[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 1948 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1948

To establish an Innovation in Investment pilot program, to improve and 
  expand a national registered apprenticeship program, to provide for 
  State Workforce Education and Training Advisory Committees, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 6, 2011

 Mr. Pryor (for himself and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish an Innovation in Investment pilot program, to improve and 
  expand a national registered apprenticeship program, to provide for 
  State Workforce Education and Training Advisory Committees, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Innovation for New Jobs 
and Applied Education Act'' or the ``WIN Jobs and Applied Education 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INNOVATION IN INVESTMENT PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 is amended by inserting after section 173A (29 U.S.C. 
2918a) the following:

``SEC. 173B. INNOVATION IN INVESTMENT PILOT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out a 
pilot program, to be known as the Innovation in Investment pilot 
program, through which the Secretary shall make grants as described in 
subsection (b), in order to facilitate the provision of workforce 
development activities through public-private partnerships.
    ``(b) Grants to Eligible Consortia.--
            ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the national program, 
        the Secretary shall make grants on a competitive basis to 
        eligible consortia in covered States to enable the consortia to 
        establish and support State Innovation in Investment pilot 
        programs.
            ``(2) Number and renewability of grants.--The Secretary 
        shall make the grants to not more than 5 consortia and in 
        amounts of not more than $3,500,000 per grant. The Secretary 
        shall not renew a grant made to a consortium under this 
        subsection.
    ``(c) Eligible Consortia.--
            ``(1) Eligible consortium.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a 
                grant under this section, a consortium shall include--
                            ``(i) an eligible institution, which shall 
                        serve as the lead applicant for the grant;
                            ``(ii) 1 or more businesses that are 
                        representative of a local area in which the 
                        training will be provided;
                            ``(iii) 1 or more representatives of the 
                        State or local workforce investment system; and
                            ``(iv) 1 or more secondary schools (as 
                        defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
                        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                        7801)), area career and technical education 
                        schools (as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. 
                        Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
                        2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)), or institutions of 
                        higher education (as defined in section 101(a) 
                        of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                        1001(a)) that provide a 2-year program 
                        described in section 101(a)(3) of such Act (20 
                        U.S.C. 1001(a)(3)).
                    ``(B) Multiple representatives.--To the maximum 
                extent practicable, the eligible institution shall 
                ensure that the eligible consortium includes more than 
                one representative--
                            ``(i) of entities described in subparagraph 
                        (A)(ii);
                            ``(ii) of entities described in 
                        subparagraph (A)(iii); and
                            ``(iii) of entities described in 
                        subparagraph (A)(iv).
            ``(2) Community college.--In this section the term 
        `community college' means a community college, as defined in 
        section 3301 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 7011).
            ``(3) Covered states.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In this section, the term 
                `covered State' means a State--
                            ``(i) for which the percentage of 
                        individuals in the State in households with 
                        household incomes at or below the poverty line, 
                        is greater than the percentage of individuals 
                        in the United States in such households, as 
                        determined on the basis of data from the Bureau 
                        of the Census;
                            ``(ii) in which the percentage of the adult 
                        population with a baccalaureate degree is not 
                        more than 25 percent; and
                            ``(iii) that meets such other measures as 
                        the Secretary may determine to be appropriate.
                    ``(B) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
                `poverty line' has the meaning given the term in 
                section 673 of the Community Services Block Grants Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 9902).
            ``(4) Eligible institution.--In this section, the term 
        `eligible institution' means--
                    ``(A) a local board, in partnership with 1 or more 
                community colleges, at which training programs will 
                occur under a grant described in subsection (b);
                    ``(B) a community college district, established by 
                a State as a separate entity or governed by a community 
                education board;
                    ``(C) a State community college system; or
                    ``(D) a community college.
    ``(d) Applications.--In order for a consortium to be eligible to 
receive a grant under this section, an eligible institution shall 
submit an application to the Secretary on behalf of the consortium at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary shall require, including--
            ``(1) a description of the training program to be carried 
        out;
            ``(2) a description of clear, relevant, and practical 
        objectives for the program, including how the program will 
        ensure integration of Federal, State, and local activities, 
        train workers for high-wage and high-skill employment, maximize 
        the return on public investment in the program, involve the 
        private sector, and integrate external learning opportunities 
        with classroom education;
            ``(3) a description of how the consortium will facilitate 
        development of a 21st century workforce in the State in which 
        the consortium operates; and
            ``(4)(A) standards, agreed on by all members of the 
        consortium, for data collection on and evaluation of the 
        performance of the program and participants in the program; and
            ``(B) assurances that the consortium will participate in 
        evaluations of that performance by the Secretary.
