[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 38 (Friday, March 15, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H1435-H1530]
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       SUPPORTING KNOWLEDGE AND INVESTING IN LIFELONG SKILLS ACT


                             General Leave

  Mr. KLINE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and 
include extraneous material on H.R. 803.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Minnesota?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 113 and rule 
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House 
on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 803.
  The Chair appoints the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) to 
preside over the Committee of the Whole.

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                     In the Committee of the Whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 803) to reform and strengthen the workforce investment system of 
the Nation to put Americans back to work and make the United States 
more competitive in the 21st century, with Ms. Ros-Lehtinen in the 
chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the 
first time.
  The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kline) and the gentleman from 
California (Mr. George Miller) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Minnesota.
  Mr. KLINE. Madam Chair, I rise in strong support of H.R. 803, the 
Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act, the SKILLS 
Act, and yield myself as much time as I may consume.
  Despite an increase in hiring last month, our Nation is still 
experiencing a jobs crisis. Twelve million Americans are searching for 
work. Nearly 5 million of these unemployed workers have been without a 
job for 6 months or longer. For many Americans, the hope of a new job 
grows more desperate the longer they are unemployed.
  Jack Walerius has not had full-time work for more than 3 years and 
has lost count of the number of times he has applied for a job. He 
recently told CBS News:

       From my perspective, from my eyes, I still see that we're 
     in a deep recession.

  Today, we have an opportunity to advance reforms that will give 
workers like Jack a better chance to succeed. Our economy is extremely 
competitive and constantly changing. Unfortunately, the workforce 
training system has failed to keep up. It's not surprising when you 
consider the size of the bureaucracy that now exists.
  This chart is a snapshot of the current job training system. It 
includes more than 50 programs spread across nine Federal agencies. 
President Obama described it as a ``maze of confusing training 
programs.'' I completely agree.

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  The current system is inefficient and ineffective. For individuals 
served through the Workforce Investment Act, less than one in five 
completed training. Fewer than half of those who received employment 
assistance such as job searches and resume writing were able to find 
work.
  To make matters worse, Federal mandates stifle the engagement and 
innovation of employers and State and local leaders. Onerous rules 
prevent workers from accessing the training they need when they need 
it. And taxpayer dollars are being spent with little accountability.
  A bloated bureaucracy is standing between workers and the support 
they need. We've tried the Washington-knows-best approach, and it isn't 
working. It's time to move in a new direction. It is time for a 
workforce training system that empowers job creators to meet the 
demands of a dynamic economy. It is time to give State and local 
leaders greater freedom to serve their communities. It is time for a 
workforce training system that spends taxpayer money wisely. It is time 
to invest less

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in bureaucracy and more in workers and training.
  The SKILLS Act will help us reach these goals. The legislation 
replaces 35 ineffective and duplicative programs with a new Workforce 
Investment Fund. No more maze of programs. Instead, workers will get 
help through one simple and flexible source of employment support.
  The bill strengthens the role of job creators, as well as State and 
local leaders, who know best the needs of their workforce. Doing so 
will ensure the skills workers receive can be applied to the jobs of 
today and the future, not the past.
  The legislation also makes sure our most vulnerable workers--
including veterans, disadvantaged youth and individuals with 
disabilities--are being served. Finally, the SKILLS Act provides 
accountability over the use of taxpayer dollars. If a program 
demonstrates a pattern of failure, then taxpayers will know about it.
  Madam Chair, for 10 years, Congress has talked about job training 
reform but has failed to make reform a reality. It is time to fix the 
broken job training system and help put more Americans back to work.
  I urge my colleagues to support the SKILLS Act, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. I yield myself 4 minutes.
  Madam Chair, the House today is considering Republican legislation 
that reauthorizes the Workforce Investment Act. Rewriting the Workforce 
Investment Act is an important task, and it should be taken seriously. 
It should be an opportunity to address some significant challenges in 
our economy, including how to educate and train a diverse workforce 
with the skills required to compete in a global market.
  For 40 years, this task has been taken seriously by Members of both 
parties. Job training legislation was generally bipartisan. So I wish 
we were here to present a bipartisan bill on the floor. I wish we were 
here to discuss the product of months of bipartisan negotiations. I 
wish we were here to consider getting something done for the American 
people.
  But that's not the point of today's exercise. Today, we are here to 
meet a deadline set by the majority leader as part of a rebranding 
strategy. This bill is a political product. It puts ideology over 
practical solutions and evidence-based reforms. It fails to take a 
thoughtful approach to what our workers and businesses need. It 
decisively walks away from the program's mission of helping our most 
disadvantaged workers. That is why I oppose this bill.
  First, the bill eliminates and consolidates programs simply for the 
sake of elimination and consolidation. The populations served by these 
programs often face daunting challenges in the job market. Youth, older 
workers, farm workers, workers with disabilities, English-language 
learners, veterans and low-income workers are among those who face the 
greatest barriers to employment. Yet, programs that serve these 
populations are the very programs targeted by the Republicans.
  Even worse, the bill eliminates the directive requiring these poorest 
workers to be given priority of service. With limited money, hard-to-
serve populations will be left out in the cold. And we have yet to hear 
any credible evidence that eliminating these programs will save 
taxpayer money. We have yet to hear any credible evidence that these 
programs are duplicative, nor have we heard credible evidence that this 
approach will make the system work better.
  In fact, the Government Accountability Office warned that this one-
size-fits-all approach may make services less accessible to the many 
groups considered hard to serve. Second, the bill restructures the 
workforce system in a way that locks out key stakeholders and leaves 
the system vulnerable to favoritism.
  The legislation arbitrarily mandates that workforce boards increase 
business participation of the board from 51 percent to 67 percent. This 
will allow people in power to lock out key stakeholders, including 
labor, community-based organizations, community colleges, or people who 
work with youth or workers with disabilities. These stakeholders know 
how to get training to the people. And they provide a voice for the 
very people who need training and the very people looking for work.
  The Republican bill will also allow Governors to remove local control 
so that local communities won't be able to direct their own workforce 
systems. Yet local communities working with local businesses, workers, 
and other organizations know best how to respond to their economic 
needs.
  Finally, the Republican bill essentially turns funding into a block 
grant and freezes authorization levels for 6 years. We all know that 
this is a code word for cutting funding. That's what the Republicans 
have been doing in the CR, and that's what the Republicans have been 
doing in sequestration.
  The Democrats have a different version. We agree that the current 
system is in need of significant reform. So don't believe the other 
side who falsely say that we want the status quo. The system should be 
improved in ways to maintain our Nation's commitment to expand 
opportunity for all Americans. We want to make job training programs 
more efficient and more effective. This can be accomplished by 
requiring unified plans that streamline and coordinate these services. 
Democrats want to ensure real accountability so everyone knows which 
programs work and which programs don't work.
  Finally, we want to promote innovation in the workforce system by 
fully engaging community colleges. This can be done by ensuring that 
there are resources for community colleges to effectively respond to 
economic challenges and to meet future industry needs.
  This should be Congress' way forward to strengthen the workforce 
investment system. Congress should not be dismantling the system and 
leaving those who need help the most at the back of the line. I'm 
disappointed that we have reached this point on this very important 
topic. For months, the Democrats have extended a hand to work together 
with the Republican majority.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. KLINE. Madam Chair, I'm very pleased now to yield 3 minutes to 
the gentleman from Tennessee, the chairman of the Health Subcommittee, 
Dr. Roe.
  Mr. ROE of Tennessee. I thank the chairman.
  Madam Chair, today, there are more than 12 million Americans who are 
out of work. These lives are on hold until the economy gets better--
provided that we here in Washington can stop ourselves from taxing, 
borrowing, spending, and regulating it to a standstill. But even in 
this time of economic uncertainty, there are 3.6 million job openings 
in this country that remain unfilled--unbelievable when you have 12 
million people out of work.
  I support the bill on the floor today, H.R. 803, the SKILLS Act, 
because it will help give some of our neighbors the sense of dignity 
and satisfaction that only comes from a hard day's work done well.
  This legislation will help to bridge the gap between unemployment and 
work in three significant ways. First, the SKILLS Act will ensure that 
workers can access job training programs immediately, eliminating the 
need to navigate a complicated bureaucracy. By cutting through the red 
tape, we can get workers trained and back into the workforce more 
quickly.
  At the same time, this bill removes some of the burdens on State and 
local officials by repealing 19 mandates that impact who can serve on 
workforce training boards, the entities that oversee local job training 
programs.
  Second, the SKILLS Act will require State and local leaders to use 
common performance measures to measure the quality of services offered 
to workers. This will ensure that there's accountability in workforce 
training programs, ensuring a good return on taxpayer dollars.
  The bill also empowers job creators by requiring that two-thirds of 
workforce board members are from the business community. Giving more 
say to the people who know the needs of their businesses and the local 
economy is just plain good common sense.
  Finally, the SKILLS Act will ensure that taxpayers are seeing a good 
return on investment by eliminating or streamlining 35 ineffective or 
duplicative Federal programs. It also gives Governors additional 
flexibility to further consolidate any additional employment and job 
training programs at

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the State and local level to ensure efficiency and cut waste.
  Let me just, Madam Chair, go through a few of these. We talk about 
duplicative programs. This will help consolidate some of these. These 
are the names of the programs: Reintegration of Ex Offenders; Grants to 
States for Training for Incarcerated Individuals; Second Chance Act 
Prisoner Reentry Initiative. It looks to me like we could have one 
program for all of these.
  Let me read a few more: Refugee and Entrant Assistance--Targeted 
Assistance Grants; Refugee and Entrant Assistance--Social Services 
Program; Refugee and Entrant Assistance--Targeted Assistance. And I 
could go on and on with 35 programs. We heard our chairman speak that 
one in five actually completes one of these programs here.
  Let me just tell you what happens in our State of Tennessee. Every 
Tennessean is within 1 hour of a technology center. These are all 
across our State. Even in today's economy, with the economy being what 
it is and hard to find a job, 90 percent of these people get a job, are 
hired right now today, not one in five.
  The CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. KLINE. I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds.
  Mr. ROE of Tennessee. I thank the chairman for yielding.
  I wanted to finish by saying there are things that work today out 
here--today--that we can emulate. And we need to streamline this. You 
should read all these 35. I agree with Ranking Member Miller. We do 
need to reform these, and that's what this is an attempt to do. I want 
to commend Dr. Foxx and Chairman Kline for the leadership on this 
issue, and I encourage my colleagues to support this bill.

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  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Hinojosa), the ranking member on a subcommittee of the 
Education and the Workforce Committee.
  Mr. HINOJOSA. Madam Chair, I rise today to oppose H.R. 803, a fatally 
flawed and highly partisan bill that would weaken our Nation's current 
public workforce training and adult education system at a time when 
millions of Americans continue to struggle to find good, family-
sustaining jobs in our Nation's economy.
  Simply put, H.R. 803 would take our Nation in the wrong direction, 
making it more difficult for individuals with barriers to employment to 
receive the education and training services they need to get back on 
track.
  The SKILLS Act repeals and consolidates 35 WIA programs that provide 
invaluable training to adults, youth, veterans, farm workers, 
dislocated workers, and many others.
  This fatally flawed bill eliminates the priority of service delivery 
for low-income adults and out-of-school youth, despite the high levels 
of unemployment rates for youth of color and low-skilled workers.
  This fatally flawed legislation strikes State and local board 
representation for unions, community colleges, and community-based 
organizations, moving away from some of the key tenets of WIA. It was 
set up so that 51 percent of the seats on that board of directors would 
be represented for the business community and 49 percent for those who 
are not the employers and businesses, but those that I mentioned. That 
type of diversity is very necessary, such as collaboration, inclusion, 
strategic partnerships that work to improve people's lives.
  Finally, this fatally flawed bill freezes program funding 
authorization for fiscal years 2014-2020. I must underscore that job 
training and unemployment services for WIA have already been cut 50 
percent since 2011.
  How can Congress freeze funding for WIA the next 6 years when we have 
millions of men and women year after year who need training? How can 
WIA boards do their job if the inflation costs and the increase of 
operating costs like utilities, wages, insurance of properties and for 
health insurance continue to increase?
  For these reasons, it is no surprise that at least 50 organizations 
strongly oppose or have concerns about this misguided legislation, 
including the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the National League of Cities, 
the National Council of La Raza, the Leadership Conference on Civil and 
Human Rights, the National Skills Coalition, the Association of 
Farmworker Opportunity Programs, the Consortium for Citizens with 
Disabilities, Easter Seals, the AFL-CIO, the National Coalition for 
Literacy, National Youth Employment. They go on and on.
  I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote against H.R. 
803.
  Mr. KLINE. Madam Chair, I'm pleased to yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Alabama (Mrs. Roby).
  Mrs. ROBY. Madam Chair, I thank the gentleman.
  I rise today in support of H.R. 803, the Supporting Knowledge and 
Investing in Lifelong Skills Act, of which I'm a proud cosponsor.
  This bill reforms and streamlines our Nation's critical job-training 
programs.
  Currently, over 30 different agencies are involved in workforce 
development or unemployment services. Why? Because Washington loves 
creating a bureaucracy, but rarely ever ends one.
  The SKILLS Act changes that by consolidating these myriad departments 
into one workforce development platform tasked with equipping 
unemployed or underemployed workers with the skills that they need to 
land a good job.
  This bill also enhances flexibility by giving States more authority 
to direct resources based on their individual needs. It empowers State 
workforce development agencies to collaborate more with community 
colleges by removing bureaucratic red tape. In addition, it repeals 19 
Federal mandates that previously dictated who was even able to serve on 
these State workforce boards.
  Also, I'm pleased that the legislation that we're debating today also 
reflects an amendment that I offered in the markup last week to 
strengthen the underlying bill. My colleagues accepted my amendment 
that prohibits any State or local agency from using Federal workforce 
funds authorized by the SKILLS Act to turn around and lobby for more 
funding or to engage in political activities.
  We can all agree that Federal funds provided to State and local areas 
should be used to provide workers the training and support they need to 
find a job, especially when there are 12 million Americans searching 
for work.
  Workforce development agencies need to be using precious Federal 
resources to help their unemployed workers land jobs, not to lobby 
Congress for more funds and certainly not to advance political beliefs.
  I am proud to vote in favor of H.R. 803. I encourage my colleagues on 
both sides of the aisle to support this bill so we can streamline 
government spending, eliminate duplication, and allow States to build 
more effective workforce development programs.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. I now yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews).
  (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. ANDREWS. I thank my friend for giving me the time.
  It is a vexing problem that at a time of high unemployment we have a 
lot of jobs unfilled in our country because we don't have sufficient 
training for our people to fill those jobs. This is not a partisan 
problem; it's a commonsense problem.
  I believe it's a commonsense problem we could have solved if the 
parties had worked together here, but Mr. Miller, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
Tierney, and many others on our side reached out to negotiate a 
consensus on this bill, and those negotiations never happened. I 
believe they should happen in the future and will happen in the future 
to give us a better work product.
  Here's what I think is wrong with the bill that's before us today. We 
absolutely have to do a better job at training our own people to fill 
the jobs that are vacant in this economy, but if you leave that 
decision as to how to do that up to State politics and State capitals, 
I think the evidence is pretty clear that people get left out of that 
job-training situation.
  Let's take a worker who's worked in an oil refinery or a factory and 
his or her job has been outsourced to another country and at the age of 
50 or 55 they have to start all over again. If you

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leave the decision up to State politics as to whether or not that 
worker gets training, I think it's pretty likely that he or she won't 
get the training because people like that don't have a whole lot of 
clout in State legislatures as far as I know.
  We have teenagers, 17-, 18-, 19-years-old, that dropped out of high 
school for reasons of having a child or having some criminal problem, 
and they need to get back on their feet and back into the workforce. 
They need a youth job-training program. These are people who don't have 
lobbyists in the State legislature or much political clout at State 
capitals, and they could be forgotten.
  You have women that are the victims of domestic violence who are 
nearly beaten to death by their husbands or boyfriends, and they need 
to get back into the workforce so they can be self-supporting and self-
sustaining for themselves and their children.
  But if you leave it to the State legislature, I'm not sure that those 
citizens will get the job training that they need because they don't 
have a whole lot of clout in the State legislatures across our country.
  We should be sure that that displaced worker has the funds to get the 
training for a new job. We should be sure that that teenager who needs 
to be trained to lift himself or herself up has training for that new 
job. We should be sure that the person who's a victim of domestic 
violence has that kind of training that is needed to lift themselves 
and their families up.
  The fundamental division here is whether we guarantee that funds will 
be available for the people I just described or whether we do not.
  The right thing to do is to negotiate those kinds of guarantees into 
this bill. When we do, I believe that we will go forward with a bill 
that reforms and improves our job-training system.
  Let's not waste any more time. Let's vote ``no,'' but then start the 
negotiation today.
  Mr. KLINE. Madam Chair, I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte).

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  Mr. GOODLATTE. I want to thank the gentleman from Minnesota, the 
chairman of the Education and the Workforce Committee, for his 
outstanding work on this.
  I want to say to all of us that we should be sure that the people who 
are needing job training in this country are being trained and prepared 
for the jobs of the future, the jobs of opportunity, the jobs that are 
being created in the communities; and whether people are teenagers or 
women who have been the victims of domestic violence or anyone else, 
they can be sure that, with the kind of flexibility and creativity in 
this legislation, they will have the best opportunity to be trained for 
those jobs.
  As we stand here today, there are approximately 12 million Americans 
without jobs. The numbers get worse the closer you look at them. Over 
40 percent of these Americans have been unemployed for more than 6 
months, and the percentage of Americans participating in the workforce 
has recently fallen to under 64 percent, which is the lowest number 
since 1981. The situation is even bleaker for America's youth, who 
should be at the dawn of their careers. For people between the ages of 
18 and 29, the unemployment rate is a shocking 12.5 percent. This is 
simply unconscionable.
  It is time for Congress and the President to take steps to address 
both the high unemployment and unsustainable debt that is shackling 
this country. The SKILLS Act is an important first step. This bill 
streamlines duplicative Federal programs related to job training, and 
it reduces bureaucracy so that more funds and support can go to the 
people who need it--and not to Washington bureaucrats.
  Specifically, the bill requires increased coordination among Federal, 
State, local, and tribal agencies to ensure that money is well spent, 
including on the Federal reentry programs that are focused on helping 
prisoners reintegrate back into society. Also, within the Judiciary 
Committee's jurisdiction, the bill ensures that employment and training 
services for refugees are provided through the streamlined system set 
up in the Workforce Investment Act as opposed to through several 
different systems.
  I would like to thank the gentleman from Minnesota again for working 
with the Judiciary Committee on these provisions; and I support this 
commonsense legislation that seeks to solve a serious problem by making 
better use of the limited resources that we have, an approach that I 
hope can be applied more broadly.
  I commend the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) as well as 
Chairman Kline for their leadership on this issue, and I urge my 
colleagues to support the bill.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman 
from Massachusetts (Mr. Tierney), one of the primary cosponsors of the 
Democratic alternative.
  Mr. TIERNEY. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  We could have had a bipartisan bill, and that seems to be the real 
shame here. This has been historically a bill that has not been 
hyperpartisan as the one that's before us today, the one by which the 
parties have generally sat down together and considered each other's 
opinions in order to come to the best solution, but it didn't happen.
  The underlying bill arbitrarily eliminates and consolidates all the 
programs and collapses them into one. It tries to substitute that, I 
guess, for an analysis of what ought to be done. It relies on the 
comments of a GAO report that said some of the programs may have 
overlapped somewhat, but it did not reach the conclusion that they were 
duplicative or that they didn't serve necessary and unique populations.
  Instead, the majority has seized on that to collapse all of the 
programs together and to freeze the funding instead of doing what our 
bill would do, which is to provide for data and analysis in 
consideration of what programs ought to be sustained; to make them 
justify how they're improving and serving the populations; and to 
determine whether or not there need to be changes or whether some do, 
in fact, need to be terminated or consolidated. That process has been 
avoided and ignored throughout.
  It's interesting to note that the administration is invoked from time 
to time as being opposed not just to this year's version but to last 
year's version, which was fairly identical and that it indicates that 
it doesn't meet the administration's goals set out for training in this 
country.
  The underlying bill would dissolve youth training programs. I've 
heard comments about the seriousness of being involved with youths who 
are out of work, but the underlying bill dissolves youth training 
dedicated funds and other service delivery priorities, like to veterans 
and the disabled. It also has virtually no support amongst all of the 
people who are really involved in workforce development in this 
country. There was very little, if any, consideration of their views 
and their input into that despite the labor they put in and the policy 
decisions that they help make day in and day out. The substitute has 
broad support. It did go out and listen to the stakeholders on that, 
and it did get their opinions and incorporated them, and that's why a 
bipartisan discussion amongst Members would have benefited the bills on 
that.

  We have better accountability. The main bill abdicates to the 
Governors who have taken Federal policy responsibility here where it's 
deserved. There are many, many, many other reasons to oppose this bill 
that we will get into when we talk about the substitute.
  Mr. KLINE. I now yield 2 minutes to the chairman of the Workforce 
Protections Subcommittee, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg).
  Mr. WALBERG. I thank the chairman.
  Madam Chair, our country's job training program often stands, sadly, 
as a barrier between workers and the employers who want to hire them. 
In December 2012, employers reported 3.6 million job openings all 
across our country despite the 12 million Americans searching for work. 
The challenge is that today's job hunters are getting increasingly 
frustrated by bureaucratic inefficiencies in their getting the specific 
skills they need to fill many of these jobs.
  The SKILLS Act would reform the Nation's workforce development system 
and better equip job seekers with the abilities they need for today's

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economy. It just makes good sense that reducing the size, cost, and 
scope of Big Government expands the greatness and success of America's 
industry and workforce.
  H.R. 803 ensures that local employers are given more of a say in 
these programs, helping to ensure that they are qualified and 
recognized for today's most in-demand jobs. It also includes reforms 
that allow States to determine what standards will be required for 
providers, which will streamline the bureaucracy that has limited many 
workforce development providers, such as community colleges, in their 
goals to succeed.
  My congressional district is fortunate enough to have a number of 
talented, hardworking individuals and community colleges that are 
committed to helping reinvent Michigan and its workers through these 
programs. It's time to give both workers and employers more ability in 
providing smart, commonsense solutions and tools to strengthen our 
workforce and to put Americans back to work.
  For, really, isn't that the reason that our government is set in 
place--to ensure the opportunity for life, liberty and the pursuit of 
happiness, and to ensure that that liberty will allow people choices 
that only Americans really can make. Please join me in passing H.R. 
803.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman 
from New Jersey (Mr. Holt), a member of the committee.
  Mr. HOLT. Madam Chair, I thank the ranking member, my friend from 
California, and I rise in opposition to the SKILLS Act.
  Workforce investment has an important role in Congress, and it could 
and should be done in a bipartisan way. The government has a role to 
play in setting standards to preserve fairness and to expand access. 
The so-called SKILLS Act seeks to combine and reduce vital programs. It 
takes 35 programs and identifies them for elimination, and it says the 
Federal Government will leave a bushel basket full of money on the 
steps of each State capitol. This is an abdication of our 
responsibility to think hard, to work hard, to set standards.
  What some on the other side might call ``red tape'' or 
``overregulation'' I would call ``standards'' in order to see that the 
workforce investment programs really address the needs of individuals 
with disabilities or the needs of identifiable groups, such as veterans 
and youth, who deserve our help, and that it will provide good services 
for those who need the help most, not the easiest cases: say, single 
parents, whose daily struggles with food and housing and transportation 
and child care make job training difficult.
  We had good ideas, the Democrats, ideas that were similar to what 
went into the original Workforce Investment Act--ways to improve these 
programs and make them serve all of these Americans. H.R. 803, for 
example, does not support library resource centers. It ignores 
individuals with disabilities and incumbent workers. The bill doesn't 
allow libraries to partner fully in the workforce investment programs.
  Last year, I introduced an amendment to authorize libraries to engage 
in statewide employment and training activities. No such this year. 
Many low-wage workers, often single mothers, struggling, need special 
help. My home State of New Jersey had online learning for low-income 
workers. By creating grants for online learning, such as laptops at 
home, we could provide many of these workers who have to stay at home 
and raise families the opportunity to improve their skills and enter 
the new economy. Yes, that should be in this program for the Nation.

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  The Rehabilitation Act is intended to aid individuals with 
disabilities. The amendments to the Rehabilitation Act in this bill 
before us today would reduce significantly the services for individuals 
with disabilities by eliminating programs and eliminating those 
dedicated funding streams, and saying instead: Well, you can do it if 
you want to.
  Incumbent workers do not get the help they need here. This act does 
nothing to improve those people in low-level positions who have the 
opportunity, with help, to move upward.
  We need to work together to provide our Nation's job seekers the 
resources and training they need. And we here in the Federal Government 
have a responsibility to set the standards to see that people of all 
sorts who need the help have the access.
  Mr. KLINE. Madam Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Nevada, a member of the committee, Dr. Heck.
  Mr. HECK of Nevada. Madam Chair, I thank my colleague, Ms. Foxx, for 
her leadership in bringing this important bill to the floor. I was 
pleased to work with Ms. Foxx and Mr. McKeon in the last Congress on 
similar legislation, and I've enjoyed working with my colleagues on 
this bill.
  I rise in support of the SKILLS Act because back in my district, the 
biggest concerns of my constituents are still jobs and the economy. 
Southern Nevada was hit hard by the recession due to our economy 
relying heavily on the travel and tourism industries and the 
construction industry. We lost a lot of jobs in those sectors, and, in 
fact, unemployment is just under 10 percent in our State today.
  Madam Chair, the SKILLS Act is exactly what southern Nevada needs to 
foster our recovery. Our State is identifying and attracting new, in-
demand industries that will come to Nevada and create jobs and economic 
opportunities. Now we need to train our workers to do these jobs, the 
jobs that do and will exist, not the jobs that did exist. The SKILLS 
Act will help us do that because it strengthens the role of employers 
in workforce development decisions by requiring that two-thirds of the 
workforce board members be local employers, and focuses training on in-
demand occupations.
  The SKILLS Act will also improve job-training programs by eliminating 
and streamlining 35 ineffective and duplicative programs, and creating 
a flexible workforce investment fund to serve as a single source of 
support for workers, employers, and job seekers. To think that our 
State and local elected leaders are not concerned with helping all of 
their unemployed, whether they be victims of domestic violence, 
veterans, those unable to complete high school, or the single mom, is a 
slap in the face to those local elected leaders, elected by their 
constituents.
  Finally, the SKILLS Act increases accountability and transparency for 
workforce investment boards and their performance measures, ensuring 
taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly. The SKILLS Act will certainly 
improve workforce development efforts across the country, getting more 
Nevadans and more Americans connected with the jobs of today and the 
jobs of tomorrow, not the jobs of yesterday. I urge my colleagues to 
support this important legislation.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Madam Chair, I yield 3 minutes to 
the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Bonamici), a member of the committee.
  Ms. BONAMICI. Madam Chair, I thank Ranking Member Miller for yielding 
me this time.
  Today I rise in opposition to the SKILLS Act. This partisan bill, 
unfortunately, takes a one-size-fits-all approach, freezing funding, 
eliminating programs that help veterans, the disabled, young workers, 
and older Americans find work, and ending the requirement that 
community colleges serve on workforce investment boards. As a graduate 
of a community college, I take that very seriously.
  This bill also fails to address the skills gap issue. When I'm out in 
my district talking to businesses large and small, especially in the 
high-tech sector in Oregon's Silicon Forest, they often say there are 
job openings but not enough qualified workers.
  There's a substitute bill, the Workforce Investment Act, sponsored by 
Mr. Miller, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. Tierney. Unlike the substitute bill, 
the SKILLS Act doesn't include the WISE Investment Act language that I 
authored to address the skills gap problem. The WISE Investment Act 
helps connect the needs of small businesses and other stakeholders with 
the training programs available through community colleges and 
elsewhere.
  It's time to set ideology aside and work together so that the best 
ideas rise to the top. Unfortunately, this bill does the opposite. I 
urge my colleagues to oppose this bill, and let's start working 
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broad support. I urge my colleagues to support real workforce reforms 
that we need, that are bipartisan, and that address the skills gap 
issue as well as the other important issues that are included in the 
Workforce Investment Act, but unfortunately not in the partisan SKILLS 
Act.
  Mr. KLINE. Madam Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Indiana (Mr. Rokita), the chairman of the Early Childhood, Elementary, 
and Secondary Education Subcommittee on the committee.
  Mr. ROKITA. Madam Chair, I thank Chairman Kline and Representative 
Foxx for their work and their leadership on this bill.
  The Workforce Investment Act is long overdue for reauthorization, 
especially given the monumental changes to our economy over the past 10 
years since the law was last authorized. There are many important 
reasons to do so, including cutting waste and improving efficiency, but 
the most important reason to me is the moral one. Quite simply, the 
existing maze of Federal workforce training programs is failing those 
whom it is intended to be serving. By trying to be all things to all 
people, the Federal workforce training program is serving no one well, 
and that's a problem.
  The Federal Government's footprint has gotten far too large, and our 
national debt has grown with it. As a result, it is failing to serve 
the workforce of today, and it's piling up ever-larger bills for the 
children of tomorrow, people who don't even exist yet.
  What the SKILLS Act does is to consolidate and eliminate many 
unnecessary and duplicative programs, not simply for the sake of 
downsizing, but to improve the quality of the workforce training, and 
that's what we all should be about, Republicans and Democrats alike.
  Business owners understand this. They understand the importance of 
streamlining and efficiency. They also understand the importance of 
getting a good return on their investment, and we aren't getting that 
right now. We have to make sure that the Federal Government abides by 
those same principles. In addition to consolidating existing programs, 
which the SKILLS Act does, it's important for us to make sure that we 
are actually recovering savings and reducing the deficit as well. We 
can do both things at once, my friends.
  I'm thankful for the opportunity to work with Ms. Foxx and the 
chairman to include an important provision that will take the next step 
and reduce the amount of employees at the Department of Labor in line 
with reducing the programs.
  The bill gives the director of OMB 60 days to identify how many full-
time equivalent employees work on or administer programs that have been 
eliminated or consolidated. The director would then have a year to 
reduce the Federal Government's workforce by that same number.
  Jobs that have the most value are jobs in the private sector, the 
productive sector, and to the extent we need jobs in the public sector, 
they should be to truly support and grow the private sector in a 
responsible way.
  Quite simply, if the programs no longer exist, then there is no 
reason for extra Federal Government bureaucrats. While many of these 
Federal employees are not doubt very committed to their work, it is 
immoral for us to borrow more money from our children and grandchildren 
to pay for unnecessary expenses today. The Department of Labor may 
exist to serve our workforce, but it is not supposed to be a jobs 
program in and of itself. The legislation before us is a strong step in 
the right direction and will not only shrink the Federal Government and 
reduce our debt, but will ensure that we are delivering better results 
for America's workforce. By actually reducing the Federal Government's 
employment rolls, we will be restoring more local control. And, perhaps 
more importantly, will be making smarter use of America's tax dollars. 
So I encourage my colleagues to support this legislation for that, and 
also the common performance measures that are included in this.
  One of my constituents, a small business owner, Jim Cramp, serves on 
one of the workforce investment boards.
  The CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. KLINE. I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds.
  Mr. ROKITA. He says that these common performance measures are 
absolutely critical. Even the simple difference of committing someone 
to a job for, and measuring their performance in that job, from 6 
months to a year makes all the difference in how we really gauge 
whether or not these programs are successful and whether or not our 
economy is really growing.

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  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Madam Chair, I yield 2 minutes to 
the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Horsford).
  Mr. HORSFORD. Thank you to the ranking member for his leadership and 
the committee members, as well, for working so hard to try to find a 
balanced approach and a bipartisan approach to a very important bill, 
which is job training and developing America's workforce.
  The latest employment report for Nevada came out this morning, and 
while we added 6,600 seasonally adjusted jobs, and are on the right 
path, we cannot shortchange our workers at this critical time. I've 
heard from my local elected officials who serve on workforce boards, 
and they don't support the approach of H.R. 803, and that's why I 
strongly oppose the bill as well.
  Before coming to Congress, I ran a joint labor management training 
academy in Las Vegas that helped train thousands of Nevadans--youth, 
adults and dislocated workers--to find careers in the hospitality 
industry each and every year, so I know the value of quality training 
for prospective workers.
  I'm opposing the so-called SKILLS Act because it's a partisan bill 
that's dressed up as a workforce investment act legislation. It would 
block-grant 35 work programs, pitting youth, older workers, and workers 
with disabilities against each other for funding, and it would freeze 
job-training investment for 7 years, even though funding for workforce 
programs has already been cut in half since 2001, this at a time when 
there's a growing demand for training and placement of workers.
  The Democratic alternative to this bill builds partnerships with the 
private sector, with labor, with community colleges. It evaluates the 
efficiency of workforce programs, and it expands the use of on-the-job 
training and incumbent worker training.
  The CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. I yield the gentleman an additional 
1 minute.
  Mr. HORSFORD. I will work with anyone from any party who has a good 
idea for how we can get the American people back to work. 
Unfortunately, H.R. 803 is not that bill.
  Mr. KLINE. Madam Chair, at this time I'm very pleased and honored to 
yield 1 minute to the distinguished House majority leader, the 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor).
  Mr. CANTOR. Madam Chair, I want to thank the gentleman from 
Minnesota, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee, for 
bringing this bill forward, and his leadership on so many issues 
affecting working families across this country.
  Madam Chair, I rise this morning to speak in favor of the SKILLS Act. 
Today, there are 20 million Americans unemployed or underemployed. And 
I want to take a moment and speak about the individual that's looking 
for their next job and explain how the SKILLS Act will actually help 
them.
  First of all, the SKILLS Act streamlines the complicated maze of 
existing Federal programs. Rather than spending time figuring out which 
one of 30 different programs you're supposed to go to, this bill 
creates a one-stop shop and creates a one-stop workforce investment 
fund.
  Second, if you need job training, the SKILLS Act eliminates 
bureaucratic hurdles, such as first requiring you to work on your 
resume and develop an individual employment plan so that you can access 
the training that you need right away.
  Third, by emphasizing the role of local employers on your local 
workforce training board, the SKILLS Act helps ensure that the training 
you receive is related to the jobs actually available in your area.
  And, finally, the SKILLS Act makes sure that you receive quality 
training by making it easier for community colleges and technical 
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participate in these workforce training programs.
  What does all this mean? Better, more accessible job training to help 
more people who are unemployed find jobs faster.
  Yesterday, I had the opportunity to tour an automotive workshop at 
the Northern Virginia Community College and saw firsthand the need to 
train skilled workers.
  I want to thank Chairman Kline, who went with me to that community 
college, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, and Congresswoman Susan Brooks, 
for their leadership on this important issue.
  The SKILLS Act has been endorsed by numerous employers, community 
colleges, and community college systems, and a number of Governors 
because they all recognize that a broken workforce training system 
hurts those in need of assistance. We have a chance to fix that broken 
system with this bill, and I urge my colleagues to support the SKILLS 
Act.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman 
from North Carolina (Mr. Butterfield).
  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. I want to thank the gentleman for yielding time and 
thank him for his leadership on the committee and what he has done for 
education in this country.
  Madam Chair, never have job-training and educational opportunities 
been so crucial for so many people as they are during this challenging 
economic time. Our country's economic situation is getting better. Last 
month we added 236,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 
percent, the lowest rate in 4 years.
  But the unemployment rate in my home State of North Carolina is 9.4 
percent; and in my First District, one in four people is below the 
poverty level.
  The SKILLS Act, Madam Chair, will stall our delicate economic 
recovery at a time when we must invest in our workforce to ensure 
hardworking people are able to access the training they need to achieve 
the American Dream.
  The SKILLS Act kills workforce development as we know it. It would 
turn 35 important workforce development programs into a block-grant 
system and force effective programs targeted to help disadvantaged 
populations to compete against each other for funding.
  The bill would subject workforce development programs to partisan 
politics by putting funding in the hands of Governors and would remove 
seats reserved for community interest groups and community colleges on 
local workforce investment boards and, instead, leave the decision of 
where to invest the money in the hands of who? Big business.
  H.R. 803 would devastate the innovative partnerships the Workforce 
Investment Act has created in my district. The bill would jeopardize 
the partnership between Lenoir Community College and Spirit Aerosystems 
in Kinston, where students gain technical experience for careers in 
aerospace.
  It would endanger YouthBuild, which helps disadvantaged youth find 
employment in Goldsboro and Wilson and Elizabeth City, and a workforce 
development and training center run by Edgecombe Community College, 
which helps retrain dislocated workers in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
  For these reasons, Madam Chair, and more, I urge my colleagues to 
oppose H.R. 803 and support the Democratic alternative.
  Mr. KLINE. Madam Chair, can I inquire as to the time remaining on 
each side.
  The CHAIR. The gentleman from Minnesota has 9\1/2\ minutes remaining, 
and the gentleman from California has 8\3/4\ minutes remaining.
  Mr. KLINE. Madam Chair, I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Guthrie), a member of the committee.
  Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Chair, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  I rise today in support of the SKILLS Act. This legislation is a key 
tool to improve employee skills, and, in turn, strengthen our Nation's 
workforce.
  Jobs and growing our Nation's economy must be our top priority. There 
has never been a more critical time to make sure that our workforce has 
the opportunity to find new jobs or receive additional education.
  The bill includes a number of positive changes to the workforce 
system. Creating a flexible workforce investment fund to give local 
workforce investment boards additional flexibility is an important step 
to get more workers through the system.
  This bill also does away with the antiquated sequence of services 
which delays access to training. In addition, the bill enhances adult 
literacy, a cause that is particularly important to me.
  Today, approximately 12 million Americans are without work; yet jobs 
are open in many industries, especially in manufacturing. When I travel 
around my district, I continue to hear that employers are actively 
looking for workers but have difficulty finding the skilled workforce 
they need.
  Technology will always be advancing. We must ensure our workforce is 
armed with the skillset to perform the tasks that are required today 
and tomorrow. This bill will address this problem head-on and allow for 
the education these individuals need.
  These high-skilled, high-wage, and high-demand jobs are the pathways 
to the American Dream. I've seen firsthand, at my family's 
manufacturing facility, how lives can be transformed through additional 
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  There are countless benefits to better educating our workforce as our 
economy continues to rebuild from the recession. We must do everything 
we can to put Americans back to work. I hope my colleagues will join me 
in supporting this effort for our Nation's workforce.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman 
from Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline).
  Mr. CICILLINE. I thank the gentleman from California for yielding.
  I rise today in strong opposition to the so-called SKILLS Act, H.R. 
803, a bill that would fail to live up to our responsibility to job 
seekers, businesses, and working men and women across our country. I 
served as mayor of the city of Providence for 8 years and saw closely 
what excellent workforce boards do in my home State.
  Right now, we should be doing everything we can to put our Nation 
back to work and offer assistance to folks who are struggling to find 
employment; but, unfortunately, this highly partisan bill does just the 
opposite. It would block-grant and effectively eliminate 35 programs, 
including programs that help dislocated workers, veterans, disabled 
workers, and other disadvantaged populations, putting these individuals 
at high risk of losing access to services. And even though funding for 
the Workforce Investment Act has been cut in half since 2001, this 
radical proposal would freeze investments in job training and other 
workforce investment services for 7 years.
  Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Tierney have offered a commonsense 
alternative that will create strategic partnerships with employers, 
community colleges, labor unions, and nonprofits to find new jobs and 
careers for working families. The Democratic alternative would expand 
the central role of community colleges in job training by authorizing 
$8 billion for President Obama's Community College to Career Fund to 
help community colleges recognize credentials so that students will 
graduate with job training that meets the needs of employers. It would 
also better serve high-poverty areas with effective services by 
creating innovation funds to expand the use of promising strategies for 
adults and young people.
  Ladies and gentlemen, our country is facing serious economic 
challenges, and we need a serious solution like that offered in the 
Workforce Investment Act. I urge my colleagues to oppose H.R. 803 and 
support the Democratic alternative to enact real workforce reform that 
will put Americans back to work.
  Mr. KLINE. I see our last speaker hasn't arrived on the floor, and I 
don't know that he will. So in the interest of keeping this moving, 
I'll reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. I yield myself 30 seconds.
  In closing, I think what's clear from the speakers on the Democratic 
side who spoke this morning is that it was really quite possible to 
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House out of our committee. We offered to enter into Member-to-Member 
negotiations. That offer was not taken up.
  This bill was introduced 1 week in a hearing and reported the next. 
And the fact of the matter is I think there's a great desire on both 
sides of the aisle to make this a well-run, well-functioning program 
for the people who need it so they can get back into the workforce in 
the American economy. But, unfortunately, that didn't happen, and we're 
now left with a partisan bill, much like we were last year. I think, 
unfortunately, it's going to make it very difficult to get a good job-
training bill to the President's desk for his signature.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. KLINE. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  We believe that the SKILLS Act is genuine, commonsense reform 
addressing a real problem that our Nation has faced for years. This 
authorization expired in 2003; and so under Republicans and Democrats, 
we've been unable to get legislation passed into law through the 
committee, through the House, and move it forward. There have been all 
sorts of reasons for this. Sometimes it was just recognized that it's 
too hard; but in any case, we haven't been able to move it. And that 
includes, frankly, under 4 years when the other side had the majority, 
chaired this committee, and in fact had a majority in the House and the 
Senate and the White House and were unable to move legislation forward.
  So I appreciate the calls for bipartisanship. I'm not entirely sure 
why walking out of a markup engenders further bipartisan support. 
Nevertheless, that's what we're faced with.
  This legislation was thoughtfully developed after the committee 
convened multiple hearings over the last 3 years, examined the 
testimony of dozens of witnesses, including Governors and State and 
local workforce investment leaders. This ongoing debate has been open 
and fair.
  When we had this bill in the committee last year, amendments were 
offered by Republicans and Democrats. Amendments passed, as offered by 
Republicans and Democrats. We have to move this legislation forward. We 
can no longer afford the failed status quo that wastes taxpayer dollars 
and prevents people from getting the skills they need to get the jobs 
that are available today.
  The SKILLS Act will strengthen the workforce training system, make 
our Nation more competitive in the 21st century, and help put Americans 
back to work.
  I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H.R. 803, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  Mr. CONNOLLY. Madam Chair, the demand for employment services and 
skills training continues to grow. In my Northern Virginia district, 
the local Workforce Investment Board fielded nearly 90,000 requests for 
job search assistance last year, and those requests have increased 170% 
since 2007. During my tenure as Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of 
Supervisors, I served as the Chief Local Elected Official on the 
Workforce Investment Board and witnessed firsthand the collaboration 
among local businesses, community colleges, universities, nonprofits, 
governments and other community organizations to offer valuable skills 
training and workforce support in our community.
  The federal Workforce Investment Act was enacted 15 years ago, and 
its authorization expired 10 years ago. Thankfully Congress has 
continued to fund these vital services to help job-seekers access the 
training they need to find work and help employers find the skilled 
workers they need to operate. While the Workforce Investment Act is 
long overdue for modernization, the bill before the House today, H.R. 
803, falls short of the mark. Under the guise of efficiency, it 
eliminates 35 workforce programs currently serving low-income adults, 
seniors, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and youth. By 
converting to block grant funding, it shifts too much authority to the 
states at the expense of local jurisdictions. That is why organizations 
like the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the National Association of 
Counties, the National League of Cities, and the National Association 
of Workforce Boards oppose H.R. 803. In fact, my local workforce board 
estimates that local governments will face an additional financial 
burden under this legislation at a time when their budgets can least 
afford it. In addition, this bill sets an arbitrarily low level of 
funding and freezes it for the next six years. These investments are 
creating a more skilled and productive workforce. We ought to be 
investing more not less in this effort, yet workforce funding has been 
cut in half over the past decade. And lastly, this bill unnecessarily 
changes the makeup of local workforce board membership at the expense 
of local community organizations, which is why groups like the Easter 
Seals, Goodwill, the National Disability Rights Network, the National 
Coalition for Literacy, the United Way, and others oppose it.
  The Workforce Investment Act has until recently been a bipartisan 
effort, and I urge my colleagues to pursue reforms that will renew that 
tradition to better serve those seeking work assistance in our 
communities.
  Mr. BUCSHON. Madam Chair, we are here today to discuss the positive 
reforms within the SKILLS Act. Our Nation's current job training system 
is broken. The SKILLS Act will give state and local governments more 
flexibility by consolidating 35 existing federal employment and 
training programs into a single Workforce Investment Fund. This will 
end the long line of bureaucratic red tape, lower costs, and increase 
the representation of employers on local workforce boards.
  I have received numerous letters from Hoosier small business owners 
asking me to support the SKILLS Act. The reason? This bill unites the 
local small business community by enhancing their involvement in career 
development programs, closing the skills gap, and providing more job 
opportunities in this struggling economy, which saw the GDP decline in 
the fourth quarter of 2012.
  Our founding fathers believed that reducing the size and scope of the 
federal government and restoring power back to the states and this bill 
matches that theme.
  The Indiana Department of Workforce Development echoes our message 
that states need the flexibility to rein in bureaucracy and provide our 
workers with a more dynamic, flexible, and efficient network of job 
training services. Currently, Indiana uses their funds on programs 
like: A youth summer program that combines in-the-class training and 
internships, or the state funded Western Governors University . . . 
Indiana's nursing program. These programs apply funding where it is 
needed most--helping Hoosiers find jobs.
  These are just a few, in a long line, of positive impacts upon which 
the SKILLS Act could improve. Empowering state governors to consolidate 
additional employment and training programs and services at the state 
level provides the flexibility that governors need to distinguish well 
planned and broad reaching initiatives that are best for their states.
  The SKILLS Act helps put Americans back to work. I, and the majority 
of the members of the Education and Workforce committee, stand 
committed to advance job training reforms that are fiscally responsible 
and produce a positive ``return on investment'' of taxpayer dollars. 
Walking out, as the minority chose to do during our committee markup, 
simply casts a cold shoulder on much needed reform in our workforce 
training programs. I urge my colleagues to support the SKILLS Act, to 
give hardworking Americans the training and education they so badly 
need.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Chair, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 803, 
the ``Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act, or 
SKILLS Act.''
  While H.R. 803 rightfully reauthorizes the Work Force Investment Act 
(WIA), it does so while adding destructive provisions that undermine 
the very core goals of the legislation. As an alternative, we ought to 
consider H.R. 798.
  Moreover, despite some of the rhetoric coming from the proponents of 
H.R. 803, one need only read the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) 
Report to know that this bill does not save the American taxpayers 
anything.
  The Workforce Investment Act was signed into law by President Clinton 
in 1998, and provides a framework for our nation's workforce 
preparation and employment system. It was designed to help American 
workers advance their careers while satisfying the needs of U.S. 
businesses. The idea was a simple yet effective one: to train American 
workers for the jobs that businesses demand.
  Despite partisan resistance nearly every step of the way, our current 
economic policies have put us on the right path toward economic growth, 
with 260,000 jobs added and unemployment falling to 7.7% during the 
month of February.
  Today, while the American people are demanding that Congress act to 
facilitate the creation of even more new jobs, H.R. 803 would take us 
in the opposite direction by freezing investment in job training and 
other WIA programs for seven years, from Fiscal Year 2014 through 
Fiscal Year 2020.
  It is inconceivable that at a time when millions of Americans are 
looking for work, this bill proposes to cut funding from the very 
programs that would help give the Americans the skills they need to 
secure jobs in our changing economy.
  Moreover, WIA funding has already been cut in half since 2001. After 
more than a decade of placing funding for WIA on the backburner, now 
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time to invest in American workers to assist them in securing their 
economic futures.
  Worse still, H.R. 803 effectively consolidates 35 programs under the 
WIA into a single block grant, despite the lack of any independent 
evaluation of whether such a consolidation would be beneficial. 
Currently, the programs are individually tailored to meet the needs of 
different types of workers, including adults, youth, farmworkers, 
dislocated workers, and other disadvantaged populations.
  However, by consolidating these programs into one lump sum block 
grant, diverse groups of workers with different skills and different 
needs would be forced to compete with one another for the same 
resources.
  The youth employment rate remains unacceptably high, and the SKILLS 
Act would force young aspiring workers to compete with adults for the 
resources of a single fund focused on serving the needs of adults.
  If enacted, H.R. 803 would allow state officials to choose to reduce 
or eliminate programs that support some of our nation's most vulnerable 
populations who derive the most benefit from the programs.
  H.R. 803, if enacted would have a disparate impact on youth, persons 
living in high-poverty communities, minorities, women, seniors, persons 
with disabilities, those recently incarcerated, single parents, 
veterans, those who lack English proficiency or do not have a high 
school diploma or GED.
  Perhaps the most appalling part of H.R. 803 is that it eliminates the 
Disabled Veterans Outreach Program, which is specifically tailored to 
help disabled veterans.
  Veterans who return home to the country that they sacrificed for 
deserve to have a program dedicated to helping them overcome their 
challenges in obtaining employment as a result of injuries sustained 
while serving.
  Eliminating the program without providing disabled veterans with an 
alternative that contains accountability measures that preserve their 
unique interests is categorically unacceptable.
  I urge Members to alternatively consider H.R. 798, the ``Workforce 
Investment Act of 2013,'' which modernizes the Workforce Investment Act 
to improve the nation's workforce investment infrastructure.
  H.R. 798 is focused on focusing on finding workers jobs and careers 
via strategic partnerships with in-demand sector employers, community 
colleges, labor organizations, and nonprofits.
  The American people want tangible solutions; not another 
ideologically partisan bill that harms the very people who can least 
afford it during an economic recovery.
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Chair, I am voting against H.R. 803, ``The 
SKILLS Act,'' because it significantly limits the important role that 
community colleges, labor unions, and local community leaders play in 
assessing workforce needs and delivering important workforce 
development resources. It also ignores the unique needs of many 
individuals who are disadvantaged in the workforce and represents a 
step backward from current policy.
  Effectively investing in workforce development programs that train 
workers to compete in an ever changing and increasingly technology-
based job market is essential to improving quality of life, rebuilding 
our fragile economy, and bolstering our competiveness over the long-
term. Decisions about the best way to channel resources to ensure 
success should represent a wide variety of perspectives. While industry 
and local elected officials have an essential role to play in these 
conversations, this legislation favors the private sector while 
unnecessarily limiting the participation of institutions that offer 
workforce training programs, of groups representing workers rights, and 
of organizations advocating for minority and underrepresented groups.
  The legislation also consolidates workforce and training programs 
into state-level block grants designed to serve everyone. There are 
many groups that face unique challenges to obtaining employment, such 
as veterans, minorities, workers with disabilities, and young people. 
It is important that we ensure these groups have access to Workforce 
Investment Act programs, and consolidating programs into a block grant 
runs the risk of overlooking these unique needs.
  Many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle agree that the 
Workforce Investment Act needs reform. This is why I support H.R. 798, 
which would reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act while 
strengthening partnerships between employers, community colleges, labor 
unions, and other stakeholder groups. It also streamlines and 
coordinates workforce programs without eliminating the important focus 
on disadvantaged groups.
  Unemployment remains stubbornly high across the country. As we slowly 
continue to recover from the economic recession, it is essential that 
we make smart investments in workforce development. In Portland, 
Oregon, our region saw 155,900 people use workforce services in 2012, 
with 68,000 completing workforce programs, and 35,400 being placed for 
work. Under the guise of streamlining programs, H.R. 803 runs the risk 
of reducing these numbers, limiting access and limiting the 
effectiveness of our investments in Oregon and around the country at 
the exact time we should be increasing access to and enrollment in 
workforce training programs.
  Mr. DINGELL. Madam Chair, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 803, 
the SKILLS Act.
  What we have before us today is another sorry excuse at legislating 
dressed up as compassionate conservatism. The SKILLS Act will ensure 
that disadvantaged populations, like youth, minorities, older workers, 
and the disabled, continue to suffer disproportionately in hard 
economic times. These are precisely the jobseekers whom the workforce 
investment system was designed to serve, but the practical effect of 
the SKILLS Act would be to reduce their access to programs meant to 
help them find meaningful employment.
  Madam CHAIR, the SKILLS Act's justification as a rationalization of 
worker training programs is nothing more than lip service to the real 
needs of chronically unemployed Americans. It consolidates 35 separate 
programs into block grants and attaches few, if any, strings to their 
use by state governors. In point of fact, the SKILLS Act is an 
extension of House Republicans' plans for Medicare and Medicaid, which 
would amount to a decrease in disadvantaged Americans' access to 
important services. Moreover, the SKILLS Act freezes the Workforce 
Investment Act's authorization level through 2020, an amount already 
demonstrated to be woefully inadequate to the needs of the unemployed.
  It also grieves me that H.R. 803 eliminates separate training funds 
for youth programs, eliminates the Disabled Veterans Outreach Program, 
and eliminates the priority of service delivery for low-income adults 
or out-of-school youth. These people should be at the front of the 
line, yet the SKILLS Act cuts them out completely.
  Finally, the SKILLS Act severely restricts the participation of 
unions, community-based organizations, and community colleges on state 
and local workforce investment boards. Collectively, these 
organizations have nearly unparalleled experience in proper workforce 
development and must be a part of any worker training plan.
  Madam Chair, H.R. 803 is a dangerous step in the wrong direction. It 
will not prevent the further erosion of our labor force. The SKILLS Act 
is another expression of Republican indifference to the crumbling 
infrastructure that once made this country great. Some things are worth 
substantial investment, and that includes our workforce. If we don't 
heed this call, our country will become a second-rate economic power at 
best.
  I urge my colleagues to vote down the SKILLS Act. I further encourage 
my colleagues to support the Democratic alternative to this bill, the 
Workforce Investment Act of 2013, and in so doing demonstrate a clear 
commitment to getting our workforce in shape for the 21st century.
  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Madam Chair, I rise today in support of H.R. 
803, the SKILLS Act, and urge my colleagues to support its passage.
  Our current workforce development system is broken. Each year, the 
federal government spends billions on job training programs, but only a 
fraction of workers receive and complete the training necessary to get 
a job. Roughly 12 million Americans are unemployed

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and looking for work, yet the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 
millions of job openings are unfilled, with a large number of people 
giving up the search for employment completely.
  Madam Chair, the SKILLS Act works to correct these problems. This 
bill eliminates and streamlines 35 ineffective and duplicative programs 
and gives state and local governments more flexibility to consolidate 
employment and training programs at the state level. Additionally, H.R. 
803 increases employer involvement in local training boards, which 
ensures that training can be adapted to local demands.
  Madam Chair, the SKILLS Act protects taxpayer dollars and provides 
workers with more effective job training services, while further 
empowering state and local governments. I urge my colleagues to join me 
in supporting H.R. 803.
  Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to H.R. 803, the 
Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act. 
This bill does not position our workers to complete in the new economy.
  Despite what Wall Street and some economists think, America is still 
in a recession and plowing our way forward to full recovery. This 
nation has a jobs crisis that should be the number one priority for 
this Congress.
  According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, when you consider 
persons marginally attached to the workforce, the real unemployment 
rate is over 14 percent, not 7.7 percent.
  The unemployment rate for construction workers is 15.7 percent, for 
teenagers it is 25.1 percent, and for transportation and production the 
unemployment rate is 10 percent.
  There are over 12 million people unemployed in this country with 4.8 
million considered long-term unemployed. That means over 40 percent of 
the unemployed individuals in the United States have been jobless for 
27 weeks or more.
  Madam Chair, I agree with my Republican colleagues that we need to 
reform our Workforce Investment Act (WIA) job training programs to meet 
the challenges of today's labor market. However, the bill before us 
fails to make the needed reforms to help the 12 million unemployed 
individuals in this country.
  The underlying bill creates a one-size-fits-all Workforce Investment 
Fund that will ultimately disadvantage workers with disabilities, 
youth, older workers, women and disabled veterans.
  H.R. 803 freezes job training funding levels through fiscal year 
2020. These programs have been cut in half already and this bill makes 
those cuts permanent. We should be closing corporate tax loopholes to 
invest in our workers, not penalizing workers even more. One balances 
budgets when people go back to work. This bill should be written to 
that end.
  I'm also particularly concerned that the bill eliminates the 
requirements that community colleges and non-profits be represented on 
local Workforce Investment Boards. What is stopping local Boards from 
being dominated by some business interests and turning into another 
form of corporate welfare? Education and training are the roads forward 
to the future. America cannot afford to ignore those most able to teach 
and train to the future.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in opposing this bill.
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Chair, I rise today in 
opposition to H.R. 803, the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in 
Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act. H.R. 803 is a poor alternative to the 
critical reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), and 
would ultimately limit access to employment resources and occupational 
training for the most vulnerable segments of the population.
  Numerous organizations, as well as Members of Congress, have come out 
in overwhelming opposition to H.R. 803 for its unsystematic approach to 
consolidate government programs and reduce costs. This legislation 
would collapse 35 federal job training programs and convert these 
targeted programs into a single indiscriminate fund administered 
through the states. H.R. 803 works counter to the original intent of 
the law, which was specifically tailored to support America's veterans, 
youth, seniors, disabled, and underprivileged workers.
  Instead of H.R. 803, I support H.R. 798, proposed by Representative 
John Tierney. H.R. 798 would preserve these important programs for 
workers, while taking reasonable and deliberate steps to streamline 
government operations without ignoring the original intent behind WIA. 
I am a proud cosponsor of this bill, and will only support legislation 
that is genuine in its intent, and does not discriminate in terms of 
how it apportions benefits.
  Madam Chair, H.R. 803 would dismantle critical support structures 
that have helped develop the U.S. workforce since WIA's inception in 
1998. Despite steady progress, our economy remains fragile, and we must 
do everything within our power to ensure that workers have the 
resources and support they need to excel in an increasingly competitive 
environment. I urge my colleagues to oppose H.R. 803 in favor of a 
balanced approach that keeps the best interests of the American worker 
at its core focus.
  Mr. McKEON. Madam Chair, I rise today to speak briefly about one of 
the programs that is being consolidated in the SKILLS Act: YouthBuild. 
While I support the overall bill on the floor today and look forward to 
an eventual reauthorization of WIA, I am concerned about the fate of 
YouthBuild. Let there be no doubt that with the GAO findings on our 
workforce training system there needed to be some consolidation, but 
not all programs are created equal. Some work better than others. Some 
work well in some districts while not so well in others.
   Mr. Speaker, I had the great privilege of visiting the local 
YouthBuild center in my congressional district just a couple weeks ago. 
The Antelope Valley YouthBuild center is molding teens and young adults 
into model citizens. The staff works with youth ages 16-24 to help them 
build the confidence and skills needed to thrive in their communities. 
Participants work toward acquiring marketable skills to launch them 
into their careers while ensuring they complete their high school 
education. Participants give back to their community by building 
affordable housing in the Antelope Valley.
   YouthBuild leverages public dollars as well as private dollars. 
Community and faith-based non-profit organizations sponsor most of the 
programs and the staff work tirelessly to make the program well-rounded 
for the participants and respected in the community.
   I spoke to several young people during my visit whose lives had been 
completely transformed by the program. Instead of dreaming for even a 
sub-par life, these young people now have the confidence to not just 
survive in our world, but to thrive. The skills they learned, the bonds 
they made, and the good they did in their communities is shown through 
their great pride in what they have accomplished. They are finally 
feeling hopeful for the future.
   I do not want the rug to be pulled out from under them by 
consolidating this program. At least in my district, this program has a 
significant impact on many lives and the community at large. I 
understand that not all programs are best run from Washington. 
Bureaucrats often don't understand what local communities need and how 
they operate, so operating every program at the national level is bad 
policy. But Mr. Speaker, some programs deserve a second look and I 
believe YouthBuild is one of those programs.
   In 2011 alone, nearly 18,000 young people were turned away due to a 
lack of funds. The program has served over 110,000 young people since 
1992 and since 2006 the Deparment of Labor has had twice as many 
applicants than it can fund.
   Madam Chair, this is a popular program that has proven results. It 
is a program that has changed lives for the better in my district and 
many other districts across our country. I would urge Chairman Kline 
and Subcommittee Chairman Foxx to reconsider consolidation of 
YouthBuild if WIA gets to a conference committee.
  The CHAIR. All time for general debate has expired.
  Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered for amendment 
under the 5-minute rule.
  In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce, printed in the bill, it 
shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the 5-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-4. That 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read.
  The text of the amendment in the nature of a substitute is as 
follows:

                                H.R. 803

       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 ``Supporting Knowledge and 
     Investing in Lifelong Skills Act'' or the ``SKILLS Act''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
Sec. 4. Effective date.

      TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998

              Subtitle A--Workforce Investment Definitions

Sec. 101. Definitions.

      Subtitle B--Statewide and Local Workforce Investment Systems

Sec. 102. Purpose.
Sec. 103. State workforce investment boards.
Sec. 104. State plan.
Sec. 105. Local workforce investment areas.
Sec. 106. Local workforce investment boards.
Sec. 107. Local plan.
Sec. 108. Establishment of one-stop delivery system.

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Sec. 109. Identification of eligible providers of training services.
Sec. 110. General authorization.
Sec. 111. State allotments.
Sec. 112. Within State allocations.
Sec. 113. Use of funds for employment and training activities.
Sec. 114. Performance accountability system.
Sec. 115. Authorization of appropriations.

                         Subtitle C--Job Corps

Sec. 116. Job Corps purposes.
Sec. 117. Job Corps definitions.
Sec. 118. Individuals eligible for the Job Corps.
Sec. 119. Recruitment, screening, selection, and assignment of 
              enrollees.
Sec. 120. Job Corps centers.
Sec. 121. Program activities.
Sec. 122. Counseling and job placement.
Sec. 123. Support.
Sec. 124. Operations.
Sec. 125. Community participation.
Sec. 126. Workforce councils.
Sec. 127. Technical assistance.
Sec. 128. Special provisions.
Sec. 129. Performance accountability management.

                     Subtitle D--National Programs

Sec. 130. Technical assistance.
Sec. 131. Evaluations.

                       Subtitle E--Administration

Sec. 132. Requirements and restrictions.
Sec. 133. Prompt allocation of funds.
Sec. 134. Fiscal controls; sanctions.
Sec. 135. Reports to Congress.
Sec. 136. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 137. State legislative authority.
Sec. 138. General program requirements.
Sec. 139. Federal agency staff.

                     Subtitle F--State Unified Plan

Sec. 140. State unified plan.

        TITLE II--ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY EDUCATION

Sec. 201. Amendment.

             TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT

Sec. 301. Amendments to the Wagner-Peyser Act.

              TITLE IV--REPEALS AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

Sec. 401. Repeals.
Sec. 402. Amendment to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
              Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.
Sec. 403. Amendments to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
Sec. 404. Amendments to section 412 of the Immigration and Nationality 
              Act.
Sec. 405. Amendments relating to the Second Chance Act of 2007.
Sec. 406. Amendments to the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
              of 1968.
Sec. 407. Conforming amendments to the United States Code.
Sec. 408. Conforming amendment to table of contents.

         TITLE V--AMENDMENTS TO THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973

Sec. 501. Findings.
Sec. 502. Rehabilitation services administration.
Sec. 503. Definitions.
Sec. 504. State plan.
Sec. 505. Scope of services.
Sec. 506. Standards and indicators.
Sec. 507. Collaboration with industry.
Sec. 508. Reservation for expanded transition services.
Sec. 509. Client assistance program.
Sec. 510. Title III amendments.
Sec. 511. Repeal of title VI.
Sec. 512. Chairperson.
Sec. 513. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 514. Conforming amendments.

     SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this 
     Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     amendment or repeal shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 (29 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.).

     SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided, this Act and the amendments 
     made by this Act shall be effective with respect to fiscal 
     year 2014 and succeeding fiscal years.

      TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998

              Subtitle A--Workforce Investment Definitions

     SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 101 (29 U.S.C. 2801) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (13) and (24);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (12) as 
     paragraphs (3) through (14), and paragraphs (14) through (23) 
     as paragraphs (15) through (24), respectively;
       (3) by striking paragraphs (52) and (53);
       (4) by inserting after ``In this title:'' the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(1) Accrued expenditures.--The term `accrued 
     expenditures' means charges incurred by recipients of funds 
     under this title for a given period requiring the provision 
     of funds for goods or other tangible property received; 
     services performed by employees, contractors, subgrantees, 
     subcontractors, and other payees; and other amounts becoming 
     owed under programs assisted under this title for which no 
     current services or performance is required, such as 
     annuities, insurance claims, and other benefit payments.
       ``(2) Administrative costs.--The term `administrative 
     costs' means expenditures incurred by State and local 
     workforce investment boards, direct recipients (including 
     State grant recipients under subtitle B and recipients of 
     awards under subtitles C and D), local grant recipients, 
     local fiscal agents or local grant subrecipients, and one-
     stop operators in the performance of administrative functions 
     and in carrying out activities under this title which are not 
     related to the direct provision of workforce investment 
     services (including services to participants and employers). 
     Such costs include both personnel and non-personnel and both 
     direct and indirect.'';
       (5) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``Except in sections 127 and 132, the'' and inserting 
     ``The'';
       (6) by amending paragraph (5) (as so redesignated) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(5) Area career and technical education school.--The term 
     `area career and technical education school' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 3(3) of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
     and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302(3)).'';
       (7) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
     ``(or such other level as the Governor may establish)'' after 
     ``8th grade level'';
       (8) in paragraph (10)(C) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``not less than 50 percent of the cost of the training'' and 
     inserting ``a significant portion of the cost of training, as 
     determined by the local board (or, in the case of an employer 
     in multiple local areas in the State, as determined by the 
     Governor), taking into account the size of the employer and 
     such other factors as the local board determines to be 
     appropriate'';
       (9) in paragraph (11) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II), by striking ``section 
     134(c)'' and inserting ``section 121(e)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(iii)--
       (i) by striking ``134(d)(4)'' and inserting ``134(c)(4)''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``intensive services described in section 
     134(d)(3)'' and inserting ``work ready services described in 
     section 117(d)(5)(C)'';
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E)(i) is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on 
     active duty for a period of more than 30 days (as defined in 
     section 101(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code) who has 
     experienced a loss of employment as a direct result of 
     relocation to accommodate a permanent change in duty station 
     of such member; or
       ``(ii) is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on 
     active duty who meets the criteria described in paragraph 
     (12)(B).'';
       (10) in paragraph (12)(A) (as redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon and inserting 
     ``or'';
       (B) by striking ``(A)'' and inserting ``(A)(i)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on 
     active duty for a period of more than 30 days (as defined in 
     section 101(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code) whose 
     family income is significantly reduced because of a 
     deployment (as defined in section 991(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code, or pursuant to paragraph (4) of such section), a 
     call or order to active duty pursuant to a provision of law 
     referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United 
     States Code, a permanent change of station, or the service-
     connected (as defined in section 101(16) of title 38, United 
     States Code) death or disability of the member; and'';
       (11) in paragraph (13) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
     ``or regional'' after ``local'' each place it appears;
       (12) in paragraph (14) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 122(e)(3)'' 
     and inserting ``section 122'';
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B), and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) work ready services, means a provider who is 
     identified or awarded a contract as described in section 
     117(d)(5)(C); or'';
       (C) by striking subparagraph (C); and
       (D) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C).
       (13) in paragraph (15) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``adult or dislocated worker'' and inserting ``individual'';
       (14) in paragraph (25)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``higher of--'' and 
     all that follows through clause (ii) and inserting ``poverty 
     line for an equivalent period;'';
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (F) as 
     subparagraphs (E) through (G), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) receives or is eligible to receive free or reduced 
     price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.);'';
       (15) in paragraph (32), by striking ``the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia,'';
       (16) by amending paragraph (33) to read as follows:
       ``(33) Out-of-school youth.--The term `out-of-school youth' 
     means--
       ``(A) an at-risk youth who is a school dropout; or
       ``(B) an at-risk youth who has received a secondary school 
     diploma or its recognized equivalent but is basic skills 
     deficient, unemployed, or underemployed.''.
       (17) in paragraph (38), by striking ``134(a)(1)(A)'' and 
     inserting ``134(a)(1)(B)'';
       (18) by amending paragraph (49) to read as follows:
       ``(49) Veteran.--The term `veteran' has the same meaning 
     given the term in section 2108(1) of title 5, United States 
     Code.'';
       (19) by amending paragraph (50) to read as follows:
       ``(50) Career and technical education.--The term `career 
     and technical education' 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).'';

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       (20) in paragraph (51) by striking ``, and a youth 
     activity''; and
       (21) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(52) At-risk youth.--Except as provided in subtitle C, 
     the term `at-risk youth' means an individual who--
       ``(A) is not less than age 16 and not more than age 24;
       ``(B) is a low-income individual; and
       ``(C) is an individual who is one or more of the following:
       ``(i) a secondary school dropout;
       ``(ii) a youth in foster care (including youth aging out of 
     foster care);
       ``(iii) a youth offender;
       ``(iv) a youth who is an individual with a disability; or
       ``(v) a migrant youth.
       ``(53) Industry or sector partnership.--The term `industry 
     or sector partnership' means a partnership of a State or 
     local board and one or more industries and other entities 
     that have the capability to help the State or local board 
     determine the immediate and long term skilled workforce needs 
     of in-demand industries and other occupations important to 
     the State or local economy, respectively.
       ``(54) Industry-recognized credential.--The term `industry-
     recognized credential' means a credential that is sought or 
     accepted by companies within the industry sector involved, 
     across multiple States, as recognized, preferred, or required 
     for recruitment, screening, or hiring.
       ``(55) Recognized postsecondary credential.--The term 
     `recognized postsecondary credential' means a credential 
     awarded by a training provider or postsecondary educational 
     institution based on completion of all requirements for a 
     program of study, including coursework or tests or other 
     performance evaluations. The term includes an industry-
     recognized credential, a certificate of completion of an 
     apprenticeship, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.
       ``(56) Pay-for-performance contract strategy.--The term 
     `pay-for-performance contract strategy' means a strategy in 
     which a contract to provide a program of employment and 
     training activities incorporates--
       ``(A) the performance outcome described in subclauses (I) 
     through (IV) of section 136(b)(2)(A)(i);
       ``(B) a fixed amount that will be paid to a provider of 
     such employment and training activities for each program 
     participant who achieves the agreed to levels of performance 
     based upon the outcome measures described in subparagraph 
     (A), within a defined timetable, and may include a bonus 
     payment to such provider which may be used to expand the 
     capacity of such provider;
       ``(C) the ability for a provider to recoup the costs of 
     training a participant who has not met such outcome measures, 
     but for whom the provider is able to demonstrate that such 
     participant gained specific competencies required for 
     education and career advancement that are, where feasible, 
     tied to industry-recognized credentials and related 
     standards, or State licensing requirements; and
       ``(D) the ability for a provider that does not meet the 
     requirements under section 122(a)(2) to participate in such 
     pay-for-performance contract and to not be required to report 
     on the performance and cost information required under 
     section 122(d).''.

      Subtitle B--Statewide and Local Workforce Investment Systems

     SEC. 102. PURPOSE.

       Section 106 (29 U.S.C. 2811) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following: ``It is also the purpose of this subtitle 
     to provide workforce investment activities in a manner that 
     enhances employer engagement, promotes customer choices in 
     the selection of training services, and ensures 
     accountability in the use of the taxpayer funds.''.

     SEC. 103. STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS.

       Section 111 (29 U.S.C. 2821) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); 
     and
       (iii) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated)--

       (I) by amending clause (i)(I), by striking ``section 
     117(b)(2)(A)(i)'' and inserting ``section 117(b)(2)(A)'';
       (II) by amending clause (i)(II) to read as follows:
       ``(II) represent businesses, including large and small 
     businesses, with immediate and long-term employment 
     opportunities in in-demand industries and other occupations 
     important to the State economy; and'';
       (III) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:

       ``(iii) a State agency official responsible for economic 
     development; and'';

       (IV) by striking clauses (iv) through (vi);
       (V) by amending clause (vii) to read as follows:

       ``(vii) such other representatives and State agency 
     officials as the Governor may designate, including--

       ``(I) members of the State legislature;
       ``(II) representatives of individuals and organizations 
     that have experience with respect to youth activities;
       ``(III) representatives of individuals and organizations 
     that have experience and expertise in the delivery of 
     workforce investment activities, including chief executive 
     officers of community colleges and community-based 
     organizations within the State;
       ``(IV) representatives of the lead State agency officials 
     with responsibility for the programs and activities that are 
     described in section 121(b) and carried out by one-stop 
     partners; or
       ``(V) representatives of veterans service organizations.''; 
     and
       (VI) by redesignating clause (vii) (as so amended) as 
     clause (iv); and

       (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) Majority.--A \2/3\ majority of the members of the 
     board shall be representatives described in paragraph 
     (1)(B)(i).'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``(b)(1)(C)(i)'' and 
     inserting ``(b)(1)(B)(i)'';
       (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) Functions.--The State board shall assist the Governor 
     of the State as follows:
       ``(1) State plan.--Consistent with section 112, develop a 
     State plan.
       ``(2) Statewide workforce development system.--Review and 
     develop statewide policies and programs in the State in a 
     manner that supports a comprehensive Statewide workforce 
     development system that will result in meeting the workforce 
     needs of the State and its local areas. Such review shall 
     include determining whether the State should consolidate 
     additional programs into the Workforce Investment Fund in 
     accordance with section 501(e).
       ``(3) Workforce and labor market information system.--
     Develop a statewide workforce and labor market information 
     system described in section 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act, 
     which may include using existing information conducted by the 
     State economic development entity or related entity in 
     developing such system.
       ``(4) Employer engagement.--Develop strategies across local 
     areas that meet the needs of employers and support economic 
     growth in the State by enhancing communication, coordination, 
     and collaboration among employers, economic development 
     entities, and service providers.
       ``(5) Designation of local areas.--Designate local areas as 
     required under section 116.
       ``(6) One-stop delivery system.--Identify and disseminate 
     information on best practices for effective operation of one-
     stop centers, including use of innovative business outreach, 
     partnerships, and service delivery strategies.
       ``(7) Program oversight.--Conduct the following program 
     oversight:
       ``(A) Reviewing and approving local plans under section 
     118.
       ``(B) Ensuring the appropriate use and management of the 
     funds provided for State employment and training activities 
     authorized under section 134.
       ``(C) Preparing an annual report to the Secretary described 
     in section 136(d).
       ``(8) Development of performance measures.--Develop and 
     ensure continuous improvement of comprehensive State 
     performance measures, including State adjusted levels of 
     performance, as described under section 136(b).'';
       (4) by striking subsection (e) and redesignating subsection 
     (f) as subsection (e);
       (5) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
     ``or participate in any action taken'' after ``vote'';
       (6) by inserting after subsection (e) (as so redesignated), 
     the following:
       ``(f) Staff.--The State board may employ staff to assist in 
     carrying out the functions described in subsection (d).''; 
     and
       (7) in subsection (g), by inserting ``electronic means 
     and'' after ``on a regular basis through''.

     SEC. 104. STATE PLAN.

       Section 112 (29 U.S.C. 2822)--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``127 or''; and
       (B) by striking ``5-year strategy'' and inserting ``3-year 
     strategy'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
       ``(4) information describing--
       ``(A) the economic conditions in the State;
       ``(B) the immediate and long-term skilled workforce needs 
     of in-demand industries, small businesses, and other 
     occupations important to the State economy;
       ``(C) the knowledge and skills of the workforce in the 
     State; and
       ``(D) workforce development activities (including education 
     and training) in the State;'';
       (B) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:
       ``(7) a description of the State criteria for determining 
     the eligibility of training providers in accordance with 
     section 122, including how the State will take into account 
     the performance of providers and whether the training 
     programs relate to occupations that are in-demand;'';
       (C) by amending paragraph (8) to read as follows:
       ``(8)(A) a description of the procedures that will be taken 
     by the State to assure coordination of, and avoid duplication 
     among, the programs and activities identified under section 
     501(b)(2); and
       ``(B) a description of common data collection and reporting 
     processes used for the programs and activities described in 
     subparagraph (A), which are carried out by one-stop partners, 
     including--
       ``(i) assurances that such processes use quarterly wage 
     records for performance measures described in section 
     136(b)(2)(A) that are applicable to such programs or 
     activities; or
       ``(ii) if such wage records are not being used for the 
     performance measures, an identification of the barriers to 
     using such wage records and a description of how the State 
     will address such barriers within one year of the approval of 
     the plan;'';
       (D) in paragraph (9), by striking ``, including comment by 
     representatives of businesses and representatives of labor 
     organizations,'';
       (E) in paragraph (11), by striking ``under sections 127 and 
     132'' and inserting ``under section 132'';
       (F) by striking paragraph (12);
       (G) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through (18) as 
     paragraphs (12) through (17), respectively;
       (H) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``111(f)'' and inserting ``111(e)'';

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       (I) in paragraph (13) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``134(c)'' and inserting ``121(e)'';
       (J) in paragraph (14) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``116(a)(5)'' and inserting ``116(a)(4)'';
       (K) in paragraph (16) (as so redesignated)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in clause (ii), by striking ``to dislocated workers'';
       (II) in clause (iii), by striking ``134(d)(4)'' and 
     inserting ``134(c)(4)'';
       (III) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii);
       (IV) by amending clause (iv) to read as follows:

       ``(iv) how the State will serve the employment and training 
     needs of dislocated workers (including displaced homemakers), 
     low-income individuals (including recipients of public 
     assistance such as supplemental nutrition assistance program 
     benefits pursuant to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
     U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)), long-term unemployed individuals 
     (including individuals who have exhausted entitlement to 
     State and Federal unemployment compensation), English 
     learners, homeless individuals, individuals training for 
     nontraditional employment, youth (including out-of-school 
     youth and at-risk youth), older workers, ex-offenders, 
     migrant and seasonal farmworkers, refugee and entrants, 
     veterans (including disabled and homeless veterans), and 
     Native Americans; and''; and

       (V) by adding at the end the following new clause:

       ``(v) how the State will--

       ``(I) consistent with section 188 and Executive Order 13217 
     (42 U.S.C. 12131 note), serve the employment and training 
     needs of individuals with disabilities; and
       ``(II) consistent with sections 504 and 508 of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973, include the provision of 
     outreach, intake, assessments, and service delivery, the 
     development of performance measures, the training of staff, 
     and other aspects of accessibility to programs and services 
     under this subtitle;''; and

       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``to the extent 
     practicable'' and inserting ``in accordance with the 
     requirements of the Jobs for Veterans Act (Public Law 107-
     288) and the amendments made by such Act''; and
       (L) by striking paragraph (17) (as so redesignated) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(17) a description of the strategies and services that 
     will be used in the State--
       ``(A) to more fully engage employers, including small 
     businesses and employers in in-demand industries and 
     occupations important to the State economy;
       ``(B) to meet the needs of employers in the State; and
       ``(C) to better coordinate workforce development programs 
     with economic development activities;
       ``(18) a description of how the State board will convene 
     (or help to convene) industry or sector partnerships that 
     lead to collaborative planning, resource alignment, and 
     training efforts across multiple firms for a range of workers 
     employed or potentially employed by a targeted industry 
     cluster--
       ``(A) to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and 
     to improve worker training, retention, and advancement in 
     targeted industry clusters;
       ``(B) to address the immediate and long-term skilled 
     workforce needs of in-demand industries and other occupations 
     important to the State economy, and
       ``(C) to address critical skill gaps within and across 
     industries;
       ``(19) a description of how the State will utilize 
     technology to facilitate access to services in remote areas, 
     which may be used throughout the State;
       ``(20) a description of the State strategy and assistance 
     to be provided for encouraging regional cooperation within 
     the State and across State borders, as appropriate;
       ``(21) a description of the actions that will be taken by 
     the State to foster communication, coordination, and 
     partnerships with non-profit organizations (including public 
     libraries, community, faith-based, and philanthropic 
     organizations) that provide employment-related, training, and 
     complementary services, to enhance the quality and 
     comprehensiveness of services available to participants under 
     this title;
       ``(22) a description of the process and methodology for 
     determining--
       ``(A) one-stop partner program contributions for the cost 
     of the infrastructure of one-stop centers under section 
     121(h)(1); and
       ``(B) the formula for allocating such infrastructure funds 
     to local areas under section 121(h)(3);
       ``(23) a description of the strategies and services that 
     will be used in the State to assist at-risk youth and out-of-
     school youth in acquiring the education and skills, 
     credentials (including recognized postsecondary credentials 
     and industry-recognized credentials), and employment 
     experience to succeed in the labor market, including--
       ``(A) training and internships in in-demand industries or 
     occupations important to the State and local economy;
       ``(B) dropout recovery activities that are designed to lead 
     to the attainment of a regular secondary school diploma or 
     its recognized equivalent, or other State recognized 
     equivalent (including recognized alternative standards for 
     individuals with disabilities); and
       ``(C) activities combining remediation of academic skills, 
     work readiness training, and work experience, and including 
     linkages to postsecondary education and training and career-
     ladder employment; and
       ``(24) a description of--
       ``(A) how the State will furnish employment, training, 
     supportive, and placement services to veterans, including 
     disabled and homeless veterans;
       ``(B) the strategies and services that will be used in the 
     State to assist and expedite reintegration of homeless 
     veterans into the labor force; and
       ``(C) the veteran population to be served in the State.'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``period, that--'' all 
     that follows through paragraph (2) and inserting ``period, 
     that the plan is inconsistent with the provisions of this 
     title.''; and
       (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``5-year'' and inserting 
     ``3-year''.

     SEC. 105. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREAS.

       Section 116 (29 U.S.C. 2831) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``Except as provided in subsection (b), and 
     consistent with paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), in'' and 
     inserting ``In''; and
       (II) by striking ``127 or''; and

       (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) Considerations.--In making the designation of local 
     areas, the Governor shall take into consideration the 
     following:
       ``(i) The extent to which such local areas are consistent 
     with labor market areas.
       ``(ii) The extent to which labor market areas align with 
     economic development regions.
       ``(iii) Whether such local areas have the appropriate 
     education and training providers to meet the needs of the 
     local workforce.
       ``(iv) The distance that individuals will need to travel to 
     receive services provided in such local areas.'';
       (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall, if 
     requested by the Governor of a State, provide the State with 
     technical assistance in making the determinations required 
     under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall not issue 
     regulations governing determinations to be made under 
     paragraph (1).'';
       (C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Designation on recommendation of state board.--The 
     Governor may approve a request from any unit of general local 
     government (including a combination of such units) for 
     designation as a local area under paragraph (1) if the State 
     board determines, taking into account the factors described 
     in clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph (1)(B), and 
     recommends to the Governor, that such area shall be so 
     designated.'';
       (D) by striking paragraph (4); and
       (E) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4);
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Single States.--Consistent with subsection (a)(1)(B), 
     the Governor may designate a State as a single State local 
     area for the purposes of this title.''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: 
     ``The State may require the local boards for the designated 
     region to prepare a single regional plan that incorporates 
     the elements of the local plan under section 118 and that is 
     submitted and approved in lieu of separate local plans under 
     such section.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``employment statistics'' 
     and inserting ``workforce and labor market information''.

     SEC. 106. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS.

       Section 117 (29 U.S.C. 2832) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``include--'' and all that follows through 
     ``representatives'' and inserting ``include 
     representatives'';
       (II) by striking clauses (ii) through (vi);
       (III) by redesignating subclauses (I) through (III) as 
     clauses (i) through (iii), respectively (and by moving the 
     margins of such clauses 2 ems to the left);
       (IV) by striking clause (ii) (as so redesignated) and 
     inserting the following:

       ``(ii) represent businesses, including large and small 
     businesses, with immediate and long-term employment 
     opportunities in in-demand industries and other occupations 
     important to the local economy; and''; and

       (V) by striking the semicolon at the end of clause (iii) 
     (as so redesignated) and inserting ``; and''; and

       (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) may include such other individuals or representatives 
     of entities as the chief elected official in the local area 
     may determine to be appropriate, including--
       ``(i) a superintendent of the local secondary school 
     system, the president or chief executive officer of a 
     postsecondary educational institution (including a community 
     college, where such an entity exists), or an administrator of 
     local entities providing adult education and literacy 
     activities;
       ``(ii) representatives of community-based organizations 
     (including organizations representing individuals with 
     disabilities and veterans, for a local area in which such 
     organizations are present); or
       ``(iii) representatives of veterans service 
     organizations.'';
       (B) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by striking ``A majority'' and inserting ``A \2/3\ 
     majority''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(2)(A)(i)'' and inserting ``(2)(A)''; 
     and
       (C) in paragraph (5) by striking ``(2)(A)(i)'' and 
     inserting ``(2)(A)'';
       (2) by striking subsection (c)(1)(C);
       (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:

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       ``(d) Functions of Local Board.--The functions of the local 
     board shall include the following:
       ``(1) Local plan.--Consistent with section 118, each local 
     board, in partnership with the chief elected official for the 
     local area involved, shall develop and submit a local plan to 
     the Governor.
       ``(2) Workforce research and regional labor market 
     analysis.--
       ``(A) In general.--The local board shall--
       ``(i) conduct, and regularly update, an analysis of--

       ``(I) the economic conditions in the local area;
       ``(II) the immediate and long-term skilled workforce needs 
     of in-demand industries and other occupations important to 
     the local economy;
       ``(III) the knowledge and skills of the workforce in the 
     local area; and
       ``(IV) workforce development activities (including 
     education and training) in the local area; and

       ``(ii) assist the Governor in developing the statewide 
     workforce and labor market information system described in 
     section 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act.
       ``(B) Existing analysis.--A local board shall use existing 
     analysis by the local economic development entity or related 
     entity in order to carry out requirements of subparagraph 
     (A)(i).
       ``(3) Employer engagement.--The local Board shall meet the 
     needs of employers and support economic growth in the local 
     area by enhancing communication, coordination, and 
     collaboration among employers, economic development entities, 
     and service providers.
       ``(4) Budget and administration.--
       ``(A) Budget.--
       ``(i) In general.--The local board shall develop a budget 
     for the activities of the local board in the local area, 
     consistent with the requirements of this subsection.
       ``(ii) Training reservation.--In developing a budget under 
     clause (i), the local board shall reserve a percentage of 
     funds to carry out the activities specified in section 
     134(c)(4). The local board shall use the analysis conducted 
     under paragraph (2)(A)(i) to determine the appropriate 
     percentage of funds to reserve under this clause.
       ``(B) Administration.--
       ``(i) Grant recipient.--

       ``(I) In general.--The chief elected official in a local 
     area shall serve as the local grant recipient for, and shall 
     be liable for any misuse of, the grant funds allocated to the 
     local area under section 133, unless the chief elected 
     official reaches an agreement with the Governor for the 
     Governor to act as the local grant recipient and bear such 
     liability.
       ``(II) Designation.--In order to assist in administration 
     of the grant funds, the chief elected official or the 
     Governor, where the Governor serves as the local grant 
     recipient for a local area, may designate an entity to serve 
     as a local grant subrecipient for such funds or as a local 
     fiscal agent. Such designation shall not relieve the chief 
     elected official or the Governor of the liability for any 
     misuse of grant funds as described in subclause (I).
       ``(III) Disbursal.--The local grant recipient or an entity 
     designated under subclause (II) shall disburse the grant 
     funds for workforce investment activities at the direction of 
     the local board, pursuant to the requirements of this title. 
     The local grant recipient or entity designated under 
     subclause (II) shall disburse the funds immediately on 
     receiving such direction from the local board.

       ``(ii) Staff.--The local board may employ staff to assist 
     in carrying out the functions described in this subsection.
       ``(iii) Grants and donations.--The local board may solicit 
     and accept grants and donations from sources other than 
     Federal funds made available under this Act.
       ``(5) Selection of operators and providers.--
       ``(A) Selection of one-stop operators.--Consistent with 
     section 121(d), the local board, with the agreement of the 
     chief elected official--
       ``(i) shall designate or certify one-stop operators as 
     described in section 121(d)(2)(A); and
       ``(ii) may terminate for cause the eligibility of such 
     operators.
       ``(B) Identification of eligible training service 
     providers.--Consistent with this subtitle, the local board 
     shall identify eligible providers of training services 
     described in section 134(c)(4) in the local area, annually 
     review the outcome of individual training providers using the 
     criteria under section 122(b)(2), and designate providers in 
     the local area who have demonstrated the highest level of 
     success with respect to such indicators as priority providers 
     for the following program year.
       ``(C) Identification of eligible providers of work ready 
     services.--If the one-stop operator does not provide the 
     services described in section 134(c)(2) in the local area, 
     the local board shall identify eligible providers of such 
     services in the local area by awarding contracts.
       ``(6) Program oversight.--The local board, in partnership 
     with the chief elected official, shall be responsible for--
       ``(A) ensuring the appropriate use and management of the 
     funds provided for local employment and training activities 
     authorized under section 134(b); and
       ``(B) conducting oversight of the one-stop delivery system 
     in the local area authorized under section 121.
       ``(7) Negotiation of local performance measures.--The local 
     board, the chief elected official, and the Governor shall 
     negotiate and reach agreement on local performance measures 
     as described in section 136(c).
       ``(8) Technology improvements.--The local board shall 
     develop strategies for technology improvements to facilitate 
     access to services authorized under this subtitle and carried 
     out in the local area, including in remote areas.'';
       (4) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by inserting ``electronic means and'' after ``regular 
     basis through''; and
       (B) by striking ``and the award of grants or contracts to 
     eligible providers of youth activities,'';
       (5) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``section 134(d)(4)'' 
     and inserting ``section 134(c)(4)''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Work ready services, designation, or certification as 
     one-stop operators.--A local board may provide work ready 
     services described in section 134(c)(2) through a one-stop 
     delivery system described in section 121 or be designated or 
     certified as a one-stop operator only with the agreement of 
     the chief elected official and the Governor.'';
       (6) in subsection (g)(1), by inserting ``or participate in 
     any action taken'' after ``vote''; and
       (7) by striking subsections (h) and (i).

     SEC. 107. LOCAL PLAN.

       Section 118 (29 U.S.C. 2833) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``5-year'' and inserting 
     ``3-year'';
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Contents.--The local plan shall include--
       ``(1) a description of the analysis of the local area's 
     economic and workforce conditions conducted under section 
     117(d)(2)(A)(i), and an assurance that the local board will 
     use such analysis to carry out the activities under this 
     subtitle;
       ``(2) a description of the one-stop delivery system in the 
     local area, including--
       ``(A) a description of how the local board will ensure--
       ``(i) the continuous improvement of eligible providers of 
     services through the system; and
       ``(ii) that such providers meet the employment needs of 
     local businesses and participants; and
       ``(B) a description of how the local board will facilitate 
     access to services provided through the one-stop delivery 
     system consistent with section 117(d)(8);
       ``(3) a description of the strategies and services that 
     will be used in the local area--
       ``(A) to more fully engage employers, including small 
     businesses and employers in in-demand industries and 
     occupations important to the local economy;
       ``(B) to meet the needs of employers in the local area;
       ``(C) to better coordinate workforce development programs 
     with economic development activities; and
       ``(D) to better coordinate workforce development programs 
     with employment, training, and literacy services carried out 
     by nonprofit organizations, including public libraries, as 
     appropriate;
       ``(4) a description of how the local board will convene (or 
     help to convene) industry or sector partnerships that lead to 
     collaborative planning, resource alignment, and training 
     efforts across multiple firms for a range of workers employed 
     or potentially employed by a targeted industry cluster--
       ``(A) to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and 
     to improve worker training, retention, and advancement in 
     targeted industry clusters;
       ``(B) to address the immediate and long-term skilled 
     workforce needs of in-demand industries, small businesses, 
     and other occupations important to the local economy; and
       ``(C) to address critical skill gaps within and across 
     industries;
       ``(5) a description of how the funds reserved under section 
     117(d)(4)(A)(ii) will be used to carry out activities 
     described in section 134(c)(4);
       ``(6) a description of how the local board will coordinate 
     workforce investment activities carried out in the local area 
     with statewide activities, as appropriate;
       ``(7) a description of how the local area will--
       ``(A) coordinate activities with the local area's 
     disability community and with services provided under section 
     614(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII) of the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII)) by local 
     educational agencies serving such local area to make 
     available comprehensive, high-quality services to individuals 
     with disabilities;
       ``(B) consistent with section 188 and Executive Order 13217 
     (42 U.S.C. 12131 note), serve the employment and training 
     needs of individuals with disabilities; and
       ``(C) consistent with sections 504 and 508 of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973, include the provision of 
     outreach, intake, assessments, and service delivery, the 
     development of performance measures, the training of staff, 
     and other aspects of accessibility to programs and services 
     under this subtitle;
       ``(8) a description of the local levels of performance 
     negotiated with the Governor and chief elected official 
     pursuant to section 136(c), to be--
       ``(A) used to measure the performance of the local area; 
     and
       ``(B) used by the local board for measuring performance of 
     the local fiscal agent (where appropriate), eligible 
     providers, and the one-stop delivery system, in the local 
     area;
       ``(9) a description of the process used by the local board, 
     consistent with subsection (c), to provide an opportunity for 
     public comment prior to submission of the plan;
       ``(10) a description of how the local area will serve the 
     employment and training needs of dislocated workers 
     (including displaced homemakers), low-income individuals 
     (including recipients of public assistance such as the 
     Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), long-term 
     unemployed individuals (including individuals who have 
     exhausted entitlement to State and Federal unemployment 
     compensation), English learners, homeless individuals, 
     individuals

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     training for nontraditional employment, youth (including out-
     of-school youth and at-risk youth), older workers, ex-
     offenders, migrant and seasonal farmworkers, refugee and 
     entrants, veterans (including disabled veterans and homeless 
     veterans), and Native Americans;
       ``(11) an identification of the entity responsible for the 
     disbursal of grant funds described in subclause (III) of 
     section 117(d)(4)(B)(i), as determined by the chief elected 
     official or the Governor under such section;
       ``(12) a description of the strategies and services that 
     will be used in the local area to assist at-risk youth and 
     out-of-school youth in acquiring the education and skills, 
     credentials (including recognized postsecondary credentials 
     and industry-recognized credentials), and employment 
     experience to succeed in the labor market, including--
       ``(A) training and internships in in-demand industries or 
     occupations important to the local economy;
       ``(B) dropout recovery activities that are designed to lead 
     to the attainment of a regular secondary school diploma or 
     its recognized equivalent, or other State recognized 
     equivalent (including recognized alternative standards for 
     individuals with disabilities); and
       ``(C) activities combining remediation of academic skills, 
     work readiness training, and work experience, and including 
     linkages to postsecondary education and training and career-
     ladder employment;
       ``(13) a description of--
       ``(A) how the local area will furnish employment, training, 
     supportive, and placement services to veterans, including 
     disabled and homeless veterans;
       ``(B) the strategies and services that will be used in the 
     local area to assist and expedite reintegration of homeless 
     veterans into the labor force; and
       ``(C) the veteran population to be served in the local 
     area;
       ``(14) a description of--
       ``(A) the duties assigned to the veteran employment 
     specialist consistent with the requirements of section 
     134(f);
       ``(B) the manner in which the veteran employment specialist 
     is integrated into the One-Stop Career System described in 
     section 121;
       ``(C) the date on which the veteran employment specialist 
     was assigned; and
       ``(D) whether the veteran employment specialist has 
     satisfactorily competed such training by the National 
     Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute; and
       ``(15) such other information as the Governor may 
     require.'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``such means'' and 
     inserting ``electronic means such''; and
       (4) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``, including 
     representatives of business and representatives of labor 
     organizations,''.

     SEC. 108. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYSTEM.

       Section 121 (29 U.S.C. 2841) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) Roles and responsibilities of one-stop partners.--
     Each entity that carries out a program or activities 
     described in subparagraph (B) shall--
       ``(i) provide access through the one-stop delivery system 
     to the program and activities carried out by the entity, 
     including making the work ready services described in section 
     134(c)(2) that are applicable to the program of the entity 
     available at one-stop centers (in addition to any other 
     appropriate locations);
       ``(ii) use a portion of the funds available to the program 
     of the entity to maintain the one-stop delivery system, 
     including payment of the infrastructure costs of one-stop 
     centers in accordance with subsection (h);
       ``(iii) enter into a local memorandum of understanding with 
     the local board relating to the operation of the one-stop 
     delivery system that meets the requirements of subsection 
     (c); and
       ``(iv) participate in the operation of the one-stop 
     delivery system consistent with the terms of the memorandum 
     of understanding, the requirements of this title, and the 
     requirements of the Federal laws authorizing the programs 
     carried out by the entity.'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (i) by striking clauses (ii), (v), and (vi);
       (ii) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses 
     (ii) and (iii), respectively;
       (iii) by redesignating clauses (vii) through (xii) as 
     clauses (iv) through (ix), respectively;
       (iv) in clause (viii), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``and'' at the end;
       (v) in clause (ix), as so redesignated, by striking the 
     period and inserting ``; and''; and
       (vi) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(x) subject to subparagraph (C), programs authorized 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.).'';
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1)(B) the following:
       ``(C) Determination by the governor.--Each entity carrying 
     out a program described in subparagraph (B)(x) shall carry 
     out the required partner activities described in subparagraph 
     (A) unless the Governor of the State in which the local area 
     is located provides the Secretary and Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services written notice of a determination by the 
     Governor that such entities shall not carry out such required 
     partner activities.''; and
       (D) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``section 
     134(d)(2)'' and inserting ``section 134(c)(2)''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking clauses (i), (ii), and (v);
       (II) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (III) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively; and
       (IV) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(iii) employment and training programs administered by 
     the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration;
       ``(iv) employment and training programs carried out by the 
     Administrator of the Small Business Administration;
       ``(v) employment, training, and literacy services carried 
     out by public libraries; and
       ``(vi) other appropriate Federal, State, or local programs, 
     including programs in the private sector.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(2), by amending subparagraph (A) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) provisions describing--
       ``(i) the services to be provided through the one-stop 
     delivery system consistent with the requirements of this 
     section, including the manner in which the services will be 
     coordinated through such system;
       ``(ii) how the costs of such services and the operating 
     costs of such system will be funded, through cash and in-kind 
     contributions, to provide a stable and equitable funding 
     stream for ongoing one-stop system operations, including the 
     funding of the infrastructure costs of one-stop centers in 
     accordance with subsection (h);
       ``(iii) methods of referral of individuals between the one-
     stop operator and the one-stop partners for appropriate 
     services and activities, including referrals for 
     nontraditional employment; and
       ``(iv) the duration of the memorandum of understanding and 
     the procedures for amending the memorandum during the term of 
     the memorandum, and assurances that such memorandum shall be 
     reviewed not less than once every 3-year period to ensure 
     appropriate funding and delivery of services; and'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in the heading for paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Designation and certification'' and inserting ``Local 
     designation and certification'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``section 134(c)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (e)'';
       (ii) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) shall be designated or certified as a one-stop 
     operator through a competitive process; and''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking clause (ii) and 
     redesignating clauses (iii) through (vi) as clauses (ii) 
     through (v), respectively; and
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``vocational'' and 
     inserting ``career and technical'';
       (4) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
       ``(e) Establishment of One-Stop Delivery System.--
       ``(1) In general.--There shall be established in a State 
     that receives an allotment under section 132(b) a one-stop 
     delivery system, which shall--
       ``(A) provide the work ready services described in section 
     134(c)(2);
       ``(B) provide access to training services as described in 
     section 134(c)(4), including serving as the point of access 
     to career enhancement accounts for training services to 
     participants in accordance with paragraph (4)(F) of such 
     section;
       ``(C) provide access to the activities carried out under 
     section 134(d), if any;
       ``(D) provide access to programs and activities carried out 
     by one-stop partners that are described in subsection (b) of 
     this section; and
       ``(E) provide access to the information described in 
     section 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2(e)).
       ``(2) One-stop delivery.--At a minimum, the one-stop 
     delivery system--
       ``(A) shall make each of the programs, services, and 
     activities described in paragraph (1) accessible at not less 
     than one physical center in each local area of the State; and
       ``(B) may also make programs, services, and activities 
     described in paragraph (1) available--
       ``(i) through a network of affiliated sites that can 
     provide one or more of the programs, services, and activities 
     to individuals; and
       ``(ii) through a network of eligible one-stop partners--

       ``(I) in which each partner provides one or more of the 
     programs, services, and activities to such individuals and is 
     accessible at an affiliated site that consists of a physical 
     location or an electronically- or technologically-linked 
     access point; and
       ``(II) that assures individuals that information on the 
     availability of the work ready services will be available 
     regardless of where the individuals initially enter the 
     statewide workforce investment system, including information 
     made available through an access point described in subclause 
     (I).

       ``(3) Specialized centers.--The centers and sites described 
     in paragraph (2) may have a specialization in addressing 
     special needs.''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Certification of One-Stop Centers.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) In general.--The State board shall establish 
     objective procedures and criteria for certifying, at least 
     once every 3 years, one-stop centers for the purpose of 
     awarding the one-stop infrastructure funding described in 
     subsection (h).
       ``(B) Criteria.--The criteria for certification under this 
     subsection shall include--
       ``(i) meeting all of the expected levels of performance for 
     each of the core indicators of performance as outlined in the 
     State plan under section 112;
       ``(ii) meeting minimum standards relating to the scope and 
     degree of service integration achieved by the centers 
     involving the programs provided by the one-stop partners; and
       ``(iii) meeting minimum standards relating to how the 
     centers ensure that eligible providers meet the employment 
     needs of local employers and participants.

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       ``(C) Effect of certification.--One-stop centers certified 
     under this subsection shall be eligible to receive the 
     infrastructure grants authorized under subsection (h).
       ``(2) Local boards.--Consistent with the criteria developed 
     by the State, the local board may develop additional criteria 
     of higher standards to respond to local labor market and 
     demographic conditions and trends.
       ``(h) One-Stop Infrastructure Funding.--
       ``(1) Partner contributions.--
       ``(A) Provision of funds.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, as determined under subparagraph (B), a 
     portion of the Federal funds provided to the State and areas 
     within the State under the Federal laws authorizing the one-
     stop partner programs described in subsection (b)(1)(B) and 
     participating additional partner programs described in 
     (b)(2)(B) for a fiscal year shall be provided to the Governor 
     by such programs to carry out this subsection.
       ``(B) Determination of governor.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (C), the 
     Governor, in consultation with the State board, shall 
     determine the portion of funds to be provided under 
     subparagraph (A) by each one-stop partner and in making such 
     determination shall consider the proportionate use of the 
     one-stop centers by each partner, the costs of administration 
     for purposes not related to one-stop centers for each 
     partner, and other relevant factors described in paragraph 
     (3).
       ``(ii) Special rule.--In those States where the State 
     constitution places policy-making authority that is 
     independent of the authority of the Governor in an entity or 
     official with respect to the funds provided for adult 
     education and literacy activities authorized under title II 
     of this Act and for postsecondary career education activities 
     authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
     Education Act, the determination described in clause (i) with 
     respect to such programs shall be made by the Governor with 
     the appropriate entity or official with such independent 
     policy-making authority.
       ``(iii) Appeal by one-stop partners.--The Governor shall 
     establish a procedure for the one-stop partner administering 
     a program described in subsection (b) to appeal a 
     determination regarding the portion of funds to be 
     contributed under this paragraph on the basis that such 
     determination is inconsistent with the criteria described in 
     the State plan or with the requirements of this paragraph. 
     Such procedure shall ensure prompt resolution of the appeal.
       ``(C) Limitations.--
       ``(i) Provision from administrative funds.--The funds 
     provided under this paragraph by each one-stop partner shall 
     be provided only from funds available for the costs of 
     administration under the program administered by such 
     partner, and shall be subject to the limitations with respect 
     to the portion of funds under such programs that may be used 
     for administration.
       ``(ii) Federal direct spending programs.--Programs that are 
     Federal direct spending under section 250(c)(8) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
     U.S.C. 900(c)(8)) shall not, for purposes of this paragraph, 
     be required to provide an amount in excess of the amount 
     determined to be equivalent to the proportionate use of the 
     one-stop centers by such programs in the State.
       ``(2) Allocation by governor.--From the funds provided 
     under paragraph (1), the Governor shall allocate funds to 
     local areas in accordance with the formula established under 
     paragraph (3) for the purposes of assisting in paying the 
     costs of the infrastructure of one-stop centers certified 
     under subsection (g).
       ``(3) Allocation formula.--The State board shall develop a 
     formula to be used by the Governor to allocate the funds 
     described in paragraph (1). The formula shall include such 
     factors as the State board determines are appropriate, which 
     may include factors such as the number of centers in the 
     local area that have been certified, the population served by 
     such centers, and the performance of such centers.
       ``(4) Costs of infrastructure.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `costs of infrastructure' means the 
     nonpersonnel costs that are necessary for the general 
     operation of a one-stop center, including the rental costs of 
     the facilities, the costs of utilities and maintenance, and 
     equipment (including assistive technology for individuals 
     with disabilities).
       ``(i) Other Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to the funds provided to 
     carry out subsection (h), a portion of funds made available 
     under Federal law authorizing the one-stop partner programs 
     described in subsection (b)(1)(B) and participating 
     additional partner programs described in subsection 
     (b)(2)(B), or the noncash resources available under such 
     programs shall be used to pay the costs relating to the 
     operation of the one-stop delivery system that are not paid 
     for from the funds provided under subsection (h), to the 
     extent not inconsistent with the Federal law involved 
     including--
       ``(A) infrastructure costs that are in excess of the funds 
     provided under subsection (h);
       ``(B) common costs that are in addition to the costs of 
     infrastructure; and
       ``(C) the costs of the provision of work ready services 
     applicable to each program.
       ``(2) Determination and guidance.--The method for 
     determining the appropriate portion of funds and noncash 
     resources to be provided by each program under paragraph (1) 
     shall be determined as part of the memorandum of 
     understanding under subsection (c). The State board shall 
     provide guidance to facilitate the determination of 
     appropriate allocation of the funds and noncash resources in 
     local areas.''.

     SEC. 109. IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF TRAINING 
                   SERVICES.

       Section 122 (29 U.S.C. 2842) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 122. IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF TRAINING 
                   SERVICES.

