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[S. 3151 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3151

     To enhance investment in education and employment programs by 
eliminating duplication, cutting red tape, and increasing flexibility, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 7, 2016

  Mr. Toomey 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 enhance investment in education and employment programs by 
eliminating duplication, cutting red tape, and increasing flexibility, 
                        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 ``Cutting Administrative Red-tape for 
Education and Employment Reinvestment Act'' or the ``CAREER Act''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Powers of Federal Government.
       TITLE II--STATEWIDE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS

Sec. 201. Purpose.
                      Subtitle A--State Provisions

Sec. 211. State workforce investment boards.
Sec. 212. State plan.
                      Subtitle B--Local Provisions

Sec. 221. Local workforce investment areas.
Sec. 222. Local workforce investment boards.
Sec. 223. Local plan.
                  Subtitle C--One-Stop Delivery System

Sec. 231. One-stop delivery system.
               Subtitle D--Providers of Training Services

Sec. 241. Providers of training services.
           TITLE III--WORKER TRAINING SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES

Sec. 301. Fiscal year basis.
Sec. 302. Priority for services.
       Subtitle A--Adult Worker Training Services and Activities

Sec. 311. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 312. Allotment of funds for adult worker training services and 
                            activities.
Sec. 313. Within State allocation.
Sec. 314. Use of funds.
Sec. 315. Adult training services.
Sec. 316. Supplemental services for individuals eligible for trade 
                            adjustment assistance.
Sec. 317. Supplemental services for designated recipients of 
                            supplemental nutrition assistance.
Sec. 318. Labor exchange system and administration of work test for 
                            unemployment compensation.
Sec. 319. Nationwide employment statistics system.
Sec. 320. Conforming amendment relating to H-1B nonimmigrant petitioner 
                            account.
Sec. 321. Amendments to the Trade Act of 1974.
Sec. 322. Conforming amendments relating to the temporary assistance 
                            for needy families program.
Sec. 323. Amendments to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
          Subtitle B--Worker Training for Disadvantaged Youth

                     Chapter 1--Disadvantaged Youth

Sec. 331. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 332. Allotment of funds for youth training services.
Sec. 333. Within State allocation.
Sec. 334. Youth training services.
                          Chapter 2--Job Corps

Sec. 341. Purposes.
Sec. 342. Definitions.
Sec. 343. Establishment.
Sec. 344. Individuals eligible for the Job Corps.
Sec. 345. Recruitment, screening, selection, and assignment of 
                            enrollees.
Sec. 346. Enrollment.
Sec. 347. Job Corps centers.
Sec. 348. Program activities.
Sec. 349. Counseling and job placement.
Sec. 350. Support.
Sec. 351. Operations.
Sec. 352. Standards of conduct.
Sec. 353. Community participation.
Sec. 354. Workforce councils.
Sec. 355. Advisory committees.
Sec. 356. Experimental projects and technical assistance.
Sec. 357. Application of provisions of Federal law.
Sec. 358. Special provisions.
Sec. 359. Management information.
Sec. 360. General provisions.
Sec. 361. Job Corps oversight and reporting.
Sec. 362. Authorization of appropriations.
     Subtitle C--Worker Training for Individuals With Disabilities

Sec. 371. Declaration of purpose and policy.
Sec. 372. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 373. Grants to States.
Sec. 374. Eligible population.
Sec. 375. Vocational rehabilitation services and information and 
                            referral services.
Subtitle D--Worker Training for Indians (Including Alaska Natives) and 
                            Native Hawaiians

Sec. 381. Worker training for Indians (including Alaska Natives) and 
                            Native Hawaiians.
       Subtitle E--Worker Training for Reintegration of Offenders

Sec. 391. Reintegration of offenders.
 TITLE IV--PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, FISCAL CONTROLS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
                               PROVISIONS

Sec. 401. Definition of other direct recipient.
Sec. 402. Performance accountability system.
Sec. 403. Fiscal controls; sanctions.
Sec. 404. Reports; recordkeeping; investigations.
Sec. 405. Requirements and restrictions.
Sec. 406. Monitoring.
Sec. 407. Judicial review.
Sec. 408. General program requirements.
Sec. 409. Organization.
Sec. 410. Budgetary effects.
               TITLE V--REPEALS AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Repealed provisions.
Sec. 502. Savings provisions for adult programs.
Sec. 503. Savings provisions for youth programs.
Sec. 504. Savings provisions for disabilities programs.
Sec. 505. Savings provisions for programs for Indians (including Alaska 
                            Natives) and Native Hawaiians.
Sec. 506. Obligation and expenditure limitations.
Sec. 507. Effective date.

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrative costs.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``administrative costs'' 
                means costs necessary for the proper administration of 
                a program under this Act.
                    (B) Exclusions.--The term ``administrative costs'' 
                excludes--
                            (i) direct costs of providing worker 
                        training services and activities, including 
                        costs for contracts devoted entirely to such 
                        services and activities;
                            (ii) direct costs of gathering statistics 
                        and the data on performance indicators required 
                        under sections 319 and 402; and
                            (iii) costs of salaries and benefits for 
                        staff providing worker training services and 
                        activities and the direct costs associated with 
                        providing such services and activities, such as 
                        the costs for supplies, equipment, travel, 
                        postage, utilities, and rental of training 
                        space associated with that provision.
                    (C) Inclusions.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), the term ``administrative costs'' includes costs 
                for general administration and coordination of a 
                program under this Act, including costs for contracts 
                and all indirect (or overhead) costs, such as the costs 
                of--
                            (i) salaries and benefits of staff 
                        performing administrative and coordination 
                        functions;
                            (ii) activities related to eligibility 
                        determinations;
                            (iii) preparation of program plans, 
                        budgets, and schedules;
                            (iv) monitoring of the program;
                            (v) activities of fraud and abuse staff;
                            (vi) procurement activities;
                            (vii) public relations activities;
                            (viii) services related to accounting, 
                        litigation, audits, management of property, 
                        payroll, and personnel;
                            (ix) costs for the goods and services 
                        required for administration of the program such 
                        as the costs for supplies, equipment, travel, 
                        postage, utilities, and rental of office space 
                        and maintenance of office space, required for 
                        that administration;
                            (x) operating management information 
                        systems not related to the tracking and 
                        monitoring of statistics required under this 
                        Act and data on performance indicators as 
                        required under section 402 (such as for a 
                        personnel and payroll system for State staff); 
                        and
                            (xi) preparing reports and other documents.
            (2) Adult training services.--The term ``adult training 
        services'' means the services described in section 315(a).
            (3) Alaska native.--The term ``Alaska Native'' means a 
        Native as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the Alaska 
        Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(b)).
            (4) Area of substantial unemployment.--The term ``area of 
        substantial unemployment'' means any area that is of sufficient 
        size and scope to sustain a program of worker training services 
        and activities carried out under this Act and that has an 
        average rate of unemployment of at least 6.5 percent for the 
        most recent 12 months, as determined by the Secretary. For 
        purposes of this paragraph, determinations of areas of 
        substantial unemployment shall be made once each fiscal year.
            (5) Career and technical education.--The term ``career and 
        technical education'' means organized educational services or 
        activities that--
                    (A) offer a sequence of courses that--
                            (i) provides individuals with coherent and 
                        rigorous content aligned with challenging 
                        academic standards and relevant technical 
                        knowledge and skills needed to prepare for 
                        further education and careers in current or 
                        emerging professions;
                            (ii) provides technical skill proficiency, 
                        an industry-recognized credential, a 
                        certificate, or an associate degree; and
                            (iii) may include prerequisite courses 
                        (other than a remedial course) that meet the 
                        requirements of this subparagraph; and
                    (B) include competency-based applied learning that 
                contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order 
                reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, 
                general employability skills, technical skills, and 
                occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all 
                aspects of an industry, including entrepreneurship, of 
                an individual.
            (6) Charter school.--The term ``charter school'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 5210 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7221i).
            (7) Chief elected official.--The term ``chief elected 
        official'' means--
                    (A) the chief elected executive officer of a unit 
                of general local government in a local area; and
                    (B) in a case in which a local area includes more 
                than one unit of general local government, the 
                individuals designated under the agreement described in 
                section 222(b)(1)(B)(ii).
            (8) Covered program providing worker training services and 
        activities.--The term ``covered program providing worker 
        training services and activities'' means any program providing 
        worker training services and activities, except a labor 
        exchange system under section 318 and an employment statistics 
        system under section 319.
            (9) Disadvantaged adult.--The term ``disadvantaged 
        adult''--
                    (A) means an adult who received an income, or is a 
                member of a family that received a total family income, 
                for the 6-month period prior to application for the 
                program involved (exclusive of unemployment 
                compensation, child support payments, payments 
                described in paragraph (20)(A), and old-age and 
                survivors insurance benefits received under section 202 
                of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402)), that, in 
                relation to family size, does not exceed the higher 
                of--
                            (i) the poverty line, for an equivalent 
                        period; or
                            (ii) 70 percent of the lower living 
                        standard income level, for an equivalent 
                        period; and
                    (B) does not include students enrolled in a 2-year 
                or 4-year program of study at an institution of higher 
                education.
            (10) Disadvantaged youth.--The term ``disadvantaged 
        youth''--
                    (A) means--
                            (i) an individual who--
                                    (I) is age 14 through age 21; and
                                    (II) is a low-income individual, 
                                has a disability, or is blind as 
                                determined pursuant to title II or 
                                title XVI of the Social Security Act 
                                (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq., 1381 et seq.); 
                                or
                            (ii) an individual who--
                                    (I) is under age 27;
                                    (II) attends--
                                            (aa) a secondary school 
                                        (including a charter school, or 
                                        a secondary school, used 
                                        exclusively or principally for 
                                        the provision of career and 
                                        technical education); or
                                            (bb) an institution of 
                                        higher education used 
                                        exclusively or principally for 
                                        the provision of career and 
                                        technical education; and
                                    (III) meets the requirements of 
                                subclause (II) of clause (i); and
                    (B) does not include students enrolled in a 2-year 
                or 4-year program of study at an institution of higher 
                education and members of the armed forces (as defined 
                in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) who are 
                serving on active duty.
            (11) Eligible veteran.--The term ``eligible veteran'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 4211(4) of title 38, 
        United States Code.
            (12) Excess number.--The term ``excess number'' means, used 
        with respect to the excess number of unemployed individuals 
        within a State, the higher of--
                    (A) the number that represents the number of 
                unemployed individuals in excess of 4.5 percent of the 
                civilian labor force in the State; or
                    (B) the number that represents the number of 
                unemployed individuals in excess of 4.5 percent of the 
                civilian labor force in areas of substantial 
                unemployment in such State.
            (13) Governor.--The term ``Governor'' means the chief 
        executive of a State.
            (14) Homeless, homeless individual.--The terms ``homeless'' 
        and ``homeless individual'' have the meaning given such terms 
        in section 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 11302(a)).
            (15) Indian, indian tribe, and tribal organization.--The 
        terms ``Indian'', ``Indian tribe'', and ``tribal organization'' 
        have the meanings given such terms in subsections (d), (e), and 
        (l), respectively, of section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
            (16) Individual with a disability.--The term ``individual 
        with a disability'' means an individual who has a physical or 
        mental impairment which for such individual constitutes or 
        results in a substantial impediment to employment, including an 
        individual who has a disability or is blind as determined 
        pursuant to title II or title XVI of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq., 1381 et seq.).
            (17) Individuals with disabilities.--The term ``individuals 
        with disabilities'' means more than one individual with a 
        disability.
            (18) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1002).
            (19) Local area.--The term ``local area'' means a local 
        workforce investment area designated under section 221, except 
        as provided in section 319.
            (20) Local board.--The term ``local board'' means a local 
        workforce investment board established under section 222.
            (21) Low-income individual.--The term ``low-income 
        individual'' means an individual who--
                    (A) receives, or is a member of a family that 
                receives, cash payments under a Federal, State, or 
                local income-based public assistance program;
                    (B) received an income, or is a member of a family 
                that received a total family income, for the 6-month 
                period prior to application for the program involved 
                (exclusive of unemployment compensation, child support 
                payments, payments described in subparagraph (A), and 
                old-age and survivors insurance benefits received under 
                section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402)) 
                that, in relation to family size, does not exceed the 
                higher of--
                            (i) the poverty line, for an equivalent 
                        period; or
                            (ii) 70 percent of the lower living 
                        standard income level, for an equivalent 
                        period;
                    (C) is a member of a household that receives (or 
                has been determined within the 6-month period prior to 
                application for the program involved to be eligible to 
                receive) supplemental nutrition assistance program 
                benefits pursuant to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
                (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
                    (D) is homeless;
                    (E) is a foster child on behalf of whom State or 
                local government payments are made; or
                    (F) in cases permitted by regulations promulgated 
                by the Secretary of Labor, is an individual with a 
                disability whose own income meets the requirements of a 
                program described in subparagraph (A) or subparagraph 
                (B), but who is a member of a family whose income does 
                not meet such requirements.
            (22) Native hawaiian and native hawaiian organization.--The 
        terms ``Native Hawaiian'' and ``Native Hawaiian organization'' 
        have the meanings given such terms in section 7207 of the 
        Native Hawaiian Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7517).
            (23) One-stop operator.--The term ``one-stop operator'' 
        means an entity that has a designation or certification in 
        effect under section 231.
            (24) Outlying area.--The term ``outlying area'' means the 
        United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic 
        of Palau (except during any period for which the Secretary 
        determines that a Compact of Free Association is in effect and 
        contains provisions for training and education assistance 
        prohibiting the assistance provided under this Act).
            (25) Participant.--The term ``participant'' means an 
        individual who has been determined to be eligible to 
        participate in services or activities, and who is participating 
        in services or activities, under a program authorized by this 
        Act. Participation shall be deemed to commence on the first 
        day, following determination of eligibility, on which the 
        individual begins participating in subsidized employment, 
        training, or other services or activities provided under this 
        Act.
            (26) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (27) Secondary education.--The term ``secondary education'' 
        means education services provided by a secondary school.
            (28) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Labor.
            (29) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
        States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
            (30) State board.--The term ``State board'' means a State 
        workforce investment board established under section 211.
            (31) Underemployed individual.--The term ``underemployed 
        individual'' means an individual who wants and is available for 
        full-time work but has had to settle for part-time work.
            (32) Unemployed individual.--The term ``unemployed 
        individual'' means an individual who is without a job and who 
        wants and is available for work. The determination of whether 
        an individual is without a job, for purposes of this paragraph, 
        shall be made in accordance with the criteria used by the 
        Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor in 
        defining individuals as unemployed.
            (33) Unit of general local government.--The term ``unit of 
        general local government'' means any general purpose political 
        subdivision of a State that has the power to levy taxes and 
        spend funds, as well as general corporate and police powers.
            (34) Worker training services and activities.--The term 
        ``worker training services and activities'' means any services 
        provided to, or activities for, jobseekers, employers, or 
        employees under title III.

SEC. 102. POWERS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

    An Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code) shall have the power to issue regulations under this Act 
only when explicitly stated in this Act and only for the purposes and 
to the extent explicitly stated in this Act.

       TITLE II--STATEWIDE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS

SEC. 201. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to provide worker training services 
and activities, through statewide and local workforce investment 
systems, that increase the employment, retention, and earnings of 
participants, and increase educational and occupational skill 
attainment by participants.

                      Subtitle A--State Provisions

SEC. 211. STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS.

    (a) Establishment.--The Governor of a State shall establish a State 
workforce investment board.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) Composition.--The Governor shall, not less often than 
        once every 3 years, appoint members of the State board, who 
        shall consist of--
                    (A) representatives of business in the State;
                    (B) representatives of employees' interests, such 
                as representatives of labor organizations, in the 
                State; and
                    (C) other persons that the Governor shall 
                designate.
            (2) Maximum number of members.--The State board shall not 
        have more than 20 members.
            (3) Majority.--A majority of the members of the State board 
        shall be representatives of business in the State.
            (4) Chairperson.--The Governor shall select a Chairperson 
        for the State board from among its members.
            (5) Service at will of governor.--Service of a member of 
        the State board shall be at the will of the Governor.
            (6) Decertification and removal.--The Governor may, without 
        providing notice or an opportunity to appeal, decertify a State 
        board or remove any member of a State board, at any time for--
                    (A) fraud or abuse; or
                    (B) failure to carry out State board functions to 
                the Governor's satisfaction.
    (c) Functions.--The functions of the State board shall include:
            (1) State plan.--Consistent with section 212, each State 
        board shall develop and submit to the Secretary a State plan.
            (2) Local areas.--Consistent with section 221, the State 
        board shall designate local areas.
            (3) Grant recipient.--The State board shall serve as the 
        State grant recipient of Federal funds distributed for the 
        State under this Act.
            (4) Local boards.--The State board shall--
                    (A) allocate and disburse funds to local boards 
                under title III; and
                    (B) review, and approve or reject, local plans 
                under section 223.
            (5) Employment statistics system, labor exchange system and 
        unemployment compensation.--Consistent with sections 318 and 
        319, the State board shall--
                    (A) carry out--
                            (i) coordination and development of a labor 
                        exchange system (including provision of 
                        services through that system) under section 
                        318; and
                            (ii) cooperative governance of an 
                        employment statistics system (including 
                        provision of employment statistics information) 
                        under section 319; and
                    (B) ensure that the work test for the State 
                unemployment compensation system is administered at 
                each one-stop center.
            (6) Statistics and performance data.--The State board shall 
        disseminate the information and data and carry out the other 
        functions required by section 319(e) and submit the report 
        required by section 402(c)(1)(B). The State board shall 
        establish a process for--
                    (A) local boards and entities carrying out covered 
                programs providing worker training services and 
                activities, and one-stop operators, to collect and 
                submit the information and data required by section 
                319(e)(1)(E); and
                    (B) local boards and entities carrying out covered 
                programs providing worker training services and 
                activities to collect and submit, under section 
                402(c)(1), the statistics and information indicating 
                the levels of performance on all applicable performance 
                indicators described in section 402(b), in the 
                aggregate and disaggregated by the demographic factors 
                described in that section.
            (7) Other functions.--The State board shall carry out all 
        other functions required of the State board under this Act.
    (d) Budget and Administration.--
            (1) Funds for state boards.--
                    (A) Reserved funds.--The State board may use funds 
                reserved or retained for State board administrative 
                costs under sections 313(c), 333(c), and 373(d) for 
                functions of the State board.
                    (B) Donations.--The State board may solicit and 
                accept gifts and donations from sources other than 
                Federal funds made available under this Act, for 
                functions of the State board.
            (2) Budget.--The State board shall develop a budget for the 
        functions of the State board.
            (3) Staff.--The State board may employ staff to assist in 
        carrying out the functions of the State board.
    (e) Conflict of Interest.--A member of a State board may not--
            (1) vote on a matter under consideration by the State 
        board--
                    (A) regarding the provision of services or 
                activities by such member (or by an entity that such 
                member represents); or
                    (B) that would provide direct financial benefit to 
                such member or the immediate family of such member; or
            (2) engage in any other activity determined by the Governor 
        to constitute a conflict of interest as specified in the State 
        plan.
    (f) Sunshine Provision.--The State board shall make available to 
the public, on a regular basis through open meetings, information 
regarding the activities of the State board, including information 
regarding the State plan prior to submission of the plan, information 
regarding membership, and, on request, minutes of formal meetings of 
the State board. The State board shall provide an opportunity for 
public comment on and input into development of the State plan before 
submission of the plan to the Secretary.

SEC. 212. STATE PLAN.

    (a) In General.--For a State to be eligible to receive funds under 
this Act, the State board shall develop and submit to the Secretary a 
single State plan (referred to in this Act as the ``State plan'') that 
has been approved by the Governor of the State and that outlines a 1- 
to 3-year strategy for the statewide workforce investment system of the 
State and that meets the requirements of this Act.
    (b) Contents.--The State plan shall include--
            (1) a list of members of the State board;
            (2) an assurance that the State has met the requirements of 
        subsections (c), (e), and (f) of section 211;
            (3) information identifying the local areas designated in 
        the State, the rationale for designating those local areas, and 
        the population of unemployed individuals and of underemployed 
        individuals in each local area;
            (4) an assurance that any grants and contracts for a 
        covered program providing worker training services and 
        activities (other than supplemental services provided under 
        section 316 or 317) or providers of activities relating to 
        labor exchange or employment statistics system, awarded by the 
        Governor, the State board, and local boards (directly or 
        through one-stop operators) will be awarded on a competitive 
        basis and a description of the State's rules and criteria for 
        the competitive process;
            (5) a description of the process used by the State 
        consistent with section 211(f) to provide an opportunity for 
        public comment on and input into development of the plan, 
        before submission of the plan;
            (6) assurances that the State will establish and require 
        all local boards to comply with, in accordance with section 
        403, fiscal control and fund accounting procedures in order to 
        ensure the proper disbursement of, and accounting for, Federal 
        funds paid to the State;
            (7) a description of--
                    (A) the methods and criteria the State will use in 
                allocating funds to local boards under sections 313(e), 
                333(d), and 373(c);
                    (B) the worker training services and activities 
                that will be carried out with funds received by the 
                State under this Act, and how the State will ensure the 
                State meets the needs of--
                            (i) eligible veterans;
                            (ii) unemployed individuals, and 
                        underemployed individuals, who are age 16 or 
                        older;
                            (iii) required participants in an 
                        employment and training program under section 
                        6(d)(4)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
                        2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)(C)), as amended by 
                        section 323(a);
                            (iv) persons certified by the Secretary 
                        under section 223(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 
                        (19 U.S.C. 2273(a));
                            (v) disadvantaged youth;
                            (vi) individuals with disabilities;
                            (vii) Indians (including Alaska Natives) 
                        and Native Hawaiians; and
                            (viii) individuals who are age 55 or older;
                    (C) the requirements and restrictions the State 
                board places on local boards in the State concerning 
                use of funds under this Act;
                    (D) the requirements and restrictions the State 
                board places on other recipients of Federal funds from 
                the State concerning use of funds under this Act;
                    (E)(i) the expected levels of performance for the 
                State on the performance indicators listed in section 
                402(b); and
                    (ii) any performance indicators, in addition to 
                those listed in section 402(b), that the State chooses 
                to apply under section 402(d)(1)(B) and the State's 
                expected levels of performance for those indicators; 
                and
                    (F) how the State will hold local boards and other 
                recipients of Federal funds from the State accountable 
                for their performance on performance indicators;
            (8) information meeting the requirements of sections 334(b) 
        and 375(a)(2); and
            (9) information specifying any activity determined to be a 
        conflict of interest for purposes of section 211 or 222.
    (c) Plan Submission and Approval.--The State board shall submit the 
State plan to the Secretary for approval. A State plan submitted to the 
Secretary under this section shall be considered to be approved by the 
Secretary at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the day the 
Secretary receives the plan, unless the Secretary makes a written 
determination, during the 90-day period, that the plan is inconsistent 
with the provisions of this Act.
    (d) Modifications to Plan.--A State may submit modifications to a 
State plan in accordance with the requirements of this section and 
section 211 as necessary during the 1- to 3-year period covered by the 
plan.
    (e) Powers of the Secretary.--The Secretary may issue regulations 
under this section regarding the timing, format, and submission of the 
State plan and modifications to the State plan, but may not add any 
requirements for matters to be included in the State plan, other than 
the matters specified in subsection (b).

                      Subtitle B--Local Provisions

SEC. 221. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREAS.

    (a) Designation of Areas.--
            (1) In general.--In order for a State to receive funds 
        under this Act, every 3 years, or more often if the State board 
        chooses, the State board shall designate local workforce 
        investment areas within the State. The State board may 
        designate such an area even if no application is received for 
        the area under paragraph (2).
            (2) Applications.--The State board shall establish a 
        process by which one or more units of general local government 
        may apply for designation as a local area. The State board 
        shall approve any application for designation as a local area 
        from any unit of general local government with a population of 
        1,000,000 or more.
            (3) Considerations.--In making the designation of local 
        areas, the State board shall take into consideration--
                    (A) the extent to which the local areas are 
                consistent with labor market areas;
                    (B) the distance that individuals will need to 
                travel to receive services and activities provided in 
                such local areas;
                    (C) the resources of such local areas that are 
                available to effectively administer the services and 
                activities carried out under title III; and
                    (D) any other factors that the State board 
                requires.
            (4) Single local area.--Subject to paragraph (2), the State 
        board may designate the entire State as a single local area.
    (b) Local Board Planning and Cooperation.--
            (1) Information sharing.--The State may require local 
        boards to share, in feasible cases, employment statistics, 
        information about employment opportunities and trends, and 
        other types of information that would assist in improving the 
        performance of local boards.
            (2) Coordination of services and activities.--The State may 
        require local boards to coordinate the provision of worker 
        training services and activities, including the provision of 
        transportation and other supportive services.
            (3) Interstate regions.--Two or more States that contain an 
        interstate region that is a labor market area, economic 
        development region, or other appropriate contiguous subarea of 
        the States may coordinate or jointly exercise the functions 
        described in paragraphs (1) and (2) in that region.

SEC. 222. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS.