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) Training program.--A consortium that receives a grant 
        under this section shall use the funds made available under the 
        grant--
                    ``(A) to support the development or expansion of a 
                training program that is designed to enable 
                participants to obtain employment (including pre-
                employment training, career counseling, or training 
                that leads to skill certification, as determined by the 
                Secretary);
                    ``(B) to provide educational assistance described 
                in paragraph (3)(B) through an eligible institution in 
                the consortium for such a program; and
                    ``(C) to otherwise support participation in--
                            ``(i) internship or cooperative activities 
                        approved by the consortium and described in an 
                        application submitted under subsection (d); or
                            ``(ii) a registered apprenticeship program 
                        carried out under the Act of August 16, 1937 
                        (commonly known as the `National Apprenticeship 
                        Act'; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 
                        et seq.).
            ``(2) Participants.--The consortium shall provide training 
        to unemployed individuals, or to postsecondary students who are 
        not seeking a baccalaureate degree.
            ``(3) Eligible institutions.--An eligible institution that 
        is part of the consortium shall provide, for a participant 
        whose participation in the program leads to a degree, or to the 
        extent practicable, to industry or professional certification 
        or licensure--
                    ``(A) course credit for the training provided 
                through such program; and
                    ``(B) reimbursement, in the form of educational 
                assistance within the meaning of section 127(c)(1) of 
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for part or all of 
                the expenses covered by subparagraph (A) of that 
                section, at the institution and related to the program.
    ``(f) Limit on Administrative Costs.--Not more than 10 percent of 
the funds made available through grants received under this section 
shall be used to pay for administrative costs.
    ``(g) Assessment and Reports.--
            ``(1) Assessment.--The eligible institution in an eligible 
        consortium that receives a grant under this section for a 
        program shall carry out data collection concerning and 
        assessment of the program.
            ``(2) Reports.--The eligible institution shall submit 
        interim and final reports to the State in which the consortium 
        operates, to the Secretary of Labor, and to the appropriate 
        committees of Congress, containing a summary of the data and 
        the results of the assessment. The reports shall include a 
        description of the program, the stated objectives of the 
        program, information on best practices and lessons learned from 
        the program, information that describes how the businesses in 
        the consortium helped to develop the program and curriculum for 
        the program, information that describes the education gained by 
        and employment outcomes of participants, recommendations 
        regarding incentives for business and educational institutions 
        to participate in similar programs and to carry out programs 
        that complement and incorporate successful programs and 
        resources to the extent practicable, and other relevant data 
        that may be required by the Secretary of Labor. The eligible 
        institution shall submit the interim report not later than 3 
        years after the date on which the grant is made, and the final 
        report not later than 18 months after the end of the 
        program.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 174 of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2919) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out section 173B such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2012 and each subsequent fiscal year.''.

SEC. 3. REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.

    (a) Programs.--The Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the 
``National Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 
50 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 3 the following:

``SEC. 3A. REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Definition.--In this section:
            ``(1) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        `institution of higher education' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1001(a)).
            ``(2) National apprenticeship program.--The term `national 
        apprenticeship program' means the collective program carried 
        out under this Act.
            ``(3) Registered apprenticeship program.--The term 
        `registered apprenticeship program' means a program registered 
        under this Act.
    ``(b) Dissemination of Information.--
            ``(1) Dissemination by secretary of labor.--The Secretary 
        of Labor, acting through the Administrator of the Office of 
        Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor, shall disseminate 
        information on the national apprenticeship program (referred to 
        in this paragraph as `apprenticeship information') widely and 
        publicly, and make every reasonable effort to increase 
        awareness of that program. The information disseminated shall 
        contain, at a minimum, information on regionally available 
        registered apprenticeship programs, requirements and benefits 
        of each registered apprenticeship program, and the application 
        and selection process for each such program.
            ``(2) Dissemination by secretary of education.--
                    ``(A) Electronic information.--When disseminating 
                any electronic information designed to help students 
                prepare for graduation from secondary school, the 
                Secretary of Education shall include apprenticeship 
                information.