       ``(a) Eligibility.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Governor, after consultation with 
     the State board, shall establish criteria and procedures 
     regarding the eligibility of providers of training services 
     described in section 134(c)(4) to receive funds provided 
     under section 133(b) for the provision of such training 
     services.
       ``(2) Providers.--Subject to the provisions of this 
     section, to be eligible to receive the funds provided under 
     section 133(b) for the provision of training services, the 
     provider shall be--
       ``(A) a postsecondary educational institution that--
       ``(i) is eligible to receive Federal funds under title IV 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.); 
     and
       ``(ii) provides a program that leads to a recognized 
     postsecondary credential;
       ``(B) an entity that carries out programs under the Act of 
     August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the `National 
     Apprenticeship Act'; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 
     et seq.); or
       ``(C) another public or private provider of a program of 
     training services.
       ``(3) Inclusion in list of eligible providers.--A provider 
     described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (2) shall 
     comply with the criteria and procedures established under 
     this section to be included on the list of eligible providers 
     of training services described in subsection (d). A provider 
     described in paragraph (2)(B) shall be included on the list 
     of eligible providers of training services described in 
     subsection (d) for so long as the provider remains certified 
     by the Secretary of Labor to carry out the programs described 
     in paragraph (2)(B).
       ``(b) Criteria.--
       ``(1) In general.--The criteria established pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall take into account--
       ``(A) the performance of providers of training services 
     with respect to the performance measures described in section 
     136 and other matters for which information is required under 
     paragraph (2) and other appropriate measures of performance 
     outcomes for those participants receiving training services 
     under this subtitle;
       ``(B) whether the training programs of such providers 
     relate to occupations that are in demand;
       ``(C) the need to ensure access to training services 
     throughout the State, including in rural areas;
       ``(D) the ability of providers to offer programs that lead 
     to a recognized postsecondary credential;
       ``(E) the information such providers are required to report 
     to State agencies with respect to other Federal and State 
     programs (other than the program carried out under this 
     subtitle), including one-stop partner programs; and
       ``(F) such other factors as the Governor determines are 
     appropriate.
       ``(2) Information.--The criteria established by the 
     Governor shall require that a provider of training services 
     submit appropriate, accurate, and timely information to the 
     State for purposes of carrying out subsection (d), with 
     respect to participants receiving training services under 
     this subtitle in the applicable program, including--
       ``(A) information on recognized postsecondary credentials 
     received by such participants;
       ``(B) information on costs of attendance for such 
     participants;
       ``(C) information on the program completion rate for such 
     participants; and
       ``(D) information on the performance of the provider with 
     respect to the performance measures described in section 136 
     for such participants.
       ``(3) Renewal.--The criteria established by the Governor 
     shall also provide for a review every 3 years and renewal of 
     eligibility under this section for providers of training 
     services.
       ``(4) Local criteria.--A local board in the State may 
     establish criteria in addition to the criteria established by 
     the Governor, or may require higher levels of performance 
     than required under the criteria established by the Governor, 
     for purposes of determining the eligibility of providers of 
     training services to receive funds described in subsection 
     (a) to provide the services in the local area involved.
       ``(5) Limitation.--In carrying out the requirements of this 
     subsection, no personally identifiable information regarding 
     a student, including Social Security number, student 
     identification number, or other identifier, may be disclosed 
     without the prior written consent of the parent or eligible 
     student in compliance with section 444 of the General 
     Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g).
       ``(c) Procedures.--The procedures established under 
     subsection (a) shall--
       ``(1) identify--
       ``(A) the application process for a provider of training 
     services to become eligible to receive funds under section 
     133(b) for the provision of training services; and
       ``(B) the respective roles of the State and local areas in 
     receiving and reviewing applications and in making 
     determinations of eligibility based on the criteria 
     established under this section; and
       ``(2) establish a process for a provider of training 
     services to appeal a denial or termination of eligibility 
     under this section that includes an opportunity for a hearing 
     and prescribes appropriate time limits to ensure prompt 
     resolution of the appeal.
       ``(d) Information To Assist Participants in Choosing 
     Providers.--In order to facilitate and assist participants 
     under chapter 5 in choosing providers of training services, 
     the Governor shall ensure that an appropriate list or lists 
     of providers determined eligible under this section in the 
     State, including information provided under subsection (b)(2) 
     with respect to such providers, is provided to the local 
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     the State and is made available to such participants and to 
     members of the public through the one-stop delivery system in 
     the State.
       ``(e) Enforcement.--
       ``(1) In general.--The criteria and procedures established 
     under this section shall provide the following:
       ``(A) Intentionally supplying inaccurate information.--Upon 
     a determination, by an individual or entity specified in the 
     criteria or procedures, that a provider of training services, 
     or individual providing information on behalf of the 
     provider, intentionally supplied inaccurate information under 
     this section, the eligibility of such provider to receive 
     funds under chapter 5 shall be terminated for a period of 
     time that is not less than 2 years.
       ``(B) Substantial violations.--Upon a determination, by an 
     individual or entity specified in the criteria or procedures, 
     that a provider of training services substantially violated 
     any requirement under this title, the eligibility of such 
     provider to receive funds under the program involved shall be 
     terminated for a period of time that is not less than 10 
     years.
       ``(C) Repayment.--A provider of training services whose 
     eligibility is terminated under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall 
     be liable for the repayment of funds received under chapter 5 
     during a period of noncompliance described in such 
     subparagraph.
       ``(2) Construction.--Paragraph (1) shall be construed to 
     provide remedies and penalties that supplement, but do not 
     supplant, other civil and criminal remedies and penalties.
       ``(f) Agreements With Other States.--States may enter into 
     agreements, on a reciprocal basis, to permit eligible 
     providers of training services to accept career enhancement 
     accounts provided in another State.
       ``(g) Recommendations.--In developing the criteria, 
     procedures, and information required under this section, the 
     Governor shall solicit and take into consideration the 
     recommendations of local boards and providers of training 
     services within the State.
       ``(h) Opportunity To Submit Comments.--During the 
     development of the criteria, procedures, requirements for 
     information, and the list of eligible providers required 
     under this section, the Governor shall provide an opportunity 
     for interested members of the public to submit comments 
     regarding such criteria, procedures, and information.
       ``(i) On-the-Job Training or Customized Training 
     Exception.--
       ``(1) In general.--Providers of on-the-job training or 
     customized training shall not be subject to the requirements 
     of subsections (a) through (d).
       ``(2) Collection and dissemination of information.--A one-
     stop operator in a local area shall collect such performance 
     information from on-the-job training and customized training 
     providers as the Governor may require, determine whether the 
     providers meet such performance criteria as the Governor may 
     require, and disseminate information identifying providers 
     that meet the criteria as eligible providers, and the 
     performance information, through the one-stop delivery 
     system. Providers determined to meet the criteria shall be 
     considered to be identified as eligible providers of training 
     services.''.

     SEC. 110. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION.

       Chapter 5 of subtitle B of title I is amended--
       (1) by striking the heading for chapter 5 and inserting the 
     following: ``EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES''; and
       (2) in section 131 (29 U.S.C. 2861)--
       (A) by striking ``paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of''; and
       (B) by striking ``adults, and dislocated workers,'' and 
     inserting ``individuals''.

     SEC. 111. STATE ALLOTMENTS.

       Section 132 (29 U.S.C. 2862) is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) reserve \1/2\ of 1 percent of the total amount 
     appropriated under section 137 for a fiscal year, of which--
       ``(A) 50 percent shall be used to provide technical 
     assistance under section 170; and
       ``(B) 50 percent shall be used for evaluations under 
     section 172;
       ``(2) reserve not more than 1 percent of the total amount 
     appropriated under section 137 for a fiscal year to make 
     grants to, and enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 
     with Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska-Native 
     entities, Indian-controlled organizations serving Indians, or 
     Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out employment and 
     training activities;
       ``(3) reserve not more than 25 percent of the total amount 
     appropriated under section 137 for a fiscal year to carry out 
     the Jobs Corps program under subtitle C;
       ``(4) reserve not more than 3.5 percent of the total amount 
     appropriated under section 137 for a fiscal year to--
       ``(A) make grants to State or local boards to provide 
     employment and training assistance to workers affected by 
     major economic dislocations, such as plant closures, mass 
     layoffs, or closures and realignments of military 
     installations; and
       ``(B) provide assistance to Governors of States with an 
     area that has suffered an emergency or a major disaster (as 
     such terms are defined in paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     respectively, of section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5122)) to provide disaster relief employment in the area.
       ``(5) from the remaining amount appropriated under section 
     137 for a fiscal year (after reserving funds under paragraphs 
     (1) through (4)), make allotments in accordance with 
     subsection (b) of this section.''; and
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Workforce Investment Fund.--
       ``(1) Reservation for outlying areas.--
       ``(A) In general.--From the amount made available under 
     subsection (a)(5) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     reserve not more than \1/4\ of 1 percent to provide 
     assistance to the outlying areas.
       ``(B) Restriction.--The Republic of Palau shall cease to be 
     eligible to receive funding under this subparagraph upon 
     entering into an agreement for extension of United States 
     educational assistance under the Compact of Free Association 
     (approved by the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act 
     of 2003 (Public Law 99-658)) after the date of enactment of 
     the SKILLS Act.
       ``(2) States.--
       ``(A) In general.--After determining the amount to be 
     reserved under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall allot the 
     remainder of the amount referred to in subsection (a)(5) for 
     a fiscal year to the States pursuant to subparagraph (B) for 
     employment and training activities and statewide workforce 
     investment activities.
       ``(B) Formula.--Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), of 
     the remainder--
       ``(i) 25 percent shall be allotted on the basis of the 
     relative number of unemployed individuals in areas of 
     substantial unemployment in each State, compared to the total 
     number of unemployed individuals in areas of substantial 
     unemployment in all States;
       ``(ii) 25 percent shall be allotted on the basis of the 
     relative number of individuals in the civilian labor force in 
     each State, compared to the total number of such individuals 
     in all States;
       ``(iii) 25 percent shall be allotted on the basis of the 
     relative number of individuals in each State who have been 
     unemployed for 15 weeks or more, compared to the total number 
     of individuals in all States who have been unemployed for 15 
     weeks or more; and
       ``(iv) 25 percent shall be allotted on the basis of the 
     relative number of disadvantaged youth in each State, 
     compared to the total number of disadvantaged youth in all 
     States.
       ``(C) Minimum and maximum percentages.--
       ``(i) Minimum percentage.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     no State shall receive an allotment under this paragraph 
     for--

       ``(I) each of fiscal years 2014 through 2016, that is less 
     than 100 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for 
     fiscal year 2012; and
       ``(II) fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year, 
     that is less than 90 percent of the allotment percentage of 
     the State for the preceding fiscal year.

       ``(ii) Maximum percentage.--Subject to clause (i), the 
     Secretary shall ensure that no State shall receive an 
     allotment under this paragraph for--

       ``(I) each of fiscal years 2014 through 2016, that is more 
     than 130 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for 
     fiscal year 2012; and
       ``(II) fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year, 
     that is more than 130 percent of the allotment percentage of 
     the State for the preceding fiscal year.

       ``(D) Small state minimum allotment.--Subject to 
     subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall ensure that no State 
     shall receive an allotment under this paragraph for a fiscal 
     year that is less than \1/5\ of 1 percent of the remainder 
     described in subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year.
       ``(E) Definitions.--For the purpose of the formula 
     specified in this paragraph:
       ``(i) Allotment percentage.--The term `allotment 
     percentage'--

       ``(I) used with respect to fiscal year 2012, means the 
     percentage of the amounts allotted to States under title I of 
     this Act, title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3056 et seq.), the Women in Apprenticeship and 
     Nontraditional Occupations Act (29 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), 
     sections 4103A and 4104 of title 38, United States Code, and 
     sections 1 through 14 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 
     et seq.), as such provisions were in effect for fiscal year 
     2012, that is received under such provisions by the State 
     involved for fiscal year 2012; and
       ``(II) used with respect to fiscal year 2016 or a 
     succeeding fiscal year, means the percentage of the amounts 
     allotted to States under this paragraph for the fiscal year 
     that is received under this paragraph by the State involved 
     for the fiscal year.

       ``(ii) Disadvantaged youth.--The term `disadvantaged youth' 
     means an individual who is not less than age 16 and not more 
     than age 24 who receives an income, or is a member of a 
     family that received a total family income, that in relation 
     to family size, does not exceed the higher of--

       ``(I) the poverty line; or
       ``(II) 70 percent of the lower living standard income 
     level.

       ``(iii) Individual.--The term `individual' means an 
     individual who is age 16 or older.''.

     SEC. 112. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS.

       Section 133 is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Reservations for Statewide Workforce Investment 
     Activities.--
       ``(1) Statewide employment and training activities.--The 
     Governor of a State shall reserve up to 15 percent of the 
     total amount allotted to the State under section 132(b)(2) 
     for a fiscal year to carry out the statewide activities 
     described in section 134(a).
       ``(2) Statewide rapid response activities.--Of the amount 
     reserved under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Governor 
     of the State shall reserve not more than 25 percent for 
     statewide rapid response activities described in section 
     134(a)(4).
       ``(3) Statewide grants for individuals with barriers to 
     employment.--Of the amount reserved under paragraph (1) for a 
     fiscal year, the Governor of a State shall reserve 15 percent 
     to carry out statewide activities described in section 
     134(a)(5).
       ``(4) State administrative cost limit.--Not more than 5 
     percent of the funds reserved under

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     paragraph (1) may be used by the Governor of a State for 
     administrative costs of carrying out the statewide activities 
     described in section 134(a).'';
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Within State Allocation.--
       ``(1) Methods.--The Governor, acting in accordance with the 
     State plan, and after consulting with chief elected officials 
     in the local areas, shall--
       ``(A) allocate the funds that are allotted to the State for 
     employment and training activities and not reserved under 
     subsection (a), in accordance with paragraph (2)(A); and
       ``(B) award the funds that are reserved by the State under 
     subsection (a)(3) through competitive grants to eligible 
     entities, in accordance with section 134(a)(1)(C).
       ``(2) Formula allocations for the workforce investment 
     fund.--
       ``(A) Allocation.--In allocating the funds described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) to local areas, a State shall allocate--
       ``(i) 25 percent on the basis described in section 
     132(b)(2)(B)(i);
       ``(ii) 25 percent on the basis described in section 
     132(b)(2)(B)(ii);
       ``(iii) 25 percent on the basis described in section 
     132(b)(2)(B)(iii); and
       ``(iv) 25 percent on the basis described in section 
     132(b)(2)(B)(iv).
       ``(B) Minimum and maximum percentages.--
       ``(i) Minimum percentage.--The State shall ensure that no 
     local area shall receive an allocation under this paragraph 
     for--

       ``(I) each of fiscal years 2014 through 2016, that is less 
     than 100 percent of the allocation percentage of the local 
     area for fiscal year 2012; and
       ``(II) fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year, 
     that is less than 90 percent of the allocation percentage of 
     the local area for the preceding fiscal year.

       ``(ii) Maximum percentage.--Subject to clause (i), the 
     State shall ensure that no local area shall receive an 
     allocation for a fiscal year under this paragraph for--

       ``(I) each of fiscal years 2014 through 2016, that is more 
     than 130 percent of the allocation percentage of the local 
     area for fiscal year 2012; and
       ``(II) fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year, 
     that is more than 130 percentage of the allocation percentage 
     of the local area for the preceding fiscal year.

       ``(C) Definitions.--For the purpose of the formula 
     specified in this paragraph, the term `allocation 
     percentage'--
       ``(i) used with respect to fiscal year 2012, means the 
     percentage of the amounts allocated to local areas under 
     title I of this Act, title V of the Older Americans Act of 
     1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.), the Women in Apprenticeship 
     and Nontraditional Occupations Act (29 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), 
     sections 4103A and 4104 of title 38, United States Code, and 
     sections 1 through 14 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 
     et seq.), as such provisions were in effect for fiscal year 
     2012, that is received under such provisions by the local 
     area involved for fiscal year 2012; and
       ``(ii) used with respect to fiscal year 2016 or a 
     succeeding fiscal year, means the percentage of the amounts 
     allocated to local areas for the fiscal year under this 
     paragraph that is received under this paragraph by the local 
     area involved for the fiscal year.'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--The Governor, may in accordance with 
     this subsection, reallocate to eligible local areas within 
     the State amounts that are allocated under subsection (b) for 
     employment and training activities and that are available for 
     reallocation.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``paragraph (2)(A) or (3) 
     of subsection (b) for such activities'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (b) for such activities'';
       (C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) Reallocations.--In making reallocations to eligible 
     local areas of amounts available pursuant to paragraph (2) 
     for a program year, the Governor shall allocate to each 
     eligible local area within the State an amount based on the 
     relative amount allocated to such local area under subsection 
     (b)(2) for such activities for such prior program year, as 
     compared to the total amount allocated to all eligible local 
     areas in the State under subsection (b)(2) for such 
     activities for such prior program year.''; and
       (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``paragraph (2)(A) or (3) 
     of''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Local Administrative Cost Limit.--Of the amounts 
     allocated to a local area under this section for a fiscal 
     year, not more than 10 percent of the amount may be used by 
     the local board involved for the administrative costs of 
     carrying out local workforce investment activities in the 
     local area under this chapter.''.

     SEC. 113. USE OF FUNDS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       Section 134 is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Statewide Employment and Training Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Distribution of statewide activities.--Funds reserved 
     by a Governor for a State as described in section 133(a)(1)--
       ``(i) shall be used to carry out the statewide employment 
     and training activities described in paragraph (2); and
       ``(ii) may be used to carry out any of the statewide 
     employment and training activities described in paragraph 
     (3).
       ``(B) Statewide rapid response activities.--Funds reserved 
     by a Governor for a State as described in section 133(a)(2) 
     shall be used to carry out the statewide rapid response 
     activities described in paragraph (4).
       ``(C) Statewide grants for individuals with barriers to 
     employment.--Funds reserved by a Governor for a State as 
     described in section 133(a)(3) shall be used to carry out the 
     Statewide Grants for Individuals with Barriers to Employment 
     competition described in paragraph (5).
       ``(2) Required statewide employment and training 
     activities.--A State shall use funds reserved as described in 
     section 133(a)(1) to carry out statewide employment and 
     training activities, which shall include--
       ``(A) disseminating the State list of eligible providers of 
     training described in section 122(d), information identifying 
     eligible providers of on-the-job training and customized 
     training described in section 122(i), and performance 
     information and program cost information described in section 
     122(b)(2);
       ``(B) supporting the provision of work ready services 
     described in subsection (c)(2) in the one-stop delivery 
     system;
       ``(C) implementing strategies and services that will be 
     used in the State to assist at-risk youth and out-of-school 
     youth in acquiring the education and skills, recognized 
     postsecondary credentials, and employment experience to 
     succeed in the labor market;
       ``(D) conducting evaluations under section 136(e) of 
     activities authorized under this chapter in coordination with 
     evaluations carried out by the Secretary under section 172;
       ``(E) providing technical assistance to local areas that 
     fail to meet local performance measures;
       ``(F) operating a fiscal and management accountability 
     system under section 136(f); and
       ``(G) carrying out monitoring and oversight of activities 
     carried out under this chapter.
       ``(3) Allowable statewide employment and training 
     activities.--A State may use funds reserved as described in 
     section 133(a)(1) to carry out statewide employment and 
     training activities which may include--
       ``(A) implementing innovative programs and strategies 
     designed to meet the needs of all employers in the State, 
     including small employers, which may include incumbent worker 
     training programs, sectoral and industry cluster strategies 
     and partnerships, career ladder programs, micro-enterprise 
     and entrepreneurial training and support programs, 
     utilization of effective business intermediaries, activities 
     to improve linkages between the one-stop delivery system in 
     the State and all employers (including small employers) in 
     the State, and other business services and strategies that 
     better engage employers in workforce investment activities 
     and make the workforce investment system more relevant to the 
     needs of State and local businesses, consistent with the 
     objectives of this title;
       ``(B) providing incentive grants to local areas for 
     regional cooperation among local boards (including local 
     boards in a designated region as described in section 
     116(c)), for local coordination of activities carried out 
     under this Act, and for exemplary performance by local areas 
     on the local performance measures;
       ``(C) developing strategies for effectively integrating 
     programs and services among one-stop partners;
       ``(D) carrying out activities to facilitate remote access 
     to services provided through a one-stop delivery system, 
     including facilitating access through the use of technology;
       ``(E) incorporating pay-for-performance contracting 
     strategies, as defined in section 101(56), as an element in 
     funding activities under this section and providing technical 
     support to local areas and providers in order to carry out 
     such strategy, which may provide assistance with data 
     collection and data entry requirements;
       ``(F) carrying out the State option under subsection 
     (f)(8); and
       ``(G) carrying out other activities authorized under this 
     section that the State determines to be necessary to assist 
     local areas in carrying out activities described in 
     subsection (c) or (d) through the statewide workforce 
     investment system.
       ``(4) Statewide rapid response activities.--A State shall 
     use funds reserved as described in section 133(a)(2) to carry 
     out statewide rapid response activities, which shall 
     include--
       ``(A) provision of rapid response activities, carried out 
     in local areas by the State or by an entity designated by the 
     State, working in conjunction with the local boards and the 
     chief elected officials in the local areas; and
       ``(B) provision of additional assistance to local areas 
     that experience disasters, mass layoffs or plant closings, or 
     other events that precipitate substantial increases in the 
     number of unemployed individuals, carried out in local areas 
     by the State or by an entity designated by the State, working 
     in conjunction with the local boards and the chief elected 
     officials in the local areas.
       ``(5) Statewide grants for individuals with barriers to 
     employment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Of the funds reserved as described in 
     section 133(a)(3), the Governor of a State--
       ``(i) may reserve up to 5 percent to provide technical 
     assistance to, and conduct evaluations as described in 
     section 136(e), of the programs and activities carried out 
     under this paragraph; and
       ``(ii) using the remainder, shall award grants on a 
     competitive basis to eligible entities described in 
     subparagraph (B) to carry out employment and training 
     programs authorized under this paragraph for individuals with 
     barriers to employment that meet specific performance 
     outcomes and criteria established by the Governor.
       ``(B) Eligible entity defined.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `eligible entity' means an entity that--

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       ``(i) is a--

       ``(I) local board or a consortium of local boards;
       ``(II) nonprofit entity, for-profit entity, or a consortium 
     of nonprofit or for-profit entities; or
       ``(III) consortium of the entities described in subclauses 
     (I) and (II);

       ``(ii) has a demonstrated record of placing individuals 
     into unsubsidized employment and serving hard to serve 
     individuals; and
       ``(iii) agrees to be reimbursed primarily on the basis of 
     achievement of specified performance outcomes and criteria 
     established by the Governor.
       ``(C) Grant period.--
       ``(i) In general.--A grant under this paragraph shall be 
     awarded for a period of 1 year.
       ``(ii) Grant renewal.--A Governor of a State may renew, for 
     up to 4 additional 1-year periods, a grant awarded under this 
     paragraph.
       ``(D) Eligible participants.--To be eligible to participate 
     in activities under this paragraph, an individual shall be a 
     low-income individual age 16 or older or a member of a low-
     income family.
       ``(E) Use of funds.--An eligible entity receiving a grant 
     under this paragraph shall use such funds for activities that 
     are designed to assist eligible participants in obtaining 
     employment and acquiring the education and skills necessary 
     to succeed in the labor market.
       ``(F) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this paragraph, an eligible entity shall submit an 
     application to a State at such time, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as the State may require, 
     including--
       ``(i) a description of how the strategies and activities 
     will be aligned with the State plan submitted under section 
     112 and the local plan submitted under section 118 with 
     respect to the areas of the State that will be the focus of 
     grant activities under this paragraph;
       ``(ii) a description of the educational and skills training 
     programs and activities the eligible entity will provide to 
     eligible participants under this paragraph;
       ``(iii) how the eligible entity will collaborate with State 
     and local workforce investment systems established under this 
     title in the provision of such programs and activities;
       ``(iv) a description of the programs of demonstrated 
     effectiveness on which the provision of such educational and 
     skills training programs and activities are based, and a 
     description of how such programs and activities will improve 
     the education and skills training for eligible participants;
       ``(v) a description of the populations to be served and the 
     skill needs of those populations, and the manner in which 
     eligible participants will be recruited and selected as 
     participants;
       ``(vi) a description of the private, public, local, and 
     State resources that will be leveraged, in addition to the 
     grant funds provided for the programs and activities under 
     this paragraph, and how the entity will ensure the 
     sustainability of such programs and activities after grant 
     funds are no longer available;
       ``(vii) a description of the extent of the involvement of 
     employers in such programs and activities;
       ``(viii) a description of the levels of performance the 
     eligible entity expects to achieve with respect to the 
     indicators of performance for all individuals specified in 
     section in 136(b)(2);
       ``(ix) 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 programs 
     and activities provided under this paragraph; and
       ``(x) any other criteria the Governor may require.'';
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Local Employment and Training Activities.--Funds 
     allocated to a local area under section 133(b)--
       ``(1) shall be used to carry out employment and training 
     activities described in subsection (c); and
       ``(2) may be used to carry out employment and training 
     activities described in subsection (d).'';
       (3) by striking subsection (c);
       (4) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e), as 
     subsections (c) and (d), respectively;
       (5) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--Funds allocated to a local area under 
     section 133(b) shall be used--
       ``(A) to establish a one-stop delivery system as described 
     in section 121(e);
       ``(B) to provide the work ready services described in 
     paragraph (2) through the one-stop delivery system in 
     accordance with such paragraph; and
       ``(C) to provide training services described in paragraph 
     (4) in accordance with such paragraph.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``Core services'' and 
     inserting ``Work ready services'';
       (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``(1)(A)'' and inserting ``(1)(B)'';
       (II) by striking ``core services'' and inserting ``work 
     ready services''; and
       (III) by striking ``who are adults or dislocated workers'';

       (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (K) as subparagraph 
     (V);
       (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (J) as 
     subparagraphs (C) through (K), respectively;
       (v) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) assistance in obtaining eligibility determinations 
     under the other one-stop partner programs through activities, 
     where appropriate and consistent with the authorizing statute 
     of the one-stop partner program, such as assisting in the 
     submission of applications, the provision of information on 
     the results of such applications, and the provision of intake 
     services and information;'';
       (vi) by amending subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, to 
     read as follows:
       ``(E) labor exchange services, including--
       ``(i) job search and placement assistance, and where 
     appropriate, career counseling;
       ``(ii) appropriate recruitment services for employers, 
     including small employers, in the local area, which may 
     include services described in this subsection, including 
     information and referral to specialized business services not 
     traditionally offered through the one-stop delivery system; 
     and
       ``(iii) reemployment services provided to unemployment 
     claimants, including claimants identified as in need of such 
     services under the worker profiling system established under 
     section 303(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     503(j));'';
       (vii) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``employment statistics'' and inserting ``workforce and labor 
     market'';
       (viii) in subparagraph (G), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``and eligible providers of youth activities described in 
     section 123,'';
       (ix) in subparagraph (H), as so redesignated, by inserting 
     ``under section 136'' after ``local performance measures'';
       (x) in subparagraph (J), as so redesignated, by inserting 
     ``and the administration of the work test for the 
     unemployment compensation system'' after ``compensation'';
       (xi) by amending subparagraph (K), as so redesignated, to 
     read as follows:
       ``(K) assistance in establishing eligibility for programs 
     of financial aid assistance for training and education 
     programs that are not funded under this Act and are available 
     in the local area;''; and
       (xii) by inserting the following new subparagraphs after 
     subparagraph (K), as so redesignated:
       ``(L) the provision of information from official 
     publications of the Internal Revenue Service regarding 
     Federal tax credits available to individuals relating to 
     education, job training and employment;
       ``(M) comprehensive and specialized assessments of the 
     skill levels and service needs of workers, which may 
     include--
       ``(i) diagnostic testing and use of other assessment tools; 
     and
       ``(ii) in-depth interviewing and evaluation to identify 
     employment barriers and appropriate employment goals;
       ``(N) development of an individual employment plan, to 
     identify the employment goals, appropriate achievement 
     objectives, and appropriate combination of services for the 
     participant;
       ``(O) group counseling;
       ``(P) individual counseling and career planning;
       ``(Q) case management;
       ``(R) short-term pre-career services, including development 
     of learning skills, communications skills, interviewing 
     skills, punctuality, personal maintenance skills, and 
     professional conduct, to prepare individuals for unsubsidized 
     employment or training;
       ``(S) internships and work experience;
       ``(T) literacy activities relating to basic work readiness, 
     information and communication technology literacy activities, 
     and financial literacy activities, if such activities are not 
     available to participants in the local area under programs 
     administered under the Adult Education and Family Literacy 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.);
       ``(U) out-of-area job search assistance and relocation 
     assistance; and''; and
       (C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) Delivery of services.--The work ready services 
     described in paragraph (2) shall be provided through the one-
     stop delivery system and may be provided through contracts 
     with public, private for-profit, and private nonprofit 
     service providers, approved by the local board.'';
       (D) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--Funds described in paragraph (1)(C) 
     shall be used to provide training services to individuals 
     who--
       ``(i) after an interview, evaluation, or assessment, and 
     case management, have been determined by a one-stop operator 
     or one-stop partner, as appropriate, to--

       ``(I) be in need of training services to obtain or retain 
     employment; and
       ``(II) have the skills and qualifications to successfully 
     participate in the selected program of training services;

       ``(ii) select programs of training services that are 
     directly linked to the employment opportunities in the local 
     area involved or in another area in which the individual 
     receiving such services are willing to commute or relocate; 
     and
       ``(iii) who meet the requirements of subparagraph (B);''; 
     and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``Except'' and 
     inserting ``Notwithstanding section 479B of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087uu) and except'';
       (iii) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
       ``(D) Training services.--Training services authorized 
     under this paragraph may include--
       ``(i) occupational skills training;
       ``(ii) on-the-job training;
       ``(iii) skill upgrading and retraining;
       ``(iv) entrepreneurial training;
       ``(v) education activities leading to a regular secondary 
     school diploma or its recognized equivalent in combination 
     with, concurrently or subsequently, occupational skills 
     training;
       ``(vi) adult education and literacy activities provided in 
     conjunction with other training authorized under this 
     subparagraph;
       ``(vii) workplace training combined with related 
     instruction;
       ``(viii) occupational skills training that incorporates 
     English language acquisition;

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       ``(ix) customized training conducted with a commitment by 
     an employer or group of employers to employ an individual 
     upon successful completion of the training; and
       ``(x) training programs operated by the private sector.'';
       (iv) by striking subparagraph (E) and redesignating 
     subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), 
     respectively; and
       (v) in subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated)--

       (I) in clause (ii)--

       (aa) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 
     ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``section 121'';
       (bb) in subclause (I), by striking ``section 122(e)'' and 
     inserting ``section 122(d)'' and by striking ``section 
     122(h)'' and inserting ``section 122(i)''; and
       (cc) in subclause (II), by striking ``subsections (e) and 
     (h)'' and inserting ``subsection (i)''; and

       (II) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:

       ``(iii) Career enhancement accounts.--An individual who 
     seeks training services and who is eligible pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A), may, in consultation with a case manager, 
     select an eligible provider of training services from the 
     list or identifying information for providers described in 
     clause (ii)(I). Upon such selection, the one-stop operator 
     involved shall, to the extent practicable, refer such 
     individual to the eligible provider of training services, and 
     arrange for payment for such services through a career 
     enhancement account.
       ``(iv) Coordination.--Each local board may, through one-
     stop centers, coordinate career enhancement accounts with 
     other Federal, State, local, or private job training programs 
     or sources to assist the individual in obtaining training 
     services.
       ``(v) Assistance.--Each local board may, through one-stop 
     centers, assist individuals receiving career enhancement 
     accounts in obtaining funds (in addition to the funds 
     provided under this section) from other programs and sources 
     that will assist the individual in obtaining training 
     services.''; and
       (vi) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated)--

       (I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``individual 
     training accounts'' and inserting ``career enhancement 
     accounts'';
       (II) in clause (i) by striking ``individual training 
     accounts'' and inserting ``career enhancement accounts'';
       (III) in clause (ii)--

       (aa) by striking ``an individual training account'' and 
     inserting ``a career enhancement account'';
       (bb) by striking ``subparagraph (F)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (E)'';
       (cc) in subclause (II), by striking ``individual training 
     accounts'' and inserting ``career enhancement accounts'';
       (dd) in subclause (II) by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (ee) in subclause (III) by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (ff) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(IV) the local board determines that it would be most 
     appropriate to award a contract to an institution of higher 
     education that has been identified as a priority provider 
     under section 117(d)(5)(B) in order to facilitate the 
     training of multiple individuals in in-demand sectors or 
     occupations, and which may be used to enable the expansion of 
     programs provided by a priority provider, if such contract 
     does not limit customer choice.'';
       (IV) in clause (iii), by striking ``adult or dislocated 
     worker'' and inserting ``individual''; and
       (V) in clause (iv)--

       (aa) by redesignating subclause (IV) as subclause (V) and 
     inserting after subclause (III) the following:

       ``(IV) Individuals with disabilities.'';

       (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) Discretionary one-stop delivery activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--Funds allocated to a local area under 
     section 133(b)(2) may be used to provide, through the one-
     stop delivery system--
       ``(i) customized screening and referral of qualified 
     participants in training services to employers;
       ``(ii) customized employment-related services to employers 
     on a fee-for-service basis;
       ``(iii) customer supports, including transportation and 
     childcare, to navigate among multiple services and activities 
     for special participant populations that face multiple 
     barriers to employment, including individuals with 
     disabilities;
       ``(iv) employment and training assistance provided in 
     coordination with child support enforcement activities of the 
     State agency carrying out subtitle D of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.);
       ``(v) incorporating pay-for-performance contract 
     strategies, as defined in section 101(56), as an element in 
     funding activities under this section;
       ``(vi) activities to facilitate remote access to services 
     provided through a one-stop delivery system, including 
     facilitating access through the use of technology; and
       ``(vii) activities to carry out business services and 
     strategies that meet the workforce investment needs of local 
     area employers, as determined by the local board, consistent 
     with the local plan under section 118.''.
       (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Incumbent worker training programs.--
       ``(A) In general.--The local board may use funds allocated 
     to a local area under section 133(b)(2) to carry out 
     incumbent worker training programs in accordance with this 
     paragraph.
       ``(B) Training activities.--The training programs for 
     incumbent workers under this paragraph shall be carried out 
     by the local area in conjunction with the employers of such 
     workers for the purpose of assisting such workers in 
     obtaining the skills necessary to retain employment and avert 
     layoffs.
       ``(C) Employer match required.--
       ``(i) In general.--Employers participating in programs 
     under this paragraph shall be required to pay a proportion of 
     the costs of providing the training to the incumbent workers 
     of the employers. The local board shall establish the 
     required portion of such costs, which may include in-kind 
     contributions.
       ``(ii) Calculation of match.--The wages paid by an employer 
     to a worker while they are attending training may be included 
     as part of the required payment of the employer.''; and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Priority for Placement in Private Sector Jobs.--In 
     providing employment and training activities authorized under 
     this section, the State and local board shall give priority 
     to placing participants in jobs in the private sector.
       ``(f) Veteran Employment Specialist.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (8), a local board 
     shall hire and employ one or more veteran employment 
     specialist to carry out employment, training, and placement 
     services under this subsection in the local area served by 
     the local board.
       ``(2) Principal duties.--A veteran employment specialist in 
     a local area shall--
       ``(A) conduct outreach to employers in the local area to 
     assist veterans, including disabled veterans, in gaining 
     employment, including--
       ``(i) conducting seminars for employers; and
       ``(ii) in conjunction with employers, conducting job search 
     workshops, and establishing job search groups; and
       ``(B) facilitate employment, training, supportive, and 
     placement services furnished to veterans, including disabled 
     and homeless veterans, in the local area.
       ``(3) Hiring preference for veterans and individuals with 
     expertise in serving veterans.--Subject to paragraph (8), a 
     local board shall, to the maximum extent practicable, employ 
     veterans or individuals with expertise in serving veterans to 
     carry out the services described in paragraph (2) in the 
     local area served by the local board. In hiring an individual 
     to serve as a veteran employment specialist, a local board 
     shall give preference to veterans and other individuals in 
     the following order:
       ``(A) To service-connected disabled veterans.
       ``(B) If no veteran described in subparagraph (A) is 
     available, to veterans.
       ``(C) If no veteran described in subparagraph (A) or (B) is 
     available, to any member of the Armed Forces transitioning 
     out of military service.
       ``(D) If no veteran described in subparagraph (A), (B), or 
     (C) is available, to any spouse of a veteran or a spouse of a 
     member of the Armed Forces transitioning out of military 
     service.
       ``(E) If no veteran described in subparagraph (A), (B), or 
     (C) is available and no spouse described in paragraph (D) is 
     available, to any other individuals with expertise in serving 
     veterans.
       ``(4) Administration and reporting.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each veteran employment specialist shall 
     be administratively responsible to the manager of the one-
     stop delivery center in the local area and shall provide, at 
     a minimum, quarterly reports to the manager of such center 
     and to the Director for Veterans' Employment and Training for 
     the State on the performance and compliance by the specialist 
     with Federal law and regulations with respect to the--
       ``(i) principal duties and special services for veterans 
     described in paragraph (2); and
       ``(ii) hiring preferences described in paragraph (3) for 
     veterans and individuals with expertise in serving veterans.
       ``(B) Report to secretary.--Each State shall submit to the 
     Secretary an annual report on the qualifications used by the 
     local board in making hiring determinations for a veteran 
     employment specialist and the salary structure under which 
     such specialist is compensated.
       ``(C) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of 
     the Senate an annual report summarizing the reports submitted 
     under subparagraph (B), including summaries of outcomes 
     achieved by participating veterans disaggregated by local 
     areas.
       ``(5) Part-time employees.--A part-time veteran employment 
     specialist shall perform the functions of a veteran 
     employment specialist under this subsection on a halftime 
     basis.
       ``(6) Training requirements.--Each veteran employment 
     specialist described in paragraph (2) shall satisfactorily 
     complete training provided by the National Veterans' 
     Employment and Training Institute during the three-year 
     period that begins on the date on which the employee is so 
     assigned.
       ``(7) Specialist's duties.--A full-time veteran employment 
     specialist shall perform only duties related to the 
     employment, training, supportive, and placement services 
     under this subsection, and shall not perform other non-
     veteran-related duties if such duties detract from the 
     specialist's ability to perform the specialist's duties 
     related to employment, training, and placement services under 
     this subsection.
       ``(8) State option.--At the request of a local board, a 
     State may assume the duties assigned to the local board under 
     paragraphs (1) and (3), including the hiring and employment 
     of one or more veteran employment specialist for placement in 
     the local area served by the local board.''.

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     SEC. 114. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

       Section 136 (29 U.S.C. 2871) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by amending paragraphs (1) and (2) to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--For each State, the State performance 
     measures shall consist of--
       ``(A)(i) the core indicators of performance described in 
     paragraph (2)(A); and
       ``(ii) additional indicators of performance (if any) 
     identified by the State under paragraph (2)(B); and
       ``(B) a State adjusted level of performance for each 
     indicator described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Indicators of performance.--
       ``(A) Core indicators of performance.--
       ``(i) In general.--The core indicators of performance for 
     the program of employment and training activities authorized 
     under sections 132(a)(2) and 134, 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.), other 
     than section 112 or part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 
     741), shall consist of the following indicators of 
     performance, each disaggregated by the populations identified 
     in the State and local plans:

       ``(I) The percentage and number of program participants who 
     are in unsubsidized employment during the second full 
     calendar quarter after exit from the program.
       ``(II) The percentage and number of program participants 
     who are in unsubsidized employment during the fourth full 
     calendar quarter after exit from the program.
       ``(III) The median earnings of program participants who are 
     in unsubsidized employment during the second full calendar 
     quarter after exit from the program compared to the median 
     earnings of such participants prior to the training received 
     under such program.
       ``(IV) The percentage and number of program participants 
     who obtain a recognized postsecondary credential, a 
     registered apprenticeship, an industry-recognized credential, 
     or a regular secondary school diploma or its recognized 
     equivalent (subject to clause (ii)), during participation in 
     or within 1 year after exit from program.
       ``(V) The percentage and number of program participants 
     who, during a program year--

       ``(aa) are in an education or training program that leads 
     to a recognized postsecondary credential, a registered 
     apprenticeship or on-the-job training program, an industry-
     recognized credential, a regular secondary school diploma or 
     its recognized equivalent, or unsubsidized employment; and
       ``(bb) are achieving measurable basic skill gains toward 
     such a credential or employment.

       ``(VI) The percentage and number of program participants 
     who obtain unsubsidized employment in the field relating to 
     the training services described in section 134(c)(4) that 
     such participants received.

       ``(ii) Indicator relating to credential.--For purposes of 
     clause (i)(IV), program participants who obtain a regular 
     secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent shall 
     be included in the percentage counted as meeting the 
     criterion under such clause only if such participants, in 
     addition to obtaining such diploma or its recognized 
     equivalent, have, within 1 year after exit from the program, 
     obtained or retained employment, have been removed from 
     public assistance, or are in an education or training program 
     leading to a recognized postsecondary credential.
       ``(B) Additional indicators.--A State may identify in the 
     State plan additional indicators for workforce investment 
     activities authorized under this subtitle.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in the heading, by striking ``and customer satisfaction 
     indicator'';
       (II) in clause (i), by striking ``and the customer 
     satisfaction indicator described in paragraph (2)(B)'';
       (III) in clause (ii), by striking ``and the customer 
     satisfaction indicator of performance, for the first 3'' and 
     inserting ``, for all 3'';
       (IV) in clause (iii)--

       (aa) in the heading, by striking ``for first 3 years''; and
       (bb) by striking ``and the customer satisfaction indicator 
     of performance, for the first 3 program years'' and inserting 
     ``for all 3 program years'';

       (V) in clause (iv)--

       (aa) by striking ``or (v)'';
       (bb) by striking subclause (I) and redesignating subclauses 
     (II) and (III) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively; and
       (cc) in subclause (I) (as so redesignated)--
       (AA) by striking ``taking into account'' and inserting 
     ``which shall be adjusted based on'';
       (BB) by inserting ``, such as unemployment rates and job 
     losses or gains in particular industries'' after ``economic 
     conditions''; and
       (CC) by inserting ``, such as indicators of poor work 
     experience, dislocation from high-wage employment, low levels 
     of literacy or English proficiency, disability status, 
     including the number of veterans with disabilities, and 
     welfare dependency'' after ``program'';

       (VI) by striking clause (v) and redesignating clause (vi) 
     as clause (v); and
       (VII) in clause (v) (as so redesignated),

       (aa) by striking ``described in clause (iv)(II)'' and 
     inserting ``described in clause (iv)(I)''; and
       (bb) by striking ``or (v)''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``paragraph (2)(C)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraph (2)(B)'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)(A)--
       (A) by amending clause (i) to read as follows: ``(i) the 
     core indicators of performance described in subsection 
     (b)(2)(A) for activities described in such subsections, other 
     than statewide workforce investment activities; and'';
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``(b)(2)(C)'' and inserting 
     ``(b)(2)(B)''; and
       (C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) Determinations.--In determining such local levels of 
     performance, the local board, the chief elected official, and 
     the Governor shall ensure such levels are adjusted based on 
     the specific economic characteristics (such as unemployment 
     rates and job losses or gains in particular industries), 
     demographic characteristics, or other characteristics of the 
     population to be served in the local area.'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``127 or'';
       (ii) by striking ``and the customer satisfaction 
     indicator'' each place it appears; and
       (iii) in the last sentence, by inserting before the period 
     the following: ``, and on the amount and percentage of the 
     State's annual allotment under section 132 the State spends 
     on administrative costs and on the amount and percentage of 
     its annual allocation under section 133 each local area in 
     the State spends on administrative costs'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D);
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (A);
       (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph 
     (B);
       (iv) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated--

       (I) by striking ``(excluding participants who received only 
     self-service and informational activities)''; and
       (II) by striking ``and'' at the end;

       (v) by striking subparagraph (F);
       (vi) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) with respect to each local area in the State--
       ``(i) the number of individuals who received work ready 
     services described under section 134(c)(2) and the number of 
     individuals who received training services described under 
     section 134(c)(4) during the most recent program year and 
     fiscal year, and the preceding 5 program years, where the 
     individuals received the training, disaggregated by the type 
     of entity that provided the training, and the amount of funds 
     spent on each type of service;
       ``(ii) the number of individuals who successfully exited 
     out of work ready services described under section 134(c)(2) 
     and the number of individuals who exited out of training 
     services described under section 134(c)(4) during the most 
     recent program year and fiscal year, and the preceding 5 
     program years, and where the individuals received the 
     training, disaggregated by the type of entity that provided 
     the training; and
       ``(iii) the average cost per participant of those 
     individuals who received work ready services described under 
     section 134(c)(2) and the average cost per participant of 
     those individuals who received training services described 
     under section 134(c)(4) during the most recent program year 
     and fiscal year, and the preceding 5 program years, and where 
     the individuals received the training, disaggregated by the 
     type of entity that provided the training; and
       ``(E) the amount of funds spent on training services and 
     discretionary one-stop delivery activities, disaggregated by 
     the populations identified in the State and local plans.'';
       (C) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``through 
     publication'' and inserting ``through electronic means''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Data validation.--In preparing the reports described 
     in this subsection, each State shall establish procedures, 
     consistent with guidelines issued by the Secretary, to ensure 
     the information contained in the report is valid and 
     reliable.
       ``(5) State and local policies.--
       ``(A) State policies.--Each State that receives an 
     allotment under section 132 shall maintain a central 
     repository of policies related to access, eligibility, 
     availability of services, and other matters and plans 
     approved by the State board and make such repository 
     available to the public, including by electronic means.
       ``(B) Local policies.--Each local area that receives an 
     allotment under section 133 shall maintain a central 
     repository of policies related to access, eligibility, 
     availability of services, and other matters and plans 
     approved by the local board and make such repository 
     available to the public, including by electronic means.'';
       (4) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``or (B)'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``may reduce by not 
     more than 5 percent,'' and inserting ``shall reduce''; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Funds resulting from reduced allotments.--The 
     Secretary shall return to the Treasury the amount retained, 
     as a result of a reduction in an allotment to a State made 
     under paragraph (1)(B).'';
       (5) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ``or (B)'';
       (6) in subsection (h)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by amending the matter preceding 
     clause (i) to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--If such failure continues for a second 
     consecutive year, the Governor shall take corrective actions, 
     including the development of a reorganization plan. Such plan 
     shall--'';
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A), the following:
       ``(B) Reduction in the amount of grant.--If such failure 
     continues for a third consecutive year, the Governor of a 
     State shall reduce the amount of the grant that would (in the 
     absence of this subparagraph) be payable to the local area 
     under such program for the program year

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     after such third consecutive year. Such penalty shall be 
     based on the degree of failure to meet local levels of 
     performance.'';
       (D) in subparagraph (C)(i) (as so redesignated), by 
     striking ``a reorganization plan under subparagraph (A) may, 
     not later than 30 days after receiving notice of the 
     reorganization plan, appeal to the Governor to rescind or 
     revise such plan'' and inserting ``corrective actions under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) may, not later than 30 days after 
     receiving notice of the actions, appeal to the Governor to 
     rescind or revise such actions''; and
       (E) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``subparagraph (B)'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (C)'';
       (7) in subsection (i)(1)(B), by striking ``subsection 
     (b)(2)(C)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(2)(B)'';
       (8) in subsection (i)(1)(C), by striking ``(b)(3)(A)(vi)'' 
     and inserting ``(b)(3)(A)(v)'';
       (9) in subsection (i)(2), by striking ``the activities 
     described in section 502 concerning'';
       (10) in subsection (i)(3), by striking ``described in 
     paragraph (1) and in the activities described in section 
     502'' and inserting ``and activities described in this 
     subsection''; and
       (11) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(j) Use of Core Indicators for Other Programs.--In 
     addition to the programs carried out under chapter 5, and 
     consistent with the requirements of the applicable 
     authorizing laws, the Secretary shall use the core indicators 
     of performance described in subsection (b)(2)(A) to assess 
     the effectiveness of the programs described under section 
     121(b)(1)(B) that are carried out by the Secretary.
       ``(k) Establishing Pay-for-performance Incentives.--
       ``(1) In general.--At the discretion of the Governor of a 
     State, a State may establish an incentive system for local 
     boards to implement pay-for-performance contract strategies 
     for the delivery of employment and training services in the 
     local areas served by the local boards.
       ``(2) Implementation.--A State that establishes a pay-for-
     performance incentive system shall reserve not more than 10 
     percent of the total amount allotted to the State under 
     section 132(b)(2) for a fiscal year to provide funds to local 
     areas in the State whose local boards have implemented a pay-
     for-performance contract strategy.
       ``(3) Evaluations.--A State described in paragraph (2) 
     shall use funds reserved by the State under section 133(a)(1) 
     to evaluate the return on investment of pay-for-performance 
     contract strategies implemented by local boards in the 
     State.''.

     SEC. 115. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 137 (29 U.S.C. 2872) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 137. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
     activities described in section 132, $6,245,318,000 for 
     fiscal year 2014 and each of the 6 succeeding fiscal 
     years.''.

                         Subtitle C--Job Corps

     SEC. 116. JOB CORPS PURPOSES.

       Paragraph (1) of section 141 (29 U.S.C. 2881(1)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(1) to maintain a national Job Corps program for at-risk 
     youth, carried out in partnership with States and 
     communities, to assist eligible youth to connect to the 
     workforce by providing them with intensive academic, career 
     and technical education, and service-learning opportunities, 
     in residential and nonresidential centers, in order for such 
     youth to obtain regular secondary school diplomas and 
     recognized postsecondary credentials leading to successful 
     careers in in-demand industries that will result in 
     opportunities for advancement;''.

     SEC. 117. JOB CORPS DEFINITIONS.

       Section 142 (29 U.S.C. 2882) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Applicable one-
     stop'' and inserting ``One-stop'';
       (B) by striking ``applicable'';
       (C) by striking ``customer service''; and
       (D) by striking ``intake'' and inserting ``assessment'';
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``before completing the 
     requirements'' and all that follows and inserting ``prior to 
     becoming a graduate.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ``has completed the 
     requirements'' and all that follows and inserting the 
     following: ``who, as a result of participation in the Job 
     Corps program, has received a regular secondary school 
     diploma, completed the requirements of a career and technical 
     education and training program, or received, or is making 
     satisfactory progress (as defined under section 484(c) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(c)) toward 
     receiving, a recognized postsecondary credential, including 
     an industry-recognized credential that prepares individuals 
     for employment leading to economic self-sufficiency.''.

     SEC. 118. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THE JOB CORPS.

       Section 144 (29 U.S.C. 2884) is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) not less than age 16 and not more than age 24 on the 
     date of enrollment;'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ``secondary'' before 
     ``school''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)(E), by striking ``vocational'' and 
     inserting ``career and technical education and''.

     SEC. 119. RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, SELECTION, AND ASSIGNMENT 
                   OF ENROLLEES.

       Section 145 (29 U.S.C. 2885) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(C)(i) by striking ``vocational'' and 
     inserting ``career and technical education and training''; 
     and
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``To the extent practicable, the'' and 
     inserting ``The'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``applicable''; and
       (II) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon;

       (iii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) organizations that have a demonstrated record of 
     effectiveness in placing at-risk youth into employment.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and agrees to such 
     rules'' after ``failure to observe the rules''; and
       (ii) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) the individual has passed a background check 
     conducted in accordance with procedures established by the 
     Secretary, which shall include--
       ``(i) a search of the State criminal registry or repository 
     in the State where the individual resides and each State 
     where the individual previously resided;
       ``(ii) a search of State-based child abuse and neglect 
     registries and databases in the State where the individual 
     resides and each State where the individual previously 
     resided;
       ``(iii) a search of the National Crime Information Center;
       ``(iv) a Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint check 
     using the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification 
     System; and
       ``(v) a search of the National Sex Offender Registry 
     established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety 
     Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.).''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Individuals convicted of a crime.--An individual 
     shall be ineligible for enrollment if the individual--
       ``(A) makes a false statement in connection with the 
     criminal background check described in paragraph (1)(C);
       ``(B) is registered or is required to be registered on a 
     State sex offender registry or the National Sex Offender 
     Registry established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection 
     and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); or
       ``(C) has been convicted of a felony consisting of--
       ``(i) homicide;
       ``(ii) child abuse or neglect;
       ``(iii) a crime against children, including child 
     pornography;
       ``(iv) a crime involving rape or sexual assault; or
       ``(v) physical assault, battery, or a drug-related offense, 
     committed within the past 5 years.'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``2 years'' and inserting ``year''; and
       (ii) by striking ``an assignment'' and inserting ``a''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``, every 2 years,'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
     and
       (iii) in subparagraph (C)--

       (I) by inserting ``the education and training'' after 
     ``including''; and
       (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and

       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) the performance of the Job Corps center relating to 
     the indicators described in paragraphs (1) and (2) in section 
     159(c), and whether any actions have been taken with respect 
     to such center pursuant to section 159(f).''; and
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``is closest to the home of the enrollee, except that the'' 
     and inserting ``offers the type of career and technical 
     education and training selected by the individual and, among 
     the centers that offer such education and training, is 
     closest to the home of the individual. The'';
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (A); and
       (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``that offers the career 
     and technical education and training desired by'' after 
     ``home of the enrollee''.

