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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6655

 To amend and reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 7, 2023

    Ms. Foxx (for herself and Mr. Scott of Virginia) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend and reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``A Stronger 
Workforce for America Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Effective date; transition authority.
               TITLE I--WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Table of contents amendments.
                      Subtitle B--System Alignment

                      Chapter 1--State Provisions

Sec. 111. Unified State plan.
                      Chapter 2--Local Provisions

Sec. 115. Workforce development areas.
Sec. 116. Local workforce development boards.
Sec. 117. Local plan.
                 Chapter 3--Performance Accountability

Sec. 119. Performance accountability system.
       Subtitle C--Workforce Investment Activities and Providers

        Chapter 1--Workforce Investment Activities and Providers

Sec. 121. Establishment of one-stop delivery systems.
Sec. 122. Identification of eligible providers and programs of training 
                            services.
            Chapter 2--Youth Workforce Investment Activities

Sec. 131. Reservations for statewide activities.
Sec. 132. Use of funds for youth workforce investment activities.
    Chapter 3--Adult and Dislocated Worker Employment and Training 
                               Activities

Sec. 141. State allotments.
Sec. 142. Reservations for State activities; within State allocations.
Sec. 143. Use of funds for employment and training activities.
               Chapter 4--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 145. Authorization of appropriations.
                         Subtitle D--Job Corps

Sec. 151. Purposes.
Sec. 152. Definitions.
Sec. 153. Individuals eligible for the Job Corps.
Sec. 154. Recruitment, screening, selection, and assignment of 
                            enrollees.
Sec. 155. Job Corps Campuses.
Sec. 156. Program activities.
Sec. 157. Support.
Sec. 158. Operations.
Sec. 159. Standards of conduct.
Sec. 160. Community participation.
Sec. 161. Workforce councils.
Sec. 162. Advisory committees.
Sec. 163. Experimental projects and technical assistance.
Sec. 164. Special provisions.
Sec. 165. Management information.
Sec. 166. Job Corps oversight and reporting.
Sec. 167. Authorization of appropriations.
                     Subtitle E--National Programs

Sec. 171. Native American Programs.
Sec. 172. Migrant and seasonal farmworker programs.
Sec. 173. Technical Assistance.
Sec. 174. Evaluations and research.
Sec. 175. National dislocated worker grants.
Sec. 176. YouthBuild Program.
Sec. 178. Reentry employment opportunities.
Sec. 179. Strengthening community colleges grant program.
Sec. 180. Authorization of appropriations.
                       Subtitle F--Administration

Sec. 191. Requirements and restrictions.
Sec. 192. General waivers of statutory or regulatory requirements.
Sec. 193. State innovation demonstration authority.
                 TITLE II--ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY

Sec. 201. Purpose.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Sec. 203. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 204. Performance accountability system.
Sec. 205. Matching requirement.
Sec. 206. State leadership activities.
Sec. 207. Programs for corrections education and other 
                            institutionalized individuals.
Sec. 208. Grants and contracts for eligible providers.
Sec. 209. Local application.
Sec. 210. Local administrative cost limits.
Sec. 211. National leadership activities.
Sec. 212. Integrated English literacy and civics education.
                  TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

Sec. 301. Amendments to the Wagner-Peyser Act.
Sec. 302. Job training grants.
Sec. 303. Access to National Directory of New Hires.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION AUTHORITY.

    (a) Effective Date.--This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 
shall take effect on the first date of the first program year that 
begins after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Transition Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary 
        of Education shall have the authority to take such steps as are 
        necessary before the effective date to provide for the orderly 
        implementation on such date of the amendments to the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) made by 
        this Act.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 503 of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3343) is repealed.

               TITLE I--WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Foundational Skill Needs.--Section 3 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended by amending 
paragraph (5) to read as follows:
            ``(5) Foundational skill needs.--The term `foundational 
        skill needs' means, with respect to an individual who is a 
        youth or adult, that the individual--
                    ``(A) has English reading, writing, or computing 
                skills at or below the 8th grade level on a generally 
                accepted standardized test; or
                    ``(B) is unable to compute or solve problems, or 
                read, write, or speak English, or does not possess 
                digital literacy skills, at a level necessary to 
                function on the job, in the individual's family, or in 
                society.''.
    (b) Employer-Directed Skills Development.--Section 3 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is further 
amended by amending paragraph (14) to read as follows:
            ``(14) Employer-directed skills development.--The term 
        `employer-directed skills development' means a program--
                    ``(A) that is selected or designed to meet the 
                specific skill demands of an employer (including a 
                group of employers);
                    ``(B) that is conducted pursuant to the terms and 
                conditions established under an employer-directed 
                skills agreement described in section 134(c)(3)(I), 
                including a commitment by the employer to employ an 
                individual upon successful completion of the program; 
                and
                    ``(C) for which the employer pays a portion of the 
                cost of the program, as determined by the local board 
                involved, which shall not be less than--
                            ``(i) 10 percent of the cost, in the case 
                        of an employer with 50 or fewer employees;
                            ``(ii) 25 percent of the cost, in the case 
                        of an employer with more than 50, but fewer 
                        than 100 employees; and
                            ``(iii) 50 percent of the cost, in the case 
                        of an employer with 100 or more employees.''.
    (c) Displaced Homemaker.--Section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is further amended by amending 
paragraph (16), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
``family members'' and inserting ``a family member''.
    (d) Eligible Youth.--Section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is further amended by amending 
paragraph (18), by striking ``out-of-school'' and inserting 
``opportunity''.
    (e) English Learner.--Section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is further amended by amending 
paragraph (21)--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``language''; and
            (2) by striking ``language''.
    (f) Justice-Involved Individual.--Section 3 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is further amended by 
amending paragraph (38)--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Offender'' and inserting 
        ``Justice-involved individual''; and
            (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``offender'' and inserting ``justice-involved individual''.
    (g) Opportunity Youth.--Section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is further amended by amending 
paragraph (46)--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Out-of-school'' and 
        inserting ``Opportunity''; and
            (2) by striking ``out-of-school'' and inserting 
        ``opportunity''.
    (h) Pay-for-Performance Contract Strategy.--Section 3 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is further 
amended by amending paragraph (47) to read as follows:
            ``(47) Pay-for-performance contract strategy.--The term 
        `pay-for-performance contract strategy' means a specific type 
        of performance-based acquisition that uses pay-for-performance 
        contracts in the provision of services described in paragraphs 
        (2) or (3) of section 134(c) or activities described in section 
        129(c)(2), and includes--
                    ``(A) contracts, each of which--
                            ``(i) shall specify a fixed amount that 
                        will be paid to an eligible service provider 
                        (which may include a local or national 
                        community-based organization or intermediary, 
                        community college, or other provider) based on 
                        the achievement of specified levels of 
                        performance on the primary indicators of 
                        performance described in section 116(b)(2)(A) 
                        for target populations as identified by the 
                        local board (including individuals with 
                        barriers to employment), within a defined 
                        timetable;
                            ``(ii) may not be required by the Secretary 
                        to be informed by a feasibility study; and
                            ``(iii) may provide for bonus payments to 
                        such service provider to expand capacity to 
                        provide effective training;
                    ``(B) a strategy for validating the achievement of 
                the performance described in subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(C) a description of how the State or local area 
                will reallocate funds not paid to a provider because 
                the achievement of the performance described in 
                subparagraph (A) did not occur, for further activities 
                related to such a procurement strategy, subject to 
                section 189(g)(4).''.
    (i) Rapid Response Activity.--Section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is further amended by amending 
paragraph (51)--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
        ``, through a rapid response unit'' after ``designated by a 
        State'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the semicolon 
        at the end the following: ``, including individual training 
        accounts for eligible dislocated workers under section 414(c) 
        of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act 
        of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3224a)'';
            (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (4) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F);
            (5) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
        paragraph:
                    ``(E) assistance in identifying employees eligible 
                for assistance, including workers who work a majority 
                of their time off-site or remotely;'';
            (6) in paragraph (F), as so redesignated, by striking the 
        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (7) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) business engagement or layoff aversion 
                strategies and other activities designed to prevent or 
                minimize the duration of unemployment, such as--
                            ``(i) connecting employers to short-term 
                        compensation or other programs designed to 
                        prevent layoffs;
                            ``(ii) conducting employee skill assessment 
                        and matching programs to different occupations;
                            ``(iii) establishing incumbent worker 
                        training or other upskilling approaches, 
                        including incumbent worker upskilling accounts 
                        described in section 134(d)(4)(E);
                            ``(iv) facilitating business support 
                        activities, such as connecting employers to 
                        programs that offer access to credit, financial 
                        support, and business consulting; and
                            ``(v) partnering or contracting with 
                        business-focused organizations to assess risks 
                        to companies, and to propose, implement, and 
                        measure the impact of strategies and services 
                        to address such risks.''.
    (j) New Definitions.--Section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(72) Co-enrollment.--The term `co-enrollment' means 
        simultaneous enrollment in more than one of the programs or 
        activities carried out by a one-stop partner in section 
        121(b)(1)(B).
            ``(73) Digital literacy skills.--The term `digital literacy 
        skills' has the meaning given the term in section 203.
            ``(74) Evidence-based.--The term `evidence-based', when 
        used with respect to an activity, service, strategy, or 
        intervention, means an activity, service, strategy, or 
        intervention that--
                    ``(A) demonstrates a statistically significant 
                effect on improving participant outcomes or other 
                relevant outcomes based on--
                            ``(i) strong evidence from at least 1 well-
                        designed and well-implemented experimental 
                        study;
                            ``(ii) moderate evidence from at least 1 
                        well-designed and well-implemented quasi-
                        experimental study; or
                            ``(iii) promising evidence from at least 1 
                        well-designed and well-implemented 
                        correlational study with statistical controls 
                        for selection bias; or
                    ``(B)(i) demonstrates a rationale based on high-
                quality research findings or positive evaluation that 
                such activity, strategy, or intervention is likely to 
                improve student outcomes or other relevant outcomes; 
                and
                    ``(ii) includes ongoing efforts to examine the 
                effects of such activity, service, strategy, or 
                intervention.
            ``(75) Labor organization.--The term `labor organization' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 2(5) of the National 
        Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152(5)).
            ``(76) Work-based learning.--The term `work-based learning' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. 
        Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
        2302).''.

SEC. 102. TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENTS.

    The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the item relating to section 172 as 
        section 174;
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 171, 
        the following:

``Sec. 172. Reentry employment opportunities.
``Sec. 173. Strengthening community colleges workforce development 
                            grants program.'';
        and
            (3) by striking the item relating to section 190 and 
        inserting the following:

``Sec. 190. State innovation demonstration authority.''.

                      Subtitle B--System Alignment

                      CHAPTER 1--STATE PROVISIONS

SEC. 111. UNIFIED STATE PLAN.

    Section 102 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3112) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
                        through (E) as subparagraphs (D) through (F), 
                        respectively;
                            (ii) by inserting the following after 
                        subparagraph (B):
                    ``(C) a description of--
                            ``(i) how the State will use real-time 
                        labor market information to continually assess 
                        the economic conditions and workforce trends 
                        described in subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
                            ``(ii) how the State will communicate 
                        changes in such conditions or trends to the 
                        workforce system in the State;'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (D), as so 
                        redesignated, by inserting ``the extent to 
                        which such activities are evidence-based,'' 
                        after ``of such activities,'';
                            (iv) in subparagraph (E), as so 
                        redesignated, by striking ``and'' at the end;
                            (v) in subparagraph (F), as so 
                        redesignated, by striking the period at the end 
                        and inserting a semicolon; and
                            (vi) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) a description of any activities the State is 
                conducting to expand economic opportunity for 
                individuals and reduce barriers to labor market entry 
                by--
                            ``(i) developing, in cooperation with 
                        employers, education and training providers, 
                        and other stakeholders, statewide skills-based 
                        initiatives that promote the use of 
                        demonstrated skills and competencies as an 
                        alternative to the exclusive use of degree 
                        attainment as a requirement for employment or 
                        advancement in a career; and
                            ``(ii) evaluating the existing occupational 
                        licensing policies in the State and identifying 
                        potential changes to recommend to the 
                        appropriate State entity to--
                                    ``(I) remove or streamline 
                                licensing requirements, as appropriate; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) improve the reciprocity of 
                                licensing, including through 
                                participating in interstate licensing 
                                compacts; and
                    ``(G) an analysis of the opportunity youth 
                population in the State, including the estimated number 
                of opportunity youth and any gaps in services provided 
                to such population by other existing workforce 
                development activities, as identified under 
                subparagraph (D).''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``including a description'' and inserting 
                        ``which may include a description'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) in clause (ii)(I), by inserting 
                                ``utilizing a continuous quality 
                                improvement approach,'' after ``year,''
                                    (II) in clause (vi), by inserting 
                                ``and'' at the end;
                                    (III) in clause (vii), by striking 
                                ``; and'' and inserting a period; and
                                    (IV) by striking clause (viii);
                            (iii) in subparagraph (D)(i)(II), by 
                        striking ``any''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (E)--
                                    (I) in clause (viii)(II), by 
                                inserting ``and'' at the end;
                                    (II) in clause (ix), by striking 
                                ``; and'' at the end and inserting a 
                                period; and
                                    (III) by striking clause (x); and
            (2) in subsection (c)(3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``shall'' and 
                inserting ``may''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``required''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, except that 
                        communicating changes in economic conditions 
                        and workforce trends to the workforce system in 
                        the State as described in subsection (b)(1)(C) 
                        shall not be considered modifications subject 
                        to approval under this paragraph'' before the 
                        period at the end.

                      CHAPTER 2--LOCAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 115. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREAS.

    (a) Regions.--Section 106(a) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3121(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(3) Review.--Before the second full program year after 
        the date of enactment of the A Stronger Workforce for America 
        Act, in order for a State to receive an allotment under section 
        127(b) or 132(b) and as part of the process for developing the 
        State plan, a State shall--
                    ``(A) review each region in the State identified 
                under this subsection (as such subsection was in effect 
                on the day before the date of enactment of the A 
                Stronger Workforce for America Act); and
                    ``(B) after consultation with the local boards and 
                chief elected officials in the local areas and 
                consistent with the considerations described in 
                subsection (b)(1)(B)--
                            ``(i) revise such region and any other 
                        region impacted by such revision; or
                            ``(ii) make a determination to maintain 
                        such region with no revision.''.
    (b) Local Areas.--Section 106(b) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3121(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and 
                consistent with paragraphs (2) and (3),''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(except for 
                those local areas described in paragraphs (2) and 
                (3))''; and
            (2) by striking paragraphs (2) through (7), and inserting 
        the following:
            ``(2) Continuation period.--Subject to paragraph (5), in 
        order to receive an allotment under section 127(b) or 132(b), 
        the Governor shall maintain the designations of local areas in 
        the State under this subsection (as in effect on the day before 
        the date of enactment of the A Stronger Workforce for America 
        Act) until the end of the third full program year after the 
        date of enactment of the A Stronger Workforce for America Act.
            ``(3) Initial alignment review.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Prior to the third full program 
                year after the date of enactment of the A Stronger 
                Workforce for America Act, the Governor shall--
                            ``(i) review the designations of local 
                        areas in the State (as in effect on the day 
                        before the date of enactment of the A Stronger 
                        Workforce for America Act); and
                            ``(ii) based on the considerations 
                        described in paragraph (1)(B), issue proposed 
                        redesignations of local areas in the State 
                        through the process described in paragraph 
                        (1)(A), which shall--
                                    ``(I) include an explanation of the 
                                strategic goals and objectives that the 
                                State intends to achieve through such 
                                redesignations; and
                                    ``(II) be subject to the approval 
                                of the local boards in the State in 
                                accordance with the process described 
                                in subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Designation of local areas.--A redesignation 
                of local areas in a State that is approved by a 
                majority of the local boards in the State through the 
                process described in subparagraph (C) shall take effect 
                on the first day of the 4th full program year after the 
                date of enactment of the A Stronger Workforce for 
                America Act.
                    ``(C) Process to reach majority approval.--To 
                approve a designation of local areas in the State, the 
                local boards in the State shall comply with the 
                following:
                            ``(i) Initial vote.--Not later than 60 days 
                        after the Governor issues proposed 
                        redesignations under subparagraph (A), the 
                        chairperson of each local board shall review 
                        the proposed redesignations and submit a vote 
                        on behalf of such local board to the Governor 
                        either approving or rejecting the proposed 
                        redesignations.
                            ``(ii) Results of initial vote.--If a 
                        majority of the local boards in the State vote 
                        under clause (i)--
                                    ``(I) to approve such proposed 
                                redesignations, such redesignations 
                                shall take effect in accordance with 
                                subparagraph (B); or
                                    ``(II) to disapprove such proposed 
                                redesignations, the chairpersons of the 
                                local boards in the State shall comply 
                                with the requirements of clause (iii).
                            ``(iii) Alternate redesignations.--In the 
                        case of the disapproval described in clause 
                        (ii)(II), not later than 60 days after initial 
                        votes were submitted under clause (i), the 
                        chairpersons of the local boards in the State 
                        shall--
                                    ``(I) select 2 alternate 
                                redesignations of local areas--
                                            ``(aa) one of which aligns 
                                        with the regional economic 
                                        development areas in the State; 
                                        and
                                            ``(bb) one of which aligns 
                                        with the regions described in 
                                        subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
                                        subsection (a)(2); and
                                    ``(II) conduct a vote to approve, 
                                by majority vote, 1 of the 2 alternate 
                                redesignations described in subclause 
                                (I).
                            ``(iv) Effective date of alternate 
                        designations.--The alternate redesignations 
                        approved pursuant to clause (iii)(II) shall 
                        take effect in accordance with subparagraph 
                        (B).
            ``(4) Subsequent alignment reviews.--On the date that is 
        the first day of the 12th full program year after the date of 
        enactment of the A Stronger Workforce for America Act, and 
        every 8 years thereafter, the Governor shall review the 
        designation of local areas based on the considerations 
        described in paragraph (1)(B) and conduct a process in 
        accordance with paragraph (3).
            ``(5) Interim revisions.--
                    ``(A) Automatic approval of certain redesignation 
                requests.--
                            ``(i) In general.--At any time, and 
                        notwithstanding the requirements of paragraphs 
                        (2), (3), and (4), the Governor, upon receipt 
                        of a request for a redesignation of a local 
                        area described in clause (ii), shall approve 
                        such request.
                            ``(ii) Requests.--The following requests 
                        shall be approved pursuant to clause (i) upon 
                        request:
                                    ``(I) A request from multiple local 
                                areas to be redesignated as a single 
                                local area.
                                    ``(II) A request from multiple 
                                local areas for a revision to the 
                                designations of such local areas, which 
                                would not impact the designations of 
                                local areas that have not made such 
                                request.
                                    ``(III) A request for designation 
                                as a local area from an area described 
                                in section 107(c)(1)(C).
                    ``(B) Other redesignations.--Other than the 
                redesignations described in subparagraph (A), the 
                Governor may only redesignate a local area outside of 
                the process described in paragraphs (3) and (4), if the 
                local area that will be subject to such redesignation 
                has not--
                            ``(i) performed successfully;
                            ``(ii) sustained fiscal integrity; or
                            ``(iii) in the case of a local area in a 
                        planning region, met the requirements described 
                        in subsection (c)(1).
                    ``(C) Effective date.--Any redesignation of a local 
                area approved by the Governor under paragraph (A) or 
                (B) shall take effect on the first date of the first 
                full program year after such date of approval.
            ``(6) Appeals.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A local area that is subject to 
                a redesignation of such local area under paragraph (3), 
                (4), or (5) may submit an appeal to maintain its 
                existing designation to the State board under an appeal 
                process established in the State plan as specified in 
                section 102(b)(2)(D)(i)(III).
                    ``(B) State board requirements.--The State board 
                shall only grant an appeal to maintain an existing 
                designation of a local area described in subparagraph 
                (A) if the local area can demonstrate that the process 
                for redesignation of such local area under paragraph 
                (3), (4), or (5), as applicable, has not been followed.
                    ``(C) Secretarial requirements.--If a request to 
                maintain an existing designation as a local area is not 
                granted as a result of such appeal, the Secretary, 
                after receiving a request for review from such local 
                area and determining that the local area was not 
                accorded procedural rights under the appeals process 
                referred to in subparagraph (A), shall--
                            ``(i) review the process for the 
                        redesignation of the local area under paragraph 
                        (3), (4), or (5), as applicable; and
                            ``(ii) upon determining that the applicable 
                        process has not been followed, require that the 
                        local area's existing designation be 
                        maintained.
            ``(7) Redesignation incentive.--The State may provide 
        funding from funds made available under sections 128(a)(1) and 
        133(a)(1) to provide payments to incentivize--
                    ``(A) groups of local areas to request to be 
                redesignated as a single local area under paragraph 
                (5)(A); or
                    ``(B) multiple local boards in a planning region to 
                develop an agreement to operate as a regional 
                consortium under subsection (c)(3).''.
    (c) Regional Coordination.--Section 106(c) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3121(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (H) 
                as subparagraphs (G) through (I), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting the following after subparagraph 
                (E):
                    ``(F) the establishment of cost arrangements for 
                services described in subsections (c) and (d) of 
                section 134, including the pooling of funds for such 
                services, as appropriate, for the region;'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, including to assist 
        with establishing administrative costs arrangements or cost 
        arrangements for services under subparagraphs (F) and (G) of 
        such paragraph'' after ``delivery efforts'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so amended, the 
        following:
            ``(3) Regional consortiums.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The local boards and chief 
                elected officials in any planning region described in 
                subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(2) may 
                develop an agreement to receive funding under section 
                128(b) and section 133(b) as a single consortium for 
                the planning region.
                    ``(B) Fiscal agent.--If the local boards and chief 
                elected officials develop such an agreement--
                            ``(i) one of the chief elected officials in 
                        the planning region shall be designated as the 
                        fiscal agent for the consortium;
                            ``(ii) the local boards shall develop a 
                        memorandum of understanding to jointly 
                        administer the activities for the consortium; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) the required activities for local 
                        areas under this Act, (including the required 
                        functions of the local boards described in 
                        section 107(d)) shall apply to such a 
                        consortium as a whole and may not be applied 
                        separately or differently to the local areas or 
                        local boards within such consortium.''.
    (d) Single State Local Areas.--Section 106(d) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3121(d)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1), the following:
            ``(2) New designation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Consistent with the process 
                described in subsection (b)(1)(A) and during a review 
                of designations described in paragraph (3) or (4) of 
                subsection (b), the Governor may propose to designate a 
                State as a single State local area for the purposes of 
                this title.
                    ``(B) Process for approval.--If the Governor 
                proposes a single State local area, the chairpersons of 
                the existing local boards shall vote to approve or 
                reject such designation through the process described 
                in subsection (b)(3)(C).
                    ``(C) Designation as a single state local area.--If 
                the majority of the chairpersons of the local boards in 
                the State vote to approve such proposed designation, 
                the State shall be designated as a single State local 
                area and the Governor shall identify the State as a 
                local area in the State plan.''.
    (e) Definition of ``Performed Successfully''.--Section 106(e)(1) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3121(e)) is 
amended by striking ``adjusted levels of performance'' and inserting 
``adjusted levels of performance described in section 116(g)(1)''.

SEC. 116. LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.

    Section 107(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3122(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, including, to the 
        extent practicable, local representatives of the core programs 
        and the programs described in section 102(a)(2),'' after 
        ``system stakeholders'';
            (2) in paragraph (4)(D)--
                    (A) by striking ``proven'' and inserting 
                ``evidence-based'';
                    (B) by inserting ``individual'' after ``needs of''; 
                and
                    (C) by inserting ``from a variety of industries and 
                occupations'' after ``and employers'';
            (3) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``and which, to the 
        extent practicable, shall be aligned with career and technical 
        education programs of study (as defined in section 3 of the 
        Carl. D Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
        U.S.C. 2302(3)) offered within the local area'' before the 
        period at the end;
            (5) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Proven'' and 
                inserting ``Evidence-based'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``proven'' and inserting 
                        ``evidence-based'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``and covered veterans 
                        (as defined in section 4212(a)(3)(A) of title 
                        38, United States Code)'' after ``employment''; 
                        and
                            (iii) by inserting ``, and prioritize 
                        covered veterans as described in section 
                        4212(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code'' 
                        after ``delivery system''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``proven'' and 
                inserting ``evidence-based'';
            (7) in paragraph (10)(C)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, on the State eligible training 
                provider list,'' after ``identify''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``that operate in or are 
                accessible to individuals'' after ``training 
                services''; and
            (8) in paragraph (12)(A), by striking ``activities'' and 
        inserting ``funds allocated to the local area under section 
        128(b) and section 133(b) for the youth workforce development 
        activities described in section 129 and local employment and 
        training activities described in section 134(b), and the 
        activities''.

SEC. 117. LOCAL PLAN.

    Section 108 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3123) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``shall prepare'' and 
        inserting ``may prepare''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), 
                        (E), and (F) as subparagraphs (E), (F), and 
                        (H), respectively;
                            (ii) by inserting the following after 
                        subparagraph (C):
                    ``(D) a description of--
                            ``(i) how the local area will use real-time 
                        labor market information to continually assess 
                        the economic conditions and workforce trends 
                        described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C); 
                        and
                            ``(ii) how changes in such conditions or 
                        trends will be communicated to jobseekers, 
                        education and training providers, and employers 
                        in the local area;'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (F), as so 
                        redesignated, by striking ``and'' at the end; 
                        and
                            (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (F), 
                        as so redesignated, the following:
                    ``(G) an analysis of the opportunity youth 
                population in the local area, including the estimated 
                number of such youth and any gaps in services for such 
                population from other existing workforce development 
                activities, as identified under paragraph (9); and'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``and'' at the end 
                                of clause (iii); and
                                    (II) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                            ``(v) carry out any statewide skills-based 
                        initiatives identified in the State plan that 
                        promote the use of demonstrated skills and 
                        competencies as an alternative to the exclusive 
                        use of degree attainment as a requirement for 
                        employment or advancement in a career; and''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``customized training'' and inserting 
                        ``employer-directed skills development'';
                    (C) in paragraph (6)(B), by inserting ``, such as 
                the use of affiliated sites'' after ``means'';
                    (D) in paragraph (9)--
                            (i) by striking ``including activities'' 
                        and inserting the following: ``including--
            ``(i) the availability of community based organizations 
        that serve youth primarily during non-school time hours to 
        carry out activities under section 129; and
            ``(ii) activities''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``or evidence-based'' 
                        after ``successful''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (12), by inserting ``including as 
                described in section 134(c)(2),'' after ``system,''.

