location, if the relocation of such
business or part of a business results in a loss of employment for any employee
of such business at the original location and such original location is within
the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID826cb70fe142484db11b13e98fa55997"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Repayment</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that a violation of paragraph (1) or (2) has occurred,
the Secretary shall require the State that has violated such paragraph (or that
has provided funding to an entity that has violated such paragraph) to repay to
the United States an amount equal to the amount expended in violation of such
paragraph.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID40e6c621cda44a64bc1954f6af6e7b10"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation on
use of funds</header><text>No funds available to carry out an activity under
this title or subtitle C of title I shall be used for employment generating
activities, investment in revolving loan funds, capitalization of businesses,
investment in contract bidding resource centers, economic development
activities, or similar activities, that are not directly related to training
for eligible individuals under this title or subtitle C of title I. No funds
received to carry out an activity under subtitle B of this title or under
subtitle C of title I shall be used for foreign travel.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDae16703c734a44cea2f375fa2891d827"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Testing and
sanctioning for use of controlled substances</header><paragraph id="ID18dad81908a54cebb4d8974bed675d1b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State shall
not be prohibited by the Federal Government from—</text><subparagraph id="ID6aebed9d9ec343c993a3d411ff37ed5d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>testing
participants in programs under subtitle B of this title or under subtitle C of
title I for the use of controlled substances; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfb53ab6821c746638f5b8392fd0db54d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sanctioning such
participants who test positive for the use of such controlled
substances.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID30a3a1194d7c4d858d75f3954af66d81"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><subparagraph id="ID9a0c3489c9ac4c3fa4eaf0a641b3e5e9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Period of
sanction</header><text>In sanctioning participants in a program under subtitle
B of this title or under subtitle C of title I who test positive for the use of
controlled substances—</text><clause id="ID50176d3d618a4d67883e3a675945922b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with
respect to the first occurrence for which a participant tests positive, a State
may exclude the participant from the program for a period not to exceed 6
months; and</text></clause><clause id="ID5dab58ca64174c138c4a12101c69defc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with
respect to the second occurrence and each subsequent occurrence for which a
participant tests positive, a State may exclude the participant from the
program for a period not to exceed 2 years.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0c9a32e4b6ad43b98120b2f3d0d59d34"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Appeal</header><text>The
testing of participants and the imposition of sanctions under this subsection
shall be subject to expeditious appeal in accordance with due process
procedures established by the State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbd887bcdaa4d4a6d86e70aa277694a3c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Privacy</header><text>A
State shall establish procedures for testing participants for the use of
controlled substances that ensure a maximum degree of privacy for the
participants.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID247eb1ab3fa9441cb0b5d38442dd926e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funding
requirement</header><text>In testing and sanctioning of participants for the
use of controlled substances in accordance with this subsection, the only
Federal funds that a State may use are the amounts made available for the
administration of statewide workforce investment activities under section
234(a)(3)(B).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9eee35cd638a49f5a9196d5ea25fca58"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Subgrant
authority</header><text>A recipient of grant funds under this title shall have
the authority to enter into subgrants in order to carry out the grant, subject
to such conditions as the Secretary may establish.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID122fedfaecbc41c98094428d38635df0"><enum>282.</enum><header>Prompt
allocation of funds</header><subsection id="ID828f3c95ddd94b7f951ca80fb292b897"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allotments
based on latest available data</header><text>All allotments to States and
grants to outlying areas under this title shall be based on the latest
available data and estimates satisfactory to the Secretary. All data relating
to disadvantaged adults and disadvantaged youth shall be based on the most
recent satisfactory data from the Bureau of the Census.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDc8c70ea0a4574316aca2ef15a4e6cf6d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Publication in
Federal register relating to formula funds</header><text>Whenever the Secretary
allots funds required to be allotted under this title, the Secretary shall
publish in a timely fashion in the Federal Register the amount proposed to be
distributed to each recipient of the funds.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDe7d101435c9b49c4834d7fb8fef55979"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirement for
funds distributed by formula</header><text>All funds required to be allotted
under section 227 or 232 shall be allotted within 45 days after the date of
enactment of the Act appropriating the funds, except that, if such funds are
appropriated in advance as authorized by section 289(g), such funds shall be
allotted or allocated not later than the March 31 preceding the program year
for which such funds are to be available for obligation.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDd804d451a3f84c1492c7add1540be19d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Publication in
Federal register relating to discretionary funds</header><text>Whenever the
Secretary utilizes a formula to allot or allocate funds made available for
distribution at the Secretary’s discretion under this title, the Secretary
shall, not later than 30 days prior to such allotment or allocation, publish
for comment in the Federal Register the formula, the rationale for the formula,
and the proposed amounts to be distributed to each State and local area. After
consideration of any comments received, the Secretary shall publish final
allotments and allocations in the Federal Register.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID32c6c1693d704f2c8860d80e49b999dd"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text>Funds shall be made available under section 228, and funds
shall be made available under section 233, for a local area not later than 30
days after the date the funds are made available to the Governor involved,
under section 227 or 232 (as the case may be), or 7 days after the date the
local plan for the area is approved, whichever is later.</text></subsection></section><section id="IDdd9796b2ac78475dad8e4b22a7c13d7a"><enum>283.</enum><header>Monitoring</header><subsection id="IDb8574b49805e4ebda080e3899a5755b2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to monitor all recipients of
financial assistance under this title to determine whether the recipients are
complying with the provisions of this title and subtitles A and B of title I,
including the regulations issued under this title and such subtitles.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDb0728295aa274082aa72230b1be47798"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Investigations</header><text>The
Secretary may investigate any matter the Secretary determines to be necessary
to determine the compliance of the recipients with this title and subtitles A
and B of title I, including the regulations issued under this title and such
subtitles. The investigations authorized by this subsection may include
examining records (including making certified copies of the records),
questioning employees, and entering any premises or onto any site in which any
part of a program or activity of such a recipient is conducted or in which any
of the records of the recipient are kept.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID4152cc477b61485fb2fa0bec50534000"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional
requirement</header><text>For the purpose of any investigation or hearing
conducted under this title by the Secretary, the provisions of section 9 of the
Federal Trade Commission Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/49">15 U.S.C. 49</external-xref>) (relating to the attendance of
witnesses and the production of documents) apply to the Secretary, in the same
manner and to the same extent as the provisions apply to the Federal Trade
Commission.</text></subsection></section><section id="IDdd7d13c0cc2444b2afa0c9774da97038"><enum>284.</enum><header>Fiscal
controls; sanctions</header><subsection id="ID3a18ee1e08fc4668846d35ab66e3589d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment
of fiscal controls by States</header><paragraph id="ID0bb84d14a3f3490e91a931ce81c20962"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each State shall establish such fiscal control and fund
accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure the proper disbursal of,
and accounting for, Federal funds allocated to local areas under subtitle B.
Such procedures shall ensure that all financial transactions carried out under
subtitle B are conducted and records maintained in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles applicable in each State.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID15a606c174a042cfa7b1295a2167bbf1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost
principles</header><subparagraph id="ID5d830072ca1f456bbcdbc1dabb8ce8d2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each State (including the Governor of the State), local
area (including the chief elected official for the area), and provider
receiving funds under this title shall comply with the applicable uniform cost
principles included in appropriate circulars or rules of the Office of
Management and Budget for the type of entity receiving the funds.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbf16900dfb7d46bb8ab606ffbc73765e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
funds made available to a State for administration of statewide workforce
investment activities in accordance with section 234(a)(3)(B) shall be
allocable to the overall administration of workforce investment activities, but
need not be specifically allocable to—</text><clause id="IDcbc36e0341114320bb828495ed180f94"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
administration of adult employment and training activities;</text></clause><clause id="ID9ec23f43ee3041d796b86d669f7bc900"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
administration of dislocated worker employment and training activities;
or</text></clause><clause id="idF749A06D91A544F58318BB5CB8CBF430"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the administration
of youth workforce investment activities.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd3bf5bbb78ab428e95556f8f98cc0a3a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Uniform
administrative requirements</header><subparagraph id="IDf40617fc461e4b519a8bae483b58109d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each State (including the Governor of the State), local
area (including the chief elected official for the area), and provider
receiving funds under this title shall comply with the appropriate uniform
administrative requirements for grants and agreements applicable for the type
of entity receiving the funds, as promulgated in circulars or rules of the
Office of Management and Budget.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID792fded4772f4c2a97c906d65169db4a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
requirement</header><text>Procurement transactions under this title between
local boards and units of State or local governments shall be conducted only on
a cost-reimbursable basis.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc85771d7fe104a1882df886bb99e777b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text>Each
Governor of a State shall conduct on an annual basis onsite monitoring of each
local area within the State to ensure compliance with the uniform
administrative requirements referred to in paragraph (3).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa0b51e5800264f58867693ab22f4222f"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Action by
Governor</header><text>If the Governor determines that a local area is not in
compliance with the uniform administrative requirements referred to in
paragraph (3), the Governor shall—</text><subparagraph id="IDa34162fc7d784cffa7a6f321b3243c60"><enum>(A)</enum><text>require
corrective action to secure prompt compliance with the requirements; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf56455f04eaf49eeb827b729e8eb8cab"><enum>(B)</enum><text>impose the
sanctions provided under subsection (b) in the event of failure to take the
required corrective action.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID309487d58d6b43668b0944da18569c39"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>The
Governor shall, every 2 years, certify to the Secretary that—</text><subparagraph id="ID2fae68dda6db4f2b9533dcf7976b2484"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the State has
implemented the uniform administrative requirements referred to in paragraph
(3);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID09402b596d74415a8b0db0b6668b0ce9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State has
monitored local areas to ensure compliance with the uniform administrative
requirements as required under paragraph (4); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID99c5b06de96a4cb9940baa3ed63d26b5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the State has
taken appropriate action to secure compliance with the requirements pursuant to
paragraph (5).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID19f23b77648e4022949d6141ef39638c"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Action by the
Secretary</header><text>If the Secretary determines that the Governor has not
fulfilled the requirements of this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="ID5ed5ad94458c4a9ba0ae0e6c9257c301"><enum>(A)</enum><text>require
corrective action to secure prompt compliance with the requirements of this
subsection; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID772be2b0f0f84c6c99672406e59bbf2d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>impose the
sanctions provided under subsection (e) in the event of failure of the Governor
to take the required appropriate action to secure compliance with the
requirements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID24c3a19e560e4708a9b40f93a5d879de"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Substantial
violation</header><paragraph id="ID1eca30954fa742dca1832750c2abfd02"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Action by
Governor</header><text>If, as a result of financial and compliance audits or
otherwise, the Governor determines that there is a substantial violation of a
specific provision of this title or subtitle A or B of title I that relates to
the administration of programs or activities funded under this title or under
the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>), and corrective action has not
been taken, the Governor shall—</text><subparagraph id="ID6f79a6de4bf541bd884f0cd904dc9d82"><enum>(A)</enum><text>issue a notice of
intent to revoke approval of all or part of the local plan affected; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID80ad8436c6ef4b17bd6c73d4a51a273e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>impose a
reorganization plan, which may include—</text><clause id="ID20134cf51b7047c88b63931642f45fb5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>decertifying the
local board involved;</text></clause><clause id="ID5049acb8a5a1472db6cc24f64f7871fb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>prohibiting the
use of eligible providers;</text></clause><clause id="IDc3e03136d39f4926a57b14ebdece2df0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>selecting an
alternative entity to administer the program for the local area
involved;</text></clause><clause id="ID71fb64d93c0c425391542e97a88ce20a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>merging the
local area into one or more other local areas; or</text></clause><clause id="ID7428de7356f847828a32a580f2227c3b"><enum>(v)</enum><text>making
such other changes as the Secretary or Governor determines to be necessary to
secure compliance with the provision.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe67acb92974b46cd85f58f5b718be3ab"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appeal</header><subparagraph id="ID0c6d637d227543678e495af99e307da2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The actions taken by the Governor pursuant to
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) may be appealed to the Secretary and
shall not become effective until—</text><clause id="ID3f920c36c953421e95d4189269ef4084"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
time for appeal has expired; or</text></clause><clause id="IDcd02bc766bef4736ae8bc198f65bc007"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
Secretary has issued a decision.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID52e5ca1cbb93485e8a778d11351839d2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall make a final decision under
subparagraph (A) not later than 45 days after the receipt of the appeal.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID780bf9b3eefd44738209408a289d775e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Action by the
Secretary</header><text>If the Governor fails to take promptly an action
required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take such action.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8bf108eaba604f0a92edcf8f767afc7d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repayment of
certain amounts to the United States</header><paragraph id="IDc57175c71f4f490696fc8ca5772aaa1d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Every recipient of funds under this title shall repay to
the United States amounts found not to have been expended in accordance with
this title and subtitles A and B of title I.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDea534a42df9b400dbb5703e95e15979c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Offset of
repayment amount</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a State has
expended funds received under this title in a manner contrary to the
requirements of this title or subtitle A or B of title I, the Secretary may
require repayment by offsetting the amount of such expenditures against any
other amount to which the State is or may be entitled under this title, except
as provided under subsection (d)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6ebe5c6e8aa844fe9724c11aae5de50c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Repayment from
deduction by State</header><text>If the Secretary requires a State to repay
funds as a result of a determination that a local area of the State has
expended funds in a manner contrary to the requirements of this title or
subtitle A or B of title I, the Governor of the State may use an amount
deducted under paragraph (4) to repay the funds, except as provided under
subsection (e).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc231c3ec1c6447079fe0887b4b7f82fd"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Deduction by
State</header><text>The Governor may deduct an amount equal to the
misexpenditure described in paragraph (3) from subsequent program year
(subsequent to the program year for which the determination was made)
allocations to the local area from funds reserved for the administrative costs
of the local programs involved, as appropriate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd5b917e4aec04a3886d9d970586840dc"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>A
deduction made by a State as described in paragraph (4) shall not be made until
such time as the Governor has taken appropriate corrective action to ensure
full compliance with this title and subtitles A and B of title I within such
local area with regard to appropriate expenditures of funds under this
title.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID783952de918a41668b164ad7bf72328e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Repayment of
amounts</header><paragraph id="ID81a6c23801c940b48ac7e35a6150ac40"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each recipient of funds under this title shall be liable
to repay the amounts described in subsection (c)(1), from funds other than
funds received under this title, upon a determination by the Secretary that the
misexpenditure of the amounts was due to willful disregard of the requirements
of this title or subtitle A or B of title I, gross negligence, failure to
observe accepted standards of administration, or a pattern of misexpenditure
described in subsection (c)(1). No such determination shall be made under this
subsection or subsection (c) until notice and opportunity for a fair hearing
have been given to the recipient.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2d86d89afe8040799a0b1c8116e6c999"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Factors in
imposing sanctions</header><text>In determining whether to impose any sanction
authorized by this section against a recipient of funds under this title for
violations of this title or subtitle A or B of title I (including applicable
regulations) by a subgrantee or contractor of such recipient, the Secretary
shall first determine whether such recipient has adequately demonstrated that
the recipient has—</text><subparagraph id="IDf3920916995e492389d6b24dec782fd2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>established and
adhered to an appropriate system, for entering into and monitoring subgrant
agreements and contracts with subgrantees and contractors, that contains
acceptable standards for ensuring accountability;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID00fb950a82534c55a164992a5a17abe5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>entered into a
written subgrant agreement or contract with such a subgrantee or contractor
that established clear goals and obligations in unambiguous terms;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0b159f18ce8e4080bb90e156681b0b54"><enum>(C)</enum><text>acted with due
diligence to monitor the implementation of the subgrant agreement or contract,
including carrying out the appropriate monitoring activities (including audits)
at reasonable intervals; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID34fb486d6e3d46ed9b1f97493a15ec46"><enum>(D)</enum><text>taken prompt and
appropriate corrective action upon becoming aware of any evidence of a
violation of this title or subtitle A or B of title I, including regulations
issued under this title or such subtitle, by such subgrantee or
contractor.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID37a83689b44c4cce8bf6bcfa02bfa60b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that the recipient has demonstrated substantial
compliance with the requirements of paragraph (2), the Secretary may waive the
imposition of sanctions authorized by this section upon such recipient. The
Secretary is authorized to impose any sanction consistent with the provisions
of this title and subtitles A and B of title I and with any applicable Federal
or State law directly against any subgrantee or contractor for violation of
this title or subtitle A or B of title I, including regulations issued under
this title or such subtitle.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbe897221478a417fa367589d6036d887"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Immediate
termination or suspension of assistance in emergency
situations</header><text>In emergency situations, if the Secretary determines
it is necessary to protect the integrity of the funds or ensure the proper
operation of the program or activity involved, the Secretary may immediately
terminate or suspend financial assistance, in whole or in part, to the
recipient if the recipient is given prompt notice and the opportunity for a
subsequent hearing within 30 days after such termination or suspension. The
Secretary shall not delegate any of the functions or authority specified in
this subsection, other than to an officer whose appointment is required to be
made by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDa316b985200148f29c1099882580382e"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Discrimination
against participants</header><text>If the Secretary determines that any
recipient under this title has discharged or in any other manner discriminated
against a participant or against any individual in connection with the
administration of the program involved, or against any individual because such
individual has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any
proceeding under or related to this title, or has testified or is about to
testify in any such proceeding or an investigation under or related to this
title, or otherwise unlawfully denied to any individual a benefit to which that
individual is entitled under the provisions of this title, including
regulations issued under this title, the Secretary shall, within 30 days, take
such action or order such corrective measures, as necessary, with respect to
the recipient or the aggrieved individual, or both.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID9fe089ce9b394851997136dbd1ddf495"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Remedies</header><text>The
remedies described in this section shall not be considered to be the exclusive
remedies available for violations described in this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID0239b899a3ba4aada51fba4ac2801253"><enum>285.</enum><header>Reports;
recordkeeping; investigations</header><subsection id="IDb7fec970ddd84fbc91453432b684fa5b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Recipient
recordkeeping and reports</header><paragraph id="IDc054ae52e7214afd8ce8d15190aa4b76"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Recipients of funds under this title shall keep records
that are sufficient to permit the preparation of reports required by this title
or subtitle A or B of title I and to permit the tracing of funds to a level of
expenditure adequate to ensure that the funds have not been spent
unlawfully.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID22f3057f54ae4056814ebd17bbca4e99"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Records and
reports regarding general performance</header><text>Every such recipient shall
maintain such records and submit such reports, in such form and containing such
information, as the Secretary may require regarding the performance of programs
and activities carried out under this title. Such records and reports shall be
submitted to the Secretary but shall not be required to be submitted more than
once each quarter unless specifically requested by Congress or a committee of
Congress, in which case an estimate regarding such information may be
provided.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb16bd0b38e35481db413a1ed761f5def"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Maintenance of
standardized records</header><text>In order to allow for the preparation of the
reports required under subsection (c), such recipients shall maintain
standardized records for all individual participants and provide to the
Secretary a sufficient number of such records to provide for an adequate
analysis of the records.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID01a31434e4fc4308abf7abdfbacb30dd"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Availability to
the public</header><subparagraph id="ID880215590c9c44f196068570b8f361bc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), records
maintained by such recipients pursuant to this subsection shall be made
available to the public upon request.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe44770c26f414b9c9ae0708935e88ef0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Subparagraph
(A) shall not apply to—</text><clause id="ID9e537bb9779e42e9ac93c37b1c5cf1c2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>information, the
disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy; and</text></clause><clause id="ID007ec0569b09438e88eacfe71f058df2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>trade
secrets, or commercial or financial information, that is—</text><subclause id="id6B4C1747B4BA4EDCB8339C88F684FBF8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>obtained from a
person; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id472A1EC815464053A27C24B8BDF558AA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>privileged or
confidential.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5a39fb7b02bb4f86977ef1add127de1a"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Fees to recover
costs</header><text>Such recipients may charge fees sufficient to recover costs
applicable to the processing of requests for records under subparagraph
(A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbc6b7a715df44f20bc457fe28942a940"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Investigations
of use of funds</header><paragraph id="ID431f6600e03144f0b87825fc4e90afc4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><subparagraph id="ID055b8cb0055a408b8b9eff2799709ea4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>In
order to evaluate compliance with the provisions of this title and subtitles A
and B of title I, the Secretary shall conduct, in several States, in each
fiscal year, investigations of the use of funds received by recipients under
this title.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcfb52f77bfa24fa39888866473eab303"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Comptroller
general of the United States</header><text>In order to ensure compliance with
the provisions of this title and subtitles A and B of title I, the Comptroller
General of the United States may conduct investigations of the use of funds
received under this title by any recipient.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5f1695d6051b4d84920c2815c4501b61"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>In
conducting any investigation under this title, the Secretary or the Comptroller
General of the United States may not request the compilation of any information
that the recipient is not otherwise required to compile and that is not readily
available to such recipient.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6585e4e18b2c432a8d7e4730eee3d13e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Audits</header><subparagraph id="IDcc072a407219482388d935202fbc9255"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out any audit under this title (other than
any initial audit survey or any audit investigating possible criminal or
fraudulent conduct), either directly or through grant or contract, the
Secretary, the Inspector General of the Department of Labor, or the Comptroller
General of the United States shall furnish to the State, recipient, or other
entity to be audited, advance notification of the overall objectives and
purposes of the audit, and any extensive recordkeeping or data requirements to
be met, not later than 14 days (or as soon as practicable) prior to the
commencement of the audit.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0a30ffb6671e4e8696dfa9db87e86a43"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification
requirement</header><text>If the scope, objectives, or purposes of the audit
change substantially during the course of the audit, the entity being audited
shall be notified of the change as soon as practicable.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc085f5bf643e491a81fb14242fa6b535"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Additional
requirement</header><text>The reports on the results of such audits shall cite
the law, regulation, policy, or other criteria applicable to any finding
contained in the reports.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf534bfb2a1b04b23bf89311f17f678a6"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing contained in this title shall be construed
so as to be inconsistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)
or government auditing standards issued by the Comptroller General of the
United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID184767996bc0499999763593099daf39"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grantee
information responsibilities</header><text>Each State, each local board, and
each recipient (other than a subrecipient, subgrantee, or contractor of a
recipient) receiving funds under this title—</text><paragraph id="IDf6b981b4e1c54d75aee70ea9a6d0019f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall make
readily accessible such reports concerning its operations and expenditures as
shall be prescribed by the Secretary;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1e2694172915452fac8bb3e45bb4d375"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall prescribe
and maintain comparable management information systems, in accordance with
guidelines that shall be prescribed by the Secretary, designed to facilitate
the uniform compilation, cross tabulation, and analysis of programmatic,
participant, and financial data, on statewide, local area, and other
appropriate bases, necessary for reporting, monitoring, and evaluating
purposes, including data necessary to comply with section 288;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID25f4f2eff60c4fa7b4e8cc486f9d2505"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall monitor the
performance of providers in complying with the terms of grants, contracts, or
other agreements made pursuant to this title; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8fcafd4af10041059e0e60e99927c275"><enum>(4)</enum><text>shall, to the
extent practicable, submit or make available (including through electronic
means) any reports, records, plans, or any other data that are required to be
submitted or made available, respectively, under this title or subtitle A or B
of title I.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID641073e290f849d28177b575d2a1aed7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Information to
be included in reports</header><paragraph id="ID72641e4ee850443388e5cbb08c2751ca"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The reports required in subsection (c) shall include
information regarding programs and activities carried out under this title
pertaining to—</text><subparagraph id="ID4aecc230617e4bd997d8a8a79b522048"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the relevant
demographic characteristics (including race, ethnicity, sex, and age) and other
related information regarding participants;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID94e51972238241d9b60fcf6fc8e4c89e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the programs and
activities in which participants are enrolled, and the length of time that
participants are engaged in such programs and activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID34d0d10faae44775b08bf9f1f5e07ad6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>outcomes of the
programs and activities for participants, including the occupations of
participants, and placement for participants in nontraditional
employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf7b1ad80cbca41b28919cec21b2cbc34"><enum>(D)</enum><text>specified costs
of the programs and activities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID04074c75d9564bffa63a3854b2e8b53e"><enum>(E)</enum><text>information
necessary to prepare reports to comply with section 288.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDde58f1e2fe284d91b8a920307a53ebc3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that all elements of the
information required for the reports described in paragraph (1) are defined and
that the information is reported uniformly.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc3ad6dabc73849caa9e6d8eb7a9a0f9f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Quarterly
financial reports</header><paragraph id="ID6f9e4c5347d3481ba6cc537190d90b18"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each local board in a State shall submit quarterly
financial reports to the Governor with respect to programs and activities
carried out under this title. Such reports shall include information
identifying all program and activity costs by cost category in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles and by year of the appropriation
involved.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0e1ea5264af54d3a8dc19780d097474f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
requirement</header><text>Each State shall submit to the Secretary, on a
quarterly basis, a summary of the reports submitted to the Governor pursuant to
paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb10c409eb9774d1b95eae379d12cc9ee"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Maintenance of
additional records</header><text>Each State and local board shall maintain
records with respect to programs and activities carried out under this title
that identify—</text><paragraph id="IDff57a931bd724c76aaa2356955b9be3b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any
income or profits earned, including such income or profits earned by
subrecipients; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID667abc32275645c1b93ba98271cea73b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any
costs incurred (such as stand-in costs) that are otherwise allowable except for
funding limitations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID33a974764e774a649bab957a4062ed14"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cost
categories</header><text>In requiring entities to maintain records of costs by
cost category under this title, the Secretary shall require only that the costs
be categorized as administrative or programmatic costs.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID4512b45be4d747feab7d1abf8b3676e6"><enum>286.</enum><header>Administrative
adjudication</header><subsection id="IDd2ab18ede0984761b3b21b97c9ef3eec"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Whenever any applicant for financial assistance under
this title is dissatisfied because the Secretary has made a determination not
to award financial assistance in whole or in part to such applicant, the
applicant may request a hearing before an administrative law judge of the
Department of Labor. A similar hearing may also be requested by any recipient
for whom a corrective action has been required or a sanction has been imposed
by the Secretary under section 284.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID110342138a334971b01e67fd0e80cd09"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appeal</header><text>The
decision of the administrative law judge shall constitute final action by the
Secretary unless, within 20 days after receipt of the decision of the
administrative law judge, a party dissatisfied with the decision or any part of
the decision has filed exceptions with the Secretary specifically identifying
the procedure, fact, law, or policy to which exception is taken. Any exception
not specifically urged during the 20-day period shall be deemed to have been
waived. After the 20-day period the decision of the administrative law judge
shall become the final decision of the Secretary unless the Secretary, within
30 days after such filing, notifies the parties that the case involved has been
accepted for review.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID987f6f1df5c34f22b84ccf4009cf1902"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Time
limit</header><text>Any case accepted for review by the Secretary under
subsection (b) shall be decided within 180 days after such acceptance. If the
case is not decided within the 180-day period, the decision of the
administrative law judge shall become the final decision of the Secretary at
the end of the 180-day period.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID8840c394353b48619a210a68f98e66b7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional
requirement</header><text>The provisions of section 287 shall apply to any
final action of the Secretary under this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="IDc675c8289761461884cb5cae97fcb890"><enum>287.</enum><header>Judicial
review</header><subsection id="ID8adbac7980d1484f8d5315f9cc7eedd1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review</header><paragraph id="ID91d2aabe1618412393903eec7170b52a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Petition</header><text>With
respect to any final order by the Secretary under section 286 by which the
Secretary awards, declines to award, or only conditionally awards, financial
assistance under this title, or any final order of the Secretary under section
286 with respect to a corrective action or sanction imposed under section 284,
any party to a proceeding that resulted in such final order may obtain review
of such final order in the United States Court of Appeals having jurisdiction
over the applicant for or recipient of the funds involved, by filing a review
petition within 30 days after the date of issuance of such final order.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4ce306b190fd4dd78ff4c140ba2af694"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Action on
petition</header><text>The clerk of the court shall transmit a copy of the
review petition to the Secretary, who shall file the record on which the final
order was entered as provided in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/2112">section 2112</external-xref> of title 28, United States Code.
The filing of a review petition shall not stay the order of the Secretary,
unless the court orders a stay. Petitions filed under this subsection shall be
heard expeditiously, if possible within 10 days after the date of filing of a
reply to the petition.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8cb23832c2b54b49bcaa9af908ea1471"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Standard and
scope of review</header><text>No objection to the order of the Secretary shall
be considered by the court unless the objection was specifically urged, in a
timely manner, before the Secretary. The review shall be limited to questions
of law and the findings of fact of the Secretary shall be conclusive if
supported by substantial evidence.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd7e5294aaea8435382c1eaaf31373075"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Judgment</header><text>The
court shall have jurisdiction to make and enter a decree affirming, modifying,
or setting aside the order of the Secretary in whole or in part. The judgment
of the court regarding the order shall be final, subject to certiorari review
by the Supreme Court as provided in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1254">section 1254(1)</external-xref> of title 28, United States
Code.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID40243fa4e7d7404fb8f44f7689502645"><enum>288.</enum><header>Nondiscrimination</header><subsection id="IDb7e37f1b52404e57b541ec969e06b0ff"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><paragraph id="IDeeb5f3478cec41d7925b79e83d307388"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal
financial assistance</header><text>For the purpose of applying the prohibitions
against discrimination on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination Act of
1975 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6101">42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.</external-xref>), on the basis of disability under section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/794">29 U.S.C. 794</external-xref>), on the basis of sex under title
IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1681">20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.</external-xref>), or on the
basis of race, color, or national origin under title VI of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000d">42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.</external-xref>), programs and activities funded or otherwise
financially assisted in whole or in part under this Act are considered to be
programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDec625e3c50014acf9d0f3578678d1682"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition of
discrimination regarding participation, benefits, and
employment</header><text>No individual shall be excluded from participation in,
denied the benefits of, subjected to discrimination under, or denied employment
in the administration of or in connection with, any such program or activity
because of race, color, religion, sex (except as otherwise permitted under
title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972), national origin, age,
disability, or political affiliation or belief.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbab9eb9c52934dde8206e24379413244"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prohibition on
assistance for facilities for sectarian instruction or religious
worship</header><text>Participants shall not be employed under this title or
subtitle C of title I to carry out the construction, operation, or maintenance
of any part of any facility that is used or to be used for sectarian
instruction or as a place for religious worship (except with respect to the
maintenance of a facility that is not primarily or inherently devoted to
sectarian instruction or religious worship, in a case in which the organization
operating the facility is part of a program or activity providing services to
participants).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9390e89ea8ac4bdf88d63b6871d7ca16"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prohibition on
discrimination on basis of participant status</header><text>No person may
discriminate against an individual who is a participant in a program or
activity that receives funds under this title or subtitle C of title I, with
respect to the terms and conditions affecting, or rights provided to, the
individual, solely because of the status of the individual as a
participant.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9faaf1c3449e47bfbb03a55cba755d38"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Prohibition on
discrimination against certain noncitizens</header><text>Participation in
programs and activities or receiving funds under this title shall be available
to citizens and nationals of the United States, lawfully admitted permanent
resident aliens, refugees, asylees, and parolees, and other immigrants
authorized by the Attorney General to work in the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID546d1771d0a44d6b94da78f364182a75"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Action of
Secretary</header><text>Whenever the Secretary finds that a State or other
recipient of funds under this title has failed to comply with a provision of
law referred to in subsection (a)(1), or with paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5)
of subsection (a), including an applicable regulation prescribed to carry out
such provision or paragraph, the Secretary shall notify such State or recipient
and shall request that the State or recipient comply. If within a reasonable
period of time, not to exceed 60 days, the State or recipient fails or refuses
to comply, the Secretary may—</text><paragraph id="IDf0a7c21ec4384e6d99f720322e51908a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>refer the matter
to the Attorney General with a recommendation that an appropriate civil action
be instituted; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcdcf44d0a84a42e683224c553242a50a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>take
such other action as may be provided by law.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID66b8366a47e44d2dab489b4c33224cc5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Action of
attorney general</header><text>When a matter is referred to the Attorney
General pursuant to subsection (b)(1), or whenever the Attorney General has
reason to believe that a State or other recipient of funds under this title is
engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination in violation of a provision
of law referred to in subsection (a)(1) or in violation of paragraph (2), (3),
(4), or (5) of subsection (a), the Attorney General may bring a civil action in
any appropriate district court of the United States for such relief as may be
appropriate, including injunctive relief.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID8decea3b800b4e54b87a0272b117d54e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Job
corps</header><text>For the purposes of this section, Job Corps members shall
be considered to be the ultimate beneficiaries of Federal financial
assistance.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID5c29ba1e674843069bfd91f90e68344b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall issue regulations necessary to implement this section not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of
2013. Such regulations shall adopt standards for determining discrimination and
procedures for enforcement that are consistent with the Acts referred to in
subsection (a)(1), as well as procedures to ensure that complaints filed under
this section and such Acts are processed in a manner that avoids duplication of
effort.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID363cc0c4d83947e6bc97c4a0d31274a6"><enum>289.</enum><header>Secretarial
administrative authorities and responsibilities</header><subsection id="ID8de4043363714cf6ab5da1f7bef73927"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 5, United States
Code, the Secretary may prescribe rules and regulations to carry out this title
and appropriate provisions of subtitles A and B of title I, only to the extent
necessary to administer and ensure compliance with the requirements of this
title and such subtitles. Such rules and regulations may include provisions
making adjustments authorized by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/6504">section 6504</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code.
All such rules and regulations shall be published in the Federal Register at
least 30 days prior to their effective dates. Copies of each such rule or
regulation shall be transmitted to the appropriate committees of Congress on
the date of such publication and shall contain, with respect to each material
provision of such rule or regulation, a citation to the particular substantive
section of law that is the basis for the provision.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID28dc285d96fa4a6883fd5a0a4a53e60d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Acquisition of
certain property and services</header><text>The Secretary is authorized, in
carrying out this title, to accept, purchase, or lease in the name of the
Department of Labor, and employ or dispose of in furtherance of the purposes of
this title, any money or property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or
intangible, received by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise, and to accept
voluntary and uncompensated services notwithstanding the provisions of section
1342 of title 31, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID7a6bb6a05d0745869efccb6dcc191e1b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authority to
enter into certain agreements and to make certain
expenditures</header><text>The Secretary may make such grants, enter into such
contracts or agreements, establish such procedures, and make such payments, in
installments and in advance or by way of reimbursement, or otherwise allocate
or expend such funds under this title, as may be necessary to carry out this
title, including making expenditures for construction, repairs, and capital
improvements, and including making necessary adjustments in payments on account
of over-payments or underpayments.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID631b538f302246d28d1b74dd3902341e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate an annual report
regarding the programs and activities funded under this title. The Secretary
shall include in such report—</text><paragraph id="IDff53fe5f1f2344e386f3b6293851c634"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
summary of the achievements, failures, and challenges of the programs and
activities in meeting the objectives of this title and title I;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe7d238d78098452aadde895554bc317e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
summary of major findings from research, evaluations, pilot projects, and
experiments conducted under this title in the fiscal year prior to the
submission of the report;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2a456f170d6b47e9b0560cbf896fdfa4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommendations
for modifications in the programs and activities based on analysis of such
findings; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDce55d540fc3f43519b6cae4c4dfc9c4b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>such
other recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID18f63bb66fd84991a6c4aa04800aabf6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Utilization of
services and facilities</header><text>The Secretary is authorized, in carrying
out this title and subtitles A and B of title I, under the same procedures as
are applicable under subsection (c) or to the extent permitted by law other
than this title and such subtitles, to accept and use the services and
facilities of departments, agencies, and establishments of the United States.
The Secretary is also authorized, in carrying out this title and such
subtitles, to accept and use the services and facilities of the agencies of any
State or political subdivision of a State, with the consent of the State or
political subdivision.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDcee18e1f8e5d4a5da7cc63170933961d"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Obligational
authority</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the
Secretary shall have no authority to enter into contracts, grant agreements, or
other financial assistance agreements under this title, except to such extent
and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID2e2c0e3ae2cd4a5faa567f58a8c09cac"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Program
year</header><paragraph id="ID7293c21ed7c840d99d295e0406bad1eb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><subparagraph id="ID92cc72d8e97f4b21ad4c546bacc090c8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Program
year</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B) and section 272,
appropriations for any fiscal year for programs and activities funded under
this title shall be available for obligation only on the basis of a program
year. The program year shall begin on July 1 in the fiscal year for which the
appropriation is made.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9fa93bb900774ebc991a9150370f4bc4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Youth workforce
investment activities</header><text>The Secretary may make available for
obligation, beginning April 1 of any fiscal year, funds appropriated for such
fiscal year to carry out youth workforce investment activities under subtitle
B.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7cc30e3cedc04378a69159275c37cec9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><subparagraph id="id0DC3F558069B46068C6A7A5BEF8233FD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds obligated for any program year for a program or
activity funded under subtitle B may be expended by each State receiving such
funds during that program year and the 2 succeeding program years. Funds
received by local areas from States under subtitle B during a program year may
be expended during that program year and the succeeding program year.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id657D039FBFB94556BBCE887D2A9D52DB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certain
national activities</header><clause id="id283AC270AEC14A3199DA0B56E5E7E717"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds obligated for any program year for any program or
activity carried out under section 270 shall remain available until
expended.</text></clause><clause id="id3CF5FBDC8B4C47ACA6828A2F81B217FB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Incremental
funding basis</header><text>A contract or arrangement entered into under the
authority of subsection (a) or (b) of section 270 (relating to evaluations,
research projects, studies and reports, and multistate projects), including a
long-term, nonseverable services contract, may be funded on an incremental
basis with annual appropriations or other available funds.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCA995367DBE147B9913B0217B3E9F34D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>No amount of the funds obligated for a program year for a
program or activity funded under this title shall be deobligated on account of
a rate of expenditure that is consistent with a State plan, an operating plan
described in section 251, or a plan, grant agreement, contract, application, or
other agreement described in subtitle D, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6f51ff0e03834e61aef1aa82b9c5ddb5"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Enforcement of
Military Selective Service Act</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that
each individual participating in any program or activity established under this
title, or receiving any assistance or benefit under this title, has not
violated section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/453">50 U.S.C. App. 453</external-xref>)
by not presenting and submitting to registration as required pursuant to such
section. The Director of the Selective Service System shall cooperate with the
Secretary to enable the Secretary to carry out this subsection.</text></subsection><subsection id="id2478A5AA0EA541EC9589F6536A590AE6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Waivers</header><paragraph id="IDdec0405d5aa14c62a151d618cad0d4b8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Special rule
regarding designated areas</header><text>A State that has enacted, not later
than December 31, 1997, a State law providing for the designation of service
delivery areas for the delivery of workforce investment activities, may use
such areas as local areas under this title and title I, notwithstanding section
116.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbbfab037496d4f37aa7d4e15cb268dc1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule
regarding sanctions</header><text>A State that has enacted, not later than December
31, 1997, a State law providing for the sanctioning of such service delivery
areas for failure to meet performance measures for workforce investment
activities, may use the State law to sanction local areas for failure to meet
State performance accountability measures under title I.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDabc712bce4f944478760070b4ca0c14c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>General waivers
of statutory or regulatory requirements</header><subparagraph id="id2E80ADFA820B46CA8625A36AE19C6F80"><enum>(A)</enum><header>General
authority</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary may waive for a State, or a local area in a State, pursuant to a
request submitted by the Governor of the State (in consultation with
appropriate local elected officials) with a plan that meets the requirements of
subparagraph (B)—</text><clause id="IDa232ad1c81b546fa930805736f9874ce"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any of
the statutory or regulatory requirements of subtitle A or B of title I that
relate to the administration of programs or activities funded under this title
or the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>), subtitle B of this title,
section 272, or this subtitle (except for requirements relating to wage and
labor standards, including nondisplacement protections, worker rights,
participation and protection of workers and participants, grievance procedures
and judicial review, nondiscrimination, allocation of funds to local areas,
eligibility of providers or participants, the establishment and functions of
local areas and local boards, the funding of infrastructure costs for one-stop
centers, and procedures for review and approval of plans, and other
requirements relating to the basic purposes of this title and title I);
and</text></clause><clause id="ID9e677050b708450293b0f67ddb478194"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any of
the statutory or regulatory requirements of sections 8 through 10 of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49g through 49i) (excluding requirements relating
to the provision of services to unemployment insurance claimants and veterans,
and requirements relating to universal access to basic labor exchange services
without cost to jobseekers).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDea3918c4cb7241b0841446ed26f5dd76"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requests</header><text>A
Governor requesting a waiver under subparagraph (A) shall submit a plan to the
Secretary to improve the statewide workforce development system that—</text><clause id="ID57a2a1105bf64cd380553c8e8c63f2e6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identifies the
statutory or regulatory requirements that are requested to be waived and the
goals that the State or local area in the State, as appropriate, intends to
achieve as a result of the waiver;</text></clause><clause id="ID546fbabf60254531852e105d24ceb9b3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describes the
actions that the State or local area, as appropriate, has undertaken to remove
State or local statutory or regulatory barriers;</text></clause><clause id="IDfeed4389d20a4f478cea282dcd34f0fb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>describes the
goals of the waiver and the expected programmatic outcomes if the request is
granted;</text></clause><clause id="ID02fc1df62e48462c9b0258816eaaef96"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>describes the
individuals impacted by the waiver; and</text></clause><clause id="ID0b3e13d899cc4ac9967865f8cb44e60a"><enum>(v)</enum><text>describes the
process used to monitor the progress in implementing such a waiver, and the
process by which notice and, in the case of a waiver for a local area, an
opportunity to comment on such request has been provided to the local board for
the local area for which the waiver is requested.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7496b66b70a343a097521cf9ed5c18e9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of the original submission of a request for a
waiver under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide a waiver under this
subsection if and only to the extent that—</text><clause id="IDd88aa3cbb1fe4a6b8ab7fe834e971164"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Secretary determines that the requirements requested to be waived impede the
ability of the State or local area, as appropriate, to implement the plan
described in subparagraph (B); and</text></clause><clause id="IDe7e5e636e7ad45bcb7e9eb7d03955c01"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
State has executed a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary requiring
such State to meet, or ensure that the local area for which the waiver is
requested meets, agreed-upon outcomes and to implement other appropriate
measures to ensure accountability.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDee31ef75e9224ce6884d9942b697e066"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Expedited
determination regarding provision of waivers</header><text>If the Secretary has
approved a waiver of statutory or regulatory requirements for a State or local
area pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary shall expedite the
determination regarding the provision of that waiver, for another State or
local area if such waiver is in accordance with the approved State or local
plan, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID92f5204941e04b8f8de1f8f78e69315b"><enum>290.</enum><header>Workforce
flexibility plans</header><subsection id="IDe27dd3228198487cbcd381f424bbf700"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plans</header><text>A
State may submit to the Secretary, and the Secretary may approve, a workforce
flexibility plan under which the State is authorized to waive, in accordance
with the plan—</text><paragraph id="ID4de40f60d8b54a3cad4764345ded9e1f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any
of the statutory or regulatory requirements applicable under this title or
subtitle A or B of title I to local areas, pursuant to applications for such
waivers from the local areas, except for requirements relating to the basic
purposes of this title and title I, wage and labor standards, grievance
procedures and judicial review, nondiscrimination, eligibility of participants,
allocation of funds to local areas, establishment and functions of local areas
and local boards, procedures for review and approval of local plans, and worker
rights, participation, and protection;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb0d7e3f268af4dab905d1aa87480a941"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any
of the statutory or regulatory requirements applicable under sections 8 through
10 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49g through 49i) to the State (excluding
requirements relating to the provision of services to unemployment insurance
claimants and veterans, and requirements relating to universal access to basic
labor exchange services without cost to jobseekers); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID621ed79e8fe143d7adc45485b2d08b22"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any
of the statutory or regulatory requirements applicable under the Older
Americans Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3001">42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.</external-xref>) to State agencies on aging with
respect to activities carried out using funds allotted under section 506(b) of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3056d">42 U.S.C. 3056d(b)</external-xref>), except for requirements relating to the basic
purposes of such Act, wage and labor standards, eligibility of participants in
the activities, and standards for grant agreements.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID017608c9020646408baa9c8cc4b245a7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content of
plans</header><text>A workforce flexibility plan implemented by a State under
subsection (a) shall include descriptions of—</text><paragraph id="ID0088d984137f4adf972c8e22b8d6c7e8"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idA1DB7CBAB5A64219AE3C6D63D005D986"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the process by which
local areas in the State may submit and obtain approval by the State of
applications for waivers of requirements applicable under this title or
subtitle A or B of title I; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="ID86e43d8baa514d26a27f50e30396fcab" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the requirements described in
subparagraph (A) that are likely to be waived by the State under the
plan;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc6f5467188d14eb9bbb54ddb7399fc63"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
requirements applicable under sections 8 through 10 of the Wagner-Peyser Act
that are proposed to be waived, if any;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe1603dac4dbc420fa5f8ca4f6138b85b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
requirements applicable under the Older Americans Act of 1965 that are proposed
to be waived, if any;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5c6d0664a6224cab81836839472e6ec9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the
outcomes to be achieved by the waivers described in paragraphs (1) through (3);
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc082f8f7fad742b0b8704fd277a47f0e"><enum>(5)</enum><text>other measures to
be taken to ensure appropriate accountability for Federal funds in connection
with the waivers.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID388784c27a7c4a13a67c9da69768f74a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Periods</header><text>The
Secretary may approve a workforce flexibility plan for a period of not more
than 5 years.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID010ea8b6dbf14262849ecd6f9ea6bab2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Opportunity for
public comments</header><text>Prior to submitting a workforce flexibility plan
to the Secretary for approval, the State shall provide to all interested
parties and to the general public adequate notice of and a reasonable
opportunity for comment on the waiver requests proposed to be implemented
pursuant to such plan.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID71d74b5b73c94bd2bcce0c99314f5de4"><enum>291.</enum><header>State
legislative authority</header><subsection id="IDcaf0e3b3b29b474e8570ba818ebd338b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority of
State legislature</header><text>Nothing in this title or subtitle A or B of
title I shall be interpreted to preclude the enactment of State legislation
providing for the implementation, consistent with the provisions of this title
and subtitles A and B of title I, of the activities assisted under this title
or subtitle A or B of title I. Any funds received by a State under this title
shall be subject to appropriation by the State legislature, consistent with the
terms and conditions required under this title and such subtitles.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID92444f29127a438682b9125547e2731d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interstate
compacts and cooperative agreements</header><text>In the event that compliance
with provisions of this title or title I would be enhanced by compacts and
cooperative agreements between States, the consent of Congress is given to
States to enter into such compacts and agreements to facilitate such
compliance, subject to the approval of the Secretary.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID81c9cda7af0e4d8e900b6b01892d9c1b"><enum>292.</enum><header>Transfer of
Federal equity in State employment security agency real property to the
States</header><subsection id="ID67041ee8ddba4442b2dd1e2b5f40e257"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transfer of
Federal equity</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
Federal equity acquired in real property through grants to States awarded under
title III of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/501">42 U.S.C. 501 et seq.</external-xref>) or under the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>) is transferred to the States that used
the grants for the acquisition of such equity. The portion of any real property
that is attributable to the Federal equity transferred under this section shall
be used to carry out activities authorized under this Act, title III of the
Social Security Act, or the Wagner-Peyser Act. Any disposition of such real
property shall be carried out in accordance with the procedures prescribed by
the Secretary and the portion of the proceeds from the disposition of such real
property that is attributable to the Federal equity transferred under this
section shall be used to carry out activities authorized under this Act, title
III of the Social Security Act, or the Wagner-Peyser Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDf0cfdf6f41dd415d895ee2880ed8eea0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
use</header><text>A State shall not use funds awarded under this Act, title III
of the Social Security Act, or the Wagner-Peyser Act to amortize the costs of
real property that is purchased by any State on or after the date of enactment
of the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007.</text></subsection></section><section id="IDbf64397e29794764ac2298aa75bebbe2"><enum>293.</enum><header>Continuation
of State activities and policies</header><subsection id="ID1009716824a442bdb5a6523a0f6528f7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, or
subtitle A of title I, the Secretary may not deny approval of a State plan for
a covered State, or an application of a covered State for financial assistance,
under this title or subtitle A of title I, or find a covered State (including a
State board or Governor), or a local area (including a local board or chief
elected official) in a covered State, in violation of a provision of this title
or subtitle A of title I, on the basis that—</text><paragraph id="IDc3bf68ac8cee45e1851aa6bdf84c199f"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id872B4815B74C474A9415BCE5F8549A8B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the State proposes to
allocate or disburse, allocates, or disburses, within the State, funds made
available to the State under section 227 or 232 in accordance with the
allocation formula for the type of activities involved, or in accordance with a
disbursal procedure or process, used by the State under prior consistent State
laws; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="IDf88f485946eb403abca8a88b79615c6a" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a local board in the State proposes to
disburse, or disburses, within the local area, funds made available to the
State under section 227 or 232 in accordance with a disbursal procedure or
process used by a private industry council under prior consistent State
law;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd4f905db2aab44fca274d7334f047fea"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
State proposes to carry out or carries out a State procedure through which
local areas use, as fiscal agents for funds made available to the State under
section 227 or 232 and allocated within the State, fiscal agents selected in
accordance with a process established under prior consistent State laws;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2f88fd55e09d4c27a8ff702042ce6427"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
State proposes to carry out or carries out a State procedure through which the
local boards in the State (or the local boards, the chief elected officials in
the State, and the Governor) designate or select the one-stop partners and
one-stop operators of the statewide system in the State under prior consistent
State laws, in lieu of making the designation or certification described in
section 221 (regardless of the date the one-stop delivery systems involved have
been established);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID480defce36034bb283bc58ec4f755075"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the
State proposes to carry out or carries out a State procedure through which the
persons responsible for selecting eligible providers for purposes of subtitle B
are permitted to determine that a provider shall not be selected to provide
both intake services under section 234(c)(2) and training services under
section 234(c)(4), under prior consistent State laws;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDae88fe8921d046c4854b274d0c0d9abd"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the
State proposes to designate or designates a State board, or proposes to assign
or assigns functions and roles of the State board (including determining the
time periods for development and submission of a State plan required under
section 112 or 113), for purposes of subtitle A of title I in accordance with
prior consistent State laws; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc87dfe0a5de949ffb9776af0a2a7e300"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a
local board in the State proposes to use or carry out, uses, or carries out a
local plan (including assigning functions and roles of the local board) for
purposes of subtitle A of title I in accordance with the authorities and
requirements applicable to local plans and private industry councils under
prior consistent State laws.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa99ef50ab89a408bb0ee02799637ddb3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section:</text><paragraph id="IDfe639d033101422eab103f3ff214cf18"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered
State</header><text>The term <term>covered State</term> means a State that
enacted State laws described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID84ada704193844afa8af8611bc9b6ea9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prior
consistent State laws</header><text>The term <term>prior consistent State
laws</term> means State laws, not inconsistent with the Job Training
Partnership Act or any other applicable Federal law, that took effect on
September 1, 1993, September 1, 1995, and September 1, 1997.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID13e8dbcb2d47409c958760b0ba0268cf"><enum>294.</enum><header>General
program requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as
otherwise provided in this title or title I, the following conditions apply to
all programs under this title or title I, as applicable:</text><paragraph id="ID06cc87ab6f9644c4a115ff330be9a1e8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Each
program under this title or title I shall provide employment and training
opportunities to those who can benefit from, and who are most in need of, such
opportunities. In addition, the recipients of Federal funding for programs
under this title or title I shall make efforts to develop programs that
contribute to occupational development, upward mobility, development of new
careers, and opportunities for nontraditional employment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID41a10f63754e4c71b32c46fb1a346f53"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Funds provided
under this title shall only be used for activities that are in addition to
activities that would otherwise be available in the local area in the absence
of such funds.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDbd04c735a8284020bd56003171852b66"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id0D87761832614551BBABD4DDE1153FCF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Any local area may
enter into an agreement with another local area (including a local area that is
a city or county within the same labor market) to pay or share the cost of
educating, training, or placing individuals participating in programs assisted
under this title, including the provision of supportive services.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id91B6BE0ECE6E4749BF6688696DA55A2A" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Such agreement shall be approved by
each local board for a local area entering into the agreement and shall be
described in the local plan under section 118.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID444174d8451641bcbee811ea406746ae"><enum>(4)</enum><text>On-the-job
training contracts under this title or subtitle C of title I, shall not be
entered into with employers who have received payments under previous contracts
under this Act or the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and have exhibited a
pattern of failing to provide on-the-job training participants with continued
long-term employment as regular employees with wages and employment benefits
(including health benefits) and working conditions at the same level and to the
same extent as other employees working a similar length of time and doing the
same type of work.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDad8c7c4a8e244f6280b7b357b9b12dc7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>No
person or organization may charge an individual a fee for the placement or
referral of the individual in or to a workforce investment activity under this
title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbb926ace2f5b4415bab7f427f328e2dc"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The
Secretary shall not provide financial assistance for any program under this
title or subtitle C of title I that involves political activities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0dfafc9be57f455fb090e25ed59d37e4"><enum>(7)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id36F1D2C19B2E4FE3B2459541118A947D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Income under any
program administered by a public or private nonprofit entity may be retained by
such entity only if such income is used to continue to carry out the
program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id6349A32E854747689CA69820FCA24A6C" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Income subject to the requirements of
subparagraph (A) shall include—</text><clause id="id1BA6F20600484718A12FF4BBBE3FE9D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>receipts from goods or services
(including conferences) provided as a result of activities funded under this
title;</text></clause><clause id="idB9397E77B7234EA2B72F5214E5D34256"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>funds provided to a service
provider under this title that are in excess of the costs associated with the
services provided; and</text></clause><clause id="id8C362C4A585C4E6D86AAC651D938CA82"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>interest income earned on funds
received under this title.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id25BFD86D7DBC473E8DAE034E30DCEBC9" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For purposes of this paragraph, each
entity receiving financial assistance under this title shall maintain records
sufficient to determine the amount of such income received and the purposes for
which such income is expended.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf86e28cb56604da5a5683173b236a5cd"><enum>(8)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idB8597CAC1A2D45B398A3062A644EB693"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary shall
notify the Governor and the appropriate local board and chief elected official
of, and consult with the Governor and such board and official concerning, any
activity to be funded by the Secretary under this title within the
corresponding State or local area.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id13E9F9C640774732B0443224AEDCE04D" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Governor shall notify the
appropriate local board and chief elected official of, and consult with such
board and official concerning, any activity to be funded by the Governor under
this title within the corresponding local area.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5a9a8f94deac435d875d20afbb7308aa"><enum>(9)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idE00652909E534B0EAE427619733E100E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>All education programs
for youth supported with funds provided under chapter 2 of subtitle B shall be
consistent with applicable State and local educational standards.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idAE52C2A86D124F5E810A5D83D09CA8C5" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Standards and procedures with respect
to awarding academic credit and certifying educational attainment in programs
conducted under such chapter shall be consistent with the requirements of
applicable State and local law, including regulation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9c45b73091c145b1a4375517c566beec"><enum>(10)</enum><text>No
funds available under this title or title I may be used for public service
employment except as specifically authorized under this title or title
I.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3edb6c9b804247929df9de5ebc7cf5cd"><enum>(11)</enum><text>The
Federal requirements governing the title, use, and disposition of real
property, equipment, and supplies purchased with funds provided under this
title or subtitle C of title I shall be the corresponding Federal requirements
generally applicable to such items purchased through Federal grants to States
and local governments.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID921207e655df4f5d9947fb56574c252b"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Nothing in this
title or subtitle C of title I shall be construed to provide an individual with
an entitlement to a service under this title or subtitle C of title I.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd7b9b00d5d0b48e7b4dcf7e8bae4ac5f"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Services,
facilities, or equipment funded under this title may be used, as appropriate,
on a fee-for-service basis, by employers in a local area in order to provide
employment and training activities to incumbent workers—</text><subparagraph id="IDef96ef6a5340433f95fd048a4a6bf584"><enum>(A)</enum><text>when such
services, facilities, or equipment are not in use for the provision of services
for eligible participants under this title;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0aa30bfffda04cc6a596584f863ee16a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if such use for
incumbent workers would not have an adverse affect on the provision of services
to eligible participants under this title; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3eff6e77ea2f4dd39a6125190ece0e6b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if the income
derived from such fees is used to carry out the programs authorized under this
title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9dc8a3846ff54139bfc2855c5cd496c0"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Funds provided
under this title shall not be used to establish or operate a stand-alone
fee-for-service enterprise in a situation in which a private sector employment
agency (as defined in section 701 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
2000e)) is providing full access to similar or related services in such a
manner as to fully meet the identified need. For purposes of this paragraph,
such an enterprise does not include a one-stop delivery system described in
section 221(e).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDc86d74eb346a4b05b99680cbed1cf640"><enum>(15)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4E038C16F2D64E65AF35C71816A54C9D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>None of the funds
available under this title shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient of such
funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or
indirect costs, at a rate in excess of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed
for level II of the Executive Schedule under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5313">section 5313</external-xref> of title 5, United
States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id6D156217555B4DA4A317E56A9034753A" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The limitation described in
