[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 8102 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8102
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to enhance the
performance accountability system and dedicate funding to skills
development.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 26, 2026
Ms. Foxx introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to enhance the
performance accountability system and dedicate funding to skills
development.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Investments Accountability
Act''.
SEC. 2. 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 (IV), by striking
``secondary school diploma'' and inserting
``regular high school diploma'';
(iii) in subclause (V)--
(I) by striking ``, during a
program year, are in'' and inserting
``enter into''; and
(II) by inserting before the
semicolon at the end the following:
``within 12 months after the quarter in
which the participant enters into the
education and training program''; and
(iv) by amending subclause (VI) to read as
follows:
``(VI) of the program participants
who received training services during a
program year, the percentage of such
program participants who participated
in on-the-job training, employer-
directed skills development, incumbent
worker training, or an
apprenticeship.'';
(B) in clause (ii)--
(i) in subclause (II)--
(I) by striking ``fourth'' and
inserting ``second'';
(II) by inserting ``, and who
remain either in such activities or
unsubsidized employment during the
fourth quarter after exit from the
program'' after ``the program''; and
(III) by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(ii) in subclause (III)--
(I) by striking ``(VI)'' and
inserting ``(V)''; and
(II) by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(IV) of the program participants
who exited the program during a program
year, the percentage of such program
participants who completed, prior to
such exit, a work experience as
described in section 129(c)(2)(C).'';
(C) in clause (iii), by striking ``secondary school
diploma'' and inserting ``regular high school
diploma''; and
(D) 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 Secretary
of Labor and the Secretary of Education
shall, not later than January 15 of the
year in which such State plan is
submitted, for the first 2 program
years covered by the State plan, and
not later than January 15 of the second
program year covered by the State plan,
for the third and fourth program years
covered by the State plan--
``(aa) propose to the State
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 expected
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
expected level of performance--
``(AA) accept the
expected level of
performance as so
proposed; or
``(BB) provide a
counterproposal for
such 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 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 level of
performance that is
agreed to under clause
(iv).'';
(B) in clause (iv)--
(i) in subclause (I)--
(I) in the second sentence, by
striking ``the levels identified in the
State plan under clause (iii) and the
factors described in clause (v)'' and
inserting ``the factors described in
clause (v) and any counterproposal, and
the analysis provided by the State with
such counterproposal, described in
clause (iii)(II)(bb)(BB)''; and
(II) in the third sentence, by
striking ``incorporated into the State
plan'' and inserting ``included in the
State plan, as described in clause
(iii)(II)(cc),''; and
(ii) in subclause (II)--
(I) in the second sentence, by
striking ``the factors described in
clause (v)'' and inserting ``the
factors described in clause (v) and any
counterproposal, and the analysis
provided by the State with such
counterproposal, described in clause
(iii)(II)(bb)(BB)''; and
(II) in the third sentence, by
striking ``incorporated into the State
plan'' and inserting ``included in the
State plan, as described in clause
(iii)(II)(cc),''; and
(C) in clause (v)(II)--
(i) in the matter preceding item (aa), by
striking ``based on'' and inserting ``based on
each consideration that is found to be
predictive of performance on an indicator for a
program and consists of''; and
(ii) in item (bb), by inserting ``, foster
care status, school status, education level,
highest grade level completed, and low-income
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) Templates for performance reports.--Not later
than 12 months after the date of enactment of the
Workforce Investments Accountability 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 templates 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 areas 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 templates under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Labor, in
conjunction with the Secretary of Education, shall
ensure that States and local areas, in producing
performance reports for core programs and eligible
providers of training services, collect and report
information on common data elements--
``(i) in a comparable and uniform format;
and
``(ii) using 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 information on the
common data elements, may require additional
information with respect to any core program as
necessary for effective reporting; and
``(ii) shall periodically review any such
requirement for additional information to
ensure the requirement is necessary and does
not impose an undue reporting burden.
``(D) Privacy.--The Secretary of Labor, in
conjunction with the Secretary of Education, shall
ensure subparagraph (B) is carried out in a manner that
protects and promotes individual privacy and data
security, in accordance with applicable Federal privacy
laws.
``(E) Access to wage records.--
``(i) Access.--A State may facilitate for a
local area that meets the requirements of
clause (ii), for the sole purpose of fulfilling
the reporting requirements under this
subsection, access to the quarterly wage
records (excluding such records made available
by any other State) of program participants in
the local area.