                 CHAPTER 3--PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY

SEC. 119. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

    (a) State Performance Accountability Measures.--
            (1) Primary indicators of performance.--Section 
        116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
        (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)) is amended--
                    (A) in clause (i)--
                            (i) in subclause (II)--
                                    (I) by striking ``fourth'' and 
                                inserting ``second''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``and remain in 
                                unsubsidized employment during the 
                                fourth quarter after exit from the 
                                program'' after ``the program'';
                            (ii) in subclause (V)--
                                    (I) by striking ``, during a 
                                program year,'';
                                    (II) by striking ``are in'' and 
                                inserting ``enter into''; and
                                    (III) by inserting before the 
                                semicolon at the end the following: 
                                ``within 6 months after the quarter in 
                                which the participant enters into the 
                                education and training program''; and
                            (iii) by amending subclause (VI) to read as 
                        follows:
                                    ``(VI) of the program participants 
                                who received training services and who 
                                exited the program during a program 
                                year, the percentage of such program 
                                participants who completed, prior to 
                                such exit, on-the-job training, 
                                employer-directed skills development, 
                                incumbent worker training, or an 
                                apprenticeship.'';
                    (B) in clause (ii)--
                            (i) in subclause (II), by striking ``and'' 
                        at the end;
                            (ii) in subclause (III), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(IV) the percentage of program 
                                participants who, during a program 
                                year, participate in paid or unpaid 
                                work experiences as described in 
                                section 129(c)(2)(C).''; and
                    (C) by striking clause (iv).
            (2) Levels of performance.--Section 116(b)(3)(A) of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
        3141(b)(3)(A)) is amended--
                    (A) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
                            ``(iii) Identification in state plan.--
                                    ``(I) Secretaries.--For each State 
                                submitting a State plan, the 
                                Secretaries of Labor and Education 
                                shall--
                                            ``(aa) not later than 
                                        December 1 of the year prior to 
                                        the year in which such State 
                                        plan is submitted, for the 
                                        first 2 program years covered 
                                        by the State plan, and not 
                                        later than December 1 of the 
                                        year prior to the third program 
                                        year covered by the State plan, 
                                        for the third and fourth 
                                        program years covered by the 
                                        State plan, propose expected 
                                        levels of performance for each 
                                        of the corresponding primary 
                                        indicators of performance for 
                                        each of the programs described 
                                        in clause (ii) for such State, 
                                        which shall--

                                                    ``(AA) be 
                                                consistent with the 
                                                factors listed in 
                                                clause (v); and

                                                    ``(BB) be proposed 
                                                in a manner that 
                                                ensures sufficient time 
                                                is provided for the 
                                                State to evaluate and 
                                                respond to such 
                                                proposals; and

                                            ``(bb) publish, on a public 
                                        website of the Department of 
                                        Labor, the statistical model 
                                        developed under clause (viii) 
                                        and the methodology used to 
                                        develop each such proposed 
                                        level of performance.
                                    ``(II) States.--Each State shall--
                                            ``(aa) evaluate each of the 
                                        expected levels of performance 
                                        proposed under subclause (I) 
                                        with respect to such State;
                                            ``(bb) based on such 
                                        evaluation of each such 
                                        proposed level of performance--

                                                    ``(AA) accept the 
                                                expected level of 
                                                performance as so 
                                                proposed; or

                                                    ``(BB) provide a 
                                                counterproposal for 
                                                such proposed expected 
                                                level of performance, 
                                                including an analysis 
                                                of how the 
                                                counterproposal 
                                                addresses factors or 
                                                circumstances unique to 
                                                the State that may not 
                                                have been accounted for 
                                                in the proposed 
                                                expected level of 
                                                performance; and

                                            ``(cc) include in the State 
                                        plan, with respect to each of 
                                        the corresponding primary 
                                        indicators of performance for 
                                        each of the programs described 
                                        in clause (ii) for such State--

                                                    ``(AA) the expected 
                                                level of performance 
                                                proposed under 
                                                subclause (I);

                                                    ``(BB) the 
                                                counterproposal for 
                                                such proposed level, if 
                                                any; and

                                                    ``(CC) the expected 
                                                level of performance 
                                                that is agreed to under 
                                                clause (iv).''; and

                    (B) in clause (v)(II)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding item (aa), by 
                        striking ``based on'' and inserting ``based on 
                        each of the following considerations that are 
                        found to be predictive of performance on an 
                        indicator for a program''; and
                            (ii) in item (bb), by inserting ``, foster 
                        care status, school status, education level, 
                        highest grade level completed, low-income 
                        status'' after ``ex-offender status''.
    (b) Performance Reports.--Section 116(d) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(d)) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Template for performance reports.--Not later 
                than 12 months after the date of enactment of the A 
                Stronger Workforce for America Act, the Secretary of 
                Labor, in conjunction with the Secretary of Education, 
                shall develop, or review and modify, as appropriate, to 
                comply with the requirements of this subsection, the 
                template for performance reports that shall be used by 
                States (including by States on behalf of eligible 
                providers of training services under section 122) and 
                local boards to produce a report on outcomes achieved 
                by the core programs. In developing, or reviewing and 
                modifying, such templates, the Secretary of Labor, in 
                conjunction with the Secretary of Education, shall take 
                into account the need to maximize the value of the 
                templates for workers, jobseekers, employers, local 
                elected officials, State officials, Federal 
                policymakers, and other key stakeholders.
                    ``(B) Standardized reporting.--In developing, or 
                reviewing and modifying, the template under 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Labor, in 
                conjunction with the Secretary of Education, shall 
                ensure that performance reports produced by States and 
                local areas for core programs and eligible training 
                providers collect and report, in a comparable and 
                uniform format, common data elements, which use terms 
                that are assigned identical meanings across all such 
                reports.
                    ``(C) Additional reporting.--The Secretary of 
                Labor, in conjunction with the Secretary of Education--
                            ``(i) in addition to the common data 
                        elements described under subparagraph (B), may 
                        require a core program to provide additional 
                        information as necessary for effective 
                        reporting; and
                            ``(ii) shall periodically review any 
                        requirement for additional information to 
                        ensure the requirement is necessary and does 
                        not impose an undue reporting burden.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) through (L) 
                as subparagraphs (K) through (M), respectively and 
                inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
                    ``(J) the median earnings gain of participants who 
                received training services, calculated as the 
                difference between--
                            ``(i) median participant earnings in 
                        unsubsidized employment during the second 
                        quarter after program exit, and
                            ``(ii) median participant earnings in the 
                        second quarter prior to entering the 
                        program;''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (L), as so redesignated, by 
                striking clause (ii); and
                    (C) by striking ``strategies for programs'' and all 
                that follows through ``the performance'', and inserting 
                ``strategies for programs, the performance'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (E); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following:
                    ``(C) the percentage of a local area's allocation 
                under section 133(b) that the local area spent on 
                services paid for through an individual training 
                account described in section 134(c)(3)(F)(iii) or a 
                training contract described in section 
                134(c)(3)(G)(ii);
                    ``(D) the percentage of a local area's allocation 
                under section 133(b) that the local area spent on 
                supportive services; and'';
            (4) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
            ``(4) Contents of eligible training providers performance 
        report.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The State shall use the 
                information submitted by the eligible providers of 
                training services under section 122 and administrative 
                records, including quarterly wage records, of the 
                participants of the programs offered by the providers 
                to produce a performance report on the eligible 
                providers of training services in the State, which 
                shall include, subject to paragraph (6)(C)--
                            ``(i) with respect to each program of study 
                        (or the equivalent) of such a provider--
                                    ``(I) information specifying the 
                                levels of performance achieved with 
                                respect to the primary indicators of 
                                performance described in subclauses (I) 
                                through (IV) of subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) 
                                with respect to all individuals 
                                engaging in the program of study (or 
                                the equivalent); and
                                    ``(II) the total number of 
                                individuals exiting from the program of 
                                study (or the equivalent); and
                            ``(ii) with respect to all such providers--
                                    ``(I) the total number of 
                                participants who received training 
                                services through each adult and 
                                dislocated worker program authorized 
                                under chapter 3 of subtitle B, 
                                disaggregated by the type of entity 
                                that provided the training, during the 
                                most recent program year and the 3 
                                preceding program years;
                                    ``(II) the total number of 
                                participants who exited from training 
                                services, disaggregated by the type of 
                                entity that provided the training, 
                                during the most recent program year and 
                                the 3 preceding program years;
                                    ``(III) the average cost per 
                                participant for the participants who 
                                received training services, 
                                disaggregated by the type of entity 
                                that provided the training, during the 
                                most recent program year and the 3 
                                preceding program years; and
                                    ``(IV) the number of individuals 
                                with barriers to employment served by 
                                each adult and dislocated worker 
                                program authorized under chapter 3 of 
                                subtitle B, disaggregated by each 
                                subpopulation of such individuals, and 
                                by race, ethnicity, sex, and age; and
                            ``(iii) with respect to each recognized 
                        postsecondary credential on the list of 
                        credentials awarded by eligible providers in 
                        the State described in section 116(d)(2)--
                                    ``(I) information specifying the 
                                levels of performance achieved with 
                                respect to the primary indicators of 
                                performance described in subclauses (I) 
                                through (IV) of subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) 
                                for all participants in the State 
                                receiving such credential; and
                                    ``(II) information specifying the 
                                levels of performance achieved with 
                                respect to the primary indicators of 
                                performance described in subclauses (I) 
                                through (IV) of subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) 
                                for participants in the State receiving 
                                such credential with respect to 
                                individuals with barriers to 
                                employment, disaggregated by each 
                                subpopulation of such individuals, and 
                                by race, ethnicity, sex, and age.''; 
                                and
            (5) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
                follows:
                    ``(A) State performance reports.--The Secretary of 
                Labor and the Secretary of Education shall annually 
                make available the performance reports for States 
                containing the information described in paragraph (2), 
                which shall include making such reports available--
                            ``(i) digitally using transparent, linked, 
                        open, and interoperable data formats that are 
                        human readable and machine actionable such that 
                        the data from these reports--
                                    ``(I) is easily understandable; and
                                    ``(II) can be easily included in 
                                web-based tools and services supporting 
                                search, discovery, comparison, 
                                analysis, navigation, and guidance; and
                            ``(ii) in a printable format.''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``(including by electronic 
                        means), in an easily understandable format,''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following: 
                        ``The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
                        Education shall include, on the website where 
                        the State performance reports required under 
                        subparagraph (A) are made available, a link to 
                        local area performance reports and the eligible 
                        training provider report for each State. Such 
                        reports shall be made available in each of the 
                        formats described in subparagraph (A).''.
    (c) Evaluation of State Programs.--Section 116(e) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act(29 U.S.C. 3141(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``shall conduct ongoing'' and 
                inserting ``shall use data to conduct analyses and 
                ongoing''; and
                    (B) by striking ``conduct the'' and inserting 
                ``conduct such analyses and''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by adding ``A State may use other 
        forms of analysis, such as machine learning or other advanced 
        analytics, to improve program operations and outcomes and to 
        identify areas for further evaluation.'' at the end.
    (d) Sanctions for State Failure To Meet State Performance 
Accountability Measures.--Section 116(f) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(f)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Sanctions for State Failure To Meet State Performance 
Accountability Measures.--
            ``(1) Targeted support and assistance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If a State fails to meet 80 
                percent of the State adjusted level of performance for 
                an indicator described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for a 
                program for any program year, the Secretary of Labor 
                and the Secretary of Education shall provide technical 
                assistance.
                    ``(B) Sanctions.--
                            ``(i) In general.--If the State fails in 
                        the manner described in subclause (I) or (II) 
                        of clause (ii) with respect to a program year, 
                        the percentage of each amount that would (in 
                        the absence of this paragraph) be reserved by 
                        the Governor under section 128(a)(1) for the 
                        immediately succeeding program year shall be 
                        reduced by 5 percentage points until such date 
                        as the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of 
                        Education, as appropriate, determines that the 
                        State meets the State adjusted level of 
                        performance, in the case of a failure described 
                        in clause (ii)(I), or has submitted the reports 
                        for the appropriate program years, in the case 
                        of a failure described in clause (ii)(II).
                            ``(ii) Failures.--A State shall be subject 
                        to clause (i)--
                                    ``(I) if (except in the case of 
                                exceptional circumstances as determined 
                                by the Secretary of Labor or the 
                                Secretary of Education, as 
                                appropriate), such State fails to 
                                submit a report under subsection (d) 
                                for any program year; or
                                    ``(II) for a failure under 
                                subparagraph (A) that continues for a 
                                second consecutive year.
            ``(2) Comprehensive support and assistance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If a State fails to meet an 
                average of 90 percent of the State adjusted levels of 
                performance for a program across all performance 
                indicators for any program year, or if a State fails to 
                meet an average of 90 percent of the State adjusted 
                levels of performance for a single performance 
                indicator across all programs for any program year, the 
                Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall 
                provide technical assistance, as described and 
                authorized under section 168(b), including assistance 
                in the development of a comprehensive performance 
                improvement plan.
                    ``(B) Second consecutive year failure.--If such 
                failure under subparagraph (A) continues for a second 
                consecutive year, the percentage of each amount that 
                would (in the absence of this subsection) be reserved 
                by the Governor under section 128(a)(1) for the 
                immediately succeeding program year shall be reduced by 
                10 percentage points until such date as the Secretary 
                of Labor or the Secretary of Education, as appropriate, 
                determines that the State meets such State adjusted 
                levels of performance.
            ``(3) Reallotment of reductions.--Any amounts not reserved 
        under section 128(a)(1) for a State for a program year pursuant 
        to paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B) of this subsection shall be 
        realloted to other States in a manner consistent with paragraph 
        (1)(B) or (2)(B) of section 132(b).''.
    (e) Sanctions for Local Area Failure To Meet Local Performance 
Accountability Measures.--Section 116(g) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(g)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``80 percent of the'' before 
                ``local performance''; and
                    (B) by striking ``accountability measures'' and 
                inserting ``accountability levels of performance on an 
                indicator of performance, an average of 90 percent of 
                the local levels of performance across indicators for a 
                single program, or an average of 90 percent for a 
                single performance indicator across all programs''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
                follows:
                    ``(A) In general.--If such failure continues, the 
                Governor shall take corrective actions, which shall 
                include--
                            ``(i) in the case of a failure, for a 
                        second consecutive year, on any individual 
                        indicator, across indicators for a single 
                        program, or on a single indicator across 
                        programs, a 5-percent reduction in the amount 
                        that would have otherwise been provided (in the 
                        absence of this clause) to the local area for 
                        the immediately succeeding program year under 
                        chapter 2 or 3 of subtitle B for the program 
                        subject to the performance failure;
                            ``(ii) in the case of a failure, as 
                        described in paragraph (1), for a third 
                        consecutive year, the development of a 
                        reorganization plan through which the Governor 
                        shall--
                                    ``(I) require the appointment and 
                                certification of a new local board, 
                                consistent with the criteria 
                                established under section 107(b);
                                    ``(II) prohibit the use of one-stop 
                                partners identified as achieving a poor 
                                level of performance; and
                                    ``(III) revise or redesignate a 
                                local area, which may include merging a 
                                local area with another local area if 
                                the Governor determines that the likely 
                                cause of such continued performance 
                                failure of a local area is due to such 
                                local area's designation being granted 
                                without the appropriate consideration 
                                of parameters described under section 
                                106(b)(1)(B); or
                            ``(iii) other significant actions 
                        determined appropriate by the Governor.'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ``(ii)'' 
                after ``subparagraph (A)''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Reallocation of reductions.--Any amounts not 
                allocated under chapter 2 or 3 of subtitle B to a local 
                area for a program year pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i) 
                shall be reallocated to other local areas in a manner 
                consistent with subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
                133(b)(2) or subparagraph (A) of section 128(b)(2), as 
                applicable.''.
    (f) Establishing Pay-for-Performance Contract Strategy 
Incentives.--Section 116(h) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(h)) is amended by striking ``non-Federal funds'' 
and inserting ``the funds reserved under section 128(a)(1)''.
    (g) Fiscal and Management Accountability Information Systems.--
Section 116(i) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3141(i)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, and may use 
        information provided from the National Directory of New Hires 
        in accordance with section 453(j)(8) of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(8))'' after ``State law'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Designated entity.--The Governor shall designate a 
        State agency (or appropriate State entity) to assist in 
        carrying out the performance reporting requirements for core 
        programs and eligible training providers. The designated State 
        agency (or appropriate State entity) shall be responsible for--
                    ``(A) facilitating data matches using quarterly 
                wage record information, including wage record 
                information made available by other States, to measure 
                employment and earnings outcomes;
                    ``(B) data validation and reliability, as described 
                in subsection (d)(5); and
                    ``(C) protection against disaggregation that would 
                violate applicable privacy standards, as described in 
                subsection (d)(6)(C).''.

       Subtitle C--Workforce Investment Activities and Providers

        CHAPTER 1--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDERS

SEC. 121. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYSTEMS.

    (a) One-Stop Partners.--Section 121(b) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (xi), by inserting ``and'' at the 
                end; and
                    (B) by striking clause (xii);
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``With'' and inserting 
        ``At the direction of the Governor or with''; and
            (3) in paragraph (2)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (vi), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii); 
                and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:
                            ``(vii) workforce and economic development 
                        programs carried out by the Economic 
                        Development Administration; and''.
    (b) One-Stop Operators.--Section 121(d) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by inserting after ``education'' 
                the following: ``or an area career and technical 
                education school'';
                    (B) in clause (v), by striking ``and'';
                    (C) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (viii);
                    (D) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
                            ``(vi) a public library;
                            ``(vii) a local board that meets the 
                        requirements of paragraph (4); and''; and
                    (E) in clause (viii), as so redesignated, by 
                inserting after ``labor organization'' the following: 
                ``joint labor-management organization'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
        (5) and (6), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Responsibilities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In operating a one-stop system 
                referred to in subsection (e), a one-stop operator--
                            ``(i) shall--
                                    ``(I) manage the physical and 
                                virtual infrastructure and operations 
                                of the one-stop system in the local 
                                area; and
                                    ``(II) facilitate coordination 
                                among the partners in such one-stop 
                                system; and
                            ``(ii) may, subject to the requirements 
                        under subparagraph (B), directly provide 
                        services to job seekers and employers.
                    ``(B) Internal controls.--In a case in which a one-
                stop operator seeks to operate as a service provider 
                pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii), the local board shall 
                establish internal controls (which shall include 
                written policies and procedures)--
                            ``(i) with respect to the competition in 
                        which the one-stop operator will compete to be 
                        selected as such service provider, and the 
                        subsequent oversight, monitoring, and 
                        evaluation of the performance of such one-stop 
                        operator as such service provider; and
                            ``(ii) which--
                                    ``(I) require compliance with--
                                            ``(aa) relevant Office of 
                                        Management and Budget circulars 
                                        relating to conflicts of 
                                        interest; and
                                            ``(bb) any applicable State 
                                        conflict of interest policy; 
                                        and
                                    ``(II) prohibit a one-stop operator 
                                from developing, managing, or 
                                conducting the competition in which the 
                                operator intends to compete to be 
                                selected as a service provider.
            ``(4) Local boards as one-stop operators.--Subject to 
        approval from the chief elected official and Governor and in 
        accordance with any other eligibility criteria established by 
        the State, a local board may serve as a one-stop operator, if 
        the local board--
                    ``(A) enters into a written agreement with the 
                chief elected official that clarifies how the local 
                board will carry out the functions and responsibilities 
                as a one-stop operator in a manner that complies with 
                the appropriate internal controls to prevent any 
                conflicts of interest, which shall include how the 
                local board, while serving as a one-stop operator, 
                will--
                            ``(i) comply with the relevant Office of 
                        Management and Budget circulars relating to 
                        conflicts of interest; and
                            ``(ii) any applicable State conflict of 
                        interest policy; and
                    ``(B) complies with the other applicable 
                requirements of this subsection.''.
    (c) One-Stop Delivery.--Section 121(e)(2) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(e)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), to read as follows:
                    ``(A) shall make each of the programs, services, 
                and activities described in paragraph (1) accessible--
                            ``(i) to individuals through electronic 
                        means, in a single, virtually accessible 
                        location, and in a manner that improves 
                        efficiency, coordination, and quality, as 
                        determined by the State, in the delivery of 
                        such programs, services, and activities; or
                            ``(ii) at not less than 1 physical center 
                        in each local area of the State; and'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting after ``affiliated 
        sites'' the following: ``(such as any of the entities described 
        in subsection (d)(2)(B))'';
            (3) in subparagraph (C), by inserting after ``centers'' the 
        following: ``(which may be virtual or physical centers)'';
            (4) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``as applicable and 
        practicable, shall'' and inserting ``in the case of a one-stop 
        delivery system that is making each of the programs, services, 
        and activities described in paragraph (1) accessible at not 
        less than 1 physical center, as described in subparagraph 
        (A)(ii), the one-stop delivery system shall, as applicable and 
        practicable,''; and
            (5) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
                    ``(E) in the case of a one-stop delivery system 
                that is making each of the programs, services, and 
                activities accessible through electronic means, as 
                described in subparagraph (A)(i), the one-stop delivery 
                system shall have not less than two affiliated sites 
                with a physical location where individuals can access, 
                virtually, each of the programs, services, and 
                activities described in paragraph (1) that are 
                virtually accessible.''.
    (d) Certification and Improvement Criteria.--Section 121(g)(2)(A) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended by striking 
``under subsections (h)(1)'' and inserting ``under subsections 
(h)(1)(C)''.
    (e) Funding of One-Stop Infrastructure.--Section 121(h) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1);
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (1) and (2), respectively;
            (3) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 
                follows:
                    ``(B) Partner contributions.--Subject to 
                subparagraph (D), the covered portions of funding for a 
                fiscal year shall be provided to the Governor from the 
                programs described in subsection (b)(1) to pay the 
                costs of infrastructure of one-stop centers in local 
                areas of the State.'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) by striking ``for funding pursuant to 
                        clause (i)(II) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(A) by 
                        each partner,''; and
                            (ii) by striking the fourth sentence; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (D)--
                            (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``For local 
                        areas in a State that are not covered by 
                        paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), the'' and inserting 
                        ``The'';
                            (ii) in clause (ii)--
                                    (I) in subclause (I)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``WIA'' in 
                                        the header and inserting 
                                        ``WIOA''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``3 
                                        percent'' and inserting ``5 
                                        percent''; and
                                    (II) by striking subclause (III); 
                                and
                            (iii) in clause (iii), by striking ``For 
                        local areas in a State that are not covered by 
                        paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), an'' and inserting 
                        ``An'';
            (4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``purposes of 
                assisting in'' and inserting ``purpose of''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
                        ``not funding costs of infrastructure under the 
                        option described in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I)''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by inserting 
                        after ``local area,'' the following: ``the 
                        intensity of services provided by such 
                        centers,'';
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
        the following:
            ``(3) Supplemental infrastructure funding.--For any fiscal 
        year in which the allocation received by a local area under 
        paragraph (2) is insufficient to cover the total costs of 
        infrastructure of one-stop centers in such local area, the 
        local board, the chief elected official, and the one-stop 
        partners that have entered into the local memorandum of 
        understanding with the local board under subsection (c) may 
        agree to fund any such remaining costs using a method described 
        in such memorandum.''; and
            (6) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ``operation of the 
        one-stop center'' the following: ``(whether for in-person or 
        virtual service delivery)''.

SEC. 122. IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS AND PROGRAMS OF TRAINING 
              SERVICES.

    (a) Eligibility.--Section 122(a) (29 U.S.C. 3152(a)) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (i), 
        the Governor, after consultation with the State board and 
        considering the State's adjusted levels of performance 
        described in section 116(b)(3)(A)(iv), shall establish--
                    ``(A) procedures regarding the eligibility of 
                providers of training services to receive funds 
                provided under section 133(b) for the provision of 
                training services by programs with standard eligibility 
                or conditional eligibility under this section (in this 
                section referred to as `eligible programs') in local 
                areas in the State; and
                    ``(B) the minimum levels of performance on the 
                criteria for a program to receive such standard or 
                conditional eligibility.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the 
                semicolon at the end the following: ``(other than an 
                institution of higher education described in 
                subparagraph (C)'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (D);
                    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following:
                    ``(C) an institution of higher education that 
                offers a program that--
                            ``(i) is of at least 150 clock hours of 
                        instruction, but less than 600 clock hours of 
                        instruction, or an equivalent number of credit 
                        hours;
                            ``(ii) is offered during a minimum of 8 
                        weeks, but less than 15 weeks; and
                            ``(iii) is an eligible program for purposes 
                        of the Federal Pell Grant program; or''; and
                    (E) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated--
                            (i) by inserting ``(including providers of 
                        such a program that is conducted (in whole or 
                        in part) online)'' before ``, which may''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``providers of 
                        entrepreneurial skills development programs, 
                        industry or sector partnerships, groups of 
                        employers, trade or professional 
                        associations,'' after ``organizations,''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``(C)'' and 
                inserting ``(D)'';
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``paragraph 
                (2)(B)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (B) or (C) of 
                paragraph (2)''; and
                    (C) by inserting before the period at the end the 
                following: ``or remains eligible for the Federal Pell 
                Grant program as described in paragraph (2)(C)''.
    (b) Criteria and Information Requirements.--Section 122(b) (29 
U.S.C. 3152(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Criteria and Information Requirements.--
            ``(1) General requirements.--
                    ``(A) General criteria for programs.--Each provider 
                shall demonstrate that the program for which the 
                provider is seeking eligibility under this section--
                            ``(i) prepares participants to meet the 
                        hiring requirements of potential employers in 
                        the State or a local area within the State for 
                        employment that--
                                    ``(I) is high skill and high wage; 
                                or
                                    ``(II) is in in-demand industry 
                                sectors or occupations;
                            ``(ii) leads to a recognized postsecondary 
                        credential;
                            ``(iii) has been offered by the provider 
                        for not less than 1 year; and
                            ``(iv)(I) meets the performance 
                        requirements for standard eligibility described 
                        in paragraph (2); or
                            ``(II) has received conditional eligibility 
                        described in paragraph (3).
                    ``(B) Provider eligibility election.--Any provider 
                may elect to seek standard eligibility under paragraph 
                (2) or conditional eligibility under paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Performance criteria for standard eligibility.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Governor shall--
                            ``(i) establish and publicize minimum 
                        levels of performance for each of the criteria 
                        listed in subparagraph (B) that a program 
                        offered by a provider of training services 
                        shall achieve to receive and maintain standard 
                        eligibility under this section;
                            ``(ii) verify the performance achieved by 
                        such a program with respect to each such 
                        criteria to determine whether the program meets 
                        the corresponding minimum level of performance 
                        established under clause (i)--
                                    ``(I) in the case of the criteria 
                                described in (ii) through (iv) of 
                                subparagraph (B), using State 
                                administrative data (such as quarterly 
                                wage records); and
                                    ``(II) in the case of the criteria 
                                described in subparagraph (B)(i), using 
                                any applicable method for such 
                                verification; and
                            ``(iii) in verifying the performance 
                        achievement of a program, verify that such 
                        program included a sufficient number of program 
                        participants to protect participant personally 
                        identifiable information, and to be a reliable 
                        indicator of performance achievement.
                    ``(B) Performance criteria.--The performance 
                criteria to receive and maintain standard eligibility 
                for a program under this section are as follows:
                            ``(i) The credential attainment rate of 
                        program participants calculated as the 
                        percentage of program participants who obtain 
                        the recognized postsecondary credential for 
                        which the program prepares participants to earn 
                        within 6 months of exit from the program.
                            ``(ii) The job placement rate of program 
                        participants calculated as the percentage of 
                        program participants in unsubsidized employment 
                        during the second quarter after exit from the 
                        program.
                            ``(iii) The median earnings of program 
                        participants who are in unsubsidized employment 
                        during the second quarter after exit from the 
                        program.
                            ``(iv) The ratio of median earnings 
                        increase to the total cost of program, 
                        calculated as follows:
                                    ``(I) The difference between--
                                            ``(aa) the median 
                                        participant wages from 
                                        unsubsidized employment during 
                                        the second quarter after 
                                        program exit; and
                                            ``(bb) the median earnings 
                                        of participants wages during 
                                        the quarter prior to entering 
                                        the program, to
                                    ``(II) The total cost of the 
                                program (as described in paragraph 
                                (5)(B)(iii)).
                    ``(C) Local criteria.--With respect to any program 
                receiving standard eligibility under this section from 
                a Governor, a local board in the State may require 
                higher levels of performance than the minimum 
                performance levels established by the Governor under 
                this paragraph, but may not--
                            ``(i) require any information or 
                        application from the provider that is not 
                        required for such standard eligibility; or
                            ``(ii) establish a performance requirement 
                        with respect to any criteria not listed in 
                        subparagraph (B).
            ``(3) Conditional eligibility.--
                    ``(A) Requirements.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Governor shall 
                        establish procedures and criteria for 
                        conditional eligibility for a program of a 
                        provider of training services that does not 
                        meet the requirements under subparagraph (2).
                            ``(ii) Procedures and criteria.--In 
                        establishing the procedures and criteria under 
                        this subparagraph for conditional eligibility 
                        under this paragraph, the Governor--
                                    ``(I) shall establish the maximum 
                                period, not to exceed a 4-year period, 
                                that a program may receive and maintain 
                                such conditional eligibility;
                                    ``(II) with respect to a program 
                                that has received conditional 
                                eligibility for the maximum period 
                                established under subclause (I) and 
                                that is seeking approval for an 
                                additional period of conditional 
                                eligibility, may not consider such 
                                program for such conditional 
                                eligibility during the 3-year period 
                                that begins on the day after the end of 
                                most recent period for which the 
                                program received conditional 
                                eligibility; and
                                    ``(III) may establish other 
                                requirements related to program 
                                performance, including setting separate 
                                minimum levels of performance on the 
                                criteria described in paragraph (2) for 
                                a program to maintain such conditional 
                                eligibility.
                    ``(B) Payments.--Payments under this Act for the 
                provision of training services by a program with 
                conditional eligibility shall be made to the provider 
                of such program, on the basis of the achievement of 
                successful outcomes by a participant of such training 
                services, in accordance with the following:
                            ``(i) Upon participant enrollment, the 
                        provider shall receive not less than 25 percent 
                        of the total funds to be provided under section 
                        133(b) for the provision of training services 
                        by such program to such participant.
                            ``(ii) Upon participant completion and 
                        credential attainment, the provider shall 
                        receive not less than 25 percent of such total 
                        funds.
                            ``(iii) Upon verification of the 
                        participant's employment during the second 
                        quarter after program completion, the provider 
                        shall receive not less than 25 percent of such 
                        total funds.
                            ``(iv) The remainder of such total funds 
                        may be awarded at any of the intervals 
                        described in clauses (i) through (iii) as 
                        determined by the Governor in accordance with 
                        the procedures established under subparagraph 
                        (A).
                    ``(C) Limitation on billing participants.--With 
                respect to a program participant for whom a provider 
                expects to be paid pursuant to subparagraph (B), the 
                provider may not--
                            ``(i) charge such participant tuition and 
                        refund such charges after receiving such 
                        payments; or
                            ``(ii) if such program participant does not 
                        achieve the outcomes necessary for the provider 
                        to receive the provider's full payment pursuant 
                        to subparagraph (B) for such participant, bill 
                        a participant for any of the amounts described 
                        in subparagraph (B).
            ``(4) Employer-sponsored or industry or sectoral 
        partnership designation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Governor shall establish 
                procedures and criteria for providers to apply for an 
                employer-sponsored designation for a program that has 
                received standard or conditional eligibility under this 
                paragraph, which shall include a commitment from an 
                employer or an industry or sectoral partnership to--
                            ``(i) pay to the provider, on behalf of 
                        each participant enrolled in such program under 
                        this Act, not less than 25 percent of the cost 
                        of the program (as described in paragraph 
                        (5)(B)(iii)), which shall be provided in lieu 
                        of 25 percent of the amount that the provider 
                        would have otherwise received under section 
                        133(b) for the provision of training services 
                        by such program to such participant; and
                            ``(ii) guarantee an interview and 
                        consideration for a job with the employer, or 
                        in the case of an industry or sectoral 
                        partnership, an employer within such 
                        partnership, for each such participant that 
                        successfully completes the program.
                    ``(B) Restriction on financial arrangement.--A 
                provider receiving an employer-sponsored designation 
                under this paragraph may not--
                            ``(i) have an ownership stake in the 
                        employer or industry or sectoral partnership 
                        making a commitment described in subparagraph 
                        (A); or
                            ``(ii) enter into an arrangement to 
                        reimburse an employer or partnership for the 
                        costs of a participant paid by such employer or 
                        partnership.
            ``(5) Information requirements.--An eligible provider shall 
        submit appropriate, accurate, and timely information to the 
        Governor, to enable the Governor to carry out subsection (d), 
        with respect to all participants of each eligible program 
        (including participants for whom the provider receives payments 
        under this title) offered by the provider, which shall--
                    ``(A) be made available by the State in a common, 
                linked, open, and interoperable data format;
                    ``(B) include information on--
                            ``(i) the performance of the program with 
                        respect to the performance accountability 
                        measures described in section 116 for such 
                        participants;
                            ``(ii) the recognized postsecondary 
                        credentials received by such participants, 
                        including, in relation to each such credential, 
                        the issuing entity, any third-party 
                        endorsements, the occupations for which the 
                        credential prepares individuals, the 
                        competencies achieved, the level of mastery of 
                        such competencies (including how mastery is 
                        assessed), and any transfer value or 
                        stackability;
                            ``(iii) the total cost of the program, 
                        including the costs of the published tuition 
                        and fees, supplies, books, and any other costs 
                        required by the provider for participants in 
                        the program;
                            ``(iv) the percentage of such participants 
                        that complete the program within the number of 
                        weeks that full-time participants would take to 
                        complete the program; and
                            ``(v) in the case of a provider offering 
                        programs seeking or maintaining standard 
                        eligibility, the criteria described in 
                        paragraph (2) and not otherwise included in 
                        clause (i) of this subparagraph; and
                    ``(C) with respect to employment and earnings 
                measures described in subclauses (I) through (III) of 
                section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) for such participants--
                            ``(i) the necessary information for the 
                        State to develop program performance data using 
                        State administrative data (such as wage 
                        records); and
                            ``(ii) the necessary information to 
                        determine the percentage of such participants 
                        who entered unsubsidized employment in an 
                        occupation related to the program, to the 
                        extent practicable;''.
    (c) Procedures.--Section 122(c) (29 U.S.C. 3152(c)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by inserting 
        ``, which shall be implemented in a manner that minimizes the 
        financial and administrative burden on the provider and shall 
        not require the submission of information in excess of the 
        information required to determine a program's eligibility under 
        subsection (b);'' after ``provision of training services'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), and 
        inserting the following after paragraph (1):
            ``(2) Approval.--A Governor shall make an eligibility 
        determination with respect to a provider of training services 
        and the program for which the provider is seeking eligibility 
        under this section not later than 30 days after receipt of an 
        application submitted by such provider consistent with the 
        procedures in paragraph (1).'';
            (3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``biennial'' and inserting 
                ``annual'';
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
                following: ``that continue to meet the requirements 
                under subsection (b)''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following: ``Any 
                program with standard or conditional eligibility that, 
                upon such review, does not meet the eligibility 
                criteria established under subsection (b) for standard 
                or conditional eligibility, respectively, shall, except 
                as otherwise provided in subsection (g)(1)(E), no 
                longer be an eligible program and shall be removed from 
                the list described in subsection (d).''; and
            (4) by inserting at the end the following:
            ``(4) Multi-state providers.--The procedures established 
        under subsection (a) shall specify the process for any provider 
        of training services offering a program in multiple States to 
        establish eligibility in such States, which shall, to the 
        extent practicable, minimize financial and administrative 
        burdens on any such provider by authorizing the provider to 
        submit the same application materials and information to the 
        Governor of each State in which such program will be providing 
        services, as long as the program meets the applicable State 
        requirements established under subsection (b) for each such 
        State.
            ``(5) Online providers.--If a participant chooses a 
        provider that delivers training services exclusively online and 
        is not located in the State of the local area that approved 
        such training services for the participant in accordance with 
        section 133(c)(3)(A)(i), such provider shall be ineligible to 
        receive payment for such participant from funds allocated to 
        such State unless such provider is on the list of eligible 
        providers of training services described in subsection (d) for 
        such State.''.
    (d) List and Information To Assist Participants in Choosing 
Providers.--Section 122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
        paragraphs (3), (4), and (6), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Credential navigation feature.--In order to enhance 
        the ability of participants and employers to understand and 
        compare the value of the recognized postsecondary credentials 
        awarded by eligible programs offered by providers of training 
        services in a State, the Governor shall establish (or develop 
        in partnership with other States), a credential navigation 
        feature that allows participants and the public to search a 
        list of such recognized postsecondary credentials, and the 
        providers and programs awarding such a credential, which shall 
        include, with respect to each such credential (aggregated for 
        all participants in the State that have received such 
        credential)--
                    ``(A) the information required under subsection 
                (b)(5)(B)(ii); and
                    ``(B) the employment and earnings outcomes 
                described in subclause (I) through (III) of section 
                116(b)(2)(i).'';
            (3) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by paragraph (1))--
                    (A) by amending subparagraph (A), by striking ``(C) 
                of subsection (a)(2)'' and inserting ``(D) of 
                subsection (a)(2)'';
                    (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 
                follows:
                    ``(B) with respect to a program described in 
                subsection (b)(3)) that is offered by a provider, 
                consist of information designating the program as 
                having conditional eligibility;''; and
                    (C) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as 
                follows:
                    ``(C) with respect to a program described in 
                subsection (b)(4) that is offered by a provider, 
                consist of the information promoting the program as 
                having an employer-sponsored designation and 
                identifying the employer or partnership sponsoring the 
                program.'';
            (4) by amending paragraph (4) (as so redesignated) to read 
        as follows:
            ``(4) Availability.--The list (including the credential 
        navigation feature described in paragraph (2)), and the 
        accompanying information shall be made available to such 
        participants and to members of the public through the one-stop 
        delivery system in the State--
                    ``(A) on a publicly accessible website that--
                            ``(i) is consumer-tested; and
                            ``(ii) is searchable, easily 
                        understandable, and navigable, and allows for 
                        the comparison of eligible programs through the 
                        use of common, linked, open-data descriptive 
                        language; and
                    ``(B) in a manner that does not reveal personally 
                identifiable information about an individual 
                participant.''; and
            (5) by inserting before paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), 
        the following:
            ``(5) Website technical assistance.--The Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) upon request, provide technical assistance to 
                a State on establishing a website that meets the 
                requirements of paragraph (4); and
                    ``(B) disseminate to each State effective practices 
                or resources from States and private sector entities 
                related to establishing a website that is consumer-
                tested to ensure that the website is easily understood, 
                searchable, and navigable''.
    (e) Provider Performance Incentives.--Section 122 (29 U.S.C. 3152), 
as amended by this section, is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (e), by striking ``information 
        requirements,'' in each place it appears;
            (2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) as 
        subsection (g) through (j), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after subsection (e), as so amended, the 
        following:
    ``(f) Provider Performance Incentives.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Governor or a local board may 
        establish a system of performance incentive payments to be 
        awarded to providers in addition to the amount paid under 
        section 133(b) to such providers for the provision of training 
        services to participants of eligible programs. Such system of 
        performance incentives may be established to award eligible 
        programs that--
                    ``(A) achieve performance levels above the minimum 
                levels established by the Governor under subsection 
                (b)(2);
                    ``(B) serve a significantly higher number of 
                individuals with barriers to employment compared to 
                training providers offering similar training services; 
                or
                    ``(C) achieve other performance successes, 
                including those related to jobs that provide economic 
                stability and upward mobility (such as leading to jobs 
                with high wages and family sustainable benefits) as 
                determined by the State or the local board.
            ``(2) Incentive payments.--Incentive payments to providers 
        established under paragraph (1) shall be awarded to providers 
        from the following allotments:
                    ``(A) In the case of a system of performance 
                incentive payments established by the Governor, from 
                funds reserved by the Governor under section 128(a).
                    ``(B) In the case of a system of performance 
                incentive payments established by a local board, from 
                the allocations made to the local area for youth under 
                section 128(b), for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or 
                (3) of section 133(b), or for dislocated workers under 
                section 133(b)(2)(B), as appropriate.''.
    (f) Enforcement.--Section 122(g)(1) (as by redesignated by 
subsection (e)(2)), is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Failure to provide required information.--
                With respect to a provider of training services that is 
                eligible under this section for a program year with 
                respect to an eligible program, but that does not 
                provide the information described in subsection (b)(5) 
                with respect to such program for such program year 
                (including information on performance necessary to 
                determine if the program meets the minimum levels on 
                the criteria to maintain eligibility), the provider 
                shall be ineligible under this section with respect to 
                such program for the program year after the program 
                year for which the provider fails to provide such 
                information.
                    ``(E) Failure to meet performance criteria.--
                            ``(i) First year.--An eligible program that 
                        has received standard eligibility under 
                        subsection (c)(2) for a program year but fails 
                        to meet the minimum levels of performance on 
                        the criteria described in subsection (b)(2) 
                        during the most recent program year for which 
                        performance data on such criteria are available 
                        shall be notified of such failure by the 
                        Governor.
                            ``(ii) Second consecutive year.--A program 
                        that fails to meet the minimum levels of 
                        performance for a second consecutive program 
                        year shall lose standard eligibility for such 
                        program for at least the program year following 
                        such second consecutive program year.
                            ``(iii) Reapplication.--
                                    ``(I) Standard eligibility.--A 
                                provider may reapply to receive 
                                standard eligibility for the program 
                                according to the criteria described in 
                                subsection (c) if the program 
                                performance for the most recent program 
                                year for which performance data is 
                                available meets the minimum levels of 
                                performance required to receive such 
                                standard eligibility.
                                    ``(II) Conditional eligibility.--A 
                                program that loses standard eligibility 
                                may apply to receive conditional 
                                eligibility under the process and 
                                criteria established by the Governor 
                                under subsection (b)(3).''.
    (g) On the Job Training, Customized Training, Incumbent Worker 
Training, and Other Training Exceptions.--Subsection (i) (as 
redesignated by subsection (e)(2)) of section 122 (29 U.S.C. 3152) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsections (a) through 
        (f)'' and inserting ``subsections (a) through (g)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by amending the first sentence to 
        read as follows: ``A one-stop operator in a local area shall 
        collect the minimum amount of information from providers of on-
        the-job training, customized training, incumbent worker 
        training, internships, paid or unpaid work experience 
        opportunities, and transitional employment as necessary to 
        enable the use of State administrative data to generate such 
        performance information as the Governor may require''.
    (h) Technical Assistance.--Section 122 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152) is further amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(k) Technical Assistance.--The Governor may apply to the 
Secretary for technical assistance, as described in section 168(c), for 
purposes of carrying out the requirements of subsection (c)(4), or 
paragraph (2) or (5) of subsection (d), or any other amendments made by 
the A Stronger Workforce for America Act to this section, and the 
Secretary shall provide, in a timely manner, such technical 
assistance.''.
    (i) Transition.--A Governor and local boards shall implement the 
requirements of section 122 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3152), as amended by this Act, not later than 12 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act. In order to facilitate early 
implementation of this section, the Governor may establish transition 
procedures under which providers eligible to provide training services 
under chapter 1 of subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151 et seq.), as such chapter was in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, may 
continue to be eligible to provide such services until December 31, 
2024, or until such earlier date as the Governor determines to be 
appropriate.