    (a) Establishment.--The State board shall every 3 years, or more 
often if the State board chooses, establish in each local area a local 
workforce investment board.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) Appointment of members.--
                    (A) Appointing official.--In this subsection, the 
                term ``appointing official'' means--
                            (i) for a member of a local board appointed 
                        under subparagraph (C)(i), the chief elected 
                        official that appointed the member;
                            (ii) for a member of a local board 
                        appointed under subparagraph (C)(ii)(I), the 
                        chief elected official or officials designated 
                        in the agreement described in that 
                        subparagraph; and
                            (iii) for a member of a local board 
                        appointed under subparagraph (C)(ii)(II), the 
                        Governor.
                    (B) State board criteria.--The State board shall 
                establish criteria for use by chief elected officials 
                in the local areas for appointment of members of the 
                local boards in such local areas. The criteria shall be 
                consistent with this section.
                    (C) Chief elected officials.--
                            (i) Single unit.--In a case in which a 
                        local area includes only 1 unit of general 
                        local government, the chief elected official 
                        shall appoint the members of the local board 
                        for such area, in accordance with this section 
                        and the State criteria.
                            (ii) Multiple units.--In a case in which a 
                        local area includes more than 1 unit of general 
                        local government--
                                    (I) the chief elected officials of 
                                such units may execute an agreement 
                                that specifies the respective roles of 
                                the individual chief elected officials 
                                in the appointment and removal of the 
                                members of the local board and the 
                                decertification of the local board, in 
                                accordance with this section and the 
                                State criteria; and
                                    (II) if, after a reasonable effort, 
                                the chief elected officials are unable 
                                to reach agreement as provided under 
                                subclause (I), the Governor may appoint 
                                the members of the local board from 
                                individuals nominated by the chief 
                                elected officials.
            (2) Composition.--The members of the local board shall 
        consist of--
                    (A) representatives of business in the local area;
                    (B) representatives of employees' interests, such 
                as representatives of labor organizations, in the local 
                area; and
                    (C) other persons that the appointing official 
                described in paragraph (1) shall designate.
            (3) Maximum number of members.--The local board shall not 
        have more than 20 members.
            (4) Majority.--A majority of the members of the local board 
        shall be representatives of business in the local area.
            (5) Chairperson.--The members of the local board shall, by 
        majority vote, elect a Chairperson for the local board.
            (6) Service at will of appointing official.--Service of a 
        member of the local board shall be at the will of the 
        appointing official.
            (7) Decertification and removal.--An appointing official 
        may, without providing notice or an opportunity to appeal, 
        decertify a local board, or remove a member of a local board, 
        at any time for--
                    (A) fraud or abuse; or
                    (B) failure to carry out local board functions to 
                the satisfaction of the appointing official.
    (c) Single State Local Area.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), if a 
State determines that the State will be treated as a local area for 
purposes of the application of this Act, the Governor may designate the 
State board to carry out any or all of the functions of a local board 
under this Act.
    (d) Functions of Local Board.--The functions of the local board 
shall include the following:
            (1) Local plan.--Consistent with section 223, each local 
        board shall develop and submit to the State board a local plan.
            (2) One-stop operators and training providers.--
                    (A) Selection of one-stop operators.--
                            (i) Designation or certification.--
                        Consistent with section 231(b) and any 
                        requirements imposed by the State board, the 
                        local board shall designate or certify one-stop 
                        operators.
                            (ii) Termination.--The local board may 
                        terminate at will the designation or 
                        certification of such an operator.
                    (B)  Selection of eligible providers of training 
                services.--Consistent with section 241, the local board 
                shall (directly or through a one-stop operator) select 
                eligible providers of training services.
                    (C) Allocation of funds among one-stop operators.--
                Consistent with this Act, the local board shall 
                allocate among one-stop operators funds allocated by 
                the State board for worker training services and 
                activities under sections 313(e)(1), 333(d)(3), and 
                373(c), and shall allocate funds for local 
                administrative costs under sections 313(e)(2), 
                333(d)(2), and 373(d).
                    (D) Limitation on secretary's authority.--The 
                Secretary shall not issue regulations governing 
                determinations to be made under this paragraph.
            (3) Employment statistics system, labor exchange system, 
        and unemployment compensation.--Consistent with sections 318 
        and 319, the local board shall assist the State board with the 
        labor exchange system and employment statistics system under 
        sections 318 and 319, and shall ensure that the work test for 
        the State unemployment compensation system is administered at 
        each one-stop center.
            (4) Statistics and performance data.--The local board shall 
        comply with the process established by the State board under 
        section 211(c)(6), as the process applies to local boards, for 
        collecting and submitting the information and data required by 
        section 319(e)(1)(E) and the statistics and information 
        indicating the levels of performance on all applicable 
        performance indicators described in section 402(b), in the 
        aggregate and disaggregated by the demographic factors 
        described in that section.
            (5) Duties designated by the state board.--The local board 
        shall carry out all other functions designated by the State 
        board.
    (e) Budget and Administration.--
            (1) Funds for local boards.--
                    (A) Reserved funds.--The local board may use funds 
                reserved or retained for local board administrative 
                costs under sections 313(e)(2), 333(d)(2), and 373(d) 
                for functions of the local board.
                    (B) Donations.--The local board may solicit and 
                accept gifts and donations from sources other than 
                Federal funds made available under this Act, for 
                functions of the local board.
            (2) Budget.--The local board shall develop a budget for the 
        functions of the local board.
            (3) Staff.--The local board may employ staff to assist in 
        carrying out the functions of the local board.
            (4) Disbursal of funds to providers.--Consistent with this 
        Act, the local board shall disburse (directly or through a one-
        stop operator) funds allocated by the State board for worker 
        training services and activities, to be carried out in 
        accordance with this Act (including the requirements of the 
        local plan).
    (f) Limitation on Local Board's Authority.--No local board, in 
carrying out this Act, shall mandate the curriculum, a standard, or an 
assessment for an elementary school or secondary school.
    (g) Conflict of Interest.--A member of a local board may not--
            (1) vote on a matter under consideration by the local 
        board--
                    (A) regarding the provision of services or 
                activities by such member (or by an entity that such 
                member represents); or
                    (B) that would provide direct financial benefit to 
                such member or the immediate family of such member; or
            (2) engage in any other activity determined by the Governor 
        to constitute a conflict of interest as specified in the State 
        plan.
    (h) Sunshine Provision.--The local board shall make available to 
the public, on a regular basis through open meetings, information 
regarding the activities of the local board, including information 
regarding the local plan prior to submission of the plan, information 
regarding membership, the designation or certification of one-stop 
operators, and the selection of eligible providers of training 
services, and on request, minutes of formal meetings of the local 
board. The local board shall provide an opportunity for public comment 
on and input into the development of the local plan before submission 
of the plan to the State board.

SEC. 223. LOCAL PLAN.

    (a) In General.--To be eligible to receive funds under this Act, 
each local board shall develop and submit to the State board a single 
local plan (referred to in this Act as the ``local plan'') that 
outlines a 1- to 3-year strategy for the local workforce investment 
system of the local area and that meets the requirements of this Act 
(including requirements of the State plan).
    (b) Contents.--The local plan shall include--
            (1) a list of members of the local board;
            (2) an assurance that the requirements of subsections (d), 
        (f), (g), and (h) of section 222 have been met;
            (3) an assurance that any grants and contracts involving 
        Federal funds awarded by the local board (directly or through a 
        one-stop operator) to providers of a covered program providing 
        worker training services and activities or providers of 
        activities relating to labor exchange or employment statistics 
        system under section 313(e)(4), section 333(d)(3), and section 
        373(c) will be awarded on a competitive basis;
            (4) a description of the process used by the local board 
        consistent with section 222(h) to provide an opportunity for 
        public comment on and input into development of the plan, 
        before submission of the plan;
            (5) an assurance that the local board will comply with all 
        fiscal control and fund accounting procedures established by 
        the State board under section 403 in order to ensure the proper 
        disbursement of, and accounting for, Federal funds allocated to 
        the local area; and
            (6) a description of--
                    (A) the needs in the local area for worker training 
                services and activities, including information on such 
                needs of the unemployed individuals and underemployed 
                individuals in the local area;
                    (B) the one-stop delivery system to be established 
                in the local area;
                    (C) the division of responsibility between the 
                local board and the one-stop operators in the local 
                area, acting under section 241(a), for awarding any 
                grants or contracts to eligible entities to provide 
                worker services training and activities under 
                paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 313(e), section 
                333(d)(3), and section 373(c);
                    (D) the methods and factors the local board will 
                use in allocating Federal funds for worker training 
                services and activities described in paragraphs (3) and 
                (4) of section 313(e), section 333(d)(3), and section 
                373(c) among one-stop operators in the local area;
                    (E) the methods and factors the local board will 
                use in allocating Federal funds for administrative 
                costs under sections 313(e)(2), 333(d)(2), and 373(d) 
                among one-stop operators in the local area;
                    (F) the competitive process to be used by the local 
                board (directly or through a one-stop operator) to 
                award any grants and contracts referred to in paragraph 
                (3);
                    (G) the worker training services and activities 
                that will be carried out with funds received by the 
                local board under this Act, and how the local board 
                will ensure the local board meets the needs of--
                            (i) eligible veterans;
                            (ii) unemployed individuals, and 
                        underemployed individuals, who are age 16 or 
                        older;
                            (iii) required participants in an 
                        employment and training program under section 
                        6(d)(4)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
                        2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)(C)), as amended by 
                        section 323(a);
                            (iv) persons certified by the Secretary 
                        under section 223(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 
                        (19 U.S.C. 2273(a));
                            (v) disadvantaged youth;
                            (vi) individuals with disabilities;
                            (vii) Indians (including Alaska Natives) 
                        and Native Hawaiians; and
                            (viii) individuals who are age 55 or older;
                    (H) how the local board will hold one-stop 
                operators and other recipients of Federal funds from 
                the local board accountable for their performance; and
                    (I) such other information as the State board may 
                require.
    (c) Plan Submission and Approval.--The local board shall submit the 
local plan to the State board for approval.

                  Subtitle C--One-Stop Delivery System

SEC. 231. ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYSTEM.

    (a) System.--Consistent with this Act, the local board shall 
establish a one-stop delivery system, comprised of one-stop centers, in 
the local area.
    (b) Designation and Certification of One-Stop Operators.--
Consistent with this Act (including the requirements of the State plan 
and any other requirements imposed by the State board), the local board 
may--
            (1) choose the number and location of one-stop centers that 
        will operate in the local area, to facilitate the provision of 
        worker training services and activities;
            (2) allocate the funds the local board receives for worker 
        training services and activities under sections 313(e)(1), 
        333(d)(3), and 373(c) among the one-stop operators for the 
        operation of the centers;
            (3) allocate the funds the local board receives for 
        administrative costs under sections 313(2), 333(d)(2), and 
        373(d) among the one-stop operators for the operation of the 
        centers;
            (4) designate or certify one-stop operators for such 
        centers; and
            (5) terminate at will the designation or certification of 
        such operators.
    (c) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive funds made available 
under subsection (b) to operate a one-stop center, an entity--
            (1) may be a public or private entity, or consortium of 
        entities, except that elementary schools and secondary schools 
        (other than secondary schools providing career and technical 
        education) shall not be eligible to receive the funds; and
            (2) shall be designated or certified as a one-stop operator 
        through a competitive process.

               Subtitle D--Providers of Training Services

SEC. 241. PROVIDERS OF TRAINING SERVICES.

    (a) Contracts With Providers of Training Services.--A local board 
may--
            (1) select and directly enter into contracts with eligible 
        entities to provide training services in the local area; or
            (2) delegate to one-stop operators in the local area the 
        responsibility for making those selections and entering into 
        those contracts.
    (b) Criteria for Providers of Training Services.--Consistent with 
this Act (including requirements of the corresponding State plan and 
local plan, and any other requirements imposed by the State or local 
board), the local board may list criteria for selection of an eligible 
entity to receive funds made available under title III to provide 
training services in the local area.
    (c) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive funds through a 
contract awarded under subsection (a) to provide a program of training 
services, an entity--
            (1) may be a public or private entity, or consortium of 
        entities, of demonstrated effectiveness;
            (2) shall be selected through a competitive process; and
            (3) shall submit--
                    (A) in accordance with the process established by 
                the State board under section 211(c)(6), as the process 
                applies to such an entity, the statistics and 
                information indicating the level of performance on all 
                applicable performance indicators described in section 
                402(b), in the aggregate and disaggregated by the 
                demographic factors described in that section; and
                    (B) to the local board (or a one-stop operator with 
                the responsibility described in subsection (a)(2)), any 
                other information required by the State or local board.
    (d) Training Services.--In this section, the term ``training 
services'' means--
            (1) adult training services;
            (2) youth training services described in section 334;
            (3) advanced career training referred to in section 348(c); 
        and
            (4) vocational rehabilitation services and information and 
        referral services described in section 375.

           TITLE III--WORKER TRAINING SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES

SEC. 301. FISCAL YEAR BASIS.

    Funds appropriated for any fiscal year for services and activities 
carried out under this title shall be available for obligation only on 
the basis of a fiscal year.

SEC. 302. PRIORITY FOR SERVICES.

    A State shall ensure that veterans receive priority of service as 
provided under section 4215 of title 38, United States Code, in the 
delivery within the State of each of the following services and 
activities:
            (1) Adult training services authorized under section 315.
            (2) Youth training services authorized under section 334.
            (3) Services and activities provided through a Job Corps 
        center and authorized under chapter 2 of subtitle B.
            (4) Vocational rehabilitation services and information and 
        referral services authorized under section 375.
            (5) Worker training activities authorized under section 
        381.

       Subtitle A--Adult Worker Training Services and Activities

SEC. 311. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated for adult training services, 
supplemental services (for individuals who are eligible for trade 
adjustment assistance) under section 316, supplemental services (for 
designated recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance) under 
section 317, coordination and development of a labor exchange system 
and administration of a work test for unemployment compensation under 
section 318, and cooperative governance of an employment statistics 
system under section 319--
            (1) $3,384,459,000 for fiscal year 2016;
            (2) $3,432,083,000 for fiscal year 2017;
            (3) $3,484,046,000 for fiscal year 2018;
            (4) $3,540,345,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
            (5) $3,592,308,000 for fiscal year 2020.

SEC. 312. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS FOR ADULT WORKER TRAINING SERVICES AND 
              ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Secretary's Reserve.--
            (1) Reservation.--From the amount appropriated under 
        section 311 for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 
        not more than 3.3 percent to make national emergency grants 
        under this subsection.
            (2) Grants.--The Secretary shall use the reserved funds to 
        make, on a competitive basis, national emergency grants--
                    (A) to a State board or local board to provide 
                adult training services to workers affected by major 
                economic dislocations, such as plant closures, mass 
                layoffs, or closures and realignments of military 
                installations; and
                    (B) to provide assistance to the Governor of any 
                State within the boundaries of which is an area that 
                has suffered an emergency or a major disaster as 
                defined in paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, of 
                section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
                and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) to 
                provide disaster relief employment in the area.
            (3) Application.--
                    (A) Form and procedure.--To be eligible to receive 
                a grant under this subsection, a State board, local 
                board, or Governor shall submit an application at such 
                time, in such manner, and containing such information 
                as the Secretary may require.
                    (B) Minimum requirements.--The Secretary shall 
                require that the application contain, at a minimum--
                            (i) a request for the grant, specifying the 
                        amount of the grant funds requested and the 
                        proposed uses for the funds;
                            (ii) a description of the services that 
                        will be provided to participants, and how those 
                        services will prepare the participants for 
                        employment; and
                            (iii) information indicating that the 
                        applicant meets any other criteria the 
                        Secretary shall establish.
            (4) Approval.--To the extent practicable, the Secretary 
        shall notify each applicant, not later than 5 months after the 
        date of receipt of the application by the Secretary, concerning 
        whether the application is approved or not approved.
            (5) Powers of secretary.--The Secretary may issue 
        regulations to carry out this subsection.
    (b) Outlying Areas.--
            (1) Funds.--From the amount appropriated under section 311 
        for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 
        0.215 percent to provide assistance to the outlying areas to 
        provide adult training services. Specifically, the Secretary 
        shall provide not more than--
                    (A) 0.07 percent of that amount to Guam;
                    (B) 0.015 percent of that amount to American Samoa;
                    (C) 0.033 percent of that amount to the 
                Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;
                    (D) except as described in section 101(24), 0.007 
                percent of that amount to the Republic of Palau; and
                    (E) 0.09 percent of that amount to the United 
                States Virgin Islands.
            (2) Powers of secretary.--The Secretary may issue 
        regulations to carry out this subsection.
    (c) States.--
            (1) Funds.--The Secretary shall--
                    (A) combine--
                            (i) the amount appropriated under section 
                        311 for a fiscal year, and not reserved under 
                        subsection (a) or (b); and
                            (ii) funds made available under section 
                        286(s)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 
                        Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)) for the fiscal year; 
                        and
                    (B) allot the combined funds to States under 
                paragraph (2).
            (2) Formula for allotting funds to states.--
                    (A) Formula.--Subject to subparagraph (B), of the 
                combined funds--
                            (i) 34 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;
                            (ii) 24 percent shall be allotted on the 
                        basis of the relative excess number of 
                        unemployed individuals in each State, compared 
                        to the total excess number of unemployed 
                        individuals in all States;
                            (iii) 10 percent shall be allotted on the 
                        basis of the relative number of disadvantaged 
                        adults in each State, composed to the total 
                        number of disadvantaged adults in all States;
                            (iv) 14 percent shall be allotted on the 
                        basis of the relative number of individuals who 
                        have been unemployed for 15 weeks or more in 
                        each State, compared to the total number of 
                        such individuals in all States; and
                            (v) 18 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 individuals in 
                        the civilian labor force in all States.
                    (B) Minimum allotments.--
                            (i) Fiscal year 2016.--In making allotments 
                        under this paragraph for fiscal year 2016, the 
                        Secretary shall ensure that no State receives 
                        an allotment in an amount that is less than 90 
                        percent of the combined amount the State 
                        received for fiscal year 2015 under paragraphs 
                        (1)(B) and (2)(B) of section 132(b) of the 
                        Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
                        2862(b)), as in effect on June 30, 2015, and 
                        section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
                        49e), as in effect on that date.
                            (ii) Subsequent fiscal years.--In making 
                        allotments under this paragraph for fiscal year 
                        2017 and each subsequent fiscal year, the 
                        Secretary shall ensure that no State receives 
                        an allotment for the fiscal year involved in an 
                        amount that is less than 90 percent of the 
                        allotment the State received for the prior 
                        fiscal year under this paragraph.

SEC. 313. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATION.

    (a) Governor's Reserve.--From the amount allotted to a State under 
section 312(c) for a fiscal year, the Governor of the State shall 
reserve not more than 15 percent for adult training services. The 
Governor shall use the reserved amount to award contracts, on a 
competitive basis, to eligible entities as described in section 241 to 
provide adult training services under section 315.
    (b) Distribution of Funds to State Boards.--The Governor shall 
distribute to the State board--
            (1) the amount allotted to the State under section 312(c) 
        and not reserved under subsection (a);
            (2) the portion of funds the State designates under section 
        237 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2297), from the funds 
        distributed to the State under chapter 2 of title II of the 
        Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) (as such section and 
        such chapter are amended by section 321);
            (3) funds allocated to the State under section 16(h) of the 
        Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)); and
            (4) any funds the State chooses to contribute from the 
        temporary assistance for needy families State family assistance 
        grant under section 403(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 603(a)(1)) in accordance with section 404(d)(4) of such 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 604(d)(4)).
    (c) Administrative Costs of State Boards.--Each State board may 
retain not more than 2.5 percent of the funds the State board receives 
under subsection (b), for the administrative costs of the State board 
in carrying out this subtitle.
    (d) State Board Funds for Labor Exchange and Employment Statistics 
Systems.--From the funds the State board receives under subsection (b), 
the State board shall reserve a portion determined by the State board--
            (1) to carry out--
                    (A) coordination and development of a labor 
                exchange system (including provision of services 
                through that system) under section 318; and
                    (B) cooperative governance of an employment 
                statistics system (including provision of employment 
                statistics information) under section 319; and
            (2) to ensure that the work test for the State unemployment 
        compensation system is administered at each one-stop center in 
        the State, by an employee or entity determined by the State.
    (e) Allocation of Funds to Local Boards.--
            (1) Allocations.--The State board shall allocate the funds 
        distributed to the State board under subsection (b) and not 
        reserved or retained under subsection (c) or (d) to local 
        boards for services and activities listed in section 314. The 
        State board shall allocate the funds according to criteria 
        included in a State plan submitted and approved under section 
        212.
            (2) Administrative costs of local boards.--Each local board 
        may retain not more than 5 percent of the funds the local board 
        receives under this subsection, for the administrative costs of 
        the local board in carrying out this subtitle.
            (3) Local board funds for supplemental services.--From the 
        funds the local board receives under paragraph (1), the local 
        board shall reserve a portion determined by the local board to 
        provide supplemental services under sections 316 and 317.
            (4) Local board funds for adult training services and 
        systems.--The local board shall use the funds allocated to the 
        local board under paragraph (1) and not reserved or retained 
        under paragraph (2) or (3) to award contracts, on a competitive 
        basis--
                    (A) to eligible entities as described in section 
                241 to provide adult training services under section 
                315; and
                    (B) to qualified entities to carry out activities 
                and services described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
                subsection (d).

SEC. 314. USE OF FUNDS.

    Funds reserved, retained, or allocated under section 313 may be 
used only for--
            (1) adult training services under section 315;
            (2) supplemental services under section 316 and 317;
            (3) coordination and development of a labor exchange system 
        (including provision of services through that system) and 
        administration of a work test for unemployment compensation 
        under section 318;
            (4) cooperative governance of an employment statistics 
        system (including provision of employment statistics 
        information) under section 319; and
            (5) administrative costs of State boards and local boards 
        in carrying out this subtitle.

SEC. 315. ADULT TRAINING SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Adult training services under this subtitle are 
any services designed to promote literacy, educational attainment, 
work-related skills, employment, employment retention, and higher wages 
among participants, including--
            (1) individual assessment;
            (2) job search and placement assistance services;
            (3) work experience and skills training, including through 
        an industry sector partnership;
            (4) occupational skills training, including career and 
        technical education and training through apprenticeships;
            (5) on-the-job training;
            (6) services and activities designed to meet the 
        educational needs of participants, including--
                    (A) basic skills instruction and remedial 
                education;
                    (B) language instruction educational programs for 
                English learners (defined as individuals with the 
                proficiency described in section 9101(25) of the 
                Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 7801(25)));
                    (C) secondary education services and activities, 
                including classroom instruction, tutoring, study skills 
                training, and dropout prevention activities, designed 
                to lead to the attainment of a secondary school diploma 
                or its generally recognized equivalent (including a 
                credential for achievement of recognized alternative 
                standards for individuals with disabilities);
                    (D) counseling and assistance in obtaining 
                education at an institution of higher education and 
                necessary financial aid; and
                    (E) alternative secondary school services;
            (7) a training program or coursework at an institution of 
        higher education, including a training program or coursework 
        for the purpose of--
                    (A) obtaining a degree or certification; or
                    (B) completing a degree or certification that the 
                worker had previously begun at an institution of higher 
                education; and
            (8) other services designed to promote literacy, 
        educational attainment, work-related skills, employment, 
        employment retention, and higher wages among participants.
    (b) Eligible Individuals.--To be eligible to receive adult training 
services, an individual shall be--
            (1) age 16 or older; and
            (2) an unemployed individual or an underemployed 
        individual.
    (c) Priority of Service.--In providing adult training services 
under this subtitle, the State shall ensure that all persons designated 
by the State as required participants in an employment and training 
program under section 6(d)(4)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)(C)) or certified by the Secretary under section 
223(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273(a)) shall receive the 
services.

SEC. 316. SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR TRADE 
              ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--A local board shall use funds reserved under 
section 313(e) to provide to individuals certified as eligible to apply 
for trade adjustment assistance under section 223(a) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273(a)) the following supplemental services:
            (1) Supplemental assistance necessary to defray reasonable 
        transportation and subsistence expenses for separate 
        maintenance for training, when training is provided in 
        facilities that are not within commuting distance of the 
        individual's regular place of residence.
            (2) A job search allowance to assist the individual in 
        obtaining employment within the United States, if the 
        individual--
                    (A) has been totally separated from employment; and
                    (B) cannot reasonably be expected to secure 
                suitable employment in the commuting area in which the 
                individual resides.
            (3) A relocation allowance to assist the individual in 
        relocating to employment within the United States, if the 
        individual--
                    (A) has been totally separated from employment;
                    (B) cannot reasonably be expected to secure 
                suitable employment in the commuting area in which the 
                individual resides; and
                    (C)(i) has obtained suitable employment affording a 
                reasonable expectation of long-term duration in the 
                area in which the individual wishes to relocate; or
                    (ii) has obtained a bona fide offer of such 
                employment.
    (b) Amount of Allowances.--The amount of a job search allowance 
under subsection (a)(2) or a relocation allowance under subsection 
(a)(3) paid to an individual shall be an amount that is not more than 
the lesser of--
            (1) 90 percent of--
                    (A) in the case of a job search allowance, the 
                necessary job search expenses; and
                    (B) in the case of a relocation allowance, the 
                reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in 
                transporting the individual and the individual's family 
                and household effects for the relocation; or
            (2) $1,250 of the expenses involved.

SEC. 317. SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES FOR DESIGNATED RECIPIENTS OF 
              SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Supplemental Services.--A local board in a State shall use 
funds reserved under section 313(e) to provide to individuals 
designated by the State as required participants in an employment and 
training program under section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)) the following supplemental services:
            (1) Payments or reimbursements for the actual costs of 
        transportation and other actual costs (other than dependent 
        care costs), that are reasonably necessary and directly related 
        to participation in adult training services or the employment 
        and training program under section 6(d)(4) of the Food and 
        Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)).
            (2) Dependent care services--
                    (A) provided through payments or reimbursements for 
                the actual costs of such dependent care services that 
                are determined by the State to be necessary for the 
                participation of an individual in adult training 
                services or the employment and training program (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 is in operation), except that no 
                such payment or reimbursement shall exceed the 
                applicable local market rate; or
                    (B) provided for or arranged through service 
                contracts or vouchers.
    (b) Treatment.--The value of any dependent care services provided 
for or arranged under paragraph (B) of subsection (a)(2), or any amount 
received as a payment or reimbursement under subparagraph (A) of 
subsection (a)(2), shall--
            (1) 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
            (2) 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.

SEC. 318. LABOR EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND ADMINISTRATION OF WORK TEST FOR 
              UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.

    (a) Labor Exchange System.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall assist in the 
        coordination and development of a nationwide system of public 
        labor exchange services to improve the functioning of the 
        Nation's labor markets by bringing together individuals who are 
        seeking employment and employers who are seeking employees.
            (2) Relationship to one-stop delivery system.--The system 
        shall be provided as part of the one-stop delivery systems of 
        the States.
            (3) Capacity.--Each State's labor exchange system shall 
        have the capacity--
                    (A) to assist jobseekers in finding employment;
                    (B) to assist employers in filling positions;
                    (C) to facilitate matches between jobseekers and 
                employers;
                    (D) to participate in a system for clearing labor 
                between the States, including the use of standardized 
                classification systems specified by the Secretary; and
                    (E) to meet the work test requirements of the State 
                unemployment compensation system.
    (b) Administration of Unemployment Compensation Benefits.--
            (1) Administration of work test.--The work test for the 
        State unemployment compensation system shall be administered at 
        the one-stop centers.
            (2) Information sharing.--The unemployment insurance office 
        and one-stop centers in each State, shall, upon request of a 
        public agency administering or supervising the administration 
        of a State plan approved under part A of title IV of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), of a public agency 
        charged with any duty or responsibility under any program or 
        activity authorized or required under part D of title IV of 
        such Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.), or of a State agency charged 
        with the administration of the supplemental nutrition 
        assistance program in a State under the Food and Nutrition Act 
        of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), shall (and, notwithstanding 
        any other provision of law, are authorized to) furnish to such 
        agency making the request, from any data contained in the files 
        of any such office, information with respect to any individual 
        specified in the request as to--
                    (A) whether such individual is receiving, has 
                received, or has made application for, unemployment 
                compensation, and the amount of any such compensation 
                being received by such individual;
                    (B) the current (or most recent) home address of 
                such individual; and
                    (C) whether such individual has refused an offer of 
                employment and, if so, a description of the employment 
                so offered and the terms, conditions, and rate of pay 
                for the employment.

SEC. 319. NATIONWIDE EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS SYSTEM.