     SEC. 120. JOB CORPS CENTERS.

       Section 147 (29 U.S.C. 2887) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``vocational'' both 
     places it appears and inserting ``career and technical''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``subsections (c) and (d) of section 303 of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
     (41 U.S.C. 253)'' and inserting ``subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 3304 of title 41, United States Code''; and
       (II) by striking ``industry council'' and inserting 
     ``workforce council'';

       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i)--

       (I) by amending subclause (II) to read as follows:
       ``(II) the ability of the entity to offer career and 
     technical education and training that the workforce council 
     proposes under section 154(c);'';
       (II) in subclause (III), by striking ``is familiar with the 
     surrounding communities, applicable'' and inserting 
     ``demonstrates relationships with the surrounding 
     communities, employers, workforce boards,'' and by striking 
     ``and'' at the end;

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       (III) by amending subclause (IV) to read as follows:
       ``(IV) the performance of the entity, if any, relating to 
     operating or providing activities described in this subtitle 
     to a Job Corps center, including the entity's demonstrated 
     effectiveness in assisting individuals in achieving the 
     primary and secondary indicators of performance described in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 159(c); and''; and
       (IV) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
       ``(V) the ability of the entity to demonstrate a record of 
     successfully assisting at-risk youth to connect to the 
     workforce, including by providing them with intensive 
     academic, and career and technical education and training.''; 
     and

       (iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``, as 
     appropriate'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``In any year, no more 
     than 20 percent of the individuals enrolled in the Job Corps 
     may be nonresidential participants in the Job Corps.'';
       (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) Civilian Conservation Centers.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Job Corps centers may include 
     Civilian Conservation Centers, operated under an agreement 
     between the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, that are located primarily in rural areas. Such 
     centers shall adhere to all the provisions of this subtitle, 
     and shall provide, in addition to education, career and 
     technical education and training, and workforce preparation 
     skills training described in section 148, programs of work 
     experience to conserve, develop, or manage public natural 
     resources or public recreational areas or to develop 
     community projects in the public interest.
       ``(2) Selection process.--The Secretary shall select an 
     entity that submits an application under subsection (d) to 
     operate a Civilian Conservation Center on a competitive 
     basis, as provided in subsection (a).''; and
       (4) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Application.--To be eligible to operate a Job Corps 
     center under this subtitle, an entity shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing such information as the Secretary may require, 
     including--
       ``(1) a description of the program activities that will be 
     offered at the center, including how the career and technical 
     education and training reflect State and local employment 
     opportunities, including in in-demand industries;
       ``(2) a description of the counseling, placement, and 
     support activities that will be offered at the center, 
     including a description of the strategies and procedures the 
     entity will use to place graduates into unsubsidized 
     employment upon completion of the program;
       ``(3) a description of the demonstrated record of 
     effectiveness that the entity has in placing at-risk youth 
     into employment, including past performance of operating a 
     Job Corps center under this subtitle;
       ``(4) a description of the relationships that the entity 
     has developed with State and local workforce boards, 
     employers, State and local educational agencies, and the 
     surrounding communities in an effort to promote a 
     comprehensive statewide workforce investment system;
       ``(5) a description of the strong fiscal controls the 
     entity has in place to ensure proper accounting of Federal 
     funds, and a description of how the entity will meet the 
     requirements of section 159(a);
       ``(6) a description of the strategies and policies the 
     entity will utilize to reduce participant costs;
       ``(7) a description of the steps taken to control costs in 
     accordance with section 159(a)(3);
       ``(8) a detailed budget of the activities that will be 
     supported using funds under this subtitle;
       ``(9) a detailed budget of the activities that will be 
     supported using funds from non-Federal resources;
       ``(10) an assurance the entity will comply with the 
     administrative cost limitation included in section 151(c);
       ``(11) an assurance the entity is licensed to operate in 
     the State in which the center is located; and
       ``(12) an assurance the entity will comply with and meet 
     basic health and safety codes, including those measures 
     described in section 152(b).
       ``(e) Length of Agreement.--The agreement described in 
     subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be for not longer than a 2-year 
     period. The Secretary may renew the agreement for 3 one-year 
     periods if the entity meets the requirements of subsection 
     (f).
       ``(f) Renewal.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     may renew the terms of an agreement described in subsection 
     (a)(1)(A) for an entity to operate a Job Corps center if the 
     center meets or exceeds each of the indicators of performance 
     described in section 159(c)(1).
       ``(2) Recompetition.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall not renew the terms of the agreement for an 
     entity to operate a Job Corps center if such center is ranked 
     in the bottom quintile of centers described in section 
     159(f)(2) for any program year. Such entity may submit a new 
     application under subsection (d) only if such center has 
     shown significant improvement on the indicators of 
     performance described in section 159(c)(1) over the last 
     program year.
       ``(B) Violations.--The Secretary shall not select an entity 
     to operate a Job Corps center if such entity or such center 
     has been found to have a systemic or substantial material 
     failure that involves--
       ``(i) a threat to the health, safety, or civil rights of 
     program participants or staff;
       ``(ii) the misuse of funds received under this subtitle;
       ``(iii) loss of legal status or financial viability, loss 
     of permits, debarment from receiving Federal grants or 
     contracts, or the improper use of Federal funds;
       ``(iv) failure to meet any other Federal or State 
     requirement that the entity has shown an unwillingness or 
     inability to correct, after notice from the Secretary, within 
     the period specified; or
       ``(v) an unresolved area of noncompliance.
       ``(g) Current Grantees.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of enactment of the SKILLS Act and notwithstanding any 
     previous grant award or renewals of such award under this 
     subtitle, the Secretary shall require all entities operating 
     a Job Corps center under this subtitle to submit an 
     application under subsection (d) to carry out the 
     requirements of this section.''.

     SEC. 121. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.

       Section 148 (29 U.S.C. 2888) is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Activities Provided Through Job Corps Centers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each Job Corps center shall provide 
     enrollees with an intensive, well-organized, and supervised 
     program of education, career, and technical education and 
     training, work experience, recreational activities, physical 
     rehabilitation and development, and counseling. Each Job 
     Corps center shall provide enrollees assigned to the center 
     with access to work-ready services described in section 
     134(c)(2).
       ``(2) Relationship to opportunities.--
       ``(A) In general.--The activities provided under this 
     subsection shall be targeted to helping enrollees, on 
     completion of their enrollment--
       ``(i) secure and maintain meaningful unsubsidized 
     employment;
       ``(ii) complete secondary education and obtain a regular 
     secondary school diploma;
       ``(iii) enroll in and complete postsecondary education or 
     training programs, including obtaining recognized 
     postsecondary credentials, industry-recognized credentials, 
     and registered apprenticeships; or
       ``(iv) satisfy Armed Forces requirements.
       ``(B) Link to employment opportunities.--The career and 
     technical education and training provided shall be linked to 
     the employment opportunities in in-demand industries in the 
     State in which the Job Corps center is located.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Education and 
     Vocational'' and inserting ``Academic and Career and 
     Technical Education and'';
       (B) by striking ``may'' after ``The Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``shall''; and
       (C) by striking ``vocational'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``career and technical''; and
       (3) by amending paragraph (3) of subsection (c) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) Demonstration.--Each year, any operator seeking to 
     enroll additional enrollees in an advanced career training 
     program shall demonstrate, before the operator may carry out 
     such additional enrollment, that--
       ``(A) participants in such program have achieved a 
     satisfactory rate of completion and placement in training-
     related jobs; and
       ``(B) such operator has met or exceeded the indicators of 
     performance described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
     159(c) for the previous year.''.

     SEC. 122. COUNSELING AND JOB PLACEMENT.

       Section 149 (29 U.S.C. 2889) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``vocational'' and 
     inserting ``career and technical education and'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``make every effort to 
     arrange to''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (d).

     SEC. 123. SUPPORT.

       Subsection (b) of section 150 (29 U.S.C. 2890) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b) Transition Allowances and Support for Graduates.--The 
     Secretary shall arrange for a transition allowance to be paid 
     to graduates. The transition allowance shall be incentive-
     based to reflect a graduate's completion of academic, career 
     and technical education or training, and attainment of a 
     recognized postsecondary credential, including an industry-
     recognized credential.''.

     SEC. 124. OPERATIONS.

       Section 151 (29 U.S.C. 2891) is amended--
       (1) in the header, by striking ``OPERATING PLAN.'' and 
     inserting ``OPERATIONS.'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``In General.--'' and 
     inserting ``Operating Plan.--'';
       (3) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsection 
     (c) as subsection (b);
       (4) by amending subsection (b) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in the heading by inserting ``of Operating Plan'' after 
     ``Availability''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsections (a) and (b)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 10 percent of 
     the funds allotted under section 147 to an entity selected to 
     operate a Job Corps center may be used by the entity for 
     administrative costs under this subtitle.''.

     SEC. 125. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.

       Section 153 (29 U.S.C. 2893) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 153. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.

       ``The director of each Job Corps center shall encourage and 
     cooperate in activities to establish a mutually beneficial 
     relationship between Job Corps centers in the State and 
     nearby communities. Such activities may include the use of 
     any local workforce development boards established under 
     section 117 to provide a mechanism for joint discussion of 
     common problems and for planning programs of mutual 
     interest.''.

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     SEC. 126. WORKFORCE COUNCILS.

       Section 154 (29 U.S.C. 2894) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 154. WORKFORCE COUNCILS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each Job Corps center shall have a 
     workforce council appointed by the Governor of the State in 
     which the Job Corps center is located.
       ``(b) Workforce Council Composition.--
       ``(1) In general.--A workforce council shall be comprised 
     of--
       ``(A) business members of the State board described in 
     section 111(b)(1)(B)(i);
       ``(B) business members of the local boards described in 
     section 117(b)(2)(A) located in the State;
       ``(C) a representative of the State board described in 
     section 111(f); and
       ``(D) such other representatives and State agency officials 
     as the Governor may designate.
       ``(2) Majority.--A \2/3\ majority of the members of the 
     workforce council shall be representatives described in 
     paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(c) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the 
     workforce council shall be--
       ``(1) to review all the relevant labor market information, 
     including related information in the State plan described in 
     section 112, to--
       ``(A) determine the in-demand industries in the State in 
     which enrollees intend to seek employment after graduation;
       ``(B) determine the skills and education that are necessary 
     to obtain the employment opportunities described in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) determine the type or types of career and technical 
     education and training that will be implemented at the center 
     to enable the enrollees to obtain the employment 
     opportunities; and
       ``(2) to meet at least once a year to reevaluate the labor 
     market information, and other relevant information, to 
     determine any necessary changes in the career and technical 
     education and training provided at the center.''.

     SEC. 127. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       Section 156 (29 U.S.C. 2896) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 156. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CENTERS.

       ``(a) In General.--From the funds reserved under section 
     132(a)(3), the Secretary shall provide, directly or through 
     grants, contracts, or other agreements or arrangements as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate, technical assistance and 
     training for the Job Corps program for the purposes of 
     improving program quality.
       ``(b) Activities.--In providing training and technical 
     assistance and for allocating resources for such assistance, 
     the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) assist entities, including those entities not 
     currently operating a Job Corps center, in developing the 
     application described in section 147(d);
       ``(2) assist Job Corps centers and programs in correcting 
     deficiencies and violations under this subtitle;
       ``(3) assist Job Corps centers and programs in meeting or 
     exceeding the indicators of performance described in 
     paragraph (1) and (2) of section 159(c); and
       ``(4) assist Job Corps centers and programs in the 
     development of sound management practices, including 
     financial management procedures.''.

     SEC. 128. SPECIAL PROVISIONS.

       Section 158(c)(1) (29 U.S.C. 2989(c)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``title II of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481 et seq.)'' 
     and inserting ``chapter of 5 title 40, United States Code,''.

     SEC. 129. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MANAGEMENT.

       Section 159 (29 U.S.C. 2899) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``MANAGEMENT 
     INFORMATION'' and inserting ``PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND 
     MANAGEMENT'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``, or operating costs for such 
     centers result in a budgetary shortfall'';
       (3) by striking subsections (c) through (g); and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Indicators of Performance.--
       ``(1) Primary indicators.--The annual primary indicators of 
     performance for Job Corps centers shall include--
       ``(A) the percentage and number of enrollees who graduate 
     from the Job Corps center;
       ``(B) the percentage and number of graduates who entered 
     unsubsidized employment related to the career and technical 
     education and training received through the Job Corps center, 
     except that such calculation shall not include enrollment in 
     education, the military or volunteer service;
       ``(C) the percentage and number of graduates who obtained a 
     recognized postsecondary credential, including an industry-
     recognized credential or a registered apprenticeship; and
       ``(D) the cost per successful performance outcome, which is 
     calculated by comparing the number of graduates who were 
     placed in unsubsidized employment or obtained a recognized 
     credential, including an industry-recognized credential, to 
     total program costs, including all operations, construction, 
     and administration costs at each Job Corp center.
       ``(2) Secondary indicators.--The annual secondary 
     indicators of performance for Job Corps centers shall 
     include--
       ``(A) the percentage and number of graduates who entered 
     unsubsidized employment not related to the career and 
     technical education and training received through the Job 
     Corps center;
       ``(B) the percentage and number of graduates who entered 
     into postsecondary education;
       ``(C) the percentage and number of graduates who entered 
     into the military;
       ``(D) the average wage of graduates who are in unsubsidized 
     employment--
       ``(i) on the first day of employment; and
       ``(ii) 6 months after the first day;
       ``(E) the number and percentage of graduates who entered 
     unsubsidized employment and were retained in the unsubsidized 
     employment--
       ``(i) 6 months after the first day of employment; and
       ``(ii) 12 months after the first day of employment;
       ``(F) the percentage and number of enrollees compared to 
     the percentage and number of enrollees the Secretary has 
     established targets in section 145(c)(1);
       ``(G) the cost per training slot, which is calculated by 
     comparing the program's maximum number of students that can 
     be enrolled in a Job Corps center at any given time during 
     the program year to the number of enrollees in the same 
     program year; and
       ``(H) the number and percentage of former enrollees, 
     including the number dismissed under the zero tolerance 
     policy described in section 152(b).
       ``(3) Indicators of performance for recruiters.--The annual 
     indicators of performance for recruiters shall include the 
     measurements described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) 
     and subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H) of paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Indicators of performance of career transition 
     service providers.--The annual indicators of performance of 
     career transition service providers shall include the 
     measurements described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 
     paragraph (1) and subparagraphs, (B), (C), (D), and (E) of 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(d) Additional Information.--The Secretary shall collect, 
     and submit in the report described in subsection (f), 
     information on the performance of each Job Corps center, and 
     the Job Corps program, regarding--
       ``(1) the number and percentage of former enrollees who 
     obtained a regular secondary school diploma;
       ``(2) the number and percentage of former enrollees who 
     entered unsubsidized employment;
       ``(3) the number and percentage of former enrollees who 
     obtained a recognized postsecondary credential, including an 
     industry-recognized credential;
       ``(4) the number and percentage of former enrollees who 
     entered into military service; and
       ``(5) any additional information required by the Secretary.
       ``(e) Methods.--The Secretary shall collect the information 
     described in subsections (c) and (d), using methods described 
     in section 136(i)(2) and consistent with State law, by 
     entering into agreements with the States to access such data 
     for Job Corps enrollees, former enrollees, and graduates.
       ``(f) Transparency and Accountability.--
       ``(1) Report.--The Secretary shall collect and annually 
     submit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
     Education. Labor and Pensions of the Senate, as well as make 
     available to the public by electronic means, a report 
     containing--
       ``(A) information on the performance of each Job Corps 
     center, and the Job Corps program, on the performance 
     indicators described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
     (c);
       ``(B) a comparison of each Job Corps center, by rank, on 
     the performance indicators described in paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) of subsection (c);
       ``(C) a comparison of each Job Corps center, by rank, on 
     the average performance of all primary indicators described 
     in paragraph (1) of subsection (c);
       ``(D) information on the performance of the service 
     providers described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection 
     (c) on the performance indicators established under such 
     paragraphs; and
       ``(E) a comparison of each service provider, by rank, on 
     the performance of all service providers described in 
     paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (c) on the performance 
     indicators established under such paragraphs.
       ``(2) Assessment.--The Secretary shall conduct an annual 
     assessment of the performance of each Job Corps center which 
     shall include information on the Job Corps centers that--
       ``(A) are ranked in the bottom 10 percent on the 
     performance indicator described in paragraph (1)(C); or
       ``(B) have failed a safety and health code review described 
     in subsection (g).
       ``(3) Performance improvement.--With respect to a Job Corps 
     center that is identified under paragraph (2) or reports less 
     than 50 percent on the performance indicators described in 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (c)(1), the 
     Secretary shall develop and implement a 1 year performance 
     improvement plan. Such a plan shall require action 
     including--
       ``(A) providing technical assistance to the center;
       ``(B) changing the management staff of the center;
       ``(C) replacing the operator of the center;
       ``(D) reducing the capacity of the center; or
       ``(E) closing the center.
       ``(4) Closure of job corps centers.--Job Corps centers that 
     have been identified under paragraph (2) for more than 4 
     consecutive years shall be closed. The Secretary shall 
     ensure--
       ``(A) that the proposed decision to close the center is 
     announced in advance to the general public through 
     publication in the Federal Register and other appropriate 
     means; and
       ``(B) the establishment of a reasonable comment period, not 
     to exceed 30 days, for interested individuals to submit 
     written comments to the Secretary.
       ``(g) Participant Health and Safety.--The Secretary shall 
     enter into an agreement with the General Services 
     Administration or the appropriate State agency responsible 
     for inspecting public buildings and safeguarding the health 
     of disadvantaged students, to conduct an in-person review of 
     the physical condition and health-related activities of each 
     Job Corps center annually. Such review shall include a 
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     occupancy under Federal and State ordinances.''.

                     Subtitle D--National Programs

     SEC. 130. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       Section 170 (29 U.S.C. 2915) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b);
       (2) by striking:
       ``(a) General Technical Assistance.--'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
     subsections (a), (b), and (c) respectively, and moving such 
     subsections 2 ems to the left;
       (4) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by inserting ``the training of staff providing rapid 
     response services, the training of other staff of recipients 
     of funds under this title, assistance regarding accounting 
     and program operation practices (when such assistance would 
     not be duplicative to assistance provided by the State), 
     technical assistance to States that do not meet State 
     performance measures described in section 136,'' after 
     ``localities,''; and
       (B) by striking ``from carrying out activities'' and all 
     that follows up to the period and inserting ``to implement 
     the amendments made by the SKILLS Act'';
       (5) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)'';
       (B) by striking ``, or recipient of financial assistance 
     under any of sections 166 through 169,''; and
       (C) by striking ``or grant recipient'';
       (6) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''; and
       (7) by inserting, after subsection (c) (as so 
     redesignated), the following:
       ``(d) Best Practices Coordination.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) establish a system through which States may share 
     information regarding best practices with regard to the 
     operation of workforce investment activities under this Act; 
     and
       ``(2) evaluate and disseminate information regarding best 
     practices and identify knowledge gaps.''.

     SEC. 131. EVALUATIONS.

       Section 172 (29 U.S.C. 2917) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``the Secretary shall 
     provide for the continuing evaluation of the programs and 
     activities, including those programs and activities carried 
     out under section 171'' and inserting ``the Secretary, 
     through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, shall 
     conduct, at least once every 5 years, an independent 
     evaluation of the programs and activities funded under this 
     Act'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(4) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) the impact of receiving services and not receiving 
     services under such programs and activities on the community, 
     businesses, and individuals;'';
       (3) in subsection (c) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Techniques.--Evaluations conducted under this section 
     shall utilize appropriate and rigorous methodology and 
     research designs, including the use of control groups chosen 
     by scientific random assignment methodologies, quasi-
     experimental methods, impact analysis and the use of 
     administrative data. The Secretary shall conduct an impact 
     analysis, as described in subsection (a)(4), of the formula 
     grant program under subtitle B not later than 2015, and 
     thereafter shall conduct such an analysis not less than once 
     every four years.'';
       (4) in subsection (e) is amended by striking ``the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate'' and 
     inserting ``the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions of the Senate''; and
       (5) by adding at the end, the following:
       ``(g) Public Availability.--The results of the evaluations 
     conducted under this section shall be made publicly 
     available, including by posting such results on the 
     Department's website.''.

                       Subtitle E--Administration

     SEC. 132. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS.

       Section 181 (29 U.S.C. 2931) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ``, including 
     representatives of businesses and of labor organizations'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(2)(A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may'';
       (3) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``training for'' and inserting ``the entry 
     into employment, retention in employment, or increases in 
     earnings of''; and
       (B) by striking ``subtitle B'' and inserting ``this Act'';
       (4) in subsection (f)(4), by striking ``134(a)(3)(B)'' and 
     inserting ``134(a)(6)''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Salary and Bonus Limitation.--No funds provided under 
     this title shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient of 
     such funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, 
     either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate in excess 
     of Level II of the Federal Executive Pay Schedule (5 U.S.C. 
     5313). This limitation shall not apply to vendors providing 
     goods and services as defined in OMB Circular A-133. Where 
     States are recipients of such funds, States may establish a 
     lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those receiving 
     salaries and bonuses from subrecipients of such funds, taking 
     into account factors including the relative cost-of-living in 
     the State, the compensation levels for comparable State or 
     local government employees, and the size of the organizations 
     that administer the programs.
       ``(h) General Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Employment and Training 
     Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor (hereinafter 
     in this Act referred to as the `Administration') shall 
     administer all programs authorized under title I and III of 
     this Act. The Administration shall be headed by an Assistant 
     Secretary appointed by the President by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate. Except for titles II and IV, the 
     Administration shall be the principal agency, and the 
     Assistant Secretary shall be the principal officer, of such 
     Department for carrying out this Act.
       ``(2) Qualifications.--The Assistant Secretary shall be an 
     individual with substantial experience in workforce 
     development and in workforce development management. The 
     Assistant Secretary shall also, to the maximum extent 
     possible, possess knowledge and have worked in or with the 
     State or local workforce investment system or have been a 
     member of the business community. In the performance of the 
     functions of the office, the Assistant Secretary shall be 
     directly responsible to the Secretary or the Under Secretary 
     as designed by the Secretary. The functions of the Assistant 
     Secretary shall not be delegated to any officer not directly 
     responsible, both with respect to program operation and 
     administration, to the Assistant Secretary. Any reference in 
     this Act to duties to be carried out by the Assistant 
     Secretary shall be considered to be a reference to duties to 
     be carried out by the Secretary acting through the Assistant 
     Secretary.''.

     SEC. 133. PROMPT ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

       Section 182 (29 U.S.C. 2932) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``127 or''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``sections 128 and 133'' and inserting 
     ``section 133''; and
       (B) by striking ``127 or''.

     SEC. 134. FISCAL CONTROLS; SANCTIONS.

       Section 184(a)(2) (29 U.S.C. 2934(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(A)'' and all that follows through 
     ``Each'' and inserting ``Each''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (B).

     SEC. 135. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       Section 185 (29 U.S.C. 2935) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) shall have the option to submit or disseminate 
     electronically any reports, records, plans, or any other data 
     that are required to be collected or disseminated under this 
     title.''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting ``and 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,'' after 
     ``Secretary,''.

     SEC. 136. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       Section 189 (29 U.S.C. 2939) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (g)--
       (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--Appropriations for any fiscal year for 
     programs and activities carried out under this title shall be 
     available for obligation only on the basis of a program year. 
     The program year shall begin on October 1 in the fiscal year 
     for which the appropriation is made.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``each State'' and inserting ``each 
     recipient''; and
       (ii) by striking ``171 or'';
       (2) in subsection (i)--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2);
       (C) by amending paragraph (2)(A), as so redesignated--
       (i) by striking ``requirements of subparagraph (B)'' and 
     all that follows through ``any of the statutory or regulatory 
     requirements of subtitle B'' and inserting ``requirements of 
     subparagraph (B) or (D), any of the statutory or regulatory 
     requirements of subtitle B'';
       (ii) by striking clause (ii); and
       (iii) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period at the end; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Expedited process for extending approved waivers to 
     additional states.--In lieu of the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Secretary may establish an 
     expedited procedure for the purpose of extending to 
     additional States the waiver of statutory or regulatory 
     requirements that have been approved for a State pursuant to 
     a request under subparagraph (B). Such procedure shall ensure 
     that the extension of such waivers to additional States are 
     accompanied by appropriate conditions relating the 
     implementation of such waivers.
       ``(E) External conditions.--The Secretary shall not require 
     or impose new or additional requirements, which are not 
     specified under this Act, on a State in exchange for 
     providing a waiver to the State or a local area in the State 
     under this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 137. STATE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY.

       Section 191(a) (29 U.S.C. 2941(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``consistent with the provisions of this 
     title'' and inserting ``consistent with State law and the 
     provisions of this title''; and
       (2) by striking ``consistent with the terms and conditions 
     required under this title'' and inserting ``consistent with 
     State law and the terms and conditions required under this 
     title''.

     SEC. 138. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 195 (29 U.S.C. 2945) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (7), by inserting at the end the 
     following:
       ``(D) Funds received by a public or private nonprofit 
     entity that are not described in paragraph (B), such as funds 
     privately raised from philanthropic foundations, businesses, 
     or other private entities, shall not be considered to be 
     income under this title and shall not be subject to the 
     requirements of this section.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(14) Funds provided under this title shall not be used to 
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     for-service enterprises that compete with private sector 
     employment agencies within the meaning of section 701(c) of 
     the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(c)), except 
     that for purposes of this paragraph, such an enterprise does 
     not include one-stop centers.
       ``(15) Any report required to be submitted to Congress, or 
     to a Committee of Congress, under this title shall be 
     submitted to both the chairmen and ranking minority members 
     of the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.''.

     SEC. 139. FEDERAL AGENCY STAFF.

       Subtitle E of title I (29 U.S.C. 2931 et seq.) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sections:

     ``SEC. 196. FEDERAL AGENCY STAFF.

       ``The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall--
       ``(1) not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the SKILLS Act--
       ``(A) identify the number of Federal government employees 
     who work on or administer each of the programs authorized 
     under this Act or repealed under section 401 of the SKILLS 
     Act, as such programs were in effect on the day before such 
     date of enactment; and
       ``(B) identify the number of full-time equivalent employees 
     who work on or administer each of the programs authorized 
     under this Act or repealed under section 401 of the SKILLS 
     Act, as such programs were in effect on the day before such 
     date of enactment, and that have been eliminated or 
     consolidated on or after such date of enactment;
       ``(2) not later than 90 after such date of enactment, 
     publish the information described in paragraph (1) on the 
     Office of Management and Budget website;
       ``(3) not later than 1 year after such date of enactment--
       ``(A) reduce the workforce of the Federal Government by the 
     number of full-time equivalent employees identified under 
     paragraph (1)(B); and
       ``(B) submit to Congress a report on how the Director 
     carried out the requirements of subparagraph (A).

     ``SEC. 197. RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING AND POLITICAL 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) Lobbying Restrictions.--
       ``(1) Publicity restrictions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), no funds 
     provided under this Act shall be used or proposed for use, 
     for--
       ``(i) publicity or propaganda purposes; or
       ``(ii) the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, 
     pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic communication, 
     radio, television, or video presentation designed to support 
     or defeat the enactment of legislation before the Congress or 
     any State or local legislature or legislative body.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to--
       ``(i) normal and recognized executive-legislative 
     relationships;
       ``(ii) the preparation, distribution, or use of the 
     materials described in subparagraph (A)(ii) in presentation 
     to the Congress or any State or local legislature (except 
     that this subparagraph does not apply with respect to such 
     preparation, distribution, or use in presentation to the 
     executive branch of any State or local government); or
       ``(iii) if such materials are designed to support or defeat 
     any proposed or pending regulation, administrative action, or 
     order issued by the executive branch of any State or local 
     government.
       ``(2) Salary payment restriction.--No funds provided under 
     this Act shall be used, or proposed for use, to pay the 
     salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, or 
     agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity 
     designed to influence the enactment of legislation, 
     appropriations, regulations, administrative action, or 
     executive order proposed or pending before the Congress or 
     any State government, or State legislature or local 
     legislature or legislative body, other than for normal and 
     recognized executive-legislative relationships or 
     participation by an agency or officer of a State, local, or 
     tribal government in policymaking and administrative 
     processes within the executive branch of that government.
       ``(b) Political Restrictions.--
       ``(1) In general.--No funds received by a participant of a 
     program or an activity under this Act shall be used for--
       ``(A) any partisan or nonpartisan political activity or any 
     other political activity associated with a candidate, or 
     contending faction or group, in an election for public or 
     party office; or
       ``(B) any activity to provide voters with transportation to 
     the polls or similar assistance in connection with any such 
     election.
       ``(2) Definition.--For the purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `participant' includes any State, local area, or 
     governmental, nonprofit, or for-profit entity receiving funds 
     under this Act.
       ``(3) Restriction on voter registration activities.--No 
     funds under this Act shall be used to conduct voter 
     registration activities.''.

                     Subtitle F--State Unified Plan

     SEC. 140. STATE UNIFIED PLAN.

       Section 501 (20 U.S.C. 9271) is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary shall receive and 
     approve State unified plans developed and submitted under 
     this section.'';
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) State Unified Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may develop and submit to the 
     Secretary a State unified plan for 2 or more of the 
     activities or programs set forth in paragraph (2). The State 
     unified plan shall cover one or more of the activities set 
     forth in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) and may 
     cover one or more of the activities set forth in 
     subparagraphs (C) through (N) of paragraph (2). For purposes 
     of this paragraph, the activities and programs described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) shall not be 
     considered to be 2 or more activities or programs for 
     purposes of the unified plan. Such activities or programs 
     shall be considered to be 1 activity or program.
       ``(2) Activities and programs.--The activities and programs 
     referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
       ``(A) Programs and activities authorized under title I.
       ``(B) Programs and activities authorized under title II.
       ``(C) Programs authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973.
       ``(D) Secondary career education programs authorized under 
     the Carl D. Perkins Career and Applied Technology Education 
     Act.
       ``(E) Postsecondary career education programs authorized 
     under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Applied Technology 
     Education Act.
       ``(F) Programs and activities authorized under title II of 
     the Trade Act of 1974.
       ``(G) National Apprenticeship Act of 1937.
       ``(H) Programs authorized under the Community Services 
     Block Grant Act.
       ``(I) Programs authorized under the part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act.
       ``(J) Programs authorized under State unemployment 
     compensation laws (in accordance with applicable Federal 
     law).
       ``(K) Work programs authorized under section 6(o) of the 
     Food Stamp Act of 1977.
       ``(L) Programs and activities authorized title I of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
       ``(M) Programs and activities authorized under the Public 
     Workers and Economic Development Act of 1965.
       ``(N) Activities as defined under chapter 41 of title 38, 
     United States Code.'';
       (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) Approval.--
       ``(1) Jurisdiction.--In approving a State unified plan 
     under this section, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) submit the portion of the State unified plan covering 
     an activity or program described in subsection (b)(2) to the 
     head of the Federal agency who exercises administrative 
     authority over the activity or program for the approval of 
     such portion by such Federal agency head; or
       ``(B) coordinate approval of the portion of the State 
     unified plan covering an activity or program described in 
     subsection (b)(2) with the head of the Federal agency who 
     exercises administrative authority over the activity or 
     program.
       ``(2) Timeline.--A State unified plan shall be considered 
     to be approved by the Secretary at the end of the 90-day 
     period beginning on the day the Secretary receives the plan, 
     unless the Secretary makes a written determination, during 
     the 90-day period, that details how the plan is not 
     consistent with the requirements of the Federal statute 
     authorizing an activity or program described in subsection 
     (b)(2) and covered under the plan or how the plan is not 
     consistent with the requirements of subsection (c)(3).''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Additional Employment and Training Funds.--
       ``(1) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this subsection to 
     reduce inefficiencies in the administration of federally-
     funded State and local employment and training programs.
       ``(2) In general.--In developing a State unified plan for 
     the activities or programs described in subsection (b)(2) and 
     subject to paragraph (4) and the State plan approval process 
     under subsection (d), a State may propose to consolidate the 
     amount, in whole or part, provided for the activities or 
     programs dedicated to employment and training into the 
     Workforce Investment Fund under section 132(b) to improve the 
     administration of State and local employment and training 
     programs.
       ``(3) Requirements.--A State with a State unified plan 
     approved under subsection (d) for purposes of consolidation 
     under paragraph (2) and that is carrying out such 
     consolidation shall--
       ``(A) continue to meet the program requirements, 
     limitations, and prohibitions of any Federal statute 
     authorizing the activity or program consolidated into the 
     Workforce Investment Fund;
       ``(B) meet the intent and purpose of the activity or 
     program consolidated into the Workforce Investment Fund; and
       ``(C) continue to make reservations and allotments under 
     subsections (a) and (b) of section 133.
       ``(4) Exceptions.--A State may not consolidate funds under 
     paragraph (2) that are allocated to the State under--
       ``(A) the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
     Act of 2006; or
       ``(B) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.''.

        TITLE II--ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY EDUCATION

     SEC. 201. AMENDMENT.

       Title II (20 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) is amended to read as 
     follows:

       ``TITLE II--ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY EDUCATION

     ``SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This title may be cited as the `Adult Education and 
     Family Literacy Education Act'.

     ``SEC. 202. PURPOSE.

       ``It is the purpose of this title to provide instructional 
     opportunities for adults seeking to improve their literacy 
     skills, including their basic reading, writing, speaking, and 
     math

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     skills, and support States and local communities in 
     providing, on a voluntary basis, adult education and family 
     literacy education programs, in order to--
       ``(1) increase the literacy of adults, including the basic 
     reading, writing, speaking, and math skills, to a level of 
     proficiency necessary for adults to obtain employment and 
     self-sufficiency and to successfully advance in the 
     workforce;
       ``(2) assist adults in the completion of a secondary school 
     education (or its equivalent) and the transition to a 
     postsecondary educational institution;
       ``(3) assist adults who are parents to enable them to 
     support the educational development of their children and 
     make informed choices regarding their children's education 
     including, through instruction in basic reading, writing, 
     speaking, and math skills; and
       ``(4) assist adults who are not proficient in English in 
     improving their reading, writing, speaking, listening, 
     comprehension, and math skills.

     ``SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this title:
       ``(1) Adult education and family literacy education 
     programs.--The term `adult education and family literacy 
     education programs' means a sequence of academic instruction 
     and educational services below the postsecondary level that 
     increase an individual's ability to read, write, and speak 
     English and perform mathematical computations leading to a 
     level of proficiency equivalent to at least a secondary 
     school completion that is provided for individuals--
       ``(A) who are at least 16 years of age;
       ``(B) who are not enrolled or required to be enrolled in 
     secondary school under State law; and
       ``(C) who--
       ``(i) lack sufficient mastery of basic reading, writing, 
     speaking, and math skills to enable the individuals to 
     function effectively in society;
       ``(ii) do not have a secondary school diploma or its 
     equivalent and have not achieved an equivalent level of 
     education; or
       ``(iii) are English learners.
       ``(2) Eligible agency.--The term `eligible agency'--
       ``(A) means the primary entity or agency in a State or an 
     outlying area responsible for administering or supervising 
     policy for adult education and family literacy education 
     programs in the State or outlying area, respectively, 
     consistent with the law of the State or outlying area, 
     respectively; and
       ``(B) may be the State educational agency, the State agency 
     responsible for administering workforce investment 
     activities, or the State agency responsible for administering 
     community or technical colleges.
       ``(3) Eligible provider.--The term `eligible provider' 
     means an organization of demonstrated effectiveness which 
     is--
       ``(A) a local educational agency;
       ``(B) a community-based or faith-based organization;
       ``(C) a volunteer literacy organization;
       ``(D) an institution of higher education;
       ``(E) a public or private educational agency;
       ``(F) a library;
       ``(G) a public housing authority;
       ``(H) an institution that is not described in any of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (G) and has the ability to provide 
     adult education, basic skills, and family literacy education 
     programs to adults and families; or
       ``(I) a consortium of the agencies, organizations, 
     institutions, libraries, or authorities described in any of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (H).
       ``(4) English language acquisition program.--The term 
     `English language acquisition program' means a program of 
     instruction--
       ``(A) designed to help English learners achieve competence 
     in reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension of the 
     English language; and
       ``(B) that may lead to--
       ``(i) attainment of a secondary school diploma or its 
     recognized equivalent;
       ``(ii) transition to success in postsecondary education and 
     training; and
       ``(iii) employment or career advancement.
       ``(5) Family literacy education program.--The term `family 
     literacy education program' means an educational program 
     that--
       ``(A) assists parents and students, on a voluntary basis, 
     in achieving the purposes of this title as described in 
     section 202; and
       ``(B) is of sufficient intensity in terms of hours and of 
     sufficient quality to make sustainable changes in a family, 
     is evidence-based, and, for the purpose of substantially 
     increasing the ability of parents and children to read, 
     write, and speak English, integrates--
       ``(i) interactive literacy activities between parents and 
     their children;
       ``(ii) training for parents regarding how to be the primary 
     teacher for their children and full partners in the education 
     of their children;
       ``(iii) parent literacy training that leads to economic 
     self-sufficiency; and
       ``(iv) an age-appropriate education to prepare children for 
     success in school and life experiences.
       ``(6) Governor.--The term `Governor' means the chief 
     executive officer of a State or outlying area.
       ``(7) Individual with a disability.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `individual with a disability' 
     means an individual with any disability (as defined in 
     section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990).
       ``(B) Individuals with disabilities.--The term `individuals 
     with disabilities' means more than one individual with a 
     disability.
       ``(8) English learner.--The term `English learner' means an 
     adult or out-of-school youth who has limited ability in 
     reading, writing, speaking, or understanding the English 
     language, and--
       ``(A) whose native language is a language other than 
     English; or
       ``(B) who lives in a family or community environment where 
     a language other than English is the dominant language.
       ``(9) Integrated education and training.--The term 
     `integrated education and training' means services that 
     provide adult education and literacy activities contextually 
     and concurrently with workforce preparation activities and 
     workforce training for a specific occupation or occupational 
     cluster. Such services may include offering adult education 
     services concurrent with postsecondary education and 
     training, including through co-instruction.
       ``(10) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
       ``(11) Literacy.--The term `literacy' means an individual's 
     ability to read, write, and speak in English, compute, and 
     solve problems at a level of proficiency necessary to obtain 
     employment and to successfully make the transition to 
     postsecondary education.
       ``(12) Local educational agency.--The term `local 
     educational agency' has the meaning given the term in section 
     9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
       ``(13) Outlying area.--The term `outlying area' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 101 of this Act.
       ``(14) Postsecondary educational institution.--The term 
     `postsecondary educational institution' means--
       ``(A) an institution of higher education that provides not 
     less than a 2-year program of instruction that is acceptable 
     for credit toward a bachelor's degree;
       ``(B) a tribally controlled community college; or
       ``(C) a nonprofit educational institution offering 
     certificate or apprenticeship programs at the postsecondary 
     level.
       ``(15) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Education.
       ``(16) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
     States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and 
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
       ``(17) State educational agency.--The term `State 
     educational agency' has the meaning given the term in section 
     9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
       ``(18) Workplace literacy program.--The term `workplace 
     literacy program' means an educational program that is 
     offered in collaboration between eligible providers and 
     employers or employee organizations for the purpose of 
     improving the productivity of the workforce through the 
     improvement of reading, writing, speaking, and math skills.

     ``SEC. 204. HOME SCHOOLS.

       ``Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect home 
     schools, whether or not a home school is treated as a home 
     school or a private school under State law, or to compel a 
     parent engaged in home schooling to participate in adult 
     education and family literacy education activities under this 
     title.

     ``SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     title, $606,294,933 for fiscal years 2014 and for each of the 
     6 succeeding fiscal years.

                    ``Subtitle A--Federal Provisions

     ``SEC. 211. RESERVATION OF FUNDS; GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE 
                   AGENCIES; ALLOTMENTS.

       ``(a) Reservation of Funds.--From the sums appropriated 
     under section 205 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     reserve 2.0 percent to carry out section 242.
       ``(b) Grants to Eligible Agencies.--
       ``(1) In general.--From the sums appropriated under section 
     205 and not reserved under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall award a grant to each eligible agency 
     having a State plan approved under section 224 in an amount 
     equal to the sum of the initial allotment under subsection 
     (c)(1) and the additional allotment under subsection (c)(2) 
     for the eligible agency for the fiscal year, subject to 
     subsections (f) and (g).
       ``(2) Purpose of grants.--The Secretary may award a grant 
     under paragraph (1) only if the eligible agency involved 
     agrees to expend the grant in accordance with the provisions 
     of this title.
       ``(c) Allotments.--
       ``(1) Initial allotments.--From the sums appropriated under 
     section 205 and not reserved under subsection (a) for a 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible 
     agency having a State plan approved under section 224--
       ``(A) $100,000, in the case of an eligible agency serving 
     an outlying area; and
       ``(B) $250,000, in the case of any other eligible agency.
       ``(2) Additional allotments.--From the sums appropriated 
     under section 205, not reserved under subsection (a), and not 
     allotted under paragraph (1), for a fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall allot to each eligible agency that receives 
     an initial allotment under paragraph (1) an additional amount 
     that bears the same relationship to such sums as the number 
     of qualifying adults in the State or outlying area served by 
     the eligible agency bears to the number of such adults in all 
     States and outlying areas.
       ``(d) Qualifying Adult.--For the purpose of subsection 
     (c)(2), the term `qualifying adult' means an adult who--
       ``(1) is at least 16 years of age;
       ``(2) is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance 
     under the law of the State or outlying area;
       ``(3) does not have a secondary school diploma or its 
     recognized equivalent; and
       ``(4) is not enrolled in secondary school.
       ``(e) Special Rule.--
       ``(1) In general.--From amounts made available under 
     subsection (c) for the Republic of

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     Palau, the Secretary shall award grants to Guam, American 
     Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or 
     the Republic of Palau to carry out activities described in 
     this title in accordance with the provisions of this title as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Termination of eligibility.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Republic of Palau shall be 
     eligible to receive a grant under this title until an 
     agreement for the extension of United States education 
     assistance under the Compact of Free Association for the 
     Republic of Palau becomes effective.
       ``(f) Hold-Harmless Provisions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (c) and 
     subject to paragraph (2), for--
       ``(A) fiscal year 2014, no eligible agency shall receive an 
     allotment under this title that is less than 90 percent of 
     the allotment the eligible agency received for fiscal year 
     2012 under this title; and
       ``(B) fiscal year 2015 and each succeeding fiscal year, no 
     eligible agency shall receive an allotment under this title 
     that is less than 90 percent of the allotment the eligible 
     agency received for the preceding fiscal year under this 
     title.
       ``(2) Ratable reduction.--If, for any fiscal year the 
     amount available for allotment under this title is 
     insufficient to satisfy the provisions of paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall ratable reduce the payments to all eligible 
     agencies, as necessary.
       ``(g) Reallotment.--The portion of any eligible agency's 
     allotment under this title for a fiscal year that the 
     Secretary determines will not be required for the period such 
     allotment is available for carrying out activities under this 
     title, shall be available for reallotment from time to time, 
     on such dates during such period as the Secretary shall fix, 
     to other eligible agencies in proportion to the original 
     allotments to such agencies under this title for such year.

     ``SEC. 212. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

       ``Programs and activities authorized under this title are 
     subject to the performance accountability provisions 
     described in paragraph (2)(A) and (3) of section 136(b) and 
     may, at a State's discretion, include additional indicators 
     identified in the State plan approved under section 224.

                     ``Subtitle B--State Provisions

     ``SEC. 221. STATE ADMINISTRATION.

       ``Each eligible agency shall be responsible for the 
     following activities under this title:
       ``(1) The development, submission, implementation, and 
     monitoring of the State plan.
       ``(2) Consultation with other appropriate agencies, groups, 
     and individuals that are involved in, or interested in, the 
     development and implementation of activities assisted under 
     this title.
       ``(3) Coordination and avoidance of duplication with other 
     Federal and State education, training, corrections, public 
     housing, and social service programs.

     ``SEC. 222. STATE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS; MATCHING 
                   REQUIREMENT.

       ``(a) State Distribution of Funds.--Each eligible agency 
     receiving a grant under this title for a fiscal year--
       ``(1) shall use an amount not less than 82.5 percent of the 
     grant funds to award grants and contracts under section 231 
     and to carry out section 225, of which not more than 10 
     percent of such amount shall be available to carry out 
     section 225;
       ``(2) shall use not more than 12.5 percent of the grant 
     funds to carry out State leadership activities under section 
     223; and
       ``(3) shall use not more than 5 percent of the grant funds, 
     or $65,000, whichever is greater, for the administrative 
     expenses of the eligible agency.
       ``(b) Matching Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to receive a grant from the 
     Secretary under section 211(b), each eligible agency shall 
     provide, for the costs to be incurred by the eligible agency 
     in carrying out the adult education and family literacy 
     education programs for which the grant is awarded, a non-
     Federal contribution in an amount that is not less than--
       ``(A) in the case of an eligible agency serving an outlying 
     area, 12 percent of the total amount of funds expended for 
     adult education and family literacy education programs in the 
     outlying area, except that the Secretary may decrease the 
     amount of funds required under this subparagraph for an 
     eligible agency; and
       ``(B) in the case of an eligible agency serving a State, 25 
     percent of the total amount of funds expended for adult 
     education and family literacy education programs in the 
     State.
       ``(2) Non-federal contribution.--An eligible agency's non-
     Federal contribution required under paragraph (1) may be 
     provided in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, and shall 
     include only non-Federal funds that are used for adult 
     education and family literacy education programs in a manner 
     that is consistent with the purpose of this title.

     ``SEC. 223. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) In General.--Each eligible agency may use funds made 
     available under section 222(a)(2) for any of the following 
     adult education and family literacy education programs:
       ``(1) The establishment or operation of professional 
     development programs to improve the quality of instruction 
     provided pursuant to local activities required under section 
     231(b).
       ``(2) The provision of technical assistance to eligible 
     providers of adult education and family literacy education 
     programs, including for the development and dissemination of 
     evidence based research instructional practices in reading, 
     writing, speaking, math, and English language acquisition 
     programs.
       ``(3) The provision of assistance to eligible providers in 
     developing, implementing, and reporting measurable progress 
     in achieving the objectives of this title.
       ``(4) The monitoring and evaluation of the quality of, and 
     the improvement in, adult education and literacy activities.
       ``(5) The provision of technology assistance, including 
     staff training, to eligible providers of adult education and 
     family literacy education programs, including distance 
     education activities, to enable the eligible providers to 
     improve the quality of such activities.
       ``(6) The development and implementation of technology 
     applications or distance education, including professional 
     development to support the use of instructional technology.
       ``(7) Coordination with other public programs, including 
     programs under title I of this Act, and other welfare-to-
     work, workforce development, and job training programs.
       ``(8) Coordination with existing support services, such as 
     transportation, child care, and other assistance designed to 
     increase rates of enrollment in, and successful completion 
     of, adult education and family literacy education programs, 
     for adults enrolled in such activities.
       ``(9) The development and implementation of a system to 
     assist in the transition from adult basic education to 
     postsecondary education.
       ``(10) Activities to promote workplace literacy programs.
       ``(11) Other activities of statewide significance, 
     including assisting eligible providers in achieving progress 
     in improving the skill levels of adults who participate in 
     programs under this title.
       ``(12) Integration of literacy, instructional, and 
     occupational skill training and promotion of linkages with 
     employees.
       ``(b) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, eligible 
     agencies shall coordinate where possible, and avoid 
     duplicating efforts, in order to maximize the impact of the 
     activities described in subsection (a).
       ``(c) State-Imposed Requirements.--Whenever a State or 
     outlying area implements any rule or policy relating to the 
     administration or operation of a program authorized under 
     this title that has the effect of imposing a requirement that 
     is not imposed under Federal law (including any rule or 
     policy based on a State or outlying area interpretation of a 
     Federal statute, regulation, or guideline), the State or 
     outlying area shall identify, to eligible providers, the rule 
     or policy as being imposed by the State or outlying area.

     ``SEC. 224. STATE PLAN.

       ``(a) 3-Year Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each eligible agency desiring a grant 
     under this title for any fiscal year shall submit to, or have 
     on file with, the Secretary a 3-year State plan.
       ``(2) State unified plan.--The eligible agency may submit 
     the State plan as part of a State unified plan described in 
     section 501.
       ``(b) Plan Contents.--The eligible agency shall include in 
     the State plan or any revisions to the State plan--
       ``(1) an objective assessment of the needs of individuals 
     in the State or outlying area for adult education and family 
     literacy education programs, including individuals most in 
     need or hardest to serve;
       ``(2) a description of the adult education and family 
     literacy education programs that will be carried out with 
     funds received under this title;
       ``(3) an assurance that the funds received under this title 
     will not be expended for any purpose other than for 
     activities under this title;
       ``(4) a description of how the eligible agency will 
     annually evaluate and measure the effectiveness and 
     improvement of the adult education and family literacy 
     education programs funded under this title using the 
     indicators of performance described in section 136, including 
     how the eligible agency will conduct such annual evaluations 
     and measures for each grant received under this title;
       ``(5) a description of how the eligible agency will fund 
     local activities in accordance with the measurable goals 
     described in section 231(d);
       ``(6) an assurance that the eligible agency will expend the 
     funds under this title only in a manner consistent with 
     fiscal requirements in section 241;
       ``(7) a description of the process that will be used for 
     public participation and comment with respect to the State 
     plan, which--
       ``(A) shall include consultation with the State workforce 
     investment board, the State board responsible for 
     administering community or technical colleges, the Governor, 
     the State educational agency, the State board or agency 
     responsible for administering block grants for temporary 
     assistance to needy families under title IV of the Social 
     Security Act, the State council on disabilities, the State 
     vocational rehabilitation agency, and other State agencies 
     that promote the improvement of adult education and family 
     literacy education programs, and direct providers of such 
     programs; and
       ``(B) may include consultation with the State agency on 
     higher education, institutions responsible for professional 
     development of adult education and family literacy education 
     programs instructors, representatives of business and 
     industry, refugee assistance programs, and faith-based 
     organizations;
       ``(8) a description of the eligible agency's strategies for 
     serving populations that include, at a minimum--
       ``(A) low-income individuals;
       ``(B) individuals with disabilities;
       ``(C) the unemployed;
       ``(D) the underemployed; and
       ``(E) individuals with multiple barriers to educational 
     enhancement, including English learners;
       ``(9) a description of how the adult education and family 
     literacy education programs that will be carried out with any 
     funds received under this title will be integrated with other 
     adult education, career development, and employment and 
     training activities in the State or outlying area served by 
     the eligible agency;

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       ``(10) a description of the steps the eligible agency will 
     take to ensure direct and equitable access, as required in 
     section 231(c)(1), including--
       ``(A) how the State will build the capacity of community-
     based and faith-based organizations to provide adult 
     education and family literacy education programs; and
       ``(B) how the State will increase the participation of 
     business and industry in adult education and family literacy 
     education programs;
       ``(11) an assessment of the adequacy of the system of the 
     State or outlying area to ensure teacher quality and a 
     description of how the State or outlying area will use funds 
     received under this subtitle to improve teacher quality, 
     including evidence-based professional development to improve 
     instruction; and
       ``(12) a description of how the eligible agency will 
     consult with any State agency responsible for postsecondary 
     education to develop adult education that prepares students 
     to enter postsecondary education without the need for 
     remediation upon completion of secondary school equivalency 
     programs.
       ``(c) Plan Revisions.--When changes in conditions or other 
     factors require substantial revisions to an approved State 
     plan, the eligible agency shall submit the revisions of the 
     State plan to the Secretary.
       ``(d) Consultation.--The eligible agency shall--
       ``(1) submit the State plan, and any revisions to the State 
     plan, to the Governor, the chief State school officer, or the 
     State officer responsible for administering community or 
     technical colleges, or outlying area for review and comment; 
     and
       ``(2) ensure that any comments regarding the State plan by 
     the Governor, the chief State school officer, or the State 
     officer responsible for administering community or technical 
     colleges, and any revision to the State plan, are submitted 
     to the Secretary.
       ``(e) Plan Approval.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) approve a State plan within 90 days after receiving 
     the plan unless the Secretary makes a written determination 
     within 30 days after receiving the plan that the plan does 
     not meet the requirements of this section or is inconsistent 
     with specific provisions of this subtitle; and
       ``(2) not finally disapprove of a State plan before 
     offering the eligible agency the opportunity, prior to the 
     expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date on 
     which the eligible agency received the written determination 
     described in paragraph (3), to review the plan and providing 
     technical assistance in order to assist the eligible agency 
     in meeting the requirements of this subtitle.

     ``SEC. 225. PROGRAMS FOR CORRECTIONS EDUCATION AND OTHER 
                   INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS.