            CHAPTER 2--YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES

SEC. 131. RESERVATIONS FOR STATEWIDE ACTIVITIES.

    Section 128(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3173(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``reserved amounts'' in 
        each place and inserting ``reserved amounts under paragraph 
        (1)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Statewide critical industry skills fund.--
                    ``(A) Authorized reservation.--In addition to the 
                reservations required under paragraph (1) and section 
                133(a)(2), and subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Governor may reserve not more than 10 percent of each 
                of the amounts allotted to the State under section 
                127(b)(1)(C) and paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of 
                section 132(b) for a fiscal year to establish and 
                administer a critical industry skills fund described in 
                section 134(a)(4).
                    ``(B) Matching funds.--
                            ``(i) Requirement.--The amount of funds 
                        reserved by a Governor under subparagraph (A) 
                        for a fiscal year may not exceed the amount of 
                        funds that such Governor commits to using from 
                        any of the funds listed in clause (ii) for such 
                        fiscal year for the purposes of establishing 
                        and administering the critical industry skills 
                        fund for which funds are reserved under 
                        subparagraph (A).
                            ``(ii) Sources of matching funds.--The 
                        funds listed in this clause are as follows:
                                    ``(I) Funds reserved by the 
                                Governor under paragraph (1) of this 
                                subsection.
                                    ``(II) Other Federal funds not 
                                described in subclause (I).
                                    ``(III) State funds.''.

SEC. 132. USE OF FUNDS FOR YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Opportunity Youth.--Section 129 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164) is amended by striking ``out-of-
school'' each place it appears and inserting ``opportunity''.
    (b) Youth Participant Eligibility.--
            (1) Eligibility determination.--
                    (A) Eligibility.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
                129(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
                Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1) is amended to read as 
                follows:
                    ``(A) Eligibility determination.--
                            ``(i) In general.--To be eligible to 
                        participate in activities carried out under 
                        this chapter during any program year, an 
                        individual shall, at the time the eligibility 
                        determination is made, be an opportunity youth 
                        or an in-school youth.
                            ``(ii) Enrollment.--If a one-stop operator 
                        or eligible provider of youth workforce 
                        activities carrying out activities under this 
                        chapter reasonably believes that an individual 
                        is eligible to participate in such activities, 
                        the operator or provider may allow such 
                        individual to participate in such activities 
                        for not more than a 30-day period during which 
                        the operator or provider shall obtain the 
                        necessary information to make an eligibility 
                        determination with respect to such individual 
                        (which may involve working with such 
                        individual, other entities in the local area, 
                        and available sources of administrative data to 
                        obtain the necessary information).
                            ``(iii) Determination of ineligibility.--
                        With respect to an individual who is determined 
                        to be ineligible for activities under this 
                        chapter by a one-stop operator or a service 
                        provider during the period described in clause 
                        (ii) and who does not qualify for an exception 
                        under paragraph (3)(A)(ii) applicable to the 
                        local area involved, such operator or service 
                        provider--
                                    ``(I) may--
                                            ``(aa) continue serving 
                                        such individual using non-
                                        Federal funds; or
                                            ``(bb) end the 
                                        participation of such 
                                        individual in activities under 
                                        this chapter and refer the 
                                        individual to other services 
                                        that may be available in the 
                                        local area for which the 
                                        individual may be eligible; and
                                    ``(II) shall be paid for any 
                                services provided to such individual 
                                under this chapter during the period 
                                described in clause (ii) by the local 
                                area involved using funds allocated to 
                                such area under section 128(b).
                            ``(iv) Determination process for homeless 
                        and foster youth.--In determining whether an 
                        individual is eligible to participate in 
                        activities carried out under this chapter on 
                        the basis of being an individual who is a 
                        homeless child or youth, or a youth in foster 
                        care, as described in subparagraph (B)(iii)(V), 
                        the one-stop operator or service provider 
                        involved shall--
                                    ``(I) if determining whether the 
                                individual is a homeless child or 
                                youth, use a process that is in 
                                compliance with the requirements of 
                                subsection (a) of section 479D of the 
                                Higher Education Act of 1965, as added 
                                by section 702(l) of the FAFSA 
                                Simplification Act (Public Law 116-
                                260), for financial aid administrators; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) if determining whether the 
                                individual is a youth in foster care, 
                                use a process that is in compliance 
                                with the requirements of subsection (b) 
                                of section 479D of the Higher Education 
                                Act of 1965, as added by section 702(l) 
                                of the FAFSA Simplification Act (Public 
                                Law 116-260), for financial aid 
                                administrators.''.
                    (B) Definition of opportunity youth.--Subparagraph 
                (B) of section 129(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation 
                and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1) is amended--
                            (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 
                        striking ``Out-of-school'' and inserting 
                        ``Opportunity'';
                            (ii) in clause (i), by inserting ``, except 
                        that an individual described in subparagraph 
                        (IV) or (V) of clause (iii) may be attending 
                        school'' after ``(as defined under State 
                        law)''; and
                            (iii) in clause (iii)(III)(bb), by striking 
                        ``language''.
                    (C) Definition of in-school youth.--Subparagraph 
                (C)(iv) of section 129(a)(1) of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)) 
                is amended--
                            (i) in subclause (II), by striking 
                        ``language'';
                            (ii) by striking subclauses (III) and (IV); 
                        and
                            (iii) by redesignating subclauses (V), 
                        (VI), and (VII) as subclauses (III), (IV), and 
                        (V), respectively.
            (2) Exception and limitation.--Section 129(a)(3) of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)) 
        is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``5'' and 
                inserting ``10''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``5'' inserting ``10''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``paragraph 
                        (1)(C)(iv)(VII)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
                        (1)(C)(iv)(V)''.
            (3) Opportunity youth priority.--Section 129(a)(4) of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)) 
        is amended--
                    (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Out-of-
                school'' and inserting ``Opportunity'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``75'' each place it 
                        appears and inserting ``65'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``the total amount of'' 
                        after ``percent of''; and
                            (iii) by inserting ``in the State'' after 
                        ``subsection (c)'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``75'' and 
                inserting ``65'';
                    (D) by redesignating subparagraph (B), as so 
                amended, as subparagraph (C); and
                    (E) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following:
                    ``(B) Local area targets.--The local board, the 
                chief elected official, and the Governor shall 
                negotiate and reach agreement on the minimum amount of 
                funds provided to a local area under subsection (c) 
                that shall be used to provide youth workforce 
                investment activities for opportunity youth based on 
                the needs of youth in the local area, as necessary for 
                the State to meet the percentage described in 
                subparagraph (A).''.
    (c) Required Statewide Youth Activities.-- Section 129(b)(1) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(b)(1))--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``sections 128(a)'' and inserting ``sections 128(a)(1)''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``through a website 
        that is consumer-tested to ensure that the website is easily 
        understood, searchable, and navigable and allows for comparison 
        of eligible providers based on the program elements offered by 
        such providers and the performance of such providers on the 
        primary indicators of performance for the youth program as 
        described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii)'' after ``under section 
        123''.
    (d) Allowable Statewide Youth Activities.--Section 129(b)(2) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(b)(2)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``sections 128(a)'' and inserting ``sections 128(a)(1)'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, which may include 
        providing guidance on career options in in-demand industry 
        sectors or occupations'' after ``in the State'';
            (3) in subparagraph (D)--
                    (A) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
                            ``(vi) supporting the ability to understand 
                        relevant tax information and obligations;'';
            (4) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) establishing, supporting, and expanding work-
                based learning opportunities, including transitional 
                jobs, that are aligned with career pathways;
                    ``(G) raising public awareness (including through 
                public service announcements, such as social media 
                campaigns and elementary and secondary school showcases 
                and school visits) about career and technical education 
                programs and community-based and youth services 
                organizations, and other endeavors focused on programs 
                that prepare students for in-demand industry sectors or 
                occupations; and
                    ``(H) developing partnerships between educational 
                institutions (including area career and technical 
                schools and institutions of higher education) and 
                employers to create or improve workforce development 
                programs to address the identified education and skill 
                needs of the workforce and the employment needs of 
                employers in the regions or local areas of the State, 
                as determined based on the most recent analysis 
                conducted under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 
                102(b)(1).''.
    (e) Local Elements and Requirements.--
            (1) Program design.--Section 129(c)(1) of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(c)(1)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``(which, in 
                the case of a participant 18 years or older, may 
                include co-enrollment in any employment or training 
                activity provided under section 134 for adults)'' after 
                ``for the participant'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)(v), by inserting ``high-
                skill, high-wage, or'' after ``small employers, in''; 
                and
                    (C) in subparagraph (D)--
                            (i) by striking ``10'' and inserting 
                        ``40''; and
                            (ii) by inserting before the period the 
                        following: ``, except that after 2 consecutive 
                        years of the local board implementing such a 
                        pay-for-performance contract strategy, the 
                        local board may reserve and use not more than 
                        60 percent of such total funds allocated to the 
                        local area for such strategy if--
                                            ``(aa) the local board 
                                        demonstrates to the Governor 
                                        that such strategy resulted in 
                                        performance improvements; and
                                            ``(bb) the Governor 
                                        approves a request to use such 
                                        percentage of total funds.''.
            (2) Program elements.--Section 129(c)(2) of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(c)(2)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) in clause (i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``other'' and 
                                inserting ``year-round''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``that meet the 
                                requirements of paragraph (10)'' after 
                                ``school year'';
                            (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``and job 
                        shadowing; and'' and inserting the following: 
                        ``that, to the extent practicable, are aligned 
                        with in-demand industry sectors or occupations 
                        in the State or local area and for which 
                        participants shall be paid (by the entity 
                        providing the internship, through funds 
                        allocated to the local area pursuant to 
                        paragraph (1) for the program, or by another 
                        entity) if such internships are longer than--
                                    ``(I) 4 weeks in the summer or 8 
                                weeks during the school year for in-
                                school youth and opportunity youth who 
                                are enrolled in school; or
                                    ``(II) 8 weeks for opportunity 
                                youth who are not enrolled in 
                                school;'';
                            (iii) by redesignating clause (iv) as 
                        clause (v); and
                            (iv) by inserting after clause (iii), as so 
                        amended, the following:
                            ``(iv) job shadowing; and'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``adult 
                mentoring'' and inserting ``coaching and adult 
                mentoring services'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (M)--
                            (i) by inserting ``high-skill, high-wage, 
                        or'' before ``in-demand industry''; and
                            (ii) by striking the ``and'' at the end;
                    (D) in subparagraph (N), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(O) activities to develop fundamental workforce 
                readiness, which may include creativity, collaboration, 
                critical thinking, digital literacy, persistence, and 
                other relevant skills.''.
            (3) Priority.--Section 129(c)(4) of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(c)(2)) is 
        amended, by striking ``20'' and inserting ``40''.
            (4) Rule of construction.--Section 129(c)(5) of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(c)(2)) 
        is amended by inserting ``or local area'' after ``youth 
        services''.
            (5) Individual training accounts.--Section 129(c) of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(c)(2)) 
        is further amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) Individual training accounts.--Funds allocated 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) to a local area may be used to pay, 
        through an individual training account, an eligible provider of 
        training services described in section 122(d) for training 
        services described in section 134(c)(3) provided to in-school 
        youth who are not younger than age 16 and not older than age 21 
        and opportunity youth, in the same manner that an individual 
        training account is used to pay an eligible provider of 
        training services under section 134(c)(3)(F)(iii) for training 
        services provided to an adult or dislocated worker.''.
            (6) Summer and year-round employment opportunities 
        requirements.--Section 129(c) of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(c)(2)) is further amended by 
        adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) Summer and year-round employment opportunities 
        requirements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A summer employment opportunity 
                or a year-round employment opportunity referred to in 
                paragraph (2)(C)(i) shall be a program that matches 
                eligible youth participating in such program with an 
                appropriate employer (based on factors including the 
                needs of the employer and the age, skill, and informed 
                aspirations of the eligible youth) that--
                            ``(i) shall include--
                                    ``(I) a component of occupational 
                                skills education;
                                    ``(II) not less than 2 of the 
                                activities described in subparagraphs 
                                (G), (H), (I), (K), (M), and (O) of 
                                paragraph (2);
                            ``(ii) may not use funds allocated under 
                        this chapter to subsidize more than 50 percent 
                        of the wages of each eligible youth participant 
                        in such program;
                            ``(iii) in the case of a summer employment 
                        opportunity, complies with the requirements of 
                        subparagraph (B); and
                            ``(iv) in the case of a year-round 
                        employment opportunity, complies with the 
                        requirements of subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Summer employment opportunity.--In addition 
                to the applicable requirements described in 
                subparagraph (A), a summer employment opportunity--
                            ``(i) may not be less than 4 weeks; and
                            ``(ii) may not pay less than the greater of 
                        the applicable Federal, State, or local minimum 
                        wage.
                    ``(C) Year-round employment opportunity.--In 
                addition to the applicable requirements described in 
                subparagraph (B), a year-round employment opportunity--
                            ``(i) may not be shorter than 180 days or 
                        longer than 1 year;
                            ``(ii) may not pay less than the greater of 
                        the applicable Federal, State, or local minimum 
                        wage; and
                            ``(iii) may not employ the eligible youth 
                        for less than 20 hours per week, except in 
                        instances when the eligible youth are under the 
                        age of 18 or enrolled in school.
                    ``(D) Priority.--In selecting summer employment 
                opportunities or year-round employment opportunities 
                for purposes of paragraph (2)(C)(i), a local area shall 
                give priority to programs that meet the requirements of 
                this paragraph, which are in existing or emerging high-
                skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or 
                occupations.''.

    CHAPTER 3--ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
                               ACTIVITIES

SEC. 141. STATE ALLOTMENTS.

    Section 132(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3172(a)(2)(A)) is amended by--
            (1) striking ``, 169(c) (relating to dislocated worker 
        projects),''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, and under subsections (c) (related to 
        dislocated worker projects) and (d) (related to workforce data 
        quality initiatives) of section 169'' before ``; and''.

SEC. 142. RESERVATIONS FOR STATE ACTIVITIES; WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS.

    (a) Reservations for State Activities.--Section 133(a) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 128(a)'' and 
        inserting ``section 128(a)(1)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Statewide critical industry skills fund.--In addition 
        to the reservations required under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
        this subsection, the Governor may make the reservation 
        authorized under section 128(a)(3).''.
    (b) Within State Allocations.--Section 133(b)(1) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subsection (a)(1)'' 
        and inserting ``paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (a)''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``paragraph (1) or (2) 
        of subsection (a)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1), (2), or (3) 
        of subsection (a)''.

SEC. 143. USE OF FUNDS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Statewide Employment and Training Activities.--
            (1) In general.--Section 134(a)(1) of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(1))--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``128(a)'' and inserting 
                        ``128(a)(1)''; and
                            (ii) in clause (ii)--
                                    (I) by striking the comma at the 
                                end and inserting ``or to establish and 
                                administer a critical skills fund under 
                                paragraph (4); and''; and
                    (C) by inserting before the flush left text at the 
                end the following:
                    ``(C) as described in section 128(a)(3), shall be 
                used to establish and administer a critical industry 
                skills fund described in paragraph (4).''.
            (2) Required statewide employment and training 
        activities.--
                    (A) Statewide rapid response activities.--Section 
                134(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(A)) is amended--
                            (i) in clause (i)--
                                    (I) in subclause (I)--
                                            (aa) by striking 
                                        ``working'' and inserting ``as 
                                        a rapid response unit 
                                        working''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``and'' at 
                                        the end;
                                    (II) in subclause (II), by striking 
                                the period at the end and inserting ``; 
                                and''; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                                    ``(III) provision of additional 
                                assistance to a local area that has 
                                excess demand for individual training 
                                accounts for dislocated workers in such 
                                local area and requests such assistance 
                                under paragraph (5) of section 414(c) 
                                of the American Competitiveness and 
                                Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (29 
                                U.S.C. 3224a(5)), upon a determination 
                                by the State that, in using funds 
                                allocated to such local area pursuant 
                                to paragraph (1) of such section 414(c) 
                                and subsection (c)(1)(B) of this 
                                section for the purpose described in 
                                paragraph (2)(A) of such section 
                                414(c), the local area was in 
                                compliance with the requirements of 
                                such section 414(c).''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) Insufficient funds to meet excess 
                        demand.--If a State determines that a local 
                        area with excess demand as described in clause 
                        (i)(A)(i)(III) met the compliance requirements 
                        described in such clause, but the State does 
                        not have sufficient funds reserved under 
                        section 133(a)(2) to meet such excess demand, 
                        the State--
                                    ``(I) shall notify the Secretary of 
                                such excess demand; and
                                    ``(II) if eligible, may apply for a 
                                national dislocated worker grant under 
                                section 170 of this Act.''.
                    (B) Statewide employment and training activities.--
                Section 134(a)(2)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(B) is amended--
                            (i) in clause (i)--
                                    (I) in subclause (III), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end;
                                    (II) in subclause (IV)--
                                            (aa) by inserting ``the 
                                        development and education of 
                                        staff to increase expertise in 
                                        providing opportunities for 
                                        covered veterans (as defined in 
                                        section 4212(a)(3)(A) of title 
                                        38, United States Code) to 
                                        enter in-demand industry 
                                        sectors or occupations and 
                                        nontraditional occupations),'' 
                                        after ``exemplary program 
                                        activities,''; and
                                            (bb) by adding ``and'' at 
                                        the end; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                                    ``(V) local boards and eligible 
                                training providers in carrying out the 
                                performance reporting required under 
                                section 116(d), including facilitating 
                                data matches for program participants 
                                using quarterly wage record information 
                                (including the wage records made 
                                available by any other State) and other 
                                sources of information, as necessary to 
                                measure the performance of programs and 
                                activities conducted under chapter 2 or 
                                chapter 3 of this subtitle;'';
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``(7)'' 
                        and inserting ``(6)'';
                            (iii) in clause (v)--
                                    (I) in subclause (II), by striking 
                                ``customized training'' and inserting 
                                ``employer-directed skills 
                                development''; and
                                    (II) in subclause (VI), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end;
                            (iv) in clause (vi), by striking the period 
                        at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                            (v) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(vii) coordinating (which may be done in 
                        partnership with other States) with industry 
                        organizations, employers (including small and 
                        mid-sized employers), industry or sector 
                        partnerships, training providers, local boards, 
                        and institutions of higher education to 
                        identify or develop competency-based 
                        assessments that are a valid and reliable 
                        method of collecting information with respect 
                        to, and measuring, the prior knowledge, skills, 
                        and abilities of individuals who are adults or 
                        dislocated workers for the purpose of--
                                    ``(I) awarding, based on the 
                                knowledge, skills, and abilities of 
                                such an individual validated by such 
                                assessments--
                                            ``(aa) a recognized 
                                        postsecondary credential that 
                                        is used by employers in the 
                                        State for recruitment, hiring, 
                                        retention, or advancement 
                                        purposes;
                                            ``(bb) postsecondary credit 
                                        toward a recognized 
                                        postsecondary credential 
                                        aligned with in-demand industry 
                                        sectors and occupations in the 
                                        State for the purpose of 
                                        accelerating attainment of such 
                                        credential; and
                                            ``(cc) postsecondary credit 
                                        for progress along a career 
                                        pathway developed by the State 
                                        or a local area within the 
                                        State;
                                    ``(II) developing individual 
                                employment plans under subsection 
                                (c)(2)(B)(vii)(II) that incorporate the 
                                knowledge, skills, and abilities of 
                                such an individual to identify--
                                            ``(aa) in-demand industry 
                                        sectors or occupations that 
                                        require similar knowledge, 
                                        skills, and abilities; and
                                            ``(bb) any upskilling 
                                        needed for the individual to 
                                        secure employment in such a 
                                        sector or occupation; and
                                    ``(III) helping such an individual 
                                communicate such knowledge, skills, and 
                                abilities to prospective employers 
                                through a skills-based resume, profile, 
                                or portfolio; and
                            ``(viii) disseminating to local areas and 
                        employers information relating to the 
                        competency-based assessments identified or 
                        developed pursuant to clause (vii), including--
                                    ``(I) any credential or credit 
                                awarded pursuant to items (aa) through 
                                (cc) of clause (vii)(I);
                                    ``(II) the industry organizations, 
                                employers, training providers, and 
                                institutions of higher education 
                                located within the State that recognize 
                                the knowledge, skills, and abilities of 
                                an individual validated by such 
                                assessments;
                                    ``(III) how such assessments may be 
                                provided to, and accessed by, 
                                individuals through the one-stop 
                                delivery system; and
                                    ``(IV) information on the extent to 
                                which such assessments are being used 
                                by employers and local areas in the 
                                State.''.
            (3) Allowable statewide employment and training 
        activities.--Section 134(a)(3)(A) of the Workforce Innovation 
        and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(3)(A))--
                    (A) in clause (i)--
                            (i) by inserting ``or evidence-based'' 
                        after ``innovative''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``customized training'' 
                        and inserting ``employer-directed skills 
                        development'';
                    (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ``, or bringing 
                evidence-based strategies to scale,'' after 
                ``strategies'';
                    (C) in clause (iii), by striking ``and prior 
                learning assessment to'' and inserting ``, prior 
                learning assessment, or a competency-based assessment 
                identified or developed by the State under paragraph 
                (2)(B)(vii), to'';
                    (D) in clause (viii)(II)--
                            (i) in item (dd), by striking ``and 
                        literacy'' and inserting ``, literacy, and 
                        digital literacy'';
                            (ii) in item (ee), by striking ``ex-
                        offenders in reentering the workforce; and'' 
                        and inserting ``justice-involved individuals in 
                        reentering the workforce;''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                                            ``(gg) programs under the 
                                        Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
                                        U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) that 
                                        support employment and economic 
                                        security; and'';
                    (E) in clause (xiii), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (F) in clause (xiv), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (G) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(xv) supporting employers seeking to 
                        implement skills-based hiring practices, which 
                        may include technical assistance on the use and 
                        validation of employment assessments (including 
                        competency-based assessments developed or 
                        identified by the State pursuant to paragraph 
                        (2)(B)(vii)), and support in the creation of 
                        skills-based job descriptions;
                            ``(xvi) developing partnerships between 
                        educational institutions (including area career 
                        and technical education schools, local 
                        educational agencies, and institutions of 
                        higher education) and employers to create or 
                        improve workforce development programs to 
                        address the identified education and skill 
                        needs of the workforce and the employment needs 
                        of employers in regions of the State, as 
                        determined by the most recent analysis 
                        conducted under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) 
                        of section 102(b)(1);
                            ``(xvii) identifying and making available 
                        to residents of the State, free or reduced cost 
                        access to online skills development programs 
                        that are aligned with in-demand industries or 
                        occupations in the State and lead to attainment 
                        of a recognized postsecondary credential valued 
                        by employers in such industries or occupations; 
                        and
                            ``(xviii) establishing and administering 
                        critical skills fund under paragraph (4).''.
            (4) Critical industry skills fund.--Section 134(a) of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)), 
        as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
            ``(4) Critical industry skills fund.--
                    ``(A) Performance-based payments.--A State shall 
                use funds reserved under paragraph (3)(A) of section 
                128(a), and any funds reserved under paragraph (3)(B) 
                of section 128(a), to establish and administer a 
                critical industry skills fund to award performance-
                based payments on a per-worker basis to eligible 
                entities that provide eligible skills development 
                programs to prospective workers or incumbent workers 
                (which may include youth age 18 through age 24) in 
                industries and occupations identified by the Governor 
                under subparagraph (B) that will result in employment 
                or retention with a participating employer.
                    ``(B) Industries and occupations.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Governor (in 
                        consultation with the State board)--
                                    ``(I) shall identify the industries 
                                and occupations for which an eligible 
                                skills development program carried out 
                                by an eligible entity in the State may 
                                receive funds under this paragraph; and
                                    ``(II) may select the industries 
                                and occupations identified under 
                                subclause (I) that will receive 
                                priority for funds under this 
                                paragraph.
                            ``(ii) High growth and high wage.--In 
                        selecting industries or occupations to 
                        prioritize pursuant to clause (i)(II), the 
                        Governor may consider--
                                    ``(I) industries that have, or are 
                                expected to have, a high rate of growth 
                                and an unmet demand for skilled 
                                workers; and
                                    ``(II) occupations--
                                            ``(aa) with wages that are 
                                        significantly higher than an 
                                        occupation of similar level of 
                                        skill or needed skill 
                                        development; or
                                            ``(bb) that are aligned 
                                        with career pathways into 
                                        higher-wage occupations.
                    ``(C) Submission of proposals.--
                            ``(i) In general.--To be eligible to 
                        receive a payment under the critical industry 
                        skills fund established under this paragraph by 
                        a State, an eligible entity shall submit a 
                        proposal to the Governor in such form and at 
                        such time as the Governor may require (subject 
                        to the requirements of clause (ii)), which 
                        shall include--
                                    ``(I) a description of the 
                                industries or occupations in which the 
                                participating employer is seeking to 
                                fill jobs, the specific skills or 
                                credentials necessary for an individual 
                                to obtain such a job, and the salary 
                                range of such a job;
                                    ``(II) the expected number of 
                                individuals who will participate in the 
                                skills development program to be 
                                carried out by the eligible entity;
                                    ``(III) a description of the 
                                eligible skills development program, 
                                including the provider, the length of 
                                the program, the skills to be gained, 
                                and any recognized postsecondary 
                                credentials that will be awarded;
                                    ``(IV) the total cost of providing 
                                the program;
                                    ``(V) for purposes of receiving a 
                                payment pursuant to subparagraph 
                                (D)(i)(II)(bb), a commitment from the 
                                participating employer in the eligible 
                                entity to employ each participant of 
                                the program for not less than a 6-month 
                                period (or a longer period as 
                                determined by the State) after 
                                successful completion of the program; 
                                and
                                    ``(VI) an assurance that the entity 
                                will--
                                            ``(aa) establish the 
                                        written agreements described in 
                                        subparagraph (D)(ii)(I);
                                            ``(bb) maintain and submit 
                                        the documentation described in 
                                        subparagraph (D)(ii)(II); and
                                            ``(cc) maintain and submit 
                                        the necessary documentation for 
                                        the State to verify participant 
                                        outcomes and report such 
                                        outcomes as described in 
                                        subparagraph (F).
                            ``(ii) Administrative burden.--The Governor 
                        shall ensure that the form and manner in which 
                        a proposal required to be submitted under 
                        clause (i) is designed to minimize paperwork 
                        and administrative burden for entities.
                            ``(iii) Approval of subsequent proposals.--
                        With respect to an eligible entity that has had 
                        a proposal approved by the Governor under this 
                        subparagraph and that submits a subsequent 
                        proposal under this subparagraph, the eligible 
                        entity may only receive approval from the 
                        Governor for the subsequent proposal if--
                                    ``(I) with respect to the most 
                                recent proposal approved under this 
                                subparagraph--
                                            ``(aa) the skills 
                                        development program has ended;
                                            ``(bb) for any participants 
                                        employed by the participating 
                                        employer in accordance with 
                                        subparagraph (C)(i)(V), the 
                                        minimum periods of such 
                                        employment described in such 
                                        subparagraph have ended;
                                            ``(cc) all the payments 
                                        under subparagraph (D) owed to 
                                        the eligible entity have been 
                                        made; and
                                            ``(dd) not fewer than 70 
                                        percent of the participants who 
                                        enrolled in the skills 
                                        development program--