subparagraph (A) shall not apply to vendors providing goods and services as
defined in Office of Management and Budget Circular A–133. In a case in which a
State is a recipient of such funds, the State may establish a lower limit than
is provided in subparagraph (A) for salaries and bonuses of those receiving
salaries and bonuses from a subrecipient of such funds, taking into account
factors including the relative cost of living in the State, the compensation
levels for comparable State or local government employees, and the size of the
organizations that administer the Federal programs involved.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Adult
education and literacy</header><section id="ID60287e3c81c149c1bac9d1fa76f4b181"><enum>301.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote>Adult Education and Family Literacy Act</quote>.</text></section><section id="ID5d9f26c598ee454cb1cb934ec0e2ab8c"><enum>302.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the purpose of this title to create a
partnership among the Federal Government, States, and localities to provide, on
a voluntary basis, adult education and literacy activities, in order to—</text><paragraph id="IDca08115f23754a0a9e988e30b61f1c81"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assist adults to
become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment
and economic self-sufficiency;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa19e64d985cf4868aba64db986f7cad4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assist adults who
are parents or family members to obtain the education and skills that—</text><subparagraph id="id112499917E674A63BACBF8407E0F0566"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are necessary to
becoming full partners in the educational development of their children;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id31CB3C3C446B47DAB287E9517A2B7B54"><enum>(B)</enum><text>lead to
sustainable improvements in the economic opportunities for their family;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb2514506ce594e8090e55d2f289b7102"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assist adults in
attaining a secondary school diploma and in the transition to postsecondary
education and training, through career pathways; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID662e04aca41b40aca631ddda5c40ca28"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assist immigrants
and other individuals who are English language learners in—</text><subparagraph id="idF672040604C74EEF9E5AF8E516830893"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improving
their—</text><clause id="id87A96543FBF6471A95C92CE2BE706144"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reading, writing,
speaking, and comprehension skills in English; and</text></clause><clause id="idC9697475A5344A7F80BEEC2AFF0DD859"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>mathematics
skills; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA111A46C05DE45119FE91C713C2822B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>acquiring an
understanding of the American system of Government, individual freedom, and the
responsibilities of citizenship.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="IDc322d776aa784eb2bdbad817c561fb57"><enum>303.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text><paragraph commented="no" id="ID2f9bc17b6997411db7969bda2eebbc51"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adult
education</header><text>The term <term>adult education</term> means academic
instruction and education services below the postsecondary level that increase
an individual’s ability to—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id1DB150A1146942BFB41E52575C6ACDBC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>read, write, and
speak in English and perform mathematics or other activities necessary for the
attainment of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idADDD9C3224CA46F883F5B751391B01B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>transition to
postsecondary education and training; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idD4F5A6FEA07E4B07B7084C6E264FCBF1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>obtain
employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID45eb0f9389894bb487197992ae8cd19f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adult education
and literacy activities</header><text>The term <term>adult education and
literacy activities</term> means programs, activities, and services that
include adult education, literacy, workplace adult education and literacy
activities, family literacy activities, English language acquisition
activities, integrated English literacy and civics education, workforce
preparation activities, or integrated education and training.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID1c7c0442cb124f30b0c87ac22adcd742"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
agency</header><text>The term <term>eligible agency</term> means the sole
entity or agency in a State or an outlying area responsible for administering
or supervising policy for adult education and literacy activities in the State
or outlying area, respectively, consistent with the law of the State or
outlying area, respectively.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDbfddecc88de64832a562e8c6a6e703f8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible
individual</header><text>The term <term>eligible individual</term> means an
individual—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID9d0152ab09a14bb7a2cb47cbd2bc32d5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>who has attained
16 years of age;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDc01a18d06b114690859fb42a971420ed"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who is not
enrolled or required to be enrolled in secondary school under State law;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDbab8ecd21740405d87ce570b0f9f7b0f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>who—</text><clause commented="no" id="IDa5ee6a7d5c3d4dfd8bb66ac937d2a05b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is basic skills
deficient, as defined in section 101;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="ID4557b384fac241128557335d886766fd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>does not have a
secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, and has not achieved an
equivalent level of education; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="ID7ce8f2608a694c00b057b7d3a7624bd4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is an English
language learner.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID683941d71ef54508a259b6c55c205e80"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Eligible
provider</header><text>The term <term>eligible provider</term> means an
organization that has demonstrated effectiveness in providing adult education
and literacy activities that may include —</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDb4dca9b3d1b84a8ba806c7a8012159b9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a local
educational agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID60384388d5c541668cca4d28982933df"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a community-based
organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID35be74bee9b64fd6b04f703324dacc47"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a volunteer
literacy organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID66dd2c09553948fc81b364ef91f4cc71"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an institution of
higher education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDfdfe4d67d94743c69838d64fd6e91d60"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a public or
private nonprofit agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDcd407131bf06458b962cc4892c28012c"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a library;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID4014d6bc4e9749c082974d04aabd3e86"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a public housing
authority;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDf53a905d0ad846c9897467247f67ba29"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a nonprofit
institution that is not described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (G) and
has the ability to provide adult education and literacy activities to eligible
individuals;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID2fb8d70fa88e49738b6bd44bcd2cc6f2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a consortium or
coalition of the agencies, organizations, institutions, libraries, or
authorities described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (H); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID80512011b8544c54bec6c66c1c1d6c61"><enum>(J)</enum><text>a partnership
between an employer and an entity described in any of subparagraphs (A) through
(I).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDe17362faa6894278b24fc67578289fc2"><enum>(6)</enum><header>English
language acquisition program</header><text>The term <term>English language
acquisition program</term> means a program of instruction—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idB8E1C0A860EF40E7B1459DBDD750F1AA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>designed to help
eligible individuals who are English language learners achieve competence in
reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension of the English language;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id1956810F10724DBCB58A3818CCA264DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that leads
to—</text><clause commented="no" id="idCC17914A43C946AE8FF1489FDEB454BD"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idB6D005EAFFAE4D909394373C6E5B5C6A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>attainment of a
secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; and</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idF454DFA5268A41AAAE2838E8177839E5" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>transition to postsecondary education
and training; or</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idF020BC14C3A74B66A3425374B80A70FA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>employment.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDf794d5f9b74146ffa5892082f58c9d8f"><enum>(7)</enum><header>English
language learner</header><text>The term <term>English language learner</term>
when used with respect to an eligible individual, means an eligible individual
who has limited ability in reading, writing, speaking, or comprehending the
English language, and—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID48d64bd7e021495b9babaf45dc1f0786"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whose native
language is a language other than English; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID92c69ca9d8844a7d99d46bb94b979d72"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who lives in a
family or community environment where a language other than English is the
dominant language.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID134a5bd6ca774546ba925418e57022e6"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Essential
components of reading instruction</header><text>The term <term>essential
components of reading instruction</term> has the meaning given the term in
section 1208 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6368).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID22363ec42c9f4ac0bfea4d5eb0f3c07b"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Family literacy
activities</header><text>The term <term>family literacy activities</term> means
activities that are of sufficient intensity and quality, to make sustainable
improvements in the economic prospects for a family and that better enable
parents or family members to support their children’s learning needs, and that
integrate all of the following activities:</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID8dd3a9840f1149d5a9fe4cef545cf93f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Parent or family
adult education and literacy activities that lead to readiness for
postsecondary education or training, career advancement, and economic
self-sufficiency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDab696c1a0e2b4a5996eda3ae8fbbc922"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Interactive
literacy activities between parents or family members and their
children.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDce8cc60dad654f05afd7984a9566630f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Training for
parents or family members regarding how to be the primary teacher for their
children and full partners in the education of their children.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID8684dd7f4d554b248ca37c2fb89fc1ae"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An
age-appropriate education to prepare children for success in school and life
experiences.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID04ac1d80c8ef41c9b3022bdc7fb0f086"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Institution of
higher education</header><text>The term <term>institution of higher
education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDae6939732af941cf896463fe1186c0b7"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Integrated
education and training</header><text>The term <term>integrated education and
training</term> means a service approach that provides adult education and
literacy activities concurrently and contextually with workforce preparation
activities and workforce training for a specific occupation or occupational
cluster for the purpose of educational and career advancement.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id7DB97902B91D484293833B7182C2FA23"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Integrated
english literacy and civics education</header><text>The term <term>integrated
English literacy and civics education</term> means education services provided
to English language learners who are adults, including professionals with
degrees and credentials in their native countries, that enables such adults to
achieve competency in the English language and acquire the basic and more
advanced skills needed to function effectively as parents, workers, and
citizens in the United States. Such services shall include instruction in
literacy and English language acquisition and instruction on the rights and
responsibilities of citizenship and civic participation, and may include
workforce training.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID5119460573cd4366a3a3ecf5de7bf0ab"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Literacy</header><text>The
term <term>literacy</term> means an individual’s ability to read, write, and
speak in English, compute, and solve problems, at levels of proficiency
necessary to function on the job, in the family of the individual, and in
society.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDd6738a66ef6549898977263d12c58c4b"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Postsecondary
educational institution</header><text>The term <term>postsecondary educational
institution</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID8a6fb5eae6e9490a95b573bcc503e611"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an institution of
higher education that provides not less than a 2-year program of instruction
that is acceptable for credit toward a bachelor’s degree;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDdf259c1e6f904f42b5c67488841f4813"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a tribally
controlled community college; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID342922c8f6674e0087646e57aee9c341"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a nonprofit
educational institution offering certificate or apprenticeship programs at the
postsecondary level.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID63c8b7415c0a43eca5d2e4b91dbdca57"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Education.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDcb4152cae9b84ab0aec0c15307352026"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Workplace
adult education and literacy activities</header><text>The term <term>workplace
adult education and literacy activities</term> means adult education and
literacy activities offered by an eligible provider in collaboration with an
employer or employee organization at a workplace or an off-site location that
is designed to improve the productivity of the workforce.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDb0a394c116424929a728a8051ad48ae6"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Workforce
preparation activities</header><text>The term <term>workforce preparation
activities</term> means activities, programs, or services designed to help an
individual acquire a combination of basic academic skills, critical thinking
skills, digital literacy skills, and self-management skills, including
competencies in utilizing resources, using information, working with others,
understanding systems, and skills necessary for successful transition into and
completion of postsecondary education or training, or employment.</text></paragraph></section><section id="ID2e4d196326314ec5804a91b84ef4bbfa"><enum>304.</enum><header>Home
schools</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this title
shall be construed to affect home schools, whether a home school is treated as
a home school or a private school under State law, or to compel a parent or
family member engaged in home schooling to participate in adult education and
literacy activities.</text></section><section id="ID16d8dc845c844d0189502c1c79baf5b5"><enum>305.</enum><header>Rule of
construction regarding postsecondary transition and concurrent enrollment
activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this
title shall be construed to prohibit or discourage the use of funds provided
under this title for adult education and literacy activities that help eligible
individuals transition to postsecondary education and training or employment,
or for concurrent enrollment activities.</text></section><section id="IDe3d6593548a8442da82bf5396387723b"><enum>306.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title such sums as may be
necessary for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></section><subtitle id="idDAA0E6E34ACF409686181CDC6E90B080"><enum>A</enum><header>Federal
provisions </header><section id="ID4cabf92488a0429593164de23bf35e83"><enum>311.</enum><header>Reservation of
funds; grants to eligible agencies; allotments</header><subsection id="ID9ef1c04287354599ba6d9839aec21eab"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reservation of
funds</header><text>From the sum appropriated under section 306 for a fiscal
year, the Secretary—</text><paragraph id="IDac897aab282f4b928fa10ac624a3a2d4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall reserve 2
percent to carry out section 342 and subsection (g), except that the amount so
reserved shall not exceed $15,000,000; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID70fa2c2cdc03490b9d18bd654a8268ff"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall reserve 12
percent of the amount that remains after reserving funds under paragraph (1) to
carry out section 343.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9c1a048f13a64f27b68b465c6e115bcf"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants to
eligible agencies</header><paragraph id="ID91e3fff72d9740ce8915aab11127d56a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the sum appropriated under section 306 and not
reserved under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award a
grant to each eligible agency having a unified State plan approved under
section 112 or a combined State plan approved under section 113 in an amount
equal to the sum of the initial allotment under subsection (c)(1) and the
additional allotment under subsection (c)(2) for the eligible agency for the
fiscal year, subject to subsections (f) and (h), to enable the eligible agency
to carry out the activities assisted under this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf58f3e181a5346b49214fc6bd1d9451d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose of
grants</header><text>The Secretary may award a grant under paragraph (1) only
if the eligible entity involved agrees to expend the grant for adult education
and literacy activities in accordance with the provisions of this title.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID128cc451c2c242699c5203bcbc264146"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allotments</header><paragraph id="ID9ec3fb895d0b423c86baf9bb93d96f44"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
allotments</header><text>From the sum appropriated under section 306 and not
reserved under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to
each eligible agency having a unified State plan approved under section 112 or
a combined State plan approved under section 113—</text><subparagraph id="IDf08e12fbc79d451d9a067ee9deb24ee1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$100,000, in the
case of an eligible agency serving an outlying area, except as provided in
subsection (e); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4cee13999b12466b8109f1b211b46727"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$250,000, in the
case of any other eligible agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID760aa41a49444618ab44d9cab5d76c85"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
allotments</header><text>From the sum appropriated under section 306, not
reserved under subsection (a), and not allotted under paragraph (1), for a
fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible agency that receives an
initial allotment under paragraph (1) an additional amount that bears the same
relationship to such sum as the number of qualifying adults in the State or
outlying area served by the eligible agency bears to the number of such adults
in all States and outlying areas.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd74a39a1063c48e49ed89b221b3a4e21"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Qualifying
adult</header><text>For the purpose of subsection (c)(2), the term
<quote>qualifying adult</quote> means an adult who—</text><paragraph id="ID5ddb014f89a3439cb70d857635006c1b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is
at least 16 years of age;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID53fda589a87b452da7a609fab9e3c798"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is
beyond the age of compulsory school attendance under the law of the State or
outlying area;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb1c37377e9604cbfb0ccf716cd1b6337"><enum>(3)</enum><text>does
not have a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa587fb8f669243f0a07ba0ce496f2831"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is
not enrolled in secondary school.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDe0f255307aa349e8bead9f895af31d6f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special rule
for the Republic of Palau</header><paragraph commented="no" id="IDdc8f79f213594b27bc4ce63e29d9aa62"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (c)(1)(A), from the sum
appropriated under section 306 and not reserved under subsection (a) for a
fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to the Republic of Palau, except during
the period described in section 101(45), an amount based on the recommendations
of the Pacific Region Educational Laboratory under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDb7332d8debba4d8f9b3e29d9fdbcb3ca"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Award basis to
Palau</header><text>For each fiscal year, the Pacific Region Educational
Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii shall make recommendations to the Secretary
concerning a grant amount to the Republic of Palau based on the number of
qualifying adults (as defined in subsection (d)) in the population of the
Republic of Palau.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDf952124f8db74034acb4574ee289e529"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administrative
costs</header><text>The Secretary may provide not more than 5 percent of the
funds made available for grants under this subsection to pay the administrative
costs of the Pacific Region Educational Laboratory regarding activities
assisted under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDec363190f3984e50a44e4ddb8933d0f9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Hold-harmless
provisions</header><paragraph id="ID87a6e8ff76074777aaea337593534eaa"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (c) and subject to paragraph
(2), for fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year, no eligible agency
shall receive an allotment under this section that is less than 90 percent of
the allotment the eligible agency received for the preceding fiscal year under
this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDeb63d4fb852b4b4cadc6681113490352"><enum>(2)</enum><header>100 Percent
allotment</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection
(e), for a fiscal year for which an eligible agency receives only an initial
allotment under subsection (c)(1) (and no additional allotment under subsection
(c)(2)) the eligible agency shall receive an allotment under this section that
is equal to 100 percent of the initial allotment under subsection
(c)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDedd0144e1f25445fbecb800381ae0dba"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Ratable
reduction</header><text>If for any fiscal year the amount available for
allotment under this title is insufficient to satisfy the provisions of
paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary shall ratably reduce the payments to all
eligible agencies, as necessary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID17266eeb091144b48810898ebb5a78a1"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Additional
assistance</header><paragraph id="ID05e6cff803874a1fa4191a7811278e68"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From amounts reserved under subsection (a)(1), the
Secretary shall make grants to eligible agencies described in paragraph (2) to
enable such agencies to provide activities authorized under subtitle B.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe6a8108b434f446d82f37cb24e9a6ba9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>An
eligible agency is eligible to receive a grant under this subsection for a
fiscal year if the amount of the allotment such agency receives under this
section for the fiscal year is less than the amount such agency would have
received for the fiscal year if the allotment formula under this section as in
effect on September 30, 2003, were in effect for such year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID44edd0d04a8e4102b5ad2c2e2ca286f3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amount of
grant</header><text>The amount of a grant made to an eligible agency under this
subsection for a fiscal year shall be the difference between—</text><subparagraph id="ID4e46e0e42006488681d309485d613a9c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount of the
allotment such agency would have received for the fiscal year if the allotment
formula under this section as in effect on September 30, 2003, were in effect
for such year; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4e7f66c4576041028e63b9007ace416d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amount of the
allotment such agency receives under this section for the fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa531e19ce1554334afa4fbda994e3380"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reallotment</header><text>The
portion of any eligible agency’s allotment under this title for a fiscal year
that the Secretary determines will not be required for the period such
allotment is available for carrying out activities under this title, shall be
available for reallotment from time to time, on such dates during such period
as the Secretary shall fix, to other eligible agencies in proportion to the
original allotments to such agencies under this title for such year.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID313c94db4aff4fc486753a8694bc7579"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Study and
report</header><paragraph id="ID5e4b7e4f312040ad96ffa6c7dd36b729"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study concerning the
formula described in this section and, in conducting the study, shall, at a
minimum—</text><subparagraph id="ID928a92ed157a48dc9249cc7cd7b4037d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>examine whether
the formula results in a distribution of funds that sufficiently serves the
entire population of individuals eligible for adult education and literacy
activities under this title;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8fb96353d06a4178bfd68f3223aca3fa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>examine whether
the data used to count qualified adults, for purposes of the formula,
accurately measure the population of individuals eligible for the activities;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID589fb2763e514f11927c16f658f70343"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop
recommendations for improving the formula so that the formula results in a
distribution of funds that better serves that population and the data used to
count qualified adults accurately measure that population.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDeb465b69836144b1b27822256feca75f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act
of 2013, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and
the Workforce of the House of Representatives a report containing the results
of the study described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID4244badaebea4c18bdc2ea9bbb0ab54d"><enum>312.</enum><header>Performance
accountability system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Programs
and activities authorized in this title are subject to the performance
accountability provisions described in section 131.</text></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id6C92557158D742F9B1A49B1A2CC4B7DB"><enum>B</enum><header>State
provisions</header><section id="ID543f75af16c343918382b1f7b8f64f50"><enum>321.</enum><header>State
administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each eligible
agency shall be responsible for the State or outlying area administration of
activities under this title, including—</text><paragraph id="ID61b3db67e0654c708d99cdbda4beb837"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
development, implementation, and monitoring of the relevant components of the
unified State plan in section 112 or the combined State plan in section
113;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDeb912c0b980a46f596aa00859b501fd2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consultation with
other appropriate agencies, groups, and individuals that are involved in, or
interested in, the development and implementation of activities assisted under
this title; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID99a3e9cc968a49ca970b46ef3d62c290"><enum>(3)</enum><text>coordination and
nonduplication with other Federal and State education, training, corrections,
public housing, and social service programs.</text></paragraph></section><section id="IDd90fbf924dec444aa01f126ac52fc617"><enum>322.</enum><header>State
distribution of funds; matching requirement</header><subsection id="IDc21e7a0dff9a418395380fb2d0701e08"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State
distribution of funds</header><text>Each eligible agency receiving a grant
under section 311(b) for a fiscal year—</text><paragraph id="IDee61452b6c734ed48baef94da5ccab68"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall use not
less than 80 percent of the grant funds to award grants and contracts under
section 331 and to carry out section 325, of which not more than 25 percent of
such amount shall be available to carry out section 325;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID242ea0d4af9c409294b8caa6685f32b5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall use not
more than 15 percent of the grant funds to carry out State leadership
activities under section 323; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6ec1d40e62ad4fce9294e538fe434b0f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall use not
more than 5 percent of the grant funds, or $85,000, whichever is greater, for
the administrative expenses of the eligible agency.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID03840cbd49ee47fb8bcbb6a0e113d2de"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matching
requirement</header><paragraph id="IDbbb45f09d4ad4169893e25e2c9d55bb8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to receive a grant from the Secretary under
section 311(b) each eligible agency shall provide, for the costs to be incurred
by the eligible agency in carrying out the adult education and literacy
activities for which the grant is awarded, a non-Federal contribution in an
amount that is not less than—</text><subparagraph id="ID8383eccc2cdd4ed3af0bd890ca4ee53c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of an
eligible agency serving an outlying area, 12 percent of the total amount of
funds expended for adult education and literacy activities in the outlying
area, except that the Secretary may decrease the amount of funds required under
this subparagraph for an eligible agency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2fd3e68381c8478cac1b30795211dbb9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of an
eligible agency serving a State, 25 percent of the total amount of funds
expended for adult education and literacy activities in the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdaa4de26051e49048f3e4366a23cb3da"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal
contribution</header><text>An eligible agency’s non-Federal contribution
required under paragraph (1) may be provided in cash or in kind, fairly
evaluated, and shall include only non-Federal funds that are used for adult
education and literacy activities in a manner that is consistent with the
purpose of this title.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDfc48470c088944008fd469fcae79df8b"><enum>323.</enum><header>State
leadership activities</header><subsection id="ID123a516ecbb24242b4d3a323cce978f3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Activities</header><paragraph id="IDa07feb3ab44147a091bdec7675fd4d14"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required</header><text>Each
eligible agency shall use funds made available under section 322(a)(2) for the
following adult education and literacy activities to develop or enhance the
adult education system of the State or outlying area:</text><subparagraph id="ID08140ecfbb57481582c02cd1beef7727"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The alignment of
adult education and literacy activities with other core programs and one-stop
partners, including eligible providers, to implement the strategy identified in
the unified State plan under section 112 or the combined State plan under
section 113, including the development of career pathways to provide access to
employment and training services for individuals in adult education and
literacy activities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID195613a677874d5cb3d6a95685552d64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The establishment
or operation of high quality professional development programs to improve the
instruction provided pursuant to local activities required under section
331(b), including instruction incorporating the essential components of reading
instruction as such components relate to adults, instruction related to the
specific needs of adult learners, instruction provided by volunteers or by
personnel of a State or outlying area, and dissemination of information about
models and promising practices related to such programs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID070ff196a1964f95a656809d8c9d7b31"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The provision of
technical assistance to eligible providers of adult education and literacy
activities receiving funds under this title, including—</text><clause id="ID0aebd7430c7942d182836098f6499e8c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
development and dissemination of instructional and programmatic practices based
on the most rigorous or scientifically valid research available and
appropriate, in reading, writing, speaking, mathematics, English language
acquisition programs, distance education, and staff training;</text></clause><clause id="ID4d4c33693c144e83a5fe18c327b93548"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
role of eligible providers as a one-stop partner to provide access to
employment, education, and training services; and</text></clause><clause id="ID80cdb8b5b643414c855d1d87ef101e4c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>assistance in
the use of technology, including for staff training, to eligible providers,
especially the use of technology to improve system efficiencies.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfa568ae277ce4c639f852639fbc37b8f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The monitoring
and evaluation of the quality of, and the improvement in, adult education and
literacy activities and the dissemination of information about models and
proven or promising practices within the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID73b6bfaa3edd42f790531a3973717d21"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Permissible
activities</header><text>Each eligible agency may use funds made available
under section 322(a)(2) for 1 or more of the following adult education and
literacy activities:</text><subparagraph id="id7E27B95688DF4CE2BA3A27F368E23CA5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The support of
State or regional networks of literacy resource centers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID51e1b4af286b4d3db9382b4404fda6b5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The development
and implementation of technology applications, translation technology, or
distance education, including professional development to support the use of
instructional technology.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf48c7b5866074cecae0536146778ba10"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Developing and
disseminating curricula, including curricula incorporating the essential
components of reading instruction as such components relate to adults.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5BDFE813B43942C9AD0D86895356EA88"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The provision of
technical assistance to eligible providers to support the purpose of this
title.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc70cfecb935844ebb2baaab5a2ac6dcf"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Developing
content and models for integrated education and training and career pathways,
including the provision of technical assistance to eligible providers in the
State administering such programs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcee7512d4d334243a96e2d4f10096f13"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The provision of
assistance to eligible providers in developing and implementing programs that
achieve the objectives of this title and in measuring the progress of those
programs in achieving such objectives, including meeting the State adjusted
levels of performance described in section 131(b)(3).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID36b4070b8fd9427db36119e73ff1ab86"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The development
and implementation of a system to assist in the transition from adult education
to postsecondary education, including linkages with postsecondary educational
institutions or institutions of higher education.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2366ab295d8041bfab8366bce37d6898"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Integration of
literacy and English language instruction with occupational skill training,
including promoting linkages with employers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe81f36a8fc1a42fba75bffde59c6756a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Activities to
promote workplace adult education and literacy activities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID177bfc56a2dd48708a5ea28360870c7f"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Activities to
promote and complement local outreach initiatives described in section
342(c)(3)(G).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1006f52e2aca4a9594dd63c4f075cb76"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Identifying
curriculum frameworks and aligning rigorous content standards that—</text><clause id="ID366983f9ebd74a7abb2fd8ba075173ee"><enum>(i)</enum><text>specify
what adult learners should know and be able to do in the areas of reading and
language arts, mathematics, and English language acquisition; and</text></clause><clause id="IDabb4d8e841a1406ab3225add8c6b19b0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>take
into consideration the following:</text><subclause id="IDe4a4177f7f7247dc824ec18c806fa929"><enum>(I)</enum><text>State adopted
academic standards.</text></subclause><subclause id="IDb4825d0fb45b4acf841ddbfcdee5fadc"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The
current adult skills and literacy assessments used in the State or outlying
area.</text></subclause><subclause id="ID4adeb223f94845c3a00d95d774d71866"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The primary
indicators of performance described in section 131.</text></subclause><subclause id="ID3bdf4507c3c94ef28cdc1f5ee5a9c385"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Standards and
academic requirements for enrollment in nonremedial, for-credit courses in
postsecondary educational institutions or institutions of higher education
supported by the State or outlying area.</text></subclause><subclause id="IDf29f9906dd3a445ba9195f520a0aef1d"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Where
appropriate, the content of occupational and industry skill standards widely
used by business and industry in the State or outlying area.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDccadf78ef039445b9407d39968497adb"><enum>(L)</enum><text>In cooperation
with efforts funded under section 342, development and piloting of—</text><clause id="ID68ddb17ce3b946e48319b3332c528b64"><enum>(i)</enum><text>new and
promising assessment tools and strategies that—</text><subclause id="ID7acd54297e754b59856a1860dd5b4616"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are
based on scientifically valid research, where available and appropriate;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="IDbe9b16df71fa485f939096c4e911dd26"><enum>(II)</enum><text>identify the
needs and capture the gains of students at all levels, with particular emphasis
on—</text><item id="ID5f3977076a904186a5a3480bc8f6737c"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>students
at the lowest achievement level;</text></item><item id="ID5a72a3cc26b44d2aacf0a66710dd3103"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>students
who are English language learners; and</text></item><item id="IDb70aa7fba988486f9996d96fa56ae5e9"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>adults
with learning disabilities;</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="ID91246039235349b692975bffb3e88f8f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>options for
improving teacher quality and retention; and</text></clause><clause id="ID508b44a27a1d4521abc0312ae1ae9df2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>assistance in
converting scientifically valid research into practice.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7639a5cef387437fa818f365be89a736"><enum>(M)</enum><text>The development
and implementation of programs and services to meet the needs of adult learners
with learning disabilities who are English language learners.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc84284b635cb468596dd3c668e019186"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Support for
recruitment and outreach for instructors, students, and employers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID73b0884e948549cd9e783114bd84e760"><enum>(O)</enum><text>Other activities
of statewide significance that promote the purpose of this title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID16e0fc7f084b45e7bdc3576f2fb3bb67"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Collaboration</header><text>In
carrying out this section, eligible agencies shall collaborate where possible,
and avoid duplicating efforts, in order to maximize the impact of the
activities described in subsection (a).</text></subsection><subsection id="ID7acd9e9fc1d54b5791dd8fe48d996640"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State-imposed
requirements</header><text>Whenever a State or outlying area implements any
rule or policy relating to the administration or operation of a program
authorized under this title that has the effect of imposing a requirement that
is not imposed under Federal law (including any rule or policy based on a State
or outlying area interpretation of a Federal statute, regulation, or
guideline), the State or outlying area shall identify, to eligible providers,
the rule or policy as being imposed by the State or outlying area.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID0623f18c45de4871a64732bbccf8b5dc"><enum>324.</enum><header>State
plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each State desiring to
receive funds under this title for any fiscal year shall submit and have
approved by the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor a unified State plan in
accordance with section 112 or a combined State plan in accordance with section
113.</text></section><section id="IDc456540e29a54b6d96271ba54fc5f440"><enum>325.</enum><header>Programs for
corrections education and other institutionalized individuals</header><subsection id="ID496a403debc34a7aa3b2b86e0947c289"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header><text>From funds made available under section 322(a)(1) for
a fiscal year, each eligible agency shall carry out corrections education and
education for other institutionalized individuals.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID58b0683f5a2b433c84ab3898b8a627fc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Uses of
funds</header><text>The funds described in subsection (a) shall be used for the
cost of educational programs for criminal offenders in correctional
institutions and for other institutionalized individuals, including academic
programs for—</text><paragraph id="ID0e435f3561a74cf19e67ca129c6b48c9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>adult education
and literacy activities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDea927f91c49c4aaebd1ca7a89a60cec3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>special
education, as determined by the eligible agency;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1661beba587d41dca44551b8998aa214"><enum>(3)</enum><text>secondary school
credit;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID02771d840f5b416ab27036d1628c5f12"><enum>(4)</enum><text>integrated
education and training;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID01ddb97e446e41e6b34fd8a118f382ca"><enum>(5)</enum><text>career
pathways;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc1907e326dc74d86b7060bcb32d9346a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>concurrent
enrollment;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb9f0622eceb544bfb7c70d2e8ae5b6e1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>peer
tutoring; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6532cebaa9914647b0357afd21e83995"><enum>(8)</enum><text>transition to
re-entry initiatives and other postrelease services with the goal of reducing
recidivism.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb1b032899ebf431f815ef55d3fcc6066"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Each
eligible agency that is using assistance provided under this section to carry
out a program for criminal offenders within a correctional institution shall
give priority to serving individuals who are likely to leave the correctional
institution within 5 years of participation in the program.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDed0c50ed66cb4eaea3e18058dc36afa6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>In
addition to any report required under section 131, each eligible agency that
receives assistance provided under this section shall annually prepare and
submit to the Secretary a report on the progress, as described in section 131,
of the eligible agency with respect to the programs and activities carried out
under this section, including the relative rate of recidivism for the criminal
offenders served.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID4348052991c34fe193a44930da71bc6a"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text><paragraph id="ID49ff60153d7841a6b562cf179dbbcba1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Correctional
institution</header><text>The term <term>correctional institution</term> means
any—</text><subparagraph id="IDa1b3c0dbe3ce4501938554e619e9bbfb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prison;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID28f719dff1434b30a9dbc0b4b7358d61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>jail;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID398ef9ddba7f46be87dbe982ded107e1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reformatory;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID75313546bdb343c1a77f56116740954c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>work farm;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd522c2c8fb314ed2b5d79ff05c4af80f"><enum>(E)</enum><text>detention center;
or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe78cd5f84ed242e588e3ffc3c534c54d"><enum>(F)</enum><text>halfway house,
community-based rehabilitation center, or any other similar institution
designed for the confinement or rehabilitation of criminal offenders.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa9752aa1d22a40928089ed812b839838"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criminal
offender</header><text>The term <term>criminal offender</term> means any
individual who is charged with or convicted of any criminal offense.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idE9A016B3F4804006AE4825C0147A7CEA"><enum>C</enum><header>Local
provisions</header><section id="IDe836fbf5fa3b483bac7dfd49edf22056"><enum>331.</enum><header>Grants and
contracts for eligible providers</header><subsection id="IDc1047ef11c9a4971941a4f2328828a86"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants and
contracts</header><text>From grant funds made available under section
322(a)(1), each eligible agency shall award multiyear grants or contracts, on a
competitive basis, to eligible providers within the State or outlying area to
enable the eligible providers to develop, implement, and improve adult
education and literacy activities within the State.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID8ec2db156b1646f58269af5c827d5723"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required local
activities</header><text>The eligible agency shall require that each eligible
provider receiving a grant or contract under subsection (a) use the grant or
contract to establish or operate programs that provide adult education and
literacy activities, including programs that provide such activities
concurrently.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID92150e8cdbd74713987cf60aad23d8e0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Direct and
equitable access; same process</header><paragraph id="id3FBBA3DA00D24BFB8F7E2E2B1E956509"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each eligible agency
receiving funds under this title shall ensure that—</text><subparagraph id="IDb4619b250ca347579f8b23e13c883241"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all eligible
providers have direct and equitable access to apply and compete for grants or
contracts under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8f4856a625334cdf965bd6d4994c661b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the same grant or
contract announcement process and application process is used for all eligible
providers in the State or outlying area.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4cb464699c41429dbd9eb39369601bc3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>GAO
study</header><text>Not later than the second program year following the date
of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, the Comptroller General
shall conduct a study to determine how the provisions of paragraph (1) have
been implemented and whether such provisions accomplished the purposes of such
paragraph.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc49f794134fa479ca5a1f3f8241e86db"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>Each eligible agency awarding a grant or contract under this
section shall not use any funds made available under this title for adult
education and literacy activities for the purpose of supporting or providing
programs, services, or activities for individuals who are not individuals
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 303(4), except that such
agency may use such funds for such purpose if such programs, services, or
activities are related to family literacy activities. In providing family
literacy activities under this title, an eligible provider shall attempt to
coordinate with programs and services that are not assisted under this title
prior to using funds for adult education and literacy activities under this
title for activities other than activities for eligible individuals.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDd9955fc276e9448db13cf0070599c195"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
awarding grants or contracts under this section, the eligible agency shall
consider—</text><paragraph id="ID54320b8661bd46b599799d2d997c12aa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
degree to which the eligible provider would be responsive to—</text><subparagraph id="id862349BA24CB46039A8ABF4F3D11D27B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>regional needs as
identified in the local plan under section 118; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEC6307DBB99C454B996E91FC12566A05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>serving
individuals in the community who were identified in such plan as most in need
of adult education and literacy activities, including individuals—</text><clause id="id16FBC70D34F041A0A8B5D0825B20D499"><enum>(i)</enum><text>who
have low levels of literacy skills;</text></clause><clause id="idADC55E72113F4FA6BC5FFC483D28506D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>who
have learning disabilities; or</text></clause><clause id="idE23ADA7C70B24A84AF9A32DA6CEC5FE3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>who
are English language learners;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcbc1619acadd40859f8c51c6e1c4e3d0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>capacity,
including past effectiveness in improving the literacy of eligible individuals
of the eligible provider, to meet State-adjusted levels of performance for the
primary indicators of performance described in section 131 for eligible
individuals, especially with respect to eligible individuals who have low
levels of literacy;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcaafc3e1a7c64c928a477cac031bc175"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
extent to which the eligible provider demonstrates alignment between proposed
activities and services and the strategy and goals of the local plan under
section 118, as well as the activities and services of the one-stop
partners;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID226461a21adf457a9e855ef9672591b9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>whether the
eligible provider’s program—</text><subparagraph id="IDc0a691d926984a719007c3d1eaa9a56d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is of sufficient
intensity and quality, and based on the most rigorous research available so
that participants achieve substantial learning gains; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID19e0f0d4a0ee4dbd8194c55675bfdf23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>uses
instructional practices that include the essential components of reading
instruction;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4eede0f4159844f3a0b66d15019c63f6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>whether the
eligible provider’s activities are built on a strong foundation of the most
rigorous research available, including scientifically valid research, and
effective educational practice;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8c72e1f1863947c09d05d80347b69b03"><enum>(6)</enum><text>whether the
eligible provider’s activities effectively employ advances in technology and
delivery systems, including distance education;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4b33dc26d49b45ddb63331553dbd8992"><enum>(7)</enum><text>whether the
eligible provider’s activities provide learning in context, including through
integrated education and training, so that an individual acquires the skills
needed to transition to and complete postsecondary education and training
programs, obtain and advance in employment leading to economic
self-sufficiency, and to exercise the rights and responsibilities of
citizenship;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc90ebd2628bb4a83827f6185221bac5c"><enum>(8)</enum><text>whether the
eligible provider’s activities are delivered by well-trained instructors,
counselors, and administrators who meet any minimum qualifications established
by the State, where applicable, and who have access to high quality
professional development, including through electronic means;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd131b48f33ad407391620fb73989c961"><enum>(9)</enum><text>whether the
eligible provider’s activities coordinate with other available education,
training, and social service resources in the community, such as by
establishing strong links with elementary schools and secondary schools,
postsecondary educational institutions, institutions of higher education, local
workforce investment boards, one-stop centers, job training programs, and
social service agencies, business, industry, labor organizations,
community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, and intermediaries, for
the development of career pathways;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8fd205e1cd60490ea26fdb0579e8d3b8"><enum>(10)</enum><text>whether the
eligible provider’s activities offer flexible schedules and coordination with
Federal, State, and local support services (such as child care, transportation,
mental health services, and career planning) that are necessary to enable
individuals, including individuals with disabilities or other special needs, to
attend and complete programs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb1abd7cf72ec48fa849122f9313c0aa0"><enum>(11)</enum><text>the
capacity of the eligible provider to provide integrated education and
training;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd9a52f0416634e4196c3155482d4ae9c"><enum>(12)</enum><text>whether the
eligible provider maintains a high-quality information management system that
has the capacity to report measurable participant outcomes (consistent with
section 131) and to monitor program performance;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf36762070cb340db8b6e9ed3d6d21d6b"><enum>(13)</enum><text>whether the
local areas in which the eligible provider is located have a demonstrated need
for additional English language acquisition programs and civics education
programs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID92ca917dc11d45a49c1821ff17ecdca1"><enum>(14)</enum><text>whether reading,
writing, speaking, mathematics, and English language acquisition instruction
delivered by the eligible provider is based on the best practices derived from
the most rigorous research available and appropriate, including scientifically
valid research that is available and appropriate;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID294e2db5cb5b4bd5ac2454957f7055db"><enum>(15)</enum><text>whether the
eligible provider’s applications of technology and services to be provided are
sufficient to increase the amount and quality of learning and how such
technology and services lead to improved performance; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1d7511ad92d34c29880173f3572c8fb9"><enum>(16)</enum><text>the
capacity of the eligible provider to serve eligible individuals with
disabilities, including individuals with learning disabilities.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID812e5fa5526a48e69427a95a50b31274"><enum>332.</enum><header>Local
application</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each eligible
provider desiring a grant or contract from an eligible agency shall submit an
application to the eligible agency containing such information and assurances
as the eligible agency may require, including—</text><paragraph id="IDf248e891f5a54a8f8e557d287f7605ac"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
description of how funds awarded under this title will be spent consistent with
the requirements of this title;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbf7517a904ac4b8fb1ec16f87a1784c3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
description of any cooperative arrangements the eligible provider has with
other agencies, institutions, or organizations for the delivery of adult
education and literacy activities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7d6b39947b5f4021aee578b79c8bca64"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a
description of how the eligible provider will provide services in alignment
with the local plan under section 118, including how such provider will promote
concurrent enrollment in programs and activities under title II, as
appropriate, to assist eligible individuals in accessing education and job
training services;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb885b8cfc60e4c2fb2dc34a0e0db0b8d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a
description of how the eligible provider will meet the State adjusted levels of
performance described in section 131(b)(3), including how such provider will
collect data to report on such performance indicators;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdfd6b162a03b481a96ca70acc051f28d"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a
description of how the eligible provider will fulfill one-stop partner
responsibilities as described in section 221(b)(1)(A), as appropriate;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe387492972d6457bb7d4d197b2cda168"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a
description of how the eligible provider will provide services in a manner that
meets the needs of eligible individuals; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID498c0707598e4918a8d1be34db186086"><enum>(7)</enum><text>information that
addresses the considerations described under section 331(e), as
applicable.</text></paragraph></section><section id="IDd2847871a9584d66a6fc3914d70f2489"><enum>333.</enum><header>Local
administrative cost limits</header><subsection id="ID755d3e280bfb4deb82d2e86a1e44cfc7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), of the amount that is made
available under this title to an eligible provider—</text><paragraph id="IDc10dde6195c2411d968896ce28de2c44"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not
less than 95 percent shall be expended for carrying out adult education and
literacy activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbb2a562fe1ca4bee882a115a602b7743"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
remaining amount, not to exceed 5 percent, shall be used for planning,
administration (including carrying out the requirements of section 131),
professional development, and the activities described in paragraphs (3) and
(5) of section 332.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID583a851900074b60aacb8ba3c6abcb83"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>In cases where the cost limits described in subsection (a)
are too restrictive to allow for the activities described in subsection (a)(2),
the eligible provider shall negotiate with the eligible agency in order to
determine an adequate level of funds to be used for noninstructional
purposes.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id59D68837A36D4B3FB1165FC53F750AF8"><enum>D</enum><header>General
provisions</header><section id="ID44336a7b46a446faacb7bf875a0b5942"><enum>341.</enum><header>Administrative
provisions</header><subsection id="IDd64c012333f3490990ac6eed8d9de8e6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Supplement not
supplant</header><text>Funds made available for adult education and literacy
activities under this title shall supplement and not supplant other State or
local public funds expended for adult education and literacy activities.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID85f98fd52ee042b7b915fa9b014fbe72"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maintenance of
effort</header><paragraph id="ID59fe9b961c704cda8f51e6a28f615ac3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><subparagraph id="ID8f403b30b2db47858d8da152b79655e8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>An
eligible agency may receive funds under this title for any fiscal year if the
Secretary finds that the fiscal effort per student or the aggregate
expenditures of such eligible agency for activities under this title, in the
second preceding fiscal year, were not less than 90 percent of the fiscal
effort per student or the aggregate expenditures of such eligible agency for
adult education and literacy activities in the third preceding fiscal
year.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe87429b3986147caa282919033bd5091"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Proportionate
reduction</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), for any fiscal
year with respect to which the Secretary determines under subparagraph (A) that
the fiscal effort or the aggregate expenditures of an eligible agency for the
preceding program year were less than such effort or expenditures for the
second preceding program year, the Secretary—</text><clause id="IDae5a95574b494f26a8b8c22af2bd1221"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall
determine the percentage decreases in such effort or in such expenditures;
and</text></clause><clause id="IDa7e1bce1572d464d90414c0ddf5886d3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall
decrease the payment made under this title for such program year to the agency
for adult education and literacy activities by the lesser of such
percentages.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc92e6d34050241519a19d738a4fa4bd5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Computation</header><text>In
computing the fiscal effort and aggregate expenditures under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall exclude capital expenditures and special one-time project
costs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa776d87d376a4870a0254f0d841df2fc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Decrease in
Federal support</header><text>If the amount made available for adult education
and literacy activities under this title for a fiscal year is less than the
amount made available for adult education and literacy activities under this
title for the preceding fiscal year, then the fiscal effort per student and the
aggregate expenditures of an eligible agency required in order to avoid a
reduction under paragraph (1)(B) shall be decreased by the same percentage as
the percentage decrease in the amount so made available.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID469865c0503d44cb9d2cd4d2f8533376"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Secretary may waive the requirements of this subsection for not more than 1
fiscal year, if the Secretary determines that a waiver would be equitable due
to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a natural disaster or
an unforeseen and precipitous decline in the financial resources of the State
or outlying area of the eligible agency. If the Secretary grants a waiver under
the preceding sentence for a fiscal year, the level of effort required under
paragraph (1) shall not be reduced in the subsequent fiscal year because of the
waiver.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID07826bf31f8f43539bb49c3a9ef4f910"><enum>342.</enum><header>National
leadership activities</header><subsection id="ID893209beab4842208b45c8b5764262e7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and carry out a program of
national leadership activities to enhance the quality and outcomes of adult
education and literacy activities and programs nationwide.</text></subsection><subsection id="idE3C519AF4B2945388AE65D7C3E46F186"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
activities</header><text>The national leadership activities described in
subsection (a) shall include technical assistance, including—</text><paragraph id="idD25667384B9047869B5D5079803FDC5A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assistance to
help States meet the requirements of section 131;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC552A433881748ECAAACD3D1A066128D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>upon
request by a State, assistance provided to eligible providers in using
performance accountability measures based on indicators described in section
131, and data systems for the improvement of adult education and literacy
activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3D7F613E0D5747EDB5B9ACA983588E62"><enum>(3)</enum><text>carrying out
rigorous research and evaluation on effective adult education and literacy
activities, as well as estimating the number of adults functioning at the
lowest levels of literacy proficiency, which may be coordinated across relevant
Federal agencies.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3874a530bc444fc39e1a4efd79fe5304"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allowable
activities</header><text>The national leadership activities described in
subsection (a) may include the following:</text><paragraph id="IDc4b4ad0468dd479bb64daccef80c59a8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Technical
assistance, including—</text><subparagraph id="IDe44662cc8782413cb7e5d5581e13e919"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assistance
related to professional development activities, and assistance for the purposes
of developing, improving, identifying, and disseminating the most successful
methods and techniques for providing adult education and literacy activities,
based on scientifically valid research where available;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6d63ee1b8d6c412080b3b82ab1d4cc8b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assistance in
distance education and promoting and improving the use of technology in the
classroom, including through the use of instructional models that blend
in-person and online instruction; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa0cf6e6404ea4c02b16d5df4f2cc2068"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assistance in the
development and dissemination of proven models for addressing the digital
literacy needs of adults, including older adults.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe515a998c2b54960bea66992a9d6d30e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A
program of grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements awarded on a
competitive basis to national, regional, or local networks of private nonprofit
organizations, public libraries, or institutions of higher education to build
the capacity of such networks’ members to—</text><subparagraph id="id9D77690DD8BB44D29B377D1C86DE88BE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>meet the
performance requirements, described in section 131, of eligible providers under
this title; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id67FF8EDC2F8045189DBD256CAD50B3CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>involve eligible
individuals in program improvement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID134603538a814e4cbf741f8b19c4b15f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Funding national
leadership activities that are not described in paragraph (1), either directly
or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements awarded on a
competitive basis to or with postsecondary educational institutions,
institutions of higher education, public or private organizations or agencies,
or consortia of such institutions, organizations, or agencies, such as—</text><subparagraph id="IDb42d4f768f1b45b096a46db5557c825b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developing,
improving, and identifying the most successful methods and techniques for
addressing the education needs of adults, including instructional practices
using the essential components of reading instruction based on the work of the
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID27644638bba54f948d157033fa52e88d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increasing the
effectiveness of, and improving the quality of, adult education and literacy
activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcb9f22840de24532bd1bd09e694a741b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>carrying out
rigorous research, including scientifically valid research where appropriate,
on national literacy basic skill acquisition for adult learning, including
estimating the number of adults functioning at the lowest levels of literacy
proficiency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe95923eb15b945dda274d886e2573ed5"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idC4BD417B0434493995256CC67A67E576"><enum>(i)</enum><text>carrying out
demonstration programs, which may include programs that—</text><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idBF5D90955DA94CF0A46076C311289B21" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(I)</enum><text>accelerate learning outcomes for eligible
individuals with the lowest literacy levels;</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id671E3EE5B7B84D8F8E90AC0D72B9B0BA" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>develop and promote career pathways for
eligible individuals;</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id103F85A1FECA46148CAAB747FB689554" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(III)</enum><text>promote concurrent enrollment programs
in adult education and credit bearing postsecondary coursework; and</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id066EC600486246909A4F3939C25F8B12" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>develop high-quality professional
development activities for eligible providers;</text></subclause></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="ID5564b935a659492b9f7b77402a5e1a9e" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>disseminating
best practices information, including information regarding promising practices
resulting from federally funded demonstration programs; and</text></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="IDd39322029dac4cdebe9fb21b8a6939ce" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>developing and
replicating best practices and innovative programs, such as—</text><subclause id="IDd82f5c796e0b4ab6b606a8eb78c4013d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>programs for
skill certification;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID24a3975f18e34ecc95e978fd3c8c14cb"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
identification of effective strategies for working with adults with learning
disabilities and with adults who are English language learners;</text></subclause><subclause id="IDd9d90afd842743cca273278478ce7275"><enum>(III)</enum><text>integrated
education and training programs;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID1695f400775c411caacbcfcc780adb0e"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>programs
providing adult education and literacy activities coordinated with employment
services; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ID2f326a259d024fd8904d8865a44b556d"><enum>(V)</enum><text>postsecondary
education and training transition programs;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9ff9614d63224705984a865153db6d36"><enum>(E)</enum><text>providing for the
conduct of an independent evaluation and assessment of adult education and
literacy activities through grants and contracts awarded on a competitive
basis, which evaluation and assessment shall include descriptions of—</text><clause id="ID37da7f3f66784c6e8eed88a79a5dcbea"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
effect of performance accountability measures and other measures of
accountability on the delivery of adult education and literacy
activities;</text></clause><clause id="ID6f19ef352ad944f49e67d0f664dc6c10"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
extent to which the adult education and literacy activities increase the
literacy skills of eligible individuals, lead to involvement in education and
training, enhance the employment and earnings of such participants, and, if
applicable, lead to other positive outcomes, such as success in re-entry and
reductions in recidivism in the case of prison-based adult education and
literacy activities;</text></clause><clause id="ID30bedcbbbf074be4ae7e7b0321735684"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
extent to which the provision of support services to eligible individuals
enrolled in adult education and literacy activities increase the rate of
enrollment in, and successful completion of, such programs; and</text></clause><clause id="ID8efd7e15183246359a9709dd23c41fc7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the
extent to which different types of providers measurably improve the skills of
eligible individuals in adult education and literacy activities;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID950bbbb8ca654ee2a0bf94e268d60844"><enum>(F)</enum><text>carrying out
rigorous research on the relationship between instructional quality, including
education levels, certification status, and experience of instructors, and the
performance outcomes of eligible providers consistent with section 131;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID61fa21860ab942eab5723e14cea0f014"><enum>(G)</enum><text>supporting
efforts aimed at capacity building of programs at the State and local levels
such as technical assistance in program planning, assessment, evaluation, and
monitoring of activities carried out under this title;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbedea7eab6d94b2d8ce1c566f4d919de"><enum>(H)</enum><text>collecting data,
such as data regarding the improvement of both local and State data systems,
through technical assistance and development of model performance data
collection systems;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa6f517738c8e4d268c4f655c489c7155"><enum>(I)</enum><text>supporting the
development of an entity that would produce and distribute technology-based
programs and materials for adult education and literacy activities using an
interconnection system (as defined in section 397 of the Communications Act of
1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/397">47 U.S.C. 397</external-xref>)) and expand the effective outreach and use of such
programs and materials to eligible providers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe1537a79ac7a43dd809f6e7512405029"><enum>(J)</enum><text>determining how
participation in adult education and literacy activities prepares eligible
individuals for entry into postsecondary education and employment and, in the
case of programs carried out in correctional institutions, has an effect on
recidivism; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0bb25f121aff461eac597abe665d2d97"><enum>(K)</enum><text>other activities
designed to enhance the quality of adult education and literacy activities
nationwide.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID6402e8eb5de54528bbbe59abb68c7e3f"><enum>343.</enum><header>Integrated
English literacy and civics education</header><subsection id="IDddc1589e7a1a44d5a2c6a826ea52acd9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From funds made available under section 311(a)(2) for
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to States, from allotments
under subsection (b), for integrated English literacy and civics
education.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID2033e3dccbd64f72a1c1d7237a81b00e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allotment</header><paragraph id="IDf2b79786ad9347fabee5ab268e3a36d5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), from amounts made available
under section 311(a)(2) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate—</text><subparagraph id="ID4490fb90e2f843268753c923d8cae47b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>65 percent to the
States on the basis of a State’s need for integrated English literacy and
civics education, as determined by calculating each State’s share of a 10-year
average of the data of the Office of Immigration Statistics of the Department
of Homeland Security for immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence for
the 10 most recent years; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbb2cf532b5384214b9d203f19ddfba9c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>35 percent to the
States on the basis of whether the State experienced growth, as measured by the
average of the 3 most recent years for which the data of the Office of
Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security for immigrants
admitted for legal permanent residence are available.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8d6ca08049df4ab3a13a4f02b13bc00c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum</header><text>No
State shall receive an allotment under paragraph (1) in an amount that is less
than $60,000.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Amendments to
the Wagner-Peyser Act</header><section id="idE04E39D155A943DD8947D2711C828E41"><enum>401.</enum><header>Employment
service offices</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1 of
the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49</external-xref>) is amended by inserting
<quote>service</quote> before <quote>offices</quote>.</text></section><section id="id4589B8D4F2344A40ABAE213FD71573D4"><enum>402.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29
U.S.C. 49a) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idD0A85468C185449FB266715E628C3EDA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D8723EB3940419C8418BBFAE42F62D4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" id="id0CB037403FAF4CD28F3D848D734B16D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the terms
<term>chief elected official</term>, <term>institution of higher
education</term>, <term>one-stop center</term>, <term>one-stop partner</term>,
<term>training services</term>, <term>workforce development activity</term>,
and <term>workplace learning advisor</term>, have the meaning given the terms
in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of
2013;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idCFE85CCD0C794CC0B4E1E4E6DA59095F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="id66A9B59DC7D447F684DA3BE399339B73"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>investment board</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>development board</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7610A8A82A9F428BBA0E0198674CA92A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>of 2013</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB38C3ABCCBB6469F8EA9CF43C9A2E672"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="idDFFAD5272C494A6F970E2CB923767004"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>134(c)</quote> and
inserting <quote>221(e)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1EBF13E880D64E368FED48099CCADF94"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1998</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id800D6F0836DA445393605ADB50537274"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in
paragraph (4), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1D467A8DE14F4FB7B6D2DB8980A22709"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in
paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8B3A6EB02B504ADCAB676698AC2382FC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B98FB4E9D8A4DA8ABBBC139A9EC2FD2" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id43A71F23226A42ECB5735F37537765CD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the term
<term>employment service office</term> means a local office of a State agency;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idEAC0BF7641D447B3B6264558E50345C0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>except in section
15, the term <term>State agency</term>, used without further description, means
an agency designated or authorized under section
4.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="idBC7B83179ABF4F38B1F591BFE43AD372"><enum>403.</enum><header>Federal and
State employment service offices</header><subsection commented="no" id="idF1FD45B1D57646F7B67F8C528C6B52D0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Section
3(a) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49b">29 U.S.C. 49b(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>services</quote> and inserting <quote>service offices</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID42a452d1b26a418596dd6b9749cffdc5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public labor
exchange services system</header><text>Section 3(c)(2) of the Wagner-Peyser Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49b">29 U.S.C. 49b(c)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>, and identify and
disseminate information on best practices for such system</quote> before the
semicolon.</text></subsection><subsection id="id8814281408A847C4976A6C7BE26F9A17"><enum>(c)</enum><header>One-stop
centers</header><text>Section 3 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49b">29 U.S.C. 49b</external-xref>) is
amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF37DDC78CB954EDA9615E4D6776165B7" reported-display-style="italic" style="traditional"><subsection id="idFC219D792D404CE38BDD5F78DE144256"><enum>(d)</enum><text>In order to
improve service delivery, avoid duplication of services, and enhance
coordination of services, including location of staff to ensure access to
services under section 7(a) statewide in underserved areas, employment service
offices in each State shall be colocated with one-stop centers.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID49a24eadad0240df98e069376170de14"><enum>(e)</enum><text>The Secretary, in
consultation with States, is authorized to assist the States in the development
of national electronic tools that may be used to improve access to workforce
information for individuals through—</text><paragraph id="ID8a401dc210124c38a6bc73ea8af1f04b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the one-stop
