1.This Act may be cited as the
Workforce Investment Improvement Act
of 2012
.
2.The table of contents
for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
Sec. 4. Effective date.
Title I—AMENDMENTS TO THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT
ACT OF 1998
Subtitle A—Workforce Investment
Definitions
Sec. 101. Definitions.
Subtitle B—Statewide and Local Workforce
Investment Systems
Sec. 102. Purpose.
Sec. 103. State workforce investment
boards.
Sec. 104. State plan.
Sec. 105. Local workforce investment
areas.
Sec. 106. Local workforce investment
boards.
Sec. 107. Local plan.
Sec. 108. Establishment of one-stop delivery
system.
Sec. 109. Identification of eligible providers
of training services.
Sec. 110. General authorization.
Sec. 111. State allotments.
Sec. 112. Within State allocations.
Sec. 113. Use of funds for employment and
training activities.
Sec. 114. Performance accountability
system.
Sec. 115. Authorization of
appropriations.
Subtitle C—Job Corps
Sec. 116. Job Corps purposes.
Sec. 117. Job Corps definitions.
Sec. 118. Individuals eligible for the job
corps.
Sec. 119. Recruitment, screening, selection,
and assignment of enrollees.
Sec. 120. Job Corps Centers.
Sec. 121. Program activities.
Sec. 122. Counseling and Job
Placement.
Sec. 123. Support.
Sec. 124. Operations.
Sec. 125. Community participation.
Sec. 126. Workforce councils.
Sec. 127. Technical assistance.
Sec. 128. Special provisions.
Sec. 129. Performance accountability
management.
Sec. 130. Closure of low-performing job corps
centers.
Sec. 131. Reforms for opening new job corps
centers.
Subtitle D—National Programs
Sec. 132. Technical assistance.
Sec. 133. Evaluations.
Sec. 134. Military transitional
assistance.
Subtitle E—Administration
Sec. 135. Requirements and
restrictions.
Sec. 136. Prompt allocation of
funds.
Sec. 137. Fiscal controls;
Sanctions.
Sec. 138. Reports to congress.
Sec. 139. Administrative
provisions.
Sec. 140. State legislative
authority.
Sec. 141. Continuation of State activities and
policies.
Sec. 142. General program
requirements.
Sec. 143. Department Staff.
Subtitle F—State Unified Plan
Sec. 144. State unified plan.
Title II—ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY
EDUCATION
Sec. 201. Amendment.
Title III—AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER–PEYSER
ACT
Sec. 301. Amendments to the Wagner-Peyser
Act.
Title IV—REPEALS AND CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
Sec. 401. Repeals.
Sec. 402. Amendment to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.
Sec. 403. Amendments to the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008.
Sec. 404. Conforming amendments to the United
States Code.
Sec. 405. Conforming amendment to table of
contents.
Title V—AMENDMENTS TO THE REHABILITATION ACT OF
1973
Sec. 501. Findings.
Sec. 502. Rehabilitation services
administration.
Sec. 503. Definitions.
Sec. 504. State plan.
Sec. 505. Scope of services.
Sec. 506. Standards and indicators.
Sec. 507. Collaboration with
industry.
Sec. 508. Reservation for expanded transition
services.
Sec. 509. Client assistance
program.
Sec. 510. Title III repeals.
Sec. 511. Repeal of title VI.
Sec. 512. Chairperson.
Sec. 513. Authorizations of
appropriations.
Sec. 514. Conforming amendments.
3.Except as otherwise expressly provided,
wherever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the amendment or
repeal shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.).
4.Except as otherwise
provided, this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall be effective with
respect to fiscal year 2013 and succeeding fiscal years.
<enum>I</enum><header>AMENDMENTS TO THE
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT of 1998</header>
<subtitle id="H7CA0ED40E92C479AB9BEFEDEEA2D1DDD"><enum>A</enum><header>Workforce Investment
Definitions</header>
<section id="H76B716D30C104308AABE347C0271DDC4"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101 (29 U.S.C. 2801) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDD12B11752BB49AB9B9FA732A8347813"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs
(13) and (24);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D9D3373A5314D64AA4611DA2BD86837"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1) through (12) as paragraphs (3) through (14), and paragraphs (14)
through (23) as paragraphs (15) through (24), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H42BE8070E7DA437BBC79D4C351E1FF97"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs
(52) and (53);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8D57EEC2C0D4007A60DFEECED74E3FF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>In this title:</quote> the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H18E1AC4CA89B4567B1F3BD74D109BBF8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7F4A861A7F74410C87007B8BAD882082"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Accrued
expenditures</header><text>The term <term>accrued expenditures</term> means
charges incurred by recipients of funds under this title for a given period
requiring the provision of funds for goods or other tangible property received;
services performed by employees, contractors, subgrantees, subcontractors, and
other payees; and other amounts becoming owed under programs assisted under
this title for which no current services or performance is required, such as
annuities, insurance claims, and other benefit payments.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H35B4C525E2AF4BDF831F1EF6244BBA15"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative
costs</header><text>The term <term>administrative costs</term> means
expenditures incurred by State and local workforce investment boards, direct
recipients (including State grant recipients under subtitle B and recipients of
awards under subtitles C and D), local grant recipients, local fiscal agents or
local grant subrecipients, and one-stop operators in the performance of
administrative functions and in carrying out activities under this title which
are not related to the direct provision of workforce investment services
(including services to participants and employers). Such costs include both
personnel and non-personnel and both direct and
indirect.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H822DA5E33CC54319A3A73A8DE2C8568E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) (as so
redesignated), by striking <quote>Except in sections 127 and 132, the</quote>
and inserting <quote>The</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBFC19FB522CF4046992037DDABC2FAC0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (5)
(as so redesignated) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HD6D8EFDF58964C339771E78836DCB03B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF8AE0B25346F4B1D9624B9E3A787ECEE"><enum>(5)</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(3) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20
U.S.C.
2302(3)).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F50D64B8BE8477894B08EB541ED2BAE"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) (as so
redesignated), by inserting <quote>(or such other level as the Governor may
establish)</quote> after <quote>8th grade level</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87AFCB21688942E1AE2D40FBC40D9CBF"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in paragraph (10)(C) (as
so redesignated), by striking <quote>not less than 50 percent of the cost of
the training</quote> and inserting <quote>a significant portion of the cost of
training, as determined by the local board (or, in the case of an employer in
multiple local areas in the State, as determined by the Governor), taking into
account the size of the employer and such other factors as the local board
determines to be appropriate</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10AA384F17DE45B78AA4732F06499EEE"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in paragraph (11) (as so
redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE17FF786F8A34428A3F2130BADF230B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(ii)(II), by striking <quote>section 134(c)</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 121(e)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA759BD5588464BD5A2708AF712701036"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(iii),
by striking <quote>intensive services described in section 134(d)(3)</quote>
and inserting <quote>work ready services described in section
134(c)(2)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9E9D2F31C78484FA7A6BE7569B076AB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by
striking <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95339C3FEEE5470580F77B06DE4FDF69"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by
striking the period and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79E7754DC32F4A6488E30942D10A3A99"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HB04AF536429145D19C122178E7816917" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H2282E94EFD914230AAB48D53B052D582"><enum>(E)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5D318D38594D4C0DB84E1EE59116A330"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is the spouse of a
member of the Armed Forces on active duty for a period of more than 30 days (as
defined in section 101(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code) 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="HED00" id="H6D7E3F760D7B468099F843A86EA7D197" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is the spouse of a
member of the Armed Forces on active duty who meets the criteria described in
paragraph
(12)(B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3B6E57DC961474DAB39714295054CB6"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in paragraph (12)(A) (as
redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H585EA2E2066848ACA584CFC537ADA29D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon and inserting <quote>or</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H657FD7E462EE4CF0BAB2281B612BAC57"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>(A)(i)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABAB0E2C4499459CABA0BF9EFBF7F559"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H0CF56A8C466F475F9D010A3FF7117CD5" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="H81E913A40AB9453D84DD6E79615E34C0" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is the dependent spouse
of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty for a period of more than 30
days (as defined in section 101(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code) whose
family income is significantly reduced because of a deployment (as defined in
section 991(b) 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 section
101(16) of title 38, United States Code) death or disability of the member;
and</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H17180EDA1B6D4538A61BB499733C55AE"><enum>(11)</enum><text>in paragraph (13) (as so
redesignated), by inserting <quote>or regional</quote> after
<quote>local</quote> each place it appears;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6BDFFD8344E94D6E857E408C9B322343"><enum>(12)</enum><text>in paragraph (14) (as so
redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H837B64BFE32F47C280AD23BADB3E9F5F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by
striking <quote>section 122(e)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
122</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA479A3FBDCC14FCB8C8B53A51E3E5647"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph
(B), and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H1C2284B1CEEE4BACBE81A7872BDC0EB2" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HB1A7BEEC29FE4421A43D9D518CFC2B69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>work ready services,
means a provider who is identified or awarded a contract as described in
section 134(c)(2); or</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCD5614F7455F4BDEB3F9611BC2F56FD7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph
(C);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H363A6F09ADF44335B7D0D5515F38CCD3"><enum>(13)</enum><text>in paragraph (15) (as so
redesignated), by striking <quote>adult or dislocated worker</quote> and
inserting <quote>individual</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDF10B03414948A8B0A202FBF9F0EA34"><enum>(14)</enum><text>in paragraph
(25)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H657D43F44B6D4759A35968B70491AB8D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by
striking <quote>higher of—</quote> and all that follows through clause (ii) and
inserting <quote>poverty line for an equivalent period;</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A3F1E7BD1E44034BEF2E78C53565839"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (D) through (F) as subparagraphs (E) through (G), respectively;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H666B6DD5216B4BC6BF8E46268D56FFD0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (C) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HC75D60C5DAF844C291B4B83D5D330501" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H7DF5E23AB67B45BEA4E1554200494C8D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>receives or is eligible
to receive free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et
seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H53BA23D1E5474D5F9C5BCCAABFE51A80"><enum>(15)</enum><text>in paragraph (32), by
striking <quote>the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of
Micronesia,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8005D702D9E646F3B9335838DA09F99F"><enum>(16)</enum><text>by amending paragraph
(33) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5D87768BCDD4A1196444FCA32B99526" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA4A1685462AB4A3AA017BFFB9F8092F7"><enum>(33)</enum><header>Out-of-school
youth</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>out-of-school youth</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7BFDBE9AB3294FA2BC0878E068614254"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an at-risk youth who is a school dropout;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F4F36EC99704C5190766450BC684EA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an at-risk youth who has
received a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent but is basic
skills deficient, unemployed, or
underemployed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H73AC2B50E8C74B4996B2593628C4C667"><enum>(17)</enum><text>in paragraph (38), by
striking <quote>134(a)(1)(A)</quote> and inserting
<quote>134(a)(1)(B)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9529892014B74ED58B64F5A77F7DA990"><enum>(18)</enum><text>by amending paragraph
(49) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HF89D98CA8AE94C03B40A70D4ADEAA0FE" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA81BE8CA51114248B8D4F66E49853EB5"><enum>(49)</enum><header>Veteran</header><text>The
term <term>veteran</term> has the same meaning given the term in section
2108(1) of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3208160C3734A67BB3C97009B003309"><enum>(19)</enum><text>by amending paragraph
(50) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HA33107A245CB4718B4C779E22DD39BA8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H90C268C36B574AED82B99152A2716AFD"><enum>(50)</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 (20 U.S.C.
2302).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF62076F74A2C4822AACA04B654A1C5AD"><enum>(20)</enum><text>in paragraph (51) by
striking <quote>, and a youth activity</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H90376BC65D47444098058C421A71E1F7"><enum>(21)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H323A25B5FD4F4EC4AF468BA77BA629D8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HDF5650B0730C4B47AAB37E02A014833E"><enum>(52)</enum><header>At-risk
youth</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subtitle C, the term <term>at-risk youth</term> means an individual who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H66E12C7880E845E1B90F7EF647800012"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is not less than age 16
and not more than age 24;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD448F9DD45D4C7DA073C57E51B7421A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is a low-income
individual; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA958D9958D6B4FE5BE49AC42B47523FE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is an individual who is
one or more of the following:</text>
<clause id="H1260DB1B7E914F358370F4870515FA19"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a secondary school
dropout;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCB8E1CE31E154A40847DAD003CE447ED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a youth in foster care
(including youth aging out of foster care);</text>
</clause><clause id="H29A9C9B9042F465B9AB47473C08928B1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a youth
offender;</text>
</clause><clause id="HAE55B18443104E20946FFC2E97E8DDF1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a youth who is an
individual with a disability; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H9326E92D60144A18AEEBB9BEF103339B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a migrant youth.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3251D08DA611436A80CC9B13805C4785"><enum>(53)</enum><header>Industry or sector
partnership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>industry or sector partnership</term> means a partnership of a State or
local board and one or more industries and other entities that have the
capability to help the State or local board determine the immediate and long
term skilled workforce needs of in-demand industries and other occupations
important to the State or local economy, respectively.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD091A1EC8A774F63A737E8934F3A8BA9"><enum>(54)</enum><header>Industry-recognized
credential</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>industry-recognized credential</term> means a credential that is sought
or accepted by companies within the industry sector involved, across multiple
States, as recognized, preferred, or required for recruitment, screening, or
hiring.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3D37B3455F234243894E26A070FFA799"><enum>(55)</enum><header>Recognized
postsecondary credential</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
term ‘recognized postsecondary credential’ means a credential awarded by a
training provider or postsecondary educational institution based on completion
of all requirements for a program of study, including coursework or tests or
other performance evaluations. The term includes an industry-recognized
certificate, a certificate of completion of an apprenticeship, or an associate
or baccalaureate
degree.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H3918F4E403CD49089A7FA8CE569C9515"><enum>B</enum><header>Statewide and Local
Workforce Investment Systems</header>
<section id="HFC6CBB1C66B547F28B5072654A821DFF"><enum>102.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 106 (29 U.S.C. 2811) is amended by
adding at the end the following: <quote>It is also the purpose of this subtitle
to provide workforce investment activities in a manner that enhances employer
engagement, promotes customer choices in the selection of training services,
and ensures accountability in the use of the taxpayer funds.</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H96D4F49607C946E8ABB0E988E5738FB1"><enum>103.</enum><header>State workforce
investment boards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 111
(29 U.S.C. 2821) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCBEBFDDCE41F429BAA0DD2FC9D5AF3D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF6015B9EEEF24CF1B61147B7B55FA416"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H256CD19B541A476A87D063E78AE751DE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph
(B);</text>
</clause><clause id="H22C593E7002E451884BD25E9FD72AF5E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H42AEC46145F1475597FBAF014DC6353A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) (as
so redesignated)—</text>
<subclause id="H53A06B585AAF4E43B48C4341BCAA7CD3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by amending clause
(i)(I), by striking <quote>section 117(b)(2)(A)(i)</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 117(b)(2)(A)</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H013F9806B93B4288A4F700A285730FC1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by amending clause
(i)(II) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H8D0ED37544594E91BA642BCAD567F983" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subclause id="HD439B71B7BC441C895DF51B9C9D82CC4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>represent businesses,
including large and small businesses, with immediate and long-term employment
opportunities in in-demand industries and other occupations important to the
State economy;
and</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause><subclause id="H9F03FBE602F64D6EBF66F66E23164E28"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking clause
(iii) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H0D866AA38061463B83D6249B76B793A5" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="HCAFA7D017FE946DB88D88D952616AA1C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a State agency official
responsible for economic development;
and</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause><subclause id="H305AF445547941BB9F3733EF66FC1704"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by striking clauses (iv)
through (vi);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE6BD90DD80E543D088B08EC312F9E385"><enum>(V)</enum><text>by amending clause (vii)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H27D127589A574E00AA76EAEAD7581FB7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="H5E457CE9A13D4CA6879847025EAF1320"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other representatives and State agency
officials as the Governor may designate, including—</text>
<subclause id="HA490F1D1EAD94210A5B581B018B63414"><enum>(I)</enum><text>members of the State
legislature;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HDFEC040CDEA249B1B45E72FA9B2751E7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>representatives of
individuals and organizations that have experience with respect to youth
activities;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H5CD6165459804557A3E60538F3A3EFF4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>representatives of
individuals and organizations that have experience and expertise in the
delivery of workforce investment activities, including chief executive officers
of community colleges and community-based organizations within the
State;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HBD98A7DD3E2241CE8C90B407B6ADEEDC"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>representatives of the
lead State agency officials with responsibility for the programs and activities
that are described in section 121(b) and carried out by one-stop partners;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8926E43F0F624F979342D707D61F7E81"><enum>(V)</enum><text>representatives of
veterans service organizations; and</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause><subclause id="H69DCEFAE6FB9408397AED67A2C812C55"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>by redesignating clause
(vii) (as so amended) as clause (iv); and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H497B8783DB84401EAD4E9C497B80DDD1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (3)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H8A043DC61C35416287A84C9C6CE71F74" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H43531CE827364D51BE910B73AE29FDCC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Majority</header><text>A
<fraction>2/3</fraction> majority of the members of the board shall be
representatives described in paragraph
(1)(B)(i).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBAD8337A6D12458599C73EC567E05873"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by
striking <quote>(b)(1)(C)(i)</quote> and inserting
<quote>(b)(1)(B)(i)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68D20AAF78FB441FA2CB734118B27432"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending subsection
(d) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H8CA040C2969549AD80F106CE018F9DC0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H549FCB154D81472CBC1057AE20E23AF6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The
State board shall assist the Governor of the State as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H3A4BC9BC7C3440E3AC7981B16CB9A060"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State
plan</header><text>Consistent with section 112, develop a State plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H66EC2A06C54741AAB8567C8FDB0C7EAB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Statewide workforce
development system</header><text>Review and develop statewide policies and
programs in the State in a manner that supports a comprehensive Statewide
workforce development system that will result in meeting the workforce needs of
the State and its local areas. Such review shall include determining whether
the State should consolidate additional programs into the Workforce Investment
Fund under section 132(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H39A0F628FDF54E66A5D9F138FCA740BE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Workforce and labor
market information system</header><text>Develop a statewide workforce and labor
market information system described in section 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act,
which may include using existing information conducted by the State economic
development agency or related entity in developing such system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC4B244BC35104BCE9C6B3D44561F9552"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Employer
engagement</header><text>Develop strategies across local areas that meet the
needs of employers and support economic growth in the State by enhancing
communication, coordination, and collaboration among employers, economic
development entities, and service providers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H955F112B566F4E559A31BA2EA0FA5F0D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Designation of local
areas</header><text>Designate local areas as required under section 116.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBF5C4DF033D04262B9AD646B1B867BB3"><enum>(6)</enum><header>One-stop delivery
system</header><text>Identify and disseminate information on best practices for
effective operation of one-stop centers, including use of innovative business
outreach, partnerships, and service delivery strategies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23B82C8D91E842ADACD8978679073FC3"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Program
oversight</header><text>Conduct the following program oversight:</text>
<subparagraph id="HD85C765FA3744DCB8A471EC45A10BA31"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Reviewing and approving
local plans under section 118.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47FF548AC5FF49628BBE1AC7294E6CB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Ensuring the appropriate
use of management of the funds provided for State employment and training
activities authorized under section 134.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF69F04E7A9545599B671CC3CE22D548"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Preparing an annual
report to the Secretary described in section 136(d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC7E7335C2424149826F540C624B2466"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Development of
performance measures</header><text>Develop and ensure continuous improvement of
comprehensive State performance measures, including State adjusted levels of
performance, as described under section
136(b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2DCAB60D86F54EC7982A9B7CC478119A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(e) and redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H60003D5A809247D8A4472D2EECEF6E2B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e) (as so
redesignated), by inserting <quote>or participate in action taken</quote> after
<quote>vote</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H42737887337A4888A5F69D52A8AE7D08"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (e) (as so redesignated), the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H243F2EA65AF14018997734176AB92D7F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H2E567A279D83473B94B82D5A07119B08"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Staff</header><text>The
State board may employ staff to assist in carrying out the functions described
in subsection (d).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H762C216D0BD842E8B2482C5D63A16292"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (g), by
inserting <quote>electronic means and</quote> after <quote>on a regular basis
through</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H255FB8242D2B4D45969A940ECBBC8A69"><enum>104.</enum><header>State
plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 112 (29 U.S.C.
2822)—</text>
<paragraph id="H1136B633436C45B28FA36B213E828349"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCCD2ED6343974F4A9140E0BE957B4138"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>127
or</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFE900CBE47844F8380843B8B56AEB091"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>5-year
strategy</quote> and inserting <quote>3-year strategy</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H16B7FE9087EF4EBF98266115CDF2346C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE8C45598B81C46C299A5030D7F644681"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (4)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H80E71889148640D9BE9321D80DA64DA9" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H87821F79C1C54627B16B8B7AFBF9FFCC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>information
describing—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7DC4B08F8AFF4D63875B7B8D73E96B22"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the economic conditions
in the State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8DC5E2B777944D4AC1C37B9BC54B925"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the immediate and long-term skilled
workforce needs of in-demand industries, small businesses, and other
occupations important to the State economy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5E70EB1DB0D4AD68590BA8139A4E9CA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the knowledge and skills
of the workforce in the State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8795B859BE6482FB06910760AD027D2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>workforce development
activities (including education and training) in the
State;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEAF142686A5B482EBB483F015D0943D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (7)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H1061683AE7234CC1A0A0BCCE42E3ECAE" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H08D02E77784E4E569A15BAF742A283BA"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a description of the
State criteria for determining the eligibility of training providers in
accordance with section 122, including how the State will take into account the
performance of providers and whether the training programs relate to
occupations that are
in-demand;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7CF50C62EB98484188E46A2383614A2E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (8)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HB544840E93134B43A10ED79738EA1120" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2A29DAA46D26428C96E8983067C971FE"><enum>(8)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF63CB3FBAE2B4AC6AD774F727D9F0419"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the
procedures that will be taken by the State to assure coordination of, and avoid
duplication among, the programs and activities identified under section
501(b)(2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HAA59E4BA04154078B26A8239B1277669" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of common
data collection and reporting processes used for the programs and activities
described in subparagraph (A), which are carried out by one-stop partners,
including—</text>
<clause id="H88D3CE87E6D8422696778A7A48A7C556"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assurances that such
processes use quarterly wage records for performance measures described in
section 136(b)(2)(A) that are applicable to such programs or activities;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="HFADA7FF935F94B3D9553D716C02DBC98"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if such wage records are
not being used for the performance measures, an identification of the barriers
to using such wage records and a description of how the State will address such
barriers within one year of the approval of the
plan;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88A01E10EFA24A5EA1552EFF3E965F2B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (9), by
striking <quote>, including comment by representatives of businesses and
representatives of labor organizations,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD532B5C72354451DB60632165D872C61"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (11), by
striking <quote>under sections 127 and 132</quote> and inserting <quote>under
section 132</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEFAEA9264B18494CA68B6B614D1A24B1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by striking paragraph
(12);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C3D6535223742F5A67756DA50A70B82"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (13) through (18) as paragraphs (12) through (17),
respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H100214244377465BA28F088471D81714"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in paragraph (12) (as so
redesignated), by striking <quote>111(f)</quote> and inserting
<quote>111(e)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC12DB974B32B45A09F148923BC5BA4C5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in paragraph (13) (as so
redesignated), by striking <quote>134(c)</quote> and inserting
<quote>121(e)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D4F847724794159956CF2140A1732AD"><enum>(J)</enum><text>in paragraph (14) (as so
redesignated), by striking <quote>116(a)(5)</quote> and inserting
<quote>116(a)(4)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1321072CD1F8472BBAD5DFA7F165C9F4"><enum>(K)</enum><text>in paragraph (16) (as so
redesignated)—</text>
<clause id="HF155931B463E4FD7B17956FFAD5FFD11"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<subclause id="H927692ED7F3B40FA875269732BBC2EC4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by
striking <quote>to dislocated workers</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H3E85E4224F154C998423DB7E06322897"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by
striking <quote>134(d)(4)</quote> and inserting
<quote>134(c)(4)</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA7D4EFC15B4C45B79FD74DB875793761"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (iii);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H29733B20753F47CCA1E45711C9E76071"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by amending clause (iv)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H0E77636AD05B4960A624327555A416CF" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="H93B76E462B344B73B317895271190AD8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the State will serve the employment and
training needs of dislocated workers (including displaced homemakers),
low-income individuals (including recipients of public assistance such as
supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits pursuant to the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)), long-term unemployed
individuals (including individuals who have exhausted entitlement to State and
Federal unemployment compensation), English learners, homeless individuals,
individuals training for nontraditional employment, youth (including
out-of-school youth and at-risk youth), older workers, ex-offenders, migrant
and seasonal farmworkers, refugee and entrants, veterans (including disabled
and homeless veterans), and Native Americans;
and</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause><subclause id="H5B391F9A9C2148DBA4877A3135AC87AF"><enum>(V)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H18197D15821A4EA58CF9E6DF2C4C04C5" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="HC5B7DC4956F943529CE50D6860D37613"><enum>(v)</enum><text>how the State
will—</text>
<subclause id="H905A8DA57A8E49D3B3D3E98164CF50E0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>consistent with section
188 and Executive Order 13217 (42 U.S.C. 12131 note), serve the employment and
training needs of individuals with disabilities; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H0BAF3580F4074BBC8C68DED6F6F41821"><enum>(II)</enum><text>consistent with sections
504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, include the provision of
outreach, intake, assessments, and service delivery, the development of
performance measures, the training of staff, and other aspects of accessibility
to programs and services under this
subtitle;</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H4B9B365301B24C6E8FFF4D404D07634D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by
striking <quote>to the extent practicable</quote> and inserting <quote>in
accordance with the requirements of the Jobs for Veterans Act (Public Law
107–288) and the amendments made by such Act</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C51E84A6B86466DA868D744406A7C6A"><enum>(L)</enum><text>by striking paragraph
(17) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H7807EBF714814BF0ADD57B6D83A38E03" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD209C78D71B84161B3BC6CA635FFCC54"><enum>(17)</enum><text>a description of the
strategies and services that will be used in the State—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5792938CFAAE4807AE3B11DF0F5CE4BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to more fully engage employers, including
small businesses and employers in in-demand industries and occupations
important to the State economy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A223FF369D547F4A23B77EB0AC49906"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to meet the needs of
employers in the State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A5519D4C0574BB5986F9BD2998B9215"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to better coordinate
workforce development programs with economic development;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H83B5C5A22C314E63A9847C125308588D"><enum>(18)</enum><text>a description of how the
State board will convene (or help to convene) industry or sector partnerships
that lead to collaborative planning, resource alignment, and training efforts
across multiple firms for a range of workers employed or potentially employed
by a targeted industry cluster—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDDCA0694DE31493483FCB124BFEB15A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to encourage industry
growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and
advancement in targeted industry clusters;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D4387B2476A41B2A9B7855B502E8852"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to address the immediate
and long-term skilled, workforce needs of in-demand industries and other
occupations important to the State economy, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8C6BB596B0C468482ABA9A25ED31A26"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to address critical skill
gaps within and across industries;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H504941D8CF3C404C8D2A9C2A6DC77631"><enum>(19)</enum><text>a description of how the
State will utilize technology to facilitate access to services in remote areas,
which may be used throughout the State;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H05AC01C1D7634FC4B9AF450F32CBE856"><enum>(20)</enum><text>a description of the
State strategy and assistance to be provided for encouraging regional
cooperation within the State and across State borders, as appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2D1EE34A39DE4471974ADF1B600BC4CD"><enum>(21)</enum><text>a description of the
actions that will be taken by the State to foster communication, coordination,
and partnerships with non-profit organizations (including public libraries,
community, faith-based, and philanthropic organizations) that provide
employment-related, training, and complementary services, to enhance the
quality and comprehensiveness of services available to participants under this
title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8C5ECF870BE4430B96D8F0AC317A4B7F"><enum>(22)</enum><text>a description of the
process and methodology for determining—</text>
<subparagraph id="H878307724E094963A2120562422A9252"><enum>(A)</enum><text>one-stop partner program
contributions for the cost of the infrastructure of one-stop centers under
section 121(h)(1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCDFC030D735243F7ACFA0447E2F9C7DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the formula for
allocating such infrastructure funds to local areas under section
121(h)(3);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDB83D730F30D4DFCAFA783A7B06D8088"><enum>(23)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the strategies and
services that will be used in the State to assist at-risk youth and
out-of-school youth in acquiring the education and skills, credentials
(including recognized postsecondary credentials and industry-recognized
credentials), and employment experience to succeed in the labor market,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9CA2C55988FC4198BEF0358D5D8853B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>training and internships
in in-demand industries or occupations important to the State and local
economy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H998B56B3C90448E584A159586F2374AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>dropout recovery
activities that are designed to lead to the attainment of a regular secondary
school diploma or its recognized equivalent, or other State recognized
equivalent (including recognized alternative standards for individuals with
disabilities); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8BE95C411004F02876FB979B46E89E9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>activities combining
remediation of academic skills, work readiness training, and work experience,
and including linkages to postsecondary education and training and
career-ladder employment; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H24A3A83FF8B74995A3A0C922781FD9DB"><enum>(24)</enum><text>a description of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9D3A6D2DEFFB4366AF5E8511EB3B4CED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>how the State will
furnish employment, training, supportive, and placement services to veterans,
including disabled and homeless veterans;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B27AF8403914838B5ADC802F540DD6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the strategies and
services that will be used in the State to assist and expedite reintegration of
homeless veterans into the labor force; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA5FE4B3031AF4FE3B6BAEDAF8FD75C83"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the veteran population to
be served in the
State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC0C8748B27754C0981489F0301FC3E5D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by
striking <quote>period, that—</quote> all that follows through paragraph (2)
and inserting <quote>period, that the plan is inconsistent with the provisions
of this title.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A332CD267D7438FA9333CE9B262D92D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), by striking
<quote>5-year</quote> and inserting <quote>3-year</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC0C54EF533A04D149A93A74C03D054C2"><enum>105.</enum><header>Local workforce
investment areas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 116
(29 U.S.C. 2831) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9ADE018EE7814AA2B4ED510A0B5C646F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE9F8CE94CF0D48E9B5FA01D81EE2D93B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="HB71E3DEC1C0D4B3FA049563492C419C6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<subclause id="HA83F72BF07ED4BEA9B51D4C71E8C464F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Except
as provided in subsection (b), and consistent with paragraphs (2), (3), and
(4), in</quote> and inserting <quote>In</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE5F32BC5DBB34B1189421152860920B3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>127
or</quote>; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H6085E301BA2241C092A13724BE9C031D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph
(B) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H4E75170719914BBB850899CA15385133" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H7EC410F4CFC04EDDBBB3DA1B0700B6B0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
making the designation of local areas, the Governor shall take into
consideration the following:</text>
<clause id="HF053E5E1B9654B52B567965FAD324887"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The extent to which such
local areas are consistent with labor market areas.</text>
</clause><clause id="HE1FADFD4AD644DBE82069960FB687559"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The extent to which
labor market areas align with economic development regions.</text>
</clause><clause id="H9ED36D6EBACA4038AC28249192E03480"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Whether such local
areas have the appropriate education and training providers to meet the needs
of the local workforce.</text>
</clause><clause id="HB115D96D1E3042DCBAF9F65C5054664C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The distance that
individuals will need to travel to receive services provided in such local
areas.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC8B7A2897B9413E93540DA55248F4F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (2)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HE26FE4D0E079491CA80EAE4530A3CDDA" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H332F1FBD4A734C239C878E53270A935F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall, if requested by the Governor of a
State, provide the State with technical assistance in making the determinations
required under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall not issue regulations
governing determinations to be made under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A54507E262D4ED2840C0FFE78BB1AFF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HBE2301BFB68047A587C68FB040FC0260" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H44B4F41A486E49028F980D9950082A31"><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 under paragraph (1) if the State board
determines, taking into account the factors described in clauses (i) through
(iv) of paragraph (1)(B), and recommends to the Governor, that such area shall
be so
designated.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A1D0D08444C4737875B58073E416D2E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking paragraph
(4); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D44B6BC79614C298BC58E8577D4F2AD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (5) as paragraph (4);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD0117BF518B3488AB79FB2C513F588BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending subsection
(b) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HAD9AC66ED0D64DAA8F6D9BCD81DD79E6" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H9C2885F5A24B422CBE662C415232BD1A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Single
states</header><text>Consistent with subsection (a)(1)(B), the Governor may
designate a State as a single State local area for the purposes of this
title.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6DBDBC48CF544A0482D9BEE2C769544C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H99A5A4CBE45D410182354BB22FC269E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
adding at the end the following: <quote>The State may require the local boards
for the designated region to prepare a single regional plan that incorporates
the elements of the local plan under section 118 and that is submitted and
approved in lieu of separate local plans under such section.</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8813DA2F06214EECA3DF3CB6D80A3CF3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
striking <quote>employment statistics</quote> and inserting <quote>workforce
and labor market information</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H72C9C2B5B0974BA9BCF919186422DA10"><enum>106.</enum><header>Local workforce
investment boards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 117
(29 U.S.C. 2832) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H86FF49C00EDA4D6F904BA2ABE61DB68D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC6CE4205FB7B40019CCEE25641F2B11E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="HA9B0BD59C1F342A884B9DC6E2C377E8F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<subclause id="H1E4ECD6561554D949228180C2C20D031"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>include—</quote> and all
that follows through <quote>representatives</quote> and inserting
<quote>include representatives</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H2FD3757C22B54C26B939572300A8E922"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking clauses (ii)
through (vi);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H399FF828660444AB9190E71DC22305BC"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by redesignating
subclauses (I) through (III) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively (and by
moving the margins of such clauses 2 ems to the left);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HFEBA45BFF3AB4F98B452094503572257"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by striking clause (ii)
(as so redesignated) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H874A29F5DBD445DE9594C3F57307C1B5" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="HD7856D4F716C4E8D829C26A1D732B8C9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">represent businesses, including large and
small businesses, with immediate and long-term employment opportunities in
in-demand industries and other occupations important to the local economy;
and</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause><subclause id="H75CFA16B5EEC4DD981261A062232E11D"><enum>(V)</enum><text>by striking the semicolon
at the end of clause (iii) (as so redesignated) and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HF119E83938B2418F84471A5F035BD1B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph
(B) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B00757976CC432C8564EE1570A90D42" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H75706BFC43534B17BB5F5221A34951A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may include such other individuals or
representatives of entities as the chief elected official in the local area may
determine to be appropriate, including—</text>
<clause id="H55BACF2EF9D64188BA49939A54ABC908"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a superintendent of the
local secondary school system or the president or chief executive officer of a
postsecondary educational institution (including a community college, where
such an entity exists);</text>
</clause><clause id="H2457A85F97504CED807854914D679B69"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>representatives of
community-based organizations (including organizations representing individuals
with disabilities and veterans, for a local area in which such organizations
are present); or</text>
</clause><clause id="HAE5CA4C0D7144D2280F6B1B4DFAC55F9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>representatives of
veterans service
organizations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7F9F1D8E46447819E61532A49DB2CA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)—</text>
<clause id="H48F283CC1ACF474081AC14B59A57442C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>A
majority</quote> and inserting <quote>A <fraction>2/3</fraction>
majority</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H376DCBD11A1044E8937B8F214FC4AA28"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(2)(A)(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>(2)(A)</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H305BBE6E04DD429FA251F012316FFEAE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) by
striking <quote>(2)(A)(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>(2)(A)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H751EEB38D6644ECC8DFA668DFD8B5D1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (c)(1)(C);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB9677E3928C54154BE2CDF68A947233E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending subsection
(d) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HA59B2AAE477A4E0D85B374F3B4055CFD" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HD19747F06EC74EAFB1EDDE4BF8994B85"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Functions of local
board</header><text>The functions of the local board shall include the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="H9C6AFD23D52349029A4E4CD8AF1EA974"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Local
plan</header><text>Consistent with section 118, each local board, in
partnership with the chief elected official for the local area involved, shall
develop and submit a local plan to the Governor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF86035499D2B4D21B4AC9A5E52E24E18"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Workforce research and
regional labor market analysis</header>
<subparagraph id="H57B1D9C9CC2C48BDA820196368647EF5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The local board shall—</text>
<clause id="H0F258A15C1124B7083682F930B220577"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conduct, and regularly
update, an analysis of—</text>
<subclause id="HA9A785507B3B42F5B9B914FE6758AAEB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the economic conditions
in the local area;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H0A5061D700C5471681725608DE0308ED"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the immediate and
long-term skilled workforce needs of in-demand industries and other occupations
important to the local economy;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HDAB0B231BC92425EB974D3EA44CB73FD"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the knowledge and
skills of the workforce in the local area; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H6B353771DE8C4E129A7DCBB1665E5205"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>workforce development
activities (including education and training) in the local area; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HB2CE5F092F8A46AFB9BE2C4B8528DC00"><enum>(ii)</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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1468C69C2CEE4ECCBAF6D875CB142354"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Existing
analysis</header><text>A local board may use existing analysis by the local
economic development agency or related entity in order to carry out
requirements of subparagraph (A)(i).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6AB9730BC72245B8B8F594BF2C8C44E9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Employer
engagement</header><text>The local Board shall meet the needs of employers and
support economic growth in the local area by enhancing communication,
coordination, and collaboration among employers, economic development agencies,
and service providers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8BF06F7166FC4363A3BC4C45B365F06B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Budget and
administration</header>
<subparagraph id="HDCF36EB84B2C41CF8FA9120240F28DED"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Budget</header>
<clause id="HE6568DD78A4A41DAB232C1AC16DBAACC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The local board shall develop a budget for the activities
of the local board in the local area, consistent with the requirements of this
subsection.</text>
</clause><clause id="HFCC17980170347839C31090B1D3ADCF7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Training
reservation</header><text>In developing a budget under clause (i), the local
board shall reserve a percentage of funds to carry out the activities specified
in section 134(c)(4). The local board shall use the analysis conducted under
paragraph (2)(A)(i) to determine the appropriate percentage of funds to reserve
under this clause.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H556FAFB96B174B069D16F147EC89133C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<clause id="H99FC8D8559FA4221B8BBAF5545BDCEEA"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Grant
recipient</header>
<subclause id="HA38F0B1A42C54782A6E843E67073C756"><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 section 133, 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="H0DC062A5565B4207BFACB5F9681A8E6C"><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="HE37085DE944B4BC58178500CC7D23A5A"><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. 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="HE4965ED6852041D8B684E3082CECABAD"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Staff</header><text>The
local board may employ staff to assist in carrying out the functions described
in this subsection.</text>
</clause><clause id="HF1A050086F64478EA8E9A39A2636FA15"><enum>(iii)</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></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3E51E34E34C74048914DCB4483EB9362"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Selection of operators
and providers</header>
<subparagraph id="H7590FC02ADF248B48DE922AE845C3C22"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Selection of one-stop
operators</header><text>Consistent with section 121(d), the local board, with
the agreement of the chief elected official—</text>
<clause id="HA37387F6B9584DCB8B6C37539EF900D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall designate or
certify one-stop operators as described in section 121(d)(2)(A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9A5DAEF29AA14863BEEF7B582DB5401E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may terminate for cause
the eligibility of such operators.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE0890C481DE4E1AAA7C8F9B622DBEC5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Identification of
eligible training service providers</header><text>Consistent with this
subtitle, the local board shall identify eligible providers of training
services described in section 134(c)(4), in the local area.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A8FF3961FB24BD3AFBFE07D521EA1A8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Identification of
eligible providers of work ready services</header><text>If the one-stop
operator does not provide the services described in section 134(c)(2) in the
local area, the local board shall identify eligible providers of such services
in the local area by awarding contracts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB14F702F8074440692B9B9E0D58D8A04"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Program
oversight</header><text>The local board, in partnership with the chief elected
official, shall be responsible for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H93C8C1D614CD427592CE35E90CC4BECA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensuring the appropriate
use of management of the funds provided for local employment and training
activities authorized under section 134(b); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE048FD06E0E848688D56BF1FEEE41218"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conducting oversight of
the one-stop delivery system in the local area authorized under section
121.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC7C8C70B216240B998BB947495C1D1ED"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Negotiation of local
performance measures</header><text>The local board, the chief elected official,
and the Governor shall negotiate and reach agreement on local performance
measures as described in section 136(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEC41B3E8909642A6B3ABAFA9ACB6FE9C"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Technology
improvements</header><text>The local board shall develop strategies for
technology improvements to facilitate access to services authorized under this
subtitle and carried out in the local area, including in remote
areas.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5282740C7204BD0B8BA7EDA3E705F65"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6E3EFBD7E1624B23823042065C7382F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>electronic means and</quote> after <quote>regular basis through</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8354054F76D94731BF35A091F73ED89D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and
the award of grants or contracts to eligible providers of youth
activities,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA619724E8682453AAE63F27EE7F99C3D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H42A0592D445648DBA425C9A90F3CB5AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by
striking <quote>section 134(d)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
134(c)(4)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC006A6584BF94879A30A8B51F95DDCB4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H70A5D5E8AED54562BC384F4DD3108F28" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H0E773EEF59134CAC9C5CE08958DD815B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Work ready services,
designation, or certification as one-stop operators</header><text>A local board
may provide work ready services described in section 134(c)(2) through a
one-stop delivery system described in section 121 or be designated or certified
as a one-stop operator only with the agreement of the chief elected official
and the
Governor.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA13765C6C379413C9BE2FEE7A9452BDB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(1), by
inserting <quote>or participate in action taken</quote> after
<quote>vote</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2F876C03C7442B69E55D4AE5A79EC98"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (h) and (i).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H72BC0FD69EA544ACAE8586F5B42B95BE"><enum>107.</enum><header>Local
plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 118 (29 U.S.C.