                                                    ``(AA) completed 
                                                such program; and

                                                    ``(BB) after such 
                                                completion, were 
                                                employed by the 
                                                participating employer 
                                                for the minimum period 
                                                described in 
                                                subparagraph (C)(i)(V); 
                                                and

                                    ``(II) the eligible entity meets 
                                any other requirements that the 
                                Governor may establish with respect to 
                                eligible entities submitting subsequent 
                                proposals.
                    ``(D) Reimbursement for approved proposals.--
                            ``(i) State requirements.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--With respect to 
                                each eligible entity whose proposal 
                                under subparagraph (C) has been 
                                approved by the Governor, the Governor 
                                shall make payments (in an amount 
                                determined by the Governor and subject 
                                to the requirements of subclause (II) 
                                of this clause, subparagraphs (E) and 
                                (G), and any other limitations 
                                determined necessary by the State) from 
                                the critical industry skills fund 
                                established under this paragraph to 
                                such eligible entity for each 
                                participant of the eligible skills 
                                development program described in such 
                                proposal and with respect to whom the 
                                eligible entity meets the requirements 
                                of clause (ii).
                                    ``(II) Payments.--In making 
                                payments to an eligible entity under 
                                subclause (I) with respect to a 
                                participant--
                                            ``(aa) 50 percent of the 
                                        total payment shall be made 
                                        after the participant completes 
                                        the eligible skills development 
                                        program offered by the eligible 
                                        entity; and
                                            ``(bb) the remaining 50 
                                        percent of such total payment 
                                        shall be made after the 
                                        participant has been employed 
                                        by the participating employer 
                                        for the minimum period 
                                        described in subparagraph 
                                        (C)(i)(V).
                            ``(ii) Eligible entity requirements.--To be 
                        eligible to receive the payments described in 
                        clause (i) with respect to a participant, an 
                        eligible entity described in such clause 
                        shall--
                                    ``(I) establish a written agreement 
                                with the participant that includes the 
                                information described in subclauses (I) 
                                and (III) of subparagraph (C)(i); and
                                    ``(II) submit documentation as the 
                                Governor determines necessary to verify 
                                that such participant has completed the 
                                skills development program offered by 
                                the eligible entity and has been 
                                employed by the participating employer 
                                for the minimum period described in 
                                subparagraph (C)(i)(V).
                    ``(E) Non-federal cost sharing.--
                            ``(i) Limits on federal share.--An eligible 
                        entity may not receive funds under subparagraph 
                        (D) with respect to a participant of the 
                        eligible skills development program offered by 
                        the eligible entity in excess of the following 
                        costs of such program:
                                    ``(I) In the case of a 
                                participating employer of such eligible 
                                entity with 25 or fewer employees, 90 
                                percent of the costs.
                                    ``(II) In the case of a 
                                participating employer of such eligible 
                                entity with more than 25 employees, but 
                                fewer than 100 employees, 75 percent of 
                                the costs.
                                    ``(III) In the case of a 
                                participating employer of such eligible 
                                entity with 100 or more employees, 50 
                                percent of the costs.
                            ``(ii) Non-federal share.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Any costs of the 
                                skills development program offered to a 
                                participant by such eligible entity 
                                that are not covered by the funds 
                                received under subparagraph (D) shall 
                                be the non-Federal share provided by 
                                the eligible entity (in cash or in-
                                kind).
                                    ``(II) Employer cost sharing.--If 
                                the eligible skills development program 
                                is being provided on-the-job, the non-
                                Federal share provided by an eligible 
                                entity may include the amount of the 
                                wages paid by the participating 
                                employer of the eligible entity to a 
                                participant while such participant is 
                                receiving the training.
                    ``(F) Performance reporting.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The State shall use the 
                        participant information provided by eligible 
                        entities to submit to the Secretary a report, 
                        on an annual basis, with respect to the 
                        participants of the eligible skills development 
                        programs for which the eligible entities 
                        received funds under this paragraph for the 
                        most recent program year, which shall--
                                    ``(I) be made digitally available 
                                by the Secretary using linked, open, 
                                and interoperable data, which shall 
                                include; and
                                    ``(II) include--
                                            ``(aa) the number of 
                                        individuals who participated in 
                                        programs, unless such 
                                        information would reveal 
                                        personally identifiable 
                                        information about an 
                                        individual); and
                                            ``(bb) performance outcomes 
                                        on the measures listed in 
                                        clause (ii).
                            ``(ii) Measures.--The measures listed below 
                        are as follows:
                                    ``(I) The percentage of 
                                participants who completed the skills 
                                development program.
                                    ``(II) The percentage of 
                                participants who were employed by the 
                                participating employer for a 6-month 
                                period after program completion.
                                    ``(III) The percentage of 
                                participants who were employed by the 
                                participating employer as described in 
                                subclause (II), and who remained 
                                employed by the participating employer 
                                1 year after program completion.
                                    ``(IV) The median earnings of 
                                program participants who are in 
                                unsubsidized employment during the 
                                second quarter after program 
                                completion.
                                    ``(V) The median earnings increase 
                                of program participants, measured by 
                                comparing the earning of a participant 
                                in the second quarter prior to entry 
                                into the program to the earnings of 
                                such participant in the second quarter 
                                following completion of the program.
                    ``(G) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible 
                        entity' means an employer, a group of 
                        employers, an industry or sector partnership, 
                        or another entity serving as an intermediary 
                        (such as a local board) that is in a 
                        partnership with at least one employer in an 
                        industry or occupation identified by the 
                        Governor under subparagraph (B)(i) (referred to 
                        in this paragraph as the `participating 
                        employer').
                            ``(ii) Eligible skills development 
                        program.--The term `eligible skills development 
                        program', with respect to which a State may set 
                        a maximum and minimum length (in weeks)--
                                    ``(I) includes work-based education 
                                or related occupational skills 
                                instruction that--
                                            ``(aa) develops the 
                                        specific technical skills 
                                        necessary for successful 
                                        performance of the occupations 
                                        in which participants are to be 
                                        employed upon completion; and
                                            ``(bb) may be provided by 
                                        the eligible entity or by any 
                                        training provider selected by 
                                        the eligible entity and that is 
                                        not required to be on a list of 
                                        eligible providers of training 
                                        services described in section 
                                        122(d); and
                                    ``(II) may not include employee 
                                onboarding, orientation, or 
                                professional development generally 
                                provided to employees.''.
            (5) State-imposed requirements.--Section 134(a) of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)), 
        as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
            ``(5) State-imposed requirements.--Whenever a State or 
        outlying area implements any rule or policy relating to the 
        administration or operation of activities authorized under this 
        title that has the effect of imposing a requirement that is not 
        imposed under Federal law, or is not a requirement, process, or 
        criteria that the Governor or State is directed to establish 
        under Federal law, the State or outlying area shall identify to 
        local areas and eligible providers the requirement as being 
        imposed by the State or outlying area.''.
    (b) Required Local Employment and Training Activities.--
            (1) Minimum amount for skills development.--Section 
        134(c)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
        U.S.C. 3174(c)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by striking ``to'' and 
                inserting ``to provide business services described in 
                paragraph (4) and'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                subparagraph (C);
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as so 
                amended, the following:
                    ``(B) Minimum amount for skills development.--Not 
                less than 50 percent of the funds described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall be used by the local area--
                            ``(i) for the payment of training 
                        services--
                                    ``(I) provided to adults under 
                                paragraph (3)(F)(iii); and
                                    ``(II) provided to adults and 
                                dislocated workers under paragraph 
                                (3)(G)(ii); and
                            ``(ii) for the payment of training services 
                        under paragraph (2)(A) of section 414(c) of the 
                        American Competitiveness and Workforce 
                        Improvement Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3224a(c)) 
                        after funds allocated to such local area under 
                        paragraph (1) of such section 414(c) have been 
                        exhausted.''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``and (ii)'' and inserting ``, (ii), and 
                (iv)''.
            (2) Career services.--Section 134(c)(2) of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
                as subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so 
                redesignated, the following:
                    ``(A) Basic career services.--The one-stop delivery 
                system shall coordinate with the Employment Service 
                established under the Wagner-Peyser Act to provide 
                basic career services, which shall be available to 
                individuals who are adults or dislocated workers 
                through the one-stop delivery system, in an integrated 
                manner to streamline access to assistance for such 
                individuals and reduce duplication of effort, and may 
                use funds allocated under paragraph (1)(A) for a fiscal 
                year to provide such services if no funds remain 
                available under Wagner-Peyser Act for such fiscal year 
                for the local area in which the one-stop delivery 
                system is located to provide such services, which 
                shall, at a minimum, include--
                            ``(i) provision of workforce and labor 
                        market employment statistics information, 
                        including the provision of accurate (and, to 
                        the extent practicable, real-time) 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 
                                necessary to obtain the jobs described 
                                in subclause (I); and
                                    ``(III) information relating to 
                                local occupations in demand (which may 
                                include entrepreneurship 
                                opportunities), and the earnings, skill 
                                requirements, and opportunities for 
                                advancement for such occupations;
                            ``(ii) labor exchange services, including 
                        job search and placement assistance and, in 
                        appropriate cases, career counseling, including
                                    ``(I) provision of information on 
                                in-demand industry sectors and 
                                occupations;
                                    ``(II) provision of information on 
                                nontraditional employment; and
                                    ``(III) provision of information on 
                                entrepreneurship, as appropriate;
                            ``(iii)(I) provision of information, in 
                        formats that are usable by and understandable 
                        to one-stop center customers, relating to the 
                        availability of supportive services or 
                        assistance, including child care, child 
                        support, medical or child health assistance 
                        under title XIX or XXI of the Social Security 
                        Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. and 1397aa et 
                        seq.), benefits under the supplemental 
                        nutrition assistance program established under 
                        the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
                        2011 et seq.), assistance through the earned 
                        income tax credit under section 32 of the 
                        Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and assistance 
                        under a State program for temporary assistance 
                        for needy families funded under part A of title 
                        IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
                        seq.) and other supportive services and 
                        transportation provided through funds made 
                        available under such part, available in the 
                        local area; and
                            ``(II) referral to the services or 
                        assistance described in subclause (I), as 
                        appropriate;
                            ``(iv) provision of information and 
                        assistance regarding filing claims for 
                        unemployment compensation; and
                            ``(v) assistance in establishing 
                        eligibility for programs of financial aid 
                        assistance for training and education programs 
                        that are not funded under this Act.'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking ``Career'' 
                        inserting ``Individualized career'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``individualized'' before 
                        ``career services'';
                            (iii) by inserting ``shall, to the extent 
                        practicable, be evidence-based,'' before ``and 
                        shall'';
                            (iv) in clause (iii), by inserting ``, and 
                        a determination (considering factors including 
                        prior work experience, military service, 
                        education, and in-demand industry sectors and 
                        occupations in the local area) of whether such 
                        an individual would benefit from a competency-
                        based assessment developed or identified by the 
                        State pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(B)(vii) to 
                        accelerate the time to obtaining employment 
                        that leads to economic self-sufficiency or 
                        career advancement'' before the semi-colon at 
                        the end;
                            (v) by striking clauses (iv), (vi), (ix), 
                        (x), and (xi);
                            (vi) by redesignating clauses (v), (vii), 
                        (viii), (xii), and (xiii) as clauses (iv), (v), 
                        (vi), (vii), and (viii), respectively;
                            (vii) in clause (v), as so redesignated, by 
                        inserting ``and credential'' after ``by 
                        program''; and
                            (viii) in clause (vii)(I)(aa), as so 
                        redesignated, by inserting ``, including a 
                        competency-based assessment developed or 
                        identified by the State pursuant to subsection 
                        (a)(2)(B)(vii)'' after ``tools'';
                    (D) by amending subparagraph (C), as so 
                redesignated, to read as follows:
                    ``(C) Use of previous assessments.--A one-stop 
                operator or one-stop partner shall not be required to 
                conduct a new interview, evaluation, or assessment of a 
                participant under subparagraph (B)(vii) if the one-stop 
                operator or one-stop partner determines that--
                            ``(i) it is appropriate to use a recent 
                        interview, evaluation, or assessment of the 
                        participant conducted pursuant to another 
                        education or training program; and
                            ``(ii) using such recent interview, 
                        evaluation, or assessment will accelerate an 
                        eligibility determination.''; and
                    (E) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated--
                            (i) by inserting ``individualized'' before 
                        ``career''; and
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ``, 
                        libraries, and community-based organizations'' 
                        after ``nonprofit service providers''.
            (3) Training services.--Section 134(c)(3) of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in clause (i), in the matter preceding 
                        subclause (I), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and 
                        inserting ``clause (ii) or (iii)'';
                            (ii) in clause (i)(II)--
                                    (I) by striking ``or in'' and 
                                inserting ``in''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``, or that may 
                                be performed remotely'' after 
                                ``relocate'';
                            (iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 
                        clause (iv);
                            (iv) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
                        following:
                            ``(iii) Employer referral.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--A one-stop 
                                operator or one-stop partner shall not 
                                be required to conduct an interview, 
                                evaluation, or assessment of an 
                                individual under clause (i)(I) if such 
                                individual--
                                            ``(aa) is referred by an 
                                        employer to receive on-the-job 
                                        training or employer-directed 
                                        skills development in 
                                        connection with that employer; 
                                        and
                                            ``(bb) has been certified 
                                        by the employer as being in 
                                        need of training services to 
                                        obtain unsubsidized employment 
                                        with such employer and having 
                                        the skills and qualifications 
                                        to successfully participate in 
                                        the selected program of 
                                        training services.
                                    ``(II) Priority.--A one-stop 
                                operator or one-stop partner shall 
                                follow the priority described in 
                                subparagraph (E) to determine whether 
                                an individual that meets the 
                                requirements of subclause (I) of this 
                                clause is eligible to receive training 
                                services.''; and
                            (v) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(v) Adult education and family literacy 
                        activities.--In the case of an individual who 
                        is determined to not have the skills and 
                        qualifications to successfully participate in 
                        the selected program of training services under 
                        clause (i)(I)(cc), the one-stop operator or 
                        one-stop partner shall refer such individual to 
                        adult education and literacy activities under 
                        title II, including for co-enrollment in such 
                        activities, as appropriate.'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in clause (i)--
                                    (I) in subclause (I), by striking 
                                ``other grant assistance for such 
                                services, including'' and inserting 
                                ``assistance for such services under''; 
                                and
                                    (II) by striking ``under other 
                                grant assistance programs, including'' 
                                and inserting ``under''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iv) Participation during eligibility 
                        determination.--An individual may participate 
                        in a program of training services during the 
                        period which such individual's eligibility for 
                        training services under clause (i) is being 
                        determined, except that the provider of such a 
                        program shall only receive reimbursement under 
                        this Act for the individual's participation 
                        during such period if such individual is 
                        determined to be eligible under clause (i).'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (D)(xi), by striking 
                ``customized training'' and inserting ``employer-
                directed skills development'';
                    (D) in subparagraph (G)(ii)--
                            (i) in subclause (II), by striking 
                        ``customized training'' and inserting 
                        ``employer-directed skills development''; and
                            (ii) in subclause (IV), by striking ``is 
                        a'' and inserting ``is an evidence-based'';
                    (E) in subparagraph (H)(ii)--
                            (i) in subclause (I), by inserting ``, such 
                        as the extent to which participants are 
                        individuals with barriers to employment'' after 
                        ``participants''; and
                            (ii) in subclause (III), by inserting ``, 
                        including whether the skills a participant will 
                        obtain are transferable to other employers, 
                        occupations, or industries in the local area or 
                        the State'' after ``opportunities''; and
                    (F) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(I) Employer-directed skills development.--An 
                employer may receive a contract from a local board to 
                provide employer-directed skills development to a 
                participant or group of participants if the employer 
                submits to the local board an agreement that 
                establishes--
                            ``(i) the provider of the skills 
                        development program, which may be the employer;
                            ``(ii) the length of the skills development 
                        program;
                            ``(iii) the recognized postsecondary 
                        credentials that will be awarded to, or the 
                        occupational skills that will be gained by, 
                        program participants;
                            ``(iv) the cost of the skills development 
                        program;
                            ``(v) the amount of such cost that will be 
                        paid by the employer, which shall not be less 
                        than the amount specified in section 3(14)(C); 
                        and
                            ``(vi) a commitment by the employer to 
                        employ the participating individual or 
                        individuals upon successful completion of the 
                        program.''.
    (c) Business Services.--Section 134(c) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)) is further amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(iv), by inserting ``provide 
        business services described in paragraph (4) and'' before 
        ``establish''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Business services.--Funds described in paragraph (1) 
        shall be used to provide appropriate recruitment and other 
        business services and strategies on behalf of employers, 
        including small employers, that meet the workforce investment 
        needs of area employers, as determined by the local board and 
        consistent with the local plan under section 108, which 
        services--
                    ``(A) may be provided through effective business 
                intermediaries working in conjunction with the local 
                board, and may also be provided on a fee-for-service 
                basis or through the leveraging of economic 
                development, philanthropic, and other public and 
                private resources in a manner determined appropriate by 
                the local board; and
                    ``(B) may include one or more of the following:
                            ``(i) Developing and implementing industry 
                        sector strategies (including strategies 
                        involving industry partnerships, regional 
                        skills alliances, industry skill panels, and 
                        sectoral skills partnerships).
                            ``(ii) Developing and delivering innovative 
                        workforce investment services and strategies 
                        for area employers, which may include career 
                        pathways, skills upgrading, skill standard 
                        development and certification for recognized 
                        postsecondary credential or other employer use, 
                        apprenticeship, and other effective initiatives 
                        for meeting the workforce investment needs of 
                        area employers and workers.
                            ``(iii) Assistance to area employers in 
                        managing reductions in force in coordination 
                        with rapid response activities provided under 
                        subsection (a)(2)(A) and developing strategies 
                        for the aversion of layoffs, which strategies 
                        may include early identification of firms at 
                        risk of layoffs, use of feasibility studies to 
                        assess the needs of and options for at-risk 
                        firms, and the delivery of employment and 
                        training activities to address risk factors.
                            ``(iv) The marketing of business services 
                        offered under this title to appropriate area 
                        employers, including small and mid-sized 
                        employers.
                            ``(v) Technical assistance or other support 
                        to employers seeking to implement skills-based 
                        hiring practices, which may include technical 
                        assistance on the use and validation of 
                        employment assessments, including competency-
                        based assessments developed or identified by 
                        the State pursuant to paragraph (2)(B)(vii), 
                        and support in the creation of skills-based job 
                        descriptions.
                            ``(vi) Other services described in this 
                        subsection, including providing information and 
                        referral to microenterprise services, as 
                        appropriate, and specialized business services 
                        not traditionally offered through the one-stop 
                        delivery system.''.
    (d) Permissible Local Employment and Training Activities.--
            (1) Activities.--Section 134(d)(1)(A) of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(1)(A)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
                            ``(iii) implementation of a pay-for-
                        performance contract strategy for training 
                        services, for which the local board may reserve 
                        and use not more than 40 percent of the total 
                        funds allocated to the local area under 
                        paragraph (2) or (3) of section 133(b), except 
                        that after 2 fiscal years of a local board 
                        implementing such pay-for-performance contract 
                        strategy, the local board may request approval 
                        from the Governor to reserve and use not more 
                        than 60 percent of the total funds allocated to 
                        the local area under paragraph (2) or (3) of 
                        section 133(b) for such strategy for the 
                        following fiscal year if the local board can 
                        demonstrate to the Governor the performance 
                        improvements achieved through the use of such 
                        strategy;'';
                    (B) in clause (vii)--
                            (i) in subclause (II), by striking ``and'' 
                        at the end;
                            (ii) in subclause (III), by inserting 
                        ``and'' at the end; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(IV) to strengthen, through 
                                professional development activities, 
                                the knowledge and capacity of staff to 
                                use the latest digital technologies, 
                                tools, and strategies to deliver high 
                                quality services and outcomes for 
                                jobseekers, workers, and employers;'';
                    (C) in clause (ix)(II)--
                            (i) in item (cc), by striking ``and'' at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) in item (dd), by inserting ``and'' at 
                        the end; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                                            ``(ee) technical assistance 
                                        or other support to employers 
                                        seeking to implement skills-
                                        based hiring practices, which 
                                        may include technical 
                                        assistance on the use and 
                                        validation of employment 
                                        assessments, including 
                                        competency-based assessments 
                                        developed or identified by the 
                                        State pursuant to paragraph 
                                        (2)(B)(vii), and support in the 
                                        creation of skills-based job 
                                        descriptions;'';
                    (D) in clause (xi), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (E) in clause (xii), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (F) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(xiii) the use of competency-based 
                        assessments for individuals upon initial 
                        assessment of skills (pursuant to subsection 
                        (c)(2)(A)(iii)) or completion of training 
                        services or other learning experiences; and
                            ``(xiv) the development of partnerships 
                        between educational institutions (including 
                        area career and technical education schools, 
                        local educational agencies, and institutions of 
                        higher education) and employers to create or 
                        improve workforce development programs to 
                        address the identified education and skill 
                        needs of the workforce and the employment needs 
                        of employers in a region, as determined based 
                        on the most recent analysis conducted by the 
                        local board under section 107(d)(2).''.
            (2) Incumbent worker training programs.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 134(d)(4)(A) of the 
                Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
                3174(d)(4)(A)) is amended--
                            (i) in clause (i), by striking ``20'' and 
                        inserting ``30'';
                            (ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and 
                        (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; 
                        and
                            (iii) by inserting after clause (i) the 
                        following:
                            ``(ii) Increase in reservation of funds.--
                        Notwithstanding clause (i)--
                                    ``(I) with respect to a local area 
                                that had a rate of unemployment of not 
                                more than 3 percent for not less than 6 
                                months during the preceding program 
                                year, clause (i) shall be applied by 
                                substituting `40 percent' for `30 
                                percent'; or
                                    ``(II) with respect to a local area 
                                that meets the requirement in subclause 
                                (I) and is located in a State that had 
                                a labor force participation rate of not 
                                less than 68 percent for not less than 
                                6 months during the preceding program 
                                year, clause (i) shall be applied by 
                                substituting `45 percent' for `30 
                                percent'.''.
                    (B) Incumbent worker upskilling accounts.--Section 
                134(d)(4) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
                Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(4)) is further amended by adding 
                at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Incumbent worker upskilling accounts.--
                            ``(i) In general.--To establish incumbent 
                        worker upskilling accounts through which an 
                        eligible provider of training services under 
                        section 122 may be paid for the program of 
                        training services provided to an incumbent 
                        worker, a local board--
                                    ``(I) may use up to 5 percent of 
                                the funds reserved by the local area 
                                under subparagraph (A)(i) or, if the 
                                local area reserved funds under 
                                subparagraph (A)(ii), up to 10 percent 
                                of such reserved funds; and
                                    ``(II) may use funds reserved under 
                                section 134(a)(2)(A) for statewide 
                                rapid response activities and provided 
                                by the State to local area to establish 
                                such accounts.
                            ``(ii) Eligibility.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Subject to 
                                subclause (II), a local board that 
                                seeks to establish incumbent worker 
                                upskilling accounts under clause (i) 
                                shall establish criteria for 
                                determining the eligibility of an 
                                incumbent worker to receive such an 
                                account, which shall take into account 
                                factors of--
                                            ``(aa) the wages of the 
                                        incumbent worker as of the date 
                                        of determining such worker's 
                                        eligibility under this clause;
                                            ``(bb) the career 
                                        advancement opportunities for 
                                        the incumbent worker in the 
                                        occupation of such worker as of 
                                        such date; and
                                            ``(cc) the ability of the 
                                        incumbent worker to, upon 
                                        completion of the program of 
                                        training services selected by 
                                        such worker, secure employment 
                                        in an in-demand industry or 
                                        occupation in the local area 
                                        that will lead to economic 
                                        self-sufficiency and wages 
                                        higher than the current wages 
                                        of the incumbent worker.
                                    ``(II) Limitation.--
                                            ``(aa) In general.--An 
                                        incumbent worker described in 
                                        item (bb) shall be ineligible 
                                        to receive an incumbent worker 
                                        upskilling account under this 
                                        subparagraph.
                                            ``(bb) Ineligibility.--Item 
                                        (aa) shall apply to an 
                                        incumbent worker--

                                                    ``(AA) whose total 
                                                annual wages for the 
                                                most recent year are 
                                                greater than the median 
                                                household income of the 
                                                State; or

                                                    ``(BB) who has 
                                                earned a baccalaureate 
                                                or professional degree.

                            ``(iii) Cost sharing for certain incumbent 
                        workers.--With respect to an incumbent worker 
                        determined to be eligible to receive an 
                        incumbent worker upskilling account who is not 
                        a low-income individual--
                                    ``(I) such incumbent worker shall 
                                pay not less than 25 percent of the 
                                cost of the program of training 
                                services selected by such worker; and
                                    ``(II) funds provided through the 
                                incumbent worker upskilling account 
                                established for such worker shall cover 
                                the remaining 75 percent of the cost of 
                                the program.''.

               CHAPTER 4--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 145. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 136 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3181) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 136. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) Youth Workforce Investment Activities.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out the activities described in section 
127(a) $976,573,900 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2030.
    ``(b) Adult Employment and Training Activities.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities described in 
section 132(a)(1) $912,218,500 for each of the fiscal years 2025 
through 2030.
    ``(c) Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities.--There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities described 
in section 132(a)(2) $1,451,859,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 
through 2030.''.

