[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 3426 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3426

     To reauthorize the YouthBuild program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 6, 2023

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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To reauthorize the YouthBuild program, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``YouthBuild for the Future Act''.

SEC. 2. YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM.

    Section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3226) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) Reservation; amount of grants.--
                    ``(A) Reservation.--In any fiscal year in which the 
                amount appropriated to carry out this section is 
                greater than $125,000,000, the Secretary shall reserve 
                20 percent of the portion of such amount that is 
                greater than $125,000,000 for--
                            ``(i) grants to applicants that are located 
                        in rural areas (as defined by the Secretary); 
                        and
                            ``(ii) grants for programs operated by a 
                        tribe, organization, or entity described in 
                        section 166(c) or for the benefit of Indians, 
                        Alaska Natives, or Native Hawaiians (as the 3 
                        terms are defined in section 166(b)) for the 
                        purpose of carrying out YouthBuild programs 
                        approved under this section.
                    ``(B) Amount of grants.--After making the 
                reservation described in subparagraph (A), the 
                Secretary may use the remaining amount appropriated to 
                carry out this section to make grants to applicants for 
                the purpose of carrying out YouthBuild programs 
                approved under this section.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (iv)(II), by striking 
                                ``language'';
                                    (II) in clause (vii), by striking 
                                ``12'' and inserting ``24''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(I) Provision of meals and other food assistance 
                that is offered to participants in conjunction with 
                another activity described in this paragraph.
                    ``(J) Informing participants of their eligibility, 
                and assisting participants in applying, for Federal and 
                State means tested benefit programs, such as the 
                supplemental nutrition assistance program established 
                under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
                et seq.), and assistance provided by the State through 
                the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 
                (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.).
                    ``(K) Supportive services for individuals with 
                disabilities to ensure such individuals may fully 
                participate in a YouthBuild program.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Use of funds for match.--An entity which receives a 
        grant under this section may use a portion of such grant funds 
        to meet all or a portion of the requirement to provide matching 
        funds under section 121(e) of the National and Community 
        Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571(e)) or any other such 
        requirements under such Act (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.), if the 
        funds are used consistent with the requirements described under 
        subsection (e)(3).'';
            (2) in subsection (e)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``youth 
                offender'' and inserting ``youth 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 adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Consultation.--In establishing expected levels of 
        performance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult, 
        on not less than an annual basis, with entities carrying out 
        YouthBuild programs to ensure such levels of performance 
        account for the workforce development and postsecondary 
        education experiences of youth served by such programs.'';
            (4) in subsection (g), by adding 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 such grants are 
        announced.
            ``(5) State wage data.--A State receiving grants under this 
        section shall facilitate access for entities carrying out 
        YouthBuild programs in the State to wage data of participants 
        in YouthBuild programs for the purpose of meeting the 
        requirements of this section. Such facilitation shall not 
        reduce any protections afforded by the State which protect the 
        privacy of participant information.''; 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--
            ``(1) $159,500,000 for fiscal year 2024;
            ``(2) $167,500,000 for fiscal year 2025;
            ``(3) $175,900,000 for fiscal year 2026;
            ``(4) $184,700,000 for fiscal year 2027;
            ``(5) $193,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and
            ``(6) $203,600,000 for fiscal year 2029.''.

SEC. 3. YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES.

    Section 129(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3164(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Waiting period.--States and local boards shall reduce 
        the period of time before providing services under this 
        section, to an out-of-school youth identified for such 
        services, to the minimum period possible to ensure the most 
        expeditious provision of services.''.
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