1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Older Worker Opportunity
Act
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—TAX INCENTIVES
Sec. 101. Tax credit for older workers in flexible and phased
work programs.
Sec. 102. Expansion of dependent care credit to eldercare
expenses.
TITLE II—COBRA CONTINUATION COVERAGE
Sec. 201. Extended COBRA continuation coverage for certain
older workers.
TITLE III—EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
Sec. 301. Definitions.
Sec. 302. Statewide employment and training
activities.
Sec. 303. Local employment and training activities.
Sec. 304. Performance measures.
Sec. 305. Reporting.
Sec. 306. Incentive grants.
TITLE IV—FEDERAL TASK FORCE ON OLDER WORKERS
Sec. 401. Federal task force on older workers.
<enum>I</enum><header>Tax
incentives</header>
<section id="idB3EE85F85EFD4E3B9A0C7D08F3B67783"><enum>101.</enum><header>Tax credit for
older workers in flexible and phased work programs</header>
<subsection id="id2B7342C64FD44CE5AA0B630492C09128"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Congress finds
that—</text>
<paragraph id="id8CDDFAFBAFB7416ABE8F7063AEF9EBAF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>most older
workers expect to work past traditional retirement age;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD58C918647B74ADFAF5B0E19466896AB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>most older
workers would prefer not to work a traditional full-time schedule;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id28D6FF89ED7B48B9AB0581A353CC4680"><enum>(3)</enum><text>older workers'
preference for flexible and phased work is not matched by opportunities
currently offered by employers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0ACEFB85D5E1497EA153C72FBC82D163"><enum>(4)</enum><text>many older
workers would choose to work longer if they were offered flexible and phased
work opportunities, which would also reduce employer costs by increasing
employee retention; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5AFBFAE37DF54181B3FC68E0EDE0F267"><enum>(5)</enum><text>many older
workers would like to gradually transition into retirement instead of taking
full retirement immediately.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB1E45140B25E48479E0C7E76B1D299B4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Flexible and
phased work credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpart D
of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to business related credits) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC528087E0690454E8CCE53086CACA31C" style="OLC">
<section id="id451C77BA340349EEAB82874910C0D1AE"><enum>45N.</enum><header>Flexible and
phased work credit</header>
<subsection id="id0274520DC46843E5A615C3B5D028BBB6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For purposes of section 38, in the case of an eligible
employer, the flexible and phased work credit determined under this section for
the taxable year shall be equal to 40 percent of the qualified wages for such
year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id62303D1E16514441B76D8CDCCAF617AE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
employer</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <term>eligible
employer</term> means an employer which—</text>
<paragraph id="idA11FCD6CFBD249B1A162C134B0E85942"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maintains a
qualified trust (within the meaning of section 401(a)), and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id199B5E83AB284BFFB54583A71E2FBDCE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provides health
insurance coverage (as defined in section 9832(b)(1)(A)) to employees and pays
no less than 60 percent of the cost of such health insurance coverage with
respect to each full-time employee receiving such coverage.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id405298EC35F74777B6199C8A83137C1C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Qualified wages
defined</header><text>For purposes of this section—</text>
<paragraph id="id8BFF6419B2CF475A95206B71E0D693BE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualified
wages</header><text>The term <term>qualified wages</term> means the wages paid
or incurred by an eligible employer during the taxable year to individuals whom
at the time such wages are paid or incurred—</text>
<subparagraph id="id38CE5813A8234A49B8FE84FA58744DFD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have attained the
age of 59½, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE97585B8855A49F3B9D4BBD8BF15D4CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are participating
in a formal flexible work program or a formal phased work program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id65230744F2434E5AAD1977CB3C998A4C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Wages</header>
<subparagraph id="idDF165C50A6694534BB64762B35C1F6F9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>wages</term> has the meaning given such
term by subsection (b) of section 3306 (determined without regard to any dollar
limitation contained in such section).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0EEACEE2EBD44EF94A181D3AF64C621"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other
rules</header><text>Rules similar to the rules of paragraph (2) and (3) of
section 51(c) shall apply for purposes of this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3BBC20C1883847178F00BEA521B248C6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
term <term>wages</term> shall not include any amount paid or incurred to an
individual after December 31, 2010.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3AD921C11D144AE1978BA14DC0023877"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Only first
$<enum-in-header>6,000</enum-in-header> of wages per year taken into
account</header><text>The amount of the qualified wages which may be taken into
account with respect to any individual shall not exceed $6,000 per year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF9233C7D47A64A078A35D8D11C6F02F5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Formal flexible
work program</header><text>For purposes of this section—</text>
<paragraph id="id85100E93699B45C7AF2FF195A9431324"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>formal flexible work program</term> means