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--From funds made available under 
     section 222(a)(1) for a fiscal year, each eligible agency 
     shall carry out corrections education and education for other 
     institutionalized individuals.
       ``(b) Uses of Funds.--The funds described in subsection (a) 
     shall be used for the cost of educational programs for 
     criminal offenders in correctional institutions and for other 
     institutionalized individuals, including academic programs 
     for--
       ``(1) basic skills education;
       ``(2) special education programs as determined by the 
     eligible agency;
       ``(3) reading, writing, speaking, and math programs;
       ``(4) secondary school credit or diploma programs or their 
     recognized equivalent; and
       ``(5) integrated education and training.
       ``(c) Priority.--Each eligible agency that is using 
     assistance provided under this section to carry out a program 
     for criminal offenders within a correctional institution 
     shall give priority to serving individuals who are likely to 
     leave the correctional institution within 5 years of 
     participation in the program.
       ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Correctional institution.--The term `correctional 
     institution' means any--
       ``(A) prison;
       ``(B) jail;
       ``(C) reformatory;
       ``(D) work farm;
       ``(E) detention center; or
       ``(F) halfway house, community-based rehabilitation center, 
     or any other similar institution designed for the confinement 
     or rehabilitation of criminal offenders.
       ``(2) Criminal offender.--The term `criminal offender' 
     means any individual who is charged with, or convicted of, 
     any criminal offense.

                     ``Subtitle C--Local Provisions

     ``SEC. 231. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS.

       ``(a) Grants and Contracts.--From grant funds made 
     available under section 222(a)(1), each eligible agency shall 
     award multi-year grants or contracts, on a competitive basis, 
     to eligible providers within the State or outlying area that 
     meet the conditions and requirements of this title to enable 
     the eligible providers to develop, implement, and improve 
     adult education and family literacy education programs within 
     the State.
       ``(b) Local Activities.--The eligible agency shall require 
     eligible providers receiving a grant or contract under 
     subsection (a) to establish or operate--
       ``(1) programs that provide adult education and literacy 
     activities;
       ``(2) programs that provide integrated employment and 
     training activities; or
       ``(3) credit-bearing postsecondary coursework.
       ``(c) Direct and Equitable Access; Same Process.--Each 
     eligible agency receiving funds under this title shall ensure 
     that--
       ``(1) all eligible providers have direct and equitable 
     access to apply for grants or contracts under this section; 
     and
       ``(2) the same grant or contract announcement process and 
     application process is used for all eligible providers in the 
     State or outlying area.
       ``(d) Measurable Goals.--The eligible agency shall require 
     eligible providers receiving a grant or contract under 
     subsection (a) to demonstrate--
       ``(1) the eligible provider's measurable goals for 
     participant outcomes to be achieved annually on the core 
     indicators of performance described in section 136(b)(2)(A);
       ``(2) the past effectiveness of the eligible provider in 
     improving the basic academic skills of adults and, for 
     eligible providers receiving grants in the prior year, the 
     success of the eligible provider receiving funding under this 
     title in exceeding its performance goals in the prior year;
       ``(3) the commitment of the eligible provider to serve 
     individuals in the community who are the most in need of 
     basic academic skills instruction services, including 
     individuals with disabilities and individuals who are low-
     income or have minimal reading, writing, speaking, and math 
     skills, or are English learners;
       ``(4) the program is of sufficient intensity and quality 
     for participants to achieve substantial learning gains;
       ``(5) educational practices are evidence-based;
       ``(6) the activities of the eligible provider effectively 
     employ advances in technology, and delivery systems including 
     distance education;
       ``(7) the activities provide instruction in real-life 
     contexts, including integrated education and training when 
     appropriate, to ensure that an individual has the skills 
     needed to compete in the workplace and exercise the rights 
     and responsibilities of citizenship;
       ``(8) the activities are staffed by well-trained 
     instructors, counselors, and administrators who meet minimum 
     qualifications established by the State;
       ``(9) the activities are coordinated with other available 
     resources in the community, such as through strong links with 
     elementary schools and secondary schools, postsecondary 
     educational institutions, local workforce investment boards, 
     one-stop centers, job training programs, community-based and 
     faith-based organizations, and social service agencies;
       ``(10) the activities offer flexible schedules and support 
     services (such as child care and transportation) that are 
     necessary to enable individuals, including individuals with 
     disabilities or other special needs, to attend and complete 
     programs;
       ``(11) the activities include a high-quality information 
     management system that has the capacity to report measurable 
     participant outcomes (consistent with section 136) and to 
     monitor program performance;
       ``(12) the local communities have a demonstrated need for 
     additional English language acquisition programs, and 
     integrated education and training programs;
       ``(13) the capacity of the eligible provider to produce 
     valid information on performance results, including 
     enrollments and measurable participant outcomes;
       ``(14) adult education and family literacy education 
     programs offer rigorous reading, writing, speaking, and math 
     content that are evidence based; and
       ``(15) applications of technology, and services to be 
     provided by the eligible providers, are of sufficient 
     intensity and duration to increase the amount and quality of 
     learning and lead to measurable learning gains within 
     specified time periods.
       ``(e) Special Rule.--Eligible providers may use grant funds 
     under this title to serve children participating in family 
     literacy programs assisted under this part, provided that 
     other sources of funds available to provide similar services 
     for such children are used first.

     ``SEC. 232. LOCAL APPLICATION.

       ``Each eligible provider desiring a grant or contract under 
     this title shall submit an application to the eligible agency 
     containing such information and assurances as the eligible 
     agency may require, including--
       ``(1) a description of how funds awarded under this title 
     will be spent consistent with the requirements of this title;
       ``(2) a description of any cooperative arrangements the 
     eligible provider has with other agencies, institutions, or 
     organizations for the delivery of adult education and family 
     literacy education programs; and
       ``(3) each of the demonstrations required by section 
     231(d).

     ``SEC. 233. LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMITS.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), of the amount 
     that is made available under this title to an eligible 
     provider--
       ``(1) at least 95 percent shall be expended for carrying 
     out adult education and family literacy education programs; 
     and
       ``(2) the remaining amount shall be used for planning, 
     administration, personnel and professional development, 
     development of measurable goals in reading, writing, 
     speaking, and math, and interagency coordination.
       ``(b) Special Rule.--In cases where the cost limits 
     described in subsection (a) are too restrictive to allow for 
     adequate planning, administration, personnel development, and 
     interagency coordination, the eligible provider may negotiate 
     with the eligible agency in order to determine an adequate 
     level of funds to be used for noninstructional purposes.

                    ``Subtitle D--General Provisions

     ``SEC. 241. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       ``Funds made available for adult education and family 
     literacy education programs under this title shall supplement 
     and not supplant other State or local public funds expended 
     for adult education and family literacy education programs.

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     ``SEC. 242. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

       ``The Secretary shall establish and carry out a program of 
     national activities that may include the following:
       ``(1) Providing technical assistance to eligible entities, 
     on request, to--
       ``(A) improve their fiscal management, research-based 
     instruction, and reporting requirements to carry out the 
     requirements of this title;
       ``(B) improve its performance on the core indicators of 
     performance described in section 136;
       ``(C) provide adult education professional development; and
       ``(D) use distance education and improve the application of 
     technology in the classroom, including instruction in English 
     language acquisition for English learners.
       ``(2) Providing for the conduct of research on national 
     literacy basic skill acquisition levels among adults, 
     including the number of adult English learners functioning at 
     different levels of reading proficiency.
       ``(3) Improving the coordination, efficiency, and 
     effectiveness of adult education and workforce development 
     services at the national, State, and local levels.
       ``(4) Determining how participation in adult education, 
     English language acquisition, and family literacy education 
     programs prepares individuals for entry into and success in 
     postsecondary education and employment, and in the case of 
     prison-based services, the effect on recidivism.
       ``(5) Evaluating how different types of providers, 
     including community and faith-based organizations or private 
     for-profit agencies measurably improve the skills of 
     participants in adult education, English language 
     acquisition, and family literacy education programs.
       ``(6) Identifying model integrated basic and workplace 
     skills education programs, including programs for English 
     learners coordinated literacy and employment services, and 
     effective strategies for serving adults with disabilities.
       ``(7) Initiating other activities designed to improve the 
     measurable quality and effectiveness of adult education, 
     English language acquisition, and family literacy education 
     programs nationwide.''.

             TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT

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

       The Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) is amended by 
     amending section 15 to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 15. WORKFORCE AND LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEM.

       ``(a) System Content.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor, in accordance 
     with the provisions of this section, shall oversee the 
     development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of a 
     nationwide workforce and labor market information system that 
     includes--
       ``(A) statistical data from cooperative statistical survey 
     and projection programs and data from administrative 
     reporting systems that, taken together, enumerate, estimate, 
     and project employment opportunities and conditions at 
     national, State, and local levels in a timely manner, 
     including statistics on--
       ``(i) employment and unemployment status of national, 
     State, and local populations, including self-employed, part-
     time, and seasonal workers;
       ``(ii) industrial distribution of occupations, as well as 
     current and projected employment opportunities, wages, 
     benefits (where data is available), and skill trends by 
     occupation and industry, with particular attention paid to 
     State and local conditions;
       ``(iii) the incidence of, industrial and geographical 
     location of, and number of workers displaced by, permanent 
     layoffs and plant closings; and
       ``(iv) employment and earnings information maintained in a 
     longitudinal manner to be used for research and program 
     evaluation;
       ``(B) information on State and local employment 
     opportunities, and other appropriate statistical data related 
     to labor market dynamics, which--
       ``(i) shall be current and comprehensive;
       ``(ii) shall meet the needs identified through the 
     consultations described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
     subsection (e)(2); and
       ``(iii) shall meet the needs for the information identified 
     in section 121;
       ``(C) technical standards (which the Secretary shall 
     publish annually) for data and information described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) that, at a minimum, meet the 
     criteria of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code;
       ``(D) procedures to ensure compatibility and additivity of 
     the data and information described in subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) from national, State, and local levels;
       ``(E) procedures to support standardization and aggregation 
     of data from administrative reporting systems described in 
     subparagraph (A) of employment-related programs;
       ``(F) analysis of data and information described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) for uses such as--
       ``(i) national, State, and local policymaking;
       ``(ii) implementation of Federal policies (including 
     allocation formulas);
       ``(iii) program planning and evaluation; and
       ``(iv) researching labor market dynamics;
       ``(G) wide dissemination of such data, information, and 
     analysis in a user-friendly manner and voluntary technical 
     standards for dissemination mechanisms; and
       ``(H) programs of--
       ``(i) training for effective data dissemination;
       ``(ii) research and demonstration; and
       ``(iii) programs and technical assistance.
       ``(2) Information to be confidential.--
       ``(A) In general.--No officer or employee of the Federal 
     Government or agent of the Federal Government may--
       ``(i) use any submission that is furnished for exclusively 
     statistical purposes under the provisions of this section for 
     any purpose other than the statistical purposes for which the 
     submission is furnished;
       ``(ii) disclose to the public any publication or media 
     transmittal of the data contained in the submission described 
     in clause (i) that permits information concerning an 
     individual subject to be reasonably inferred by either direct 
     or indirect means; or
       ``(iii) permit anyone other than a sworn officer, employee, 
     or agent of any Federal department or agency, or a contractor 
     (including an employee of a contractor) of such department or 
     agency, to examine an individual submission described in 
     clause (i),
     without the consent of the individual, agency, or other 
     person who is the subject of the submission or provides that 
     submission.
       ``(B) Immunity from legal process.--Any submission 
     (including any data derived from the submission) that is 
     collected and retained by a Federal department or agency, or 
     an officer, employee, agent, or contractor of such a 
     department or agency, for exclusively statistical purposes 
     under this section shall be immune from the legal process and 
     shall not, without the consent of the individual, agency, or 
     other person who is the subject of the submission or provides 
     that submission, be admitted as evidence or used for any 
     purpose in any action, suit, or other judicial or 
     administrative proceeding.
       ``(C) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to provide immunity from the legal process for 
     such submission (including any data derived from the 
     submission) if the submission is in the possession of any 
     person, agency, or entity other than the Federal Government 
     or an officer, employee, agent, or contractor of the Federal 
     Government, or if the submission is independently collected, 
     retained, or produced for purposes other than the purposes of 
     this Act.
       ``(b) System Responsibilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--The workforce and labor market 
     information system described in subsection (a) shall be 
     planned, administered, overseen, and evaluated through a 
     cooperative governance structure involving the Federal 
     Government and States.
       ``(2) Duties.--The Secretary, with respect to data 
     collection, analysis, and dissemination of workforce and 
     labor market information for the system, shall carry out the 
     following duties:
       ``(A) Assign responsibilities within the Department of 
     Labor for elements of the workforce and labor market 
     information system described in subsection (a) to ensure that 
     all statistical and administrative data collected is 
     consistent with appropriate Bureau of Labor Statistics 
     standards and definitions.
       ``(B) Actively seek the cooperation of other Federal 
     agencies to establish and maintain mechanisms for ensuring 
     complementarity and nonduplication in the development and 
     operation of statistical and administrative data collection 
     activities.
       ``(C) Eliminate gaps and duplication in statistical 
     undertakings, with the systemization of wage surveys as an 
     early priority.
       ``(D) In collaboration with the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
     and States, develop and maintain the elements of the 
     workforce and labor market information system described in 
     subsection (a), including the development of consistent 
     procedures and definitions for use by the States in 
     collecting the data and information described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1).
       ``(E) Establish procedures for the system to ensure that--
       ``(i) such data and information are timely;
       ``(ii) paperwork and reporting for the system are reduced 
     to a minimum; and
       ``(iii) States and localities are fully involved in the 
     development and continuous improvement of the system at all 
     levels.
       ``(c) National Electronic Tools To Provide Services.--The 
     Secretary is authorized to assist in the development of 
     national electronic tools that may be used to facilitate the 
     delivery of work ready services described in section 
     134(c)(2) and to provide workforce information to individuals 
     through the one-stop delivery systems described in section 
     121 and through other appropriate delivery systems.
       ``(d) Coordination With the States.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, working through the 
     Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Employment and Training 
     Administration, shall regularly consult with representatives 
     of State agencies carrying out workforce information 
     activities regarding strategies for improving the workforce 
     and labor market information system.
       ``(2) Formal consultations.--At least twice each year, the 
     Secretary, working through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
     shall conduct formal consultations regarding programs carried 
     out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics with representatives of 
     each of the Federal regions of the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics, elected (pursuant to a process established by the 
     Secretary) from the State directors affiliated with State 
     agencies that perform the duties described in subsection 
     (e)(2).
       ``(e) State Responsibilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to receive Federal financial 
     assistance under this section, the Governor of a State 
     shall--
       ``(A) be responsible for the management of the portions of 
     the workforce and labor market information system described 
     in subsection (a) that comprise a statewide workforce and 
     labor market information system and for the State's 
     participation in the development of the annual plan;
       ``(B) establish a process for the oversight of such system;
       ``(C) consult with State and local employers, participants, 
     and local workforce investment boards about the labor market 
     relevance of the data to be collected and disseminated 
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     the statewide workforce and labor market information system;
       ``(D) consult with State educational agencies and local 
     educational agencies concerning the provision of employment 
     statistics in order to meet the needs of secondary school and 
     postsecondary school students who seek such information;
       ``(E) collect and disseminate for the system, on behalf of 
     the State and localities in the State, the information and 
     data described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection 
     (a)(1);
       ``(F) maintain and continuously improve the statewide 
     workforce and labor market information system in accordance 
     with this section;
       ``(G) perform contract and grant responsibilities for data 
     collection, analysis, and dissemination for such system;
       ``(H) conduct such other data collection, analysis, and 
     dissemination activities as will ensure an effective 
     statewide workforce and labor market information system;
       ``(I) actively seek the participation of other State and 
     local agencies in data collection, analysis, and 
     dissemination activities in order to ensure complementarity, 
     compatibility, and usefulness of data;
       ``(J) participate in the development of the annual plan 
     described in subsection (c); and
       ``(K) utilize the quarterly records described in section 
     136(f)(2) to assist the State and other States in measuring 
     State progress on State performance measures.
       ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed as limiting the ability of a Governor to conduct 
     additional data collection, analysis, and dissemination 
     activities with State funds or with Federal funds from 
     sources other than this section.
       ``(f) Nonduplication Requirement.--None of the functions 
     and activities carried out pursuant to this section shall 
     duplicate the functions and activities carried out under the 
     Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
     (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $63,473,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each of the 6 succeeding 
     fiscal years.
       ``(h) Definition.--In this section, the term `local area' 
     means the smallest geographical area for which data can be 
     produced with statistical reliability.''.

              TITLE IV--REPEALS AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 401. REPEALS.

       The following provisions are repealed:
       (1) Chapter 4 of subtitle B of title I, and sections 123, 
     155, 166, 167, 168, 169, 171, 173, 173A, 174, 192, 194, 502, 
     503, and 506 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
       (2) Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3056 et seq.).
       (3) Sections 1 through 14 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
     U.S.C. 49 et seq.).
       (4) Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission Act (29 
     U.S.C. 2701 note).
       (5) Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1701 et 
     seq.).
       (6) Section 821 of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 
     (20 U.S.C. 1151) (Grants to States for workplace and 
     community transition training for incarcerated individuals).
       (7) The Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional 
     Occupations Act (29 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.).
       (8) Sections 4103A and 4104 of title 38, United States 
     Code.

     SEC. 402. AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT OF 
                   1980.

       Section 104(k)(6) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9604) is amended by striking ``, training,''.

     SEC. 403. AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT OF 2008.

       (a) Definition.--Section 3(t) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
     of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(t)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and (2)'' and inserting ``(2)'', and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following:
     ``, and (3) when referencing employment and training 
     activities under section 6(d)(4), a State board as defined in 
     section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
     U.S.C. 2801)''.
       (b) Eligible Households.--Section 5 of the Food and 
     Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(14) by striking ``section 
     6(d)(4)(I)'' and inserting ``section 6(d)(4)(C)'', and
       (2) in subsection (g)(3) by striking ``constitutes adequate 
     participation in an employment and training program under 
     section 6(d)'' and inserting ``allows the individual to 
     participate in employment and training activities under 
     section 6(d)(4)''.
       (c) Eligibility Disqualifications.--Section 6(d)(4) of the 
     Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Employment and training.--
       ``(A) Implementation.--Each State agency shall provide 
     employment and training services authorized under section 134 
     of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864) to 
     eligible members of households participating in the 
     supplemental nutrition assistance program in gaining skills, 
     training, work, or experience that will increase their 
     ability to obtain regular employment.
       ``(B) Statewide workforce development system.--Consistent 
     with subparagraph (A), employment and training services shall 
     be provided through the statewide workforce development 
     system, including the One-Stop delivery system, authorized by 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et 
     seq.).
       ``(C) Reimbursements.--
       ``(i) Actual costs.--The State agency shall provide 
     payments or reimbursement to participants served under this 
     paragraph for--

       ``(I) the actual costs of transportation and other actual 
     costs (other than dependent care costs) that are reasonably 
     necessary and directly related to the individual 
     participating in employment and training activities; and
       ``(II) the actual costs of such dependent care expenses 
     that are determined by the State agency to be necessary for 
     the individual to participate in employment and training 
     activities (other than an individual who is the caretaker 
     relative of a dependent in a family receiving benefits under 
     part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 
     et seq.) in a local area where an employment, training, or 
     education program under title IV of such Act is in 
     operation), except that no such payment or reimbursement 
     shall exceed the applicable local market rate.

       ``(ii) Service contracts and vouchers.--In lieu of 
     providing reimbursements or payments for dependent care 
     expenses under clause (i), a State agency may, at its option, 
     arrange for dependent care through providers by the use of 
     purchase of service contracts or vouchers or by providing 
     vouchers to the household.
       ``(iii) Value of reimbursements.--The value of any 
     dependent care services provided for or arranged under clause 
     (ii), or any amount received as a payment or reimbursement 
     under clause (i), shall--

       ``(I) not be treated as income for the purposes of any 
     other Federal or federally assisted program that bases 
     eligibility for, or the amount of benefits on, need; and
       ``(II) not be claimed as an employment-related expense for 
     the purposes of the credit provided under section 21 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 21).''.

       (d) Administration.--Section 11(e)(19) of the Food and 
     Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(11) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(19) the plans of the State agency for providing 
     employment and training services under section 6(d)(4);''.
       (e) Administrative Cost-Sharing and Quality Control.--
     Section 16(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
     2025) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``carry out employment 
     and training programs'' and inserting ``provide employment 
     and training services to eligible households under section 
     6(d)(4)'', and
       (B) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``operating an 
     employment and training program'' and inserting ``providing 
     employment and training services consistent with section 
     6(d)(4)'',
       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``related to participation 
     in an employment and training program'' and inserting ``the 
     individual participating in employment and training 
     activities'',
       (3) in paragraph (4) by striking ``for operating an 
     employment and training program'' and inserting ``to provide 
     employment and training services'', and
       (4) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
       ``(5) Monitoring.--The Secretary, in conjunction with the 
     Secretary of Labor, shall monitor each State agency 
     responsible for administering employment and training 
     services under section 6(d)(4) to ensure funds are being 
     spent effectively and efficiently. Each program of employment 
     and training receiving funds under section 6(d)(4) shall be 
     subject to the requirements of the performance accountability 
     system, including having to meet the state performance 
     measures included in section 136 of the Workforce Investment 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 2871).''.
       (f) Research, Demonstration, and Evaluations.--Section 17 
     of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by striking paragraph (3), and
       (2) in subsection (g)--
       (A) by inserting ``, in conjunction with the Secretary of 
     Labor,'' after ``Secretary'', and
       (B) by striking ``programs established'' and inserting 
     ``activities provided to eligible households''.
       (g) Minnesota Family Investment Project.--Section 22(b)(4) 
     of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2031(b)(4)) 
     is amended by striking ``equivalent to those offered under 
     the employment and training program''.

     SEC. 404. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 412 OF THE IMMIGRATION AND 
                   NATIONALITY ACT.

       (a) Conditions and Considerations.--Section 412(a) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``make available 
     sufficient resources for employment training and placement'' 
     and inserting ``provide refugees with the opportunity to 
     access employment and training services, including job 
     placement,''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``services;'' and 
     inserting ``services provided through the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.);'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(C)(iii)(II), by inserting ``and 
     training'' after ``employment'';
       (3) in paragraph (6)(A)(ii)--
       (A) by striking ``insure'' and inserting ``ensure'';
       (B) by inserting ``and training'' after ``employment''; and
       (C) by inserting after ``available'' the following: 
     ``through the one-stop delivery system under section 121 of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2841)''; and
       (4) in paragraph (9), by inserting ``the Secretary of 
     Labor,'' after ``Education,''.
       (b) Program of Initial Resettlement.--Section 412(b)(2) of 
     such Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(b)(2)) is amended--

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       (1) by striking ``orientation, instruction'' and inserting 
     ``orientation and instruction''; and
       (2) by striking ``, and job training for refugees, and such 
     other education and training of refugees, as facilitates'' 
     and inserting ``for refugees to facilitate''.
       (c) Project Grants and Contracts for Services for 
     Refugees.--Section 412(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(c)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ``and training'' 
     after ``employment''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (C);
       (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``paragraph--'' 
     through ``in a manner'' and inserting ``paragraph in a 
     manner''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) In carrying out this section, the Director shall 
     ensure that employment and training services are provided 
     through the statewide workforce development system, as 
     appropriate, authorized by the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.). Such action may include--
       ``(A) making employment and training services as described 
     under section 134 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2864) available to 
     refugees; and
       ``(B) providing refugees with access to a one-stop delivery 
     system under section 121 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2841).''.
       (d) Cash Assistance and Medical Assistance to Refugees.--
     Section 412(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by inserting ``and training'' 
     after ``providing employment''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``The'' and inserting 
     ``Consistent with subsection (c)(3), the''.

     SEC. 405. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE SECOND CHANCE ACT OF 
                   2007.

       (a) Federal Prisoner Reentry Initiative.--Section 231 of 
     the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17541) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(E)--
       (A) by inserting ``the Department of Labor and'' before 
     ``other Federal agencies''; and
       (B) by inserting ``State and local workforce investment 
     boards,'' after ``community-based organizations,'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking at the end ``and'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking at the end the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) to coordinate reentry programs with the employment 
     and training services provided through the statewide 
     workforce investment system under subtitle B of title I of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et 
     seq.).''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(6) Interaction with the workforce investment system.--
       ``(A) In general.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Director shall ensure that employment and training services, 
     including such employment and services offered through 
     reentry programs, are provided, as appropriate, through the 
     statewide workforce investment system under subtitle B of 
     title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
     2811 et seq.). Such action may include--
       ``(i) making employment and training services available to 
     prisoners prior to and immediately following the release of 
     such prisoners; or
       ``(ii) providing prisoners with access by remote means to a 
     one-stop delivery system under section 121 of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2841) in the State in which 
     the prison involved is located.
       ``(B) Service defined.--In this paragraph, the term 
     `employment and training services' means those services 
     described in section 134 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864) offered by the Bureau of Prisons, 
     including--
       ``(i) the skills assessment described in subsection 
     (a)(1)(A);
       ``(ii) the skills development plan described in subsection 
     (a)(1)(B); and
       ``(iii) the enhancement, development, and implementation of 
     reentry and skills development programs.''.
       (b) Duties of the Bureau of Prisons.--Section 4042(a)(5)(E) 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``Employment'' and 
     inserting ``Employment and training services (as defined in 
     paragraph (6) of section 231(d) of the Second Chance Act of 
     2007), including basic skills attainment, consistent with 
     such paragraph'';
       (2) by striking clause (iii); and
       (3) by redesignating clauses (iv), (v), (vi), and (vii) as 
     clauses (iii), (iv), (v), and (vi), respectively.

     SEC. 406. AMENDMENTS TO THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE 
                   STREETS ACT OF 1968.

       Section 2976 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
     Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``vocational'' and 
     inserting ``career and technical education (as defined in 
     section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
     Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)) and training'';
       (B) by redesignating each of paragraphs (4) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) coordinating employment and training services 
     provided through the statewide workforce investment system 
     under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Investment Act 
     of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.), including a one-stop 
     delivery system under section 121 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     2841), for offenders upon release from prison, jail, or a 
     juvenile facility, as appropriate;'';
       (2) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ``, including local 
     workforce investment boards established under section 117 of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2832),'' 
     after ``nonprofit organizations'';
       (3) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``victim services, and 
     employment services'' and inserting ``and victim services'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (5) and (6), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) provides employment and training services through the 
     statewide workforce investment system under subtitle B of 
     title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
     2811 et seq.), including a one-stop delivery system under 
     section 121 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2841); and'';
       (4) in subsection (k)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``, in accordance 
     with paragraph (2)'' after ``under this section'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) Employment and training.--The Attorney General shall 
     require each grantee under this section to measure the core 
     indicators of performance as described in section 
     136(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
     U.S.C. 2871(b)(2)(A)) with respect to the program of such 
     grantee funded with a grant under this section.''.

     SEC. 407. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES CODE.

       Title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the item relating to section 4103A and 
     section 4104 in the table of sections at the beginning of 
     chapter 41 of such title;
       (2) in section 4102A--
       (A) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking paragraphs (5), (6), and (7);
       (ii) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (5);
       (B) by striking subsections (c) and (h);
       (C) by redesignating subsection (d), (e), (f), and (g) as 
     subsection (c), (d), (e), and (f);
       (D) in subsection (e)(1) (as so redesignated)--
       (i) by striking ``, including disabled veterans' outreach 
     program specialists and local veterans' employment 
     representatives providing employment, training, and placement 
     services under this chapter in a State''; and
       (ii) by striking ``for purposes of subsection (c)''.
       (3) in section 4109(a), by striking ``disabled veterans' 
     outreach program specialists and local veterans' employment 
     representative'' and inserting ``veteran employment 
     specialists appointed under section 134(f) of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998'';
       (4) in section 4109(d)(1), by striking ``disabled veterans' 
     outreach program specialists and local veterans' employment 
     representatives'' and inserting ``veteran employment 
     specialists appointed under section 134(f) of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998'';
       (5) in section 4112(d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``disabled veterans' 
     outreach program specialist'' and inserting ``veteran 
     employment specialist appointed under section 134(f) of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph 
     (3) as paragraph (2);
       (6) in section 3672(d)(1), by striking ``disabled veterans' 
     outreach program specialists under section 4103A'' and 
     inserting ``veteran employment specialists appointed under 
     section 134(f) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''; and
       (7) in section 4104A--
       (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) the appropriate veteran employment specialist (in 
     carrying out the functions described in section 134(f) of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998);''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) collaborate with the appropriate veteran employment 
     specialist (as described in section 134(f)) and the 
     appropriate State boards and local boards (as such terms are 
     defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801));''.

     SEC. 408. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents in section 1(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:

``Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                ``TITLE I--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS

             ``Subtitle A--Workforce Investment Definitions

``Sec. 101. Definitions.

     ``Subtitle B--Statewide and Local Workforce Investment Systems

``Sec. 106. Purpose.

                     ``Chapter 1--State Provisions

``Sec. 111. State workforce investment boards.
``Sec. 112. State plan.

                     ``Chapter 2--Local Provisions

``Sec. 116. Local workforce investment areas.
``Sec. 117. Local workforce investment boards.
``Sec. 118. Local plan.

         ``Chapter 3--Workforce Investment Activities Providers

``Sec. 121. Establishment of one-stop delivery systems.
``Sec. 122. Identification of eligible providers of training services.
``Sec. 123. [Repealed].

                        ``Chapter 4--[Repealed]

            ``Chapter 5--Employment and Training Activities

``Sec. 131. General authorization.

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``Sec. 132. State allotments.
``Sec. 133. Within State allocations.
``Sec. 134. Use of funds for employment and training activities.

                    ``Chapter 6--General Provisions

``Sec. 136. Performance accountability system.
``Sec. 137. Authorization of appropriations.

                        ``Subtitle C--Job Corps

``Sec. 141. Purposes.
``Sec. 142. Definitions.
``Sec. 143. Establishment.
``Sec. 144. Individuals eligible for the Job Corps.
``Sec. 145. Recruitment, screening, selection, and assignment of 
              enrollees.
``Sec. 146. Enrollment.
``Sec. 147. Job Corps centers.
``Sec. 148. Program activities.
``Sec. 149. Counseling and job placement.
``Sec. 150. Support.
``Sec. 151. Operations.
``Sec. 152. Standards of conduct.
``Sec. 153. Community participation.
``Sec. 154. Workforce councils.
``Sec. 155. [Repealed].
``Sec. 156. Technical assistance to centers.
``Sec. 157. Application of provisions of Federal law.
``Sec. 158. Special provisions.
``Sec. 159. Performance accountability and management.
``Sec. 160. General provisions.
``Sec. 161. Authorization of appropriations.

                    ``Subtitle D--National Programs

``Sec. 166. [Repealed].
``Sec. 167. [Repealed].
``Sec. 168. [Repealed].
``Sec. 169. [Repealed].
``Sec. 170. Technical assistance.
``Sec. 171. [Repealed].
``Sec. 172. Evaluations.
``Sec. 173. [Repealed].
``Sec. 173A. [Repealed].
``Sec. 174. [Repealed].

                      ``Subtitle E--Administration

``Sec. 181. Requirements and restrictions.
``Sec. 182. Prompt allocation of funds.
``Sec. 183. Monitoring.
``Sec. 184. Fiscal controls; sanctions.
``Sec. 185. Reports; recordkeeping; investigations.
``Sec. 186. Administrative adjudication.
``Sec. 187. Judicial review.
``Sec. 188. Nondiscrimination.
``Sec. 189. Administrative provisions.
``Sec. 190. References.
``Sec. 191. State legislative authority.
``Sec. 192. [Repealed].
``Sec. 193. Transfer of Federal equity in State employment security 
              real property to the States.
``Sec. 194. [Repealed].
``Sec. 195. General program requirements.
``Sec. 196. Federal agency staff.

            ``Subtitle F--Repeals and Conforming Amendments

``Sec. 199. Repeals.
``Sec. 199A. Conforming amendments.

       ``TITLE II--ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY EDUCATION

``Sec. 201. Short title.
``Sec. 202. Purpose.
``Sec. 203. Definitions.
``Sec. 204. Home schools.
``Sec. 205. Authorization of appropriations.

                    ``Subtitle A--Federal Provisions

``Sec. 211. Reservation of funds; grants to eligible agencies; 
              allotments.
``Sec. 212. Performance accountability system.

                     ``Subtitle B--State Provisions

``Sec. 221. State administration.
``Sec. 222. State distribution of funds; matching requirement.
``Sec. 223. State leadership activities.
``Sec. 224. State plan.
``Sec. 225. Programs for corrections education and other 
              institutionalized individuals.

                     ``Subtitle C--Local Provisions

``Sec. 231. Grants and contracts for eligible providers.
``Sec. 232. Local application.
``Sec. 233. Local administrative cost limits.

                    ``Subtitle D--General Provisions

``Sec. 241. Administrative provisions.
``Sec. 242. National activities.

          ``TITLE III--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT-RELATED ACTIVITIES

                    ``Subtitle A--Wagner-Peyser Act

``Sec. 301. Definitions.
``Sec. 302. Functions.
``Sec. 303. Designation of State agencies.
``Sec. 304. Appropriations.
``Sec. 305. Disposition of allotted funds.
``Sec. 306. State plans.
``Sec. 307. Repeal of Federal advisory council.
``Sec. 308. Regulations.
``Sec. 309. Employment statistics.
``Sec. 310. Technical amendments.
``Sec. 311. Effective date.

               ``Subtitle B--Linkages With Other Programs

``Sec. 321. Trade Act of 1974.
``Sec. 322. Veterans' employment programs.
``Sec. 323. Older Americans Act of 1965.

                        ``Subtitle C--[Repealed]

``Subtitle D--Application of Civil Rights and Labor-Management Laws to 
                      the Smithsonian Institution

``Sec. 341. Application of civil rights and labor-management laws to 
              the Smithsonian Institution.

           ``TITLE IV--REHABILITATION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1998

``Sec. 401. Short title.
``Sec. 402. Title.
``Sec. 403. General provisions.
``Sec. 404. Vocational rehabilitation services.
``Sec. 405. Research and training.
``Sec. 406. Professional development and special projects and 
              demonstrations.
``Sec. 407. National Council on Disability.
``Sec. 408. Rights and advocacy.
``Sec. 409. Employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
``Sec. 410. Independent living services and centers for independent 
              living.
``Sec. 411. [Repealed].
``Sec. 412. Helen Keller National Center Act.
``Sec. 413. President's Committee on Employment of People With 
              Disabilities.
``Sec. 414. Conforming amendments.

                     ``TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

``Sec. 501. State unified plan.
``Sec. 502. [Repealed].
``Sec. 503. [Repealed].
``Sec. 504. Privacy.
``Sec. 505. Buy-American requirements.
``Sec. 506. [Repealed].
``Sec. 507. Effective date.''.

         TITLE V--AMENDMENTS TO THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973

     SEC. 501. FINDINGS.

       Section 2(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     701(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) there is a substantial need to improve and expand 
     services for students with disabilities under this Act.''.

     SEC. 502. REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Rehabilitation Services Administration.--The 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 3(a) (29 U.S.C. 702(a))--
       (A) by striking ``Office of the Secretary'' and inserting 
     ``Department of Education'';
       (B) by striking ``President by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate'' and inserting ``Secretary''; and
       (C) by striking ``, and the Commissioner shall be the 
     principal officer,'';
       (2) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it appears 
     (except in section 21) and inserting ``Director'';
       (3) in section 12(c) (29 U.S.C. 709), by striking 
     ``Commissioner's'' and inserting ``Director's'';
       (4) in the heading for subparagraph (B) of section 
     100(d)(2), by striking ``commissioner'' and inserting 
     ``director'';
       (5) in the heading for section 706, by striking 
     ``COMMISSIONER'' and inserting ``DIRECTOR'';
       (6) in the heading for paragraph (3) of section 723(a), by 
     striking ``commissioner'' and inserting ``director''; and
       (7) in section 21 (29 U.S.C. 718)--
       (A) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``Commissioner'' the first place it appears 
     and inserting ``Director of the Rehabilitation Services 
     Administration'';
       (ii) by striking ``(referred to in this subsection as the 
     `Director')''; and
       (iii) by striking ``The Commissioner and the Director'' and 
     inserting ``Both such Directors''; and
       (B) by striking ``the Commissioner and the Director'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``both such Directors''.
       (b) Effective Date; Application.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (a) shall--
       (1) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; 
     and
       (2) apply with respect to the appointments of Directors of 
     the Rehabilitation Services Administration made on or after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, and the Directors so 
     appointed.

     SEC. 503. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (35) through (39) as 
     paragraphs (36) through (40), respectively;
       (2) in subparagraph (A)(ii) of paragraph (36) (as 
     redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking ``paragraph 
     (36)(C)'' and inserting ``paragraph (37)(C)''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (34) the following:
       ``(35)(A) The term `student with a disability' means an 
     individual with a disability who--
       ``(i) is not younger than 16 and not older than 21;
       ``(ii) has been determined to be eligible under section 
     102(a) for assistance under this title; and
       ``(iii)(I) is eligible for, and is receiving, special 
     education under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.); or
       ``(II) is an individual with a disability, for purposes of 
     section 504.
       ``(B) The term `students with disabilities' means more than 
     1 student with a disability.''.

     SEC. 504. STATE PLAN.

       Section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     721(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (10)(B) by striking ``on the eligible 
     individuals'' and all that follows through ``section 
     136(d)(2)'' and inserting ``of information necessary to 
     assess the State's performance on the core indicators of 
     performance described in section 136(b)(2)(A)'';
       (2) in paragraph (11)--
       (A) in subparagraph (D)(i), by inserting before the 
     semicolon the following: ``, which may be provided using 
     alternative means of meeting participation (such as video 
     conferences and conference calls)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) Coordination with assistive technology programs.--The 
     State plan shall include an assurance that the designated 
     State unit and the lead agency or implementing entity

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     responsible for carrying out duties under the Assistive 
     Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) have 
     developed working relationships and coordinate their 
     activities.'';
       (3) in paragraph (15)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in clause (i)--

       (I) in subclause (II), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (II) in subclause (III), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (III) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(IV) students with disabilities, including their need for 
     transition services;'';

       (ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses 
     (iii) and (iv), respectively; and
       (iii) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
       ``(ii) include an assessment of the transition services 
     provided under this Act, and coordinated with transition 
     services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act, as to those services meeting the needs of individuals 
     with disabilities;''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (D)--
       (i) by redesignating clauses (iii), (iv), and (v) as 
     clauses (iv), (v), and (vi), respectively; and
       (ii) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) the methods to be used to improve and expand 
     vocational rehabilitation services for students with 
     disabilities, including the coordination of services designed 
     to facilitate the transition of such students from the 
     receipt of educational services in school to the receipt of 
     vocational rehabilitation services under this title or to 
     postsecondary education or employment;'';
       (4) in paragraph (22)--
       (A) by striking ``carrying out part B of title VI, 
     including''; and
       (B) by striking ``that part to supplement funds made 
     available under part B of'';
       (5) in paragraph (24)(A), by striking ``part A of title 
     VI'' and inserting ``section 109A''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(25) Collaboration with industry.--The State plan shall 
     describe how the designated State agency will carry out the 
     provisions of section 109A, including--
       ``(A) the criteria such agency will use to award grants 
     under such section; and
       ``(B) how the activities carried out under such grants will 
     be coordinated with other services provided under this title.
       ``(26) Services for students with disabilities.--The State 
     plan shall provide an assurance satisfactory to the Secretary 
     that the State--
       ``(A) has developed and implemented strategies to address 
     the needs identified in the assessment described in paragraph 
     (15), and achieve the goals and priorities identified by the 
     State, to improve and expand vocational rehabilitation 
     services for students with disabilities on a statewide basis 
     in accordance with paragraph (15); and
       ``(B) from funds reserved under section 110A, shall carry 
     out programs or activities designed to improve and expand 
     vocational rehabilitation services for students with 
     disabilities that--
       ``(i) facilitate the transition of students with 
     disabilities from the receipt of educational services in 
     school, to the receipt of vocational rehabilitation services 
     under this title, including, at a minimum, those services 
     specified in the interagency agreement required in paragraph 
     (11)(D);
       ``(ii) improve the achievement of post-school goals of 
     students with disabilities, including improving the 
     achievement through participation (as appropriate when career 
     goals are discussed) in meetings regarding individualized 
     education programs developed under section 614 of the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1414);
       ``(iii) provide career guidance, career exploration 
     services, job search skills and strategies, and technical 
     assistance to students with disabilities;
       ``(iv) support the provision of training and technical 
     assistance to State and local educational agencies and 
     designated State agency personnel responsible for the 
     planning and provision of services to students with 
     disabilities; and
       ``(v) support outreach activities to students with 
     disabilities who are eligible for, and need, services under 
     this title.''.

     SEC. 505. SCOPE OF SERVICES.

       Section 103 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     723) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (15) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(15) transition services for students with disabilities, 
     that facilitate the achievement of the employment outcome 
     identified in the individualized plan for employment, 
     including services described in clauses (i) through (iii) of 
     section 101(a)(26)(B);'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (6) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(6)(A)(i) Consultation and technical assistance services 
     to assist State and local educational agencies in planning 
     for the transition of students with disabilities from school 
     to post-school activities, including employment.
       ``(ii) Training and technical assistance described in 
     section 101(a)(26)(B)(iv).
       ``(B) Services for groups of individuals with disabilities 
     who meet the requirements of clauses (i) and (iii) of section 
     7(35)(A), including services described in clauses (i), (ii), 
     (iii), and (v) of section 101(a)(26)(B), to assist in the 
     transition from school to post-school activities.''; and
       (3) in subsection (b) by inserting at the end, the 
     following:
       ``(7) The establishment, development, or improvement of 
     assistive technology demonstration, loan, reutilization, or 
     financing programs in coordination with activities authorized 
     under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001) 
     to promote access to assistive technology for individuals 
     with disabilities and employers.''.

     SEC. 506. STANDARDS AND INDICATORS.

       Section 106 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     726(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Standards and Indicators.--The performance standards 
     and indicators for the vocational rehabilitation program 
     carried out under this title--
       ``(1) shall be subject to paragraphs (2)(A) and (3) of 
     section 136(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998; and
       ``(2) may, at a State's discretion, include additional 
     indicators identified in the State plan submitted under 
     section 101.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking clause (i) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(i) on a biannual basis, review the program improvement 
     efforts of the State and, if the State has not improved its 
     performance to acceptable levels, as determined by the 
     Director, direct the State to make revisions to the plan to 
     improve performance; and''.

     SEC. 507. COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY.

       The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended by inserting 
     after section 109 (29 U.S.C. 729) the following:

     ``SEC. 109A. COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY.

       ``(a) Authority.--A State shall use not less than one-half 
     of one percent of the payment the State receives under 
     section 111 for a fiscal year to award grants to eligible 
     entities to create practical job and career readiness and 
     training programs, and to provide job placements and career 
     advancement.
       ``(b) Application.--To receive a grant under this section, 
     an eligible entity shall submit an application to a 
     designated State agency at such time, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as such agency shall require. 
     Such application shall include, at a minimum--
       ``(1) a plan for evaluating the effectiveness of the 
     program;
       ``(2) a plan for collecting and reporting the data and 
     information described under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of 
     section 101(a)(10), as determined appropriate by the 
     designated State agency; and
       ``(3) a plan for providing for the non-Federal share of the 
     costs of the program.
       ``(c) Activities.--An eligible entity receiving a grant 
     under this section shall use the grant funds to carry out a 
     program that provides one or more of the following:
       ``(1) Job development, job placement, and career 
     advancement services for individuals with disabilities.
       ``(2) Training in realistic work settings in order to 
     prepare individuals with disabilities for employment and 
     career advancement in the competitive market.
       ``(3) Providing individuals with disabilities with such 
     support services as may be required in order to maintain the 
     employment and career advancement for which the individuals 
     have received training.
       ``(d) Awards.--Grants under this section shall--
       ``(1) be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years; and
       ``(2) be awarded competitively.
       ``(e) Eligible Entity Defined.--For the purposes of this 
     section, the term `eligible entity' means a for-profit 
     business, alone or in partnership with one or more of the 
     following:
       ``(1) Community rehabilitation program providers.
       ``(2) Indian tribes.
       ``(3) Tribal organizations.
       ``(f) Federal Share.--The Federal share of a program under 
     this section shall not exceed 80 percent of the costs of the 
     program.
       ``(g) Eligibility for Services.--An individual shall be 
     eligible for services provided under a program under this 
     section if the individual is determined under section 
     102(a)(1) to be eligible for assistance under this title.''.

     SEC. 508. RESERVATION FOR EXPANDED TRANSITION SERVICES.

       The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended by inserting 
     after section 110 (29 U.S.C. 730) the following:

     ``SEC. 110A. RESERVATION FOR EXPANDED TRANSITION SERVICES.

       ``Each State shall reserve not less than 10 percent of the 
     funds allotted to the State under section 110(a) to carry out 
     programs and activities under sections 101(a)(26)(B) and 
     103(b)(6).''.

     SEC. 509. CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       Section 112(e)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 732(e)(1)) is amended by redesignating subparagraph 
     (D) as subparagraph (E) and inserting after subparagraph (C) 
     the following:
       ``(D) The Secretary shall make grants to the protection and 
     advocacy system serving the American Indian Consortium to 
     provide services in accordance with this section. The amount 
     of such grants shall be the same as provided to territories 
     under this subsection.''.

     SEC. 510. TITLE III AMENDMENTS.

       Title III of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 771 
     et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 301(a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (3);
       (2) in section 302(g)--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``And In-Service 
     Training''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (3);
       (3) in section 303(c)--
       (A) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by amending subparagraph (A)(ii) to read as follows:
       ``(ii) to coordinate and work closely with the parent 
     training and information centers established pursuant to 
     section 671 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act, the community parent resource centers established 
     pursuant to

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     section 672 of such Act, and the eligible entities receiving 
     awards under section 673 of such Act; and''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, and demonstrate 
     the capacity for serving,'' after ``serve''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Reservation.--From the amount appropriated to carry 
     out this subsection for a fiscal year, 20 percent of such 
     amount or $500,000, whichever is less, shall be reserved to 
     carry out paragraph (6).'';
       (4) by striking sections 304 and 305; and
       (5) by redesignating section 306 as section 304.

     SEC. 511. REPEAL OF TITLE VI.

       The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is 
     amended by repealing title VI.

     SEC. 512. CHAIRPERSON.

       Section 705(b)(5) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 796d(b)(5)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Chairperson.--The Council shall select a chairperson 
     from among the voting membership of the Council.''.

     SEC. 513. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is 
     further amended--
       (1) in section 100(b)(1) (29 U.S.C. 720(b)(1)), by striking 
     ``such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1999 through 
     2003'' and inserting ``$3,121,712,000 for fiscal year 2014 
     and each of the 6 succeeding fiscal years'';
       (2) in section 110(c) (29 U.S.C. 730(c)), by amending 
     paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) The sum referred to in paragraph (1) shall be, as 
     determined by the Secretary, not less than 1 percent and not 
     more than 1.5 percent of the amount referred to in paragraph 
     (1) for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2020.'';
       (3) in section 112(h) (29 U.S.C. 732(h)) by striking ``such 
     sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1999 through 2003'' 
     and inserting ``$12,240,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each of 
     the 6 succeeding fiscal years'';
       (4) by amending subsection (a) of section 201 (29 U.S.C. 
     761(a)) to read as follows: ``(a) There are authorized to be 
     appropriated $108,817,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each of 
     the 6 succeeding fiscal years to carry out this title.'';
       (5) in section 302(i) (29 U.S.C. 772(i)) by striking ``such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003'' and inserting ``$35,515,000 for fiscal year 
     2014 and each of the 6 succeeding fiscal years'';
       (6) in section 303(e) (29 U.S.C. 773(e)) by striking ``such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003'' and inserting ``$5,325,000 for fiscal year 
     2014 and each of the 6 succeeding fiscal years'';
       (7) in section 405 (29 U.S.C. 785) by striking ``such sums 
     as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 
     2003'' and inserting ``$3,258,000 for fiscal year 2014 and 
     each of the 6 succeeding fiscal years'';
       (8) in section 502(j) (29 U.S.C. 792(j)) by striking ``such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003'' and inserting ``$7,400,000 for fiscal year 
     2014 and each of the 6 succeeding fiscal years'';
       (9) in section 509(l) (29 U.S.C. 794e(l)) by striking 
     ``such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003'' and inserting ``$18,031,000 for fiscal 
     year 2014 and each of the 6 succeeding fiscal years'';
       (10) in section 714 (29 U.S.C. 796e-3), by striking ``such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003'' and inserting ``$23,359,000 for fiscal year 
     2014 and each of the 6 succeeding fiscal years'';
       (11) in section 727 (29 U.S.C. 796f-6), by striking ``such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003'' and inserting ``$79,953,000 for fiscal year 
     2014 and each of the 6 succeeding fiscal years''; and
       (12) in section 753 (29 U.S.C. 7961), by striking ``such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003'' and inserting ``$34,018,000 for fiscal year 
     2014 and each of the 6 succeeding fiscal years''.

     SEC. 514. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       Section 1(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended--
       (1) by inserting after the item relating to section 109 the 
     following:

``Sec. 109A. Collaboration with industry.'';
       (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 110 the 
     following:

``Sec. 110A. Reservation for expanded transition services.'';
       (3) by striking the item related to section 304 and 
     inserting the following:

``Sec. 304. Measuring of project outcomes and performance.'';
       (4) by striking the items related to sections 305 and 306; 
     and
       (5) by striking the items related to title VI.

  The CHAIR. No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall be in order except those printed in House Report 113-
16. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the 
report, by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report, equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
of the question.


                  Amendment No. 1 Offered by Ms. Foxx

  The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 1 printed in 
House Report 113-16.
  Ms. FOXX. I have an amendment at the desk.
  The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       In the table of contents in section 2, strike the item 
     relating to section 139 and insert the following:
       Sec. 139. Federal agency staff and restrictions on 
           political and lobbying activities.
       In the table of contents in section 2, add at the end the 
     following:

              TITLE VI--STUDIES BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL

       Sec. 601. Study by the Comptroller General on exhausting 
           Federal Pell Grants before accessing WIA funds.
       Sec. 602. Study by the Comptroller General on 
           administrative cost savings.
       Page 12, line 8, insert ``pay-for-performance'' before 
     ``contract''.
       Page 12, line 11, strike ``performance outcome'' and insert 
     ``core indicators of performance''.
       Page 12, beginning line 14, strike ``a provider'' and 
     insert ``an eligible provider''.
       Page 12, line 16, insert after ``who'' the following: ``, 
     within a defined timetable,''.
       Page 12, line 18, strike ``outcome measures'' and insert 
     ``core indicators of performance''.
       Page 12, line 19, strike ``, within a defined timetable''.
       Page 12, line 23, strike ``a provider'' and insert ``an 
     eligible provider''.
       Page 12, line 24, insert ``program'' before 
     ``participant''.
       Page 12, line 25, strike ``outcome measures'' and insert 
     ``core indicators of performance''.
       Page 13, line 7, strike ``a provider'' and insert ``an 
     eligible provider''.
       Page 27, line 6, insert ``and'' before ``all that 
     follows''.
       Page 27, beginning line 14, amend subparagraph (A) to read 
     as follows:
       (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Process.--In order to receive an allotment under 
     section 132, a State, through the State board, shall 
     establish a process to designate local workforce investment 
     areas within the State. Such process shall--
       ``(i) support the statewide workforce investment system 
     developed under section 111(d)(2) that will meet the 
     workforce needs of the State and its local areas;
       ``(ii) include prior consultation with chief elected 
     officials;
       ``(iii) consider comments received through the public 
     comment process as described in section 112(b)(9); and
       ``(iv) require the submission of an approved application 
     under subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Application.--To be designated as a local area under 
     this paragraph, a local or regional board (or consortiums of 
     local or regional boards) shall submit an application to a 
     State board at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the State board may require, including--
       ``(i) a description of the local area, including the 
     population that will be served by the local area, and the 
     education and training needs of its employers and workers;
       ``(ii) a description of how the local area is consistent or 
     aligned with--

       ``(I) service delivery areas;
       ``(II) labor market areas; and
       ``(III) economic development regions;

       ``(iii) a description of the eligible providers of 
     education and training, including postsecondary educational 
     institutions such as community colleges, located in the local 
     area available to meet the needs of the local workforce;
       ``(iv) a description of the distance that individuals will 
     need to travel to receive services provided in such local 
     area; and
       ``(v) any other criteria that the State board may require.
       ``(C) Priority.--In designating local areas under this 
     paragraph, a State board shall give priority consideration to 
     applicants demonstrating that a designation as a local area 
     under this paragraph will result in the reduction of 
     overlapping service delivery areas, local market areas, or 
     economic development regions.
       ``(D) Alignment with local plan.--A State may designate an 
     applicant as a local area under this paragraph for a period 
     not to exceed 3 years.''.
       Page 28, beginning line 22, strike ``and inserting the 
     following:''.
       Page 28, line 24, through page 29, line 7, strike paragraph 
     (3).
       Page 29, line 8, strike ``and''.
       Page 29, beginning line 9, amend subparagraph (E) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(E) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (3); 
     and''.
       Page 29, after line 10, insert the following:
       (F) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``(2) or (3)'' both places it appears and inserting ``(1)'';
       Page 29, line 14, strike ``(a)(1)(B), the Governor may 
     designate a State'' and insert ``(a), the State board of a 
     State may designate the State''.
       Page 36, line 25, strike ``individual training providers'' 
     and insert ``each such eligible provider''.
       Page 37, line 2, insert ``eligible'' before ``providers''.
       Page 37, line 4, strike ``indicators as priority'' and 
     insert ``criteria as priority eligible''.
       Page 42, line 9, insert ``, with a focus on employment that 
     fosters independence and integration'' after 
     ``disabilities''.