delivery systems established as described in section 221(e) of the Workforce
Investment Act of 2013; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDea9227bfc79d4c5bbf6af1eef93bfdb2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such other
delivery systems as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="id7287093C929E42F2AA17839E806CAAC9"><enum>404.</enum><header>Allotment of
sums</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6 of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49e">29 U.S.C. 49e</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="ID5c3d08a97df345d99922ed22fecd0dda"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a), by striking <quote>amounts appropriated pursuant to section
5</quote> and inserting <quote>funds appropriated and (except for Guam)
certified under section 5 and made available for allotments under this
section</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd5040eda9501448a905ff053650801e2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="idDE95EF9A2A78413BBE2190CC4C2FB5AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="id5C6926571E9D46B8A0E38F5D85C4D59D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting before <quote>the Secretary</quote> the following <quote>after making
the allotments required by subsection (a),</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id255DD4B7BBF14CE2B6813282869B0BC0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>sums</quote> and all that follows through <quote>this
Act</quote> and inserting <quote>funds described in subsection
(a)</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idED4D0BB8438E4AF3AF249EAC4F678933"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in each of
subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking <quote>sums</quote> and inserting
<quote>remainder</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6548F954D3124D72B046C9FA71A73580"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following: <quote>For purposes of this paragraph, the term
<term>State</term> does not include Guam or the Virgin Islands.</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id2E9E833D3F6742048A219C4D2EEC3319"><enum>405.</enum><header>Use
of sums</header><subsection id="id37B2E093CFC64E1FA12EC8DBF652CB72"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Improved
coordination</header><text>Section 7(a)(1) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49f(a)(1)) is amended by inserting <quote>, including unemployment insurance
claimants,</quote> after <quote>seekers</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id94183B3ECE714DEFBE556DA36BE1F485"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Resources for
unemployment insurance claimants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7(a)(3) of the Wagner-Peyser Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49f">29 U.S.C. 49f(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idA4D577CBB5244496A6A11850F758F3F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (E);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3AD4937914224F798F4931E67744B329"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (F)—</text><subparagraph id="idDF9BE9BC448842A09C19E65DD0F19B58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, including making eligibility assessments,</quote> after
<quote>system</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAECF9BA5B4F1463AB7AD867366642F86"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF808E29AC8BB4F29B71951ED3DB921C7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (F) the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6984A12FA92043079112A69A929D97A8" reported-display-style="italic" style="traditional"><subparagraph id="ID2b5d0dae5d5941f8b854bff3aedd8cc6"><enum>(G)</enum><text>providing
unemployment insurance claimants with referrals to, and application assistance
for, training and education resources and programs, including Federal Pell
Grants under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a">20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.</external-xref>), educational assistance under chapter 30 of
title 38, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Montgomery GI Bill),
and chapter 33 of that title (Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance),
student assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), State student higher education assistance, and training
and education programs provided under titles II and III of the Workforce
Investment Act of 2013, and title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 720 et
seq.).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id12D2231B3C5943B7AC486A9DFA9410C9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State
activities</header><text>Section 7(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49f(b)) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id46AA4802D39A40ADB28C1AD50A8D6760"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>performance standards established by the Secretary</quote>
and inserting <quote>the performance accountability measures that are based on
indicators described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce Investment Act
of 2013</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idB4DB6F23458048FEA719B16DD81F9175"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by inserting <quote>offices</quote> after <quote>employment
service</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3C12EAD551294198A7B8C0CE72AD58DD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Providing
additional funds</header><text>Section 7(c)(2) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29
U.S.C. 49f(c)(2)) is amended by striking <quote>1998</quote> and inserting
<quote>2013</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id75DC03987F804DDEBB4C2E7F691D8817"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Other services
and activities</header><text>Section 7(d) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49f(d)) is amended by striking <quote>1998</quote> and inserting
<quote>2013</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id638A50EA2AA34041B9D203359426423A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 7(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49f(e)) is amended by striking <quote>labor employment statistics</quote> and
inserting <quote>workforce and labor market information</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="id36D40A342E3D434AB7EFC5FA00DCE0D1"><enum>406.</enum><header>State
plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8 of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49g">29 U.S.C. 49g</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83000FF070E64AAB995B0BC5286C482F" reported-display-style="italic" style="traditional"><section id="IDb6586863a81b474e9df7e6df0d03b178"><enum>8.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any State desiring to receive assistance
under section 6 shall prepare and submit to, and have approved by, the
Secretary and the Secretary of Education, a State plan in accordance with
section 112 or 113 of the Workforce Investment Act of
2013.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="IDb26f0d62138049dcb1650caaee627261"><enum>407.</enum><header>Performance
measures</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13(a) of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49l">29 U.S.C. 49l(a)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88B331238D1847339DDABE6300BE4FAF" reported-display-style="italic" style="traditional"><subsection id="id1A01CAB5517B42DD9B578BB8ED237705"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The activities carried out pursuant to
section 7 shall be subject to the performance accountability measures that are
based on indicators described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce
Investment Act of
2013.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id6863317FBDA044C6AB1AB4961E604615"><enum>408.</enum><header>Pilot
projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Wagner-Peyser Act
is amended by inserting after section 13 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49l">29 U.S.C. 49l</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE82D4BFA39C14F46A12FB7A7D2BC97A5" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><section id="idF2847CC4269744B19B9011FBAB592497"><enum>13A.</enum><header>Pilot
projects</header><subsection id="ID38da81db2530428bb0b2f9308182832c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>From
funds appropriated under subsection (f), the Secretary, in consultation with
the Secretary of Education, shall establish and carry out a pilot program. In
carrying out the program, the Secretary shall annually make not more than 5
grants, on a competitive basis, to State agencies to cooperate in the
administration of this Act by carrying out pilot projects that enhance the
professional development and provision of services by the staff of such State
agencies.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID23eebf243abc4243afc6767ded1f06e2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Funds made available under this section may be used to
enable a State agency to—</text><paragraph id="ID4400e124b88d4e64ad6c1a3e137a4437"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make available a
broad range of career guidance services, including career planning, aptitude
and interest assessments, and provision of workforce and labor market
information, and evaluate the outcomes for recipients of such services;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd3b04b04371a4ba4ba2509bf14700485"><enum>(2)</enum><text>strengthen the
capacity of the State agency to identify job openings through the use of
technology, and through intensive outreach to small and medium size employers
while using and enhancing the business and employer services authorized under
this Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID994b296cd2404cb3aa19cfe5552ca653"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide
professional development and career advancement opportunities for staff of a
State agency in order to upgrade their skills and competencies in the provision
of career development activities, employer outreach, and other services
authorized under this Act, including upgrading those skills and competencies
through the training of such staff to improve their knowledge of, and ability
to effectively interact with, staff and programs of one-stop partners and other
entities administering workforce development programs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8d00e89ab7e04ebdb63e236d964b509e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in
cooperation with professional organizations and institutions of higher
education, demonstrate the efficacy and value of professional credentialing for
counselors of the State agency to cooperate in the administration of this
Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID98234f75818645a594cf3f88131ecd27"><enum>(5)</enum><text>identify and
implement strategies for State agency staff to provide technical assistance and
training to assist other providers of workforce development activities,
including workplace learning advisors, in providing counseling and
employment-related services to workers and job seekers, and employers;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdad8530b96714b7bacc1dd4e2a09bc02"><enum>(6)</enum><text>identify and
implement new strategies for integrating counseling and technology to enhance
the provision of employment-related services under this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID81907580199b418d96e90a69e2baa2bd"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>A
State agency that seeks a grant under this section shall submit an application
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information
as the Secretary may require.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDfe60577b1a244ce998ed53bbdf251506"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
awarding grants under this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Education, shall—</text><paragraph id="ID9315728a09d04a05a00f0a7a1014223b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>give priority to
a State agency that—</text><subparagraph id="idE19E44C5F6BD43CB9E7B8DE4F5E965CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>demonstrates
participation by employees of the agency in the planning of the proposed pilot
project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6B0E1782E7254B74A43165F9AAC3D2F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>demonstrates
participation by the employees, or provides an assurance that the employees
will participate, in the implementation of the pilot project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEED9A4E5F84C4F5AB2E6FBE0C6B76B30"><enum>(C)</enum><text>demonstrates that
the State agency has established a partnership, or provides an assurance that
the agency will establish a partnership, with a relevant professional
organization, or with an institution of higher education; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8271af3bcff64d679250f00d54d40b84"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure geographic
diversity and diversity with respect to the population density of the States in
which projects under this section will be carried out.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2ebdc57daeba4affa3fd37f291f8f148"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Secretary shall annually prepare and 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, a report assessing the projects carried out
under this section and containing such recommendations for improvements in the
provision of counseling and other employment-related services under this Act as
the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subsection><subsection id="id1B310375A12A4C7187460892A9360435"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014
through
2018.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idDCCB4698F2E14810B639C1DC4BD089D6"><enum>409.</enum><header>Workforce and
labor market information system</header><subsection id="idE19C656557B94B30B1934FB3FC742D6B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Heading</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The section heading for section 15 of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49l-2">29 U.S.C. 49l–2</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Employment
statistics</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Workforce and labor market information
system</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="idC4E97652186C47EBB4D24AF6FFA80210"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Name of
system</header><text>Section 15(a)(1) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49l–2(a)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>employment statistics system of
employment statistics</quote> and inserting <quote>workforce and labor market
information system</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID44168a9da0304d849fb23b49318784ec"><enum>(c)</enum><header>System
responsibilities</header><text>Section 15(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29
U.S.C. 49l–2(b)) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id14C54264785E4AD7930ADD28B8A5A6CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15C5AF90B4ED4B2981C151049C548F27" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idFF26320E78024783A528891B82B930BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><subparagraph id="ID0c7bc3c1f3de45eea3070548f690c5c2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Structure</header><text>The
workforce and labor market information system described in subsection (a) shall
be evaluated and improved by the Secretary, in consultation with the Workforce
Information Advisory Council established in subsection (d).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID825735d29cac4cf385d551dec4f65fb0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Grants and
responsibilities</header><clause id="IDffe997fada2a40539771dadab20e5f9b"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out the provisions of this
section in a timely manner, through grants to or agreements with States.</text></clause><clause id="ID938462b001ba4d68a93b050b5e2d0e9e"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Distribution
of funds</header><text>Using amounts appropriated under subsection (g), the
Secretary shall provide funds through those grants and agreements. In
distributing the funds (relating to workforce and labor market information
funding) for fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the Secretary shall continue to
distribute the funds to States in the manner in which the Secretary distributed
funds to the States under this section for fiscal years 2004 through
2008.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id5DD6569EAAAC408CA3B9871824AF8472"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC67AF35D8B534A9BA0D81D3CF80FC215" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idE346B38FC3DE4B819F3490F91EB06795"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Secretary, with respect to data collection, analysis, and dissemination of
workforce and labor market information for the system, shall carry out the
following duties:</text><subparagraph id="idB84F044B05D94E82853DAF1577E30E45"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Assign
responsibilities within the Department of Labor for elements of the workforce
and labor market information system described in subsection (a) to ensure that
the statistical and administrative data collected is consistent with
appropriate Bureau of Labor Statistics standards and definitions, and that the
information is accessible and understandable to users of such data.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6C47EB32EC5B4B94A81C4805A3E3E9C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Actively seek the
cooperation of heads of other Federal agencies to establish and maintain
mechanisms for ensuring complementarity and nonduplication in the development
and operation of statistical and administrative data collection
activities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID33406ae3458240a093c19baf02b87b02"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Solicit, receive,
and evaluate the recommendations from the Workforce Information Advisory
Council established in subsection (d) concerning the evaluation and improvement
of the workforce and labor market information system described in subsection
(a) and respond in writing to the Council regarding the recommendations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5AF42E6C597C41AC9919763F764B30A8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Eliminate gaps
and duplication in statistical undertakings.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1D17A0F8B3C04B139A38164552C1EC39"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Through the
Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Employment and Training Administration, and
in collaboration with States, develop and maintain the elements of the
workforce and labor market information system described in subsection (a),
including the development of consistent procedures and definitions for use by
the States in collecting the data and information described in subparagraphs
(A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5DB46A3990614DC1B92135C851DADC86"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Establish
procedures for the system to ensure that—</text><clause id="ID78DACA542B59442EB8AE3F26520F75D3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>such
data and information are timely; and</text></clause><clause id="IDB10567D5D7104ADE914A43C7C6A4026C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>paperwork and
reporting for the system are reduced to a
minimum.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID79ef46c2d00d429f95aedb270018f244"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Two-year
plan</header><text>Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49l-2">29 U.S.C. 49l–2</external-xref>) is
amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE5A7549525474220B4251FEBFBE1623F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="id28D8C3158C0F45C5B8BCB8EB44A9800B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Two-year
plan</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Labor
Statistics and the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, and in
consultation with the Workforce Information Advisory Council described in
subsection (d) and heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall prepare a
2-year plan for the workforce and labor market information system. The plan
shall be developed and implemented in a manner that takes into account the
activities described in State plans submitted by States under section 112 or
113 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 and shall be submitted to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. The plan
shall include—</text><paragraph id="ID289512049d6442dc82c80ba4920cb1b6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
description of how the Secretary will work with the States to manage the
nationwide workforce and labor market information system described in
subsection (a) and the statewide workforce and labor market information systems
that comprise the nationwide system;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5c4e2992eb8f4381befef2352a5265dc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
description of the steps to be taken in the following 2 years to carry out the
duties described in subsection (b)(2);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID746508b71e5e45d29a73c1e6a557a163"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an
evaluation of the performance of the system, with particular attention to the
improvements needed at the State and local levels;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe6fc27bda0e04b13ae8e2cea89e96afb"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a
description of the involvement of States in the development of the plan,
through consultation by the Secretary with the Workforce Information Advisory
Council in accordance with subsection (d); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID015edf338f264230bd879f8dd19999a9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a
description of the written recommendations received from the Workforce
Information Advisory Council established under subsection (d), and the extent
to which those recommendations were incorporated into the
plan.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="ID1366543318c8418382ad44be56c06a6e"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Workforce
information advisory council</header><text>Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49l-2">29 U.S.C. 49l–2</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70EE0A2090A14ED58D897926EDE248F6" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="id130F63072B514682B593C6D8586D8E59"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Workforce
information advisory council</header><paragraph id="ID1597d71548a24deca22b6e47c978da14"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, through the Commissioner of Labor
Statistics and the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, shall
formally consult at least twice annually with the Workforce Information
Advisory Council established in accordance with paragraph (2). Such
consultations shall address the evaluation and improvement of the nationwide
workforce and labor market information system described in subsection (a) and
the statewide workforce and labor market information systems that comprise the
nationwide system and how the Department of Labor and the States will cooperate
in the management of such systems. The Council shall provide written
recommendations to the Secretary concerning the evaluation and improvement of
the nationwide system, including any recommendations regarding the 2-year plan
described in subsection (c).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe1021f86cbea4cf29543c7d96de03334"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment
of council</header><subparagraph id="ID4fbcd31ed044433b99097cda4e42bbba"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish an advisory council that shall be known as the
Workforce Information Advisory Council (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Council</quote>) to participate in the consultations and provide the
recommendations described in paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID45eb8f73846b401f9ceeb3220731e502"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Secretary shall appoint the members of the Council, which shall consist
of—</text><clause id="IDf5671de42f4e4312b25de9f8fd279254"><enum>(i)</enum><text>4
members who are representatives of lead State agencies with responsibility for
workforce investment activities, or State agencies described in section 4, who
have been nominated by such agencies or by a national organization that
represents such agencies;</text></clause><clause id="IDb3a2f55196964eb89bf30eae56aabe31"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>4
members who are representatives of the State workforce and labor market
information directors affiliated with the State agencies that perform the
duties described in subsection (e)(2), who have been nominated by the
directors;</text></clause><clause id="ID3af46dc293d2445283cc04efa9594659"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>1
member who is a representative of providers of training services under section
222 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013;</text></clause><clause id="ID296a13ec6273429793e72c5447845fb7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>1
member who is a representative of economic development entities;</text></clause><clause id="ID8592098638db4c7bae9903c364e1e97e"><enum>(v)</enum><text>1
member who is a representative of businesses, who has been nominated by
national business organizations or trade associations;</text></clause><clause id="ID7f69656f03d444819f01ac0f2df91a7b"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>1
member who is a representative of labor organizations, who has been nominated
by a national labor federation;</text></clause><clause id="ID4a5501ecbbf6435db7fe8350779dd906"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>1
member who is a representative of local workforce development boards, who has
been nominated by a national organization representing such boards; and</text></clause><clause id="ID898153f7120a424d91f195b21bedb41b"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>1
member who is a representative of research entities that utilize workforce and
labor market information.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe215f2eb7309474b9aeaf5529420826b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Geographic
diversity</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the membership of the
Council is geographically diverse and that no 2 of the members appointed under
clauses (i), (ii), and (vii) represent the same State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7741B2063CB24E40938DBD5F1BDFD6AF"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Period of
appointment; vacancies</header><clause id="idB53CE4A23FC04F5C8B518E71A577BA53"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each member of the Council shall be appointed for a term
of 3 years, except that the initial terms for members may be 1, 2, or 3 years
in order to establish a rotation in which one-third of the members are selected
each year. Any such member may be appointed for not more than 2 consecutive
terms.</text></clause><clause id="id875D2A625AB748FF8FF89993C090B3FC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>Any
member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term
for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for
the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the expiration of that
member's term until a successor has taken office.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID727E11A29415415D888DBF1631255C36"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>The members of the Council shall not receive
compensation for the performance of services for the Council, but shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title
5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of
business in the performance of services for the Council. Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1342">section 1342</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may accept the
voluntary and uncompensated services of members of the Council.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64193DFB6F41453E83221D9870998A44"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Permanent
council</header><text>Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the
Council.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="idBF063070F2554E648DC8777034BB6C9F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>State
responsibilities</header><text>Section 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29
U.S.C. 49l–2(e)) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id6309BB7B866748DFA39188C93BAA1170"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>employment statistics</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>workforce and labor market information</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4399893F8B7949B6BD3060DB457EB780"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1)(A) by striking <quote>annual plan</quote> and inserting
<quote>plan described in subsection (c)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id93DED6A0CDD54898B3A7B1F90421A535"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="id70FEC77294F342ACA3125C7BFD88977C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(G), by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2E53FDBC4B9C45D4891D38818F2E6C65"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (H);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id33C79464BAEA48BDA73C9A553768C6A6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(I), by striking <quote>section 136(f)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998</quote> and inserting <quote>section 131(i)(2) of the Workforce Investment
Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE6CE0D253B744A0DAF58816A74A54747"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (H).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id90A2E67935B5418A8E4A186F9AD63C88"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>Section 15(g) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29
U.S.C. 49l–2(g)) is amended by striking <quote>1999 through 2004</quote> and
inserting <quote>2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Amendments to the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973</header><subtitle id="id927787E892A34FAC9C04921AA376BC9E"><enum>A</enum><header>Introductory
Provisions</header><section id="HA0428D1181934C5B95E373B64CC86045"><enum>501.</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise specifically provided,
whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a provision, the amendment or repeal shall be
considered to be made to a provision of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 701 et seq.).</text></section><section id="id47555423B2E84005AE256CF434594116"><enum>502.</enum><header>Findings,
purpose, policy</header><subsection id="idBFCF3B870C404031B55AEEEB5BCB5C08"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Section
2(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/701">29 U.S.C. 701(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idA62F59B3C5CA49C7ABD48C78B6CA52D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
paragraph (4), by striking <quote>workforce investment systems under title I of
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>workforce
development systems defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of
2013</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC9CD25C5F6FE41E3A26BD730A8B430A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
paragraph (5), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6043644D7466451EA74665AA772F6D80"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idBFA0508888FD45E19232D0281D558C5E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF94BB316333141B78340C7B303C56BE3" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="IDa9ce0e0f20634ec8a2c6664e030df092"><enum>(7)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id521F490A04A64E92814274BEBF0A09A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a high proportion of
students with disabilities is leaving secondary education without being
employed in competitive integrated employment, or being enrolled in
postsecondary education; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idE627DBB00CEF44CBB7FCFB136BA3CF8D" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>there is a substantial need to support
such students as they transition from school to postsecondary
life.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3D6068A0B21D464CA2608DA872BB877D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>Section
2(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/701">29 U.S.C. 701(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id532440BF6D964058A132AE6807BCD91E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="id0DD13B9BEC564D85A884498C4EC0D59E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>workforce investment systems implemented in accordance
with title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting
<quote>workforce development systems defined in section 101 of the Workforce
Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id673C8DF4850745CC89692AC2DF43AA14"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at the end of
subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>and</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id47D5B18B48EE48CE82C609F33F0702E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id02453E463B584602B152D4F2E7F952EB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14a0d4eaabe2436f9b7264c7042b8dbe" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id0cd16eddee604019b618281f946befbb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to
maximize opportunities for individuals with disabilities, including individuals
with significant disabilities, for competitive integrated
employment;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idEAE3F5B213B84CDEB6259049DA7035B4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in
paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by striking the period at the
end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id71B50635F1AC437DAAC1676F1CCC07D5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id200F03D072614BDCB37507F3B700ED7E" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="IDaf17bbf73e5447839929ebce513bf331"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to
increase employment opportunities and employment outcomes for individuals with
disabilities, including through encouraging meaningful input by employers and
vocational rehabilitation service providers on successful and prospective
employment and placement strategies; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDacf75a58ece3405fb1b13a7d39c321ad"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to
ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that youth with disabilities and
students with disabilities who are transitioning from receipt of special
education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) and receipt of services under section 504 of this Act are
either continuing their education or employed in competitive integrated
employment.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idD455C84BC4CC49DDBF4B013A89921CF7"><enum>503.</enum><header>Disability
Employment Services and Supports Administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/702">29 U.S.C. 702</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id24347259F79B42CC89081C16D3DA86B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD1AF2650AA004FD0B8E3BDC751729317" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="id2F8E2592657A49AB935F62FAAC826B87"><enum>(a)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD47F70430D6E44D5B842990DD695AFCC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>There is established in
the Department of Labor, in the Office of Disability Employment Policy,
Services, and Supports, a Disability Employment Services and Supports
Administration. The Administration shall be headed by a Commissioner (referred
to in this Act as the <quote>Commissioner</quote>), appointed by the President
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Such Administration shall be
the principal agency, and the Commissioner shall be the principal officer, of
the Department of Labor for carrying out titles I, III, and VI.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id49E9C28734AA47EFA1E711DC03821C2C" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Commissioner shall be an
individual with substantial experience in programs that increase employment
opportunities for individuals with disabilities in competitive integrated
employment, including through the provision of employment services, education,
training, and supports.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idEFC406ECF9CB40A69AFB63D2369252FE" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In performing the functions of the
office, the Commissioner shall be directly responsible to the Assistant
Secretary of Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports. The
functions of the Commissioner shall not be delegated to any other officer
unless the officer is directly responsible to the Assistant Secretary of
Disability Employment Policy, Services, and
Supports.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idB6C0AB3E9B704727809C78B79C9E2884"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7C48A5784FD544D9BADDCBF2454985D8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE4A4995EF02A4BF48F92591D78EE9E47" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="ID7e71bb9456d349f6967ba6e7e0d51928"><enum>(b)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Labor shall ensure that—</text><paragraph id="ID0f9c6e2aa8cd4f2881308de2e91715f4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Disability
Employment Services and Supports Administration provides effective oversight
of, conducts monitoring of, and provides technical assistance to, the
designated State agencies funded under this Act; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc5b38d69227245f282f6f48e39df0f3b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the staff
providing such oversight, monitoring, and technical assistance includes
individuals who have training in and experience with the programs administered
by the Administration.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idA9DD2C1DA3E4409A940DDB168A340B19"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in
subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>of
Labor</quote> after <quote>Secretary</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id0501BBFD0D4246F08E253FAC3854FBAB"><enum>504.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/705">29 U.S.C. 705</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id31FCB3848469401FA2396823F623A469"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="idF193CEB8EE414618B527038FF4C2347A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting after <quote>means</quote> the
following: <quote>an assessment that presumes a goal of an employment outcome
for all individuals with disabilities (including individuals with significant
disabilities and individuals with the most significant disabilities), and that
relies on</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1A38610A36DA4E919103E529E4F5F701"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text><clause id="idDC8BB5E83DB84BD981FC14A2A43375B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (iii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="idBBAD13507FDD4E909F6C2ED78F87E036"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (iv), by striking the semicolon and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="id98066864A0FF49508130F48AD441016A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following—</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32D1C33ABF0040C8A26CBA02CE7FB91A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="ID61407a189251407183808768df9b1397"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to
the maximum extent possible, relies on information obtained from experiences in
integrated employment settings in the community, and other integrated community
settings;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBAF3BEEC8D224F568351A09E98041CD2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38A5C2594F124EA783CAF556643AAD93" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="ID42fdf627f76c4748bb168e531f348092"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Assistive
technology terms</header><subparagraph id="ID154c6d6ffd084ca8aa1fb6045e8f7466"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Assistive
technology</header><text>The term <term>assistive technology</term> has the
meaning given such term in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3002">29 U.S.C. 3002</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5858d75e33254157ba085b12a6747423"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Assistive
technology device</header><text>The term <term>assistive technology
device</term> has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Assistive
Technology Act of 1998, except that the reference in such section to the term
<term>individuals with disabilities</term> shall be deemed to mean more than 1
individual with a disability as defined in paragraph (20)(A)).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe98fe6c5a08d4f6191c3a8f4f5781a6a"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Assistive
technology service</header><text>The term <term>assistive technology
service</term> has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Assistive
Technology Act of 1998, except that the reference in such section—</text><clause id="ID8d33f62b08894a37bf13b08f24b1f969"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
the term <term>individual with a disability</term> shall be deemed to mean an
individual with a disability, as defined in paragraph (20)(A); and</text></clause><clause id="ID03f8f5c80da74a25a53dafc336a6e781"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
the term <term>individuals with disabilities</term> shall be deemed to mean
more than 1 such
individual.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id3FC5B453990142908B2855ABA4548301"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id94A8BBC714E042688889F13B5E7FD534"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in
paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="id3B92FFF13E264518A1B634F7587F3BCC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (O) through (Q) as subparagraphs (P) through (R),
respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB549F7C161574D84B971D0930205B656"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
after subparagraph (N) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id682E77C0EC0547188BEF80DFF4CC14C5" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id24B74AE9A7DF482EBA3A4152CEDE5986"><enum>(O)</enum><text>customized
employment services;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id715F4F2118514CAEAE300F48C1407054"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(R), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking
<quote>(P)</quote> and inserting <quote>(Q)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0CDDEA8A7C28429B9C8BC39106B52129"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by
inserting before paragraph (6) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4BBF49D79CC44FD9A06D4FB24C77C6CB" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idF5615A92F58B418CB918DD3F4487E0D5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Competitive
integrated employment</header><subparagraph id="id8DF4F337A04042A18E9E40B8EE660692"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>competitive integrated employment</term>
means work, including self-employment, performed by an employee who is an
individual with a disability—</text><clause commented="no" id="id6ACABD07A0BD4CCE841FAF3C5F2E1B87"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that is
compensated—</text><subclause commented="no" id="idB79940E2B0BE49DFB3A3B6B673FE8784"><enum>(I)</enum><text>at a rate
that—</text><item commented="no" id="id3757E500C17A4E43B86E88AD19F25572"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>is the same rate
as the rate for other employees who are not individuals with disabilities, and
who are similarly situated in similar occupations by the same employer and who
have similar training, experience, and skills; and</text></item><item commented="no" id="id671994A160684B60AE0F2AD93CAD4011"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>shall be in
accordance with the applicable law, but in no event less than the higher of the
rate specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) or the applicable State or local minimum wage law; or</text></item></subclause><subclause id="ID01626687722f45e7ae7cd9ac2c31d375"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of
an individual who is self-employed, at an income that is comparable to the
income received by other individuals who are not individuals with disabilities,
and who are self-employed in similar occupations or on similar tasks and who
have similar training, experience, and skills;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idADE1BB4AE2BC4261AF281BA75E6336EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>due
to which the employee is eligible for the same employment benefits as are
provided to other employees;</text></clause><clause id="id5D6A0853078A4E3284D74505FFBB86A4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that is at a
location where the employee interacts with other persons who are not
individuals with disabilities (not including supervisory personnel) to the same
extent that individuals without disabilities in comparable positions interact
with other persons; and</text></clause><clause id="id73D835B6A8D24E7A87940793398DE48D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>that
presents opportunities for advancement that are equivalent to those for other
employees who are not individuals with disabilities and who have comparable
positions.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id576EC6232EF247BABB3FE75FA84ABD9D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion of
customized or supported employment</header><text>The term <term>competitive
integrated employment</term> includes integrated employment resulting from the
provision of customized employment strategies or supported employment services,
as long as the work involved satisfies the criteria described in subparagraph
(A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id9C2F9C143B4F40E181994E09C55DA950"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in
paragraph (6)(B), by striking <quote>includes</quote> and all that follows
through <quote>fees</quote> and inserting <quote>includes architects'
fees</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idFDEB8E6132E44CCE9ED8CAAD189F2075"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by
inserting after paragraph (6) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id883D1824CBD04D66A7AD079A0A5FAD25" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="IDafcefe3637c944f9be3f493af32e4302"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Customized
employment</header><text>The term <term>customized employment</term> means
competitive integrated employment, for an individual with a significant
disability, that is based on an individualized determination of the strengths,
needs, and interests of the individual with a significant disability, is
designed to meet the specific abilities of the individual with a significant
disability and the business needs of the employer, and is carried out through
flexible strategies, such as—</text><subparagraph id="ID3955ea234a5543a2b56c89d517138221"><enum>(A)</enum><text>job exploration
by the individual;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID18f3158a18784afe8c3f75ed9808a07d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>working with an
employer to facilitate placement, including—</text><clause id="ID6a5640c4a7ec464dacd372b0b3bd9c30"><enum>(i)</enum><text>customizing a job
description based on current employer needs or on previously unidentified and
unmet employer needs;</text></clause><clause id="IDcf1d750f0008414e81ac72786b4f9886"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developing a set
of job duties, a work schedule and job arrangement, and specifics of
supervision (including performance evaluation and review), and determining a
job location;</text></clause><clause id="ID135de5f97817402b8e73428ba8ebed65"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>representation
by a professional chosen by the individual, or self-representation of the
individual, in working with an employer to facilitate placement; and</text></clause><clause id="ID0815a6f88e5f45e7acfcd83f014608fd"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>providing
services and supports at the job
location.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idD887B7EF5E9E409BB887A419671836A9"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in paragraph
(9)(B), by striking <quote>14,</quote> and inserting <quote>14,
14A,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id35ABFBFD4A76458986F52BAA706CB031"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in
paragraph (11)—</text><subparagraph id="idFCAEDA1DA6A74172844E226A1381A421"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>competitive</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>competitive integrated employment;</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8DED0419CF82408898BE42ACDA211088"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text><clause id="id9822127B18474C27ABD5229A2B5AD557"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>of Labor</quote> after <quote>Secretary</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idFCA60AE270CF47E98310BFD465CC3669"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>customized employment,</quote> before
<quote>self-employment,</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCCEDAF41116A47EC98C242CB3CD4DB69"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in
paragraph (12), by inserting <quote>of Labor</quote> after
<quote>Secretary</quote> each place it appears;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id81C065E57E9845458263486DA23B4BDD"><enum>(11)</enum><text>in paragraph
(14)(C), by inserting <quote>of Labor</quote> after
<quote>Secretary</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6EC103E9EF484A379CF7BC0B90ED8E95"><enum>(12)</enum><text>in
paragraph (17)—</text><subparagraph id="id9DCBCF672B0C4DE79256956FEE659BDE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4F84019EAE1740DF88EDC13138BA2982"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3AD9D7E2369549818AC1B8CE6B741FB4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94427BE1D16E42B784F2DB765764CE43" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="IDe89c4e375d81429882f8c5b4a571a0ee"><enum>(E)</enum><text>services
that—</text><clause id="ID69bbc7f208ed4cca9a36fc16f9561e14"><enum>(i)</enum><text>facilitate the
transition of individuals with significant disabilities from nursing homes and
other institutions to home and community-based residences, with the requisite
supports and services;</text></clause><clause id="ID899bcf5643724ec3b6daaab806eb3625"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide
assistance to individuals with significant disabilities who are at risk of
entering institutions so that the individuals may remain in the community;
and</text></clause><clause id="ID8fbb2e7d769041e6870c69933dec5583"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>facilitate the
transition of youth (including students) who are individuals with significant
disabilities, who were eligible for individualized education programs under
section 614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1414(d)), and who have completed their secondary education or otherwise left
school, to postsecondary life, including employment; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf491e1d0f6384075a5c270bf383679f3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>services to
promote full access to community life.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0B2D3847D84544A8B32D12960BC11992"><enum>(13)</enum><text>in
paragraph (18), by striking <quote>term</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>includes—</quote> and inserting <quote>term <quote>independent living
services</quote> includes—</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA532741A6E3E47BE8F37A51E2CDBC0A7"><enum>(14)</enum><text>in
paragraph (19)—</text><subparagraph id="idBE084A3D90E74341AA81BE81A91D9982"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by inserting before the period the following: <quote>and includes a Native
and a descendant of a Native, as such terms are defined in subsections (b) and
(r) of section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
1602)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idECC845709AA148A493A51618D3F94091"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by inserting before the period the following: <quote>and a tribal
organization (as defined in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b(l)</external-xref>))</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8E4B513080F7462593C1AAF2D7F77723"><enum>(15)</enum><text>in
paragraph (20)(B)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idFE4E520096934287A3DA1D1A6D2D133D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>14,</quote> and inserting <quote>14, 14A,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE76B67D47EB04712ACA2C08F4D5A5CBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and VII</quote> and inserting <quote>VII, and VIII</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id09B757FCE13A4490870F9482584050D0"><enum>(16)</enum><text>in
paragraph (23), by striking <quote>section 101</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 102</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA1B1E01C5A794363BF58C8E74EB78312"><enum>(17)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (25) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70D8C0B1245045509BF7B5AE57BE7862" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id53C5CB772EDB4F0E8F1CE9DEDFD524BF"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Local
workforce development board</header><text>The term <quote>local workforce
development board</quote> means a local board, as defined in section 101 of the
Workforce Investment Act of
2013.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id7562DE76325647CE83609F1CF7EEFAEC"><enum>(18)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (37);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id681B540B1BDC4379AC7C3498EE6BD6E9"><enum>(19)</enum><text>by
redesignating paragraphs (29) through (39) as paragraphs (31) through (36), and
(38) through (41), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idCD7AF00014BE41D797900B085200DE81"><enum>(20)</enum><text>by
inserting after paragraph (28) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id901A32AB33B9456590544B0C6146F00E" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="ID92c623c520e242cf92ba4d864ff73966"><enum>(29)</enum><header>Postemployment
service</header><text>The term <term>postemployment service</term> means a
service identified under section 103(a) that is—</text><subparagraph id="ID58f2fd2c992d4ebfa0a7b31a8a380090"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provided
subsequent to the achievement of an employment outcome; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID976c9b61d75747e49f1dbcd63ddee8bc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>necessary for an
individual to maintain or regain competitive integrated employment, consistent
with the individual's strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities,
capabilities, interests, and informed choice.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDed5d7c41ef1d46d38a1612357b226d70"><enum>(30)</enum><header>Pre-employment
transition services</header><subparagraph id="id8D5D24E120F44E0FB0344A88C8843A2C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>pre-employment transition services</term>
means a coordinated set of activities for a student with a disability who is
eligible or potentially eligible for services under title I, designed within an
outcome-oriented process, that promotes movement from school to postschool
activities, including postsecondary education, vocational training, competitive
integrated employment (including supported employment), adult education, adult
services, independent living, or community participation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3DA1C05DB79D41DAAC4118737382C60A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Specific services</header><text>The term <term>pre-employment transition services</term>
means a set of services, that is available to students with disabilities who
are eligible or potentially eligible for services under title I, and that makes
available—</text><clause id="ID0b832429b6ca4756ac4274945bd0a4ea"><enum>(i)</enum><text>job
exploration counseling;</text></clause><clause id="ID399b956a3bf04053b90ed8f06b89e878"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>work-based
learning experience, such as in-school or after school work experience, or work
experience outside the traditional school setting (such as experience through
job training or internships), that is provided in an integrated environment to
the maximum extent possible;</text></clause><clause id="ID69f9ea03c33245b9abab7a97067c62b7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>counseling on
opportunities for enrollment in a comprehensive transition or postsecondary
educational program at an institution of higher education;</text></clause><clause id="IDe91c594f619548518e668e1fdf7f5854"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>school-based
preparatory employment experiences such as role playing, social skills
development, and independent living training, coordinated with any transition
services provided by the local educational agency under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1400">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></clause><clause id="id4AC38564D7E7422581FC48828939F7C8"><enum>(v)</enum><text>instruction in
self-advocacy, individual rights, self-determination skills, and the informed
consent process, as well as peer mentoring.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA01F52F264084F91B9228DAA22074EF7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Coordinated set
of activities</header><text>For purposes of subparagraph (A), the coordinated
set of activities shall be provided in a manner that leverages appropriate
resources and services available outside the vocational rehabilitation program
described in title I and shall be based on the individual needs of a student
with a disability, taking into account the student’s preferences and interests,
and shall include education and training, community experiences, the
development of employment and other adult living objectives, and, when
appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and functional vocational
evaluation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idBFBB1D9EC3DF4E1BB5EAF8A10B060934"><enum>(21)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (33), as redesignated by paragraph (19), and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A81BFC0AEEE4D3DB83B87CCB9E4F1FE" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idA343FD76E16A44C3818D4E5FA85E78EB"><enum>(33)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>Unless
where the context otherwise requires, the term <term>Secretary</term>—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idB344C54F7A2F4C25826ABE1DDEE57FE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>used in title I,
III, V, VI, or VIII, means the Secretary of Labor; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id69BF5E3C40CA4D2181B80FA082B88E52"><enum>(B)</enum><text>used in title II
or VII, means the Secretary of Health and Human
Services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idEA5E68B479704CCC97A607E524ADC23B"><enum>(22)</enum><text>by
striking paragraphs (35) and (36), as redesignated by paragraph (19), and
inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD320E78F88754F3BA30FCA61A30284DB" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6CFDBF9028284E1F8950DBA8DF00ACA7"><enum>(35)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State workforce development
board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>State
workforce development board</quote> means a State board, as defined in section
101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32FD7B94BBB34BDDAD19B116D6CA6E26"><enum>(36)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Statewide workforce development
system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>statewide workforce development system</quote> means a workforce
development system, as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act
of
2013.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id0796051F3F054EAC8100E88595ACCFB8"><enum>(23)</enum><text>by
inserting after that paragraph (36) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E25B65818074DB494F4154FDBAFC2DF" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="ID96042a619d9c469dbcbe1fb69dd9bdad"><enum>(37)</enum><header>Student with a
disability</header><subparagraph id="IDa428a73648b846e5a88387f3e0147e7b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>student with a disability</term> means an
individual with a disability who—</text><clause id="idC4D2A7A01AD64FA29C5EF20FED098E61"><enum>(i)</enum><text>attends an
elementary school, secondary school, or institution of higher education;</text></clause><clause id="ID40fc07ca65ab41d1811f9c1e02349c0d"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id673D75118CF84059BEF6C3703060E2B9"><enum>(I)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idB3293943E74E4D209072346346FC5D37"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>is not younger than
the earliest age for the provision of transition services under section
614(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII)); or</text></item><item changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id0FE48FC183E04597991E9BE5C76B71E8" indent="up2" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>if the State involved elects to use a
lower minimum age for receipt of pre-employment transition services under this
Act, is not younger than that minimum age; and</text></item></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="ID4ca236fc1dad474ab82aa77ea2fdd01b" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id8902319E44C748BCA4C318D757434CE2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>is not older than 21
years of age; or</text></item><item changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id47218EE1371242BDBF257D5FE73714AB" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>if the State law for the State provides
for a higher maximum age for receipt of services under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1400">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</external-xref>), is not older than that
maximum age; and</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="IDf7433285c4834db8b41f482d46b29e36"><enum>(iii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id147B8500A74A4D74A6D1FF35F28DF2C7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is eligible for, and
receiving, special education or related services under part B of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1411">20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id25D15DA2DF07434CBB5F318F5B41A48F" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is an individual with a disability, for
purposes of section 504.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID65d6b7936759427ab7511df27de2e0c6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Students with
disabilities</header><text>The term <term>students with disabilities</term>
means more than 1 student with a
disability.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id6DE0F242F7774C10A57170F29D270C34"><enum>(24)</enum><text>by
striking paragraphs (38) and (39), as redesignated by paragraph (19), and
inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7202E58748524937B1E92C0196B4099E" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="ID1943a8053aac436180504e9566059688"><enum>(38)</enum><header>Supported
employment</header><text>The term <term>supported employment</term> means
competitive integrated employment, including customized employment, that is
individualized and customized consistent with the strengths, abilities,
interests, and informed choice of the individuals involved, for individuals
with the most significant disabilities—</text><subparagraph id="ID4393fe709d4a485aa9350d167fc8f952"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idF327DAF172CB4051B7ABABBCB44BD9FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for whom competitive
integrated employment has not historically occurred; or</text></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id6C7D1B8394374F2D86DFEB4B8132F4F5" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for whom competitive integrated
employment has been interrupted or intermittent as a result of a significant
disability; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID623499014e5a4163a3e1dd85a37ed178"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who, because of
the nature and severity of their disability, need intensive supported
employment services and may need extended services after the transition
described in paragraph (13)(C), in order to perform the work involved.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7a478c60afa744c09dbceca4f207e843"><enum>(39)</enum><header>Supported
employment services</header><text>The term <term>supported employment
services</term> means ongoing support services, including customized
employment, needed to support and maintain an individual with a most
significant disability in supported employment, that—</text><subparagraph id="ID22ed1dd832754a9c99f802276ce4fc65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are provided
singly or in combination and are organized and made available in such a way as
to assist an eligible individual to achieve an employment outcome in
competitive integrated employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdfc75f447552433795df9b5b9977bcec"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are based on a
determination of the needs of an eligible individual, as specified in an
individualized plan for employment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc80a53cda01f4c94be8b5e97a216bae3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>are provided by
the designated State unit for a period of not more than 24 months, except that
that period may be extended, if necessary, in order to achieve the employment
outcome identified in the individualized plan for
employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id05C69B18FAC048499D5F0726EF460C78"><enum>(25)</enum><text>in
paragraph (41), as redesignated by paragraph (19), by striking
<quote>1998</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id37A8FBF931E84F06AE40B83B2113454D"><enum>(26)</enum><text>by
inserting after paragraph (41), as redesignated by paragraph (19), the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2279C5B931034026AE2900B7996F1E23" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="ID73aca5ca8c9c42bfbb4ed89c2364bf47"><enum>(42)</enum><header>Youth with a
disability</header><subparagraph id="id8FDC46237A5E4D6C82EFEFECCD908983"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>youth with a disability</term> means an
individual with a disability who—</text><clause id="ID90650e19e8404eeca55e36e73d1c4551"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
not younger than 14 years of age; and</text></clause><clause id="IDadaf540701634b2c80036b925a02d219"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is
not older than 25 years of age.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF36D540D677A4C8682721C8B6233AA10"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Youth with
disabilities</header><text>The term <term>youth with disabilities</term> means
more than 1 youth with a
disability.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id6F4D568AE2E344CAA37F67E18151B041"><enum>505.</enum><header>Administration
of the Act</header><subsection id="id9D96B910C9C4469DA4A55C2397B6A2D2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>
Promulgation</header><text>Section 8(a)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/706">29 U.S.C. 706(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by
inserting <quote>of Labor</quote> after <quote>Secretary</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id76FD5FDF0F3F42639D1CF0C2885B2707"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Privacy</header><text>Section 11 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/708">29 U.S.C. 708</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id6069DB896EE643768E08148A006A71D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(a)</quote> before <quote>The provisions</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id71CF677346FD455BA623BE3D39306656"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8B8D01515A474097827F8FA4F8C85E3C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="id48A5E493F2F44199BE5F1C128847F108"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Section 601 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 shall apply, as specified in that section, to amendments to this Act that were made by the Workforce Investment Act of 2013.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id843817477DDE4A4EA38AF20F68DA9BA5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration
by the Secretary of Labor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 12 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/709">29 U.S.C. 709</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="id81C76E55ED93446687ACC6AB175E20EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section header, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">of the
act</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">by the secretary of
labor</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id13A0E36DF18F41D6A5506E535A84CC17"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="idB9357D70C2EE4ABCA0CAE8EF97B0686A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="id1FFEC1FBD6564CF49B89DD095E5D1D4F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(1)</quote> and
inserting <quote>(1)(A)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id7640AFD12DE748D399FFA387E5118041"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27E7D75F17BB4E899E8379FF6E3F2284" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="IDd14fcd2fdb4148cb8c917456b93f829a" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide technical assistance to the
designated State units on developing successful partnerships with local and
multi-State businesses in an effort to increase the employment of individuals
with disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID98d8efde47c44306ac57bf78d546b1d2" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide technical assistance to
providers and organizations on developing self-employment opportunities and
outcomes for individuals with disabilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD1EEF8F292A54232BB1E193434BB0F82" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide technical assistance to
entities carrying out community rehabilitation programs to build their internal
capacity to provide individualized services and supports leading to competitive
integrated employment, and to transition individuals with disabilities away
from nonintegrated settings;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDA1C4FCFAD364D58825582EC9FACEEEE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>, centers for independent living,</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3635311CAEDF4770B4F006BF1F28199D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subsections (d), (e), and (f), by inserting <quote>of Labor</quote> after
<quote>Secretary</quote> each place it appears;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5290A4C20F2F46939786FEE81A37F036"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in
subsection (e), by striking <quote>Rehabilitation Act Amendments of
1998</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Workforce Investment
Act of 2013</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC7503A9A2645466699DE7EF52BDC4511"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by
redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9D288ED6B1284B2A80DF3A9440A86CAB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (f) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41D4BC40221B442B9390071DE8549E1C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection commented="no" id="id4F591A14E79F45B6930454D24B04EF72"><enum>(g)</enum><text>In this section,
a reference to <quote>this Act</quote> means a provision of this Act that the
Secretary of Labor has authority to carry
out.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD3D8660FCAFB4DF6AA539F40DDDE47E7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administration
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services</header><text>The Act is amended
by inserting after section 12 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/709">29 U.S.C. 709</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB4B3C6298F94119A341748BC4109805" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><section id="id9D74563CE2FF479DAC775BF6753AE33E"><enum>12A.</enum><header>Administration
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services</header><subsection id="id2AD4F0CC90A349B38D68D28848DB058D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorities</header><text>In
carrying out the purposes of this Act, the ILA Director may—</text><paragraph id="ID4493650861AD4C9982CEBA3CE9590D37"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide
consultative services and technical assistance to public or nonprofit private
agencies and organizations, including assistance to enable such agencies and
organizations to facilitate meaningful and effective collaboration with
independent living programs, and promote a philosophy of independent living for
individuals with disabilities in community activities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDB3651FAB91AD49A5B15DDC440F7E8383"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide
short-term training and technical instruction, including training for the
personnel of centers for independent living and Statewide Independent Living
Councils;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID52917448F66848F08F31592D4763C420"><enum>(3)</enum><text>conduct special
projects and demonstrations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8C5D5013254C4EC182C017FBBF9EFE48"><enum>(4)</enum><text>collect, prepare,
publish, and disseminate educational or informational materials, including
reports of the projects for which funds are provided under this Act; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0379CA90482E4834B4690DFFE2EB9982"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide
monitoring and conduct evaluations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID45744E454BB24839A6E7D71A19D63CF3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorities
concerning other agencies</header><paragraph id="ID625637628A1148BBACD2E3C2F80F8BFD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Services and
facilities</header><text>In carrying out the duties under this Act, the ILA
Director may utilize the services and facilities of any agency of the Federal
Government and of any other public or nonprofit agency or organization, in
accordance with agreements between the ILA Director and the head thereof, and
may pay therefor, in advance or by way of reimbursement, as may be provided in
the agreement.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID98B6DAB19AE440E68C50EAC178CBCB22"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Task
forces</header><text>In carrying out the provisions of this Act, the ILA
Director shall appoint such task forces as may be necessary to collect and
disseminate information in order to improve the ability of the ILA Director to
carry out the provisions of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2D047ED9B549484B96947F60DCB92E50"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations
generally</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services may
promulgate such regulations as are considered appropriate to carry out the ILA
Director's duties under this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDABF746C43FB347A2ABA59958B58338EE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations to
implement the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</header><text>Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall receive public comment and
promulgate regulations to implement the amendments made by the Workforce
Investment Act of 2013.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID0A82A1FD917A482DAB93ECE519501BE1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Necessity</header><text>In
promulgating regulations to carry out this Act, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall promulgate only regulations that are necessary to
administer and ensure compliance with the specific requirements of this
Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="id7E73F66EE935403294AA706B07569FF8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Application</header><text>In
this section, a reference to <quote>this Act</quote> means a provision of this
Act that the Secretary of Health and Human Services has authority to carry
out.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID0D463AFC48424E5C91B7EF17C0704E13"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section such sums as may be
necessary.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="id3430463788A14BF6ADA0CF6B84A7B0CF"><enum>506.</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/710">29 U.S.C. 710</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="id8C2D537406E4431BB108DAA4109A8A67"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section (c)—</text><subparagraph id="id00E1B56DE062477DA599364C7E28FEC1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(c)</quote> and
inserting <quote>(c)(1)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0B6E550829F045ABABE5EB9C414FE6F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by striking <quote>section 136(d) of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998</quote> and inserting <quote>section 131(d)(2) of the Workforce Investment
Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id826765E85E8649E59B04627A564C1436"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9F52396DFB8D499192C5F58722AEE22A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id262ABE7C6A1B4626BAB8F40708894C87" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The ILA Director described in section
701A shall include, in the annual report, information on the extent to which
centers for independent living receiving funds under part C of chapter 1 of title VII have
complied with the standards and assurances set forth in section 725. The ILA
Director may identify individual centers for independent living in the analysis
contained in that information. The ILA Director shall include in the report the
results of onsite compliance reviews, identifying individual centers for
independent living and other recipients of assistance under part C of chapter 1 of title
VII.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id13EEA11A38754A0C9F68B3C9DDD488E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3D1E60C4A8C42F39BC8AA0806F6ACD4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="ID95f94fa2bcdb4d9795e0b3b5a9748238"><enum>(d)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id5DCA161AB1124356ABF34F0B29B394CA"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id9A663B655F0E4103B019FDFEDBB806C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Commissioner shall
ensure that the reports, information, and data described in subparagraph (B)
are made publicly available in a timely manner, including through electronic
means, in order to inform the public about the administration and performance
of programs in each State under this Act.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idB7EE3207602843069B4D6C6E3D5C069C" indent="up2" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The reports, information, and data
referred to in subparagraph (A) shall consist of—</text><clause id="id7C07AB74D80742BFA9F56B01F8EBAF3F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reports submitted by a designated
State agency or designated State unit under this Act;</text></clause><clause id="id8345A0BB5F9F4CC29C14E801C7FEB12A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>accountability information, including
State performance information relating to evaluation standards and performance
indicators, and additional performance accountability indicators, under section
106, including information on compliance with such standards, indicators, and
measures, relating to individuals with disabilities, submitted by a designated
State agency or designated State unit under this Act, or submitted by a State
to the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Education under section 131 of
the Workforce Investment Act of 2013;</text></clause><clause id="id9A2F53957ADD488C998F5D0B4C8556AD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>data collected from each designated
State unit under this Act with the approval of the Office of Management and
Budget, which shall be made publicly available in the aggregate, and in a
manner that will not reveal personally identifiable information; and</text></clause><clause id="idB42E12CE2AAC4EC0ADE2B6EDEA1DB8A0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>reports from monitoring conducted
under this Act, including relevant reports required under section 131 of the
Workforce Investment Act of 2013 and other relevant reports, information, and
data required under title I of such Act.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id0BB9D35EA8C34D888E1C80F4F2A9126B" indent="up2" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4C885370D5F94801ABBA04AD4CFC41DE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Commissioner shall
ensure that the information described in clause (ii) is made publicly available
in a timely manner, including through electronic means.</text></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id3E3F4F6E2E23480EB79E3780956A2FB1" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The information referred to in
clause (i) is—</text><subclause id="id4DB7185165114A2BAC6FB52D9BC2F4D8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the reports, information, and data
required to be submitted by designated State units or designated State agencies
under this Act;</text></subclause><subclause id="idDABD45B9083545C59FF8F6CFD719106E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>evaluations, studies, and audits
conducted by Federal agencies, concerning programs carried out under this Act;
and</text></subclause><subclause id="idC0372AC1ABF94FD9919866BDEF13EDE8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a list that specifies the designated
State unit or designated State agency for each State, including a link to the
website maintained by each such unit or agency.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id95027CB7E329400195C63DC07D6303EA" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Commissioner shall maintain
public use read-only access to the State and aggregated reports, and analyzed
data, concerning programs carried out under this Act, that are filed and
maintained in the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration
management information system or a system maintained by the Department of
Labor.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="idCF776D108E494CBDB29313A56D40B01E"><enum>507.</enum><header>Evaluation and
information</header><subsection id="id7E4D4CFB639949A78C880B0499109ACF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Evaluation by
the Secretary of Labor</header><text>Section 14 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/711">29 U.S.C. 711</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="idF72CC6BC06BA49CAA8CD14A7CD78E03D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section header, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">evaluation</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">evaluation by the
secretary of labor</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2F72CB19C7064D069E26CCA83EB7A68E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>of Labor</quote> after <quote>Secretary</quote> each place it
appears;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id089C1630789C4E928ADFC37037A18EC8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subsection (f)(2), by striking <quote>nonintegrated to integrated
employment</quote> and inserting <quote>nonintegrated to competitive integrated
employment</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4F47F044FF284E22BDD57634412916BB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by
redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5809EA6E8BF24BFDB3A74CA18BB17B76"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by
inserting after subsection (f) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F12ADF86B3F461E8BEBD299979F52FF" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="idA1F42A91F8794902931F9E44097BBC12"><enum>(g)</enum><text>In this section,
a reference to <quote>this Act</quote> means a provision of this Act that the
Secretary of Labor has authority to carry
out.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE03AB9F5614E48ACA8A873D2A981FC9D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation by
the Secretary of Health and Human Services</header><text>The Act is amended by
inserting after section 14 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/711">29 U.S.C. 711</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85EC9A559D0D4701971402CFA71C0E96" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><section id="id8F65EBD3339249C3BBCAF5E12730B82D"><enum>14A.</enum><header>Evaluation by
the Secretary of Health and Human Services</header><subsection id="id4E2AAAB9F1DD4E4FA0D9129C6F399975"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of
improving program management and effectiveness, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, in consultation with the ILA Director, shall evaluate all the
programs authorized by this Act, their general effectiveness in relation to
their cost, their impact on related programs, and their structure and
mechanisms for delivery of services, using appropriate methodology and
evaluative research designs. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
establish and use standards for the evaluations required by this subsection.