    (a) System Content.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, in accordance with the 
        provisions of this section, shall oversee the development, 
        maintenance, and continuous improvement of a nationwide 
        employment statistics system under this section.
            (2) Statistics.--The nationwide employment statistics 
        system under this section shall include--
                    (A) statistical data from cooperative statistical 
                survey and projection programs and data from 
                administrative reporting systems that, when combined, 
                enumerate, estimate, and project employment 
                opportunities and conditions at national, State, and 
                local levels in a timely manner, including statistics 
                on--
                            (i) the employment and unemployment status 
                        of national, State, and local populations, 
                        including self-employed, part-time, and 
                        seasonal workers;
                            (ii) industrial distribution of occupations 
                        and current and projected employment 
                        opportunities, wages, benefits (where data is 
                        available), and skill trends disaggregated by 
                        occupation and industry, with particular 
                        attention to State and local conditions;
                            (iii) the incidence of, industrial and 
                        geographical location of, and number of workers 
                        displaced by, permanent layoffs and plant 
                        closings; and
                            (iv) employment and earnings information 
                        maintained in a longitudinal manner to be used 
                        for research and program evaluation;
                    (B) information on State and local employment 
                opportunities, and other appropriate statistical data 
                related to labor market dynamics, which--
                            (i) shall be current and comprehensive; and
                            (ii) shall meet the needs identified 
                        through the consultations described in 
                        subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subsection (e)(1);
                    (C) 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;
                    (D) procedures to ensure compatibility and 
                additivity of the data and information described in 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) from national, State, and 
                local levels;
                    (E) procedures to support standardization and 
                aggregation of data from administrative reporting 
                systems described in subparagraph (A) of employment-
                related programs;
                    (F) analysis of data and information described in 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) for uses such as--
                            (i) national, State, and local 
                        policymaking;
                            (ii) implementation of Federal policies 
                        (including allocation formulas);
                            (iii) program planning and evaluation; and
                            (iv) researching labor market dynamics;
                    (G) wide dissemination of such data and 
                information, and such analysis of such data and 
                information, in a user-friendly manner and voluntary 
                technical standards for mechanisms for such 
                dissemination; and
                    (H) programs of--
                            (i) training for effectively disseminating 
                        data and information as described in 
                        subparagraph (G); and
                            (ii) research and demonstration to further 
                        the objectives of this section.
            (3) Information to be confidential.--
                    (A) In general.--No officer or employee of the 
                Federal Government or agent of the Federal Government 
                may--
                            (i) use any submission that is furnished 
                        for exclusively statistical purposes under the 
                        provisions of this section for any purpose 
                        other than the statistical purposes of this 
                        section for which the submission is furnished;
                            (ii) make any publication or media 
                        transmittal of the data contained in the 
                        submission described in clause (i) that permits 
                        information concerning individual subjects to 
                        be reasonably inferred by either direct or 
                        indirect means; or
                            (iii) 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),
                without the consent of the individual, agency, or other 
                person who is the subject of the submission or provides 
                that submission.
                    (B) Immunity from legal process.--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 such submission or provides that 
                submission, be admitted as evidence or used for any 
                purpose in any action, suit, or other judicial or 
                administrative proceeding.
                    (C) Rule of construction.--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 
                section.
    (b) System Responsibilities.--
            (1) In general.--The nationwide employment statistics 
        system under this section shall be planned, administered, 
        overseen, and evaluated through a cooperative governance 
        structure involving the Federal Government and States.
            (2) Duties.--The Secretary, with respect to data 
        collection, analysis, and dissemination of labor employment 
        statistics for the nationwide employment statistics system 
        under this section, shall carry out the following duties:
                    (A) Assign responsibilities within the Department 
                of Labor to carry out the nationwide employment 
                statistics system under this section to ensure that all 
                statistical and administrative data collected is 
                consistent with appropriate Bureau of Labor Statistics 
                standards and definitions.
                    (B) 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.
                    (C) Eliminate gaps and duplication in statistical 
                undertakings, including by establishing the 
                systemization of wage surveys as an early priority of 
                such Secretary in carrying out this paragraph.
                    (D) In collaboration with the Bureau of Labor 
                Statistics and States, develop and maintain the 
                nationwide employment statistics system under this 
                section, 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)(2).
                    (E) Establish procedures for the nationwide 
                employment statistics system under this section to 
                ensure that--
                            (i) such data and information are timely;
                            (ii) paperwork and reporting for such 
                        system are reduced to a minimum; and
                            (iii) States and localities are fully 
                        involved in the development and continuous 
                        improvement of such system at all levels.
    (c) National Electronic Tools To Provide Services.--The Secretary 
is authorized to assist the States in the development of national 
electronic tools that may be used to facilitate the delivery of adult 
training services and to provide workforce information to individuals 
through the one-stop delivery system described in section 231 and 
through other appropriate delivery systems.
    (d) Coordination With the States.--The Secretary, working through 
the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Employment and 
Training Administration, shall regularly consult with representatives 
of State boards regarding strategies for improving the nationwide 
employment statistics system under this section.
    (e) State Responsibilities.--
            (1) In general.--In order to receive Federal financial 
        assistance to carry out this section, the State board shall--
                    (A) be responsible for the management of the 
                portions of the nationwide employment statistics system 
                under this section that comprise a statewide employment 
                statistics system;
                    (B) establish a process for the oversight of such 
                statewide employment statistics system;
                    (C) consult with State and local employers, 
                participants, and local boards about the labor market 
                relevance of the data to be collected and disseminated 
                through such statewide employment statistics system and 
                identify needs resulting from such consultation;
                    (D) consult with State educational agencies and 
                local educational agencies concerning the provision of 
                employment statistics in order to meet the needs of 
                secondary school students and students at an 
                institution of higher education who seek such 
                information;
                    (E) collect, and disseminate on behalf of the State 
                and localities in the State, the information and data 
                described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection 
                (a)(2); and
                    (F) perform contract and grant responsibilities for 
                data collection, analysis, and dissemination for such 
                statewide employment statistics system.
            (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
        construed as limiting the ability of a State to conduct 
        additional data collection, analysis, and dissemination 
        activities with State funds or with Federal funds from sources 
        other than this section.

SEC. 320. CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO H-1B NONIMMIGRANT PETITIONER 
              ACCOUNT.

    Section 286(s)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1356(s)(2)) is amended by striking ``remain available'' and all that 
follows through the end and inserting ``be used and allotted by the 
Secretary of Labor to the States as described in subparagraphs (A)(ii) 
and (B) of section 312(c)(1) of the CAREER Act.''.

SEC. 321. AMENDMENTS TO THE TRADE ACT OF 1974.

    (a) Petitions.--Section 221(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2271(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``, one-stop 
        operators'' and all that follows through ``a State dislocated 
        worker unit,'' and inserting ``, one-stop operators (as defined 
        in section 101 of the CAREER Act), or State employment security 
        agencies,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``shall--'' and all that 
        follows through ``(B) assist'' and inserting ``shall assist''.
    (b) Group Eligibility Determinations.--Section 222(d)(2)(A)(iv) of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272(d)(2)(A)(iv)) is amended by 
striking ``or one-stop partners'' and all that follows through 
``Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act)'' and inserting ``(as 
defined in section 101 of the CAREER Act)''.
    (c) Training Services.--Section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2296) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(5)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``provided by 
                a State pursuant to title I of the Workforce Innovation 
                and Opportunity Act'' and inserting ``provided by a 
                State pursuant to title III of the CAREER Act'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``approved by 
                a private industry council established under section 
                102'' and inserting ``approved by a local workforce 
                investment board established under section 222 of the 
                CAREER Act''; and
                    (C) in the last sentence, by striking ``title I of 
                the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act'' and 
                inserting ``title III of the CAREER Act''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).
    (d) Job Search and Relocation Allowances.--
            (1) Allowances.--Section 237 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
        U.S.C. 2297) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 237. SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES.

    ``Each State, using the funds distributed to the State under 
section 236(a), shall designate a portion for supplemental services 
described in section 316 of the CAREER Act and distribute the portion 
to the State board under section 313(b)(2) of that Act.''.
            (2) Repeal.--Section 238 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
        U.S.C. 2298) is repealed.
            (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for the 
        Trade Act of 1974 is amended by striking the items relating to 
        sections 237 and 238 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 237. Supplemental services.''.
    (e) Agreements With States.--Section 239 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2311) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (f), by striking ``of this Act'' and all 
        that follows through ``Opportunity Act'' and inserting ``of 
        this Act and under title III of the CAREER Act''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (h).
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 245(b) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(b)) is amended by striking ``sections 235 
through 238'' and inserting ``sections 235 through 237''.

SEC. 322. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE 
              FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM.

    (a) Authority To Transfer TANF State Family Assistance Grant.--
Section 404(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604(d)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``or (4)'' after 
        ``(1)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Authority to transfer state family assistance grant 
        for worker training services and activities.--A State may use 
        up to 100 percent of the amount of any grant made to the State 
        under section 403(a)(1) for a fiscal year to carry out worker 
        training services and activities under subtitle A of title III 
        of the CAREER Act.''.
    (b) Welfare-to-Work Requirements.--Section 403(a)(5) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I)--
                    (A) in item (cc), by striking the semicolon and 
                inserting ``, which may be satisfied through 
                consultation with local boards, as defined in section 
                101 of the CAREER Act;''; and
                    (B) in item (dd), by striking ``Governor of'' and 
                all that follows through ``service delivery area'' and 
                inserting ``Governor of the State that the State board 
                and local board, as such terms are defined in section 
                101 of the CAREER Act, will coordinate the expenditure 
                of any funds provided under this subparagraph for the 
                benefit of the local area involved''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C)(i)(VII), by striking ``vocational 
        educational'' and inserting ``career and technical education''.
    (c) Work Activities.--Section 407 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 607) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(2)(D), by striking ``vocational 
        educational training'' and inserting ``career and technical 
        education''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (5), by inserting before the 
                semicolon the following: ``, including on-the-job 
                training provided under subtitle A of title III of the 
                CAREER Act'';
                    (B) in paragraph (6), by inserting before the 
                semicolon the following: ``, including job search and 
                job readiness assistance provided under subtitle A of 
                title III of the CAREER Act'';
                    (C) in paragraph (8) by striking ``vocational 
                educational training'' and inserting ``career and 
                technical education, including career and technical 
                education provided under subtitle A of title III of the 
                CAREER Act'';
                    (D) in paragraph (9), by inserting before the 
                semicolon the following: ``, including such training 
                provided under subtitle A of title III of the CAREER 
                Act''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (10), by inserting before the 
                semicolon the following: ``, including such education 
                provided under subtitle A of title III of the CAREER 
                Act''.
    (d) Other Amendments.--
            (1) Data collection.--Section 411(a)(1)(A)(xi)(VII) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 611(a)(1)(A)(xi)(VII)) is 
        amended by striking ``vocational education'' and inserting 
        ``career and technical education''.
            (2) Definition of minor child.--Section 419(2)(B) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 619(2)(B)) is amended by 
        striking ``vocational or technical training'' and inserting 
        ``career and technical education''.

SEC. 323. AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT OF 2008.

    (a) Conditions of Participation.--Section 6(d) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by striking ``established 
        under paragraph (4)'' and inserting ``administered or approved 
        by the applicable State''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B);
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), 
                and (F) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), 
                respectively;
                    (C) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by 
                inserting ``administered or approved by the State'' 
                after ``training program'';
                    (D) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated), by 
                striking ``subparagraph (D) in one or more employment 
                and training programs under this paragraph'' and 
                inserting ``subparagraph (B) in one or more employment 
                and training programs administered or approved by the 
                State'';
                    (E) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated)--
                            (i) in clause (i), by striking ``carried 
                        out under this paragraph'' and inserting 
                        ``administered or approved by the State'';
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``any 
                        hours worked in another program carried out 
                        under section 20 and''; and
                            (iii) in clause (iii), by striking ``a 
                        program under this paragraph'' and inserting 
                        ``an employment and training program 
                        administered or approved by the State'';
                    (F) by striking subparagraphs (G) through (K);
                    (G) by redesignating subparagraph (L) as 
                subparagraph (E); and
                    (H) by striking subparagraph (M).
    (b) Students.--Section 6(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2015(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 
the following:
            ``(3) is assigned to, or placed in, an institution of 
        higher education through, or in compliance with, the 
        requirements of a training program that is administered or 
        approved by the State, including a program of worker training 
        services and activities under the CAREER Act;''.
    (c) Work Requirement.--Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and 
inserting the following:
            ``(1) Definition of work program.--In this subsection, the 
        term `work program' means a program of employment and training 
        operated or supervised by a State or political subdivision of a 
        State that meets standards approved by the Governor of the 
        State, other than a job search program or a job search training 
        program.''.

          Subtitle B--Worker Training for Disadvantaged Youth

                     CHAPTER 1--DISADVANTAGED YOUTH

SEC. 331. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to provide youth training 
services under this chapter to disadvantaged youth--
            (1) $2,055,387,042 for fiscal year 2016;
            (2) $2,075,459,042 for fiscal year 2017;
            (3) $2,097,359,042 for fiscal year 2018;
            (4) $2,121,088,042 for fiscal year 2019; and
            (5) $2,142,989,042 for fiscal year 2020.

SEC. 332. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS FOR YOUTH TRAINING SERVICES.

    (a) Secretary's Reserve.--
            (1) Reservation.--Each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
        reserve not more than 2.5 percent of the amount appropriated 
        under section 331 for that fiscal year. The Secretary shall use 
        the reserved amount to award contracts, on a competitive basis, 
        to eligible entities as described in section 241 to provide 
        youth training services to disadvantaged youth under section 
        334.
            (2) Application.--
                    (A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a 
                contract under this subsection, an entity shall submit 
                an application at such time, in such manner, and 
                containing such information as the Secretary may 
                require.
                    (B) Minimum requirements.--The Secretary shall 
                require that the application contain, at a minimum--
                            (i) a request for the contract, specifying 
                        the amount of funds requested and the proposed 
                        uses for the funds;
                            (ii) a description of the applicant and a 
                        statement of its qualifications;
                            (iii) the entity's levels of performance on 
                        all performance indicators and all required 
                        statistics, under section 402, for prior 
                        programs carried out under this chapter;
                            (iv) a description of the services that 
                        will be provided to participants, and how those 
                        services will prepare disadvantaged youth for 
                        employment; and
                            (v) information indicating that the entity 
                        meets any other criteria the Secretary shall 
                        establish.
            (3) Approval.--To the extent practicable, the Secretary 
        shall notify each applicant, not later than 5 months after the 
        date of receipt of the application by the Secretary, concerning 
        whether the application is approved or not approved.
            (4) Powers of secretary.--The Secretary may issue 
        regulations to carry out this subsection.
    (b) Outlying Areas.--
            (1) Reservation.--From the amount appropriated under 
        section 331 for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 
        not more than--
                    (A) 0.07 percent for Guam;
                    (B) 0.03 percent for American Samoa;
                    (C) 0.04 percent for the Commonwealth of the 
                Northern Mariana Islands;
                    (D) except as described in section 101(24), 0.015 
                percent for the Republic of Palau; and
                    (E) 0.035 percent for the United States Virgin 
                Islands.
            (2) Use of funds.--Each outlying area receiving funds under 
        this subsection shall use the funds to provide youth training 
        services to disadvantaged youth under section 334.
            (3) Powers of secretary.--The Secretary may issue 
        regulations under this subsection.
    (c) States.--
            (1) Authorization.--After determining the amounts to be 
        reserved under subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall 
        allot the remainder of the amount appropriated under section 
        331 for that fiscal year to the States under paragraph (2). 
        Each State receiving an allotment under this subsection shall 
        use the funds made available through the allotment, and not 
        reserved or retained under section 333, to provide youth 
        training services to disadvantaged youth under section 334.
            (2) Formula for allotting funds to states.--
                    (A) Formula.--Subject to subparagraph (B), of the 
                remainder--
                            (i) 14 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;
                            (ii) 14 percent shall be allotted on the 
                        basis of the relative excess number of 
                        unemployed individuals in each State, compared 
                        to the total excess number of unemployed 
                        individuals in all States;
                            (iii) 30 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;
                            (iv) 30 percent shall be allotted on the 
                        basis of the relative number of individuals 
                        ages 15 through 19 in the State, compared to 
                        the total number of individuals ages 15 through 
                        19 in all States; and
                            (v) 12 percent shall be allotted on the 
                        basis of the relative number of individuals 
                        ages 20 through 24 in the State, compared to 
                        the total number of individuals ages 20 through 
                        24 in all States.
                    (B) Minimum allotments.--In making allotments under 
                this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure the 
                following:
                            (i) Fiscal year 2016.--For fiscal year 
                        2016, the Secretary shall ensure that no State 
                        receives an allotment in an amount that is less 
                        than 90 percent of the combined amount the 
                        State received for fiscal year 2015 under 
                        section 127(b)(1)(C) of the Workforce 
                        Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
                        2852(b)(1)(C)), as in effect on June 30, 2015, 
                        and section 111 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
                        and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
                        2321), as in effect on such date.
                            (ii) Subsequent fiscal years.--For fiscal 
                        year 2017 and each subsequent fiscal year, the 
                        Secretary shall ensure that no State receives 
                        an allotment for the fiscal year involved in an 
                        amount that is less than 90 percent of the 
                        allotment the State received for the prior 
                        fiscal year under this paragraph.

SEC. 333. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATION.

    (a) Governor's Reserve.--From the amount allotted to a State under 
section 332(c)(2) for a fiscal year, the Governor of the State shall 
reserve not more than 12.25 percent. The Governor shall use the 
reserved amount to award contracts, on a competitive basis, to eligible 
entities as described in section 241 to provide youth training services 
to disadvantaged youth under section 334.
    (b) Distribution of Funds to State Boards.--The Governor shall 
distribute to the State board the amount allotted to the State under 
section 332(c)(2) and not reserved under subsection (a).
    (c) Administrative Costs of State Boards.--Each State board may 
retain not more than 2.5 percent of the funds the State board receives 
under subsection (b), for the administrative costs of the State board 
in carrying out this subtitle.
    (d) Allocation of Funds to Local Boards.--
            (1) Allocations.--The State board shall allocate the funds 
        distributed to the State board under subsection (b) and not 
        retained under subsection (c) to local boards for the provision 
        of youth training services to disadvantaged youth under section 
        334.
            (2) Administrative costs of local boards.--Each local board 
        may retain not more than 5 percent of the funds the local board 
        receives under this subsection, for the administrative costs of 
        the local board in carrying out this subtitle.
            (3) Local board funds for youth training services.--The 
        local board shall use the funds allocated to the local board 
        under paragraph (1) and not retained under paragraph (2) to 
        award contracts, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities 
        as described in section 241 to provide youth training services. 
        The local board shall ensure the services are provided in 
        accordance with the State plan submitted and approved under 
        section 212.

SEC. 334. YOUTH TRAINING SERVICES.

    (a) Youth Training Services.--Youth training services provided 
under this chapter are any services designed to promote literacy, 
educational attainment (including through a secondary school or 
institution of higher education), work-related skills, employment, 
employment retention, and higher wages, among disadvantaged youth, 
including--
            (1) individual assessment;
            (2) job search and placement assistance;
            (3) work experience and skills training, including through 
        an industry-sector partnership;
            (4) occupational skills training, including career and 
        technical education;
            (5) other paid and unpaid work experiences, including 
        internships and job shadowing;
            (6) services and activities designed to meet the 
        educational needs of participants, including--
                    (A) basic skills instruction and remedial 
                education;
                    (B) language instruction educational programs for 
                individuals with limited English proficiency;
                    (C) secondary education services and activities, 
                including classroom instruction, tutoring, study skills 
                training, and dropout prevention activities, designed 
                to lead to the attainment of a secondary school diploma 
                or other State-recognized equivalent (including 
                performance on recognized alternative standards for 
                individuals with disabilities);
                    (D) counseling and assistance in obtaining 
                education at an institution of higher education and 
                required financial aid; and
                    (E) alternative secondary school services;
            (7) counseling services and related activities, such as 
        comprehensive guidance and counseling on drug and alcohol abuse 
        and related referral;
            (8) supportive services and provision of need-based 
        stipends necessary to enable individuals to participate in the 
        program of services described in this subsection and receive 
        supportive services to assist individuals, for a period not to 
        exceed 12 months after the completion of the training involved, 
        in obtaining or retaining employment, or applying for and 
        transitioning to postsecondary education;
            (9) job retention services; and
            (10) followup services.
    (b) Order of Selection for Youth Training Services.--In the event 
that the youth training services cannot be provided to all eligible 
individuals in the State who apply for the services, the State plan 
shall--
            (1) show the order to be followed in selecting eligible 
        individuals to be provided the youth training services;
            (2) provide the justification for the order of selection; 
        and
            (3) include an assurance that individuals who are eligible 
        veterans, homeless individuals, individuals in foster care, and 
        individuals who have a disability or are blind as determined 
        pursuant to title II or title XVI of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. and 1381 et seq.) will be selected 
        first, second, third, and fourth, respectively, for the 
        provision of youth training services.
    (c) Prohibition on Federal Control of Education.--No provision of 
this Act shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, 
officer, or employee, of the United States to exercise any direction, 
supervision, or control over--
            (1) the curriculum, standards, program of instruction, 
        administration, or personnel of any educational institution, 
        school, or school system; or
            (2) the selection of library resources, textbooks, or other 
        printed or published instructional materials by any educational 
        institution, school, or school system.

                          CHAPTER 2--JOB CORPS

SEC. 341. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this chapter are--
            (1) to maintain a national Job Corps program, carried out 
        in partnership with States and communities, to--
                    (A) assist eligible youth to connect to the labor 
                force by providing them with intensive social, 
                academic, career and technical education, and service-
                learning opportunities, in primarily residential 
                centers, in order for such youth to obtain secondary 
                school diplomas or recognized postsecondary credentials 
                leading to--
                            (i) successful careers, in in-demand 
                        industry sectors or occupations or the Armed 
                        Forces, that will result in economic self-
                        sufficiency and opportunities for advancement; 
                        or
                            (ii) enrollment in postsecondary education, 
                        including an apprenticeship program; and
                    (B) support responsible citizenship;
            (2) to set forth standards and procedures for selecting 
        individuals as enrollees in the Job Corps;
            (3) to authorize the establishment of Job Corps centers in 
        which enrollees will participate in intensive programs of 
        activities described in this chapter; and
            (4) to prescribe various other powers, duties, and 
        responsibilities incident to the operation and continuing 
        development of the Job Corps.

SEC. 342. DEFINITIONS.

    In this chapter:
            (1) Applicable local board.--The term ``applicable local 
        board'' means a local board--
                    (A) that provides information for a Job Corps 
                center on local employment opportunities and the job 
                skills needed to obtain the opportunities; and
                    (B) that serves communities in which the graduates 
                of the Job Corps center seek employment.
            (2) Applicable one-stop center.--The term ``applicable one-
        stop center'' means a one-stop center that provides services, 
        such as referral, assessment, recruitment, and placement, to 
        support the purposes of the Job Corps.
            (3) Apprenticeship.--The term ``apprenticeship'' means an 
        apprenticeship registered 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.).
            (4) Enrollee.--The term ``enrollee'' means an individual 
        who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and 
        enrolled in the Job Corps program, and remains with the 
        program, but has not yet become a graduate.
            (5) Former enrollee.--The term ``former enrollee'' means an 
        individual who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, 
        and enrolled in the Job Corps program, but left the program 
        prior to becoming a graduate.
            (6) Graduate.--The term ``graduate'' means an individual 
        who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and 
        enrolled in the Job Corps program and who, as a result of 
        participation in the Job Corps program, has received a 
        secondary school diploma or recognized equivalent, or completed 
        the requirements of a career and technical education and 
        training program that prepares individuals for employment 
        leading to economic self-sufficiency or entrance into 
        postsecondary education or training.
            (7) Job corps.--The term ``Job Corps'' means the Job Corps 
        described in section 343.
            (8) Job corps center.--The term ``Job Corps center'' means 
        a center described in section 347.
            (9) Operator.--The term ``operator'' means an entity 
        selected under this chapter to operate a Job Corps center.
            (10) Recognized postsecondary credential.--The term 
        ``recognized postsecondary credential'' means a credential 
        consisting of an industry-recognized certificate or 
        certification, a certificate of completion of an 
        apprenticeship, a license recognized by the State involved or 
        Federal Government, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.
            (11) Region.--The term ``region'' means an area defined by 
        the Secretary.
            (12) Service provider.--The term ``service provider'' means 
        an entity selected under this chapter to provide services 
        described in this chapter to a Job Corps center.

SEC. 343. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There shall be within the Department of Labor a ``Job Corps''.

SEC. 344. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THE JOB CORPS.

    (a) In General.--To be eligible to become an enrollee, an 
individual shall be--
            (1) not less than age 16 and not more than age 21 on the 
        date of enrollment, except that--
                    (A) not more than 20 percent of the individuals 
                enrolled in the Job Corps may be not less than age 22 
                and not more than age 24 on the date of enrollment; and
                    (B) either such maximum age limitation may be 
                waived by the Secretary, in accordance with regulations 
                of the Secretary, in the case of an individual with a 
                disability;
            (2) a low-income individual; and
            (3) an individual who is one or more of the following:
                    (A) Basic skills deficient.
                    (B) A school dropout.
                    (C) A homeless individual, a homeless child or 
                youth (as defined in section 725(2) of the McKinney-
                Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2))), a 
                runaway, an individual in foster care, or an individual 
                who was in foster care and has aged out of the foster 
                care system.
                    (D) A parent.
                    (E) An individual who requires additional 
                education, career and technical education or training, 
                or workforce preparation skills to be able to obtain 
                and retain employment that leads to economic self-
                sufficiency.
    (b) Special Rule for Veterans.--Notwithstanding the requirement of 
subsection (a)(2), a veteran shall be eligible to become an enrollee 
under subsection (a) if the individual--
            (1) meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (3) of 
        such subsection; and
            (2) does not meet the requirement of subsection (a)(2) 
        because the military income earned by such individual within 
        the 6-month period prior to the individual's application for 
        Job Corps prevents the individual from meeting such 
        requirement.

SEC. 345. RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, SELECTION, AND ASSIGNMENT OF 
              ENROLLEES.

    (a) Standards and Procedures.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall prescribe specific 
        standards and procedures for the recruitment, screening, and 
        selection of eligible applicants for the Job Corps, after 
        considering recommendations from Governors of States, local 
        boards, and other interested parties.
            (2) Methods.--In prescribing standards and procedures under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary, at a minimum, shall--
                    (A) prescribe procedures for informing enrollees 
                that drug tests will be administered to the enrollees 
                and the results received within 45 days after the 
                enrollees enroll in the Job Corps;
                    (B) establish standards for recruitment of Job 
                Corps applicants;
                    (C) establish standards and procedures for--
                            (i) determining, for each applicant, 
                        whether the educational and career and 
                        technical education and training needs of the 
                        applicant can best be met through the Job Corps 
                        program or an alternative program in the 
                        community in which the applicant resides; and
                            (ii) obtaining from each applicant 
                        pertinent data relating to background, needs, 
                        and interests for determining eligibility and 
                        potential assignment;
                    (D) where appropriate, take measures to improve the 
                professional capability of the individuals conducting 
                screening of the applicants; and
                    (E) assure appropriate representation of enrollees 
                from urban areas and from rural areas.
            (3) Implementation.--The standards and procedures shall be 
        implemented through arrangements with--
                    (A) applicable one-stop centers;
                    (B) organizations that have a demonstrated record 
                of effectiveness in serving at-risk youth and placing 
                such youth into employment, including community action 
                agencies, business organizations, or labor 
                organizations; and
                    (C) child welfare agencies that are responsible for 
                children and youth eligible for benefits and services 
                under section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                677).
            (4) Consultation.--The standards and procedures shall 
        provide for necessary consultation with individuals and 
        organizations, including court, probation, parole, law 
        enforcement, education, welfare, and medical authorities and 
        advisers.
            (5) Reimbursement.--The Secretary is authorized to enter 
        into contracts with and make payments to individuals and 
        organizations for the cost of conducting recruitment, 
        screening, and selection of eligible applicants for the Job 
        Corps, as provided for in this section. The Secretary shall 
        make no payment to any individual or organization solely as 
        compensation for referring the names of applicants for the Job 
        Corps.
    (b) Special Limitations on Selection.--
            (1) In general.--No individual shall be selected as an 
        enrollee unless the individual or organization implementing the 
        standards and procedures described in subsection (a) determines 
        that--
                    (A) there is a reasonable expectation that the 
                individual considered for selection can participate 
                successfully in group situations and activities, and is 
                not likely to engage in behavior that would prevent 
                other enrollees from receiving the benefit of the Job 
                Corps program or be incompatible with the maintenance 
                of sound discipline and satisfactory relationships 
                between the Job Corps center to which the individual 
                might be assigned and communities surrounding the Job 
                Corps center;
                    (B) the individual manifests a basic understanding 
                of both the rules to which the individual will be 
                subject and of the consequences of failure to observe 
                the rules, and agrees to comply with such rules; and
                    (C) the individual has passed a background check 
                conducted in accordance with procedures established by 
                the Secretary and with applicable State and local laws.
            (2) Individuals on probation, parole, or supervised 
        release.--An individual on probation, parole, or supervised 
        release may be selected as an enrollee only if release from the 
        supervision of the probation or parole official involved is 
        satisfactory to the official and the Secretary and does not 
        violate applicable laws (including regulations). No individual 
        shall be denied a position in the Job Corps solely on the basis 
        of individual contact with the criminal justice system except 
        for a disqualifying conviction as specified in paragraph (3).
            (3) Individuals convicted of certain crimes.--An individual 
        shall not be selected as an enrollee if the individual has been 
        convicted of a felony consisting of murder (as described in 
        section 1111 of title 18, United States Code), child abuse, or 
        a crime involving rape or sexual assault.
    (c) Assignment Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Every 2 years, the Secretary shall develop 
        and implement a plan for assigning enrollees to Job Corps 
        centers. In developing the plan, the Secretary shall, based on 
        the analysis described in paragraph (2), establish targets, 
        applicable to each Job Corps center, for--
                    (A) the maximum attainable percentage of enrollees 
                at the Job Corps center that reside in the State in 
                which the center is located; and
                    (B) the maximum attainable percentage of enrollees 
                at the Job Corps center that reside in the region in 
                which the center is located, and in surrounding 
                regions.
            (2) Analysis.--In order to develop the plan described in 
        paragraph (1), every 2 years the Secretary, in consultation 
        with operators of Job Corps centers, shall analyze relevant 
        factors relating to each Job Corps center, including--
                    (A) the size of the population of individuals 
                eligible to participate in Job Corps in the State and 
                region in which the Job Corps center is located, and in 
                surrounding regions;
                    (B) the relative demand for participation in the 
                Job Corps in the State and region, and in surrounding 
                regions;
                    (C) the capacity and utilization of the Job Corps 
                center, including the education, training, and 
                supportive services provided through the center; and
                    (D) the performance of the Job Corps center 
                relating to the expected levels of performance 
                described in section 359(c)(1) for the performance 
                indicators described in section 402(b)(2), and whether 
                any actions have been taken with respect to such center 
                pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 359(f).
    (d) Assignment of Individual Enrollees.--
            (1) In general.--After an individual has been selected for 
        the Job Corps in accordance with the standards and procedures 
        of the Secretary under subsection (a), the enrollee shall be 
        assigned to the Job Corps center that offers the type of career 
        and technical education and training selected by the individual 
        and, among the centers that offer such education and training, 
        is closest to the home of the individual. The Secretary may 
        waive this requirement if--
                    (A) the enrollee would be unduly delayed in 
                participating in the Job Corps program because the 
                closest center is operating at full capacity; or
                    (B) the parent or guardian of the enrollee requests 
                assignment of the enrollee to another Job Corps center 
                due to circumstances in the community of the enrollee 
                that would impair prospects for successful 
                participation in the Job Corps program.
            (2) Enrollees who are younger than 18.--An enrollee who is 
        younger than 18 shall not be assigned to a Job Corps center 
        other than the center closest to the home that offers the 
        career and technical education and training desired by the 
        enrollee pursuant to paragraph (1) if the parent or guardian of 
        the enrollee objects to the assignment.