2833) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2A013BA2B31844BE9F90C41EA2A6421D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by
striking <quote>5-year</quote> and inserting <quote>3-year</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H931CD8749E06482C8F67A77915FE9BED"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (b) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68AA1AE2C05141AEAB9E8640205C5E69" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HD650A2390E9747F9ADC98548216F09B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local plan shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HF42A7DE8D1284DD79930956DBF241810"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the analysis of the local
area's economic and workforce conditions conducted under section
117(d)(2)(A)(i), and an assurance that the local board will use such analysis
to carry out the activities under this subtitle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B8ABA4799334EA593CB126917464366"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the
one-stop delivery system in the local area, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H66D20A517D2B47D3B37E04F75E86285C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of how the
local board will ensure—</text>
<clause id="H9B46B264F60E4795BB716D9DB9743E71"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the continuous
improvement of eligible providers of services through the system; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD2DF66BB14F849008BE0C36032F14AD4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that such providers meet
the employment needs of local businesses and participants; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31A50775D45F40C599E3288A56A2DCF9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of how the
local board will facilitate access to services provided through the one-stop
delivery system consistent with section 117(d)(8);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66059EBD3CAD4E51BB35493B25A2343C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of the
strategies and services that will be used in the local area—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4A4C4E510DDA4EB38AE67F2058B67E07"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to more fully engage
employers, including small businesses and employers in in-demand industries and
occupations important to the local economy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5BD1D83BAA243759B177FB3BAF04DBC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to meet the needs of
employers in the local area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3DE62E0E182496BAE6829325FC7122D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to better coordinate
workforce development programs with economic development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81A169DB19F9476B8560FA88E6546D2F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to better coordinate
workforce development programs with employment, training, and literacy services
carried out by nonprofit organizations, including libraries, as
appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB44E4B11C2BD4F578F03C419F84389C2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of how the
local board will convene (or help to convene) industry or sector partnerships
that lead to collaborative planning, resource alignment, and training efforts
across multiple firms for a range of workers employed or potentially employed
by a targeted industry cluster—</text>
<subparagraph id="H90A2B4E4D49A42C5A4EE76CF3AA88298"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to encourage industry
growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and
advancement in targeted industry clusters;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H177101A1FAE5475182A15B76F968D84F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to address the immediate and long-term
skilled workforce needs of in-demand industries, small businesses, and other
occupations important to the State economy; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB820539D49B2460D93ACE0D84099B499"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to address critical skill
gaps within and across industries;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7AF2F62791E41DE8621F0B2FB3FD324"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a description of how the
funds reserved under section 117(d)(4)(A)(ii) will be used to carry out
activities described in section 134(c)(4);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAC02F36850714C7D88C91D16F03F2F64"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a description of how the
local board will coordinate workforce investment activities carried out in the
local area with statewide activities, as appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1CB6DD3B3AB84B458E36089F81122763"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a description of how the
local area will—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2714068D1EFE421F9EA3D6E93D46DFC9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinate activities
with the local area’s disability community and with services provided 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)) by local educational agencies serving
such local area to make available comprehensive, high-quality services to
individuals with disabilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF2457A19A8549CB9F8E02773C7C4C01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consistent with section
188 and Executive Order 13217 (42 U.S.C. 12131 note), serve the employment and
training needs of individuals with disabilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37809CEEEE694DA9974635581F15104D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consistent with sections
504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, include the provision of
outreach, intake, assessments, and service delivery, the development of
performance measures, the training of staff, and other aspects of accessibility
to programs and services under this subtitle;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB410AFFD5EE949FD8B90C1532A1CCBBD"><enum>(8)</enum><text>a description of the
local levels of performance negotiated with the Governor and chief elected
official pursuant to section 136(c), to be—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF0825F04FF6F48D0B79B146714D62CBD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>used to measure the
performance of the local area; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67A2BBD089A7469E9ACC49B7E37C25E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>used by the local board
for measuring performance of the local fiscal agent (where appropriate),
eligible providers, and the one-stop delivery system, in the local area;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CA0015717654BE482CDDC9B4F4272AE"><enum>(9)</enum><text>a description of the
process used by the local board, consistent with subsection (c), to provide an
opportunity for public comment prior to submission of the plan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0F382FB247794F428B53F22F6219609E"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how the local area will
serve the employment and training needs of dislocated workers (including
displaced homemakers), low-income individuals (including recipients of public
assistance such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), long-term
unemployed individuals (including individuals who have exhausted entitlement to
State and Federal unemployment compensation), English learners, homeless
individuals, individuals training for nontraditional employment, youth
(including out-of-school youth and at-risk youth), older workers, ex-offenders,
migrant and seasonal farmworkers, refugee and entrants, veterans (including
disabled veterans and homeless veterans), and Native Americans;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3901862B96146C3B333FBB858F98DF8"><enum>(11)</enum><text>an identification of the
entity responsible for the disbursal of grant funds described in subclause
(III) of section 117(d)(4)(B)(i), as determined by the chief elected official
or the Governor under such section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H612F1EB76119491A929DE65112CFEB1B"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the strategies and
services that will be used in the local area to assist at-risk youth and
out-of-school youth in acquiring the education and skills, credentials
(including recognized postsecondary credentials and industry-recognized
credentials), and employment experience to succeed in the labor market,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5572249188E64141A0F41ADCEA8FF0FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>training and internships
in in-demand industries or occupations important to the State and local
economy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6EB8D1A0937D452EA0273E3E7CDF554A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>dropout recovery
activities that are designed to lead to the attainment of a regular secondary
school diploma or its recognized equivalent, or other State recognized
equivalent (including recognized alternative standards for individuals with
disabilities); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A8C468EAEAE4838A14BA38ABC74EE4E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>activities combining
remediation of academic skills, work readiness training, and work experience,
and including linkages to postsecondary education and training and
career-ladder employment;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18E603B2F4BF4F4581A647287F1A77F0"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H16105AEC19DE4017B2F795D3D7A639EC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>how the local area will
furnish employment, training, supportive, and placement services to veterans,
including disabled and homeless veterans;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3EA541D5FC574B4984B97AF1A7A8C194"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the strategies and
services that will be used in the local area to assist and expedite
reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA4B3673D7F4405CA1236E1E192C03F7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the veteran population to
be served in the local area;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2145A9DCCC364EA1AF5AF1CA13421671"><enum>(14)</enum><text>a description of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2155DBA942BA4D7EABD6FD30866039D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the duties assigned to
the veteran employment specialist consistent with the requirements of section
134(f);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7BA2765A485E49A9A9BF56EE8B9DB2B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the manner in which the
veteran employment specialist is integrated into the One-Stop Career System
described in section 121;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3BA71527A9374D4AB80B0772E865646E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the date on which the
veteran employment specialist was assigned; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBCDE91A98D6649F5A1B0064BFD0660B2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>whether the veteran
employment specialist has satisfactorily competed such training by the National
Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H10006D92A7A54E70965761CC62C51984"><enum>(15)</enum><text>such other information
as the Governor may require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC3FE0DBE36A74BA380A6179D90C09F14"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by
striking <quote>such means</quote> and inserting <quote>electronic means
such</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H78C71C95ECAD4C1FBFF97DC26AA3721B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(2), by striking <quote>,
including representatives of business and representatives of labor
organizations,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H5203C0B7477144BCB9DB3853063A0C9B"><enum>108.</enum><header>Establishment of
one-stop delivery system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 121 (29 U.S.C. 2841) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2667AF9C89DB4EA482B8E2261C6E4586"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H15DB2122BB74465F9F3918561703E412"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph
(A) of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H4E13CD3E72EA430C8A5C0EE9B4170DAC" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H5EDF71EB4C4C475CA2B3E9E2BD69457C"><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) shall—</text>
<clause id="HAE32F2EC1B3947B0AE9258734200BC72"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide access through
the one-stop delivery system to the programs and activities carried out by the
entity, including making the work ready services described in section 134(c)(2)
that are applicable to the program of the entity available at the one-stop
centers (in addition to any other appropriate locations);</text>
</clause><clause id="H2DDB031AE2BE4254B9F4ADD45E8FC698"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>use a portion of the
funds available to the program of the entity 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="H69748B8ACD9649E68ECCD0C0B09F75B6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>enter into a local
memorandum of understanding with the local board relating to the operation of
the one-stop delivery system that meets the requirements of subsection (c);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H095FDEAB81F94726BD673208690380BE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>participate in the
operation of the one-stop delivery system consistent with the terms of the
memorandum of understanding, the requirements of this title, and the
requirements of the Federal laws authorizing the programs carried out by the
entity.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H456AD8A60D9B414883A66DF70EDB6741"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(B)—</text>
<clause id="HBDF15DB68CDB4BDC97676B338CC4AA0B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking clause (vi);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDD4EDA6741D24FE2A1EFE2717DA76885"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses
(vii) through (xii) as clauses (vi) through (xi), respectively; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD52C567FEC744AEB82F7ADE36E4B781"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H6B6004FE41D448F7A938A346265B8AAC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(i),
by striking <quote>section 134(d)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
134(c)(2)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HEE9AA732561744C1897DFDDD27F61ED5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text>
<subclause id="HE3213B49F4DB4D5A98B8C366DDD5EA4D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking clauses (ii)
and (v);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H0C2E2C4399434FD7B08D380BA47808CA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H54B58F7FC20C4561A266F82D4C5789C5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by redesignating
clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H2A80058BE540479D8C80D50CC35F1CB9"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HDDFA20B423EE464E81EB6D686ACBA202" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="H93671448D5174882AEA1CCFBE1EDE9FF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">employment and training programs
administered by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration;</text>
</clause><clause id="H44AC9080B23D4A82A2968C7E7C1C5306"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">employment and training programs carried
out by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration;</text>
</clause><clause id="H137092C925BA4C2DB7E74C2C3CBB82FA"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>employment, training,
and literacy services carried out by public libraries; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8EF2DF66B8C1474A9E871B62BFA0AB39"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>other appropriate
Federal, State, or local programs, including programs in the private
sector.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFF8CDC7424E84580BA370B0D0E14C39E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2), by
amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H0570F9F2163340C19F593509FB0C154A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HB10846149ED34D86B637F4C91AED8C20"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provisions
describing—</text>
<clause id="HB505CBCE39B84BDF91702E8F42AC67C6"><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
through such system;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0604045505DC4641AB312100E826722A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>how the costs of such
services and the operating costs of such system will be funded, through cash
and in-kind contributions, to provide a stable and equitable funding stream for
ongoing one-stop system operations, including the funding of the infrastructure
costs of one-stop centers in accordance with subsection (h);</text>
</clause><clause id="HDA013A1AAEA3483CA2AC053C6ED6BBA7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>methods of referral of
individuals between the one-stop operator and the one-stop partners for
appropriate services and activities, including referrals for nontraditional
employment; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H61A70F2CF6AE4347AFE3B4B78AD9FCCE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the duration of the
memorandum of understanding and the procedures for amending the memorandum
during the term 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><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0B8D07EFEE224443B447FAF6FBCB21EB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1BD8DFA88AD14C969A1C5A7A12A397B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading for
paragraph (1), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Designation and certification</header-in-text></quote> and
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Local
designation and certification</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDED7273432404202803957F0559042D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H863B94B6F8B1479980330C5A91F47A1D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 134(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(e)</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HCDBE12ED163B41BFBDB43BD41310C77E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph
(A) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H77B2FB104E194E62810F4664F3F22E15" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H06C24339136E4A1B99DE8A295BDE0CCB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be designated or
certified as a one-stop operator through a competitive process;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H1C36ABB9FB614822B1FB4EC94214D0A2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by
striking clause (ii) and redesignating clauses (iii) through (vi) as clauses
(ii) through (v), respectively; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H810A19A20B8D42E48129DB2F9FE3365C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by
striking <quote>vocational</quote> and inserting <quote>career and
technical</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9084CB7544F94A34836EEE2FF557F38E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by amending subsection
(e) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H93CE34163F814FAFB45D0D05CAD305F0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H2E38D2710E5149058548C8CE1911AC45"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Establishment of
one-Stop delivery system</header>
<paragraph id="HE97F623B532442C2962E217D145290F7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There shall be established in a State that receives an
allotment under section 132(b) a one-stop delivery system, which shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA55A32EF2DBF4416AB63218FEE0C6A49"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide the work ready
services described in section 134(c)(2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C97871207794AB68072A936313A3D25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide access to
training services as described in section 134(c)(4), including serving as the
point of access to career enhancement accounts for training services to
participants in accordance with paragraph (4)(G) of such section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E3269EDCEDC4BD69F5BE0EBF79CF9B6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide access to the
activities carried out under section 134(d), if any;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17A6FCE25FE5477A9505F137887FF948"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide access to
programs and activities carried out by one-stop partners that are described in
subsection (b) of this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE4B6F5E46434A3393677D85B12446A4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provide access to the
information described in section 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49l–2(e)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H728E17454A2642128E80EB0FFA03F629"><enum>(2)</enum><header>One-stop
delivery</header><text>At a minimum, the one-stop delivery system—</text>
<subparagraph id="H83CB75D51E4D4C2ABA91DD1F451B2D51"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall make each of the
programs, services, and activities described in paragraph (1) accessible at not
less than one physical center in each local area of the State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9EE0ADC46DB4A899A7DFCC50FEDC0B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may also make programs,
services, and activities described in paragraph (1) available—</text>
<clause id="HC4256D7EAF04443C8569B56A3BE1DAE0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>through a network of
affiliated sites that can provide one or more of the programs, services, and
activities to individuals; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDE2C65A56C8A420A8B2E6CE78F6249D1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>through a network of
eligible one-stop partners—</text>
<subclause id="H0F809916B28E4EB9B678664954018316"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in which each partner
provides one 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="HDE92BA7A4CFE4B33A3D0FF4455FFA076"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that assures individuals
that information on the availability of the work ready services will be
available regardless of where the individuals initially enter the statewide
workforce investment system, including information made available through an
access point described in subclause (I).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA3A4F4F252E54601AF0F1DFBF9289304"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Specialized
centers</header><text>The centers and sites described in paragraph (2) may have
a specialization in addressing special
needs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30B06DA27B6A47679C373FB81F4FADBB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HBA4D7665E69C4C02B15EAFD8C0084668" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H7807A2CD4E57495D8FC78E213C81EC34"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Certification of
one-Stop centers</header>
<paragraph id="HB483DC78D8B44738A80312DB3DE5C5CD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header>
<subparagraph id="HEC2FED25ABBF4C17A202DD089C3A8470"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The State board shall establish objective procedures and
criteria for periodically certifying one-stop centers for the purpose of
awarding the one-stop infrastructure funding described in subsection
(h).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H389EEFDBCF4D442BA27F80D30782D8B5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The
criteria for certification under this subsection shall include—</text>
<clause id="H1DCECE711CE841ABAA676B0F078E4C79"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meeting all of the
expected levels of performance for each of the core indicators of performance
as outlined in the State plan under section 112;</text>
</clause><clause id="H663D3DA98B8A42399FBC5D8254F773B1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>meeting minimum
standards relating to the scope and degree of service integration achieved by
the centers involving the programs provided by the one-stop partners;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H06D7CA0EA8A945C8B90F78136DD3CB51"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>meeting minimum
standards relating to how the centers ensure that eligible providers meet the
employment needs of local employers and participants.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF90B299BF6DB4DE6971CF5F3E7D74894"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effect of
certification</header><text>One-stop centers certified under this subsection
shall be eligible to receive the infrastructure grants authorized under
subsection (h).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBDB50028A26749A4A108DC1BC983EBF5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Local
boards</header><text>Consistent with the criteria developed by the State, the
local board may develop additional criteria of higher standards to respond to
local labor market and demographic conditions and trends.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE8715F18470B417F97D3B7B3F3C81D9E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>One-Stop infrastructure
funding</header>
<paragraph id="H991ACD902711475C8E89DF581CF0FD78"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Partner
contributions</header>
<subparagraph id="H070FA22A468B4A58B8EF13508DF707B5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Provision of
funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, as determined
under subparagraph (B), a portion of the Federal funds provided to the State
and areas within the State under the Federal laws authorizing the one-stop
partner programs described in subsection (b)(1)(B) and participating additional
partner programs described in (b)(2)(B) for a fiscal year shall be provided to
the Governor by such programs to carry out this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A115907E30F4FFABEC8B9A10D229B03"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination of
governor</header>
<clause id="HC7BF88EE116A45A4B2241CAFD7C75D64"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (C), the Governor, in
consultation with the State board, shall determine the portion of funds to be
provided under subparagraph (A) by each one-stop partner and in making such
determination shall consider the proportionate use of the one-stop centers by
each partner, the costs of administration for purposes not related to one-stop
centers for each partner, and other relevant factors described in paragraph
(3).</text>
</clause><clause id="HBC96BE5B5FA347429A6FFC4F4F688905"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>In those States where the State constitution places
policy-making 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 II of this Act and for
postsecondary career education activities authorized under the Carl D. Perkins
Career and Technical Education Act, the determination described in clause (i)
with respect to such programs shall be made by the Governor with the
appropriate entity or official with such independent policy-making
authority.</text>
</clause><clause id="H388FBB7071974C5A952D1AA81085DE1E"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Appeal by one-stop
partners</header><text>The Governor shall establish a procedure for the
one-stop partner administering a program described in subsection (b) to appeal
a determination regarding the portion of funds to be contributed under this
paragraph on the basis that such determination is inconsistent with the
criteria described in the State plan or with the requirements of this
paragraph. Such procedure shall ensure prompt resolution of the appeal.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3110FFEF27DD4B71A954D92422AE85F7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<clause id="HABE690BAF5BE4ADAB8CE810A0B11B0AD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Provision from
administrative funds</header><text>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 limitations with respect to the portion of funds under such
programs that may be used for administration.</text>
</clause><clause id="H32F7B466847640D99EA1A59CE18154B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Federal direct
spending programs</header><text>Programs that are Federal direct spending under
section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c)(8)) shall not, for purposes of this paragraph, be
required to provide an amount in excess of the amount determined to be
equivalent to the proportionate use of the one-stop centers by such programs in
the State.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEF4A7FE000CC4F98A2A401E3ECCD25E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation by
governor</header><text>From the funds provided under paragraph (1), the
Governor shall allocate funds to local areas in accordance with the formula
established under paragraph (3) for the purposes of assisting in paying the
costs of the infrastructure of one-stop centers certified under subsection
(g).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE8423EDFE5E4D458289DE0C20A45BE5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocation
formula</header><text>The State board shall develop a formula to be used by the
Governor to allocate the funds described in paragraph (1). The formula shall
include such factors as the State board determines are appropriate, which may
include factors such as the number of centers in the local area that have been
certified, the population served by such centers, and the performance of such
centers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAA7327608F194D4088F7FB78FAA89D2B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Costs of
infrastructure</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term
<term>costs of infrastructure</term> means the nonpersonnel costs that are
necessary for the general operation of a one-stop center, including the rental
costs of the facilities, the costs of utilities and maintenance, and equipment
(including assistive technology for individuals with disabilities).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H52918FE0C57247AE878A1AF5B7B0DC78"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Other funds</header>
<paragraph id="H43E68523937B47FAB366B46B2D4BABC3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In addition to the funds provided to carry out subsection
(h), a portion of funds made available under Federal law authorizing the
one-stop partner programs described in subsection (b)(1)(B) and participating
additional partner programs described in subsection (b)(2)(B), or the noncash
resources available under such programs shall be used to pay the costs relating
to the operation of the one-stop delivery system that are not paid for from the
funds provided under subsection (h), to the extent not inconsistent with the
Federal law involved including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H506F33FB4C2F4FF18FEC04682049AF17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>infrastructure costs that
are in excess of the funds provided under subsection (h);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC54999558BA845DABB2F547B744A1621"><enum>(B)</enum><text>common costs that are in
addition to the costs of infrastructure; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H577DCD5D0AE94CE7AB1F3B1FC40D8DB7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the costs of the
provision of work ready services applicable to each program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H79DA4E1652F545C980D11B31447DCA43"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination and
guidance</header><text>The method for determining the appropriate portion of
funds and noncash resources to be provided by each program under paragraph (1)
shall be determined as part of the memorandum of understanding under subsection
(c). The State board shall provide guidance to facilitate the determination of
appropriate allocation of the funds and noncash resources in local
areas.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H2812933E64664FD6A57D19E230B04772"><enum>109.</enum><header>Identification of
eligible providers of training services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 122 (29 U.S.C. 2842) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H5C637E12921E430BB151032C52136C91" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="HDE404429FF0A498ABBADDF602760FDF0"><enum>122.</enum><header>Identification of
eligible providers of training services</header>
<subsection id="H7F923AFC3390469587EAFB9CA9020552"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="HB6162B2AA0F447FE9E66415872552C04"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Governor, after consultation with the State board,
shall establish criteria and procedures regarding the eligibility of providers
of training services described in section 134(c)(4) to receive funds provided
under section 133(b) for the provision of such training services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B117FBC06EC46A78FAE18C388860D8D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Providers</header><text>Subject
to the provisions of this section, to be eligible to receive the funds provided
under section 133(b) for the provision of training services, the provider shall
be—</text>
<subparagraph id="H970CCB0AA74D495C830C5BB854975E64"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a postsecondary
educational institution that—</text>
<clause id="HD9E3BB82D49E474982D41E15D0C07D3C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is eligible to receive
Federal funds under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070 et seq.); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA372C7BB268145C2B644FA5C57C89BDF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides a program that
leads to an associate degree, baccalaureate degree, or industry-recognized
certification;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2FD755B0B1340AEA08386668C4F0D3A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an entity that carries
out programs 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.); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BD6E1CF06C442798A9AF175FA0205E1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>another public or private
provider of a program of training services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H76C65B1211A44CE28F037C885D5A8B08"><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 and procedures established
under this section to be included on the list of eligible providers of training
services described in subsection (d)(1). A provider described in paragraph
(2)(B) shall be included on the list of eligible providers of training services
described in subsection (d)(1) for so long as the provider remains certified by
the Secretary of Labor to carry out the programs described in paragraph
(2)(B).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9D55BA36ACCD4DCEB5864EDEFF0ADC21"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criteria</header>
<paragraph id="HE831BE741A5A47B4AD1D10A22599F036"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The criteria established pursuant to subsection (a) shall
take into account—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3CB128DCD5FB4F978431EBF3FDC68A58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the performance of
providers of training services with respect to the performance measures
described in section 136 and other matters for which information is required
under paragraph (2) and other appropriate measures of performance outcomes for
those participants receiving training services under this subtitle (taking into
consideration the characteristics of the population served and relevant
economic conditions);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FE3EAC14A9243A28D4DD42AC79D06AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether the training
programs of such providers relate to occupations that are in demand;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05BFAC03E8B045A1AD284CA53A902BD1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the need to ensure access
to training services throughout the State, including in rural areas;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA293248066AD4F6A8D48FBBBC35064BE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the ability of providers
to offer programs that lead to a degree or an industry-recognized
certification, certificate, or mastery;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59B1AB2BBD2B4B46BDF88EFD808FEE32"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the information such
providers are required to report to State agencies with respect to other
Federal and State programs (other than the program carried out under this
subtitle), including one-stop partner programs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC20F87B9F2344986B21977C9B7BDD287"><enum>(F)</enum><text>such other factors as the
Governor determines are appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5244A81265754FCF84B0295A6402E08B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The
criteria established by the Governor shall require that a provider of training
services submit appropriate, accurate, and timely information to the State for
purposes of carrying out subsection (d), with respect to participants receiving
training services under this subtitle in the applicable program,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3A8B30F9A0154838AD4BBC0DCA68A755"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information on degrees
and industry-recognized certifications received by such participants;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E20AF02E44449A89E951E5805AC59AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>information on costs of
attendance for such participants;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H073FA508B54245BB818B409029600CB8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>information on the
program completion rate for such participants; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H66F772BD93534A0CB0DB579EBC740D38"><enum>(D)</enum><text>information on the
performance of the provider with respect to the performance measures described
in section 136 for such participants (taking into consideration the
characteristics of the population served and relevant economic conditions),
which shall include information specifying the percentage of such participants
who entered unsubsidized employment in an occupation related to the
program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFC93FE38DC4947C5BA3EBB5DD36C74A6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text>The
criteria established by the Governor shall also provide for biennial review and
renewal of eligibility under this section for providers of training
services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF504C615F7AD4E1195C4906BD41CF951"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Local
criteria</header><text>A local board in the State may establish criteria in
addition to the criteria established by the Governor, or may require higher
levels of performance than required under the criteria established by the
Governor, for purposes of determining the eligibility of providers of training
services to receive funds described in subsection (a) to provide the services
in the local area involved.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE2C047C0ACC43929E93503C593455FB"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>In
carrying out the requirements of this subsection, no personally identifiable
information regarding a student, including Social Security number, student
identification number, or other identifier, may be disclosed without the prior
written consent of the parent or eligible student in compliance with section
444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFB20F70C9BF84D2A90AC2835C265DF52"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>The
procedures established under subsection (a) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H77B6AD206B7A4D528A63BB74A71EF7BB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE43F6C3A79D04104839BF38CFBE5F577"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the application process
for a provider of training services to become eligible to receive funds under
section 133(b) for the provision of training services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB281E32E7ACD42A49DFCA3258D06E8BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the respective roles of
the State and local areas in receiving and reviewing applications and in making
determinations of eligibility based on the criteria established under this
section; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6479AF36DC4E44FAA4EB8F32610FA512"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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></subsection><subsection id="HB04457759E01441E936DD1BCF749962E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Information To assist
participants in choosing providers</header>
<paragraph id="H401251041A554CD7970CF3188EF77A22"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to facilitate and assist participants under
chapter 5 in choosing providers of training services, the Governor shall ensure
that an appropriate list or lists of providers determined eligible under this
section in the State, including information regarding the occupations in demand
that relate to the training programs of such providers and the accompanying
information described in paragraph (2), is provided to the local boards in the
State to be made available to such participants and to members of the public
through the one-stop delivery system in the State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3D33010414A34F0BA57A0D5833488123"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability through
one-stop delivery system</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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA9122A2657D941EF936F7D96D1F99443"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Enforcement</header>
<paragraph id="H63225BF66D0B43CCBF068423A7B7966D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The criteria and procedures established under this
section shall provide the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H186F5308E906429D9EF1079151771DBB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Intentionally supplying
inaccurate information</header><text>Upon a determination, by an individual or
entity specified in the criteria or procedures, that a provider of training
services, or individual providing information on behalf of the provider,
intentionally supplied inaccurate information under this section, the
eligibility of such provider to receive funds under chapter 5 shall be
terminated for a period of time that is not less than 2 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADDDC472A1F448CD8898A3BB13D05146"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Substantial
violations</header><text>Upon a determination, by an individual or entity
specified in the criteria or procedures, that a provider of training services
substantially violated any requirement under this title, the eligibility of
such provider to receive funds under the program involved shall be
terminated.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65A621649FDC4D448B9849CA5A8963E8"><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 during a period of noncompliance described in such
subparagraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HECF7631057D74ED4B8E0F5AD3EEDF36B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Paragraph
(1) shall be construed to provide remedies and penalties that supplement, but
do not supplant, other civil and criminal remedies and penalties.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HECF727663C3F471C812A37C5BF32F710"><enum>(f)</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 career enhancement
accounts provided in another State.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6F651481CC814A9DB792D1104FE08D17"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>In
developing the criteria, procedures, and information required under this
section, the Governor shall solicit and take into consideration the
recommendations of local boards and providers of training services within the
State.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF787C44A2D5346EB84D173676CAA075B"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Opportunity To submit
comments</header><text>During the development of the criteria, procedures,
requirements for information, and the list of eligible providers required under
this section, the Governor shall provide an opportunity for interested members
of the public to submit comments regarding such criteria, procedures, and
information.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1BAFC1F60F7E46899F892FAD35BCBA76"><enum>(i)</enum><header>On-the-Job training or
customized training exception</header>
<paragraph id="H823CD689D1D94CE5B0876EE54F6FC7F5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Providers of on-the-job training or customized training
shall not be subject to the requirements of subsections (a) through (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H903A4B2F2F0A43DB8F72FD26B67FE563"><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 on-the-job training and
customized training providers as the Governor may require, determine whether
the providers meet such performance criteria as the Governor may require, and
disseminate information identifying 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></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H3DBE979B9ACC4C01AEB72D022C6D73AB"><enum>110.</enum><header>General
authorization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 5 of
subtitle B of title I is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEBD8FFE3BD1B47609BADA2D4CF051217"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the heading
for chapter 5 and inserting the following: <quote><header-in-text level="chapter" style="OLC">Employment and training
activities</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2AE3EC755B4E43CCB817AF13DA878FC5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 131 (29 U.S.C.