Such an evaluation shall be conducted by a person not immediately involved in
the administration of the program evaluated.</text></subsection><subsection id="id5B4A80B54D5C4EB3ACDFC4F274CB8E61"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Participant
opinions</header><text>In carrying out evaluations under this section, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall obtain the opinions of program and
project participants about the strengths and weaknesses of the programs and
projects.</text></subsection><subsection id="idB85F72E7002B48B3B2639B60B636A527"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Property</header><text>The
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall take the necessary action to
assure that all studies, evaluations, proposals, and data produced or developed
with Federal funds under this Act shall become the property of the United
States.</text></subsection><subsection id="id1E028761415B4062997F68BDA93B1723"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Information</header><text>Such
information as the Secretary of Health and Human Services may determine to be
necessary for purposes of the evaluations conducted under this section shall be
made available upon request of the Secretary, by the departments and agencies
of the executive branch.</text></subsection><subsection id="id2D74E973FF6043C494DDAE6ADE80AEC1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Information on
independent living</header><text>The ILA Director shall identify and
disseminate information on exemplary practices concerning independent living
services and centers for independent living.</text></subsection><subsection id="idAB1CFF66F50249EC9AB19F851BFE0174"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Application</header><text>In
this section, a reference to <quote>this Act</quote> means a provision of this
Act that the Secretary of Health and Human Services has authority to carry
out.</text></subsection><subsection id="idB2CC4B0C9D97485492C2431175AE9D40"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be
necessary.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id8B47B8388BA24136A3E8DDFA1C56F289"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Information</header><text>Section
15 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/712">29 U.S.C. 712</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id1D066BB1CF124D8995E9966C08E2B406"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="idE4103528F28546C79DCB3BC242949183"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>of Labor</quote> after <quote>Secretary</quote> each place it appears;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id018F83B784E34451BC571F9E2C7B1F26"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>State workforce investment boards</quote> and inserting
<quote>State workforce development boards</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4E58CA82659F4B0CA1679289A1CE1F56"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (b), by striking <quote>Secretary to develop within the Department
of Education</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of Labor to develop, within
the Department of Labor,</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id56BEF36AE0F44A5FB31F44790C0FFEE9"><enum>508.</enum><header>Carryover</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 19 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/716">29 U.S.C. 716</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="IDa1cb1a41881341c7a5f7f64ed77e24c1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>part B of title I</quote> and all that
follows through <quote>including</quote> and inserting <quote>part B of title I
(except the client assistance program funded under section 112), part B of
title VI, chapter 1 of title VII, or chapter 2 of title VII (except as provided
in section 753(b)), including</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idBC244C433619406D84E41540C937A3F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7EC9E3EEDDD7468689A23AE49F494DF0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="ID7fdfaef3e3ca47f88c4861a1182a5f5c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Client
assistance program; protection and advocacy of individual rights</header><paragraph id="IDfcfbac55a72d4ec196a31fbf310e512f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriated
amounts</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds
appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out a grant program under section 112
or 509 (except as provided in section 509(b)), including any funds reallotted
during that fiscal year under such grant program, that are not obligated and
expended by a recipient prior to the beginning of the succeeding fiscal year,
shall remain available for obligation and expenditure by such recipient during
such succeeding fiscal year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0429108BF39A4653A3A23AC4A85139E6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
income</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amount of
program income received by a recipient under a grant program under section 112
or 509 in a fiscal year that is not obligated and expended by the recipient
prior to the beginning of the succeeding fiscal year, shall remain available
until the end of the second fiscal year after the fiscal year in which it was
received.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id2561AABEB5BA4AC1925957B41BE5ECEF"><enum>509.</enum><header>Traditionally
underserved populations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/718">29 U.S.C. 718</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="id95F2476DE40C4BA39B8CA20AC5BE575C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs
(1) and (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5FA1492F442A40B8BC919A25995179BB" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="ID43c728091e47443ebec3ac7dd86828eb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Racial
profile</header><text>The demographic profile of the United States is changing
at an unprecedented rate, with the population of the Nation becoming far more
ethnically diverse than in the past. Within the United States, while the
percentage increase from 2000 to 2010 for white Americans was 9.7 percent, the
percentage increase during that period for racial and ethnic minorities was
much higher: 43.0 percent for Latinos, 12.3 percent for African-Americans, and
43.2 percent for Asian-Americans. By the year 2020, the Nation is projected to
have a population of 341,000,000, and the percentage of the population that
will be either Latino, African-American, or Asian-American is projected to be
over 40 percent.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID925e7e0fd228452c8b49ae1069422a57"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rate of
disability</header><text>Ethnic and racial minorities tend to have disabling
conditions at a disproportionately high rate. In 2011—</text><subparagraph id="id1C0D4FD3230844B088CC670D27E91D8E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>among Americans
ages 16 through 64, the rate of disability was 12.1 percent;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD9A1089681C0426A8C72D493A668E7B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>among
African-Americans in that age range, the disability rate was more than twice as
high, at 27.1 percent; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5FD33A405C424FF0B074491E54F4FA40"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for American
Indians and Alaska Natives in the same age range, the disability rate was also
more than twice as high, at 27.0
percent.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id9FFB7850E95F44B7BAA71D6D02EC8D0A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="id83F039F5A3104BF69FA5CF4A4A97D865"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research</quote> and
inserting <quote>National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and
Rehabilitation Research</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD16BDA4AE20F4228982A383138906413"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>2 percent</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id8CCB8A6E223B47B3B020D88CAAF9B10D"><enum>B</enum><header>Vocational
rehabilitation services</header><section id="idAEA8C55381CE458EA4631297AD53A022"><enum>511.</enum><header>Declaration of
policy; authorization of appropriations</header><subsection id="idAC3E8A26C58D400382DB43369853C2AC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings;
purpose; policy</header><text>Section 100(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720(a)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="id5843E7312B8440F187D0585B759777E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="idDA910BDFA5754CE1A19089008CC2A217"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>gainful employment in integrated settings</quote> and
inserting <quote>gainful employment in competitive integrated employment
settings</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE3339F20EE1E4153ACD4859D26BA0714"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)(iii), by striking <quote>medicare and medicaid</quote> and inserting
<quote>Medicare and Medicaid</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8F592F7425A948B382DA0EAAACF90A17"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(G)—</text><clause id="id92930E07E9CF4C75B9CA15768E266BF0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>workforce investment systems</quote> and inserting
<quote>workforce development systems</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idA1FB348630EA46D1BE6F9A883673EB90"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>workforce investment activities</quote> and inserting
<quote>workforce development activities</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF68CB6C13D294C0A9024F8A548CF33F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="id2033F63CF3D34899BAD793E260E92340"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>workforce investment system</quote> and inserting
<quote>workforce development system</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB8A0DD64898942659B275D452EF73929"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>gainful employment</quote> and inserting <quote>high
quality employment that will increase opportunities for economic
self-sufficiency</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idED67162C87104BBAAFE793BB0097341F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="idABE3533D2EB0474C8E0471B44B54795F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>gainful employment in integrated settings</quote> and
inserting <quote>competitive integrated employment</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id63F9EAB9A1BF4A20864800FC1E38BA88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by inserting <quote>should</quote> before
<quote>facilitate</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id86F330F2BBCE4E9888F4ACA0C6A5C5AF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>Section 100(b)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720(b)(1)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting
<quote>fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="id2D0EBD4DA753460485D8412815A07C3D"><enum>512.</enum><header>State
plans</header><subsection id="idB97CD5CC339F464ABE7E594EF867000C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plan
requirements</header><text>Section 101(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/721">29 U.S.C. 721(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idE76B565FC16E433FBBB5AB1CEF82239F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="idC948B09FC44042E288CD94A83DA4E9F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>to participate</quote> and all that follows and
inserting <quote>to receive funds under this title for a fiscal year, a State
shall submit, and have approved by the Secretary and the Secretary of Education
a unified State plan in accordance with section 112, or a combined State plan
in accordance with section 113, of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013. The
unified or combined State plan shall include, in the portion of the plan
described in section 112(b)(2)(D) of such Act (referred to in this subsection
as the <quote>vocational rehabilitation services portion</quote>), the
provisions of a State plan for vocational rehabilitation services, described in
this subsection.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4E8FD7FB79334730A093FC105D8C5C62"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text><clause id="id24D32ED787264FEF9469E6F61F1B6FCF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>in the State plan for vocational rehabilitation
services,</quote> and inserting <quote>as part of the vocational rehabilitation
services portion of the unified or combined State plan submitted in accordance
with subparagraph (A),</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id4B4D8A1D4F9345AD8859D1DE8B182972"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998</quote> and inserting
<quote>Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id42858B7BDDE34D57ACAF032AE48D1438"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text><clause id="id8D7EE86975214996B8A8C4BE694D2D21"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>The State plan shall remain in effect subject to the submission
of such modifications</quote> and inserting <quote>The vocational
rehabilitation services portion of the unified or combined State plan submitted
in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect until the State is
required to submit the plan in accordance with subparagraph (A) or until the
submission of such modifications</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idB1EBAEF4865B45559263E5BD2DD8078F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>, until the State submits and receives approval of a new State
plan</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8FA53D26C9AC435AAB3BCA3F7F4E507B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="idAC2A4F0A82CC4D94B854E450091B7666"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>The State plan</quote> and inserting <quote>The State
plan for vocational rehabilitation services</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF2888DE654AB4DE3A0138F2A5AB0161E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(ii), by striking subclauses (I) through (IV) and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF3616E3B930411D87AA7070D2F141E4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subclause id="id58be924ab4a844d2943cd15e02e6cdf2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is
primarily concerned with vocational rehabilitation, or vocational and other
rehabilitation, of individuals with disabilities, and is responsible for
administering the vocational rehabilitation program of the designated State
agency;</text></subclause><subclause id="id3636e22777684fb69e5c0dc20ef376d4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has a full-time
director who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the vocational
rehabilitation program, including—</text><item id="id06227ceb7e7344cda21c870930ee366b"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>making
all decisions affecting eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services, the
nature and scope of available services, and the provision of the
services;</text></item><item id="ide569ada04e0b405dadcbb471b57fa1e2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
determination to close the record of services of an individual who has achieved
an employment outcome;</text></item><item id="id8abe7f0e4aed4c58abb11524b3c8a11b"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>policy
formulation and implementation;</text></item><item id="id93a0a84432a64460b751b6ae07c380bf"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>the
allocation and expenditure of funds for vocational rehabilitation
services;</text></item><item id="idcef0f36579a7442682f11dc76d19c645"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>representation
of the organizational unit as a one-stop partner in the one-stop delivery
system under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013; and</text></item><item id="idbce8dfb9b7ef47eeb852fa62506d64ad"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>representation
of the vocational rehabilitation services core program for purposes of section
111(b)(1)(C)(iii)(I) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id4ce5905cedc24ac78cff0dff6b9646d3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>has a staff
employed on the rehabilitation work of the organizational unit, all or
substantially all of whom are employed full-time on the vocational
rehabilitation or vocational and other rehabilitation work of the
organizational unit;</text></subclause><subclause id="id033403ccbc4d48078d6e2a8b183ed58a"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>is located at an
organizational level and has an organizational status within the designated
State agency comparable to that of other major organizational units of the
designated State agency for which the head of the designated State agency has a
direct line of authority; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ID718d76f00589493797c2f6c99a300e2b"><enum>(V)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id880F63E4F58E4ED48D28883099622B5D"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>has the sole authority
and responsibility within the State to ensure that the funds appropriated under
this title are expended only in a manner that is consistent with the purposes
of this title; and</text></item><item changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idB7EC523E6C624B239ED87650C8BD4104" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>may not delegate to another agency,
including the designated State agency, the authority and responsibility
described in item (aa) or allow an agency described in this item to perform
that authority and responsibility.</text></item></subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAA971F1DA67E4FA98139467C226EFB25"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6B54BD85AF54430A08324B8EA9F1F9B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="ID8686215ccef6481fa9ce3dcadf8c857a"><enum>(D)</enum><header>State agency
for reimbursement purposes</header><text>A governing body of an Indian tribe
that receives a grant under section 121 shall be considered, for purposes of
the cost reimbursement provisions—</text><clause id="ID4b527a3fa4694255a91f76d9698795f6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
section 222(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/422">42 U.S.C. 422(d)(1)</external-xref>), to be a
State; and</text></clause><clause id="ID9324633ba51845488de9670b551e9311"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subsections (d) and (e) of section 1615 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1382d), to be a State agency described in subsection (d) of that
section.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id391FC7E9487C4B4B97C30A657C7D68C2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
paragraph (5)—</text><subparagraph id="idE205C277C7FC4B51A0AB3535752E1435"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC528DDD6D440423EBDF220A5B6D58B90"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8B9FF8869B8F43528722F426DDB7FC04"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
after subparagraph (C) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6774DC1F300749908E263D642886BE06" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="ID8fbc5f683db24c6e8655a28eb1eabc9b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>notwithstanding
subparagraph (C), permit the State, in its discretion, to elect to serve
eligible individuals (whether or not receiving vocational rehabilitation
services) who require specific services or equipment to maintain employment;
and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id65ECF3270CEB4EAFA00E722180581763"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in
paragraph (6)(B), by striking <quote>to employ and advance in
employment</quote> and inserting <quote>to employ and advance in competitive
integrated employment</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id228D3ABB2CF44221A2C3D69D20F24BEE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in
paragraph (7)—</text><subparagraph id="id4EE69D6A1F5645F49FA0E0923213594E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(v)—</text><clause id="idDD57DC7D7E1C4FA4BCFC4C28F5F0EEB9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subclause (I), after <quote>rehabilitation technology</quote> insert the
following: <quote>, including training implemented in coordination with
entities carrying out State programs under section 4 of the Assistive
Technology Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3003">29 U.S.C. 3003</external-xref>)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id5F85AD1E824949F9967CA090E99DCECD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subclause (II), by striking <quote>Rehabilitation Act Amendments of
1998</quote> and inserting <quote>Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>;
and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45CCAE2A051A4D7BA57958BCE54C5566"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5566AD0C71A849A38115E3920C7EE78E" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="id166DDD6AB6E5468186D4E7E426F2D5F4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
establishment and maintenance of education and experience requirements, to
ensure that the personnel have a 21st Century understanding of the evolving
labor force and the needs of individuals with disabilities, including
requirements for—</text><subclause id="idDCF8AB3B716744F68C8545739964E645"><enum>(I)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idBD00D786C20C4E69A48FF15E90268729"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>attainment of a
baccalaureate degree in a field of study reasonably related to vocational
rehabilitation, to indicate a level of competency and skill demonstrating basic
preparation in a field of study such as vocational rehabilitation counseling,
social work, psychology, disability studies, business administration, human
resources, special education, supported employment, customized employment,
economics, or another field that reasonably prepares individuals to work with
consumers and employers; and</text></item><item changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idC436BA76430B41FD97F7B1F07445D750" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>demonstrated paid or unpaid
experience, for not less than 1 year, consisting of—</text><subitem id="id9A91CD480CD14535AE1D18660434D992"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>direct work with individuals with
disabilities in a setting such as an independent living center;</text></subitem><subitem id="id4317D23432C5482AA7F44E7EC71B6C6F"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>direct service or advocacy activities that
provide such individual with experience and skills in working with individuals
with disabilities; or</text></subitem><subitem id="idA8E40A2247FA4DF0AD4C1A85268C37C8"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>direct experience as an employer, as a
small business owner or operator, or in self-employment, or other experience in
human resources, recruitment, or experience in supervising employees, training,
or other activities that provide experience in competitive integrated
employment environments; or</text></subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="id4A13F50078104FC08E78C971194AD052"><enum>(II)</enum><text>attainment of a
master's or doctoral degree in a field of study such as vocational
rehabilitation counseling, law, social work, psychology, disability studies,
business administration, human resources, special education, management, public
administration, or another field that reasonably provides competence in the
employment sector, in a disability field, or in both business-related and
rehabilitation-related fields;
and</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDDA9870EB65D4B0D845FEF96B5E9020E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in
paragraph (8)—</text><subparagraph id="idE0404140E03949E2B61AC419D4F9AA19"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>(5)(D)</quote> and inserting
<quote>(5)(E)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id529E025BED284A8C92FE2FB94198501E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text><clause id="id96A0622C542E413FB2F4AA2061143956"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the
matter preceding clause (i)—</text><subclause id="id8C8F51B1C37D4E59A570EBF61A6FA55B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>workforce investment system</quote> and inserting
<quote>workforce development system</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idFB958A098B354E33A0B12C28920A7D1E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(5)(D)</quote> and inserting <quote>(5)(E)</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id9EB07C576FD8473796802973415E3E43"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (iv), by striking <quote>(5)(D)</quote> and inserting
<quote>(5)(E)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id9045EFC5252D41928F11792812993108"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCD02B6198044439AB4673A3947D1A169" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="id3ABA52DBF8AF4077A477952C2C52486C"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Provision of
accommodations and auxiliary aids and services</header><text>Information
specifying policies and procedures for resolving issues of financial
responsibility and reimbursement, as appropriate, for an accommodation or
auxiliary aid or service for an individual with a disability, in the event that
the designated State unit pays for that item or that aid or service, in order
to avoid interruption of or delay in—</text><subclause id="idB2F1B912FE8A4C46B1D9E908EB9B1398"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the progress of
an individual in achieving an employment outcome;</text></subclause><subclause id="id95513B5275F24DE4A3777042261D2F01"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an immediate job
placement; or</text></subclause><subclause id="idF74B4930609E4B7191E39C65ABDBE529"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the provision
of services to an individual at extreme medical
risk.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90B38445B5524CB9962B66B44214D917"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)(i), by striking <quote>(5)(D)</quote> and inserting
<quote>(5)(E)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDCC1A84B718B4394B7C203CFB6EBD03E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in
paragraph (10)—</text><subparagraph id="id9E61648A70EC45879F1B04A1E75F6AE6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>annual</quote> and all that follows through <quote>of
1998</quote> and inserting <quote>annual reporting of information, on eligible
individuals receiving the services, that is necessary to assess the State's
performance on those primary indicators of performance (described in section
131(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id886D277CED4E450483A4AC00EC1C968D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text><clause id="id97F92A9787F841E98AF36E6A7C428C85"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the
matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>, from each individual
State,</quote> after <quote>additional data</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id39816572F11F4E9D9FF46825A67B9C76"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (i)(II), by striking <quote>determined</quote> and all that follows and
inserting <quote>determined to be ineligible for vocational rehabilitation
services, and the reason for such determination of ineligibility (disaggregated
by type of disability, and age);</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="idCBE4ED9856F0417D9E3C11D9E6CE6A9A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
clause (ii)—</text><subclause id="idF5DBAA7E796E4DA090A2C17CD9F050F9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in
subclause (I), by striking <quote>(5)(D)</quote> and inserting
<quote>(5)(E)</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="idD940EE57FB9A48F1BBB09C960CB9327D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in
subclause (II), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idDF1DA30235DA4A658F07DD40D1D80A3F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BE86A4F30B244D28CB36F6445933E5A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subclause id="IDc9c05719e4d848d6b18a35e7c5b7c934"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a
comparison, among individuals who obtained employment, of—</text><item id="idC5C90EDF109B42EFAE6BDAB8F000CFF2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the
number of individuals who continued to use public benefits; and</text></item><item id="id2B55B441E33342AD92C2265A9CA9E662"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
number of individuals who no longer used public benefits;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="IDa2556c1e334f4f01ae6dce82acccbef8"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the aggregate
number of individuals with ongoing open cases (disaggregated by individuals who
are in training settings, and individuals who are in postsecondary education),
and the services individuals described in this subclause are receiving;</text></subclause><subclause id="IDcddaa222e08e4497837050b048c51d7e"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the aggregate
number of students with disabilities and the aggregate number of youth with
disabilities who are receiving transition services, and the total cost for
providing those services to such students and such youth during the last full
fiscal year prior to the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of
2013 and during each fiscal year thereafter;</text></subclause><subclause id="IDdb0f5ec70c6a461fafd3acfc62f10d33"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>the number of
youth with disabilities who entered apprenticeship programs and the number of
youth with disabilities who entered postsecondary education;</text></subclause><subclause id="IDc8b6e2ca617f4d769b2ce91906704ba1"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>the number of
youth with disabilities who entered employment;</text></subclause><subclause id="ID79a74484c19f4ba29b0f7fbd0354373e"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>the number of
individuals referred to one-stop centers, as defined in section 101 of the
Workforce Investment Act of 2013; and</text></subclause><subclause id="IDba7f201e273f4546b709a5b25e7a3234"><enum>(X)</enum><text>the number of
individuals referred from such one-stop centers to designated State units and
the outcomes of such referrals;</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="id7700C192384F478699ED68E4F271DB6E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
clause (iii)(II)(bb), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="idDF06849ECCAF4504AFD90F15E2B0DB53"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in
clause (iv)—</text><subclause id="idCBCA5CDFC64443EAB662AF99914C878D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in
subclause (I), by inserting before the semicolon the following: <quote>and, for
those who achieved employment outcomes, the average length of time to obtain
employment</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id7F96C23655DB40CFB7CFBCC61CD38EFE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in
subclause (II), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id2A07CA5D663A488CB533F37A8C26C844"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id941426B253644B93B00D7F6F0B1D1073" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="idE5099D1AFC634DB19169F48AB8F24421"><enum>(v)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idCB285559326241AE9B33F8A50EA0F210"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the transition from
school to postsecondary life, including employment, and achievement of the
postsecondary vocational goals, of students with disabilities served under the
program carried out under this title; and</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id88D96D1FF94D4EDD97FE3E440DFC20D9" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the provision of supported employment
services.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id575FFC402CD54145A6172484B1790042"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)(i), by striking <quote>title I of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998</quote> and inserting <quote>title II of the Workforce Investment Act of
2013</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3FAC73EE48044B6B80830C79EDA16453"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E)(ii), by striking <quote>of the State</quote> and all that follows and
inserting <quote>of the State in meeting the standards and indicators
established pursuant to section 106.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id281C0B2038F4421E9A119400AB4F553C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2864F0C5B0E64A71838099E76251018B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="idBECFEAF4F78E445B9E36B28C16BBD6BC"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Rules for
reporting of data</header><text>The disaggregation of data under this section
shall not be required within a category if the number of participants in a
category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information, or
required if the results would reveal personally identifiable information about
an individual participant.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa8f079cd5f4f4a1cbbdd43cba60ad871"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Comprehensive
report</header><text>The State plan shall specify that the Commissioner will
provide an annual comprehensive report that includes the reports and data
required under this section, as well as a summary of the reports and data, for
each fiscal year. The Commissioner shall submit the report to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, not later than 90 days after the end of the
fiscal year
involved.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF8D3F1F560904C5D854ECB1D6D6A5BFC"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in
paragraph (11)—</text><subparagraph id="id110D442A209549E69DF4580D995A24EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text><clause id="idA508AE11A151480A98EB23A8868C0239"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the
subparagraph header, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">workforce investment systems</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">workforce development
systems</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id585F4B953CDC42ACA1712D66E7D37171"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the
matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>workforce investment
system</quote> and inserting <quote>workforce development
system</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id40092845FCA24275BE8B5F7435170E08"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
clause (i)(II), by inserting <quote>(including programmatic accessibility and
physical accessibility)</quote> after <quote>program
accessibility</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id649E64249A7D4FB9843E5290FAE6E198"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
clause (ii), by striking <quote>workforce investment system</quote> and
inserting <quote>workforce development system</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idA28685587268408183D7626828DA068E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in
clause (v), by striking <quote>workforce investment system</quote> and
inserting <quote>workforce development system</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB0FA32E42F2E45ADA6BAF20B359C8502"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>workforce investment system</quote> and inserting
<quote>workforce development system</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB54D6EDAB55347679CAFDBCC415A80B0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text><clause id="idB18E7EA5A7194B578203EE7AB1C8233F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>the State programs carried out under section 4 of the
Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3003">29 U.S.C. 3003</external-xref>),</quote> after
<quote>including</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="idE55690E4CFF54CCF83A8D4B5167B982D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, noneducational agencies serving out-of-school youth,</quote>
after <quote>Agriculture</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id4913240455944281ACE7A6ACB39DE04A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>such agencies and programs</quote> and inserting <quote>such
Federal, State, and local agencies and programs</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idA73A88A78E28400AA30ABE47C9589E00"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>workforce investment system</quote> and inserting
<quote>workforce development system</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEE1973709BDF4420A278888D0C3EF14E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)—</text><clause id="id86937FCE02444EF1922EB512076985B9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (ii), by striking <quote>completion</quote> and inserting
<quote>implementation</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id6081ACCA62BA4C63A7E4C6BF8FBEE166"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively;
and</text></clause><clause id="idBA796CB5833C43FBB9B461009B27B69F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting after clause (ii) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE36B1AB54DB740FD8602115F31CECCA4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="id8837F6436C8143DB98668810336A6749"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identifying
options for additional education and training, in order to facilitate the
provision of transition services for youth with disabilities and students with
disabilities, such as services provided under section
114;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF005978EAAE8466BB3CE00B994A89AD6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (H), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB8A5F647B5974BC3BC852E96ED5BE60D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by inserting
after subparagraph (D) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F078CE4079047CE8EA7940387C37954" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="IDa99a7f9118a7444196b90578782581c3"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Coordination
with employers</header><text>The State plan shall contain plans, policies, and
procedures for coordination between the designated State unit and employers
that build relationships with employers and identify community-based
competitive integrated employment opportunities and career exploration
opportunities—</text><clause id="idA0A7229E3F994B459C1B4DA94587E735"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
order to facilitate the provision of vocational rehabilitation services for
individuals with disabilities; and</text></clause><clause id="id1E71F8F0AD1441AF8B0321746BF677D8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
order to facilitate the provision of transition services for youth with
disabilities and students with disabilities, such as services provided under
section
114.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6EF8188D923B4AA48CAD5284818479C0"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), as redesignated by subparagraph (E) of this paragraph—</text><clause id="id6586D7FA8B774F679F9FC88837BE2688"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>chapter 1 of</quote> after <quote>part C of</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="id4101FD2E5FD5466281BB4BBFA1E08E01"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, as appropriate</quote> before the period;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7B6F05C292C64ABE9DCD9E7EE05F1B2F"><enum>(H)</enum><text>by inserting
after subparagraph (F), as redesignated by subparagraph (E) of this paragraph,
the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4177505F8FD942789279A6AAC9034FAB" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="ID4b749bea580545208e867fe85047a15c"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Cooperative
agreement regarding individuals eligible for home and community-based waiver
programs</header><text>The State plan shall include an assurance that the
designated State unit has entered into a formal cooperative agreement with the
State agency responsible for administering the State Medicaid plan under title
XIX of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</external-xref>) and the State agency
with primary responsibility for providing services and supports for individuals
with intellectual disabilities and individuals with developmental disabilities,
with respect to the delivery of vocational rehabilitation services, including
extended services, for individuals with the most significant disabilities who
have been determined to be eligible for home and community-based services under
a Medicaid waiver, Medicaid State plan amendment, or other authority related to
a State Medicaid program.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE16C93C94CC9419FA5162E1ACA9101EE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(H), as redesignated by subparagraph (E) of this paragraph—</text><clause id="idEC167FCBD16B437EBA0DA4B91CDF97BE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (ii)—</text><subclause id="id2101EBACE4CF4908B1C6826A804174D8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>on or</quote> before <quote>near</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id042C9215FD82479EA32B8284436E6764"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id4B8492B1EFFE4178A3A80A4A4D6FCBF4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and</text></clause><clause id="id633942BDC43F49F5AEAAEB35A86B8B31"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting after clause (ii) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAD654B29405A44F49295B4CBBD2591A6" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="IDf316271057f341d9b26c25902f5f9f52"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>strategies for
the provision of transition planning, by personnel of the designated State
unit, the State educational agency, and the recipient of funds under part C,
that will facilitate the development and implementation of the individualized
education programs under section 614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1414">20 U.S.C. 1414(d)</external-xref>) and, as appropriate, the development and
completion of the individualized plans for employment under section 102, in
order to enable students with disabilities to achieve postschool employment
outcomes; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD7F4272A566C4384B41042BF9CAAC905"><enum>(J)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43475F415B104584B87EB653712967BE" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="ID2b3a824f75634047b8d2c7f65c07a31e"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Coordination
with assistive technology programs</header><text>The State plan shall include
an assurance that the designated State unit, and the lead agency and
implementing entity (if any) designated by the Governor of the State under
section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3003">29 U.S.C. 3003</external-xref>), have
developed working relationships and will enter into agreements for the
coordination of their activities, including the referral of individuals with
disabilities to programs and activities described in that section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID433509cc83fb423db59fe578410d35ca"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Coordination
with ticket to work and self-sufficiency program</header><text>The State plan
shall include an assurance that the designated State unit will coordinate
activities with any other State agency that is functioning as an employment
network under the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program established under
section 1148 of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320b-19">42 U.S.C. 1320b–19</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47798A9E4D7E45D6B24E744D3829639C"><enum>(K)</enum><header>Interagency
agreements with State Medicaid, developmental disabilities, and mental health
agencies</header><clause id="id31ADF67434B847AEADD2FE242DB9E62D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>The
State plan shall provide that the Governor, in collaboration with the
designated State agency or agencies (if more than 1 agency is designated under
paragraph (2)(A)), shall develop agreements with covered State agencies for
developing a system for supporting community-based employment in integrated
settings, to the greatest extent practicable.</text></clause><clause id="idB3EFA4AA3A364D788D34E7E37B4F015E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Provisions</header><text>The
State plan shall provide that an agreement developed under clause (i) shall
include the components described in clauses (i) through (iv) of section
101(a)(8)(B) with respect to services provided through the system (except that,
instead of applying to a public entity, the clauses shall apply to each covered
State agency). Additional provisions of the agreement shall include a
description of how the covered State agencies will work together to increase
community-based employment opportunities in integrated settings.</text></clause><clause id="idD29E17053CB44F48A26566E34DA92056"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this subparagraph, the term <term>covered State agency</term> means the State
agency that is responsible for administering the State Medicaid plan under
title XIX of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</external-xref>), the State agency
that is responsible for providing services for individuals with developmental
disabilities, and the State agency that is responsible for providing mental
health
services.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD515727CC19D4783A75C17F1BF27F5DE"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in
paragraph (14)—</text><subparagraph id="idF83907946CA343EE86F21F5018177CDA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph
header, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Annual</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Semiannual</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3DB4B0DE245D4B1C97137CAD9378B6A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text><clause id="idFF13F971AAAD4D52BF12626393FA7E6E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>annual</quote> and inserting <quote>semiannual</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="idF3B448C19DCF4930A0990DA2A3AD39A5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(and thereafter</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>representative)</quote> and inserting <quote>, and annually
thereafter</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id85EC80DB2400452C8001A86EDF787399"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>to competitive</quote> and all that follows and inserting the
following: <quote>to competitive integrated employment or training for
competitive integrated employment;</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id85DD0B9D311847DBB7AF3D08C044A0A5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8DCF5F360E3C4723B57756D37CFF2A3F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>the individuals described</quote> and all that follows
and inserting <quote>individuals in attaining competitive integrated
employment; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id202D5BE6F8D74D828B9B327C4FAA2338"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8FCC0D6C82B94A6FB9AC374F19A40F50" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id665F72514DEA4B8E9FFE72026EEC2245"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an assurance that
the State will report the information generated under subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C), for each of the individuals, to the Administrator of the Wage and Hour
Division of the Department of Labor for each fiscal year, not later than 60
days after the end of the fiscal year.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3E8FE949B5D54A2EBC307BB0A8E997F1"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in
paragraph (15)—</text><subparagraph id="idFF9CEFA3C565477F9ABBF163C65525AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text><clause id="id0BF9F6647963465AB50236E0AD377176"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (i)—</text><subclause id="idB66F724FCB7A4AEEBB1C98C781A8EB09"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in
subclause (II), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subclause><subclause id="id7EC4A5E7D5C5487FB74CEB63427F1DE2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in
subclause (III)—</text><item id="id95F27AA78A7A44599764350949CF00C1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>workforce investment system</quote> and inserting
<quote>workforce development system</quote>; and</text></item><item id="id20D190B66C90418786E88A42997F283D"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by
adding <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="idC245E33105304A4789334CD299BC0CE4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id555F99A8C68D4B698F08A98757617E56" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subclause id="IDe2a9a90915d044f89580a25e13581644"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>youth with
disabilities, and students with disabilities, including their need for
pre-employment transition services described in section 114 or other transition
services; and</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="id8D003CFE86B54FE6BDC509E737C93396"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24D07D043ACC43A594CEEB04C774655B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="ID9be72e0f59f1414f994e7c77a4dbc5c9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include an
assessment of the needs of individuals with disabilities for transition
services and pre-employment transition services provided under this Act, and
coordinated with transition services provided under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1400">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</external-xref>), and an assessment as to
whether the transition and pre-employment transition services provided under
those Acts meet the needs of individuals with
disabilities.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDF170587922441FCB865EC6616C1067D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text><clause id="id5C9898770DE449A0B4D86D144C348411"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (ii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="id209D1EEA3BDA483199C1BA4A0B74AF27"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and</text></clause><clause id="id6790B82404924903855CEDC136573EF8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting after clause (ii) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3690EE47505466297AF9D5C70E12AF4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="IDd6f2809ab2fc4b3fbd1ee8ce48ae2d62"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
number of individuals who are eligible for services under this title, but are
not receiving such services due to an order of selection;
and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id439FED469D6245E5807DEED88269553A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)—</text><clause id="id03D6C6CB80E8412381AB7F7C35DFC763"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
redesignating clauses (iii) through (v) as clauses (iv) through (vi),
respectively;</text></clause><clause id="id127567498DFB4251A78F560D7B83F918"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting after clause (ii) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2AEDA4A2D10C420186C6291A8BA7F609" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="ID7d080d32c9454011a7099dae095b0387"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
methods to be used to improve and expand vocational rehabilitation services for
students with disabilities, including the coordination of services designed to
facilitate the transition of such students from the receipt of educational
services in school to postsecondary life (including the receipt of vocational
rehabilitation services under this title, postsecondary education, employment,
and pre-employment transition services under section
114);</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="id02941345E7494B39A630FE03D642EEAA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
clause (vi), as redesignated by clause (i) of this subparagraph, by striking
<quote>workforce investment system</quote> and inserting <quote>workforce
development system</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDA4DA3D8CEE64A06BBD33CEF2D2973EA"><enum>(11)</enum><text>in
paragraph (20)—</text><subparagraph id="idE682FF689A5B436D9D39D91E0F6D586A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraphs
(A) and (B)(i), by striking <quote>workforce investment system</quote> and
inserting <quote>workforce development system</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id33CB6B2AC20B48CABF26CEB7DF830482"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5420B432DE36472089D442D253403E41"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
after subparagraph (A) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0DDAD8D5AD624000AF64CF9168E1CD97" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="ID83b08a5e56fc4c63be1261886312d050"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Information on
assistance for beneficiaries of assistance under title II or XVI of the Social
Security Act</header><text>The State plan shall include an assurance that the
designated State unit will make available, to individuals entitled to benefits
under title II or XVI of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/401">42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.</external-xref>, 1381
et seq.) on the basis of a disability or blindness—</text><clause id="ID7eec30b0b8384f95b369a9114e75d8dd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>information on
the availability of benefits and medical assistance authorized under the State
Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et
seq.) or under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395">42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.</external-xref>), and medical assistance authorized under other
federally funded programs;</text></clause><clause id="IDa6806320bd8d490186b01222d5c9ea38"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>information on
the availability of assistance through benefits planning and assistance
programs authorized under section 1149 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1320b–20) and services provided by the State protection and advocacy system and
authorized under section 1150 of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320b-21">42 U.S.C. 1320b–21</external-xref>);
and</text></clause><clause id="ID40ae89e86e374c77a3045645e59a7fb3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
the case of individuals who are also eligible for a ticket under the Ticket to
Work and Self-Sufficiency Program established under section 1148 of the Social
Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320b-19">42 U.S.C. 1320b–19</external-xref>), general information regarding the options
for using the ticket and information on how to contact a program manager of the
Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to obtain information on approved
employment networks, on providers for the benefits planning and assistance
programs described in clause (ii) in the State, and on the services provided by
the State protection and advocacy system and described in clause
(ii).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0341A39756424ECBA83E026459A99D20"><enum>(12)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0A7DB675E004A1084C71CF03327826B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="ID6fd75e78b88a4916ac234137ea3c1418"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Services for
students with disabilities</header><text>The State plan shall provide an
assurance that, with respect to students with disabilities, the State—</text><subparagraph id="id338E8CB0C9B54C16BEDE287AF289326A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has developed and
will implement—</text><clause id="IDa8f7fb32b433449d9e239113bf985bc6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>strategies to
address the needs identified in the assessments described in paragraph
(15);</text></clause><clause id="ID44b0dee2097047f5adf5ba43c229d57e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>strategies to
achieve the goals and priorities identified by the State, in accordance with
paragraph (15), to improve and expand vocational rehabilitation services for
students with disabilities on a statewide basis; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4529983099F342E59D126E09B16010F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has developed and
will implement strategies to carry out the provision of pre-employment
transition services in accordance with section 114.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0497a4c5d2d941f08d3f5227e19c9e1f"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Job growth and
development</header><text>The State plan shall provide an assurance describing
how the State will utilize initiatives involving in-demand industry sectors or
occupations under sections 116(c) and 118 of the Workforce Investment Act of
2013 to increase competitive integrated employment opportunities for
individuals with disabilities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6AD017BC54454137BDCBA605C66C8DA4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>Section
101(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/721">29 U.S.C. 721(b)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5AF52934F71D4614B8B753AD3E5247AB" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="id9D347F46B4574C19A7FE86FD22C01EF7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Submission;
approval; modification</header><text>The State plan for vocational
rehabilitation services shall be subject to—</text><paragraph id="id671EB0A2F254433F9A6121FABD8061CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>subsection (c) of
section 112 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, in a case in which that
plan is a portion of the unified State plan described in that section 112;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC0AC7C8D04564124A6B056D8DF85DA2A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>subsection (b),
and paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (c), of section 113 of such Act
in a case in which that State plan for vocational rehabilitation services is a
portion of the combined State plan described in that section
113.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id0D3F2FDAA6B04C9EAFF197987559E5D3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/721">29 U.S.C. 721</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB13185315BEA420B8883F5BC6A6E7468" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07A0D534F3F740318C45CB0FDC401010"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this part shall be construed to
reduce the obligation of a local educational agency or any other agency to
provide or pay for any transition services that are also considered special
education or related services and that are necessary for ensuring a free
appropriate public education to children with disabilities within the State
involved.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="id90AD5F1D724041BFB8B6E4694DA6B999"><enum>513.</enum><header>Eligibility
and individualized plan for employment</header><subsection id="idFEBFE1AD55F748C7B10D3CA585E49C2B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Section
102(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/722">29 U.S.C. 722(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id4AD6CB874E1145239969D2F05A78701C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1)(B), by striking <quote>regain employment</quote> and inserting
<quote>regain employment, including accomplishing career advancement, in
employment that is consistent with the individual's strengths, resources,
priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, and informed
choice</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD710EB04E7E744B795871FD05D8DC2E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="idA41155D54CB243CDA5D6054CA5AFF1DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text><clause id="id092F3F3BE01A41B79D2D6F5F7F9E872F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the
subparagraph header, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Demonstration</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Applicants</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idBFC2D03EF4CA4FE9AC6F8B62F7A948A0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>, unless</quote> and all that follows and inserting a period;
and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5C7B5748935E43D38F9EBEDAB7781C62"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text><clause id="idC7464722F36646B3B3AC8543A3FDAF48"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the
subparagraph header, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Methods</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Responsibilities</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause><clause id="idAB6D0D45C8ED44B3944E6A56712BAEC9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the
first sentence—</text><subclause id="id115592D58AB44F93B045551E85A69719"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>In making the demonstration required under subparagraph
(A),</quote> and inserting <quote>Prior to determining under this subsection
that an applicant described in subparagraph (A) is unable to benefit due to the
severity of the individual's disability or that the individual is ineligible
for vocational rehabilitation services,</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id6DC0543A33D24AA48D8CD3DC41B364BA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>, except under</quote> and all that follows and inserting a
period; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id67C94202F3C0470399A8FAE3D599D5EA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
the second sentence, by striking <quote>individual or to determine</quote> and
all that follows and inserting <quote>individual. In providing the trial
experiences, the designated State unit shall provide the individual with the
opportunity to try different employment experiences, including supported
employment, and the opportunity to become employed in competitive integrated
employment.</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA0854BCC7DFD4924B1F9C7784824CC3F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by striking <quote>outcome from</quote> and all that
follows and inserting <quote>outcome, including supported employment, from
vocational rehabilitation services due to the current (as of the date of the
determination) severity of the disability of the individual.</quote>;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id601E104E42224EB6935D12CABD0D5C6C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in
paragraph (5)—</text><subparagraph id="id8D3F38694CE144BD92F16509AD34D2D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="id2706CD130A114F029C2199CC060BE920"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>If an individual</quote> and inserting <quote>If, after the
designated State unit carries out the activities described in paragraph (2)(B),
a review of existing data, and, to the extent necessary, the assessment
activities described in section 7(2)(A)(ii), an individual</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id34C71B5193B94987BA5FC22CF9EE0DBF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>is determined</quote> and all that follows through <quote>not
to be</quote> and inserting <quote>is determined not to be</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2A8BCEB7531F4544B0AA946755AB7E68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (A) through (D) as subparagraphs (B) through (E),
respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA0D81C8B39254F788E141375948BCE0E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
before subparagraph (B), as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph,
the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF73EE08BB45145C290C6DD1B31A48557" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="IDf374e7e1f496403eb59dab04c07d3fa2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the ineligibility
determination shall be an individualized one, based on the available data, and
shall not be based on assumptions about broad categories of
disabilities;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id025E462708E14903934BBD8E7CDC8103"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in clause (i) of
subparagraph (C), as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by
inserting after <quote>determination</quote> the following: <quote>, including
clear and convincing evidence that forms the basis for the determination of
ineligibility</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id335957AE83C94F398C304B89C10788EC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Development of
an individualized plan for employment, and related
information</header><text>Section 102(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/722">29 U.S.C. 722(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id80850D4EA2CD45E9A6C8EF7DAA6EB906"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="idE5C03B69247D4B36BE5FC8F6F09C476E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>, to the extent determined to be appropriate by the
eligible individual,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01876E49D97F440295C4A76C1C635CDC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), and (D), and (E),
respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC8AB776A22FF424896092BE43A4E08F9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
after subparagraph (A) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35673AB6F61944D890B76E0531FB9AF0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="ID4a26d8767ad8480295bf4e5db81f2a3f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>information on
the availability of assistance from consumer organizations, as defined in
section 106(a)(4) (including a listing of such organizations) that can assist
an individual in the development of an individualized plan for employment, in
order to ensure that the plan reflects the informed and effective choices of
the individual;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9D2A8FD61F53426BA6DA8B2E8FFCC0CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4),
respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id00CF96476F8B4B1792D484F652306F53"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67EBC37DF343497FA6AB28A419737B9E" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id1EE31D52AD0648AD8436452F551E908A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Individuals
entitled to benefits under the social security act</header><text>For an
individual entitled to benefits under title II or XVI of the Social Security
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/401">42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.</external-xref>, 1381 et seq.) on the basis of a disability or
blindness, the designated State unit shall provide to the individual—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID9d1ad02509b947039c6df570bdfa3d12"><enum>(A)</enum><text>general
information on the availability of benefits and medical assistance authorized
under the State Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the
Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395">42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.</external-xref>), and medical assistance authorized
under other federally funded programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID3da2332eb4f64ec5a88f98fe590f4980"><enum>(B)</enum><text>general
information on the availability of assistance through benefits planning and
assistance programs authorized under section 1149 of the Social Security Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320b-20">42 U.S.C. 1320b–20</external-xref>) and services provided by the State protection and advocacy
system and authorized under section 1150 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1320b–21); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDc29f11e59aeb4155b52108c54cd02278"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of
individuals who are also eligible for a ticket under the Ticket to Work and
Self-Sufficiency Program established under section 1148 of the Social Security
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320b-19">42 U.S.C. 1320b–19</external-xref>), general information regarding the options for using
the ticket and information on how to contact a program manager of the Ticket to
Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to obtain information on approved employment
networks, on providers for the benefits planning and assistance programs
described in subparagraph (B) in the State, and on the services provided by the
State protection and advocacy system and described in subparagraph
(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id2C042F23512A42629A7A95960470AC1A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection—</text><subparagraph id="idBF07472231CC4EA7831C36734C0801D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E)—</text><clause id="id2D358054D60240B081940D71709A3490"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (i), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="id660239F66F054312B64AC4EEF2B428DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="id3DFA5F5D766A4B058D874C592593CD6E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42BC48604BEF41228C69D990670164BE" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="ID0b8f1b3c0c6f42a68c645b43deb2ebe2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>amended, as
necessary, to include the postemployment services and service providers that
are necessary for the individual to maintain or regain employment, consistent
with the individual's strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities,
capabilities, interests, and informed
choice.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id422EDAD517E5445DB7D1797397030A56"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C1FC6B50EFF4746AD8AF2C1F479E852" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="IDa43834d1c9c740edbb68d35be2ab3878"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Timeframe for
completing the individualized plan for employment</header><text>The
individualized plan for employment shall be developed as soon as possible, but
not later than a deadline of 90 days after the date of the determination of
eligibility described in paragraph (1), unless the designated State unit and
the eligible individual agree to an extension of that deadline to a specific
date by which the individualized plan for employment shall be completed.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6806b2202a224d7587bed4b1a07b09fa"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Failure to
develop the individualized plan for employment within the specified
timeframe</header><text>In the event the individualized plan for employment is
not completed by the deadline or extended deadline, as appropriate, under
subparagraph (F), the eligible individual shall have the right to request the
procedures described in subsection (c). If the eligible individual requests a
hearing, the hearing officer shall have the authority to order the designated
State unit to complete the individualized plan for employment within a
reasonable period of time.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id3F8CD780A8844E8A945C1F6C775E7CB4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection—</text><subparagraph id="idDC8FC84A7CAD4B01B698DC0B28DF70EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text><clause id="id0060E8B2E92048BEADC92B40B57F8630"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>in competitive integrated employment</quote> after
<quote>outcome</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id99257BD2253149F0BB2119FEB5279B4C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>choice of the</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>choice of the eligible individual, consistent with the general goal of
competitive integrated employment (except that in the case of an eligible
individual who is a student, the description may be a description of the
student's projected postschool employment outcome);</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7A84B93D1F2B4D8A932DD982C532CB0E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(i)—</text><clause id="id9D499150E2A64CE89FC5D78CDD0BAEC4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
redesignating subclause (II) as subclause (III); and</text></clause><clause id="id1CCAAC2FAAC441C4A1B1A5BFB62CA838"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking subclause (I) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC8E94706F87E49658DC59BF10451D34C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subclause id="ID29fb170739ab4610a54b3442205beb2a" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>needed to achieve the employment outcome,
including, as appropriate—</text><item id="id6CEB3A6674504E8C8920D26989CE4710"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the provision of assistive technology
devices and assistive technology services (including referrals described in
section 103(a)(3) to the device reutilization programs and demonstrations
described in subparagraphs (B) and (D) of section 4(e)(2) of the Assistive
Technology Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3003">29 U.S.C. 3003(e)(2)</external-xref>) through agreements developed
under section 101(a)(11)(H);</text></item><item id="id000223A247E34EBE8A4985BC758F5BAE"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>mentoring services; and</text></item><item id="id161B2F9BFE364C1B9035D03496587470"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>personal assistance services
(including training in the management of such services);</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id9E62FBF02C924AB08C53374E117C8766" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of a plan for an eligible
individual that is a student, the specific transition services and supports
(including work experience, mentoring activities, and supported employment)
needed to achieve the student's employment outcome or projected postschool
employment outcome; and</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCE8C062F84F146BE88615331D769DD44"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1BC68566ADC14222B84E3B6CE9F208BA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(G), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id69F3F30F9D014670AD44A53B8A1B169C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA979CA60AF54082B911013CCA60C851" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="ID0cf19e11ac9244e68779489fdea94300"><enum>(H)</enum><text>for an individual
who also is receiving assistance from an employment network under the Ticket to
Work and Self-Sufficiency Program established under section 1148 of the Social
Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320b-19">42 U.S.C. 1320b–19</external-xref>), a list of the services that are listed in
the individual work plan that the individual developed with the employment
network under subsection (g) of that section, and a description of how
responsibility for service delivery will be divided between the employment
network and the designated State
unit.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id96899FD658E34DC5984CB9CA7277AA7C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>Section
102(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/722">29 U.S.C. 722(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idA1F1B1D62D594530A4E65F98C642EF99"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: <quote>The procedures shall
allow an applicant or an eligible individual or, as appropriate, the
applicant's representative or individual's representative, the opportunity to
request mediation, an impartial due process hearing, or both
procedures.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8893946AFBEB4ADAA0B3B2580E840D0F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="idCE216C2799B0402DA1B238285E5600B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text><clause id="id1C17CB44F79743F98001D62C158E04B8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (ii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="id94D84D135699479CA35D737D08D6784A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (iii), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="id3A2A29D394904C16AC46DDDF05E0816A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBDADD165104947FBB3493D1FF8BCC7A0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="ID3b9171349568462e9093b3fe4909661f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any
applicable State limit on the time by which a request for mediation under
paragraph (4) or a hearing under paragraph (5) shall be made, and any required
procedure by which the request shall be
made.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE9F028CDC4954283BBF528890F60DFA9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(iii), by inserting <quote>the denial,</quote> before
<quote>reduction,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5308D747029F43DEA78F0F2A42077BD2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
paragraph (5)—</text><subparagraph id="idF58C17105BC146FCAE573E33F916DB6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB9AB2BF0A1104819A152814F6EF103F6" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="IDb48a52fda2a44d01a12a4593dcdd00c4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Officer</header><text>A
due process hearing described in paragraph (2) shall be conducted by an
impartial hearing officer who, on reviewing the evidence presented, shall issue
a written decision based on the provisions of the approved State plan,
requirements specified in this Act (including regulations implementing this
Act), and State regulations and policies that are consistent with the Federal
requirements specified in this title. The officer shall provide the written
decision to the applicant or eligible individual, or, as appropriate, the
applicant’s representative or individual’s representative, and to the
designated State unit. The impartial hearing officer shall have the authority
to render a decision and require actions, consistent with the requirements
specified in this title (including regulations implementing this title),
regarding all aspects of the applicant's or eligible individual's vocational
rehabilitation services under this
title.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4A54C924B4AB47A1B7680DB4E80C898A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>in laws (including regulations)</quote> and inserting
<quote>about Federal and State laws (including regulations) and the approved
State plan</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id6F05B5ACEA5F408BB23189C3E2264EB8"><enum>514.</enum><header>Vocational
rehabilitation services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/723">29 U.S.C. 723</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="idAF3C18386B9F4AFE962AEE9B404BCB5A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="idD46E5B91DC03468DB2C50D4C5F74C95C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (13), by striking
<quote>workforce investment system</quote> and inserting <quote>workforce
development system</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE55E93C6667A4CE18061368D8C1C53D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (15) and inserting
the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id285153D265D248FA9A4EE4CFCF0658E5" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc4b0d9877d6f4ea4bb0998ad8eed7d01"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transition services for students with
disabilities, that facilitate the transition from school to postsecondary life,
such as achievement of an employment outcome in competitive integrated
employment, or pre-employment transition services described in section
114;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id517AC7FDBF4C44FAA4CECE1612D12B26"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (17) and (18) as paragraphs (18) and (19), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0303425312A4489A26091502DB19B47"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (16) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB418F4C0402247A1B43A16F167011212" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idF26A76EF5CCB4CDE888EC30C6C36D97F"><enum>(17)</enum><text>customized
employment;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCACB2E8FBF234191B4F78E852C9643D5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph
(18), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64905D6D61F14D39B746AF96940A6A02"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph
(19), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, by striking the
period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3B0893FE7E5D47BF9D9D258CF8AC248F"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7A3C2B8551A842158BB12AF578CC603F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id5CA4C1AB8B6847038E96744E59449944"><enum>(20)</enum><text>mentoring
services.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDDCFE3CD7F124DBCAEC0C7A670579559"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="idD8F8B656B67E4F2EA0A280F8DB20041C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(A), by striking the second sentence and inserting <quote>Such programs
shall be used to provide services described in this section that promote
integration into the community and that result in competitive integrated
employment, including supported employment and customized employment, for
applicants or eligible individuals with disabilities.</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01914109eee34170a258342064d1fae2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2)(B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBEC9AF892BB74AA48A47CE5E0B10C53B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="ide84d0419d06b4051a4511ebaf5c6d434"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The
establishment, development, or improvement of a facility for a community
rehabilitation program, or the construction of such a facility, which shall be
limited to that necessary for the expansion or improvement of services
described in this section for applicants or eligible individuals with
disabilities.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id10de28951dbc468a9fb4404c45c787ff"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A42BAD9206B4E31BBE9C1DB960B8DF6" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id6219A898EF4F46829D63853AB6765C52"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Technical
assistance to businesses that are seeking to employ individuals with
disabilities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD676259C0B1540A89AE939DD56D30768"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (6) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF97372F1EE694997B15F88219D6A68C4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id7936FAC564954D75AB5CB58EB62C22F0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Consultation and
technical assistance services to assist State educational agencies and local
educational agencies in planning for the transition of students with
disabilities from school to postsecondary life, including employment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idDA70DE16F6044334ABE88C3825CFA125"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Transition
services to youth with disabilities and students with disabilities, for which a
vocational rehabilitation counselor works in concert with educational agencies,
providers of job training programs, providers of services under the Medicaid
program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</external-xref>),
entities designated by the State to provide services for individuals with
developmental disabilities, centers for independent living (as defined in
section 702), housing and transportation authorities, workforce development
systems, and businesses and
employers.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idB15C73BFE4D9448DA5A0D87AD679F600"><enum>515.</enum><header>State
Rehabilitation Council</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
105 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/725">29 U.S.C. 725</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id3F8802D39B894A9BBD2023A722FBBF1E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="idD5F8CE7E242C4FB68DB134B3BA88584C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="id347AAEE77E0745289C48E32764FAC86C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clause (ix) and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9BE74EB374F4D53B0F4E7C8CA0283DE" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="IDb2ef2994755148778ac8d3b344295cf8"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>in a
State in which one or more projects are funded under section 121 and in which
such services are provided through those projects, at least one representative
of the directors of the projects located in such
State;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="idAC52B1FA4FA74F00BA1F890980CB7E1F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (x), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="id68E2782D4C824C2D91E782109C02F06C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
clause (xi)—</text><subclause id="id7ABE5E32DD5D43A1B20BCDD564274E5C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>State workforce investment board</quote> and inserting
<quote>State workforce development board</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id7A4054B8D12146ECAFBB49268D2F6445"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by
striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idACC34233FBA742AA9182DC79129BD4EB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id537668B522CD471FADC1AC37928C3980" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="IDd5fba9198e2e42a5be0d8e7466ba2d0d"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>the
director of the State's comprehensive statewide program of technology-related
assistance funded under section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29
U.S.C. 3003).</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7424CD19FF704384BC356EE0FD926BCC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text><clause id="idA583168C54464F4B83C70ED9AA8D4DF4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (xi), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="id362605C804EA4FFF9A85075C2B561636"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (xii), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="idAF782FF1B9D446A3AC62482C8CB89B24"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84321DCB53F54F4D8ABBF11B5F9811BC" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="id589D60063227408EB22CADBDC06E1371"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>the director
of the State's comprehensive statewide program of technology-related assistance
funded under section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
3003).</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0497C047C54041F683EA52C4FE1DAFF6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="idC46F4E7BDC574A3E9D51CC6D997F1BCA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>State workforce investment
board</quote> and inserting <quote>State workforce development board</quote>;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9657FAB1BE9948FB98CF4B9A02C1CB61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6),
by striking <quote>Service Act</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300x-3">42 U.S.C. 300x–3(a)</external-xref>) and the State workforce development
board, and with the activities of entities carrying out programs under the
Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3001">29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.</external-xref>);</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="id41E49C9DCC2D4C6EA4984F61C680AB79"><enum>516.</enum><header>Evaluation
standards and performance indicators</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 106 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/726">29 U.S.C. 726</external-xref>) is amended by
striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCEAF1FEFE9444F67B677A256B69F13F7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="IDee620403d5c54e6290cadcb19fc87ee4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><paragraph id="ID72629907b4f64630b751059f26eef8bc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Standards and
indicators</header><text>The evaluation standards and performance indicators
for the vocational rehabilitation program carried out under this title shall be
subject to the performance accountability provisions described in section
131(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5b991f315aef4eb88b0a1557fdaaf540"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
performance accountability indicators</header><subparagraph id="id583EB5BAF00B45B08F461F03732A7381"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Commissioner may
establish additional performance accountability indicators, which may include
outcome and related measures of program performance.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8383d544f27444ae814f3f5c4f9aaf10"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Comment</header><text>Such
additional performance accountability indicators shall be developed with input
from State vocational rehabilitation agencies, related professional and
consumer organizations, recipients of vocational rehabilitation services, and
other interested parties. The Commissioner shall publish in the Federal
Register a notice of intent to regulate regarding the development of proposed
additional performance accountability indicators. Proposed additional
performance accountability indicators shall be published in the Federal
Register for review and comment. Final additional performance accountability
indicators shall be published in the Federal Register.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id23F8E73DE90440C8ACA74478360C6D3A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Each
State that receives funds under this title shall submit a report to the
Commissioner containing information on any additional performance
accountability indicators established under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9df058933be443ceb8c44170565943f7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consumer
organization</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>consumer
organization</term> means a membership organization, or disability advocacy
group, for which a majority of the members of the board of directors of the
organization or group are individuals with disabilities or family members of
individuals with
disabilities.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id82BF29FC02B24924B4FAF89AD38F5A08"><enum>517.</enum><header>Monitoring and
review</header><subsection id="id800EE543FD6C4A5DB217037C49213680"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 107(a) (29
U.S.C. 727(a)) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id321559408E4A4112A41545B78253F19A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
paragraph (3)(E), by inserting before the period the following: <quote>,
including personnel of a client assistance program under section 112, and past
or current recipients of vocational rehabilitation services</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idADB1DED259B14B41BAE29D15F464EE79"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
paragraph (4)—</text><subparagraph id="id4B3C893BA10340509A54E816B30F281C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id474885626B694E57B73506DEE0FD0131" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="ID8610c459a05148fb886bce66facd8bda"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the eligibility
process, including the process related to the determination of ineligibility
under section 102(a)(5);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID381b997ef6ca4710a39df7e94f30707a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the provision of
services, including supported employment services, and pre-employment
transition services for students with disabilities and, if applicable, the
order of selection;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA1E1A970C57F42A0BC26E03C257758E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id915924045FF24E38BA1C1AD35764343E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id44E4D74598104049B9BF4D63A3D27D9F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting
after subparagraph (C) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9883DDE8804401093879B3296AD8654" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="IDb75f6f2653cd4ca3a5169cc0fabe00ac"><enum>(D)</enum><text>data on
individuals determined to be ineligible for services due to severity of their
disability, to determine if systematic changes could result in increased
capacity to meet the needs of such individuals;
and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idCF8D9592359444C48A3535564D6C3BCD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Section
107(d) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/727">29 U.S.C. 727(d)</external-xref>) is amended, in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking
<quote>a final determination of the Commissioner under section 101(b) or
subsection (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>a final determination on a State
plan for vocational rehabilitation services under the procedures referenced in
section 101(b), or a final determination by the Commissioner under subsection
(c)</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="id5C9CB14226EF4B2B88280932EF453281"><enum>518.</enum><header>Training and
services for employers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
109 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/728a">29 U.S.C. 728a</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E912F6938F84C90B5A09DD61455AFA8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><section id="IDee7ff585a81946e8a41dc3a6159aa6a7"><enum>109.</enum><header>Training and
services for employers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A State
may expend payments received under section 111 to educate and provide services
to employers who have hired or are interested in hiring individuals with
disabilities under programs carried out under this title, including—</text><paragraph id="ID8d309172aef1444686c6e671e0beaced"><enum>(1)</enum><text>providing
training and technical assistance to employers regarding the employment of
individuals with disabilities, including disability awareness, and the
requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et
seq.) and other employment-related laws;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa8d254871fe34a6caf64867ca345be60"><enum>(2)</enum><text>working with
employers to—</text><subparagraph id="ID8bebf6551fad4c5896ebd68568165ca7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide
opportunities for work-based learning experience (including internships,
short-term employment, apprenticeships, and fellowships), such as opportunities
in conjunction with pre-employment transition services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4C68B2AD5DE1455299A86CFAC8440106"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recruit qualified
applicants with disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCC969F724B784AE382910304A3033611"><enum>(C)</enum><text>train employees
with disabilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64A5C4C45A914479B75891437F8CE786"><enum>(D)</enum><text>promote retention
of employees who are at risk of losing a job due to disability-related
barriers;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbbb4f505bff441feac6c7b2f2a8bfcbd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>providing
consultations, technical assistance, and support to employers on workplace
accommodations, assistive technology, and facilities and workplace
access;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID37d4b675f29744229c913378bec02ead"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assisting
employers with utilizing available financial support, including tax credits and
deductions available for hiring or accommodating individuals with disabilities;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3C6B8A1CBD19453BB56781D86B6939D6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>supporting the
development of working relationships between State vocational rehabilitation
agencies, their community partners, and employers on multi-State and national
levels, including—</text><subparagraph id="idCF582FE56D4D491CB21F19173C2DCF7C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>encouraging
employers to recruit qualified individuals with disabilities for available
employment opportunities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD5C39AB32EB8452980D7124CA5455974"><enum>(B)</enum><text>facilitating such
recruitment by disseminating information about specific available employment
opportunities to qualified individuals who are recipients of vocational
rehabilitation services under this subtitle, or who are applicants for such
services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id15C97C9812A546E8B02B631D5647FB18"><enum>(C)</enum><text>matching
qualified individuals who are recipients of vocational rehabilitation services
under this subtitle, or who are applicants for such services, with employers
that have available employment opportunities on the local, regional, or
national level;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id048B278CF33545AAB58D32032ABC86AB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>providing support
services, as appropriate, to employers to facilitate the hiring of qualified
individuals who are recipients of vocational rehabilitation services under this
subtitle, or who are applicants for such services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD66CBC641F143B380E2991E576008C3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>providing
services to employers for employees who have disability-related barriers to
continuing to perform their current job or who are at risk of losing a job due
to disability-related barriers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7F5EB83442A54AF5B78E79CE1FC3D82C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>coordinating
provision of services to
employers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id1919BDC9CF3B49C3AD27957AC0B6C4BA"><enum>519.</enum><header>State
allotments</header><subsection id="idF1636563C8A84937B1104E4AC8EA8F9B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 110 (29
U.S.C. 730) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id22E40618C086492A938842E9AD606E4B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>Subject to the provisions of subsection
(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>Subject to the provisions of subsections (c),
(d), and (e),</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC1B464D4023C4ACABEE6B0754F7F9C21"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (c) and inserting
the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07E2601AA5204437AA6037FA0176C3A7" reported-display-style="italic" style="traditional"><subsection id="id4542D59E64E843E1AC0E1D5601FA59A3"><enum>(c)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id213354813454459695082F38F350630D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2014
and each fiscal year thereafter, the Commissioner shall reserve, from the funds
appropriated under section 100(b)(1) for the fiscal year involved, an amount
that is not less than 1.23 percent and not more than 1.5 percent of those funds
in order to carry out section 121, except that the minimum percentage that may
be so reserved shall increase by 0.01 percentage points for each succeeding
fiscal year after fiscal year 2014.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id3D5C01D0D6504800B627B30751C99415" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), there
shall be no increase in the minimum percentage of funds reserved under
paragraph (1) unless there is an equivalent increase in the funds appropriated
under section
100(b)(1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0669E8BBCAA24649ACDECB72BFA7B8C8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reservation for
pre-employment transition services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 110 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/730">29 U.S.C. 730</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E4E3B2988AE44AF8491B10BBDF108D7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="ID4fa2766e5ea543489a1cea338d5796d9"><enum>(d)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id0AAFE850E5854458BC80514F2934BC32"><enum>(1)</enum><text>From any State
allotment under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the State shall reserve not
less than 15 percent of the allotted funds for the provision of transition
services to assist students with disabilities and youth with disabilities in
transitioning from education or training to employment, which includes
pre-employment transition services under section 114.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id9B8250C6427D4EC58C894E78ED42917E" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>From the funds reserved under
paragraph (1), the designated State unit shall not expend more than 5 percent
of the funds to pay for the administrative costs of providing the transition
services.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb251630283454947a28430aa7da88129"><enum>(e)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2014 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Commissioner shall reserve, from the
funds appropriated under section 100(b) for each fiscal year, $5,000,000 to
support the program described in section
303(c).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="id29A3EF5F040341AC9901765C3D320EE5"><enum>520.</enum><header>Payments to
States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 111(a)(2) (29
U.S.C. 731(a)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19A8C6F9ABB24ADAAF84481DF7B42CCD" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="ide7457ff7c6264b1aac1f82281adccc15" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The amount otherwise payable to a
State for a fiscal year under this section shall be reduced by the amount by
which expenditures from non-Federal sources under the State plan under this
title for any previous fiscal year are less than the total of such expenditures
for the second fiscal year preceding that previous fiscal
year.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id4DDC1C8C5204478782EFAB9D323CF448"><enum>521.</enum><header>Client
assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 112
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/732">29 U.S.C. 732</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idBAA373123EB04E22A77D5B68D6AC332E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="id9E570C0BE91746EC80C8EC6410949B0A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first
sentence—</text><clause id="id8B8127BEEDBB45AFBA54D7BC6550A7BF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>grants to States</quote> and inserting <quote>grants to
agencies designated under subsection (c) (referred to individually in this
section as a <quote>designated CAP agency</quote>)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id6CE29A47168C4D3880C6BAD9C8E59F18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>including under sections 114 and 511,</quote> after <quote>all
available benefits under this Act,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idE61EA4A87E874AC2B271B49F1059B5E3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>and eligibility</quote> after <quote>to ensure the protection
of the rights</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDB37EFAA612747CE8F61308F78BAD5C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by striking <quote>disabilities in the State</quote> and inserting
<quote>disabilities in the State in which the program is
located</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id0E825F0D588649EC99E47BAAF48A5A89"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b), by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting
<quote>Neither an agency within the State, nor the State, may receive payments
from an allotment under subsection (e) in any fiscal year unless the State has
designated under subsection (c) an agency that—</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3AF08EF66B2344EA9468C01ADDDA863C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="id6B4BA8F58C4B4410AC015C1F19825201"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by inserting <quote>(as defined in section 106(a)(4))</quote> after
<quote>consumer organizations</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idBB5F2DAB3C194C6583EB012390D6EDBC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>agency designated under this subsection</quote> and
inserting <quote>designated CAP agency</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6FB81BFF58634A83861F4DCB8895F916"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in
subsection (d), by striking <quote>agency designated under subsection (c) of
this section</quote> and inserting <quote>designated CAP agency</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6918FCF91E794E39B10C08B066B7C8AE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in
subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="id287C94AC5EFE46A59670EE6A34E5DC01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="idD6C71463EF064054A062643D1BB5B03E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC81D9DF1160D49CA8BFFDCB7704D8FD8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="ID272378702e164021ac2b14f9608e738d" indent="up2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>After reserving funds under
subparagraphs (E) and (F), the Secretary shall allot the remainder of the sums
appropriated for each fiscal year under this section among the designated CAP
agencies within the States on the basis of relative population of each State,
except that no such agency shall receive less than
$50,000.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="id05FD852A3BFE4D54A1953116F6A16CFE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>the designated CAP agencies located
in</quote> before <quote>American Samoa</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id2C2EFA0E6F3A46D69A543D15F0EA475E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51C7D4CFCEC9461D8B83E016221B466A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id31B5EB8C89A640A18B3E94F8EF9F2B93" indent="up2"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id8E11AB8EAAB747C0A94D74FF1386CCF9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>For any fiscal year for
which the funds appropriated for such fiscal year under subsection (h) exceed
$7,500,000, the minimum allotment under this subsection shall be $100,000 for
the designated CAP agencies located in States and $45,000 for the designated
CAP agencies located in territories.</text></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id8825299DC05146DD8A64900BA7EA78F3" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>For any fiscal year for which the
total amount appropriated under subsection (h) exceeds the total amount
appropriated under such subsection (or the corresponding provision) for the
preceding fiscal year, the Secretary shall increase each of the minimum
allotments under clause (i) by a percentage that shall not exceed the
percentage increase, calculated by dividing such total amount for the fiscal
year involved by such total amount for the preceding fiscal year.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0CC833FEF9D84DEC95C1553E4F9D0EDC" indent="up2"><enum>(E)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idA2E06CC3F7AA4C1F84952544F517B00A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>For any fiscal year for
which the amount appropriated under subsection (h) equals or exceeds
$13,000,000, and for each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve
funds appropriated under subsection (h) to make a grant to the protection and
advocacy system serving the American Indian Consortium, to provide designated
CAP agency services in accordance with the requirements of this section. The
amount of such a grant shall be the same amount as is provided to a territory
under subparagraph (B), as increased under clauses (i) and, if applicable, (ii)
of subparagraph (D).</text></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id4ABE09A82F214022905F3625C25932A0" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>In this subparagraph:</text><subclause id="idDE4C1D5ECE2D4E249FA8B2A31E8C532F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The term <term>American Indian
Consortium</term> has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C.