a program of an eligible employer—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8E8F86F9D8A64C19BA34A4AA3D54416A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>which consists of
core time and flex time,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB4B49564FE5D457DBA18462734E725F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>under which core
time does not exceed—</text>
<clause id="id7881AFC4609E4487B0FA1FF39D2D6200"><enum>(i)</enum><text>20 hours per
week,</text>
</clause><clause id="id06F25326383D4E26B213B07DA0B3B60D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>3 days per week,
or</text>
</clause><clause id="id76D010AA6A6C4135817CB2E277705CD1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>1,000 hours per
year, and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3CD4A8375CDD44BAB9536C0C8F2AA0EB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>which meets the
requirements of subsection (f).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0ADC910FC7DE4707B2D630F040DC1A86"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Core
time</header><text>The term <term>core time</term> means the specific
time—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFEBEBAA7D08D4C44B0190833EC5914A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>during which an
employee is required to perform services related to employment, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAF9D9C9845F544B9A0EF056B9D65264D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>which is
determined by the employer.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCD453B5C22AA4A92B2194902368C9BB5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Flex
time</header><text>The term <term>flex time</term> means the time other than
core time—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE98A7C57B77C43868AEA3D4D6FC31544"><enum>(A)</enum><text>during which an
employee is required to perform services related to employment, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id03184DF3E42A47EEBFD9BC32D3B22885"><enum>(B)</enum><text>which is
determined at the election of the employee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC60011E7042C4962B3370B542DA71F17"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Formal phased
work program</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <term>formal
phased work program</term> means—</text>
<paragraph id="id3FA857BA173E4FB4992002B432EAA534"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a program of an
eligible employer—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC23D7B498AC74063B97E9125751B8A7F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>under which the
employer and an employee enter into an agreement, in good faith, that the
employee's work schedule will be no more than 80 percent of the work schedule
of a similarly situated full-time employee, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id332A92B55A744545A9C56C29E30BA74B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>which meets the
requirements of subsection (f), or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB8D46FFF7989415F8A8E1F982CAC66E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any phased
retirement program of an eligible employer which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id56D3466A42704181A5BEF425E88264F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is authorized by
the Secretary, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6E771EAAEDCC4959A78FE06EF1482341"><enum>(B)</enum><text>meets the
requirements of subsection (f).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5AAD18857B424660A6765F5EE6D1FFA4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A
program shall not be considered a formal flexible work program or a formal
phased work program under this section unless such program meets the following
requirements:</text>
<paragraph id="idF84B6175C15D42458103645F42311DDF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Duration of
program</header><text>The program shall allow for participation for a period of
at least 1 year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id746A3F7066544C6BA016688CFA195082"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No change in
health benefits</header><text>With respect to a participant whose work schedule
is no less than 20 percent of the work schedule of a similarly situated
full-time employee—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0475CDDC005B4C83BEEBD1369421B277"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such participant
shall be entitled to the same health insurance coverage to which a similarly
situated full-time employee would be entitled,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1364D5C25C2D42B6AB90243CFE0BBAF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the employer
shall contribute the same percentage of the cost of health insurance coverage
for such participant as the employer would contribute for a similarly situated
full-time employee, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3C3ACB94A94F4FDFBD5B631E4374DCE1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such participant
shall be entitled to participate in a retiree health benefits plan of the
employer in the same manner as a similarly situated full-time employee, except
that service credited under the plan for any plan year shall be equal to the
ratio of the participant’s work schedule during such year to the work schedule
of a similarly situated full-time employee during such year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC23652FC6A534C26B58EA04E31F55490"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No reduction in
pension benefits</header>
<subparagraph id="ID27e64fc1b1364acb8651d594c8df2592"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Defined benefit
plans</header>
<clause id="id9CF4E61EB86A466B8E5AA943FE5942C1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A
participant shall be entitled to participate in a defined benefit plan (within
the meaning of section 414(j)) of the employer in the same manner as a
similarly situated full-time employee.</text>
</clause><clause id="id0F2960CFBA2A4F558E4AD713049601D8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Service credited
to a participant under the plan for any plan year shall be equal to the ratio
of the participant’s work schedule during such year to the work schedule of a