SEC. 346. ENROLLMENT.

    (a) Relationship Between Enrollment and Military Obligations.--
Enrollment in the Job Corps shall not relieve any individual of 
obligations under the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 
451 et seq.).
    (b) Period of Enrollment.--No individual may be enrolled in the Job 
Corps for more than 2 years, except--
            (1) in a case in which completion of an advanced career 
        training program under section 348(c) would require an 
        individual to participate in the Job Corps for not more than 
        one additional year;
            (2) in the case of an individual with a disability who 
        would reasonably be expected to meet the standards for a Job 
        Corps graduate, as defined under section 342(6), if allowed to 
        participate in the Job Corps for not more than 1 additional 
        year;
            (3) in the case of an individual who participates in 
        national service, as authorized by a Civilian Conservation 
        Center program, who would be granted an enrollment extension in 
        the Job Corps for the amount of time equal to the period of 
        national service; or
            (4) as the Secretary may authorize in a special case.

SEC. 347. JOB CORPS CENTERS.

    (a) Operators and Service Providers.--
            (1) Eligible entities.--
                    (A) Operators.--The Secretary shall enter into an 
                agreement with a Federal, State, or local agency, an 
                area career and technical education school, a 
                residential career and technical education school, or a 
                private organization, for the operation of each Job 
                Corps center.
                    (B) Providers.--The Secretary may enter into an 
                agreement with a local entity, or other entity with the 
                necessary capacity, to provide activities described in 
                this chapter to a Job Corps center.
            (2) Selection process.--
                    (A) Competitive basis.--Except as provided in 
                subsections (a) and (b) of section 3304 of title 41, 
                United States Code, the Secretary shall select on a 
                competitive basis an entity to operate a Job Corps 
                center and entities to provide activities described in 
                this chapter to the Job Corps center. In developing a 
                solicitation for an operator or service provider, the 
                Secretary shall consult with the Governor of the State 
                in which the center is located, the workforce council 
                for the Job Corps center (if established), and the 
                applicable local board regarding the contents of such 
                solicitation, including elements that will promote the 
                consistency of the activities carried out through the 
                center with the objectives set forth in the State plan 
                or in a local plan.
                    (B) Recommendations and considerations.--
                            (i) Operators.--In selecting an entity to 
                        operate a Job Corps center, the Secretary shall 
                        consider--
                                    (I) the ability of the entity to 
                                coordinate the activities carried out 
                                through the Job Corps center with 
                                activities carried out under the 
                                appropriate State plan and local plans;
                                    (II) the ability of the entity to 
                                offer career and technical education 
                                and training that has been proposed by 
                                the workforce council under section 
                                354(c), and the degree to which such 
                                education and training reflects 
                                employment opportunities in the local 
                                areas in which enrollees at the center 
                                intend to seek employment;
                                    (III) the degree to which the 
                                entity demonstrates relationships with 
                                the surrounding communities, employers, 
                                labor organizations, State boards, 
                                local boards, applicable one-stop 
                                centers, and the State and region in 
                                which the center is located;
                                    (IV) the performance of the entity, 
                                if any, relating to operating or 
                                providing activities described in this 
                                chapter to a Job Corps center, 
                                including information regarding the 
                                entity in any reports developed by the 
                                Office of Inspector General of the 
                                Department of Labor and the entity's 
                                demonstrated effectiveness in assisting 
                                individuals in achieving the 
                                performance indicators described in 
                                section 402(b)(2); and
                                    (V) the ability of the entity to 
                                demonstrate a record of successfully 
                                assisting at-risk youth to connect to 
                                the workforce, including providing them 
                                with intensive academics and career and 
                                technical education and training.
                            (ii) Providers.--In selecting a service 
                        provider for a Job Corps center, the Secretary 
                        shall consider the factors described in clause 
                        (i).
            (3) Additional selection factors.--To be eligible to 
        operate a Job Corps center, an entity shall submit to the 
        Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 
        require, information related to additional selection factors, 
        which shall consist of the following:
                    (A) A description of the program activities that 
                will be offered at the center and how the academics and 
                career and technical education and training reflect 
                State and local employment opportunities, including 
                opportunities in in-demand industry sectors and 
                occupations recommended by the workforce council under 
                section 354(c)(2)(A).
                    (B) 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 or education leading to a 
                recognized postsecondary credential upon completion of 
                the program.
                    (C) A description of the demonstrated record of 
                effectiveness that the entity has in placing at-risk 
                youth into employment and postsecondary education, 
                including past performance of operating a Job Corps 
                center under this chapter or subtitle C of title I of 
                the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as in effect on 
                June 30, 2015, and as appropriate, the entity's 
                demonstrated effectiveness in assisting individuals in 
                achieving the performance indicators described in 
                section 402(b)(2).
                    (D) A description of the relationships that the 
                entity has developed with State boards, local boards, 
                applicable one-stop centers, employers, labor 
                organizations, State and local educational agencies, 
                and the surrounding communities in which the center is 
                located, in an effort to promote a comprehensive 
                statewide workforce investment system.
                    (E) A description of the entity's ability to 
                coordinate the activities carried out through the Job 
                Corps center with activities carried out under the 
                appropriate State plan and local plans.
                    (F) A description of the strong fiscal controls the 
                entity has in place to ensure proper accounting of 
                Federal funds, and a description of how the entity will 
                meet the requirements of section 359(a).
                    (G) A description of the steps to be taken to 
                control costs in accordance with section 359(a)(3).
                    (H) A detailed budget of the activities that will 
                be supported using funds under this chapter and non-
                Federal resources.
                    (I) An assurance the entity is licensed to operate 
                in the State in which the center is located.
                    (J) An assurance the entity will comply with basic 
                health and safety codes, which shall include the 
                disciplinary measures described in section 352(b).
                    (K) Any other information on additional selection 
                factors that the Secretary may require.
    (b) High-Performing Centers.--
            (1) In general.--If an entity meets the requirements 
        described in paragraph (2) as applied to a particular Job Corps 
        center, such entity shall be allowed to compete in any 
        competitive selection process carried out for an award to 
        operate such center.
            (2) High performance.--An entity shall be considered to be 
        an operator of a high-performing center if the Job Corps center 
        operated by the entity--
                    (A) is ranked among the top 20 percent of Job Corps 
                centers for the most recent preceding program year; and
                    (B) meets the expected levels of performance 
                established under section 359(c)(1) and, with respect 
                to each of the performance indicators described in 
                section 402(b)(2)--
                            (i) for the period of the most recent 
                        preceding 3 program years for which information 
                        is available at the time the determination is 
                        made, achieved an average of 100 percent, or 
                        higher, of the expected level of performance 
                        established under section 359(c)(1) for the 
                        indicator; and
                            (ii) for the most recent preceding program 
                        year for which information is available at the 
                        time the determination is made, achieved 100 
                        percent, or higher, of the expected level of 
                        performance established under such section for 
                        the indicator.
            (3) Transition.--If any of the program years described in 
        paragraph (2)(B) precedes the implementation of the 
        establishment of expected levels of performance under section 
        359(c) and the application of the performance indicators 
        described in section 402(b)(2), an entity shall be considered 
        an operator of a high-performing center during that period if 
        the Job Corps center operated by the entity--
                    (A) meets the requirements of paragraph (2)(B) with 
                respect to such preceding program years using the 
                performance of the Job Corps center regarding the 
                national goals or targets established by the Office of 
                the Job Corps under the previous performance 
                accountability system for--
                            (i) the 6-month follow-up placement rate of 
                        graduates in employment, the military, 
                        education, or training;
                            (ii) the 12-month follow-up placement rate 
                        of graduates in employment, the military, 
                        education, or training;
                            (iii) the 6-month follow-up average weekly 
                        earnings of graduates;
                            (iv) the rate of attainment of secondary 
                        school diplomas or their recognized equivalent;
                            (v) the rate of attainment of completion 
                        certificates for career and technical training;
                            (vi) average literacy gains; and
                            (vii) average numeracy gains; or
                    (B) is ranked among the top 5 percent of Job Corps 
                centers for the most recent preceding program year.
    (c) Character and Activities.--Job Corps centers may be residential 
or nonresidential in character, and shall be designed and operated so 
as to provide enrollees, in a well-supervised setting, with access to 
activities described in this chapter. In any year, no more than 20 
percent of the individuals enrolled in the Job Corps may be 
nonresidential participants in the Job Corps.
    (d) Civilian Conservation Centers.--
            (1) In general.--Job Corps centers may include Civilian 
        Conservation Centers, operated under an agreement between the 
        Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Agriculture, that are 
        located primarily in rural areas. Such centers shall provide, 
        in addition to academics, career and technical education and 
        training, and workforce preparation skills training, programs 
        of work experience to conserve, develop, or manage public 
        natural resources or public recreational areas or to develop 
        community projects in the public interest.
            (2) Assistance during disasters.--Enrollees in Civilian 
        Conservation Centers may provide assistance in addressing 
        national, State, and local disasters, consistent with current 
        child labor laws (including regulations). The Secretary of 
        Agriculture shall ensure that with respect to the provision of 
        such assistance the enrollees are properly trained, equipped, 
        supervised, and dispatched consistent with standards for the 
        conservation and rehabilitation of wildlife established under 
        the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
            (3) National liaison.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
        designate a Job Corps National Liaison to support the agreement 
        under this section between the Departments of Labor and 
        Agriculture.
    (e) Indian Tribes.--The Secretary may enter into agreements with 
Indian tribes to operate Job Corps centers for Indians.
    (f) Length of Agreement.--The agreement described in subsection 
(a)(1)(A) shall be for not more than a 2-year period. The Secretary may 
exercise any contractual option to renew the agreement in 1-year 
increments for not more than 3 additional years, consistent with the 
requirements of subsection (g).
    (g) Renewal Conditions.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        shall not renew the terms of an agreement for any 1-year 
        additional period described in subsection (f) for an entity to 
        operate a particular Job Corps center if, for both of the 2 
        most recent preceding program years for which information is 
        available at the time the determination is made, or if a second 
        program year is not available, the preceding year for which 
        information is available, such center--
                    (A) has been ranked in the lowest 10 percent of Job 
                Corps centers; and
                    (B) failed to achieve an average of 50 percent or 
                higher of the expected level of performance under 
                section 359(c)(1) with respect to each of the 
                performance indicators described in section 402(b)(2).
            (2) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary may exercise an option to renew the agreement for no 
        more than 2 additional years if the Secretary determines such 
        renewal would be in the best interest of the Job Corps program, 
        taking into account factors including--
                    (A) significant improvements in program performance 
                in carrying out a performance improvement plan under 
                section 359(f)(2);
                    (B) that the performance is due to circumstances 
                beyond the control of the entity, such as an emergency 
                or disaster;
                    (C) a significant disruption in the operations of 
                the center, including in the ability to continue to 
                provide services to students, or significant increase 
                in the cost of such operations; or
                    (D) a significant disruption in the procurement 
                process with respect to carrying out a competition for 
                the selection of a center operator.
            (3) Detailed explanation.--If the Secretary exercises an 
        option under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall provide, to the 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
        and Pensions of the Senate, a detailed explanation of the 
        rationale for exercising such option.
            (4) Additional considerations.--The Secretary shall only 
        renew the agreement of an entity to operate a Job Corps center 
        if the entity--
                    (A) has a satisfactory record of integrity and 
                business ethics;
                    (B) has adequate financial resources to perform the 
                agreement;
                    (C) has the necessary organization, experience, 
                accounting and operational controls, and technical 
                skills; and
                    (D) is otherwise qualified and eligible under 
                applicable laws and regulations, including that the 
                contractor is not under suspension or debarred from 
                eligibility for Federal contracts.
            (5) Emergency or disaster.--For purposes of paragraph 
        (2)(B), the term ``emergency or disaster'' means--
                    (A) an emergency or a major disaster, as defined in 
                paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, of section 102 of 
                the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
                Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122 (1) and (2)); or
                    (B) an emergency or disaster situation of national 
                significance that could result in a potentially large 
                loss of employment, as declared or otherwise recognized 
                by the chief official of a Federal agency with 
                authority for or jurisdiction over the Federal response 
                to the emergency or disaster situation.

SEC. 348. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Activities Provided by Job Corps Centers.--
            (1) In general.--Each Job Corps center shall provide 
        enrollees with an intensive, well organized, and fully 
        supervised program of education, including English language 
        acquisition programs, career and technical education and 
        training, work experience, work-based learning, recreational 
        activities, physical rehabilitation and development, driver's 
        education, and counseling, which may include information about 
        financial literacy. Each Job Corps center shall provide 
        enrollees assigned to the center with access to services or 
        activities described in section 314 or 334.
            (2) Relationship to opportunities.--The activities provided 
        under this subsection shall be targeted to helping enrollees, 
        on completion of their enrollment--
                    (A) secure and maintain meaningful unsubsidized 
                employment;
                    (B) enroll in and complete secondary education or 
                postsecondary education or training programs, including 
                other suitable career and technical education and 
                training, and apprenticeship programs; or
                    (C) satisfy Armed Forces requirements.
            (3) Link to employment opportunities.--The career and 
        technical education and training provided shall be linked to 
        employment opportunities in in-demand industry sectors and 
        occupations in the State or local area in which the Job Corps 
        center is located and, to the extent practicable, in the State 
        or local area in which the enrollee intends to seek employment 
        after graduation.
    (b) Academic and Career and Technical Education and Training.--The 
Secretary may arrange for career and technical education and training 
of enrollees through local public or private educational agencies, 
career and technical educational institutions, technical institutes, or 
national service providers, whenever such entities provide education 
and training substantially equivalent in cost and quality to that which 
the Secretary could provide through other means.
    (c) Advanced Career Training Programs.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may arrange for programs of 
        advanced career training for selected enrollees in which the 
        enrollees may continue to participate for a period of not to 
        exceed 1 year in addition to the period of participation to 
        which the enrollees would otherwise be limited. The advanced 
        career training may be provided through the eligible providers 
        of training services selected under section 241.
            (2) Benefits.--During the period of participation in an 
        advanced career training program, an enrollee shall be eligible 
        for full Job Corps benefits, or a monthly stipend equal to the 
        average value of the residential support, food, allowances, and 
        other benefits provided to enrollees assigned to residential 
        Job Corps centers.
            (3) Demonstration.--The Secretary shall develop standards 
        by which any operator seeking to enroll additional enrollees in 
        an advanced career training program shall demonstrate, before 
        the operator may carry out such additional enrollment, that--
                    (A) participants in such program have achieved a 
                satisfactory rate of completion and placement in 
                training-related jobs; and
                    (B) for the most recently preceding 2 program 
                years, such operator has, on average, met or exceeded 
                the expected levels of performance under section 
                359(c)(1) for each of the performance indicators 
                described in section 402(b)(2).
    (d) Graduate Services.--In order to promote the retention of 
graduates in employment or postsecondary education, the Secretary shall 
arrange for the provision of job placement and support services to 
graduates for up to 12 months after the date of graduation. Multiple 
resources, including one-stop partners, may support the provision of 
these services, including services from the State vocational 
rehabilitation agency, to supplement job placement and job development 
efforts for Job Corps graduates who are individuals with disabilities.
    (e) Child Care.--The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
provide child care at or near Job Corps centers, for individuals who 
require child care for their children in order to participate in the 
Job Corps.

SEC. 349. COUNSELING AND JOB PLACEMENT.

    (a) Assessment and Counseling.--The Secretary shall arrange for 
assessment and counseling for each enrollee at regular intervals to 
measure progress in the academic and career and technical education and 
training programs carried out through the Job Corps.
    (b) Placement.--The Secretary shall arrange for assessment and 
counseling for enrollees prior to their scheduled graduations to 
determine their capabilities and, based on their capabilities, shall 
place the enrollees in employment leading to economic self-sufficiency 
for which the enrollees are trained or assist the enrollees in 
participating in further activities described in this chapter. In 
arranging for the placement of graduates in jobs, the Secretary shall 
utilize the one-stop delivery system to the maximum extent practicable.
    (c) Status and Progress.--The Secretary shall determine the status 
and progress of enrollees scheduled for graduation and make every 
effort to assure that their needs for further activities described in 
this chapter are met.
    (d) Services to Former Enrollees.--The Secretary may provide such 
services as the Secretary determines to be appropriate under this 
chapter to former enrollees.

SEC. 350. SUPPORT.

    (a) Personal Allowances.--The Secretary may provide enrollees 
assigned to Job Corps centers with such personal allowances as the 
Secretary may determine to be necessary or appropriate to meet the 
needs of the enrollees.
    (b) Transition Allowances.--The Secretary shall arrange for a 
transition allowance to be paid to graduates. The transition allowance 
shall be incentive-based to reflect a graduate's completion of 
academic, career and technical education or training, and attainment of 
recognized postsecondary credentials.
    (c) Transition Support.--The Secretary may arrange for the 
provision of 3 months of employment services for former enrollees.

SEC. 351. OPERATIONS.

    (a) Operating Plan.--The provisions of the contract between the 
Secretary and an entity selected to operate a Job Corps center shall, 
at a minimum, serve as an operating plan for the Job Corps center.
    (b) Additional Information.--The Secretary may require the 
operator, in order to remain eligible to operate the Job Corps center, 
to submit such additional information as the Secretary may require, 
which shall be considered part of the operating plan.
    (c) Availability.--The Secretary shall make the operating plan 
described in subsections (a) and (b), excluding any proprietary 
information, available to the public.

SEC. 352. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.

    (a) Provision and Enforcement.--The Secretary shall provide, and 
directors of Job Corps centers shall stringently enforce, standards of 
conduct within the centers. Such standards of conduct shall include 
provisions forbidding the actions described in subsection (b)(2)(A).
    (b) Disciplinary Measures.--
            (1) In general.--To promote the proper behavioral standards 
        in the Job Corps, the directors of Job Corps centers shall have 
        the authority to take appropriate disciplinary measures against 
        enrollees if such a director determines that an enrollee has 
        committed a violation of the standards of conduct. The director 
        shall dismiss the enrollee from the Job Corps if the director 
        determines that the retention of the enrollee in the Job Corps 
        will jeopardize the enforcement of such standards, threaten the 
        safety of staff, students, or the local community, or diminish 
        the opportunities of other enrollees.
            (2) Zero tolerance policy and drug testing.--
                    (A) Guidelines.--The Secretary shall adopt 
                guidelines establishing a zero tolerance policy for an 
                act of violence, for use, sale, or possession of a 
                controlled substance, for abuse of alcohol, or for 
                other illegal or disruptive activity.
                    (B) Drug testing.--The Secretary shall require drug 
                testing of all enrollees for controlled substances in 
                accordance with procedures prescribed by the Secretary 
                under section 345(a).
                    (C) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            (i) Controlled substance.--The term 
                        ``controlled substance'' has the meaning given 
                        the term in section 102 of the Controlled 
                        Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
                            (ii) Zero tolerance policy.--The term 
                        ``zero tolerance policy'' means a policy under 
                        which an enrollee shall be automatically 
                        dismissed from the Job Corps after a 
                        determination by the director that the enrollee 
                        has carried out an action described in 
                        subparagraph (A).
    (c) Appeal.--A disciplinary measure taken by a director under this 
section shall be subject to expeditious appeal in accordance with 
procedures established by the Secretary.

SEC. 353. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.

    (a) Business and Community Participation.--The director of each Job 
Corps center shall ensure the establishment and development of the 
mutually beneficial business and community relationships and networks 
described in subsection (b), including the use of local boards, in 
order to enhance the effectiveness of such centers.
    (b) Networks.--The activities carried out by each Job Corps center 
under this section shall include--
            (1) establishing and developing relationships and networks 
        with--
                    (A) local and distant employers, to the extent 
                practicable, in coordination with entities carrying out 
                other Federal and non-Federal programs that conduct 
                similar outreach to employers;
                    (B) applicable one-stop centers and applicable 
                local boards, for the purpose of providing--
                            (i) information to, and referral of, 
                        potential enrollees; and
                            (ii) job opportunities for Job Corps 
                        graduates; and
                    (C)(i) entities carrying out relevant 
                apprenticeship programs and youth programs;
                    (ii) labor-management organizations and local labor 
                organizations;
                    (iii) employers and contractors that support 
                national training contractor programs; and
                    (iv) community-based organizations, non-profit 
                organizations, and intermediaries providing worker 
                training services and activities; and
            (2) establishing and developing relationships with members 
        of the community in which the Job Corps center is located, 
        informing members of the community about the projects of the 
        Job Corps center and changes in the rules, procedures, or 
        activities of the center that may affect the community, and 
        planning events of mutual interest to the community and the Job 
        Corps center.
    (c) New Centers.--The director of a Job Corps center that is not 
yet operating shall ensure the establishment and development of the 
relationships and networks described in subsection (b) at least 3 
months prior to the date on which the center accepts the first enrollee 
at the center.

SEC. 354. WORKFORCE COUNCILS.

    (a) In General.--Each Job Corps center shall have a workforce 
council, appointed by the director of the center, in accordance with 
procedures established by the Secretary.
    (b) Workforce Council Composition.--
            (1) In general.--A workforce council shall be comprised 
        of--
                    (A) a majority of members who shall be owners of 
                business concerns, chief executives or chief operating 
                officers of nongovernmental employers, or other private 
                sector employers, who--
                            (i) have substantial management, hiring, or 
                        policy responsibility; and
                            (ii) represent businesses with employment 
                        opportunities that reflect the employment 
                        opportunities of the applicable local areas in 
                        which enrollees will be seeking employment;
                    (B) representatives of labor organizations (where 
                present) and representatives of employees; and
                    (C) enrollees and graduates of the Job Corps.
            (2) Local board.--The workforce council may include members 
        of the applicable local boards who meet the requirements 
        described in paragraph (1).
            (3) Employers outside of local area.--The workforce council 
        for a Job Corps center may include, or otherwise provide for 
        consultation with, employers from outside the local area who 
        are likely to hire a significant number of enrollees from the 
        Job Corps center.
            (4) Special rule for single state local areas.--In the case 
        of a single State local area as determined under section 
        222(c), the workforce council shall include a representative of 
        the State Board.
    (c) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the workforce 
council shall be--
            (1) to work closely with all applicable local boards in 
        order to determine, and recommend to the Secretary, appropriate 
        career and technical education and training for the center;
            (2) to review all the relevant labor market information, 
        including related information in the State plan or the local 
        plan, to--
                    (A) recommend the in-demand industry sectors or 
                occupations in the area in which the Job Corps center 
                operates;
                    (B) determine the employment opportunities in the 
                local areas in which the enrollees intend to seek 
                employment after graduation;
                    (C) determine the skills and education that are 
                necessary to obtain the employment opportunities; and
                    (D) recommend to the Secretary the type of career 
                and technical education and training that should be 
                implemented at the center to enable the enrollees to 
                obtain the employment opportunities; and
            (3) to meet at least once every 6 months to reevaluate the 
        labor market information, and other relevant information, to 
        determine, and recommend to the Secretary, any necessary 
        changes in the career and technical education and training 
        provided at the center.
    (d) New Centers.--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.

SEC. 355. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

    The Secretary may establish and use advisory committees in 
connection with the operation of the Job Corps program, and the 
operation of Job Corps centers, whenever the Secretary determines that 
the availability of outside advice and counsel on a regular basis would 
be of substantial benefit in identifying and overcoming problems, in 
planning program or center development, or in strengthening 
relationships between the Job Corps and agencies, institutions, or 
groups engaged in related activities.

SEC. 356. EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Projects.--The Secretary may carry out experimental, research, 
or demonstration projects relating to carrying out the Job Corps 
program. The Secretary may waive any provisions of this chapter that 
the Secretary finds would prevent the Secretary from carrying out the 
projects if the Secretary informs the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, in writing, not less than 
90 days in advance of issuing such waiver.
    (b) Technical Assistance.--From the funds provided under section 
362 (for the purposes of administration), the Secretary may reserve \1/
4\ of 1 percent to provide, directly or through grants, contracts, or 
other agreements or arrangements as the Secretary considers 
appropriate, technical assistance for the Job Corps program for the 
purpose of improving program quality. Such assistance shall include--
            (1) assisting Job Corps centers and programs--
                    (A) in correcting deficiencies under, and 
                violations of, this chapter;
                    (B) in meeting or exceeding the expected levels of 
                performance under section 359(c)(1) for the performance 
                indicators described in section 402(b)(2); and
                    (C) in the development of sound management 
                practices, including financial management procedures; 
                and
            (2) assisting entities, including entities not currently 
        operating a Job Corps center, in developing the additional 
        selection factors information described in section 347(a)(3).

SEC. 357. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL LAW.

    (a) Enrollees Not Considered To Be Federal Employees.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        subsection and in section 8143(a) of title 5, United States 
        Code, enrollees shall not be considered to be Federal employees 
        and shall not be subject to the provisions of law relating to 
        Federal employment, including such provisions regarding hours 
        of work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment 
        compensation, and Federal employee benefits.
            (2) Provisions relating to taxes and social security 
        benefits.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
        and title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et 
        seq.), enrollees shall be deemed to be employees of the United 
        States and any service performed by an individual as an 
        enrollee shall be deemed to be performed in the employ of the 
        United States.
            (3) Provisions relating to compensation to federal 
        employees for work injuries.--For purposes of subchapter I of 
        chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code (relating to 
        compensation to Federal employees for work injuries), enrollees 
        shall be deemed to be civil employees of the Government of the 
        United States within the meaning of the term ``employee'' as 
        defined in section 8101 of title 5, United States Code, and the 
        provisions of such subchapter shall apply as specified in 
        section 8143(a) of title 5, United States Code.
            (4) Federal tort claims provisions.--For purposes of the 
        Federal tort claims provisions in title 28, United States Code, 
        enrollees shall be considered to be employees of the 
        Government.
    (b) Adjustments and Settlements.--Whenever the Secretary finds a 
claim for damages to a person or property resulting from the operation 
of the Job Corps to be a proper charge against the United States, and 
the claim is not cognizable under section 2672 of title 28, United 
States Code, the Secretary may adjust and settle the claim in an amount 
not exceeding $1,500.
    (c) Personnel of the Uniformed Services.--Personnel of the 
uniformed services who are detailed or assigned to duty in the 
performance of agreements made by the Secretary for the support of the 
Job Corps shall not be counted in computing strength under any law 
limiting the strength of such services or in computing the percentage 
authorized by law for any grade in such services.