                         Subtitle D--Job Corps

SEC. 151. PURPOSES.

    Section 141 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3191) is amended by striking ``centers'' each place it appears 
and inserting ``campuses''.

SEC. 152. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 142 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3192) is amended--
            (1) in paragraphs (1), (7), (8), and (10), by striking 
        ``center'' each place it appears and inserting ``campus''; and
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``center'' in the header 
        and inserting ``campus''.

SEC. 153. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THE JOB CORPS.

    Section 144 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3194) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``21'' and inserting 
                        ``24'';
                            (ii) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
                        as follows:
                    ``(A) an individual who is age 16 or 17 shall be 
                eligible only upon an individual determination by the 
                director of a Job Corps campus that such individual 
                meets the criteria described in subparagraph (A) or (B) 
                of section 145(b)(1); and''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``either''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 
                ``individual'' the following: ``or a resident of a 
                qualified opportunity zone as defined in section 1400Z-
                1(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``a veteran'' the 
        following: ``or a member of the Armed Forces eligible for 
        preseparation counseling of the Transition Assistance Program 
        under section 1142 of title 10, United States Code''; and
            (3) by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(c)  Special Rule for Homeless and Foster Youth.--In determining 
whether an individual is eligible to enroll for services under this 
subtitle on the basis of being an individual who is a homeless child or 
youth, or a youth in foster care, as described in subsection (a)(3)(C), 
staff shall--
            ``(1) if determining whether the individual is a homeless 
        child or youth, use a process that is in compliance with the 
        requirements of subsection (a) of section 479D of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965, as added by section 702(l) of the FAFSA 
        Simplification Act (Public Law 116-260), for financial aid 
        administrators; and
            ``(2) if determining whether the individual is a youth in 
        foster care, use a process that is in compliance with the 
        requirements of subsection (b) of such section 479D of the 
        Higher Education Act of 1965, as added by section 702(l) of the 
        FAFSA Simplification Act (Public Law 116-260), for financial 
        aid administrators.''.

SEC. 154. RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, SELECTION, AND ASSIGNMENT OF 
              ENROLLEES.

    Section 145 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3195) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by amending paragraph (A) to read as 
                        follows:
                    ``(A) prescribe procedures for--
                            ``(i) administering drug tests to 
                        enrollees; and
                            ``(ii) informing such enrollees that drug 
                        tests will be administered;'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
                        ``and'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) assist applicable one-stop centers and other 
                entities identified in paragraph (3) in developing 
                joint applications for Job Corps, YouthBuild, and the 
                youth activities described in section 129.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Drug test procedures.--The procedures prescribed 
        under paragraph (2)(A)(i) shall require that--
                    ``(A) each enrollee take a drug test not more than 
                48 hours after such enrollee arrives on campus;
                    ``(B) if the result of the drug test taken by an 
                enrollee pursuant to subparagraph (A) is positive, the 
                enrollee take a subsequent drug test at the earliest 
                appropriate time (considering the substance and potency 
                levels identified in the initial test) to determine if 
                the enrollee has continued to use drugs since arriving 
                on campus, the results of which must be received not 
                later than 50 days after the enrollee arrived on 
                campus; and
                    ``(C) if the result of the subsequent test 
                administered under subparagraph (B) is positive, the 
                enrollee be terminated from the program and referred to 
                a substance use disorder treatment program.''; and
            (2) in subsections (b), (c), and (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``center'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``campus''; and
                    (B) by striking ``centers'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``campus''.

SEC. 155. JOB CORPS CAMPUSES.

    Section 147 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3197) is amended--
            (1) in the header, by striking ``centers'' and inserting 
        ``campuses'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``center'' each place it 
                        appears and inserting ``campus''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        after ``technical education school,'' the 
                        following: ``an institution of higher 
                        education,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``center'' each 
                                place it appears and inserting 
                                ``campus''; and
                                    (II) by inserting after ``United 
                                States Code,'' the following: ``and 
                                paragraph (2)(C)(iii) of section 
                                159(f),''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in clause (i)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``operate 
                                        a Job Corps center'' and 
                                        inserting ``operate a Job Corps 
                                        campus'';
                                            (bb) by striking subclause 
                                        (IV);
                                            (cc) by redesignating 
                                        subclauses (I), (II), and 
                                        (III), as subclauses (III), 
                                        (IV), and (V), respectively;
                                            (dd) by inserting before 
                                        subclause (III), as so 
                                        redesignated, the following:
                                    ``(I)(aa) in the case of an entity 
                                that has previously operated a Job 
                                Corps campus, a numeric metric of the 
                                past achievement on the primary 
                                indicators of performance for eligible 
                                youth described in section 
                                116(b)(2)(A)(ii); or
                                    ``(bb) in the case of an entity 
                                that has not previously operated a Job 
                                Corps campus, an alternative numeric 
                                metric on the past effectiveness of the 
                                entity in successfully assisting at-
                                risk youth to connect to the labor 
                                force, based on such primary indicators 
                                of performance for eligible youth; and
                                    ``(II) in the case of an entity 
                                that has previously operated a Job 
                                Corps campus, any information regarding 
                                the entity included in any report 
                                developed by the Office of Inspector 
                                General of the Department of Labor'';
                                            (ee) in subclauses (III) 
                                        and (IV), as so redesignated, 
                                        by striking ``center'' each 
                                        place it appears and inserting 
                                        ``campus'';
                                            (ff) in subclause (V), as 
                                        so redesignated, by striking 
                                        ``center is located'' and 
                                        inserting ``campus is located, 
                                        including agreements to provide 
                                        off-campus work-based learning 
                                        opportunities aligned with the 
                                        career and technical education 
                                        provided to enrollees''; and
                                            (gg) by amending clause 
                                        (VI) to read as follows:
                                    ``(VI) the ability of the entity to 
                                implement an effective behavior 
                                management plan, as described in 
                                section 152(a), and maintain a safe and 
                                secure learning environment for 
                                enrollees.''; and
                                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                ``center'' and inserting ``campus''; 
                                and
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``center'' each place it 
                        appears and inserting ``campus'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
                        after ``is located'' the following: ``, 
                        including agreements to provide off-campus 
                        work-based learning opportunities aligned with 
                        the career and technical education provided to 
                        enrollees,'';
                            (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), 
                        (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), and (K) as 
                        subparagraphs (F), (G), (H), (I), (J). (K), and 
                        (L), respectively; and
                            (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
                        the following:
                    ``(E) A description of the policies that will be 
                implemented at the campus regarding security and access 
                to campus facilities, including procedures to report on 
                and respond to criminal actions and other emergencies 
                occurring on campus.'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the header, by striking ``centers'' and 
                inserting ``campuses'';
                    (B) by striking ``center'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``campus'';
                    (C) by striking ``centers'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``campuses'';
                    (D) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``20 percent'' 
                and inserting ``25 percent''; and
                    (E) by striking paragraph (3);
            (4) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``centers'' and inserting 
                ``campuses''; and
                    (B) by striking ``20 percent'' and inserting ``30 
                percent'';
            (5) in subsection (d) by striking ``centers'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``campuses'';
            (6) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``centers'' and 
        inserting ``campuses'';
            (7) in subsection (f), by striking ``2-year period'' and 
        inserting ``3-year period''; and
            (8) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) by striking ``center'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``campus'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraph (A);
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                        subparagraph (A);
                            (iii) by amending subparagraph (A), as so 
                        redesignated--
                                    (I) by striking ``50 percent'' and 
                                inserting ``80 percent''; and
                                    (II) by striking the period at the 
                                end and inserting ``; or''; and
                            (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (A), 
                        as so redesignated and amended, the following:
                    ``(B) failed to achieve an average of 80 percent of 
                the level of enrollment that was agreed to in the 
                agreement described in subsection (a)(1)(A).'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3) by striking ``shall provide'' 
                and inserting ``shall provide, at least 30 days prior 
                to renewing the agreement''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
                        subparagraph (E); and
                            (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
                        the following:
                    ``(D) has maintained a safe and secure campus 
                environment; and''.

SEC. 156. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.

    Section 148 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3198) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``center'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``campus''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the 
                period at the end the following: ``, and productive 
                activities, such as tutoring or other skills 
                development opportunities, for residential enrollees to 
                participate in outside of regular class time and work 
                hours in order to increase supervision of enrollees and 
                reduce behavior infractions''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``centers'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``campuses''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``the eligible providers'' 
                        and inserting ``any eligible provider''; and
                            (ii) by inserting after ``under section 
                        122'' the following: ``that is aligned with the 
                        career and technical education an enrollee has 
                        completed''.

SEC. 157. SUPPORT.

    Section 150 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3200) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``centers'' and 
        inserting ``campuses''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Period of Transition.--Notwithstanding the requirements of 
section 146(b), a Job Corps graduate may remain an enrollee and a 
resident of a Job Corps campus for not more than one month after 
graduation as such graduate transitions into independent living and 
employment if such graduate--
            ``(1) has not had a behavioral infraction in the 90 days 
        prior to graduation; and
            ``(2) receives written approval from the director of the 
        Job Corps campus to remain such a resident.''.

SEC. 158. OPERATIONS.

    Section 151 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3201) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``center'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``campus''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Local Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to the limitations of the budget 
        approved by the Secretary for a Job Corps campus, the operator 
        of a Job Corps campus shall have the authority, without prior 
        approval from the Secretary, to--
                    ``(A) hire staff and provide staff professional 
                development;
                    ``(B) set terms and enter into agreements with 
                Federal, State, or local educational partners, such as 
                secondary schools, institutions of higher education, 
                child development centers, units of Junior Reserve 
                Officer Training Corps programs established under 
                section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, or 
                employers; and
                    ``(C) engage with and educate stakeholders about 
                Job Corps operations and activities.
            ``(2) Limitation of liability.--In the case of an agreement 
        described in paragraph (1)(B) that does not involve the Job 
        Corps operator providing monetary compensation to the entity 
        involved in such agreement from the funds made available under 
        this subtitle, such agreement shall not be considered a 
        subcontract (as defined in section 8701 of title 41, United 
        States Code).
    ``(e) Prior Notice.--Prior to making a change to the agreement 
described in section 147(a) or an operating plan described in this 
section, the Secretary shall solicit from the operators of the Job 
Corps campuses information on any operational costs the operators 
expect to result from such change.''.

SEC. 159. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.

    Section 152 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3202) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``centers'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``campuses'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``As part of the 
        operating plan required under section 151(a), the director of 
        each Job Corps campus shall develop and implement a behavior 
        management plan consistent with the standards of conduct and 
        subject to the approval of the Secretary.'' at the end;
            (3) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ``or disruptive'';
            (4) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
    ``(c) Appeal Process.--
            ``(1) Enrollee appeals.--A disciplinary measure taken by a 
        director under this section shall be subject to expeditious 
        appeal in accordance with procedures established by the 
        Secretary.
            ``(2) Director appeals.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an 
                appeals process under which the director of a Job Corps 
                campus may submit a request that an enrollee who has 
                engaged in an activity which is a violation of the 
                guidelines established pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A) 
                remain enrolled in the program, but be subject to other 
                disciplinary actions.
                    ``(B) Contents.--An request under paragraph (A) 
                shall include--
                            ``(i) a signed certification from the 
                        director attesting that, to the belief of the 
                        director, the continued enrollment of such 
                        enrollee would not impact the safety or 
                        learning environment of the campus; and
                            ``(ii) the behavioral records of such 
                        enrollee.
                    ``(C) Timeline.--The Secretary shall review such 
                appeal and either approve or deny the appeal within 30 
                days of receiving such appeal.
                    ``(D) Ineligibility for appeal.--The Secretary 
                shall reject an appeal made by a director of a Job 
                Corps campus if such campus has been found out of 
                compliance with the requirements under subsection (d) 
                at any time during the previous 5 years.''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Incident Reporting.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall require that the 
        director of a Job Corps campus report to the appropriate 
        regional office--
                    ``(A) not later than 2 hours after the campus 
                management becomes aware of the occurrence of--
                            ``(i) an enrollee or on-duty staff death;
                            ``(ii) any incident--
                                    ``(I) requiring law enforcement 
                                involvement;
                                    ``(II) involving a missing minor 
                                student; or
                                    ``(III) where substantial property 
                                damage has occurred; or
                            ``(iii) a level 1 infraction;
                    ``(B) in the case of a level 2 infraction, on a 
                quarterly basis, including the number and type of such 
                infractions that occurred during such time period;
                    ``(C) in the case of a minor infraction, as 
                determined necessary by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Infractions defined.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Level 1 infraction.--The term `level 1 
                infraction' means an activity described in subsection 
                (b)(2)(A).
                    ``(B) Level 2 infraction.--The term `level 2 
                infraction' means an activity, other than a level 1 
                infraction, determined by the Secretary to be a serious 
                infraction.
                    ``(C) Minor infraction.--The term `minor 
                infraction' means an activity, other than a level 1 or 
                2 infraction, determined by the Secretary to be an 
                infraction.
            ``(3) Law enforcement agreements.--The director of each Job 
        Corps campus shall enter into an agreement with the local law 
        enforcement agency with jurisdiction regarding procedures for 
        the prompt reporting and investigation of potentially illegal 
        activity on Job Corps campuses.''.

SEC. 160. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.

    Section 153 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3203) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``center'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``campus''; and
            (2) by striking ``centers'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``campuses''.

SEC. 161. WORKFORCE COUNCILS.

    Section 154 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3204) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``center'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``campus''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), in the heading, by striking ``New 
        centers'' and inserting ``New campuses''.

SEC. 162. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

    Section 155 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3205) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``(a) In 
        General.--The Secretary'';
            (2) by striking ``centers'' and inserting ``campuses'';
            (3) by striking ``center'' and inserting ``campus''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Advisory Committee To Improve Job Corps Safety.--Not later 
than 6 months after the date of enactment of the A Stronger Workforce 
for America Act, the Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to 
provide recommendations on effective or evidence-based strategies to 
improve--
            ``(1) safety, security, and learning conditions on Job 
        Corps campuses; and
            ``(2) the standards for campus safety established under 
        section 159(c)(4).''.

SEC. 163. EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 156 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3206) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``center'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``campus'';
            (2) by striking ``centers'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``campuses'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
            (4) by inserting the following after subsection (a):
    ``(b) Job Corps Scholars.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may award grants, on a 
        competitive basis, to institutions of higher education to 
        enroll cohorts of Job Corps eligible youth in Job Corps 
        Scholars activities for a 24-month period and pay the tuition 
        and necessary costs for enrollees for such period.
            ``(2) Activities.--Job Corps Scholar activities shall 
        include--
                    ``(A) intensive counseling services and supportive 
                services;
                    ``(B) a 12-month career and technical education 
                component aligned with in-demand industries and 
                occupations in the State where the institution of 
                higher education that is receiving the grant is 
                located; and
                    ``(C) a 12-month employment placement period that 
                follows the component described in subparagraph (B).
            ``(3) Performance data.--The Secretary shall collect 
        performance information from institutions of higher education 
        receiving grants under this subsection on the primary 
        indicators of performance for eligible youth described in 
        section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii), the cost per participant and cost per 
        graduate, and other information as necessary to evaluate the 
        success of Job Corps Scholars grantees in improving outcomes 
        for at-risk youth.
            ``(4) Evaluation.--At the end of each two year-period for 
        which the Secretary awards grants under this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall provide for an independent, robust evaluation 
        that compares--
                    ``(A) the outcomes achieved by Job Corps Scholars 
                participants with the outcomes achieved by other 
                participants in the Job Corps program during such 2-
                year period; and
                    ``(B) the costs of the Job Corps Scholars programs 
                with the costs of other Job Corps programs during such 
                2-year period.''; and
            (5) in subsection (c)(1), as so redesignated, by adding at 
        the end the following:
                    ``(D) in the development and implementation of a 
                behavior management plan under section 152(a); and
                    ``(E) maintaining a safe and secure learning 
                environment; and''.

SEC. 164. SPECIAL PROVISIONS.

    Section 158 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3208) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``center'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``campus''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by striking ``may accept on behalf of the Job 
                Corps or individual Job Corps centers charitable 
                donations of cash'' and inserting ``, on behalf of the 
                Job Corps or Job Corps campus operators, may accept 
                grants, charitable donations of cash,''; and
                    (B) by inserting at the end the following: 
                ``Notwithstanding sections 501(b) and 522 of title 40, 
                United States Code, any property acquired by a Job 
                Corps campus shall be directly transferred, on a 
                nonreimbursable basis, to the Secretary.''.

SEC. 165. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION.

    (a) Levels of Performance.--Section 159 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3209) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``center'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``campus'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``that are ambitious yet 
                        achievable and'' after ``program''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following 
                        new subparagraphs:
                    ``(B) Levels of performance.--In establishing the 
                expected performance levels under subparagraph (A) for 
                a Job Corps campus, the Secretary shall take into 
                account--
                            ``(i) how the levels involved compare with 
                        the recent performance of such campus and the 
                        performance of other campuses within the same 
                        State or geographic region;
                            ``(ii) the levels of performance set for 
                        the primary indicators of performance for 
                        eligible youth described in section 
                        116(b)(2)(A)(ii) for the State in which the 
                        campus is located;
                            ``(iii) the differences in actual economic 
                        conditions (including differences in 
                        unemployment rates and job losses or gains in 
                        particular industries) between the local area 
                        of such campus and other local areas with a 
                        campus; and
                            ``(iv) the extent to which the levels 
                        involved promote continuous improvement in 
                        performance on the primary indicators of 
                        performance by such campus and ensure optimal 
                        return on the use of Federal funds.
                    ``(C) Performance per contract.--The Secretary 
                shall ensure the expected levels of performance are 
                established in the relevant contract or agreement.
                    ``(D) Revisions based on economic conditions and 
                individuals served during the program year.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the event of a 
                        significant economic downturn, the Secretary 
                        may revise the applicable adjusted levels of 
                        performance for each of the campuses for a 
                        program year to reflect the actual economic 
                        conditions during such program year.
                            ``(ii) Report to congress.--Prior to 
                        implementing the revisions described in clause 
                        (i), the Secretary shall submit to the 
                        Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
                        House of Representatives and the Committee on 
                        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
                        Senate a report explaining the reason for such 
                        revisions.
                    ``(E) Review of performance levels.--The Office of 
                Inspector General of the Department of Labor shall, 
                every 5 years, 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, and publish in the Federal Register and on 
                a publicly available website of the Department, a 
                report containing--
                            ``(i) a quadrennial review of the expected 
                        levels of performance; and
                            ``(ii) an evaluation of whether--
                                    ``(I) the Secretary is establishing 
                                such expected levels of performance in 
                                good faith; and
                                    ``(II) such expected levels have 
                                led to continued improvement of the Job 
                                Corps program.'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
                (5);
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) Campus safety.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish 
                campus and student safety standards. A Job Corps campus 
                failing to achieve such standards shall be required to 
                take the performance improvement actions described in 
                subsection (f).
                    ``(B) Considerations.--In establishing the campus 
                and student safety standards under subparagraph (A), 
                the Secretary shall take into account--
                            ``(i) incidents reported under section 
                        152(d);
                            ``(ii) survey data from enrollees, faculty 
                        and staff, and community members; and
                            ``(iii) any other considerations identified 
                        by the Secretary after reviewing the 
                        recommendations of the advisory group described 
                        in section 155(b),'';
                    (D) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
                        and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) the number of contracts that were awarded a 
                renewal compared to those eligible for a renewal;
                    ``(D) the number of campuses where the contract was 
                awarded to a new operator; and
                    ``(E) the number of campuses that were required to 
                receive performance improvement, as described under 
                subsection (f)(2), including whether any actions were 
                taken as described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of such 
                subsection.''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Wage records.--The Secretary shall make arrangements 
        with a State or other appropriate entity to facilitate the use 
        of State wage records to evaluate the performance of Job Corps 
        campuses on the employment and earnings indicators described in 
        clause (i)(III) of paragraph (A) of section 116(b)(2)(A) and 
        subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (ii) of such paragraph for 
        the purposes of the report required under paragraph (5).'';
            (3) in subsection (d)(1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and make available on the 
                website of the Department pertaining to the Job Corps 
                program in a manner that is consumer-tested to ensure 
                it is easily understood, searchable, and navigable,'' 
                after ``subsection (c)(4),'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``gender'' and 
                inserting ``sex'';
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) through (O) 
                as subparagraphs (K) through (P), respectively; and
                    (D) by inserting the following after subparagraph 
                (I):
                    ``(J) the number of appeals under section 152(c) 
                and a description of each appeal that was approved;''; 
                and
            (4) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``comply'' and 
        inserting ``attest to compliance''.
    (b) Performance Assessments and Improvements.--Section 159(f) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3209) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Performance Assessments and Improvements.--
            ``(1) Assessments.--The Secretary shall conduct an annual 
        assessment of the performance of each Job Corps campus on the 
        primary indicators of performance described in section 
        116(b)(2)(A)(ii), where each indicator shall be given equal 
        weight in determining the overall performance of the campus. 
        Based on the assessment, the Secretary shall take measures to 
        continuously improve the performance of the Job Corps program.
            ``(2) Performance improvement.--
                    ``(A) Initial failure.--With respect to a Job Corps 
                campus that fails to meet an average of 90 percent on 
                the expected levels of performance across all the 
                primary indicators of performance specified in 
                subsection (c)(1) or is ranked among the lowest 10 
                percent of Job Corps campuses, the Secretary shall, 
                after each program year of such performance failure, 
                develop and implement a performance improvement plan 
                for such campus. Such a plan shall require action to be 
                taken during a 1-year program year period, which shall 
                include providing technical assistance to the campus.
                    ``(B) Repeat failure.--With respect to a Job Corps 
                campus that, for two consecutive program years, fails 
                to meet an average of 85 percent on the expected levels 
                of performance across all the primary indicators of 
                performance or is ranked among the lowest 10 percent of 
                Job Corps campuses, the Secretary shall take 
                substantial action to improve the performance of such 
                campus, which shall include--
                            ``(i) changing the management staff of the 
                        campus;
                            ``(ii) changing the career and technical 
                        education and training offered at the campus;
                            ``(iii) replacing the operator of the 
                        campus; or
                            ``(iv) reducing the capacity of the campus.
                    ``(C) Chronic failure.--With respect to a Job Corps 
                campus that, for the two consecutive program years 
                immediately following the Secretary taking substantial 
                performance action under subparagraph (B), fails to 
                meet an average of 85 percent on the expected levels of 
                performance across all the primary indicators or is 
                ranked among the lowest 10 percent of Job Corps 
                campuses, the Secretary shall take further substantial 
                action to improve the performance of such campus, which 
                shall include--
                            ``(i) relocating the campus;
                            ``(ii) closing the campus; or
                            ``(iii) awarding funding directly to the 
                        State in which the campus is located for 
                        operation of the campus, and for which the 
                        Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of 
                        understanding with such State for purposes of 
                        operating the campus in its current location 
                        and may encourage innovation in such memorandum 
                        of understanding by waiving any statutory or 
                        regulatory requirement of this subtitle except 
                        for those related to participant eligibility 
                        under section 144, standards of conduct under 
                        section 152, and performance reporting and 
                        accountability under this section.
            ``(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 for a Job Corps campus that fails to meet 
        criteria established by the Secretary other than the expected 
        levels of performance described in subsection (c)(1).
            ``(4) Civilian conservation centers.--With respect to a 
        Civilian Conservation Center that, for 3 consecutive program 
        years, fails to meet an average of 90 percent of the expected 
        levels of performance across all the primary indicators of 
        performance specified in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall select, 
        on a competitive basis, an entity to operate the Civilian 
        Conservation Center in accordance with the requirements of 
        section 147.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 159 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3209) is further amended--
            (1) by striking ``center'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``campus'';
            (2) by striking ``centers'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``campuses''; and
            (3) in subsection (g)(1), in the header, by striking 
        ``Center'' and inserting ``Campus''.

SEC. 166. JOB CORPS OVERSIGHT AND REPORTING.

    Section 161 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3211) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(d) Report on Implementation of Recommendations.--The Secretary 
shall, on an annual basis, prepare and submit to the appropriate 
committees a report regarding the implementation of all outstanding 
recommendations from the Office of Inspector General of the Department 
of Labor or the Government Accountability Office.''.

SEC. 167. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 162 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3212) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 162. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
subtitle $1,760,155,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 
2030.''.

                     Subtitle E--National Programs

SEC. 171. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS.

    Section 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3221) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by inserting at the end the following:
                    ``(C) are evidence-based, to the extent 
                practicable.'';
            (2) in subsection (d)(2)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                subparagraph (C); and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following:
                    ``(B) Administrative costs.--Not more than 10 
                percent of the funds provided to an entity under this 
                section may be used for the administrative costs of the 
                activities and services carried out under subparagraph 
                (A).'';
            (3) in subsection (h), by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
        following:
            ``(3) Wage records.--The Secretary shall make arrangements 
        with a State or other appropriate entity to facilitate the use 
        of State wage records to evaluate the performance of entities 
        funded under this section on the employment and earnings 
        indicators described in subclause (I) through (III) of section 
        116(b)(2)(A)(i) for the purposes of the report required under 
        paragraph (4).
            ``(4) Performance results.--For each program year, the 
        Secretary shall make available on a publicly accessible website 
        of the Department a report on the performance, during such 
        program year, of entities funded under this section on--
                    ``(A) the primary indicators of performance 
                described in section 116(b)(2)(A);
                    ``(B) any additional indicators established under 
                paragraph (1)(A); and
                    ``(C) the adjusted levels of performance for such 
                entities as described in paragraph (2).'';
            (4) in subsection (i)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``and judicial 
                review.'' and inserting ``judicial review, and 
                performance accountability pertaining to the primary 
                indicators of performance described in 116(b)(2)(A).''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by striking ``The Council'' and 
                                inserting the following:
                            ``(i) In general.--The Council''; and
                                    (II) by inserting at the end the 
                                following:
                            ``(ii) Vacancies.--An individual appointed 
                        to fill a vacancy on the Council occurring 
                        before the expiration of the term for which the 
                        predecessor of such individual was appointed 
                        shall be appointed only for the remainder of 
                        that term. Such an individual may serve on the 
                        Council after the expiration of such term until 
                        a successor is appointed.''; and
            (5) by amending subsection (k)(2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
        $542,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2030.''.

SEC. 172. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PROGRAMS.

    Section 167 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3222) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Wage records.--The Secretary shall make arrangements 
        with a State or other appropriate entity to facilitate the use 
        of State wage records to evaluate the performance of entities 
        funded under this section on the employment and earnings 
        indicators described in subclause (I) through (III) of section 
        116(b)(2)(A)(i) for the purposes of the report required under 
        paragraph (4).
            ``(6) Performance results.--For each program year, the 
        Secretary shall make available on a publicly accessible website 
        of the Department a report on the performance, during such 
        program year, of entities funded under this section on--
                    ``(A) the primary indicators of performance 
                described in section 116(b)(2)(A); and
                    ``(B) the adjusted levels of performance for such 
                entities as described in paragraph (3).'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), and 
        (i) as subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 10 percent of the funds 
provided to an entity under this section may be used for the 
administrative costs of the activities and services carried out under 
subsection (d).''; and
            (4) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, to read as 
        follows:
    ``(i) Funding Allocation; Funding Obligation.--
            ``(1) Funding allocation.--From the funds appropriated and 
        made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall 
        reserve not more than 1 percent for discretionary purposes, 
        such as providing technical assistance to eligible entities.
            ``(2) Funding obligation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Funds appropriated and made 
                available to carry out this section for any fiscal year 
                may be obligated by the Secretary during the period 
                beginning on April 1 of the calendar year that begins 
                during such fiscal year and ending on June 30 of the 
                following calendar year to be made available to an 
                entity described in subsection (b) for the period 
                described in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Obligated amount.--Funds made available under 
                this section for a fiscal year to any entity described 
                in subsection (b) may be spent or reserved for spending 
                by such entity during the period beginning on July 1 of 
                the calendar year that begins during such fiscal year, 
                and ending on June 30 of the following calendar 
                year.''.

SEC. 173. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) General Technical Assistance.--Section 168(a)(1) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3223(a)(1)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``appropriate training, technical 
        assistance, staff development'' and inserting ``appropriate 
        education, technical assistance, professional development for 
        staff'';
            (2) in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), by striking 
        ``training'' each place it appears and inserting ``professional 
        development'';
            (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and (H) as 
        subparagraphs (J) and (K), respectively; and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (F) the following:
            ``(G) assistance to the one-stop delivery system and the 
        Employment Service established under the Wagner-Peyser Act for 
        the integration of basic career service activities pursuant to 
        section 134(c)(2)(A);
            ``(H) assistance to States with maintaining, and making 
        accessible to job seekers and employers, the lists of eligible 
        providers of training services required under section 122;
            ``(I) assistance to States that apply for such assistance 
        under section 122(k) for the purposes described in such 
        subsection;''.
    (b) Performance Accountability Technical Assistance.--Section 
168(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3223(b)) is amended--
            (1) in the header, by striking ``Dislocated Worker'' and 
        inserting ``Performance Accountability''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence--
                    (A) by inserting ``, pursuant to paragraphs (1) and 
                (2) of section 116(f),'' after ``technical 
                assistance''; and
                    (B) by striking ``with respect to employment and 
                training activities for dislocated workers'' and 
                inserting ``with respect to the core programs''.
    (c) Communities Impacted by Opioid Use Disorders.--Section 168 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3223) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Communities Impacted by Opioid Use Disorders.--The Secretary 
shall, as part of the activities described in subsection (c)(2), 
evaluate and disseminate to States and local areas information 
regarding evidence-based and promising practices for addressing the 
economic workforce impacts associated with high-rates of opioid use 
disorders, which information shall--
            ``(1) be updated annually to reflect the most recent and 
        available research; and
            ``(2) include information--
                    ``(A) shared by States and local areas regarding 
                effective practices for addressing such impacts; and
                    ``(B) on how to apply for any funding that may be 
                available under section 170(b)(1)(E).''.

SEC. 174. EVALUATIONS AND RESEARCH.