similarly situated full-time employee during such year.</text>
</clause><clause id="id933D0E9DEC734038A2F00780B35AD7D2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>If the plan
uses final average earnings to determine benefits, final average earnings of
the participant shall be no less than such earnings were before the participant
entered the program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idB6D0F1EEA51B4A5CB8AC6B9887EEDB4F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Defined
contribution plans</header><text>A participant shall be entitled to participate
in a defined contribution plan (within the meaning of section 414(i)) of the
employer in the same manner as a similarly situated full-time employee, and the
employer shall match the participant’s contributions at the same rate that the
employer would match the contributions of a similarly situated full-time
employee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA484B62B8F064F12A30B1E353D4B0A2F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>No forfeiture
of pension benefits</header><text>The pension benefits of a participant shall
not be forfeited under the rules of section 411(a)(3)(B) or section
203(a)(3)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with
respect to a participant who has attained normal retirement age as of the end
of the plan year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9091C4396A3347F3BE4104ABE43BFCE3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nondiscrimination
rule</header><text>Eligibility to participate in the program shall not
discriminate in favor of highly compensated employees (within the meaning of
section 414(q)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id485E0982052D4CD7B7691BBE0D030ACD"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Certain
individuals ineligible</header><text>For purposes of this section, rules
similar to the rules of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 51(i) and section 52
shall apply.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id2FD2C987AD734F83A6421AB4CF488451"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary may prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out the
purposes of this section, including simplified rules to satisfy the
requirements of subsection (f)(3)(C) taking into account the requirements of
section 411 and section 203 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idC3FB0B4D55C54F33ACD42B0987EF28C7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Credit made
part of general business credit</header><text>Subsection (b) of section 38 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>and</quote> at
the end of paragraph (25), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (26)
and inserting <quote>, plus</quote>, and by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4AD029F3506B4019B5FD2935AE13A883" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id5FA757A3D8274A86A54013AA401D3470"><enum>(27)</enum><text>the flexible and
phased work credit determined under section
45N(a).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id8A6A993916704CE2804CEDEE96E6EE12"><enum>(d)</enum><header>No double
benefit</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 280C of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by inserting <quote>45N(a),</quote> after
<quote>45A(a),</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id6B3D9B1011484FAFBEF3727DD3991274"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:</text>
<toc>
<toc-entry level="section"><quote>Sec. 45N. Flexible and phased work
credit.</quote>.</toc-entry>
</toc>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6CC17B356FE34267928C26CFB87B79AB"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to wages
paid after December 31, 2005.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id4C7AB1DC1A57458E81564201D06E721F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header>Expansion of
dependent care credit to eldercare expenses</header>
<subsection id="idCADBAB2FD94947A29C41066817D286ED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of
section 21(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to qualifying
individual) is amended by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of subparagraph
(B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting
<quote>, or</quote>, and by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52474BFE688D429E8AF363E12D41EBEF" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id11A1419369354710842E83502956ACA2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an individual who—</text>
<clause id="idDAD90D830A0E4217A0B43B773C36B44A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has attained retirement age (as defined in
section 216(l)(1) of the Social Security Act) before the end of the taxable
year of the taxpayer,</text>
</clause><clause id="id0E339C15793B436EB48DDFABE537E5B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is the spouse of the taxpayer or has a
relationship to the taxpayer described in subparagraph (B), (C), (D), (F), or
(G) of section 152(d)(2), and</text>
</clause><clause id="id8B3B48FFBFB643F8AA2C4314390B1334"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a chronically ill individual (within the
meaning of section
7702B(c)(2)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id57BA03888C4B4E6EA8AFB5C64B0D5654"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expenses for
care outside of household</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idB53CA51AE3C44CF0B089AC3F2294F3C7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subparagraph (B) of section 21(b)(2) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of
clause (i), by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and by inserting
after clause (i) the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72149D1535B14DC2919452B5094C6D62" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" id="id65ADAB656B4342EC8738CDE781014789"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a qualifying
individual described in paragraph (1)(D),
or</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idB0049110E15844B481B6C6C6B8BD0372"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Clause (iii) of section 21(b)(2)(B), as redesignated by
paragraph (1), is amended by striking <quote>paragraph (1)(A)</quote> and