15002).</text></subclause><subclause id="id886010E2CCDB4AC39A5DD2B41B0C03C0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The term <term>protection and
advocacy system</term> means a protection and advocacy system established under
subtitle C of title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of
Rights Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15041">42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id276C9FAE7BAD415CAB1EE5B3913A84B2" indent="up2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>For any fiscal year for which the
amount appropriated under subsection (h) equals or exceeds $14,000,000, the
Secretary shall reserve not less than 1.8 percent and not more than 2.2 percent
of such amount to provide a grant for training and technical assistance for the
programs established under this section. Such training and technical assistance
shall be coordinated with activities provided under section
509(c)(1)(A).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id719BA37096F6443A87D56B99DAB42E47"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="id1FF880DC47584B7EA39800FE2A1BA2BC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>except
as provided in clause (ii), by striking <quote>State</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>designated CAP agency</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idB1673A03510C4C76B0259B09F42EEE13"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>States</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>designated CAP agencies</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0D75E6EDE9B34634BD6F95055944F642"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>agency designated</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>designated CAP agency the amount specified in the application approved
under subsection (f).</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6CCF61D853454AA080C10CC1B3E1DF36"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in
subsection (f), by striking <quote>State</quote> and inserting
<quote>designated CAP agency</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id36A0B0CFAFDE4BAEB95B992492E0941E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1) of subsection (g), by striking <quote>such programs</quote> and
inserting <quote>the designated CAP agency of a State</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5B37EB254F3A482C84F42FA7D938BB65"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in
subsection (h), by striking <quote>1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id0F9FAD7751CD4110AAC154833257043F"><enum>522.</enum><header>Technical
assistance for quality services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part B of title I (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/730">29 U.S.C. 730 et seq.</external-xref>),
is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C9FB650DE19407AAFD79ACF2EAA97EE" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><section id="IDd1014eb2d2414f4484571aa759c36fc6"><enum>113.</enum><header>Additional
technical assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Commissioner shall provide technical assistance for programs provided under
this title regarding improving the quality of vocational rehabilitation
services provided through the programs, including—</text><paragraph id="IDd1209b923fdc4677be486c3e5eaef635"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consulting with
the Department of Education, the Small Business Administration, other
appropriate Federal agencies, State and local workforce development boards, and
businesses or business-led intermediaries;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1d261a1f89b7482ea66c07035088882f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>based on
information obtained through the consultations, providing—</text><subparagraph id="id2941C71E8E504816AFCA94C06D0C40A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>technical
assistance that improves that quality by enabling designated State units to
develop successful partnerships with local and multi-State businesses in an
effort to employ individuals with disabilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8B0115D441DB4892B885B4894BA83876"><enum>(B)</enum><text>technical
assistance on developing self-employment opportunities and improving employment
outcomes for individuals with disabilities; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE172EDCFD5544A17B89F51CA2F1F2C14"><enum>(3)</enum><text>providing
technical assistance to improve the quality of vocational rehabilitation
services programs carried out under section
121.</text></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id3E6D725A75EA498A815C9BA55DA47691"><enum>523.</enum><header>Pre-employment
transition services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part B of
title I (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/730">29 U.S.C. 730 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by section 522, is further amended
by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD23CFBBE9E074BCF8068D60569305EE2" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><section id="idE3A56953FC8245F6813418718EC70F4A"><enum>114.</enum><header>Provision of
pre-employment transition services</header><subsection id="id93B79482D5C040DFB17232873B7E0300"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the funds reserved under section 110(d), and funds
made available through other funding sources, each State shall ensure that the
designated State unit, in collaboration with the local educational agencies
involved and other appropriate entities, shall provide, or arrange for the
provision of, pre-employment transition services.</text></subsection><subsection id="id3270EC30D281435FAB6B0EBBB595EFEB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
activities</header><text>Funds received under this section shall be used to
support activities to improve the transition of students with disabilities
from school
to postsecondary education, credentialing programs, or competitive integrated
employment through—</text><paragraph id="idF81F3D4B0CD642C8BC7DA1EF718B5F81"><enum>(1)</enum><text>implementing
effective strategies that will increase the likelihood of independent living
and inclusion in communities and competitive integrated workplaces;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id786B137D36C74B11959660CE2BB608DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>developing and
improving strategies for individuals with intellectual disabilities and individuals with significant disabilities to live
independently, participate in postsecondary education experiences, and obtain
and retain competitive integrated employment;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9CC5B182C30A4D80B3926CB1DA6722C2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>providing
instruction to vocational rehabilitation counselors, school transition
personnel, and others supporting students with disabilities to live independently,
participate in postsecondary education, and obtain and retain competitive
integrated employment;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0A261741AABE418082B35A7769AB2CBC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>disseminating
information about innovative, effective, and efficient approaches to promote
independent living, postsecondary education, rehabilitation, and competitive
integrated employment, that—</text><subparagraph id="idA9C971711C574A20B7B672F9200A5ABD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide effective
transitions for students with disabilities between educational settings or from
secondary to postsecondary school settings;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE433A5B783EE4E499D9FE0D36A9EC2B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improve the
transition of students with disabilities from nursing homes and long-term care
facilities to independent living; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id496A8DF99A034136ABFEF991215713E6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>promote
independent living of people with disabilities, including individuals with
intellectual disabilities and individuals with significant disabilities;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id49F784E4A84146C4AA75237B4D218CCA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>applying
evidence-based findings to facilitate systemic changes, related to the
transition of students with disabilities, in policy, procedure, practice, and the
preparation of personnel; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id932C8455B1594CEF9C35782952272C41"><enum>(6)</enum><text>providing the other pre-employment transition services described in section 7(30)(B).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id273F71DA5818419FBDCEACD8869FFB27"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><text>Activities that may be carried out under this section
include activities to improve transition of students from school to
postsecondary education, independent living, and competitive integrated
employment, including the development of self-advocacy skills, the development
of knowledge and skills related to transition for family members of students with
disabilities, and the practices of professionals and others involved in
providing services to transitioning students with disabilities through—</text><paragraph id="id2CA2691138C448038897280ABE20AFBB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinating and
aligning transition services provided by education, health, rehabilitation, and
social service agencies at the Federal, State, and local levels;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3F90255C4BF5416982FDEDAE8D85923A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enabling
self-advocates, parents and family members, professionals, and other persons to
learn about, and implement, the findings of evidence-based research program
evaluation, and successful practices developed in model transition
demonstration projects;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id988753CB89B8446FA3C6B38FB15A6386"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promoting change
through multistate or regional frameworks that benefit States, local
educational agencies, vocational rehabilitation agencies, developmental
disability agencies, private businesses, and other participants in partnerships
to improve transition and competitive integrated employment for students with
disabilities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC6A5CE95F5344F2E9DE86C7862C86613"><enum>(4)</enum><text>demonstrating
models of personnel development to ensure the preparation of individuals to
provide effective education and services for transitioning students with
disabilities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id744F11EC89CF4F8D8569F0B5842ACD97"><enum>(5)</enum><text>disseminating
information and strategies on how to reduce gender, racial and ethnic, and
specific disability type disproportionalities in independent living,
rehabilitation, and competitive integrated employment outcomes for
transitioning students with disabilities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBD077698C8114E249AD210288012A179"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Local
pre-Employment transition coordinator</header><paragraph id="id9AEB99CD6F224EC383A3FFA394D78664"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coordinator</header><text>Each
local office of a designated State unit shall designate staff to carry out the
responsibilities of Local Pre-Employment Transition Coordinators for the local
office, as well as appropriate staff to support the Coordinators in carrying
out the responsibilities described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6FBB081B092E41F8AE2DAB1793589627"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>It
shall be the responsibility of a Local Pre-Employment Transition Coordinator
to—</text><subparagraph id="id82203CABC5C648008ED2045388FC3441"><enum>(A)</enum><text>attend
individualized education program meetings for students with disabilities, when
invited;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id15F8A27AFAEE4D5D8925A61B796B0730"><enum>(B)</enum><text>work with the
local workforce development boards, one-stop centers, and employers to develop
job opportunities for students with disabilities, including internships, summer
employment opportunities and other employment opportunities available
throughout the school year, and apprenticeships;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id82995146087D426F929A0D00537EECEC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>work with
schools, including those carrying out activities under section
614(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII)), to coordinate and ensure the provision of
pre-employment transition services for students with disabilities, including
services described in clauses (i) through (v) of section 7(30)(B); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id91CAFBE5E8A74B89B3748075A37E95B6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>when invited,
attend person-centered planning meetings for individuals receiving services
under title XIX of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id611F5B3D2BBA49BF83F830129A8DB177"><enum>(e)</enum><header>National
pre-Employment transition coordination</header><paragraph id="id26AE97DA41BF4D14B604D93E619045F0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Labor, and
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall each designate a lead staff
person to fulfill the responsibilities of a National Pre-Employment Transition
Coordinator for Students with Disabilities. The National Pre-Employment
Transition Coordinators shall work cooperatively, and with other Federal
agencies including the Corporation for National and Community Service, to
develop and coordinate—</text><subparagraph id="id5245F5604CBC4A7E8C96A24FAFDC404E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>agency policies
related to pre-employment transition services; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id566A55501A654732874EA27105E812F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>resources to
increase job opportunities for students with disabilities, including
internships, summer employment opportunities and other employment opportunities
available throughout the school year, and apprenticeships.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3B1521A529774B7E9A8DD5FFA80635D0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a Secretary described in
paragraph (1) from assigning additional responsibilities, other than the
responsibilities described in this subsection, to a staff person designated
under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id87ed291b45b54f888e378ee645f76a81"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Balance among
disabilities</header><text>In carrying out this section, States shall ensure
that there is an appropriate balance that addresses the transition needs of
students with disabilities, including such students with physical, sensory, and
intellectual disabilities and mental health
disabilities.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id778A83CF095647CB8D8D8CC80402386F"><enum>524.</enum><header>American
Indian vocational rehabilitation services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 121 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/741">29 U.S.C. 741</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="idD1255CFCCF3147CDA4A43B24D73210EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a), in the first sentence, by inserting before the period the
following: <quote>(referred to in this section as <quote>eligible
individuals</quote>), consistent with such eligible individuals' strengths,
resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and
informed choice, so that such individuals may prepare for, and engage in, high
quality employment that will increase opportunities for economic
self-sufficiency</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1CAFC3524E2B4E56B63C6FCD38B06FC5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="id4BDF0F511BBF4E14BAD44201A1256450"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="id9F4D5874CBD1479D9790F5CCC69C0ECA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="idC820D354CE354427A87962F8FC24626C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="idEEA0A0845FE54F88A6A9A2DEAEFD0B43"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0515272C3A7E45DAB53CF6594AC62725" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="IDf82f3677662b4bd880a2ac30278bd655"><enum>(D)</enum><text>contains
assurances that—</text><clause id="ID9b286c1acadc44399fdead81cb02c0ef"><enum>(i)</enum><text>all
decisions affecting eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services, the
nature and scope of available vocational rehabilitation services, and the
provision of such services, will be made by a representative of the tribal
vocational rehabilitation program funded through the grant; and</text></clause><clause id="ID33290a9ef7dd49e48b5d0aa2b6854d4d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such
decisions will not be delegated to another agency or
individual.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80236307EA504F438C79A7DD30024125"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF75DF1C2FE744C696D46A4DAF426FB7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="IDa398f5d0f92640dca34f173a3596e74f" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>If an application is approved under
this part for a grant, the resulting grant shall be for 5 years, if the grant
recipient complies with the program requirements for the program carried out
under this part (including the regulations promulgated for the program). The
grant shall be renewed for additional 5-year periods if the Commissioner
determines that the grant recipient demonstrated acceptable past performance
and the grant recipient submits, and obtains approval by the Commissioner, for
a plan, including a proposed budget, that identifies future performance
criteria, goals, and objectives. The State shall continue to provide vocational
rehabilitation services under the State plan to American Indians residing on or
near a reservation whenever such State includes any such American Indians in
its State population under section 110(a)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdeb044bd73db45c58e30a98c07b2b037" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In allocating funds for grants under
this part, the Secretary shall give priority to paying the continuation costs
of projects in existence on the date of the allocation and may provide for
increases in funding for such projects that the Secretary determines to be
necessary.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id22DCE4589FCF4FF5AD64F707164C9F63"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id45129C611CFD4825AAE6CBA822D515BF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by
inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68AAF62E69E3407580444B7EF0FE0A04" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="ID61f8de1b76054506ab9593a349e753bf"><enum>(c)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id8FD75E3CE20049EBB76375882EDDBAE8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the funds appropriated and made
available to carry out this part for any fiscal year, beginning with fiscal
year 2014, the Commissioner shall first reserve not less than 1.8 percent and
not more than 2 percent of the funds to provide training and technical
assistance to governing bodies described in subsection (a) for such fiscal
year.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id649A39C18E704EC49AC673DDC29AF028" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>From the funds reserved under
paragraph (1), the Commissioner shall make grants to, and enter into contracts
and other arrangements with, entities that have experience in the operation of
vocational rehabilitation services programs under this section to provide such
training and technical assistance with respect to developing, conducting,
administering, and evaluating such programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idFEA62E2BE4ED46789C21969444701C55" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Commissioner shall conduct a
survey of the governing bodies regarding training and technical assistance
needs in order to determine funding priorities for such grants, contracts, or
other arrangements.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id5479A334E0BD44B5AA43241C7C66C60E" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To be eligible to receive a grant or
enter into a contract or other arrangement under this section, such an entity
shall submit an application to the Commissioner at such time, in such manner,
and containing a proposal to provide such training and technical assistance,
and containing such additional information as the Commissioner may require. The
Commissioner shall provide for peer review of grant applications by panels that
include persons who are not government employees and who have experience in the
operation of vocational rehabilitation services programs under this
section.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="idDE150F244DEF4BA1BF2DE4BA9C0A0680"><enum>525.</enum><header>Vocational
rehabilitation services client information</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 131 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/751">29 U.S.C. 751</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="idC1683EBD778A46A68F415683A93BCC33"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="id344717E6AE8B4E4B89D384A5F53D01F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="id6A0EA7C0D327466DB472034254F2C77A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the
matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Education</quote> and
inserting <quote>Labor</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id60419AB5FACE4D1089864566A2197564"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)(i), by striking <quote>Rehabilitation Services
Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>Disability Employment Services and
Supports Administration</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9D377734363648838B743CD6BDAE8FAA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>title
I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>title II
of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF7F54C8E55484D8F82B84F492323D98D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (b), by striking <quote>Rehabilitation Services
Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>Disability Employment Services and
Supports Administration</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="IDdee89ac255ad49b891c6f5bb1040ad00"><enum>526.</enum><header>GAO
study on interaction with the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency
Program</header><subsection id="ID37c926ad705b4ec3a5a48487e2083ce0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study on the interaction of programs carried out under title I of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/720">29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.</external-xref>) with the Ticket to Work and
Self-Sufficiency Program established under section 1148 of the Social Security
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320b-19">42 U.S.C. 1320b–19</external-xref>), including the impact of the interaction on
beneficiaries, community rehabilitation programs (as defined in section 7 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/705">29 U.S.C. 705</external-xref>)), and designated State agencies
(as so defined).</text></subsection><subsection id="ID6f1ff9790cb24a52ba84f950f50ddc9f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conduct of
study</header><text>In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the
Comptroller General of the United States shall consult with all types of
participants in the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program, including the
Social Security Administration, the Disability Employment Services and Supports
Administration, ticketholders, such designated State agencies, entities
carrying out such community rehabilitation programs (including employment
networks), protection and advocacy systems, relevant contractors, and
organizations representing the interests of ticketholders.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4826e414fc9844a090867fa91f012310"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report,
based on the findings of the study conducted pursuant to this section, to
<committee-name committee-id="">the Committee on Education and the Workforce of
the House of Representatives</committee-name>,<committee-name committee-id="">
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>, the <committee-name committee-id="SSHR00">Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
the Senate</committee-name>, and the <committee-name committee-id="SSFI00">Committee on Finance of the
Senate</committee-name>.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idAFDDBA597C2543F1B7A3862F4C00DB05"><enum>C</enum><header>Research and
Training</header><section id="idC320EDF0613B4F618A2F95DF2202E4F0"><enum>531.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 200 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/760">29 U.S.C. 760</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="idDA5FF7CC0E2D4F1BA8ECB866FA104C6D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>technical assistance,</quote> after
<quote>training,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40C4CA7CC3364F98B415A0A5D2810F1E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by inserting
<quote>technical assistance,</quote> after <quote>training,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id40C98A0A7FF14E4FADE08BF3CBB1A1CF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="id81B4D0A18D284A33B42467B9E7C114EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="id2BFA5EAF8B1246E98EEEE1D2AC6EECC9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, use, and adoption</quote> after <quote>transfer</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="id96D5B4034BB44921A45CA25686C1EBD0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, in a timely and efficient manner,</quote> after
<quote>disabilities</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD7BD8AFEFF07490FBDBFF56642132218"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by inserting <quote>and dissemination of research findings to individuals
with disabilities and other interested entities</quote> after
<quote>technology</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id46A6C517AD084370BCDFEDFA030C4DAD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in
paragraph (5), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id320DCE283F9E4C19B1D05ADF623F885D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by
redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (8);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id07052968DCC54450BBAF23AAD91928DD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by
inserting after paragraph (5) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D90D7FC726849898A1A159CDA7F2F85" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idd1e46d4b3f3a48068b41a3386b4300af"><enum>(6)</enum><text>identify
effective vocational rehabilitation practices and strategies to assist
individuals with disabilities, including those with intellectual and
psychiatric disabilities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id393229d36c524126be32ab41a47a4368"><enum>(7)</enum><text>identify
strategies for effective coordination of services to job seekers with
disabilities available through programs of one-stop partners, as defined in
section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2801);</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idC50C80110EEC49E7A1E1D618937D14F1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in
paragraph (8), as redesignated by paragraph (5), by striking the period and
inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3B85CFDC2FC647F5A7F479CD41D26E38"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF751A8DB05649F595839DFE01FC202B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="ID2ea555072e3949599adc710c151c61db"><enum>(9)</enum><text>identify
effective strategies for supporting the employment of individuals with
disabilities in competitive integrated
employment.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id027309A4D1FE4347B7BB8D5932E06E53"><enum>532.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
201(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/761">29 U.S.C. 761(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id6EE010F7AB374E21ADE3D59D8B51CCEC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="idEA56E80FF59C4C3DA8E92278CF70703B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research</quote> and
inserting <quote>National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and
Rehabilitation Research</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1AFA28F88A354DD28765145686F71B88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council</quote> and inserting
<quote>Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Advisory
Council</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21E47D2717324764A3917E386BA49728"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>2014 through
2018</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id44C97AE7B9564AECB5C404BFB8B086A0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2), by striking <quote>1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id1CDA4B6ABB1640CB9FEF8673430D5DEF"><enum>533.</enum><header>National
Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation
Research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202 (29
U.S.C. 762) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id94983C5C08934E9B89AE476B47B688A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
the section heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">Independent Living,</header-in-text></quote> after
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">Disability</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idEB5C29E413D94BBD98F77CF327B118A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="id30AA781980614052A5CEEF6FD75E0024"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="idAE32B0D9AF9B415194200D1227FE0F4C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the
matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Department of
Education</quote> and all that follows through <quote>which</quote> and
inserting <quote>Administration for Community Living of the Department of
Health and Human Services a National Institute on Disability, Independent
Living, and Rehabilitation Research (referred to in this title as the
<quote>Institute</quote>), which</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idAA7E5FC25D8240309A29E60C71F541F3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="id43F834DA6F9548B6B85F9B9BE5BF59EF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in
clause (i), by inserting <quote>, as appropriate</quote> after
<quote>research</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="idDBBE5C0993AC4A4EBAA172DD5144E693"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in
clause (ii), by striking <quote>and training; and</quote> and inserting
<quote>, training, and technical assistance;</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="idAE90C2709DAF4DDE99BD047CA15A87F1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by
redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and</text></subclause><subclause id="id1386860E78B640D88A016F92E76B47D7"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by
inserting after clause (ii) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80C43C3B520D40E4BADB3733620C2270" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="id137970DBC0884573ABE20955C6278E62" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>outreach and information that
clarifies research implications for policy and practice;
and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6417876EEFC449E78FE83171D67B2357"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>directly</quote> and all that follows through the period and
inserting <quote>directly responsible to the Administrator for the
Administration for Community Living of the Department of Health and Human
Services.</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDE4AC821B0C149B3A70094DC4B438328"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="id70A664D6F70E41838FFDBF3C2567F771"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking subparagraphs (A) through (D) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD19B1255528A4B208B72128F16DBDDF2" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="ID0a40b398a0f84d6a95e3aa9ca189b224"><enum>(A)</enum><text>individuals with
disabilities and the individuals’ representatives;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf960baaa9785425aac18486b2b5f37ff"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other Federal,
State, tribal, and local public agencies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDac926eeb98174442baacb0896b9cb29c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>private
organizations engaged in research relating to—</text><clause id="id7B704AEC2D354FE285E5FF8D5DE1E9CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>independent living;</text></clause><clause id="idAB693B31A7A64F41BF9843F89B67AB78"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>rehabilitation; or</text></clause><clause id="idB43A8B2E065B415DA9729F53F32E5D70"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>providing rehabilitation or independent living
services;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID267e984a631a40e88f95348df6765455"><enum>(D)</enum><text>rehabilitation
practitioners; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9bad888452ef41d89103b6ca815c4d34"><enum>(E)</enum><text>international
organizations and other organizations, as
appropriate;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2C72BB0375614DAB945FB492C998DEE1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>in rehabilitation</quote> and inserting <quote>on
disability, independent living, and
rehabilitation</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAF43436AD0D843AB97D1F4AFA0A25B6F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text><clause id="id62BC72BFA06F4BE3B071F7732F9A58E4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the
matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>education, health
care,</quote> after <quote>independent living,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idD6189BDDB65541E5B673F3EDA41C59B9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraphs (A) through (D) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D64054F7EC649029B887A3AE993842A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="IDA66C9678110544E29212490B11FDFE8B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>public and
private entities, including—</text><clause id="IDBBF5A33274054A5D8ACA07A838830E1D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>elementary
schools and secondary schools (as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="IDEF56E86B42274A6891E77E380C3E4ABD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>institutions of
higher education; and</text></clause><clause id="id66716A90A6F145C0B6A0CD8273C0384D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>nongovernmental
agencies and organizations;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1BD380885A9847B89A2EC6E167AF70F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>rehabilitation
practitioners;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0039383A1F974F0B9EA3203D770FBFA8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>employers and
organizations representing employers with respect to employment-based
educational materials or research;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFCAD33626F914BA997675BE7A6A08E92"><enum>(D)</enum><text>individuals with
disabilities (especially such individuals who are members of minority groups or
of populations that are unserved or underserved by programs under this
Act);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID27C4426B3BE648B5A7A71F775EFBB220"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the individuals'
representatives for the individuals described in subparagraph (D); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFCD95676EDD24D81AAF9995CDEA85847"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Committee on
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the
Senate;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCC7F4C0E3BEB49CCA9EBE9822D18C093"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph
(6)—</text><clause id="id96F79091CB234BC8AC98E1F660029A07"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>advances in rehabilitation</quote> and inserting
<quote>advances in disability, independent living, and rehabilitation</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="id357C4B729102430F997362BB1EFBFE6F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>education, health care,</quote> after <quote>employment,
independent living,</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBA6B2F79680F4F9E958E9E9907A1DD79"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (7),
by striking <quote>taking whatever action is necessary to keep the Congress
fully and currently informed</quote> and inserting <quote>reporting to Congress
annually</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30CC1142DFF1416A8949A6680898238C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph
(8)—</text><clause id="idD156C7DF71C646DA8FF5BCE8AF69DB8E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>health, income,</quote> and inserting <quote>health care,
income, education,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idCECD3B796DE04390885E3BA9515C1DEC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and evaluation of vocational and other</quote> and inserting
<quote>and evaluation of independent living, vocational, and</quote>;
and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEC611C4E16684ED4AC66DDC6928FCE4C"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in paragraph (9),
by striking <quote>with vocational rehabilitation services for the purpose of
identifying effective rehabilitation programs and policies that promote the
independence of individuals with disabilities and achievement of long-term
vocational goals</quote> and inserting <quote>with independent living and
vocational rehabilitation services for the purpose of identifying effective
independent living and rehabilitation programs and policies that promote the
independence of individuals with disabilities and achievement of long-term
independent living and employment goals</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE16F3C6A13A749F6A3875B373A7D7BEB"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in paragraph
(10), by striking <quote>and telecommuting; and</quote> and inserting <quote>,
supported employment (including customized employment), and
telecommuting;</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDBD058258F364C6C81BC0A7B53CD404A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in paragraph
(11), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4B2A26C0BBA74F619AAC4D7E381EFC1A"><enum>(J)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEFE93B73459D44A083B0C7726FA88E18" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idE7855230635F46E1B5B385FF619CD712"><enum>(12)</enum><text>ensuring that
the research activities and findings, demonstration projects, reports,
evaluations, studies, and information, described in this section, as well as
information about any reports in progress, will be made publicly available in a
timely manner, including through electronic means (such as the website of the
Department of Health and Human Services and other relevant government agency
websites) in order to inform the public about the research and activities
performed under this
title.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id00055CB5EA1E4A0E91E791A7559299B9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(1), by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: <quote>The
Director shall be an individual with substantial knowledge of and experience in
independent living, rehabilitation, and research
administration.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idBC0F51BDD1FD4A21A5110055872C0FBE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in
subsection (f)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="id6406455C3BBB44BEB1C7B96470D94955"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first
sentence, by striking <quote>financial assistance</quote> and inserting
<quote>funding</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAC9A14EC4A9A44C596673740E387497B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
second sentence and inserting the following: <quote>The scientific peer review
shall be conducted by individuals who are not Department of Health and Human
Services employees. The Secretary shall consider for peer review individuals
who are scientists or other experts in disability, independent living, and
rehabilitation, including individuals with disabilities and the individuals’
representatives, and who have sufficient expertise to review the
projects.</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9DAE67D581D640C5BD3E361849A8D43C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in
subsection (h)—</text><subparagraph id="id90ED8A62016544D6A82C0DF9544F5A2D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A)—</text><clause id="id7E2889FB7FBE483CA89D80C050CB8433"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>priorities for rehabilitation research,</quote> and inserting
<quote>priorities for disability, independent living, and rehabilitation
research,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id2B69BF7C64F44469ACC1A57BD9C61A7E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>dissemination,</quote> after <quote>training,</quote>;
and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBE389CE71C2C4C01807868A42CD6DDA8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="idF10FE7E09CF84417BDA54824BD860FED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>especially in the area of
employment</quote> and inserting <quote>especially in the areas of employment
and independent living</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id643D72F0E882411B9AAE4366C4C2089C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (D)—</text><subclause id="idEFDCCE649CF44D87977736017731954B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in
clause (i), by striking <quote>Rehabilitation</quote> and inserting
<quote>Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idA1C641B6F5184ECBA99572542E5B11BD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in
clause (iv), by striking <quote>researchers in the rehabilitation field</quote>
and inserting <quote>researchers in the independent living and rehabilitation
fields</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idD1A7AF2AA361431F8D560C431152F942"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>widespread dissemination of the results
of</quote> and inserting <quote>widespread dissemination of information that
clarifies implications for policy and practice of the results
of</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id51FB6AF2FB1F41B8AE3C350EB62314A7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (F), by inserting <quote>of information that clarifies
implications of the results for policy and practice and</quote> after
<quote>widespread dissemination</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id16D674A899CB43D5A14872BF5CFBDAC3"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in
subsection (j), by striking paragraph (3); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA31D191D3833489FB8B647CA0909179F"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by
striking subsection (k) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id494763E46F9C47FB8CDC82EA28CACC00" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="IDd43da86488c4437d8ee01690a586620f"><enum>(k)</enum><text>The Director
shall make grants to institutions of higher education for the training of
independent living and rehabilitation researchers, including individuals with
disabilities and traditionally underserved populations of individuals with
disabilities, as described in section 21, with particular attention to research
areas that—</text><paragraph id="id2F7FD81FE64C4E329B85924B61B759CF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>support the
implementation and objectives of this Act; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idFE77A4E523B14199946B9517E49FD088"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improve the
effectiveness of services authorized under this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe07ec83e77e145a5abb3f08b4b6c5ec4"><enum>(l)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2F1E44AC2A7D481792A7A65BCB40F91D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than December
31 of each year, the Director shall prepare, and submit to the Secretary, the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, a
report on the activities funded under this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id73A9ED7037DC42DCB4B8E6274E0A7200" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall
include—</text><subparagraph id="idAF458645D90C4898848210C4CCE24489"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a compilation and summary of the
information provided by recipients of funding for such activities under this
title;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE4CCBD3392D54FCC9457C6BF2A30D607"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a summary describing the funding
received under this title and the progress of the recipients of the funding in
achieving the measurable goals described in section 204(d)(2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB7831EC8E7EC4D8489CAADE2B5CFD924"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a summary of practical implications of
research outcomes and anticipated next steps.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDededaa96b31946b5b3ca7c87ee56da08"><enum>(m)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id7241A651BCD24FD597E7C45F7D800448"><enum>(1)</enum><text>If the Director
determines that an entity that receives funding under this title fails to
comply with the applicable requirements of this Act, or to make progress toward
achieving the measurable goals described in section 204(d)(2), with respect to
the covered activities involved, the Director shall utilize available
monitoring and enforcement measures.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id4BC92DDA687A41F8911D291A8204E0C9" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>As part of the annual report required
under subsection (l), the Secretary shall describe each action taken by the
Secretary under paragraph (1) and the outcomes of such
action.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id51EB02B4283C48F6A1B9ED9937BEC6EA"><enum>534.</enum><header>Interagency
committee</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203 (29
U.S.C. 763) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id25FCED60F34C4A6092AAA6BC4E0AB2AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="id10819B27BC88449A9B8BCFDA014665D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and cooperation</quote> and inserting <quote>, cooperation, and
collaboration</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCA84E1A022CC4FF7A7C66D8BB95FAA09"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>conducting rehabilitation research</quote> and inserting
<quote>conducting disability, independent living, and rehabilitation
research</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEEBD1611C32F4007A67DC2453275030D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>chaired by the Director</quote> and inserting <quote>chaired by the
Secretary, or the Secretary's designee,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7415C7AE5C454A82BB6D54ABF1D0F4BB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>the Chairman of the National Council on Disability, the Assistant
Secretary of Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports, the
Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the Administration for Community
Living,</quote> after <quote>Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5D847B50660A4A688D3BCB8B2101B2B2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and the Director of the National Science Foundation.</quote> and
inserting <quote>the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary
of Commerce, and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. Each
member of the Committee shall participate in 1 or more of the standing
committees of the Committee based on the responsibilities of the agency or
office the member represents.</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF8E5BD1831C24DA88C4C32B3C8B92F70"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="id7F52F0391CB4486AA19AC944D2103133"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="id742B48E043054D9EA0FCAEF30D317991"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>from targeted individuals</quote> and inserting
<quote>individuals with disabilities and their representatives</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="id8F0E1F25A92E4C31A60DFC525F7C5295"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>independent living and</quote> before
<quote>rehabilitation</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id015C27E6F420428499A2779117940D87"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="idA339F022732B4061A9967E3FA89EEBA0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBBD2745C679447C89380BF6E57D9DE49" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="ID33a1e143752b4e73bd025f8194853dd8" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>share information regarding the range
of assistive technology research, independent living research, and research
that incorporates the principles of universal design, that is being carried out
by members of the Committee and other Federal departments and
organizations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID728b8fc737854ed1b78914de6d6f6ce6" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify and make efforts to address,
gaps in assistive technology research, independent living research, and
research that incorporates the principles of universal design, that are not
being adequately
addressed;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="id576C7567CFAC4C49B22F713060FCF920"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>and research that incorporates the
principles of universal design</quote> and inserting <quote>, independent
living research, and research that incorporates the principles of universal
design</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id6D669E9ACCE54562A89D91BD4721DFDD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>and research that incorporates the
principles of universal design.</quote> and inserting <quote>, independent
living research, and research that incorporates the principles of universal
design.</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1973A42AD8EA4B09A091D3842BE6D1AB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
striking subsection (d);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4797E9459273490FA5FDF046D1687A8C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by
redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC3220572161E46A88537D27DF7B0E627"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by
inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id123E2B86C4314F2BB3EF5959BA91A836" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="ID4783ec04cb434530abb2fa17e3cc1f7b"><enum>(c)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id865FFBB5639B44ACAA49FD8EC840A35F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, and not
later than every 3 years thereafter, the Committee shall host a disability,
independent living, and rehabilitation research summit bringing together
policymakers, representatives from Federal agencies conducting disability,
independent living, and rehabilitation research, and organizations representing
individuals with disabilities, researchers, and providers.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idC1C00815F3AB440A9E64735097B21AEA" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Based on the proceedings of the
summit described in paragraph (1), the Committee shall develop a comprehensive
governmentwide strategic plan for disability, independent living, and
rehabilitation research. The strategic plan shall include measurable goals and
objectives, action-oriented measures, timetables, budgets, and assignment of
responsible individuals and agencies for carrying out research activities. At a
minimum, the strategic plan shall include—</text><subparagraph id="id493921EEE1584B509749EFE9C0E6E94D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>research priorities and
recommendations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC405F97083534FA3BEB229E4C00480DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the development of a
searchable governmentwide inventory of disability, independent living, and
rehabilitation research for trend and data analysis across Federal
agencies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2A4C714765B249499117EE7FC94B897E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a set of guiding principles and
policies and procedures for conducting and administering disability,
independent living, and rehabilitation research across Federal agencies;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2C2687835B3B4D5384D432ACAEF4C605"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a summary of underemphasized and of
duplicative areas of research.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idEA0754157EB44E53A3679A7EF0042011" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Not later than 90 days after the
conclusion of the summit described in paragraph (1), the strategic plan
described in paragraph (2) shall be submitted to the President and the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of
Representatives.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idDE13CEEB13174369A1977A9A0CAC4235" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The annual report prepared by the
Committee under subsection (d) shall include an annual accounting of the
progress made in implementing the strategic plan described in paragraph (2),
including achievement of measurable goals and objectives, timetables, budgets,
and the assignment of responsible individuals and agencies.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idA816D39A116048C997DC007E224F0965" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Committee shall have the
authority to facilitate collaborative projects among Federal agencies by
receiving the transfer of funds from such
agencies.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id1EBCCC3E856C4D8B994CA519FB23A5CE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in
subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (4)—</text><subparagraph id="id9E8AF7091C0C407CB1044FA8367E5474"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate</quote> and inserting <quote>Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEBEEF2840CE34ECBAA771DEEB37D4F78"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id169D369C16064280B5ECC12F1644C792" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="IDa4790fa5df7d4137990b4ac3f01bfeba"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describes the
progress of the Committee in fulfilling the duties described in subsections (b)
and (c), and including specifically for subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="IDc199f1a75df745d6a03373a63f0ed2fe"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a report of the
progress made in implementing the strategic plan;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID75554724aa9f43aa8106c5c40c6e5602"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of
the achievement of measurable goals and objectives, and timetables;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf58cfe4458da42c18643708342259dbb"><enum>(C)</enum><text>detailed
budgetary information; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d70050109dd4d0895addbbeb4ad45f7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the assignment of responsible individuals and
agencies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9D4DE3E79BF54550B364281AE6DE6F2E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in
subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="idE78FF3DC5400433D80E0546698BF306B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF5D1F03BCD4C4D6FAA683D03FB7106AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF7C890AF0C454AC5BDBA37E6421A254F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6541C581BCE64DEF9AD386FA33D36AD1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="ID8b6dd4d34746466da675a42c39e00a8c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<quote>independent living</quote>, used in connection with research, means
research on issues and topics related to attaining maximum self-sufficiency and
function by individuals with disabilities, including research on assistive
technology and universal design, employment, education, health and function,
and community integration and
participation.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id2CDBC3FA4758416981A0F42F6917EFDB"><enum>535.</enum><header>Research and
other covered activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 204 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/764">29 U.S.C. 764</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="id03C368D9CB26432B8347CB94640EE2B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="idBA28E8DF625443479CE29CE8E5ED23B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="id0373EEC590EF4A7593974AF0BA764AF8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>pay part of</quote> and inserting <quote>fund</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id2C97043DA40048CBAB40AD2C3E97713B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>have practical real life applications and</quote> before
<quote>maximize</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id7D126D56B57D4EAA8959B84078A52274"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>employment, independent living,</quote> and inserting
<quote>employment, education, independent living, health care,</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6ECC3C92C04947F5A8AD073D1D854F8A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="id870DAF0EB89F4E2BB5803EEB9A7B0DEE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and from which the research findings, conclusions, or recommendations can be transferred to
practice</quote> after <quote>State agencies</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id2467FF4724C64D80BD85B6F2445687BD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="id9A1DB60F5B1947E683C5597E78A1D6C8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by
striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84CAE8783A4640E181EC6D2533E383FD" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="ID6fd69be8254649d7aeea516115aaea39" indent="up2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>studies and analysis of factors
related to industrial, vocational, educational, employment, social,
recreational, psychiatric, psychological, economic, and health and health care
variables for individuals with disabilities, including traditionally
underserved populations as described in section 21, and how those variables
affect such individuals' ability to live independently and their participation
in the labor
force;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause id="id961680491F124D72BCF55D94262E987A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in
clause (iii), by striking <quote>are homebound</quote> and inserting
<quote>have significant challenges attempting to engage with community life
outside of their homes</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="idB93C27C7B402405A814CBD640F7E4175"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in
clause (iv), by inserting <quote>, including the principles of universal design
and the interoperability of products and services</quote> after
<quote>disabilities</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="idD13B9DE5099C4169A267B0EF99F4FF04"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>in
clause (v), by inserting <quote>, and to promoting employment opportunities in
competitive integrated employment</quote> after
<quote>employment</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="id65A927237C0742E6958800E7A31FEF1F"><enum>(V)</enum><text>in
clause (vi), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></subclause><subclause id="id0F93D771897F4DD296EEEDDFD9067B8A"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>in
clause (vii), by striking <quote>and assistive technology.</quote> and
inserting <quote>, assistive technology, and communications technology;
and</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idF4517BD3EB5C4F1AB0624991526FD65D"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE1F076CF1F943248080B88A0063D7FF" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="ID8e20e0b85f5840b2830867acdffb775f" indent="up2"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>studies, analyses, and other
activities affecting employment outcomes as defined in section 7(11), including
self-employment and telecommuting, of individuals with
disabilities.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id71695A84820E4AF98AD26981E8764EB2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58F16789FD0349CA9CC828C00E288AEC" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="IDbc065d522dd94f7ab015fa17a2f048c9" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In carrying out this section, the
Director shall emphasize covered activities that include plans for—</text><subparagraph id="IDc74546bc8b744100a7baa6ad20c6d63e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>dissemination of high-quality
materials, of scientifically valid research results, or of findings,
conclusions, and recommendations resulting from covered activities, including
through electronic means (such as the website of the Department of Health and
Human Services), so that such information is available in a timely manner to
the general public; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8a1b60bb70444899bb942afa6359c642"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the commercialization of marketable
products, research results, or findings, resulting from the covered
activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idEFD4A8DDF4AF441B8AA67E0F47193387"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="id8432885AB831462A88DDA1358B3E5D1C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>(18)</quote> both places the term appears and inserting
<quote>(17)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1B071B4138B34E9AAB4E6BD61B66FBAC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="idF9C20143D0C84BC08E66B2F63991973D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F96B316CA4E4B28AA0F7D16AEDA8D0B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="ID694b271ba5dd4849a1436fadeee66b9f" indent="up2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be operated in collaboration with
institutions of higher education, providers of rehabilitation services,
developers or providers of assistive technology devices, assistive technology
services, or information technology devices or services, as appropriate, or
providers of other appropriate services; and</text></clause><clause id="IDc2972720cff84e6b867721aae4d828bf" indent="up2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>serve as centers of national
excellence and national or regional resources for individuals with
disabilities, as well as providers, educators, and
researchers.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="id10D281FCF85A41759082DB08707BC00B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="id95916E2990CD4F0685C28C598D558B13"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by
striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4B35B69DA1214C2CAC9B4398E759ACCE" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="idD53164D94E044920BE9DEFAD2B75D44A" indent="up2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conducting coordinated and advanced
programs of research in independent living and rehabilitation targeted toward
the production of new knowledge that will improve independent living and
rehabilitation methodology and service delivery systems, maximize health and
function (including alleviating or stabilizing conditions, or preventing
secondary conditions), and promote maximum social and economic independence of
individuals with disabilities, including promoting the ability of the
individuals to prepare for, secure, retain, regain, or advance in
employment;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause id="idECD3C9C4CB9E4CA4B0DF3F93FD988485"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by
redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv), as clauses (iii), (iv), and (v),
respectively;</text></subclause><subclause id="id9D6725B14D3A4A47B23CEFE930A5BFF6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by
inserting after clause (i) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28591044100E4662B8BC9A05BB054B7B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="id5F9523D7EF2F464E85982797306F8149" indent="up2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>conducting coordinated and advanced
programs in research in employer practices targeted toward production of new
knowledge that will facilitate the ability of employers to identify, recruit,
accommodate, advance, and retain qualified individuals with
disabilities;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause id="id7D725D82400A4A1F8F621217FFCACC5D"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>in
clause (iii), as redesignated by subclause (II), by inserting
<quote>independent living and</quote> before <quote>rehabilitation
services</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="id1831BD8C51A14A9FBCD00C71B12D2526"><enum>(V)</enum><text>in
clause (iv), as redesignated by subclause (II)—</text><item id="id1AE79E7771D041CCAA108B1D338C7FDF"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>independent living and</quote> before
<quote>rehabilitation</quote> each place the term appears; and</text></item><item id="id10B647DA7806461F9ABC2A98AF13527E"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id2A028E80C0DD433E813FDDF3CCB30AA3"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>by
striking clause (v), as redesignated by subclause (II), and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2FDD077647BE4397AA166C0B75DAA87C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="ID553309a627f44f24bdbf97c0ca23cd33" indent="up2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>serving as an informational and
technical assistance resource to individuals with disabilities, as well as to
providers, educators, and researchers, through conferences, workshops, public
education programs, in-service training programs, and similar activities and
providing outreach and information that clarifies research implications for
policy and practice to promote the use of research findings through training, technical assistance, and
dissemination, including identifying potential new areas of research;
and</text></clause><clause id="ID6f14c6a0e5384ed8971792645a78adbf" indent="up2"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>developing practical applications for
the research findings of the
Centers.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="id90EF6360F3054C81BF84B83AE91B154C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (C)—</text><subclause id="id98C44B1C36474FE7B0827FC8074D8AB1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in
clause (i), by inserting <quote>, including research on assistive technology
devices, assistive technology services, and accessible electronic and
information technology devices</quote> after <quote>research</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="idE031317E4F4642A3986D072A738A8DEC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in
clause (ii)—</text><item id="idB3E93CA7CEDD444995B6FE2C53653970"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and social</quote> and inserting <quote>, social, and
economic</quote>; and</text></item><item id="id8FB6FF157A1C45B69AD334E650AA7E4A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>independent living and</quote> before
<quote>rehabilitation</quote>; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="idA91429F2E6664AEBB9E6695D766BA45A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by
striking clauses (iii) through (vi) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7330303FDDDC40208542A7FBF2303FF8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="ID7f98ca7b91f64b50ae833b5ef40f4870" indent="up2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>improving the evaluation process for
determining the assistive technology needs of individuals with
disabilities;</text></clause><clause id="ID634ab5329e314266b17d594fc52426ac" indent="up2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>research related to vocational
rehabilitation, including the use of assistive technology devices and
accessible electronic and information technology devices in employment;</text></clause><clause id="IDB031BEDAE30D48BD9A42A8DEC33CA8A8" indent="up2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>continuation of research that promotes
the emotional, social, educational, and functional growth of children who are
individuals with disabilities, as well as their integration in school,
employment, and community activities;</text></clause><clause id="IDDCFE051648714881BBB99356786316C5" indent="up2"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>continuation of research to develop
and evaluate interventions, policies, and services that support families of
those children and adults who are individuals with disabilities;</text></clause><clause id="ID2ad373c0834a403abf476e341d602c8e" indent="up2"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>continuation of research that will
improve services and policies that foster the independence and social
integration of individuals with disabilities, and enable individuals with
disabilities, including individuals with intellectual disabilities and other
developmental disabilities, to live in their communities; and</text></clause><clause id="ID902b7b5bd336426fa2a4658dd5c42994" indent="up2"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>research, dissemination,
and technical assistance, on best practices in supported employment and other
strategies to promote competitive integrated employment for persons with the
most significant
disabilities.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="idD26FD6EEEFE04AE3BD042A4A67A41374"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50E82E8770C04DE8AB9CA36569FC7874" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="IDb953be2015a74acbbb2286e3bb4a0a7f" indent="up2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Training of students preparing to be
independent living or rehabilitation personnel or to provide independent
living, rehabilitative, assistive, or supportive services (such as
rehabilitation counseling, personal care services, direct care, job coaching,
aides in school based settings, or advice or assistance in
utilizing assistive technology devices, assistive technology services, and
accessible electronic and information technology devices and services) shall be
an important priority for each such
Center.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="id3AAFB516BF5E41A88B381C50F4B0C69D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>comprehensive</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id515F91C90F394F44ACC6F53356DE64E1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (G)(i), by inserting <quote>independent living and</quote> before
<quote>rehabilitation-related</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id620168D6001840BFA990A3534E2778F9"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (I); and</text></clause><clause id="id1F6292A3E9DE455CA58858BB1764E7E8"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>by
redesignating subparagraphs (J) through (O) as subparagraphs (I) through (N),
respectively;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBF726881702B4843A9063605D352DB3F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text><clause id="id292816C640804780807996A4525DF5A1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>independent living strategies and</quote>
before <quote>rehabilitation technology</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id21EF166C615C477C9A8F232B61F69E06"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="idD06985925B0546E88866C25189AEC3D5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in
clause (i)(I), by inserting <quote>independent living and</quote> before
<quote>rehabilitation problems</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="id7E34E95843754DC7B35A37C4A93EC78A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in
clause (ii)(II), by striking <quote>employment</quote> and inserting
<quote>educational, employment,</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idCC4BFB4BF18B4560817A68C602C11622"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in
clause (iii)(II), by striking <quote>employment</quote> and inserting
<quote>educational, employment,</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idC47415AA8EEB4538ADFB4FAC83E00C5F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (D)(i)(II), by striking <quote>postschool</quote> and inserting
<quote>postsecondary education, competitive integrated employment, and other
age-appropriate</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idAFE088E77691478FA81F49ECA1377AE8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (G)(ii), by inserting <quote>the success of any commercialized
product researched or developed through the Center,</quote> after
<quote>individuals with disabilities,</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCB90917BC4E846D4891380DDC536DEC9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)(B)—</text><clause id="idDC51797839744072819ACEBC3E89EF0A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (i)—</text><subclause id="id18F226F151A84C37B649AEC8DA4E791F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>vocational</quote> and inserting <quote>independent living,
employment,</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="id14BC7486F46B4EF08DD5BCE0B41AC6ED"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>special</quote> and inserting <quote>unique</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idFF4DE8738A054026A1D2A6E122CBC771"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>social and functional needs, and</quote> before <quote>acute
care</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idEB3FEA2ED5314150BD3982BF80EF1727"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (iv), by inserting <quote>education, health care,</quote> after
<quote>employment,</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCD1279E1E1EF4486951182F710826A34"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (8) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7B81F3245EE04B029297E98B3FE19D90" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="IDbe39991816d344b9970ea20a497074c6" indent="up1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Grants may be used to conduct a
program of joint projects with the National Institutes of Health, the National
Institute of Mental Health, the Health Resources and Services
Administration, the National Science Foundation, the
Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration, the Federal Communications
Commission, the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Commerce, the
Small Business Administration, the Department of Labor, other Federal agencies,
the Administration for Community Living (or other office of the Department of Health and Human Services), and private industry in areas of joint interest involving
rehabilitation.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDE4C6C3545C441508BA8D934689CF5A5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (9) and (11);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD64C788607924FC6A791DFBE98A9CFE4"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (10), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), and (18), as paragraphs
(9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), and (16), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9B5352CC5BC24F70B286F4A0FD1C0EED"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in paragraph
(11), as redesignated by subparagraph (G)—</text><clause commented="no" id="idD29936A5AEBB4259B15A42D47095D005"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>employment needs of individuals
with disabilities, including</quote> and inserting <quote>employment needs,
opportunities, and outcomes (including those relating to self-employment,
supported employment, and telecommuting) of individuals with disabilities,
including</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id26758908E6A5480ABF25B1F591CC0540"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>and employment related</quote> after
<quote>the employment</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="idE505F8068F0D44059C0C109FAE4074A7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></clause><clause id="id4319E638D0B0475BA4257CD3F8A86181"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idADDF441BE0C24AA0A461B53D66CE1F12"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB0C022998DC4DA498F8FE9BAF5791E7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="IDd1c731397379469bab80cc6d1c064fe9" indent="up1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>develop models and alternatives to
help transition sheltered workshops for individuals with disabilities to
competitive integrated employment for such individuals, and develop
recommendations for decreasing reliance on the special minimum wage certificate
program under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
214(c)).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAF54A46429D24EFA943BE97FF8743805"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in paragraph
(12), as redesignated by subparagraph (G)—</text><clause id="id5B1C7003D2A749318E87777616E5238E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the
matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>an independent living
or</quote> after <quote>conduct</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id1F15D41637124D119A454CC443D84FC1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (D), by inserting <quote>independent living or</quote> before
<quote>rehabilitation</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id2B006191D5D2486DA1F01694332E37FA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
the matter following subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research</quote> and inserting <quote>National
Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation
Research</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id503CCAC82ACA4549948C116E1880AFA0"><enum>(J)</enum><text>in paragraph
(13), as redesignated by subparagraph (G), by inserting <quote>independent
living and</quote> before <quote>rehabilitation needs</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93561F6FE2604C0093443C62F92E1D67"><enum>(K)</enum><text>in paragraph
(14), as redesignated by subparagraph (G), by striking <quote>and access to
gainful employment.</quote> and inserting <quote>, full participation, equal
opportunity, and economic self-sufficiency.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4C013CA168144091A12829DBF74E1D6E"><enum>(L)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA4FD0A3A61B24F0282BDDC4C94178979" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id1C3C8F085F9A4295A06BACFE94C40C3A" indent="up1"><enum>(17)</enum><text>Research grants may be used to
conduct a model research and training program under which model centers shall
be established to develop and use more advanced and effective methods of
evaluating and addressing the comprehensive community living needs,
opportunities, and outcomes (including, but not limited to, those relating to
long-term services and supports, independent living, youth transition,
education, employment, and health care) of individuals with disabilities,
including programs that—</text><subparagraph id="id165300818a05450c9470311d03a1847a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop models to maximize
opportunities for integrated community living, including employment and
independent living, for individuals with disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0097bb0d25884666bac543ba42902978"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide training and continuing
education for personnel involved with community living for individuals with
disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id40091c444d0c4170beb90509987bdcc1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop model procedures for testing
and evaluating the community living related needs of individuals with
disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id363d0fe573e848b5917fc97991f0f7d2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>develop model training programs to teach
individuals with disabilities skills which will lead to integrated community
living and full participation in the community; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3b873bc2a45845209c5114b7447cd1cf"><enum>(E)</enum><text>develop new approaches for long-term
services and supports for individuals with disabilities, including supports
necessary for competitive integrated
employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE4241E809BD74EE69457AFFAAD1F288D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id792F4EB590AD4531877C8E918117468C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="IDa2fc29edc13041cfb8b9876d0ee2d2b2"><enum>(d)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idC942532B99184CAC906A72EBC9D085F2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In awarding grants,
contracts, or other funding under this title, the Director shall award the
funding on a competitive basis.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idCC718618539E45E09B6F0D69FEECB367" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idADDC574BE74C4076B92A5C8BE94A2499"><enum>(A)</enum><text>To be eligible to
receive funds under this section for a covered activity, an entity shall submit
an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Director may require.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id1167CDE0073345AAA94B3CFBA8D62E78" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The application shall include
information describing—</text><clause id="id8C44C10D108C458A9AF90A8BEA873449"><enum>(i)</enum><text>measurable goals, as established
through <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1115">section 1115</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, and a timeline and
specific plan for meeting the goals, that the applicant has set for addressing
priorities related to—</text><subclause id="id397277B0A4B948C79205034136A44126"><enum>(I)</enum><text>commercialization of a marketable
product (including a marketable curriculum or research) resulting from the
covered activity;</text></subclause><subclause id="id33D60818A05D47C2A3670E46A782A7D3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of a covered activity
relating to technology, technology transfer;</text></subclause><subclause id="idE9FB65FFEC234B0099B4174AB8763426"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in the case of research,
dissemination of research results to, as applicable, Government entities,
individuals with disabilities, covered schools, the independent living
community, the business community, the assistive technology community, and the
accessible electronic and information technology community; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id1C25DCD8B8F346C2B58A47D82EE18EE9"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>other matters as required by the
Director; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idA4553835EA7D45B3A65B09F737842ECD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>how the applicant will quantifiably
measure the goals to determine whether the goals have been accomplished.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id2DD18CD2D46C43FDAFEDCF54B0F48523" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idFE9F6BA86D0B460A8A329C7496364F61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In the case of an
application for funding under this section to carry out a covered activity that
results in the development of a marketable product, the application shall also
include a commercialization and dissemination plan, as appropriate, containing
commercialization and marketing strategies for the product involved, and
strategies for disseminating information about the product. The funding shall
not be used to carry out the commercialization and marketing strategies.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id2F7F01CB5C02472D891915C10DDB0335" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In the case of any other application
for funding to carry out a covered activity under this section, the application
shall also include a dissemination plan, containing strategies for
disseminating educational materials, research results, or findings,
conclusions, and recommendations, resulting from the covered
activity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id4DF08390FF854A9EAC23CD874EAA748B"><enum>536.</enum><header>Disability,
Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 205 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/765">29 U.S.C. 765</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="id0D0C15C50AAF4CA3AA918D5B5A9A26FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
the section heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Disability, Independent Living, and</header-in-text></quote> before
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Rehabilitation</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id84AD105E423449769230D7F77559319E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="id8747848CCA5B4FB4AFB501977A491632"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Department of Education a Rehabilitation Research Advisory
Council</quote> and inserting <quote>Department of Health and Human Services a
Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Advisory
Council</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id79EEFFE2F21744CD95A0FDE893E15160"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>not less than</quote> after <quote>composed of </quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id05FEE3AF8102494E9B2D160EE29DA076"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17B0DB282ECA48C4936FF32B9BC42C83" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="IDf31c8dc6c03a415194aa94cf8edbe44f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>Members
of the Council shall be generally representative of the community of
disability, independent living, and rehabilitation professionals, the community
of disability, independent living, and rehabilitation researchers, the
directors of independent living centers and community rehabilitation programs,
the business community (including a representative of the small business
community) that has experience with the system of vocational rehabilitation
services and independent living services carried out under this Act and with
hiring individuals with disabilities, the community of stakeholders involved in
assistive technology, the community of covered school professionals, and the
community of individuals with disabilities, and the individuals’
representatives. At least one-half of the members shall be individuals with
disabilities or the individuals’
representatives.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idC787B8C5C7B44FF5970B94016C1F596A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in
subsection (g), by striking <quote>Department of Education</quote> and
inserting <quote>Department of Health and Human Services</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idE3BAF9968FAB456E950158985C95AA26"><enum>537.</enum><header>Definition of
covered school</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title II (29
U.S.C. 760 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC526283246D242988CB477C9BB603586" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><section id="IDe57ef55ce54b47cead74c1e3b2bd8ade"><enum>206.</enum><header>Definition of
covered school</header><subsection id="IDfa0c5f1d1708488f8dcddc8e0335b4f2"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this title, the term <term>covered
school</term> means an elementary school or secondary school (as such terms are
defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>)) or an institution of higher
education.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id359D97B175E8411687ADF3EC0A80EA51"><enum>D</enum><header>Professional
Development and Special Projects and Demonstration</header><section id="id8A16E6A42A25488FA8847245C6DFB2B1"><enum>541.</enum><header>Purpose;
training</header><subsection id="id192DB1E442964A4A8684B8C7225DF1A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>Section
301(a)(5) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/771">29 U.S.C. 771(a)(5)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>workforce
investment systems</quote> and inserting <quote>workforce development
