[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 882 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 882

   To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to integrate public 
  libraries into State and local workforce investment boards, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 7, 2013

 Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Cochran) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to integrate public 
  libraries into State and local workforce investment boards, 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 Investments through Local 
Libraries Act'' or the ``WILL Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2801) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(54) Digital literacy skills.--The term `digital literacy 
        skills' has the meaning given the term in section 202 of the 
        Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101).''.

SEC. 3. STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS.

    Section 111(b)(1)(C)(v) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2821(b)(1)(C)(v)) is amended by inserting ``, and heads of 
public libraries,'' after ``organizations''.

SEC. 4. STATE PLAN.

    Section 112(b)(8)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2822(b)(8)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (ix), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(xi) employment and training activities, and 
                adult education and literacy activities (as defined in 
                section 203), provided by public libraries; and''.

SEC. 5. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD.

    Section 117(b)(2)(A)(iv) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
(29 U.S.C. 2832(b)(2)(A)(iv)) is amended by striking ``individuals with 
disabilities and'' and inserting ``public libraries, individuals with 
disabilities, and''.

SEC. 6. LOCAL PLAN.

    Section 118(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2833(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as 
        paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) a description of how the local board will coordinate 
        workforce investment activities carried out in the local area 
        with employment and training activities, and adult education 
        and literacy activities (as defined in section 203), provided 
        by public libraries;''.

SEC. 7. WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES PROVIDERS.

    Section 121 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2841) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (iv) the following:
                            ``(v) programs of employment and training 
                        activities, and adult education and literacy 
                        activities (as defined in section 203), 
                        provided by public libraries; and''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(2)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (v), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (vii); 
                and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
                            ``(vi) a public library; and''.

SEC. 8. USE OF FUNDS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES.

    Section 134(d)(3) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2864(d)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``public, private 
        for-profit,'' and inserting ``public service providers, which 
        may include public libraries, private for-profit service 
        providers,''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C)(vi), by inserting ``digital 
        literacy skills,'' after ``learning skills,''.

SEC. 9. DEMONSTRATION, PILOT, MULTISERVICE, RESEARCH, AND MULTISTATE 
              PROJECTS.

    Section 171(b)(1) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2916(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (H) as 
        subparagraphs (C) through (I), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
                    ``(B) the establishment of employment resource 
                centers in public libraries to provide unemployed and 
                underemployed individuals access to workforce 
                investment activities and information related to 
                training services (as defined in section 134(d)(4)) and 
                employment opportunities, which activities may 
                include--
                            ``(i) resume development activities, job 
                        bank internet searches, and workshops on career 
                        information;
                            ``(ii) adult education and literacy 
                        activities (as defined in section 203); and
                            ``(iii) acquisition of database licenses to 
                        improve access to career certification 
                        activities and licensing practice tests, and to 
                        improve workforce skills;''.

SEC. 10. EVALUATIONS.

    Section 172(a) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2917(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) the effectiveness of interagency collaborations and 
        agreements as described in section 196 in expanding access to 
        and improving the quality of such programs and activities; 
        and''.

SEC. 11. INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION AND AGREEMENTS.

    Subtitle E of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2931 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 196. INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION AND AGREEMENTS.

    ``(a) Interagency Collaboration.--The Secretary shall collaborate 
with the heads of relevant Federal departments and agencies, including 
the Secretary of Education, the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of 
Agriculture, the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library 
Services, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, or the 
designees of such heads, on initiatives, materials, or technology to 
support workforce development activities.
    ``(b) Interagency Agreements.--The Secretary may--
            ``(1) enter into interagency agreements to promote or 
        assist with carrying out the workforce investment activities of 
        Federal agencies other than the Department of Labor, on either 
        a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis; and
            ``(2) use funds appropriated under this title for the costs 
        of such promotion and assistance.''.

SEC. 12. ADULT EDUCATION.

    Section 231(b) of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 
U.S.C. 9241(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Programs to promote digital literacy skills, as 
        defined in section 101.''.
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