inserting <quote>subparagraph (A) or (D) of paragraph (1)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idBBB4C287B21042C4B7680ED0F94DEB87"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id14D5DC135AB642E383A35DE4E4835CA5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The heading of
section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">and dependent care
services</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">, dependent care, and eldercare
services</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id2AAAFF591BB646B8B8A3B73FF2FFA212"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The item relating
to section 21 in the table of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A
of chapter 1 of such Code is amended striking <quote>and dependent care
services</quote> and inserting <quote>, dependent care, and eldercare
services</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22321FC4D119409F9F7E86E13C2CE5E3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2005.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>COBRA
continuation coverage</header>
<section id="IDD7022C08BB3148FB88420B09C8810204"><enum>201.</enum><header>Extended COBRA
continuation coverage for certain older workers</header>
<subsection id="ID35638C62ABCD45BBA17DEFDC4DDDD874"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments to
the <act-name parsable-cite="ERISA">Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974</act-name></header><text>Section 602 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ERISA">Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974</act-name> (29 U.S.C. 1162) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID2254F72B19B04F48AB30EDF6D0084599"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(A), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDD8B38BECE91B4F2F9D54AE2B6D75351B" style="OLC">
<clause id="IDCC275366983E4F328C12EEFCE0DCA03D"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Special rule
for certain older workers</header>
<subclause id="IDA0A47D0526124C25B81118D635EC8D1D"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subparagraph,
in the case of a qualifying event described in section 603(2) relating to a
reduction of hours of an employee described in subclause (II), the date which
is 36 months after the date of the qualifying event, except that the period of
coverage under this clause shall end on the date on which the employee becomes
entitled to benefits under title XVIII of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> based on age.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDB3F6D44573264C628BCE4DF09E2D7E9E"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Employee
described</header><text>An employee is described in this subclause if such
employee, on the date of the qualifying event, is at least the early retirement
age (as defined in section 216(l)(2) of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name>) but not yet entitled to
benefits under title XVIII of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security
Act</act-name> based on age.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB72991B9991946A4BBA0590354AEA366"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by adding at the end the following: <quote>In the case of an individual
described in paragraph (2)(A)(vi), any reference in subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph to <quote>102 percent</quote> is deemed a reference to <quote>120
percent</quote> for any month after the 18th month of continuation coverage
provided for under such paragraph (2)(A)(vi).</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6358C2B3DD3547749B157864B3057BB6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendments to
the <act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">Public Health Service
Act</act-name></header><text>Section 2202 of the <act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">Public Health Service Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 300bb–2)
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6219F1F4930045CDA5D272B25937ED05"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(A), by inserting after clause (iv) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDB77E602EBDDA4F558A905B45E296989A" style="OLC">
<clause id="IDF26E8881CC164337B9287EF010DD83D7"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Special rule
for certain older workers</header>
<subclause id="IDA8E1B1B0FAE04213868F6BCC5B4226C3"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subparagraph,
in the case of a qualifying event described in section 2203(2) relating to a
reduction of hours of an employee described in subclause (II), the date which
is 36 months after the date of the qualifying event, except that the period of
coverage under this clause shall end on the date on which the employee becomes
entitled to benefits under title XVIII of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> based on age.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID394FEE6E00A24203B204F0A276A30917"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Employee
described</header><text>An employee is described in this subclause if such
employee, on the date of the qualifying event, is at least the early retirement
age (as defined in section 216(l)(2) of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name>) but not yet entitled to
benefits under title XVIII of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security
Act</act-name> based on age.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1EF0480E01F3468E9F65E0E261AFBED3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by adding at the end the following: <quote>In the case of an individual
described in paragraph (2)(A)(v), any reference in subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph to <quote>102 percent</quote> is deemed a reference to <quote>120
percent</quote> for any month after the 18th month of continuation coverage
provided for under such paragraph (2)(A)(v).</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDF508822A46AF4079BE9CBC1F01369F71"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amendments to
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986</header><text>Section 4980B(f) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9D4441911DDF47BDADDA0E85F5B43700"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(B)(i), by inserting after subclause (V) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID6730B0862A2F43EB997890CEAE48A31B" style="OLC">