2861)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE991FED409024F26A23C6C266B07B22C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16E05F765BBC4085A9074C30858CA419"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>adults, and dislocated workers,</quote> and inserting
<quote>individuals</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H63D04B7EC5A64A13B8F16800F1C28308"><enum>111.</enum><header>State
allotments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 132 (29
U.S.C. 2862) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8F0F6A178F284D699871E5AEF99DE44A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending subsection
(a) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H6110CA45FF5C456D9D8D529BAEF87DB8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H98843599B198471390034777846E0D87"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H72BD1655C5DA4D4AA9C9998A32C2E11A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reserve ½ of 1 percent of
the total amount appropriated under section 137 for a fiscal year, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAEE6FA7BA04D4DABA9EEC27B124F16EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>50 percent shall be used
to provide technical assistance under section 170; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H890C64DBD665471AAE6FD5E9751D3E99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>50 percent shall be used
for evaluations under section 172;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H77438B81C697462493DFA32BF233DF9A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reserve not more than 2
percent of the total amount appropriated under section 137 for a fiscal year to
make grants to, and 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
employment and training activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF3A0E045D304460BBD6026F84012FF1F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reserve not more than 28
percent of the total amount appropriated under section 137 for a fiscal year to
carry out the Jobs Corps program under subtitle C;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE7A451B8FAE24C938DE97BBFD77E7155"><enum>(4)</enum><text>reserve not more than
0.15 percent of the total amount appropriated under section 137 for a fiscal
year to carry out military transitional assistance under section 175;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H503068E171D840C883DD3E4A0FC4EF87"><enum>(5)</enum><text>from the remaining amount
appropriated under section 137 for a fiscal year (after reserving funds under
paragraphs (1) through (4)), make allotments in accordance with subsection (b)
of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10FA2475A7F24A75B33616E38FED10BB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending subsection
(b) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H9DFCE88F65E0435B99208E2E0E366316" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6B83CED029504FC09551640776006601"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Workforce investment
fund</header>
<paragraph id="H4F1E238FBF2246F0A2B9B06C1FD354C3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reservation for
outlying areas</header>
<subparagraph id="H6692EEFD9EC446A290773C8A0B93104E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the amount made available under subsection (a)(5)
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than
<fraction>1/4</fraction> of 1 percent to provide assistance to the outlying
areas.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H777E508C36D24CF08869DBCBBAC9F380"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>The
Republic of Palau shall cease to be eligible to receive funding under this
subparagraph upon entering into an agreement for extension of United States
educational assistance under the Compact of Free Association (approved by the
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 99–658)) after
the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of
2012.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1B195FA0579A4064A9640A254E970FA8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>States</header>
<subparagraph id="H4B13EC7F657B4DE79831C1408A583731"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>After determining the amount to be reserved under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall allot the remainder of the amount referred
to in subsection (a)(5) for a fiscal year to the States pursuant to
<internal-xref idref="H0A99B8E3055B490ABC29D4C816F3427C" legis-path="q:H9DFCE88F65E0435B99208E2E0E366316:(b)(2)(B)">subparagraph
(B)</internal-xref> for employment and training activities and statewide
workforce investment activities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A99B8E3055B490ABC29D4C816F3427C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Formula</header><text>Subject
to
<internal-xref idref="HB8791611D7C646F6BD0437D9A8807245" legis-path="q:H9DFCE88F65E0435B99208E2E0E366316:(b)(2)(C)">subparagraphs
(C)</internal-xref> and
<internal-xref idref="HC5A961184E6A415B9D86249AB22B5DD3" legis-path="q:H9DFCE88F65E0435B99208E2E0E366316:(b)(2)(D)">(D)</internal-xref>,
of the remainder—</text>
<clause id="HA83FDB5A4C2C45B091C57F309F1AA7C0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>25 percent shall be
allotted 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>
</clause><clause id="H812034147B19458484C2379A9CCC967A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>25 percent shall be
allotted 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;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5F8F4175D8F147159BCACD9638E9F2EB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>25 percent shall be
allotted 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;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD62A2CEB9C5C484A8519DAEB7C6969CA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">25 percent shall be allotted on the basis
of the relative number of disadvantaged youth in each State, compared to the
total number of disadvantaged youth in all States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB8791611D7C646F6BD0437D9A8807245"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Minimum and maximum
percentages</header>
<clause commented="no" id="H22C4411911A94A14A323B622DC16164C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Minimum
percentage</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that no State shall receive
an allotment under this paragraph for—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H65A44989FC2A483FB6FE53D7009C6F5B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>fiscal year 2013, that is
less than 100 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for the
preceding fiscal year; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HB6F8A32BA4AC401B838A2D367AF66835"><enum>(II)</enum><text>fiscal year 2014 and
each succeeding fiscal year, that is less than 90 percent of the allotment
percentage of the State for the preceding fiscal year.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H20E88A25AB8643CD9FD1E973B1ED3B42"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Maximum
percentage</header><text>Subject to clause (i), the Secretary shall ensure that
no State shall receive an allotment under this paragraph for a fiscal year that
is more than 130 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for the
preceding fiscal year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5A961184E6A415B9D86249AB22B5DD3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Small state minimum
allotment</header><text>Subject to
<internal-xref idref="HB8791611D7C646F6BD0437D9A8807245" legis-path="q:H9DFCE88F65E0435B99208E2E0E366316:(b)(2)(C)">subparagraph
(C)</internal-xref>, the Secretary shall ensure that no State shall receive an
allotment under this paragraph for a fiscal year that is less than
<fraction>2/10</fraction> of 1 percent of the remainder described in
<internal-xref idref="H4B13EC7F657B4DE79831C1408A583731" legis-path="q:H9DFCE88F65E0435B99208E2E0E366316:(b)(2)(A)">subparagraph
(A)</internal-xref> for the fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD651CA6F16C48B089726F9CD4A1563D"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
the purpose of the formula specified in this paragraph:</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H4EDE0100B77F4270BBE597334704DF35"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Allotment
percentage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>allotment percentage</term>—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H3EFE0F3F333345958D87905467AB4704"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">used with respect to fiscal year 2012,
means the percentage of the amounts allotted to States under title I of this
Act, title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965, sections 4103A and 4104 of
title 38, United States Code, section 2021 of title 38, United States Code,
section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, and sections 1 through 14 of the
Wagner-Peyser Act, as such provisions were in effect on the day before the date
of enactment of the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012, that is
received under such provisions by the State involved for fiscal year 2012;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H08291689F4C3418E8EADCAEC640B6201"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">used with respect to fiscal year 2013 or a
subsequent year, means the percentage of the amounts allotted to States for
fiscal year 2012 under the provisions described in subclause (I) that is
received through an allotment made under this paragraph for the fiscal
year.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="HD5AEE7D2C1B34A818B0EC72373056997"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Disadvantaged
youth</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>disadvantaged youth</term> means an individual who is not less than age
16 and not more than age 24 who receives an income, or is a member of a family
that received a total family income, that in relation to family size, does not
exceed the higher of—</text>
<subclause id="HA47330F2B40C4599BFD0C8DE047D5377"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the poverty line;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HDAE1D50F79F24E8D950B93123B34B518"><enum>(II)</enum><text>70 percent of the lower
living standard income level.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H6A413FC1D32D4697BD22BB71EDDD7B1E"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Individual</header><text>The
term <term>individual</term> means an individual who is not less than age 16
and not more than age
72.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H2C980F7A13364DA9BEB432F5C79BECA8"><enum>112.</enum><header>Within State
allocations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 133 is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCEDF51FEED5C490AA7FDC7A376500467"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending subsection
(a) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H437E7EA543414F71A4CBC7215736A1F5" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H3AE9577456934FCABCF94916137F3F79"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reservations for
Statewide employment and training activities</header>
<paragraph id="H76DE7F245F8A4D5081E0429419CA069D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Governor of a State shall reserve up to 10 percent of
the total amount allotted to the State under section 132(b)(2) for a fiscal
year to carry out the statewide activities described in paragraphs (2) and (3)
of section 134(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H90E6E8E8D85742E996C19C62F55B8DD6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Statewide rapid
response activities</header><text>Of the amount reserved under
<internal-xref idref="H76DE7F245F8A4D5081E0429419CA069D" legis-path="q:H437E7EA543414F71A4CBC7215736A1F5:(a)(1)">paragraph
(1)</internal-xref> for a fiscal year, the Governor of the State shall reserve
not more than 10 percent for statewide rapid response activities described in
section 134(a)(4).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF6FE3267C30B4E6AA02B45514CCFF810"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Statewide individuals
with barriers to employment grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Governor of a State shall reserve 2
percent of the total amount allotted to the State under section 132(b)(2) for a
fiscal year to carry out statewide activities described in section
134(a)(5).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD9D308F0B15B4BFAB6363FA6C095B6F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending subsection
(b) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HA92CB435BD444ECF9DD6A99C7BEA9218" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H76238CC4132B42A1AB79EE918F4DE19B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Within state
allocation</header>
<paragraph id="H6802707B9C15424FAE7238C85BEEE273"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Statewide employment
and training activities</header><text>The Governor, acting in accordance with
the State plan, and after consulting with chief elected officials in the local
areas, shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H60A626E67B324EAC904D9D31606353C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>allocate the funds that
are allotted to the State for employment and training activities and not
reserved under subsection (a), in accordance with paragraph (2)(A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H727BE94D32EA4CB69C8C2C1D66CDFCEB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">award the funds that are reserved by the
State under subsection (a)(3) through competitive grants to eligible entities,
in accordance with section 134(a)(1)(C).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1EA2590BFF234A9ABC8FDCA273AF3FE2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Formula allocations for
the workforce investment fund</header>
<subparagraph id="H0AB3D101CD874260BCBE348458990A87"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>In
allocating the funds described in paragraph (1)(A) to local areas, a State
shall allocate—</text>
<clause id="H3A2B43F10F4545F6835268973A6A1AAA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>25 percent on the basis
described in section 132(b)(2)(B)(i);</text>
</clause><clause id="H29549360000C4B0B839936C626923382"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>25 percent on the basis
described in section 132(b)(2)(B)(ii);</text>
</clause><clause id="HD4E55D3672074D0EA883E0D811B06E61"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>25 percent on the basis
described in section 132(b)(B)(iii); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H36789CCCE63A43009011AB71414E92C6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>25 percent on the basis
described in section 132(b)(2)(B)(iv).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD83803868D1A4A44AD6E6BEAD427DDF5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimum and maximum
percentages</header>
<clause id="HDD2C028A8132458CB7B7D78C4F4E06D6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Minimum
percentage</header><text>The State shall ensure that no local area shall
receive an allocation under this paragraph for—</text>
<subclause id="H3D210E8AB90B42E1B8E81EED9A68A05E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>fiscal year 2013, that is
less than 100 percent of the allocation percentage of the local area for the
preceding fiscal year; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HD230658B429D4634B0CD16DA17E134DE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>fiscal year 2014 and
each succeeding fiscal year, that is less than 90 percent of the allocation
percentage of the local area for the preceding fiscal year.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HDFD621E062E84C3FB537E58851AEB39C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Maximum
percentage</header><text>Subject to
<internal-xref idref="HDD2C028A8132458CB7B7D78C4F4E06D6" legis-path="q:HA92CB435BD444ECF9DD6A99C7BEA9218:(b)(2)(B)(i)">clause
(i)</internal-xref>, the State shall ensure that no local area shall receive an
allocation for a fiscal year 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 commented="no" id="HF8B6672940F24B0097D7332C10083FE3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
the purpose of the formula specified in this paragraph, the term
<term>allocation percentage</term>—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HD0C73D7F443844389B6FCC75B8B8BFDD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">used with respect to fiscal year 2012,
means the percentage of the amounts allocated to local areas under title I of
this Act, title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965, sections 4103A and 4104
of title 38, United States Code, section 2021 of title 38, United States Code,
section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, and sections 1 through 14 of the
Wagner-Peyser Act, as such provisions were in effect on the day before the date
of enactment of the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012, that is
received under such provisions by the local area involved for fiscal year 2012;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H3D9B50817EA14BAC9CE1A394501FE0A3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">used with respect to fiscal year 2013 or a
subsequent year, means the percentage of the amounts allocated to local areas
for fiscal year 2012 under the provisions described in clause (i) that is
received through an allocation made under this paragraph for the fiscal
year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3D682B79B5924ADE9A0EC090BE87B242"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H38508A38919F4D1D97DE4ACFF1FF12AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H015F2683FA464C669D1378ACC747344B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD531BC9C901E49A689D5696D0B6D200D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Governor, may in
accordance with this subsection, reallocate to eligible local areas within the
State amounts that are allocated under subsection (b) for employment and
training activities and that are available for
reallocation.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6BEFBDE1633E4BDB8CEE7A0749793C58"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
striking <quote>paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of subsection (b) for such
activities</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b) for such
activities</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H35D27598D9FC4CA6B6A779758015FE0C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (3)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90E344C41FE74B5EA2C597D04D22BEB3" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9E87A4D7D1E44AD2869265C228266DED"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reallocations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 allocated to such local area under subsection
(b)(2) for such activities for such prior program year, as compared to the
total amount allocated to all eligible local areas in the State under
subsection (b)(2) for such activities for such prior program
year.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0082F09038CB4C7F90A72A313ADF98D3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by
striking <quote>paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4745E2BEFF7C4C6D9821C7E4D0E66B8C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0CE1D36FD5434BC9BD09F8E271973F91" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCAB035569FC3460A8B7B2C3452DCBEDF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Local administrative
cost limit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts
allocated to a local area under this section 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 in
the local area under this
chapter.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HA3CBDBD58B1943D3AC6DB9B7CC7B855A"><enum>113.</enum><header>Use of funds for
employment and training activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 134 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCF7C1586D830441DA85F52D074C3F7C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending subsection
(a) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C2868346CD94D82AA7A9FC54A630ED1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA38CEC4850444D9CA995E58B1E37730F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statewide Employment
and Training Activities</header>
<paragraph id="HC4B5EA06BD074DE99ACBAD04A2EB0ACF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header>
<subparagraph id="HF82DE653DF1A46A792FDE3E75BDEEE04"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Distribution of
statewide activities</header><text>Funds reserved by a Governor for a State as
described in section 133(a)(1)—</text>
<clause id="H4556456B175046AEB6751B0EBA001806"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be used to carry
out the statewide employment and training activities described in paragraph
(2); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF7B3F6262E654521BBA6BE9F07D59AF9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be used to carry out
any of the statewide employment and training activities described in paragraph
(3).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD2EF90FF9264579A38A64103FA8F6C6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Statewide rapid
response activities</header><text>Funds reserved by a Governor for a State as
described in section 133(a)(2) shall be used to carry out the statewide rapid
response activities described in paragraph (4).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBE9143AEF634F11BA0B8D03F9B7E106"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Statewide individuals
with barriers to employment grants</header><text>Funds reserved by a Governor
for a State as described in section 133(a)(3) shall be used to carry out the
Statewide Individuals with Barriers to Employment Grant competition described
in paragraph (5).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H120585FE68C24E419CBF6F1109D3EE15"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required Statewide
employment and training activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State shall use funds reserved as
described in section 133(a)(1) to carry out statewide employment and training
activities, which shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDCD761CAECB74249A915555F067538FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>supporting the provision
of work ready services described in subsection (c)(2) in the one-stop delivery
system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE66337FE70854324B6B64E0649F00AAE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>implementing innovative
programs and strategies designed to meet the needs of all employers in the
State, including small employers, which may include incumbent worker training
programs, sectoral and industry cluster strategies and partnerships, career
ladder programs, micro-enterprise and entrepreneurial training and support
programs, utilization of effective business intermediaries, activities to
improve linkages between the one-stop delivery system in the State and all
employers (including small employers) in the State, and other business services
and strategies that better engage employers in workforce investment activities
and make the workforce investment system more relevant to the needs of State
and local businesses, consistent with the objectives of this title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27728FCD60CD4846B9A00549D4CBDF3D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implementing strategies and services that
will be used in the State to assist at-risk youth and out-of-school youth in
acquiring the education and skills, credentials (including recognized
postsecondary credentials and industry-recognized credentials), and employment
experience to succeed in the labor market; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F2BAF7F3BBB4B5E89BDEAF410897CE6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>conducting evaluations
under section 136(e) of activities authorized under this chapter in
coordination with evaluations carried out by the Secretary under section
172.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H39C0474591D54E4BB195F588F7838422"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allowable statewide
employment and training activities</header><text>A State may use funds reserved
as described in section 133(a)(1) to carry out statewide employment and
training activities which may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8BF66ADD4953450289EC89D0A9A4E49F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>providing incentive
grants to local areas for regional cooperation among local boards (including
local boards in a designated region as described in section 116(c)), for local
coordination of activities carried out under this Act, and for exemplary
performance by local areas on the local performance measures;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3ED1D36D9C8144AD972D7D7EE7C9A58D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing technical
assistance and capacity building to local areas, one-stop operators, one-stop
partners, and eligible providers, including the development and training of
staff, the development of exemplary program activities, and the provision of
technical assistance to local areas that fail to meet local performance
measures;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCBB80EE98ED34F5F9B4DC73CBA6F137E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>operating a fiscal and
management accountability system under section 136(f);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98F9A4E10C4B4B86BCA5DF153C14F620"><enum>(D)</enum><text>carrying out monitoring
and oversight of activities carried out under this chapter;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0DEFA00D9F294C9ABD5F1501D0EA4D93"><enum>(E)</enum><text>developing strategies for
effectively integrating programs and services among one-stop partners;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC653B0998B4047CD9C70982F58010BD2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>carrying out activities
to facilitate remote access to services provided through a one-stop delivery
system, including facilitating access through the use of technology; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3DF0E5EFC758403EBEE48A5D042F060D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>incorporating
pay-for-performance contracting strategies as an element in funding activities
under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA9CAC2254B244CEF9AC26D0E8D22EE1E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Statewide rapid
response activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State
shall use funds reserved as described in section 133(a)(2) to carry out
statewide rapid response activities, which shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H493447E912D3464E8729B86439496B9F"><enum>(A)</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 in the local areas; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D2434CCC5F74D0A975153C6D84F2888"><enum>(B)</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 or by an
entity designated by the State, working in conjunction with the local boards
and the chief elected officials in the local areas.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4782ED601285404F8126844311BF3A1D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Statewide grants for
individuals with barriers to employment</header>
<subparagraph id="H6FA64EE0C4F542139F62DE64A98E4088"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds reserved
as described in section 133(a)(3), the Governor of a State—</text>
<clause id="HAA3E654E614F461CAB4538E9631B924F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may reserve up to 5 percent to provide
technical assistance to, and conduct evaluations as described in section
136(e), of the programs and activities carried out under this paragraph;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H32D6259166854B9CA0EC094A8F0C1C73"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">using the remainder, shall award grants on
a competitive basis to eligible entities described in subparagraph (B) to carry
out employment and training programs authorized under this paragraph for
individuals with barriers to employment that meet specific performance outcomes
and criteria established by the Governor under subparagraph (G).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E8B00DA5D184E8198EE7A04D1B2B546"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible entity
defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this
paragraph, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means an entity that—</text>
<clause id="H75C9450D4AF745AF986924E4975C54B3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is a—</text>
<subclause id="HFDC17927B79B4E75843DAB2D21A9F6B5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>local board or a
consortium of local boards;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HAD27989E3F754F1F958442962DF3CBC3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>nonprofit entity, for
profit entity, or a consortium of nonprofit or for-profit entities; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H5A4A62B43A0A4C31B1B5AEAB69CE6450"><enum>(III)</enum><text>consortium of the
entities described in subclauses (I) and (II);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H6D54286BF433454B8BF406863922A30A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has a demonstrated
record of placing individuals into unsubsidized employment and serving hard to
serve individuals; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE4C8674472804B1CB023C0F53D9E628E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>agrees to be reimbursed
primarily on the basis of achievement of specified performance outcomes and
criteria established under subparagraph (F).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D332E29D1694CBB8746180A5DAAE87F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Grant period</header>
<clause id="H5DC1158A4CF84653BEDFB65FF5739207"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant under this
paragraph shall be awarded for a period of 1 year.</text>
</clause><clause id="H393D15130C2B46B8A8AC41E07BACB681"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Grant
renewal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Governor of a State
may renew, for up to 4 additional 1-year periods, a grant awarded under this
paragraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC1CD3D26562494D955A1B16BA952C20"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Eligible
Participants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible
to participate in activities under this paragraph, an individual shall be a
low-income individual between the ages of 16 and 74 or a member of a low-income
family.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2B1F407D677491C81788EF867E607EA"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Use of
Funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity
receiving a grant under this paragraph shall use such funds for activities that
are designed to assist eligible participants in obtaining employment and
acquiring the education and skills necessary to succeed in the labor
market.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA35AEA3C0F4F48EFA678BC6D2D6ABDF9"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a grant under
this paragraph, an eligible entity shall submit an application to a State at
such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the State may
require, including—</text>
<clause id="H292CF676131447B2BACFD0B86B961F6B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a description of how the
strategies and activities will be aligned with the State plan submitted under
section 112 and the local plans submitted under section 118 with respect to the
areas of the State that will be the focus of grant activities under this
paragraph;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4BDDA264E9DA405E853A847066AAAD92"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of the
educational and skills training programs and activities the eligible entities
will provide to eligible participants under this paragraph;</text>
</clause><clause id="H263EEFFB6FD94E66A229AB6CEA3C9C65"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>how the eligible entity
will collaborate with State and local workforce investment systems established
under this title in the provision of such programs and activities;</text>
</clause><clause id="HBCE0FAD081DF488DB270A0A29B56F16B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a description of the
programs of demonstrated effectiveness on which the provision of such
educational and skills training programs and activities are based, and a
description of how such programs and activities will improve the education and
skills training for eligible participants;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE5204A9F3E3342D08CA5D2246FA2E9B1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a description of the
populations to be served and the skill needs of those populations, and the
manner in which eligible participants will be recruited and selected as
participants;</text>
</clause><clause id="H476E769128A04636B0020FF91384AF70"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a description of the
private, public, local, and State resources that will be leveraged, in addition
to the grant funds provided for the programs and activities under this
paragraph, and how the entity will ensure the sustainability of such programs
and activities after grant funds are no longer available;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCFC87922E4664A6796948277C05E7D66"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a description of the
extent of the involvement of employers in such programs and activities;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB4129D3253824C16AC1EA6CD25A6EB19"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>a description of the
levels of performance the eligible entity expects to achieve with respect to
the indicators of performance for all individuals specified in section in
136(b)(2);</text>
</clause><clause id="HBBD10B9BFFEC47DBAF18B0B838B9381C"><enum>(ix)</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 programs and
activities provided under this paragraph;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDEF7F7C7040E4C29BCA5F18AFCFBCDD8"><enum>(x)</enum><text>the information described
in clauses (i) through (vii) of subparagraph (G); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H15D5399ABCE1431EAF7B950249565080"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>any other criteria the
Governor may require.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD30B64B007D844CFAD6779CECB29B3A7"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Performance outcomes
and criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6
months after the date of the enactment of the Workforce Investment Improvement
Act of 2012, the Governor of the State shall establish and publish specific
performance measures for the initial qualification of eligible entities to
receive a grant under this section. At a minimum, the Governor shall require
each eligible entity to—</text>
<clause id="H4425B6A0359A4B819339BFB7AD232836"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify a particular
program area and client population that is not achieving optimal
outcomes;</text>
</clause><clause id="H974E0D78E7BD474CAD2F5D89F36319C6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide evidence that
the proposed strategy would achieve better results;</text>
</clause><clause id="HABBF159366954FBDB332D88722B8C8C5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>clearly articulate and
quantify the improved outcomes of such new approach;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC96C8B363C2B4F88875BE0BB8409F29A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>identify data that would
be required to evaluate whether outcomes are being achieved for a target
population and a comparison group;</text>
</clause><clause id="H33F766245DF64A58B72A71368B934BDA"><enum>(v)</enum><text>identify estimated
savings that would result from the improved outcomes, including to other
programs or units of government;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2AFA475760EE48E0A73695537EC12BA8"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>demonstrate the capacity
to collect required data, track outcomes, and validate those outcomes;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3E966E38CB584682A7ED27B1FB3AF169"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>any other criteria the
Governor may require.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2BBE786F228D4D5B94AF6B74C37887F1"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Not
more than 5 percent of the funds allotted under section 132(b) to a State and
reserved as described in section 133(a)(1) may be used by the State for
administrative costs carried out under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBAF1AC9CC9C6452CB24CF7B0DEDFAF52"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending subsection
(b) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HDE2A662BC9FD4D0D847D681616A3DFDE" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H0A210791521842E6B47D38E83A70C1DC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Local employment and
training activities</header><text>Funds allocated to a local area under section
133(b)(2)—</text>
<paragraph id="H40759E54D51D439CB57322C4D680C415"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be used to carry
out employment and training activities described in subsection (c); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD27394720B2F4A088847F998D7B7A66C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may be used to carry out
employment and training activities described in subsection
(d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H494A4345187A4926A23C0E58DF47BB7F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(c);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H91F7E2D2664A49E0899BDDC51B6B0926"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (d) and (e), as subsections (c) and (d), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF6A49378A624488CBF49F3A4D9C7F441"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c) (as so
redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEA6DD55DA1EA45379F5A122619C50C8A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H016C6033AA3B40A590611896E2AFA7B1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7B8BC80198324D2CB91B3ED4ECB3ABE8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds allocated to a
local area under section 133(b)(2) shall be used—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6C384F7A7C9A4BBA9C75359F7C14B415"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish a one-stop delivery system as
described in section 121(e);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAAD50A1AC2DA44D0A209BF39A948844F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide the work ready
services described in paragraph (2) through the one-stop delivery system in
accordance with such paragraph; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H712A07F12C474DF3BE39D0F18FE77407"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide training services described in
paragraph (4) in accordance with such
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7B10677B28941A485699CB9298711C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H62635C5333F34AA2BC5EAE454FBFC72A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Core
services</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Work ready
services</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD25F2E89EB7D4CD79AE0ACBD3FB3B7A8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>core
services</quote> and inserting <quote>work ready services</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H99C7A97DB2CD43F1B8634175AF8D4CF2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>who
are adults or dislocated workers</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HEBAEF0A84A254FCA9F61ED5C48A2E64E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by
inserting <quote>and assistance in obtaining eligibility determinations under
the other one-stop partner programs through such activities as assisting in the
submission of applications, the provision of information on the results of such
applications, the provision of intake services and information, and, where
appropriate and consistent with the authorizing statute of the one-stop partner
program, determinations of eligibility</quote> after
<quote>subtitle</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7A3529E60FB4482B6A867DDB2FBDD17"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph
(D) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C1222BF918E491ABA09CC7A022A958A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H13807CB4166F4D5D8D8D1AAE034E68A2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">labor exchange services, including—</text>
<clause id="HFF30D537D6ED453ABF41291F35E579C1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">job search and placement assistance, and
where appropriate, career counseling;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1D367E0FF7A945AFB695A8E8605EAE31"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>appropriate recruitment
services for employers, including small employers, in the local area, which may
include services described in this subsection, including information and
referral to specialized business services not traditionally offered through the
one-stop delivery system; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H560DA1F259CD439B900931B36E246C7D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reemployment services
provided to unemployment claimants, including claimants identified as in need
of such services under the worker profiling system established under section
303(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
503(j));</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="H5BBCD95E37C948DC8A025F7E57A4562E"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by
striking <quote>employment statistics</quote> and inserting <quote>workforce
and labor market</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H047904C9A2184D8E86092FE53D32B2A5"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by
striking <quote>and eligible providers of youth activities described in section
123,</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7F7ECB53F9564846A4CF02CFAFABE0E7"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (I), by inserting
<quote>and the administration of the work test for the unemployment
compensation system</quote> after <quote>compensation</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE797CC2AE7A54D8AB7F947241D86D459"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph
(J) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H654922C9EBD04869B487D9557A2E0FC4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HB83B6210C7A24ACA97DD20D7BF4FC092"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assistance in establishing eligibility for
programs of financial aid assistance for training and education programs that
are not funded under this Act and are available in the local
area;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="H89122A201D224C60AF3CEE26E410F440"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (K) as
subparagraph (U); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9A9E84818A7A44CCB0610D0D90953394"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>by inserting the
following new subparagraphs after subparagraph (J):</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8CD4004734664FF08219A00A6A34921A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H36A45DC6AC224F3495C6DF5612047F7B"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of information from official
publications of the Internal Revenue Service regarding Federal tax credits
available to individuals relating to education, job training and
employment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86ABF803D44C460CA9ACCAE286E132DF"><enum>(L)</enum><text>comprehensive and
specialized assessments of the skill levels and service needs of workers, which
may include—</text>
<clause id="HF1BED6F5521E4959BA86298E0E7DADFB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">diagnostic testing and use of other
assessment tools; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1761D1726E8A4136B3B0924174125289"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in-depth interviewing
and evaluation to identify employment barriers and appropriate employment
goals;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3815027B86DB4C03993FE6E9AEE060F9"><enum>(M)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development of an individual employment
plan, to identify the employment goals, appropriate achievement objectives, and
appropriate combination of services for the participation to achieve the
employment goals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD8C5AA388144D9CB4302DB70360EE19"><enum>(N)</enum><text>group counseling;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F152F51473F47619306B9FF9B8665C1"><enum>(O)</enum><text>individual counseling and
career planning;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CF05D7C4CA046FAA680C98E1C768D2C"><enum>(P)</enum><text>case management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB7F2A4202904DD09385A76EF941B074"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>short-term pre-career
services, including development of learning skills, communications skills,
interviewing skills, punctuality, personal maintenance skills, and professional
conduct, to prepare individuals for unsubsidized employment or training;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78C2FAD3154945EAA09052983B2D2D80"><enum>(R)</enum><text>internships and work
experience;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E92D50EDBEF41B799B69581EBA66498"><enum>(S)</enum><text>literacy activities
relating to basic work readiness, information and communication technology
literacy activities, and financial literacy activities, if such activities are
not available to participants in the local area under programs administered
under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 2901 et
seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8102C3D9AAAF4AE8A4006DB69E7F6FF4"><enum>(T)</enum><text>out-of-area job search
assistance and relocation assistance;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD14A67E3BEE481E9425A9DC8E41228A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (3)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H654C4A16CA1D49F08565F421340AB3C5" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB01532CE1F46456C9B29998F377FFF0A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Delivery of
services</header><text>The work ready services described in paragraph (2) shall
be provided through the one-stop delivery system and may be provided through
contracts with public, private for-profit, and private nonprofit service
providers, approved by the local board.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B64F81ADDE84822887567A82CF08B9A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text>
<clause id="H33CB1D2D67D04EB896271B7ECEA76EA9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph
(A) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H484B4DA0CB144973AEDC17D6C142FED7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HB51E21175DB843B985684D1182A39D85"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds allocated to a
local area under section 133(b) shall be used to provide training services to
individuals who—</text>
<clause id="HDBC1F7BED3B041EB816E2637EA5F0F25"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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>
<subclause id="HFF0C6A50F9884E76810170F2D4862289"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be in need of training
services to obtain or retain employment; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HFDC395E6EB3E4653B75108F2B472A702"><enum>(II)</enum><text>have the skills and
qualifications to successfully participate in the selected program of training
services;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H3BBFC35CAE934BEE89B06A3B583F9687"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>select programs of
training services that are directly linked to the employment opportunities in
the local area involved or in another area in which the individual receiving
such services are willing to commute or relocate; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H32F6F77383AD4980B987FA7B40A3B330"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>who meet the
requirements of subparagraph (B);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="H1B2DFA7A29B646DCABF8E6AB736F643B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking
<quote>Except</quote> and inserting <quote>Notwithstanding section 479B of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087uu) and except</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HEB105FFA6A894A7B8366095DEE0F27AC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subparagraph (D) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B108F98029A497DBC797AFC45736D21" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H9EEB9F029981407E957B2C7E9B001A1E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Training
services</header><text>Training services authorized under this paragraph may
include—</text>
<clause id="H267209E8FEA64E92A51E36E8CB1BED8C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>occupational skills
training;</text>
</clause><clause id="H727282A945704BBE8F10E019F0614C45"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on-the-job
training;</text>
</clause><clause id="H09A9D63F38A043FD809740EA8BBD3E1C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>skill upgrading and
retraining;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCD165764DC8A4AC7A608CE42AC9D8F29"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>entrepreneurial
training;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1ACC5ACF66E84D14BDD5CEE07E01E738"><enum>(v)</enum><text>education activities
leading to a regular secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent in
combination with, concurrently or subsequently, occupational skills
training;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE9CED6268E704D349D84CB1470EF691D"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>adult education and
literacy activities provided in conjunction with other training authorized
under this subparagraph;</text>
</clause><clause id="H43EED936C7854E6EADEE66C65719CCEE"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>workplace training