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       Page 55, line 23, insert ``subsection'' before 
     ``(b)(2)(B)''.
       Page 70, line 24, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
       Page 86, beginning line 12, strike ``, as defined in 
     section 101(56),''.
       Page 86, line 15, insert ``eligible'' before ``providers''.
       Page 99, line 12, strike ``(B);'' and insert ``(B).''.
       Page 104, beginning line 3, strike ``an institution of 
     higher education'' and insert ``a postsecondary educational 
     institution''.
       Page 104, line 5, insert ``eligible'' before ``provider''.
       Page 104, line 9, strike ``and which'' and insert ``such 
     contract''.
       Page 104, line 11, insert ``eligible'' before ``provider''.
       Page 104, line 11, strike ``if'' and insert ``and''.
       Page 106, beginning line 4, strike ``, as defined in 
     section 101(56),''.
       Page 118, line 24, strike ``(1)(A)''.
       Page 119, line 1, insert ``of paragraph (1)(A)'' after 
     ``clause (i)''.
       Page 119, line 6, insert ``of paragraph (1)(A)'' after 
     ``clause (ii)''.
       Page 122, line 10, strike ``(E)'' and insert ``(D)''.
       Page 128, line 25, strike ``1091(c))'' and insert 
     ``1091(c)))''.
       Page 154, line 2, strike ``Education.'' and insert 
     ``Education,''.
       Page 154, line 3, strike ``as well as'' and insert ``and''.
       Page 157, line 9, insert before the semicolon the 
     following: ``, and conforming the casing style of the 
     headings of such subsections to the casing style of the 
     heading of subsection (d), as added by paragraph (7) of this 
     section''.
       Page 166, line 18, strike ``paragraph'' and insert 
     ``subparagraph''.
       Page 167, line 16, insert after ``STAFF'' the following: 
     ``AND RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL AND LOBBYING ACTIVITIES''.
       Page 168, line 11, strike ``eliminated'' and insert 
     ``repealed''.
       Page 168, line 16, insert ``and'' at the end.
       Page 221, line 11, insert before the period the following: 
     ``, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
     the SKILLS Act''.
       Page 221, beginning line 18, amend paragraph (5) to read as 
     follows:
       (5) Public Law 91-378, 16 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. (popularly 
     known as the ``Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970'').
        Page 222, beginning line 21, move the quoted matter so 
     that it appears in-line with ``following:'' on line 20 of 
     such page.
       Page 230, line 11, insert ``and all that follows'' before 
     ``through''.
       Page 235, line 7, strike ``victim'' and insert ``victims''.
       Page 236, line 23, strike ``subsection'' and insert 
     ``subsections''.
       Page 236, line 24, strike ``subsection'' and insert 
     ``subsections''.
       Page 240, after the item relating to section 196, insert 
     the following:

       ``Sec. 197. Restrictions on lobbying and political 
           activities.''.

       Add at the end of the bill, the following new title:

              TITLE VI--STUDIES BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL

     SEC. 601. STUDY BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ON EXHAUSTING 
                   FEDERAL PELL GRANTS BEFORE ACCESSING WIA FUNDS.

       Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     complete and 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 that--
       (1) evaluates the effectiveness of subparagraph (B) of 
     section 134(d)(4) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
     U.S.C. 2864(d)(4)(B)) (as such subparagraph was in effect on 
     the day before the date of enactment of this Act), 
     including--
       (A) a review of the regulations and guidance issued by the 
     Secretary of Labor to State and local areas on how to comply 
     with such subparagraph;
       (B) a review of State policies to determine how local areas 
     are required to comply with such subparagraph;
       (C) a review of local area policies to determine how one-
     stop operators are required to comply with such subparagraph; 
     and
       (D) a review of a sampling of individuals receiving 
     training services under section 134(d)(4) of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(d)(4)) to determine 
     if, before receiving such training services, such individuals 
     have exhausted funds received through the Federal Pell Grant 
     program under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.); and
       (2) makes appropriate recommendations with respect to the 
     matters evaluated under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 602. STUDY BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ON ADMINISTRATIVE 
                   COST SAVINGS.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall complete and 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 that--
       (1) determines the amount of administrative costs at the 
     Federal and State levels for the most recent fiscal year for 
     which satisfactory data are available for--
       (A) each of the programs authorized under the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) or repealed 
     under section 401 of this Act, as such programs were in 
     effect for such fiscal year; and
       (B) each of the programs described in subparagraph (A) that 
     have been repealed or consolidated on or after the date of 
     enactment of this Act;
       (2) determines the amount of administrative cost savings at 
     the Federal and State levels as a result of repealing and 
     consolidating programs by calculating the differences in the 
     amount of administrative costs between subparagraph (A) and 
     subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1); and
       (3) estimates the administrative costs savings at the 
     Federal and State levels for a fiscal year as a result of 
     States consolidating funds under section 501(e) of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 9271(e)) to 
     reduce inefficiencies in the administration of federally-
     funded State and local employment and training programs.
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``administrative cost'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
     U.S.C. 2801).

  The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 113, the gentlewoman from 
North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from North Carolina.
  Ms. FOXX. I rise in support of the manager's amendment for H.R. 803, 
the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act, and I 
yield myself such time as I may consume.
  The issue before us can no longer be ignored. Last week, we received 
encouraging news as the Nation's unemployment rate dropped to 7.7 
percent; but the reality remains that millions of Americans are still 
searching for work, and too often they cannot access the support they 
need to compete for in-demand jobs.
  Each year, hardworking taxpayers spend $18 billion to fund more than 
50 Federal workforce development programs administered by nine 
different agencies. Many of the programs overlap or are duplicative and 
few have ever been evaluated for efficacy. Our Nation's economy is only 
as strong as its workforce. Right now, the need to reform our broken 
workforce development system could not be more critical. As Friday's 
job report illustrated, 12 million Americans are still searching for 
full-time work; yet employers reported another month with more than 3 
million unfilled job openings, in part because there aren't enough 
qualified workers to fill them.
  We know the jumbled state of today's workforce development system is 
unimaginable, as well as the ineffective maze of programs each of 
today's workers has to navigate in order to receive assistance or 
education to help in their job hunt. I have a chart that shows this. 
Americans deserve a system that is more efficient, more accountable, 
and more responsive than that. What we propose today will take care of 
that, and this is the chart that shows where we will go with this 
system.
  Today, many of my colleagues have discussed how the SKILLS Act would 
foster an employer-driven system that prepares job seekers for a 
successful career in the 21st-century economy. I would like to 
highlight a few technical changes included in the manager's amendment 
that will enhance efforts to eliminate waste, safeguard taxpayer 
dollars, and provide education and support to American workers.

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  First, the manager's amendment will improve accountability and ensure 
officials aren't wasting taxpayer dollars by requiring the Government 
Accountability Office to evaluate the administrative savings that will 
occur at the Federal and State levels due to the streamlining of 
workforce development programs.
  Second, we recognize that local leaders are much better informed and 
equipped to serve the needs of local job seekers than we are in 
Washington. That is why our approach relies on a bottom-up approach 
when designating local workforce investment areas. Local leaders will 
submit applications for designation and establish the processes needed 
to align their areas with other service delivery and labor market areas 
in their region. In doing so, the designation process will be more 
effective and transparent, and will naturally serve the priorities of 
local communities.

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  Finally, the manager's amendment requires State and local workforce 
development leaders, when serving individuals with disabilities, to 
detail how they will focus on employment opportunities that foster 
independence and integration. These commonsense changes help build a 
more dynamic and inclusive system that will provide maximum support for 
workers and employers.
  In his 2012 State of the Union address, President Obama urged 
Congress to cut ``through the maze of confusing training programs.'' 
Today we have the opportunity to do just that.
  We cannot encourage economic growth or put Americans back to work 
without reforming an antiquated system that fails to meet the 
fundamental needs of today's job creators and workers. We cannot 
continue to defend the outdated policies of the past. It is time we 
reform these programs to create an efficient and effective system that 
supports the true backbone of our economy: the American people.
  Madam Chairman, I strongly urge my colleagues to support the SKILLS 
Act, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. TIERNEY. Madam Chairwoman, I rise to claim time in opposition to 
the amendment.
  The CHAIR. The gentleman from Massachusetts is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. TIERNEY. Thank you very much.
  I understand that much in the manager's amendment is technical and 
clarifying corrections, but it does make one notable substantive change 
to the underlying bill as it pertains to the designation of local 
workforce investment areas.
  Current law calls for automatic designation of a local workforce area 
with a population of 500,000 or more. It also ensures that the voices 
of local elected officials, businesses, and workforce development 
officials, among others, are heard. That's a good thing.
  Now, the underlying bill--the so-called SKILLS Act--radically changed 
this. It repealed the automatic designation that I just mentioned, and 
it essentially empowered the Governor to designate an entire State as 
one local workforce area if that Governor chose to do so. This is not 
viewed as sound policy.
  Two days ago, the Conference of Mayors, the National Association of 
Counties, the National League of Cities, and the National Association 
of Workforce Boards sent a letter to the House leadership that 
expressed concerns with this particular provision. Specifically, they 
wrote:

       H.R. 803 undermines existing governance structures by 
     virtually eliminating the input of local elected officials in 
     the decisionmaking process.

  They also said:

       H.R. 803 fails to promote intergovernmental collaboration 
     between State and local officials by eliminating prior 
     provisions relating to automatic designation of local 
     workforce development areas, effectively allowing State 
     boards to designate local areas in consultation with the 
     Governor, without considering input from local stakeholders.

  Now, I think this mistake has been recognized, and we can see that by 
this manager's amendment where there is an attempt to try and address 
this situation. But it is further evidence of the deficiencies of a 
hyperpartisan bill that neglects the opportunity to sit down with 
others and work through these issues so that we can come up with the 
best solution on that. Now they're trying to get out of this hole they 
created by proposing a sort of solution in the manager's amendment that 
is still inadequate and certainly is worse than current law.
  The manager's amendment provides an application process for local 
boards. So instead of being automatically designated if there are 
500,000 in the population or more, they have to apply to be designated 
as a local workforce area. But that application still has to be 
approved by the State, which could totally reject it. And that's only 
for a period of 3 years, so they have to keep going through this 
process periodically. If I were a mayor or a business person who is 
chairing a local board, I don't think I would be very pleased with this 
provision--and in fact they're not.
  I'm not sure how creating an unnecessary and bureaucratic process 
where locals would have to reapply continuously for their designation 
every 3 years squares with my Republican colleagues' supposed concern 
about duplication in the workforce.
  Later this morning, we will be offering a substitute amendment that 
retains current law and protects the local individuals' role in the 
workforce system. Certainly, if we had the opportunity for a bipartisan 
bill, we could have worked through this issue and come up with what 
would be the best solution. This is just one example of the important 
policy provisions in this bill that could have been addressed in that 
way. This could have been a bipartisan bill, and we could have got the 
best product, and we didn't.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Chairman, I appreciate my colleague reading the 
letter that he read. But as he well knows, that letter was written 
before the manager's amendment came out, and the manager's amendment 
actually corrects what the letter was talking about.
  We are making the system better. Current law allows the Governor of 
the State to designate local areas in consultation, and our colleagues 
are advocating to keep the status quo. My amendment makes it a better 
situation, and I appreciate his acknowledging that the manager's 
amendment does do that.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. TIERNEY. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  This is an attempt to deal with the problem that was in the 
underlying bill, as pointed out by that letter, but an attempt that 
mirrors the process for the last session and this session. They didn't 
consult anybody. They didn't talk to anybody. They didn't say what 
would be the solution. They just went out and arbitrarily decided that, 
again, having once messed up, they thought they were the repository for 
all knowledge on this subject and went about setting on a course that 
still falls short.
  Yes, current law allows for Governors to work with the consultation 
of others to set local designated areas, but areas of 500,000 
population or more are already designated, and that's the point at 
issue here.
  I think we've seen an example of the process--just deciding that all 
knowledge is reposited in one section; not wanting to discuss with 
others. We understand.
  This could have been a good bill. This could have been a bill that 
went through the House, was taken up by the Senate, and then went on to 
the President's desk--a bill that the public could have been proud of, 
a bill that everybody could have got behind, but we didn't. We see a 
failed process, so we end up with a failed part of the provision of the 
original bill, and another failed attempt to fix it because there's no 
reaching out and no attempt.
  Last time we had some hearings, very brief. Then we had a vote where 
partisan votes went all the way down the line. This time we have one 
hearing the day that the bill was filed, two out of three witnesses say 
they didn't read the bill, an immediate markup, where we chose not to 
go through the same faux hearing process of having all of the 
amendments just shot down on a partisan vote.
  We're here. We always have been here. We want to work this through. 
This was not a hyperpartisan issue--it's just been made to be one.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from North Carolina has 30 seconds 
remaining, and the gentleman from Massachusetts has 15 seconds 
remaining.
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Chair, a failed process is when you're in control of 
the House, the Senate, and the Presidency and you do nothing to fix the 
situation.
  We offered our colleagues on the other side of the aisle for the 
opportunity to offer amendments; they walked out of the meeting. Their 
substitute does not fix the situation in the way that they say they 
want it fixed. Madam Chairman, we have allowed them to offer 
amendments; they walked away. We've given them extra time today to 
discuss their substitute. Even their substitute does not take care of 
the problem.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. TIERNEY. No normal person would confuse being given an 
opportunity to have your amendment shot down on a party-line vote as a 
bipartisan process.

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  I remind the gentlewoman that it was her party, Mr. McKeon, who 
correctly stated it's the majority's obligation to reach across the 
aisle and seek compromise on that because they're the ones with the 
gavel on that.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                 Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Gallego

  The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2 printed in 
House Report 113-16.
  Mr. GALLEGO. I have an amendment at the desk.
  The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 26, line 20, insert ``including training in advanced 
     manufacturing,'' after ``training,''.
       Page 44, line 24, insert ``including training in advanced 
     manufacturing,'' after ``training,''.

  The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 113, the gentleman from Texas 
(Mr. Gallego) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. GALLEGO. Madam Chairman, I would like to thank Chairman Kline and 
the ranking member, Mr. Miller, for their work on the Education and 
Workforce Committee, as well as for consideration of my amendment 
today.
  My amendment is very simple and common sense. It accelerates job 
training skills for veterans. Specifically, the amendment would promote 
advanced manufacturing within State and local plans for veterans.

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  Assisting veterans and employers in translating their military skills 
into advanced manufacturing does two things:
  First, it addresses 600,000 advanced manufacturing jobs that remain 
open in our Nation. More than 82 percent of manufacturers report that 
they cannot find people to fill their skilled jobs.
  Second, over the next 4 years, 1 million veterans--1 million 
veterans--are expected to exit the Armed Forces and transition into our 
workforce. This amendment creates cohesion between filling our advanced 
manufacturing jobs, such as technology, aerospace, pharmaceutical, and 
other cutting-edge products with capable, talented veterans.
  There are close to 900,000 veterans who are unemployed in our Nation. 
Often these veterans obtain advanced manufacturing skills while they're 
serving our country. Unfortunately, they have a hard time obtaining 
employment once they leave their service.
  Although unemployment for veterans has fallen from 12.1 percent to 
9.9 percent in the last year, it still outpaces the Nation's overall 
rate. Today, there are more than 1.6 million veterans who live in my 
home State of Texas. In the reaches of the southwest congressional 
district that I represent, some 64,000 veterans reside there.
  So this amendment is for America's heroes who return from their 
service to afford them training in advanced manufacturing jobs, a 
sector that has added 500,000 jobs in the past 26 months.
  Lastly, this amendment doesn't present any budgetary issues. It 
doesn't impact direct spending, so there are no CutGo violations. It 
doesn't impact discretionary authorization, so it doesn't run afoul of 
any of the House protocols.
  I would ask your support of a very commonsense amendment. Let's all 
work together to get our veterans back to work.
  Thank you, Madam Chair, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. KLINE. Madam Chair, I rise to claim time in opposition, but I do 
not intend to oppose the amendment.
  The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Minnesota is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. KLINE. Thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciate the involvement of 
the gentleman. He's brought forward a good amendment. It will help 
veterans translate and hone their wartime skills to civilian use in an 
important and growing sector. A focus on advanced manufacturing 
training for veterans will allow our Nation's heroes to get relevant 
and important training while increasing their earnings potential, so we 
support this amendment.
  Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Gallego).
  The amendment was agreed to.


             Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Young of Alaska

  The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 3 printed in 
House Report 113-16.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

         Page 69, line 21, strike ``not more than''.

  The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 113, the gentleman from 
Alaska (Mr. Young) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Alaska.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Madam Chair, I rise today to offer an amendment 
to H.R. 803, which would ensure vital funding for workforce training 
programs utilized by Alaska Natives, Native Americans, and Native 
Hawaiians.
  H.R. 803, as reported, contains a provision which establishes a 1 
percent cap on the amount that each State can designate for Native 
employment and training grants out of their total funding allotment.
  My amendment would instead require that each State provide exactly 1 
percent for each program. This change is important because H.R. 803, as 
it currently stands, gives States the discretion to drastically reduce 
or virtually eliminate Native work-training funds.
  Alaska Native, American Indian, and Native Hawaiian populations often 
rank at the bottom of labor-related categories like income, education, 
and unemployment rate. Since 1998, America's Native peoples have relied 
crucially on funding from the Workforce Investment Act to provide the 
necessary resources to educate their workforce to help reverse these 
trends. My amendment would guarantee that tribal funding continues.
  I urge a ``yes'' vote on the amendment and reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. TIERNEY. Madam Chair, I rise to claim time in opposition, but 
will not be opposing the amendment.
  The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Massachusetts is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. TIERNEY. Thank you, Madam Chair.
  Essentially, I would like to reserve some time for someone we are 
expecting down to talk on that. But I do make note that in the 
gentleman, Mr. Young's, Dear Colleague letter regarding this particular 
matter, he makes note that the underlying bill does not accommodate the 
needs of this particular population, and that's why the necessity 
existed for him to bring this amendment that we support to the floor. 
But it's another example of how the process should have improved this 
bill all along had it been done in a bipartisan, consultative manner, 
as we had all hoped it would be.
  With that, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Madam Chair, at this time, I yield 1 minute to 
the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole).
  Mr. COLE. I thank the gentleman.
  Madam Chair, I want to thank my good friend, Mr. Young, for bringing 
this amendment. Nobody has worked harder or worked longer for Native 
peoples in this Chamber than my good friend from Alaska. And the fact 
that we would guarantee this, I think, is an important recognition of 
how difficult the circumstances are for much of the Native population 
in the country.
  The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not actually keep statistics on 
Native American unemployment, but anybody that has ever been to a 
reservation knows that we have plenty of them in the middle of States 
with very low unemployment rates where the unemployment rate on a 
reservation will be 75 percent or more.
  So, again, I want to thank my friend for making sure that important 
resources are directed toward an often neglected population. I want to 
thank him for his many years of work in this area and look forward to 
working with him as we move forward.

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  Mr. TIERNEY. Madam Chairman, I yield myself 30 seconds.
  I would like to make the point that obviously there are certain 
populations within our society that deserve particular attention 
because they have unique needs. You don't accomplish that by 
arbitrarily taking all the programs and lumping them together without a 
full analysis and determination of which ones would be better served on 
that basis and which ones wouldn't. I think it further establishes our 
point that we made throughout.
  I congratulate the gentleman on his amendment and support it fully.
  With that, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. At this time, I would like to yield 1\1/2\ 
minutes to my good friend from South Dakota (Mrs. Noem).
  Mrs. NOEM. I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his work on 
this particular issue.
  Madam Chair, we face some specific challenges in Indian Country in 
South Dakota, and this amendment ensures that 1 percent of the funds 
within the Workforce Investment Fund would be dedicated towards meeting 
those needs.
  Madam Chair, the three most impoverished counties in the Nation are 
located in South Dakota. Each of these counties is located on or near 
reservations, and the poverty rate in these counties hovers around 50 
percent.
  Life in Indian Country certainly has its challenges, and among those 
is chronically high unemployment. While some of our tribes face an 
unemployment rate of around 10 percent, we have one of them, the 
Rosebud Reservation in Todd County, and the Pine Ridge Reservation in 
Shannon County, which face almost 80 percent unemployment. Again, this 
is challenging for Indian Country and needs to be dealt with.
  It is very clear that we can and must do better for Indian Country, 
and making our job-training programs work better through legislation 
like the SKILLS Act is an effective way to do that. Guaranteeing the 
set-aside money for Native Americans with this amendment is going to 
make sure that that is available to them.
  I've toured Lakota Foods on the Lower Brule Reservation where they 
make some of the world's best popcorn. Lakota Foods has over 12 full-
time and part-time employees right now. With the right training, they 
can employ around 50 people.
  Also, there is a similar success story in Pine Ridge, where Native 
American Natural Foods produces Tanka Bars. It is a healthy snack made 
out of buffalo meat and cranberries inspired by traditional Lakota 
food. Tanka Bars caught on and are sold in over 3,000 stores now 
nationwide. With the right training and workforce development, they 
could expand to over 20 full-time employees.
  We need to ensure that tribal businesses like this have an 
opportunity to survive, and that's the type that we want to have in 
Indian Country.
  I ask for support on this amendment.
  Mr. TIERNEY. I ask unanimous consent to reclaim the balance of my 
time to a Member having arrived to speak on the amendment.
  The CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Massachusetts?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. TIERNEY. I yield the remaining time to the gentlelady from 
Hawaii, Representative Gabbard.
  Ms. GABBARD. Madam Chair, I would like to give thanks to 
Representatives Don Young, Tom Cole, and Representative Noem for 
offering this very important amendment. The Hawaii Members have had a 
long relationship with Alaska on Native issues, and I look forward to 
that great relationship continuing.
  This amendment would require that each State provide exactly 1 
percent of their total allotment for Native grants. As the bill stands, 
Native grants are capped at 1 percent, which could result in major 
funding reductions or no funding at all.

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  With this amendment, we can ensure our native populations are 
guaranteed at least 1 percent. This is a critical provision to ensure 
that our native populations are not forgotten or left behind.
  In my home State of Hawaii, for example, ALU LIKE is able to take 
critical workforce investment funds and help Native Hawaiians as well 
as Alaska Natives and Native American Indians advance their academic or 
occupational skills and put them on a path to personal and economic 
self-sufficiency.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Madam Chair, again I urge a ``yes'' vote. This 
amendment does solve some problems.
  And I'd like to address the issue of training. We've been very 
fortunate in Alaska. We've used these dollars in training for our 
Alaskan Natives very successfully. We have aircraft training programs. 
We have carpenter training programs. We're training a group of Alaskan 
Natives to do the jobs that they can do not only in their tribal areas, 
but in the State itself. It makes for a sound economy.
  On the reservation Mr. Cole mentioned, we still have that high rate. 
I hope we understand that I'm going to seek a new empowerment act for 
the American Indians to make sure that they don't have that high rate 
through training, availability, utilization of their land for the 
benefit of themselves so, in fact, we can continue to raise their 
standard instead of keeping 80 percent unemployment.
  Again I urge a ``yes'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from Alaska (Mr. Young).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                 Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mrs. Black

  The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 4 printed in 
House Report 113-16.
  Mrs. BLACK. I have an amendment at the desk.
  The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 127, line 10, strike ``There'' and insert ``(a) In 
     General.--There''.
       Page 127, after line 13, insert the following:
       ``(b) Sense of Congress Relating to Administrative Costs.--
     It is the sense of Congress that when funds are appropriated 
     pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a), the amount 
     necessary to cover all administrative costs under title I of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 should be offset by 
     funds from the account for the Office for Advocacy and 
     Outreach of the Department of Agriculture.''.

  The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 113, the gentlewoman from 
Tennessee (Mrs. Black) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Tennessee.
  Mrs. BLACK. Madam Chairman, I rise today in support of reaffirming 
our commitment to upward mobility and greater opportunity for all 
Americans.
  My amendment would express the sentiment of the House that the 
funding for the United States Department of Agriculture, USDA, 
marketing and outreach program currently used to increase participation 
in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, better known as 
``food stamps,'' would instead be used to fund job training programs 
contained in the SKILLS Act. These precious taxpayer dollars should be 
used to facilitate upward mobility and employment, not dependence.
  The USDA created an aggressive outreach program that has grown under 
the Obama administration, particularly through the President's stimulus 
package. These expanded initiatives include the collaboration between 
the USDA and Mexican Government officials to promote participation in 
targeted communities, which teaches recruiters how to convince working 
class families into public assistance and dependence.
  The Obama administration has conducted over 30 meetings with the 
Mexican Government personnel since he took office. Since this program 
began in 2004, the United States taxpayer has funded this participation 
with the Mexican Government to promote the SNAP program by holding 29 
health fairs and traveling to 19 cities.
  The USDA, in coordination with the Mexican Government, has conducted 
an aggressive campaign issuing guidance to State and local agencies 
with a record 91 meetings focusing on growing the outreach program to 
expand enrollment in SNAP. None of these new meetings were used to 
point them in the direction of jobs training programs or employment 
searches that would offer much greater opportunity than whatever the 
Federal Government would have to offer.
  I recently read through this 55-page document put out by the USDA, 
entitled, ``SNAP, Guidance on Non-Citizen

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Eligibility,'' that essentially explains every possible scenario for 
avenues of going about receiving SNAP assistance. These policies are in 
plain conflict with the financial health of the United States, and it 
fails to recognize that welfare reform is guided by the moral principle 
that good policy helps more people live better lives.
  USDA has also used these outreach dollars to hand out a Hunger 
Champions award in 2011 to certain workers, which translated to a 10 
percent increase in food stamp recipients in just one year.
  Under the Obama administration, the number of food stamp recipients 
has jumped 46 percent, with one in six Americans living in poverty, and 
the administration still continues to undermine work requirements and 
effective job training.
  We need to reaffirm our belief that we are a Nation of opportunity 
and not dependence. The government should not be promoting food stamps. 
The government should be using hard-earned taxpayer dollars to help 
those who are out of work to acquire skills for jobs that they want and 
to achieve the American Dream that they have for them and their 
families.
  I would now like to enter into a colloquy with the gentleman that is 
the chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Mr. Lucas.
  Mr. LUCAS. Will the gentlewoman yield?
  Mrs. BLACK. I yield to the gentleman.
  Mr. LUCAS. I appreciate the gentlelady from Tennessee's attempt at 
reform here. In fact, the farm bill passed by the Agriculture Committee 
last Congress accomplished the goal of her amendment by preventing USDA 
from promoting the SNAP program.
  Our goal in Congress should not be getting more people on the SNAP 
rolls. Instead, we should be providing opportunities through increased 
economic growth and programs that facilitate upward movement, upward 
mobility to get people off the rolls.
  I pledge to work with the gentlelady to include language in the farm 
bill we intend to bring to the floor later this year to accomplish her 
goals.
  I thank her for her efforts.
  Mrs. BLACK. I thank the chairman. I so appreciate your earnestness in 
working together in making sure that we do have upward mobility rather 
than dependence.
  Madam Chair, I want to again thank the chairman for being willing to 
work with me on what I think is a very important issue of making sure 
that we help people with upward mobility.
  With that, Madam Chair, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw my 
amendment.
  The CHAIR. Without objection, the amendment is withdrawn.
  There was no objection.


                 Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Garrett

  The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 5 printed in 
House Report 113-16.
  Mr. GARRETT. I have an amendment at the desk.
  The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 160, line 2, strike ``and'' and after such line insert 
     the following:
       (5) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g) and 
     inserting after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) Reduction of Amounts Authorized to Be Appropriated 
     for Late Reporting.--If a report required to be transmitted 
     to Congress under this section is not transmitted on or 
     before the time period specified for that report, amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated under this title shall be 
     reduced by 10 percent for the fiscal year that begins after 
     the date on which the final report required under this 
     section is required to be transmitted and reduced by an 
     additional 10 percent each subsequent fiscal year until each 
     such report is transmitted to Congress.''.
       Page 160, line 3, strike ``(5)'' and insert ``(6)''.
       Page 160, line 4, strike ``(g)'' and insert ``(h)''.

  The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 113, the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Garrett) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New Jersey.
  Mr. GARRETT. Madam Chair, I want to thank the chairman, and I also 
want to thank the gentlelady from North Carolina--I'm not sure if she's 
here right now--for her efforts to make necessary and meaningful 
changes and reforms to the SKILLS Act.
  The Federal Government spends literally billions and billions of 
dollars on workforce training programs every single year. But in 2011, 
there was a study done by the GAO, the Government Accountability 
Office. They found that very little is actually known about the 
effectiveness of a lot of these programs.
  So when we're here at a time of constrained spending and constrained 
budgets, we have to do everything we can from both sides of the aisle 
to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and that the 
recipients of these dollars or the programs actually get an effective 
program at the end of the day. So the SKILLS Act that's before us now 
includes provisions mandating--this is good--meaningful evaluations of 
these very same programs.
  But simply mandating that evaluations be done doesn't really 
guarantee that they will actually be conducted. For example, back in 
1998, there was the Workforce Investment Act legislation, and it 
mandated that the Department of Labor conduct what they called then the 
gold standard, if you will, of studies, of job training programs, and 
required that those studies be done by 2005. But here as we stand here 
now in 2013, those studies still aren't done. In actuality, we checked 
into it, and they said they will not be completed until the year 2015. 
That's 10 years later than when the studies were supposed to be 
completed.
  Look, Congress can no longer tolerate the neglect of report 
deadlines, especially concerning the effectiveness of Federal programs 
that cost us billions of dollars. And when they're not being done 
effectively, the people who should be getting the affected programs are 
not getting the services they perform.
  My amendment simply provides an incentive to the Department of Labor 
to conduct these evaluations on time so we can have the information and 
the authorizing committees can have the information to do their job, as 
well. It does neither the taxpayer nor the job seeker any good at all 
if Congress is funding something that is ineffective.
  This amendment will put the executive branch on notice, and Congress 
is keeping an eye on their performance, and the authorizing committees 
can also have more information to do their jobs.
  With that, I urge support of this amendment, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.

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  Mr. HINOJOSA. I rise in opposition to the gentleman's amendment.
  The CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. HINOJOSA. I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas, Sheila 
Jackson Lee.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. I thank the distinguished ranking member of this 
committee, and I thank the floor managers. I particularly thank Mr. 
Hinojosa for his long service on workforce issues and about higher 
education issues to the proponent of the amendment. Certainly, we know 
that reporting is important.
  What I want to focus on, Madam Chairwoman, is what America is all 
about. We are, in fact, the land of opportunity and dreams. We are the 
richest country in the world, and our benefit and our success has come 
because we have invested in people. As we watched the Depression and 
the era of World War II and our soldiers coming home, prosperity began 
when we gave them the GI Bill; and here we are today, trying to 
undermine under H.R. 803 the very opportunity in States for those 
people who are still seeking to climb the ladder.
  By block-granting these 35 programs and shifting to our State 
governments individual programs that are to serve our adults and youth 
and farm workers and dislocated workers, we are going down a road of no 
return. We are eliminating the priority of service delivery for low-
income adults and out-of-school youth. We are eliminating the thought 
processes that are necessary to know what rural neighborhoods or 
communities and urban communities need.
  Texas is one of the largest States in the Union, and I can assure you 
that eliminating separate training funds for youth programs is 
devastating. It was devastating when we lost the summer youth job 
program, which I'd always said would have been a more effective

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program if you'd joined it with training. In our local communities, 
that's what we did--we joined summer youth jobs with training. Now 
you're telling us that we will be eliminated from doing that.
  Rather than suggesting that the problems of this deficit are always 
on the least, it would be best for us to chronicle how we got here--
billions of dollars in the Iraq war, the Afghanistan war, Medicare part 
D, the bailout.
  The CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Mr. HINOJOSA. I yield an additional 20 seconds to the gentlelady.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. I thank the gentleman.
  It is important to support the Democratic alternative, which 
streamlines and improves the coordination of training programs, which 
puts the dollars in community associations that are there on the 
ground.
  Madam Chair, America is not good with this bill, H.R. 803, but it is 
good with the Democratic alternative, which invests in people and makes 
America great.
  Mr. GARRETT. I begin by saying I associate myself with the words of 
the gentlelady over there in that we should not put the burden on the 
least in this country, and that's why we support this legislation 
before us and this amendment.
  I now yield 20 seconds to the chairman of the committee, the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kline).
  Mr. KLINE. I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for 
bringing forward this very solid amendment.
  We know that, under Republican administrations and Democrat 
administrations, departments are required by law to submit all kinds of 
reports, but there are no consequences, so they don't do it, and we 
have to do our job in the dark. I appreciate his recognizing this 
shortfall and for taking this step, and I support the amendment.
  Mr. HINOJOSA. We oppose the amendment, and I yield back the balance 
of my time.
  Mr. GARRETT. I just want to reiterate that we are on the exact same 
page with our colleagues from the other side of the aisle.
  We understand the burdens that the Americans across this country are 
suffering right now. We understand that the burden and the cuts that we 
may have to consider in going forward in this country should not fall 
on the least among us, that they should not fall on those who are 
without jobs, and that they should not fall on those who are struggling 
at the bottom and who are trying to get up to the middle class and to 
an even higher rung after that. We have to work together to make sure 
that they do not suffer like that, and that's why we have this 
amendment.
  It is to make sure that every single dollar that we pass in this 
Congress and that every single penny that we spend on a program is an 
effective dollar, is an effective penny that gets the job done and that 
lets them rise out of the depths of despair that they are in to a 
higher level, and we want to make sure that we have effective programs. 
That's exactly what our amendment would do, and I encourage both sides 
of the aisle to join in the support of this legislation.
  With that, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from New Jersey (Mr. Garrett).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                 Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Tierney

  The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 6 printed in 
House Report 113-16.
  Mr. TIERNEY. Madam Chairwoman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce 
     Investment Act of 2013''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purposes and principles.

                 TITLE I--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS

                        Subtitle A--Definitions

Sec. 101. Definitions.

      Subtitle B--Statewide and Local Workforce Investment Systems

Sec. 111. State workforce investment boards and requirements for State 
              plans.
Sec. 112. State unified plan.
Sec. 113. Local workforce investment areas and boards.
Sec. 114. Additional one-stop programs and activities.
Sec. 115. Providers of training services.
Sec. 116. Youth activities.
Sec. 117. Adult and dislocated worker training activities.
Sec. 118. Unified performance accountability system.
Sec. 119. Authorization of funding for one-stop infrastructure.

                         Subtitle C--Job Corps

Sec. 131. Purposes.
Sec. 132. Definitions.
Sec. 133. Individuals eligible for the Job Corps.
Sec. 134. Recruitment, screening, selection, and assignment of 
              enrollees.
Sec. 135. Enrollment.
Sec. 136. Job Corps centers.
Sec. 137. Program activities.
Sec. 138. Support.
Sec. 139. Community participation.
Sec. 140. Industry councils.
Sec. 141. Experimental, research, and demonstration projects and 
              College Corps program.
Sec. 142. Technical amendment.
Sec. 143. Performance accountability and management.
Sec. 144. Authorization of appropriations.

                     Subtitle D--National Programs

Sec. 151. Native American programs.
Sec. 152. Migrant and seasonal farmworker programs.
Sec. 153. Veterans workforce investment programs.
Sec. 154. Repeal.
Sec. 155. Technical assistance.
Sec. 156. Innovation projects.
Sec. 157. Workforce and youth innovation and best practices grants.
Sec. 158. Evaluations.
Sec. 159. National dislocated worker grants.
Sec. 160. Youthbuild program.
Sec. 161. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 162. Transition grants to States.
Sec. 163. Interagency agreement.

                       Subtitle E--Administration

Sec. 171. Requirements and restrictions.
Sec. 172. Fiscal controls or sanctions.
Sec. 173. Reports, recordkeeping, investigations.
Sec. 174. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 175. Repeals.
Sec. 176. General program requirements.
Sec. 177. Office of Disability Employment Policy.
Sec. 178. Independent evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of 
              the Federal Workforce Investment System.

              Subtitle F--Community College to Career Fund

Sec. 181. Community College to Career Fund.

                 TITLE II--ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY

Sec. 201. Purposes, definitions, and miscellaneous provisions.
Sec. 202. Amendments to subtitle A.
Sec. 203. Amendments to subtitle B.
Sec. 204. Amendments to subtitle C.
Sec. 205. Amendments to subtitle D.

             TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT

Sec. 301. Employment service offices.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Federal and State employment service offices.
Sec. 304. Allotment of sums.
Sec. 305. Use of sums.
Sec. 306. State plan.
Sec. 307. Performance accountability measures.
Sec. 308. Pilot projects.
Sec. 309. Labor market information system.

         TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973

                  Subtitle A--Introductory Provisions

Sec. 401. References.
Sec. 402. Findings, purpose, policy.
Sec. 403. Rehabilitation Services Administration.
Sec. 404. Definitions.
Sec. 405. Administration of the Act.
Sec. 406. Reports.
Sec. 407. Evaluation.
Sec. 408. Carryover.
Sec. 409. Traditionally underserved populations.

             Subtitle B--Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Sec. 411. Declaration of policy; authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 412. State plans.
Sec. 413. Eligibility and individualized plan for employment.
Sec. 414. Vocational rehabilitation services.
Sec. 415. State Rehabilitation Council.
Sec. 416. Performance accountability measures.
Sec. 417. Monitoring and review.
Sec. 418. Training and services for employers.
Sec. 419. State allotments.
Sec. 420. Client Assistance Program.
Sec. 421. Technical assistance for quality services.
Sec. 422. Pre-employment transition services.

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Sec. 423. American Indian vocational rehabilitation services.

                   Subtitle C--Research and Training

Sec. 431. Purpose.
Sec. 432. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 433. National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
Sec. 434. Interagency Committee.
Sec. 435. Research and other covered activities.
Sec. 436. Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council.
Sec. 437. Definition of covered school.

     Subtitle D--Professional Development and Special Projects and 
                             Demonstration

Sec. 441. Training.
Sec. 442. Demonstration and training programs.
Sec. 443. Migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
Sec. 444. Recreational programs.

               Subtitle E--National Council on Disability

Sec. 451. Report.
Sec. 452. Authorization of appropriations.

                    Subtitle F--Rights and Advocacy

Sec. 456. Board and Council.
Sec. 457. Protection and advocacy of individual rights.
Sec. 458. Standards for accessible medical diagnostic equipment.

 Subtitle G--Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities

Sec. 461. Projects with industry.
Sec. 462. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 463. Supported employment services.

  Subtitle H--Independent Living Services and Centers for Independent 
                                 Living

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 471. Purpose.
Sec. 472. Independent Living Administration.
Sec. 473. Definitions.
Sec. 474. State plan.
Sec. 475. Statewide Independent Living Council.
Sec. 476. Responsibilities of the ILA Director.

                 Chapter 2--Independent Living Services

Sec. 477. Administration.

               Chapter 3--Centers for Independent Living

Sec. 481. Program authorization.
Sec. 482. Centers.
Sec. 483. Standards and assurances.
Sec. 484. Authorization of appropriations.

 Chapter 4--Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are 
                                 Blind

Sec. 486. Independent living services for older individuals who are 
              blind.
Sec. 487. Program of grants.
Sec. 488. Independent living services for older individuals who are 
              blind authorization of appropriations.

 Subtitle I--Increasing Employment Opportunities for Individuals With 
                              Disabilities

Sec. 491. Disability employment.
Sec. 492. Table of contents.

     SEC. 2. PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES.

       The purposes of this Act include the following:
       (1) To increase economic growth by improving the education 
     and skills of American workers.
       (2) To ensure middle class prosperity through strong 
     investment in talent and workforce development.
       (3) To prepare the unemployed, the underemployed, and those 
     most disadvantaged with skills to match up with employer 
     needs.
       (4) To provide individuals streamlined access to in-demand 
     skills training and employment services by aligning 
     education, training and workforce investment programs.
       (5) To strengthen engagement with employers in in-demand 
     industries and all sectors to meet the needs of employers.
       (6) To improve the competitiveness and dynamism of the 
     Nation's future workforce by investing in college and career-
     ready pathways for young adults.
       (7) To ensure accountability and efficiency through system 
     performance measures that incentivize continuous improvement 
     in services for workers and employers.
       (8) To encourage private sector partnerships connecting 
     employers, labor unions, community colleges, workforce boards 
     and related stakeholders to develop workforce skills that 
     meet employer needs, including career pathways, recognized 
     postsecondary credentials, and regional planning.

                 TITLE I--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS

                        Subtitle A--Definitions

     SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 101 is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (24) and by redesignating--
       (A) paragraphs (52) and (53) as paragraphs (60) and (61), 
     respectively;
       (B) paragraphs (40) through (51) as paragraphs (47) through 
     (58), respectively;
       (C) paragraphs (25) through (39) as paragraphs (31) through 
     (45), respectively;
       (D) paragraphs (18) through (23) as paragraphs (25) through 
     (30), respectively;
       (E) paragraph (17) as paragraph (22);
       (F) paragraphs (12) through (16) as paragraphs (16) through 
     (20), respectively;
       (G) paragraphs (8) through (11), as paragraphs (11) through 
     (14), respectively; and
       (H) paragraphs (5) through (7) as paragraphs (6) through 
     (8), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) Career pathway.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `career pathway' means a 
     sequence of education, training, and other supportive 
     services, clearly articulated from one level of instruction 
     to the next, that are designed to prepare individuals to meet 
     a set of career-related objectives as referenced in 
     subparagraph (C).
       ``(B) Services.--The services referred to in subparagraph 
     (A) shall be--
       ``(i) aligned with the skill needs of industries in the 
     State or regional economy involved;
       ``(ii) designed to increase an individual's educational and 
     skill attainment, and improve the individual's employment 
     outcomes and ability to meet career-related objectives, by--

       ``(I) preparing individuals for the full range of secondary 
     or postsecondary education options, including apprenticeships 
     registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known 
     as the `National Apprenticeship Act'; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 
     663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) (referred to individually in this 
     Act as an `apprenticeship', except in section 273);
       ``(II) including supportive services and counseling to 
     support individuals in achieving their education and career 
     goals;
       ``(III) including, as appropriate for an individual, 
     education offered concurrently with and in the context of 
     workforce preparation activities and training for a specific 
     occupation or occupational cluster; and
       ``(IV) when participants are adults, organizing courses to 
     meet adult participants' needs including flexible scheduling, 
     multiple entry and exit points (that may correspond with work 
     and stackable credentials), giving credit for learning toward 
     credentials and adopting other strategies that accelerate the 
     educational and career advancement of the participant to the 
     extent practicable; and

       ``(iii) at a minimum, provided through the alignment of 
     core programs authorized under this Act with postsecondary 
     education and training programs, consistent with descriptions 
     included in the State and local plans.
       ``(C) Objectives.--The objectives referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) include--
       ``(i) enabling an individual to attain a secondary school 
     diploma or its recognized equivalent, and at least 1 
     recognized postsecondary credential; and
       ``(ii) helping a worker enter or advance within a specific 
     occupation or occupational cluster.'';
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), 
     the following:
       ``(9) Core program.--The term `core programs' means--
       ``(A) chapter 4 and 5 of subtitle B of title I (relating to 
     youth workforce investment activities and adult and 
     dislocated worker employment and training activities);
       ``(B) title II (relating to adult education and literacy 
     activities);
       ``(C) sections 1 through 13 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
     U.S.C. 49 et seq.) (relating to employment services); and
       ``(D) title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     701 et seq.), other than section 112 or part C of that title 
     (29 U.S.C. 732, 741) (relating to vocational rehabilitation 
     services).
       ``(10) Costs of infrastructure.--The term `costs of 
     infrastructure', used with respect to a one-stop center, 
     means the nonpersonnel costs that are necessary for the 
     operation of the one-stop center, including the rental costs 
     of the facilities, the costs of utilities and maintenance, 
     equipment (including assessment-related products and adaptive 
     technology for individuals with disabilities), and technology 
     to facilitate access to the one-stop center.'';
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (14) (as so redesignated), 
     the following:
       ``(15) Economic self-sufficiency.--The term `economic self-
     sufficiency' means, with respect to a worker, earning a wage 
     sufficient to support a family adequately and, over time, to 
     save for emergency expenses and adequate retirement income, 
     based on factors such as--
       ``(A) family size;
       ``(B) the cost of living in the worker's community; and
       ``(C) other factors that may vary by region.'';
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (20) (as so redesignated), 
     the following:
       ``(21) In-demand industry sector or occupation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `in-demand industry sector or 
     occupation' means--
       ``(i) an industry sector that--

       ``(I) has a substantial current or forecasted impact on the 
     regional economy overall, including attracting, expanding or 
     retaining businesses or jobs (including, at a minimum, jobs 
     that lead to economic self-sufficiency and opportunities for 
     advancement) in the region;
       ``(II) contributes to the growth of other supporting 
     businesses, or the growth of other industry sectors within 
     the region;
       ``(III) provides workers with jobs that have competitive, 
     family-sustaining wages and benefits; and
       ``(IV) includes occupations that provide opportunities for 
     career advancement; or

       ``(ii) an occupation that--

       ``(I) has a significant presence in an industry sector;
       ``(II) has a shortage of available skilled workers;
       ``(III) pays competitive, family-sustaining wages and 
     benefits that enable workers to

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     achieve economic self-sufficiency, or can reasonably be 
     expected to lead to a position with such wages and benefits;
       ``(IV) provides opportunities for career advancement; and
       ``(V) has a significant impact in a region's economy.

       ``(B) Determination.--The determination of whether an 
     industry sector or occupation is an in-demand industry sector 
     or occupation under this paragraph shall be made using 
     national, State, or regional labor market information.'';
       (6) by inserting after paragraph (22) (as so redesignated), 
     the following:
       ``(23) Individual with barriers to employment.--The term 
     `individual with barriers to employment' means an individual 
     with any characteristic that substantially limits an 
     individual's ability to obtain employment, including 
     indicators of poor work history, lack of work experience or 
     access to employment in nontraditional occupations, long-term 
     unemployment, lack of educational or occupational skills 
     attainment, dislocation from high-wage and high-benefit 
     employment, low levels of literacy or English proficiency, 
     disability status, homelessness, ex-offender status, or 
     receipt of welfare.
       ``(24) Industry or sector partnership.--The term `industry 
     or sector partnership' means a workforce collaborative that--
       ``(A) organizes key stakeholders in an industry cluster 
     into a working group that focuses on the workforce needs of 
     the industry cluster and that includes, at the appropriate 
     stage of development of the partnership--
       ``(i) representatives of multiple businesses or other 
     employers in the industry cluster, including small and 
     medium-sized employers when practicable;
       ``(ii) representatives of a recognized State labor 
     organization or central labor council, a union representing 
     employees in the industry or sector and another labor 
     representative, as appropriate;
       ``(iii) 1 or more representatives of an institution of 
     higher education with, or another provider of, education or 
     training programs that support the industry cluster, 
     including career and technical education providers; and
       ``(iv) the State workforce agency providing labor market 
     information and employment services under the Wagner-Peyser 
     Act; and
       ``(B) may include representatives of--
       ``(i) State or local government;
       ``(ii) State or local economic development agencies;
       ``(iii) State boards or local boards, as appropriate;
       ``(iv) any local board that has established through its 
     local plan a concentration of an industry cluster within its 
     area;
       ``(v) business or trade associations;
       ``(vi) nonprofit organizations, community-based 
     organizations, or intermediaries;
       ``(vii) philanthropic organizations; and
       ``(viii) other organizations, as determined to be necessary 
     by the members comprising the industry or sector 
     partnership.''.
       (7) in paragraph (36) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``as appropriate to the occupation for which the participant 
     is being trained'' and inserting ``to a period not in excess 
     of that generally required for acquisition of skills needed 
     for the position with a particular occupation and'';
       (8) by inserting after paragraph (44) (as so redesignated), 
     the following:
       ``(45) Recognized postsecondary credential.--The term 
     `recognized postsecondary credential' means a credential 
     awarded by a training provider or educational institution 
     based on completion of all requirements for a program of 
     study, including coursework or tests or other performance 
     evaluations. The term includes an industry-recognized 
     certificate, a certificate of completion of an 
     apprenticeship, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.''; 
     and
       (9) by inserting after paragraph (57) (as so redesignated), 
     the following:
       ``(58) Workplace learning advisor.--The term `workplace 
     learning advisor' means an individual employed by an 
     organization who has the knowledge and skill necessary to 
     advise other employees of that organization about the 
     education, skill development, job training, career counseling 
     services, and credentials, including services provided 
     through the workforce investment system, required to progress 
     toward career goals of such employees in order to meet 
     employer requirements related to job openings and career 
     advancements that support economic self-sufficiency.''.

      Subtitle B--Statewide and Local Workforce Investment Systems

     SEC. 111. STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS AND REQUIREMENTS 
                   FOR STATE PLANS.

       (a) Size and Functions of the State Boards.--Section 111 is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(C)--
       (i) by amending clause (i)(I), by striking ``including'' 
     and inserting ``shall include''; and
       (ii) by amending clause (vi) to read as follows:
       ``(vi)(I) lead State officials with primary responsibility 
     for the program and activities that are described in section 
     121(b)(2)(B)(1) (i) through (iv); and
       ``(II) the State agency officials responsible for economic 
     development;''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Worker representation.--Not less than 20 percent of 
     the Board shall be comprised of representatives of the 
     workforce within the State, and--
       ``(A) shall include representatives described in clause 
     (iii) of section 117(b)(2)(A);
       ``(B) may include representatives of community-based 
     organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise 
     in addressing the employment needs of individuals with 
     barriers to employment, including organizations that provide 
     or support competitive, integrated employment for individuals 
     with disabilities; and
       ``(C) may include representatives of organizations that 
     have demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the 
     employment, training, or education needs of eligible youth, 
     including representatives of organizations that serve out-of-
     school youth.''.
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting 
     a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) promotion in the development of guidance on career 
     pathways by aligning workforce investment programs for the 
     purpose of providing individuals with barriers to employment, 
     including low-skilled adults and youth, with the employment, 
     training, education, and supportive services the individuals 
     need to attain the necessary credentials to secure and 
     advance in employment;
       ``(11) promotion in the development of sector initiatives 
     such as industry or sector partnerships relating to in-demand 
     industry sectors and occupations;
       ``(12) provision of guidance on the alignment and delivery 
     of services between the local boards, one-stop operator, and 
     State entities carrying out relevant State-administered 
     programs;
       ``(13) provision of technical assistance to local boards, 
     one-stop partners, one-stop operators, and providers, as 
     appropriate, in local areas concerning planning and 
     delivering services; and
       ``(14) staff training and education across programs 
     supported under workforce investment systems in local 
     areas.''.
       (b) Required Content of State Plans.--Section 112 is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``a single State plan 
     (referred to in this title as the `State plan')'' and 
     inserting ``a single State plan (referred to in this title as 
     the `State plan') that shall include the State plans of all 
     core program and'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(E) the State's strategic vision and goals for preparing 
     an educated and skilled workforce (including preparing youth 
     and individuals with barriers to employment) and for meeting 
     the skilled workforce needs of employers, including the 
     workforce needs for civilian occupations important to 
     military installations and including goals relating to 
     performance accountability measures based on primary 
     indicators of performance described in section 136(b)(2), in 
     order to support economic growth and economic self-
     sufficiency; and
       ``(F) a strategy not inconsistent with the program 
     requirements of the core programs for aligning the core 
     programs, as well as other resources available to the State, 
     to achieve the strategic vision and goals described in 
     subparagraph (E), including how the State will meet 
     performance accountability measures based on the system-wide 
     indicators described in section 136(b)(2)(A) in order to 
     support program alignment.'';
       (B) in paragraph (8)(A)--
       (i) in clauses (ix) and (x), respectively, by striking ``; 
     and'' and inserting a semicolon; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(xi) apprenticeship programs registered under the 
     National Apprenticeship Act (50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 
     U.S.C. 50 et seq.);
       ``(xii) State labor certification activities for 
     employment-based immigration programs authorized under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act; and
       ``(xiii) employment, training, and literacy services 
     carried out by public libraries.'';
       (C) in paragraph (12)(B), by inserting before the semicolon 
     the following: ``, and, after consultation with the local 
     boards, specifying the minimum amount of Federal assistance 
     under section 133(b) (2) and (3) provided to each local area 
     that is to be spent on training'';
       (D) in paragraph (17)(B), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (E) in paragraph (18)(D), by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(19) a process for providing guidance to local areas and 
     conducting oversight to ensure implementation of priority of 
     service for adult employment and training activities; in 
     accordance with section 134(d)(4)(E);
       ``(20) a description of how the State will develop and 
     implement career pathways and career and technical education 
     by aligning workforce investment programs for the purpose of 
     providing individuals, including low-skill adults and youth, 
     with the employment, training, education, and supportive 
     services the individuals need to attain the necessary 
     credentials to secure and advance in employment;
       ``(21) an objective assessment of the needs of individuals 
     in the State or outlying area for adult education and 
     literacy activities, including individuals with barriers to 
     employment;

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       ``(22) a description of how the eligible agency will 
     develop program strategies for populations that include, at a 
     minimum--
       ``(A) low-income students;
       ``(B) individuals with disabilities;
       ``(C) single parents and displaced homemakers; and
       ``(D) individuals with multiple barriers to educational 
     enhancement, including individuals with limited English 
     proficiency; and
       ``(23) a description of how the adult education and 
     literacy activities that will be carried out with any funds 
     received under this subtitle will be integrated with other 
     adult education, career development, and employment and 
     training activities in the State or outlying area served by 
     the eligible agency.''; and
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``Secretary of'' and 
     inserting ``appropriate Secretary of each core program''.