systems</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id6457C0DE826D4D5AB6C6781AA2FB17EA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 302 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/772">29 U.S.C. 772</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="id8C63681722F24454B7B6E3BDA337A3EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="id79E495D9E78B43569D7EE455F55AB43F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="id307B7BF61A784D1DBDE8D47CBE73DDFD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (E), by striking all after <quote>deliver</quote> and inserting
<quote>supported employment services and customized employment services to
individuals with the most significant disabilities;</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="idEEFE2BEB4FC747D7B2386BBC7D7E45FF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></clause><clause id="id3DB5A787A7964CC2867589DAFB2ACBFE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idE4DE64BAD1AE49F2A775055C81824D13"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09E6ECFC7AEF4430910151FF710E8836" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id21433CB1B5DA4E5E8E4A461DFB33F5ED"><enum>(H)</enum><text>personnel trained
in providing assistive technology
services.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF006CAA96B1441698B542BB948290EF9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text><clause id="id1046481E360C40B2B76617AE40AF1347"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the
matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>title I of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>title II of the Workforce
Investment Act of 2013</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id590CB8A7A01F42EA8114BAAA323EE475"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>workforce investment system</quote> and
inserting <quote>workforce development system</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idF8FCF8F1A17F44D7825ED30E14556970"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998.</quote> and inserting <quote>section 221(e) of the Workforce
Investment Act of 2013.</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD4BD2BF8CB7B4EB1BB01C97C35039C90"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)—</text><clause id="idF914D4B061134389BC50AC24D6B237D7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Department of Labor</quote> and inserting <quote>Department of
Education</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idD4E5984EE3664088B37924FD4BA98287"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and
inserting <quote>title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCD58E438A9AF4670AC7D1D7B2A22D601"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)(1)(B)(i), by striking <quote>or prosthetics and
orthotics</quote> and inserting <quote>prosthetics and orthotics, vision
rehabilitation therapy, orientation and mobility instruction, or low vision
therapy</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9CFC14A4505F4303B882926E4C11AAD0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idDC4257EE78334B489C6BCCE4D2AF09AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by adding after the period the following: <quote>Any technical assistance
provided to community rehabilitation programs shall be focused on the
employment outcome of competitive integrated employment for individuals with
disabilities.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id603CC2AF413D4EFAAFB94A0FFBF850A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text><clause commented="no" id="idD273F74CAB794EEEB30B4A86A6D745E5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6394A3821F2443F38B167F6BF576E855" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause commented="no" id="id07426AE0330B479DBD3DC7D89DC2B57C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for the 2 years
following the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, to
provide training regarding the amendments made to this Act under title V of the
Workforce Investment Act of 2013.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" id="id093CE3DE678A483EAF69FE382441EB8F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>on the date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act
Amendments of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>on the date of enactment of the
Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id06B753005C4947458F214CF90D745CA9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in
subsection (i), by striking <quote>fiscal years 1999 through 2003</quote> and
inserting <quote>fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idD0F51AF88B6B48A6A7B4C07257AB7915"><enum>542.</enum><header>Demonstration,
training, and technical assistance programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 303 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/773">29 U.S.C. 773</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="id31E4B6E4ED254FA7BB08F490ACC1D7CF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">and training programs</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">, training, and technical
assistance programs</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idECDC3C18B8C447179F8C0531C9E5144A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="id01BF08D936C743FB9543BCD65FDBCAC1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(A), by striking <quote>National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research</quote> and inserting <quote>National Institute on Disability,
Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id497297446E584373ACD590F8975033D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)—</text><clause id="idC201E9EC889F4894A90F021D9E2CB439"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="id1ECF89D3E303467D92B822F3EDF767A2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by
striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9F7AC5ECF07D4594AA64E3DEC9567625" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="idA0B9893BF47C40AFA6A10949F95BF909"><enum>(i)</enum><text>initiatives
focused on improving transition from education to employment for youth who are
individuals with significant disabilities, particularly competitive integrated
employment, as described in subsection
(c);</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause id="id28C7FB68356C472A8A7854078ECEB6A0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by
striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE07D1C90A9A24F479726CCA21E38B596" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="idEE4438F826EA4FB1AC19BD2867EC3445"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>increasing
competitive integrated employment for individuals with significant
disabilities.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="idFB70AE480AC84A47919C76FA10A5D6D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)(viii), by striking <quote>under title I of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>under title II of the
Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD855548D16A4CC69CD2A936D07BDD8F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (6);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1A42673177EE414C803597E9D162A049"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e), as subsections (f), (g), and (h),
respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idFE3832DF46F7476B846E916D643B960E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by
inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C234532A74E4DDD9684D6CD7409447B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="id02A528C4AD7444BC93B0370174F7C98C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transition
technical assistance, demonstration projects, dissemination of information, and
implementation of evidence-based research</header><paragraph id="ide92d69f58ad845f3940a5b26b73bb693"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into contracts or cooperative
agreements with eligible entities to provide technical assistance, support
model demonstration projects, disseminate useful information, and implement
activities that are supported by evidence-based research to facilitate
transition of youth with disabilities from school to postsecondary education, competitive
integrated employment, and independent living.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idea1e4505aee04c1c9c567d464cddf86c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required
activities</header><text>Funds received under this subsection shall be used to
support activities to improve the transition of youth with disabilities from
school to postsecondary education, credentialing programs, or competitive
integrated employment, through—</text><subparagraph id="id4134e32d6f114279b3be4207d090c36b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implementing
effective strategies for promoting positive, pro-social behaviors and
employment skills, including such skills that will increase the likelihood of
independent living and inclusion in communities and competitive integrated
workplaces;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id2461d05bd2a840ffba2c456308231910"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing and
improving the strategies for—</text><clause commented="no" id="id5C5C93DD78194E5CA09C373884413EE3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>integrating veterans with disabilities into their
communities;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id9FD5A913748E4D518CFD27EA5F3B89B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enabling veterans to participate in postsecondary education; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id42BB9CC7F778494EA75194B8B9038EFF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>supporting veterans in obtaining and retaining competitive integrated employment;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id04842122da3e4a1f9c60785b23ad6f82"><enum>(C)</enum><text>developing and
improving strategies for individuals with intellectual disabilities to live
independently, participate in postsecondary education experiences, and obtain
and retain competitive integrated employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3d36e34f0b96428aba4fc643c3b25be5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>providing
instruction to vocational rehabilitation counselor, school transition
personnel, and others supporting youth with disabilities to live independently,
participate in postsecondary education, and obtain and retain competitive
integrated employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45387082f280480fa6090eb67c2576b3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>disseminating
information about innovative, effective, and efficient approaches to promote
independent living, postsecondary education, rehabilitation, and competitive,
integrated employment, that—</text><clause id="id47e977e741954502833a2dc8cfc1c9e9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide effective
transitions between educational settings or from secondary to postsecondary
school settings;</text></clause><clause id="id203f7150a24b472a8edcbbde0d09feab"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improve
educational and transitional results at all levels of the educational
system;</text></clause><clause id="idbc395ecaeec040a2a90c8e361919c517"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>improve the
transition of youth with disabilities from nursing home and long-term care
facilities to independent living; and</text></clause><clause id="id00c27fce2f8b4c85a3bb11fc672f2b98"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>promote
independent living of individuals with disabilities, including those with
intellectual disabilities; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8583ea44d2fe468baaeba682b0b1af92"><enum>(F)</enum><text>applying
evidence-based findings to facilitate systemic changes, related to the
transition of youth with disabilities, in policy, procedure, practice, and the
preparation of personnel.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcebd76a5f8e74fc88d4f6a0324bc4b42"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><text>Activities that may be carried out under this
subsection include activities to improve transition of youth with disabilities
from school to postsecondary education, independent living, and competitive
integrated employment, including the development of self-advocacy skills, the
development of knowledge and skills related to transition of family members of
youth with disabilities, and the practices of professionals and others involved
in providing services to transitioning youth, through—</text><subparagraph id="id41a238bbf8ac45e88ea7a9b149088a3a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>applying and
testing research and program evaluation findings in typical settings where
youth with disabilities transition from school to postsecondary education,
independent living, and competitive integrated employment in order to determine
the usefulness, effectiveness, and general applicability of such
findings;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id498f0063c8d642f99d81e67efc01ae94"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinating and
aligning transition services provided by education, health, rehabilitation, and
social service agencies at the Federal, State, and local levels;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id88d2c32f4bcb486ea34481032ae25ca3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enabling
self-advocates, parents and family members, professionals, and other persons to
learn about, and implement, the findings of research program evaluation, and
successful practices developed in model transition demonstration
projects;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id36df40d7bce54c77ac88e0a73ba49691"><enum>(D)</enum><text>conducting
outreach, and disseminating information, relating to successful approaches to
overcoming systemic barriers to the effective and efficient transition of
youth;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddb9641e807f34cd994ae1a5fc66a31a8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>assisting States
and local educational agencies with the process of planning systemic changes
that will promote improved transitions for youth with disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idabaf80653ee14938ab9158c1f62601a0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>promoting change
through a multistate or regional framework that benefits States, local
educational agencies, vocational rehabilitation agencies, developmental
disability agencies, private businesses, and other participants in partnerships
to improve transitions for youth with disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idce8fa9eabceb4e96af30398533c5338b"><enum>(G)</enum><text>demonstrating
models of personnel development to ensure the preparation of individuals to
provide effective education and services for transitioning youth; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8a496bf405304dbb90e98940e56c7aa9"><enum>(H)</enum><text>disseminating
information and strategies on how to reduce gender, racial and ethnic, and
specific disability type disproportionalities in independent living,
rehabilitation, and competitive integrated employment outcomes for
transitioning youth.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfbb0c990c65448e29dadc54deffb69da"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Balance among
disabilities</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall
ensure that there is an appropriate balance that addresses the transition needs
of youth with disabilities, including those with physical, sensory,
intellectual, and mental health disabilities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9e5ed0b139f447e5ae5293947ca791c9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Linking states
to information sources</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the
Secretary shall support projects that link States to technical assistance
resources and make research and related products available through libraries,
electronic networks, parent and family training projects, and other information
sources.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida5754a32b7604ebd8541daa4abd9161b"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Applications</header><subparagraph id="idd6fac8d42f2f45328994a828bae48dcd"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An eligible entity that wishes to enter into a contract
or cooperative agreement under this subsection shall submit an application to
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as
the Secretary may require.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8f3cfabdb219468b8f4d6f7f2fdfa57f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>To
the maximum extent feasible, each eligible entity shall demonstrate that the
project described in the eligible entity's application is supported by
evidence-based research that has been carried out in accordance with standards
for the conduct and evaluation of all relevant research and development.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE8DD75CF126241F7900B82070FFFB470"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Commissioner's
Scholar Program</header><paragraph id="idED12F827DF15457D931D5B6F42427950"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commissioner shall annually
recognize, in a highly visible manner, eligible individuals with significant
disabilities who are successfully completing a postgraduate degree in law,
business, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or medicine (including
completing any residency program).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id62E11264E01441668C22223CAF2E165C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Student
applications to States</header><text>Not later than May of 2014 and each
subsequent year, each designated State unit shall solicit and consider the
applications of individuals with significant disabilities who are receiving, or
eligible to receive, vocational rehabilitation services under this title and
who have the potential to complete rigorous professional training in law,
business, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or medicine. The
designated State unit shall select not more than 2 individuals, who are
otherwise eligible for vocational rehabilitation services under title I (but
without regard to any order of selection established under section 101(a)(5) in
the State), for recognition as a Commissioner's Scholar.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id71353C9F18D54380912B5D6424E653C2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligibility of
students</header><text>In order to be eligible to receive assistance through
the program, an applicant—</text><subparagraph id="idAC0FDC25294847BBB51F032729C4FE77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be
receiving, or eligible to receive, vocational rehabilitation services under
this title pursuant to an individualized plan for employment that specifies an
employment outcome in competitive integrated employment that would require
graduate studies in the relevant field;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD72F59FDE3794B6CAE57E39E1D6BB70C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall have
previously completed a bachelor’s degree program at an institution of higher
education or be scheduled to complete the degree program not later than the
July preceding the first school year for which the applicant proposes to use
the assistance; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB85F81EB169E467CBB6DB39016A82F5A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall have
applied to, and been accepted by, a program at an accredited institution of
higher education in the United States that confers a juris doctor degree, a
master's of business administration degree, a doctor of medicine degree, a
doctor of osteopathic medicine degree, or a doctoral degree in a field of
science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF145643791AB45E8838956451D6C5272"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Determination
by the Commissioner</header><text>Each eligible individual selected to be a
Commissioner’s Scholar shall—</text><subparagraph id="id42352B3A11F64050B248AB4ED7280079"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be recognized in
a manner determined by the Commissioner; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1937F84F8AEF438691252360BB67DFFA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>participate in
Commissioner’s Scholar activities, as determined by the Commissioner.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id513855316EC44D7F9D830AF8178035FA"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Services and
supports</header><text>An individual selected to be a Commissioner's Scholar in
the State shall be eligible for the services and supports (including tuition)
needed in order to successfully complete the individual's degree program. Such
services and supports (including tuition) shall be paid for from the funds
appropriated under title I for the
vocational rehabilitation State grants program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id09BF1BC2D34847C5A4387B9CCFAF2551"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Efforts to
secure assistance from other sources</header><text>The limitations of section
103(a)(5) that apply to training services shall apply to services and supports
described in paragraph (5).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3C5411BF673945B9AA9D0AED1DAD4C2B"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall prevent any
designated State unit from providing educational supports and services, similar
to the supports and services described in paragraph (5), to eligible
individuals with disabilities within the State who are not served under this
subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id48995637782840578AFFD9CC8D2D165C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Training and
technical assistance center To promote high-quality employment outcomes for
individuals receiving services from designated State agencies and AIVRS
grantees</header><paragraph id="idC251A10250A44673B0F683AB2EDFEE03"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commissioner shall award a grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement to an eligible entity to support a training and technical
assistance program that—</text><subparagraph id="id1B9899CC91924FBD9D69E7E581E698C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>responds to
agency specific information requests concerning high-quality employment
outcomes, from designated State agencies and recipients of American Indian
vocational rehabilitation service grants funded under part C of title I
(referred to in this subsection as <quote>AIVRS grantees</quote>),
including—</text><clause id="id9AE489E474EA46FDBD95F906A97F1C6D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>requests for
information on the expansion of self-employment, business ownership, business
development opportunities, and other types of entrepreneurial employment
opportunities for individuals with disabilities;</text></clause><clause id="idF9F6F3F2279B46A098D56A5C68BC376B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>requests for
information on the expansion and improvement of services to facilitate the
transition of students with disabilities from school to postsecondary life,
including competitive integrated employment;</text></clause><clause id="id738DC3895F1E45EE9AB3E263254008D0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>requests for
examples of policies, practices, procedures, or regulations that have enhanced
or may enhance access to funding for assistive technology devices and assistive
technology services for individuals with disabilities;</text></clause><clause id="idFF2D891EDB004A70A23617D747F7A177"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>requests for
information on effective approaches to enhance informed choice and a
consumer-directed State vocational rehabilitation system;</text></clause><clause id="idB086328BAA4B4C9FB2610F65C5089E5B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>requests for
assistance developing corrective action plans;</text></clause><clause id="id8B3097219E50446D9468CA1EA3D8B783"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>requests for
assistance in developing and implementing effective data collection and
reporting systems that measure the outcomes of the vocational rehabilitation
services, and preparing reports for the Commissioner as described in section
106(b)(1); and</text></clause><clause id="idA80072AD196F42E8B0288680172C6843"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>requests for
information on effective approaches that enhance employment outcomes for
individuals with disabilities, including conducting outreach and forming
partnerships with business and industry; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7B070E819ED1407682B239D25979B96E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides agency
specific, regional, and national training and technical assistance concerning
vocational rehabilitation services and related information to designated State
agencies and AIVRS grantees, including—</text><clause id="id3C9521A178FD4258AA037E51FC62F31D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>facilitating
on-site and electronic information sharing using state-of-the-art technologies,
such as real-time on-line discussions, multipoint video conferencing, and
web-based audio/video broadcasts, on emerging topics that affect vocational
rehabilitation programs authorized under title I;</text></clause><clause id="id4CE52F129D8043B686CA7BD87146DF25"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enabling the
designated State agencies and AIVRS grantees to coordinate training and data
collection efforts with one-stop centers established under section 221(e) of
the Workforce Investment Act of 2013;</text></clause><clause id="id889CE59A23BF443981D8E705D25AC7E0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>enabling the
designated State agencies and AIVRS grantees to provide information on how the
vocational rehabilitation programs authorized under title I can provide
technical assistance to the one-stop centers on making programs offered through
the centers physically and programmatically accessible to individuals with
disabilities;</text></clause><clause id="idCA7E0050A3774879A9D58BF131EDCC2C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>sharing
evidence-based and promising practices among the vocational rehabilitation
programs;</text></clause><clause id="idA18A5EE87AD3420EB3620DDD1E274BEA"><enum>(v)</enum><text>maintaining an
accessible website that includes links to—</text><subclause id="idB83CD4167E33490D843B5A92DF5E0293"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the vocational
rehabilitation programs;</text></subclause><subclause id="idF00ED3F1890B4BB8A365F486988B1276"><enum>(II)</enum><text>appropriate
Federal departments and agencies, and private associations;</text></subclause><subclause id="id009ECF8EF6BD4F469F700A90A6F68B61"><enum>(III)</enum><text>State assistive
technology device and assistive technology service demonstration programs,
device loan programs, device reutilization programs, alternative financing
systems, or State financing activities, operated through, or independently of,
comprehensive statewide programs of technology-related assistance carried out
under section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3003">29 U.S.C. 3003</external-xref>),
telework programs, and other programs that provide sources of funding for
assistive technology devices; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id8565546B5A23488EB8DED274FF464EEB"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>various
programs, including programs with tax credits, available to employers for
hiring or accommodating employees who are individuals with disabilities;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id4D613131FD1E495FB5B4A05ECF953919"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>enhancing
employment outcomes for individuals with mental illness and individuals with
cognitive disabilities, particularly in competitive integrated
employment;</text></clause><clause id="idED12A9AB37A4413F99DB487FC0BA211B"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>convening
experts from the vocational rehabilitation programs to discuss and make
recommendations with regard to the employment of individuals with disabilities
and national emerging issues of importance to individuals with vocational
rehabilitation needs;</text></clause><clause id="id7C40C8E737A4429CB26BB631EC04B8A3"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>enabling the
designated State agencies and AIVRS grantees to provide practical information
on effective approaches for business and industry to use in employing
individuals with disabilities, including provision of reasonable
accommodations;</text></clause><clause id="idE6203549A6D84430A4DE80BED2441E02"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>providing
information on other emerging issues concerning the delivery of publicly funded
employment and training services and supports to assist individuals with
disabilities to enter the workforce, achieve improved employment outcomes, and
become economically self-sufficient; and</text></clause><clause id="idA3F2DCAB78D746D8AC0D15071DC266C5"><enum>(x)</enum><text>carrying out such
other activities as the Commissioner may require.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD9081AE381BF4FFEA22C22DE92F9A8A4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>eligible
entity</term> means an entity that has—</text><subparagraph id="idF7B8D483F1C94A28818348F1139AE829"><enum>(A)</enum><text>experience and
expertise in administering vocational rehabilitation services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1B61B25C7973436F8B1A23B703660D23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>documented
experience with and knowledge about self-employment, business ownership,
business development, and other types of entrepreneurial employment
opportunities and outcomes for individuals with disabilities, providing
transition services for students with disabilities, and assistive
technology;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA93DBDEB81E94BC8825B5656DD4D6613"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the expertise
necessary to identify the additional data elements needed to provide
comprehensive reporting of activities and outcomes of the vocational
rehabilitation programs authorized under title I, and experience in utilizing
data to provide annual reports; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9E84F367EF434D61BA732BA747A6E361"><enum>(D)</enum><text>personnel with
the skill and background necessary to provide guidance or training to entities
carrying out programs authorized under section 121.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5692015725F8495397385DEB6D215306"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Collaboration</header><text>In
developing and providing training and technical assistance under this
subsection, a recipient of a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under
this subsection shall collaborate with other entities or individuals, in
particular—</text><subparagraph id="idDA07D13D7F03468486C67FF080CFE7D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>agencies carrying
out vocational rehabilitation programs under title I (including the programs
authorized under section 121) and national organizations representing such
programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id91468AC514CA46419470E8D1F59325BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>organizations
representing individuals with disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id980BBE31F1764667ADEBE433929D57C0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>organizations
representing State officials and agencies engaged in the delivery of assistive
technology;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE1715E16BC0D4E419FB340B8D40DD098"><enum>(D)</enum><text>relevant
employees from Federal departments and agencies other than the Department of
Labor;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC66DDFC44AD241A9B7102F1E47FEF2BC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>representatives
of businesses;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id49E2284EDA8A41BB8A1DB623AA0D75C7"><enum>(F)</enum><text>individuals with
disabilities, including individuals who use assistive technology and understand
the barriers to the acquisition of such technology and related services;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE1A54CC27EE44DCDBC31BDE318B17A8D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>family members,
guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives of such
individuals.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBE353054F6304A49AEF51DF979D66634"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>The training and technical assistance provided under
this subsection may be delivered through the technical assistance and
continuing education centers funded under this
title.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id8CA7574ACFE747499D704BA315281E36"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in
subsection (f)(2), as redesignated by paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="id1477A383C44B474D9D44D68313DDA2D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id076AB0F94D0A448AB0C4F256DB9F3916"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3ECBF61453F745D38E044D083164F03D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
after subparagraph (E) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEA550CFCD28546C484D23C3771CE16AF" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id915F2AA7586E42E992D40020505942EF"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to provide
support and guidance in helping individuals with significant disabilities,
including students with disabilities, transition to competitive integrated
employment; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8AE406141E4E479BA8B309721C22D019"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by
striking subsection (h), as redesignated by paragraph (3), and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFB07BD395EEC49CFB97BC2CF58FDC012" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="id9B0AD1D0B1B94A2AAE43B5EF5621487C"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><paragraph id="idF92E5F371D3E49E68F0BF11746EACED4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For the purpose of carrying out this section there are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0D646D5077B042FBAC74769BD9DDF667"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reservations</header><text>Of
the sums appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may
reserve not more than $500,000 to carry out subsection
(e).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id09E1DC777AAB44F18CAED707B031AEBC"><enum>543.</enum><header>Migrant and
seasonal farmworkers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
304 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/774">29 U.S.C. 774</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id7459909DEAFA43139DB5B95B4263B7B4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="id66482EA3B34D4ACA90766131D7AAF0BC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>of Labor</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24C64B3F68F4429E8EC144B19556892F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idFF5052EF681845C78E8C2EBB1B36F938"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by striking
<quote>fiscal years 1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years
2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id8BE5F33D0B6B4BBCA8841EE0664B602D"><enum>544.</enum><header>Recreational
programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 305 (29
U.S.C. 776) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id6B6A3CD3B7974AF0AE7E381257A3201D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking <quote>construction of facilities for aquatic
rehabilitation therapy,</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC619C2DC1BC44809B27425B376B4486F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b), by striking <quote>fiscal years 1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting
<quote>fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idE512362700684EE0A483FF6FBA48B405"><enum>E</enum><header>National Council
on Disability</header><section id="id9AB0A2C127B24B52BE9469E35824693A"><enum>551.</enum><header>Establishment</header><subsection id="id35ECE97D0A1747FAB91635768DFB89BF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 400 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/780">29 U.S.C. 780</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idEDE6D9A1DA924605835709D810247337"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking <quote>fifteen</quote> and inserting
<quote>9</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2C03188485CB4F79AA3A766A36004D4E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (d), by striking <quote>Eight</quote> and inserting
<quote>Five</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2D40B515AA834F1EA7156994DBE8A505"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>This section takes effect 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="id82BBB4C2124C43A3A97E7DF43A281239"><enum>552.</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 401 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/781">29 U.S.C. 781</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="id6E508DA4148948E68943FCD24313F200"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="id4D09D8C3F663420A9EFA9E80E30612DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research</quote> and inserting <quote>National Institute on Disability,
Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95842659089E4507BFDA6CE8D6A751FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>Rehabilitation Services Administration</quote> and inserting
<quote>Disability Employment Services and Supports
Administration</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6A8C7C98A2CE473385CD070C3F94322A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>the appropriate Assistant Secretary of the Department of Labor,</quote>
after <quote>the appropriate Assistant Secretary of the Department of
Education,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5C74F8695C334F8288A17BC10D11F4F2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (8),
by inserting <quote>of Labor</quote> after <quote>Secretary</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id13C2ED3B209F4014B12E02E40B895BB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (c).</text></paragraph></section><section id="idCB8E083666734D89A4CBB71209A6E78D"><enum>553.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 405
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/785">29 U.S.C. 785</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 1999 through
2003</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2014 through
2018</quote>.</text></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idFC3D8CF6DECF40CAB5163762B087B709"><enum>F</enum><header>Rights and
advocacy</header><section id="id84D4BE7E22B54106AFAED8F12F27C248"><enum>556.</enum><header>Interagency
Committee, Board, and Council</header><subsection id="idE157BFFC225B404187E97B21AD1B8B96"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interagency
committee</header><text>Section 501 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/791">29 U.S.C. 791</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id7C44037D6DF84D1B9683F885A0CA9673"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking subsection (f); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7D0A8490B85240C6ACBBB1B633CA831B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7DF29047C24E4B738FB29954FF5F7C1B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Architectural
and transportation barriers compliance board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 502(j) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/792">29 U.S.C. 792(j)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>2014
through 2018</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id8C00A172B59A4EC7B173D1217819D19C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program or
activity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 504(b)(2)(B)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/794">29 U.S.C. 794(b)(2)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>vocational
education</quote> and inserting <quote>career and technical
education</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id9444587F5B594A40B8B78D693AB20097"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Interagency
Disability Coordinating Council</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 507(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/794c">29 U.S.C. 794c(a)</external-xref>) is
amended by inserting <quote>the Chairperson of the National Council on
Disability,</quote> before <quote>and such other</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="id9B2E8C606CBC4AD085D70F1F050A8635"><enum>557.</enum><header>Protection and
advocacy of individual rights</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 509 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/794e">29 U.S.C. 794e</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="id38E532581B414314A25485C0AAD319B4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting <quote>a grant or contract for</quote>
before <quote>training</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE7695544FA4E40F7ABBE1578E97135CC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph id="idBC22B4C39D0C4E24BF6396DE040E0AA2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2),—</text><clause id="id798515AAA3CA49AA83D5FC6FF5E092DC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>general</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>records</quote> and inserting <quote>general authorities (including
rights and remedies), including the authority to access records</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="idEA28E6094EED463FBCB4EDD873D2B40C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>of title I </quote> after <quote>subtitle C</quote>;
and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF3AAB2C3E2D8403DB89D0269689A26DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>authority</quote> and inserting <quote>authority (including
the right)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id33BD9BA79DF34AABBDD8C6170CAC251D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subsection (g)(2), by striking <quote>was paid.</quote> and inserting
<quote>was paid, except that program income generated from the amount paid to
an eligible system for a fiscal year shall remain available to such system for
the following 2 fiscal years.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id22341F9A15814033B59DA89E545EEBF0"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (l), by striking <quote>1999
through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>2014 through 2018</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4F23DD86B5DB4C27A2A8E5ABC317096A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by
redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections (m) and (n), respectively;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id09685C2757184DDC84D74C1E855B1E7C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by
inserting after subsection (k) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25B0059892F646E68F4D69EC49294677" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="id8616714DC91B4378844B621EFBB70F3E"><enum>(l)</enum><header>System
authority</header><text>For purposes of serving persons eligible for services
under this section, an eligible system shall have the same general authorities,
including access to records, as the system is afforded under subtitle C of
title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of
2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15041">42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.</external-xref>), as determined by the Commissioner of the
Administration on Developmental
Disabilities.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="idF94B46AB435049A7BAD99404441D727A"><enum>558.</enum><header>Employment of
individuals with disabilities at wages below minimum wage</header><subsection id="idE28069A74D594CFC91251E8952E5A5D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title V (29 U.S.C.
791 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F0DF3A886DF441C8FE27C3437D47ADC" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><section id="id912EF8060A0F48A6B5BDFB8FBC280DE2"><enum>511.</enum><header>Employment of
individuals with disabilities at a subminimum wage</header><subsection id="id3222FE29DF154CDC9BAEA6846B411517"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An entity, including
a contractor or subcontractor of the entity, may not employ an individual with
a disability at a wage (referred to in this section as a <quote>subminimum
wage</quote>) that is less than the Federal minimum wage, unless the entity has
complied with the requirements of section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/214">29 U.S.C. 214(c)</external-xref>), and any of the following additional conditions is
met:</text><paragraph id="IDf6eead995e8046ee80746111e9eceb41"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The individual is
currently employed, as of the effective date of this section, by an entity that
holds a valid certificate pursuant to section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1938 (referred to in this section as a <quote>certificate
holder</quote>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9bc47847546e436b924d11f27cf5434f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The individual is
older than age 24 on the date when the individual begins employment at a
subminimum wage.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3cb73db1530a4dfd99bc66d852d9e75f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The individual is
age 24 or younger and, before beginning work at a subminimum wage, has
completed, and produces documentation indicating completion of, each of the
following 3 actions:</text><subparagraph id="IDd65d865eb80a453683cec8c8f60edf71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The individual
has received pre-employment transition services that are available to the
individual under section 114, or transition services under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1400">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</external-xref>) such as transition services
available to the individual under section 614(d) of that Act (20 U.S.C.
1414(d)).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID02e423e8c3174065ae095845aa34af9b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The individual
has applied for vocational rehabilitation services under title I, with the
result that—</text><clause commented="no" id="id4F8AED45C9D24D2185057DCB8232AE92"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the individual
has been found ineligible for the services pursuant to that title; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id56459BF812094A5AA9FD35F5B9914BA9"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idEE3D44F3594A49DFB886AB049FEBBD97"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the individual has been
determined to be eligible for vocational rehabilitation services;</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idC9D5B39D93F14D7AB1649DF0AEED6678" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the individual has an individualized
plan for employment under section 102;</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id775F808596F24B3BBD8B578E34374075" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the individual has been working toward
an employment outcome specified in such individualized plan for employment,
with appropriate supports and services, for a reasonable period of time without
success; and</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idEDFF6E445D37436CAD4A01309FEDD3C4" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the individual's vocational
rehabilitation case is closed after the individual's qualified vocational
rehabilitation counselor and the individual both agree that continued efforts
by the individual to work toward an employment outcome, as defined in section
7, at the present time will likely not be successful.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8b6bad77ed4e4ceca553c19a00d5182c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The individual
(with, in an appropriate case, the individual's parent or guardian)—</text><clause id="idA56514B240AD47219D9656D224CD6926"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has
been provided career counseling, and information and referrals to Federal and
State programs and other resources in the individual's geographic area that
offer employment-related services and supports designed to enable the
individual to explore, discover, experience, and attain competitive integrated
employment;</text></clause><clause id="id5CA2C2147FB24E49B7B0BECDF8A83050"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>understands the
conditions under which a subminimum wage may be paid; and</text></clause><clause id="id6A0A96BC76124EBCB7068DB89815C662"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>consents to
work for the employer and be paid a subminimum wage.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAF4E40D10C0E4349B9996F693924B435"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The individual,
regardless of age, is receiving work readiness or job training services
provided by a certificate holder, as part of the individual's preparation for
competitive integrated employment, for—</text><subparagraph id="id3E9E0A898DA64BE78217D83BCE281063"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a period of not
more than 6 months; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD4A1E37DF10041F98ED99073CA9986D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a longer period,
if the individual wishes to continue to receive such services after an initial
6-month period and is reassessed by the agency referring the individual for
such services, or an appropriate entity, not less often than every 6 months, to
determine the individual's ability to transition to competitive integrated
employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id815E6BFC54794DEBB23D344D32CE484A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Construction</header><paragraph id="id98E1A8FBA382459BA905A153965B3742"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Services</header><text>Nothing
in subsection (a)(3)(B) shall be construed to prohibit a designated State unit
from allowing an individual to receive work readiness or job training services
provided by a certificate holder, for a period of not more than 6
months.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4d5a482b508e4c76bfe11b1b9395910f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule</header><text>Nothing
in this section shall be construed as changing the purpose of this Act
described in section 2(b)(1), to empower individuals with disabilities to
maximize opportunities for competitive integrated employment.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id465276809AA94DFAA8B692FCF45B94FF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>During
employment</header><paragraph id="id13BFC3388B1649CEB3F6A9A741EAB244"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The entity described in subsection (a) may not continue
to employ an individual at a subminimum wage unless, after the individual
begins work at that wage, at the intervals described in paragraph (2), the
individual (with, in an appropriate case, the individual's parent or
guardian)—</text><subparagraph id="id3856C7FB3AA94530BDAFAF5D5BF2A885"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is provided
career counseling, and information and referrals described in subsection
(a)(3)(C)(i), delivered in a manner that facilitates independent decisionmaking
and informed choice, as the individual makes decisions regarding employment and
career advancement; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81836B52DED842CCA966BB66D1F38F37"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is informed by
the employer of self-advocacy, self-determination, and peer mentoring training
opportunities available in the individual's geographic area, provided by an
entity that does not have any financial interest in the individual's employment
outcome, under applicable Federal and State programs or other sources.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8A94FBFBA0394006A9EE68CDEE81AB3D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The
actions required under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall be
carried out once every 6 months for the first year of the individual's
employment at a subminimum wage, and annually thereafter for the duration of
such employment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id56c221dadbe64be3af33a626fd57f0ea"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Small business
exception</header><text>In the event that the entity described in subsection
(a) is a business with fewer than 15 employees, such entity can satisfy the
requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) by referring the
individual, at the intervals described in paragraph (2), to the designated
State unit for the counseling, information, and referrals described in
subparagraph (A) and the information described in subparagraph (B).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb8c16405b20c4df7baae894155f260d1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Documentation</header><paragraph id="id2166B4C02E1E4907A6E61DD66F905DC8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The designated State unit, in consultation with the State
educational agency, shall develop a new process or utilize an existing process,
consistent with guidelines developed by the Secretary, to document the
completion of the actions described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of
subsection (a)(3) by a youth with a disability who is an individual with a
disability.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB8BF46FB6DB344EC9826A2D54EFDFD37"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Documentation
process</header><text>Such process shall require that—</text><subparagraph id="ID4f2c6f9db9b9412881584c7928435821"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a
student with a disability, for documentation of actions described in subsection
(a)(3)(A)—</text><clause id="IDe887f329a56b4f1cbb4b82462a2beb1d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>if
such a student with a disability receives and completes each category described
in clauses (i) through (v) of section 7(30)(B) of available pre-employment
transition services, such completion of services shall be documented by the
designated State unit in a manner consistent with this section;</text></clause><clause id="ID0fefa8a182c5459a9104fc0db07d4723"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if
such a student with a disability receives and completes any transition services
available for students with disabilities under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, including those provided under section
614(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1414">20 U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII)</external-xref>), such completion of
services shall be documented by the appropriate school official responsible for
the provision of such transition services for students with disabilities in the
school or school district, in a manner consistent with this section; and</text></clause><clause id="IDe50a260ab5dc4c6c89bfe69afc39acb2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
Local Pre-Employment Transition Coordinator shall provide the final
documentation, in a form and manner consistent with this section, of the
completion of pre-employment transition services as described in clause (i), or
transition services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as
described in clause (ii), to the student with a disability within a reasonable
period of time following the completion; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62D97388636842A9A5A4ACBD9475FF51"><enum>(B)</enum><text>when an
individual has completed the actions described in subsection (a)(3)(C),
following the completion of the actions described in subparagraphs (A) and (B)
of subsection (a)(3), the designated State unit shall provide the individual a
document indicating such completion, in a manner consistent with this section,
within a reasonable time period following the completion of the actions
described in this subparagraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id48143D96E57D41B5AD3F4872568C7BBE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Verification</header><paragraph id="id27A412E6348243B79A66A7E98DB7E8A0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Before
employment</header><text>Before an individual covered by subsection (a)(3)
begins work for an employer at a subminimum wage, the employer shall review the
documentation received by the individual under subsection (d), and provided by
the individual to the employer, that indicates that the individual has
completed the actions described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of
subsection (a)(3) and the employer shall maintain copies of the
documentation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id654BCD048DB648759077E89BE163DF60"><enum>(2)</enum><header>During
employment</header><text>In order to continue to employ an individual at a
subminimum wage, the employer shall verify completion of the requirements of
subsection (c), including reviewing any relevant documents provided by the
individual, and shall maintain copies of the documentation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9C618B1C766945CFADB0D58343C6E146"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal minimum
wage</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Federal minimum wage</term>
means the rate applicable under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
206(a)(1)).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD703BD553FF417782BB19C2FDBE5062"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>This section takes effect 2 years after the date of
enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id61DAD4C1014A4D6CB8834C3BDDCCC0B2"><enum>G</enum><header>Employment
Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities </header><section id="idD25E16A8423448D99917E899669114C6"><enum>561.</enum><header>Projects With
Industry</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 611 (29
U.S.C. 795) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idC5897F2772FD40D2A1C11D7BE2138BB4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="id16B4CF15A25441B1A714BF5F90DCC72F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="id2E276D217FC1424097B4D6E1147F4E89"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>in the competitive</quote> and inserting <quote>in competitive
integrated employment in the</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id843C5FAC1F9B4F6EBC79B49F6745DB89"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>private industry</quote> and inserting <quote>large businesses
or groups of businesses</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id90BC7FEA7EE748A68246EC9FC8CE2184"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>locally</quote> after <quote>career advancement</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF1163962241A44D187D56D315F0A2B0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="idBDFBB0659DA74F05ABD9220D8EF2DB61"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the
matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="id9FD14323DD6A4DDE8D064EA84B894C6C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>of Labor</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="id8C686F63573C424AA3B60B6106768998"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>individual employers, community</quote> and inserting
<quote>consortia that include at least 1 business or group of businesses, an
institution of higher education, and such organizations as community</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="id39AA6824A36A4CBC9AC5BDDE180851ED"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>jointly financed Projects With Industry to create</quote> and
inserting <quote>regional and national public-private partnerships that
create</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id9C06BBE97336485BBF6BA606355347BE"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>in competitive integrated employment</quote> after
<quote>career opportunities</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id982389C27DBF48538920006D6CA531B1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9FF037AC16E947DBAE23C974017EFA20" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id1A57AA3F9A004C78873C2B145965C573" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4FA85E74EA964EC0B272E4C2C3D409A2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify hiring needs
of the participant businesses; and</text></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="idDA98134A7AA64A9DBF040974A439E679" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify partners to assist
with—</text><subclause id="id372233b733464ec9a20bf9745867eac4" indent="down1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>recruitment;</text></subclause><subclause id="id21b7c0efa578457f854254e961960712" indent="down1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>hiring;</text></subclause><subclause id="id1a5a573ce0a846e8be6b7267d54a2463" indent="down1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>professional development;</text></subclause><subclause id="idf4200cf4163a4840beb316a8fd6b1cfb" indent="down1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>workplace accommodations;</text></subclause><subclause id="id82745c640c6b4c7683786859128e2f42" indent="down1"><enum>(V)</enum><text>benefits counseling; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id8d485ae3f1ca4618a1ed6b6ba38c3687" indent="down1"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>other services needed to support
individual
employees;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="idE1098E52341A43DE8EB416A98F9A3049"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67866CA88EAB49B3B5889EA9AFDAB86A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id6456A52DC23E4F65A247CFFE5A4FED97" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the extent appropriate, provide
for—</text><clause id="idFE9F08E42ACF4654AF671B78F5BA7934"><enum>(i)</enum><text>career exploration and on-the-job
training to prepare individuals with disabilities for employment and career
advancement in the competitive market; and</text></clause><clause id="id282A7AF2F71C47C4AC7FE5B3F4E3A28D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>paid internships for individuals
with disabilities who seek employment;
and</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="idE7A3C15A737B4211803F5EEA4B90A99C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8AD196CBD741429BA5D53AFD85C7DFA0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC5D1A51C442D4D2DA6DA2E4ECE063129" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" id="id11AF3FCE9AE54B56846E05142629C2F0" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A person with a disability, as defined
under section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12102), shall be considered an eligible individual for purposes of this
part.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idABBAEC2DE83F498281CFF305E5C42C9C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
in the second sentence, by striking <quote>the appropriate designated State
unit and the individuals with disabilities (or the individuals'
representatives) involved.</quote> and inserting <quote>the appropriate
designated State unit.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id67C2E6B1B8C84530ADA4C96AABF0E555"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (e)(2)—</text><subparagraph id="idA6116BD696614CB189CC01678F0A5193"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>, to the extent practicable, ensure an equitable distribution of
payments made under this section among the States. To the extent funds are
available, the Commissioner shall</quote> and inserting <quote>, to the extent
funds are available,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD8E02F9099F441BB78CCC4F19006AA5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>in States, portions of States, Indian tribes, or tribal
organizations</quote> and inserting <quote>nationally or in States, in portions
of States, across multiple States, or in Indian tribes or tribal
organizations</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idE0B3B97E9981449AA9CE0344C0F8875B"><enum>562.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 612
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/795a">29 U.S.C. 795a</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 1999 through
2003</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2014 through
2018</quote>.</text></section><section id="idCA97B0A1903D48ED94E9F3F0CAE3626E"><enum>563.</enum><header>Supported
employment services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part B of
title VI (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/795g">29 U.S.C. 795g</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEFA3F38596E94D549DD81A2F1E55A992" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><part id="idF31A063C2FE44DAA895AB8DF23065BEF"><enum>B</enum><header>Supported
employment services for individuals with the most significant
disabilities</header><section id="id6405419DF2394480B160108CB158B5F4"><enum>621.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the purpose of this part to authorize
allotments, in addition to grants for vocational rehabilitation services under
title I, to assist States in developing collaborative programs with appropriate
entities to provide supported employment services for individuals with the most
significant disabilities, including youth with the most significant
disabilities, to enable such individuals to achieve an employment outcome of
supported employment in competitive integrated employment.</text></section><section id="idAB7F5FD740134689BA830EE7ACD5D89E"><enum>622.</enum><header>Allotments</header><subsection id="idD637B4491795438AAF736E84841E44B3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><paragraph id="id4B5C5F2D2C4B42EFB92F74FC0A20DB52"><enum>(1)</enum><header>States</header><text>The
Secretary shall allot the sums appropriated for each fiscal year to carry out
this part among the States on the basis of relative population of each State,
except that—</text><subparagraph id="id8815DAD75E5249DFB2600E89237696AA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>no State shall
receive less than $250,000, or <fraction>1/3</fraction> of 1 percent of the
sums appropriated for the fiscal year for which the allotment is made,
whichever amount is greater; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5CA4FB32743A488B8F5983EFC670153A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the sums
appropriated to carry out this part for the fiscal year exceed the sums
appropriated to carry out this part for fiscal year 1992 by $1,000,000 or more,
no State shall receive less than $300,000, or <fraction>1/3</fraction> of 1
percent of the sums appropriated for the fiscal year for which the allotment is
made, whichever amount is greater.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id36E98BA1405346B7B466D6F3DC387BA1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certain
territories</header><subparagraph id="idE1A66A420D22470E9DB4879EBF904F11"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For the purposes of this subsection, Guam, American
Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands shall not be considered to be States.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCB4CC74F080948B785C9CDFABE9238C2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allotment</header><text>Each
jurisdiction described in subparagraph (A) shall be allotted not less than
<fraction>1/8</fraction> of 1 percent of the amounts appropriated for the
fiscal year for which the allotment is made.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0FA83DA2BFAF475587C012ED4CAE1EB5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reallotment</header><text>Whenever
the Commissioner determines that any amount of an allotment to a State under
subsection (a) for any fiscal year will not be expended by such State for
carrying out the provisions of this part, the Commissioner shall make such
amount available for carrying out the provisions of this part to 1 or more of
the States that the Commissioner determines will be able to use additional
amounts during such year for carrying out such provisions. Any amount made
available to a State for any fiscal year pursuant to the preceding sentence
shall, for the purposes of this section, be regarded as an increase in the
allotment of the State (as determined under the preceding provisions of this
section) for such year.</text></subsection><subsection id="idC8CE52E77CA84B4893AEB89BFC9D0214"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitations on
administrative costs</header><text>A State that receives an allotment under
this part shall not use more than 5 percent of the funds made available through
the allotment to pay for administrative costs.</text></subsection><subsection id="idADCFCE1E9B1B4882BFF2C0564839571A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Services for
youth with the most significant disabilities</header><text>A State that
receives an allotment under this part shall reserve and expend half of the
allotment for the provision of supported employment services, including
extended services, to youth with the most significant disabilities in order to
assist those youth to achieve an employment outcome in supported
employment.</text></subsection></section><section id="id5D6B59AE846F446C93F524A75E1D25E1"><enum>623.</enum><header>Availability
of services</header><subsection id="idC6A478710A954B74A04DFAAF8A66E486"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Supported
employment services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds
provided under this part may be used to provide supported employment services
to individuals who are eligible under this part.</text></subsection><subsection id="id369E08C77BAC4539BA5B4837E92185B8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extended
services</header><paragraph id="idD68900DF878B4540A8F52EDEBA985608"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
paragraph (2), funds provided under this part, or title I, may not be used to
provide extended services to individuals under this part or title I.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA84FF18C37B44D5486CDB4AC653A240F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extended
services for youth with the most significant disabilities</header><text>Funds
allotted under this part, or title I, and used for the provision of services
under this part to youth with the most significant disabilities pursuant to
section 622(d), may be used to provide extended services to youth with the most
significant disabilities. Such extended services shall be available for a
period not to exceed 4 years.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idE84897E1F6C84C52A2FAAE4C780375C9"><enum>624.</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">An individual, including a youth with a
disability, shall be eligible under this part to receive supported employment
services authorized under this part if—</text><paragraph id="id064149D86DEF44E08E75A492EC3AD61C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the individual is
eligible for vocational rehabilitation services under title I;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9FA51B0D6A6643D79D7FD04635F97485"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the individual is
determined to be an individual with a most significant disability;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idCB0E380D47D944B183C7306BCF2FE20B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for purposes of
activities carried out with funds described in section 622(d), the individual
is a youth with a disability, as defined in section (7)(42); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9D43DB8CCF9A4DDCB35A1D2827BB3FDF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a
comprehensive assessment of the rehabilitation needs of the individual
described in section 7(2)(B), including an evaluation of rehabilitation,
career, and job needs, identifies supported employment as the appropriate
employment outcome for the individual.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idD72DC433F67541F9A29E7FED24F257A0"><enum>625.</enum><header>State
plan</header><subsection id="id1C786D30746749AF889CC03D0E350D14"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State plan
supplements</header><text>To be eligible for an allotment under this part, a
State shall submit to the Commissioner, as part of the State plan under section
101, a State plan supplement for providing supported employment services
authorized under this Act to individuals, including youth with the most
significant disabilities, who are eligible under this Act to receive the
services. Each State shall make such annual revisions in the plan supplement as
may be necessary.</text></subsection><subsection id="idA09231EDF71E44D38170E23FDFAEE8B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
such plan supplement shall—</text><paragraph id="idA36CBC9C6428439C95C7DF82D54007BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>designate each designated State agency as the agency to administer the program assisted under
this part;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id245D89F7046545D582A599E4904DF502"><enum>(2)</enum><text>summarize the
results of the comprehensive, statewide assessment conducted under section
101(a)(15)(A)(i), with respect to the rehabilitation needs of individuals,
including youth, with significant
disabilities and the need for supported employment services, including needs
related to coordination;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idCFE83ECF05B84A7994AA778F32F8992D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describe the
quality, scope, and extent of supported employment services authorized under
this Act to be provided to individuals, including youth with the most
significant disabilities, who are eligible under this Act to receive the
services and specify the goals and plans of the State with respect to the
distribution of funds received under section 622;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8CDA43C8331D46D98C81EAD48DA02CAB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>demonstrate
evidence of the efforts of the designated State agency to identify and make
arrangements (including entering into cooperative agreements) with other State
agencies and other appropriate entities to assist in the provision of supported
employment services;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idFE138B2C3F9141C5952CA2AE8EE12B56"><enum>(5)</enum><text>demonstrate
evidence of the efforts of the designated State agency to identify and make
arrangements (including entering into cooperative agreements) with other public
or nonprofit agencies or organizations within the State, employers,
natural supports, and other entities with respect to the
provision of extended services;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id05AFA64CDE604338ACFB30E4261B54FF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>describe the
activities to be conducted pursuant to section 622(d) for youth with the most
significant disabilities, including—</text><subparagraph id="id8043E0D33A6348AD81BCC8174A53C6C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the provision of
extended services for a period not to exceed 4 years; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id58ECC590C4DD4372AAF7BF26C64211AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how the State
will use the funds reserved in section 622(d) to leverage other public and
private funds to increase resources for extended services and expand supported
employment opportunities for youth with the most significant
disabilities;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB7280B180F2E4950A7F31D368A178062"><enum>(7)</enum><text>provide
assurances that—</text><subparagraph id="id5D94C4CDAA21460292A6EE39552541E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>funds made
available under this part will only be used to provide supported employment
services authorized under this Act to individuals who are eligible under this
part to receive the services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF43A63691C554217AF34DECD13C3C1C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the comprehensive assessments
of individuals with significant disabilities, including youth with the most
significant disabilities, conducted under section 102(b)(1) and funded under
title I will include consideration of supported employment as an appropriate
employment outcome;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEF001BEF3E8D4201ABC3FB0C031A27AE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an individualized
plan for employment, as required by section 102, will be developed and updated
using funds under title I in order to—</text><clause id="id2161659CE36F447D83C1CC9CB28AA46D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>specify the
supported employment services to be provided, including, as appropriate, for
youth with the most significant disabilities, transition services, and
pre-employment transition services provided in accordance with sections
101(a)(25) and 114;</text></clause><clause id="idF95F18C67EC04D9AA6E9894E0E82CB52"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>specify the
expected extended services needed, including the extended services that may be provided to youth with the
most significant disabilities under this part, in accordance with an approved
individualized plan for employment, for a period not to exceed 4 years;
and</text></clause><clause id="id0048C678041D4629AE813C42282B3C0B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identify, as
appropriate, the source of extended services, which may include natural
supports, or indicate that it is not possible to identify the source of extended
services at the time the individualized plan for employment is
developed;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id34F6E22E35E24257962F11B25D7D3995"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the State will
use funds provided under this part only to supplement, and not supplant, the
funds provided under title I, in providing supported employment services
specified in the individualized plan for employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBE73665394504E89B465AFF880E64231"><enum>(E)</enum><text>services provided
under an individualized plan for employment will be coordinated with services
provided under other individualized plans established under other Federal or
State programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD182F7A4E9149EC89152E1EDED7DC1E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to the extent
jobs skills training is provided, the training will be provided onsite;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2D8C200D3C2F44AC9221CDE975D5C65D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>supported
employment services will include placement in an integrated setting based on
the unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities,
interests, and informed choice of individuals with the most significant
disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD9CCFC09273D4CDA8769C4564032B87C"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the State agencies
designated under paragraph (1) will expend not more than 5 percent of the
allotment of the State under this part for administrative costs of carrying out
this part; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id967312A591C94CA4BE3FF69146DCD8D5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>with respect to
supported employment services provided to youth with the most significant
disabilities pursuant to section 622(d), the designated State agency will
provide, directly or indirectly through public or private entities, non-Federal
contributions in an amount that is not less than 10 percent of the costs of
carrying out such services; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDBAB9DB2E8F546E7AA654E3983D8B536"><enum>(8)</enum><text>contain such
other information and be submitted in such manner as the Commissioner may
require.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id08086B97A4994F1DAAECFFFC33E69D25"><enum>626.</enum><header>Restriction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each State agency designated under section
625(b)(1) shall collect the information required by section 101(a)(10)
separately for—</text><paragraph id="idB79EDA83369C4EE298EE34605B6681CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eligible individuals receiving supported
employment services under this part;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE4EB7DECBEDC48A38DA43CE96F5D5FB2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eligible individuals receiving supported
employment services under title I;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4AC6EC0D24B54BCCA52B244101AC5CF4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eligible youth receiving supported
employment services under this part; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB55E3159D31045B984F7050604BCB2AF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eligible youth receiving supported
employment services under title I.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idC38A3DAAE124422C8E74A88E095C6FBE"><enum>627.</enum><header>Savings
provision</header><subsection id="id79272EFD15B843B1B5A1C526CDE32DF8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Supported
employment services</header><text>Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
prohibit a State from providing supported employment services in accordance
with the State plan submitted under section 101 by using funds made available
through a State allotment under section 110.</text></subsection><subsection id="id06D3E403C53B4CC8B27D499C109C24FB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Postemployment
services</header><text>Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit a
State from providing discrete postemployment services in accordance with the
State plan submitted under section 101 by using funds made available through a
State allotment under section 110 to an individual who is eligible under this
part.</text></subsection></section><section id="id1D700152B0994733B76EA4DB4D624717"><enum>628.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part, including for technical
assistance, such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018.</text></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id2B3DD086D1E144269630021D79DE83E4"><enum>H</enum><header>Independent
Living Services and Centers for Independent Living</header><chapter id="idC8626B1F75D54F93B6CCBED4B7217F49"><enum>1</enum><header>Individuals with significant disabilities</header><subchapter id="id9543427792814AA98EEA48A4AED8EFC7" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>General provisions</header><section id="idE5CEA302ECC246E7AC5E997ADD41AC20"><enum>571.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 701 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796">29 U.S.C. 796</external-xref>) is amended, in
paragraph (3), by inserting before the period the following: <quote>, with the
goal of improving the independence of and equal opportunity for individuals
with disabilities</quote>.</text></section><section id="id7F5F4EC87D35414EAAE873E3FE5F1D6A"><enum>572.</enum><header>Independent
Living Administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title
VII (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796">29 U.S.C. 796 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after section 701 the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8415A147197044B8A666094C0197F1F8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><section id="id4652E349CF264D888A452B8D0254AE56"><enum>701A.</enum><header>Independent
Living Administration</header><subsection id="id5F2BC49D7B694EDE9D8EC6D773FA63D1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>In
order to promote the philosophy and purpose of section 701, there is
established within the Administration for Community Living of the Department of
Health and Human Services, an Independent Living Administration.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID0330487a1fdc4ce5be0c28f21fd3714e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Director</header><paragraph id="idCD831042D0274023BB856551987864B4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The
Independent Living Administration shall be headed by a Director (referred to in
this title as the <quote>ILA Director</quote>) appointed by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id571C3FCF84CC44FEA61AB6D952820134"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The
ILA Director shall have substantial knowledge of independent living
services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE5CB21F4409441C3AF9F291D4162A77D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorities</header><text>The
Independent Living Administration shall be the principal agency, and the ILA
Director shall be the principal officer, to carry out this chapter. In performing
the functions of the office, the ILA Director shall be directly responsible to
the Administrator for the Administration for Community Living of the Department
of Health and Human Services.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBDCE7C9A07A549478B53E4661C86577C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>General
Counsel</header><text>The Office of the General Counsel of the Department of
Health and Human Services shall designate 1 or more individuals, with
substantial background and experience in, and knowledge of, independent living
services, centers for independent living, and Statewide Independent Living
Councils, under this chapter, to provide advice, support, and technical
assistance to the ILA Director.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDe4dc6757de124db8a792b328cbb402b5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Input</header><text>The
ILA Director shall have the authority to seek such input and advice, including
convening meetings, as the ILA Director determines to be appropriate with
respect to the policies and conduct of the Independent Living
Administration.</text></subsection><subsection id="idC05F58011D6544538556B2228CD612F6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Staff</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that—</text><paragraph id="id95A2DA18569B4BEB95753D080FFA00C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Independent
Living Administration has sufficient staff to provide oversight of, conduct
auditing of, and provide technical assistance to, the centers for independent
living and Statewide Independent Living Councils funded under this Act;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idDAF8EAFA9EDB4CAF923035ABF121C648"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such staff
includes qualified individuals who have significant experience with centers for
independent living or Statewide Independent Living Councils described in
section
705.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id4EEDC938C5F448AF96A3C85B03061EA6"><enum>573.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 702 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796a">29 U.S.C. 796a</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="id752F735C238E48AE9CBA2E6D4D1C0CD9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="idA094CA8BF1E54E949387A7C0C29D7D30"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
before subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>for individuals with significant
disabilities (regardless of age or income)</quote> before
<quote>that—</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE3EB0438116345DCACBE85A75C43E8FA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id444277E19C0649D5A83EF27DC3142530"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking the period and inserting <quote>, including, at a minimum,
independent living core services as defined in section 7(17); and</quote>;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0F4F6A78E0404F259B53AD4244D3B118"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id656A64CB4EA14181AE74EB597534B92D" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="idA77A200713BB4208990C9CF5158EAF2D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has sufficient
staff to provide the services described in subparagraph
(B).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3C95C43FBC1A49348032754C5CC51A37"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting the following: “, both in
terms of—</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39E0C52E5F704885A802B2D0A0FE4B92" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id9C746F1E71BD497CA80415B1DAD98671"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the management,
staffing, decisionmaking, and operation of the center; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF4BBE32FBDF746D1844160394E0F969E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the center's
establishment of policies, direction, and provision of
services.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="idECBE598EABD14DE4864D0C1EAC6ABAC2"><enum>574.</enum><header>State
plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 704 (29 U.S.C.