combined with related instruction; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2F97CFCA74D24400BC0C0D07FF5C4A57"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>occupational skills
training that incorporates English language
acquisition.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="H45E4CBEB2F8E42C7ABD1E04DBB8CA84C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (E) and
redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (E) and (F),
respectively; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HEE663B8D17B947BC9C7C0AA69A3196E7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) (as
so redesignated)—</text>
<subclause id="HD0E13B9CAC884B1288FD22E0D76226F8"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii)—</text>
<item id="HEBAB7FBF60CA4505A5E048C68C19B3DA"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subclause (I), by
striking <quote>subsection (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
121</quote>; and</text>
</item><item id="HD9F811287E124C1CA366002608575E81"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>in subclause (II), by
striking <quote>subsections (e) and (h)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(i)</quote>; and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="HB81C8C3F72234459BF1D827513BD0639"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking clause (iii)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC44FCFF47C2440D69883DA65A3453AC8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="H1A90F4C9782E4C80B57BDE91022C85E2"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Career enhancement
accounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual who
seeks training services and who is eligible pursuant to subparagraph (A), may,
in consultation with a case manager, select an eligible provider of training
services from the list or identifying information for providers described in
clause (ii)(I). 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 a career
enhancement account.</text>
</clause><clause id="H51240DD58FB442F19065F9047B9B0EA0"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Each
local board may, through one-stop centers, coordinate career enhancement
accounts with other Federal, State, local, or private job training programs or
sources to assist the individual in obtaining training services.</text>
</clause><clause id="HE0B62C3597A2438D85CE0F381BB7F09A"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Enhanced career
enhancement accounts</header><text>Each local board may, through one-stop
centers, assist individuals receiving career enhancement accounts through the
establishment of such accounts that include, in addition to the funds provided
under this paragraph, funds from other programs and sources that will assist
the individual in obtaining training
services.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HE59B28D36D8C4E438268B7A6E7F0179B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F) (as so
redesignated)—</text>
<subclause id="H476E288A79D7474F954DF26D10BD5344"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subparagraph heading, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">individual training
accounts</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">career enhancement
accounts</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H021FA8D21A6A46228AED8C295EFEC796"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (i) by
striking <quote>individual training accounts</quote> and inserting
<quote>career enhancement accounts</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB2C4627A5C694FAFA3B6F0A56E768DB4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (ii)—</text>
<item id="HD061DA60592046CC919A5B174D6FB5B1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>an individual training
account</quote> and inserting <quote>a career enhancement
account</quote>;</text>
</item><item id="HA8BB8DF6CCE94723BB95227250A84DE9"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>in subclause (II), by
striking <quote>individual training accounts</quote> and inserting
<quote>career enhancement accounts</quote>;</text>
</item><item id="H33CB9E4289FC49818408072F1BFE67AE"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>in subclause (II) by
striking <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</item><item id="H862A642202DC45D9820018D29A5A497D"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>in subclause (III) by
striking the period and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</item><item id="H17533C0A1AC14EE28DDD03469DF760FA"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>by adding at the end of
the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8CEDFFC706B44B249138EF7F39C194D9" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subclause id="HD4FEAA7EBF744EC1AC980EB8D4470654"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the local board determines that it would be
most appropriate to award a contract to an institution of higher education in
order to facilitate the training of multiple individuals in in-demand sectors
or occupations, if such contract does not limit customer
choice.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H5EA57267BCEF4C20A3EDCDBB91560CFB"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii), by striking <quote>adult
or dislocated worker</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7F11DF720BDA466BA5C61E7398E26DF4"><enum>(V)</enum><text>in clause (iv)—</text>
<item id="H2D856275456B41FA886A1BF38D6B0E58"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subclause (IV) as
subclause (V) and inserting after subclause (III) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC265A7B69C044351AB8BDE0CD9ADA15B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subclause id="HBF6CFC16CA204D4FBEEC7FE4B8BABA01"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individuals with
disabilities.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDD1A7CD23C3A4B1AB1AA71508A80ACE4"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d) (as so
redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC06FD3760F0146619891E24356314DAE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (1) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H501E698D812942EFA47E78FEAC02A9FA" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H57EE4E4D19EF43A6818192AC9EB940DE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Discretionary one-stop
delivery activities</header>
<subparagraph id="H16FA4102BE3A4935AFBA23836E01E54F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds allocated to a
local area under section 133(b) may be used to provide, through the one-stop
delivery system—</text>
<clause id="H1E3666FD6F5141D2A8674F0D58E12CAB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">customized screening and referral of
qualified participants in training services to employers;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2D1E4E0E9CFA4BDFB889024011286473"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>customized
employment-related services to employers on a fee-for-service basis;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6C40A82D8BFB445D91820B2C73EEBFA3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>customer supports,
including transportation and childcare, to navigate among multiple services and
activities for special participant populations that face multiple barriers to
employment, including individuals with disabilities;</text>
</clause><clause id="HBDB6661B252C4737904CEA3E1C30F71E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>employment and training
assistance provided in coordination with child support enforcement activities
of the State agency carrying out subtitle D of title IV of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.);</text>
</clause><clause id="H8DAD84974A984A11A35A9D8187EE0DBD"><enum>(v)</enum><text>incorporating
pay-for-performance contracting strategies as an element in funding activities
under this section;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA49662EF80694C4AABD2B38A059CAE16"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>activities to facilitate
remote access to services provided through a one-stop delivery system,
including facilitating access through the use of technology; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0CC7CA646E5942BDA7F4E0F46DF065C9"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>activities to carry out
business services and strategies that meet the workforce investment needs of
local area employers, as determined by the local board, consistent with the
local plan under section
118.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A050EE9C3CC44A18D8382870D34224C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs
(2) and (3); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD9F715800224268A59AA546B885B423"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61353320C37D4BE1A714680D8EE4CEA4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H90C3B16C5D8A4445B0DCF8BEF79DD8AD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incumbent worker
training programs</header>
<subparagraph id="HFC1F929C75EB4E96B489F04FECB190AE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board may
use funds allocated to a local area under section 133(b)(2) to carry out
incumbent worker training programs in accordance with this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC1C4C85D5414E3EA0E5C3E01B3A6DC9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Training
activities</header><text>The training programs for incumbent workers under this
paragraph shall be carried out by the local area in conjunction with the
employers of such workers for the purpose of assisting such workers in
obtaining the skills necessary to retain employment and avert layoffs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5845B98FACF406C9E45C3036C8B75F6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Employer match
required</header>
<clause id="HE8B1DD438C514F32B8F7E9FB2E14B6C8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employers
participating in programs under this paragraph shall be required to pay a
proportion of the costs of providing the training to the incumbent workers of
the employers. The State board, in consultation with the local board as
appropriate, shall establish the required portion of such costs, which may
include in-kind contributions. The required portion shall not be less than 50
percent of the costs.</text>
</clause><clause id="H883B6F6C8C274858B2139B403AD227B3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Calculation of
match</header><text>The wages paid by an employer to a worker while they are
attending training may be included as part of the required payment of the
employer.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD2E5DD9C6F124D659ECEC7A9A380C257"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97922CC9392047B9886C694FC7EDBD11" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H101F5AE0708A46F09BDBFE0761281C61"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Priority for Placement
in Private Sector Jobs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
providing employment and training activities authorized under this section, the
State and local board shall give priority to placing participants in jobs in
the private sector.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC602A13153514ECF86DA1FAC66073453"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Veteran employment
specialist</header>
<paragraph id="H26879EBE966A499BA8837930CC8C2F62"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A local area shall
hire and employ one or more veteran employment specialist to carry out
employment, training, and placement services under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H91710BBA9FE54A7B8FC15A1A766B71D2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Principal
duties</header><text>A veteran employment specialist in a local area
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD4F7410F41194B62A12ABFB128C1F40F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct outreach to
employers in the local area to assist veterans, including disabled veterans, in
gaining employment, including—</text>
<clause id="HBFCE22EA30D74C40A901C42A0733AD9B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conducting seminars for
employers; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC0F101355D1D4BF68DD04B163EDD042E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in conjunction with
employers, conducting job search workshops, and establishing job search groups;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FA4EF8794094735A9413DBD8DF5BDCE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>facilitate employment,
training, supportive, and placement services furnished to veterans, including
disabled and homeless veterans, in the local area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD0203551EF1F465392C40C47EBB15D8D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Hiring preference for
veterans and individuals with expertise in serving veterans</header><text>A
local area shall, to the maximum extent practicable, employ veterans or
individuals with expertise in serving veterans to carry out the services
described in paragraph (2). In hiring an individual to serve as a veteran
employment specialist, a local board shall give preference to veterans and
other individuals in the following order:</text>
<subparagraph id="H81A631B4F2D2489E99AE4CB2D264873F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>To qualified
service-connected disabled veterans.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3C98F1E26444633872C0C314596C9F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>If no veteran described
in subparagraph (A) is available, to qualified eligible veterans.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H489E35B3912B420CA2B7CC177CB74C04"><enum>(C)</enum><text>If no veteran described
in subparagraph (A) or (B) is available, to any other individuals with
expertise in serving veterans.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDE91EC127B6249449262D4497D989021"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reporting</header>
<subparagraph id="H5F22F1F36EA14D058CDEB9D6FADC795A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each veteran employment specialist shall be
administratively responsible to the manager of the one-stop delivery center in
the local area and shall provide reports, not less frequently than quarterly,
to the manager of such center and to the Director for Veterans’ Employment and
Training for the State on compliance by the representative with Federal law and
regulations with respect to the special services and hiring preferences
described in paragraph (3) for veterans and individuals with expertise in
serving veterans.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6D86F0D71CF4DBFA5BD5C74060727C1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report to
Secretary</header><text>Each State shall submit to the Secretary an annual
report on the qualifications used by the local area in making hiring
determinations for a veteran employment specialist and the salary structure
under which such specialists are compensated.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H244B8C4D1C46411BA78AC1B5E62FD125"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
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 summarizing the reports submitted under
subparagraph (B), including summaries of outcomes achieved by participating
veterans disaggregated by local communities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF45972A75F64D6AB3117075787FAC13"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Part-time
employees</header><text>A part-time veteran employment specialist shall perform
the functions of a veteran employment specialist under this subsection on a
halftime basis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6CE34E4683DF49EBAEF14A8E8999BE34"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Training
requirements</header><text>Each veteran employment specialist described in
paragraph (1) shall satisfactorily complete training provided by the National
Veterans' Employment and Training Institute during the three-year period that
begins on the date on which the employee is so assigned.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H629496FE3A85468795C2F0E2DBF5A2B1"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Specialist’s
duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A full-time veteran
employment specialist shall perform only duties related to the employment,
training, supportive, and placement services under this subtitle, and shall not
perform other non-veteran-related duties if such duties detract from the
specialist’s ability to perform the specialist's duties related to employment,
training, and placement services under this
subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC31C479F23454296A9F83DF55BF24B48"><enum>114.</enum><header>Performance
accountability system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
136 (29 U.S.C. 2871) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0A80AAB077AD457484789962AC061694"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4597B96EA57E4DE69943A76100AF4FCC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending paragraphs
(1) and (2) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HC300AAD96E1E4A6AA7A3CF3543CBDCFD" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H33F992AC980E447BBC388A9F4C018F20"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For each State, the State performance measures shall
consist of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD8E05C43745E48188C64AAA4A4D8DB52"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H62727B5DC0F94C60BF656A18D17E291D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the core indicators of
performance described in paragraph (2)(A); and</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HA2FE2DA8FABD435D8D39CA1EB72E1235" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>additional indicators of
performance (if any) identified by the State under paragraph (2)(B); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H702C7DBC324E4096A73F5C1B7EDB1EF1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a State adjusted level of
performance for each indicator described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC38CEEBA81904C9FA58832CF8086389C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indicators of
performance</header>
<subparagraph id="H96A3E7594B3B4F3F86C0DB736E9EAE81"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Core indicators of
performance</header>
<clause id="H7572521A8B5D4ECCB74F29DD229E3D6A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The core indicators
of performance for the program of employment and training activities authorized
under sections 132(a)(2), 134, and 175, the program of adult education and
literacy activities authorized under title II, 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 the
following indicators of performance, each disaggregated by the populations
identified in the State and local plans:</text>
<subclause id="H1045C4C5592245138BCFC64E73BDB80B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the percentage and number
of program participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the second
full calendar quarter after exit from the program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H2E529E5B1F5D4366ADAE3E9C2736E9C8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the percentage and
number of program participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the
fourth full calendar quarter after exit from the program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H244E2772FC8E4E579CD3244DA5354625"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the median earnings of
program participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the second full
calendar quarter after exit from the program compared to the median earnings of
such participants prior to the training received under such program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HFB5423E2B4D74D00A2BBF660C47623CA"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the percentage and
number of program participants who obtain a recognized postsecondary
credential, including a registered apprenticeship, an industry-recognized
credential, or a regular secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent
(subject to clause (iii)), during participation in or within 1 year after exit
from program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HFA7E2E60B5C14A718C89347343375CD0"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the percentage and number of program
participants who, during a program year—</text>
<item id="H92F0BE6D950A498798B1EFC91C42DA9B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>are in an education or
training program that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential, including
a registered apprenticeship or on-the-job training program, an
industry-recognized credential, a regular secondary school diploma or its
recognized equivalent, or unsubsidized employment; and</text>
</item><item id="H502FAB56A264471BB0C093E946045DC1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>are achieving measurable
basic skill gains toward such a credential or employment; and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H4D28C9EBA37D45169604748A2BDD3679"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the percentage and number of program
participants who obtain unsubsidized employment in the field relating to the
training services described in section 134(c)(4) that such participants
received.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HE3474D0D1352459CBB9F988F102804C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Indicator relating to
credential</header><text>For purposes of clause (i)(IV), program participants
who obtain a regular 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, within 1 year after exit from the program,
obtained or retained employment, have been removed from public assistance, or
are in an education or training program leading to a recognized postsecondary
credential described in clause (i)(IV).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H583FEDE2784C4D4BA45DB938960134AC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
indicators</header><text>A State may identify in the State plan additional
indicators for workforce investment activities authorized under this
subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5CFE840192944D848BC9CECD953C7D5D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause id="H904CAB313C6C4F81B99CD4F458E7C540"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<subclause id="HAA821200C8A4464EB96CB9D3725D7868"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">and customer
satisfaction indicator</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H4239514C504E4AA98FC02C3B1922775B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>and the customer satisfaction indicator described in paragraph
(2)(B)</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9244092F298846B39F3EB10E35E5AE1E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by
striking <quote>and the customer satisfaction indicator of performance, for the
first 3</quote> and inserting <quote>, for the first 2</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H267E61449B864302B824D9762FCC5E3E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>in clause (iii)—</text>
<item id="H65B3CCB1E7FB43DA9A890C5F153A6824"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="clause" style="OLC">3
years</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="clause" style="OLC">2 years</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</item><item id="HFD34754D7F0D41D5BE01E44FFBA8DAA9"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and
the customer satisfaction indicator of performance, for the first 3 program
years</quote> and inserting <quote>for the first 2 program
years</quote>;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H6E5782742E05486ABDDAA7614679AF4E"><enum>(V)</enum><text>in clause (iv)—</text>
<item id="H30D4DFA401504758815E71E09EBCB593"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by striking subclause
(I) and redesignating subclauses (II) and (III) as subclauses (I) and (II),
respectively; and</text>
</item><item id="HCC04F1342D30405DBE235CA8191886D2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>in subclause (I) (as so
redesignated)—</text>
<subitem id="H248FB18282C14479902A5E893FB6CBED"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>taking into account</quote> and inserting <quote>which shall be adjusted
based on</quote>;</text>
</subitem><subitem id="HCDF85188AEB047D48FEA95AF0C799AE9"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>,
such as unemployment rates and job losses or gains in particular
industries</quote> after <quote>economic conditions</quote>; and</text>
</subitem><subitem id="H649B82AB546F4521A2CA4A1ADB49FBFD"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>,
such as indicators of poor work experience, dislocation from high-wage
employment, low levels of literacy or English proficiency, disability status,
including the number of veterans with disabilities, and welfare
dependency</quote> after <quote>program</quote>;</text>
</subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="H19678F503B344D61B38CEEAEA273229F"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>by striking clause (v)
and redesignating clause (vi) as clause (v); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H6E5D1B499C0D4ED592684B1CF4BF8E1F"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>in clause (v) (as so
redesignated),</text>
<item id="H1FAB2AA74683459FBC1951AFA1C330E7"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>described in clause (iv)(II)</quote> and inserting <quote>described in
clause (iv)(I)</quote>; and</text>
</item><item id="H98AA45710C264CAA95B222E4C1D86025"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or
(v)</quote>; and</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="HB7C6A292ED9A4EC094E6EA5C4C1846FF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by
striking <quote>paragraph (2)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph
(2)(B)</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB842748C0B57499B8E49819D6BA9B8D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H51C1BCD20D5D48CC85D13157CF936C6D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending clause (i) to
read as follows: <quote>(i) the core indicators of performance described in
subsection (b)(2)(A) for activities described in such subsections, other than
statewide workforce investment activities; and</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61191187E0244AF28D96A9430944CFE2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by
striking <quote>(b)(2)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>(b)(2)(B)</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3BBA265F032948748D3E4B6812FCDB77"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (3)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H0BEA2D341BE44F7EA27C495DAB34EE9A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD094DC6F2B0C443782134378BAF3A19C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determinations</header><text>In
determining such local levels of performance, the local board, the chief
elected official, and the Governor shall ensure such levels are adjusted based
on the specific economic characteristics (such as unemployment rates and job
losses or gains in particular industries), demographic characteristics, or
other characteristics of the population to be served in the local area, such as
poor work history, lack of work experience, dislocation from high-wage
employment, low levels of literacy or English proficiency, disability status,
including the number of veterans with disabilities, and welfare
dependency.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBE66802B22D54F4DB919C3EB359BDF75"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H950705F233DC41519905A397A0BB88AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H3B9B2E08CDF647509779628ECD08706F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>127
or</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H734E66C2C8CE47D1955BA569C878C1F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>maintain a central
repository of policies related to access, eligibility, availability of
services, and other matters approved by the State board and plans and such
policies approved by each local board and make such repository available to the
public, including by electronic means and shall</quote> after <quote>132
shall</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H22359CA17E7E4429B5365BF82C0F1C17"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and
the customer satisfaction indicator</quote> each place it appears;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF48B6EAD97E44DB8A50E8EAE4832877E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H485561035AC0400DB01557B0DF455713"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by
striking <quote>section 134(d)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
134(c)(4)</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6F23E23115254CFDA97ACADB429F9B54"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by
striking <quote>(excluding participants who received only self-service and
informational activities);</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6BD8AE31119A43F3B3E25B0991A51045"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (E);</text>
</clause><clause id="HD219EF8F90FD4A358ACDE1320AF408C5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (F) and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC6011A1F8C1A4AF5B18BE53621274BD9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by adding at the end, the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H59EEDC3A85A7401C955DE76D8CD4368A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HC723A82EEA0B43F68EBD7A0B8B5D65AC"><enum>(G)</enum><text>with respect to each
local area in the State—</text>
<clause id="H8CC2A907EFA54E9C9C66821AFC1DD33F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of individuals
who received work ready services described under section 134(c)(2) and the
number of individuals who received training services described under section
134(c)(4) during the most recent program year and fiscal year, and the
preceding 5 program years, where the individuals received the training,
disaggregated by the type of entity that provided the training, and the amount
of funds spent on each type of service;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8DA8FACCA62A4964A919E3F930BCE026"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of
individuals who successfully exited out of work ready services described under
section 134(c)(2) and the number of individuals who exited out of training
services described under section 134(c)(4) during the most recent program year
and fiscal year, and the preceding 5 program years, and where the individuals
received the training, disaggregated by the type of entity that provided the
training; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7E5F556CF8D74D3C807B168ACDA9E130"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the average cost per
participant of those individuals who received work ready services described
under section 134(c)(2) and the average cost per participant of those
individuals who received training services described under section 134(c)(4)
during the most recent program year and fiscal year, and the preceding 5
program years, and where the individuals received the training, disaggregated
by the type of entity that provided the training; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H590E0D087AEB45D1A8295A3C8E2B5C22"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of funds spent on training
services and discretionary one-stop delivery activities, disaggregated by the
populations identified in the State and local
plans.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5076DB37004D4E00865858E6A41627C3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A), by
striking <quote>through publication</quote> and inserting <quote>through
electronic means</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C2B8D1EDCCB4133877A3BE86DFE6927"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HC99039DA48944E61BA8F5028FB4E6CDD" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H4C609F07A38F44B59F0BD0F8C584D58B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Data
validation</header><text>In preparing the reports described in this subsection,
each State shall establish procedures, consistent with guidelines issued by the
Secretary, to ensure the information contained in the report is valid and
reliable.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3F83EEDFCA044E2CB6AE6AB15467019A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC2855560AEEE489A841C4C4C6E107842"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by
striking <quote>or (B)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H966D0F07FC734B589F1219C5CF20FFB8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B), by
striking <quote>may reduce by not more than 5 percent,</quote> and inserting
<quote>shall reduce</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24D3652F70E547B188C7F23DE0DC7DA8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HD1A23DEA0B0A4F3A948599CDA6043023" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFED70D0D2AD445E9A0FD20A4497BB365"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funds resulting from
reduced allotments</header><text>The Secretary shall return to the Treasury the
amount retained, as a result of a reduction in an allotment to a State made
under paragraph
(1)(B).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3F16A7AD30D4400289EE2050E367C446"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(1), by
striking <quote>or (B)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E6EDB97ED404432B163F9EBC6F7D0FB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection
(h)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H01A3A68FC7DF44089999D4477A7248DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by
amending the matter preceding clause (i) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H16754F21842C4FD1B6226554654A8127" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H1C93BF5091FC4AE795FC831F6DA6ADCD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If such failure continues for a second consecutive year,
the Governor shall take corrective actions, including the development of a
reorganization plan. Such plan
shall—</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD686D1A61D245699C26E54FFC7269A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H389F1F07DA4842F6B219E0914F63162C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (A), the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H90936960F12F4B13A6361B986F06DCFD" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H025266A6897B4E2C910450282367B1B1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reduction in the amount
of grant</header><text>If such failure continues for a third consecutive year,
the Governor of a State shall reduce the amount of the grant that would (in the
absence of this subparagraph) be payable to the local area under such program
for the program year after such third consecutive year. Such penalty shall be
based on the degree of failure to meet local levels of
performance.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4939823457604676A357C2ACFBA22123"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(i)
(as so redesignated), by striking <quote>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</quote> and inserting <quote>corrective actions under subparagraphs (A)
and (B) may, not later than 30 days after receiving notice of the actions,
appeal to the Governor to rescind or revise such actions</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9ABD040D3C2C441D9CC041CD0EE13161"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) (as
so redesignated), by striking <quote>subparagraph (B)</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>subparagraph (C)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5063D559ADE64FBF95455C0BA11B0CE0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (i)(1)(C),
by striking <quote>(b)(3)(A)(vi)</quote> and inserting
<quote>(b)(3)(A)(v)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H245934A6801F451FA8CBD08687161ECF"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (i)(1)(B),
by striking <quote>subsection (b)(2)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(b)(2)(B)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2B8AAC927AE453A80D4586729319790"><enum>(9)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H2783DD77D8F247EEAD6A75165CEF4551" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H973A22F0118D40ABB306E51770808A2B"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Use of core indicators
for other programs</header><text>In addition to the programs carried out under
chapter 5, and consistent with the requirements of the applicable authorizing
laws, the Secretary shall use the core indicators of performance described in
subsection (b)(2)(A) to assess the effectiveness of the programs described
under section 121(b)(1)(B) that are carried out by the
Secretary.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H4ED12E4869934AF2A1F16D7267CE1649"><enum>115.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 137 (29
U.S.C. 2872) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HC7F11ED4AEFD475698DA1007F59F8865" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="H512BB01B9D744D0AA966321669D2D261"><enum>137.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities described in section
132, $6,292,486,000 for fiscal year 2013 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
years.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H76C7377049A144508EF689F009FBFEAD"><enum>C</enum><header>Job Corps</header>
<section id="HEF964C8CF1B74BCA91A6884E8F37016C"><enum>116.</enum><header>Job Corps
purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of
section 141 (29 U.S.C. 2881(1)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H699EE00F53614E7F8A3608B065B7BDA1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3009636DBF75479390D4778837367AAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to maintain a national Job Corps program
for at-risk youth, carried out in partnership with States and communities, to
assist eligible youth to connect to the workforce by providing them with
intensive academic, career and technical education, and service-learning
opportunities, in residential and nonresidential centers, in order for such
youth to obtain regular secondary school diplomas, industry-recognized
credentials, or recognized postsecondary credentials leading to successful
careers in in-demand industries that will result in opportunities for
advancement;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HCC2D1B597ABD46B4B3375BC9C71F1C0F"><enum>117.</enum><header>Job Corps
definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 142 (29
U.S.C. 2882) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8345BBEA083443E8988B500EC4B7BB8E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE44D15115D9A4E8DA6D844F17E8A1EBF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading,
by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Applicable</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59E27E5729CC4C5D89B4D0278365E931"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>applicable</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D6296FDB6FD4F7A8B0E17EAC1FC23D7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>customer service</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H177AE1F41647410B934A3401DDB9F301"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>intake</quote> and inserting <quote>assessment</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H582001A0206749C58DFE809C998D0A75"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by
striking <quote>before completing the requirements</quote> and all that follows
and inserting <quote>prior to becoming a graduate.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCF5E1BD465FD480F9FD7400E3B111F00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by
striking <quote>has completed the requirements</quote> and all that follows and
inserting the following: <quote>who, as a result of participation in the Job
Corps program, has received a regular secondary school diploma, completed the
requirements of a career and technical education and training program, or
received, or is making satisfactory progress (as defined under section 484(c)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(c)) toward receiving, a
recognized postsecondary credential, including an industry-recognized
credential that prepares individuals for employment leading to economic
self-sufficiency.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H0E8031FC65A4473AA835E8B2E36CC451"><enum>118.</enum><header>Individuals eligible
for the job corps</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 144
(29 U.S.C. 2884) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB193EF705B98484D80C8BC8775A1F800"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HFE90D24121BC43A29FAF9288A25B9FA2" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3BB155198DB046D699B40764B9E93DDC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not less than age 16 and
not more than age 24 on the date of
enrollment;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H529A7DD4CDD34C349A8D301645BA77B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(B), by
inserting <quote>secondary</quote> before <quote>school</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBB527813629F49B39A42516655081835"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(E), by
striking <quote>vocational</quote> and inserting <quote>career and technical
education and</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC9A2DDA27BC2434182BE857E89B2769C"><enum>119.</enum><header>Recruitment,
screening, selection, and assignment of enrollees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 145 (29 U.S.C. 2885) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5B21527DD5CA4A988B258DF155EED384"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6A1EDCF89B2945B4B6941769D9564668"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(C)(i) by
striking <quote>vocational</quote> and inserting <quote>career and technical
education and training</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H482F866AF9784DC08E3CD3739E357324"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause id="H750A7FE2D9614756A18D5AAF48EEAD6D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>To the
extent practicable, the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF8F4FA7A55F545699EBE5B7082D21348"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<subclause id="H2A37D26ED77A4579B2E93D46C9736A29"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>applicable</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H72EFDF63693B476C97852656237F3431"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HAB041102F95142E993840DD6204DE048"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraphs (B) and (C); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H95F3F4B80DC14BE8BC3A582C893949C6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H1EC8B5D5CAB14943895FB3BE775F77DE" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H1A28F383C71A4A609E4DCBAA5DC238DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>organizations that have a
demonstrated record of effectiveness in placing at-risk youth into
employment.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA7C4656C6E64439A37CC80F678CF067"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by
inserting at the end the following: <quote>The Secretary shall allot not more
than ½ of 1 percent of the budget of the Job Corps program for the purpose of
this paragraph.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H402E9E83BFA740B2AF01CF1E543AF596"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDBAFF79A8DF044F798B0001E5AD05823"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="HBE6294BB63FF4C1EBEC29EFD99097C57"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by
inserting <quote>and agrees to such rules</quote> after <quote>failure to
observe the rules</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD165ADCD7A8D472B899AE1BFA430DA3F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subparagraph (C) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA15BC6C9F3594232A44595161ABFC775" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H638B124C1445469EA175D32C113FCB65"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individual has passed a background
check conducted in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary,
which shall include—</text>
<clause id="H5CBDFA983B2144788F9C8DB6F48F5468"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a search of the State criminal registry or
repository in the State where the individual resides and each State where the
individual previously resided;</text>
</clause><clause id="HAEDF653BDE2F463CB93867ADA4F1FAF3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a search of State-based
child abuse and neglect registries and databases in the State where the
individual resides and each State where the individual previously
resided;</text>
</clause><clause id="H23BCC1EE1E2A49B1BE3CE47C956289B9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a search of the
National Crime Information Center;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD3444B93B4CA49E79B894F8AC6D7474D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a Federal Bureau of
Investigation fingerprint check using the Integrated Automated Fingerprint
Identification System; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD95D58E20FD6439F92FF1D1D2C5860BC"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a search of the National
Sex Offender Registry established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and
Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et
seq.).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC615C80746E544658DCAF5356E130B63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2223906B5AA64442A404C409FA23E9A9" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H61081F0A281842D88463FB29013C8B23"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Individuals convicted
of a crime</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual
shall be ineligible for enrollment if the individual—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3894CF1521504869805B5D88BED0E396"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes a false statement in connection with
the criminal background check described in paragraph (1)(C);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F60608903C240EFAFB22ACCE777BC8E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is registered or is required to be
registered on a State sex offender registry or the National Sex Offender
Registry established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of
2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50AD638F17F741B88B72935722CEC09C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been convicted of a felony consisting
of—</text>
<clause id="H940E0DAF40E8412BBB7DEFCDE8E6C09A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>homicide;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4BAA8087047B411AAE025AC41A7494D8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>child abuse or
neglect;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1E2144091101438C969A134C8F0A26E3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a crime against
children, including child pornography;</text>
</clause><clause id="H67FA4B7EFD054F2A978FBF7403B87976"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a crime involving rape
or sexual assault; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H6AF865AB07FF4D418C6E3B3F0507415D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>physical assault,
battery, or a drug-related offense, committed within the past 5
years.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5BFF977A0A1443109A6E7B6DC22623D0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDAAC73707081430FAF08A7906F9EEE23"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H351636B646A74D77A7FC8FF68130AC1B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2
years</quote> and inserting <quote>year</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H07E52944EC9D48DEAA0F1379BACA735F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>an
assignment</quote> and inserting <quote>a</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C0A8DE2C5CC4BF6AF345993C9CC65B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="HACEE234436D44212AE6F3A31B8AA2A75"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>, every 2 years,</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA969B6882E1B432C9F565F1734FD5843"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0E33B8AC2C5F4BD399066C30515E87D4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text>
<subclause id="HAF9C693F298E47C7A4512A9152BD2808"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>the
education and training</quote> after <quote>including</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HFDD97F8ABDA145AF9E91F997A8FE4153"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking the period
at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H536249D3509B49A7BF960354FBB62A63"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HB4D46CF31FE640AEAD905D9633E99114" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H83321F9BA000492AA9C5091751084A5F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the performance of the
Job Corps center relating to the indicators described in paragraphs (1) and (2)
in section 159(c)(1), and whether any actions have been taken with respect to
such center pursuant to paragraph (3) of section
159(f).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H192E5963EE6C49DA988B8ECFC2DD8AA8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBCE3335C8C8040C596D4253F27F71FFB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H37CD1B0C013D43648B3FDD8C8E5A1ED7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>is closest to the home of the enrollee,
except that the</quote> and inserting <quote>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</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC3DC6A5501484B8F8A5F22D0FBA321C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph
(A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD030B9FD04414B4E8714274BD15C5C24"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1B2CEB5E10A48BC94730A92790D000A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
inserting <quote>that offers the career and technical education and training
desired by</quote> after <quote>home of the enrollee</quote> .</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H735C94ABA10C41B0A0BD6929D0BE356D"><enum>120.</enum><header>Job Corps
Centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 147 (29 U.S.C.