     SEC. 112. STATE UNIFIED PLAN.

       The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is further amended--
       (1) by striking section 501; and
       (2) by inserting after section 112 the following:

     ``SEC. 113. STATE UNIFIED PLAN.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of the State unified plan 
     required by this section is to align education, training, and 
     workforce development programs in support of a comprehensive 
     workforce investment system.
       ``(b) Definition of Appropriate Secretary.--In this 
     section, the term `appropriate Secretary' means the head of 
     the Federal agency who exercises administrative authority 
     over an activity or program described in subsection (c).
       ``(c) State Unified Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State shall develop and submit to the 
     appropriate Secretaries a State unified plan for the core 
     programs and may develop and submit one or more of the 
     program and activities described in paragraph (2) in lieu of 
     submitting two or more plans, for the programs and activities 
     and the core programs.
       ``(2) Programs.--The programs and activities referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are as follows:
       ``(A) Career and technical education programs at the 
     secondary and postsecondary level authorized under the Carl 
     D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
     U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
       ``(B) Programs authorized under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
       ``(C) Programs authorized under section 6(d)(4) of the Food 
     and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)).
       ``(D) Work programs authorized under section 6(o) of the 
     Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)).
       ``(E) Activities authorized under chapter 2 of title II of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.).
       ``(F) Activities authorized under chapter 41 of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       ``(G) Programs authorized under State unemployment 
     compensation laws (in accordance with applicable Federal 
     law).
       ``(H) Programs authorized under title V of the Older 
     Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.).
       ``(I) Employment and training activities carried out by the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development.
       ``(J) Employment and training activities carried out under 
     the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et 
     seq.).
       ``(K) Programs authorized under section 212 of the Second 
     Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17532).
       ``(d) Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--The portion of a unified plan covering 
     the core programs shall be subject to the requirements of 
     section 112 and to the additional requirements contained in 
     the authorizing statute of the core program, if any. The 
     portion of such plan covering a program or activity described 
     in subsection (b)(2) shall be subject to the requirements, if 
     any, applicable to a plan or application for assistance for 
     that program or activity.
       ``(2) Additional submission not required.--A State that 
     submits a State unified plan covering an activity or program 
     described in subsection (b) that is approved under subsection 
     (d) shall not be required to submit any other plan or 
     application in order to receive Federal funds to carry out 
     the activity or program.
       ``(3) Coordination.--A State unified plan shall include--
       ``(A) a description of the methods used for joint planning 
     and coordination of the programs and activities included in 
     the unified plan; and
       ``(B) an assurance that the methods included an opportunity 
     for the entities responsible for planning or administering 
     such programs and activities to review and comment on all 
     portions of the unified plan.
       ``(e) Approval by the Appropriate Secretaries.--
       ``(1) Jurisdiction.--The appropriate Secretary shall have 
     the authority to approve the portion of the State unified 
     plan relating to the activity or program over which the 
     appropriate Secretary exercises administrative authority. On 
     the approval of the appropriate Secretary, the portion of the 
     plan relating to the activity or program shall be implemented 
     by the State pursuant to the applicable portion of the State 
     unified plan.
       ``(2) Approval of core programs.--No portion of the plan 
     relating to a core program shall be implemented until the 
     appropriate Secretary approves the corresponding portions of 
     the plan for all core programs. Other core programs may 
     continue in operation while new plan provisions are revised 
     or are awaiting approval.
       ``(3) Timing of approval.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), a portion of the State unified plan covering the 
     core programs or a program or activity described in 
     subsection (a)(2) shall be considered to be approved by the 
     appropriate Secretary at the end of the 90-day period 
     beginning on the day the plan is submitted.
       ``(B) Plan approved by 3 or more appropriate secretaries.--
     If an appropriate Secretary other than the Secretary of Labor 
     or the Secretary of Education has authority to approve a 
     portion of a unified plan, that portion of the unified plan 
     shall be considered to be approved by the appropriate 
     Secretary at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the 
     day the plan is submitted.
       ``(C) Disapproval.--The portion shall not be considered to 
     be approved if the appropriate Secretary makes a written 
     determination, during the 90-day period, that the portion is 
     not consistent with the requirements of the Federal law 
     authorizing or applicable to the program or activity 
     involved, including the criteria for approval of a plan or 
     application, if any, under such law, or the plan is not 
     consistent with the requirements of this section.
       ``(4) Local jurisdiction.--The appropriate local board 
     shall approve the portion of the State unified plan relating 
     to the activity or program over which the appropriate local 
     board exercises administrative authority. On the approval of 
     the appropriate local board, the portion of the plan relating 
     to the activity or program shall be implemented by the State 
     pursuant to the applicable portion of the State unified 
     plan.''.

     SEC. 113. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREAS AND BOARDS.

       (a) Planning Process for Different Types of Regions.--
     Section 116(c)(1) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``As part of'' and inserting:
       ``(A) As part of'';
       (2) by striking ``may'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``shall''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Planning for cooperative initiatives and 
     arrangements.--In the regions comprised of 2 or more local 
     areas, the State shall, in consultation with local boards, 
     require regional planning, and service delivery, by local 
     boards in those regions. For the purpose of administrative 
     efficiency, the State shall require the local boards in a 
     planning region to participate in a regional planning process 
     for cooperative initiatives and arrangements that result in--
       ``(i) the establishment and implementation of regional 
     service strategies and activities, including service delivery 
     cooperative arrangements and regional approaches to address 
     the employment and training needs of the region, including 
     strategies that meet the need of individuals with barriers to 
     employment;
       ``(ii) as appropriate, the development and implementation 
     of initiatives involving in-demand industry sectors or 
     occupations;
       ``(iii) the collection and analysis of regional labor 
     market data (in conjunction with the State); and
       ``(iv) the establishment of administrative and 
     infrastructural cost sharing, as appropriate.
       ``(C) Regional plans.--The State, after consultation with 
     the local boards and chief elected officials for the planning 
     region, shall require the local boards and officials to 
     collaborate in order to prepare, submit, and obtain approval 
     of a single regional plan. Such plan shall include a 
     description of the cooperative initiatives and arrangements 
     developed pursuant to clause (iii) and incorporate local 
     plans for each of the local areas in the planning region, 
     which shall contain strategies that are consistent and 
     aligned with each other.''.
       (b) Composition of the Board and Inclusion of Public 
     Libraries.--Section 117(b)(2)(A)(iv) is amended by striking 
     ``individuals with disabilities and'' and inserting ``public 
     libraries, individuals with disabilities, and''.
       (c) Worker Representation.--Section 117(b) is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Worker representation.--Not less than 20 percent of 
     the Board shall be comprised of representatives of the 
     workforce within the local area, and--
       ``(A) shall include representatives described in clause 
     (iii) of paragraph (2)(A);
       ``(B) may include representatives of community-based 
     organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise 
     in addressing the employment needs of individuals with 
     barriers to employment, including organizations that provide 
     or support competitive, integrated employment for individuals 
     with disabilities; and
       ``(C) may include representatives of organizations that 
     have demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the 
     employment, training, or education needs of eligible youth, 
     including representatives of organizations that serve out-of-
     school youth.''.
       (d) Required Functions of the Local Boards.--Section 117(d) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``The functions'' and inserting ``Consistent with section 
     118, the functions'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:

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       ``(1) Local plan.--The local board, in partnership with the 
     chief elected official for the local area involved, shall 
     develop and submit a local plan to the Governor that meets 
     the requirements in section 118. If the local area is part of 
     a planning region that includes other local areas, the local 
     board shall collaborate with the other local boards and chief 
     elected officials from such other local areas in the 
     development and submission of the local plan as described in 
     section 116(c)(1)(A).''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)(B)(i)--
       (A) in subclause (II), by inserting ``or the local board'' 
     after ``entity'';
       (B) in subclause (III), by inserting ``adult education, 
     literacy and employment services'' after ``workforce 
     investment activities'';
       (C) in subclause (III)(ii), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``which staff, including staff of a one-stop 
     center, report to and are responsible to the local board and 
     not the chief elected official'';
       (4) in paragraph (4) by striking ``with respect'' through 
     ``in local area'' and inserting ``in its local area over the 
     core programs as described in this Act'';
       (5) in paragraph (8)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``connecting'' 
     and inserting ``convening'';
       (B) by striking ``connecting'' and inserting ``convening''; 
     and
       (C) by adding at the end the following: ``and to link 
     youth, dislocated workers and others to opportunities for 
     employment, internships, registered apprenticeships, or work-
     based learning''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(9) Career pathways development.--The local board, in 
     consultation with the State board and with representatives of 
     secondary, postsecondary, career and technical education, and 
     adult education programs, shall lead efforts in the local 
     area to develop and implement career pathways within the 
     local area by aligning the employment, training, education, 
     and supportive services that are needed by adults and youth, 
     particularly individuals with barriers to employment.
       ``(10) Workforce research and regional labor market 
     analysis.--In order to assist in the development and 
     implementation of the local plan, the local board shall 
     coordinate with the State public employment services under 
     the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) to--
       ``(A) utilize analyses of the economic conditions in the 
     region, the needed knowledge and skills for the region, the 
     workforce in the region, and workforce development activities 
     (including education and training) in the region described in 
     section 118(b)(1), and regularly update such information;
       ``(B) assist the Governor in developing the statewide labor 
     market information system described in section 15(e) of the 
     Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2(e)), specifically in the 
     collection, analysis, and utilization of labor market 
     information for the region; and
       ``(C) assemble and utilize such other research, data 
     collection, and analysis related to the workforce needs of 
     the regional economy as the board, after receiving input from 
     a wide array of stakeholders, determines to be necessary to 
     carry out its functions, including consideration of the 
     workforce needs for civilian occupations important to 
     military installations developing strategies across local 
     areas that will enhance civilian employment opportunities on 
     local installations.
       ``(11) Proven and promising practices.--The local board 
     shall lead efforts in the local area to--
       ``(A) identify and promote proven and promising strategies 
     and initiatives for meeting the needs of employers, and 
     workers and job seekers (including individuals with barriers 
     to employment) in the local workforce investment system, 
     including providing physical and programmatic accessibility, 
     in accordance with section 288 and applicable provisions of 
     the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 
     et seq.) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
     (29 U.S.C. 794), to the one-stop delivery system; and
       ``(B) identify and disseminate information, in coordination 
     with the Department of Labor and the State board, on proven 
     and promising practices carried out in other local areas for 
     meeting such needs.
       ``(12) Technology.--The local board shall develop 
     strategies for using technology to maximize the accessibility 
     and effectiveness of the local workforce investment system 
     for employers, and workers and job seekers, by--
       ``(A) facilitating connections among the reporting systems 
     of the one-stop partner programs to support a comprehensive 
     workforce investment system in the local area;
       ``(B) facilitating access to services provided throughout 
     the one-stop delivery system involved, including facilitating 
     the access in remote areas;
       ``(C) identifying strategies for better meeting the needs 
     of individuals with barriers to employment, including 
     strategies that augment traditional service delivery and 
     technologies that increase access to services and programs of 
     the one-stop delivery system for individuals with 
     disabilities and other barriers to employment; and
       ``(D) leveraging resources and capacity within the local 
     workforce investment system, including resources and capacity 
     for services for individuals with barriers to employment.
       ``(13) Advertising.--The local board shall plan for 
     advertising one-stop services throughout the local area.
       ``(14) Transition.--The local board shall develop 
     strategies to ensure that services provided in the local area 
     are coordinated with and meet the transition goals and 
     services developed for children with disabilities under 
     section 614(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII) of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act.
       ``(15) Literacy.--The local board shall ensure that one-
     stop operators in the local area develop and implement 
     policies to ensure that the literacy and English language 
     skills of an adult or eligible youth are not barriers to 
     accessing services, including training services, that are 
     available to assist individuals obtain and maintain 
     employment.
       ``(16) Sector initiatives.--The local board shall develop 
     and expand sector initiatives in the local area or region 
     which may include the convening of industry or sector 
     partnerships relating to in-demand industry sectors and 
     occupations.''.
       (e) Contents of the Local Plan.--Section 118(b) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``an identification of--
     '' and inserting ``based on a labor market study and input 
     solicited from local businesses, an identification of--''
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (10) as 
     paragraphs (8) through (11), respectively, and by inserting 
     after paragraph (6) the following:
       ``(7) a description of how the local board will coordinate 
     workforce investment activities carried out in the local area 
     with apprenticeship programs registered under the National 
     Apprenticeship Act (50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 
     et seq.);''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) a description of the procedure or process for 
     implementing a priority of service for adult employment and 
     training activities in accordance with section 134(d)(4)(E); 
     and
       ``(13) a description of how the local board will coordinate 
     workforce investment activities carried out in the local area 
     with employment, training, and literacy services carried out 
     by public libraries.''.

     SEC. 114. ADDITIONAL ONE-STOP PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

       Section 121 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (i) in clause (xi), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (ii) in clause (xii), by striking the period and inserting 
     a semicolon; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(xiii) programs authorized under section 212 of the 
     Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17532); and
       ``(xiv) programs authorized under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), subject to 
     subparagraph (C).
       ``(A) Determination by the governor.--
       ``(i) In general.--An entity that carries out a program 
     referred to in subparagraph (B)(xiv) shall be included in the 
     one-stop partners for the local area, as a required partner, 
     for purposes of this Act and the other core program 
     provisions that are not part of this Act, unless the Governor 
     provides the notification described in clause (ii).
       ``(ii) Notification.--The notification referred to in 
     clause (i) is a notification that--

       ``(I) is made in writing of a determination by the Governor 
     not to include such entity in the one-stop partners described 
     in clause (i); and
       ``(II) is provided to the Secretary and the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services.''; and

       (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking clause (i) and 
     redesignating clauses (ii) through (v) as clauses (i) through 
     (iv), respectively; and
       (2) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``If a one-stop'' and inserting:
       ``(1) Existing systems.--If a one-stop''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Collocation of wagner-peyser services.--Consistent 
     with section 3(d) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
     49b(d)), and in order to improve service delivery, avoid 
     duplication of services, and enhance coordination of 
     services, the employment service offices in each State and 
     the one-stop centers established under this title shall be 
     collocated to the extent practicable.
       ``(3) Use of common one-stop delivery system identifier.--
     Each one-stop delivery system shall include in the 
     identification of products, programs, activities, services, 
     facilities, and related property and materials, a common one-
     stop delivery identifier. The identifier shall be developed 
     by the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with heads of 
     other appropriate departments and agencies, and 
     representatives of State boards and local boards and of other 
     stakeholders in the one-stop delivery system, not later than 
     the beginning of the second full program year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act. Such common identifier may consist 
     of a logo, phrase, or other identifier that informs users of 
     the one-stop delivery system that such product, programs, 
     activities, services, facilities, property, or materials are 
     being provided through such system. Nothing in this paragraph 
     shall be construed to prohibit one-stop partners, States, or 
     local areas from having additional identifiers.''.

     SEC. 115. PROVIDERS OF TRAINING SERVICES.

       Section 122 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``or certificate'' 
     and inserting ``recognized postsecondary credential''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, which may 
     include joint labor-management

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     organizations, sector partnerships, and eligible providers of 
     adult education and literacy activities under title II if 
     such activities are provided in combination with occupational 
     skills training'' before the period; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Inclusion on list of eligible providers.--A private 
     provider described in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) shall 
     comply with the criteria, information requirements, and 
     procedures established under this section to be included on 
     the list of eligible training services described in paragraph 
     (3). A public provider described in subparagraph (A) and a 
     provider described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) shall 
     be included and maintained on the list of eligible providers 
     of training services described in subsection (d) for so long 
     as they comply with the requirements of this section and for 
     so long as a provider described in subparagraph (B) remains 
     registered as described in such subparagraph.'';
       (2) in subsection (d)(1)(A) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(iii) information on the performance of the provider with 
     respect to the performance accountability measures described 
     in section 136 for such participants (taking into 
     consideration the characteristics of the population served 
     and relevant economic conditions), and information specifying 
     the percentage of such participants who entered unsubsidized 
     employment in an occupation related to the program, to the 
     extent practicable; and
       ``(iv) information on secondary or postsecondary diploma or 
     its recognized equivalent, or recognized postsecondary 
     credentials received by such participants; and'';
       (3) in subsection (e), by inserting after the first 
     sentence the following: ``The list of providers shall also be 
     based on the identified labor market needs of employers in 
     the local area based on input solicited from local business 
     and identified in the local plan pursuant to section 
     118(b)(1).''; and
       (4) in subsection (h)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``or Customized 
     Training'' and inserting ``Incumbent Worker Training, 
     Customized Training, and Other Training Exceptions''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or customized 
     training'' and inserting ``incumbent worker training, 
     customized training, internships, and paid or unpaid work 
     experience opportunities, or transitional employment''.

     SEC. 116. YOUTH ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Definition of Disadvantaged Youth and State 
     Allotments.--Section 127 is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall use the amount 
     appropriated under section 137(a) for a fiscal year to make 
     allotments and grants in accordance with subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of subsection (b)(1) and make funds available for use 
     under section 166 (relating to Native American programs).'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B), respectively; and
       (B) in paragraph (2) by amending subparagraph (C) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(C) Disadvantaged youth.--Subject to paragraph (3), the 
     term `disadvantaged youth' means an individual who--
       ``(i) is age 16 through 24; and
       ``(ii) received an income, or is a member of a family that 
     received a total family income, that, in relation to family 
     size, does not exceed 150 percent of the poverty line.''; and
       (3) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Amount.--The amount available for reallotment for a 
     program year is equal to the amount by which the unobligated 
     balance from State allotments to the State at the end of the 
     program year prior to the program year for which the 
     determination is made, exceeds 10 percent of the total amount 
     of funds available to the State for that prior program year, 
     consisting of the State allotment to the State for such prior 
     program year (including amounts from State allotments to the 
     State, for all program years before that prior program year) 
     that remained available.''.
       (b) Within State Allocations.--Section 128(c)(2) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(2) Amount.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount available for allocation for 
     a program year is equal to the amount by which the balance 
     that is unobligated and unencumbered for training services at 
     the end of the program year prior to the program year for 
     which the determination is made, exceeds 10 percent of the 
     total amount of funds available to the local area for that 
     prior program year, consisting of the local allocation to the 
     local area for such prior program year (including amounts 
     from local allocations to the local area, for all program 
     years before that prior program year) that remained 
     available.
       ``(B) Balance of funds.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the balance that is unobligated and unencumbered for training 
     services is the amount that is the difference between--
       ``(i) the total amount of funds available to the local area 
     under this section for that prior program year consisting of 
     the local allocation to the local area for such prior program 
     year (including amounts from local allocations to the local 
     area for all program years before that prior program year) 
     that remained available; and
       ``(ii) the amount, from that total amount of available 
     funds, that is obligated or encumbered (in accordance with 
     generally accepted accounting principles) for training 
     services during such prior program year, except that for 
     purposes of this paragraph the amount included as encumbered 
     for raining services shall not exceed 10 percent of the total 
     amount of available funds described in clause (i).''.
       (c) Required Statewide Youth Activities.--Section 129(b)(2) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by inserting ``, or that fail to meet local performance 
     accountability measures,'' after ``concentrations of eligible 
     youth''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) providing technical assistance to, as appropriate, 
     local boards, one-stop operators, and eligible providers, 
     including support for the training or staff in evidence-based 
     practices for serving eligible youth (including joint 
     training) and facilitating remote access to services provided 
     through the one-stop delivery system.''.
       (d) Local Elements and Requirements.--Section 129(c) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``shall identify an'' 
     and inserting ``shall identify career pathways that include 
     education and employment goals''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``, in appropriate cases'';
       (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``strong linkages between 
     academic and occupational learning'' and inserting 
     ``activities leading to the attainment of a secondary school 
     diploma or its recognized equivalent, or a recognized 
     postsecondary credential''; and
       (iii) in clause (iv)--

       (I) by inserting ``employers, including small employers, 
     and in-demand occupations'' after ``effective connections 
     to''; and
       (II) by striking subclauses (I) and (II);

       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (C) and redesignating 
     subparagraphs (D) through (J) as subparagraphs (C) through 
     (I), respectively;
       (B) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated)--
       (i) by striking ``work experiences as appropriate,'' and 
     inserting ``work experiences that include academic, area 
     career and technical education or occupational education to 
     ensure youth are college and career ready,''; and
       (ii) after ``including internships,'' by inserting ``summer 
     employment, pre-apprenticeships programs, on-the-job 
     training,'';
       (C) in subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
     ``such as youth service and conservation corps,'' after 
     ``include community service'';
       (D) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
     ``, financial literacy education, and entrepreneurial skills 
     training'' after ``supportive services''; and
       (E) in subparagraph (I) (as so redesignated), after 
     ``which'', by inserting ``shall include career counseling and 
     career exploration services, as appropriate, and'';
       (3) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting ``and family members, 
     mentors,'' after ``parents''; and
       (4) by amending paragraph (4)(A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--For any program year, not less than 60 
     percent of the funds described in paragraph (1) shall be used 
     to provide youth workforce investment activities for out-of-
     school youth.''.

     SEC. 117. ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER TRAINING ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Definition of Disadvantaged Adult.--Section 
     132(b)(1)(v)(IV) is amended by striking ``does not exceed and 
     all that follow'' and inserting ``150 percent of the poverty 
     line.''.
       (b) Reallotment.--Section 132(c)(2) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Amount.--The amount available for reallotment for a 
     program year is equal to the amount by which the unobligated 
     balance from State allotments to the State at the end of the 
     program year prior to the program year for which the 
     determination is made, exceeds 10 percent of the total amount 
     of funds available to the State for that prior program year, 
     consisting of the State allotment to the State for such prior 
     program year (including amounts from State allotments to the 
     State, for all program years before that prior program year) 
     that remained available.''.
       (c) Transfer Authority.--Section 133(b)(4) is amended by 
     striking ``20 percent'' both places it appears and inserting 
     ``30 percent''.
       (d) Within State Reallocation.--Section 133(c) 2 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(2) Amount.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount available for allocation for 
     a program year is equal to the amount by which the balance 
     that is unobligated and unencumbered for training services at 
     the end of the program year prior to the program year for 
     which the determination is made, exceeds 10 percent of the 
     total amount of funds available to the local area for that 
     prior program year, consisting of the local allocation to the 
     local area for such prior program year (including amounts 
     from local allocations to the local area, for all program 
     years before that prior program year) that remained 
     available.

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       ``(B) Balance of funds.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the balance that is unobligated and unencumbered for training 
     services is the amount that is the difference between--
       ``(i) the total amount of funds available to the local area 
     under this section for that prior program year consisting of 
     the local allocation to the local area for such prior program 
     year (including amounts from local allocations to the local 
     area for all program years before that prior program year) 
     that remained available; and
       ``(ii) the amount, from that total amount of available 
     funds, that is obligated or encumbered (in accordance with 
     generally accepted accounting principles) for training 
     services during such prior program year, except that for 
     purposes of this paragraph the amount included as encumbered 
     for raining services shall not exceed 10 percent of the total 
     amount of available funds described in clause (i).''.
       (e) Use of Unobligated Rapid-Response Funds.--Section 
     134(a)(2) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) 
     and (II), respectively;
       (B) by striking ``A State shall use'' and inserting:
       ``(i) In general.--A State shall use''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) Use of unobligated funds.--Funds reserved by a 
     Governor under section 133(a)(2) to carry out this 
     subparagraph that remain unobligated after the first program 
     year for which such funds were allotted may be used by the 
     Governor to carry out statewide activities authorized under 
     subparagraph (B) or paragraph (3)(A), in addition to 
     activities under this subparagraph.''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in clause (v), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in clause (vi), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vii) developing, implementing, and using layoff aversion 
     strategies in collaboration with appropriate economic 
     development and private sector entities, for implementation 
     of strategies that may include early identification of firms 
     at risk of layoffs, use of feasability studies to assess the 
     needs of and options for at-risk firms and the delivery of 
     employment, training, economic development, investment and 
     financial restructuring activities to address identified risk 
     factors.''.
       (f) Shared Services.--Section 134(d)(1)(B) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``A portion'' and inserting the following:
       ``(i) In general.--A portion''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) Additional costs of one-stop.--Subject to the 
     memorandum of understanding described in section 121(c) for 
     the one-stop delivery system involved, in addition to the 
     funds provided for one-stop infrastructure described in 
     section 137(d), a portion of funds made available under 
     Federal law authorizing the programs described in section 
     121(b) and administered by one-stop partners, or the noncash 
     resources available under such programs, shall be used to pay 
     the additional costs relating to the operation of the one-
     stop delivery system that are not paid from the funds 
     provided under section 137(d), as determined in accordance 
     with clause (iv), to the extent not inconsistent with the 
     Federal law involved. Such costs shall include the costs of 
     the provision of core services described in section 134(d)(2) 
     applicable to each program and may include common costs that 
     are not paid from the funds provided under section 137(d).
       ``(iii) Shared services.--Costs of shared services may 
     include costs of services that are authorized for and may be 
     commonly provided through the one-stop partner programs to 
     any individuals, such as initial intake, assessment of needs, 
     appraisal of basic skills, identification of appropriate 
     services to meet such needs, referrals to other one-stop 
     partners, and other similar services.
       ``(iv) Determination and guidance.--The method for 
     determining the appropriate portion of funds and noncash 
     resources to be provided by the one-stop partner for each 
     program for a one-stop center shall be determined as part of 
     the development of the memorandum or understanding under 
     subsection (c) for the one-stop center and shall be stated in 
     the memorandum. The State board shall provide guidance to 
     facilitate the determination, for purposes of the memorandum 
     of understanding, of an appropriate allocation of the funds 
     and noncash resources in local areas.''.
       (g) Training Services.--Section 134(d)(4) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(iii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph 
     shall be construed to require an individual to receive core 
     or intensive services under paragraphs (2) or (3), 
     respectively, prior to receiving training services under this 
     paragraph.'';
       (2) in subparagraph (D)--
       (A) in clause (ix), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(x) education, training, and skill upgrading for 
     individuals to work and maintain proficiency as workplace 
     learning advisors in programs sponsored by employers or joint 
     labor-management partnerships.'';
       (3) in subparagraph (E)--
       (A) by striking ``In the event'' through ``priority'' and 
     inserting ``With respect to funds allocated to a local area 
     for adult employment and training activities, priority'';
       (B) by inserting ``individuals with barriers to 
     employment'' after ``public assistance and other''; and
       (C) by striking ``making determination related to'' and 
     inserting ``implementing'';
       (4) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(G) Use of individual training accounts.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), 
     training services provided under this paragraph shall be 
     provided through the use of individual training accounts in 
     accordance with this paragraph, and shall be provided to 
     eligible individuals through the one-stop delivery system.
       ``(ii) Training contracts.--Training services authorized 
     under this paragraph may be provided pursuant to a contract 
     for services in lieu of an individual training account if--

       ``(I) the requirements of subparagraph (F) are met;
       ``(II) such services are on-the-job training, registered 
     apprenticeships, customized training, incumbent worker 
     training, entrpreneurial skills training, or transitional 
     employment;
       ``(III) the local board determines there are an 
     insufficient number of eligible providers of training 
     services in the local area involved (such as in a rural area) 
     to accomplish the purposes of a system of individual training 
     accounts;
       ``(IV) the local board determines that there is a training 
     services program of demonstrated effectiveness offered in the 
     local area by a community-based organization or another 
     private organization to serve individuals with barriers to 
     employment; or
       ``(V) the local board determines that it would be most 
     appropriate to award a contract to an institution of higher 
     education or other eligible provider of training services, 
     including area career and technical education centers in 
     order to facilitate the training of multiple individuals in 
     in-demand industry sectors or occupations and that such 
     contract does not limit customer choice.

       ``(iii) Linkage to occupations in demand.--Training 
     services provided under this paragraph shall be directly 
     linked to an in-demand industry sector or occupation in the 
     local area or region, or in another area to which an adult or 
     dislocated worker receiving such services is willing to 
     relocate, except that a local board may approve training 
     services for occupations determined by the local board to be 
     in sectors of the economy that have a high potential for 
     sustained demand or growth in the local area.
       ``(iv) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph 
     shall be construed to preclude the combined use of individual 
     training accounts and contracts in the provision of training 
     services, including arrangements that allow individuals 
     receiving individual training accounts to obtain training 
     services that are contracted for under clause (ii).''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) Reimbursement for on-the-job training.--
       ``(i) Reimbursement level.--For purposes of the provision 
     of on-the-job training under this paragraph, the Governor or 
     local board involved may increase the amount of the 
     reimbursement described in section 101(31) to an amount of up 
     to 75 percent of the wage rate of a participant for a program 
     carried out under this chapter, if, respectively--

       ``(I) the Governor approves the increase with respect to a 
     program carried out with funds reserved by the State under 
     that chapter, taking into account the factors described in 
     clause (ii); or
       ``(II) the local board approves the increase with respect 
     to a program carried out with funds allocated to a local area 
     under such chapter, taking into account those factors.

       ``(ii) Factors.--For purposes of clause (i), the Governor 
     or local board, respectively, shall take into account factors 
     consisting of--

       ``(I) the characteristics of the participants;
       ``(II) the size and resources of the employer;
       ``(III) the likely employment opportunities available to 
     workers who complete an on-the-job training program; and
       ``(IV) such other factors as the Governor or local board, 
     respectively, may determine to be appropriate, which may 
     include the number of employees participating in the 
     training, wage and benefit levels of those employees (at 
     present and anticipated upon completion of the training), 
     relation of the training to the competitiveness of a 
     participant, and other employer-provided training and 
     advancement opportunities.''.

       (h) Incumbent Worker Training Programs and Transitional 
     Jobs.--Section 134(e) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) work support activities designed to assist low-wage 
     workers in retaining and enhancing employment, such as the 
     provision of activities described in this section during 
     nontraditional hours and the provision of child care while 
     such activities are being provided.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

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       ``(4) Incumbent worker training programs.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Standard reservation of funds.--Except as provided in 
     clause (ii), the local board may reserve and use not more 
     than 15 percent of the funds allocated to the local area 
     involved under section 133(b) to pay for the Federal share of 
     the cost of providing training through a training program for 
     incumbent workers, carried out in accordance with this 
     paragraph.
       ``(ii) Increased reservation of funds.--If the local board 
     determines that there is sufficient evidence that use of the 
     funds reserved under clause (i) led to employee retention by 
     and contributed to creation of new jobs with employers that 
     participated in incumbent worker training programs, the local 
     board may reserve and use not more than a total of 20 percent 
     of such funds to pay for the Federal share of such costs.
       ``(iii) Determination of eligibility.--For the purpose of 
     determining the eligibility of an employer to receive funding 
     under clause (i), the local board shall take into account 
     factors consisting of--

       ``(I) the characteristics of the participants in the 
     program;
       ``(II) the relationship of the training to the 
     competitiveness of a participant and the employer; and
       ``(III) such other factors as the local board may determine 
     to be appropriate, which may include the number of employees 
     participating in the training, the wage and benefit levels of 
     those employees (at present and anticipated upon completion 
     of the training), and the existence of other training and 
     advancement opportunities provided by the employer.

       ``(iv) Statewide impact.--The Governor or State board 
     involved may make recommendations to the local board for 
     providing incumbent worker training that has statewide 
     impact.
       ``(B) Training activities.--The training program for 
     incumbent workers carried out under this paragraph shall be 
     carried out by the local board in conjunction with the 
     employers or groups of employers of such workers, or a labor-
     management partnership, including joint registered 
     apprenticeship programs, for the purpose of assisting such 
     workers in obtaining the skills necessary to retain 
     employment or avert layoffs.
       ``(C) Employer payment of non-federal share.--Employers 
     participating in the program carried out under this paragraph 
     shall be required to pay for the non-Federal share of the 
     cost of providing the training to incumbent workers of the 
     employers.
       ``(D) Non-federal share.--
       ``(i) Factors.--Subject to clause (ii), the local board 
     shall establish the non-Federal share of such cost (taking 
     into consideration such other factors as the number of 
     employees participating in the training, the wage and benefit 
     levels of the employees (at the beginning and anticipated 
     upon completion of the training), the relationship of the 
     training to the competitiveness of the employer and 
     employees, and the availability of other employer-provided 
     training and advancement opportunities).
       ``(ii) Limits.--The non-Federal share shall not be less 
     than--

       ``(I) 10 percent of the cost for employers with not more 
     than 50 employees;
       ``(II) 25 percent of the cost, for employers with more than 
     50 employees but not more than 100 employees; and
       ``(III) 50 percent of the cost, for employers with more 
     than 100 employees.

       ``(iii) Calculation of employer share.--The non-Federal 
     share provided by an employer participating in the program 
     may include the amount of the wages paid by the employer to a 
     worker while the worker is attending a training program under 
     this paragraph.
       ``(E) Worker protections.--If an incumbent worker training 
     program is proposed for an employer whose workers are covered 
     by a collective bargaining agreement, the union representing 
     those workers will be consulted regarding the incumbent 
     worker training program and concur prior to the start of the 
     program.
       ``(5) Transitional jobs.--The local board may use not more 
     than 15 percent of the funds allocated to the local area 
     involved under section 133(b) to provide transitional jobs 
     under subsection (c)(4) that--
       ``(A) are time-limited work experiences in integrated 
     settings that are subsidized and are in the public, private, 
     or nonprofit sectors for individuals with barriers to 
     employment who are chronically unemployed, have no employment 
     experience or have an inconsistent work history;
       ``(B) are combined with comprehensive employment and 
     supportive services;
       ``(C) are designed to assist the individuals described in 
     subparagraph (A) to establish a work history, demonstrate 
     success in the workplace, and develop the skills that lead to 
     entry into and retention in unsubsidized employment; and
       ``(D) assist in placement or hiring to an unsubsidized 
     job.''.

     SEC. 118. UNIFIED PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

       Section 136 is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 136. UNIFIED PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish 
     shared performance accountability measures that apply across 
     the core programs to assess the effectiveness of States and 
     local areas in achieving positive outcomes for individuals 
     served by those programs.
       ``(b) State Unified Performance Accountability Measures.--
       ``(1) In general.--For each State, the unified performance 
     accountability measures for the core programs shall consist 
     of--
       ``(A)(i) the primary indicators of performance described in 
     paragraph (2)(A); and
       ``(ii) the additional indicators of performance (if any) 
     identified by the State under paragraph (2)(B); and
       ``(B) A State adjusted level of performance for each 
     indicator described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Indicators of performance.--
       ``(A) Primary indicators of performance.--
       ``(i) In general.--The State primary indicators of 
     performance for activities provided under the adult and 
     dislocated worker programs authorized under chapter 6 of 
     subtitle B of title I, the program of adult education and 
     literacy activities authorized under title II, the employment 
     services program authorized under sections 1 through 13 of 
     the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) (except that 
     subclauses (IV) and (V) shall not apply to such program), and 
     the program authorized under title I of the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 
     or part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741), shall consist 
     of--

       ``(I) the percentage and number of program participants who 
     are in unsubsidized employment during the second quarter 
     after exit from the program;
       ``(II) the percentage and number of program participants 
     who are in unsubsidized employment during the fourth 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 compared to the median earnings of such 
     participants prior to the training;
       ``(IV) the percentage of program participants who obtain a 
     recognized postsecondary credential, including in a 
     registered apprenticeship or on-the-job training program, or 
     a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent 
     (subject to clause (iii)), during participation in or within 
     1 year after exit from the program;
       ``(V) the percentage of program participants who, during a 
     program year, are in an education or training program, 
     including a registered apprenticeship or on-the-job training 
     program, that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential 
     or a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, 
     or employment and who are achieving measurable basic skill 
     gains toward such a credential or employment; and
       ``(VI) the indicators of effectiveness in serving employers 
     established pursuant to clause (iv).

       ``(ii) Primary indicators of performance for eligible 
     youth.--The primary indicators of performance for the youth 
     program authorized under chapter 4 of this subtitle shall 
     consist of--

       ``(I) the percentage and number of program participants who 
     are in education or training activities, or in unsubsidized 
     employment during the second quarter after exit from the 
     program;
       ``(II) the percentage and number of program participants 
     who are in education or training activities, or in 
     unsubsidized employment, during the fourth 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 compared to the median earnings of such 
     participants prior to the training;
       ``(IV) the percentage of program participants who obtain a 
     recognized postsecondary credential described in clause 
     (i)(IV), or a secondary school diploma or its recognized 
     equivalent subject to clause (iii) during participation in or 
     within 1 year after exit from the program;
       ``(V) the percentage of program participants who, during a 
     program year, are in an education or training program that 
     leads to a recognized postsecondary credential or a secondary 
     school diploma or its recognized equivalent, or employment 
     and who are achieving measurable basic skill gains toward 
     such a secondary credential or employment; and
       ``(VI) the indicators of effectiveness in serving employers 
     established pursuant to clause (iv).

       ``(iii) Indicator relating to credential.--For purposes of 
     clause (i)(IV) or (ii)(IV), program participants who obtain a 
     secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent shall 
     be included in the percentage counted as meeting the 
     criterion under such clause only if such participants, in 
     addition to obtaining such diploma or its recognized 
     equivalent, have obtained or retained employment, have been 
     removed from public assistance, or are in an education or 
     training program leading to a recognized postsecondary 
     credential described in clause (i)(IV) within 1 year after 
     exit from the program.
       ``(iv) Indicator for services to employers.--Prior to the 
     commencement of the second full program year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, for purposes of clauses (i)(VI) and 
     (ii)(V), the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
     Education after consultation with the representatives 
     described in subsection (h)(2), shall jointly develop and 
     establish, for purposes of this subparagraph, 1 or more 
     primary indicators of performance

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     that indicate the effectiveness of the core programs in 
     serving employers.
       ``(B) Additional indicators.--A State may identify in the 
     State plan additional performance accountability indicators.
       ``(3) Levels of performance.--
       ``(A) State adjusted levels of performance for primary 
     indicators.--
       ``(i) In general.--For each State submitting a State plan, 
     there shall be established, in accordance with this 
     subparagraph, levels of performance for each of the 
     corresponding primary indicators of performance described in 
     paragraph (2) for each of the programs described in clause 
     (ii).
       ``(ii) Included programs.--The programs included under 
     clause (i) are--

       ``(I) the youth program authorized under chapter 4 of this 
     subtitle;
       ``(II) the adult program authorized under chapter 5 of this 
     subtitle;
       ``(III) the dislocated worker program authorized under 
     chapter 5 of this subtitle;
       ``(IV) the program of adult education and literacy 
     activities authorized under title II;
       ``(V) the employment services program authorized under 
     sections 1 through 13 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 
     et seq.); and
       ``(VI) the program authorized under title I of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other 
     than section 112 or part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 
     741).

       ``(iii) Identification of state plan.--Each State shall 
     identify, in the State plan, expected levels of performance 
     for each of the corresponding primary indicators of 
     performance for each of the programs described in clause (ii) 
     for the first 2 program years covered by the State plan.
       ``(iv) Agreement of state adjusted levels of performance.--

       ``(I) First 2 years.--The State shall reach agreement with 
     the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education on 
     levels of performance for each indicator described in clause 
     (iii) for each of the programs described in clause (ii) for 
     each of the first 2 program years covered by the State plan. 
     In reaching the agreement, the State and Secretaries shall 
     take into account the levels identified in the State plan 
     under clause (iii) and the factors described in clause (v). 
     The levels agreed to shall be considered to be the State 
     adjusted levels of performance for the State for such program 
     years and shall be incorporated into the State plan prior to 
     the approval of such plan.
       ``(II) Third and fourth year.--The State and the 
     Secretaries shall reach agreement, prior to the third program 
     year covered by the State plan, on levels of performance for 
     each indicator described in clause (iii) for each of the 
     programs described in clause (ii) for each of the third and 
     fourth program years covered by the State plan. In reaching 
     the agreement, the State and Secretaries shall take into 
     account the factors described in clause (v). The levels 
     agreed to shall be considered to be the State adjusted levels 
     of performance for the State for such program years and shall 
     be incorporated into the State plan as a modification to the 
     plan.

       ``(v) Factors.--In reaching the agreements described in 
     clause (iv), the State and Secretaries shall--

       ``(I) take into account how the levels involved compare 
     with the State adjusted levels of performance established for 
     other States;
       ``(II) ensure that the levels involved are adjusted, using 
     the objective statistical model established by the 
     Secretaries pursuant to clause (viii), based on the 
     difference among States in economic conditions (including 
     differences in unemployment rates and job losses or gains in 
     particular industries) and the characteristics of 
     participants when the participants entered the program 
     involved, including indicators of poor work history, lack of 
     work experience, lack of educational or occupational skills 
     attainment, dislocation from high-wage and high-benefit 
     employment, low levels of literacy or English proficiency, 
     disability status, homelessness, ex-offender status, and 
     welfare dependency;
       ``(III) take into account the extent to which the levels 
     involved promote continuous improvement in performance 
     accountability on the performance accountability measures by 
     such State and ensure optimal return on the investment of 
     Federal funds; and
       ``(IV) take into account the extent to which the levels 
     involved will assist the State in meeting the goals described 
     in clause (vi).

       ``(vi) Goals.--In order to promote enhanced performance 
     outcomes and to facilitate the process of reaching agreements 
     with the States under clause (iv), the Secretary of labor and 
     the Secretary of Education shall establish performance goals 
     for the core programs, in accordance with the Government 
     Performance and Results Act of 1993 and in consultation with 
     States and other appropriate parties. Such goals shall be 
     long-term goals for the adjusted levels of performance to be 
     achieved by each of the programs described in clause (ii) 
     regarding the corresponding primary indicators of performance 
     described in paragraph (2)(A).
       ``(vii) Revisions based on economic conditions and 
     individuals served during the program year.--The Secretary of 
     Labor and the Secretary of Education shall, in accordance 
     with the objective statistical model developed pursuant to 
     clause (viii), revise the State adjusted levels of 
     performance applicable for each of the programs described in 
     clause (ii), for a program year and a State, to reflect the 
     economic conditions and characteristics of participants (as 
     described in clause (v)(II)) in that program during such 
     program year in a such State.
       ``(viii) Statistical adjustment model.--The Secretary of 
     Labor and the Secretary of Education, after consultation with 
     the representatives described in subsection (h)(2), shall 
     develop and disseminate an objective statistical model that 
     will be used to make the adjustments in the State adjusted 
     levels of performance for economic conditions and 
     characteristics of participants under clauses (v) and (vii).
       ``(B) Levels of performance for additional indicators.--The 
     State may identify, in the State plan, State levels of 
     performance for each of the additional indicators identified 
     under paragraph (2)(B). Such levels shall be considered to be 
     State adjusted levels of performance for purposes of this 
     section.
       ``(C) Alternate guidelines for measuring performance for 
     entrepreneurial training services.--The Secretary of Labor 
     shall establish alternate guidelines for measuring the 
     progress of State and local performance for entrepreneurial 
     training services, as authorized in section 134(d)(4)(D)(vi) 
     and provide the State and local Workforce Investment Boards 
     with specific guidance on successful approaches to collecting 
     performance information on entrepreneurial self employment. 
     In determining the alternate guidelines, the Secretary shall 
     consider utilizing a State's waiver authority, as authorized 
     in section 189(i)(4).
       ``(c) Local Performance Accountability Measures.--
       ``(1) In general.--For each local area in a State 
     designated under section 116, the local performance 
     accountability measures for each of the program described in 
     subclauses (I) through (III) of subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) 
     shall consist of--
       ``(A)(i) the primary indicators of performance described in 
     subsection (b)(2)(A) that are applicable to such programs; 
     and
       ``(ii) additional indicators of performance, if any, 
     identified by the State for such programs under subsection 
     (b)(2)(B); and
       ``(B) the local level of performance for each indicator 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Local level of performance.--The local board, the 
     chief elected official, and the Governor shall negotiate and 
     reach agreement on local levels of performance based on the 
     State adjusted levels of performance established under 
     subsection (b)(3)(A).
       ``(3) Adjustment factors.--In negotiating the local levels 
     of performance, the local board, the chief elected official, 
     and the Governor shall make adjustments for the expected 
     economic conditions and the expected characteristics of 
     participants to be served in the local area, using the 
     statistical adjustment model developed pursuant to subsection 
     (b)(3)(A)(viii). In addition, the negotiated local levels of 
     performance applicable to a program year shall be revised to 
     reflect the economic conditions experienced and the 
     characteristics of the populations served in the local area 
     during such program year using the statistical adjustment 
     model.
       ``(d) Performance Accountability Reports.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
     of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2012, the 
     Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall 
     jointly develop a template for performance reports that shall 
     be used by States, local boards, and eligible providers of 
     training services under section 122 to report on outcomes 
     achieved by the core programs, and to report on quantifiable 
     benchmarks established in the State plan as described in 
     section 112 or the State unified plan described in section 
     113 that demonstrate annual improvement with respect to each 
     of the system-wide performance indicators established under 
     subsection (j)(2) of this section.
       ``(2) Contents of state performance reports.--The 
     performance report for a State shall include, subject to 
     paragraph (5)(C)--
       ``(A) information specifying the levels of performance 
     achieved with respect to the primary indicators of 
     performance described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for each of the 
     programs described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) and the State 
     adjusted levels of performance with respect to such 
     indicators for each program;
       ``(B) information specifying the levels of performance 
     achieved with respect to the primary indicators of 
     performance described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for each of the 
     programs described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) with respect 
     to individuals with barriers to employment, disaggregated by 
     each subpopulation of such individuals;
       ``(C) the total number of participants served by each type 
     of service of the programs described in subsection 
     (b)(3)(A)(ii), and the types of core, intensive, and training 
     services provided;
       ``(D) the number of individuals with barriers to employment 
     served by each type of service by each of the programs 
     described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), disaggregated by each 
     subpopulation of such individuals;
       ``(E) the number of participants who are enrolled in more 
     than 1 of the programs described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii); 
     and
       ``(F) other information that facilitates comparisons of 
     programs with programs in other States.
       ``(3) Contents of local area performance reports.--The 
     performance reports for a local area shall include, subject 
     to paragraph (5)(C)--
       ``(A) information specifying the levels of performance 
     achieved with respect to the

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     primary indicators of performance described in subsection 
     (b)(2)(A) for each of the programs described in subclauses 
     (I) through (III) of subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), and the local 
     adjusted levels of performance with respect to such 
     indicators for each program;
       ``(B) information specifying the levels of performance 
     achieved with respect to the primary indicators of 
     performance described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for each of the 
     programs described in subclauses (I) through (III) of 
     subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) with respect to individuals with 
     barriers to employment, disaggregated by each subpopulation 
     of such individuals;
       ``(C) the total number of participants served by each of 
     the programs described in subclauses (I) through (III) of 
     subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), and the types of core, intensive, 
     and training services provided;
       ``(D) the number of individuals with barriers to employment 
     served by each of the programs described in subclauses (I) 
     through (III) of subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), disaggregated by 
     each subpopulation of such individuals;
       ``(E) the number of participants who are enrolled in any of 
     the programs described in subclauses (I) through (III) of 
     subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) who are enrolled in more than 1 
     program described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii); and
       ``(F) other information that facilitates comparisons of 
     programs with programs in other local areas (or planning 
     regions, as appropriate).
       ``(4) Contents of eligible training providers performance 
     reports.--The performance report for an eligible provider of 
     training services under section 122 shall include, subject to 
     paragraph (5)(C), with respect to each program of training 
     services, including core, intensive, and training services, 
     of such provider--
       ``(A) 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 participants served 
     under the adult and dislocated worker programs under chapter 
     5 of this subtitle; and
       ``(B) the number of participants served under each of the 
     adult and dislocated worker programs under chapter 5 of this 
     subtitle and the number of individuals with barriers to 
     employment served under each of such programs, disaggregated 
     by each subpopulation of such individuals.
       ``(5) Publication.--
       ``(A) State performance reports.--The Secretary of Labor 
     and the Secretary of Education shall annually make publically 
     available, including by electronic means, the performance 
     reports for States and local areas containing the information 
     described in paragraph (2).
       ``(B) Local area and eligible training provider performance 
     reports.--The State shall make publically available, 
     including by electronic means, the performance reports for 
     the local areas containing the information described in 
     paragraph (3) and the performance reports for eligible 
     providers of training services containing the information 
     described in paragraph (4).
       ``(C) Rules for reporting of data.--The disaggregation of 
     data under this subsection shall not be required when the 
     number of participants in a category is insufficient to yield 
     statistically reliable information or when the results would 
     reveal personally identifiable information about an 
     individual participant.
       ``(e) Evaluation of State Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--Using funds authorized under a core 
     program and made available to carry out this section, the 
     State, in coordination with local boards in the State and the 
     State agencies responsible for the administration of the core 
     programs, shall conduct ongoing evaluations of activities 
     carried out in the State under such programs and in 
     accordance with the State unified plan. The State, local 
     boards, and State agencies shall conduct the evaluations in 
     order to promote, establish, implement, and utilize methods 
     for continuously improving core program activities in order 
     to achieve high-level performance within, and high-level 
     outcomes from, the workforce investment system. To the 
     maximum extent practicable, the State shall coordinate the 
     valuations with the evaluations provided for the Secretary of 
     Labor and Secretary of Education under section 172, section 
     343(b)(3)(E), section 10(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
     U.S.C. 49i(b)), and sections 12(a)(5), 14, and 107 of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 709(a)(5), 711, 727) 
     (applied with respect to programs carried out under title I 
     of that Act).
       ``(2) Design.--The evaluations conducted under this 
     subsection shall be designed in conjunction with the State 
     board, State agencies responsible for the administration of 
     the core programs, and local boards and shall include 
     analysis of customer feedback and outcome and process 
     measures in the statewide workforce investment system. The 
     evaluations may include the use of control groups.
       ``(3) Results.--The State shall periodically prepare, 
     submit to the State board and local boards in the State, and 
     make available to the public, including by electronic means, 
     reports containing the results of evaluations conducted under 
     this subsection, to promote the efficiency and effectiveness 
     of the workforce investment system.
       ``(f) Sanctions for State Failure To Meet State Performance 
     Accountability Measures.--
       ``(1) States.--
       ``(A) Technical assistance.--If a State fails to meet the 
     State adjusted levels of performance relating to indicators 
     described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for a program for any 
     program year, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
     Education shall, upon request, provide technical assistance, 
     including assistance in the development of a performance 
     improvement plan.
       ``(B) Reduction in amount of grant.--If such failure 
     continues for a second consecutive year, or if a State fails 
     to submit a report under subsection (d) for any program year, 
     the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Education, as 
     appropriate, may reduce by not more than 5 percent, the 
     amount of the allotment that would (in the absence of this 
     paragraph) be payable to the State under such program for the 
     immediately succeeding program year. Such penalty shall be 
     based on the degree of failure to meet State adjusted levels 
     of performance.
       ``(2) Funds resulting from reduced allotments.--The 
     Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Education, as 
     appropriate, shall use any amount retained, as a result of a 
     reduction in an allotment to a State made under paragraph 
     (1)(B), to provide technical assistance to the States the 
     Secretaries determine to be appropriate to improve the 
     performance of their core programs.
       ``(g) Sanctions for Local Area Failure To Meet Local 
     Performance Accountability Measures.--
       ``(1) Technical assistance.--If a local area fails to meet 
     local performance accountability measures established under 
     subsection (c) for the youth, adult, or dislocated worker 
     program authorized under chapter 2 or 3 of subtitle B of 
     title I for a program described in subsection (d)(2)(A) for 
     any program year, the Governor, or upon request by the 
     Governor, the Secretary of Labor, shall provide technical 
     assistance, which may include assistance in the development 
     of a performance improvement plan, or the development of a 
     modified local plan or regional plan.
       ``(2) Corrective actions.--
       ``(A) In general.--If such failure continues for a second 
     consecutive year, the Governor shall take corrective actions, 
     which may include development of a reorganization plan 
     through which the Governor may--
       ``(i) require the appointment and certification of a new 
     local board, consistent with the criteria established under 
     section 117(b)(1);
       ``(ii) prohibit the use of eligible providers and one-stop 
     partners identified as achieving a poor level of performance;
       ``(iii) redesignate the local area in accordance with 
     section 116; or
       ``(iv) take such other actions as the Governor determines 
     are appropriate.
       ``(B) Appeal by local area.--
       ``(i) Appeal to governor.--The local board and chief 
     elected official for a local area that is subject to a 
     reorganization plan under subparagraph (A) may, not later 
     than 30 days after receiving notice of the reorganization 
     plan, appeal to the Governor to rescind or revise such plan. 
     In such case, the Governor shall make a final decision not 
     later than 30 days after the receipt of the appeal.
       ``(ii) Subsequent action.--The local board and chief 
     elected official for a local area may, not later than 30 days 
     after receiving a decision from the Governor pursuant to 
     clause (i), appeal such decision to the Secretary of Labor. 
     In such case, the Secretary shall make a final decision not 
     later than 30 days after the receipt of the appeal.
       ``(C) Effective date.--The decision made by the Governor 
     under subparagraph (B)(i) shall become effective at the time 
     the Governor issues the decision pursuant to such clause. 
     Such decision shall remain effective unless the Secretary of 
     Labor rescinds or revises such plan pursuant to subparagraph 
     (B)(ii).
       ``(h) Definitions of Indicators of Performance.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to ensure nationwide 
     comparability of performance data, the Secretary of Labor and 
     the Secretary of Education, after consultation with 
     representatives described in paragraph (2), shall issue 
     definitions for the indicators described in this section.
       ``(2) Representatives.--The representatives referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are representatives of States and political 
     subdivisions, business and industry, employees, eligible 
     providers of activities carried out through the core 
     programs, educators, researchers, participants, the lead 
     State agency officials with responsibility for the programs 
     carried out through the core programs, individuals with 
     expertise in service individuals with barriers to employment, 
     and other interested parties.
       ``(i) Fiscal and Management Accountability Information 
     Systems.--
       ``(1) Wage records.--In measuring the progress of the State 
     across all core programs as identified in section 
     136(b)(2)(A) on State and local performance accountability 
     measures, a State shall utilize quarterly wage records, 
     consistent with State law. The Secretary of Labor shall make 
     arrangements, consistent with State law, to ensure that the 
     wage records of any State are available to any other State to 
     the extent that such wage records are required by the State 
     in carrying out the State plan of the State or completing the 
     annual report described in subsection (d).
       ``(2) Confidentiality.--In carrying out the requirements of 
     this Act, the State shall comply with section 444 of the 
     General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g).