``(ii) Privacy protections.--To receive
access to such quarterly wage records, the
local area shall have demonstrated to the State
the ability to comply, and agree to comply,
with all applicable Federal and State
requirements relating to the access and use of
such quarterly wage records, including
requirements relating to data privacy and
cybersecurity.'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, and
aggregated to compare those levels of performance for
all individuals with barriers to employment with those
levels of performance for all other individuals''
before the semicolon at the end;
(B) in subparagraphs (D) and (F), by striking
``career and training services, respectively'' and
inserting ``career services, training services, and
supportive services, respectively'';
(C) 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 median
value of the difference between--
``(i) participant earnings in unsubsidized
employment during the 4 quarters after program
exit; and
``(ii) participant earnings in the 4
quarters prior to entering the program;''; and
(D) in subparagraph (L), as so redesignated--
(i) by striking clause (ii); and
(ii) 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 (A), by striking ``(L)'' and
inserting ``(M)'';
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (F); and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
following:
``(C) the percentage of the 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 the local area's allocation
under section 133(b) that the local area spent on
supportive services;
``(E) the percentage of the local area's allocation
under section 133(b), if any, that is spent on
incumbent worker training; 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 a provider on the list
described in section 122(d)--
``(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),
disaggregated by whether such
individuals completed the program of
study (or equivalent); and
``(ii) with respect to all eligible
providers of training services under section
122--
``(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 services,
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
services, and by whether such
participants completed the training
services, 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;
``(IV) the average of the per-
program ratios of median earnings
increase for a participant to the total
cost of the provider's program; and
``(V) 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) to the extent practicable, with
respect to each recognized postsecondary
credential awarded by eligible providers in the
State described in section 122(d)--
``(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 who are 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) are easily understandable;
and
``(II) can be easily included in
web-based tools and services supporting
search, discovery, comparison,
analysis, navigation, and guidance;
``(ii) in a printable format; and
``(iii) in multiple languages, to the
extent practicable.'';
(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 are required
under subparagraph (A) to be made available, a
link to local area performance reports and the
eligible provider of training services report
for each State. Such reports shall be made
available in each of the formats described in
subparagraph (A).''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this
subsection shall be construed to require the
retroactive collection of information, from program
years beginning prior to the date of the enactment of
the Workforce Investments Accountability Act, that was
not required under this subsection prior to such
enactment.''.
(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) in the first sentence, by striking ``shall
conduct ongoing'' and inserting ``shall use data to
conduct analyses and ongoing''; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ``conduct
the'' and inserting ``conduct such analyses and''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding ``A State may use various
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)
(referred to in the regulations carrying out this
section as an `individual indicator score') for a core
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 the program year
specified in that subclause, the percentage of
each amount that could (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 5
percent and an amount equivalent to the amount
reduced shall be returned to the Secretary of
Labor 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)(II), or has
submitted the reports for the appropriate
program years, in the case of a failure
described in clause (ii)(I).
``(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 has continued for
a second consecutive program 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 single core program across all
indicators of performance (referred to in the
regulations carrying out this section as an `overall
State program score') 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
indicator of performance across all core programs
(referred to in the regulations carrying out this
section as an `overall State indicator score') 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 program year, the percentage of each amount
that could (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 8 percent and an amount equivalent to the
amount reduced shall be returned to the Secretary of
Labor 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) Limitation.--The total reduction under this
subsection to the percentage of each amount that could (in the
absence of this subsection) be reserved by the Governor under
section 128(a)(1) may not exceed 10 percent for a program year.
``(4) Reallotment of reductions.--
``(A) In general.--The amounts available for
reallotment for a program year shall be reallotted to a
State (in this paragraph referred to as an `eligible
State') that--
``(i) was not subject to a reduction of
funds under paragraph (1)(B) or paragraph
(2)(B) of this subsection for such program
year;
``(ii) in the case of amounts available
under section 127(b)(1)(C), was 1 of the 5
States that achieved, in the most recent
program year, the greatest increase from the
prior year to the average of the State's
adjusted levels of performance across all
indicators of performance for the youth program
under chapter 2 of subtitle B;
``(iii) in the case of amounts available
under section 132(b)(1)(B), was 1 of the 5
States that achieved, in the most recent
program year, the greatest increase from the
prior year to the average of the State's
adjusted levels of performance across all
indicators of performance for the adult program
under chapter 3 of subtitle B; and
``(iv) in the case of amounts available
under section 132(b)(2)(B), was 1 of the 5
States that achieved, in the most recent
program year, the greatest increase from the
prior year to the average of the State's
adjusted levels of performance across all
indicators of performance for the dislocated
worker program under chapter 3 of subtitle B.
``(B) Amounts available for reallotment.--In this
paragraph, the term `amounts available for reallotment
for a program year' means the amounts available under
section 127(b)(1)(C) and paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B)
of section 132(b) for such program year which could (in
the absence of the requirements to return funds of
paragraph (1)(B) or paragraph (2)(B) of this
subsection) have otherwise been reserved under section
128(a)(1) by a Governor of a State for such program
year.