                    ``(B) Print information.--The Secretary of 
                Education shall disseminate apprenticeship information 
                to State educational agencies, local educational 
                agencies, institutions of higher education, and 
                relevant State agencies. The agencies and institutions 
                described in this subparagraph shall, as a condition of 
                receiving funding directly or indirectly from the 
                Department of Education, distribute the information to 
                students preparing for graduation from a secondary 
                school or such an institution.
    ``(c) Expansion Pilot Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor, acting through 
        the Administrator of the Office of Apprenticeship, and in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Education (referred to in 
        this subsection as the `Secretaries') shall establish a pilot 
        program to expand the national apprenticeship program, by 
        evaluating additional programs, in additional sectors, for 
        approval as registered apprenticeship programs. The pilot 
        program shall be designed to expand the sectors with registered 
        apprenticeship programs, to include new and evolving sectors, 
        such as green technology, engineering, communications, health 
        care, information technology, energy, and disaster and 
        emergency preparedness. The Secretary of Labor shall carry out 
        the pilot program for a period of not less than 5 years.
            ``(2) Evaluations.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish 
        and use clear, consistent, and relevant measures for evaluation 
        of the quality and effectiveness of programs proposed for 
        registration under the pilot program. The measures shall 
        include measures for evaluating the quality and effectiveness 
        of the curriculum and training associated with a proposed 
        program, and the performance of the program with respect to 
        performance standards, completion rates for program 
        participants (for the program and related education), number of 
        participants entering employment, credentials and 
        certifications granted, and the transferability of the 
        credentials and certifications.
            ``(3) Study and reports.--
                    ``(A) Study.--In addition to collecting data in 
                connection with the evaluations, the Secretary of Labor 
                shall study the program. In conducting the study, the 
                Secretary of Labor shall collect data to determine the 
                extent to which the programs registered under the pilot 
                program efficiently and effectively prepared 
                participants for employment, and shall examine how to 
                encourage more individuals, partners, and sponsors to 
                participate in the national apprenticeship program.
                    ``(B) Reports.--Not later than 3 years after the 
                date of the establishment of the pilot program, and not 
                later than 18 months after the end of the pilot 
                program, the Secretary of Labor shall submit a report 
                to Congress containing the results of the study.
    ``(d) Creditable Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor or the Secretary 
        of Education, as appropriate (referred to in this subsection as 
        the `appropriate Secretary') may approve an eligible program as 
        a creditable program, with respect to a tax credit under 
        section 45S of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            ``(2) Eligible programs.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Cooperative program.--The term `cooperative 
                program' means an existing or new program that--
                            ``(i) is carried out by a partnership 
                        including at least 1 business, and 1 
                        institution of higher education;
                            ``(ii) meets such skills and education 
                        standards as the appropriate Secretary shall 
                        establish for such a program; and
                            ``(iii)(I) provides training that leads to 
                        industry or professional certification or 
                        licensure, as determined by the appropriate 
                        Secretary; or
                            ``(II) is similar to a registered 
                        apprenticeship program.
                    ``(B) Covered registered apprenticeship program.--
                The term `covered registered apprenticeship program' 
                means a registered apprenticeship program that is 
                carried out by a partnership including a business and 
                an institution of higher education.
                    ``(C) Eligible program.--The term `eligible 
                program' means a covered registered apprenticeship 
                program or a cooperative program.
            ``(3) Approval levels.--
                    ``(A) Level 1 creditable program.--To be approved 
                as a level 1 creditable program--
                            ``(i) an eligible program shall employ 
                        participants who--
                                    ``(I) attend the institution of 
                                higher education that is part of the 
                                partnership, which shall be a local 
                                institution of higher education and 
                                shall provide course credit for the 
                                training provided through such program; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) work not less than 20 hours 
                                per week for the business in the 
                                partnership; and
                            ``(ii) the Secretary of Labor and the 
                        Governor of the State in which the eligible 
                        program operates shall certify that the 
                        specific skills and education provided through 
                        the program are needed in the local area, as 
                        defined in section 101 of the Workforce 
                        Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801), in 
                        which the program operates, and that need is 
                        not being fulfilled by other training programs.
                    ``(B) Level 2 creditable program.--To be approved 
                as a level 2 creditable program--
                            ``(i) an eligible program shall meet the 
                        requirements of subparagraph (A)(i);
                            ``(ii) the Secretary of Labor and the 
                        Governor of the State in which the eligible 
                        program operates shall make the certifications 
                        described in subparagraph (A)(ii) for the 
                        program; and
                            ``(iii) the institution of higher education 
                        in the partnership carrying out the eligible 
                        program shall meet the requirements of 
                        subparagraph (A)(i)(I) and provide the program 
                        as a 2-year program described in section 
                        101(a)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
                        (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)(3)).