2887) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H39E82A34BADC4B398AD3048743725310"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9409BD4E839F4306ACF309655BF1A51C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H609981F1B9094DC89E9D5BEF4A3A1192"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by
striking <quote>vocational</quote> both places it appears and inserting
<quote>career and technical</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H435331B59D62488E9C20C82C0B5614AC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text>
<subclause id="H3490A16FD346419CB7B13D2E09E7E699"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HDEB910C8F1AD4697BD13241EE4E593B0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>that
resides in the State in which the Jobs Corps center is located</quote> before
<quote>to provide</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9774BEC117FE4BA7B78FACB6DEDAD0DB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting before the
period at the end the following: <quote>, as appropriate</quote>;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA7B7DA9616240AC9527376569C2D8A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H4257130800FC4BB8B2AB9AD7ADA8C03E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<subclause id="H78CA78A5F91F4765BB3DEA73F8FAED11"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subsections (c) and (d) of section 303 of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsections (a) and (b) of section 3304 of title 41, United States
Code</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H061A846DB60B43DC964F8787E5930B27"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>industry council</quote> and inserting <quote>workforce
council</quote>;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H1292DA1FCFE342DEBE231FADDA1971F7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(i)—</text>
<subclause id="H77311CC2D57C4F7F8AE3DCE18EBF6BF7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by amending subclause
(II) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H9ADC40299E2F4E22814B24523DCCA2D0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subclause id="H3E1C59DC2E734350ABDBCC334A83FA73"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the ability of the
entity to offer career and technical education and training that the workforce
council proposes under section
154(c);</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause><subclause id="H2CB289CBC3784A5192B9E3E5DDEF19FC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subclause (III), by
striking <quote>is familiar with the surrounding communities,</quote> and
inserting <quote>demonstrates relationships with the surrounding communities,
employers, workforce boards,</quote> and by striking <quote>and</quote> at the
end;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HBC3582C29BCA42EC947F94CE62B0E3A0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by amending subclause
(IV) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H2ABC8A00CFFC41F48E601EB6EE967575" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subclause id="H8D5C3EC1131C4A32B2DE363B82BE8318"><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 and secondary
indicators of performance described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section
159(c); and</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause><subclause id="H2C2D37C327864F94AEA78CE1D4A59E1F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new subclause:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H8EB6C27EAE894B0C823C9A42C08EF248" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subclause id="H3FB8C9DFF1F84277AEEE8CDF1FA2751A"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the ability of the entity
to demonstrate a record of successfully assisting at-risk youth to connect to
the workforce, including by providing them with intensive academic, and career
and technical education and training.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H096CB301D2E0422CB96A59E1ADAFFB8F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(ii), by striking <quote>, as appropriate</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H93AAC5271A3B4489BF21A94D6A24A313"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by
striking <quote>In any year, no more than 20 percent of the individuals
enrolled in the Job Corps may be nonresidential participants in the Job
Corps.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0AA7C85FBDF846B38376066686A7F9AD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending subsection
(c) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H371FC0E3462E43B2A1222C13A824AB08" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HEB059DED2C5C4232A3A25897DBC99C78"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Civilian conservation
centers</header>
<paragraph id="H10C31F123C284F808A1D7DA850950C54"><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 adhere to all the provisions of this subtitle, and shall provide,
in addition to education, career and technical education and training, and
workforce preparation skills training described in section 148, 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="H1CB47A7BA25D4AB8A79A17316A1B43DA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection
process</header><text>The Secretary shall select an entity that submits an
application under subsection (d) to operate a Civilian Conservation Center on a
competitive basis, as provided in subsection
(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA34C825991B64B9796B8ABDDFD794F29"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(d) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HB2312D2B2FB842AF8887174FFD5A5222" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE4BFF63001824D7990447DB259871FE1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To
be eligible to operate a Job Corps center under this subtitle, an 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>
<paragraph id="H41A7C9C81E134716A4540C53FF8B6441"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of the
program activities that will be offered at the center, including how the career
and technical education and training reflect State and local employment
opportunities, including in in-demand industries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H49CF2679953C4100AA15CFB59FF24E47"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the
counseling, placement, and support activities that will be offered at the
center, including a description of the strategies and procedures the entity
will use to place graduates into unsubsidized employment upon completion of the
program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H522C8842F0AC4939A09920A60A20EC97"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of the
demonstrated record of effectiveness that the entity has in placing at-risk
youth into employment, including past performance of operating a Job Corps
center under this subtitle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA805169EF43E4FB884C9290051E34645"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of the
relationships that the entity has developed with State and local workforce
boards, employers, State and local educational agencies, and the surrounding
communities in an effort to promote a comprehensive statewide workforce
development system;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0DEF2EA97C444BB0A659097B0BBB55FB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a description of the
strong fiscal controls the entity has in place to ensure proper accounting of
Federal funds;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H096524913FF543DFBB4940572D57901E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a description of the
strategies and policies the entity will utilize to reduce participant
costs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF30403A2DB28491EBBC870D107CC6805"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a detailed budget of the
activities that will be supported using funds under this subtitle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C3590D696234A8BA0A9BE2CEEBD3A13"><enum>(8)</enum><text>a detailed budget of the
activities that will be supported using funds from non-Federal
resources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF6C877EF483F477896A1BD0DD397E39F"><enum>(9)</enum><text>an assurance the entity
will comply with the administrative cost limitation included in section
151(c);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H247C493106904818981E92D707CC6918"><enum>(10)</enum><text>an assurance the entity
is licensed to operate in the State in which the center is located; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A5BCC0B23C2425F8D3E8B8E60237F34"><enum>(11)</enum><text>an assurance the entity
will comply with and meet basic health and safety codes, including those
measures described in section 152(b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC4F86F0161D8488E9ACF6DC24FF8E9EC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Length of
agreement</header><text>The agreement described in subsection (a)(1)(A) shall
be for not longer than a 2-year period. The Secretary may renew the agreement
for 3 one-year periods if the entity meets the requirements of subsection
(f).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC343CB4059724ED593DC20BA9A86B7BD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Renewal</header>
<paragraph id="H8402B49CBEB1466FB1BA969C74FB1B1B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may renew the
terms of an agreement described in subsection (a)(1)(A) for an entity to
operate a Job Corps center if the center meets or exceeds each of the
indicators of performance described in section 159(c)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H39C88EB82C914BBA9F77D90C9C7B3977"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recompetition</header>
<subparagraph id="H7D8B41F2E5554F2F8D5BBC4DCCFDFA0A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not
renew the terms of the agreement for an entity to operate a Job Corps center if
such center is ranked in the bottom quintile of centers described in section
159(f)(2) for any program year. Such entity may submit a new application under
subsection (d) only if such center has shown significant improvement in the
indicators of performance described in section 159(c)(1) over the last program
year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8BBD5CD3EBA24F8C95434351F1B13484"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Violations</header><text>The
Secretary shall not select an entity to operate a Job Corps center if such
entity or such center has been found to have a systemic or substantial material
failure that involves—</text>
<clause id="HB57752B8A3104015950831AA223EE3EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a threat to the health,
safety, or civil rights of program participants or staff;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC9C72BDE0FCD4926878FD32676574179"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the misuse of funds
received under this subtitle;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4A0DF49A18044C868C2DFF7EF5079F87"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>loss of legal status or
financial viability, loss of permits, debarment from receiving Federal grants
or contracts, or the improper use of Federal funds;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDAC7AE99A50C474C93ED967034851086"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>failure to meet any
other Federal or State requirement that the entity has shown an unwillingness
or inability to correct, after notice from the Secretary, within the period
specified; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H704A371BDEE94F658A941E4FCE1D8C9C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an unresolved area of
noncompliance.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDBBEFB009AE9460A9EE87C06FCBB40DB"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Current
grantees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60
days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012</short-title>
and notwithstanding any previous grant award or renewals of such award under
this subtitle, the Secretary shall require all entities operating a Job Corps
center under this subtitle to submit an application under subsection (d) to
carry out the requirements of this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H685D912DA6A64C2BAB1F5766CE7FB2AA"><enum>121.</enum><header>Program
activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 148 (29
U.S.C. 2888) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H79C7EC3D04444450B9F96CB60C88BF27"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (a) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HAB8057C69FC5480D8BBB4D4B168D216F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H461A4C223EF5493E8DBF8B93C51BC1DF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Activities provided
through job corps centers</header>
<paragraph id="HE8142D590DA543F2B83A834948ED499C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Each Job Corps center shall provide enrollees with an
intensive, well-organized, and supervised program of education, career, and
technical education and training, work experience, recreational activities,
physical rehabilitation and development, and counseling. Each Job Corps center
shall provide enrollees assigned to the center with access to work-ready
services described in section 134(c)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H37B94EFC4EBC4B86BD918A7082E645B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relationship to
opportunities</header>
<subparagraph id="H31DC631105024B8A9F480E053A1BDD8B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The activities provided under this subsection shall be
targeted to helping enrollees, on completion of their enrollment—</text>
<clause id="H2A9702985A5043FF87E7156CBD282FF0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>secure and maintain
meaningful unsubsidized employment;</text>
</clause><clause id="H26AA0E3A56014E359F9C33D6A5C7A02C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>complete secondary
education and obtain a regular secondary school diploma;</text>
</clause><clause id="H147AF559620D4374A3E5E36F8E91A8A7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>enroll in and complete
postsecondary education or training programs, including obtaining recognized
postsecondary credentials, industry-recognized credentials, and registered
apprenticeships; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H4E5B724F5CC642EBB30D5399BD8FF777"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>satisfy Armed Forces
requirements.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26E43DD325B54686BD27270681C2D78F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Link to employment
opportunities</header><text>The career and technical education and training
provided shall be linked to the employment opportunities in in-demand
industries in the State in which the Job Corps center is
located.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31B821A01B7E46459F015897677D547B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDA4FE767BC0345C6908C96DD7BFCD8D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Education and Vocational</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Academic and Career and
Technical Education and</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41F41589098C4344B635D1EE4A8999D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>may</quote> after <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting
<quote>shall</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H40852AE5566F4313AC8EBBB7800BD71D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>vocational</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>career and
technical</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF805814396A74337BFAD805C32D5C1FD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) of
subsection (c), by striking <quote>have achieved a satisfactory rate of
completion and placement in training-related jobs</quote> and inserting
<quote>have met or exceeded the performance measurements in paragraphs (1) and
(2) in section 159(c)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H62D2CFC3F2724E6D9782D0E37FDDB3F3"><enum>122.</enum><header>Counseling and Job
Placement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 149 (29
U.S.C. 2889) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDEAA34AA66A34811B5D76CFCC385F1E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by
striking <quote>vocational</quote> and inserting <quote>career and technical
education and</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H420406F464974884A580BAD31A78FA0C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by
striking <quote>make every effort to arrange to</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAA68E58165E9457888428617F0CA82A1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(d).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HE8DDD66C382E4C5293B38748F447759B"><enum>123.</enum><header>Support</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (b) of section 150 (29 U.S.C.
2890) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H263929B30CEE4ABDAE56E4C506C2BB6D" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6A2ECAA32B244C1C9524890DCAB43CDE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transition allowances
and support for graduates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 a recognized postsecondary credential, including an
industry-recognized
credential.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HC8FD3DCBAD9C4131B48D62045A29BF47"><enum>124.</enum><header>Operations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 151 (29 U.S.C. 2891) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF28ED0E8F186412483953994D5E1DE7E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the header, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Operating
plan</header-in-text>.</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Operations</header-in-text>.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAC033AC9E97F4F7EA5BC50259ED0B9D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In
General.</header-in-text>—</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Operating
Plan.</header-in-text>—</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A52BEA1AECC46708CE180312CD59EBA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(b) and redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8432E020527C416091EF01092CE6758E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by amending subsection
(b) (as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H720F7146340E4E3B80DDEE7413C3E10A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading by
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">of Operating
Plan</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Availability</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8316C82C855D4E4B9CE446B86FE7054F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subsections (a) and (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(a)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H39D96774C46C45DC81B8B99D292C91D5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BE883219B384FE8A45D446925D1E7C7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HFC17C708147F4954AF89E4590B5FB322"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administrative
costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 10
percent of the funds allotted under section 147 to an entity selected to
operate a Job Corps center may be used by the entity for administrative costs
under this
subtitle.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF5A9188B2A7341A080C3AF9280E357BC"><enum>125.</enum><header>Community
participation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 153 (29
U.S.C. 2893) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92AAEC6105744592852AB55CDA16713A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="H9DD84614B8EA489FAFAB189E23FD3653"><enum>153.</enum><header>Community
participation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The director of
each Job Corps center shall encourage and cooperate in activities to establish
a mutually beneficial relationship between Job Corps centers in the State and
nearby communities. Such activities may include the use of any local workforce
development boards established under section 117 to provide a mechanism for
joint discussion of common problems and for planning programs of mutual
interest.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HB785FC4184BF4499BDB70C7BA7555672"><enum>126.</enum><header>Workforce
councils</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 154 (29
U.S.C. 2894) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5533408D2BF94DD59F2A851FD45217C8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="H1D526B75FBCD4E5B8E3B9FC9589628EB"><enum>154.</enum><header>Workforce
councils</header>
<subsection id="H3AAE69CAC616437E8EC8288DDBF5A806"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each Job Corps center shall have a workforce council
appointed by the Governor of the State in which the Job Corps center is
located.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H127B99C92B6645BBB350C23686495C3F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Workforce council
composition</header>
<paragraph id="HCAC144428DB2454081F19CD337B46057"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>A workforce council shall be comprised of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBABE5382F9C141C2AA294E7EBCBD286F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>business members of the
State Board described in section 111(b)(1)(B)(i);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31B2A15CE5374E208BDFA3F7428FE4CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>business members of the
local Boards described in section 117(b)(2)(A) located in the State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46E03394B2534BB4A157FB5DC23157EB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a representative of the
State Board described in section 111(f); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE89ADB3367A246C18C1826D5B4EA26BB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>such other
representatives and State agency officials as the Governor may
designate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3028BC48F2A148D2AE3FA82B7DDF6C21"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Majority</header><text>A
<fraction>2/3</fraction>rds majority of the members of the workforce council
shall be representatives described in paragraph (1)(A).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H728321CE74E94B67B58F9CA939368CA4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The
responsibilities of the workforce council shall be—</text>
<paragraph id="H8DAA3441165F47FF8F8C09F24209EA75"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to review all the
relevant labor market information, including related information in the State
workforce plan in section 112, to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8D378793F4F94B5391FE6CF8A3C4C649"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine the in-demand
industries in the State in which enrollees intend to seek employment after
graduation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H40198B971C0E4745AEF04339D37BA09A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine the skills and
education that are necessary to obtain the employment opportunities described
in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8C387327ED8498A98FD077FD932BC46"><enum>(C)</enum><text>determine the type or
types of career and technical education and training that will be implemented
at the center to enable the enrollees to obtain the employment opportunities;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H917DB0E17A3C4D5ABB6B6FED80948A9D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to meet at least once a
year to reevaluate the labor market information, and other relevant
information, to determine any necessary changes in the career and technical
education and training provided at the center.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5A6D3F91D69146C5B0824551A0EE6030"><enum>(d)</enum><header>New
centers</header><text>The workforce 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><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD1413168EB5412D96B4064B471E1D7B"><enum>127.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 156 is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01B5FBF0B4D54ED4BB335A4AAC3C5105" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="HC670D6906CDF4053BB60C3BE8677D0F8"><enum>156.</enum><header>Technical assistance
to centers</header>
<subsection id="HEEE5C434D3B34EC8BED32D6E773C1E7F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the funds
reserved under section 132(a)(3), the Secretary shall provide, directly or
through grants, contracts, or other agreements or arrangements as the Secretary
considers appropriate, technical assistance and training for the Job Corps
program for the purposes of improving program quality.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1F7E267898E745E3984F2CB7AE6C5472"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>In
providing training and technical assistance and for allocating resources for
such assistance, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H254380B97D3E4DCB88B6407D61291DCD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assist entities,
including those entities not currently operating a Job Corps center, in
developing the application described in section 147(d);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8CCA50595F90459C847D94F985931F2D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assist Job Corps centers
and programs in correcting deficiencies and violations under this
subtitle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H35D3DC60045646A78F4DF8466D172280"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assist Job Corps centers
and programs in meeting or exceeding the indicators of performance described in
paragraph (1) and (2) of section 159; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H90E20045DF70486FBB2A68E0A755B93E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assist Job Corps centers
and programs in the development of sound management practices, including
financial management
procedures.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HC8F4C51BD9A6426F9474F2DE70B82020"><enum>128.</enum><header>Special
provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 158 (29
U.S.C. 2989) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8753D04EBFCA4C32A79E7687D85B247F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1)
in subsection (c), by striking <quote>title II of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481 et seq.)</quote> and
inserting <quote>chapter of 5 title 40, United States Code,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H935AF53F05E84FB0B1ED38DD2081462F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(e); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCFE539DB71D94F0DAD929EDA21995C72"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HCE7091F7033F4C0997328D13D3F6EB08"><enum>129.</enum><header>Performance
accountability management</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 159 (29 U.S.C. 2899) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA460458B73664969BDB80F84CD363E6F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading,
by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Management
Information</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Performance Accountability and Management</header-in-text></quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H811264ACBB7E45F8A7F9298735365349"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsections
(c) through (g);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H206393393AA943B7AD0F31B0EC312489"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (b) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H33CB97B2A4284AFDBADDCB04223AD392" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6C406ECEAB2D414D85AE418787C07026"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Indicators of
Performance</header>
<paragraph id="H8BA6930C17E0400AAFD9F0791115CAEA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Primary
indicators</header><text>The annual primary indicators of performance for Job
Corps centers shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDB1E1DB2ED3846868DDBC38197720579"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the percentage and number
of enrollees who graduate from the Job Corps center;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC02953B3ADFA4CCB87F5B945D6E0754D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the percentage and number
of graduates who entered unsubsidized employment related to the career and
technical education and training received through the Job Corps center, except
that such calculation shall not include enrollment in education, the military
or volunteer service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7F16D55A86348C0A47EF011F6DB42A8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the percentage and number
of graduates who obtained a recognized postsecondary credential, including an
industry-recognized credential or a registered apprenticeship; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF3F06F197D84C788A7E8ACD055A5542"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the cost per successful
performance outcome, which is calculated by comparing the number graduates who
were placed in a job or obtained a recognized credential, including an
industry-recognized credential, to total program costs, including all
operations, construction, and administration costs at each Job Corp
center.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H76BDDF8B3C884A3990DF53FB43DF2B19"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secondary
indicators</header><text>The annual secondary indicators of performance for Job
Corps centers shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H594180BCC7254836B9E8DB9F8DBF7E9D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the percentage and number
of graduates who entered unsubsidized employment not related to the career and
technical education and training received through the Job Corps center;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D0AE987B7B2487193FBCFFEEB9A9FD1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the percentage and number
of graduates who entered into postsecondary education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18D6A85D0F704AFDBE1C4EEA70054110"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the percentage and number
of graduates who entered into the military;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF453FA6514848258A82807B34129AEE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the average wage of
graduates who are in unsubsidized employment—</text>
<clause id="HAC9C716E985C4699B4E848E32D3BD270"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on the first day of
employment; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HEBFAA02708AC4217BF4DB11B63C8144A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>6 months after the first
day;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7DEE05968E7E45618E08FE031470D7E3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the number and percentage
of graduates who entered unsubsidized employment and were retained in the
unsubsidized employment—</text>
<clause id="H9E300845C72B455490C2E8EDD3435B41"><enum>(i)</enum><text>6 months after the first
day of employment; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4AAA685B899A4BA2A32043E5C88F6BA1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>12 months after the
first day of employment;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCB2EB31C89343ABA34037F13ADDD58A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the percentage and number
of enrollees compared to the percentage and number of enrollees the Secretary
has established targets in section 145(c)(1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D8DE72995564D5BA4DAAD486BBE859F"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the cost per training
slot, which is calculated by comparing the program’s maximum number of students
that can be enrolled in a Job Corps center at any given time during the program
year to the number of enrollees in the same program year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6805E55DF0AB4C61B25963FB3B297503"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the number and percentage
of former enrollees, including the number dismissed under the zero tolerance
policy described in section 152(b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE93A53171CB34D90A180A02C9B186F72"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indicators of
performance for recruiters</header><text>The annual indicators of performance
for recruiters shall include the measurements described in subparagraph (A) of
paragraph (1) and subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H) of paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0686BDCE10264D5CAACB0EEAD93D2844"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Indicators of
performance of career transition service providers</header><text>The annual
indicators of performance of career transition service providers shall include
the measurements described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) and
subparagraphs, (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) of paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H02DEA6D8416644DFAAB8BF9D305A32EA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional
information</header><text>The Secretary shall collect, and submit in the report
described in subsection (f), information on the performance of each Job Corps
center, and the Job Corps program, regarding—</text>
<paragraph id="H6F9531F69730437A85019B12F81E1E64"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number and percentage
of former enrollees who obtained a regular secondary school diploma;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D6125CE0B9543C1BF8146CECD982A27"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number and percentage
of former enrollees who entered unsubsidized employment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H75E33BE1657243F3BFF17E291A422412"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the number and percentage
of former enrollees who obtained a recognized postsecondary credential,
including an industry-recognized credential;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAC6E48DD5D29400680322DD06CE79891"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the number and percentage
of former enrollees who entered into military service; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H51DF973C1CBA40759D018BDBE34C7FC7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any additional
information required by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE2FDC85B37AD4AC0934BF82BD5C9BD24"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Methods</header><text>The
Secretary shall collect the information described in subsections (c) and (d),
using methods described in section 136(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="HF03467F616EF45E3BBCD492B6FB789B4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Transparency and
accountability</header>
<paragraph id="HC92F539CB2B04442952A81C36FD6E287"><enum>(1)</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, as well as make available to the
public by electronic means, a report containing—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA8820DE7CB61444BB7D19267F178449E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information on the
performance of each Job Corps center, and the Job Corps program, on the
performance indicators described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection
(c);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB64FD0C5F776490C972C3D70D341D32F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a comparison of each Job
Corps center, by rank, on the performance indicators described in paragraphs
(1) and (2) of subsection (c);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEB4440ADBAE4C46AF9424163A13D6AE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a comparison of each Job
Corps center, by rank, on the average performance of all primary indicators
described in paragraph (1) of subsection (c);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2243ABD514F4C1EBB0DADF4B47669D3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>information on the
performance of the service providers described in paragraphs (2) and (3) on the
performance indicators established under such paragraphs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE87046608EC14D598E18ACE5D90D7BCF"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a comparison of each
service provider, by rank, on the performance of all service providers
described in paragraphs (2) and (3) on the performance indicators established
under such paragraphs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H382242EA45B4483BA17362DF4D1B48CE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assessments</header><text>The
Secretary shall conduct an annual assessment of the performance of each Job
Corps center which shall include information on the Job Corps centers
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H49C501168D9C47DA91C572FA2F6FBD00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are ranked in the bottom
quintile on the performance indicator described in paragraph (1)(A)(iii);
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05FA58F7F0E94F6E99F57EEF411E4336"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have failed safety and
health code violations described in subsection (g).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3D963884AA144948A2CD93E795C0FF05"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Performance
improvement</header><text>With respect to a Job Corps center that is identified
under paragraph (2) or reports less than 50 percent on the performance
indicators described in subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (c)(1),
the Secretary shall develop and implement a 1 year performance improvement
plan. Such a plan shall require action including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEB2A2C01941B41DF8D72A9A36EFBC8CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>providing technical
assistance to the center;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E4D2F77205042FD80FB8D76FABB6A03"><enum>(B)</enum><text>changing the management
staff of the center;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FCAB695B3B641219EF6D0CF21EC3CAB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>replacing the operator of
the center;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8023D9549CC45BC91308583EC4386A3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>reducing the capacity of
the center; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5405D8CEF6E49338CB61D41A66BFB3A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>closing the
center.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H95A6F0985C5E4F90A283D75AC710175F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Closure of job corps
centers</header><text>Job Corps centers that have been identified under
paragraph (2) or report less than 50 percent on subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C)
under subsection (c)(1), for more than 4 consecutive years shall be closed. The
Secretary shall ensure—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB38AE3A6291F4704BC53BDEDD25384BE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that the proposed
decision to close the center is announced in advance to the general public
through publication in the Federal Register and other appropriate means;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59E8D562BDC54474A1AB32BCB406BBE1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the establishment of a
reasonable comment period, not to exceed 30 days, for interested individuals to
submit written comments to the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HACF67D6CA84D4F87B18ABF1E59BDAC31"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Participant health and
safety</header><text>The Secretary shall require the Federal agency, or
appropriate agency responsible for inspecting public buildings and safeguarding
the health of disadvantaged students, to conduct an in-person review of the
physical condition and health-related activities of each Job Corps center
annually. Such review shall include a passing rate of occupancy under Federal
and State
ordinances.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB4F65E38A8F94824B0C7E93D25EB9ECC"><enum>130.</enum><header>Closure of
low-performing job corps centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 161 (29 U.S.C. 2901) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6CC0B7BF4BD441884C58181223A41CF" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="H5375A90FE3D7420A92AEA354FE22BFDB"><enum>161.</enum><header>Closure of
low-performing job corps centers</header>
<subsection id="H7956FF5338CB4638B8BFA3EDB24C717E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Audit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 months after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Workforce Investment
Improvement Act of 2012</short-title>, the Secretary shall conduct an audit on
the past 10 years of performance of Job Corps centers, including information
indicating—</text>
<paragraph id="H053A083C0018420196C971F4A31031C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a comparison of each Job
Corps center, by rank, on the performance indicators described in subsections
(c) and (d) of section 159 (as such sections were in effect on the day before
the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of
2012);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5EF8301C9C6E424E8376AA43150DBA9B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a comparison of each Job Corps center, by
rank, on the average performance of all performance indicators described in
subsections (c) and (d) of section 159 (as such sections were in effect on the
day before the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of
2012); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0FA1C371955342D29F2A29AB718263B4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a listing of the centers,
by rank, that have experienced the highest number of serious incidents of
crimes of violence, as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H09625BBC52984204A132D22FA0936268"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Workforce Investment
Improvement Act of 2012</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit a report to
the Education and the Workforce Committee of the House of Representatives and
the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee of the Senate, which shall
contain a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions from the audit
described in
<internal-xref idref="H7956FF5338CB4638B8BFA3EDB24C717E" legis-path="q:HF6CC0B7BF4BD441884C58181223A41CF:161.(a)">subsection
(a)</internal-xref>, including information indicating the centers that are
ranked in the bottom quintile on the performance indicators described in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAAE47A29304D40B4A26CC17537E7C41E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Closure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 12 months after the date of
enactment of the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012, the Secretary
shall close the Job Corps centers identified under
<internal-xref idref="H09625BBC52984204A132D22FA0936268" legis-path="q:HF6CC0B7BF4BD441884C58181223A41CF:161.(b)">subsection
(b)</internal-xref> in accordance with section 158(g).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7B66829747B5418BB0C41AA7F5584F28"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transition</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that program participants enrolled in low-performing Job
Corps centers slated for closure under this subsection receive priority
placement to enroll in another center in the State or neighboring
State.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H3A1A4D78E23740559CAC61B41FD930B0"><enum>131.</enum><header>Reforms for opening
new job corps centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle
C of title I (29 U.S.C. 2881 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58732F9A321545DEB91F51008C16D220" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="HB4C798C91DB3430AB597E58493E6AF98"><enum>162.</enum><header>Reforms for opening
new job corps centers</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91F1F9EFFEAF47F1AE9493920E7AAE7B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall develop and implement specific
policies and procedures governing the selection of the State and local area for
construction of Job Corps centers. Such policies and procedures shall be the
same across all regions, based on a needs assessment of the assignment plan
described under section 145(c), and free from political favoritism, biases, or
considerations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H61D7C08E8B814DB489A08906C91E8C4C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restrictions</header>
<paragraph id="H77F0E56980F444499CF34ADB6A9B1708"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notification of
congress</header><text>The Secretary shall notify the Education and the
Workforce Committee of the House of Representatives and the Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions Committee of the Senate before releasing a Request for
Proposal for the designation and construction of a Job Corps center.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3DB47C095D8342FB96251E27D9E8F626"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Number of
centers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided
under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall enter into agreements with not more
than 20 Job Corps centers per region, as those regions were in effect on the
date of enactment of the <short-title>Workforce Investment
Improvement Act of 2012</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2BEA176158774E3DBB0DAD824CD166DF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may enter into agreements
with more than 20 Job Corps centers upon approval, in writing, of the Chairman
and Ranking Member of the Education and the Workforce Committee of the House of
Representatives and the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee of the
Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H9C67E9A3040243108D6950EA8F3EEF43"><enum>D</enum><header>National
Programs</header>
<section id="H91DB44E0AC904E7A9E91B877B639612C"><enum>132.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 170 (29
U.S.C. 2915) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H67A2992882494B82ACB1FBD738C97127"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2F9CE96ABB4747DD8594205B650B50D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H849D2A6D32014D0F9A1A54399A4C95F4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF55A1F2A137445D69A0A00D1D7E18FB0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General technical
assistance</header>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H978460F8C545471DBD5D19A1EB2F7EF3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subsections (a), (b), and (c) respectively, and
moving such subsections 2 ems to the left;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD356347598604F7FB540F3F99FC31C83"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (a) (as so
redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H40E2F6E13A3E46C6AA00CF7E59394D09"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>the
training of staff providing rapid response services, the training of other
staff of recipients of funds under this title, assistance regarding accounting
and program operation practices (when such assistance would not be duplicative
to assistance provided by the State), technical assistance to States that do
not meet State performance measures described in section 136,</quote> after
<quote>localities,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3455F3A782441C3A4C65BE4B6496E45"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>from
carrying out activities</quote> and all that follows up to the period and
inserting <quote>to implement the amendments made by the Workforce Investment
Improvement Act of 2012</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H65B8D03831EA4EE3A485D189406B0FA2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (b) (as so
redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8AF7C4F4095248F1AB69C5C3DBDD7DD9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a)</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50E8273887E64A8FB778C92201C2DA43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, or
recipient of financial assistance under any of sections 166 through
169,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF769BE9BE9B64E2C891AA4B24E365D65"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (c) (as so
redesignated), by striking <quote>paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (a)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6738F684C0FF4374B50BEB5E0EAF9231"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by inserting, after
subsection (c) (as so redesignated), the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H78EDFE7EB0F74146844D26A332CF86A8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA76D1BF6C9704935A4B4A0613205D7ED"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Best practices
coordination</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H390F880BFEC24E9FAC67FF619D700B80"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish a system
through which States may share information regarding best practices with regard
to the operation of workforce investment activities under this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0883C920C2A84884A6952B48B7D682EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluate and disseminate
information regarding best practices and identify knowledge
gaps.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H89BAFA2A4C6244F8B1973915E371013F"><enum>133.</enum><header>Evaluations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 172 (29 U.S.C. 2917) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6AC5EA09892F405AAFCD2AA3ACD2C55A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by
striking <quote>the Secretary shall provide for the continuing evaluation of
the programs and activities, including those programs and activities carried
out under section 171</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary, through
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, shall conduct, at least once
every 5 years, an independent evaluation of the programs and activities funded
under this Act</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3505CE45CAB242CA903D0EEEB2445A13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(4) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HACAF5D5721694B9285FE49FBE65848A6" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H983D613D1892404E8BD6C7F84E667B3A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the impact of receiving
services and not receiving services under such programs and activities on the
community, businesses, and
individuals;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA040B6224614297A2AA17C963E66FFC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H7DA2D5E14C5346F0A25A5A7D9F3E9034" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA30E8DECC32C46B7BEB54291ED656372"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Techniques</header><text>Evaluations
conducted under this section shall utilize appropriate and rigorous methodology
and research designs, including the use of control groups chosen by scientific
random assignment methodologies, quasi-experimental methods, impact analysis
and the use of administrative data. The Secretary shall conduct an impact
analysis, as described in subsection (a)(4), of the formula grant program under
subtitle B not later than 2014, and thereafter shall conduct such an analysis
not less than once every four
years.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE1F8FBCBACA24EF587E411B56358CDC5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e) is
amended by striking <quote>the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the
Senate</quote> and inserting <quote>the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions of the Senate</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H258ABCF5D10549F387D429159ADDFC6B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end, the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HDB2A72C3213543B696DB40D2160D3641" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA392DA9A953B4DDFBA571F7954009E92"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>The results of the evaluations conducted under this
section shall be made publicly available, including by posting such results on
the Department’s
website.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HCF0ECB955D7B49D6A6A23E68E1131255"><enum>134.</enum><header>Military transitional
assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle D of title
I (29 U.S.C. 2911 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE0FEBA069444401936D684CF0BD5BEB" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="HB6A8FD44C27C44C1B9ADA3239B867319"><enum>175.</enum><header>Military transitional
assistance</header>
<subsection id="H6ADF1373A0D040D283DA793A1DF53E36"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretaries of Defense, Homeland Security, and Veterans
Affairs, shall establish and carry out a program to furnish counseling,
assistance in identifying employment and training opportunities, help in
obtaining such employment and training, and other related information and
services to members of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
concerned who are being separated from active duty and the spouses of such
members. Such services shall be provided to a member within the time periods
provided under paragraph (3) of section 1142(a) of title 10, United States
Code, except that the Secretary concerned shall not provide pre-separation
counseling to a member described in paragraph (4)(A) of such section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H69667594D98D4D5D834F714ED983318C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements of
program</header><text>In establishing and carrying out a program under this
section, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HCBA1C324475E459BA5366775F20320B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide information
concerning employment and training assistance, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE10856590EEE4F188B4CD0FBB575D0D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>labor market
information;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87C4644725CC4BDD8D6AF23A0E5E2CC4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>civilian work place
requirements and employment opportunities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B43F0D250DD4CB09DD646818787FB1A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>instruction in resume
preparation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB82BB21F0B04947AC937F42DCD308B1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>job analysis techniques,
job search techniques, and job interview techniques.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0707AF82EB85412081DD3D8679278229"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in providing information
under paragraph (1), use experience obtained from implementation of the pilot
program established under section 408 of Public Law 101-237;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6259A6A3C3144560B3FE99B3CFD85C56"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide information
concerning Federal, State, and local programs, and programs of military and
veterans’ service organizations, that may be of assistance to such members
after separation from the armed forces, including, as appropriate, the
information and services to be provided under section 1142 of title 10, United
States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60050C0C9665462A8442810C2662BE9F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>inform such members that
the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security are required
under section 1143(a) of title 10, United States Code, to provide proper
certification or verification of job skills and experience acquired while on
active duty that may have application to employment in the civilian sector for
use in seeking civilian employment and in obtaining job search skills;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H149C00C4314A4A5BA5BC7375C07C4942"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide information and
other assistance to such members in their efforts to obtain loans and grants
from the Small Business Administration and other Federal, State, and local
agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2F983726D3464EBBAC44D1D3E0C9D97B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>provide information about
the geographic areas in which such members will relocate after separation from
the armed forces, including, to the degree possible, information about
employment opportunities, the labor market, and the cost of living in those
areas (including, to the extent practicable, the cost and availability of
housing, child care, education, and medical and dental care);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCFEE2B94D1724CEC9907343FB58B3EC0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>work with military and
veterans service organizations and other appropriate organizations in promoting
and publicizing job fairs for such members; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA086DF1812D34024B155168B0158807A"><enum>(8)</enum><text>provide information
regarding the public and community service jobs program carried out under
section 1143a of title 10, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8071A14F490B46C1A75D3806078097FD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Participation</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC19FB2BE34E74AD1A1D2D9FA3E05685F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as provided in
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary
of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, to require the participation
in the program carried out under this section of the members eligible for
assistance under the program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HB151B33577314CBCAC2A339ED251535D" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary may, under
regulations the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security
prescribe, waive the participation requirement of paragraph (1) with respect
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H62AA1E857E814D14819B51570C6FE40D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such groups or
classifications of members as the Secretary determines, after consultation with
the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, for whom participation is not and would not be of assistance
to such members based on the Secretaries’ articulable justification that there
is extraordinarily high reason to believe the exempted members are unlikely to
face major readjustment, health care, employment, or other challenges
associated with transition to civilian life; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC6EA9EE59C14371AD263B54EF308D3D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>individual members
possessing specialized skills who, due to unavoidable circumstances, are needed
to support a unit's imminent deployment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFFA720520F5F4ED88B18847F58C6089A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of personnel and
organizations</header><text>In carrying out the program established under this
section, the Secretaries—</text>
<paragraph id="H282AE8D6D3B9426A9F7DAD92E96377B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall use the veterans
employment specialist appointed under section 134(f); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA5F991D70391466BB35773E9CF315682"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may—</text>
<subparagraph id="H40FDFB427B4E4AE6B92485D7D8F47EBA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>use other employment
service personnel funded by the Department of Labor to the extent that the
Secretary of Labor determines that such use will not significantly interfere
with the provision of services or other benefits to eligible veterans and other
eligible recipients of such services or benefits;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A0532175A56444C8F9D44D3F9F52488"><enum>(B)</enum><text>use military and civilian
personnel of the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland
Security;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18E5483926EF4CC6A305487DBEE3AC7E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>use personnel of the
Veterans Benefits Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs and
other appropriate personnel of that Department;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9207FC6D49604C3E9292D76D008BE6C4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>use representatives of
military and veterans service organizations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H834F594310404A79AB531150DCD4E5E4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>enter into contracts with
public entities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8218B86480BC45CDB0957FC04EAAD1A2"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enter into contracts with private entities,
particularly with qualified private entities that have experience with
instructing members of the armed forces eligible for assistance under the
program carried out under this section on—</text>
<clause id="H9BB3509A8DA949E4A7A6610820913230"><enum>(i)</enum><text>private sector culture,
resume writing, career networking, and training on job search
technologies;</text>
</clause><clause id="H557F732BEA814515801576BAB68904EB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>academic readiness and
educational opportunities; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H635089A8581647FBA7A1F44B9E402977"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other relevant topics;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BE633D98F5D41809D1180FC6208968E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>take other necessary
action to develop and furnish the information and services to be provided under
this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7520A908CCD9438198B3EDB208C03636"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Participation in
Apprenticeship Programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As
part of the program carried out under this section, the Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland
Security, may permit a member of the armed forces eligible for assistance under
the program to participate in an apprenticeship program 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.), or a
pre-apprenticeship program that provides credit toward a program registered
under such Act, that provides members of the armed forces with the education,
training, and services necessary to transition to meaningful employment that
leads to economic
self-sufficiency.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H553913FAFBFD4C3DB6E0D2E4BC126511"><enum>E</enum><header>Administration</header>
<section id="H1171396A2A08465E9D325D7503CD4830"><enum>135.</enum><header>Requirements and
restrictions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 181 (29
U.S.C. 2931) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA9C18282994749E48F7CCEB36591BA09"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(6), by
striking <quote>, including representatives of businesses and of labor
organizations</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3FE27A41151A485198477754556F29EC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)(A),
in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>shall</quote> and
inserting <quote>may</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D7CF45CD2334686B63DD382879600E5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAC177DC171464C39AD05365A22156CD0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>training for</quote> and inserting <quote>the entry into employment,
retention in employment, or increases in earnings of</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E35A55CB28647F9B2A5DC96391E9D7B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>under
subtitle B</quote> and inserting <quote>this Act</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HABE2077839EC41E981F7A57A9772618D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB946542B961944CC993B16332101B694" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H04CE06DBF6044F5DAA409C17B6F2A326"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Salary and bonus
limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funds provided
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 Level II of the Federal Executive Pay Schedule (5
U.S.C. 5313). This limitation shall not apply to vendors providing goods and
services as defined in OMB Circular A–133. Where States are recipients of such
funds, States may establish a lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those
receiving salaries and bonuses from subrecipients 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 programs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC6F586D686AA41C68EB8BFCDAE5A3FDC"><enum>(h)</enum><header>General
authority</header>
<paragraph id="HF5B29C4ABFD148D8BFE9391E67F65879"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Employment and
Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor (hereinafter in this
Act referred to as the <quote>Administration</quote>) shall administer all
programs authorized under title I and III of this Act. The Administration shall
be headed by an Assistant Secretary appointed by the President by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate. Except for titles II and IV, the
Administration shall be the principal agency, and the Assistant Secretary shall
be the principal officer, of such Department for carrying out this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCEBB8982882A444C907276861E4E0B40"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary shall be an individual with substantial experience in
workforce development and in workforce development management. The Assistant
Secretary shall also, to the maximum extent possible, possess knowledge and
have worked in or with the State or local workforce investment system or have
been a member of the business community. In the performance of the functions of
the office, the Assistant Secretary shall be directly responsible to the
Secretary or the Under Secretary as designed by the Secretary. The functions of
the Assistant Secretary shall not be delegated to any officer not directly
responsible, both with respect to program operation and administration, to the
Assistant Secretary. Any reference in this Act to duties to be carried out by
the Assistant Secretary shall be considered to be a reference to duties to be
carried out by the Secretary acting through the Assistant
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H1B793163046C409384B5FAA2F37F418E"><enum>136.</enum><header>Prompt allocation of
funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 182 (29 U.S.C.