``(C) Reallotment amounts.--In making reallotments
under subparagraph (A) for a program year to eligible
States, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible
State--
``(i) in the case of amounts available
under section 127(b)(1)(C), an amount based on
the relative amount of the allotment made
(before the reallotments under this paragraph
are made) to such eligible State under section
127(b)(1)(C) for such program year, compared to
the total allotments made (before the
reallotments under this paragraph are made) to
all eligible States under section 127(b)(1)(C)
for such program year;
``(ii) in the case of amounts available
under paragraph (1)(B) of section 132(b), an
amount based on the relative amount of the
allotment made (before the reallotments under
this paragraph are made) to such eligible State
under paragraph (1)(B) of section 132(b) for
such program year, compared to the total
allotments made (before the reallotments under
this paragraph are made) to all eligible States
under paragraph (1)(B) of section 132(b) for
such program year; and
``(iii) in the case of amounts available
under paragraph (2)(B) of section 132(b), an
amount based on the relative amount of the
allotment made (before the reallotments under
this paragraph are made) to such eligible State
under paragraph (2)(B) of section 132(b) for
such program year, compared to the total
allotments made (before the reallotments under
this paragraph are made) to all eligible States
under paragraph (2)(B) of section 132(b) for
such program year.''.
(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 ``local performance accountability
measures established under subsection (c)'' and
inserting ``local level of performance established
under subsection (c) for an indicator of performance
described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for a single program,
an average of 90 percent of the local levels of
performance across all such indicators for a single
program, or an average of 90 percent of the local
levels of performance for a single such 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 such failure, as
described in paragraph (1), for a second
consecutive year, on any single indicator,
across indicators for a single program, or on a
single indicator across programs, a 5-percent
reduction in the amount that would (in the
absence of this clause) be allocated 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 such 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
delivery system contractors or service
providers identified as achieving a
poor level of performance; and
``(III) 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) taking another significant action
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.--With respect to
any amounts available to carry out section 128(b),
paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of section 133(b), and section
133(b)(2)(B) to a Governor for a program year which
would (in the absence of subparagraph (A)(i)) have
otherwise been allocated by such Governor to a local
area (referred to individually in this subparagraph as
an `unallocated amount') for such program year--
``(i) 10 percent of those 3 unallocated
amounts shall be reserved by the Governor to
provide technical assistance to local areas
within the State that were subject to a
reduction of allocation amounts pursuant to
subparagraph (A)(i) for such program year; and
``(ii) the amounts remaining after the
reservations under clause (i) shall be
reallocated by the Governor, to the local areas
within the State that were not subject to a
reduction of allocation amounts pursuant to
subparagraph (A)(i) for such program year, in a
manner determined by the Governor, which may
take into consideration the extent to which
local areas serve a significant number, as
determined by the Governor, of individuals with
barriers to employment.''.
(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 ``not more than 5 percent of the funds reserved under
section 128(a)(1)''.
(g) Information and Technical Assistance.--Section 116 of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
``(i) Information and Technical Assistance.--Beginning not later
than 12 months after the date of enactment of the Workforce Investments
Accountability Act, the Secretary of Labor shall hold meetings with
each State board and State agency that administers a core program, and
that requests such a meeting, to provide information and technical
assistance concerning the performance accountability measures
established in accordance with subsection (b), and related requirements
for States under this section.''.
(h) Fiscal and Management Accountability Information Systems.--
Section 116(j) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3141(j)), as so redesignated, is amended--
(1) in the first sentence of 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 of this
section for core programs and eligible providers of training
services. 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) notifying State agencies that administer core
programs and eligible providers of training services of
the State's procedures for 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).''.
(i) Implementation of Performance Accountability Measures.--Section
116 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Implementation of Performance Accountability Measures.--Not
later than 12 months after the date of enactment of the Workforce
Investments Accountability Act, the Secretary of Labor and the
Secretary of Education shall fully implement the requirements of this
section for programs described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(iv), including--
``(1) developing and disseminating the objective
statistical adjustment model described in subsection
(b)(3)(A)(viii) and using the model as described in subsection
(b)(3)(A)(viii) for each program; and
``(2) notifying the State agencies carrying out such
programs of the performance accountability measures established
under this section, of the reporting and evaluation
requirements for such programs, and of the sanctions
requirements for programs that fail to meet State adjusted
levels of performance under subsection (b)(3)(A)(iv).''.
SEC. 3. 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--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A), 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 for
the payment of training services--
``(i) provided to adults and dislocated
workers under paragraph (3)(F)(iii); and
``(ii) provided to adults and dislocated
workers under paragraph (3)(G)(ii),''.
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