            ``(4) Educational assistance.--
                    ``(A) Institutions in partnerships.--To the extent 
                practicable, an institution of higher education in a 
                partnership carrying out a creditable program shall 
                provide educational assistance to participants in the 
                program to reduce or pay for educational costs at the 
                institution.
                    ``(B) Standards for significant educational 
                assistance.--The Secretary of Education shall issue 
                standards specifying the percentage, of such a 
                participant's educational costs at an institution of 
                higher education for a creditable program, that a 
                business in the partnership carrying out the program 
                shall provide in order to be eligible to receive a tax 
                credit under section 45S of the Internal Revenue Code 
                of 1986 for educational assistance. A business that 
                provides less than that percentage shall not be 
                eligible to receive the tax credit under that section 
                for any educational assistance to that participant.''.
    (b) Tax Credit for Apprenticeship Program Expenses of Qualified 
Employers.--
            (1) In general.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of 
        chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
        adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 45S. CREDIT FOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM EXPENSES OF QUALIFIED 
              EMPLOYERS.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of a 
qualified employer, the apprenticeship program expenses credit 
determined under this section for any taxable year with respect to each 
qualified employee is an amount equal to the sum of--
            ``(1) the taxes paid by such employer under section 3111 or 
        3221 with respect to such employee for such taxable year, and
            ``(2) the amount of any educational assistance (within the 
        meaning of section 127(c)(1)) paid or incurred by such employer 
        with respect to such employee for such taxable year, to the 
        extent such amount exceeds the percentage established by the 
        Secretary of Education under section 3A(d)(4)(C) of the Act of 
        August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the `National Apprenticeship 
        Act'; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.).
    ``(b) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Limitation to 3 years of expenses.--The expenses 
        described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall be 
        taken into account for not more than 3 years with respect to 
        any qualified employee.
            ``(2) Increased credit for certain programs.--
                    ``(A) Exception for certain programs.--In the case 
                of a qualified employee who is participating in a level 
                2 creditable program described in subparagraph (B) of 
                section 3A(d)(3) of the Act of August 16, 1937 
                (commonly known as the `National Apprenticeship Act'; 
                50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), the 
                amount of the credit determined (without regard to this 
                subparagraph and subparagraph (B)) under subsection (a) 
                shall be multiplied by 2.
                    ``(B) Exception for critical need areas.--In the 
                case of a qualified employee who resides in a local 
                area that is certified by the Secretary of Labor 
                (according to regulations prescribed by such Secretary) 
                as having critical employment needs based on 
                educational, economic, and population factors, the 
                amount of the credit determined (without regard to this 
                subparagraph and subparagraph (A)) under subsection (a) 
                shall be multiplied by 3. Subparagraph (A) shall not 
                apply with respect to a qualified employee to whom this 
                subparagraph applies.
    ``(c) Qualified Employer.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
        `qualified employer' means an employer that, during the taxable 
        year for which the credit under this section is determined, is 
        participating in a creditable program described in subparagraph 
        (A) or (B) of section 3A(d)(3) of the Act of August 16, 1937 
        (commonly known as the `National Apprenticeship Act'; 50 Stat. 
        664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.).
            ``(2) Partial taxable years.--If an employer does not 
        participate in such a creditable program for the employer's 
        entire taxable year, then only expenses described in paragraphs 
        (1) and (2) of subsection (a) with respect to the portion of 
        the taxable year during which such employer participates in 
        such a program shall be taken into account under subsection 
        (a).
    ``(d) Qualified Employee.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified employee' means, 
        with respect to any taxable year, an employee of a qualified 
        employer who--
                    ``(A) during such taxable year is enrolled in a 
                creditable program described in subsection (c)(1) at 
                the institution of higher education (within the meaning 
                of section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965) 
                which is part of the partnership with the qualified 
                employer and which is a local institution of higher 
                education,
                    ``(B) is eligible for course credit for the 
                training provided through such program,
                    ``(C) works not less than 20 hours per week as an 
                employee of the qualified employer as part of such 
                program, and
                    ``(D) is still employed as part of such program by 
                the qualified employer on the date that is 1 year after 
                the date on which the employee begins participation in 
                such program with the employer.