796c) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id631965B4A4574F94AE85C5E65E0B2616"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="id15ED5E090F5D4F31A7CD157C5413D163"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause commented="no" id="idB1C54D393E9D48FE90A92DBB73994471"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting
after <quote>State plan</quote> the following: <quote>developed and signed in
accordance with paragraph (2),</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id20198277D2854BE18FBBCEB3370F4C42"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>ILA
Director</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9EFB700C07B542B29161945E781BC3A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="idC6DC77DB2B3D4A33A9B0F55785A29923"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the
matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>developed and signed
by</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id323BC3E4445A42B1BCFA76DB72CDADEF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52A7521A836C4F969C2F0E09D36C4A9B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="ID41d0a36090524765a805206fe0373274"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developed by the
chairperson of the Statewide Independent Living Council, and the directors of
the centers for independent living in the State, after receiving public input
from individuals with disabilities and other stakeholders throughout the State;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id619F9AE5E82649E890EE75B5FD1FAF10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>signed by—</text><clause id="idD1CDAF85804E43F48B060CFD3F77BDA5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
chairperson of the Statewide Independent Living Council, acting on behalf of
and at the direction of the Council;</text></clause><clause id="IDeeb00289ff7b4d72b8722c26adb024f7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
director of the designated State entity described in subsection (c); and</text></clause><clause id="ID11bc4579004446c7b94d2ea208a15e1a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>not
less than 51 percent of the directors of the centers for independent living in
the
State.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4658D8529C09489B8245346347E3C18D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text><clause id="idB1A752231AAD4527BB1380C90FE10512"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>State independent living services</quote>
and inserting <quote>independent living services in the State</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id26EAAB89B2104E128C6F23268A295D2F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></clause><clause id="idD7D4E5944B454DC3AEAE1F8CE15D035B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id372D36A9A78A4F1BB9BCC573CEAFB583" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id5B3700BD11404B5BAFB926B041325BB6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>working
relationships and collaboration between—</text><clause id="id8A758170A2584566867645D6A5D3B591"><enum>(i)</enum><text>centers for
independent living; and</text></clause><clause id="id975C07A86A5C4B7895AA5F43338BA3FD"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4889341510B540E781E5BE0F314FAAF2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>entities carrying out
programs that provide independent living services, including those serving
older individuals;</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="IDb70121b6b07148a1b2ae5c893114f33a" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>other community-based organizations that
provide or coordinate the provision of housing, transportation, employment,
information and referral assistance, services, and supports for individuals
with significant disabilities; and</text></subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="id46F7159C33E34394A0326FEA61C0FF7E" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(III)</enum><text>entities carrying out other programs
providing services for individuals with disabilities; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID40a5ff72ceba4cb387ce0a3723125763"><enum>(D)</enum><text>cooperative
agreements and partnerships to provide a seamless model for provision of
services to individuals with disabilities and to avoid duplication of
services.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id969CA0A626184B619BE8C299DE3C34FF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>ILA Director</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB99893AB563D455DB551DF29107C8CF3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDED38191B6454A6E95395F3467CB20A9" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="ID9c611d575ea24d13b25914d0772d8b09"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Statewideness</header><text>The
State plan shall provide for the provision of independent living services on a
statewide basis, to the greatest extent possible, including through the
establishment of additional centers for independent living, expanded catchment
areas, or focused outreach to serve underserved
populations.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id12B15DBF041A4C0E9252D5986CD480BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (b), by striking the period and inserting the following: <quote>, as
well as a plan for funding the administrative costs of the
Council.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idAC04C62B9D1745149541E675A98D82F6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="id8F66D0296F5E4EB8BF0FAE59F4D1D324"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">unit</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">entity</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCE2F443B7075432A8D66BC8435DB893F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>the designated State unit of such
State</quote> and inserting <quote>a State entity of such State (referred to in
this title as the <quote>designated State entity</quote>)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC07D46A0A05A417EAA59025FEC938E40"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraphs (3)
and (4), by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1932FFD263544E52A7C5FC49929B1AE9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7C9F15499FCF45F6AADF5A58E089F0A1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF25BB4A2AFA2402697F751837AAA9D59"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idECB8C24924B34D09920DD572DE1AB995" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idFD4132D6F7E04762918CEF2E9C08896A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>retain not more
than 15 percent of the funds received by the State for any fiscal year under
part B, for the performance of the services outlined in paragraphs (1) through
(4).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8C44C1A270434030B247BE6C65F1FB94"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in
subsection (i), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA45261C51FC74B52B1D3647B16934118" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="ID40079b641c9f4769a046f6e1235a03b5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Statewide
Independent Living Council;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf2b093f0ead14358a83be783485a55fb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>centers for
independent living;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id31A6777F810F4A7B9E94BB42078EE402"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the designated
State entity; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5dfa124945e249f3b341fdae109460bb"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other State
agencies or entities represented on the Council, other councils that address
the needs and issues of specific disability populations, and other public and
private entities determined to be appropriate by the
Council.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id59AD3FBB015849DCB7ECD6781F230AA9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in
subsection (m)—</text><subparagraph id="IDe7e2e7e651c9487fa245447ea7b0a8a7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>ILA Director</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID83fdc8d27ea94757ab631aa3c72e65b2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> and inserting <quote>ILA
Director</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id67F88802FC3940FAA36BA15BECF8F14D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D0F34B32277434E8FD7E8E6C97AE213" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="ID48bed5875bee4a598adc5a09bb445c27"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Promoting full
access to community life</header><paragraph id="ID3b15f09b4ee24c7b857e04e8ebb67449"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The plan shall describe how the State will provide
independent living services that promote full access to community life for
individuals with significant disabilities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID921c1b78bea646148cfa159d6c30f7b1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Services</header><text>The
services shall include—</text><subparagraph id="ID7cbedc0d666e4968a914525a4e448c2d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>facilitating
transitions of individuals with significant disabilities from nursing homes and
other institutions, to home and community-based residences, with the requisite
supports and services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID844f447c25404ea7a4250f73e0a381fd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing
assistance to individuals with significant disabilities that are at risk of
entering institutions so that the individuals may remain in the community;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7ca91e8c9aa9440598a80da837bd88a0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>facilitating
transitions of youth (including students) who are individuals with significant
disabilities, who were eligible for individualized education programs under
section 614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1414(d)), and who have completed their secondary education or otherwise left
school, to postsecondary life, including
employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id05C9B5FC4BF84A6E81C24F138D699CFB"><enum>575.</enum><header>Statewide
Independent Living Council</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 705 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796d">29 U.S.C. 796d</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="idC40DAE938388406AB6BF1A4A5AAE65A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="id6E5A02E6879A4441BC60EB958894D33F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8609E6DD0404C92B18B433F26EABD47" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="ID2a0a01068b424273ad32caab1baed561"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
Council shall include—</text><subparagraph id="ID42915bb2026542cda80677d14ecc760e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>among its voting
members, at least 1 director of a center for independent living chosen by the
directors of centers for independent living within the State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDdfede2b69f4d4a7ea4a4b71e4739dcf2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>among its voting
members, for a State in which 1 or more centers for independent living are run
by, or in conjunction with, the governing bodies of American Indian tribes
located on Federal or State reservations, at least 1 representative of the
directors of the centers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDd2c9c211c2cf497d9ada3713574f7843"><enum>(C)</enum><text>as ex officio,
nonvoting members, a representative of the designated State entity, and
representatives from State agencies that provide services for individuals with
disabilities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id13C18ED2BDEE4B0CB85DF26AF027D921"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text><clause id="id6AF1AB91D1DC41ABA8109EA0D6A89D57"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (F) as subparagraphs (D) through (G),
respectively;</text></clause><clause id="idB2FFB0490E724E288890AEB2F3241874"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>parents and guardians of</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="idD4580D7896004969A2C5DA71F0908FBF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting after paragraph (B) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD76C93B14CD54B61B5397CEA273FAC81" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="ID92ab311fa85e45038be7a82d1aa8516f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>parents and
guardians of individuals with
disabilities;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5B642D74067241D68C9FC7AC923BD4DD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)(B), by striking <quote>paragraph (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph
(1)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id6DDA27A2BE194BD5ABFF6ACBA280EFDA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (6),
by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC0E12DEDA3845DFAD734B40E234C7A0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id6d07e9fcb5d148238c199f47eb890f07"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Number of
terms</header><text>No member of the Council, other than a representative
described in paragraph (2)(A) if there is only one center for independent
living within the State, may serve more than 2 consecutive full
terms.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCF51538A1F4142308C3582F093765C98"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4BEA62FE7AD443179D2690118CB18560" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="ID5c2f6c5e467441efb8a1b1ec2b180f5d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Functions</header><paragraph id="ID19759308c8284ed4b84d87d00dbf7a75"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Council shall—</text><subparagraph id="ID64030e7ef21445c69fdcbf230908740f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in conjunction
with the directors of the centers for independent living in the State, jointly
develop the State plan as provided in section 704(a)(2), and sign the State
plan;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID50616c5079b74355b51a76cbd16b0c8d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>monitor, review,
and evaluate the implementation of the State plan;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID432e8701ba5b483897a78971f6698d1e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>have at least 4
regularly scheduled meetings per year, and ensure that such meetings of the
Council are open to the public and sufficient advance notice of such meetings
is provided;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD4E444E58F3841C7A2522931FDDB5727"><enum>(D)</enum><text>submit to the ILA
Director such periodic reports as the ILA Director may reasonably request, and
keep such records, and afford such access to such records, as the ILA Director
finds necessary to verify the information in such reports; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID00a74afa1dd745b383b5081bef5641cf"><enum>(E)</enum><text>as appropriate,
coordinate activities with other entities in the State that provide services
similar to or complementary to independent living services, such as entities
that facilitate the provision of or provide long-term community-based services
and supports.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6558d86ad8c0497e818129804df528fe"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorities</header><text>The
Council may, consistent with the State plan described in section 704, unless
prohibited by State law—</text><subparagraph id="ID0b7b4937dd8242b3afef666d1ce05cab"><enum>(A)</enum><text>facilitate the
improvement and coordination of services provided to individuals with
disabilities by centers for independent living, government agencies, and
community organizations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID59ad61310c9348ca901e9d481f14cf37"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conduct resource
development activities to obtain funding from public and private resources to
support the activities described in this subsection or to support the provision
of independent living services by centers for independent living; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID84f39e0f6a414b499fb069cb1dce6488"><enum>(C)</enum><text>perform such
other functions, consistent with the purpose of this chapter and comparable to
other functions described in this subsection, as the Council determines to be
appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA16B5737C00E48C3A02307D78BA9748F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Council shall not provide independent living services directly to individuals
with significant disabilities or manage such
services.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id6FA80E55A7AF44099479D5E38C9D9B73"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="idF3CEB377038E41769DE60C366BE28FB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
in the first sentence, by striking <quote>prepare</quote> and all that follows
through <quote>a plan</quote> and inserting <quote>prepare, in conjunction with
the designated State entity (as necessary), a plan</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id13D36594EF504C7091E00EE6F98D5D08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>State agency</quote> and inserting <quote>State
entity</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD94D4772C99D40C48B97B5053E06EDF3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in
subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph id="id84C30F198BF14D7DA9280C38B28DDD58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>such resources</quote> and inserting <quote>available resources</quote>;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE64E516811054BDFB20BFEDD7247E0A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(including</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>compensation</quote> and inserting <quote>(such as personal assistance
services), and to pay reasonable compensation</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id1F71A9F272584BAA8416D1C50147864A"><enum>575A.</enum><header>Responsibilities
of the ILA Director</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
706 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796d-1">29 U.S.C. 796d–1</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idAF7E5DAD43B544FA9195206F4532A0BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking the title of the section and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B8D8C77BF0543FCBAA32B768FA8E146" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><section id="id0414831E0A33475394F002200ED4F6AD"><enum>706.</enum><header>Responsibilities
of the ILA
Director</header></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idA37C5310F2064924A446FB81BE66665A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="idAC99C47940924D47A02B23BC45E64DE8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>ILA Director</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4346130E2E084F619D2AD9FFB73E5C97"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="idDE64C065EF584B4E817EDA282598896F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> and inserting
<quote>ILA Director</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id3F8AC58BD79C402695B13AB8B2410CC0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="idA00036141AE44B06B9585388CDDA848C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in
clause (i)—</text><item id="id84A2365FA47B4C6DA55987B903443F7B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary or the
Commissioner</quote>; and</text></item><item id="id9999E5E45764484898D172862B6B8942"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>to the Commissioner; and</quote> and inserting <quote>to the
ILA Director;</quote>;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id32CACAF0DB3B41309096243B28AF3B21"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by
redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and</text></subclause><subclause id="idAAC6216F7AD847DEB174FF9328982C8A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by
inserting after clause (i) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB70637D846F4645990885AA4D380595" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><clause id="ID92bcf858f5244a46a5e261e2db3dbdd4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
the State agency shall be deemed to be references to the designated State
entity; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id60F1BF2B4091404AAAD3F4093D71D770"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB76232B3F1614AE5ADF13FC8DE77C7E0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="IDacc9fa04dac64b41b4c8e8ee79bc76e8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Indicators</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act
of 2013, the ILA Director shall develop and publish in the Federal Register
indicators of minimum compliance for centers for independent living (consistent
with the standards set forth in section 725), and indicators of minimum
compliance for Statewide Independent Living
Councils.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idDF89A90CB085405A9E2C7FEC5CCBE450"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in
subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="id07E368F184614531B0A010C7AFB3BD70"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="id2844F9D168E743AF9FBD0801DA014AE8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>ILA Director</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id49D9253487A3465C90C0F6D0F6DADD1C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking the last sentence;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id208F480C2E58460797BF0AACE43639AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="id892EEEFD41714F9DB60D9F8C3676C83D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the
matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> and
inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id1B65DAC0A1DF4740803046CA4E94462D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>such a review</quote> and inserting
<quote>a review described in paragraph (1)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idA5A6CC2BFE994B6EB7D582A508A3D334"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking <quote>Department</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>Independent Living Administration</quote>;
and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD0F3B80669184E09AE077C42C5CFD529"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by
striking subsection (d).</text></paragraph></section></subchapter><subchapter id="id872C78C7CCE845ADBD600B0DC5733A15" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Independent living services</header><section id="idB1CA5175378A4EBA90D952C05AE66E2B"><enum>576.</enum><header>Administration</header><subsection id="idE2D425B70CAC47428030DDCFD112297F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allotments</header><text>Section
711 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796e">29 U.S.C. 796e</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id13DFAC8535F64C598691E7B947D35033"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="id181DB8E6A8C34F71B2D4E8A0AC387FBB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A)—</text><clause id="id83B7C1FEE110476EB797CE5CF1BCB6E6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Except</quote> and inserting <quote>After the reservation
required by section 711A is made, and except</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idD34821ACC076480F86C28772210B2424"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>the remainder of the</quote> before <quote>sums
appropriated</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF2E57227B08F45DCB74C14EE9EF45E6E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(B), by striking <quote>amounts made available for purposes of this
part</quote> and inserting <quote>remainder described in paragraph
(1)(A)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6C70B885C98D475A9D7F1D538079BFC0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsections (a), (b), and (c), by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each
place it appears and inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6174C8979514480CAE73B7614795C41D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6871A3D8BB5420888AB97479383A514" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="idD8262BD8FBCB4B63A7C43227CC914BEB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Funds
allotted or made available to a State under this section shall be administered
by the designated State entity, in accordance with the approved State
plan.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idAE5C9F6DCA7B477DA9EF812F945DE2BA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Training and
technical assistance</header><text>Part B of chapter 1 of title VII is amended by inserting
after section 711 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796e">29 U.S.C. 796e</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFBC9715C5BBB48FAB3DDBAA947070243" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><section id="IDbb7382c0702e4c8fabacd4b1ffd0034d"><enum>711A.</enum><header>Training and
technical assistance</header><subsection id="id53C8C32E89CC453885582CAACA8DC333"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the funds appropriated to carry out this part for
any fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2014, the ILA Director shall first
reserve not less than 1.8 percent and not more than 2 percent of the funds to
provide training and technical assistance to Statewide Independent Living
Councils for such fiscal year.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDf04f74d23c6f4820aefb35cd851302a3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>From
the funds reserved under subsection (a), the ILA Director shall make grants to,
and enter into contracts and other arrangements with, entities that have
experience in the operation of Statewide Independent Living Councils to provide
such training and technical assistance with respect to developing, conducting,
administering, and evaluating Statewide Independent Living Councils.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDd44a9f0d654747d2a704ce364815ee22"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding
priorities</header><text>The ILA Director shall conduct a survey of Statewide
Independent Living Councils regarding training and technical assistance needs
in order to determine funding priorities for such grants, contracts, or other
arrangements.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID74e4af9e8e2042128db19c6510e332da"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Review</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract or other arrangement
under this section, such an entity shall submit an application to the ILA
Director at such time, in such manner, and containing a proposal to provide
such training and technical assistance, and containing such additional
information as the ILA Director may require. The ILA Director shall provide for
peer review of grant applications by panels that include persons who are not
government employees and who have experience in the operation of Statewide
Independent Living
Councils.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id7C9A713A7EB14E1185ECE19C50B5CF54"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 712(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796e-1">29 U.S.C. 796e–1(a)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> and inserting <quote>ILA
Director.</quote></text></subsection><subsection id="idC7F902506E7B48E799418F7B78B5DE86"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorized uses
of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 713 (29
U.S.C. 796e–2) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id652A680F5CFF4C4795E13AF6E52731C2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the matter preceding paragraph
(1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEAC154A73A1A4EAD86FCDFCE13DF334A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection commented="no" id="id4203FEEAAABF439090DAADDAFA62648E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The State may use funds received under this part to
provide the resources described in section 705(e) (but may not use more than 30
percent of the funds paid to the State under section 712 for such resources
unless the State specifies that a greater percentage of the funds is needed for
such resources in a State plan approved under section 706), relating to the
Statewide Independent Living Council, may retain funds under section 704(c)(5),
and shall distribute the remainder of the funds received under this part in a
manner consistent with the approved State plan for the activities described in
subsection (b).</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id62F31DE2AB314FEDA0DC09E827E9EF0A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>The
State may use the remainder of the funds described in subsection
(a)—</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6287269D2FC942AEA0558CAB25D72CC8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>, particularly those in unserved areas of the State</quote>
after <quote>disabilities</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4071FD709401440186521E889118B149"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 714
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796e-3">29 U.S.C. 796e–3</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>1999 through 2003</quote> and
inserting <quote>2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></subsection></section></subchapter><subchapter id="idC3854A6926624090AF4652236D05C242" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>Centers for independent living</header><section id="idED18C15A13E6400285A2C86EB5EC31BE"><enum>581.</enum><header>Program
authorization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 721 (29
U.S.C. 796f) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idBF8D3B181D8E484AB5F96629E887FEC2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="idB969DDF2C1AB4E03862C5555ECBC58C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1999</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1CEC24AEC79346299FF0E37B10986BA6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Commissioner shall allot</quote> and inserting <quote>ILA Director shall
make available</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id306BFF041FF94D52AF043AACD5122625"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, centers for independent living,</quote> after
<quote>States</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id29F51D28354446F4807F9E7BF698F8A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="id02451AC4646246B59925EA6A09CE1F81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="id654FA3D6C9FB4998AB43527324ECAA90"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>For</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>Commissioner</quote> and inserting <quote>From the funds appropriated to
carry out this part for any fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2014, the
ILA Director</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id404D03CBAA4E45C4B9A985F38829EA1A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>reserve from such excess</quote> and inserting <quote>reserve
not less than 1.8 percent and not more than 2 percent of the funds</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="idBBECAC1115094CDEA60BE2D5159967C9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>eligible agencies</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>centers for independent living and eligible agencies for such fiscal
year.</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3bd3ae6eb7cc4d2a9b4219d2a6182823"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="id2D9B693B09BA4367AFFDE70A07D291D6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> and inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="id0389E124657B44B2AC9C3A579074BBE5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>fiscal management of,</quote> before
<quote>planning,</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID659f374cc2d74007b35fd4e072467f7d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraphs
(3), (4), and (5), by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7F0061262C7B4F63A61E54E327BA1F55"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>Statewide Independent Living Councils and</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0444D05A61244EA3A7B30BC1463614D7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subsection (c), by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears
and inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id430C3A138CA14F74B918F4846C3EF273"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in
subsection (d), by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears
and inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1C3FC22F0AB54D09A13DA8E9670BF947"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2226AD6557454DA8B256C3BB0B014895" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subsection id="IDbd03980d446b475882e93711cf9c3cc7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Carryover
authority</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law—</text><paragraph id="ID05cce848dd2e41aead293d2959bf6507"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any funds
appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out a grant program under section 722
or 723, that are not obligated and expended by the recipients prior to the
beginning of the succeeding fiscal year shall remain available for obligation
and expenditure by such recipients during that succeeding fiscal year and the
subsequent fiscal year; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe0a22cd4844543ecb904e99f6d6ea0dd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any amounts of
program income received by recipients under a grant program under section 722
or 723 in a fiscal year, that are not obligated and expended by the recipients
prior to the beginning of the succeeding fiscal year, shall remain available
for obligation and expenditure by such recipients during that succeeding fiscal
year and the subsequent fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id09B069003FC642B2901D61C836DF29E9"><enum>582.</enum><header>Centers</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6962CF1A7485431786951D08BCCD5CEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Centers in States in which Federal funding
exceeds State funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
722 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796f-1">29 U.S.C. 796f–1</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id91056CE590874D69A6BDC0541E03268B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsections (a), (b), and (c), by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each
place it appears and inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idEDA98C4269954938AA287CD7F9244523"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="id1F7ABB859EAD426487A2E494818C5F96"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>grants</quote> and inserting <quote>grants for a fiscal year</quote>;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2F97B38C0F28479A9E781E3BD8FDB380"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>by September 30, 1997</quote> and inserting <quote>for the preceding
fiscal year</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id808D2D8C10FF46D098FEB359BD3B65FC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="idE6140B19B3544F6F80AC4C605D503DDE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text><clause id="id0F77A5B2732640BDB1F630B6B3A99EC4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> and inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="id41445A357EBA4E519374D324100A03CF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>region, consistent</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>region. The ILA Director's determination of the most qualified applicant
shall be consistent with the provisions in the State plan setting forth the
design of the State for establishing a statewide network of centers for
independent living.</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62344AAA47D74AF2B240F138C84CBB57"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="idB1CB69AB3C0F40DC9A63D7F34EBB2DA6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the
matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> and
inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idD092F70450EB4F3A8E02804F3F24458C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id347D36C8B77E4FB3A9C6C12ED474716F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="idC69D266E216F4DD88B3996300A93708B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall consider
comments regarding the application—</text><clause id="id3B2D0A52F32F4566A46091DAEC870732"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
individuals with disabilities and other interested parties within the new
region proposed to be served; and</text></clause><clause id="idC2AE402E8FF64A089AAAB99A5B2FAA0D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if
any, by the Statewide Independent Living Council in the State in which the
applicant is located;</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="id8C22D886805A4C36960C8113AE08EAEA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (C), by inserting <quote>, and consistent with the other
objectives of this chapter</quote> before the period; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF1A5E00D1C0F4652B7F68D4699EFF343"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in
subsections (e) and (g) by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>ILA Director.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idAC4A89AA5F794EFCABA9B87589F2AE03"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Centers in
States in which State funding exceeds Federal funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 723 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796f-2">29 U.S.C. 796f–2</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="id3BE54E7C8A224E4DBF3FEDFAB1F0A5DB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsections (a), (b), (g), (h), and (i), by striking
<quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>ILA
Director</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idDDA69A875AB043A2B175771227E1D310"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (a), in the header of paragraph (3), by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">commissioner</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">ila
director</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idFD7A2E9F6C964822B8F2F0AF6B5F1570"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="idD384E1E8296C4E02ABECBE046B351005"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>grants</quote> and inserting <quote>grants for a fiscal year</quote>;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4B63F204BEE74ACCABB16B2593B14754"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>by September 30, 1997</quote> and inserting <quote>for the preceding
fiscal year</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idDF3CF19AF02F46CCAE4995E89B97979C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Centers
operated by State agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 724 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796f-3">29 U.S.C. 796f–3</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id063065E871F04099A83BFADA7FB8E3F8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id6233C9A6D52D47A19366905001CABF3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>1993</quote> and
inserting <quote>2013</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4B05A7DED67044FEA620E93C8D9A76C5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Rehabilitation Act
Amendments of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>Workforce Investment Act of
2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3A23A13A5B44446D9563D5FF49D37B38"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>1994</quote> and
inserting <quote>2014</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id62BCDC4CC4624ACC9FEFFFE0291B8403"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote>
each place it appears and inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id33DDB2858801455D9252947ABC0B7A2C"><enum>583.</enum><header>Standards and
assurances</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 725 (29
U.S.C. 796f–4) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idDC2F3EF859184116AD37FC8E4E830E7B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="idE2476192A518475783813454A13BF0F6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(D), by striking <quote>to society</quote> and inserting <quote>, both
within the community and throughout the United States,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0608141C0ED34CD78614E3283CA44F0D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by inserting <quote>(as defined in section 7(17))</quote> after <quote>core
services</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id37DCE224290845DCA2954FE45F46B185"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (c), by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears
and inserting <quote>ILA Director</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id6286EF5CDEF847AA818A36271DF05CC5"><enum>584.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 727
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796f-6">29 U.S.C. 796f–6</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 1999 through
2003</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2014 through
2018</quote>.</text></section></subchapter></chapter><chapter id="idB3D538582C174DE9B253062681129651"><enum>2</enum><header>Independent
Living Services for Older Individuals who are Blind</header><section id="ID211D8A032B9F4C02A174CFAE5AA6636C"><enum>586.</enum><header>Independent
living services for older individuals who are blind</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 2 of title VII (29 U.S.C. 796j et
seq.) is amended—</text><paragraph id="ID799650BCC15F4D71A56F8DAFE8626F2F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
redesignating sections 752 and 753 as sections 753 and 754, respectively;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID54D7F39CF18F410B96B74E06BBBD168E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
inserting after section 751 the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="ID15A96CC8AF704E0BAB7E6F2C091E3056" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><section id="ID17EFA4E2C12C4C43BCC66478C0F75794"><enum>752.</enum><header>Training and
technical assistance</header><subsection id="IDDB2C21C3FB8F45DE9B42DC1F26F17B02"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants;
Contracts; Other Arrangements</header><text>For any fiscal year for which the
funds appropriated to carry out this chapter exceed the funds appropriated to
carry out this chapter for fiscal year 2008, the Commissioner shall first
reserve from such excess, to provide training and technical assistance to
designated State agencies, or other providers of independent living services
for older individuals who are blind, that are funded under this chapter for
such fiscal year, not less than 1.8 percent, and not more than 2 percent, of
the funds appropriated to carry out this chapter for the fiscal year
involved.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDDC7EDD83C2824569A6B60985805C4E9B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>From
the funds reserved under subsection (a), the Commissioner shall make grants to,
and enter into contracts and other arrangements with, entities that demonstrate
expertise in the provision of services to older individuals who are blind, to
provide training and technical assistance with respect to planning, developing,
conducting, administering, and evaluating independent living programs for older
individuals who are blind.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID965CB63D456F466D927EE3B163154ADC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding
Priorities</header><text>The Commissioner shall conduct a survey of designated
State agencies that receive grants under section 753 regarding training and
technical assistance needs in order to determine funding priorities for grants,
contracts, and other arrangements under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID04C3227D9F4B4F9AA4F65D80464E99E8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract or other arrangement
under this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Commissioner
at such time, in such manner, containing a proposal to provide such training
and technical assistance, and containing such additional information as the
Commissioner may
require.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="IDA3E2463919134A0AB33C5C491F33A5D3"><enum>587.</enum><header>Program of
grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 753 (29 U.S.C.
796k), as redesignated by section 586, is amended—</text><paragraph id="ID05715ABF562842A3BF016E48C259F276"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking subsection (h);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5F4B72751B50472E9ABF4BD82EB4A9FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (h) and (i),
respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3240790F6031451DA9750491460702C7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subsection (b), by striking <quote>section 753</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 754</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID27ADE1B07C134D42BDFB58E145333FF4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in
subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="IDB851DEBEF6EA4F42B17CF0F077AF4727"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>section 753</quote> and inserting <quote>section
754</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3274C3FEB03D4D9F9AFE412A4C25BCCD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="ID271EB6ED1E6C4D2DA92B3CFF1C7A48E9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>subsection (j)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(i)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="ID92DB4C11CA7944369A2990614FDD8005"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>subsection (i)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(h)</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDC2DE2E22027648ADAE5BF6219C548E3E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in
subsection (g), by inserting <quote>, or contracts with,</quote> after
<quote>grants to</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2D69311D9FB74F58AADF201E36357DEB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in
subsection (h), as redesignated by paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="IDEA7E1B56D10C4C55B8E18700825EF346"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>subsection (j)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(i)(4)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC200BA8F6C0C49478808019C04C5AAED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="ID2BEFBACAFF5F48C4B7508886758FAD93"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A)(vi), by adding <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></clause><clause id="IDDD3AFC56597144AAB5ECB5FB983BF956"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)(ii)(III), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a
period; and</text></clause><clause id="ID37BE4CD71A544888976279AB8F658EB1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (C); and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDF63947CCE4D94A4781DF6FDCD5830B73"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in
subsection (i), as redesignated by paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="ID3DEC50B1C7FE400EB471AA81BCDDBF8C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" id="IDD635BCFF38694A24B3C62315C4DAB435" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><paragraph id="IDE8B60DDC04DE4C63BE215E94AEE6E0A1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum
allotment</header><subparagraph id="ID7DA7BB1CE4AE4CAEB42BE04EF0575A03"><enum>(A)</enum><header>States</header><text>In
the case of any of the several States, the District of Columbia, or the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the amount referred to in paragraph (1)(A) for a
fiscal year is the greater of—</text><clause id="ID365CCEE19421434293D9CC7FD28F24A3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$350,000;</text></clause><clause id="IDE449BFDAC11643D597BD2BD805075C32"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
amount equal to the amount the State, the District of Columbia, or the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico received to carry out this chapter for fiscal year
2008; or</text></clause><clause id="ID390DD995E59B48D8B1619C01C997DE5C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an
amount equal to <fraction>1/3</fraction> of 1 percent of the amount
appropriated under section 754, and not reserved under section 752, for the
fiscal year and available for allotments under subsection (a).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7EA415ECA5324CA5B66F3C21CC5D9203"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certain
territories</header><text>In the case of Guam, American Samoa, the United
States Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the
amount referred to in paragraph (1)(A) for a fiscal year is
$60,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF60C6CE662434883AD3D502F287298FE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(A), by striking <quote>section 753</quote> and inserting <quote>section
754, and not reserved under section 752,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF91BEC063D26431BBD95A80F923C8576"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)(B)(i), by striking <quote>subsection (i)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (h)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9299F8B09C2D4DAC9CA90313DB4E30D9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>588.</enum><header>Independent living
services for older individuals who are blind authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
754 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/796l">29 U.S.C. 796l</external-xref>), as redesignated
by section 586, is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 1999 through
2003</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2014 through
2018</quote>.</text></section></chapter></subtitle><subtitle id="idE5AE81A97E9A4954AF143219F722A5B8"><enum>I</enum><header>Increasing
employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities</header><section id="id7C3867BE05154DD8ADE6CFAC60256A45"><enum>591.</enum><header>Disability
employment</header><subsection id="idB0E20A14EA834577BBB82E3890B0EDAA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/701">29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSHR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2DB8B9CCEA4544A099643DD703300A3D" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><title id="idAB7F405681114CEFB4CADCEB43EAC593"><enum>VIII</enum><header>Increasing
Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities</header><section id="IDc691dfb4cf2b4d2c90a04ba207cede30"><enum>801.</enum><header>Office of
Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports</header><subsection id="ID07caf911669b4f2db5794174c7d473f5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this section is to establish an Office of Disability Employment
Policy, Services, and Supports—</text><paragraph id="id0CCDC6A390C949A7A667465A9F441DC7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to
help develop and support national policies and practices that will increase
employment and economic advancement opportunities for all individuals with
disabilities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idAA0CBDFAD0064D13B7CAA2D365C58AD1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to
ensure that such individuals are fully integrated into the 21st Century
workforce; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idDB47825FD94C49508DE265F140FFA415"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to
help advance the purposes specified in section 2(b).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd3583f6c48ea450e9e20fb46d9598cdd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Office</header><text>There
is established within the Department of Labor an Office of Disability
Employment Policy, Services, and Supports (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Office</quote>). Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act,
such Office shall be the principal entity carrying out the functions described
in this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="id8186261DF3B3491CBC29FC0461E11A9F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assistant
secretary</header><paragraph id="id561641DCE54242D4A82E2D645129ECAE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Office shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary of
Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports (referred to in this title
as the <quote>Assistant Secretary</quote>) appointed by the President by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate. Except as otherwise specifically
provided in this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall be the principal officer
carrying out the functions described in this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA0DCDD7D7A4A466682A016C20C30FB72"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Experience</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary shall be an individual with experience in, and a thorough
knowledge of, disability employment policy, training and educational
opportunities for individuals with disabilities (including youth with
disabilities), public benefit programs for individuals with disabilities, job
development, and the barriers that may limit employment and economic
advancement opportunities of individuals with disabilities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5E3F15714C0B4DFABA571FC131ADCA63"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Goals and
direction</header><text>In carrying out the functions of the Office, the
Assistant Secretary shall be guided by the goals of achieving equal
opportunity, full participation, economic self-sufficiency, and independent
living for all individuals with disabilities, to the greatest extent possible.
In the performance of the functions of the Office, the Assistant Secretary
shall be directly responsible to the Secretary of Labor.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9ff64c1043d94d828ff221c6f7a4154c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Functions</header><paragraph id="idB6081EFBC9F84080B85050C77D256FB9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall provide national
leadership, and encourage interagency collaboration, on increasing employment
and training opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the
development of policies and initiatives (taking into account relevant
information from other Federal agencies and including the awarding of grants as
appropriate) that—</text><subparagraph id="ID4bd7f69d4922425e8e583e94c705ca6d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>eliminate
barriers to the employment and training of individuals with
disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4eb1823c92cd4a6ca633bb13a2d808a9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>advance
opportunities for employment, and identify strategies that increase employment
opportunities in the private sector, for individuals with disabilities,
including recruitment, retention, and promotion of such individuals;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID83b13d5df23942a6918f637f5c6a5b05"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identify and
remove disincentives that limit or prevent the full employment of individuals
with disabilities who are receiving benefits through Federal or State programs
such as medical assistance under a State Medicaid program under title XIX of
the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</external-xref>), disability insurance benefits
under title II of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/401">42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.</external-xref>), or
supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1381">42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcb20c18f4fe24ef6b091adf58cc21aaa"><enum>(D)</enum><text>advise and assist
the Department of Labor and other Federal agencies in the development of
policies and practices that increase employment opportunities in the Federal
Government for individuals with disabilities, including outreach to and
recruitment, retention, and promotion of such individuals;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7a67e73f21724382ab3ae8cad81d2472"><enum>(E)</enum><text>assist youth with
disabilities, including such youth who are out-of-school youth, in successfully
transitioning into competitive integrated employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID15e6809ad77c43478f8f923552936d55"><enum>(F)</enum><text>increase access
for individuals with disabilities seeking employment, education, and training
services from a one-stop delivery system described in section 221(e) of the
Workforce Investment Act of 2013, and other public and private providers of
such services and supports;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb30d4ab64ea5405c983ddab4c6e19b51"><enum>(G)</enum><text>increase
coordination of activities between State vocational rehabilitation programs and
the workforce development systems (as defined in section 101 of such Act),
including the one-stop centers (as defined in such section 101), including
assisting individuals with disabilities in maximizing the services available
through such programs, systems, and centers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID47f9493a6b35401cb2d888ad80eb551a"><enum>(H)</enum><text>leverage
available public and system resources to address individual and systematic
employment barriers for individuals with disabilities, and assist such
individuals in navigating the process of coordinating their public benefits,
including health care;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID66031959ecef4f9bba2b8494669454ae"><enum>(I)</enum><text>increase
employment opportunities for individuals with significant disabilities;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe8b37b3d7c6f4e8caeb176020be86ffe"><enum>(J)</enum><text>meet other
objectives, as specified by the Secretary of Labor, that will increase
employment and training opportunities for individuals with disabilities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7ce16172d4fd41389ab0b16a835c3b0d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limited
enforcement authority</header><text>The Assistant Secretary does not have
enforcement authority, under Federal laws other than this Act, to carry out the
functions described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb5d44b188fbf4eb1bc822591e8c9817c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>For
each fiscal year, beginning with the first full fiscal year following the date
of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, the Secretary of Labor
shall prepare a report and submit the report to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, not later than 90 days after the
end of that fiscal year. The report shall summarize the Office’s progress
in—</text><paragraph id="ID94e616e59fef4764ba2422da0c22fbcc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>meeting the
general objectives specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection
(a);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDee2f190bbe31435aae91a6c1267c9747"><enum>(2)</enum><text>meeting each of
the 4 goals specified in subsection (c)(3); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID01a95d9ecffe4b96bceeba292de57afc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>developing the
specific policies and initiatives specified in subsection (d).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDda326fca1df84eb7a4167edebb0c6238"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years
2014 through 2018.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID1f756648e1864cf9bc7b4ccbb9c94d35"><enum>802.</enum><header>Advisory
committee on increasing competitive integrated employment for individuals with
disabilities</header><subsection id="ID5d66166be5c242d8bee1cf4b5733f5ec"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act
of 2013, the Secretary of Labor shall establish an Advisory Committee on
Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities
(referred to in this section as the <quote>Committee</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="ID6a7e2bfe25dd45aea0a8906ce2a8da4a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment and
vacancies</header><paragraph id="idCD174D2534ED4E47B541B545869362BB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The
Secretary of Labor shall appoint the members of the Committee described in
subsection (c)(6), in accordance with subsection (c). Each member so appointed
shall be appointed for a 2-year term.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idFD153DFCADF44D8B801BD1973E1B81BB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>Any
vacancy in the Committee shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in
the same manner, in accordance with the same paragraph of subsection (c), as
the original appointment or designation was made.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID066ce2d8a5b64a56980b16e38fa57bd5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall be composed of—</text><paragraph id="ID3e121677954d4de3960b3a382be12636"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Assistant
Secretary of Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports, the
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, and the Administrator of the
Wage and Hour Division, of the Department of Labor;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDed2621b78f094da5916834dfb1b47b22"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Commissioner
of the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, or the Commissioner's
designee;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id00FFE957FBD04F4EBB319DBFDBAD63EB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Director of
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health
and Human Services, or the Director's designee;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6A9F3ACA6C104A16BF0E9C1FFC3D8E25"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Commissioner
of Social Security, or the Commissioner's designee;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA06C950D96764FFD97A1C15F9575A1E1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Commissioner
of the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration, or the
Commissioner's designee; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb28816803acc4b1e821cc03691d55f3a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>representatives
from constituencies consisting of—</text><subparagraph id="ID9fc3d60ba63b49a481356bd3024570ee"><enum>(A)</enum><text>self-advocates
for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4a2b24cc3ca8403e926749c5e1ebb107"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providers of
employment services, including those that employ individuals with intellectual
or developmental disabilities in competitive integrated employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcc0747fc4e594c8eae847860294a4242"><enum>(C)</enum><text>representatives
of national disability advocacy organizations for adults with intellectual or
developmental disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcc08237f91f34257b0329f0e3faa4709"><enum>(D)</enum><text>experts with a
background in academia or research and expertise in employment and wage policy
issues for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7ec3caec65394abda387a2c7ab5334d9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>representatives
from the employer community or a national employer organization; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID251dd75ac67d466080dac663b413612b"><enum>(F)</enum><text>other individuals
or representatives of organizations with expertise on the issue of increasing
opportunities for competitive integrated employment for individuals with
disabilities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf6452df404c94275856932d5bb9b36a3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
Secretary of Labor shall designate a Chairperson of the Committee from among
the appointed members of the Committee.</text></subsection><subsection id="idFB52EEEB6CBC4117B77538A6EA5BB966"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairperson, but not less often than 4
times per year.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID5a50baa9045c47f1aae3d882d03931a5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Committee shall study, and prepare findings, conclusions, and recommendations
for the Secretary of Labor on, ways to—</text><paragraph id="IDfad0daf6c5634723aa3f824610e96408"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reduce reliance
on the use of the certificate program carried out under section 14(c) of the
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/214">29 U.S.C. 214(c)</external-xref>) for the employment of
individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, or other
individuals with significant disabilities, except in limited circumstances or
for training purposes;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDba00116b77774df5aa70c1ec4508933b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>increase the
employment opportunities for individuals described in paragraph (1) in
competitive integrated employment; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2c839b5e171247cca8a6a002236f0c79"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increase
oversight of and accountability for the use of such certificates.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID551547fb971f4f339af76ae1bbb5c206"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Committee
personnel matters</header><paragraph commented="no" id="ID408a218c4de94fc09197f60395d6595a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>The members of the Committee shall not receive
compensation for the performance of services for the Committee, but shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title
5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of
business in the performance of services for the Committee. Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1342">section 1342</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may accept the
voluntary and uncompensated services of members of the Committee.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID025ced56e6c94d88aef147bf88245501"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Staff</header><text>The
Secretary of Labor may designate such personnel as may be necessary to enable
the Committee to perform its duties.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDddcb1f4ca3bc4529be7bba8d7ff65ff2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Detail of
government employees</header><text>Any Federal Government employee, with the
approval of the head of the appropriate Federal agency, may be detailed to the
Committee without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption
or loss of civil service status or privilege.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9d138d67003c4a999b81357c5b32a807"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Facilities,
equipment, and services</header><text>The Secretary of Labor shall make
available to the Committee necessary office space and furnish the Committee,
under such arrangements respecting financing as may be appropriate, with
necessary equipment, supplies, and services.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID77dbb393c4ff4ced8bb8dce926bab602"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="IDec5f414f3f0040fb99306a2f17d8500a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Interim and
final reports</header><text>The Committee shall prepare and submit to the
Secretary of Labor, as well as the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate and other appropriate committees of Congress—</text><subparagraph id="idE83D36528310430CAF028793CF94838D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an interim report
that summarizes the progress of the Committee, along with any interim findings,
conclusions, and recommendations described in subsection (f); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id88A9F27278B6471885EB21A3DAF19D6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a final report
that summarizes that progress and states final findings, conclusions, and
recommendations described in subsection (f).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9AE060245C9D4B9F8DB08FAA8D9F2100"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preparation and
submission</header><text>The reports shall be prepared and submitted—</text><subparagraph id="id46F7FAD79E094D429F8D74CD5BBAED9C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of
the interim report, not later than 1 year after the date on which the Committee
first meets; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1D5B84F926EB4602AD75D54DA6AA1CC3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of
the final report, not later than 2 years after the date on which the Committee
first meets.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idEF9D167513594EFA9175A065EBF65C09"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall terminate on the day
after the date on which the Committee submits the final report.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID7071da2c11e4497fac91ca36197808e9"><enum>803.</enum><header>Public
education campaigns about hiring individuals with disabilities</header><subsection id="ID5b9c40b73d814174bcb596c33633be65"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, the Secretary of Labor, acting through
the Assistant Secretary and in coordination with the Commissioner of the
Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration, the Commissioner of
Social Security, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and divisions
of Federal agencies, shall develop and carry out public education campaigns
that educate employers (including small businesses), employees (including
individuals with disabilities), and members of the general public (including
young adults) on the benefits of hiring individuals with disabilities. The
public education campaign for employers (including small businesses) shall
include information on—</text><paragraph id="ID4b93bf88d9664b24a515aeae77f79923"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the work
opportunity credit under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/51">section 51</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID25def2f5fdc141cc89b19c85084c9127"><enum>(2)</enum><text>tax incentives
available to businesses to help cover the cost of improving accessibility,
including—</text><subparagraph id="IDf183ba6b76684fe58e9fe778af8d8d6d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the disabled
access credit under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/44">section 44</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID764a7fecc52b48aaab72b122abdf4ef9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the tax deduction
available under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/190">section 190</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for expenses
for architectural barrier removal.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4616b339ae324da6849f591feb81eac6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Educational
materials</header><text>The public education campaigns described in subsection
(a) shall include, as necessary, different educational materials in order to
adequately target and educate, small businesses, employers generally,
employees, and members of the general public, including educational materials
on work incentives that may assist individuals with disabilities in leaving
programs of public benefits, entering the workforce, advancing their economic
status, and contributing to and participating more fully in their
communities.</text></subsection></section>.(b)Elimination of
text establishing existing officeTitle I of the Department of
Labor Appropriations Act, 2001, as enacted into law by section 1(a)(1) of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 is amended, in the matter under the
header salaries and
expenses
in the matter under the header
Departmental
Management
, by striking : Provided further,
That beginning
and all that follows through this
purpose
.(c)A
reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or
delegation of authority, or any document of or relating to—(1)the
Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy, shall be deemed to refer
to the Assistant Secretary of Disability Employment Policy, Services, and
Supports; and(2)the
Office of Disability Employment Policy, shall be deemed to refer to the Office
of Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports.J596.Transfer of
functions to Department of Labor, and savings provisions(a)For
purposes of this section, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the
context—(1)the
term Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration
means the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration of the
Office of Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports of the
Department of Labor;(2)the
term Federal agency has the meaning given to the term
agency by section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code;(3)the
term function means any duty, obligation, power, authority,
responsibility, right, privilege, activity, or program;(4)the
term office includes any office, administration, agency,
institute, unit, organizational entity, or component thereof; and(5)the
term Rehabilitation Services Administration means the
Rehabilitation Services Administration of the Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services of the Department of Education.(b)There are transferred to the Disability Employment
Services and Supports Administration, all functions which the Commissioner of
the Rehabilitation Services Administration exercised before the effective date
of this section (including all related functions of any officer or employee of
that Administration) under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et
seq), other than chapter 1 of title VII of that Act (29 U.S.C. 796 et
seq).(c)Determinations
of certain functions by the office of management and budgetIf
necessary, the Office of Management and Budget shall make any determination of
the functions that are transferred under this section.(d)(1)The
Commissioner of the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration
may appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and employees, including
investigators, attorneys, and administrative law judges, as may be necessary to
carry out the respective functions transferred under this section. Except as
otherwise provided by law, such officers and employees shall be appointed in
accordance with the civil service laws and their compensation fixed in
accordance with title 5, United States Code.(2)The Commissioner of the Disability Employment
Services and Supports Administration may obtain the services of experts and
consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and
compensate such experts and consultants for each day (including travel time) at
rates not in excess of the rate of pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of such title. The Commissioner of the Disability Employment
Services and Supports Administration may pay experts and consultants who are
serving away from their homes or regular place of business travel expenses and
per diem in lieu of subsistence at rates authorized by sections 5702 and 5703
of such title for persons in Government service employed intermittently.(e)Delegation and
assignmentExcept where otherwise expressly prohibited by law or
otherwise provided by this section, the Commissioner of the Disability
Employment Services and Supports Administration may delegate any of the
functions transferred to the Commissioner of such Administration by this
section and any function transferred or granted to such Commissioner after the
effective date of this section to such officers and employees of such
Administration as the Commissioner may designate, and may authorize successive
redelegations of such functions as may be necessary or appropriate. No
delegation of functions by the Commissioner of the Disability Employment
Services and Supports Administration under this subsection or under any other
provision of this section shall relieve such Commissioner of responsibility for
the administration of such functions.(f)The
Commissioner of the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration
is authorized to allocate or reallocate any function transferred under this
section among the officers of such Administration, and to establish,
consolidate, alter, or discontinue such organizational entities in such
Administration as may be necessary or appropriate.(g)The
Commissioner of the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration
is authorized to prescribe, in accordance with the provisions of chapters 5 and
6 of title 5, United States Code, such rules and regulations as that
Commissioner determines necessary or appropriate to administer and manage the
functions of that Administration.(h)Transfer and
allocations of appropriations and personnelExcept as otherwise
provided in this section, the personnel employed in connection with, and the
assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of
appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, used,
held, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with
the functions transferred by this section, subject to section 1531 of title 31,
United States Code, shall be transferred to the Disability Employment Services
and Supports Administration. Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to this
subsection shall be used only for the purposes for which the funds were
originally authorized and appropriated.(i)The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, at
such time or times as the Director shall provide, is authorized to make such
determinations as may be necessary with regard to the functions transferred by
this section, and to make such additional incidental dispositions of personnel,
assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property, records, and unexpended
balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held,
used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with
such functions, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide for
the termination of the affairs of all entities terminated by this section and
for such further measures and dispositions as may be necessary to effectuate
the purposes of this section.(j)(1)Except as otherwise provided by this section, the
transfer pursuant to this section of full-time personnel (except special
Government employees) and part-time personnel holding permanent positions shall
not cause any such employee to be separated or reduced in grade or compensation
for 1 year after the date of transfer of such employee under this
section.(2)Executive
schedule positionsExcept as otherwise provided in this section,
any person who, on the day preceding the effective date of this section, held a
position compensated in accordance with the Executive Schedule prescribed in
chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, and who, without a break in service,
is appointed in the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration
to a position having duties comparable to the duties performed immediately
preceding such appointment shall continue to be compensated in such new
position at not less than the rate provided for such previous position, for the
duration of the service of such person in such new position.(3)Termination of
certain positionsPositions whose incumbents are appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the functions of
which are transferred by this section, shall terminate on the effective date of
this section.(k)(1)Continuing
effect of legal documentsAll orders, determinations, rules,
regulations, permits, agreements, grants, contracts, certificates, licenses,
registrations, privileges, and other administrative actions—(A)which have been
issued, made, granted, or allowed to become effective by the President, any
Federal agency or official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in
the performance of functions which are transferred under this section;
and(B)which are in
effect at the time this section takes effect, or were final before the
effective date of this section and are to become effective on or after the
effective date of this section,shall continue
in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set
aside, or revoked in accordance with law by the President, the Commissioner of
the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration or other
authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of
law.(2)The provisions of this section shall not affect any
proceedings, including notices of proposed rulemaking, or any application for
any license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending before the
Rehabilitation Services Administration at the time this section takes effect,
with respect to functions transferred by this section but such proceedings and
applications shall be continued. Orders shall be issued in such proceedings,
appeals shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such
orders, as if this section had not been enacted, and orders issued in any such
proceedings shall continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or
revoked by a duly authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or
by operation of law. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to prohibit the
discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding under the same terms and
conditions and to the same extent that such proceeding could have been
discontinued or modified if this section had not been enacted.(3)The provisions of this section shall not affect suits
commenced (with respect to functions transferred under this section) before the
effective date of this section, and in all such suits, proceedings shall be
had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and with the same
effect as if this section had not been enacted.(4)No suit, action, or other proceeding commenced by or
against the Rehabilitation Services Administration (with regard to functions
transferred under this section), or by or against any individual in the
official capacity of such individual as an officer of the Rehabilitation
Services Administration (with regard to functions transferred under this
section), shall abate by reason of the enactment of this section.(5)Administrative
actions relating to promulgation of regulationsAny
administrative action relating to the preparation or promulgation of a
regulation by the Rehabilitation Services Administration (with regard to
functions transferred under this section) may be continued by the Disability
Employment Services and Supports Administration with the same effect as if this
section had not been enacted.(l)If
a provision of this section or its application to any person or circumstance is
held invalid, neither the remainder of this section nor the application of the
provision to other persons or circumstances shall be affected.(m)A
reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or
delegation of authority, or any document of or relating to—(1)the
Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (with regard to
functions transferred under this section), shall be deemed to refer to the
Commissioner of the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration;
and(2)the
Rehabilitation Services Administration (with regard to functions transferred
under this section), shall be deemed to refer to the Disability Employment
Services and Supports Administration.(n)Additional
conforming amendments(1)After consultation with the appropriate committees of
Congress and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the
Commissioner of the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration
shall prepare and submit to Congress recommended legislation containing
technical and conforming amendments to reflect the changes made by this
section.(2)Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this
section, the Commissioner of the Disability Employment Services and Supports
Administration shall submit the recommended legislation referred to under
paragraph (1).(o)The
Commissioner of the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration
is authorized to utilize—(1)the
services of such officers, employees, and other personnel of the Rehabilitation
Services Administration with regard to functions transferred under this
section; and(2)funds
appropriated to such functions,for such period
of time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly implementation of
this section.(p)Until the date on which the Commissioner of the
Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration takes office, the
Secretary of Labor may exercise any authority of that Administration.597.Transfer of
functions to Department of Health and Human Services, and savings
provisions(a)Independent
Living Administration(1)For
purposes of this subsection, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the
context—(A)the terms
Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration,
function, and Rehabilitation Services Administration
have the meanings given the terms in section 596; and(B)the term
Independent Living Administration means the Independent Living
Administration of the Administration for Community Living of the Department of
Health and Human Services.(2)There are transferred to the Independent Living
Administration, all functions which the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation
Services Administration exercised before the effective date of this section
(including all related functions of any officer or employee of that
Administration) under chapter 1 of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(29 U.S.C. 796 et seq).(3)Determinations
of certain functions by the office of management and budgetIf
necessary, the Office of Management and Budget shall make any determination of
the functions that are transferred under paragraph (2).(4)(A)Except as provided in subparagraph (B), subsections (d)
through (o) of section 596—(i)shall
apply to the Rehabilitation Services Administration; and(ii)shall
apply to the Independent Living Administration and the Director of that
Administration in the same manner and to the same extent as those subsections
apply to the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration and the
Commissioner of that Administration.(B)For purposes of applying those subsections under
subparagraph (A), references in those subsections to a transfer shall be
considered to refer to a transfer under paragraph (2) or a corresponding
provision of this subsection.(5)Until the date on which the Director of the
Independent Living Administration takes office, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services may exercise any authority of that Administration.(b)Administration
for Community Living(1)For
purposes of this subsection, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the
context—(A)the terms
Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration,
function, and Rehabilitation Services Administration
have the meanings given the terms in section 596; and(B)the term
Administration for Community Living means the Administration for
Community Living of the Department of Health and Human Services.(2)There are transferred to the Administration for
Community Living, all functions which the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation
Services Administration exercised before the effective date of this section
(including all related functions of any officer or employee of that
Administration) under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001 et
seq.).(3)Determinations
of certain functions by the office of management and budgetIf
necessary, the Office of Management and Budget shall make any determination of
the functions that are transferred under paragraph (2).(4)(A)Except as provided in subparagraph (B), subsections (d)
through (o) of section 596—(i)shall
apply to the Rehabilitation Services Administration; and(ii)shall
apply to the Administration for Community Living and the Administrator of that
Administration in the same manner and to the same extent as those subsections
apply to the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration and the
Commissioner of that Administration.(B)For purposes of applying those subsections under
subparagraph (A), references in those subsections to a transfer shall be
considered to refer to a transfer under paragraph (2) or a corresponding
provision of this subsection.(5)Until the date on which the Administrator of the
Administration for Community Living takes office, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services may exercise any authority of that Administration.(c)National
Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation
Research(1)For
purposes of this subsection, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the
context—(A)the terms
Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration,
function, and Rehabilitation Services Administration
have the meanings given the terms in section 596;(B)the term
NIDILRR means the National Institute on Disability, Independent
Living, and Rehabilitation Research of the Administration for Community Living
of the Department of Health and Human Services; and(C)the term
NIDRR means the National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services of the Department of Education.(2)There are transferred to the NIDILRR, all functions
which the Director of the NIDRR exercised before the effective date of this
section (including all related functions of any officer or employee of the
NIDRR).(3)Determinations
of certain functions by the office of management and budgetIf
necessary, the Office of Management and Budget shall make any determination of
the functions that are transferred under paragraph (2).(4)(A)Except as provided in subparagraph (B), subsections (d)
through (o) of section 596—(i)shall
apply to the NIDRR and the Director of the NIDRR in the same manner and to the
same extent as those subsections apply to the Rehabilitation Services
Administration and the Commissioner of that Administration; and(ii)shall
apply to the NIDILRR and the Director of the NIDILRR in the same manner and to
the same extent as those subsections apply to the Disability Employment
Services and Supports Administration and the Commissioner of that
Administration.(B)For purposes of applying those subsections under
subparagraph (A), references in those subsections to a transfer shall be
considered to refer to a transfer under paragraph (2) or a corresponding
provision of this subsection.(d)References in
Assistive Technology Act of 1998(1)Section
3(13) of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3002(13)) is amended
by striking Education
and inserting Health and Human
Services
.(2)Section 6 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29
U.S.C. 3005) is amended—(A)in subsection
(b)(4)(B)(v), by striking Office of Disability Employment Policy
each place it appears and inserting Office of Disability Employment
Policy, Services, and Supports
; and(B)in subsection
(d)(4), by striking Education
and inserting Health and
Human Services
.(3)Section 7 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3006) is amended—(A)in subsection (a)—(i)in paragraph (1), by striking the Assistant Secretary
and all that follows through Rehabilitation Services Administration,
and inserting the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living
;(ii)in paragraph (2), by striking The Assistant Secretary
and all that follows and inserting The Administrator of the Administration for Community Living shall consult with the Office of Special Education Programs of the Department of Education, the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration of the Department of Labor, the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, and other appropriate Federal entities in the administration of this Act.