SEC. 358. SPECIAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Enrollment.--The Secretary shall ensure that women and men have 
an equal opportunity to participate in the Job Corps program, 
consistent with section 345.
    (b) Studies, Evaluations, Proposals, and Data.--The Secretary shall 
assure that all studies, evaluations, proposals, and data produced or 
developed with Federal funds in the course of carrying out the Job 
Corps program shall become the property of the United States.
    (c) Transfer of Property.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding chapter 5 of title 40, 
        United States Code, and any other provision of law, the 
        Secretary and the Secretary of Education shall receive priority 
        by the Secretary of Defense for the direct transfer, on a 
        nonreimbursable basis, of the property described in paragraph 
        (2) for use in carrying out programs under this Act or under 
        any other Act.
            (2) Property.--The property described in this paragraph is 
        real and personal property under the control of the Department 
        of Defense that is not used by such Department, including 
        property that the Secretary of Defense determines is in excess 
        of current and projected requirements of such Department.
    (d) Gross Receipts.--Transactions conducted by a private for-profit 
or nonprofit entity that is an operator or service provider for a Job 
Corps center shall not be considered to be generating gross receipts. 
Such an operator or service provider shall not be liable, directly or 
indirectly, to any State or subdivision of a State (nor to any person 
acting on behalf of such a State or subdivision) for any gross receipts 
taxes, business privilege taxes measured by gross receipts, or any 
similar taxes imposed on, or measured by, gross receipts in connection 
with any payments made to or by such entity for operating or providing 
services to a Job Corps center. Such an operator or service provider 
shall not be liable to any State or subdivision of a State to collect 
or pay any sales, excise, use, or similar tax imposed on the sale to or 
use by such operator or service provider of any property, service, or 
other item in connection with the operation of or provision of services 
to a Job Corps center.
    (e) Management Fee.--The Secretary shall provide each operator and 
(in an appropriate case, as determined by the Secretary) service 
provider with an equitable and negotiated management fee of not less 
than 1 percent of the amount of the funding provided under the 
appropriate agreement specified in section 347.
    (f) Donations.--The Secretary may accept on behalf of the Job Corps 
or individual Job Corps centers charitable donations of cash or other 
assistance, including equipment and materials, if such donations are 
available for appropriate use for the purposes set forth in this 
chapter.
    (g) Sale of Property.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
if the Administrator of General Services sells a Job Corps center 
facility, the Administrator shall transfer the proceeds from the sale 
to the Secretary, who shall use the proceeds to carry out the Job Corps 
program.

SEC. 359. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION.

    (a) Financial Management Information System.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish procedures 
        to ensure that each operator, and each service provider, 
        maintains a financial management information system that will 
        provide--
                    (A) accurate, complete, and current disclosures of 
                the costs of Job Corps operations; and
                    (B) sufficient data for the effective evaluation of 
                activities carried out through the Job Corps program.
            (2) Accounts.--Each operator and service provider shall 
        maintain funds received under this chapter in accounts in a 
        manner that ensures timely and accurate reporting as required 
        by the Secretary.
            (3) Fiscal responsibility.--Operators shall remain fiscally 
        responsible and control costs, regardless of whether the funds 
        made available for Job Corps centers are incrementally 
        increased or decreased between fiscal years.
    (b) Audit.--
            (1) Access.--The Secretary, the Inspector General of the 
        Department of Labor, the Comptroller General of the United 
        States, and any of their duly authorized representatives, shall 
        have access to any books, documents, papers, and records of the 
        operators and service providers described in subsection (a) 
        that are pertinent to the Job Corps program, for purposes of 
        conducting surveys, audits, and evaluations of the operators 
        and service providers.
            (2) Surveys, audits, and evaluations.--The Secretary shall 
        survey, audit, or evaluate, or arrange for the survey, audit, 
        or evaluation of, the operators and service providers, using 
        Federal auditors or independent public accountants. The 
        Secretary shall conduct such surveys, audits, or evaluations 
        not less often than once every 3 years.
    (c) Information on Performance Indicators.--
            (1) Levels of performance and indicators.--The Secretary 
        shall annually establish expected levels of performance for a 
        Job Corps center and the Job Corps program relating to each of 
        the performance indicators described in section 402(b)(2).
            (2) Performance of recruiters.--The Secretary shall also 
        establish performance indicators, and expected levels of 
        performance on the performance indicators, for recruitment 
        service providers serving the Job Corps program. The 
        performance indicators shall relate to--
                    (A) the number of enrollees recruited, compared to 
                the established goals for such recruitment, and the 
                number of enrollees who remain committed to the program 
                for 90 days after enrollment; and
                    (B) the measurements described in subparagraphs 
                (I), (L), and (M) of subsection (d)(1).
            (3) Performance of career transition service providers.--
        The Secretary shall also establish performance indicators, and 
        expected levels of performance on the performance indicators, 
        for career transition service providers serving the Job Corps 
        program. The performance indicators shall relate to--
                    (A) the performance indicators described in section 
                402(b)(2); and
                    (B) the measurements described in subparagraphs 
                (D), (E), (H), (J), and (K) of subsection (d)(1).
            (4) Report.--The Secretary shall collect, and annually 
        submit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report 
        including--
                    (A) information on the performance of each Job 
                Corps center, and the Job Corps program, based on the 
                performance indicators described in paragraph (1), as 
                compared to the expected level of performance 
                established under such paragraph for each performance 
                indicator; and
                    (B) information on the performance of the service 
                providers described in paragraphs (2) and (3) on the 
                performance indicators established under such 
                paragraphs, as compared to the expected level of 
                performance established for each performance indicator.
    (d) Additional Information.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall also collect, and 
        submit in the report described in subsection (c)(4), 
        information on the performance of each Job Corps center, and 
        the Job Corps program, regarding--
                    (A) the number of enrollees served;
                    (B) demographic information on the enrollees 
                served, including age, race, gender, and education and 
                income level;
                    (C) the number of graduates of a Job Corps center;
                    (D) the number of graduates who entered the Armed 
                Forces;
                    (E) the number of graduates who entered 
                apprenticeship programs;
                    (F) the number of graduates who received a regular 
                secondary school diploma;
                    (G) the number of graduates who received a State 
                recognized equivalent of a secondary school diploma;
                    (H) the number of graduates who entered 
                unsubsidized employment related to the career and 
                technical education and training received through the 
                Job Corps program and the number who entered 
                unsubsidized employment not related to the education 
                and training received;
                    (I) the percentage and number of former enrollees, 
                including the number dismissed under the zero tolerance 
                policy described in section 352(b);
                    (J) the percentage and number of graduates who 
                enter postsecondary education;
                    (K) the average wage of graduates who enter 
                unsubsidized employment--
                            (i) on the first day of such employment; 
                        and
                            (ii) on the day that is 6 months after such 
                        first day;
                    (L) the percentages of enrollees described in 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 345(c)(1), as 
                compared to the percentage targets established by the 
                Secretary under such section for the center;
                    (M) the cost per enrollee, which is calculated by 
                comparing the number of enrollees at the center in a 
                program year to the total budget for such center in the 
                same program year;
                    (N) the cost per graduate, which is calculated by 
                comparing the number of graduates of the center in a 
                program year compared to the total budget for such 
                center in the same program year; and
                    (O) any additional information required by the 
                Secretary.
            (2) Rules for reporting of data.--The disaggregation of 
        data under this subsection shall not be required when the 
        number of individuals in a category is insufficient to yield 
        statistically reliable information or when the results would 
        reveal personally identifiable information about an individual.
    (e) Methods.--The Secretary shall collect the information described 
in subsections (c) and (d), using State quarterly wage records in a 
manner consistent with State law, by entering into agreements with the 
States to access such data for Job Corps enrollees, former enrollees, 
and graduates.
    (f) Performance Assessments and Improvements.--
            (1) Assessments.--The Secretary shall conduct an annual 
        assessment of the performance of each Job Corps center. Based 
        on the assessment, the Secretary shall take measures to 
        continuously improve the performance of the Job Corps program.
            (2) Performance improvement.--With respect to a Job Corps 
        center that fails to meet the expected levels of performance 
        relating to the performance indicators specified in subsection 
        (c)(1), the Secretary shall develop and implement a performance 
        improvement plan. Such a plan shall require action to be taken 
        during a 1-year period, including--
                    (A) providing technical assistance to the center;
                    (B) changing the career and technical education and 
                training offered at the center;
                    (C) changing the management staff of the center;
                    (D) replacing the operator of the center;
                    (E) reducing the capacity of the center;
                    (F) relocating the center; or
                    (G) closing the center.
            (3) Additional performance improvement.--In addition to the 
        performance improvement plans required under paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary may develop and implement additional performance 
        improvement plans. Such a plan shall require improvements, 
        including the actions described in such paragraph, for a Job 
        Corps center that fails to meet criteria established by the 
        Secretary other than the expected levels of performance 
        described in such paragraph.
    (g) Participant Health and Safety.--
            (1) Center.--The Secretary shall ensure that a review by an 
        appropriate Federal, State, or local entity of the physical 
        condition and health-related activities of each Job Corps 
        center occurs annually.
            (2) Work-based learning locations.--The Secretary shall 
        require that an entity that has entered into a contract to 
        provide work-based learning activities for any Job Corps 
        enrollee under this chapter shall comply with the Occupational 
        Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) or, as 
        appropriate, under the corresponding State Occupational Safety 
        and Health Act of 1970 requirements in the State in which such 
        activities occur.
    (h) Buildings and Facilities.--The Secretary shall collect, and 
submit in the report described in subsection (c)w, information 
regarding the state of Job Corps buildings and facilities. Such report 
shall include--
            (1) a review of requested construction, rehabilitation, and 
        acquisition projects, by each Job Corps center; and
            (2) a review of new facilities under construction.
    (i) National and Community Service.--The Secretary shall include in 
the report described in subsection (c)(4) available information 
regarding the national and community service activities of enrollees.
    (j) Closure of Job Corps Center.--Prior to the closure of any Job 
Corps center, the Secretary shall ensure--
            (1) that the proposed decision to close the center is 
        announced in advance to the general public through publication 
        in the Federal Register or other appropriate means;
            (2) the establishment of a reasonable comment period, not 
        to exceed 30 days, for interested individuals to submit written 
        comments to the Secretary; and
            (3) that the Member of Congress who represents the district 
        in which such center is located is notified within a reasonable 
        period of time in advance of any final decision to close the 
        center.

SEC. 360. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    The Secretary is authorized to--
            (1) disseminate, with regard to the provisions of section 
        3204 of title 39, United States Code, data and information in 
        such forms as the Secretary shall determine to be appropriate, 
        to public agencies, private organizations, and the general 
        public;
            (2) subject to section 357(b), collect or compromise all 
        obligations to or held by the Secretary and exercise all legal 
        or equitable rights accruing to the Secretary in connection 
        with the payment of obligations until such time as such 
        obligations may be referred to the Attorney General for suit or 
        collection; and
            (3) expend funds made available for purposes of this 
        chapter--
                    (A) for printing and binding, in accordance with 
                applicable law (including regulation); and
                    (B) without regard to any other law (including 
                regulation), for rent of buildings and space in 
                buildings and for repair, alteration, and improvement 
                of buildings and space in buildings rented by the 
                Secretary, except that the Secretary shall not expend 
                funds under the authority of this subparagraph--
                            (i) except when necessary to obtain an 
                        item, service, or facility, that is required in 
                        the proper administration of this chapter, and 
                        that otherwise could not be obtained, or could 
                        not be obtained in the quantity or quality 
                        needed, or at the time, in the form, or under 
                        the conditions in which the item, service, or 
                        facility is needed; and
                            (ii) prior to having given written 
                        notification to the Administrator of General 
                        Services (if the expenditure would affect an 
                        activity that otherwise would be under the 
                        jurisdiction of the General Services 
                        Administration) of the intention of the 
                        Secretary to make the expenditure, and the 
                        reasons and justifications for the expenditure.

SEC. 361. JOB CORPS OVERSIGHT AND REPORTING.

    (a) Temporary Financial Reporting.--
            (1) In general.--During the periods described in paragraphs 
        (2) and (3)(B), the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
        applicable committees financial reports regarding the Job Corps 
        program under this chapter. Each such financial report shall 
        include--
                    (A) information regarding the implementation of the 
                financial oversight measures suggested in the May 31, 
                2013, report of the Office of Inspector General of the 
                Department of Labor entitled ``The U.S. Department of 
                Labor's Employment and Training Administration Needs to 
                Strengthen Controls over Job Corps Funds'';
                    (B) a description of any budgetary shortfalls for 
                the program for the period covered by the financial 
                report, and the reasons for such shortfalls; and
                    (C) a description and explanation for any approval 
                for contract expenditures that are in excess of the 
                amounts provided for under the contract.
            (2) Timing of reports.--The Secretary shall submit a 
        financial report under paragraph (1) once every 6 months 
        beginning on the effective date of this title, for a 3-year 
        period. After the completion of such 3-year period, the 
        Secretary shall submit a financial report under such paragraph 
        once a year for the next 2 years, unless additional reports are 
        required under paragraph (3)(B).
            (3) Reporting requirements in cases of budgetary 
        shortfalls.--If any financial report required under this 
        subsection finds that the Job Corps program under this chapter 
        has a budgetary shortfall for the period covered by the report, 
        the Secretary shall--
                    (A) not later than 90 days after the budgetary 
                shortfall was identified, submit a report to the 
                applicable committees explaining how the budgetary 
                shortfall will be addressed; and
                    (B) submit an additional financial report under 
                paragraph (1) for each 6-month period subsequent to the 
                finding of the budgetary shortfall until the Secretary 
                demonstrates, through such report, that the Job Corps 
                program has no budgetary shortfall.
    (b) Third-Party Review.--
            (1) In general.--Every 5 years after the effective date of 
        this title, the Secretary shall provide for a third-party 
        review of the Job Corps program under this chapter that 
        addresses--
                    (A) the general effectiveness of such program in 
                relation to its cost, including the extent to which the 
                program--
                            (i) improves the employment competencies of 
                        participants in comparison to comparably 
                        situated individuals who did not participate in 
                        such program; and
                            (ii) to the extent feasible, increases the 
                        level of total employment over the level that 
                        would have existed in the absence of such 
                        program;
                    (B) the effectiveness of the performance indicators 
                described in section 402(b)(2) and expected levels of 
                performance described in section 359(c)(1), relating to 
                such program;
                    (C) the effectiveness of the structure and 
                mechanisms for delivery of services through such 
                program, including the coordination and integration of 
                services through such program;
                    (D) the impact of such program on the community, 
                businesses, and participants involved;
                    (E) the impact of such program on related programs 
                and activities;
                    (F) the extent to which such program meets the 
                needs of various demographic groups; and
                    (G) such other factors as may be appropriate.
            (2) Submission.--The results of the review shall be 
        submitted to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
    (c) Criteria for Job Corps Center Closures.--By not later than 6 
months after the effective date of this title, the Secretary shall 
establish written criteria that the Secretary shall use to determine 
when a Job Corps center supported under this chapter is to be closed 
and how to carry out such closure, and shall submit such criteria to 
the applicable committees.
    (d) Definition of Applicable Committees.--In this section, the term 
``applicable committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
        House of Representatives;
            (2) the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
        Education, and Related Agencies of the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
            (3) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
        of the Senate; and
            (4) the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
        Education, and Related Agencies of the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate.

SEC. 362. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter--
            (1) $1,818,548,000 for fiscal year 2016;
            (2) $1,856,283,000 for fiscal year 2017;
            (3) $1,897,455,000 for fiscal year 2018;
            (4) $1,942,064,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
            (5) $1,983,236,000 for fiscal year 2020.

     Subtitle C--Worker Training for Individuals With Disabilities

SEC. 371. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE AND POLICY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) work is a valued activity, both for individuals and 
        society;
            (2) as a group, individuals with disabilities experience 
        high levels of unemployment and poverty;
            (3) individuals with disabilities, including individuals 
        with the most significant disabilities, have demonstrated their 
        ability to achieve gainful employment in integrated settings; 
        and
            (4) the provision of vocational rehabilitation services can 
        enable individuals with disabilities, including individuals 
        with the most significant disabilities, to pursue meaningful 
        careers.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this subtitle is to assist States in 
operating programs to provide vocational rehabilitation services and 
information and referral services for individuals with disabilities so 
that such individuals may prepare for and engage in gainful employment.
    (c) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that such a 
program shall be carried out in a manner consistent with the following 
principles:
            (1) Individuals with disabilities, including individuals 
        with the most significant disabilities, shall generally be 
        presumed to be capable of engaging in gainful employment and 
        benefitting from the provision of individualized vocational 
        rehabilitation services in terms of improving their ability to 
        become gainfully employed.
            (2) Individuals with disabilities shall be provided the 
        opportunities to obtain gainful employment in integrated 
        settings.
            (3) Individuals who are applicants for programs of 
        vocational rehabilitation services or eligible to participate 
        in such programs shall be active and full partners in the 
        vocational rehabilitation process, making meaningful and 
        informed choices.
            (4) Families and other natural supports can play important 
        roles in the success of a program of vocational rehabilitation 
        services, if the individual with a disability involved 
        requests, desires, or needs such supports.
            (5) Accountability measures shall facilitate the 
        accomplishment of the goals and objectives of the program, 
        including providing vocational rehabilitation services to, 
        among others, individuals with the most significant 
        disabilities.

SEC. 372. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, the 
sum of the amounts made available under subsections (b) and (c) for 
that year shall be used for the purposes of providing vocational 
rehabilitation services and information referral services under section 
375 to individuals with disabilities who satisfy the eligibility 
criteria specified in section 374.
    (b) Mandatory Funding.--
            (1) Fiscal year 2016.--Subject to section 373(e), for the 
        purposes described in subsection (a), there is authorized to be 
        appropriated and there is appropriated for fiscal year 2016 the 
        amount of the appropriation under section 100(b)(1) of the 
        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720(b)(1)), as in effect 
        on the day before the effective date of this title, for fiscal 
        year 2015, increased by the percentage change in the Consumer 
        Price Index determined under section 100(c) of that Act (29 
        U.S.C. 720(c)), as in effect on that day.
            (2) Succeeding years.--Subject to section 373(e), for the 
        purposes described in subsection (a), there is authorized to be 
        appropriated and there is appropriated for fiscal year 2017 and 
        each succeeding fiscal year the amount of the appropriation 
        under this subsection for the immediately preceding fiscal 
        year, increased by the percentage change in the Consumer Price 
        Index, as so determined.
    (c) Discretionary Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this subtitle--
            (1) $54,466,000 for fiscal year 2016;
            (2) $51,056,000 for fiscal year 2017;
            (3) $52,162,000 for fiscal year 2018;
            (4) $53,360,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
            (5) $54,466,000 for fiscal year 2020.

SEC. 373. GRANTS TO STATES.

    (a) Grants.--Subject to subsection (e), the Secretary shall make 
grants to eligible States, from allotments made under subsection (b), 
to enable the States to provide vocational rehabilitation services and 
information and referral services, consistent with section 375, to 
individuals with disabilities who satisfy the eligibility criteria 
specified in section 374. The Secretary shall make such a grant to the 
State board of each eligible State.
    (b) Allotment of Funds to States.--
            (1) Fiscal year 2016.--For fiscal year 2016, the Secretary 
        shall allot to each State an amount that bears the same 
        relationship to the total funds made available under section 
        372 for that year as the amount the State received under 
        section 110 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 730), 
        as in effect on the day before the effective date of this 
        title, for fiscal year 2015 bears to the total amount all 
        States received under that section 110 for fiscal year 2015.
            (2) Fiscal years 2017-2020.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), for 
                each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020, the Secretary 
                shall allot to each State an amount that bears the same 
                relationship to the total funds made available under 
                section 372 for that year as the number of unemployed 
                individuals with disabilities (as reported in the 
                American Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census) 
                in that State bears to the total number of such 
                individuals (as so reported) in all States.
                    (B) Limitation.--No State shall receive an 
                allotment under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year in 
                an amount that is less than 90 percent of the amount of 
                the allotment the State received under this subsection 
                for the prior fiscal year.
    (c) Within State Allocation.--Each State board shall allocate the 
funds made available under subsection (a) and not reserved under 
subsection (d), along with the contributions provided by the State 
under subsection (e), to local boards, according to criteria included 
in a State plan submitted and approved under section 212. The local 
board shall use the funds and contributions to award contracts, on a 
competitive basis, to eligible entities as described in section 241 to 
provide vocational rehabilitation services and information and referral 
services.
    (d) Limitation on Uses of Funds for Administrative Costs.--Of the 
funds made available to a State under this section for a fiscal year, 
not more than 10 percent may be used for administrative costs by the 
State boards and local boards in the State.
    (e) Matching Requirement.--To be eligible to receive funds 
described in section 372(b) through a grant made under this section, 
the State shall agree that, with respect to the costs to be incurred by 
the State in providing the services for which the grant was awarded, 
the State will make available non-Federal contributions. The State 
shall make the contributions in an amount equal to not less than $27 
for every $100 of funds described in section 372(b) and provided under 
the grant. The State may make the contributions directly or through 
donations from public or private entities.

SEC. 374. ELIGIBLE POPULATION.

    (a) Eligibility.--
            (1) Criteria for eligibility.--An individual is eligible 
        for services under this subtitle if the individual--
                    (A) is an individual with a disability;
                    (B) can benefit in terms of an employment outcome 
                from services authorized under this subtitle; and
                    (C) requires services authorized under this 
                subtitle to prepare for, secure, retain, or regain 
                employment.
            (2) Presumption of eligibility.--
                    (A) Determination.--For purposes of this section, 
                an individual shall be presumed to be an individual 
                that can benefit in terms of an employment outcome from 
                services under this subtitle. The State may deny 
                services under this subtitle to an individual who meets 
                the eligibility criteria of subparagraphs (A) and (C) 
                of paragraph (1) only if the State can demonstrate by 
                clear and convincing evidence that such individual is 
                incapable of benefitting in terms of an employment 
                outcome from the services authorized under this 
                subtitle due to the severity of the disability of the 
                individual.
                    (B) Timeframe for making an eligibility 
                determination.--The State shall determine whether an 
                individual is eligible for services under this subtitle 
                within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 60 
                days, after the individual has submitted an application 
                for the services, unless--
                            (i) exceptional and unforeseen 
                        circumstances beyond the control of the State 
                        preclude making an eligibility determination 
                        within those 60 days and the State and the 
                        individual agree to a specific extension of 
                        time; or
                            (ii) the State is exploring an individual's 
                        abilities, capabilities, and capacity to 
                        perform in work situations.
                    (C) Appeal.--Each State board shall establish a 
                process for an individual to challenge an assessment 
                that the individual is incapable of benefitting in 
                terms of an employment outcome from the services 
                authorized under this subtitle due to the severity of 
                the disability of the individual.
    (b) Powers of the Secretary.--The Secretary may issue regulations 
under this section.

SEC. 375. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES AND INFORMATION AND 
              REFERRAL SERVICES.

    (a) Vocational Rehabilitation Services.--
            (1) Eligible services.--Vocational rehabilitation services 
        provided under this subtitle are any services necessary to 
        assist an individual with a disability in preparing for, 
        securing, retaining, or regaining an employment outcome, 
        consisting of--
                    (A) the adult training services listed in section 
                315;
                    (B) job-related services, including individual 
                assessment, counseling, guidance, job search and 
                placement assistance, job retention services, follow-up 
                services, and follow-along services;
                    (C) vocational and other training services, 
                including the provision of personal and vocational 
                adjustment services, books, tools, and other training 
                materials;
                    (D) diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental 
                impairments;
                    (E) transportation, including adequate training in 
                the use of public transportation vehicles and systems, 
                that is provided in connection with the provision of 
                any other service described in this section and needed 
                by the individual to achieve an employment outcome;
                    (F) on-the-job or other related personal assistance 
                services provided while an individual is receiving 
                other services described in this section;
                    (G) interpreter services provided by qualified 
                personnel for individuals who are deaf or hard of 
                hearing, and reader services for individuals who are 
                determined to be blind;
                    (H) rehabilitation technology, including 
                telecommunications, sensory, and other technological 
                aids and devices;
                    (I) transition services for students with 
                disabilities, that facilitate the achievement of 
                positive employment outcomes;
                    (J) supported employment services;
                    (K) specific postemployment services necessary to 
                assist an individual with a disability to retain, 
                regain, or advance in employment; and
                    (L) any other services necessary to assist an 
                individual with a disability in preparing for, 
                securing, retaining, or regaining an employment 
                outcome.
            (2) Order of selection for vocational rehabilitation 
        services.--In the event that the vocational rehabilitation 
        services cannot be provided to all eligible individuals with 
        disabilities in the State who apply for the services, the State 
        plan shall--
                    (A) show the order to be followed in selecting 
                eligible individuals to be provided the vocational 
                rehabilitation services;
                    (B) provide the justification for the order of 
                selection; and
                    (C) include an assurance that, in accordance with 
                criteria established by the State for the order of 
                selection, individuals with the most significant 
                disabilities will be selected first for the provision 
                of the vocational rehabilitation services.
    (b) Information and Referral Services.--
            (1) In general.--The State shall ensure that individuals 
        with disabilities are appropriately referred to Federal and 
        State programs (other than the program carried out under this 
        subtitle), including other programs made available through the 
        statewide workforce investment system in the State.
            (2) Referrals.--An appropriate referral made under 
        paragraph (1) shall be a referral to the Federal or State 
        program covered by paragraph (1) that is best suited to address 
        the specific employment needs of an individual with a 
        disability.

Subtitle D--Worker Training for Indians (Including Alaska Natives) and 
                            Native Hawaiians

SEC. 381. WORKER TRAINING FOR INDIANS (INCLUDING ALASKA NATIVES) AND 
              NATIVE HAWAIIANS.