<subclause id="IDA2F33A3183D3464F90CB95B7770F317C"><enum>(VI)</enum><header>Special rule
for certain older workers</header>
<item id="IDC44B7A9775D14D3FBB10790EB107124B"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this clause, in
the case of a qualifying event described in paragraph (3)(B) relating to a
reduction of hours of an employee described in item (bb), the date which is 36
months after the date of the qualifying event, except that the period of
coverage under this clause shall end on the date on which the employee becomes
entitled to benefits under title XVIII of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> based on age.</text>
</item><item id="IDEF62A7F6FFF14E10A2484C703C8E658B"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Employee
described</header><text>An employee is described in this subclause if such
employee, on the date of the qualifying event, is at least the early retirement
age (as defined in section 216(l)(2) of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name>) but not yet entitled to
benefits under title XVIII of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security
Act</act-name> based on age.</text>
</item></subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8E876341F7E14BE38C3CDC36BD15FA94"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(C) by adding at the end the following: <quote>In the case of an individual
described in subparagraph (B)(i)(VI), any reference in clause (i) of this
subparagraph to <quote>102 percent</quote> is deemed a reference to <quote>120
percent</quote> for any month after the 18th month of continuation coverage
provided for under such subparagraph (B)(i)(VI).</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Employment and
training</header>
<section id="ID68C3887487CD4FC993A255D19A689D0E"><enum>301.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1381909C87944A33842A53B26B20C3A1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (17) through (53) as paragraphs (18) through (54), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4AFE394D35D54FB0851C6CB794BFE13B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (16) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID635E61FE4E0640F8AABE9CFD5C34C1AE" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID8A5F6932D94E49BCB992E5AACEE1BD21"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Hard-to-serve
populations</header><text>The term <term>hard-to-serve populations</term> means
populations of individuals who are hard to serve, including displaced
homemakers, low-income individuals, Native Americans, individuals with
disabilities, older individuals, ex-offenders, homeless individuals,
individuals with limited English proficiency, individuals who do not meet the
definition of literacy in section 203, individuals facing substantial cultural
barriers, migrant and seasonal farmworkers, individuals within 2 years of
exhausting lifetime eligibility under part A of title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.), single parents (including single pregnant women), and such other groups
as the Governor determines to be hard to
serve.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID9C83F755C5C142E89AE07517F5F623D6"><enum>302.</enum><header>Statewide
employment and training activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 134(a)(3)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
2864 (a)(3)(A)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDA77AD752909F43E8A8F86FA97ED5D07B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (vi),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1534F93D46E54CF7B637CCF5202E27A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
clause (vii) as clause (viii); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID57AAA352C0974E449BA7E9E4C22FACC1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after clause (vi) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID0900FC16EB0F48D9B2466726EFBA983C" style="OLC">
<clause id="ID16CAFC36AFE341D694E0E1C6CDD2D784"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>developing
strategies for effectively serving hard-to-serve populations and for
coordinating programs and services among one-stop partners;
and</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID82F9FD5449554902A3BF20BA3F23120E"><enum>303.</enum><header>Local
employment and training activities</header>
<subsection id="ID48B549EB6BEB4A6DB6C9AB300D4B3CD7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Intensive
Services</header><text>Section 134(d)(3) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2864(d)(3)) is
amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID21E689F72C1E44B4A9832D8BA76D5E24" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDA47B37400E874285B8246842899389FD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<clause id="ID3DECF880371245809EFBE55B428EECEB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Except
as provided in clause (iii), funds allocated to a local area for adults under
paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 133(b), and funds allocated
to the local area for dislocated workers under section 133(b)(2)(B), shall be
used to provide intensive services to adults and dislocated workers,
respectively—</text>
<subclause id="IDD9B3E6C7C1AD4BF5BB4815998283BABA"><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 to be—</text>
<item id="IDDB682452295C4856A3E9DB435B1B14D1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>unlikely or
unable to obtain employment, that leads to self-sufficiency or wages comparable
to or higher than previous employment, through core services described in
paragraph (2); and</text>
</item><item id="ID3568DE93E66243119E4A4483ACC72F64"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>in
need of intensive services to obtain employment that leads to self-sufficiency
or wages comparable to or higher than previous employment; or</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="ID5B9C2DC789B245CE9A111235C139CCEE"><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
intensive services to obtain or retain employment that leads to
self-sufficiency.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDEF0A840E22F0467A919984E3DC20AB03"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>For