    (a) In General.--Section 169 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3224) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``; 
                        and'' at the end and inserting a period; and
                            (iii) by striking subparagraph (G);
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following new 
                        subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Limitation.--The Secretary may not use the 
                authority described in subparagraph (A) if the 
                evaluations required under paragraph (1) have not been 
                initiated or completed in the time period required.''; 
                and
                    (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``2019'' and 
                inserting ``2028''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
            ``(4) Studies and reports.--
                    ``(A) Study on employment conditions.--The 
                Secretary, in coordination with other heads of Federal 
                agencies, as appropriate, may conduct a study examining 
                the nature of participants' unsubsidized employment 
                after exit from programs carried out under this Act, 
                including factors such as availability of paid time 
                off, health and retirement benefits, workplace safety 
                standards, predictable and stable work schedule, 
                stackable credentials, and advancement opportunities.
                    ``(B) Study on improving workforce services for 
                individuals with disabilities.--The Secretary of Labor, 
                in coordination with the Secretary of Education and the 
                Secretary of Health and Human Services, may conduct 
                studies that analyze the access to services by 
                individuals with disabilities, including whether an 
                individual who is unable to receive services under 
                title IV due to a wait list for such services is able 
                to receive services under titles I through III.
                    ``(C) Study on the effectiveness of pay for 
                performance.--The Secretary shall, not more than 4 
                years after the date of enactment of A Stronger 
                Workforce for America Act, conduct a study that 
                compares the effectiveness of the pay-for-performance 
                strategies used under sections 129, 134, and 172 after 
                such date of enactment to the awarding of grants and 
                contracts under such sections as in effect on the day 
                before the date of enactment of such Act.
                    ``(D) Study on individual training accounts for 
                dislocated workers.--The Secretary shall, not more than 
                4 years after the date of enactment of the A Stronger 
                Workforce for America Act, conduct a study that 
                compares the usage of Individual Training Accounts for 
                dislocated workers after such date of enactment to the 
                usage of such accounts prior to such date of enactment, 
                including--
                            ``(i) the types of training services and 
                        occupations targeted by dislocated workers when 
                        using their Individual Training Accounts; and
                            ``(ii) the effectiveness of such skills 
                        development.
                    ``(E) Study on statewide critical industry skills 
                funds.--The Secretary shall, not more than 4 years 
                after the date of enactment of the A Stronger Workforce 
                for America Act, conduct a study that will review the 
                usage of statewide critical industry skills funds 
                established by States under section 134(a)(4) and 
                identify, for purposes of measuring the overall 
                effectiveness of the program--
                            ``(i) the industries targeted by such 
                        Funds;
                            ``(ii) the occupations workers are being 
                        upskilled for;
                            ``(iii) how frequently skills development 
                        is provided to prospective workers and 
                        incumbent workers, and
                            ``(iv) the reported performance outcomes.
                    ``(F) Study on the effectiveness of employer-based 
                training.--The Secretary shall, not more than 4 years 
                after the date of enactment of the A Stronger Workforce 
                for America Act, conduct a study that measures the 
                effectiveness of on-the-job training, employer-directed 
                skills training, apprenticeship, and incumbent worker 
                training under this title in preparing job seekers and 
                workers, including those with barriers to employment, 
                for unsubsidized employment. Such study shall include 
                the cost per participant and wage and employment 
                outcomes, as compared to other methods of training.
                    ``(G) Reports.--The Secretary shall prepare and 
                disseminate to the Committee on Health, Education, 
                Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on 
                Education and the Workforce of the House of 
                Representatives, and on the publicly available website 
                of the Department, reports containing the results of 
                the studies conducted under this paragraph.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end the 
                following:
                    ``(C) Evaluation of grants.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For each grant or 
                        contract awarded under this paragraph, the 
                        Secretary shall conduct a rigorous evaluation 
                        of the multistate project to determine the 
                        impact of the activities supported by the 
                        project, including the impact on the employment 
                        and earnings of program participants.
                            ``(ii) Report.--The Secretary shall prepare 
                        and disseminate to the Committee on Health, 
                        Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 
                        and the Committee on Education and the 
                        Workforce of the House of Representatives, and 
                        to the public, including through electronic 
                        means, reports containing the results of 
                        evaluations conducted under this 
                        subparagraph.''.
    (b) Workforce Data Quality Initiative.--Section 169 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3224) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Workforce Data Quality Initiative.--
            ``(1) Grant program.--Of amount made available pursuant to 
        section 132(a)(2)(A) for any program year, the Secretary shall 
        use 5 percent of such amount, and may also use funds authorized 
        for purposes of carrying out this section, to award grants to 
        eligible entities to create workforce longitudinal data systems 
        and associated resources for the purposes of strengthening 
        program quality, building State capacity to produce evidence 
        for decision making, meeting performance reporting 
        requirements, protecting privacy, and improving transparency.
            ``(2) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit an application 
        to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the 
        Secretary may require, which shall include--
                    ``(A) a description of the proposed activities that 
                will be conducted by the eligible entity, including a 
                description of the need for such activities and a 
                detailed budget for such activities;
                    ``(B) a description of the expected outcomes and 
                outputs (such as systems or products) that will result 
                from the proposed activities and the proposed uses of 
                such outputs;
                    ``(C) a description of how the proposed activities 
                will support the reporting of performance data, 
                including employment and earnings outcomes, for the 
                performance accountability requirements under section 
                116, including outcomes for eligible training 
                providers;
                    ``(D) a description of the methods and procedures 
                the eligible entity will use to ensure the security and 
                privacy of the collection, storage, and use of all data 
                involved in the systems and resources supported through 
                the grant, including compliance with State and Federal 
                privacy and confidentiality statutes and regulations; 
                and
                    ``(E) a plan for how the eligible entity will 
                continue the activities or sustain the use of the 
                outputs created with the grant funds after the grant 
                period ends.
            ``(3) Priority.--In awarding grants under the subsection, 
        the Secretary shall give priority to--
                    ``(A) eligible entities that are--
                            ``(i) a State agency of a State that has 
                        not previously received a grant from the 
                        Secretary for the purposes of this subsection 
                        and demonstrates a substantial need to improve 
                        its data infrastructure; or
                            ``(ii) a consortium of State agencies that 
                        is comprised of State agencies from multiple 
                        States and includes at least one State agency 
                        described in clause (i) and has the capacity to 
                        make significant contributions towards building 
                        interoperable, cross-State data infrastructure; 
                        and
                    ``(B) eligible entities that will use grant funds 
                to--
                            ``(i) expand the adoption and use of 
                        linked, open, and interoperable data on 
                        credentials, including through the development 
                        of a credential registry or other tools and 
                        services designed to help learners and workers 
                        make informed decisions, such as the credential 
                        navigation feature described in section 
                        122(d)(2);
                            ``(ii) participate in and contribute data 
                        to a multistate data collaborative, including 
                        data that provides participating States the 
                        ability to better understand--
                                    ``(I) earnings and employment 
                                outcomes of individuals who work out-
                                of-State; and
                                    ``(II) cross-State earnings and 
                                employment trends;
                            ``(iii) enhance collaboration with private 
                        sector workforce and labor market data entities 
                        and the end-users of workforce and labor market 
                        data, including individuals, employers, 
                        economic development agencies, and workforce 
                        development providers; or
                            ``(iv) leverage the use of non-Federal 
                        contributions to improve workforce data 
                        infrastructure, including staff capacity 
                        building.
            ``(4) Use of funds.--In addition to the activities 
        described in paragraph (3)(B), an eligible entity awarded a 
        grant under this subsection may use funds to carry out any of 
        the following activities:
                    ``(A) Developing or enhancing a State's workforce 
                longitudinal data system, including by participating 
                and contributing data to the State's data system, if 
                applicable, that links with elementary and secondary 
                school and postsecondary data.
                    ``(B) Accelerating the replication and adoption of 
                data systems, projects, products, or practices already 
                in use in one or more States to other States.
                    ``(C) Research and labor market data improvement 
                activities to improve the timeliness, relevance, and 
                accessibility of such data through pilot projects that 
                are developed locally but designed to scale to other 
                regions or States.
                    ``(D) Establishing, enhancing, or connecting to a 
                system of interoperable learning and employment records 
                that provides individuals who choose to participate in 
                such system ownership of a verified and secure record 
                of their skills and achievements and the ability to 
                share such record with employers and education 
                providers.
                    ``(E) Developing policies, guidelines, and security 
                measures for data collection, storing, and sharing to 
                ensure compliance with relevant Federal and State 
                privacy laws and regulations.
                    ``(F) Increasing local board access to and 
                integration with the State's workforce longitudinal 
                data system in a secure manner.
                    ``(G) Creating or participating in a data exchange 
                for collecting and using standards-based jobs and 
                employment data including, at a minimum, job titles or 
                occupation codes.
                    ``(H) Improving State and local staff capacity to 
                understand, use, and analyze data to improve decision-
                making and improve participant outcomes.
            ``(5) Administration.--
                    ``(A) Duration.--A grant awarded under this 
                subsection may be for a period of up to 3 years.
                    ``(B) Supplement, not supplant.--Funds made 
                available under this subsection shall be used to 
                supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, or 
                local funds used for development of State data systems.
                    ``(C) Report.--Each eligible entity that receives a 
                grant under this subsection shall submit a report to 
                the Secretary not later than 180 days after the 
                conclusion of the grant period on the activities 
                supported through the grant and improvements in the use 
                of workforce and labor market information that have 
                resulted from such activities.
            ``(6) Definitions.--In this subsection, the term `eligible 
        entity' means a State agency or consortium of State agencies, 
        including a multistate data collaborative, that is or includes 
        the State agencies responsible for--
                    ``(A) State employer wage records used by the 
                State's unemployment insurance programs in labor market 
                information reporting and analysis and for fulfilling 
                the reporting requirements of this Act;
                    ``(B) the production of labor market information; 
                and
                    ``(C) the direct administration of one or more of 
                the core programs.''.

SEC. 175. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS.

    Section 170 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3225) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (a)(1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) Emergency or disaster.--The term `emergency or 
        disaster' means 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)).'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking 
                        the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; 
                        and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) to an entity described in subsection 
                (c)(1)(B) to provide employment and training activities 
                related to the prevention and treatment of opioid use 
                disorders, including addiction treatment, mental health 
                treatment, and pain management, in an area that, as a 
                result of widespread opioid use, addiction, and 
                overdoses, has higher-than-average demand for such 
                activities that exceeds the availability of State and 
                local resources to provide such activities.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Performance results.--The Secretary shall collect the 
        necessary information from each entity receiving a grant under 
        this section to determine the performance of such entity on the 
        primary indicators of performance described in section 
        116(b)(2)(A)(i) and make such information available on the 
        publicly accessible website of the Department in a format that 
        does not reveal personally identifiable information.''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                            (i) by striking ``subsection (b)(1)(A)'' 
                        and inserting ``subparagraphs (A) or (E) of 
                        subsection (b)(1)''; and
                             (ii) by striking ``, in such manner, and 
                        containing such information'' and inserting 
                        ``and in such manner''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in the heading, by striking 
                                ``Retraining'' and inserting 
                                ``Reskilling''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``retraining'' and 
                                inserting ``reskilling'';
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and 
                        (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; 
                        and
                            (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
                        the following:
                    ``(C) Opioid-related grants.--In order to be 
                eligible to receive employment and training assistance 
                under a national dislocated worker grant awarded 
                pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(E), an individual shall 
                be--
                            ``(i) a dislocated worker;
                            ``(ii) a long-term unemployed individual;
                            ``(iii) an individual who is unemployed or 
                        significantly underemployed as a result of 
                        widespread opioid use in the area; or
                            ``(iv) an individual who is employed or 
                        seeking employment in a health care profession 
                        involved in the prevention and treatment of 
                        opioid use disorders, including such 
                        professions that provide addiction treatment, 
                        mental health treatment, or pain management.''.

SEC. 176. YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM.

    Section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3226) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), to read as follows:
            ``(1) Amount of grants; reservation.--
                    ``(A) Amount of grants.--Subject to subparagraph 
                (B), the Secretary is authorized to make grants to 
                applicants for the purpose of carrying out YouthBuild 
                programs approved under this section.
                    ``(B) Reservation for rural areas and indian 
                tribes.--In any fiscal year in which the amount 
                appropriated to carry out this section is greater than 
                $90,000,000, the Secretary shall reserve 20 percent of 
                the amount appropriated that is in excess of 
                $90,000,000 and use such reserved amount to make 
                grants, for the purpose of carrying out YouthBuild 
                programs approved under this section, to applicants 
                that--
                            ``(i) are located in rural areas; or
                            ``(ii) are Indian tribes, or are carrying 
                        out such programs for the benefit of members of 
                        an Indian tribe.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (iv)(II), by striking 
                                ``language learners'' and inserting 
                                ``learners''; and
                                    (II) in clause (vii), by inserting 
                                after ``enable individuals'' the 
                                following: ``, including those with 
                                disabilities,''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(I) Provision of meals and other food assistance 
                to participants in conjunction with another activity 
                described in this paragraph.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``such 
                        time, in such manner, and containing such 
                        information'' and inserting ``such time and in 
                        such manner''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in the header, by striking 
                                ``Minimum requirements'' and inserting 
                                ``Requirements'';
                                    (II) by striking ``, at a 
                                minimum'';
                                    (III) in clause (xx), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end;
                                    (IV) in clause (xxi) by striking 
                                the period at the end and inserting ``; 
                                and''; and
                                    (V) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                            ``(xxii) a description of the levels of 
                        performance the applicant expects to achieve on 
                        the primary indicators of performance described 
                        in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii).''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) by striking ``such selection criteria 
                        as the Secretary shall establish under this 
                        section, which shall include criteria'' and 
                        inserting ``selection criteria'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (J)(iii), by adding 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (K), by striking ``; 
                        and'' and inserting a period; and
                            (iv) by striking subparagraph (L);
            (2) in subsection (e)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
                ``offender'' and inserting ``who is a justice-involved 
                individual''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``are basic 
                skills deficient'' and inserting ``have foundational 
                skill needs'';
            (3) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(2) Use of wage records.--The Secretary shall make 
        arrangements with a State or other appropriate entity to 
        facilitate the use of State wage records to evaluate the 
        performance of YouthBuild programs funded under this section on 
        the employment and earnings indicators described in section 
        116(b)(2)(A)(ii) for the purposes of the report required under 
        paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Performance results.--For each program year, the 
        Secretary shall make available, on a publicly accessible 
        website of the Department, a report on the performance of 
        YouthBuild programs, during such program year, funded under 
        this section on--
                    ``(A) the primary indicators of performance 
                described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii); and
                    ``(B) the expected levels of performance for such 
                programs as described in paragraph (1).'';
            (4) in subsection (g), by inserting at the end the 
        following:
            ``(4) Annual release of funding opportunity announcement.--
        The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent practicable, 
        announce new funding opportunities for grants under this 
        section during the same time period each year for which such 
        grants are available.''; and
            (5) by amending subsection (i) to read as follows:
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $108,150,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2025 through 2030.''.

SEC. 178. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

    Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.), is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 172 as section 174; and
            (2) by inserting after section 171 the following:

``SEC. 172. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

    ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            ``(1) to improve the employment, earnings, and skill 
        attainment, and reduce recidivism, of adults and youth who have 
        been involved with the justice system;
            ``(2) to prompt innovation and improvement in the reentry 
        of justice-involved individuals into the workforce so that 
        successful initiatives can be established or continued and 
        replicated; and
            ``(3) to further develop the evidence on how to improve 
        employment, earnings, and skill attainment, and reduce 
        recidivism, of justice-involved individuals, through rigorous 
        evaluations of specific services provided, including how they 
        affect different populations and how they are best combined and 
        sequenced, and disseminate such evidence to entities supporting 
        the reentry of justice-involved individuals into the workforce.
    ``(b) Reentry Employment Competitive Grants, Contracts, and 
Cooperative Agreements Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the amounts appropriated under 
        section 174(e) and not reserved under subsection (h), the 
        Secretary--
                    ``(A) shall, on a competitive basis, make grants 
                to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 
                with, eligible entities to implement reentry projects 
                that serve eligible adults or eligible youth;
                    ``(B) may use not more than 30 percent of such 
                amounts to award funds under subparagraph (A) to 
                eligible entities to serve as national or regional 
                intermediaries to provide such funds to other eligible 
                entities to--
                            ``(i) implement reentry projects described 
                        in subparagraph (A); and
                            ``(ii) monitor and support such entities;
                    ``(C) shall use 30 percent of such amounts to award 
                funds under subparagraph (A) to eligible entities using 
                pay-for-performance contracts--
                            ``(i) that specify a fixed amount that will 
                        be paid to the entity based on the achievement 
                        of specified levels of performance on the 
                        indicators of performance described in 
                        subsections (e)(1)(A)(i) and (e)(2)(A) within a 
                        defined timetable; and
                            ``(ii) which may provide for bonus payments 
                        to such entity to expand capacity to provide 
                        effective services; and
                    ``(D) shall ensure grants awarded under this 
                section are awarded to eligible entities from 
                geographically diverse areas, in addition to the 
                priorities described in paragraph (4).
            ``(2) Award periods.--The Secretary shall award funds under 
        this section for an initial period of not more than 4 years.
            ``(3) Additional awards.--The Secretary may award, for a 
        period of not more than 4 years, one or more additional grants 
        to an eligible entity that received a grant under this section 
        if the eligible entity achieved the performance levels agreed 
        upon with the Secretary (as described in subsection (e)(3)) for 
        the most recent award period.
            ``(4) Priority.--In awarding funds under this section, the 
        Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities whose 
        applications submitted under subsection (c) demonstrate a 
        commitment to use such funds to implement reentry projects--
                    ``(A) that will serve high-poverty areas;
                    ``(B) that will enroll eligible youth or eligible 
                adults--
                            ``(i) prior to the release of such 
                        individuals from incarceration in a 
                        correctional institution; or
                            ``(ii) not later than 90 days after such 
                        release;
                    ``(C) whose strategy and design are evidence-based;
                    ``(D) that establish partnerships with--
                            ``(i) businesses; or
                            ``(ii) institutions of higher education or 
                        providers under section 122 (as determined by 
                        the State where services are being provided) to 
                        provide project participants with programs of 
                        study leading to recognized postsecondary 
                        credentials in in-demand occupations; or
                    ``(E) that provide training services, including 
                customized training and on-the-job training, that are 
                designed to meet the specific requirements of an 
                employer (including a group of employers) and are 
                conducted with a commitment by the employer to employ 
                individuals upon successful completion of the 
                preparation.
    ``(c) Application.--
            ``(1) Form and procedure.--To be qualified to receive funds 
        under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an 
        application at such time, and in such manner, as determined by 
        the Secretary, and containing the information described in 
        paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Contents.--An application submitted by an eligible 
        entity under paragraph (1) shall contain the following:
                    ``(A) A description of the eligible entity, 
                including the experience of the eligible entity in 
                providing employment and training services for justice-
                involved individuals.
                    ``(B) A description of the needs that will be 
                addressed by the reentry project supported by the funds 
                received under this section, and the target participant 
                population and the geographic area to be served.
                    ``(C) A description of the proposed employment and 
                training activities and supportive services, if 
                applicable, to be provided under such reentry project, 
                and how such activities and services will prepare 
                participants for employment in in-demand industry 
                sectors and occupations within the geographic area to 
                be served by such reentry project.
                    ``(D) The anticipated schedule for carrying out the 
                activities proposed under the reentry project.
                    ``(E) A description of--
                            ``(i) the partnerships the eligible entity 
                        will establish with agencies and entities 
                        within the criminal justice system, local 
                        boards and one-stops, community-based 
                        organizations, and employers (including local 
                        businesses) to provide participants of the 
                        reentry project with work-based learning, job 
                        placement, and recruitment (if applicable); and
                            ``(ii) how the eligible entity will 
                        coordinate its activities with other services 
                        and benefits available to justice-involved 
                        individuals in the geographic area to be served 
                        by the reentry project.
                    ``(F) A description of the manner in which 
                individuals will be recruited and selected for 
                participation for the reentry project.
                    ``(G) A detailed budget and a description of the 
                system of fiscal controls, and auditing and 
                accountability procedures, that will be used to ensure 
                fiscal soundness for the reentry project.
                    ``(H) A description of the expected levels of 
                performance to be achieved with respect to the 
                performance measures described in subsection (e).
                    ``(I) A description of the evidence-based practices 
                the eligible entity will use in administration of the 
                reentry project.
                    ``(J) An assurance that the eligible entity will 
                collect, disaggregate by each subpopulation of 
                individuals with barriers to employment, and by race, 
                ethnicity, sex and age, and report to the Secretary the 
                data required with respect to the reentry project 
                carried out by the eligible entity for purposes of 
                determining levels of performance achieved and 
                conducting the evaluation under this section.
                    ``(K) An assurance that the eligible entity will 
                provide matching funds, as described in subsection 
                (d)(4).
                    ``(L) A description of how the eligible entity 
                plans to continue the reentry project after the award 
                period.
            ``(3) Additional content for intermediary applicants.--An 
        application submitted by an eligible entity seeking to serve as 
        a national or regional intermediary as described in subsection 
        (b)(1)(B) shall also contain the following:
                    ``(A) An identification and description of the 
                eligible entities that will be subgrantees of such 
                intermediary and implement the reentry projects, which 
                shall include subgrantees in--
                            ``(i) three or more noncontiguous 
                        metropolitan areas or rural areas; and
                            ``(ii) not less than 2 States.
                    ``(B) A description of the services and supports 
                the intermediary will provide to the subgrantees, 
                including administrative and fiscal support to ensure 
                the subgrantees comply with all grant requirements.
                    ``(C) A description of how the intermediary will 
                facilitate the replication of evidence-based practices 
                or other best practices identified by the intermediary 
                across all subgrantees.
                    ``(D) If such intermediary is currently receiving, 
                or has previously received, funds under this section as 
                an intermediary to implement a reentry project, an 
                assurance that none of the subgrantees identified under 
                subparagraph (A) were previous subgrantees of the 
                intermediary for such reentry project and failed to 
                meet the levels of performance established for such 
                reentry project.
    ``(d) Uses of Funds.--
            ``(1) Required activities.--An eligible entity that 
        receives funds under this section shall use such funds to 
        implement a reentry project for eligible adults, eligible 
        youth, or both that provides each of the following:
                    ``(A) One or more of the individualized career 
                services listed in subclause (I) through (IX) of 
                section 134(c)(2)(A)(xii).
                    ``(B) One or more of the training services listed 
                in clauses (i) through (x)(i) in section 134(c)(3)(D), 
                including subsidized employment opportunities through 
                transitional jobs.
                    ``(C) For participants who are eligible youth, one 
                or more of the program elements listed in subparagraphs 
                (A) through (N) of section 129(c)(2).
            ``(2) Allowable activities.--An eligible entity that 
        receives funds under this section may use such funds to provide 
        to eligible adults or eligible youth the following:
                    ``(A) Follow-up services after placement in 
                unsubsidized employment as described in section 
                134(c)(2)(A)(xiii).
                    ``(B) Apprenticeship programs.
                    ``(C) Education in digital literacy skills.
                    ``(D) Mentoring.
                    ``(E) Assistance in obtaining employment, including 
                as a result of the eligible entity--
                            ``(i) establishing and developing 
                        relationships and networks with large and small 
                        employers; and
                            ``(ii) coordinating with employers to 
                        develop customized training programs and on-
                        the-job training.
                    ``(F) Assistance with driver's license 
                reinstatement and fees for driver's licenses and other 
                necessary documents for employment.
                    ``(G) Provision of or referral to evidence-based 
                mental health treatment by licensed practitioners.
                    ``(H) Provision of or referral to substance use 
                disorder treatment services, provided that funds 
                awarded under this section are only used to provide 
                such services to participants who are unable to obtain 
                such services through other programs providing such 
                services.
                    ``(I) Provisions of or referral to supportive 
                services, provided that no more than 5 percent of funds 
                awarded to an eligible entity under this section may be 
                used to provide such services to participants who are 
                able to obtain such services through other programs 
                providing such services.
            ``(3) Administrative cost limit.--An eligible entity may 
        not use more than 7 percent of the funds received under this 
        section for administrative costs, including for costs related 
        to collecting information, analysis, and coordination for 
        purposes of subsection (e) or (f).
            ``(4) Matching funds.--An eligible entity shall provide a 
        non-Federal contribution, which may be provided in cash or in-
        kind, for the costs of the project in an amount that is not 
        less than 25 percent of the total amount of funds awarded to 
        the entity for such period, except that the Secretary may waive 
        the matching funds requirement, on a case-by-case basis and for 
        not more than 20 percent of all grants awarded, if the eligible 
        entity demonstrates significant financial hardship.
    ``(e) Levels of Performance.--
            ``(1) Establishment of levels.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish 
                expected levels of performance for reentry projects 
                funded under this section for--
                            ``(i) each of the primary indicators of 
                        performance for adults and youth described in 
                        section 116(b); and
                            ``(ii) an indicator of performance 
                        established by the Secretary with respect to 
                        participant recidivism.
                    ``(B) Updates.--The levels established under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be updated for each 4-year award 
                period.
            ``(2) Agreement on performance levels.--In establishing and 
        updating performance levels under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall reach agreement on such levels with the eligible entities 
        receiving awards under this section that will be subject to 
        such levels, based on, as the Secretary determines relevant for 
        each indicator of performance, the following factors:
                    ``(A) The expected performance levels of each such 
                eligible entity described in the application submitted 
                under subsection (c)(2)(H).
                    ``(B) The local economic conditions of the 
                geographic area to be served by each such eligible 
                entity, including differences in unemployment rates and 
                job losses or gains in particular industries.
                    ``(C) The characteristics of project participants 
                when entering the project involved, including--
                            ``(i) criminal records;
                            ``(ii) indicators of poor work history;
                            ``(iii) lack of work experience;
                            ``(iv) lack of educational or occupational 
                        skills attainment;
                            ``(v) low levels of literacy or English 
                        proficiency;
                            ``(vi) disability status;
                            ``(vii) homelessness; and
                            ``(viii) receipt of public assistance.
            ``(3) Failure to meet performance levels.--In the case of 
        an eligible entity that fails to meet the performance levels 
        established under paragraph (1) and updated to reflect the 
        actual economic conditions and characteristics of participants 
        (as described in paragraph (2)(C)) served by the reentry 
        project involved for any award year, the Secretary shall 
        provide technical assistance to the eligible entity, including 
        the development of a performance improvement plan.
    ``(f) Evaluation of Reentry Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the first 
        award of funds under this section is made, the Secretary 
        (acting through the Chief Evaluation Officer) shall meet each 
        of the following requirements:
                    ``(A) Design and conduct of evaluation.--Design and 
                conduct an evaluation to evaluate the effectiveness of 
                the reentry projects funded under this section, which 
                meets the requirements of paragraph (2), and includes 
                an evaluation of each of the following:
                            ``(i) The effectiveness of such projects in 
                        assisting individuals with finding employment 
                        and maintaining employment at the second 
                        quarter and fourth quarter after unsubsidized 
                        employment is obtained.
                            ``(ii) The effectiveness of such projects 
                        in assisting individuals with earning 
                        recognized postsecondary credentials.
                            ``(iii) The effectiveness of such projects 
                        in relation to their cost, including the extent 
                        to which the projects improve reentry outcomes, 
                        including in employment, compensation (which 
                        may include wages earned and benefits), career 
                        advancement, measurable skills gains, 
                        credentials earned, and recidivism of 
                        participants in comparison to comparably 
                        situated individuals who did not participate in 
                        such projects.
                            ``(iv) The effectiveness of specific 
                        services and interventions provided and of the 
                        overall project design.
                            ``(v) If applicable, the extent to which 
                        such projects effectively serve various 
                        demographic groups, including people of 
                        different geographic locations, ages, races, 
                        national origins, sex, and criminal records, 
                        and individuals with disabilities.
                            ``(vi) If applicable, the appropriate 
                        sequencing, combination, or concurrent 
                        structure, of services for each subpopulation 
                        of individuals who are participants of such 
                        projects, such as the order, combination, or 
                        concurrent structure and services in which 
                        transitional jobs and occupational skills 
                        development are provided, to ensure that such 
                        participants are prepared to fully benefit from 
                        employment and training services provided under 
                        the project.
                            ``(vii) Limitations or barriers to 
                        education and employment as a result of 
                        occupational or educational licensing 
                        restrictions.
                    ``(B) Data accessibility.--Make available, on the 
                publicly accessible website of the Department of Labor, 
                data collected during the course of evaluation under 
                this subsection, in an aggregated format that does not 
                disclose personally identifiable information.
            ``(2) Design requirements.--An evaluation under this 
        subsection--
                    ``(A) shall--
                            ``(i) be designed by the Secretary (acting 
                        through the Chief Evaluation Officer) in 
                        conjunction with the eligible entities carrying 
                        out the reentry projects being evaluated;
                            ``(ii) include analysis of participant 
                        feedback and outcome and process measures; and
                            ``(iii) use designs that employ the most 
                        rigorous analytical and statistical methods 
                        that are reasonably feasible, such as the use 
                        of control groups; and
                    ``(B) may not--
                            ``(i) collect personally identifiable 
                        information, except to the extent such 
                        information is necessary to conduct the 
                        evaluation; or
                            ``(ii) reveal or share personally 
                        identifiable information.
            ``(3) Publication and reporting of evaluation findings.--
        The Secretary (acting through the Chief Evaluation Officer) 
        shall--
                    ``(A) in accordance with the timeline determined to 
                be appropriate by the Chief Evaluation Officer, publish 
                an interim report on such evaluation;
                    ``(B) not later than 90 days after the date on 
                which any evaluation is completed under this 
                subsection, publish and make publicly available such 
                evaluation; and
                    ``(C) not later than 60 days after the completion 
                date described in subparagraph (B), 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 
                on such evaluation.
    ``(g) Annual Report.--
            ``(1) Contents.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        shall post, using transparent, linked, open, and interoperable 
        data formats, on its publicly accessible website, an annual 
        report on--
                    ``(A) the number of individuals who participated in 
                projects assisted under this section for the preceding 
                year;
                    ``(B) the percentage of such individuals who 
                successfully completed the requirements of such 
                projects;
                    ``(C) the performance of eligible entities on such 
                projects as measured by the performance indicators set 
                forth in subsection (e); and
                    ``(D) an explanation of any waivers granted by the 
                Secretary of the matching requirement under subsection 
                (d)(4).
            ``(2) Disaggregation.--The information provided under 
        subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1) with respect to 
        a year shall be disaggregated by each project assisted under 
        this section for such year.
    ``(h) Reservation of Funds.--Of the funds appropriated under 
section 174(e) for a fiscal year, the Secretary--
            ``(1) may reserve not more than 5 percent for the 
        administration of grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements 
        awarded under this section, of which not more than 2 percent 
        may be reserved for the provision of--
                    ``(A) technical assistance to eligible entities 
                that receive funds under this section; and
                    ``(B) outreach and technical assistance to eligible 
                entities desiring to receive such funds, including 
                assistance with application development and submission; 
                and
            ``(2) shall reserve not less than 1 percent and not more 
        than 2.5 percent for the evaluation activities under subsection 
        (f) or to support eligible entities with any required data 
        collection, analysis, and coordination related to such 
        evaluation activities.
    ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Chief evaluation officer.--The term `Chief Evaluation 
        Officer' means the head of the independent evaluation office 
        located in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy of 
        the Department of Labor.
            ``(2) Community supervision.--The term `community 
        supervision' means mandatory oversight (including probation and 
        parole) of a formerly incarcerated person--
                    ``(A) who was convicted of a crime by a judge or 
                parole board; and
                    ``(B) who is living outside a secure facility.
            ``(3) Correctional institution.--The term `correctional 
        institution' has the meaning given the term in section 225(e).
            ``(4) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a private nonprofit organization under 
                section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
                including a community-based or faith-based 
                organization;
                    ``(B) a local board;
                    ``(C) a State or local government;
                    ``(D) an Indian or Native American entity eligible 
                for grants under section 166;
                    ``(E) a labor organization or joint labor-
                management organization;
                    ``(F) an industry or sector partnership;
                    ``(G) an institution of higher education; or
                    ``(H) a consortium of the entities described in 
                subparagraphs (A) through (H).
            ``(5) Eligible adult.--The term `eligible adult' means a 
        justice-involved individual who--
                    ``(A) is age 25 or older; and
                    ``(B) in the case of an individual that was 
                previously incarcerated, was released from 
                incarceration not more than 3 years prior to enrollment 
                in a project funded under this section.
            ``(6) Eligible youth.--The term `eligible youth' means a 
        justice-involved individual who is not younger than age 14 or 
        older than age 24.
            ``(7) High-poverty.--The term `high-poverty', when used 
        with respect to a geographic area, means an area with a poverty 
        rate of at least 20 percent as determined based on the most 
        recently available data from the American Community Survey 
        conducted by the Bureau of the Census.
            ``(8) Justice-involved individual.--The term `justice-
        involved individual' means an individual who has been convicted 
        as a juvenile or an adult and imprisoned under Federal or State 
        law.''.