2932) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8CA0D553A61545D4B16CE984AF966FE2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by
striking <quote>127 or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7DE633AA9C9F4EDBB1A7E042647FE750"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC743F3758C1A4BED893D3AC407BC065A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>sections 128 and 133</quote> and inserting <quote>section 133</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFBBF7AA3D134FC9A7B73A25A6BE5DC5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>127
or</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HD1B84982E4D54E338639F90D33B1A191"><enum>137.</enum><header>Fiscal controls;
Sanctions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 184(a)(2)
(29 U.S.C. 2934(a)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B).</text>
</section><section id="HF8D0842D586B4CF0AA57CC9C14DCDF50"><enum>138.</enum><header>Reports to
congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 185 (29
U.S.C. 2935) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA07D826739F94A67BD134C8AB7F6729E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB80E0BA0A08D4A99906DFD130E64B20B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBB046179C354D1CA7F690E02BA3BE04"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by
striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H936AA322A4714422BEAC7C4EFEFEEEB0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HF07447F0979E4868B0674630203D32D4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H4ED00D0487E84286959C9D48A449A092"><enum>(4)</enum><text>shall have the option to
submit or disseminate electronically any reports, records, plans, or any other
data that are required to be collected or disseminated under this
title.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H75ADD57CB99E49BC991A0F4321B0327F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(2), by
inserting <quote>and the Secretary shall 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,</quote> after
<quote>Secretary,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H281727E5CC714630BA524B349E30E4F0"><enum>139.</enum><header>Administrative
provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 189 (29
U.S.C. 2939) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC196EA3B84AD49A5B311A88DF6CF3A72"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H779A7EEA03B9421EA2392A795DCC4A70"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H72F3B8DD4F064A06B6BB821512674470" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF822A30290CD49BD9D73D80424045F7E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Appropriations for any fiscal year for programs and
activities carried out 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>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D6E957987384D00A48200C0A5F36B54"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="HACE74338339649ACBD6AA241D7A07373"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>each
State</quote> and inserting <quote>each recipient</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2D522874CA0E4DAAB6350298207C59FC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>171
or</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDEE8B7389CC048F2BEA00D9986C353A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(i)(4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAF423C93E70940CCBA9C51C282673657"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<clause id="H470309CE97A04E04A6B711165ECB4823"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>requirements of subparagraph (B)</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>any of the statutory or regulatory requirements of subtitle B</quote>
and inserting <quote>requirements of subparagraph (B) or (D), any of the
statutory or regulatory requirements of subtitle B</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H798487C1B3D1463BA910F87A1A1D4431"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking clause (ii);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H850C5871DD9541E88238895EC4F74B68"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period at the end; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H060B7872EBBA4A3FB7346939F8307E38"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HDB3EB35508534A679F2A11A12FB5189A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H26A24EBD11054834A0B2866CF362B6C2"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Expedited process for
extending approved waivers to additional states</header><text>In lieu of the
requirements of subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Secretary may establish an
expedited procedure for the purpose of extending to additional States the
waiver of statutory or regulatory requirements that have been approved for a
State pursuant to a request under subparagraph (B). Such procedure shall ensure
that the extension of such waivers to additional States are accompanied by
appropriate conditions relating the implementation of such
waivers.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HF51DFB5CC48A40839002E38FE55D9E8A"><enum>140.</enum><header>State legislative
authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 191(a) (29
U.S.C. 2941(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H838C0D70791A45C2B03D5BE1428CCF66"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>consistent with the provisions of this title</quote> and inserting
<quote>consistent with State law and the provisions of this title</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD4EF650E11B9482CB2EFC8A356084118"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>consistent with the terms and conditions required under this
title</quote> and inserting <quote>consistent with State law and the terms and
conditions required under this title</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H6DD2AEC6C1914C23B8BEC93542AA94B4"><enum>141.</enum><header>Continuation of State
activities and policies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 194 (29 U.S.C. 2944) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H720D989194F343519E58555F9096B79E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)(A),
by striking <quote>127 or</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A7FCEC151B843DEBF15499DE41490A0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)(B),
by striking <quote>127 or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F3485A40FFF4F4682EF537C01DCE95D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2), by
striking <quote>127 or</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HA01CA4F3B32B41BC8133422D00F625DC"><enum>142.</enum><header>General program
requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 195 (29
U.S.C. 2945) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDC0034D07A6D44B09435F7F0CDC2D312"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by
inserting at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H981A6B40B6114470B44745FC51FFE932" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H88B182692BDA4240973EE109AA60BA8F" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Funds received by a
public or private nonprofit entity that are not described in paragraph (B),
such as funds privately raised from philanthropic foundations, businesses, or
other private entities, shall not be considered to be income under this title
and shall not be subject to the requirements of this
section.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HACC8328011844B659EFD4C44864E0E5C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HE1C94026BE08465EA698F4082CCDEA8C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE41CA614F99D4961942993A8639F55D1"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Funds provided under
this title shall not be used to establish or operate stand-alone
fee-for-service enterprises that compete with private sector employment
agencies within the meaning of section 701(c) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
(42 U.S.C. 2000e(c)), except that for purposes of this paragraph, such an
enterprise does not include one-stop centers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92542FD37C884BF48A0229F6AD2FA567"><enum>(15)</enum><text>Any report required to
be submitted to Congress, or to a Committee of Congress, under this title shall
be submitted to both the chairmen and ranking minority members of 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>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HCE0AA8326E154199B25A1AB29C6F3E73"><enum>143.</enum><header>Department
Staff</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle E of title I
(29 U.S.C. 2931 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:</text>
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<section id="HA08636CE876E41E3A973CA586FFBE9B1"><enum>196.</enum><header>Department
staff</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H64B23CC9C8144FF693FF36BD5193A187"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of
2012—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6CE51E5D95C94955953C2CA9C523E980"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify the number of
Department of Labor employees who work on or administer programs under this
Act, as such programs were in effect on the day before such date of enactment;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H999BA0C777F6429CA29E1B7869678350"><enum>(B)</enum><text>publish such information
on the Department’s website;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HACC9F0A7FD9E4D90A2324598987E4E95"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than 60 days
after such date of enactment, identify the number of full-time equivalent
employees who work on or administer programs authorized under this Act, as such
programs were in effect on the day before such date of enactment, that have
been eliminated or consolidated on or after such date; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H32FA734F966E40EFAA1EFEF4D6680801"><enum>(3)</enum><text>not later than 1 year
after such date of enactment—</text>
<subparagraph id="H20C33F6977C244DCBB10352151A4CEC1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reduce the workforce of
the Department of Labor by the number of full-time equivalent employees
identified under paragraph (2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1059EB91DD16459E82D9905271D80207"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to Congress a
report on—</text>
<clause id="HD6470D02864A4670A371B7C37A87B472"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of employees
associated with each program authorized under this Act and administered by the
Department;</text>
</clause><clause id="HBB02E917E2C846CE96CF9B948BC60C39"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of full-time
equivalent employees identified under paragraph (2); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6D5E979B67DE49D880121D1FDA68E118"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>how the Secretary
reduced the number of employees at the Department under
<internal-xref idref="H20C33F6977C244DCBB10352151A4CEC1" legis-path="q:HCE263CFCBEC94C24B82E3082B302036C:196.(3)(A)">subparagraph
(A)</internal-xref>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H2000CEBBC1944D39909CB59254AB676D"><enum>F</enum><header>State Unified
Plan</header>
<section id="H758DBC0C10F34412BB51B3BAABB8E291"><enum>144.</enum><header>State unified
plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 501 (29 U.S.C.
9271) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H39E5AC032A0343408656A37EE8C4DC33"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending subsection
(b) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HC47D8A0522F74D12938F230DDF4E2B38" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCEFA0E12851F4222B7754D26D6E8100D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State unified
plan</header>
<paragraph id="H590518143BE6478A94F915DB9572E8FE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A State may develop and submit to the appropriate
Secretaries a State unified plan for 2 or more of the activities or programs
set forth in paragraph (2). The State unified plan shall cover one or more of
the activities set forth in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) and may
cover one or more of the activities set forth in subparagraphs (C) through (N)
of paragraph (2). For purposes of this paragraph, the activities and programs
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) shall not be considered
to be 2 or more activities or programs for purposes of the unified plan. Such
activities or programs shall be considered to be 1 activity or program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD847BA4B847E43E1A65EFE0B61DFA206"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities and
programs</header><text>The activities and programs referred to in paragraph (1)
are as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="HB5B68FFD1F434B7581FA60A53DE49AFA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Programs and activities
authorized under title I.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H977ABC3D836943F085D48159DEF54057"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Programs and activities
authorized under title II.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF44DD6AFEFE84783A798A61384BC45EE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Programs authorized under
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3914A612744149B9AA0AEB938FB77701"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Secondary career
education programs authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Applied
Technology Education Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9E43D410E594FE9ACD884A43F3B9DB1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Postsecondary career
education programs authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Applied
Technology Education Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBCDFCFE05C1A4DBAB5175271F148BF73"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Programs and activities
authorized under title II of the Trade Act of 1974.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49E2A95EC0A84A75B8738499DD95EAF6"><enum>(G)</enum><text>National Apprenticeship
Act of 1937.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCCFD54022D0403B976ADF0CD018B040"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Programs authorized under
the Community Services Block Grant Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67EF6D7E308B48FF92CB52B1B63D5BAA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Programs authorized under
the part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D45FEA2E8E64E139E32D6E2A89532F3"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Programs authorized under
State unemployment compensation laws (in accordance with applicable Federal
law).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E1D75EC5D55432084EB02B768EE1DE5"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Work programs authorized
under section 6(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08792D98AED94595B2AFF4A3B532CA03"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Programs and activities
authorized title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H091605639DFE417ABD6D75BE4F211084"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Programs and activities
authorized under the Public Workers and Economic Development Act of
1965.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD627FC47001447A922C554235BDA04B"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Activities as defined
under chapter 41 of title 38, United States
Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCBD9038755B84D55917BFBAFB0E6D521"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end, the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H3F9309DE1C804FB087C8F46AC4FD1339" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HFFCD03E1184E44A9A7B42F09C84E8BDC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authority To
consolidate funds into workforce investment fund</header>
<paragraph id="HA88BDE891397449EAEE98F0F1A33D83F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A State may consolidate funds allotted to a State under
an approved application under subsection (d) into the Workforce Investment Fund
under section 132(b) in order to reduce inefficiencies in the administration of
federally-funded State and local employment and training programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H257F3840C8464C2A8DABB3B7DF8B2CB2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of
funds</header>
<subparagraph id="H17EE3100D3F94100AEF7AFA424CB2D67"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (c), a State with an approved
application under subsection (d) may treat any and all funds consolidated into
the Workforce Investment Fund as if they were original funds allotted to a
State under section 132(b).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD47832EADACA4F9384D3CD437427FCC1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Such
a State shall continue to make reservations, except the reservation under
section 133(a)(1), and allotments in accordance with section 133(b)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE98EB25335CB43EFA137D182EAD7EACA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special
Rule</header><text>A State may not consolidate funds allocated to the State
under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and funds
allocated to the State under the Rehabilitation Act of
1973.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>ADULT EDUCATION AND
FAMILY LITERACY EDUCATION</header>
<section id="H7DA5B17F22F04B69B8B9B2AA0FE56D93"><enum>201.</enum><header>Amendment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title II (29 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) is amended
to read as follows:</text>
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<title id="H0C0AEB79F4EB4262BAF79614C8F49D0B"><enum>II</enum><header>ADULT EDUCATION AND
FAMILY LITERACY EDUCATION</header>
<section id="H722472433550424C978B3537D9224DF6"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote>Adult Education and Family Literacy Education Act</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HA7033E93D3BF49F5B9D7CC218550F0A9"><enum>202.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the purpose of this title to provide
instructional opportunities for adults seeking to improve their literacy
skills, including their basic reading, writing, speaking, and math skills, and
support States and local communities in providing, on a voluntary basis, adult
education and family literacy education programs, in order to—</text>
<paragraph id="H735CFC6C0219494E807D24409EB65B48"><enum>(1)</enum><text>increase the literacy of
adults, including the basic reading, writing, speaking, and math skills, to a
level of proficiency necessary for adults to obtain employment and
self-sufficiency and to successfully advance in the workforce;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H08B01383C073405CBEBD3468CA037DE1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assist adults in the
completion of a secondary school education (or its equivalent) and the
transition to a postsecondary educational institution;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9395A1AC2821455FA1B9A07BCFBF5077"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assist adults who are
parents to enable them to support the educational development of their children
and make informed choices regarding their children’s education including,
through instruction in basic reading, writing, speaking, and math skills;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBAA5B9656C5F4503AF0F4F685494972B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assist adults who are not
proficient in English in improving their reading, writing, speaking, listening,
comprehension, and math skills.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H628B6EE3C29F4F60A05A56D2BA4E5E42"><enum>203.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="H38184EC1E7924B47850E90B139445D92"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adult education and
family literacy education programs</header><text>The term <term>adult education
and family literacy education programs</term> means a sequence of academic
instruction and educational services below the postsecondary level that
increase an individual’s ability to read, write, and speak English and perform
mathematical computations leading to a level of proficiency equivalent to at
least a secondary school completion that is provided for individuals—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8F81388181804810BA15E74685327BFB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>who are at least 16 years
of age;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB94CC942D8A4490A4898C6847D9D08F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who are not enrolled or
required to be enrolled in secondary school under State law; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H07AC2333F00C4F8D9E63445618F03850"><enum>(C)</enum><text>who—</text>
<clause id="H8A0E617FD9B545F6B2632C4C6AF06A27"><enum>(i)</enum><text>lack sufficient mastery
of basic reading, writing, speaking, and math skills to enable the individuals
to function effectively in society;</text>
</clause><clause id="HFF38604138CD405BB7A64AC2AD1AB830"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>do not have a secondary
school diploma or its equivalent and have not achieved an equivalent level of
education; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HE145936081724692835CB1A6D74A5A3F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>are English
learners.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8C0F2AB55B624686910CF6C790CB0609"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
agency</header><text>The term <term>eligible agency</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1B3325DF938A4D94BC0AEE32BEA3BC75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means the primary entity
or agency in a State or an outlying area responsible for administering or
supervising policy for adult education and family literacy education programs
in the State or outlying area, respectively, consistent with the law of the
State or outlying area, respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A9CAB4793DB478D844FCFD94756B60B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be the State
educational agency, the State agency responsible for administering workforce
investment activities, or the State agency responsible for administering
community or technical colleges.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H78A2CB1E0DE14A1F8462FB5275063BE1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
provider</header><text>The term <term>eligible provider</term> means an
organization of demonstrated effectiveness which is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H450CA131527A46BAA375C6687FF7D970"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a local educational
agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D007934A67E40A7B53AF81FC52038B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a community-based or
faith-based organization;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF322C9AF7B614FEB8D13BCD8FB0FB3D5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a volunteer literacy
organization;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF7D317B415849AD84ECC1EFDA8A073F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an institution of higher
education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H85E565C88F8A4AA985AF76756E642FE6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a public or private
educational agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF640BA83C4154707A07D201D7E313323"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a library;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5BFE53EB6C94B2B96A71F405CD124DD"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a public housing
authority;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64F96A3E22414A0AA8589CC94D5B0E3E"><enum>(H)</enum><text>an institution that is
not described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (G) and has the ability to
provide adult education, basic skills, and family literacy education programs
to adults and families; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F82D84DC68A41879E462337CF2278D6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a consortium of the
agencies, organizations, institutions, libraries, or authorities described in
any of subparagraphs (A) through (H).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7D46E054E19044B68E8FAF907F065F57"><enum>(4)</enum><header>English language
acquisition program</header><text>The term <term>English language acquisition
program</term> means a program of instruction—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB3133734807240AC8674E5DE049B83B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>designed to help English
learners achieve competence in reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension of
the English language; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1BCA3D6C40E44D39A0A914515364A9E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that may lead to—</text>
<clause id="HBE78F63A8E174970BEBCF84A0DB43D20"><enum>(i)</enum><text>attainment of a secondary
school diploma or its recognized equivalent;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4699EB3451FA470491DB36EA2A09277C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>transition to success in
postsecondary education and training; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE5ED977B8FDD47EEBCE751117CB760E3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>employment or career
advancement.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDB9429D5A05B422683AA6D476FA07820"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Family literacy
education program</header><text>The term <term>family literacy education
program</term> means an educational program that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5FA47B8F532A411E861D87E0C8051210"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assists parents and
students, on a voluntary basis, in achieving the purposes of this title as
described in section 202; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE1224C007A34FE996B35253D3E6FCDA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is of sufficient
intensity in terms of hours and of sufficient quality to make sustainable
changes in a family, is evidence-based, and, for the purpose of substantially
increasing the ability of parents and children to read, write, and speak
English, integrates—</text>
<clause id="H89639789702649D3AFE31C044B2E75E3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>interactive literacy
activities between parents and their children;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB32201967BC946AAA1C7451411776ABA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>training for parents
regarding how to be the primary teacher for their children and full partners in
the education of their children;</text>
</clause><clause id="H77B05D0F88C94B088BAAC7551F790063"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>parent literacy
training that leads to economic self-sufficiency; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5136F687281243F0AC15F69EB8D9F3C8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an age-appropriate
education to prepare children for success in school and life
experiences.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE56451AB21D74C3990DD84A2E7B67FE7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Governor</header><text>The
term <term>Governor</term> means the chief executive officer of a State or
outlying area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBEE760C17CDF405FAC2629CB3B4CD128"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Individual with a
disability</header>
<subparagraph id="H7CB4B5CD527A45618022D08BEA13A326"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>individual with a disability</term> means
an individual with any disability (as defined in section 3 of the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2678F572B4845C0B1E68069ED9ABFF8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Individuals with
disabilities</header><text>The term <term>individuals with disabilities</term>
means more than one individual with a disability.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H546E87C9C8B2421FB9FDA1F0A7D0393D"><enum>(8)</enum><header>English
learner</header><text>The term <term>English learner</term> means an adult or
out-of-school youth who has limited ability in reading, writing, speaking, or
understanding the English language, and—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2C74A8F96EFD4FFEA3D2ED0276112DFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whose native language is
a language other than English; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1ECCB98301104F33824DA399FF14BABD"><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 id="H6390B6C150C947C78E12E52CDC54ECFE"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Integrated Education
and Training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>integrated education and training</term> means services that provide
adult education and literacy activities contextually and concurrently with
workforce preparation activities and workforce training for a specific
occupation or occupational cluster. Such services may include offering adult
education services concurrent with credit-bearing postsecondary education and
training, including through co-instruction.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3E6C5774BC942689F733889B2CC5C73"><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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1F8EF314A7F4377AEE0E5A1CB2120A3"><enum>(11)</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 a level of proficiency
necessary to obtain employment and to successfully make the transition to
postsecondary education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H89315A24BDCF4593A9BF1621680CEF5C"><enum>(12)</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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H592278AE981A43AA8028C61B40C44AC5"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Outlying
area</header><text>The term <term>outlying area</term> has the meaning given
the term in section 101 of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C7A6AA41AE8401C9D4AC30E6C10F913"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Postsecondary
educational institution</header><text>The term <term>postsecondary educational
institution</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H778ABA68B31C4512AC477C522BC1843D"><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 id="HD81685B7C857417E9F95E3C03D9D6BE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a tribally controlled
community college; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H032FFD7615EB46DB8DBC63B415AE68AB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a nonprofit educational
institution offering certificate or apprenticeship programs at the
postsecondary level.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB327CA204CAE4634BACC67FE2D7CCED4"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE1D782BFF0B24808AC681500916C40F2"><enum>(16)</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="H217C9502D8CE4E4F81F59B5A81BCEF21"><enum>(17)</enum><header>State educational
agency</header><text>The term <term>State educational agency</term> has the
meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA873DD2F6234111A79185F06787A4D7"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Workplace literacy
program</header><text>The term <term>workplace literacy program</term> means an
educational program that is offered in collaboration between eligible providers
and employers or employee organizations for the purpose of improving the
productivity of the workforce through the improvement of reading, writing,
speaking, and math skills.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HACDC358CFE364E5485CC6760CC23B97F"><enum>204.</enum><header>Home
schools</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this title
shall be construed to affect home schools, whether or not a home school is
treated as a home school or a private school under State law, or to compel a
parent engaged in home schooling to participate in adult education and family
literacy education activities under this title.</text>
</section><section id="H1E732E7CC5654557ACB0F6FC775A45EE"><enum>205.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title, $606,294,933 for fiscal
years 2013 and for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.</text>
</section><subtitle id="H06355CEBBC6F4AAB97CA39FED4926C61"><enum>A</enum><header>Federal
Provisions</header>
<section id="H96178BF573E84DB4A945CF62F903F889"><enum>211.</enum><header>Reservation of funds;
grants to eligible agencies; allotments</header>
<subsection id="HF7F74FB8A8CD4C12B66FEDE3935E25BB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reservation of
funds</header><text>From the sums appropriated under section 205 for a fiscal
year, the Secretary shall reserve 2.0 percent to carry out section 242.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC9E3CC07791344AD9F28F9B12FD84DE8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants to eligible
agencies</header>
<paragraph id="H3E9349EDA0C04F1D9E84CC6FC8E2DBAE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the sums appropriated under section 205 and not
reserved under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award a
grant to each eligible agency having a State plan approved under section 224 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 (g).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8A2059123DF448FB5A40901F81DCCAA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose of
grants</header><text>The Secretary may award a grant under paragraph (1) only
if the eligible agency involved agrees to expend the grant in accordance with
the provisions of this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H64347EAE83CB4D678C9943A8A84F3AEE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allotments</header>
<paragraph id="H18D7136AC1F24A09BAF14E1B25146935"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
allotments</header><text>From the sums appropriated under section 205 and not
reserved under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to
each eligible agency having a State plan approved under section 224—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3955807BB6F54FCF94D5A3327F503A79"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$100,000, in the case of
an eligible agency serving an outlying area; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F334B17763847BB9803189B349086A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$250,000, in the case of
any other eligible agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H847D650C20CB46129B0B5F45E2DD9A8A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
allotments</header><text>From the sums appropriated under section 205, 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 sums 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="HB4D01E5E4B6E46F5904954DBC970FDD0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Qualifying
adult</header><text>For the purpose of subsection (c)(2), the term
<term>qualifying adult</term> means an adult who—</text>
<paragraph id="H1FD2EE79B4BD47EDA9AA3D3584CB8431"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is at least 16 years of
age;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E39BE771D2A42B8A85ED674AC096531"><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="HAA9FB5A2D3744818A7D8DE73E82A0F93"><enum>(3)</enum><text>does not have a secondary
school diploma or its recognized equivalent; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB68563FDCB1D410EB9E4D78BE62786C0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is not enrolled in
secondary school.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA326AEF2EFC243B8895377E1936B3712"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special rule</header>
<paragraph id="H65B712E7E0A3436488C00379C5A7EC1B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From amounts made available under subsection (c) for the
Republic of Palau, the Secretary shall award grants to Guam, American Samoa,
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Republic of Palau to
carry out activities described in this title in accordance with the provisions
of this title as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4AFAAC3128094292A8AFCDACD6A0224A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination of
eligibility</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Republic of Palau shall be eligible to receive a grant under this title until
an agreement for the extension of United States education assistance under the
Compact of Free Association for the Republic of Palau becomes effective.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5386BB4902D243B9A0CBEAA01880563A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Hold-Harmless
provisions</header>
<paragraph id="HAF1E56D946A94677B7E2F8CA9EF5E66F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (c), and subject to paragraphs
(2) and (3), for fiscal year 2013 and each succeeding fiscal year, no eligible
agency shall receive an allotment under this title that is less than 90 percent
of the allotment the eligible agency received for the preceding fiscal year
under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC66757F4E71145AEA5D4FB168FA283AF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>An
eligible agency that receives for the preceding fiscal year only an initial
allotment under subsection (c)(1) (and no additional allotment under subsection
(c)(2)) shall receive an allotment equal to 100 percent of the initial
allotment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B5A714924BC466C980D92529D051C19"><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
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ratably reduce the payments to all eligible
agencies, as necessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA547BF73B27D4ED89937A2C59134DDDC"><enum>(g)</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></section><section id="HF6AC529EAB244944A9CA550AD1706383"><enum>212.</enum><header>Performance
accountability system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Programs
and activities authorized under this title are subject to the performance
accountability provisions described in paragraph (2)(A) and (3) of section
136(b) and may, at a State’s discretion, include additional indicators
identified in the State plan approved under section 224.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HBDE2D53C6F8247C7A7408EF5758090BA"><enum>B</enum><header>State Provisions</header>
<section id="H774243D077354BFBA3389885198D9990"><enum>221.</enum><header>State
administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each eligible
agency shall be responsible for the following activities under this
title:</text>
<paragraph id="H9CEDF28C82C540D6AF377193F199AC80"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The development,
submission, implementation, and monitoring of the State plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F1B70B4C59E4CE495A5E07060806014"><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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H35CFC33AFEAE4190BDBAAD7E243EE478"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Coordination and
avoidance of duplication with other Federal and State education, training,
corrections, public housing, and social service programs.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF1BA130C2984485885B88AB32E33FF16"><enum>222.</enum><header>State distribution of
funds; matching requirement</header>
<subsection id="H95653E093C6B4B028E827DDDBF93E469"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State distribution of
funds</header><text>Each eligible agency receiving a grant under this title for
a fiscal year—</text>
<paragraph id="H9625C53BAB9746B983E3A1ABF5AD6EAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall use an amount not
less than 82.5 percent of the grant funds to award grants and contracts under
section 231 and to carry out section 225, of which not more than 10 percent of
such amount shall be available to carry out section 225;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC35CD7BAA0F54393B4896B52D87C987C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall use not more than
12.5 percent of the grant funds to carry out State leadership activities under
section 223; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H77CBB8AA7A20482D92BC59E2A2F911B2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall use not more than 5
percent of the grant funds, or $65,000, whichever is greater, for the
administrative expenses of the eligible agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H28619C1EF92745C1AC3925E4BDFDA58C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matching
requirement</header>
<paragraph id="H3A9BE3DAEEA5407DBD5E7253D75A64A9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to receive a grant from the Secretary under
section 211(b), each eligible agency shall provide, for the costs to be
incurred by the eligible agency in carrying out the adult education and family
literacy education programs for which the grant is awarded, a non-Federal
contribution in an amount that is not less than—</text>
<subparagraph id="H25FB6CA44C7D40F4B5009F34D18DD1DD"><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 family literacy education programs 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="HFF99410509A945FB956ED3E9907F0CC8"><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 family literacy education programs in the
State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H76D99AD4DC1347EA8154E1241862622E"><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 family literacy education programs in a manner that is consistent
with the purpose of this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H47232A2EF5CA468B8BF0CD62658BA958"><enum>223.</enum><header>State leadership
activities</header>
<subsection id="H6AD074ECEEAB4B16A3BC3F4BBC7557F7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each eligible agency may use funds made available under
section 222(a)(2) for any of the following adult education and family literacy
education programs:</text>
<paragraph id="HD147BAFFA5744AA6B46961341AD0E542"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The establishment or
operation of professional development programs to improve the quality of
instruction provided pursuant to local activities required under section
231(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D412E9D8877475F837C1AD086190DF6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The provision of
technical assistance to eligible providers of adult education and family
literacy education programs, including for the development and dissemination of
evidence based research instructional practices in reading, writing, speaking,
math, and English language acquisition programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0BB18CAA25604C6499E339731D604E3B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The provision of
assistance to eligible providers in developing, implementing, and reporting
measurable progress in achieving the objectives of this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4FC8D328501C488382273002537866FF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The provision of
technology assistance, including staff training, to eligible providers of adult
education and family literacy education programs, including distance education
activities, to enable the eligible providers to improve the quality of such
activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0461D31E17F444391473FCEFC90FD4B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The development and
implementation of technology applications or distance education, including
professional development to support the use of instructional technology.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H22E77097F3B147BEAC2DE7F3C6BE3358"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Coordination with other
public programs, including welfare-to-work, workforce development, and job
training programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60646F0ABAA04B0AA1A9B8629447BC7E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Coordination with
existing support services, such as transportation, child care, and other
assistance designed to increase rates of enrollment in, and successful
completion of, adult education and family literacy education programs, for
adults enrolled in such activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB60908DAF38B43D1A9C8350038026A4D"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The development and
implementation of a system to assist in the transition from adult basic
education to postsecondary education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8089EE0CBAE74DA2894E71DDEBA75476"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Activities to promote
workplace literacy programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H06B1D7CA8F06409AA9006E2CDCE310E9"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Other activities of
statewide significance, including assisting eligible providers in achieving
progress in improving the skill levels of adults who participate in programs
under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC76EED78A5C64D0F84F36D5FA88E2A2F"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Integration of literacy,
instructional, and occupational skill training and promotion of linkages with
employees.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H05311EB17A1E4FCAAA0E415E08600BF4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In
carrying out this section, eligible agencies shall coordinate where possible,
and avoid duplicating efforts, in order to maximize the impact of the
activities described in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9CD76E8DFED44318BA84AFC2E424071E"><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="H2988142F3C3E492CB6108DE2C80FDD83"><enum>224.</enum><header>State plan</header>
<subsection id="H5F53A953DF914DDEB7A61701EACDCB14"><enum>(a)</enum><header>3–Year plans</header>
<paragraph id="H399EDD74570543F9B6C891857E678FAC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each eligible agency desiring a grant under this title
for any fiscal year shall submit to, or have on file with, the Secretary a