purposes of determining whether an adult or dislocated worker meets the
requirements of clause (i)(I)(aa), a one-stop operator or one-stop partner
shall consider whether the adult or dislocated worker is a member of a
hard-to-serve population.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4C89BD872E404ED397ECAF467259D6B8"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>A new interview, evaluation, or assessment of a participant
is not required under clause (i) if the one-stop operator or one-stop partner
determines that it is appropriate to use a recent assessment of the participant
conducted pursuant to another education or training
program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDC7976F3E52B442D1944068ECF69D307F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Training
Services</header><text>Section 134(d)(4) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2864(d)(4)) is
amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID8E23BCD1563F4189B46AADD2EEEC6A71" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID2236DADFA2914BC1BD5AB24B5B9B7873"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<clause id="ID45F985EFF8D9460BA4762091D9D416A0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Except
as provided in clause (iii), funds allocated to a local area for adults under
paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 133(b), and funds allocated
to the local area for dislocated workers under section 133(b)(2)(B), shall be
used to provide training services to adults and dislocated workers,
respectively—</text>
<subclause id="ID8AD814A2369244F7A3FAE97F99D384A9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>who, after an
interview, evaluation, or assessment, and case management, have been determined
by a one-stop operator or one-stop partner, as appropriate, to—</text>
<item id="ID39A11BE64638461883ED2583C4B06226"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>be
unlikely or unable to obtain or retain employment, that leads to
self-sufficiency or wages comparable to or higher than previous employment,
through the intensive services described in paragraph (3);</text>
</item><item id="ID930B795DFF0C42C39425A018642F080E"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>be
in need of training services to obtain or retain employment that leads to
self-sufficiency or wages comparable to or higher than previous employment;
and</text>
</item><item id="IDD82FC7FD0A9B4547BC3F6BFA1E018470"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>have the skills
and qualifications to successfully participate in the selected program of
training services;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="ID5B3CB5CF9D924620B4477FBCDC5A62B7"><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="ID755C1185131A413BAEBB02F623DF9B9F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>who meet the
requirements of subparagraph (B); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDC2A7C050A98744958FC6FA10680E232D"><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="IDF832FB6D4EF84D8CBCA8A27C80316D1B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>For
purposes of determining whether an adult or dislocated worker meets the
requirements of clause (i)(I)(aa), a one-stop operator or one-stop partner
shall consider whether the adult or dislocated worker is a member of a
hard-to-serve population.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID73FD183E1D7348A09FAE3DCA5714AECA"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>A new interview, evaluation, or assessment of a participant
is not required under clause (i) if the one-stop operator or one-stop partner
determines that it is appropriate to use a recent assessment of the participant
conducted pursuant to another education or training
program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4D45607DE6364D99ABD61F8C1A823180"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Local
Employment and Training Activities</header><text>Section 134(e)(1)(A) of such
Act (29 U.S.C. 2864(e)(1)(A)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID898786AF71BA4FE4A58F293F4D055CD3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID19EB5C72B5AF4AAF8221A06E96ABBF75"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDCF9D96E1BEFB4DF5890F76EC58F49E65"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDC247A909D1D44B3BABC1E29EB667EA37" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID37E770DC8987409592542C99EAAD07E3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>customer support
to enable members of hard-to-serve populations, including individuals with
disabilities, to navigate among multiple services and activities for such
populations.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID7218043BA02C485BBE5FA385A3D5FBE4"><enum>304.</enum><header>Performance
measures</header>
<subsection id="ID9FB327BA8E1543E084A29ECBD3154C9E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State
Performance Measures</header><text>Section 136(b)(3)(A)(iv)(II) of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2871(b)(3)(A)(iv)(II)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDEF752543D9784B6A8BB0C8044BCFF4A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>taking into account</quote> and inserting <quote>and shall ensure that
the levels involved are adjusted, using objective statistical methods, based
on</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID396CE57EBCBD448EB4822E4FA7CD393B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(such as differences in unemployment rates and job losses or gains in
particular industries)</quote> after <quote>economic conditions</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7489DCDD156945F693755AA9C32C9DC3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(such as indicators of poor work history, lack of work experience, lack
of educational or occupational skills attainment, dislocation from high-wage
and benefit employment, low levels of literacy or English proficiency,
disability status, older individual status, homelessness, ex-offender status,
and welfare dependency)</quote> after <quote>program</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8186A5FA3A1D4E1FB5FC2AC17564B141"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Local
Performance Measures</header><text>Section 136(c)(3) (29 U.S.C.