    (a) Purpose.--
            (1) In general.--The purpose of this section is to support 
        worker training activities described in subsection (c) for 
        Indian (including Alaska Native) and Native Hawaiian 
        individuals in order--
                    (A) to develop more fully the academic, 
                occupational, and literacy skills of such individuals;
                    (B) to make such individuals more competitive in 
                the workforce; and
                    (C) to promote the economic and social development 
                of Indian (including Alaska Native) and Native Hawaiian 
                communities in accordance with the goals and values of 
                such communities.
            (2) Indian policy.--All programs of activities assisted 
        under this section shall be administered in a manner consistent 
        with the principles of the Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) and the 
        government-to-government relationship between the Federal 
        Government and Indian tribal governments.
    (b) Competitive Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements.--The 
Secretary shall use funds appropriated under subsection (j) for 
programs that provide worker training activities under subsection (c), 
by providing grants on a competitive basis to, or entering into 
contracts or cooperative agreements on a competitive basis with, any of 
the following entities:
            (1) Indian tribes.
            (2) Tribal organizations.
            (3) Alaska Native entities.
            (4) Indian-controlled organizations serving Indians.
            (5) Native Hawaiian organizations.
            (6) Institutions of higher education.
            (7) Tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical 
        education institutions.
            (8) United Tribes Technical College.
            (9) Navajo Technical University.
            (10) Nonprofit organizations.
    (c) Authorized Worker Training Activities.--
            (1) In general.--An entity receiving funds made available 
        through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under 
        subsection (b) shall use such funds for comprehensive worker 
        training activities listed in paragraph (2) for Indians 
        (including Alaska Natives) and Native Hawaiians.
            (2) Activities.--The comprehensive worker training 
        activities described in this subsection shall include--
                    (A) activities related to--
                            (i) skills assessment;
                            (ii) job skills and readiness training;
                            (iii) on-the-job training;
                            (iv) job development and placement;
                            (v) educational attainment, including 
                        attainment of literacy, remedial, and 
                        postsecondary education and career and 
                        technical education;
                            (vi) vocational rehabilitation, as 
                        described in section 375(a);
                            (vii) enabling program participation and 
                        preparing for, obtaining, and retaining 
                        employment or educational opportunities; and
                            (viii) other activities the Secretary 
                        determines will promote education and 
                        employment of Indians (including Alaska 
                        Natives) or Native Hawaiians; and
                    (B) services to supplement the activities described 
                in subparagraph (A) for youth who are Indians 
                (including Alaska Natives) or Native Hawaiians.
    (d) Nonduplicative and Nonexclusive Services.--This section shall 
not be construed to--
            (1) limit the eligibility of any entity described in 
        subsection (b) to participate in any activity offered by a 
        State or local entity under this Act; or
            (2) preclude or discourage any agreement, between any 
        entity described in such subsection and any State or local 
        entity, to facilitate the provision of services by such entity 
        or to the population served by such entity.
    (e) Advisory Council.--
            (1) In general.--Using funds appropriated under subsection 
        (j) to carry out this section, the Secretary shall establish a 
        council to be known as the ``Native American Employment and 
        Training Council'' (referred to in this section as the 
        ``Council''), to carry out the duties under paragraph (3).
            (2) Composition.--The Council shall be composed of 
        individuals, appointed by the Secretary, who are 
        representatives of the entities described in subsection (b).
            (3) Duties.--
                    (A) In general.--The Council shall advise the 
                Secretary on all aspects of the operation and 
                administration of the programs assisted under this 
                section.
                    (B) Technical assistance.--The Council may provide 
                technical assistance to entities that receive 
                assistance under this section to enable such entities 
                to improve their performance on the activities under 
                subsection (c).
            (4) Personnel matters.--
                    (A) Compensation.--Members of the Council shall 
                serve without compensation. Notwithstanding section 
                1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may 
                accept the voluntary and uncompensated services of 
                members of the Council.
                    (B) Travel expenses.--The members of the Council 
                shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in 
                lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees 
                of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 
                5, while away from their homes or regular places of 
                business in the performance of services for the 
                Council.
                    (C) Administrative support.--The Secretary shall 
                provide the Council with such administrative support as 
                may be necessary to perform the functions of the 
                Council.
            (5) Chairperson.--The Council shall select a chairperson 
        from among its members.
            (6) Meetings.--The Council shall have not fewer than 2 
        meetings each year.
            (7) Application.--Section 14 of the Federal Advisory 
        Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Council.
    (f) Agreement for Certain Indian Tribes To Transfer Funds to the 
Program.--An Indian tribe that administers funds provided under this 
section and funds provided by more than one State under other sections 
of this title may enter into an agreement with the Secretary and the 
Governors of the affected States to transfer the funds provided by the 
States to the program administered by the tribe under this section.
    (g) Compliance With Single Audit Requirements; Related 
Requirement.--
            (1) Single audit act.--Grants, contracts, and cooperative 
        agreements entered into under this section shall be subject to 
        the requirements of chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code 
        (commonly known as the ``Single Audit Act of 1984'').
            (2) Costs.--The charging of costs under this section shall 
        be subject to appropriate circulars issued by the Office of 
        Management and Budget.
    (h) Assistance to American Samoans in Hawaii.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary is authorized to provide 
assistance to American Samoa individuals who reside in Hawaii for the 
co-location of federally funded and State-funded worker training 
services and activities.
    (i) Definition.--In this section, the term ``tribally controlled 
postsecondary career and technical institution'' means an institution 
of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001), except that subsection (a)(2) of such 
section shall not be applicable and the reference to Secretary in 
subsection (a)(5) of such section shall be deemed to refer to the 
Secretary of the Interior) that--
            (1) is formally controlled, or has been formally sanctioned 
        or chartered, by the governing body of an Indian tribe or 
        Indian tribes;
            (2) offers a technical degree or certificate granting 
        program;
            (3) is governed by a board of directors or trustees, a 
        majority of whom are Indians;
            (4) demonstrates adherence to stated goals, a philosophy, 
        or a plan of operation, that fosters individual Indian economic 
        and self-sufficiency opportunity, including programs that are 
        appropriate to stated tribal goals of developing individual 
        entrepreneurships and self-sustaining economic infrastructures 
        on reservations;
            (5) has been in operation for at least 3 years;
            (6) holds accreditation with or is a candidate for 
        accreditation by a nationally recognized accrediting authority 
        for postsecondary career and technical education; and
            (7) enrolls the full-time equivalent of not less than 100 
        students, of whom a majority are Indians.
    (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) Mandatory funding.--
                    (A) Fiscal year 2016.--For the purpose of providing 
                funds under subsections (b) and (e), there is 
                authorized to be appropriated, and there is 
                appropriated, for fiscal year 2016 the amount of the 
                reservation under section 110(c) of the Rehabilitation 
                Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 730(c)), as in effect on the day 
                before the effective date of this title, for fiscal 
                year 2015, increased by the percentage change in the 
                Consumer Price Index, determined in a manner similar to 
                the determination under section 100(c) of such Act (29 
                U.S.C. 720(c)), as in effect on that day.
                    (B) Succeeding fiscal years.--For the purpose of 
                providing funds under subsections (b) and (e), there is 
                authorized to be appropriated, and there is 
                appropriated, for fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding 
                fiscal year the amount of the appropriation under this 
                subsection for the immediately preceding fiscal year, 
                increased by the percentage change in the Consumer 
                Price Index, as so determined.
            (2) Discretionary funding.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out this subtitle--
                    (A) $110,781,535 for fiscal year 2016;
                    (B) $111,821,535 for fiscal year 2017;
                    (C) $112,956,535 for fiscal year 2018;
                    (D) $114,186,535 for fiscal year 2019; and
                    (E) $115,322,535 for fiscal year 2020.

       Subtitle E--Worker Training for Reintegration of Offenders

SEC. 391. REINTEGRATION OF OFFENDERS.

    (a) Amending the Second Chance Act.--
            (1) Eligible offenders.--Section 212(a) of the Second 
        Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17532(a)) is amended to read as 
        follows:
    ``(a) Eligible Offenders.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this section:
                    ``(A) Eligible adult offender.--The term `eligible 
                adult offender' means an individual who--
                            ``(i) is 18 years of age or older;
                            ``(ii) has been convicted as an adult and 
                        imprisoned under Federal or State law;
                            ``(iii) has never been convicted of a 
                        violent or sex-related offense; and
                            ``(iv) has been released from a prison or 
                        jail for not more than 180 days before the date 
                        on which the individual begins participating in 
                        a grant program carried out under this section.
                    ``(B) Eligible offender.--The term `eligible 
                offender' means an individual who is an eligible adult 
                offender or an eligible youth offender.
                    ``(C) Eligible youth offender.--The term `eligible 
                youth offender' means an individual who--
                            ``(i) is not younger than 14 years of age 
                        and not older than 24 years of age; and
                            ``(ii) has been subject to any stage in the 
                        juvenile justice system and has not been 
                        subject to any stage in the adult justice 
                        system.
            ``(2) Priority of service.--A grantee under this section 
        shall provide a priority of service in projects funded under 
        this section to eligible offenders who have been released from 
        a State correctional facility.''.
            (2) Authority to make grants.--Section 212(b) of the Second 
        Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17532(b)) is amended by striking 
        ``nonprofit organizations'' and inserting ``nonprofit 
        organizations, State boards (as defined in section 101 of the 
        CAREER Act), local boards (as so defined), or one-stop centers 
        (within the meaning of the term in section 231 of the CAREER 
        Act),''.
            (3) Use of funds.--Section 212(c)(1) of the Second Chance 
        Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17532(c)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                inserting ``a program for'' after ``may be used for'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``one-stop partners and 
                        one-stop operators (as such terms are defined 
                        in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act 
                        of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801))'' and inserting 
                        ``one-stop operators (as defined in section 101 
                        of the CAREER Act)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``section 134(c) of the 
                        Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
                        2864(c))'' and inserting ``section 231 of the 
                        CAREER Act''.
            (4) Application.--Section 212(d)(1) of the Second Chance 
        Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17532(d)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``A nonprofit 
                organization'' and inserting ``An entity''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ``local 
                workforce investment boards established under section 
                117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
                2832))'' and inserting ``local boards (as defined in 
                section 101 of the CAREER Act)''.
            (5) Performance outcomes.--Section 212(e) of the Second 
        Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17532(e)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``nonprofit 
                organization'' and inserting ``entity''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``a nonprofit 
                organization'' and inserting ``an entity''.
            (6) Reports.--Section 212(f) of the Second Chance Act of 
        2007 (42 U.S.C. 17532(f)) is amended by striking ``nonprofit 
        organization'' and inserting ``entity''.
            (7) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 212(h) of the 
        Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17532(h)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``$20,000,000'' and inserting 
                ``$80,078,000''; and
                    (B) by striking ``2009 and 2010'' and inserting 
                ``2016 through 2020''.
    (b) Grants to States for Workplace and Community Transition 
Training for Incarcerated Individuals.--Section 821 of the Higher 
Education Amendments of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 1151) is repealed.

 TITLE IV--PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, FISCAL CONTROLS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
                               PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. DEFINITION OF OTHER DIRECT RECIPIENT.

    In this title, the term ``other direct recipient'' means each of 
the following:
            (1) An Indian tribe that receives a grant from, or enters 
        into a contract or cooperative agreement with, the Secretary 
        under this Act.
            (2) An outlying area that receives funds under section 
        312(b) or 332(b).
            (3) An entity that has received a grant under section 
        312(a) or 332(a).
            (4) An entity described in section 347(a)(1) that has 
        entered into an agreement with the Secretary under section 
        347(a).
            (5) An Indian entity listed in section 381(b) that receives 
        a grant from, or enters into a contract or cooperative 
        agreement with, the Secretary under section 381.

SEC. 402. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish a 
comprehensive performance accountability system, comprised of the 
activities described in this section, to assess the effectiveness of 
States, other direct recipients, and local areas in achieving 
continuous improvement of worker training services and activities, in 
order to optimize the return on investment of Federal funds in 
statewide and local worker training services and activities.
    (b) Required Statistics, Performance Indicators, and Demographic 
Factors.--
            (1) Required statistics for all programs.--For each covered 
        program providing worker training services and activities, 
        required statistics shall include--
                    (A) the number of individuals who enrolled in the 
                program;
                    (B) the number, and percentage, of individuals who 
                completed the program;
                    (C) the total cost of the program;
                    (D) the cost of the program, per individual who 
                enrolled in the program; and
                    (E) the cost of the program per individual who 
                completed the program.
            (2) Required performance indicators for all programs.--For 
        each covered program providing worker training services and 
        activities, performance indicators shall include--
                    (A) entry, by individuals unemployed when enrolling 
                in the program, into unsubsidized employment that is 
                related to the service or activity;
                    (B) retention of unsubsidized employment 6 months 
                after entry into the employment, for individuals 
                unemployed when enrolling in the program;
                    (C) increase in wages 6 months after completion of 
                the program, for individuals employed when enrolling;
                    (D) attainment of a license or certification by 
                individuals participating in the program;
                    (E) attainment of an academic degree or recognized 
                equivalent by such individuals;
                    (F) attainment of basic skills and, as appropriate, 
                work readiness or occupational skills by such 
                individuals; and
                    (G) placement and retention of such individuals in 
                institutions of higher education, advanced training, or 
                an apprenticeship registered 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.) or certified by the State, or 
                placement and retention in military service.
            (3) Required demographic factors for all programs.--For 
        each covered program providing worker training services and 
        activities, demographic factors shall include whether, at the 
        time the individual enrolls in the program, the individual--
                    (A) is an individual with a disability;
                    (B) is blind, as determined pursuant to title II or 
                title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et 
                seq. and 1381 et seq.);
                    (C) has attained a secondary school diploma or the 
                recognized equivalent of such diploma;
                    (D) has a degree from an institution of higher 
                education;
                    (E) is long-term unemployed, meaning--
                            (i) the individual has been unemployed for 
                        not less than 27 consecutive weeks prior to 
                        enrolling in a worker training service or 
                        activity supported under this Act; or
                            (ii) the individual is a recipient of aid 
                        under the supplemental nutrition assistance 
                        program established under the Food and 
                        Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) 
                        or the program of block grants to States for 
                        temporary assistance for needy families 
                        established under part A of title IV of the 
                        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
                    (F) is a disadvantaged youth;
                    (G) is homeless;
                    (H) is an eligible adult offender, as defined in 
                section 212(a) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 
                U.S.C. 17532(a)); and
                    (I) is an eligible youth offender, as defined in 
                such section.
    (c) Annual Report.--
            (1) Reporting requirements.--
                    (A) Reporting by programs.--
                            (i) Required reporting for all programs.--
                        At the end of each fiscal year, any local board 
                        or entity carrying out a covered program 
                        providing worker training services and 
                        activities shall report all required statistics 
                        described in subsection (b)(1) and information 
                        indicating the level of performance on all 
                        applicable performance indicators described in 
                        subsection (b)(2) in accordance with the 
                        process established by the State Board under 
                        section 211(c)(6).
                            (ii) Disaggregation.--The required 
                        statistics and information on the level of 
                        performance on all performance indicators 
                        included in the annual report shall be reported 
                        in the aggregate and disaggregated by the 
                        demographic factors described in subsection 
                        (b)(3).
                            (iii) Submittal.--An entity shall submit 
                        the information described in clauses (i) and 
                        (ii)--
                                    (I) in accordance with the process 
                                established by the State board, under 
                                section 211(c)(6), in the case of an 
                                entity that receives the funds for the 
                                covered program providing worker 
                                training services and activities 
                                through a grant, contract, or agreement 
                                with a Governor of a State, State 
                                board, local board, or one-stop 
                                operator, or in the case of a local 
                                board; or
                                    (II) to the Secretary, consistent 
                                with regulations promulgated by the 
                                Secretary, in the case of any other 
                                direct recipient.
                    (B) State board report.--By the last day of each 
                fiscal year, each State board shall compile a report 
                detailing the information received by the State board 
                under subparagraph (A)(iii)(I) and submit it to the 
                Secretary.
            (2) Information dissemination.--The Secretary shall--
                    (A) make the information contained in the reports 
                under paragraph (1) available to the general public, 
                through publication and other appropriate methods;
                    (B) disseminate State-by-State comparisons of the 
                information; and
                    (C) submit the reports 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.
    (d) State Levels of Performance and Sanctions.--
            (1) State levels of performance.--
                    (A) State adjusted levels of performance for 
                performance indicators.--
                            (i) In general.--For each State board, 
                        there shall be established, in accordance with 
                        this subparagraph, levels of performance for 
                        each of the performance indicators described in 
                        subsection (b)(2). The levels of performance 
                        established under this subparagraph shall, at a 
                        minimum--
                                    (I) be expressed in an objective, 
                                quantifiable, and measurable form; and
                                    (II) show the progress of the State 
                                toward continuously improving in 
                                performance.
                            (ii) Identification in state plan.--Each 
                        State shall identify, in the State plan 
                        submitted under section 212, expected levels of 
                        performance for each of the performance 
                        indicators described in subsection (b)(2) for 
                        the years covered by the State plan.
                            (iii) Agreement on state adjusted levels of 
                        performance.--In order to ensure an optimal 
                        return on the investment of Federal funds in 
                        worker training services and activities, the 
                        Secretary and each Governor shall reach 
                        agreement on levels of performance for the 
                        State for each of the performance indicators 
                        for all of the fiscal years covered by the 
                        State plan. Such levels of performance shall be 
                        established for all participants in a covered 
                        program providing worker training services and 
                        activities through the State, State board, 
                        local board, or one-stop operator and 
                        disaggregated by the demographic factors 
                        described in subsection (b)(3). The levels 
                        agreed to shall be considered to be the State 
                        adjusted levels of performance for such years 
                        and shall be incorporated into the State plan 
                        prior to the approval of such plan.
                            (iv) Revisions.--If unanticipated 
                        circumstances arise in a State, the Governor 
                        may request that the State adjusted levels of 
                        performance agreed to under clause (iii) be 
                        revised. The Secretary shall issue objective 
                        criteria and methods for making such revisions.
                    (B) Levels of performance for additional 
                indicators.--The State may, if the State chooses--
                            (i) select other performance indicators in 
                        addition to the indicators required under 
                        subsection (b)(2); and
                            (ii) identify in the State plan the State 
                        levels of performance for such additional 
                        performance indicators.
            (2) Sanctions for state failure to meet state performance 
        measures.--
                    (A) Sanctions against states.--If a State fails to 
                meet the State adjusted levels of performance under 
                paragraph (1)(A) for a program for 2 consecutive fiscal 
                years, or if a State fails to submit a complete report 
                under subsection (c) for any fiscal year, the Secretary 
                may reduce by not more than 5 percent the amount of the 
                grant that would (in the absence of this paragraph) be 
                payable to the State under such program for the 
                immediately succeeding fiscal year. Any such penalty 
                for failure to meet the State adjusted levels of 
                performance shall be based on the degree of failure to 
                meet such State adjusted levels of performance.
                    (B) Funds resulting from reduced allotments.--The 
                Secretary shall use any amount retained as a result of 
                a reduction in an allotment to a State made under 
                subparagraph (A) to increase the allotments to all 
                other States under section 312(c)(2) in accordance with 
                such section.
    (e) Levels of Performance and Sanctions for Other Direct 
Recipients.--By not later than 90 days after the effective date of this 
Act, the Secretary shall establish a performance accountability system 
for other direct recipients that--
            (1) for each covered program providing worker training 
        services and activities offered by such other direct recipient, 
        establishes levels of performance for the indicators described 
        in subsection (b)(2) (as applicable to the program), adjusted 
        levels of performance for such indicators, and sanctions for 
        failure to meet those levels; and
            (2) is comparable to the accountability system for States 
        established under subsections (c) and (d).
    (f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to 
carry out subsections (c) through (e), and to establish requirements 
regarding the content, timing, and submission of the report required 
under subsection (c)(1), including requirements regarding what data 
should be provided and how that data should be formatted.

SEC. 403. FISCAL CONTROLS; SANCTIONS.

    (a) Establishment of Fiscal Controls.--
            (1) Fiscal control and fund accounting procedures.--
                    (A) State and local areas.--Each State board shall 
                establish such fiscal control and fund accounting 
                procedures as may be necessary to assure the proper 
                disbursal of, and accounting for, Federal funds 
                allocated to local areas under this Act. Such 
                procedures shall ensure that all financial transactions 
                carried out under this Act are conducted and records 
                maintained in accordance with generally accepted 
                accounting principles applicable in each State.
                    (B) Other direct recipients.--The Secretary shall 
                establish, by regulation, fiscal control and fund 
                accounting procedures meeting the requirements of 
                subparagraph (A) that will apply to other direct 
                recipients.
            (2) Cost principles.--
                    (A) In general.--Each State board, Governor of a 
                State, other direct recipient, and local board 
                (including the chief elected official for the area) 
                receiving funds under this Act shall comply with the 
                applicable uniform cost principles included in the 
                appropriate circulars of the Office of Management and 
                Budget for the type of entity receiving the funds for 
                all funds provided under this Act.
                    (B) Exception.--The funds made available to a State 
                for administration of statewide worker training 
                services and activities in accordance with section 
                313(c), shall be allocable to the overall 
                administration of worker training services and 
                activities, but need not be specifically allocable to 
                any individual program.
            (3) Uniform administrative requirements.--
                    (A) In general.--Each State board, Governor, other 
                direct recipient, and local board (including the chief 
                elected official for the area) shall comply with the 
                appropriate uniform administrative requirements for 
                grants and agreements under this Act applicable for the 
                type of entity receiving the funds, as promulgated in 
                circulars or rules of the Office of Management and 
                Budget.
                    (B) Additional requirement.--Procurement 
                transactions under this Act between local boards and 
                units of State or local governments shall be conducted 
                only on a cost-reimbursable basis.
    (b) Monitoring of Activities.--
            (1) State and local activities.--
                    (A) In general.--Each Governor or State board shall 
                conduct on an annual basis onsite monitoring of each 
                local area within the State to ensure compliance with 
                the uniform administrative requirements referred to in 
                subsection (a)(3).
                    (B) Action by governor.--If the Governor or State 
                board determines that a local area is not in compliance 
                with the uniform administrative requirements referred 
                to in subsection (a)(3), the Governor or State board 
                shall--
                            (i) require corrective action to secure 
                        prompt compliance with the requirements; and
                            (ii) impose the sanctions provided under 
                        subparagraph (E) in the event of failure to 
                        take the required corrective action.
                    (C) Certification.--The Governor or State board 
                shall, every 2 years, certify to the Secretary that--
                            (i) the State has implemented the uniform 
                        administrative requirements referred to in 
                        subsection (a)(3);
                            (ii) the State has monitored local areas to 
                        ensure compliance with the uniform 
                        administrative requirements as required under 
                        subparagraph (A); and
                            (iii) the State has taken appropriate 
                        action to secure compliance pursuant to 
                        subparagraph (B).
                    (D) Action by the secretary.--If the Secretary 
                determines that the Governor or State board has not 
                fulfilled the requirements of this subsection, the 
                Secretary shall--
                            (i) require corrective action to secure 
                        prompt compliance; and
                            (ii) impose the sanctions provided under 
                        subsection (d) or (e) in the event of failure 
                        of the Governor or State board to take the 
                        required appropriate action to secure 
                        compliance.
                    (E) Substantial violation.--
                            (i) Action by governor or state board.--If, 
                        as a result of financial and compliance audits 
                        or otherwise, the Governor or State board 
                        determines that there is a substantial 
                        violation of a specific provision of this Act, 
                        and corrective action has not been taken, the 
                        Governor or State board shall--
                                    (I) issue a notice of intent to 
                                revoke approval of all or part of the 
                                local plan affected; or
                                    (II) impose a reorganization plan, 
                                which may include--
                                            (aa) decertifying the local 
                                        board involved;
                                            (bb) prohibiting the use of 
                                        eligible providers;
                                            (cc) selecting an 
                                        alternative entity to 
                                        administer the program for the 
                                        local area involved;
                                            (dd) merging the local area 
                                        into one or more other local 
                                        areas; or
                                            (ee) making other such 
                                        changes as the Secretary, 
                                        Governor, or State board 
                                        determines necessary to secure 
                                        compliance.
                            (ii) Appeal.--
                                    (I) In general.--The actions taken 
                                by the Governor or State board pursuant 
                                to subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i) 
                                may be appealed to the Secretary and 
                                shall not become effective until--
                                            (aa) the time for appeal 
                                        has expired; or
                                            (bb) the Secretary has 
                                        issued a decision.
                                    (II) Additional requirement.--The 
                                Secretary shall make a final decision 
                                under subclause (I) not later than 45 
                                days after the receipt of the appeal.
                            (iii) Action by the secretary.--If the 
                        Governor or State board fails to promptly take 
                        the actions required under paragraph (1), the 
                        Secretary shall take such actions.
            (2) Monitoring and sanctions for other direct recipients.--
        By not later than 90 days after the effective date of this Act, 
        the Secretary shall establish, by regulation, a system of 
        monitoring, penalties for noncompliance, for other direct 
        recipients that is comparable to the system required under 
        paragraph (1) for States.
    (c) Repayment of Certain Amounts to the United States.--
            (1) In general.--Every State or other direct recipient 
        shall repay to the United States amounts found not to have been 
        expended in accordance with this Act.
            (2) Offset of repayment.--If the Secretary determines that 
        State or other direct recipient has expended funds made 
        available under this Act in a manner contrary to the 
        requirements of this Act, the Secretary may offset repayment of 
        such expenditures against any other amount to which the State 
        or recipient is or may be entitled, except as provided under 
        subsection (d)(1).
            (3) Special rules for states.--
                    (A) Repayment from deduction by state.--If the 
                Secretary requires a State to repay funds as a result 
                of a determination that a local area of the State has 
                expended funds contrary to the requirements of this 
                Act, the Governor or State board may use an amount 
                deducted under subparagraph (B) to repay the funds, 
                except as provided under subsection (d).
                    (B) Deduction by state.--The Governor or State 
                board may deduct an amount equal to the misexpenditure 
                described in subparagraph (A) from subsequent fiscal 
                year allocations to the local area from funds reserved 
                for the administrative costs of the local programs 
                involved, as appropriate.
                    (C) Limitations.--A deduction made by a State as 
                described in subparagraph (C) shall not be made until 
                such time as the Governor or State board has taken 
                appropriate corrective action to ensure full compliance 
                within such local area with regard to appropriate 
                expenditures of funds under this Act.
    (d) Repayment of Amounts.--
            (1) In general.--Each State or other direct recipient shall 
        be liable to repay the amounts described in subsection (c)(1), 
        from funds other than funds received under this Act, upon a 
        determination by the Secretary that the misexpenditure of funds 
        was due to willful disregard of the requirements of this Act, 
        gross negligence, failure to observe accepted standards of 
        administration, or a pattern of misexpenditure as described in 
        subsection (c)(1). No such determination shall be made under 
        this subsection or subsection (c) until notice and opportunity 
        for a fair hearing has been given to the recipient.
            (2) Factors in imposing sanctions.--In determining whether 
        to impose any sanction authorized by this section against a 
        State or other direct recipient for violations by a subgrantee 
        or contractor of such State or recipient under this Act 
        (including a violation of the regulations issued under this 
        Act), the Secretary shall first determine whether such State or 
        recipient has adequately demonstrated that the State or 
        recipient has--
                    (A) established and adhered to an appropriate 
                system for the award and monitoring of grants and 
                contracts with subgrantees and contractors that 
                contains acceptable standards for ensuring 
                accountability;
                    (B) entered into a written grant agreement or 
                contract with such subgrantee or contractor that 
                established clear goals and obligations in unambiguous 
                terms;
                    (C) acted with due diligence to monitor the 
                implementation of the grant agreement or contract, 
                including carrying out the appropriate monitoring 
                activities (including audits) at reasonable intervals; 
                and
                    (D) taken prompt and appropriate corrective action 
                upon becoming aware of any evidence of a violation of 
                this Act, including regulations issued under this Act, 
                by such subgrantee or contractor.
            (3) Waiver.--If the Secretary determines that the State or 
        other direct recipient has demonstrated substantial compliance 
        with the requirements of paragraph (2), the Secretary may waive 
        the imposition of sanctions authorized by this section upon 
        such State or recipient. The Secretary is authorized to impose 
        any sanction consistent with the provisions of this Act and any 
        applicable Federal or State law directly against any subgrantee 
        or contractor for a violation of this Act, including 
        regulations issued under this Act.
    (e) Immediate Termination or Suspension of Assistance in Emergency 
Situations.--In emergency situations, if the Secretary determines it is 
necessary to protect the integrity of funds provided under this Act or 
ensure the proper operation of the worker training service or activity 
involved, the Secretary may immediately terminate or suspend financial 
assistance, in whole or in part, to any recipient of such funds if the 
recipient is given prompt notice and the opportunity for a subsequent 
hearing within 30 days after such termination or suspension. The 
Secretary shall not delegate any of the functions or authority 
specified in this subsection, other than to an officer whose 
appointment is required to be made by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate.
    (f) Discrimination Against Participants.--If the Secretary 
determines that any recipient under this Act has discharged or in any 
other manner discriminated against a participant or against any 
individual in connection with the administration of the program 
involved, or against any individual because such individual has filed 
any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding 
under or related to this Act, or has testified or is about to testify 
in any such proceeding or investigation under or related to this Act, 
or otherwise unlawfully denied to any individual a benefit to which 
that individual is entitled under the provisions of this Act or the 
Secretary's regulations, the Secretary shall, within 30 days, take such 
action or order such corrective measures, as necessary, with respect to 
the recipient or the aggrieved individual, or both.
    (g) Remedies.--The remedies described in this section shall not be 
construed to be the exclusive remedies available for violations 
described in this section.