3-year State plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H613A8EEB76BB4B12A134BD189DDDBB49"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State unified
plan</header><text>The eligible agency may submit the State plan as part of a
State unified plan described in section 501.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3D8C98E27C0947B5B27DD93D0D3A8B64"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plan
contents</header><text>The eligible agency shall include in the State plan or
any revisions to the State plan—</text>
<paragraph id="HF1F0202BB436423383E36444FDD2E2D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an objective assessment
of the needs of individuals in the State or outlying area for adult education
and family literacy education programs, including individuals most in need or
hardest to serve;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F6CF1779A4D40BBAECFEA8D96F136E0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the
adult education and family literacy education programs that will be carried out
with funds received under this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H323497C762134B9F93F6A674D4183DC0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an assurance that the
funds received under this title will not be expended for any purpose other than
for activities under this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF16B5FA12E746E5BF54B97282D7CAA9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of how the
eligible agency will fund local activities in accordance with the measurable
goals described in section 231(d);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7DA1BFF18674499AB2E787794A480719"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an assurance that the
eligible agency will expend the funds under this title only in a manner
consistent with fiscal requirements in section 241;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE44EDF6E571442B99901E447D8993900"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a description of the
process that will be used for public participation and comment with respect to
the State plan, which process—</text>
<subparagraph id="H883C74F405E44C7EA833B1844619965D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall include
consultation with the State workforce investment board, the State board
responsible for administering community or technical colleges, the Governor,
the State educational agency, the State board or agency responsible for
administering block grants for temporary assistance to needy families under
title IV of the Social Security Act, the State council on disabilities, the
State vocational rehabilitation agency, and other State agencies that promote
the improvement of adult education and family literacy education programs, and
direct providers of such programs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0393EA88FF2F45E5AD00B11493B46F4E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may include consultation
with the State agency on higher education, institutions responsible for
professional development of adult education and family literacy education
programs instructors, representatives of business and industry, refugee
assistance programs, and faith-based organizations;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H008B72A7582149E4A71EA64E48D35C3A"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a description of the
eligible agency’s strategies for serving populations that include, at a
minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="H85C2141A9FA94563A379FCF08ED73E84"><enum>(A)</enum><text>low-income
individuals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D98CD3C26474C1A83544CDE890A6EC7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>individuals with
disabilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H544A46A13B5D4A9EA635294809DD445D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the unemployed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB99C70809B424AFF957CBED35832CD1D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the underemployed;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90D050E6AF2547BB96C2FECC0F7E2569"><enum>(E)</enum><text>individuals with multiple
barriers to educational enhancement, including English learners;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H40050FD79E2C4129A4A272CD00678522"><enum>(8)</enum><text>a description of how the
adult education and family literacy education programs that will be carried out
with any funds received under this title will be integrated with other adult
education, career development, and employment and training activities in the
State or outlying area served by the eligible agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D8EA5E8CBB64F078E7B99E8A0098F6F"><enum>(9)</enum><text>a description of the
steps the eligible agency will take to ensure direct and equitable access, as
required in section 231(c)(1), including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H27F929951E644FFC801374788F51B46C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>how the State will build
the capacity of community-based and faith-based organizations to provide adult
education and family literacy education programs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H661FF032ACED447791DEC617D6032CE4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how the State will
increase the participation of business and industry in adult education and
family literacy education programs;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H59C6A0CA8BC54BB89A1A8FCB6DF6897A"><enum>(10)</enum><text>an assessment of the
adequacy of the system of the State or outlying area to ensure teacher quality
and a description of how the State or outlying area will use funds received
under this subtitle to improve teacher quality, including evidence-based
professional development to improve instruction; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H885B418C1F6E47E39AE7DB9C31DDD6D0"><enum>(11)</enum><text>a description of how the
eligible agency will consult with any State agency responsible for
postsecondary education to develop adult education that prepares students to
enter postsecondary education without the need for remediation upon completion
of secondary school equivalency programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H20517ECE979B4CE4BE9456070480D93B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plan
revisions</header><text>When changes in conditions or other factors require
substantial revisions to an approved State plan, the eligible agency shall
submit the revisions of the State plan to the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB3E73542EB3545AC9A8592BA08F187BD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
eligible agency shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H8D69D44C7BFD47149B8EB9587F97772B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submit the State plan,
and any revisions to the State plan, to the Governor, the chief State school
officer, or the State officer responsible for administering community or
technical colleges, or outlying area for review and comment; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAE9DEB154BB14A85B6C57726F4F0CCD0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that any comments
regarding the State plan by the Governor, the chief State school officer, or
the State officer responsible for administering community or technical
colleges, and any revision to the State plan, are submitted to the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF35E0BA0169B4A4F9EC6441A4815414B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Plan
approval</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HED9C9910EC98455E92E64BED5B73F985"><enum>(1)</enum><text>approve a State plan
within 120 days after receiving the plan unless the Secretary makes a written
determination within 30 days after receiving the plan that the plan does not
meet the requirements of this section or is inconsistent with specific
provisions of this subtitle; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2550A12BBF9D472DB6D97CB437DC5811"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not finally disapprove of
a State plan before offering the eligible agency the opportunity, prior to the
expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the eligible
agency received the written determination described in paragraph (3), to review
the plan and providing technical assistance in order to assist the eligible
agency in meeting the requirements of this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H82981A7F7D784BC1B76B32BE84771587"><enum>225.</enum><header>Programs for
corrections education and other institutionalized individuals</header>
<subsection id="H485610E8119C496D98AEBF0AAB8AF2AF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header><text>From funds made available under section 222(a)(1) for
a fiscal year, each eligible agency shall carry out corrections education and
education for other institutionalized individuals.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBCC1F37268A64A63984B97160DA288AD"><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="HC418A2A108C74960BF894BC745569044"><enum>(1)</enum><text>basic skills
education;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H43F5D55B94574A15BC0FD5093CE13788"><enum>(2)</enum><text>special education
programs as determined by the eligible agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H124010DD9F854935BEF0A51C94F4F86C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reading, writing,
speaking, and math programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23E8E63041A245AEB6EAA12C22CB4001"><enum>(4)</enum><text>secondary school credit
or diploma programs or their recognized equivalent;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H842F98CA02574FF8A836F2D54EB50CCB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>integrated education and
training;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF40C765403342EF87307652E4713D64"><enum>(6)</enum><text>postsecondary
correctional education linked to employment; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD76F262E1B8E49B682BB0F784DD6D8B6"><enum>(7)</enum><text>transition to re-entry
initiatives and other post-release services with the goal of reducing
recidivism.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCB7920CAE7AA4E20A209854557730A8D"><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="HCFE13B9252654A23A8B6143FEABCDCA7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H89F3AD23B4B74700A7A60AA25CF2CFB9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Correctional
institution</header><text>The term <term>correctional institution</term> means
any—</text>
<subparagraph id="H82115B185E1041BA827ED6AABD841042"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prison;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A0CECD97BA54394A69ABC77A4A8B508"><enum>(B)</enum><text>jail;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3BC8D88A19E4C0FB77C0F5246CAD799"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reformatory;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFDE1656F2CB749849B04492C62A9279E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>work farm;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A75E59690D040BA87FE2025B740114D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>detention center;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3535A3B96E84DE4AD166D8AF98F0AEA"><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="HCCC30FFF5B50476A8DC39037A1BB65FB"><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="H3E2D8E9312344B7A96D9EF3C873C0666"><enum>C</enum><header>Local Provisions</header>
<section id="H80E812296BFB405AA1A1100526148113"><enum>231.</enum><header>Grants and contracts
for eligible providers</header>
<subsection id="H3476A8CF97AC439CA97028FECABFB69A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants and
contracts</header><text>From grant funds made available under section
222(a)(1), each eligible agency shall award multi-year grants or contracts, on
a competitive basis, to eligible providers within the State or outlying area
that meet the conditions and requirements of this title to enable the eligible
providers to develop, implement, and improve adult education and family
literacy education programs within the State.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7570868314F04D0FB2D58283BB712C48"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Local
activities</header><text>The eligible agency shall require eligible providers
receiving a grant or contract under subsection (a) to establish or
operate—</text>
<paragraph id="H4DEC81FA52B54010A55585D8BA44BBF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>programs that provide
adult education and literacy activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31D35E74DA3444B3ABCC3EB7092C6313"><enum>(2)</enum><text>programs that provide
such activities concurrently with postsecondary education or training or
employment activities; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2FA3EE8EE4A14300957EEA8A95749E77"><enum>(3)</enum><text>credit-bearing
postsecondary coursework.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE2A7D8CFA9434364BB326E7B93560369"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Direct and equitable
access; same process</header><text>Each eligible agency receiving funds under
this title shall ensure that—</text>
<paragraph id="H446AFE30944847F284AF87F99E1C5B32"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all eligible providers
have direct and equitable access to apply for grants or contracts under this
section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCEB92BFBC5074DEFBA6306B7B4357512"><enum>(2)</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>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3A50F3E10C524467B3184995328ABCF2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Measurable
goals</header><text>The eligible agency shall require eligible providers
receiving a grant or contract under subsection (a) to demonstrate—</text>
<paragraph id="H926F23B482734B7B81BDDABA442BD79C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the eligible provider’s
measurable goals for participant outcomes to be achieved annually on the core
indicators of performance described in section 136(b)(2)(A);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H306F452BA14A49659CBD75576602E34D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the past effectiveness of
the eligible provider in improving the basic academic skills of adults and, for
eligible providers receiving grants in the prior year, the success of the
eligible provider receiving funding under this title in exceeding its
performance goals in the prior year;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H284414DB309E42F88ACE6BE5BC257893"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the commitment of the
eligible provider to serve individuals in the community who are the most in
need of basic academic skills instruction services, including individuals with
disabilities and individuals who are low-income or have minimal reading,
writing, speaking, and math skills, or are English learners;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C30AD1326874544AC96F98CF4668B2F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the program is of
sufficient intensity and quality for participants to achieve substantial
learning gains;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC22C414739904F05B1F41A13DCA3A617"><enum>(5)</enum><text>educational practices are
evidence-based;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BBE15F2AAC74C668338A2C352ACB786"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the activities of the
eligible provider effectively employ advances in technology, and delivery
systems including distance education;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB2396CFE70194C4D93A702FAE9AA3E4E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the activities provide
instruction in real-life contexts, including integrated education and training
when appropriate, to ensure that an individual has the skills needed to compete
in the workplace and exercise the rights and responsibilities of
citizenship;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68893189E90148CF8CD55419D03F4B89"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the activities are
staffed by well-trained instructors, counselors, and administrators who meet
minimum qualifications established by the State;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEB91FDD13E364B0AB97A929D8A47012A"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the activities are
coordinated with other available resources in the community, such as through
strong links with elementary schools and secondary schools, postsecondary
educational institutions, local workforce investment boards, one-stop centers,
job training programs, community-based and faith-based organizations, and
social service agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H34209E3C633049DFB45FC47CCF346604"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the activities offer
flexible schedules and support services (such as child care and transportation)
that are necessary to enable individuals, including individuals with
disabilities or other special needs, to attend and complete programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4939DF25C76F4E14806D81B4FA352BA9"><enum>(11)</enum><text>the activities include a
high-quality information management system that has the capacity to report
measurable participant outcomes (consistent with section 136) and to monitor
program performance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E04C712A44B4FED95B21184FDBA7FA4"><enum>(12)</enum><text>the local communities
have a demonstrated need for additional English language acquisition programs,
and integrated education and training programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB2A65696833A40268FB9AF12E8F3406A"><enum>(13)</enum><text>the capacity of the
eligible provider to produce valid information on performance results,
including enrollments and measurable participant outcomes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCFC706C2CE2C46BFB91CCD894A03CC43"><enum>(14)</enum><text>adult education and
family literacy education programs offer rigorous reading, writing, speaking,
and math content that are evidence based; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA15707CDE4A54D6AAB861BC34229F853"><enum>(15)</enum><text>applications of
technology, and services to be provided by the eligible providers, are of
sufficient intensity and duration to increase the amount and quality of
learning and lead to measurable learning gains within specified time
periods.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1B3E323AD9FF471290DCBACBEB7DFFC7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>Eligible providers may use grant funds under this title to
serve children participating in family literacy programs assisted under this
part, provided that other sources of funds available to provide similar
services for such children are used first.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H591B70A214AD4756A4B4F69ADD8B220F"><enum>232.</enum><header>Local
application</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each eligible
provider desiring a grant or contract under this title shall submit an
application to the eligible agency containing such information and assurances
as the eligible agency may require, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H6ED4C1D2F4064A3EB7A6CD0A2F91E67F"><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="HF319CEF3DCF84126B7D1A0509428A054"><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 family
literacy education programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H888FF33A14B246ACAADAB74B1091CCA3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>each of the
demonstrations required by section 231(d).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H68DD5132109647F49ECC268BAA75FED6"><enum>233.</enum><header>Local administrative
cost limits</header>
<subsection id="HBE14C2E6C72E4805AAD5336F6C4671FD"><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="HE15B2AB7AC4B4138A1612CF13A400904"><enum>(1)</enum><text>at least 95 percent shall
be expended for carrying out adult education and family literacy education
programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07DEE13BD4B042899E607D26F0C9F176"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the remaining amount
shall be used for planning, administration, personnel and professional
development, development of measurable goals in reading, writing, speaking, and
math, and interagency coordination.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7F5821A1E9624B259D27CF063EC66AAF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>In cases where the cost limits described in subsection (a)
are too restrictive to allow for adequate planning, administration, personnel
development, and interagency coordination, the eligible provider may 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="H537B665FEBDC40D28B21AED738EE04CE"><enum>D</enum><header>General
Provisions</header>
<section id="H09D7A2007FB54E2FA716FFA9404B5677"><enum>241.</enum><header>Administrative
provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Funds made
available for adult education and family literacy education programs under this
title shall supplement and not supplant other State or local public funds
expended for adult education and family literacy education programs.</text>
</section><section id="H46305A80272741AF90F794E27AB6F7C7"><enum>242.</enum><header>National
activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall
establish and carry out a program of national activities that may include the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="H871DDBC68306433F9EB755C61D4EB33F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Providing technical
assistance to eligible entities, on request, to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2328F4E8F62446B098B2BB9DAA403765"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve their fiscal
management, research-based instruction, and reporting requirements to carry out
the requirements of this title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEF9EFE364C149669544E6061659E188"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improve its performance
on the core indicators of performance described in section 136;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E2A3913A0B84F23AE873B67909EA08B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide adult education
professional development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H575FD032C82E4ADD90193EC4F67FAA5C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>use distance education
and improve the application of technology in the classroom, including
instruction in English language acquisition for English learners.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H711ED453442141808DB713292FF43144"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Providing for the conduct
of research on national literacy basic skill acquisition levels among adults,
including the number of adult English learners functioning at different levels
of reading proficiency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF4F8204B7E3D4C34B90533372493CDFF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Improving the
coordination, efficiency, and effectiveness of adult education and workforce
development services at the national, State, and local levels.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B72C1D8CB4A4329B75FCD7C76465431"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Determining how
participation in adult education, English language acquisition, and family
literacy education programs prepares individuals for entry into and success in
postsecondary education and employment, and in the case of prison-based
services, the effect on recidivism.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96026836F61247D0BB75624BFBEAB528"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Evaluating how different
types of providers, including community and faith-based organizations or
private for-profit agencies measurably improve the skills of participants in
adult education, English language acquisition, and family literacy education
programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD2D1F310ADB2435D9830BFAC28847582"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Identifying model
integrated basic and workplace skills education programs, including programs
for English learners coordinated literacy and employment services, and
effective strategies for serving adults with disabilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC4779A6AAD1422DA57B511343122545"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Initiating other
activities designed to improve the measurable quality and effectiveness of
adult education, English language acquisition, and family literacy education
programs
nationwide.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle>.
<enum>III</enum><header>AMENDMENTS TO THE
WAGNER–PEYSER ACT</header>
<section id="H488D0B10FC3143DCB6FFC54E54C1E5D3"><enum>301.</enum><header>Amendments to the
Wagner-Peyser Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) is amended by amending section 15 to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HA3FC0427E53245B1910677F065E8B1E7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="H735CC19F64E844AC8CB14A5936F989DE"><enum>15.</enum><header>Workforce and labor
market information system</header>
<subsection id="HA59FCBCB532B4AF792779F844BC1B085"><enum>(a)</enum><header>System content</header>
<paragraph id="H38B865BA001F49DC9B14B5BB0A04995F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Labor, in accordance with the provisions
of this section, shall oversee the development, maintenance, and continuous
improvement of a nationwide workforce and labor market information system that
includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H86063665BDFB493CA645260374A23D73"><enum>(A)</enum><text>statistical data from
cooperative statistical survey and projection programs and data from
administrative reporting systems that, taken together, enumerate, estimate, and
project employment opportunities and conditions at national, State, and local
levels in a timely manner, including statistics on—</text>
<clause id="H4E73CD13943E4EE8AD5A0D10108E00C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>employment and
unemployment status of national, State, and local populations, including
self-employed, part-time, and seasonal workers;</text>
</clause><clause id="HFA567551954044B7B56D3BF0A76ADB9D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>industrial distribution
of occupations, as well as current and projected employment opportunities,
wages, benefits (where data is available), and skill trends by occupation and
industry, with particular attention paid to State and local conditions;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7B444E3506BD46D898277528081FFF63"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the incidence of,
industrial and geographical location of, and number of workers displaced by,
permanent layoffs and plant closings; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HEFBEB3D85EAF466EA720B6A2547B2A6A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>employment and earnings
information maintained in a longitudinal manner to be used for research and
program evaluation;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59D8D836FF654AF5A48D4A953FDF958E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>information on State and
local employment opportunities, and other appropriate statistical data related
to labor market dynamics, which—</text>
<clause id="H1BEEC8B58B714B4593E0D2AF29647BDB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be current and
comprehensive;</text>
</clause><clause id="H18C238145E00467BBEA2BD589692C6A8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall meet the needs
identified through the consultations described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
subsection (e)(2); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB85327B4E7514C0A93201C2DD4490596"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>shall meet the needs
for the information identified in section 121;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2FBE160B60164223886B0CE82D9C3180"><enum>(C)</enum><text>technical standards
(which the Secretary shall publish annually) for data and information described
in subparagraphs (A) and (B) that, at a minimum, meet the criteria of chapter
35 of title 44, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6ACA3659B934CE6A71853275E1D9472"><enum>(D)</enum><text>procedures to ensure
compatibility and additivity of the data and information described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B) from national, State, and local levels;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E848292FFF848D99E04F3CDBAFDB8E1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>procedures to support
standardization and aggregation of data from administrative reporting systems
described in subparagraph (A) of employment-related programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8634F32E248D4C1CBCFDFE7D4C9BE033"><enum>(F)</enum><text>analysis of data and
information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) for uses such as—</text>
<clause id="H779681993E114D529B91CD7642021542"><enum>(i)</enum><text>national, State, and
local policymaking;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2A2FFB9478A348FF8BB23643567AD001"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>implementation of
Federal policies (including allocation formulas);</text>
</clause><clause id="H23089C442CDE4C1FBA29F70D8EA9A324"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>program planning and
evaluation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H01A672DE48374FB0879F73FC2D66317D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>researching labor market
dynamics;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H394F38EB93E2461EA36AF451B550E2EC"><enum>(G)</enum><text>wide dissemination of
such data, information, and analysis in a user-friendly manner and voluntary
technical standards for dissemination mechanisms; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7A1BF1116004FEBBE752C2564A46796"><enum>(H)</enum><text>programs of—</text>
<clause id="H435BD0DA1EF64E1EA5B0C22041E883AB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>training for effective
data dissemination;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6FD5F132D64F4F2EA2CAD4A742C46CCB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>research and
demonstration; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8971AC126EDC4AE8B28D658A0EFA1AE9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>programs and technical
assistance.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE3058CAA3B6E434FAF2E1691C3A139BA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information to be
confidential</header>
<subparagraph id="H72897FF4B55E434C9A59A669B2A7C187"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No officer or employee of the Federal Government or agent
of the Federal Government may—</text>
<clause id="H598B6E2E7BD64802ADD83CDEAD2743DD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>use any submission that
is furnished for exclusively statistical purposes under the provisions of this
section for any purpose other than the statistical purposes for which the
submission is furnished;</text>
</clause><clause id="H010E952096A5458398C8129840BA752E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>disclose to the public
any publication or media transmittal of the data contained in the submission
described in clause (i) that permits information concerning an individual
subject to be reasonably inferred by either direct or indirect means; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H2DE1C14E8FEA4C65AC0DE6F1F621C3B9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>permit anyone other
than a sworn officer, employee, or agent of any Federal department or agency,
or a contractor (including an employee of a contractor) of such department or
agency, to examine an individual submission described in clause (i),</text>
</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">without the consent of the individual,
agency, or other person who is the subject of the submission or provides that
submission.</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CA3489C44EB4A97AAC96B90466457BD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Immunity from legal
process</header><text>Any submission (including any data derived from the
submission) that is collected and retained by a Federal department or agency,
or an officer, employee, agent, or contractor of such a department or agency,
for exclusively statistical purposes under this section shall be immune from
the legal process and shall not, without the consent of the individual, agency,
or other person who is the subject of the submission or provides that
submission, be admitted as evidence or used for any purpose in any action,
suit, or other judicial or administrative proceeding.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA598F4FC0A72454FBA22A12F26E46C1C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to
provide immunity from the legal process for such submission (including any data
derived from the submission) if the submission is in the possession of any
person, agency, or entity other than the Federal Government or an officer,
employee, agent, or contractor of the Federal Government, or if the submission
is independently collected, retained, or produced for purposes other than the
purposes of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF8551398EA25447BB499019E8BA0828E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>System
responsibilities</header>
<paragraph id="H6801AA36E3D54E2DA937A14232A48684"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The workforce and labor market information system
described in subsection (a) shall be planned, administered, overseen, and
evaluated through a cooperative governance structure involving the Federal
Government and States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF30BDA4245B24E5E9904918A96015B4B"><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="H8CBBED654AAA480CA1D19DAF130186E1"><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 all statistical
and administrative data collected is consistent with appropriate Bureau of
Labor Statistics standards and definitions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2DC1B2E15784A5DA1EA8690E99663DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Actively seek the
cooperation 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="HF2333D8E853944279E528DA8A834352F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Eliminate gaps and
duplication in statistical undertakings, with the systemization of wage surveys
as an early priority.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3BA8A01B55014C769303967BDA06B553"><enum>(D)</enum><text>In collaboration with the
Bureau of Labor Statistics and 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="H4FA1702833524C7390350595F3442F16"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Establish procedures for
the system to ensure that—</text>
<clause id="H4866801F726145DA9EA7D8351F1D4E16"><enum>(i)</enum><text>such data and information
are timely;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC630624DE9DB4017A7A1F3383627F8D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>paperwork and reporting
for the system are reduced to a minimum; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7C3315F291BC4CC7B4E7160E26855924"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>States and localities
are fully involved in the development and continuous improvement of the system
at all levels.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H935D1A7539D140DBBB00820D8DD6C085"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National electronic
tools To provide services</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to assist
in the development of national electronic tools that may be used to facilitate
the delivery of work ready services described in section 134(c)(2) and to
provide workforce information to individuals through the one-stop delivery
systems described in section 121 and through other appropriate delivery
systems.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC12F929BF95A4F79BDA20AF8FC80A9DC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination with the
states</header>
<paragraph id="HBA4B308326C4474089724ECB8BFDC488"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, working through the Bureau of Labor
Statistics and the Employment and Training Administration, shall regularly
consult with representatives of State agencies carrying out workforce
information activities regarding strategies for improving the workforce and
labor market information system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68744E8FB4644D84B853BAC2DFB5148A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Formal
consultations</header><text>At least twice each year, the Secretary, working
through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall conduct formal consultations
regarding programs carried out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics with
representatives of each of the Federal regions of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, elected (pursuant to a process established by the Secretary) from
the State directors affiliated with State agencies that perform the duties
described in subsection (e)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCD744B207D82463CBF614A650C328CC1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>State
responsibilities</header>
<paragraph id="HE01D0EF003BB4F3BA9C1EE884CC6E00F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to receive Federal financial assistance under
this section, the Governor of a State shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HECCBED3D9CDB4E96BEF7DE86DD4ED250"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be responsible for the
management of the portions of the workforce and labor market information system
described in subsection (a) that comprise a statewide workforce and labor
market information system and for the State’s participation in the development
of the annual plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CE740C99EEC4F35B5D3F502F2CDD1CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish a process for
the oversight of such system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H301A8407112C42D69E26F54ABAD0D60E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consult with State and
local employers, participants, and local workforce investment boards about the
labor market relevance of the data to be collected and disseminated through the
statewide workforce and labor market information system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56F92662262E4A98BB2B2C8C5389F65B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>consult with State
educational agencies and local educational agencies concerning the provision of
employment statistics in order to meet the needs of secondary school and
postsecondary school students who seek such information;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H607FD23B47034104AAC2D4499E19347B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>collect and disseminate
for the system, on behalf of the State and localities in the State, the
information and data described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection
(a)(1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93FDE9C8CCEA4C549333D1E3A07ACF8E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>maintain and continuously
improve the statewide workforce and labor market information system in
accordance with this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC84B46AF5854427283243C07B613C750"><enum>(G)</enum><text>perform contract and
grant responsibilities for data collection, analysis, and dissemination for
such system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2266D942E584D7B923A7EFA4B0A94B9"><enum>(H)</enum><text>conduct such other data
collection, analysis, and dissemination activities as will ensure an effective
statewide workforce and labor market information system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2197462F79944A8AAB224E8A07ED6601"><enum>(I)</enum><text>actively seek the
participation of other State and local agencies in data collection, analysis,
and dissemination activities in order to ensure complementarity, compatibility,
and usefulness of data;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B3A15A3EDBB44C3A957A9C3FEF5ABA0"><enum>(J)</enum><text>participate in the
development of the annual plan described in subsection (c); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H670B4D8DB9C24024891C08D333F0DB11"><enum>(K)</enum><text>utilize the quarterly
records described in section 136(f)(2) to assist the State and other States in
measuring State progress on State performance measures.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC45DE8418848447FBEA059DCDEC352F9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed as
limiting the ability of a Governor to conduct additional data collection,
analysis, and dissemination activities with State funds or with Federal funds
from sources other than this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0F647086401044BDB360DB532E2A5202"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Nonduplication
requirement</header><text>None of the functions and activities carried out
pursuant to this section shall duplicate the functions and activities carried
out under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H789ADEE0D0574F7085030E4A640E4744"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $63,473,000 for fiscal year 2013 and each of the 5 succeeding
fiscal years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCC7297690AE949B08F2371DB5191A406"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <term>local area</term> means the smallest geographical
area for which data can be produced with statistical
reliability.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>REPEALS AND CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS</header>
<section id="HACAE24ED328046F2BBB4F68678D8D1E7"><enum>401.</enum><header>Repeals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following provisions are
repealed:</text>
<paragraph id="HC470CA60CCD04A6DA871A191840F99AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 4 of subtitle B of title I, and
sections 123, 155, 166, 167, 168, 169, 171, 173, 173A, 174, 192, 502, 503, and
506 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (as such provisions were in effect
on the day before the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Improvement
Act of 2012).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H452205A509384DD0A2C43F854DB17EC2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Title V of the Older
Americans Act of 1965.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H66CB95A0AAFB440B97F984EAD775E0A3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Sections 1 through 14 of
the Wagner-Peyser Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAFD6E16F0CA3474C8045226BB526581C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Subsection (c) of section
414 of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act (29 U.S.C.
2916a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H080E8AB9DD1B4201BCF0C2C27171F581"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Youth Conservation Corps
Act of 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H67AD2226C6654F20B1A61A3BA283114C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 821 of the Higher
Education Amendments of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 1151) (Grants to States for workplace
and community transition training for incarcerated individuals).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4150F6879CCC409F9D0D2B68C39D1BC9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section 412 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522) and section 501(a) of the
Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (94 Stat. 1809; 8 U.S.C. 1522
note).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H655427C15B894CE9A4C4C1C4707A181D"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Section 231 of the Second
Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–199).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E5309469D6C4680864B8E83545E74BC"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The Women in
Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act (29 U.S.C. 2501 et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H592FE93102EE40FEACE8274DA3D46036"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 4103A and 4104 of title 38, United
States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD77B391F4ED4491B11F1B80BF0D2CED"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Section 2021 of title
38, United States Code (Homeless Veterans Reintegration Programs).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H78C6236D77194497A64A7AD2293365A7"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Section 1144 of title
10, United States Code (Employment assistance, job training assistance, and
other transitional services).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H4AE13CCE86E346CF9A50721AB434F81F"><enum>402.</enum><header>Amendment to the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 104(k)(6) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(42 U.S.C. 9604) is amended by striking <quote>, training,</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H3E96F26E046A499B970759AED5076712" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>403.</enum><header>Amendments to the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008</header>
<subsection id="H2C92AD8AB2E041758E8D8E118A382401"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(t) of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(t)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H00FB0474A779469F8CEC947D5E9A2301"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and
(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>(2)</quote>, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HABBC19B7392A4F76834F90EFAC4E3E05"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting before the
period at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAA0C818FBF5D46ADA09B0ECDA3109247" reported-display-style="italic" style="traditional">
<text></text><quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="section">, and (3)
when referencing employment and training activities under section 6(d)(4), a
State board as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
(29 U.S.C.