2871(c)(3))—</text>
<paragraph id="IDCF588A942D974350AFEA4568B4111058"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>shall take into account</quote> and inserting <quote>shall ensure that
the levels involved are adjusted, using objective statistical methods, based
on</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF34A705EBB8342318EB7B38E44D80BC0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(characteristics such as unemployment rates and job losses or gains in
particular industries)</quote> after <quote>economic</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD37067F233764F0D91601129CD44CDFA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(characteristics such as indicators of poor work history, lack of work
experience, lack of educational and occupational skills attainment, dislocation
from high-wage and benefit employment, low levels of literacy or English
proficiency, disability status, older individual status, homelessness,
ex-offender status, and welfare dependency)</quote> after
<quote>demographic</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID481415E0118B4661858B4524A74B01F7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Wage Records
and Documented Data</header><text>Section 136(f)(2) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
2871(f)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDC9AE1F7D5E5943FC89B92F1137B04406"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(2)</quote> and all that follows through <quote>In</quote> and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID99F8FDEF75CF4AE58A108559B8373839" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID3420D1A209B941CBABB32567EA59170B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Wage records
and documented data</header>
<subparagraph id="IDD9950A5875D74DA1A94042F8BF95FF3E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Wage
records</header><text>In</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA3B42A48BE9B41C99BADDBE2E0CD062F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID65225ADE85334ADFB16CDE48D3B3710E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDEA0BE27F2DE94763AC6386FBFDB26BA3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Documented
data</header><text>In measuring the progress of the State with respect to older
individuals on State and local performance measures relating to earnings, a
State may use documented data other than quarterly wage records to determine
the work schedule of the older individuals, and may impute full-time earnings
to part-time workers who are older
individuals.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID65DBB0DDC1154AAAAFBFBA7365FD2825"><enum>305.</enum><header>Reporting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 136(d)(2) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
2871(d)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3E82C3C80D774DE2BFF7CE7FA9DE9435"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by striking <quote>(excluding participants who received only self-service
and informational activities)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID547CEC6901DB4730B19D33CB2960006A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDFC03AD44170F40DCA8072E6003EDF99C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(F)</quote> and inserting <quote>(F)(i)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID75B34409CA3240749E4B1D778F7B9735"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3FDA2CCC19A64FF2A98E0858DAB863AB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID70C4CFBE01194C84961646A3BACC1BFD" style="OLC">
<clause id="IDEDFA646A4D694FA08239F29E0C254166"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of
participants in each of the groups described in clause (i) who have received
services authorized under this title, in the form of core services described in
section 134(d)(2), intensive services described in section 134(d)(3), training
services described in section 134(d)(4), and followup services,
respectively;</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="IDA03E0795127344EFAAE94FC8F12023AE"><enum>306.</enum><header>Incentive
grants</header>
<subsection id="ID2426178C0B0A4FF6A4EEECD7426E7D17"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of Funds
for Statewide Employment and Training Activities</header><text>Section
134(a)(2)(B) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(a)(2)(B))
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3585480630164EA8A93A86F7F15217D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (v), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF119F88E0831477688D64E151C0587A8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (vi),
by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1E6CC7A15A894CFBA6E4524664495744"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDEB43EF90E5CF4C5CA581E1036A30E38E" style="OLC">
<clause id="IDA574E5BAC2D34162AEF32EE33B1BCEFA"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>providing
incentive grants to local areas, in accordance with section
136(j).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDC8E7E524E0EF440482BF6452817847AD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Incentive
Grants for Local Areas</header><text>Section 136 of such Act is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID79CC509759BF412AA00410B450ADE954" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID7C95F43447924AEBB9C773AEB22A6DF8"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Incentive
Grants for Local Areas</header>
<paragraph id="ID8B8BF7851D1D48B5A16C62D431036CFB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From funds reserved under sections 128(a) and 133(a)(1),
the Governor involved shall award incentive grants to local areas for
performance described in paragraph (2) in carrying out programs under chapters
4 and 5.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID28D833E0C9634C23B595756FFFAED8CD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Basis</header><text>The
Governor shall award the grants on the basis that the local areas—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5E4B75C4615A439989B7050418E60CEB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have exceeded the
performance measures established under subsection (c)(2) relating to indicators
described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(iii); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID066695A9BDD648A2B3240506283D4641"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have—</text>
<clause id="ID681240193D534567A87E538125B51DB4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>met the
performance measures established under subsection (c)(2) relating to indicators
described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(iii); and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDCCE31CF2496C4B0EB88A4E3593F5CE34"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>demonstrated
exemplary performance in the State in serving hard-to-serve populations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID15F04462BE28404BA45ADBD9C1B8D510"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>The funds awarded to a local area under this subsection may
be used to carry out activities authorized for local areas and such innovative
projects or programs that increase coordination and enhance service to program
participants, particularly hard-to-serve populations, as may be approved by the
Governor.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDF899C89723974E0CBCCC1188655596AE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Incentive
Grants for States</header><text>Section 503 of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998 (20 U.S.C. 9273) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDB25E2E923522477ABF988ADD1E70CBD3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDB743D4E5245749F29DD14B5F97EEA1BE" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDCE417E4C4B17462E87E074CCBBB794D6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header>
<paragraph id="ID038347FEC0AB411CACE78C1BE30B62E7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Timeline</header>
<subparagraph id="ID204BEEA7381E4F4E886681B3969DC8B4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Prior to july
1, 2006</header><text>Prior to July 1, 2006, the Secretary shall award a grant
to each State in accordance with the provisions of this section as this section
was in effect on July 1, 2003.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID051FD4DBF6A1412BBA4F3C8F90ABED5A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Beginning july
1, 2006</header><text>Beginning on July 1, 2006, the Secretary shall award
incentive grants to States for performance described in paragraph (2) in
carrying out innovative programs consistent with the programs under chapters 4
and 5 of subtitle B of title I, to implement or enhance innovative and
coordinated programs consistent with the statewide economic, workforce, and
educational interests of the State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID650D73B7A8A34B62933AF4A467CEA856"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Basis</header><text>The
Secretary shall award the grants on the basis that States—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6532B50EACEA435E98310645AB2C34EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have exceeded the
State adjusted levels of performance for title I, the adjusted levels of
performance for title II, and the levels of performance under the Carl D.
Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et
seq.); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD621E0907115425683D92C270EC55763"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have—</text>
<clause id="IDF2F6C62D44CF4254900E385FD933E8F9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>met the State
adjusted levels of performance for title I, the adjusted levels of performance
for title II, and the levels of performance under the Carl D. Perkins
Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDCE120160EB09443A80A330EEE7EAED7A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>demonstrated
exemplary performance in serving hard-to-serve populations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID02D2995B88514925B48480CD85FE5B80"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>The funds awarded to a State under this section may be used
to carry out activities authorized for States under chapters 4 and 5 of
subtitle B of title I, title II, and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and
Technical Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), including
demonstration projects, and for such innovative projects or programs that
increase coordination and enhance service to program participants, particularly
hard-to-serve populations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID437A1FB9CE2B44F792E9E0E5DBE3D943"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2), by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34967BB85DB64195845E47FBA7565504" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDDEF6E88ECDCB49B1853A9DFD06DF99A8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the State meets
the requirements of subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection
(a)(2).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Federal task
force on older workers</header>
<section id="id65D4D5B5AD4F4C8E9787CD52284AF2B5"><enum>401.</enum><header>Federal task
force on older workers</header>
<subsection id="id5BC6215DE0CE492CAC555013C9792F95"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Labor shall establish a Federal Task Force on Older Workers (referred to in
this Act as the <quote>Task Force</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id41FB6768720D41B58425B3E4188108B4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Task Force established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be composed of
representatives from all relevant Federal agencies that have regulatory
jurisdiction over, or a clear policy interest in, issues relating to older
workers, including the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security
Administration, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the
Administration on Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id23CEBD24F6704EB68D54111C879866B2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Activities</header>
<paragraph id="idCD552E9FA224483EA59EC7A96CFCDA0E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>After one
year</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of establishment of the
Task Force, the Task Force shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa7ebebd979e74090b8a3519c67925435"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify
statutory and regulatory provisions in current law that tend to limit
opportunities for older workers, and develop legislative and regulatory
proposals to address such limitations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id03B61F414C86436AA385F62D4A9B1047"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify best
practices in the private sector for hiring and retaining older workers, and
serve as a clearinghouse of such information; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcc516ec630fe407d97b4e953514ed7ec"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assess the
effectiveness and cost of programs that Federal agencies have implemented to
hire and retain older workers (including the Senior Environmental Employment
(SEE) Program of the Environmental Protection Agency), and recommend
cost-effective programs for all Federal agencies to hire and retain older
workers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id274B8AD943884F15B0F2075C24EEBC24"><enum>(2)</enum><header>After three
years</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of establishment of
the Task Force, the Task Force shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID010d873ec837424d9aef8e5f210aebcc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assess the
effectiveness of the provisions of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID741253a6c72542589ad8fbbc7ce3c3bb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>organize a
Conference on the Aging Workforce, which shall include the participation of
senior, business, labor, and other interested organizations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC824379A520F4EA99B9A4B4591B8359E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Task Force shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the Task
Force pursuant to paragraph (1). Such report shall be made available to the
public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFA6B19FCCA2042CAA8C775A6F7CF9D20"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
carrying out activities pursuant to this section, the Task Force shall consult
with senior, business, labor, and other interested organizations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idC9438EBFA7B84589B87A220BC2A6FEB6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applicability
of FACA; termination of task force</header>
<paragraph id="idA900047D38F04830987061BFBAA6460F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>FACA</header><text>The
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Task
Force established pursuant to this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D1028B4476F442E99EB8190704CBC24"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
Task Force shall terminate 30 days after the date the Task Force completes all
of its duties under this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section>