            ``(2) Recapture in case of termination of employment.--In 
        the case of an employee whose employment as part of such 
        creditable program is terminated by the qualified employer 
        before the date that is 1 year after the date on which the 
        employee begins participation in such program with the 
        employer--
                    ``(A) no expenses with respect to such employee 
                shall be taken into account under subsection (a) for 
                the taxable year in which such employment is 
                terminated, and
                    ``(B) the tax under this chapter for the taxable 
                year in which such employment is terminated shall be 
                increased by the aggregate credits (if any) allowed 
                under section 38(a) for prior taxable years by reason 
                of this section with respect to such employee.
    ``(e) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction shall be allowed 
under this chapter for any amount taken into account in determining the 
credit under this section.
    ``(f) Election Not To Claim Credit.--This section shall not apply 
to a taxpayer for any taxable year if such taxpayer elects to have this 
section not apply for such taxable year.''.
            (2) Credit to be part of general business credit.--Section 
        38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
        striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the 
        period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting ``, plus'', 
        and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(37) the apprenticeship program expenses credit 
        determined under section 45S(a).''.
            (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
        D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new item:

``Sec. 45S. Credit for apprenticeship program expenses of qualified 
                            employers.''.
            (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall apply to taxes paid under section 3111 or 3221 of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and expenses paid or incurred, 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. STATE WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

    Section 134(a)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2864(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) in clause (v), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) in clause (vi), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(vii) to the extent practicable, 
                        establishing or designating, and supporting, a 
                        Workforce Education and Training Advisory 
                        Committee described in subparagraph (C).''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Advisory committee.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The State shall 
                        designate a State agency that shall establish 
                        or designate, and support, using funds 
                        described in subparagraph (B), a Workforce 
                        Education and Training Advisory Committee 
                        (referred to in this subparagraph as the 
                        `Advisory Committee') for the State.
                            ``(ii) Composition.--The Advisory Committee 
                        shall consist of members appointed by the 
                        Governor, including--
                                    ``(I) representatives of State 
                                agencies;
                                    ``(II) representatives of local 
                                agencies;
                                    ``(III) representatives of 
                                institutions of higher education, as 
                                defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 
                                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                                1001(a));
                                    ``(IV) representatives of 
                                businesses;
                                    ``(V) representatives of State 
                                boards and local boards;
                                    ``(VI) representatives of 
                                community-based organizations; and
                                    ``(VII) representatives of other 
                                relevant stakeholders.
                            ``(iii) Chairperson.--The representative of 
                        the designated State agency shall serve as the 
                        Chairperson of the Advisory Committee.
                            ``(iv) General duties.--The Advisory 
                        Committee shall--
                                    ``(I) consult with the Secretary of 
                                Education and the Secretary of Labor 
                                regarding workforce development in the 
                                State; and
                                    ``(II) develop and recommend a 
                                comprehensive strategy for the State 
                                for education, employment and training 
                                activities, and other workforce 
                                development activities.
                            ``(v) Periodic responsibilities.--
                        Periodically, the Advisory Committee shall--
                                    ``(I) identify and evaluate 
                                initiatives in the State involving 
                                education, employment and training 
                                activities, or other workforce 
                                development activities, and related 
                                strategic partnerships;
                                    ``(II) issue recommendations 
                                encouraging the adoption of nationally 
                                recognized or State-recognized career 
                                readiness certification programs;
                                    ``(III) assess the level of 
                                integration and coordination of 
                                Federal, State, and local workforce 
                                development initiatives within the 
                                State;
                                    ``(IV) assess the comprehensive 
                                strategy described in clause (iv)(II) 
                                that is adopted by the State;
                                    ``(V) compile and disseminate 
                                information on best practices for 
                                workforce development activities, 
                                obtained from entities represented on 
                                the Advisory Committee; and
                                    ``(VI) make recommendations on 
                                workforce development activities to 
                                Federal, State, and local policymakers.
                            ``(vi) Reports.--Not later than 2 years 
                        after the initial appointment of all members of 
                        the Advisory Committee, and every 2 years 
                        thereafter, the Advisory Committee shall 
                        prepare and submit to the Secretary of 
                        Education and the Secretary of Labor a report 
                        containing the results of the evaluation and 
                        assessments, the information, described in 
                        clause (v), and the recommendations described 
                        in clauses (iv) and (v).''.
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