2801)</quoted-block-continuation-text><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H95C4F0D2F24B4F5CB76A5B37B3B7DD40"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
households</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5 of the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H96A4DB209A6E40E1886164CB0ED6BF92"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(14) by
striking <quote>section 6(d)(4)(I)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
6(d)(4)(C)</quote>, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5F58F58EA9A4435684404339E981A45D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(3) by
striking <quote>constitutes adequate participation in an employment and
training program under section 6(d)</quote> and inserting <quote>allows the
individual to participate in employment and training activities under section
6(d)(4)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H46B6DCFD7C5D424AA02F2D160A4007E7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility
disqualifications</header><text>Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A4384A5D63747B193CC6E460BC74BAA" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H19824C0898D44D0CA823C4CB7B9BECD2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Employment and
training</header>
<subparagraph id="H8E03F28B9EBA48B2A2BC2A55B409CC48"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State agency shall provide employment
and training services authorized under section 134 of the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864) to eligible members of households participating in
the supplemental nutrition assistance program in gaining skills, training,
work, or experience that will increase their ability to obtain regular
employment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF88FDC4DBC8F4714A0F9F8127675A55C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Statewide workforce
development system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent
with subparagraph (A), employment and training services shall be provided
through the statewide workforce development system, including the One-Stop
delivery system, authorized by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2801 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D0EDAA42296493D8601CD26C0031BFD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reimbursements</header>
<clause id="H6019DE0695E0499B986238508F2EB642"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Actual
costs</header><text>The State agency shall provide payments or reimbursement to
participants served under this paragraph for—</text>
<subclause id="HA27DF2512387400795F24265F70984BC"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actual costs of transportation and
other actual costs (other than dependent care costs) that are reasonably
necessary and directly related to the individual participating in employment
and training activities; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF259889DE9934D2C8E634EE22650759D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actual costs of such dependent care
expenses that are determined by the State agency to be necessary for the
individual to participate in employment and training activities (other than an
individual who is the caretaker relative of a dependent in a family receiving
benefits under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.) in a local area where an employment, training, or education program under
title IV of such Act is in operation), except that no such payment or
reimbursement shall exceed the applicable local market rate.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HEF2205EE15524BA1A88D3239A90B90F6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Service contracts and
vouchers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In lieu of providing
reimbursements or payments for dependent care expenses under clause (i), a
State agency may, at its option, arrange for dependent care through providers
by the use of purchase of service contracts or vouchers or by providing
vouchers to the household.</text>
</clause><clause id="HDCAEC38E21AB40BBB42D88FD6DD61819"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Value of
reimbursements</header><text>The value of any dependent care services provided
for or arranged under clause (ii), or any amount received as a payment or
reimbursement under clause (i), shall—</text>
<subclause id="H8F702F0C3C694022A308E0AA0A6722AD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>not be treated as income
for the purposes of any other Federal or federally assisted program that bases
eligibility for, or the amount of benefits on, need; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H364200DC91C0414DA39CDD4723677CD5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not be claimed as an
employment-related expense for the purposes of the credit provided under
section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
21).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H2CBB860E7763453383695BC4D23178DF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Section
11(e)(19) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(11) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32CB9E8C947E41D893F63B81171D4DF7" reported-display-style="italic" style="traditional">
<paragraph id="H461644DDE76240C987D8F28530E7ED4B"><enum>(19)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the plans of the State agency for providing
employment and training services under section
6(d)(4);</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HDD4C9B912A834E9FA9D0F345D98D6317"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administrative
cost-Sharing and quality control</header><text>Section 16(h) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA4641130F1084A50B2B6D9B9A69FC443"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H834B350C63904CF48288B7EE2BE7A1C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by
striking <quote>carry out employment and training programs</quote> and
inserting <quote>provide employment and training services to eligible
households under section 6(d)(4)</quote>, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H914FC268D5104107873A45F0F43AFB42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by
striking <quote>operating an employment and training program</quote> and
inserting <quote>providing employment and training services consistent with
section 6(d)(4)</quote>,</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D02DF05014B48FBBF7DD74EDE983BCE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by
striking <quote>related to participation in an employment and training
program</quote> and inserting <quote>the individual participating in employment
and training activities</quote>,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H24647ECD26D34854B8946617738C766C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by
striking <quote>for operating an employment and training program</quote> and
inserting <quote>to provide employment and training services</quote>,
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6259F82D34594317A1ADD05CFA5BEA39"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (5)
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87E1403BA2774823BD0D8369A49F019A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H78AEA81B147F480C9C332A11D6F8C34F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in conjunction with the
Secretary of Labor, shall monitor each State agency responsible for
administering employment and training services under section 6(d)(4) to ensure
funds are being spent effectively and efficiently. Each program of employment
and training receiving funds under section 6(d)(4) shall be subject to the
requirements of the performance accountability system, including having to meet
the state performance measures included in section 136 of the Workforce
Investment Act (29 U.S.C.
2871).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFED69F205B394D71A8B4CFED6CD965DE"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Research,
demonstration, and evaluations</header><text>Section 17 of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4A0CD5676E37420897884BE32ADCD2DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by
striking paragraph (3), and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12FFB86BA44F4C8BA5243F4BF7D0B6B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8AC6D6878A1E4BF8A349D94C19BEF17F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, in
conjunction with the Secretary of Labor,</quote> after
<quote>Secretary</quote>, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EB8D58D88E84507A7BEF3C67AAC5F58"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>programs established</quote> and inserting <quote>activities provided to
eligible households</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8C7F304ED6B44E218C052ECB490D9FBA"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Minnesota family
investment project</header><text>Section 22(b)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2031(b)(4)) is amended by striking <quote>equivalent to those
offered under the employment and training program</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA972C0F7D0FD401C890822B33F908F7C"><enum>404.</enum><header>Conforming amendments
to the United States Code</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title 38, United States Code, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H04D89D85DD584FA3B88C4E1EAF892945"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the item
relating to section 4103A and section 4104 in the table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 41 of such title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92C5EF6893754B70ACB99C4651383918"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 4102A—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9B109CF4A91B4DE1AC54C9D82E067984"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<clause id="HD08CE0277BCD4F81B645E73A9B38F8D5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs
(5), (6), and (7);</text>
</clause><clause id="HC629F4C924204976903EEB7F7D31A97D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (8) as paragraph (5);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H420AAF0F83C24070A56141A620604F4B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subsections
(c) and (h);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H482C928DEF814E86A5EB11E80F2565C4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsection (c), (d), (e), and (f);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H369328611B524761899735640A870EED"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1) (as
so redesignated)—</text>
<clause id="H5C9F3CCC31F343A4999A89CD1A6540C3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>,
including disabled veterans’ outreach program specialists and local veterans'
employment representatives providing employment, training, and placement
services under this chapter in a State</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H04CA75CD1FA146D7A04FE063AE8766DD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>for
purposes of subsection (c)</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB4F528844E247D6805C6060AB2BB4E5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 4109(a), by striking
<quote>disabled veterans’ outreach program specialists, local veterans’
employment representatives</quote> and inserting <quote>veteran employment
specialists appointed under section 134(f) of the Workforce Investment
Act</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC6E6536F3B6B4F5AB337D231F9DFA741"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 4109(d)(1), by striking
<quote>disabled veterans’ outreach program specialists and local veterans’
employment representatives</quote> and inserting <quote>veteran employment
specialists appointed under section 134(f) of the Workforce Investment
Act</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6B75990004564E8A9DCEB1FA9E266487"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section
4112(d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB58E0F410FCA4E869CEA3FE960F3CE58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>disabled veterans’ outreach program specialist</quote> and
inserting <quote>veteran employment specialist appointed under section 134(f)
of the Workforce Investment Act</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H195DF4AC374045A7BC4DD05A8F45CA66"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2)
and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D7B096268EC4250B2CBDDEE5F1BB4D6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in section 3672(d)(1), by
striking <quote>disabled veterans’ outreach program specialists under section
4103A</quote> and inserting <quote>veteran employment specialists appointed
under section 134(f) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8FC9CDD2444478E8B7CE7F0F4020421"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 4113—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBBA93A2EC7384C94A42D70B164BA07D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by
striking <quote>section 1144 of title 10</quote> and inserting <quote>section
175 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13D9F85B1F0A420B8838284BF4792492"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by
striking <quote>section 1144(a)(1) of title 10</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 175(a) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H026D1689D44D47759C7B02B82343D5B5"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in section 4104A—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8F0ABCCA6C5549729562E7C233BF525B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by
striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05C343A239934002BC76E7473DB4EF6A" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<subparagraph id="H687002921C844E49B2E80122002CF92E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appropriate veteran employment
specialist (in carrying out the functions described in section
134(f);</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99E0A57BE1E2423CB77861678CDB8556"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by
striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0EAD44C799148939CDC6F914A6E1259" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H1F0173F2C9C24A5C86E13798C7D404CE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collaborate with the appropriate veteran
employment specialist (as described in section 134(f)) and the appropriate
State boards and local boards (as such terms are defined in section 101 of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2801));</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HA3A71452DCBE4586BFF16104F289DFEE"><enum>405.</enum><header>Conforming amendment
to table of contents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The table
of contents in section 1(b) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE00D6962C4344663BF7E2A4F890DBD63" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="HED00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="title">TITLE I—WORKFORCE INVESTMENT
SYSTEMS</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle A—Workforce Investment
Definitions</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 101. Definitions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle B—Statewide and Local Workforce
Investment Systems </toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 106. Purpose.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="chapter">Chapter 1—State Provisions</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 111. State workforce investment
boards.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 112. State plan.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="chapter">Chapter 2—Local Provisions</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 116. Local workforce investment
areas.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 117. Local workforce investment
boards.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 118. Local plan.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="chapter">Chapter 3—Workforce Investment Activities
Providers</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 121. Establishment of one-stop delivery
systems.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 122. Identification of eligible providers
of training services.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 123. [Repealed].</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="chapter">Chapter 4—[Repealed]</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="chapter">Chapter 5—Employment and Training
Activities</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 131. General authorization.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 132. State allotments.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 133. Within State allocations.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 134. Use of funds for employment and
training activities.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="chapter">Chapter 6—General Provisions</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 136. Performance accountability
system.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 137. Authorization of
appropriations.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle C—Job Corps</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 141. Purposes.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 142. Definitions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 143. Establishment.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 144. Individuals eligible for the Job
Corps.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 145. Recruitment, screening, selection,
and assignment of enrollees.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 146. Enrollment.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 147. Job Corps centers.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 148. Program activities.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 149. Counseling and job
placement.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 150. Support.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 151. Operations.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 152. Standards of conduct.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 153. Community participation.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 154. Workforce councils.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 155. [Repealed].</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 156. Technical assistance to
centers.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 157. Application of provisions of Federal
law.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 158. Special provisions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 159. Management information.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 160. General provisions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 161. Closure of low-performing Job Corps
centers.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 162. Reforms to remove political
favoritism in the opening of new Job Corps centers.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle D—National Programs</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 166. [Repealed].</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 167. [Repealed].</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 168. [Repealed].</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 169. [Repealed].</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 170. Technical assistance.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 171. [Repealed].</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 172. Evaluations.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 173. [Repealed].</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 173A. [Repealed].</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 174. [Repealed].</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 175. Military transitional
assistance.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle E—Administration</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 181. Requirements and
restrictions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 182. Prompt allocation of
funds.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 183. Monitoring.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 184. Fiscal controls;
sanctions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 185. Reports; recordkeeping;
investigations.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 186. Administrative
adjudication.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 187. Judicial review.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 188. Nondiscrimination.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 189. Administrative
provisions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 190. References.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 191. State legislative
authority.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 192. [Repealed].</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 193. Use of certain real
property.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 194. Continuation of State activities and
policies.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 195. General program
requirements.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 196. Department Staff.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle F—Repeals and Conforming
Amendments</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 199. Repeals.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 199A. Conforming amendments.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="title">TITLE II—ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY
EDUCATION</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 201. Short title.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 202. Purpose.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 203. Definitions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 204. Home schools.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 205. Authorization of
appropriations.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle A—Federal Provisions</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 211. Reservation of funds; grants to
eligible agencies; allotments.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 212. Performance accountability
system.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle B—State Provisions</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 221. State administration.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 222. State distribution of funds; matching
requirement.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 223. State leadership
activities.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 224. State plan.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 225. Programs for corrections education
and other institutionalized individuals.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle C—Local Provisions</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 231. Grants and contracts for eligible
providers.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 232. Local application.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 233. Local administrative cost
limits.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle D—General Provisions</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 241. Administrative
provisions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 242. National activities.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="title">TITLE III—WORKFORCE INVESTMENT–RELATED
ACTIVITIES</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle A—Wagner-Peyser Act</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 301. Definitions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 302. Functions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 303. Designation of State
agencies.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 304. Appropriations.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 305. Disposition of allotted
funds.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 306. State plans.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 307. Repeal of Federal advisory
council.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 308. Regulations.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 309. Employment statistics.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 310. Technical amendments.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 311. Effective date.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle B—Linkages With Other
Programs</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 321. Trade Act of 1974.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 322. Veterans' employment
programs.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 323. Older Americans Act of
1965.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle C—Twenty-First Century Workforce
Commission</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 331. Short title.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 332. Findings.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 333. Definitions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 334. Establishment of Twenty-First Century
Workforce Commission.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 335. Duties of the Commission.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 336. Powers of the Commission.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 337. Commission personnel
matters.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 338. Termination of the
Commission.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 339. Authorization of
appropriations.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle D—Application of Civil Rights and
Labor-Management Laws to the Smithsonian Institution</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 341. Application of civil rights and
labor-management laws to the Smithsonian Institution.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="title">TITLE IV—REHABILITATION ACT AMENDMENTS OF
1998</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 401. Short title.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 402. Title.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 403. General provisions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 404. Vocational rehabilitation
services.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 405. Research and training.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 406. Professional development and special
projects and demonstrations.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 407. National Council on
Disability.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 408. Rights and advocacy.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 409. Employment opportunities for
individuals with disabilities.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 410. Independent living services and
centers for independent living.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 411. Repeal.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 412. Helen Keller National Center
Act.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 413. President's Committee on Employment
of People With Disabilities.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 414. Conforming amendments.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="title">TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 501. State unified plan.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 502. [Repealed].</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 503. [Repealed].</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 504. Privacy.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 505. Buy-American
requirements.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 506. [Repealed].</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 507. Effective
date.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>AMENDMENTS TO THE
REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973</header>
<section id="HA6995D0A755B489F86CA4D527FD3B376"><enum>501.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (29 U.S.C. 701(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBF3D3D902A5B4E18A3433E014BE6E4C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF428668D90E047B6AB35B02D207CCEC4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by
striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F37BE4115684B59B725AB04FE3C6B37"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HABE612EC6DC34F1082DE8235F8D85386" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB4924AB32A57472CA337E4F77EBFA839"><enum>(7)</enum><text>there is a substantial
need to improve and expand services for students with disabilities under this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HE5FA72E9B93D4C018C18631A30EC5D98"><enum>502.</enum><header>Rehabilitation
services administration</header>
<subsection id="H54C5A8FBAFFB4755A8AA23403F3A0AB1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rehabilitation services
administration</header><text>The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et
seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H52FEC15DDC0D4525958F7D8C812A7480"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 3(a) (29
U.S.C. 702(a))—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5F52C74BCF14424C8379EBF2AB611685"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Office
of the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>Department of
Education</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6BADB4FF244C4780AB1401861FEF7597"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate</quote> and
inserting <quote>Secretary</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F5DF8C3224E44B6ADD2F22FA149B3F0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, and
the Commissioner shall be the principal officer,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE54B4812D35340A88BA9EA0E02BB0AB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Commissioner</quote> each place it appears (except in section 21) and
inserting <quote>Director</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H645FDE01FA44466FA702130143328F1B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 12(c) (29
U.S.C. 709), is amended by striking <quote>Commissioner’s</quote> and inserting
<quote>Director’s</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC0FFE821BB1847E38CDB3C824FF90A56"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in the heading for
subparagraph (B) of section 100(d)(2), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">commissioner</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">director</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B311D646FDF4FD9A574E198E573E8D4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the heading for
section 706, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">commissioner</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">director</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDCE57365E9A74E53B39035EE864719AF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in the heading for
paragraph (3) of section 723(a), 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">director</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1CCBFB29DCE419FBD870E9E5EED68D8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in section 21 (29 U.S.C.
718)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7E6A59B6289F4A11938E4963F7D39FDC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1)—</text>
<clause id="HD1EC4630F2634A5E82FE0E52FC61C74C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Commissioner</quote> the first place it appears and inserting
<quote>Director of the Rehabilitation Services Administration</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H230AF76F3EA64E749767157D36628654"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Director</quote>)</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1707F7D1100E4FFBADF83BE919034D59"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The
Commissioner and the Director</quote> and inserting <quote>Both such
Directors</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7583534B21846AF9F59D0329258A28F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the
Commissioner and the Director</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>both such Directors</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF72E94F3F8F847DC95E0CCAB848A9587"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date;
application</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HDAE28B6567EB444DB49AEAB5D8E5696A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>take effect on the date
of the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0372D46858CA4149975709D3625B77C2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>apply with respect to the
appointments of Directors of the Rehabilitation Services Administration made on
or after the date of enactment of this Act, and the Directors so
appointed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HEEEF7910B2D548F5AAD41FDA9CFD0E3A"><enum>503.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(29 U.S.C. 705) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA868191DEAD3477CA4875C6A8A2872B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (35) through (39) as paragraphs (36) through (40),
respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8E887441767F4ED9936C482B32015762"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(ii)
of paragraph (36) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking
<quote>paragraph (36)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph
(37)(C)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1DB2861622674F9DB72E223BDB4180E6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (34) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H3F5158D79B624E59A48979F38E9E5FD6" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD86470D1B0654FB18AA595572DA5447D"><enum>(35)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBBE48FE129A04E6DBABFD3568074863B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The term <term>student
with a disability</term> means an individual with a disability who—</text>
<clause changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H75400C0479B348AC9A522C1C2ED1977F" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is not younger than 16
and not older than 21;</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HA14F3CB989D647B7A4C4F5D4C20BFE71" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has been determined to
be eligible under section 102(a) for assistance under this title; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HEABF1F657E544C6F840D362795FE558F" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(iii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDD28B6490FCD43E3BF61E018B13FFF03"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is eligible for, and is
receiving, special education under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.); or</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HF719FE3BDFED4F68A2015D3D2CB92D5E" 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 changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H3DF1BE91E83B4E8DBBC8F7268657EE6B" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><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></section><section id="HAC3B1BC1CF3D45D7867E3B6084D1FB52"><enum>504.</enum><header>State
plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101(a) of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 721(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H126BECB61AC3479298EB2CB3D731EA87"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (11)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H20EE7A6A40A54E979BF99678EF581D39"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)(i),
by inserting before the semicolon the following: <quote>, which may be provided
using alternative means of meeting participation (such as video conferences and
conference calls)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E0119320ACA457A8ED785D9FB953A6F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HD7799E97F8034D6A87B0EFE721324403" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HD16308E99B0C4304AD6C462E7F9028A0"><enum>(G)</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 or implementing
entity responsible for carrying out duties under the Assistive Technology Act
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) have developed working relationships and
coordinate their
activities.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5F5EC0BDA78E415EA52EC59DEC0AE08D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (15)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFAE4C731771A49888D6AC9056127F311"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<clause id="HFE3DF4B922204410B0545738D2BCD932"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i)—</text>
<subclause id="H6B70248C6719402DA64F013FBDDEF80C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subclause (II), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H6F2CE1A7CAB54F118F1F5A9A81EC139B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subclause (III), by
adding <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H2884D71A57FB4E0C909744CCCB8AADF6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H28BCE11EE4B745B5BEF00B1431501FC0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subclause id="H2AA1F4BFF0FF40599A0269DB3C7C39A2"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>students with
disabilities, including their need for transition
services;</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H0C37CF6ECF1744F884B68CCCE7519401"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses
(ii) and (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H60A79AC2A7614C48BE64516A70BFC23A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting after
clause (i) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H85DED20DA2C04BECA7C682241DBC8AE6" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="HDB25AB02FE8C46EBB528CED1735BD830"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include an assessment of
the transition services provided under this Act, and coordinated with
transition services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as
to those services meeting the needs of individuals with
disabilities;</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63B26B2DFA384D74ACF24C4E96B8EC99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)—</text>
<clause id="H0BB59406E49D438489BD3289E0F84284"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses
(iii), (iv), and (v) as clauses (iv), (v), and (vi), respectively; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE2F868BC3EB8495F98C6C61AA3BCBFDC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting after
clause (ii) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H475F484C723945B79E40A0A73513FEF2" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="HDFC97CF752E549738DD551D5CF1000DD"><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 the receipt of vocational rehabilitation services under this title or to
postsecondary education or
employment;</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C8DA55655DA478487377889E001096B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (22)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBFB580A98512415F8C327264407AB5BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>carrying out part B of title VI, including</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD0D125043E244EBCA82A7F7699D2738A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>that
part to supplement funds made available under part B of</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBDFF746CB80A44D9946BB26701DAB581"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (24)(A), by
striking <quote>part A of title VI</quote> and inserting <quote>section
109A</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H38273A0F439547C090FFCCE3C7C123EA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H1F861B20EA1D46AE936BFDF69312D6C2" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H505B867A31BC40CAB7655FFE42B92205"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Collaboration with
industry</header><text>The State plan shall describe how the designated State
agency will carry out the provisions of section 109A, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H240093EE206449C2B0A53E91D78404FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the criteria such agency
will use to award grants under such section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5CD139F567C54C259C9368A376093C5F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how the activities
carried out under such grants will be coordinated with other services provided
under this title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H23FF131974BD40449D85F6C702C15F4C"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Services for students
with disabilities</header><text>The State plan shall provide an assurance
satisfactory to the Secretary that the State—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE735F69DEA7441DD9719BCE7A32782EC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has developed and
implemented strategies to address the needs identified in the assessment
described in paragraph (15), and achieve the goals and priorities identified by
the State, to improve and expand vocational rehabilitation services for
students with disabilities on a statewide basis in accordance with paragraph
(15); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E32DA80AECE4F8FA6BF7BC5A4F1EFB7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>from funds reserved under
section 110A, shall carry out programs or activities designed to improve and
expand vocational rehabilitation services for students with disabilities
that—</text>
<clause id="HC654F06530644A01899FD9AB653F0690"><enum>(i)</enum><text>facilitate the transition
of students with disabilities from the receipt of educational services in
school, to the receipt of vocational rehabilitation services under this title,
including, at a minimum, those services specified in the interagency agreement
required in paragraph (11)(D);</text>
</clause><clause id="H4A44EAC435A64A0B994E6C455D2AE2C9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improve the achievement
of post-school goals of students with disabilities, including improving the
achievement through participation (as appropriate when career goals are
discussed) in meetings regarding individualized education programs developed
under section 614 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1414);</text>
</clause><clause id="H645C04594A38466BB7ABB846C77F6810"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide career
guidance, career exploration services, job search skills and strategies, and
technical assistance to students with disabilities;</text>
</clause><clause id="H949E12E2C09944B2B86D69DF48089EC0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>support the provision of
training and technical assistance to State and local educational agencies and
designated State agency personnel responsible for the planning and provision of
services to students with disabilities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HEF63442015A344EF8CD58F82D545E5C4"><enum>(v)</enum><text>support outreach
activities to students with disabilities who are eligible for, and need,
services under this
title.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HE6F9D73F306B4D7CB958A6E6FD8E0C11"><enum>505.</enum><header>Scope of
services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 723) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBEFB24DB474041DDA3D83BA56B83B964"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by
striking paragraph (15) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H53D33685EDF84AD6B1656C82786D71CA" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFC942425A51C4D189130270128E2BC20"><enum>(15)</enum><text>transition services for
students with disabilities, that facilitate the achievement of the employment
outcome identified in the individualized plan for employment, including
services described in clauses (i) through (iii) of section
101(a)(26)(B);</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB17722B465B4D00B0A1E76296FB9B82"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by
striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HF3EC95484B0B4028B5B03AE79010650A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1633BC696E7943CF93FC4CF2B3914151"><enum>(6)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6BC4EA8E5BBC48C8A08E3F971B4B1174"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA7B464AD00EE4065AECBBF1502B6F934"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Consultation and
technical assistance services to assist State and local educational agencies in
planning for the transition of students with disabilities from school to
post-school activities, including employment.</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H2EAAA179226B422EA3B16319AD18DC9F" indent="up2" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Training and technical
assistance described in section 101(a)(26)(B)(iv).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H3C6A38C9987E40479CC076DF912C2E15" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Services for groups of
individuals with disabilities who meet the requirements of clauses (i) and
(iii) of section 7(35)(A), including services described in clauses (i), (ii),
(iii), and (v) of section 101(a)(26)(B), to assist in the transition from
school to post-school activities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H59C45CDE797041DA85E28600CB544499"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by
inserting at the end, the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H1954EFCEC7BC4C82BEE6637BE60024F7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H896AFDE09E934E41A0F10802037E4335"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The establishment,
development, or improvement of assistive technology demonstration, loan,
reutilization, or financing programs in coordination with activities authorized
under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001) to promote access
to assistive technology for individuals with disabilities and
employers.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H4845E72EA3534CEB885CFF237B895924"><enum>506.</enum><header>Standards and
indicators</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 106 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 726(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5E6F896121B54AA0866C0139F1126890"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection
(a) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D312664E8AD4752B52B9A540A76803D" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H25BF0464BFDB4E219EC2748D6B2A904F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Standards and
indicators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The performance
standards and indicators for the vocational rehabilitation program carried out
under this title—</text>
<paragraph id="H1203B517B8924C52A1EC2ACC8BFE2994"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be subject to
paragraphs (2)(A) and (3) of section 136(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1791BA01FF247D5933D58E5200BCFF3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may, at a State’s
discretion, include additional indicators identified in the State plan
submitted under section 101.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCF5E298582F845769EB7662F376AD3ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking clause
(i) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA10F47E73EC84D52AD0A7E468D5AB611" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="HE95F1EA0CD3540A6A54CBF82AFE3402A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on a biannual basis, review the program
improvement efforts of the State and, if the State has not improved its
performance to acceptable levels, as determined by the Director, direct the
State to make revisions to the plan to improve performance;
and</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H411AA717B41F4AF881C66ED7D3E3B664"><enum>507.</enum><header>Collaboration with
industry</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 is amended by inserting after section 109 (29 U.S.C. 729) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HA6E2CB77CE8A4BB58CEAC3A2DD699A2F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="H0780297E28C34042B906F6736D7D791F"><enum>109A.</enum><header>Collaboration with
industry</header>
<subsection id="H68A059F6A3D14A108FAC0A56B1B5B494"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>A
State shall use not less than one-half of one percent of the payment the State
receives under section 111 for a fiscal year to award grants to eligible
entities to create practical job and career readiness and training programs,
and to provide job placements and career advancement.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAE3EB71D1D35417983142E9930424A5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To
receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an
application to a designated State agency at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as such agency shall require. Such application
shall include, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="H4B23DC4CC4FA4784B3FCCEFEAE268B48"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a plan for evaluating the
effectiveness of the program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF3D1CCAD26CA429EB5CEC428E997D66A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a plan for collecting and
reporting the data and information described under subparagraphs (A) through
(C) of section 101(a)(10), as determined appropriate by the designated State
agency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAFCF1E3F471C4546A8BAB9C77454A26A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a plan for providing for
the non-Federal share of the costs of the program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB3DEA2E2220C4B30847481DB49896EC3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>An
eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall use the grant funds
to carry out a program that provides one or more of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H988A04D49A6544889857223408F1299E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Job development, job
placement, and career advancement services for individuals with
disabilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H236907F34228464EB2C502ADD0A20C8D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Training in realistic
work settings in order to prepare individuals with disabilities for employment
and career advancement in the competitive market.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H707214FA058344F0AD441CF082035ACF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Providing individuals
with disabilities with such support services as may be required in order to
maintain the employment and career advancement for which the individuals have
received training.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4AB78502EFF94945941C7D264D9172E7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Awards</header><text>Grants
under this section shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H5AF4FF13D5AC40F99953625CD5A750D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be awarded for a period
not to exceed 5 years; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDEB45ECDFE274787A946981BF3663823"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be awarded
competitively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBB4CFE82135745518DE6A55317995A65"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible entity
defined</header><text>For the purposes of this section, the term <term>eligible
entity</term> means a for-profit business, alone or in partnership with one or
more of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HE033DD2008AD450D982B3C77E4F91F41"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Community rehabilitation
program providers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H892608C2DDAA4A4AA61B704376D6F16F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Indian tribes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C10483DF10D4A6A992FEC787BC9E335"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Tribal
organizations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1CE2B5FBCDFD466AAE901E13407115FF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of a program under this section shall not
exceed 80 percent of the costs of the program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H16ED800944374508915E468618FEC10F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Eligibility for
services</header><text>An individual shall be eligible for services provided
under a program under this section if the individual is determined under
section 102(a)(1) to be eligible for assistance under this
title.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HC98709E0519B4C25B037D00E62C6A52F"><enum>508.</enum><header>Reservation for
expanded transition services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended by
inserting after section 110 (29 U.S.C. 730) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H21F8E9ECB44542E9ACB940B99DF2F11F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="H72EF170F6D3A4D9680292F34C2F5CD8A"><enum>110A.</enum><header>Reservation for
expanded transition services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each State shall reserve not less than 10
percent of the funds allotted to the State under section 110(a) to carry out
programs and activities under sections 101(a)(26)(B) and
103(b)(6).</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H7CE91C2AC52A4377BC471485046704F2"><enum>509.</enum><header>Client assistance
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 112(e)(1) of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 732(e)(1)) is amended by
redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E) and inserting after
subparagraph (C) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H2F60143E965A4A38BD6ECF1BC1FE6539" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H0FBBBCC322B1483FA6DF707F48ED2BEA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Secretary shall make
grants to the protection and advocacy system serving the American Indian
Consortium to provide services in accordance with this section. The amount of
such grants shall be the same as provided to territories under this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H3F8843BCC9E24849B4B794767C00C3E2"><enum>510.</enum><header>Title III
repeals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title III of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 771 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC86B69D0A535478386A58B69D30AE249"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 301(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6B12159A03434F81B1EFFD917677F4AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3159529C1F0D4727987FA7425B67A5E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs
(3) and (4); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF8B501D8E084A5C961B5832E399D852"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (5) as paragraph (3);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6E702B03B1184D62A5D07F328FEA8100"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 302(g)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H698B11847D424D1A8FC9CED649AA7D66"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">And In-Service
Training</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H582B7035C4B94DDE80089E6D23F2CEE3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph
(3);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6BFA1643F00D4BE6B3BBC973A5CD0242"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking sections 304
and 305; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D50B85DCFA84D15945ADB9A34488A31"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating section
306 as section 304.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HED6BF4798E1944EC91D9E7328190CB56"><enum>511.</enum><header>Repeal of title
VI</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is amended by repealing title VI.</text>
</section><section id="H746AA13D91DA49D396469426EE0E9325"><enum>512.</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 705(b)(5) of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796d(b)(5)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="H2033CE3BC9FE4C8F9AC3E69CE266CE3F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H593E0C9409FE4A64B41C3204A14C5ED4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
Council shall select a chairperson from among the voting membership of the
Council.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HBF27A3D49E8D4508AB0CCAD2F8578B98"><enum>513.</enum><header>Authorizations of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7188606E07EA48A5A235937474DD8482"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 100(b)(1) (29
U.S.C. 720(b)(1)), by striking <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
years 1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>$3,121,712,000 for fiscal
year 2013 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H577AD6FD22254AAB9D4C341907B2A15C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 110(c) (29
U.S.C. 730(c)), by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" id="HE0CAB0D6A97C430DABBF15FB767D13E2" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE832A11F9550493E96D999F6C4015356"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The sum referred to in
paragraph (1) shall be, as determined by the Secretary, not less than 1 percent
and not more than 1.5 percent of the amount referred to in paragraph (1) for
each of fiscal years 2013 through
2018.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB8B05BC485F74B029C82DD5751D1FC9A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 112(h) (29
U.S.C. 732(h)) by striking <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
years 1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>$12,240,000 for fiscal
year 2013 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B2B3F8A2D3244578DCB74BB74C28485"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by amending subsection
(a) of section 201 (29 U.S.C. 761(a)) to read as follows: <quote>(a) There are
authorized to be appropriated $108,817,000 for fiscal year 2013 and each of the
5 succeeding fiscal years to carry out this title.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFAD4A79EA9A442C892F89269B93D8C25"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section 302(i) (29
U.S.C. 772(i)) by striking <quote>such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>$35,515,000 for
fiscal year 2013 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3303EB22D9D8496894EE6FAE80C1A919"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in section 303(e) (29
U.S.C. 773(e)) by striking <quote>such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,325,000 for
fiscal year 2013 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C415D3EF0264D6284F64F9DA62906B4"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in section 405 (29 U.S.C.
785) by striking <quote>such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>$3,258,000 for fiscal year
2013 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H307FFE6BF71C4A14999FC2D723BBA464"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in section 502(j) (29
U.S.C. 792(j)) by striking <quote>such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>$7,400,000 for
fiscal year 2013 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD64B534688B3435F91F2ACC70C1C7557"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in section 509(l) (29
U.S.C. 794e(l)) by striking <quote>such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>$18,031,000 for
fiscal year 2013 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B21F5DBF8C845FE9BCD4F925B92A246"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in section 714 (29
U.S.C. 796e–3), by striking <quote>such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>$23,359,000 for
fiscal year 2013 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7F75FDF362954CC69BB68F57164D30A5"><enum>(11)</enum><text>in section 727 (29
U.S.C. 796f–6), by striking <quote>such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>$79,953,000 for
fiscal year 2013 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAF7C763AACF5474FA0DDE0BAE4226C29"><enum>(12)</enum><text>in section 753 (29
U.S.C. 7961), by striking <quote>such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 1999 through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>$34,018,000 for
fiscal year 2013 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HD37DB1444E064C64A83DB90BEE7BB019"><enum>514.</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1(b) of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9256B73D7EA944BF920031E7AEE29AC3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting after the
item relating to section 109 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE49B1B332EAF45B8B084B06002AC153A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="HED00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 109A. Collaboration with
industry.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07A53C32275B49549DFE90C34B728F45"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after the
item relating to section 110 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD885DAA195D64DE28C2D0714584EA379" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="HED00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 110A. Reservation for expanded transition
services.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB6DDAC87FCF248E09DB1DD913057855B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking the item
related to section 304 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HED00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2995BF5C579C480085A79FFAE97AF295" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="HED00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 304. Measuring of project outcomes and
performance.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H703A8B5BAA2142358C572570123BB7AD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking the items
related to sections 305 and 306; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB31EBC2E8BE47D2B1BB910555BEE958"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the items related to title
VI.</text>
</paragraph></section>
December 14, 2012
The Committee on
Veterans' Affairs discharged; committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be
printed