; and(iii)in paragraph (3), by striking the Rehabilitation Services Administration
and inserting the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living
; and(B)in subsection (c)(5), by striking Education
and inserting Health and Human Services
.598.The table of contents
in section 1(b) is amended—(1)by
striking the item relating to section 12 and inserting the following:Sec. 12. Administration by the
Secretary of Labor.Sec. 12A. Administration by the
Secretary of Health and Human
Services.;(2)by
striking the item relating to section 14 and inserting the following:Sec. 14. Evaluation by the
Secretary of Labor.Sec. 14A. Evaluation by the
Secretary of Health and Human
Services.;(3)by
striking the item relating to section 109 and inserting the following:Sec. 109. Training and services for
employers.;
(4)by
inserting after the item relating to section 112 the following:Sec. 113. Additional technical
assistance.Sec. 114. Pre-employment transition
services.;(5)by
striking the item relating to section 202 and inserting the following:Sec. 202. National Institute on
Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation
Research.;(6)by
striking the item relating to section 205 and inserting the following:Sec. 205. Disability, Independent
Living, and Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council.Sec. 206. Definition of covered
school.;(7)by
striking the item relating to section 303 and inserting the following:Sec. 303. Demonstration, training,
and technical assistance
programs.;(8)by
inserting after the item relating to section 509 the following:Sec. 510. Establishment of
standards for accessible medical diagnostic equipment.Sec. 511. Employment of individuals
with significant disabilities at a subminimum
wage.;(9)by
striking the items relating to part B of title VI and inserting the
following:PART B—Supported employment servicesSec. 621. Purpose.Sec. 622. Allotments.Sec. 623. Availability of
services.Sec. 624. Eligibility.Sec. 625. State plan.Sec. 626. Restriction.Sec. 627. Savings provision.Sec. 628. Authorization of
appropriations.;(10)in
the items relating to title VII—(A)(i)by inserting after the
item relating to section 701 the following:Sec. 701A. Independent Living
Administration.;
and(ii)by striking the item relating to
section 706 and inserting the following:Sec. 706. Responsibilities of the
ILA
Director.;(B)by inserting
after the item relating to section 711 the following:Sec. 711A. Training and technical
assistance.;and(C)by striking the
items relating to sections 752 and 753 and inserting the following:Sec. 752. Training and technical
assistance.Sec. 753. Program of
grants.Sec. 754. Authorization of
appropriations.;
and(11)by
adding at the end the following:TITLE VIII—INCREASING EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIESSec. 801. Office of Disability
Employment Policy, Services, and Supports.Sec. 802. Advisory Committee on
Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with
Disabilities.Sec. 803. Public education
campaigns about hiring individuals with
disabilities..<enum>VI</enum><header>General
provisions</header><subtitle id="idEA74A0746ADD46AD8D4DD053FE8994BA"><enum>A</enum><header>Workforce
investment</header><section id="id17D4EB82321C4C0FB58E2D8495B4F200"><enum>601.</enum><header>Privacy</header><subsection id="ID92DA51444BA24B249EA97ECD300A9EA6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Section 444 of
the General Education Provisions Act</header><text>Nothing in this Act
(including the amendments made by this Act) shall be construed to supersede the
privacy protections afforded parents and students under section 444 of the
General Education Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">20 U.S.C. 1232g</external-xref>).</text></subsection><subsection id="ID8B7026ECCB6D4D05AC9A9BD274258719"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on
Development of National Database</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID69F568F3495E43D0A5DEDE31D1067F4A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this Act (including the
amendments made by this Act) shall be construed to permit the development of a
national database of personally identifiable information on individuals
receiving services under title II or under the amendments made by title V.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA58B3733B92492A9D8FCA9B15077F07"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed
to prevent the proper administration of national programs under subtitles C and
D of title II, or the amendments made by title V (as the case may be), or to carry out program
management activities consistent with title II or the amendments made by title V (as the case may
be).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6864765BB03F48D48456C1866F8543AE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>602.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Buy-American requirements</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB81FB7DCB7FC4ADDAE4036F2EAD1C154"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Compliance with
buy american act</header><text>None of the funds made available under title II
or III or under the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>) may be expended by
an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds the entity will
comply with sections 8301 through 8303 of title 41, United States Code
(commonly known as the <quote>Buy American Act</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA8EDE586B3D4F3EA1CA3A32C8355426"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of congress; requirement regarding notice</header><paragraph id="ID9810B59CA4EB4AE7A42B85CF14B48B6E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purchase of
american-made equipment and products</header><text>In the case of any equipment
or product that may be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance
provided using funds made available under title II or III or under the
Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>), it is the sense of Congress that
entities receiving the assistance should, in expending the assistance, purchase
only American-made equipment and products.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID655AD82809564611A7D3478BA889612A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice to
recipients of assistance</header><text>In providing financial assistance using
funds made available under title II or III or under the Wagner-Peyser Act, the
head of each Federal agency shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a
notice describing the statement made in paragraph (1) by Congress.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC212AC0D7D4F4FD5A77EFC995ED860F7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition of
contracts with persons falsely labeling products as made in
america</header><text>If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a <quote>Made in
America</quote> inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any
product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract
made with funds made available under title II or III or under the Wagner-Peyser
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>), pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and
ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48,
Code of Federal Regulations, as such sections were in effect on August 7, 1998,
or pursuant to any successor regulations.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE450AB2FA7B9481D94125485FA7AE856"><enum>603.</enum><header>Transition
provisions</header><subsection id="ID3b8dab6527154a33be1bb429ddb30bf0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Workforce
development systems</header><text>The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education shall take such actions as the Secretaries determine to be
appropriate to provide for the orderly transition from any authority under the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>) to any authority
under title I. Such actions shall include the provision of guidance related to
unified State planning and the performance accountability system described
under such title.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID88d467ed9706499399c3139e522e34cb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Workforce
investment activities</header><text>The Secretary of Labor shall take such
actions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide for the
orderly transition from any authority under the Workforce Investment Act of
1998 to any authority under title II.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID982937550626459b8f44e2d2088e4eeb"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Adult education
and literacy programs</header><text>The Secretary of Education shall take such
actions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide for the
orderly transition from any authority under the Adult Education and Family
Literacy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9201">20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.</external-xref>), as in effect on the day before the date
of enactment of this Act, to any authority under the Adult Education and Family
Literacy Act, as amended by this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID5fd8f9c73b2d4ff8a61e0e82e116e911"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Employment
services activities</header><text>The Secretary of Labor shall take such
actions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide for the
orderly transition from any authority under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49
et seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, to
any authority under the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended by this Act.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID533cb13644e443e8b03336752812115c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Vocational rehabilitation
programs</header><text>The Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall take such actions as
the Secretaries determine to be appropriate to provide for the orderly
transition from any authority under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
701 et seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act,
to any authority under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="ID1be0c5ab3b8e40299647f8322757e314"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Regulations</header><paragraph commented="no" id="ID5e42e1cee47548e89df55eb42e21f660"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Proposed regulations</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Labor, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as appropriate, shall develop and publish
in the Federal Register proposed regulations relating to the transition to, and
implementation of, this Act (including the amendments made by this Act).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID8af69db588c042138a38286dce5f59a9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Final regulations</header><text>Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries described in paragraph (1), as appropriate, shall develop and publish
in the Federal Register final regulations relating to the transition to, and
implementation of, this Act (including the amendments made by this Act).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID24176d683b4d4d0ea130edf17f57d82d"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Expenditure of
funds during transition</header><paragraph commented="no" id="ID081920e9ca534f9dbf31c8e467492cca"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to
paragraph (2) and in accordance with regulations developed under subsection
(f), States, grant recipients, administrative entities, and other recipients of
financial assistance under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 may expend
funds received under such Act, prior to July 1, 2015, in order to plan and
implement programs and activities authorized under this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0f9b546f1b1c411eb9c0a89dd9d29de6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><text>Not more than 2 percent of any allotment to any
State from amounts appropriated under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for
fiscal year 2014 may be made available to carry out activities authorized under
paragraph (1) and not less than 50 percent of any amount used to carry out
activities authorized under paragraph (1) shall be made available to local
entities for the purposes of the activities described in such paragraph.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id661E4A6A4D914FB59C3A56548F068A39"><enum>604.</enum><header>Reduction of
reporting burdens and requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In order to simplify reporting requirements
and reduce reporting burdens, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of
Education, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish procedures and criteria under which a State board and
local board may reduce reporting burdens and requirements under this Act (including the amendments made by this Act).</text></section><section id="idDD51E37E0AA24BACAB2B06351EEA3CE8"><enum>605.</enum><header>Effective
dates</header><subsection id="id9E96D4BC0E0F46048F34F04A79D6E39C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise
provided in this Act, this Act, including the amendments made by this Act, take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="id6D4C803481AD459B8B9EE561F1BBDB01"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date
for workforce development performance accountability system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of section 131 shall apply
beginning on the first day of the second full program year after the date of
enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id265D074516854821BA303421A53B1DFB"><enum>B</enum><header>Amendments to
other laws</header><section id="id06E3AF59271241D3979AEE1CECB92E32" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>611.</enum><header>Repeal of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998</header><subsection id="id6E032751B30B46ACB228E55D0E791AFF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Youth
opportunity grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
169 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2914">29 U.S.C. 2914</external-xref>) is
repealed.</text></subsection><subsection id="idFA7259797DFC4B6293F70B301EB9D0E8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Twenty-First
Century Workforce Commission</header><text>Subtitle C of title III of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2701">29 U.S.C. 2701</external-xref> note) is repealed.</text></subsection><subsection id="id8FE5C514B03E4403B672281778ADC482"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Workforce
Investment Act of 1998</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection></section><section id="idA3CD710B03F64424B357D51658D89A6E"><enum>612.</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><subsection id="id871C2C5DE7F845E6896F52D5625EF38C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>American
Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998</header><text>Section
414(c)(3)(C) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of
1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2916a">29 U.S.C. 2916a(3)(C)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>entities involved in administering the workforce investment system established under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>entities involved in administering the workforce development system, as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id3553C72ED3664FB6B8D641FDA40F2C97"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assistive
Technology Act of 1998</header><text>The Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended as follows:</text><paragraph id="idB6E420C72A704EFF94C2FE8A1D987F97"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 3(1)(C)
of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3002">29 U.S.C. 3002(1)(C)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>such as a one-stop partner, as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting
<quote>such as a one-stop partner, as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id107D719FFE514F7FA8C1757A272D46BB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 4 of such
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3003">29 U.S.C. 3003</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="idBA76BBA7CA7E41719AD494C8E786E2E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(2)(B)(i)(IV), by striking <quote>a representative of the State workforce investment board established under section 111 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2821">29 U.S.C. 2821</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>a representative of the State workforce development board established under section 111 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAB09190CEEA04DF8A865E76C89535C0A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)—</text><clause id="idAB2AAF95FDBF46F682B10A54651CC626"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(D)(i), by striking <quote>such as one-stop partners, as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801</external-xref>),</quote> and inserting <quote>such as one-stop partners, as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id080F106BFAAF4CAAA48626DB40CD5379"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(B)(ii)(I)(aa), by striking <quote>with entities in the statewide and local workforce investment systems established under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>),</quote> and inserting <quote>with entities in the statewide and local workforce development systems established under the Workforce Investment Act of 2013,</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id264678ADDE9D4BA5B4F27CF502BE0CFD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act</header><text>Section 113(a)(2) of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/720k">15 U.S.C. 720k(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>consistent with the vision and goals set forth in the State of Alaska Unified Plan, as developed pursuant to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>consistent with the vision and goals set forth in the State of Alaska unified plan or combined plan, as appropriate, as developed pursuant to section 112 or section 113, as appropriate, of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="idF151F84FDF6641B4A066D4173B81CE22"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Atomic Energy
Defense Act</header><text>Section 4604(c)(6)(A) of the Atomic Energy Defense
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/2704">50 U.S.C. 2704(c)(6)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>programs carried out by the Secretary of Labor under the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>programs carried out by the Secretary of Labor under titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id646E68977E9F4BD2BE995BC2BE2D3AC5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Carl D. Perkins
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006</header><text>The Carl
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C.
2301 et seq.) is amended as follows:</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id2FD045E521AD444D9F01DA5381BB4188"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 118(d)(2)
of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2328">20 U.S.C. 2328(d)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id1FA9E564A11F4E13949FE2B17380B051"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Public law 105–220</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Workforce Investment Act of 2013</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id518033CCB00F4132954FCAC3443D8AF5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>functions and activities carried out under <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/220">Public Law 105–220</external-xref></quote> and inserting <quote>functions and activities carried out under the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7A655CB4741C4C8FA1FBFBBC6D9A3DDB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 121(a)(4) of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2341">20 U.S.C. 2341(a)(4)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="id77F58E8CBF9F42C08D12B78208716A78"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>activities undertaken by the State boards under section 111 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/220">Public Law 105–220</external-xref></quote> and
inserting <quote>activities undertaken by the State boards under section 111 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48308D7E8A7A498390FD48FADD5E97CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>the service delivery system under section 121 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/220">Public Law 105–220</external-xref></quote> and
inserting <quote>the one-stop service delivery system under section 221 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id278B9AE3E4F74FEF920875D16251239F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 122 of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2342">20 U.S.C. 2342</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="id2D2EC8656EBC495BBD64C06FA3EEA035"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)(A)(viii), by striking <quote>entities participating in activities described in section 111 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/220">Public Law 105–220</external-xref></quote> and inserting <quote>entities participating in activities described in section 111 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id12FE974E11A84EEE9A3E96F6118D4F49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(20), by striking <quote>the description and information specified in sections 112(b)(8) and 121(c) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/220">Public Law 105–220</external-xref> concerning the provision of services only for postsecondary students and school dropouts</quote> and inserting <quote>the description and information specified in subparagraphs (B) and (C)(iii) of section 112(b)(2), and, as appropriate, section 113(b)(3)(A), and section 221(c), of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 concerning the provision of services only for postsecondary students and school dropouts</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8A82637FD3FA4E5A901126E57D338001"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2)—</text><clause id="id3D99E5F3D3844F93B2822CD134D88EF2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">501 plan</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">combined plan</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id483C9C826FBC479D9A5999585ADF52B3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>as part of the plan submitted under section 501 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/220">Public Law 105–220</external-xref></quote> and inserting
<quote>as part of the plan submitted under section 113 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id05C7171BAFB34D609FC55A0D3863671B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 124(c)(13) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2344">20 U.S.C. 2344(c)(13)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>such as through referral to the system established under section 121 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/220">Public Law 105–220</external-xref></quote> and inserting <quote>such as through referral to the system established under section 221 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idEF13E7C2FF68493B8F317325A3F2153A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 134(b)(5) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2354">20 U.S.C. 2354(b)(5)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>entities participating in activities described in section 117 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/220">Public Law 105–220</external-xref> (if applicable)</quote> and inserting <quote>entities participating in activities described in section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 (if applicable)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0108F394F50F4AA786E963F57A70C951"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 135(c)(16) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2355">20 U.S.C. 2355(c)(16)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>such as through referral to the system established under section 121 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/220">Public Law 105–220</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>such as through referral to the system established under section 221 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id46328087D1B347B4A0DED15CE89930DE"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section 321(b)(1)
of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2411">20 U.S.C. 2411(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Chapters 4 and
5 of subtitle B of title I of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/220">Public Law 105–220</external-xref></quote> and inserting
<quote>Chapters 2 and 3 of subtitle B of title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB51B4A0F03494AF5AFDBF7370BFD6FF8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Community Services Block Grant Act</header><text>Section 676(b)(5) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9908">42 U.S.C. 9908(b)(5)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>the eligible entities will coordinate the provision of employment and training activities, as defined in section 101 of such Act, in the State and in communities with entities providing activities through statewide and local workforce investment systems under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>the eligible entities will coordinate the provision of employment and training activities, as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, in the State and in communities with entities providing activities through statewide and local workforce development systems under such Act</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="idE6542376F32A4074A44E22146794558B"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Compact of Free
Association Amendments Act of 2003</header><text>The Compact of Free
Association Amendments Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/48/1921">48 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended as
follows:</text><paragraph id="id3078D3A338CE487FAD65C267B1BC434B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section
105(f)(1)(B)(iii) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/48/1921d">48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)(iii)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>), other than subtitle C of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2881">29 U.S.C. 2881 et seq.</external-xref>) (Job Corps), title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9201">20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.</external-xref>; commonly known as the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act), </quote>
and inserting <quote>titles I, II (other than subtitle C), and III of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013,</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3801EEEE7EB441908D3EE835AB84B0E4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 108(a) of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/48/1921g">48 U.S.C. 1921g(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>subtitle C of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2881">29 U.S.C. 2881 et seq.</external-xref>; relating to Job Corps)</quote> and inserting <quote>subtitle C of title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 (relating to Job Corps)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9684A1131AE246B29DA2EC5434B0D0B7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973</header><text>Section 103(d) of the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4953">42 U.S.C. 4953(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>employment.</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:
<quote>employment. Whenever feasible, such efforts shall be coordinated with an appropriate local workforce development board established under section 107 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013.</quote> .</text></subsection><subsection id="id26FC8295A4DC4C2E80301818069A6453"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965</header><text>The Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6301">20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended as follows:</text><paragraph id="id220560A13C0348F995C87F5BDD5E888E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 1203(c)(2)(A)
of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6363">20 U.S.C. 6363(c)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="idCAB0F61E48314B17A7C656B756781495"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, in consultation with the National Institute for Literacy,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0C9876A6966B49DB92F11C9253B6F486"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking clause (ii); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4D40D56200264651B416F23C55D99866"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2C1BF018456244B4B1F2A8407D761D81"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section
1235(9)(B) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6381d">20 U.S.C. 6381d(9)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>any relevant programs under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting
<quote>any relevant programs under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id76C6A9A62BBB43798389149AE2B463AD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 1423(9) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6453">20 U.S.C. 6453(9)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>a description of how the program under this subpart will be coordinated with other Federal, State, and local programs, such as programs under title I of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/220">Public Law 105–220</external-xref></quote> and inserting <quote>a description of how the program under this subpart will be coordinated with other Federal, State, and local programs, such as programs under titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7CE5781C17E54F779BA999EAD40185F2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 1425(9) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6455">20 U.S.C. 6455(9)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>coordinate funds received under this subpart with other local, State, and Federal funds available to provide services to participating children and youth, such as funds made available under title I of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/220">Public Law 105–220</external-xref>,</quote> and inserting <quote>coordinate funds received under this subpart with other local, State, and Federal funds available to provide services to participating children and youth, such as funds made available under title I or II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013,</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id952EF8A6E9C7415D99B368D125C6A399"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section
7202(13)(H) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7512">20 U.S.C. 7512(13)(H)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> and
inserting <quote>the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et. seq.)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0F176CCC55E545509D714FBE7D324B5F"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Environmental Programs Assistance Act of 1984</header><text>Section 2(a) of the Environmental Programs Assistance Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4368a">42 U.S.C. 4368a(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Funding for such grants or agreements may be made available from such programs or through title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 and subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>Funding for such grants or agreements may be made available from such programs or through title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 and subtitle D of title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id475DCB69E2B448C88A4BB0435ADAD7FF"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Energy
Conservation and Production Act</header><text>Section 414(b)(3) of the Energy
Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6864">42 U.S.C. 6864(b)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>securing, to the maximum extent practicable, the services of volunteers and training participants and public service employment workers, pursuant to title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting
<quote>securing, to the maximum extent practicable, the services of volunteers and training participants and public service employment workers, pursuant to title I or II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id1696BFFC4C934BCA80F47E7C022A5A47"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008</header><text>The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended as follows:</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id07EBB54683DD4B74BF38153A137F8245"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 5(l) of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2014">7 U.S.C. 2014(l)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Notwithstanding section 181(a)(2) of
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, earnings to individuals participating in on-the-job-training under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>Notwithstanding section 281(a)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, earnings to individuals participating in on-the-job training under title I or II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id06144F4E0BEE482585B42E529D7EFAC6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section
6 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2015">7 U.S.C. 2015</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="id0CCAF001CFCF4DB4B02E8B4864E0DB78"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(4)(M), by striking
<quote>activities under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting
<quote>activities under titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id57606307DD6C4F5EA5B9FFEECE713D83"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(3)(A), by striking <quote>a program under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>a program under title I or II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id82179A52DD49466896263199C109D989"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (o)(1)(A), by striking <quote>a program under the title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>a program under title I or II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id428C6B00B64443BA95F2CFD0D26302B6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section
17(b)(2) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2026">7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>a program carried out under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting
<quote>a program carried out under title I or II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA17A3FE4E06747ED8208EFABD67E6E7C"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Full Employment
and Balanced Growth Act of 1978</header><text>Section 206 of the Full
Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3116">15 U.S.C. 3116</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="id535F8D516DC846A4B31F2A8AA87B74E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>the Secretary of Labor shall, as appropriate, fully utilize the authority provided under the Job Training Partnership Act and title I of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary of Labor shall, as appropriate, fully utilize the authority provided under titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id30BC32875E9A40C78AE6E4D6CE7429A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (c)(1), by striking <quote>the President shall, as may be authorized by law, establish reservoirs of public employment and private nonprofit employment projects, to be approved by the Secretary of Labor, through expansion of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>the President shall, as may be authorized by law, establish reservoirs of public employment and private nonprofit employment projects, to be approved by the Secretary of Labor, through expansion of activities under titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id690C62BA63734818AD5B333D02DB6111"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Higher
Education Act of 1965</header><text>The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001 et seq.) is amended as follows:</text><paragraph id="idC2948AE762514EA596700DFAB9CAA8D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 418A of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070d-2">20 U.S.C. 1070d–2</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="idEBBA14EA0FBD42DCB88F222D215339B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1)(B)(ii), by striking <quote>section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act
of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>section 267 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBA8B9AC2A8CB4918B1C06B5EBF2E2842"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1)(A), by striking <quote>section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998</quote> and inserting <quote>section 267 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8B2CDA27A4C948D0ACA767179FC13648"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 479(d)(1)
of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087ss">20 U.S.C. 1087ss(d)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>The term <term>dislocated worker</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting
<quote>The term <term>dislocated worker</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE6238F9A50D8425AAFFE8D4DF5F55461"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 479A(a)
of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087tt">20 U.S.C. 1087tt(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>a dislocated worker (as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998)</quote> and inserting
<quote>a dislocated worker (as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF3A998BF60DB4A01A1E28EF40009FDD4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section
480(b)(1)(I) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087vv">20 U.S.C. 1087vv(b)(1)(I)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>benefits received through participation in employment and training activities under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>benefits received through participation in employment and training activities under titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5251D365B2654EED9528B26F0318F4D1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 803 of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161c">20 U.S.C. 1161c</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="id21AB9A5352C240C5914E05D3D1B62A34"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (i)(1), by striking <quote>for changes to this Act and related Acts, such as the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (including titles I and II), to help create and sustain business and industry workforce partnerships at institutions of higher education</quote> and inserting <quote>for changes to this Act and related Acts, such as the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 (including titles I, II, and III), to help create and sustain business and industry workforce partnerships at institutions of higher education</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC1549F1AF2BD45FB9009B334CCD194BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(j)(1)—</text><clause id="idDC734F7B80ED4C708A4584A210682125"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking <quote>local board (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801</external-xref>))</quote> and inserting <quote>local board (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013)</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="id6BEA83FC4B5545B2BBBD13AB0843E810"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>a State board (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801</external-xref>))</quote> and inserting <quote>a State board (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013)</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4386FA3C17734474A583EE954AD4582E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section
861(c)(1)(B) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161q">20 U.S.C. 1161q(c)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>local boards (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801</external-xref>)) </quote> and inserting <quote>local boards (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idCF54DEE123D0468184E677E46617FC96"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section
872(b)(2)(E) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161s">20 U.S.C. 1161s(b)(2)(E)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>local boards (as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801</external-xref>))</quote> and inserting <quote>local boards (as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0A46D644FF464202BE49F15967AA42D9"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Housing Act of
1949</header><text>Section 504(c)(3) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1474(c)(3)) is amended by striking <quote>the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, determines there is an insufficient number of volunteers and training participants and public service employment workers, assisted pursuant to title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or the Older American Community Service Employment Act,</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, determines there is an insufficient number of volunteers and training participants and public service employment workers, assisted pursuant to title I or II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 or the Community Service Senior Opportunities Act,</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id0A48D2646C4248C49056ED81F668E830"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Housing and
Urban Development Act of 1968</header><text>Section 3 of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701u">12 U.S.C. 1701u</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id0CAE736833C7447A86917001FF13EA96"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="id7A659FEADD25492F80839F8EDD80B82E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B)(iii), by striking <quote>participants in YouthBuild programs receiving assistance under section 173A of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>participants in YouthBuild programs receiving assistance under section 272 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD753D7B5ED184A078D5588A2DB680EA2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2)(B), by striking <quote>participants in YouthBuild programs receiving assistance under section 173A of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>participants in YouthBuild programs receiving assistance under section 272 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7F83AC122E3A4D2A9DEFB8446CD47238"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="id5ABB58D11B3B414EBF75B62975FFBBC1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B)(iii), by striking <quote>To YouthBuild programs receiving assistance under section 173A of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>To YouthBuild programs receiving assistance under section 272 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC6277121EFD544D9B896941C70DE8B67"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B), by striking <quote>to YouthBuild programs receiving assistance under section 173A of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>to YouthBuild programs receiving assistance under section 272 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idEA319BAD96854417AFAF73A279021270"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Immigration and
Nationality Act</header><text>Section 245A(h)(4)(F) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1255a">8 U.S.C. 1255a(h)(4)(F)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Title I
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>Titles I and II
of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id68B1A9F7593C46E6AB840DE7B4898524"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Internal
Revenue Code of 1986</header><text>Section 7527(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by inserting <quote>(as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013)</quote> after <quote>of 1998</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id08BC5A112F664A12890B9420DABDCA73"><enum>(s)</enum><header>McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act</header><text>Section 103(c)(2) of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11302">42 U.S.C. 11302(c)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>a homeless individual shall be eligible for assistance under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting
<quote>a homeless individual shall be eligible for assistance under title I or II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id2F0CD861166C4AFF9AD2B0FE4B7C866A"><enum>(t)</enum><header>Museum and Library Services Act</header><text>The Museum and Library Services Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9101">20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended as follows:</text><paragraph id="id7A1E856811464808BD07F58A2043E988"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 204(f)(3) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9103">20 U.S.C. 9103(f)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>activities under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>) (including activities under section 134(c) of such Act) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2864">29 U.S.C. 2864(c)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>activities under the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 (including activities under section 221(e) of such Act))</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3063A7807A0B4FD0B6CCA29AE47483DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 224(b)(6)(C) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9134">20 U.S.C. 9134(b)(6)(C)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="id6C6F67E195DC403C8991FD92C6B82CD9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>the activities carried out by the State workforce investment board under section 111(d) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2821">29 U.S.C. 2821(d)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>the activities carried out by the State workforce development board under section 111 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id321BC61C581E4B92B2377CB63C0F025F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>the State's one-stop delivery system established under section 134(c) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2864">29 U.S.C. 2864(c)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>the State's one-stop delivery system established under section 221(e) of such Act</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id31062AB0A1DC4AD39306F210EE5BB7EB"><enum>(u)</enum><header>National and
Community Service Act of 1990</header><text>The National and Community Service
Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12501">42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended as follows:</text><paragraph id="idD03FB1D95550489D9B43299C8E738237"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section
112(a)(3)(B) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12523">42 U.S.C. 12523(a)(3)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>or who may participate in a Youthbuild program under section 173A of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2918a">29 U.S.C. 2918a</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>or who may participate in a Youthbuild program under section 272 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB8FD4A2FB6294D1FB73B068C48AFEE58"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 199L(a)
of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12655m">42 U.S.C. 12655m(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>coordinated with activities supported with assistance made available under programs administered by the heads of such agencies (including title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998)</quote> and inserting <quote>coordinated with activities supported with assistance made available under programs administered by the heads of such agencies (including titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1F4DE61A8EE645BE93319D10DC0A2DBA"><enum>(v)</enum><header>National Energy
Conservation Policy Act</header><text>Section 233 of the National Energy
Conservation and Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6873">42 U.S.C. 6873</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>a sufficient number of volunteers and training participants and public service employment workers, assisted pursuant to title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the Older American Community Service Employment Act</quote> and inserting
<quote>a sufficient number of volunteers and training participants and public service employment workers, assisted pursuant to title I or II of Workforce Investment Act of 2013 and the Community Service Senior Opportunities Act</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id92A3402BEAE049469D889EE7568D481E"><enum>(w)</enum><header>Older Americans
Act of 1965</header><text>The Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et
seq.) is amended as follows:</text><paragraph id="idBB202B5D9CB7453999FDFA337D68A86B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 203
of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3013">42 U.S.C. 3013</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="id44DD9E0F0DE440A0B274DD140D730DE9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2), by striking <quote>In particular, the Secretary of Labor shall consult and cooperate with the Assistant Secretary in carrying out title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>In particular, the Secretary of Labor shall consult and cooperate with the Assistant Secretary in carrying out titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id541E5E83928C4F66A7280BED57D49F2A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by striking <quote>title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idFF84D1535CAE46968431E7A1B68E4B4B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 321(a)(12) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3030d">42 U.S.C. 3030d(a)(12)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>including programs carried out under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>including programs carried out under the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id19F24DB83807414EB4331275BFDA4FAF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 502 of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3056">42 U.S.C. 3056</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="id161A7D7747024C7BBC3C7A3ACEE227E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text><clause id="idD1DC3FF661F648F182CA9CDC05B87455"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subclause id="idE70F1038B3E649C59E16192292E60389"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H), by striking <quote>will coordinate activities with training and other services provided under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>), including utilizing the one-stop delivery system of the local workforce investment areas involved</quote> and inserting <quote>will coordinate activities with training and other services provided under titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, including utilizing the one-stop delivery system of the local workforce development areas involved</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="idD564AB8D216C411881E2FDE978E72C26"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(O)—</text><item id="idBE6879F78674439F9127DA896411D060"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>through the one-stop delivery system of the local workforce investment areas involved as established under section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2864">29 U.S.C. 2864(c)</external-xref>),</quote> and inserting <quote>through the one-stop delivery system of the local workforce development areas involved as established under section 221(e) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013,</quote>; and</text></item><item id="id9C824156CDAE420EBDB7EF6BD513DF8E"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and will be involved in the planning and operations of such system pursuant to a memorandum of understanding with the local workforce investment board in accordance with section 121(c) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2841">29 U.S.C. 2841(c)</external-xref>)</quote> and
inserting <quote>and will be involved in the planning and operations of such system pursuant to a memorandum of understanding with the local workforce development board in accordance with section 221(c) of such Act</quote>; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id3B29165C33044F25B725D95D25C6C0B8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in subparagraph (Q)—</text><item id="idDD1C96B98FD54F2E887E1FF580E2CDBB"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>paragraph (8), relating to coordination with
other Federal programs, of section 112(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2822">29 U.S.C. 2822(b)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>clauses (ii) and (viii) of paragraph (2)(B), relating to coordination with other Federal programs, of section 112(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></item><item id="id65E70E36A046485FB561F3F0C0CC82F9"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>paragraph (14), relating to implementation of
one-stop delivery systems, of section 112(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2)(C)(i), relating to implementation of one-stop delivery systems, of section 112(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>;</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="id3D174D1506E94CB7AE827EC55ECBE7D9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><subclause id="id83D8ABE4E8E44DAB888C8822D6D2A2DB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>An assessment and service strategy required by paragraph (1)(N) to be prepared for an eligible individual shall satisfy any condition for an assessment and service strategy or individual employment plan for an adult participant under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2811">29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.</external-xref>), in order to determine whether such eligible individual also qualifies for intensive or training services described in section 134(d) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2864">29 U.S.C. 2864(d)</external-xref>).</quote> and inserting <quote>An assessment and service strategy required by paragraph (1)(N) to be prepared for an eligible individual shall satisfy any condition for an assessment and service strategy or individual employment plan for an adult participant under subtitle B of title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, in order to determine whether such eligible individual also qualifies for intensive or training services described in section 234(c) of such Act.</quote></text></subclause><subclause id="idA72678DB91E94417BCF2873532B786E4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><item id="id4E4680AFAEFF4AE187FC3A110430560C"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in the subparagraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Workforce Investment Act of 1998</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Workforce Investment Act of 2013</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></item><item id="id8672DF599955406C9E2E71AD51E019FA"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by striking <quote>An assessment and service strategy or individual employment plan prepared under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2811">29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>An assessment and service strategy or individual employment plan prepared under subtitle B of title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEEC507FA3FAE432A85C16D7121420DF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(2)(B)(ii), by striking <quote>one-stop delivery systems established under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting
<quote>one-stop delivery systems established under section 221 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2DBCBF70314D4B26B1B1DE3B2FB54374"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 503 of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3056a">42 U.S.C. 3056a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="id09F8D65A8EAB489EB740D0E883FFF638"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text><clause id="id72F53D81C2054013A6468ACC0D6781D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>the State and local workforce investment boards established under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>the State and local workforce development boards established under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>;
and</text></clause><clause id="idF2495A29F05D4FDC862C7F28BA57BC73"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(F), by striking <quote>plans for facilitating the coordination of activities of grantees in the State under this title with activities carried out in the State under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>plans for facilitating the coordination of activities of grantees in the State under this title with activities carried out in the State under titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8B6A732905EC44E4BABEFA7B61F1363B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking <quote>with the program carried out under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>with the program carried out under the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id12B77C300B284556B8F7E9FFA2CEF849"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 505(c)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3056c">42 U.S.C. 3056c(c)(1)</external-xref>) of such Act is amended by striking <quote>activities carried out under other Acts, especially activities provided under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>), including activities provided through one-stop delivery systems established under section 134(c)) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2864">29 U.S.C. 2864(c)</external-xref>),</quote> and inserting <quote>activities carried out under other Acts, especially activities provided under the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, including activities provided through one-stop delivery systems established under section 221(e) of such Act, </quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2CCA7F2252F942DEA686CBF1B9B26D73"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 510 of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3056h">42 U.S.C. 3056h</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="idCA5426364EE142088988E2F421E43D7C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>by local workforce investment boards and one-stop operators established under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>by local workforce development boards and one-stop operators established under title I or II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDB4A54BCFB8E4624A26829BAD1BA23ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>such title I</quote> and inserting <quote>titles I and II of such Act</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF2A76D3447A34B1EBBEECD633CAADC3E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section 511 of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3056i">42 U.S.C. 3056i</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="id5E1C33C33EF846519E582D225108F37D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by striking <quote>Grantees under this title shall be one-stop partners as described in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(vi) of section 121(b)(1) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2841">29 U.S.C. 2841(b)(1)</external-xref>) in the one-stop delivery system established under section 134(c) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2864">29 U.S.C. 2864(c)</external-xref>) for the appropriate local workforce investment areas</quote> and inserting <quote>Grantees under this title shall be one-stop partners as described in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(v) of section 221(b)(1) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 in the one-stop delivery system established under section 221(e) of such Act for the appropriate local workforce development areas</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3FC02532E1854696BB356B6283D75551"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2), by striking <quote>be signatories of the memorandum of understanding established under section 121(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2841">29 U.S.C. 2841(c)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>be signatories of the memorandum of understanding established under section 221(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDD4013288C13441DB4F21AE9AB186952"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Section 518(b)(2)(F) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3056p">42 U.S.C. 3056p(b)(2)(F)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>has failed to find employment after utilizing services provided under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>has failed to find employment after utilizing services provided under title I or II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idAB1DF7FB87E9459E9C0DE5E0005C7BCD"><enum>(x)</enum><header>Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996</header><text>Section 403(c)(2)(K) of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1613">8 U.S.C. 1613(c)(2)(K)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>Benefits under the title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and
inserting <quote>Benefits under title I or II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="idFF2644D5781443D7BBD4D7A83A0483C9"><enum>(y)</enum><header>Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act</header><text>Section 5101(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S. 294q(d)(3)(D)) is amended by striking <quote>other health care workforce programs, including those supported through the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>),</quote> and inserting <quote>other health care workforce programs, including those supported through the Workforce Investment Act of 2013,</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id7B2964BCB5FE4F48978A6AF2DBBF8CC2"><enum>(z)</enum><header>Public Health Service Act</header><text>The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended as follows:</text><paragraph id="id23005CB4A9BF4AEC89416D3E388D7B0D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 399V(e) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/280g-11">42 U.S.C. 280g–11(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>one-stop delivery systems under section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>one-stop delivery systems under section 221(e) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id601DAE1826084D60BC6BED3D7D2D0807"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 751(c)(1)(A) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/294a">42 U.S.C. 294a(c)(1)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>the applicable one-stop delivery system under section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998,</quote> and inserting <quote>the applicable one-stop delivery system under section 221(e) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013,</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB28A80E669F348FA848DFA9FD83DC323"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 799B(23) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/295p">42 U.S.C. 295p(23)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>one-stop delivery system described in section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2864">29 U.S.C. 2864(c)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>one-stop delivery system described in section 221(e) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4FC4631EC0FD46F685AC9F40757C2BBB"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>Runaway and Homeless Youth Act</header><text>Section 322(a)(7) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5714-2">42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)(7)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>(including services and programs for youth available under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998)</quote> and inserting <quote>(including services and programs for youth available under the Workforce Investment Act of 2013)</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="idEBDD1FFC8E0B4199B6295ECB7CDF4DBD"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Second Chance
Act of 2007</header><text>The Second Chance Act of 2007 (42
U.S.C. 17501 et seq.) is amended as follows:</text><paragraph id="id7DD949C354AA42288F5549B224A2F1F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 212 of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17532">42 U.S.C. 17532</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="id09A36CC50BAF4CD4AAE4A7FEF6CB7A82"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1)(B), by striking <quote>in coordination with the one-stop partners and one-stop operators (as such terms are defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801</external-xref>)) that provide services at any center operated under a one-stop delivery system established under section 134c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2864">29 U.S.C. 2864(c)</external-xref>),</quote> and inserting <quote>in coordination with the one-stop partners and one-stop operators (as such terms are defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013) that provide services at any center operated under a one-stop delivery system established under section 221(e) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013),</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24EEEC03E4DA4318847CBF4B4AF08B9C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(1)(B)(iii), by striking <quote>the local workforce investment boards established under section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2832">29 U.S.C. 2832</external-xref>)),</quote> and inserting <quote>the local workforce development boards established under section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA6BBDD7C8DFE4F8E80DB2636783EB19A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 231(e) of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17541">42 U.S.C. 17541(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>the one-stop partners and one-stop operators (as such terms are defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801</external-xref>)) that provide services at any center operated under a one-stop delivery system established under section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2864">29 U.S.C. 2864(c)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>the one-stop partners and one-stop operators (as such terms are defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013) that provide services at any center operated under a one-stop delivery system established under section 221(e) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD2D7E09C33BB468EB91F1FC22A180A9F"><enum>(cc)</enum><header>Small Business
Act</header><text>Section 7(j)(13)(E) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636(j)(13)(E)) is amended by striking <quote>an institution eligible to provide skills training or upgrading under title I of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>an institution eligible to provide skills training or upgrading under title I or II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id470D2087789645F89291BA38438AF248"><enum>(dd)</enum><header>Social
Security Act</header><text>The Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/301">42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.</external-xref>) is
amended as follows:</text><paragraph id="id731539FD511846638C9CC22DE6A2413A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section
403(a)(5) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/603">42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)</external-xref> is amended—</text><subparagraph id="idAFFA5235E92D4813A7BCE617FD748F3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(vii)(I), by
striking <quote>chief elected official (as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998)</quote> and
inserting <quote>chief elected official (as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD1BB59C108FB4FF58772AFCD5A485DA5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking <quote>local workforce investment board established for the service delivery area pursuant to title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as appropriate</quote> and inserting <quote>local workforce development board established for the local workforce development area pursuant to title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, as appropriate</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC31AC9AFF1694AFCA0ECFEFD30E8C1B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section
1148(f)(1)(B) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320b-19">42 U.S.C. 1320b-19(f)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>a one-stop delivery system established under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2811">29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>a one-stop delivery system established under section 221(e) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id22ECA5BA7A634998AF242A1A5CFF5809"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section
1149(a)(3) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320b-20">42 U.S.C. 1320b-20(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>a one-stop delivery system established under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2811">29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>a one-stop delivery system established under section 221(e) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idB0E54AF70A204CA3BB763ED4240C439F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 2008(a) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1397g">42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)</external-xref>)
is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idFE7B1A1EE4804740AACFC4BD59E13811"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B), by striking <quote>the State workforce investment board established under section 111 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>the State workforce development board established under section 111 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id57E3D4F58DB841F9AA0B055D9FC845B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(A), by striking
<quote>a local workforce investment board established under section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998,</quote> and
inserting <quote>a local workforce development board established under section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id020C71350FF841BD990EAC617A3CED54"><enum>(ee)</enum><header>Title 18 of
the United States Code</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/665">Section 665</external-xref> of title 18 of the United
States Code is amended—</text><paragraph id="id7AB3A5FDDF5B4FA38F9C350046F2E056"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a), by striking <quote>Whoever, being an officer, director, agent, or employee of, or connected in any capacity with any agency or organization receiving financial assistance or any funds under the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>Whoever, being an officer, director, agent, or employee of, or connected in any capacity with any agency or organization receiving financial assistance or any funds under title I or II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD4BD52847B394EF68C22DB4135FB8933"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (b), by striking <quote>a contract of employment in connection with a financial assistance agreement or contract under the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>a contract of employment in connection with a financial assistance agreement or contract under title I or II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD4438A3367D0439E9A1F804EE163B66C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subsection (c), by striking <quote>Whoever willfully obstructs or impedes or willfully endeavors to obstruct or impede, an investigation or inquiry under the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998,</quote> and inserting <quote>Whoever willfully obstructs or impedes or willfully endeavors to obstruct or impede, an investigation or inquiry under title I or II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC6328CD74E5644F7AAB66F1407F9B403"><enum>(ff)</enum><header>Title 31 of
the United States Code</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/6703">Section 6703(a)(4)</external-xref> of title 31 of the
United States Code is amended by striking <quote>Programs under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.</quote> and inserting <quote>Programs under titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="idE18C7FC501A44604A8E091EA0F5C52C7"><enum>(gg)</enum><header>Title 38 of
the United States Code</header><text>Title 38 of the United States Code is
amended as follows:</text><paragraph id="idCFC2B5022AF94138BA36FF90D9C32EA6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 4101(9)
of title 38 of the United States Code is amended by striking <quote>The term <term>intensive services</term> means local employment and training services of the type described in section 134(d)(3) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting
<quote>The term <term>intensive services</term> means local employment and training services of the type described in section 234(c)(3) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4A2C99A0FB414D3D9C4B75AC82FDEEA8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 4102A of
title 38 of the United States Code is amended—</text><subparagraph id="idC5E5D54F0D224577B5EB37F449C92EC7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(d), by striking <quote>participation of qualified veterans and eligible persons in employment and training opportunities under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote>
and inserting <quote>participation of qualified veterans and eligible persons in employment and training opportunities under titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1118C0FD183C4D0AA8F19C70A71054E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)(2)(A), by striking <quote>be consistent with State performance measures applicable under section 136(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>be consistent with State performance accountability measures applicable under section 131(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8BB0CBA9155D44DA9F1884737C1EEB9A"><enum>(3)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4104A">Section 4104A</external-xref> of title 38 of the United States Code is amended—</text><subparagraph id="idEE255D84DCAC45849D24F6F083DC00D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking <quote>the appropriate State boards and local boards (as such terms are defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801</external-xref>))</quote> and inserting <quote>the appropriate State boards and local boards (as such terms are defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFFC2A803AFF74304AA50CA9D53F34BD3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking <quote>the appropriate State boards and local boards (as such terms are defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801</external-xref>))</quote> and inserting <quote>the appropriate State boards and local boards (as such terms are defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDB5E385CB85A446D806108D1E1BDC7A4"><enum>(4)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4110B">Section 4110B</external-xref> of title 38 of the United States Code is amended by striking <quote>enter into an agreement with the Secretary regarding the implementation of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 that includes the description and information described in paragraphs (8) and (14) of section 112(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2822">29 U.S.C. 2822(b)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>enter into an agreement with the Secretary regarding the implementation of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 that includes the description and information described in clauses (ii) and (viii) of subparagraph (B), and subparagraph (C)(i), of section 112(b)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3D41E491318747E3A0B263562B32A125"><enum>(5)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4213">Section 4213(a)(4)</external-xref> of title 38 of the United States Code is amended by striking <quote>Any employment or training program carried out under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>Any employment or training program carried out under title I or II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id768D7FE97C634A55B5DC18AAE6A75A49"><enum>(hh)</enum><header>Trade Act of
1974</header><text>The Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2101">19 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended as
follows:</text><paragraph id="id918DD611ACC74BD491E62BBE6D7D9662"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 221(a) of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2271">19 U.S.C. 2271</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="id190224ECBD4146C18700735AD72B6557"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(C)—</text><clause id="id6BAE21E092994ECFA2ECB53284737858"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, one-stop operators or one-stop partners (as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801</external-xref>)) including State employment security agencies,</quote> and inserting <quote>, one-stop operators or one-stop partners (as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013) including State employment security agencies,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id3047087310D546FFB0659E6894F8055D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or the State dislocated worker unit established under title I of such Act,</quote> and inserting <quote>or a State dislocated worker unit,</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDDEB25B973AC4E019DC37B731CC2A093"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(2)(A), by striking <quote>rapid response activities and appropriate core and intensive services (as described in section 134 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2864">29 U.S.C. 2864</external-xref>)) authorized under other Federal laws</quote> and inserting <quote>rapid response activities and appropriate core and intensive services (as described in section 234 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013) authorized under other Federal laws</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id317CF824C9B446409A3A7E64E29AAA30"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section
222(d)(2)(A)(iv) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2272">19 U.S.C. 2272(d)(2)(A)(iv)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>one-stop operators or one-stop partners (as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801</external-xref>))</quote> and inserting <quote>one-stop operators or one-stop partners (as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5711EEEE753B40E5809FCC1B8577C88E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section
236(a)(5) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2296">19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(5)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="idE432A5DDAEDE46689875D9C2C2E9BF19"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>any training program provided by a State pursuant to title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote>
and inserting
<quote>any training program provided by a State pursuant to title I or II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5C68EDB559F24D39BB877EE23BF694E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the flush text following subparagraph (H), by striking <quote>The Secretary may not limit approval of a training program under paragraph (1) to a program provided pursuant to title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>).</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary may not limit approval of a training program under paragraph (1) to a program provided pursuant to title I or II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013.</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id15E0C1BFEFF2419D8063C506B365D379"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 239 of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2311">19 U.S.C. 2311</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="idBCAB468DFD15448C936CDC2472D700BC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (f),
by striking <quote>Any agreement entered into under this section shall provide for the coordination of the administration of the provisions for employment services, training, and supplemental assistance under sections 235 and 236 of this Act and under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and
inserting <quote>Any agreement entered into under this section shall provide for the coordination of the administration of the provisions for employment services, training, and supplemental assistance under sections 235 and 236 of this Act and under titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF4514FD1F8894C178AFB2B2DFF85B6F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(h), by striking <quote>the description and information described in paragraphs (8) and (14) of section 112(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2822">29 U.S.C. 2822(b)</external-xref>)</quote> and
inserting <quote>the description and information described in clauses (ii) and (viii) of subparagraph (B), and subparagraph (C)(i), of section 112(b)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idAE74A72FC2724551B5FEB152EBBEF6A5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>United States
Housing Act of 1937</header><text>Section 23 of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437u">42 U.S.C. 1437u</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idB665959E28F44C16960E13D081E6E3A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking <quote>lack of supportive services accessible to eligible families, which shall include insufficient availability of resources for programs under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>lack of supportive services accessible to eligible families, which shall include insufficient availability of resources for programs under titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8B1F9137BC924380A3090338BB4498A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (f)(2), by striking <quote>the local agencies (if any) responsible for carrying out programs under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program under part F of title IV of the Social Security Act,</quote> and inserting <quote>the local agencies (if any) responsible for carrying out programs under titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 or the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program under part F of title IV of the Social Security Act,</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id92C737384C27406ABFA4B882904240E2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="id971EB15CD0C745FB950009913289E3F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>any local agencies responsible for programs under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program under part F of title IV of the Social Security Act</quote> and inserting <quote>any local agencies responsible for programs under titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 or the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program under part F of title IV of the Social Security Act</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idABDED7AD7FC04199AF0565DB733DEF5B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in
paragraph (3)(H), by striking <quote>programs under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and any other relevant employment, child care, transportation, training, and education programs in the applicable area</quote> and inserting <quote>programs under titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 and any other relevant employment, child care, transportation, training, and education programs in the applicable area</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id47A8BC03CFC4475196727D01A6395EE6"><enum>(jj)</enum><header>Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994</header><text>Section 31113(a)(4)(C) of
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
13823(a)(4)(C)) is amended by striking <quote>job training programs authorized under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or the Family Support Act of 1988 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/485">Public Law 100–485</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>job training programs authorized under title I or II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 or the Family Support Act of 1988 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/485">Public Law 100–485</external-xref>)</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id4EA8EA26872E421D855533DE0DAC7F6C"><enum>(kk)</enum><header>Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act</header><text>Section 3(a)(2) of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2102">29 U.S.C. 2102(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>the State or entity designated by the State to carry out rapid response activities under section 134(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998,</quote> and inserting <quote>the State or entity designated by the State to carry out rapid response activities under section 234(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013,</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="id9941C19B9189405EB93B7175AE2343E6"><enum>613.</enum><header>References</header><subsection id="id3913B8CD91144A7C967467639ED4BFA4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Workforce Investment Act of 1998 references</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise specified, a reference
in a Federal law to a provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29
U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) shall be deemed to refer to the corresponding provision of
this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="idB67C6913AF66488AAED81CB7831DC190"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Wagner-Peyser
Act references</header><text>Except as otherwise specified, a reference in a
Federal law to a provision of the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>)
shall be deemed to refer to the corresponding provision of such Act, as amended
by this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="id22DD66B7D4DA4DB48B6097FA5462A67E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Disability-related
references</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise specified, a reference
in a Federal law to a provision of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
701 et seq.) shall be deemed to refer to the corresponding provision of such
Act, as amended by this Act.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>November 12, 2013Reported with an amendment