SEC. 179. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COLLEGES GRANT PROGRAM.

     Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.), is further amended by inserting after 
section 172, as added by the preceding section, the following:

``SEC. 173. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COLLEGES WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 
              GRANTS PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            ``(1) to establish, improve, or expand high-quality 
        workforce development programs at community colleges; and
            ``(2) to expand opportunities for individuals to obtain 
        recognized postsecondary credentials that are nationally or 
        regionally portable and stackable for high-skill, high-wage, or 
        in-demand industry sectors or occupations.
    ``(b) Strengthening Community Colleges Workforce Development Grants 
Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the amounts appropriated to carry 
        out this section under section 174(f) and not reserved under 
        paragraph (2), the Secretary shall, on a competitive basis, 
        make grants to eligible institutions to carry out the 
        activities described in subsection (e).
            ``(2) Reservation.--Of the amounts appropriated to carry 
        out this section under section 174(f), the Secretary may 
        reserve not more than two percent for the administration of 
        grants awarded under this section, including--
                    ``(A) providing technical assistance and targeted 
                outreach to support eligible institutions serving a 
                high number or high percentage of low-income 
                individuals or individuals with barriers to employment, 
                and rural-serving eligible institutions, to provide 
                guidance and assistance in the process of applying for 
                grants under this section; and
                    ``(B) evaluating and reporting on the performance 
                and impact of programs funded under this section in 
                accordance with subsections (f) through (h).
    ``(c) Award Period.--
            ``(1) Initial grant period.--Each grant under this section 
        shall be awarded for an initial period of not more than 4 
        years.
            ``(2) Subsequent grants.--An eligible institution that 
        receives an initial grant under this section may receive one or 
        more additional grants under this section for additional 
        periods of not more than 4 years each if the eligible 
        institution demonstrates that, during the most recently 
        completed grant period for a grant received under this section, 
        such eligible institution achieved the levels of performance 
        agreed to by the eligible institution with respect to the 
        performance indicators specified in subsection (f).
    ``(d) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this section, an eligible institution shall submit an 
        application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as 
        the Secretary may require.
            ``(2) Contents.--An application submitted by an eligible 
        institution under paragraph (1) shall include a description of 
        each the following:
                    ``(A) The extent to which the eligible institution 
                has demonstrated success building partnerships with 
                employers in in-demand industry sectors or occupations 
                to provide students with the skills needed for 
                occupations in such industries and an explanation of 
                the results of any such partnerships.
                    ``(B) The methods and strategies the eligible 
                institution will use to engage with employers in in-
                demand industry sectors or occupations, including any 
                arrangements to place individuals who complete the 
                workforce development programs supported by the grant 
                into employment with such employers.
                    ``(C) The proposed eligible institution and 
                industry partnership that the eligible institution will 
                establish or maintain to comply with subsection (e)(1), 
                including--
                            ``(i) the roles and responsibilities of 
                        each employer, organization, agency, or 
                        institution of higher education that the 
                        eligible institution will partner with to carry 
                        out the activities under this section; and
                            ``(ii) the needs that will be addressed by 
                        such eligible institution and industry 
                        partnership.
                    ``(D) One or more industries that such partnership 
                will target and real-time labor market data 
                demonstrating that those industries are aligned with 
                employer demand in the geographic area to be served by 
                the eligible institution.
                    ``(E) The extent to which the eligible institution 
                can--
                            ``(i) leverage additional resources to 
                        support the programs to be funded with the 
                        grant, which shall include written commitments 
                        of any leveraged or matching funds for the 
                        proposed programs; and
                            ``(ii) demonstrate the future 
                        sustainability of each such program.
                    ``(F) The steps the institution will take to ensure 
                the high quality of each program to be funded with the 
                grant, including the career pathways within such 
                programs.
                    ``(G) The population and geographic area to be 
                served by the eligible institution, including the 
                number of individuals the eligible institution intends 
                to serve during the grant period.
                    ``(H) The workforce development programs to be 
                supported by the grant.
                    ``(I) The recognized postsecondary credentials that 
                are expected to be earned by participants in such 
                workforce development programs and the related in-
                demand industry sectors or occupations for which such 
                programs will prepare participants.
                    ``(J) The evidence upon which the education and 
                skills development strategies to be used in such 
                workforce development programs are based and an 
                explanation of how such evidence influenced the design 
                of the programs to improve education and employment 
                outcomes.
                    ``(K) How activities of the eligible institution 
                are expected to align with the workforce strategies 
                identified in--
                            ``(i) any State plan or local plan 
                        submitted under this Act by the State, outlying 
                        area, or locality in which the eligible 
                        institution is expected to operate;
                            ``(ii) any State plan submitted under 
                        section 122 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
                        Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
                        2342) by such State or outlying area; and
                            ``(iii) any economic development plan of 
                        the chief executive of such State or outlying 
                        area.
                    ``(L) The goals of the eligible institution with 
                respect to--
                            ``(i) capacity building (as described in 
                        subsection (f)(1)(B)); and
                            ``(ii) the expected performance of 
                        individuals participating in the programs to be 
                        offered by the eligible institution, including 
                        with respect to any performance indicators 
                        applicable under section 116 or subsection (f) 
                        of this section.
            ``(3) Consideration of previous experience.--The Secretary 
        may not disqualify an eligible institution from receiving a 
        grant under this section solely because such institution lacks 
        previous experience in building partnerships, as described in 
        paragraph (2)(A).
            ``(4) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
        Secretary shall give priority to eligible institutions that--
                    ``(A) will use the grant to serve--
                            ``(i) individuals with barriers to 
                        employment; or
                            ``(ii) incumbent workers who need to gain 
                        or improve foundational skills to enhance their 
                        employability;
                    ``(B) use competency-based assessments, such as the 
                competency-based assessment identified by the State in 
                which the eligible institution is located under section 
                134(a)(2)(B)(vii), to award academic credit for prior 
                learning for programs supported by the grant; or
                    ``(C) have, or will seek to have, the career 
                education programs supported by the grant included on 
                the list of eligible providers of training services 
                under section 122 for the State in which the eligible 
                institution is located.
    ``(e) Uses of Funds.--
            ``(1) Eligible institution and industry partnership.--For 
        the purpose of carrying out the activities specified in 
        paragraphs (2) and (3), an eligible institution that receives a 
        grant under this section shall establish a partnership (or 
        continue an existing partnership) with one or more employers in 
        an in-demand industry sector or occupation (in this section 
        referred to as an `eligible institution and industry 
        partnership') and shall maintain such partnership for the 
        duration of the grant period. The eligible institution shall 
        ensure that the partnership--
                    ``(A) targets one or more specific high-skill, 
                high-wage, or in-demand industries;
                    ``(B) includes collaboration with the workforce 
                development system;
                    ``(C) serves adult and dislocated workers, 
                incumbent workers, and new entrants to the workforce;
                    ``(D) uses an evidence-based program design that is 
                appropriate for the activities carried out by the 
                partnership;
                    ``(E) incorporates work-based learning 
                opportunities, as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. 
                Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
                U.S.C. 2302); and
                    ``(F) incorporates, to the extent appropriate, 
                virtual service delivery to facilitate technology-
                enabled learning.
            ``(2) Required activities.--An eligible institution that 
        receives a grant under this section shall, in consultation with 
        the employers in the eligible institution and industry 
        partnership described in paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) establish, improve, or expand high quality, 
                evidence-based workforce development programs, career 
                pathway programs, or work-based learning programs 
                (including apprenticeship programs or 
                preapprenticeships);
                    ``(B) provide career services to individuals 
                participating in the programs funded with the grant to 
                facilitate retention and program completion, which may 
                include--
                            ``(i) career navigation, coaching, 
                        mentorship, and case management services, 
                        including providing information and outreach to 
                        individuals with barriers to employment to 
                        encourage such individuals to participate in 
                        programs funded with the grant; and
                            ``(ii) providing access to course 
                        materials, technological devices, required 
                        equipment, and other supports necessary for 
                        participation in and successful completion of 
                        such programs; and
                    ``(C) make available, in a format that is open, 
                searchable, and easily comparable, information on--
                            ``(i) curricula and recognized 
                        postsecondary credentials offered through 
                        programs funded with the grant, including any 
                        curricula or credentials created or further 
                        developed using such grant, which for each 
                        recognized postsecondary credential, shall 
                        include--
                                    ``(I) the issuing entity of such 
                                credential;
                                    ``(II) any third-party endorsements 
                                of such credential;
                                    ``(III) the occupations for which 
                                the credential prepares individuals;
                                    ``(IV) the skills and competencies 
                                necessary to achieve to earn such 
                                credential;
                                    ``(V) the level of mastery of such 
                                skills and competencies (including how 
                                mastery is assessed); and
                                    ``(VI) any transfer value or 
                                stackability of the credential;
                            ``(ii) any skills or competencies developed 
                        by individuals who participate in such programs 
                        beyond the skills and competencies identified 
                        as part of the recognized postsecondary 
                        credential awarded; and
                            ``(iii) related employment and earnings 
                        outcomes on the primary indicators of 
                        performance described in subclauses (I) through 
                        (III) of section 116(b)(2)(A)(i).
            ``(3) Additional activities.--In addition to the activities 
        required under paragraph (2), an eligible institution that 
        receives a grant under this section shall, in consultation with 
        the employers in the eligible institution and industry 
        partnership described in paragraph (1), carry out one or more 
        of the following activities:
                    ``(A) Establish, improve, or expand--
                            ``(i) articulation agreements (as defined 
                        in section 486A(a) of the Higher Education Act 
                        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1093a(a)));
                            ``(ii) credit transfer agreements;
                            ``(iii) corequisite remediation programs 
                        that enable a student to receive remedial 
                        education services while enrolled in a 
                        postsecondary course rather than requiring the 
                        student to receive remedial education before 
                        enrolling in a such a course;
                            ``(iv) dual or concurrent enrollment 
                        programs;
                            ``(v) competency-based education and 
                        assessment; or
                            ``(vi) policies and processes to award 
                        academic credit for prior learning or for the 
                        programs described in paragraph (2)(A).
                    ``(B) Establish or implement plans for providers of 
                the programs described in paragraph (2)(A) to meet the 
                criteria and carry out the procedures necessary to be 
                included on the eligible training services provider 
                list described in section 122(d).
                    ``(C) Purchase, lease, or refurbish specialized 
                equipment as necessary to carry out such programs, 
                provided that not more than 15 percent of the funds 
                awarded to the eligible institution under this section 
                may be used for activities described in this 
                subparagraph.
                    ``(D) Reduce or eliminate unmet financial need 
                relating to the cost of attendance (as defined under 
                section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 1087ll)) of participants in such programs.
            ``(4) Administrative cost limit.--An eligible institution 
        may use not more than 7 percent of the funds awarded under this 
        section for administrative costs, including costs related to 
        collecting information, analysis, and coordination for purposes 
        of subsection (f).
    ``(f) Performance Levels and Performance Reviews.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop and 
        implement guidance that establishes the levels of performance 
        that are expected to be achieved by each eligible institution 
        receiving a grant under this section. Such performance levels 
        shall be established on the following indicators:
                    ``(A) Each of the primary indicators of performance 
                for adults described in section 116(b), which shall be 
                applied for all individuals who participated in a 
                program that received funding from a grant under this 
                section.
                    ``(B) The extent to which the eligible institution 
                built capacity by--
                            ``(i) increasing the breadth and depth of 
                        employer engagement and investment in workforce 
                        development programs in the in-demand industry 
                        sectors and occupations targeted by the 
                        eligible institution and industry partnership 
                        established or maintained by the eligible 
                        institution under subsection (e)(1);
                            ``(ii) designing or implementing new and 
                        accelerated instructional techniques or 
                        technologies, including the use of advanced 
                        online and technology-enabled learning (such as 
                        immersive technology); and
                            ``(iii) increasing program and policy 
                        alignment across systems and decreasing 
                        duplicative services or service gaps.
                    ``(C) With respect to individuals who participated 
                in a workforce development program funded with the 
                grant--
                            ``(i) the percentage of participants who 
                        successfully completed the program; and
                            ``(ii) of the participants who were 
                        incumbent workers at the time of enrollment in 
                        the program, the percentage who advanced into 
                        higher-level positions during or after 
                        completing the program.
            ``(2) Consultation and determination of performance 
        levels.--
                    ``(A) Consideration.--In developing performance 
                levels in accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretary 
                shall take into consideration the goals of the eligible 
                institution pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(L).
                    ``(B) Determination.--After completing the 
                consideration required under subparagraph (A), the 
                Secretary shall separately determine the performance 
                levels that will apply to each eligible institution, 
                taking into account--
                            ``(i) the expected performance levels of 
                        each eligible institution with respect to the 
                        goals described by the eligible institution 
                        pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(L); and
                            ``(ii) local economic conditions in the 
                        geographic area to be served by the eligible 
                        institution, including differences in 
                        unemployment rates and job losses or gains in 
                        particular industries.
                    ``(C) Notice and acknowledgment.--
                            ``(i) Notice.--The Secretary shall provide 
                        each eligible institution with a written 
                        notification that sets forth the performance 
                        levels that will apply to the eligible 
                        institution, as determined under subparagraph 
                        (B).
                            ``(ii) Acknowledgment.--After receiving the 
                        notification described in clause (i), each 
                        eligible institution shall submit to the 
                        Secretary written confirmation that the 
                        eligible institution--
                                    ``(I) received the notification; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) agrees to be evaluated in 
                                accordance with the performance levels 
                                determined by the Secretary.
            ``(3) Performance reviews.--On an annual basis during each 
        year of the grant period, the Secretary shall evaluate the 
        performance during such year of each eligible institution 
        receiving a grant under this section in a manner consistent 
        with the performance levels determined for such institution 
        pursuant to paragraph (2).
            ``(4) Failure to meet performance levels.--After conducting 
        an evaluation under paragraph (3), if the Secretary determines 
        that an eligible institution did not achieve the performance 
        levels applicable to the eligible institution under paragraph 
        (2), the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) provide technical assistance to the eligible 
                institution; and
                    ``(B) develop a performance improvement plan for 
                the eligible institution.
    ``(g) Evaluations and Reports.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 4 years after the date on 
        which the first grant is made under this section, the Secretary 
        shall design and conduct an evaluation to determine the overall 
        effectiveness of the eligible institutions receiving a grant 
        under this section.
            ``(2) Elements.--The evaluation of the effectiveness of 
        eligible institutions conducted under paragraph (1) shall 
        include an assessment of the general effectiveness of programs 
        and activities supported by the grants awarded to such eligible 
        institutions under this section, including the extent to which 
        the programs and activities--
                    ``(A) developed new, or expanded existing, 
                successful industry sector strategies, including the 
                extent to which such eligible institutions deepened 
                employer engagement and developed workforce development 
                programs that met industry skill needs;
                    ``(B) created, expanded, or enhanced career 
                pathways, including the extent to which the eligible 
                institutions developed or improved competency-based 
                education and assessment, credit for prior learning, 
                modularized and self-paced curricula, integrated 
                education and workforce development, dual enrollment in 
                secondary and postsecondary career pathways, stacked 
                and latticed credentials, and online and distance 
                learning;
                    ``(C) created alignment between eligible 
                institutions and the workforce development system;
                    ``(D) assisted individuals with finding, retaining, 
                or advancing in employment;
                    ``(E) assisted individuals with earning recognized 
                postsecondary credentials; and
                    ``(F) provided equal access to various demographic 
                groups, including people of different geographic 
                locations, ages, races, national origins, and sexes.
            ``(3) Design requirements.--The evaluation under this 
        subsection shall--
                    ``(A) be designed by the Secretary (acting through 
                the Chief Evaluation Officer) in conjunction with the 
                eligible institutions being evaluated;
                    ``(B) include analysis of program participant 
                feedback and outcome and process measures; and
                    ``(C) use designs that employ the most rigorous 
                analytical and statistical methods that are reasonably 
                feasible, such as the use of control groups.
            ``(4) Data accessibility.--The Secretary shall make 
        available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of 
        Labor any data collected as part of the evaluation under this 
        subsection. Such data shall be made available in an aggregated 
        format that does not reveal personally identifiable information 
        and that ensures compliance with relevant Federal laws, 
        including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act 
        (commonly known as the `Family Educational Rights and Privacy 
        Act of 1974')(20 U.S.C. 1232g).
            ``(5) Publication and reporting of evaluation findings.--
        The Secretary (acting through the Chief Evaluation Officer) 
        shall--
                    ``(A) in accordance with the timeline determined to 
                be appropriate by the Chief Evaluation Officer, publish 
                an interim report on the preliminary results of the 
                evaluation conducted under this subsection;
                    ``(B) not later than 60 days after the date on 
                which the evaluation is completed under this 
                subsection, 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 on such evaluation; and
                    ``(C) not later than 90 days after such completion 
                date, publish and make the results of such evaluation 
                available on a publicly accessible website of the 
                Department of Labor.
    ``(h) Annual Reports.--The Secretary shall make available on a 
publicly accessible website of the Department of Labor, in transparent, 
linked, open, and interoperable data formats, the following 
information:
            ``(1) The performance of eligible institutions on the 
        capacity-building performance indicator set forth under 
        subsection (f)(1)(B).
            ``(2) The performance of eligible institutions on the 
        workforce development participant outcome performance 
        indicators set forth under subsection (f)(1)(C).
            ``(3) The number of individuals enrolled in workforce 
        development programs funded with a grant under this section.
    ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Community college.--The term `community college' 
        means--
                    ``(A) a public institution of higher education (as 
                defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act 
                (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))), at which--
                            ``(i) the highest degree awarded is an 
                        associate degree; or
                            ``(ii) an associate degree is the most 
                        frequently awarded degree;
                    ``(B) a branch campus of a 4-year public 
                institution of higher education (as defined in section 
                101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                1001)), if, at such branch campus--
                            ``(i) the highest degree awarded is an 
                        associate degree; or
                            ``(ii) an associate degree is the most 
                        frequently awarded degree;
                    ``(C) a 2-year Tribal College or University (as 
                defined in section 316(b)(3) of the Higher Education 
                Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3))); or
                    ``(D) a degree-granting Tribal College or 
                University (as defined in section 316(b)(3) of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3))) 
                at which--
                            ``(i) the highest degree awarded is an 
                        associate degree; or
                            ``(ii) an associate degree is the most 
                        frequently awarded degree.
            ``(2) Eligible institution.--The term `eligible 
        institution' means--
                    ``(A) a community college;
                    ``(B) a postsecondary vocational institution (as 
                defined in section 102(c) of the Higher Education Act 
                of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c))); or
                    ``(C) a consortium of such colleges or 
                institutions.
    ``(j) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds made available under this 
section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, 
State, and local public funds made available for carrying out the 
activities described in this section.''.

SEC. 180. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 174 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, as so 
redesignated, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
        (g) and (h), respectively; and
            (2) by striking subsections (a) through (d) and inserting 
        the following:
    ``(a) Native American Programs.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out section 166 (not including subsection (k) of 
such section) $61,800,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 
2030.
    ``(b) Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Programs.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 167 $100,317,900 for 
each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2030.
    ``(c) Technical Assistance.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out section 168 $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2025 through 2030.
    ``(d) Evaluations and Research.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out section 169 $12,720,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2025 through 2030.
    ``(e) Reentry Program.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out section 172 $115,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 
through 2030.
    ``(f) Strengthening Community Colleges Program.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 173 $65,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2030.''.

                       Subtitle F--Administration

SEC. 191. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS.

    Section 181(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) Consultation.--If an employer provides on-the-job 
        training, incumbent worker training, or employer-directed skill 
        development with funds made available under this title directly 
        to employees of such employer that are subject to a collective 
        bargaining agreement with the employer, the employer shall 
        consult with the labor organization that represents such 
        employees on the planning and design of such training or 
        development.''.

SEC. 192. GENERAL WAIVERS OF STATUTORY OR REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 189(i)(3)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3249(i)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``procedures 
for review and approval of plans'' and inserting ``the procedures for 
review and approval of plans, the performance reports described in 
section 116(d), and the requirement described in section 
134(c)(1)(B)''.

SEC. 193. STATE INNOVATION DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY.

    Section 190 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3250) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 190. STATE INNOVATION DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to--
            ``(1) authorize States to apply under this section, in the 
        case of an eligible State, on behalf of the entire State, or 
        for any State, on behalf of a local area or a consortium of 
        local areas in the State, to receive the allotments or 
        allocations of the State or the local areas, respectively, for 
        youth workforce investment activities and adult and dislocated 
        worker employment and training activities under this Act, as a 
        consolidated grant for 5 years for the purpose of carrying out 
        a demonstration project to pursue innovative reforms to achieve 
        better outcomes for jobseekers, employers, and taxpayers; and
            ``(2) require that rigorous evaluations be conducted to 
        demonstrate if better outcomes and associated innovative 
        reforms were achieved as a result of such demonstration 
        projects.
    ``(b) General Authority.--
            ``(1) Waivers and demonstration grant amounts.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the 
        demonstration period applicable to a demonstration project 
        approved for a State pursuant to subsection (d)(3), the 
        Secretary shall comply with each of the following:
                    ``(A) Waivers.--Subject to paragraph (2), waive for 
                the State as a whole, or for the local area or the 
                consortium of local areas in such State selected by the 
                State to carry out such demonstration project, all the 
                statutory and regulatory requirements of subtitle A and 
                subtitle B.
                    ``(B) Demonstration grant amounts.--For each fiscal 
                year applicable to such demonstration period:
                            ``(i) State as a whole.--In a case of a 
                        State approved to carry out a demonstration 
                        project under this section on behalf of the 
                        State as a whole, distribute as a consolidated 
                        sum to the State, for purposes of carrying out 
                        the project, the State's total allotment for 
                        such fiscal year under--
                                    ``(I) subsections (b)(1)(C) and 
                                subsection (c) of section 127;
                                    ``(II) paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) 
                                of section 132(b); and
                                    ``(III) section 132(c).
                            ``(ii) Local area.--In a case of a local 
                        area selected by a State to carry out a 
                        demonstration project under this section, 
                        require the State to--
                                    ``(I) distribute as a consolidated 
                                sum to the local board for such local 
                                area, for purposes of carrying out the 
                                project, the local area's allocation 
                                for such fiscal year under--
                                            ``(aa) subsections (b) and 
                                        (c) of section 128; and
                                            ``(bb) subsections (b) and 
                                        (c) of section 133; or
                                    ``(II) if the local board of the 
                                local area enters into a written 
                                agreement with the State for the State 
                                to serve as the fiscal agent for the 
                                local board during the demonstration 
                                project, use the funds described in 
                                subclause (I) for purposes of carrying 
                                out the project on behalf of the local 
                                board.
                            ``(iii) Consortium of local areas.--In a 
                        case of a consortium of local areas selected by 
                        a State to carry out a demonstration project 
                        under this section, require the State to--
                                    ``(I) distribute as a consolidated 
                                sum to the consortium, for purposes of 
                                carrying out the project, the total 
                                amount of the allocations for the local 
                                areas in such consortium for such 
                                fiscal year under--
                                            ``(aa) subsections (b) and 
                                        (c) of section 128; and
                                            ``(bb) subsections (b) and 
                                        (c) of section 133; or
                                    ``(II) if the consortium enters 
                                into a written agreement with the State 
                                for the State to serve as the fiscal 
                                agent for the consortium during the 
                                demonstration project, use the funds 
                                described in subclause (I) for purposes 
                                of carrying out the project on behalf 
                                of such consortium.
            ``(2) Exceptions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State, local area, or 
                consortium of local areas carrying out a demonstration 
                project under this section shall comply with statutory 
                or regulatory requirements of this Act relating to--
                            ``(i) performance accountability and 
                        reporting, except as otherwise provided in this 
                        section;
                            ``(ii) the membership of local or State 
                        boards in instances where a State carrying out 
                        a demonstration project will maintain the use 
                        of such boards during the demonstration period; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) the priority of service described 
                        in section 134(c)(3)(E).
                    ``(B) Applicability of defined terms.--In carrying 
                out a demonstration project under this section, a 
                State, local area, or consortium of local areas may 
                only use a term defined in section 3 to describe an 
                activity carried out under such demonstration project 
                if the State, local area, or consortium of local areas 
                gives such term the same meaning as such term is given 
                under such section.
            ``(3) Authority for third-party evaluation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after 
                the issuance of the first demonstration project awarded 
                under this section, the Secretary shall contract with a 
                third-party evaluator to conduct a rigorous evaluation 
                of each demonstration project for each State, local 
                area, or consortium of local areas awarded a 
                demonstration project. The evaluation shall--
                            ``(i) cover the 5-year period of each 
                        demonstration project;
                            ``(ii) compare the employment and earnings 
                        outcomes of participants in activities carried 
                        out under the demonstration project to--
                                    ``(I) the outcomes of similarly 
                                situated individuals that do not 
                                participate in such activities who are 
                                located in such State, local area, or a 
                                local area in such consortium; and
                                    ``(II) the outcomes of participants 
                                in activities under this chapter in the 
                                State, local area, or a local area in 
                                the consortium that was awarded a 
                                waiver prior to the award of such 
                                waiver;
                            ``(iii) conduct a qualitative analysis that 
                        identifies any promising practices or innovate 
                        strategies that--
                                    ``(I) would not have been conducted 
                                without the waiving of statutory or 
                                regulatory provisions through the 
                                demonstration project; and
                                    ``(II) lead to positive employment 
                                and earnings outcomes for the 
                                participants; and
                            ``(iv) compare the outcomes for subclauses 
                        (I) and (II) of clause (i) with respect to the 
                        subpopulations described in section 
                        116(d)(2)(B).
                    ``(B) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the 
                fifth year of the demonstration project the Secretary 
                shall submit to the Committee on Education and the 
                Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
                Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions the 
                results of the evaluation conducted on such project.
    ``(c) Demonstration Period; Limitations.--
            ``(1) In general.--A demonstration project approved under 
        this section for a State, local area, or consortium--
                    ``(A) shall be carried out for a 5-year 
                demonstration period; and
                    ``(B) may be renewed for an additional 5-year 
                demonstration period if the State, local area, or 
                consortium meets its expected levels of performance 
                established under subsection (f)(1) for each of the 
                final 3 years of the preceding 5-year period and 
                achieves a performance improvement of not less than an 
                average of a 5-percent increase across all of the 
                primary indicators of performance on the final year of 
                the preceding 5-year period compared with the expected 
                levels of performance.
            ``(2) Limitations.--
                    ``(A) Demonstration period limitations.--For each 
                5-year demonstration period (including renewals of such 
                period) the Secretary may not award--
                            ``(i) more than 4 demonstration projects to 
                        eligible States for the State as a whole under 
                        this section; and
                            ``(ii) more than 6 demonstration projects 
                        to local areas (or consortia of local areas) 
                        for a local area (or a consortium) under this 
                        section.
                    ``(B) State limitations.--No more than 1 
                demonstration project may be approved under this 
                section per State. For purposes of this paragraph, a 
                demonstration project approved for a local area or a 
                consortium of local areas in a State shall be 
                considered a demonstration project approved under this 
                section for the State.
            ``(3) Eligible states.--The Secretary may not approve a 
        statewide demonstration project under subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) 
        to a State unless, at the time of submission of the 
        application, such State is--
                    ``(A) a State designated as a single State local 
                area; or
                    ``(B) a State with a labor force participation rate 
                that is less than 60 percent for the most recent 
                program year and a population of less than 6,000,000, 
                as determined by the most recent data released by the 
                Census Bureau.
    ``(d) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to carry out a 
        demonstration project under this section, a State shall submit 
        to the Secretary an application at such time and in such manner 
        as the Secretary may reasonably require, and containing the 
        information described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Content.--Each application submitted by a State under 
        this subsection shall include the following:
                    ``(A) A description of the demonstration project to 
                be carried out under this section, including--
                            ``(i) whether the project will be carried 
                        out--
                                    ``(I) by the State as a whole;
                                    ``(II) by a local area, and if so--
                                            ``(aa) an identification 
                                        of--

                                                    ``(AA) such local 
                                                area;

                                                    ``(BB) whether the 
                                                local board for such 
                                                local area is the 
                                                fiscal agent for the 
                                                project, or whether the 
                                                local board has entered 
                                                into a written 
                                                agreement with the 
                                                State for the State to 
                                                serve as the fiscal 
                                                agent during the 
                                                project; and

                                            ``(bb) written verification 
                                        from the local board for such 
                                        local area that such local 
                                        board agrees--

                                                    ``(AA) to carry out 
                                                such project; and

                                                    ``(BB) to the 
                                                fiscal agent identified 
                                                in item (aa)(BB); and

                                    ``(III) by a consortium of local 
                                areas in the State, and if so--
                                            ``(aa) an identification 
                                        of--