SEC. 404. REPORTS; RECORDKEEPING; INVESTIGATIONS.

    (a) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Recipients of funds under this Act shall 
        keep records that are sufficient to permit the preparation of 
        reports required by this Act and to permit the tracing of funds 
        to a level of expenditure adequate to ensure that the funds 
        have not been spent unlawfully.
            (2) Submission to the secretary.--Every such recipient 
        shall maintain such records and submit such reports, in such 
        form and containing such information, as the Secretary may 
        require regarding the performance of programs of worker 
        training services and activities carried out under this Act. 
        Such records and reports shall be submitted to the Secretary 
        but shall not be required to be submitted more than once each 
        quarter unless specifically requested by Congress or a 
        committee of Congress, in which case an estimate may be 
        provided.
            (3) Maintenance of standardized records.--In order to allow 
        for the preparation of the reports required under subsection 
        (c), such recipients shall maintain standardized records for 
        all individual participants and provide to the Secretary a 
        sufficient number of such records to provide for an adequate 
        analysis of the records.
            (4) Availability to the public.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), records maintained by such recipients pursuant to 
                this subsection shall be made available to the public 
                upon request.
                    (B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
                to--
                            (i) information, the disclosure of which 
                        would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion 
                        of personal privacy; and
                            (ii) trade secrets, or commercial or 
                        financial information, that is--
                                    (I) obtained from a person; and
                                    (II) privileged or confidential.
                    (C) Fees to recover costs.--Such recipients may 
                charge fees sufficient to recover costs applicable to 
                the processing of requests for records under 
                subparagraph (A).
    (b) Investigations of Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Secretary.--In order to evaluate compliance 
                with the provisions of this Act, the Secretary shall 
                conduct, in several States, in each fiscal year, 
                investigations of the use of funds received by 
                recipients under this Act.
                    (B) Comptroller general of the united states.--In 
                order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this 
                Act, the Comptroller General of the United States may 
                conduct investigations of the use of funds received 
                under this Act by any recipient.
            (2) Prohibition.--In conducting any investigation under 
        this Act, the Secretary or the Comptroller General of the 
        United States may not request the compilation of any 
        information that the recipient is not otherwise required to 
        compile and that is not readily available to such recipient.
            (3) Audits.--
                    (A) In general.--In carrying out any audit under 
                this Act (other than any initial audit survey or any 
                audit investigating possible criminal or fraudulent 
                conduct), either directly or through grant or contract, 
                the Secretary, the Inspector General of the Department 
                of Labor, or the Comptroller General of the United 
                States shall furnish to the State, recipient, or other 
                entity to be audited, advance notification of the 
                overall objectives and purposes of the audit, and any 
                extensive recordkeeping or data requirements to be met, 
                not later than 14 days (or as soon as practicable) 
                prior to the commencement of the audit.
                    (B) Notification requirement.--If the scope, 
                objectives, or purposes of the audit change 
                substantially during the course of the audit, the 
                entity being audited shall be notified of the change as 
                soon as practicable.
                    (C) Additional requirement.--The reports on the 
                results of such audits shall cite the law, regulation, 
                policy, or other criteria applicable to any finding 
                contained in the reports.
                    (D) Rule of construction.--Nothing contained in 
                this Act shall be construed so as to be inconsistent 
                with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
                or government auditing standards issued by the 
                Comptroller General of the United States.
    (c) Accessibility of Reports.--Each State, local board, and other 
direct recipient receiving funds under this Act--
            (1) shall make readily accessible such reports concerning 
        its operations and expenditures as shall be prescribed by the 
        Secretary;
            (2) shall prescribe and maintain comparable management 
        information systems, in accordance with guidelines that shall 
        be prescribed by the Secretary, designed to facilitate the 
        uniform compilation, crosstabulation, and analysis of 
        programmatic, participant, and financial data, on statewide, 
        local area, and other appropriate bases, necessary for 
        reporting, monitoring, and evaluating purposes; and
            (3) shall monitor the performance of providers in complying 
        with the terms of grants, contracts, or other agreements made 
        pursuant to this Act.
    (d) Information To Be Included in Reports.--
            (1) In general.--The reports required under subsection (c) 
        shall include information regarding programs carried out under 
        this Act pertaining to--
                    (A) the relevant demographic characteristics 
                (including race, ethnicity, sex, and age) and other 
                related information regarding participants;
                    (B) the worker training services and activities in 
                which participants are enrolled through the program, 
                and the length of time that participants are engaged in 
                such services and activities;
                    (C) outcomes of the programs and workforce training 
                services and activities for participants, including the 
                occupations of participants, and placement for 
                participants in nontraditional employment; and
                    (D) specified costs of the programs and the 
                workforce training services and activities carried out 
                under the program.
            (2) Additional requirement.--The Secretary shall ensure 
        that all elements of the information required for the reports 
        described in paragraph (1) are defined and reported uniformly.
    (e) Quarterly Financial Reports.--
            (1) Maintenance of additional records.--Each State and 
        local board, and each other direct recipient, shall maintain 
        records with respect to worker training services and activities 
        carried out under this Act that identify--
                    (A) any income or profits earned, including such 
                income or profits earned by subrecipients; and
                    (B) any costs incurred (such as stand-in costs) 
                that are otherwise allowable except for funding 
                limitations.
            (2) State and local boards.--
                    (A) In general.--Each local board in a State shall 
                submit quarterly financial reports to the Governor with 
                respect to the programs of worker training services and 
                activities. Such reports shall include information 
                identifying all workforce training service or activity 
                costs by cost category in accordance with generally 
                accepted accounting principles and by year of the 
                appropriation involved.
                    (B) Additional requirement.--Each State shall 
                submit to the Secretary, on a quarterly basis, a 
                summary of the reports submitted to the Governor 
                pursuant to paragraph (1).
            (3) Other entities.--Each other direct recipient shall 
        submit to the Secretary, on a quarterly basis, a report 
        containing the information required under this subsection.
    (f) Cost Categories.--In requiring entities to maintain records of 
costs by category under this Act, the Secretary shall require only that 
the costs be categorized as administrative or programmatic costs.

SEC. 405. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS.

    (a) Benefits.--
            (1) Wages.--
                    (A) In general.--Individuals in on-the-job training 
                or individuals employed in worker training services and 
                activities under this Act shall be compensated at the 
                same rates, including periodic increases, as trainees 
                or employees who are similarly situated in similar 
                occupations by the same employer and who have similar 
                training, experience, and skills, and such rates shall 
                be in accordance with applicable law, but in no event 
                less than the higher of the rate specified in section 
                6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
                U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) or the applicable State or local 
                minimum wage law.
                    (B) Rule of construction.--The reference in 
                subparagraph (A) to section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor 
                Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) shall not 
                be applicable for individuals in other territorial 
                jurisdictions in which section 6(a)(1) does not apply.
            (2) Treatment of allowances, earnings, and payments.--
        Allowances, earnings, and payments to individuals participating 
        in worker training services and activities under this Act shall 
        not be considered as income for the purposes of determining 
        eligibility for and the amount of income transfer and in-kind 
        aid furnished under any Federal or federally assisted program 
        based on need, other than as provided under the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).
    (b) Labor Standards.--
            (1) Limitations on activities that impact wages of 
        employees.--No funds provided under this Act shall be used to 
        pay the wages of incumbent employees during their participation 
        in economic development activities provided through a program 
        providing worker training services and activities.
            (2) Displacement.--
                    (A) Prohibition.--A participant in a worker 
                training service or activity authorized under this Act 
                (referred to in this section as a ``specified 
                activity'') shall not displace (including a partial 
                displacement, such as a reduction in the hours of 
                nonovertime work, wages, or employment benefits) any 
                currently employed employee (as of the date of the 
                participation).
                    (B) Prohibition on impairment of contracts.--A 
                specified activity shall not impair an existing 
                contract for services or collective bargaining 
                agreement, and no such activity that would be 
                inconsistent with the terms of a collective bargaining 
                agreement shall be undertaken without the written 
                concurrence of the labor organization and employer 
                concerned.
            (3) Other prohibitions.--A participant in a specified 
        activity shall not be employed in a job if--
                    (A) any other individual is on layoff from the same 
                or any substantially equivalent job;
                    (B) the employer has terminated the employment of 
                any regular employee or otherwise reduced the workforce 
                of the employer with the intention of filling the 
                vacancy so created with the participant; or
                    (C) the job is created in a promotional line that 
                will infringe in any way upon the promotional 
                opportunities of currently employed individuals (as of 
                the date of the participation).
            (4) Health and safety.--Health and safety standards 
        established under Federal and State law otherwise applicable to 
        working conditions of employees shall be equally applicable to 
        working conditions of participants engaged in specified 
        activities. To the extent that a State workers' compensation 
        law applies, workers' compensation shall be provided to 
        participants on the same basis as the compensation is provided 
        to other individuals in the State in similar employment.
            (5) Employment conditions.--Individuals in on-the-job 
        training, or individuals employed through worker training 
        services and activities, under this Act, shall be provided 
        benefits and working conditions at the same level and to the 
        same extent as other trainees or employees working a similar 
        length of time and doing the same type of work.
            (6) Opportunity to submit comments.--Interested members of 
        the public, including representatives of businesses and of 
        labor organizations, shall be provided an opportunity to submit 
        comments to the Secretary with respect to programs and 
        activities proposed to be funded under title III.
            (7) No impact on union organizing.--Each recipient of funds 
        under this Act shall provide to the Secretary assurances that 
        none of such funds will be used to assist, promote, or deter 
        union organizing.
    (c) Grievance Procedure.--
            (1) In general.--Each recipient of funds under this Act 
        shall establish and maintain a procedure for grievances or 
        complaints alleging violations of the requirements of this Act 
        from participants and other interested or affected parties. 
        Such procedure shall include an opportunity for a hearing and 
        be completed within 60 days after the filing of the grievance 
        or complaint.
            (2) Investigation.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall investigate an 
                allegation of a violation described in paragraph (1) 
                if--
                            (i) a decision relating to such violation 
                        has not been reached within 60 days after the 
                        date of the filing of the grievance or 
                        complaint and either party appeals to the 
                        Secretary; or
                            (ii) a decision relating to such violation 
                        has been reached within such 60 days and the 
                        party to which such decision is adverse appeals 
                        such decision to the Secretary.
                    (B) Additional requirement.--The Secretary shall 
                make a final determination relating to an appeal made 
                under subparagraph (A) not later than 120 days after 
                receiving such appeal.
            (3) Remedies.--Remedies that may be imposed under this 
        section for a violation of any requirement of this Act shall be 
        limited--
                    (A) to suspension or termination of payments under 
                this Act;
                    (B) to prohibition of placement of a participant 
                with an employer that has violated any requirement 
                under this Act;
                    (C) where applicable, to reinstatement of an 
                employee, payment of lost wages and benefits, and 
                reestablishment of other relevant terms, conditions, 
                and privileges of employment; and
                    (D) where appropriate, to other equitable relief.
            (4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (3) shall 
        be construed to prohibit a grievant or complainant from 
        pursuing a remedy authorized under another Federal, State, or 
        local law for a violation of this Act.
    (d) Relocation.--
            (1) Prohibition on use of funds to encourage or induce 
        relocation.--No funds provided under this Act shall be used, or 
        proposed for use, to encourage or induce the relocation of a 
        business or part of a business if such relocation would result 
        in a loss of employment for any employee of such business at 
        the original location and such original location is within the 
        United States.
            (2) Prohibition on use of funds for customized or skill 
        training and related activities after relocation.--No funds 
        provided under this Act for a worker training service or 
        activity shall be used for customized or skill training, on-
        the-job training, or company-specific assessments of job 
        applicants or employees, for any business or part of a business 
        that has relocated, until the date that is 120 days after the 
        date on which such business commences operations at the new 
        location, if the relocation of such business or part of a 
        business results in a loss of employment for any employee of 
        such business at the original location and such original 
        location is within the United States.
            (3) Repayment.--If the Secretary determines that a 
        violation of paragraph (1) or (2) has occurred, the Secretary 
        shall require the State that has violated such paragraph to 
        repay to the United States an amount equal to the amount 
        expended in violation of such paragraph.
    (e) Limitation on Use of Funds.--No funds available under this Act 
shall be used for employment generating activities, economic 
development activities, investment in revolving loan funds, 
capitalization of businesses, investment in contract bidding resource 
centers, and similar activities that are not directly related to 
training for eligible individuals under this Act. No funds available 
under this Act shall be used for foreign travel.
    (f) Testing and Sanctioning for Use of Controlled Substances.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, a recipient of funds under this Act shall not be 
        prohibited by the Federal Government from--
                    (A) testing participants in worker training 
                services and activities for the use of controlled 
                substances; and
                    (B) sanctioning such participants who test positive 
                for the use of such controlled substances.
            (2) Additional requirements.--
                    (A) Period of sanction.--In sanctioning 
                participants in worker training services and activities 
                under this Act who test positive for the use of 
                controlled substances--
                            (i) with respect to the first occurrence 
                        for which a participant tests positive, the 
                        recipient of funds under this Act may exclude 
                        the participant from the service or activity 
                        for a period not to exceed 6 months; and
                            (ii) with respect to the second occurrence 
                        and each subsequent occurrence for which a 
                        participant tests positive, the recipient may 
                        exclude the participant from the service or 
                        activity for a period not to exceed 2 years.
                    (B) Appeal.--The testing of participants and the 
                imposition of sanctions under this subsection shall be 
                subject to expeditious appeal in accordance with due 
                process procedures established by the State or, in the 
                case of other direct recipients, in accordance with 
                regulations established by the Secretary.
                    (C) Privacy.--A recipient of funds under this Act 
                shall establish procedures for testing participants for 
                the use of controlled substances that ensure a maximum 
                degree of privacy for the participants.
            (3) Funding requirement for states.--In the testing and 
        sanctioning of participants in worker training services and 
        activities for the use of controlled substances in accordance 
        with this subsection, the only Federal funds that a State may 
        use are the amounts made available for the administration of 
        statewide worker training services and activities under 
        sections 313(c), 333(c), and 373(d), as applicable based on the 
        worker training service or activity.

SEC. 406. MONITORING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to monitor all 
recipients of funds under this Act to determine whether the recipients 
are complying with the provisions of this Act, including the 
regulations issued under this Act.
    (b) Investigations.--The Secretary may investigate any matter the 
Secretary determines to be necessary to determine the compliance of the 
recipients with this Act, including the regulations issued under this 
Act. The investigations authorized by this subsection may include 
examining records (including making certified copies of the records), 
questioning employees, and entering any premises or onto any site in 
which any part of a worker training service or activity of such a 
recipient is conducted or in which any of the records of the recipient 
are kept.
    (c) Additional Requirement.--For the purpose of any investigation 
or hearing conducted under this Act by the Secretary, the provisions of 
section 49 of title 15, United States Code (relating to the attendance 
of witnesses and the production of documents), apply to the Secretary, 
in the same manner and to the same extent as the provisions apply to 
the Federal Trade Commission.

SEC. 407. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    (a) Review.--
            (1) Petition.--With respect to any final order by the 
        Secretary under section 403(f) by which the Secretary awards, 
        declines to award, or only conditionally awards, financial 
        assistance under this Act, any party to a proceeding which 
        resulted in such final order may obtain review of such final 
        order in the United States Court of Appeals having jurisdiction 
        over the applicant or recipient of funds involved, by filing a 
        review petition within 30 days after the date of issuance of 
        such final order.
            (2) Action on petition.--The clerk of the court shall 
        transmit a copy of the review petition to the Secretary who 
        shall file the record on which the final order was entered as 
        provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. The 
        filing of a review petition shall not stay the order of the 
        Secretary, unless the court orders a stay. Petitions filed 
        under this subsection shall be heard expeditiously, if possible 
        within 10 days after the date of filing of a reply to the 
        petition.
            (3) Standard and scope of review.--No objection to the 
        order of the Secretary shall be considered by the court unless 
        the objection was specifically urged, in a timely manner, 
        before the Secretary. The review shall be limited to questions 
        of law and the findings of fact of the Secretary shall be 
        conclusive if supported by substantial evidence.
    (b) Judgment.--The court shall have jurisdiction to make and enter 
a decree affirming, modifying, or setting aside the order of the 
Secretary in whole or in part. The judgment of the court regarding the 
order shall be final, subject to certiorari review by the Supreme Court 
as provided in section 1254(1) of title 28, United States Code.

SEC. 408. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the following conditions 
apply to all worker training services and activities offered under this 
Act:
            (1) No person or organization may charge an individual a 
        fee for the placement or referral of the individual in or to a 
        worker training service or activity supported under this Act.
            (2) The Secretary shall not provide financial assistance 
        for any worker training service or activity supported under 
        this Act that involves political activities.
            (3)(A) Income under any such service or activity 
        administered by a public or private nonprofit entity may be 
        retained by such entity only if such income is used to continue 
        to carry out the service or activity.
            (B) Income subject to the requirements of subparagraph (A) 
        shall include--
                    (i) receipts from goods or services (including 
                conferences) provided as a result of activities funded 
                under this Act;
                    (ii) funds provided to a service provider under 
                this Act that are in excess of the costs associated 
                with the services provided; and
                    (iii) interest income earned on funds received 
                under this Act.
            (C) For purposes of this paragraph, each entity receiving 
        financial assistance under this Act shall maintain records 
        sufficient to determine the amount of such income received and 
        the purposes for which such income is expend.

SEC. 409. ORGANIZATION.

    (a) Delegation and Assignment.--Except where otherwise expressly 
prohibited by law or otherwise provided by this Act, the Secretary may 
delegate any of the functions specified in this Act to such officers 
and employees of the Department of Labor as the Secretary may 
designate, and may authorize successive redelegations of such functions 
as may be necessary or appropriate. No delegation of functions by the 
Secretary under this section or under any other provision of this Act 
shall relieve such Secretary of responsibility for the administration 
of such functions.
    (b) Reorganization.--The Secretary is authorized to allocate or 
reallocate any function specified in this Act among the officers of the 
Department of Labor, and to establish, consolidate, alter, or 
discontinue such organizational entities in the Department of Labor as 
may be necessary or appropriate.

SEC. 410. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

               TITLE V--REPEALS AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS

SEC. 501. REPEALED PROVISIONS.

    (a) Workforce Investment Act of 1998.--The following provisions are 
repealed:
            (1) Adult provisions.--The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
        (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), other than sections 123, 126, 127, 
        128, 129, 166, 169, and 173A of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2843, 2851, 
        2852, 2853, 2854, 2911, 2914, and 2918a).
            (2) Youth provisions.--Sections 123, 126, 127, 128, 129, 
        169, and 173A of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2843, 2851, 2852, 2853, 
        2854, 2914, and 2918a).
            (3) Native american provisions.--Section 166 of such Act 
        (29 U.S.C. 2911).
    (b) Remaining Repealed Provisions.--In addition to the provisions 
repealed under subsection (a), the following provisions are repealed:
            (1) Adult provisions.--
                    (A) The Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.).
                    (B) Section 16(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
                2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)).
                    (C) The Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional 
                Occupations Act (29 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.).
                    (D) Section 104(k)(6) of the Comprehensive 
                Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
                of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(6)).
                    (E) Section 505 of the Family Support Act of 1988 
                (42 U.S.C. 9926).
                    (F) Section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness 
                and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
                2916a).
                    (G) Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
                U.S.C. 3056 et seq.).
            (2) Youth provisions.--
                    (A) The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
                Education Act of 2006 (29 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
                    (B) Title I of Public Law 91-378 (commonly known as 
                the ``Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970'') (16 
                U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
            (3) Disabilities provisions.--
                    (A) Part A of title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 
                1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.).
                    (B) Sections 110, 111, 112, 113, 131, 303, and 304 
                of such Act (29 U.S.C. 730, 731, 732, 733, 751, 773, 
                and 776).
                    (C) Title VI of such Act (29 U.S.C. 795g et seq.).
            (4) Native american provisions.--
                    (A) Section 121 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
                (29 U.S.C. 741).
                    (B) The Indian Employment, Training and Related 
                Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3401 et 
                seq.).
                    (C) Title V of the Tribally Controlled Colleges and 
                Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1861 et 
                seq.).
                    (D) Section 412 of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 612).

SEC. 502. SAVINGS PROVISIONS FOR ADULT PROGRAMS.

    (a) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, a 
reference in this section to a provision of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
49 et seq.), sections 6(d)(4)(I) and 16(h) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)(I), 2025(h)), the Women in 
Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act (29 U.S.C. 2501 et 
seq.), section 104(k)(6) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(6)), section 
505 of the Family Support Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 9926), section 414(c) 
of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 
(29 U.S.C. 2916a), or title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) shall be considered to be a reference to such 
provision as in effect on the day before the effective date of this 
section.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, unless otherwise 
provided or indicated by the context--
            (1) the term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given to 
        the term ``agency'' by section 551(1) of title 5, United States 
        Code;
            (2) the term ``function'' means any duty, obligation, 
        power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, 
        or program;
            (3) the term ``new authority'' means the authority provided 
        under subtitle A of title III of this Act; and
            (4) the term ``repealed authority'' means the authority 
        provided under the provisions repealed by subsections (a)(1) 
        and (b)(1) of section 501, and section 6(d)(4)(I) of the Food 
        and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)(I)).
    (c) Grants; Contracts; Allotments.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding the new authority, the 
        agreements for the grants, contracts, and allotments listed in 
        paragraph (2) that are in effect on the day before the 
        effective date of this section, or were final before the 
        effective date of this section and are to become effective on 
        or after the effective date of this section, shall continue in 
        effect according to their terms until modified or terminated in 
        accordance with law by the President, the Secretary of Labor or 
        other authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, 
        or by operation of law.
            (2) List.--The grants, contracts, and allotments described 
        in paragraph (1) are all grants, contracts (including 
        cooperative agreements, joint agreements, and reimbursable 
        agreements and purchase of service contracts or vouchers), and 
        allotments (including allocations) under--
                    (A) the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
                2801 et seq.), other than sections 123, 126, 127, 128, 
                129, 166, 169, and 173A of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2843, 
                2851, 2852, 2853, 2854, 2911, 2914, and 2918a);
                    (B) the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.);
                    (C) sections 6(d)(4)(I) and 16(h) of the Food and 
                Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)(I), 
                2025(h));
                    (D) the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional 
                Occupations Act (29 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.);
                    (E) section 104(k)(6) of the Comprehensive 
                Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
                of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(6)), including any 
                agreements for the funding described in that section;
                    (F) section 505 of the Family Support Act of 1988 
                (42 U.S.C. 9926), including agreements with nonprofit 
                organizations (including community development 
                corporations) described in subsection (a) of such 
                section;
                    (G) section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness 
                and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
                2916a); and
                    (H) title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
                U.S.C. 3056 et seq.), including the agreements under 
                section 502(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3056(e)).
            (3) Incidental savings.--The Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget shall make such dispositions of the 
        personnel, funds, contracts, agreements, and other resources 
        related to the grants, contracts, and allotments listed in 
        paragraph (2) as may be necessary to continue the agreements 
        for the grants, contracts, and allotments for the duration 
        described in paragraph (1).
    (d) Repayment of Funds.--
            (1) Continuing effect of legal documents.--With respect to 
        the repayment of funds received to carry out the repealed 
        authority, all orders and determinations--
                    (A) which have been issued, made, or allowed to 
                become effective by the President, any Federal agency 
                or official thereof, or by a court of competent 
                jurisdiction, in the performance of functions carried 
                out under such repealed authority; and
                    (B) which are in effect on the day before the 
                effective date of this section, or were final before 
                the effective date of this section and are to become 
                effective on or after the effective date of this 
                section,
        shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
        modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
        accordance with law by the President, the Secretary of Labor or 
        other authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, 
        or by operation of law.
            (2) Proceedings not affected.--The provisions of this 
        section shall not affect any proceedings or applications, in 
        connection with adjudications regarding the repayment of funds 
        received to carry out the repealed authority, that are pending 
        before the Department of Labor, the Department of Education, 
        the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Health and 
        Human Services, or the Environmental Protection Agency, as the 
        case may be, on the effective date of this section, but such 
        proceedings and applications shall be continued. Orders shall 
        be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken 
        therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, 
        as if this section had not been enacted, and orders issued in 
        any such proceedings shall continue in effect until modified, 
        terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked by a duly 
        authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or 
        by operation of law. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed 
        to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such 
        proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to the same 
        extent that such proceeding could have been discontinued or 
        modified if this section had not been enacted.
            (3) Suits not affected.--The provisions of this section 
        shall not affect suits, regarding the repayment of funds 
        received to carry out the repealed authority, that have 
        commenced before the effective date of this section, and in all 
        such suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and 
        judgments rendered in the same manner and with the same effect 
        as if this section had not been enacted.
            (4) Nonabatement of actions.--No suit, action, or other 
        proceeding, regarding the repayment of funds received to carry 
        out the repealed authority, that is commenced by or against the 
        Department of Labor, the Department of Education, the 
        Department of Agriculture, the Department of Health and Human 
        Services, or the Environmental Protection Agency, as the case 
        may be, or by or against any individual in the official 
        capacity of such individual as an officer of any of such 
        Departments or Agency, shall abate by reason of the enactment 
        of this section.
    (e) Transfers.--
            (1) Records.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
        any records in connection with functions to carry out the 
        repealed authority shall be transferred to the Department of 
        Labor.
            (2) Unexpended balances; certain other funds.--Subject to 
        subsections (c) and (g) and notwithstanding section 1531 of 
        title 31, United States Code, the unexpended balances of 
        appropriations and other funds employed in connection with the 
        repealed authority shall be returned to the general fund of the 
        Treasury.
    (f) Severability.--If a provision of this section or its 
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, neither the 
remainder of this section nor the application of the provision to other 
persons or circumstances shall be affected.
    (g) Transition.--For such period of time as may reasonably be 
necessary to facilitate the orderly implementation of this section, the 
Secretary of Labor is authorized to utilize--
            (1) the services of such officers, employees, and other 
        personnel of the Department of Labor, the Department of 
        Education, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of 
        Health and Human Services, or the Environmental Protection 
        Agency, as the case may be, with respect to the new authority; 
        and
            (2) funds appropriated to carry out the repealed authority.
    (h) References in Other Laws.--Except with respect to the grants, 
contracts, and allotments described in subsection (c) and the repayment 
of funds described in subsection (d), a reference in any other Federal 
law to the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education, the 
Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the 
Department of Labor, the Department of Education, the Department of 
Agriculture, the Department of Health and Human Services, or the 
Environmental Protection Agency, with regard to the repealed authority, 
shall be deemed to have no effect.
    (i) Recommended Legislation.--
            (1) In general.--After consultation with the appropriate 
        committees of Congress and the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget, the Secretary of Labor shall prepare and 
        submit to Congress recommended legislation containing technical 
        and conforming amendments to reflect the changes made by this 
        section.
            (2) Submission to congress.--Not later than 6 months after 
        the effective date of this section, the Secretary of Labor 
        shall submit the recommended legislation referred to in 
        paragraph (1).
    (j) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Food and nutrition act of 2008.--The Food and Nutrition 
        Act of 2008 is amended--
                    (A) in section 5 (7 U.S.C. 2014)--
                            (i) in subsection (d)(14), by striking 
                        ``household under'' and all that follows 
                        through the semicolon at the end and inserting 
                        ``household under section 317 of the CAREER 
                        Act;'';
                            (ii) in subsection (e)(3)(B)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by adding ``; 
                                and'' after the semicolon at the end;
                                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                ``; and'' at the end and inserting a 
                                period; and
                                    (III) by striking clause (iii);
                            (iii) in subsection (g)(3), in the first 
                        sentence, by striking ``or a pilot project 
                        under section 16(h)(1)(F)''; and
                            (iv) by striking subsection (l) and 
                        inserting the following:
    ``(l) Earnings to Participants of On-the-Job Training Programs.--
Any earnings to an individual participating in on-the-job training 
under a work program (as defined in section 6(o)) shall be considered 
to be earned income for purposes of the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program, except for an individual who is a dependent less 
than 19 years of age.'';
                    (B) in section 16 (7 U.S.C. 2025), as amended by 
                section 501(b)(1)(B), by inserting after subsection (g) 
                the following:
    ``(h) Funding of Worker Training Services and Activities.--Of the 
amounts made available for each fiscal year under section 18(a)(1), the 
Secretary shall allocate to States for distribution to State boards 
under section 313(b) of the CAREER Act $90,000,000 for each fiscal 
year, to remain available for the 2-year period beginning on the date 
of allocation.'';
                    (C) in section 17 (7 U.S.C. 2026)--
                            (i) in subsection (b)--
                                    (I) in paragraph (1)(B)(iv)(III)--
                                            (aa) in item (dd), by 
                                        striking ``, (4)(F)(i), or 
                                        (4)(K)'' and inserting ``or 
                                        (4)(D)(i)''; and
                                            (bb) in item (hh), by 
                                        striking ``(g), (h)(1)(F), 
                                        (h)(2), or (h)(3)'' and 
                                        inserting ``or (g)''; and
                                    (II) in paragraph (2), in the 
                                second sentence, by striking ``a 
                                program carried out under'' and all 
                                that follows through ``for which 
                                employment'' and inserting ``a program 
                                of worker training services and 
                                activities carried out under the CAREER 
                                Act, for which employment''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (g), in the first 
                        sentence, by striking ``established under'' and 
                        inserting ``described in''; and
                    (D) in section 22(d)(1)(B)(ii) (7 U.S.C. 
                2031(d)(1)(B)(ii)), in the matter preceding the 
                proviso, by striking ``subsections (a), (g), (h)(2), 
                and (h)(3)'' and inserting ``subsections (a) and (g)''.
            (2) Older americans act of 1965.--The Older Americans Act 
        of 1965 is amended--
                    (A) in section 102(45) (42 U.S.C. 3002(45)), by 
                striking ``, except that for purposes of title V such 
                term means the Secretary of Labor'';
                    (B) in section 201(a) (42 U.S.C. 3011(a)), by 
                striking ``Except for title V, the'' and inserting 
                ``The'';
                    (C) in section 203(a) (42 U.S.C. 3013(a))--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), in the second 
                        sentence, by striking ``with the Secretary of 
                        Labor in carrying out title V and''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``as 
                        in effect on the day before the effective date 
                        of section 501 of the CAREER Act'' after ``(as 
                        defined in section 518''; and
                    (D) in section 212(a) (42 U.S.C. 3020c(a)), by 
                striking ``(other than title V)''.

