[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 657 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 657

 To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to clarify the 
  career services provided to adults and dislocated workers, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2023

 Mr. Castro of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
            to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to clarify the 
  career services provided to adults and dislocated workers, 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 ``Navigating to Success Act''.

SEC. 2. CAREER SERVICES.

    (a) Services Provided.--Subparagraph (A) of section 134(c)(2) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)) is 
amended--
            (1) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
                            ``(iii) initial assessment of skill levels 
                        (including literacy, digital literacy, 
                        numeracy, and English language proficiency), 
                        competencies, abilities, current applicable 
                        foreign academic and professional credentials, 
                        guidance and services on transferring high-
                        skilled foreign certifications, and supportive 
                        service needs, which may include diagnostic 
                        testing and use of other assessment tools;'';
            (2) by amending clause (vi) to read as follows:
                            ``(vi) provision of workforce and labor 
                        market employment statistics information and 
                        related skills development information, 
                        including the provision of accurate information 
                        relating to local, regional, and national labor 
                        market areas, including--
                                    ``(I) job vacancy listings in such 
                                labor market areas;
                                    ``(II) information on job skills 
                                and credentials necessary to obtain the 
                                jobs described in subclause (I);
                                    ``(III) information on education 
                                and skills development programs that 
                                are available for attaining needed 
                                skills and credentials for the jobs 
                                described in subclause (I), including 
                                information--
                                            ``(aa) on the pathways to 
                                        such skills and credentials 
                                        (including information on 
                                        career pathway programs in the 
                                        local area);
                                            ``(bb) on the quality of 
                                        such education and training 
                                        programs, consistent with the 
                                        performance information 
                                        provided under clause (vii); 
                                        and
                                            ``(cc) on the comparability 
                                        of current foreign academic and 
                                        professional certifications to 
                                        needed skills and credentials; 
                                        and
                                    ``(IV) information relating to 
                                local occupations in demand and the 
                                earnings, skill requirements, and 
                                opportunities for advancement for such 
                                occupations;'';
            (3) by amending clause (xi) to read as follows:
                            ``(xi) assistance in identifying and 
                        establishing eligibility for programs of 
                        financial aid assistance for training and 
                        education programs that are not funded under 
                        this Act, including Federal financial aid under 
                        title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
                        (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) and through State-
                        funded education and training programs;''; and
            (4) in clause (xii), by striking subclauses (IV) through 
        (XI) and inserting the following:
                                    ``(IV) individual counseling, 
                                including career counseling;
                                    ``(V) career planning; or
                                    ``(VI) assessment and development 
                                of employability skills, including 
                                development of learning skills, 
                                communication skills, interviewing 
                                skills, punctuality, and professional 
                                conduct, to prepare individuals for 
                                unsubsidized employment or training; 
                                and''.
    (b) Delivery of Services.--Subparagraph (C) of section 134(c)(2) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)) is 
amended by inserting ``or community-based organizations to serve 
individuals with barriers to employment,'' after ``nonprofit service 
providers,''.
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