                                                    ``(AA) each local 
                                                area that comprises the 
                                                consortium; and

                                                    ``(BB) the local 
                                                area that will serve as 
                                                the fiscal agent for 
                                                the consortium during 
                                                the project, or whether 
                                                the consortium has 
                                                entered into a written 
                                                agreement with the 
                                                State for the State to 
                                                serve as the fiscal 
                                                agent; and

                                            ``(bb) written verification 
                                        from each local board of each 
                                        local area identified in item 
                                        (aa)(AA) that such local board 
                                        agrees--

                                                    ``(AA) to carry out 
                                                such project as a 
                                                consortium; and

                                                    ``(BB) to the 
                                                fiscal agent for the 
                                                consortium identified 
                                                in item (aa)(BB);

                            ``(ii) a description of the activities to 
                        be carried out under the project; and
                            ``(iii) the goals the State, local area, or 
                        consortium intends to achieve through such 
                        activities, which shall be aligned with purpose 
                        described in subsection (a).
                    ``(B) A description of the performance outcomes the 
                State, the local area, or consortium expects to achieve 
                for such activities for each year of the demonstration 
                period as described in subsection (f)(1).
                    ``(C) A description of how the State, local area, 
                or consortium consulted with employers, the State 
                board, and the local boards in the State in determining 
                the activities to carry out under the demonstration 
                project.
                    ``(D) A description of how the State will make such 
                activities available to jobseekers and employers in 
                each of the local areas in the State or, in a case of a 
                project that will be carried out by a local area or a 
                consortium, a description of how such services will be 
                made available to jobseekers and employers in such 
                local area or each of the local areas in the 
                consortium.
                    ``(E) A description, if appropriate, of how the 
                State, local area, or consortium will integrate the 
                funds received, and the activities carried out, under 
                the demonstration project under this section with State 
                workforce development programs and other Federal, 
                State, or local workforce, education, or social service 
                programs (including the programs and activities listed 
                in section 103(a)(2), the program of adult education 
                and literacy activities authorized under title II, and 
                the program authorized under title I of the 
                Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.)).
                    ``(F) An assurance that the State, local area, or 
                consortium will meet the requirements of this section.
            ``(3) Secretarial approval.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the 
                date on which a State submits an application under this 
                subsection, the Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) in a case in which the application 
                        meets the requirements of this section and is 
                        not subject to the limitations described in 
                        subsection (c)(2), approve such application and 
                        the demonstration project described in such 
                        application; or
                            ``(ii) provide to the State a written 
                        explanation of initial disapproval that meets 
                        the requirements of subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Default approval.--With respect to an 
                application submitted by a State under this subsection 
                that is not subject to the limitations described in 
                subsection (c), if the Secretary fails to approve such 
                application or provide an explanation of initial 
                disapproval for such application as required under 
                subparagraph (A), the application and the demonstration 
                project described in such application shall be deemed 
                approved by the Secretary.
                    ``(C) Initial disapproval.--An explanation of 
                initial disapproval provided by the Secretary to a 
                State under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall provide the 
                State--
                            ``(i) a detailed explanation of why the 
                        application does not meet the requirements of 
                        this section; and
                            ``(ii) if the State is not subject to the 
                        limitations described in subsection (c), an 
                        opportunity to revise and resubmit the State's 
                        application under this section.
    ``(e) State Demonstration Project Requirements.--A State, local 
area, or consortium that has been approved to carry out a demonstration 
project under this section shall meet each of the following 
requirements:
            ``(1) Use of funds.--Use the funds received pursuant to 
        subsection (b)(1)(B) solely to carry out the activities of the 
        demonstration project to achieve the goals described in 
        subsection (d)(2)(A).
            ``(2) Administrative costs limitation.--Use not more than 
        10 percent of the funds received pursuant to subsection 
        (b)(1)(B) for a fiscal year for the administrative costs of 
        carrying out the demonstration project.
            ``(3) Priority for services.--Give priority for services 
        under the project to veterans and their eligible spouses in 
        accordance with the requirements of section 4215 of title 38, 
        United States Code, recipients of public assistance, low-income 
        individuals, and individuals who have foundational skills 
        needs.
            ``(4) Number of participants.--Serve a number of 
        participants under the activities of the demonstration project 
        for each year of the demonstration period that--
                    ``(A) is greater than the number of participants 
                served by such State, local area, or consortium under 
                the programs described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of 
                section 3(13) for the most recent program year that 
                ended prior to the beginning of the first year of the 
                demonstration period; or
                    ``(B) is not less than the number of participants 
                to be served under the activities of the demonstration 
                project that is agreed upon between the State, local 
                area, or consortium, and the Secretary--
                            ``(i) prior to the Secretary's approval of 
                        the application submitted under subsection (d); 
                        and
                            ``(ii) after the Secretary takes into 
                        account--
                                    ``(I) the goals the State, local 
                                area, or consortium intends to achieve 
                                through the demonstration project; and
                                    ``(II) the participants the State, 
                                local area, or consortium intends to 
                                serve under such project; and
                            ``(iii) prior to approval of the 
                        application submitted under subsection (d).
            ``(5) Reporting outcomes.--Submit, on an annual basis, to 
        the Secretary a report, with respect to such State, local area, 
        or consortium, on--
                    ``(A) participant outcomes for each indicator of 
                performance described in subsection (f)(1)(A) for the 
                activities carried out under the project; and
                    ``(B) the applicable requirements of section 
                116(d)(2), including subparagraphs (B) through (G) and 
                subparagraph (J), as such subparagraphs are applicable 
                to activities under the demonstration project.
            ``(6) Compliance with certain existing requirements.--
        Comply with the statutory or regulatory requirements listed in 
        subsection (b)(2).
    ``(f) Performance Accountability.--
            ``(1) Establishment of baseline level for performance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each State shall describe in the 
                application submitted under subsection (d), for each 
                year of the demonstration period--
                            ``(i) with respect to participants who are 
                        at least 25 years old, the expected levels of 
                        performance for each of the indicators of 
                        performance under section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) for 
                        the activities carried out under the project 
                        under this section, which shall meet the 
                        requirements of subparagraph (B); and
                            ``(ii) with respect to participants who are 
                        at least 16 years old and no older than 24 
                        years old, the expected levels of performance 
                        for each of the indicators of performance under 
                        section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) for the activities 
                        carried out under the project under this 
                        section, which shall meet the requirements of 
                        subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) 5th year.--Each of the expected levels of 
                performance established pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
                for each of the indicators of performance for the 5th 
                year of the demonstration period shall be higher than--
                            ``(i) the highest level of performance for 
                        the corresponding indicator of performance for 
                        the programs described in subparagraph (A) of 
                        section 3(13) for the most recent program year 
                        that ended prior to the beginning of the first 
                        year of the demonstration period; or
                            ``(ii) an alternate baseline level of 
                        performance that is agreed upon between the 
                        State and the Secretary--
                                    ``(I) prior to the Secretary's 
                                approval of the application submitted 
                                under subsection (d); and
                                    ``(II) after the Secretary takes 
                                into account--
                                            ``(aa) the goals the State 
                                        intends to achieve through the 
                                        demonstration project; and
                                            ``(bb) the participants the 
                                        State intends to serve under 
                                        such project.
                    ``(C) Agreed level for performance on expected 
                levels of performance.--Prior to approving an 
                application for a demonstration project submitted by a 
                State, and using the expected levels of performance 
                described in such application, the Secretary shall 
                reach an agreement with such State on the expected 
                levels of performance for each of the indicators of 
                performance. In reaching an agreement on such expected 
                levels of performance, the Secretary and the State may 
                consider the factors described in section 
                116(b)(3)(A)(v).
            ``(2) Sanctions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The sanctions described in 
                section 116(f)(1)(B) shall apply to a State, local 
                area, or consortium beginning on the 3rd year of the 
                demonstration period for such State, local area, or 
                consortium, except that the levels of performance 
                established under subsection (f)(1) of this section 
                shall be--
                            ``(i) deemed to be the State negotiated 
                        levels of performance for purposes of this 
                        paragraph; and
                            ``(ii) adjusted at the end of each program 
                        year to reflect the actual characteristics of 
                        participants served and the actual economic 
                        conditions experienced using a statistical 
                        adjustment model similar to the model described 
                        in section 116(b)(3)(A)(viii).
                    ``(B) Ineligibility for renewal.--A State, local 
                area, or consortium that is subject to such sanctions 
                shall be ineligible to renew its demonstration period 
                under subsection (c).
            ``(3) Impact of local or consortium demonstrations on 
        statewide accountability.--With respect to a State with an 
        approved demonstration project for a local area or consortium 
        of local areas in the State--
                    ``(A) the performance of such local area or 
                consortium for the programs described in subparagraphs 
                (A) and (C) of section 3(13) shall not be included in 
                the levels of performance for such State for any of 
                such programs for purposes of section 116 for any 
                program year that is applicable to any year of the 
                demonstration period; and
                    ``(B) with respect to any local areas of the State 
                that are not part of the demonstration project, the 
                State shall reach a new agreement with the Secretary, 
                for purposes of section 116(b)(3)(A), on levels of 
                performance for such programs for such program years.
    ``(g) Termination.--Except as provided under subsection (c)(1)(B), 
the Secretary may not approve a demonstration project after December 
31, 2030.''.

                 TITLE II--ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY

SEC. 201. PURPOSE.

    Section 202 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3271) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(including digital 
        literacy skills)'' before ``necessary''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``English language 
        learners'' and inserting ``English learners''.

SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 203 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3272) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``listen,'' 
                after ``write,'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (D); and
                    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following:
                    ``(C) develop and use digital literacy skills; 
                and'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (17) as 
        paragraphs (4) through (18), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Digital literacy skills.--The term `digital literacy 
        skills' means the skills associated with using existing and 
        emerging technologies to find, evaluate, organize, create, and 
        communicate information and to complete tasks.'';
            (4) in paragraph (5)(C) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the 
                following:
                            ``(i) has foundational skills needs;''; and
                    (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``English language 
                learner'' and inserting ``English learner'';
            (5) in paragraph (7)(A) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``English language learners'' and inserting ``English 
        learners'';
            (6) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) in the paragraph header, by striking 
                ``language''; and
                    (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``English language'' and inserting 
                ``English'';
            (7) in paragraph (10) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
        ``and educational'' after ``economic'';
            (8) in paragraph (13) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking ``English language learner'' and 
                inserting ``English learner''; and
                    (B) by striking ``workforce training'' and 
                inserting ``skills development, preparation for 
                postsecondary education or employment, and financial 
                literacy instruction''; and
            (9) in paragraph (14) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking ``and solve'' and insert ``solve''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``and use digital technology,'' 
                after ``problems,''.

SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 206 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3275) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$751,042,100 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2030.''.

SEC. 204. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

    Section 212 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3292) is amended by striking ``section 116.'' and inserting 
``section 116, except that the indicator described in subsection 
(b)(2)(A)(i)(VI) of such section shall be applied as if it were the 
percentage of program participants who exited the program during the 
program year and completed an integrated education and training 
program.''.

SEC. 205. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.

    Section 222(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3302(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Public availability of information on matching 
        funds.--Each eligible agency shall maintain, on a publicly 
        accessible website of such agency and in an easily accessible 
        format, information documenting the non-Federal contributions 
        made available to adult education and family literacy programs 
        pursuant to this subsection, including--
                    ``(A) the sources of such contributions, except 
                that in the case of private contributions, names of the 
                individuals or entities providing such contributions 
                may not be disclosed; and
                    ``(B) in the case of funds made available by a 
                State or outlying area, an explanation of how such 
                funds are distributed to eligible providers.''.

SEC. 206. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.

    Section 223(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3303(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                ``activities.'' and inserting ``activities and the 
                identification of opportunities to coordinate with 
                activities supported under the Carl D. Perkins Career 
                and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et 
                seq.) to expand integrated education and training 
                programs.'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) in clause (iii), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iv) assistance in reporting participant 
                        outcomes for the performance accountability 
                        system described in section 212, including 
                        facilitating partnerships with the appropriate 
                        State entities to conduct matches with State 
                        administrative data (such as wage records) to 
                        determine program performance on the indicators 
                        of performance described in subclauses (I) 
                        through (III) of section 116(b)(2)(A)(i).'';
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
                subparagraph (F); and
                    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
                following:
                    ``(D) The development or identification (which may 
                be done in coordination with other States) of 
                instructional materials that--
                            ``(i) are designed to meet the needs of 
                        adult learners and English learners;
                            ``(ii) to the extent practicable, are 
                        evidence-based; and
                            ``(iii) will improve the instruction 
                        provided pursuant to the local activities 
                        required under section 231(b).
                    ``(E) The dissemination of instructional materials 
                described in subparagraph (D) to eligible providers to 
                improve the instruction provided pursuant to the local 
                activities required under section 231(b), including 
                instructional materials that--
                            ``(i) were developed for integrated 
                        education and training in an in-demand industry 
                        or occupation within the State; and
                            ``(ii) lead to English language 
                        acquisition, a recognized postsecondary 
                        credential, or both.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (I)(i)--
                            (i) by striking ``mathematics, and 
                        English'' and inserting ``mathematics, 
                        English''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``acquisition;'' and 
                        inserting ``acquisition, and digital literacy 
                        skills;'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (J), by striking ``retention.'' 
                and inserting ``retention, such as the development and 
                maintenance of policies for awarding recognized 
                postsecondary credentials to adult educators who 
                demonstrate effectiveness at improving the achievement 
                of adult students.'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (K), by striking ``English 
                language learners,'' and inserting ``English 
                learners,'';
                    (D) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as 
                subparagraph (O); and
                    (E) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the 
                following:
                    ``(M) Performance incentive payments to eligible 
                providers, including incentive payments linked to 
                increased use of integrated employment and training or 
                other forms of instruction linking adult education with 
                the development of occupational skills for an in-demand 
                occupation in the State.
                    ``(N) Strengthening the quality and effectiveness 
                of adult education and family literacy programs in the 
                State through support for program quality standards and 
                accreditation requirements.''.

SEC. 207. PROGRAMS FOR CORRECTIONS EDUCATION AND OTHER 
              INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS.

    Section 225 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3305)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (e) and (f), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Coordination.--Each eligible agency that is using assistance 
provided under this section to carry out a program for criminal 
offenders within a correctional institution shall--
            ``(1) coordinate such educational programs with career and 
        technical education activities provided to individuals in State 
        institutions from funds reserved under section 112(a)(2)(A) of 
        the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
        (20 U.S.C. 2322(a)(2)(A)); and
            ``(2) identify opportunities to develop integrated 
        education and training opportunities for such individuals.''.

SEC. 208. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS.

    Section 231 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3321) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking ``English 
                language learners'' and inserting ``English learners'';
                    (B) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``and'' 
                        at the end; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) uses instructional materials that are 
                designed to meet the needs of adult learners and 
                English learners and are evidence-based (to the extent 
                practicable), which may include, but shall not be 
                required to include, the instructional materials 
                disseminated by the State under section 
                223(a)(1)(D);''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (6)--
                            (i) by striking ``speaking,'' and inserting 
                        ``speaking and listening,''; and
                            (ii) by inserting before the semicolon at 
                        the end the following: ``, which may include 
                        the application of the principals of universal 
                        design for learning''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Cost Analysis.--In determining the amount of funds to be 
awarded in grants or contracts under this section, the eligible agency 
may consider the costs of providing learning in context, including 
integrated education and training and workplace adult education and 
literacy activities, and the extent to which the eligible provider 
intends to serve individuals using such activities, in order to align 
the amount of funds awarded with such costs.''.

SEC. 209. LOCAL APPLICATION.

    Section 232 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3322) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and coordinate with 
        the appropriate State entity'' after ``data'';
            (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) a description of how the eligible provider will 
        provide learning in context, including through partnerships 
        with employers to offer workplace adult education and literacy 
        activities and integrated education and training; and''.

SEC. 210. LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMITS.

    Section 233(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3323(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``95'' and inserting 
        ``85''; and
            (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) of the remaining amount--
                    ``(A) not more than 10 percent may be used for 
                professional development for adult educators; and
                    ``(B) not more than 5 percent shall be used for 
                planning, administration (including carrying out the 
                requirements of section 116), professional development 
                of administrative staff, and the activities described 
                in paragraphs (3) and (5) of section 232.''.

SEC. 211. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.

    Section 242 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3332) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``116;'' and 
        inserting ``116, including the dissemination of effective 
        practices used by States to use administrative data to 
        determine program performance and reduce the data collection 
        and reporting burden on eligible providers;'';
            (2) in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(C)(vii)(I) of subsection 
        (c), by striking ``English language learners'' and inserting 
        ``English learners''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as 
                subparagraph (I); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the 
                following:
                    ``(G) developing and rigorously evaluating programs 
                for the preparation of effective adult educators and 
                disseminating the results of such evaluations;
                    ``(H) carrying out initiatives to support the 
                effectiveness and impact of adult education, that 
                States may adopt on a voluntary basis, through--
                            ``(i) the development and dissemination of 
                        staffing models that prioritize demonstrated 
                        effectiveness and continuous improvement in 
                        supporting the learning of adult students; and
                            ``(ii) the evaluation and improvement of 
                        program quality standards and accreditation 
                        requirements; and''.

SEC. 212. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND CIVICS EDUCATION.

    Section 243(c)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3333(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``English language 
learners'' and inserting ``English learners''.

                  TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 2(5) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
49a(5)) is amended by inserting ``the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, American Samoa,'' after ``Guam,''.
    (b) Unemployment Compensation Law Requirement.--Section 5(b)(1) of 
such Act is amended by inserting ``the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, American Samoa,'' after ``Guam,''.
    (c) Allotments.--Section 6 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 49e) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``except for Guam'' and inserting 
                ``except for Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
                Mariana Islands, and American Samoa'';
                    (B) by striking ``first allot to Guam and the 
                Virgin Islands'' and inserting the following: ``first 
                allot--
            ``(1) to Guam and the Virgin Islands'';
                    (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) beginning with the first fiscal year for which the 
        total amount available for allotments under this section is 
        greater than the total amount available for allotments under 
        this section for fiscal year 2024, and for each succeeding 
        fiscal year, to each of the Commonwealth of the Northern 
        Mariana Islands and American Samoa, an amount which is equal to 
        one-half of the amount allotted to Guam under paragraph (1) for 
        such fiscal year.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter following 
        subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, the Commonwealth of the 
        Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,'' after ``Guam''.
    (d) Use of Funds.--Section 7 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 49f) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``and referral to 
        employers'' and inserting ``referral to employers, and the 
        activities described in section 134(c)(2)(A) of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)), as 
        amended by the A Stronger Workforce for America Act''; and
            (2) in subsection (e), by inserting ``and in an integrated 
        manner as described in section 134(c)(2)(A) of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)), as 
        amended by the A Stronger Workforce for America Act'' before 
        the period at the end.
    (e) Workforce and Labor Market Information System.--Section 15 of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``timely manner'' and inserting 
                        ``manner that is as close to real-time as 
                        practicable'';
                            (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``part-
                        time, and seasonal workers'' and inserting 
                        ``part-time, contingent, and seasonal workers, 
                        and workers engaged in alternative employment 
                        arrangements'';
                            (iii) by redesignating clauses (iii) and 
                        (iv) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and
                            (iv) by inserting after clause (ii), the 
                        following:
                            ``(iii) real-time trends in new and 
                        emerging occupational roles, and in new and 
                        emerging skills by occupation and industry, 
                        with particular attention paid to State and 
                        local conditions;'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting 
                ``(including, to the extent practicable, real-time)'' 
                after ``current''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``user-
                friendly manner and'' and inserting ``manner that is 
                available on-demand and is user-friendly,'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(2)(F)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting ``(including, to the extent practicable, 
                provided in real time);'';
                    (B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); 
                and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (i), as so amended, 
                the following:
                            ``(ii) the capabilities of digital 
                        technology and modern data collection 
                        approaches are effectively utilized; and''; and
            (3) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $64,532,600 for each of the 
fiscal years 2025 through 2030.''.

SEC. 302. JOB TRAINING GRANTS.

    Section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce 
Improvement Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3224a) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(c) Job Training Grants.--
            ``(1) Allotment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Of the funds available under 
                section 286(s)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 
                Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)), the Secretary of Labor 
                shall--
                            ``(i) return permanently 12 percent of such 
                        amounts in each fiscal year to the general fund 
                        of the Treasury; and
                            ``(ii) of the remainder, make allotments to 
                        each State that receives an allotment under 
                        section 132(b) of the Workforce Innovation and 
                        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3172) for the 
                        purpose of providing training services through 
                        individual training accounts for eligible 
                        dislocated workers as described in paragraph 
                        (2)(A).
                    ``(B) Reservation; allotment among states.--
                            ``(i) Reservation.--From the amount made 
                        available under subparagraph (A)(ii) for a 
                        fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not 
                        more than \1/4\ of 1 percent of such amount to 
                        provide assistance to the outlying areas for 
                        the purpose described in paragraph (2)(A).
                            ``(ii) Allotment among states.--The 
                        Secretary shall use the remainder of the amount 
                        made available under subparagraph (A)(ii) for a 
                        fiscal year to make allotments to States 
                        described in such subparagraph on the following 
                        basis:
                                    ``(I) 33 and \1/3\ percent shall be 
                                allotted on the basis of the relative 
                                number of unemployed individuals in 
                                each such State, compared to the total 
                                number of unemployed individuals in all 
                                such States.
                                    ``(II) 33 and \1/3\ percent shall 
                                be allotted based on the relative 
                                number of disadvantaged adults in each 
                                such State, compared to the total 
                                number of disadvantaged adults in all 
                                such States.
                                    ``(III) 33 and \1/3\ percent shall 
                                be allotted on the basis of the 
                                relative number of individuals in the 
                                civilian labor force in each such 
                                State, compared to the total number in 
                                the civilian labor force in all such 
                                States.
                            ``(iii) Disadvantaged adult defined.--For 
                        purposes of this subparagraph and subparagraph 
                        (C), the term `disadvantaged adult' has the 
                        meaning given such term in section 
                        132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV) of the Workforce Innovation 
                        and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
                        3172(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV)).
                            ``(iv) Reallotment.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The Secretary of 
                                Labor shall, in accordance with this 
                                clause, reallot to eligible States 
                                amounts that are made available to 
                                States from allotments made under this 
                                subparagraph (referred to individually 
                                in this subsection as a `State 
                                allotment') and that are available for 
                                reallotment.
                                    ``(II) Amount.--The amount 
                                available for reallotment for a program 
                                year is equal to the amount by which 
                                the unobligated balance of the State 
                                allotment, at the end of the program 
                                year prior to the program year for 
                                which the determination under this 
                                subclause is made, exceeds 20 percent 
                                of such allotment for the prior program 
                                year.
                                    ``(III) Reallotment.--In making 
                                reallotments to eligible States of 
                                amounts available pursuant to subclause 
                                (II) for a program year, the Secretary 
                                shall allot to each eligible State an 
                                amount based on the relative amount of 
                                the State allotment for the program 
                                year for which the determination is 
                                made, as compared to the total amount 
                                of the State allotments for all 
                                eligible States for such program year.
                                    ``(IV) Eligibility.--For purposes 
                                of this subsection, an eligible State 
                                means a State that does not have an 
                                amount available for reallotment under 
                                subclause (II) for the program year for 
                                which the determination under subclause 
                                (II) is made.
                    ``(C) Within state allocations.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Governor shall 
                        allocate the funds allotted to the State under 
                        subparagraph (B)(ii) for a fiscal year to the 
                        local areas in the State on the following 
                        basis:
                                    ``(I) 33 and \1/3\ percent of the 
                                funds on the basis described in 
                                subparagraph (B)(ii)(I).
                                    ``(II) 33 and \1/3\ percent of the 
                                funds on the basis described in 
                                subparagraph (B)(ii)(II).
                                    ``(III) 33 and \1/3\ percent of the 
                                funds on the basis described in 
                                subparagraph (B)(ii)(III).
                            ``(ii) Application.--For purposes of 
                        carrying out clause (i)--
                                    ``(I) references in subparagraph 
                                (B)(ii) to a State shall be deemed to 
                                be references to a local area; and
                                    ``(II) references in subparagraph 
                                (B)(ii) to all States shall be deemed 
                                to be references to all local areas in 
                                the State involved.
                            ``(iii) Reallocation among local areas.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The Governor 
                                may, in accordance with this clause and 
                                after consultation with the State 
                                board, reallocate to eligible local 
                                areas within the State amounts that are 
                                made available to local areas from 
                                allocations made under this 
                                subparagraph (referred to individually 
                                in this subsection as a `local 
                                allocation') and that are available for 
                                reallocation.
                                    ``(II) Amount.--The amount 
                                available for reallocation for a 
                                program year is equal to the amount by 
                                which the unobligated balance of the 
                                local allocation, at the end of the 
                                program year prior to the program year 
                                for which the determination under this 
                                subclause is made, exceeds 20 percent 
                                of such allocation for the prior 
                                program year.
                                    ``(III) Reallocation.--In making 
                                reallocations to eligible local areas 
                                of amounts available pursuant to 
                                subclause (II) for a program year, the 
                                Governor shall allocate to each 
                                eligible local area within the State an 
                                amount based on the relative amount of 
                                the local allocation for the program 
                                year for which the determination is 
                                made, as compared to the total amount 
                                of the local allocations for all 
                                eligible local areas in the State for 
                                such program year.
                                    ``(IV) Eligibility.--For purposes 
                                of this subsection, an eligible local 
                                area means a local area that does not 
                                have an amount available for 
                                reallotment under subclause (II) for 
                                the program year for which the 
                                determination under subclause (II) is 
                                made.
            ``(2) Use of funds.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Funds allocated pursuant to 
                paragraph (1) to a local area shall be used to pay, 
                through the use of an individual training account in 
                the accordance with section 134(c)(3)(F)(iii) of the 
                Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
                3174(c)(3)(F)(iii)), an eligible provider of training 
                services from the list of eligible providers of 
                training services described in section 122(d) of such 
                Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)) for training services provided 
                to eligible dislocated workers in the local area.
                    ``(B) Requirements for local areas.--As a condition 
                of receipt of funds under paragraph (1), a local area 
                shall agree to each of the following:
                            ``(i) Required notice to workers.--Prior to 
                        an eligible dislocated worker selecting a 
                        program of training services from the list of 
                        eligible providers of training services under 
                        section 122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and 
                        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)), the local 
                        area shall inform such dislocated worker of any 
                        opportunities the dislocated worker may have to 
                        participate in on-the-job training or employer-
                        directed skills development funded through such 
                        local area.
                            ``(ii) Amounts available.--Except as 
                        provided in clause (iv)(II), a local area--
                                    ``(I) may not limit the maximum 
                                amount available for an individual 
                                training account for an eligible 
                                dislocated worker under subparagraph 
                                (A) to an amount that is less than 
                                $5,000; and
                                    ``(II) may not pay an amount, 
                                through the use of an individual 
                                training account under subparagraph 
                                (A), for training services provided to 
                                an eligible dislocated worker that 
                                exceeds the costs of such services.
                            ``(iii) WIOA funds.--A local area may not 
                        use funds made available to the local area for 
                        a fiscal year pursuant to section 134(c)(1)(B) 
                        of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
                        (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(1)(B)) to make payments 
                        under subparagraph (A) until the funds 
                        allocated to the local area pursuant to 
                        paragraph (1) of this subsection for such 
                        fiscal year have been exhausted.
                            ``(iv) Exhaustion of allocations.--Upon the 
                        exhaustion of the funds allocated to the local 
                        area pursuant to paragraph (1) of this 
                        subsection, for the purpose of paying, through 
                        the use of individual training accounts under 
                        subparagraph (A), the costs of training 
                        services for eligible dislocated workers in the 
                        local area seeking such services, the local 
                        area--
                                    ``(I) shall use any funds made 
                                available to the local area pursuant to 
                                section 134(c)(1)(B) of the Workforce 
                                Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
                                U.S.C. 3174(c)(1)(B)) to pay for such 
                                costs under subparagraph (A) (other 
                                than any costs that exceed the limit 
                                set by the local area pursuant to 
                                subclause (II)); and
                                    ``(II) for any eligible dislocated 
                                worker who is not a low-income 
                                individual, may limit the maximum 
                                amount available for the individual 
                                training account under subparagraph (A) 
                                for such worker to an amount that is 
                                less than $5,000.
            ``(3) Eligible dislocated worker.--A dislocated worker 
        shall be an eligible dislocated worker for purposes of this 
        subsection if the dislocated worker--
                    ``(A) meets the requirements under section 
                134(c)(3)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(A)(i)) to be 
                eligible for training services;
                    ``(B) has not received training services through an 
                individual training account under this subsection or 
                under section 134(c)(3)(F)(iii) of Workforce Innovation 
                and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(F)(iii)) 
                during the preceding 5-year period or, if such a worker 
                has received such training services during such period, 
                the worker has been granted an exception by the local 
                area due to an exceptional circumstance, as determined 
                by the local area; and
                    ``(C) is not subject to any limitations established 
                by the local area or State involved pursuant to 
                paragraph (4), which would disqualify such dislocated 
                worker from being an eligible dislocated worker under 
                this subsection.
            ``(4) State or local area limitations.--A State or local 
        area may establish limitations on the eligibility of an 
        otherwise eligible dislocated worker who has previously 
        received training services through an individual training 
        account under this subsection or under section 
        134(c)(3)(F)(iii) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
        Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(F)(iii)) to receive a subsequent 
        individual training account under this subsection.
            ``(5) Excess demand.--Upon the exhaustion of the funds 
        allocated to a local area pursuant to paragraph (1) of this 
        subsection and any funds that may be available to such local 
        area pursuant to section 134(c)(1)(B) of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(1)(B)) for 
        the purpose described in paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection, 
        the local area--
                    ``(A) may request additional funds for such purpose 
                from the Governor under section 134(a)(2)(A)(i)(III) of 
                the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
                3174(a)(2)(A)(i)(III)); and
                    ``(B) shall not be required to pay for training 
                services or establish an individual training account 
                for an eligible dislocated worker.
            ``(6) Definitions.--Except as otherwise specified, a term 
        used in this subsection shall have the meaning given such term 
        in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
        (29 U.S.C. 3102).
            ``(7) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
        shall be construed to provide an individual with an entitlement 
        to a service under this subsection or under title I of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et 
        seq.) or to mandate a State or local area to provide a service 
        if Federal funds are not available for such service.''.

SEC. 303. ACCESS TO NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES.

    Section 453(j)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(8)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or administering the performance 
                accountability system required under section 116 of the 
                Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
                3141)'' after ``State law''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or such system'' after ``such 
                program''; and
            (2) in paragraph (C)(i), by inserting ``or system'' after 
        ``program''.
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