SEC. 503. SAVINGS PROVISIONS FOR YOUTH PROGRAMS.

    (a) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, a 
reference in this section to a provision of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (29 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and title I 
of Public Law 91-378 (commonly known as the ``Youth Conservation Corps 
Act of 1970'') (16 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) shall be considered to be a 
reference to such provision as in effect on the day before the 
effective date of this section.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, unless otherwise 
provided or indicated by the context--
            (1) the term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given to 
        the term ``agency'' by section 551(1) of title 5, United States 
        Code;
            (2) the term ``function'' means any duty, obligation, 
        power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, 
        or program;
            (3) the term ``new authority'' means the authority provided 
        under subtitle B of title III of this Act; and
            (4) the term ``repealed authority'' means the authority 
        provided under the provisions repealed by subsections (a)(2) 
        and (b)(2) of section 501.
    (c) Grants; Contracts; Allotments.--
            (1) Savings provisions.--
                    (A) In general.--Notwithstanding the new authority, 
                the agreements for the grants, contracts, and 
                allotments listed in subparagraph (B) that are in 
                effect on the day before the effective date of this 
                section, or were final before the effective date of 
                this section and are to become effective on or after 
                the effective date of this section, shall continue in 
                effect according to their terms until modified or 
                terminated in accordance with law by the President, the 
                Secretary of Labor or other authorized official, a 
                court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of 
                law.
                    (B) List.--The grants, contracts, and allotments 
                described in subparagraph (A) are all grants, contracts 
                (including cooperative agreements), and allotments 
                (including allocations) under--
                            (i) the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
                        (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), other than section 
                        166 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2911); and
                            (ii) the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
                        Technical Education Act of 2006 (29 U.S.C. 2301 
                        et seq.).
                    (C) Incidental savings.--The Director of the Office 
                of Management and Budget shall make such dispositions 
                of the personnel, funds, contracts, agreements, and 
                other resources related to the grants, contracts, and 
                allotments listed in subparagraph (B) as may be 
                necessary to continue the agreements for the grants, 
                contracts, and allotments for the duration described in 
                subparagraph (A).
            (2) Termination provisions.--The agreements for all grants 
        and contracts under title I of Public Law 91-378 (commonly 
        known as the ``Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970'') (16 
        U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) shall terminate on the effective date of 
        this section.
    (d) Repayment of Funds.--
            (1) Continuing effect of legal documents.--With respect to 
        the repayment of funds received to carry out the repealed 
        authority, all orders and determinations--
                    (A) which have been issued, made, or allowed to 
                become effective by the President, any Federal agency 
                or official thereof, or by a court of competent 
                jurisdiction, in the performance of functions carried 
                out under such repealed authority; and
                    (B) which are in effect on the day before the 
                effective date of this section, or were final before 
                the effective date of this section and are to become 
                effective on or after the effective date of this 
                section,
        shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
        modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
        accordance with law by the President, the Secretary of Labor or 
        other authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, 
        or by operation of law.
            (2) Proceedings not affected.--The provisions of this 
        section shall not affect any proceedings or applications, in 
        connection with adjudications regarding the repayment of funds 
        received to carry out the repealed authority, that are pending 
        before the Department of Labor, Education, Agriculture, or the 
        Interior, as the case may be, on the effective date of this 
        section, but such proceedings and applications shall be 
        continued. Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals 
        shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant 
        to such orders, as if this section had not been enacted, and 
        orders issued in any such proceedings shall continue in effect 
        until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked 
        by a duly authorized official, by a court of competent 
        jurisdiction, or by operation of law. Nothing in this paragraph 
        shall be deemed to prohibit the discontinuance or modification 
        of any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and 
        to the same extent that such proceeding could have been 
        discontinued or modified if this section had not been enacted.
            (3) Suits not affected.--The provisions of this section 
        shall not affect suits, regarding the repayment of funds 
        received to carry out the repealed authority, that have 
        commenced before the effective date of this section, and in all 
        such suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and 
        judgments rendered in the same manner and with the same effect 
        as if this section had not been enacted.
            (4) Nonabatement of actions.--No suit, action, or other 
        proceeding, regarding the repayment of funds received to carry 
        out the repealed authority, that is commenced by or against the 
        Department of Labor, Education, Agriculture, or the Interior, 
        as the case may be, or by or against any individual in the 
        official capacity of such individual as an officer of any of 
        such Departments, shall abate by reason of the enactment of 
        this section.
    (e) Transfers.--
            (1) Records.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
        any records in connection with functions to carry out the 
        repealed authority shall be transferred to the Department of 
        Labor.
            (2) Unexpended balances; certain other funds.--Subject to 
        subsections (c)(1) and (g) and notwithstanding section 1531 of 
        title 31, United States Code, the unexpended balances of 
        appropriations and other funds employed in connection with the 
        repealed authority shall be returned to the general fund of the 
        Treasury.
    (f) Severability.--If a provision of this section or its 
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, neither the 
remainder of this section nor the application of the provision to other 
persons or circumstances shall be affected.
    (g) Transition.--For such period of time as may reasonably be 
necessary to facilitate the orderly implementation of this section, the 
Secretary of Labor is authorized to utilize--
            (1) the services of such officers, employees, and other 
        personnel of the Department of Education, Agriculture, or the 
        Interior, as the case may be, with respect to the new 
        authority; and
            (2) funds appropriated to carry out the repealed authority.
    (h) References in Other Laws.--Except with respect to the grants, 
contracts, and allotments described in subsection (c)(1) and the 
repayment of funds described in subsection (d), a reference in any 
other Federal law to the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of 
Labor, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, or 
the Department of Education, Labor, Agriculture, or the Interior, with 
regard to the repealed authority, shall be deemed to have no effect.
    (i) Recommended Legislation.--
            (1) In general.--After consultation with the appropriate 
        committees of Congress and the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget, the Secretary of Labor shall prepare and 
        submit to Congress recommended legislation containing technical 
        and conforming amendments to reflect the changes made by this 
        section.
            (2) Submission to congress.--Not later than 6 months after 
        the effective date of this section, the Secretary of Labor 
        shall submit the recommended legislation referred to in 
        paragraph (1).

SEC. 504. SAVINGS PROVISIONS FOR DISABILITIES PROGRAMS.

    (a) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, a 
reference in this section to a provision of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) shall be considered to be a reference to 
such provision as in effect on the day before the effective date of 
this section.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, unless otherwise 
provided or indicated by the context--
            (1) the term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given to 
        the term ``agency'' by section 551(1) of title 5, United States 
        Code;
            (2) the term ``function'' means any duty, obligation, 
        power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, 
        or program;
            (3) the term ``new authority'' means the authority provided 
        under subtitle C of title III of this Act; and
            (4) the term ``repealed authority'' means the authority 
        provided under the provisions repealed by section 501(b)(3).
    (c) Grants; Contracts; Allotments.--
            (1) Savings provisions.--
                    (A) In general.--Notwithstanding the new authority, 
                the agreements for the grants, contracts, and 
                allotments listed in subparagraph (B) that are in 
                effect on the day before the effective date of this 
                section, or were final before the effective date of 
                this section and are to become effective on or after 
                the effective date of this section, shall continue in 
                effect according to their terms until modified or 
                terminated in accordance with law by the President, the 
                Secretary of Labor or other authorized official, a 
                court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of 
                law.
                    (B) List.--The grants, contracts, and allotments 
                described in subparagraph (A) are the following:
                            (i) The allotments under section 110 of the 
                        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 730).
                            (ii) The grants under section 112 of such 
                        Act (29 U.S.C. 732), other than the grant under 
                        subsection (e)(1)(F) of such section, to 
                        establish and carry out client assistance 
                        programs.
                            (iii) The grants under section 303(a) of 
                        such Act (29 U.S.C. 773(a)) to States and 
                        public or nonprofit agencies and organizations.
                            (iv) The grants to, or contracts with, 
                        eligible entities under section 303(b) of such 
                        Act (29 U.S.C. 773(b)).
                            (v) The grants to, and contracts with, 
                        States and public or nonprofit agencies and 
                        organizations under section 303(d) of such Act 
                        (29 U.S.C. 773(d)) to pay all or part of the 
                        cost of training in the use of braille for 
                        personnel providing vocational rehabilitation 
                        services or educational services to youth and 
                        adults who are blind.
                            (vi) The allotments under section 603 of 
                        such Act (29 U.S.C. 795h) to States and 
                        territories.
                    (C) Incidental savings.--The Director of the Office 
                of Management and Budget shall make such dispositions 
                of the personnel, funds, contracts, agreements, and 
                other resources related to the grants, contracts, and 
                allotments listed in subparagraph (B) as may be 
                necessary to continue the agreements for the grants, 
                contracts, and allotments for the duration described in 
                subparagraph (A).
            (2) Termination provisions.--The agreements for grants, 
        contracts, and allotments that shall terminate on the effective 
        date of this section are the agreements for the following:
                    (A) The grant under section 112(e)(1)(F) of the 
                Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 732(e)(1)(F)) for 
                training and technical assistance for the programs 
                established under section 112 of such Act.
                    (B) The grants under section 303(c)(1) of such Act 
                (29 U.S.C. 773(c)(1)) to private nonprofit 
                organizations for the purpose of establishing programs 
                to provide training and information.
                    (C) The grants or cooperative agreements under 
                section 303(c)(6) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 773(c)(6)) for 
                establishing, developing, and coordinating training and 
                information programs described in subparagraph (B).
                    (D) All contracts, agreements, and allotments that 
                are not necessary to carry out a grant, contract, or 
                allotment described in paragraph (1)(B).
    (d) Repayment of Funds.--
            (1) Continuing effect of legal documents.--With respect to 
        the repayment of funds received to carry out the repealed 
        authority, all orders and determinations--
                    (A) which have been issued, made, or allowed to 
                become effective by the President, any Federal agency 
                or official thereof, or by a court of competent 
                jurisdiction, in the performance of functions carried 
                out under such repealed authority; and
                    (B) which are in effect on the day before the 
                effective date of this section, or were final before 
                the effective date of this section and are to become 
                effective on or after the effective date of this 
                section,
        shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
        modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
        accordance with law by the President, the Secretary of Labor or 
        other authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, 
        or by operation of law.
            (2) Proceedings not affected.--The provisions of this 
        section shall not affect any proceedings or applications, in 
        connection with adjudications regarding the repayment of funds 
        received to carry out the repealed authority, that are pending 
        before the Department of Education on the effective date of 
        this section, but such proceedings and applications shall be 
        continued. Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals 
        shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant 
        to such orders, as if this section had not been enacted, and 
        orders issued in any such proceedings shall continue in effect 
        until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked 
        by a duly authorized official, by a court of competent 
        jurisdiction, or by operation of law. Nothing in this paragraph 
        shall be deemed to prohibit the discontinuance or modification 
        of any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and 
        to the same extent that such proceeding could have been 
        discontinued or modified if this section had not been enacted.
            (3) Suits not affected.--The provisions of this section 
        shall not affect suits, regarding the repayment of funds 
        received to carry out the repealed authority, that have 
        commenced before the effective date of this section, and in all 
        such suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and 
        judgments rendered in the same manner and with the same effect 
        as if this section had not been enacted.
            (4) Nonabatement of actions.--No suit, action, or other 
        proceeding, regarding the repayment of funds received to carry 
        out the repealed authority, that is commenced by or against the 
        Department of Education, or by or against any individual in the 
        official capacity of such individual as an officer of such 
        Department, shall abate by reason of the enactment of this 
        section.
    (e) Transfers.--
            (1) Records.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
        any records in connection with functions described in part A of 
        title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et 
        seq.), sections 110, 111, 112, and 131 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
        730, 731, 732, and 751), and title VI of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
        795g et seq.) shall be transferred to the Department of Labor.
            (2) Unexpended balances; certain other funds.--Subject to 
        subsections (c)(1) and (g) and notwithstanding section 1531 of 
        title 31, United States Code, the unexpended balances of 
        appropriations and other funds employed in connection with the 
        repealed authority shall be returned to the general fund of the 
        Treasury.
    (f) Severability.--If a provision of this section or its 
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, neither the 
remainder of this section nor the application of the provision to other 
persons or circumstances shall be affected.
    (g) Transition.--For such period of time as may reasonably be 
necessary to facilitate the orderly implementation of this section, the 
Secretary of Labor is authorized to utilize--
            (1) the services of such officers, employees, and other 
        personnel of the Department of Education with respect to the 
        new authority; and
            (2) funds appropriated to carry out the repealed authority.
    (h) References in Other Laws.--Except with respect to the grants, 
contracts, and allotments described in subsection (c)(1) and the 
repayment of funds described in subsection (d), a reference in any 
other Federal law to the Secretary of Education, or the Department of 
Education, with regard to the repealed authority shall be deemed to 
have no effect.
    (i) Recommended Legislation.--
            (1) In general.--After consultation with the appropriate 
        committees of Congress and the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget, the Secretary of Labor shall prepare and 
        submit to Congress recommended legislation containing technical 
        and conforming amendments to reflect the changes made by this 
        section.
            (2) Submission to congress.--Not later than 6 months after 
        the effective date of this section, the Secretary of Labor 
        shall submit the recommended legislation referred to in 
        paragraph (1).

SEC. 505. SAVINGS PROVISIONS FOR PROGRAMS FOR INDIANS (INCLUDING ALASKA 
              NATIVES) AND NATIVE HAWAIIANS.

    (a) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, a 
reference in this section to a provision of section 166 of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2911), section 121 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 741), the Indian Employment, 
Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3401 
et seq.), title V of the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities 
Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), and section 412 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 612) shall be considered to be a 
reference to such provision as in effect on the day before the 
effective date of this section.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, unless otherwise 
provided or indicated by the context--
            (1) the term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given to 
        the term ``agency'' by section 551(1) of title 5, United States 
        Code;
            (2) the term ``function'' means any duty, obligation, 
        power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, 
        or program;
            (3) the term ``new authority'' means the authority provided 
        under subtitle D of title III of this Act; and
            (4) the term ``repealed authority'' means the authority 
        provided under the provisions repealed by subsections (a)(3) 
        and (b)(4) of section 501.
    (c) Grants; Contracts.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding the new authority, the 
        agreements for the grants and contracts (including other 
        Federal funding) listed in paragraph (2) that are in effect on 
        the day before the effective date of this section, or were 
        final before the effective date of this section and are to 
        become effective on or after the effective date of this 
        section, shall continue in effect according to their terms 
        until modified or terminated in accordance with law by the 
        President, the Secretary of Labor or other authorized official, 
        a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
            (2) List.--The grants and contracts (including other 
        Federal funding) described in paragraph (1) are all grants and 
        contracts (including Federal funding) under--
                    (A) section 166 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
                1998 (29 U.S.C. 2911);
                    (B) section 121 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
                (29 U.S.C. 741);
                    (C) the Indian Employment, Training and Related 
                Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3401 et 
                seq.);
                    (D) title V of the Tribally Controlled Colleges and 
                Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1861 et 
                seq.); and
                    (E) section 412 of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 612).
            (3) Incidental savings.--The Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget shall make such dispositions of the 
        personnel, funds, contracts, agreements, and other resources 
        related to the grants and contracts (including other Federal 
        funding) listed in paragraph (2) as may be necessary to 
        continue the agreements for the grants and contracts (including 
        other Federal funding) for the duration described in paragraph 
        (1).
    (d) Repayment of Funds.--
            (1) Continuing effect of legal documents.--With respect to 
        the repayment of funds received to carry out the repealed 
        authority, all orders and determinations--
                    (A) which have been issued, made, or allowed to 
                become effective by the President, any Federal agency 
                or official thereof, or by a court of competent 
                jurisdiction, in the performance of functions carried 
                out under such repealed authority; and
                    (B) which are in effect on the day before the 
                effective date of this section, or were final before 
                the effective date of this section and are to become 
                effective on or after the effective date of this 
                section,
        shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
        modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
        accordance with law by the President, the Secretary of Labor or 
        other authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, 
        or by operation of law.
            (2) Proceedings not affected.--The provisions of this 
        section shall not affect any proceedings or applications, in 
        connection with adjudications regarding the repayment of funds 
        received to carry out the repealed authority, that are pending 
        before the Department of Labor, the Department of Education, 
        the Department of the Interior, or the Department of Health and 
        Human Services on the effective date of this section, but such 
        proceedings and applications shall be continued. Orders shall 
        be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken 
        therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, 
        as if this section had not been enacted, and orders issued in 
        any such proceedings shall continue in effect until modified, 
        terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked by a duly 
        authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or 
        by operation of law. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed 
        to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such 
        proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to the same 
        extent that such proceeding could have been discontinued or 
        modified if this section had not been enacted.
            (3) Suits not affected.--The provisions of this section 
        shall not affect suits, regarding the repayment of funds 
        received to carry out the repealed authority, that have 
        commenced before the effective date of this section, and in all 
        such suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and 
        judgments rendered in the same manner and with the same effect 
        as if this section had not been enacted.
            (4) Nonabatement of actions.--No suit, action, or other 
        proceeding, regarding the repayment of funds received to carry 
        out the repealed authority, that is commenced by or against the 
        Department of Labor, the Department of Education, the 
        Department of the Interior, or the Department of Health and 
        Human Services, or by or against any individual in the official 
        capacity of such individual as an officer of such Department, 
        shall abate by reason of the enactment of this section.
    (e) Transfers.--
            (1) Records.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
        any records in connection with functions to carry out the 
        repealed authority shall be transferred to the Department of 
        Labor.
            (2) Unexpended balances; certain other funds.--Subject to 
        subsections (c) and (g) and notwithstanding section 1531 of 
        title 31, United States Code, the unexpended balances of 
        appropriations and other funds employed in connection with the 
        repealed authority shall be returned to the general fund of the 
        Treasury.
    (f) Severability.--If a provision of this section or its 
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, neither the 
remainder of this section nor the application of the provision to other 
persons or circumstances shall be affected.
    (g) Transition.--For such period of time as may reasonably be 
necessary to facilitate the orderly implementation of this section, the 
Secretary of Labor is authorized to utilize--
            (1) the services of such officers, employees, and other 
        personnel of the Department of Labor, the Department of 
        Education, the Department of the Interior, or the Department of 
        Health and Human Services with respect to the new authority; 
        and
            (2) funds appropriated to carry out the repealed authority.
    (h) References in Other Laws.--Except with respect to the grants 
and contracts (including other Federal funding) described in subsection 
(c) and the repayment of funds described in subsection (d), a reference 
in any other Federal law to the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of 
Education, the Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, or the Department of Labor, the Department of 
Education, the Department of the Interior, or the Department of Health 
and Human Services, with regard to the repealed authority, shall be 
deemed to have no effect.
    (i) Recommended Legislation.--
            (1) In general.--After consultation with the appropriate 
        committees of Congress and the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget, the Secretary of Labor shall prepare and 
        submit to Congress recommended legislation containing technical 
        and conforming amendments to reflect the changes made by this 
        section.
            (2) Submission to congress.--Not later than 6 months after 
        the effective date of this section, the Secretary of Labor 
        shall submit the recommended legislation referred to in 
        paragraph (1).
    (j) Conforming Amendments.--Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 402(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(5)), by striking 
        ``and is not eligible for assistance under a tribal family 
        assistance plan approved under section 412'';
            (2) in section 403(a) (42 U.S.C. 603), as amended by 
        section 322(b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``or 
                412(a)(1)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraph (E);
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) 
                        through (J) as subparagraphs (E) through (I), 
                        respectively;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``subparagraph (H)'' and inserting 
                                ``subparagraph (G)'';
                                    (II) in clause (ii)(I)(ff), by 
                                striking ``section 403(a)(5)(K) or 
                                454A(f)(5)'' and inserting 
                                ``subparagraph (I) or section 
                                454A(f)(5)''; and
                                    (III) in clause (iv), by striking 
                                subclause (I) and inserting the 
                                following:
                                    ``(I) 75 percent of the amount 
                                obtained by subtracting, from the 
                                amount specified in subparagraph (G) 
                                for the fiscal year, the total of the 
                                amounts reserved pursuant to 
                                subparagraphs (E) and (F) for the 
                                fiscal year; and'';
                            (iv) in subparagraph (B)(v)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding 
                                subclause (I), by striking 
                                ``subparagraph (H)'' and ``inserting 
                                subparagraph (G)''; and
                                    (II) by striking subclause (I) and 
                                inserting the following:
                                    ``(I) 25 percent of the amount 
                                obtained by subtracting, from the 
                                amount specified in subparagraph (G) 
                                for the fiscal year, the total of the 
                                amounts reserved pursuant to 
                                subparagraphs (E) and (F) for the 
                                fiscal year; and'';
                            (v) in subparagraph (E), as so 
                        redesignated, by striking ``subparagraph (H)'' 
                        and inserting ``subparagraph (G)''; and
                            (vi) in subparagraph (F)(i), as so 
                        redesignated, by striking ``subparagraph (H)'' 
                        and inserting ``subparagraph (G)'';
            (3) in subsection 405 (42 U.S.C. 605)--
                    (A) by striking subsection (b);
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
                subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and
                    (C) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``(c)(2)'' and inserting ``(b)(2)'';
            (4) in section 406 (42 U.S.C. 606), by striking subsection 
        (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Use of Loan.--A State shall use a loan made to the State 
under this section only for any purpose for which grant amounts 
received by the State under section 403(a) may be used, including 
welfare and anti-fraud activities.'';
            (5) in section 407(b)(4) (42 U.S.C. 607(b)(4)), by striking 
        ``under a tribal family assistance plan approved under section 
        412 or'';
            (6) in section 409(a)(7)(B)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 609), by 
        striking the matter following subclause (II)(bb); and
            (7) in section 413(j) (42 U.S.C. 613(j))--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``sections 
                403(a)(5) and 412(a)(3)'' and inserting ``section 
                403(a)(5)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``and 
                412(a)(3)''.

SEC. 506. OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Department of education.--The Secretary of Education 
        shall not obligate or expend, during fiscal year 2016, more 
        than--
                    (A) $7,811,000, from the appropriations account 
                under the heading ``program administration'' under the 
                heading ``Departmental Management'' of the Department 
                of Education, for activities necessary to administer 
                the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education 
                established under section 206 of the Department of 
                Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3416); and
                    (B) $31,579,500, from the appropriations account 
                under the heading ``program administration'' under the 
                heading ``Departmental Management'' of the Department 
                of Education, for activities necessary to administer 
                the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative 
                Services established under section 207 of such Act (20 
                U.S.C. 3417).
            (2) Department of labor.--The Secretary of Labor shall not 
        obligate or expend, during fiscal year 2016, more than--
                    (A) $0, for the administration of worker training 
                services and activities provided under subtitle B of 
                title III of this Act that are related to career and 
                technical education;
                    (B) $0, for workforce data quality initiatives 
                related to any objective of this Act;
                    (C) $18,485,000, for the employment services and 
                national activities described in section 7 of the 
                Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49f); and
                    (D) $0, for grants under the Women in 
                Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act (29 
                U.S.C. 2501 et seq.).
            (3) Department of the interior.--The Secretary of the 
        Interior shall not obligate or expend, during fiscal year 2016, 
        more than $2,600,837,000 from the appropriations account under 
        the heading ``operation of indian programs'' under the heading 
        ``Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education'' of 
        the Department of the Interior, for the activities necessary to 
        administer the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
    (b) Reduction of Discretionary Spending Limits.--
            (1) In general.--Section 251(c)(3)(B) of the Balanced 
        Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
        901(c)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``$530,000,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$529,973,551,500''.
            (2) Direct spending adjustments.--Section 251A(10) of the 
        Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
        U.S.C. 901a(10)) is amended--
                    (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``for 
                fiscal years 2014 and 2015''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(C) OMB shall make the calculations necessary to implement the 
direct spending reductions calculated pursuant to paragraphs (3) and 
(4) without regard to the amendment made to section 251(c) revising the 
discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 2016 by the CAREER 
Act.''.

SEC. 507. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--This Act takes effect on October 1, 2015, except 
as otherwise specified in this Act.
    (b) Repeal of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.--
            (1) Repeal.--The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
        (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), including the amendments and repeals 
        made by that Act, is repealed.
            (2) Applicability.--Each Act amended or repealed by the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act shall be applied and 
        administered as if the amendments and repeals made by the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act had not been enacted.
            (3) Exception for amendments to the rehabilitation act of 
        1973 and certain provisions of the trade act of 1974.--No 
        reference to an amendment in paragraph (1) or (2) shall be 
        considered to apply to an amendment to the Rehabilitation Act 
        of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) or an amendment to chapter 2 of 
        title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.).
            (4) Effective date.--This subsection takes effect on the 
        earlier of--
                    (A) June 30, 2015 (as if included in an Act enacted 
                on that date); and
                    (B) the date of enactment of this Act.
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