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       ``(j) System-Wide Improvements.--
       ``(1) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to 
     establish system-wide improvements across all programs to 
     enhance data collection, ensure accountability and increase 
     administrative efficiencies in employment and training 
     programs that will expand the capacity and improve the 
     performance of the workforce system.
       ``(2) Development and implementation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary 
     of Education, after consultation with the representatives 
     described in subsection (h)(2), shall develop system-wide 
     performance measures across the one-stop partner programs 
     described in section 121(b) to measure the collective 
     effectiveness of the workforce investment system in aligning 
     and coordinating the core programs and other one-stop partner 
     programs, employers as a meaningful system partner to address 
     businesses and other employer immediate and long-term skilled 
     workforce needs in in-demand, high-growth, and other 
     occupations important to a State, regional, or local economy, 
     expanding access to education and training for participants 
     (including participants with barriers to employment), and 
     establishing or strengthening credential attainment and 
     measurement strategies. Not later than the beginning of the 
     third program year, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary 
     of Education after consultation with the representatives 
     described in subsection (h)(2), shall develop system-wide 
     performance accountability measures.
       ``(B) Benchmarks.--Not later than the beginning of the 
     third program year, each State shall include in the State 
     plan described in section 112 or the State unified plan 
     described in section 113 quantifiable benchmarks that 
     demonstrate annual improvement with respect to each of the 
     system-wide performance indicators established under this 
     section.
       ``(C) Requirements.--For each State, the system-wide 
     performance accountability measures shall consist of--
       ``(i) the indicators of performance described in paragraph 
     (3) (A) through (D);
       ``(ii) any other indicators established by the Secretary of 
     Labor and the Secretary of Education in consultation with the 
     representatives described in subsection (h)(2); and
       ``(iii) a State adjusted level of performance for each 
     indicator described in paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Indicators of performance.--The indicators of system-
     wide performance shall be measured from baseline data 
     collected in the first year after the date of enactment of 
     this subsection and shall consist of the following:
       ``(A) Indicators of effectiveness in engaging employers as 
     a system partner.--The State indicators of effectiveness in 
     serving employers shall at a minimum consist of--
       ``(i) the number and percentage of employers in the State 
     using one-stops;
       ``(ii) the total number of returning employers in the State 
     using one-stops and one-stop partner program services, 
     including training;
       ``(iii) the number of training modules created for specific 
     employers or groups of employers; and
       ``(iv) the size of each employer in the State using one-
     stops and one-stop partner programs services.
       ``(B) Indicators of expanded access to training services.--
     The State indicators of expanded access to training services 
     shall at a minimum consist of--
       ``(i) the number and percentage of participants who 
     received training or education services under a one-stop 
     partner program;
       ``(ii) the number and percentage of participants and youth 
     with barriers to employment who received services from a one-
     stop partner program resulting in entry into an education and 
     training program that leads to employment or a recognized 
     postsecondary credential;
       ``(iii) the total number and percentage of participants 
     concurrently enrolled in two or more core programs, or in at 
     least one other one-stop partner program;
       ``(iv) the number and percentage of participants engaged in 
     career pathways; and
       ``(v) the total number and percentage of participants who 
     are enrolled and whose training is co-funded by Pell grants 
     or other sources of financial aid.
       ``(C) Indicators of credential attainment and 
     measurement.--The State indicators of credential attainment 
     and measurement shall at a minimum consist of the total 
     number and percentage of recognized postsecondary credentials 
     earned during the program year by, or awarded to, 
     participants of programs described in section 
     136(b)(3)(A)(i).
       ``(D) Additional indicators.--A State may identify in a 
     State plan additional system-wide performance accountability 
     indicators.
       ``(4) Levels of performance.--
       ``(A) State adjusted levels of performance for system-wide 
     performance accountability indicators.--
       ``(i) In general.--For each State submitting a State plan 
     under section 112 or section 113, there shall be established, 
     in accordance with this paragraph, levels of performance for 
     each of the system-wide performance accountability indicators 
     that shall measure aggregate performance for the programs 
     referred to in section 121(b)(1)(B), and which may include 
     data from programs referred to in section 121(b)(2)(B).
       ``(ii) Identification in state plan.--Prior to the third 
     program year after enactment of this Act, each State shall 
     identify, in the State plan, expected levels of performance 
     for each of the corresponding system-wide performance 
     accountability indicators under subsection (j)(2) for each of 
     the third and fourth program years covered by the State plan.
       ``(iii) Agreement on state adjusted levels of 
     performance.--The State shall reach agreement with the 
     Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education on levels 
     of performance for each indicator under subsection (j)(2) for 
     each of the third and fourth program years covered by the 
     State plan. In reaching the agreement, the State and 
     Secretaries shall take into account the levels identified in 
     the State plan under clause (ii), and may take into account 
     the factors described in subsection (c)(3)(A)(v).
       ``(B) Levels of performance for additional indicators.--The 
     State may identify, in the State plan, State levels of 
     performance for each of the additional indicators identified 
     under subsection (j)(2)(E). Such levels shall be considered 
     the State adjusted levels of performance for purposes of this 
     section.
       ``(C) Failure to meet system-wide performance 
     accountability measures.--If a State fails to meet State 
     adjusted levels of performance relating to indicators 
     described in paragraph (3) for any program year the Secretary 
     of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall, upon request, 
     provide technical assistance, including assistance in the 
     development of a performance improvement plan.
       ``(5) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2012, the 
     Secretary of Labor shall report to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce on the indicators described in paragraph 
     (2) of this section and provide recommendations to the 
     Committee on improving coordination and increasing 
     efficiencies in one-stop partner programs.''.

     SEC. 119. AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR ONE-STOP 
                   INFRASTRUCTURE.

       Section 137 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) One-Stop Infrastructure.--
       ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to the 
     funds authorized under subsections (a), (b), and (c), there 
     is authorized to be appropriated an additional amount equal 
     to 3 percent of the total of amounts appropriated under such 
     subsections, for costs of infrastructure including rental 
     costs and other expenses associated with establishing and 
     maintaining one-stop centers in accordance with section 121.
       ``(2) Allotment.--The Secretary shall allot the funds 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) for each fiscal year 
     among the States as follows:
       ``(A) Two-thirds of such sums shall be allotted on the 
     basis of the relative number of individuals in the civilian 
     labor force in each State as compared to the total number of 
     such individuals in all States.
       ``(B) One-third of such sums shall be allotted on the basis 
     of the relative number of unemployed individuals in each 
     State as compared to the total number of such individuals in 
     all States.
     For purposes of this paragraph, the number of individuals in 
     the civilian labor force and the number of unemployed 
     individuals shall be based on data for the most recent 
     calendar year available, as determined by the Secretary.''.

                         Subtitle C--Job Corps

     SEC. 131. PURPOSES.

       Section 141(1) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) to maintain a national Job Corps program, carried out 
     in partnership with States and communities, to--
       ``(A) assist eligible youth to connect to the labor force 
     by providing them with intensive social, academic, career and 
     technical education, and service-learning opportunities, in 
     primarily residential centers, in order for such youth to 
     obtain secondary school diplomas or recognized postsecondary 
     credentials leading to--
       ``(i) successful careers, in in-demand industry sectors or 
     occupations or the Armed Forces, that will result in economic 
     self-sufficiency and opportunities for advancement; or
       ``(ii) enrollment in postsecondary education; and
       ``(B) support responsible citizenship;''.

     SEC. 132. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 142 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``customer service'';
       (B) by striking ``intake'' and inserting ``assessment''; 
     and
       (C) by striking ``a Jobs Corps center'' and inserting 
     ``support the purposes of the Jobs Corps'';
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``before completing the 
     requirements'' and all that follows and inserting ``prior to 
     becoming a graduate.'';
       (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ``has completed the 
     requirements'' and all that follows and inserting the 
     following: ``who, as a result of participation in the Job 
     Corps program, has received a secondary school diploma or 
     recognized equivalent or completed the requirements of a 
     career and technical education and training program that 
     prepares individuals for employment leading to economic self-
     sufficiency or entrance into postsecondary education or 
     training.'';
       (4) in paragraph (9), by striking ``area served by a 
     regional office of the Employment and Training 
     Administration'' and inserting ``defined by the Secretary''; 
     and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(11) State.--The term `State' means any of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.''.

     SEC. 133. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THE JOB CORPS.

       Section 144 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Special rule for veterans.--Notwithstanding the 
     requirement of paragraph (2), a veteran of the Armed Forces 
     shall be eligible to become an enrollee under this section if 
     the individual--
       ``(A) meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (3); and
       ``(B) does not meet the requirement of paragraph (2) 
     because the military income earned by such individual within 
     the 6-month period prior to the individual's application for 
     Job Corps prevents the individual from meeting such 
     requirement.''.

     SEC. 134. RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, SELECTION, AND ASSIGNMENT 
                   OF ENROLLEES.

       Section 145 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``vocational'' and 
     inserting ``career and technical education and training''; 
     and
       (B) by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows:
       ``(E) assure appropriate representation of enrollees from 
     urban areas and from rural areas.'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) child welfare agencies that are responsible for 
     children in foster care and children eligible for assistance 
     under section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     677).'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting ``and agrees to 
     such rules'' after ``failure to observe the rules'';
       (4) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``an assignment'' and inserting ``a'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``the Secretary shall, every 2 years, 
     analyze, for the Job Corps center--'' and inserting ``every 2 
     years the Secretary, in consultation with operators of Job 
     Corps centers, shall analyze relevant factors relating to 
     each Job Corps center, including--'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (D) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by inserting ``the education, training, and 
     supportive'' after ``including''; and
       (ii) by adding ``and'' after the semicolon; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) the performance of the Job Corps center relating to 
     the expected levels of performance for the indicators 
     described in section 159(c)(1), and whether any actions have 
     been taken with respect to such center pursuant to paragraphs 
     (2) and (3) of section 159(f).''; and
       (5) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``is closest to the home of the enrollee, except that the'' 
     and inserting ``offers the type of career and technical 
     education and training selected by the individual and, among 
     the centers that offer such education and training, is 
     closest to the home of the individual. The''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
     respectively; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``to the home of'' and 
     inserting ``to the home of that offers the career and 
     technical education and training desired by''.

     SEC. 135. ENROLLMENT.

       Section 146(b) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or''; and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4) and 
     inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) in the case of an individual with a disability who 
     would reasonably be expected to meet the standards for a Job 
     Corps graduate, as defined under section 142(5), if allowed 
     to participate in the Job Corps for not more than 1 
     additional year;
       ``(3) in the case of an individual who participates in 
     national service, as authorized by a Civilian Conservation 
     Center program, who would be granted an enrollment extension 
     in the Job Corps for the amount of time equal to the period 
     of national service; or''.

     SEC. 136. JOB CORPS CENTERS.

       Section 147 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``vocational'' both 
     places it appears and inserting ``career and technical''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, or other entity 
     with the necessary capacity,'' after ``local entity''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subsections (c) and 
     (d) of section 303 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253)'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (a) and (b) of section 3304 of title 41, United 
     States Code,''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i)--

       (I) in subclause (II), by striking ``vocational'' and 
     inserting ``career and technical education and'';
       (II) in subclause (III), by striking ``is familiar with the 
     surrounding communities,'' and inserting ``demonstrates 
     relationships with the surrounding communities, employers, 
     labor organizations, workforce boards,''; and
       (III) by amending subclause (IV) to read as follows:
       ``(IV) the performance of the entity, if any, relating to 
     operating or providing activities described in this subtitle 
     to a Job Corps center, including the entity's demonstrated 
     effectiveness in assisting individuals in achieving the 
     primary indicators of performance for eligible youth 
     described in section 136(b)(2)(A)(ii).''; and

       (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) Civilian Conservation Centers.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Job Corps centers may include 
     Civilian Conservation Centers, operated under an agreement 
     between the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, that are located primarily in rural areas. Such 
     centers shall provide, in addition to academics, career and 
     technical education and training, and workforce preparation 
     skills training, programs of work experience to conserve, 
     develop, or manage public natural resources or public 
     recreational areas or to develop community projects in the 
     public interest.
       ``(2) Assistance during disasters.--Enrollees in Civilian 
     Conservation Centers may provide assistance in addressing 
     national, State, and local disasters, consistent with current 
     child labor laws and regulations. The Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall ensure that with respect to the provision 
     of such assistance the enrollees are properly trained, 
     equipped, supervised, and dispatched consistent with 
     standards for the conservation and rehabilitation of wildlife 
     established under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 
     U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
       ``(3) National liaison.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     designate a Job Corps National Liaison to support the 
     agreement under this section between the Departments of Labor 
     and Agriculture.''.

     SEC. 137. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.

       Section 148 is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Activities Provided by Job Corps Centers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each Job Corps center shall provide 
     enrollees with an intensive, organized, and supervised 
     program of education, including English language acquisition 
     programs, career and technical education and training, work 
     experience, work-based learning, recreational activities, 
     physical rehabilitation and development, and counseling, 
     which may include information about financial literacy. Each 
     Job Corps center shall provide enrollees assigned to the 
     center with access to core services described in section 
     134(c)(2) and the intensive services described in section 
     134(c)(3).
       ``(2) Relationship to opportunities.--
       ``(A) In general.--The activities provided under this 
     subsection shall be targeted to helping enrollees, on 
     completion of their enrollment--
       ``(i) secure and maintain meaningful unsubsidized 
     employment;
       ``(ii) enroll in and complete secondary education or 
     postsecondary education or training programs, including other 
     suitable career and technical education and training, and 
     registered apprenticeship programs; or
       ``(iii) satisfy Armed Forces requirements.
       ``(3) Link to employment opportunities.--The career and 
     technical education and training provided shall be linked to 
     the employment opportunities in the local area in which the 
     enrollee intends to seek employment after graduation.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Education and 
     Vocational'' and inserting ``Academic and Career and 
     Technical Education and'';
       (B) by striking ``education and vocational'' and inserting 
     ``career and technical education'';
       (C) by striking ``vocational educational'' and inserting 
     ``career and technical educational''; and
       (D) by striking ``or technical institutes'' and inserting 
     ``technical institutes, or national service providers'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Benefits.--During the period of participation in an 
     advanced career training program, an enrollee shall be 
     eligible for full Job Corps benefits, or a monthly stipend 
     equal to the average value of the residential support, food, 
     allowances, and other benefits provided to enrollees assigned 
     to residential Job Corps centers.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Each year,'' and 
     inserting ``The Secretary shall develop standards by which''; 
     and
       (4) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) Graduate Services.--In order to promote the retention 
     of graduates in employment or postsecondary education, the 
     Secretary shall arrange for the provision of job placement 
     and support services to graduates for up to 12 months after 
     the date of graduation. One-stop partners, may support the 
     provision of these services, including services from the 
     State vocational rehabilitation agency to supplement job 
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     development efforts for Job Corps graduates who are 
     individuals with disabilities.''.

     SEC. 138. SUPPORT.

       Section 150(b) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Readjustment 
     Allowances'' and inserting ``Transition Allowances and 
     Support'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``graduates'' and 
     inserting ``allowances for graduates'';
       (B) in the first sentence, by striking ``readjustment'' and 
     inserting ``transition''; and
       (C) by striking the second and third sentences, and 
     inserting the following: ``The transition allowance shall be 
     incentive-based to reflect a graduate's completion of 
     academic, career and technical education or training, and 
     attainment of recognized postsecondary credentials.''; and
       (3) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Transition support for former enrollees.--The 
     Secretary may arrange for the provision of 3 months of 
     employment services for former enrollees.''.

     SEC. 139. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.

       Section 153 is amended--
       (1) by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Business and Community Participation.--The director 
     of each Job Corps center shall ensure the establishment and 
     development of the business and community networks described 
     in subsection (b) in order to enhance the effectiveness of 
     such centers. At centers where a national training contractor 
     provides career and technical education training, and has 
     direct and long-standing linkages to registered 
     apprenticeship programs or affiliated national employer 
     groups, the national training contractor shall have the lead 
     in maintaining networks with the programs described in 
     clauses (ii) and (iii) of subsections (b)(1)(C).
       ``(b) Networks.--The activities carried out by each Job 
     Corps center under this section shall include--
       ``(1) establishing and developing relationships and 
     networks with--
       ``(A) local and distant employers, to the extent 
     practicable, in coordination with other Federal and non-
     Federal programs that conduct similar outreach to employers;
       ``(B) applicable one-stop centers and applicable local 
     boards, for the purpose of providing--
       ``(i) information to, and referral of, potential enrollees; 
     and
       ``(ii) job opportunities for Job Corps graduates; and
       ``(C)(i) youth programs;
       ``(ii) registered apprenticeship programs, labor-management 
     organizations and local labor organizations;
       ``(iii) employers and contractors that support national 
     training contractor programs; and
       ``(iv) community-based organizations, non-profit 
     organizations, and intermediaries providing workforce 
     development-related services; and
       ``(2) establishing and developing relationships with 
     members of the community in which the Job Corps center is 
     located, informing members of the community about the 
     projects of the Job Corps center and changes in the rules, 
     procedures, or activities of the center that may affect the 
     community, and planning events of mutual interest to the 
     community and the Job Corps center.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``Liaison for'' and inserting ``director of 
     a''; and
       (B) by striking ``establish and develop'' and inserting 
     ``ensure the establishment and development of''.

     SEC. 140. INDUSTRY COUNCILS.

       Section 154 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``after consultation 
     with the Liaison''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by striking ``area'' and 
     inserting ``areas in which enrollees will be seeking 
     employment'';
       (B) by adding after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Employers outside of local area.--The industry 
     council for a Job Corps center may include, or otherwise 
     provide for consultation with, employers from outside the 
     local area who are likely to hire a significant number of 
     enrollees from the Job Corps center.
       ``(4) Special rule for single state local areas.--In the 
     case of a single State local area designated under section 
     116(b), the industry council shall include a representative 
     of the State Board.''; and
       (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``vocational'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``career and technical 
     education and''.

     SEC. 141. EXPERIMENTAL, RESEARCH, AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS 
                   AND COLLEGE CORPS PROGRAM.

       (a) Miscellaneous Amendments.--Section 156 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``(a) In 
     General.--The Secretary'';
       (2) by striking ``program and may waive'' and inserting 
     ``program. The Secretary may waive''; and
       (3) by inserting before the period the following: ``if the 
     Secretary informs the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce of the House of Representatives, in writing, 
     not less than 90 days in advance of issuing such waiver.''.
       (b) College Corps.--Section 156 is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) College Corps.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Education shall jointly establish a 
     demonstration project under this section to be known as the 
     `College Corps' that provide at-risk youth intensive 
     education and skills training in order to prepare such youth 
     for college and for high-skilled employment that can only be 
     achieved with a college degree.
       ``(2) Selection of sites.--The Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Education shall jointly select sites to 
     participate, on a competitive basis, from among 
     underperforming Jobs Corps centers in areas with low levels 
     of college attainment.
       ``(3) Eligible operators.--The Secretary shall select 
     College Corps center operators on a competitive basis from 
     among nonprofit organizations with prior success operating 
     high-performing, college and career-ready education 
     residential programs for at-risk young people.
       ``(4) Administration projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
     College Corps sites in collaboration with the Secretary of 
     Education with the development of an interagency agreement 
     that identifies the duties and responsibilities of the 
     Departments under these projects.
       ``(B) Partnerships.--As part of the interagency agreement, 
     the Secretary of Education will be responsible for partnering 
     with a State or local education agency for the purposes of 
     granting a high school diploma that adheres to college and 
     career ready standards and accessing State and local 
     education dollars.
       ``(C) Deadline.--A grant, contract, or cooperative 
     agreement to operate at least one center shall be awarded to 
     an eligible operative within 1 year from enactment.
       ``(5) Eligible participants.--Individuals eligible to 
     participate in College Corps projects under this subsection 
     shall be low-income youth who are in 6th or 7th grade at the 
     time they begin participation who meet at least two of the 
     following criteria:
       ``(A) Have a record of suspensions, office referrals, or 
     chronic truancy.
       ``(B) Have failed to achieve proficiency on State 
     assessment in mathematics, reading, or both.
       ``(C) Live in a household that is headed by a single parent 
     or non-custodial parent.
       ``(D) Is homeless or is a foster child.
       ``(E) Live in a household that is public housing or 
     receives public housing assistance.
       ``(F) Have an immediate family member who is or has been 
     incarcerated.''.

     SEC. 142. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

       Section 158(c)(1) is amended by striking ``title II of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 481 et seq.)'' and inserting ``chapter 5 of title 40, 
     United States Code,''.

     SEC. 143. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND MANAGEMENT.

       Section 159 is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``MANAGEMENT 
     INFORMATION'' and inserting ``PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND 
     MANAGEMENT''; and
       (2) by striking subsections (c) through (f), redesignating 
     subsection (g) as subsection (j), and inserting after 
     subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Information on Indicators of Performance.--
       ``(1) Levels of performance and indicators.--The Secretary 
     shall annually establish expected levels of performance for 
     Job Corps centers and the Job Corps program relating to each 
     of the primary indicators of performance for eligible youth 
     activities described in section 136(b)(2)(A)(ii).
       ``(2) Performance of recruiters.--The Secretary shall also 
     establish performance indicators, and expected performance 
     levels on the performance indicators, for recruitment service 
     providers serving the Job Corps program. The performance 
     indicators shall relate to the number of enrollees recruited, 
     compared to the established goals for such recruitment, and 
     the number of enrollees who remain committed to the program 
     for 90 days after enrollment.
       ``(3) Performance of career transition service providers.--
     The Secretary also shall establish performance indicators, 
     and expected levels of performance for such indicators, for 
     local and national career transition service provides serving 
     the Job Corps program. The performance indicators shall 
     include the number of graduates and former enrollees--
       ``(A) who entered an unsubsidized employment related to the 
     training they received at Job Corps and their average wage; 
     and
       ``(B) who entered other types of unsubsidized employment, 
     the military, postsecondary education, or advanced training 
     programs, including registered apprenticeship programs, and 
     their average wage, if applicable.
       ``(4) Report.--The Secretary shall collect, and annually 
     submit 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, a report 
     containing--
       ``(A) information on the performance of each Job Corps 
     center, and the Job Corps program, on the performance 
     indicators described in paragraph (1), as compared to the 
     expected level of performance established

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     under such paragraph for each performance accountability 
     measure; and
       ``(B) information on the performance of the service 
     providers described in paragraph (2) on the performance 
     indicators established under such paragraph, as compared to 
     the expected performance levels for the performance 
     indicators.
       ``(d) Additional Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall also collect, and 
     submit in the report described in subsection (c), information 
     on the performance of each Job Corps center, and the Job 
     Corps program, regarding--
       ``(A) the number of enrollees entering and completing by 
     field of education or training;
       ``(B) demographic information on the enrollees served, 
     including age, race, gender, and education and income level;
       ``(C) the number of graduates who entered the Armed Forces;
       ``(D) the number of graduates who entered unsubsidized 
     employment related to the career and technical education and 
     training received through the Job Corps program and the 
     number who entered unsubsidized employment not related to the 
     education and training received;
       ``(E) the starting hourly wages of graduates and whether 
     they receive other forms of compensation and benefits;
       ``(F) the number and percentage of former enrollees, 
     including the number dismissed under the zero tolerance 
     policy described in section 152(b); and
       ``(G) any additional information required by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Rules for reporting of data.--The disaggregation of 
     data under this subsection shall not be required when the 
     number of individuals in a category is insufficient to yield 
     statistically reliable information or when the results would 
     reveal personally identifiable information about an 
     individual.
       ``(e) Methods.--The Secretary shall collect the information 
     described in subsections (c) and (d), using methods described 
     in section 136(i)(2) and consistent with State law, by 
     entering into agreements with the States to access such data 
     for Job Corps enrollees, former enrollees, and graduates.
       ``(f) Performance Assessments and Improvements.--
       ``(1) Assessments.--The Secretary shall conduct an annual 
     assessment of the performance of each Job Corps center. Based 
     on the assessment, the Secretary shall take measures to 
     continuously improve the performance of the Job Corps 
     program.
       ``(2) Performance improvement.--With respect to a Job Corps 
     center that fails to meet the expected levels of performance 
     relating to the primary indicators of performance specified 
     in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall develop and 
     implement a performance improvement plan. Such a plan shall 
     require action to be taken during a one-year period, 
     including--
       ``(A) providing technical assistance to the center;
       ``(B) changing the career and technical education and 
     training offered at the center;
       ``(C) changing the management staff of the center;
       ``(D) replacing the operator of the center;
       ``(E) reducing the capacity of the center;
       ``(F) relocating the center; or
       ``(G) closing the center.
       ``(3) Additional performance improvement.--In addition to 
     the performance improvement plans required under paragraph 
     (2), the Secretary may develop and implement additional 
     performance improvement plans. Such a plan shall require 
     improvements, including the actions described in such 
     paragraph, for a Job Corps center that fails to meet criteria 
     established by the Secretary other than the expected levels 
     of performance described in such paragraph.
       ``(4) Civilian conservation centers.--With respect to a 
     Civilian Conservation Center that fails to meet the expected 
     levels of performance relating to the primary indicators of 
     performance specified in subsection (c)(1), or fails to 
     improve performance as described in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     may select an entity to operate a Civilian Conservation 
     Center on a competitive basis, in accordance with the 
     requirements of section 147(a)(2)(B).
       ``(g) Participant Health and Safety.--The Secretary shall 
     require that an entity that has entered into a contract with 
     a Job Corps operator to provide work-based learning 
     activities for any Job Corps enrollee under this subtitle 
     shall comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
     1970 (20 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) or, as appropriate, under the 
     corresponding State Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
     1970 requirements in the State in which such activities 
     occur.
       ``(h) Buildings and Facilities.--The Secretary shall 
     collect, and submit in the report described in subsection 
     (c), information regarding the state of Job Corps buildings 
     and facilities. Such report shall include--
       ``(1) a review of requested construction, rehabilitation, 
     and acquisition projects, by each Job Corps center; and
       ``(2) a review of new facilities under construction.
       ``(i) National and Community Service.--The Secretary shall 
     include in the report described in subsection (c) available 
     information regarding the national and community service 
     activities of enrollees, particularly those enrollees at 
     Civilian Conservation Centers.''.

     SEC. 144. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 161 is amended by striking ``fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2013 through 
     2017''.

                     Subtitle D--National Programs

     SEC. 151. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS.

       Section 166 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by inserting ``and to equip 
     them with the entrepreneurial skills necessary for successful 
     self-employment'' after ``workforce'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The Secretary may exercise the waiver authority 
     of the preceding sentence not more than once during any 4-
     year period with respect to any single recipient.'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (i) by inserting ``Alaska Natives'' after ``Indians'';
       (ii) by striking ``unsubsidized''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``leading to self-sufficiency and the 
     development of the academic, occupational, and literacy 
     skills of such individuals'' before the period; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ``, including 
     training on entrepreneurial skills'' before the semicolon; 
     and
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ``Alaska 
     Native'' after ``Indian'';
       (4) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``unsubsidized''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``leading to self-sufficiency'' before 
     the semicolon; and
       (B) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) by inserting ``accountability'' after ``performance''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting ``, which shall include the primary 
     indicators of performance described in section 136(b)(2)(A) 
     and expected levels of performance for such indicators, in 
     accordance with subsection (h)'' before the period;
       (5) by redesignating subsections (h) through (j) as 
     subsections (i) through (k), respectively, and inserting 
     after subsection (g) the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Performance Accountability Measures.--
       ``(1) Additional performance indicators and standards.--
       ``(A) Development of indicators and standards.--The 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Native American 
     Employment and Training Council, shall develop a set of 
     performance indicators and standards that is in addition to 
     the primary indicators of performance described in section 
     136(b)(2)(A) and that shall be applicable to programs under 
     this section.
       ``(B) Special considerations.--Such performance indicators 
     and standards shall take into account--
       ``(i) the purpose of this section as described in 
     subsection (a)(1);
       ``(ii) the needs of the groups served by this section, 
     including the differences in needs among such groups in 
     various geographic service areas; and
       ``(iii) the economic circumstances of the communities 
     served, including differences in circumstances among various 
     geographic service areas.
       ``(C) Agreement on adjusted levels of performance.--The 
     Secretary and the entity described in subsection (c) shall 
     reach agreement on the levels of performance for each of the 
     primary indicators of performance described in section 
     136(b)(2)(A), taking into account economic conditions, 
     characteristics of the individuals served, and other 
     appropriate factors and using, to the extent practicable, the 
     statistical adjustment model under section 
     136(b)(3)(A)(viii). The levels agreed to shall be the 
     adjusted levels of performance and shall be incorporated in 
     the program plan.'';
       (6) in subsection (i) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``performance measures'' and inserting 
     ``regulations relating to the performance accountability 
     measures''; and
       (ii) by striking ``such subsection, taking into account the 
     economic circumstances of such entities'' and inserting 
     ``this section''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4)(A), by inserting ``and to provide the 
     advice described in subparagraph (C)'' before the period; and
       (7) in subsection (k) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``American Samoans who 
     reside in Hawaii for the co-location of federally funded and 
     State-funded'' and inserting ``the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, 
     Incorporated, and the University of Hawaii at Maui, for the 
     unique populations who reside in Alaska or Hawaii, 
     respectively, to improve job training and''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``fiscal year 1999'' and 
     inserting ``each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017''.

     SEC. 152. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PROGRAMS.

       Section 167 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``and deliver'' after ``administer''; and
       (B) by inserting ``workforce investment'' after ``including 
     youth'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``identify'' and inserting ``describe the 
     population to be served and identify''; and
       (II) by inserting ``, including upgraded employment in 
     agriculture'' before the semicolon;

       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (iii) in subparagraph (C)--

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       (I) by striking ``indicators of performance'' and inserting 
     ``performance accountability measures''; and
       (II) by inserting ``, which shall include the expected 
     levels of performance for the primary indicators of 
     performance described in section 136(b)(2)(A)'' before the 
     semicolon; and

       (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(D) describe the availability and accessibility of local 
     resources such as supportive services, services provided 
     through one-stop delivery systems, and education and training 
     services, and how the resources can be made available to the 
     population to be served; and
       ``(E) describe the plan for providing services under this 
     section, including strategies and systems for outreach, 
     career planning, assessment, and delivery through one-stop 
     delivery systems.'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively, and inserting after paragraph (2) 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Agreement on adjusted levels of performance.--The 
     Secretary and the entity described in subsection (b) shall 
     reach agreement on the levels of performance for each of the 
     primary indicators of performance described in section 
     136(b)(2)(A), taking into account economic conditions, 
     characteristics of the individuals served, and other 
     appropriate factors, and using, to the extent practicable the 
     statistical adjustment model under section 
     136(b)(3)(A)(viii). The levels agreed to shall be the 
     adjusted levels of performance and shall be incorporated in 
     the program plan.''; and
       (C) in paragraph (5)(B) (as so redesignated)--
       (i) by striking ``grant or contract'' the first place it 
     appears and inserting ``grant, contract, or agreement'';
       (ii) by striking ``under the terms of the grant agreement 
     or contract'';
       (iii) by striking ``requirement'' and inserting 
     ``requirements'';
       (iv) by striking ``plan described in paragraph (1)'' and 
     inserting ``program plan''; and
       (v) by striking ``grant or contract'' the second place it 
     appears and inserting ``period of the grant, contract, or 
     agreement'';
       (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) Authorized Activities.--Funds made available under 
     this section and section 127 shall be used to carry out 
     workforce investment activities (including youth workforce 
     investment activities) and provide related assistance for 
     eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers, which may 
     include--
       ``(1) outreach, employment, training, educational 
     assistance, literacy assistance, English language and 
     literacy instruction, pesticide and worker safety training, 
     housing (including permanent housing), supportive services, 
     and school dropout prevention activities;
       ``(2) followup services for those individuals placed in 
     employment;
       ``(3) self-employment and related business or micro-
     enterprise development education as needed by eligible 
     individuals as identified pursuant to the plan required by 
     subsection (c);
       ``(4) customized career and technical education in 
     occupations that will lead to higher wages, enhanced 
     benefits, and long-term employment in agriculture or another 
     area; and
       ``(5) technical assistance to improve coordination of 
     services and implement best practices relating to service 
     delivery through one-stop delivery systems.'';
       (4) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall establish 
     regulations to carry out this section, including regulations 
     relating to how economic and demographic barriers to 
     employment of eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers 
     should be considered and included in the negotiations leading 
     to the adjusted levels of performance described in subsection 
     (c).'';
       (5) in subsection (g), by striking ``(enacted by the Single 
     Audit Act of 1984)''; and
       (6) by amending subsection (h) and deleting subsection (i) 
     to read as follows:
       ``(h) Funding Allocation.--From the funds appropriated and 
     made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may 
     reserve not more than 1 percent for national purposes, such 
     as providing technical assistance to eligible entities.''.

     SEC. 153. VETERANS WORKFORCE INVESTMENT PROGRAMS.

       Section 168 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(3)(A), by inserting ``, including 
     services provided by one-stop operators and one-stop 
     partners'' before the semicolon;
       (2) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by inserting 
     ``accountability'' after ``performance''; and
       (3) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Performance accountability measures.--In carrying out 
     the responsibilities relating to performance accountability 
     measures described in paragraph (2)(A), the Assistant 
     Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training shall, for 
     each grant or contract under this section providing 
     education, training, or employment services to veterans, 
     include among such measures the primary indicators of 
     performance described in section 136(b)(2)(A)(i) and adjusted 
     levels of performance for each such indicator that are agreed 
     to by the Assistant Secretary and the recipient of the grant 
     or contract.''.

     SEC. 154. REPEAL.

       Section 169 is repealed.

     SEC. 155. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       Section 170 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) Promising and Proven Practices Coordination.--
     Consistent with the identification and dissemination of 
     promising and proven practices under subtitle B of title I, 
     the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) establish a system through which States and local 
     areas share information regarding promising and proven 
     practices with regard to the operation of workforce 
     investment activities under this Act;
       ``(2) evaluate and disseminate information regarding such 
     promising and proven practices and identify knowledge gaps; 
     and
       ``(3) commission research under section 170(c) to address 
     knowledge gaps identified under paragraph (2).''.

     SEC. 156. INNOVATION PROJECTS.

       Section 171 is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``DEMONSTRATION, 
     PILOT, MULTISERVICE, RESEARCH AND MULTISTATE PROJECTS'' and 
     inserting ``INNOVATION PROJECTS'';
       (2) by amending subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Innovation Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, through grants or 
     contracts, carry out demonstration and pilot projects that 
     are consistent with the priorities specified in the plan 
     published under subsection (a) and that are for the purposes 
     of developing and implementing techniques and approaches, and 
     demonstrating the effectiveness of specialized methods, in 
     addressing employment and training needs. Such projects 
     shall--
       ``(A) include the provision of direct services to 
     individuals;
       ``(B) be subject to measures of performance that include 
     the primary indicators of performance described in section 
     136(b)(2)(A) as well as other appropriate indicators; and
       ``(C) include an evaluation component as appropriate to the 
     program design.
       ``(2) Types of projects.--Such projects may include--
       ``(A) projects that assist employers in connecting with the 
     workforce investment system established under this Act in 
     order to facilitate the recruitment, employment, and 
     retention of workers for jobs with career pathways and to 
     provide information to such system on skills and high-growth 
     occupations;
       ``(B) projects that focus on opportunities for employment 
     in industries and sectors of industries that are 
     experiencing, or are likely to experience, high rates of 
     growth, including health care and advanced manufacturing 
     sectors, and have jobs with wages and benefits leading to 
     economic self-sufficiency;
       ``(C) projects that focus on local partnerships of 
     industry, labor, community colleges, area career and 
     technical education centers community-based organizations, 
     and economic development organizations, to promote 
     opportunities for dislocated workers and long-term unemployed 
     to receive training and related services for employment and 
     access to career ladders in high-demand sectors;
       ``(D) projects to determine the feasibility of, and 
     potential means to replicate, measuring the compensation, 
     including the wages, benefits, and other incentives provided 
     by an employer, received by program participants by using 
     data other than or in addition to data available through wage 
     records, for potential use as a performance indicator;
       ``(E) projects to develop and implement promising or proven 
     approaches and technologies, including the use of distance 
     education and activities to increase the digital literacy of 
     older individuals, in order to deliver employment related, 
     work-based training services and recognized postsecondary 
     credentials;
       ``(F) projects that provide retention grants, which grants 
     shall--
       ``(i) be provided to job training and apprenticeship 
     programs that have demonstrated expertise in serving low-
     income individuals and that offer instruction, assessment, 
     and professional coaching, for each low-income individual who 
     is retained in such employment with such employer for a 
     period of 1 year; and
       ``(ii) be provided taking into account the economic benefit 
     received by the Federal Government from the employment and 
     retention of the individual, including the economic benefit 
     from tax revenue and decreased public subsidies;
       ``(G) projects utilizing a pay-for-performance approach for 
     providers of education, training, and employment services to 
     individuals with barriers to employment, including services 
     targeted to addressing the specific challenges and conditions 
     that have created barriers for participants in programs under 
     this Act;
       ``(H) projects that provide comprehensive education and 
     training services, and support services, in coordination with 
     local boards, for populations in targeted high poverty areas 
     where the greatest barriers to employment exist, including 
     ex-offenders, out-of-school youth, and public assistance 
     recipient populations; and
       ``(I) projects that seek to replicate exemplary youth 
     programs that have demonstrated effectiveness in 2 or more 
     noncontiguous local areas in preparing youth for success in 
     the workforce.
       ``(3) Conditions.--

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       ``(A) Competitive awards.--Grants or contracts awarded for 
     carrying out demonstration and pilot projects under this 
     subsection shall be awarded on a competitive basis and in 
     accordance with generally applicable Federal requirements.
       ``(B) Time limits.--The Secretary shall establish 
     appropriate time limits for carrying out demonstration and 
     pilot projects under this subsection.'';
       (3) in subsection (e)(7), by striking ``(Public Law 109-
     58)'' and inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 15852)''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Small Business Liaison Pilot Program.--
       ``(1) Establishment of small business liaison pilot 
     program.--The Secretary may award competitive grants to local 
     boards, community colleges, postsecondary vocational 
     institutions, community-based organizations, and 
     apprenticeship programs, including joint labor-management 
     training programs, in States and outlying areas to promote 
     local economic growth and eliminate gaps between the 
     workforce skills available and the workforce skills needed in 
     local areas or regions.
       ``(2) Application.--To receive a grant under this 
     subsection a local board, community college, or postsecondary 
     vocational institution in a State or outlying area shall 
     submit to the Secretary an application in such manner, at 
     such time, and containing such information as the Secretary 
     may require.
       ``(3) Specifications of grants.--
       ``(A) Time period.--A grant shall be used over a 36-month 
     period.
       ``(B) Amount of grant.--In determining the amount of a 
     grant made under this subsection, the Secretary may 
     consider--
       ``(i) the ability of the grant applicant to conduct 
     outreach activities;
       ``(ii) the ability of the grant applicant to conduct skills 
     gap assessments;
       ``(iii) the extent to which the grant applicant works with 
     or, after implementing a strategic skills gap action plan, 
     plans to work with small businesses within its local area or 
     region; and
       ``(iv) any other factor that the Secretary deems 
     appropriate.
       ``(C) Limitations.--
       ``(i) A recipient may not receive more than one grant under 
     this subsection.
       ``(ii) No grant under this subsection may be for an amount 
     more than $500,000.
       ``(iii) The Secretary shall, in determining whether to 
     award a grant, consider the geographic diversity of grant 
     recipients.
       ``(D) Use of funds.--
       ``(i) In general.--A local board, community college, or 
     postsecondary vocational institution that receives a grant 
     under this subsection shall use the grant funds to pay for a 
     new or current employee to serve as liaison to conduct 
     activities described in clause (ii).
       ``(ii) Small & local business liaison.--The liaison--

       ``(I) shall--

       ``(aa) prepare a strategic action skills gap assessment;
       ``(bb) develop a strategic skills gap action plan; and
       ``(cc) conduct any other activity that the Secretary deems 
     appropriate for the purposes of this subsection; and

       ``(II) may--

       ``(aa) engage in outreach in the local area or region;
       ``(bb) conduct business site visits, interviews, and 
     assessments;
       ``(cc) consult in the implementation of the skills action 
     plan;
       ``(dd) complete more than 1 skills gap action plan; and
       ``(ee) consult with the local offices of the Small Business 
     Administration.
       ``(iii) Prohibition.--A grant received under this 
     subsection may not be used to supplant existing funding or 
     efforts.
       ``(E) Confidentiality of information.--The grant recipient 
     may not disclose the name, address, or contact information of 
     a business, employer, or other person that provided 
     information to the grant recipient to compile information in 
     the strategic skills gap assessment or strategic skills gap 
     action plan without consent of such business, employer, or 
     other person.
       ``(4) Reporting.--Each year, the Secretary shall report to 
     the Congress--
       ``(A) the number of grants awarded under this subsection;
       ``(B) the recipients of grants awarded under this 
     subsection;
       ``(C) the activities carried out by each recipient under 
     paragraph (3)(D); and
       ``(D) an assessment describing--
       ``(i) the success of the program to promote local economic 
     growth and eliminate gaps between the workforce skills 
     available and the workforce skills needed in local areas or 
     regions; and
       ``(ii) any recommendations for reauthorization and 
     expansion of the program that the Secretary may have.
       ``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Community college.--The term `community college' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 312(f) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f)).
       ``(B) Local area.--The term `local area' means the labor 
     market immediately surrounding or affected by a local board, 
     community college, or postsecondary vocational institution.
       ``(C) Postsecondary vocational institution.--The term 
     `postsecondary vocational institution' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 102(c) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c)).
       ``(D) Region.--The term `region' means 2 or more local 
     areas that comprise a common labor market for an industry 
     sector of related occupations.
       ``(E) Strategic skills gap assessment.--The term `strategic 
     skills gap assessment' means an assessment that--
       ``(i) identifies areas of current and expected demand for 
     labor and skills in a specific industry sector of related 
     occupations that is--

       ``(I) producing jobs in the local area or region involved;
       ``(II) developing emerging jobs in the local area or region 
     involved; or
       ``(III) suffering chronic worker shortages;

       ``(ii) identifies the current and expected supply of labor 
     and skills in that sector or group in the local area or 
     region;
       ``(iii) identifies gaps between the current and expected 
     demand and supply of labor and skills in that section or 
     group in the local area or region;
       ``(iv) contains the results of a survey or focus group 
     interviews of employers, labor organizations, and other 
     relevant individuals and organizations in the local area or 
     region; and
       ``(v) contains data regarding--

       ``(I) specific employment opportunities offered by 
     industries in the local area or region;
       ``(II) specific skills desired for employment opportunities 
     offered by industries in the local area or region;
       ``(III) occupations and positions in the local area or 
     region that are difficult to fill;
       ``(IV) specific skills desired for occupations and 
     positions in the local area or region that are difficult to 
     fill;
       ``(V) areas of growth and decline among industries and 
     occupations in the local area or region;
       ``(VI) specific skills desired for areas of growth among 
     industries and occupations in the local area or region; and
       ``(VII) specific inventories of skills of unemployed or 
     underemployed individuals in the local area or region.

       ``(F) Strategic skills gap action plan.--The term 
     `strategic skills gap action plan' means a plan based on the 
     strategic skills gap assessment that--
       ``(i) identifies--

       ``(I) specific barriers to adequate supply of labor and 
     skills in demand in a specific industry sector of related 
     occupations that is producing jobs in the local area or 
     region; and
       ``(II) activities that will remove or alleviate the 
     barriers described in subclause (I) that could be undertaken 
     by the local board, community college, or postsecondary 
     vocational institution;

       ``(ii) specifies how the local board, community college, or 
     postsecondary vocational institution may integrate the 
     activities described in clause (i) within the local area or 
     region; and
       ``(iii) identifies resources and strategies that may be 
     used in the local area or region to address the skills gaps 
     for both unemployed and employed workers in that industry 
     sector.
       ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out this subsection.''.

     SEC. 157. WORKFORCE AND YOUTH INNOVATION AND BEST PRACTICES 
                   GRANTS.

       The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is further amended by 
     inserting after section 171 the following new sections:

     ``SEC. 171A. WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND BEST PRACTICES GRANTS.

       ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to--
       ``(1) promote the development of comprehensive workforce 
     investment systems at the State, regional, and local levels 
     that reflect the alignment of strategies and activities 
     across the core programs and, where appropriate, across other 
     workforce development, education, economic development, and 
     human services programs, to provide effective, high quality, 
     and client-centered services to job seekers and workers, 
     youth, and employers;
       ``(2) promote innovation and to improve, replicate, and 
     expand models and service delivery strategies of demonstrated 
     effectiveness in meeting the education, training, and 
     employment needs of job seekers and workers, and youth, 
     including such individuals with barriers to employment, and 
     employers; and
       ``(3) establish and improve programs for youth that provide 
     access to career pathways that include the attainment of a 
     recognized postsecondary credential or employment that leads 
     to economic self-sufficiency.
       ``(b) Program Authorized.--From amounts appropriated to 
     carry out this section, the Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Education, in accordance with section 176, 
     shall--
       ``(1) for the first program year that begins after the date 
     of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, award 
     transition grants in accordance with section 175; and
       ``(2) with funds not awarded for transition grants under 
     paragraph (1) for the first program years that begins after 
     the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     2013, and for subsequent years, award workforce innovation 
     and best practices grants to eligible entities in accordance 
     with subsection (c).

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       ``(c) Workforce Innovation and Best Practices Grants to 
     Eligible Entities.--
       ``(1) In general.--From funds described in subsection 
     (b)(1), the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education 
     shall award workforce innovation and replication grants on a 
     competitive basis to eligible entities in accordance with 
     paragraph (2) to be used for the purposes set forth in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(2) Eligible entities.--
       ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subsection, a State partnership or regional entity shall 
     meet the requirements of this paragraph, submit an 
     application in accordance with subsection (e), and be in 
     partnership with one or more of the following:
       ``(i) A nonprofit organization with relevant expertise, 
     including a community-based organization.
       ``(ii) An institution of higher education, including a 
     community college.
       ``(iii) A joint labor-management partnership.
       ``(B) State partnership.--For a State partnership to be 
     eligible for funding under this subsection, a Governor of a 
     State shall--
       ``(i) submit the application in partnership with the State 
     board and with 1 or more regional entities in the State 
     described in subparagraph (C); and
       ``(ii) demonstrate that the State has--

       ``(I) aligned the core programs;
       ``(II) made significant progress towards aligning the core 
     programs with other workforce investment programs; and
       ``(III) achieved the alignments described in subclauses (I) 
     and (II) consistent with the State plan.

       ``(C) Regional entities.--To be identified as a regional 
     entity and to be eligible for funding under this subsection, 
     a local board for a local area that is aligned with a region, 
     or all of the local boards for local areas that comprise a 
     planning region under section 116(c), shall demonstrate 
     that--
       ``(i) the application has been developed in consultation 
     with the State and is not duplicative of other applications 
     under this subsection submitted by a State partnership; and
       ``(ii) the local board, or all of the local boards for the 
     planning region, has--

       ``(I) worked with the core programs to achieve alignment of 
     such programs in the region;
       ``(II) made significant progress towards aligning the core 
     programs with other workforce investment programs in the 
     region; and
       ``(III) achieved the alignments described in subclauses (I) 
     and (II) consistent with the State plan.

       ``(d) Types of Grants Authorized.--
       ``(1) In general.--From amounts appropriated to carry out 
     this section, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
     Education shall award eligible entities one or more of the 
     following:
       ``(A) Planning grant.--The Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Education may award a planning grant under this 
     section, not to exceed a total of $250,000 for a 1-year 
     period, to an eligible entity that--
       ``(i) is preparing to establish an innovative workforce 
     investment project; and
       ``(ii) has not received a grant under this section.
       ``(B) Innovation grant.--The Secretaries may award an 
     innovation grant under this section, not to exceed a total of 
     $3,000,000 for a 2-year period to an eligible entity that--
       ``(i) has already received a planning grant under this 
     section; or
       ``(ii) has already established an innovative workforce 
     investment project.
       ``(C) Sustainability grant.--The Secretaries may award a 
     sustainability grant, not to exceed a total of $2,000,000 for 
     a 2-year period or $5,000,000 for a 5-year period, to an 
     eligible entity that--
       ``(i) has established an innovative workforce investment 
     project that has demonstrated measurable improvements as 
     measured by the performance measures set forth in section 
     136; and
       ``(ii) seeks to expand or replicate that project on the 
     State, local, or regional level.
       ``(2) Federal and non-federal share.--The Federal share for 
     the grants described in paragraph (1) shall be--
       ``(A) for a planning grant described in paragraph (1)(A), 
     100 percent;
       ``(B) for an innovation grant described in paragraph 
     (1)(B)--
       ``(i) 90 percent of the costs of the activities carried out 
     under the grant, in the first year of the grant;
       ``(ii) 80 percent of such costs in the second year of the 
     grant; and
       ``(iii) 70 percent of such costs in the third year of the 
     grant; and
       ``(C) for a sustainability grant described in paragraph 
     (1)(C)--
       ``(i) for an eligible entity that receives a 2-year grant--

       ``(I) not more than 50 percent of the costs of the 
     activities carried out under the grant, in the first year of 
     the grant; and
       ``(II) not more than 30 percent of such costs in the second 
     year of the grant; and

       ``(ii) for an eligible entity that receives a 5-year 
     grant--

       ``(I) not more than 70 percent of the costs of the 
     activities carried out under the grant, in the first year of 
     the grant;
       ``(II) not more than 60 percent of such costs in the second 
     year of the grant;
       ``(III) not more than 50 percent of such costs in the third 
     year of the grant;
       ``(IV) not more than 40 percent of such costs in the fourth 
     year of the grant; and
       ``(V) not more than 30 percent of such costs in the fifth 
     year of the grant.

       ``(3) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of an 
     innovation or sustainability grant under this section may be 
     in cash or in-kind, and may come from State, local, 
     philanthropic, private, or other resources.
       ``(4) Financial hardship waiver.--The Secretary of Labor 
     and the Secretary of Education may waive or reduce the 
     matching share of an eligible entity that has submitted an 
     application under this subsection if such entity demonstrates 
     a need for such waiver or reduction due to financial hardship 
     as defined by the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
     Education.
       ``(5) Fiscal agent.--Each eligible entity that is a State 
     consortia or partnership receiving a grant under this 
     subsection shall designate an entity in the partnership as 
     the fiscal agent for purposes of this grant.
       ``(6) Supplement not supplant.--Federal funds awarded under 
     this section shall be used to supplement, not supplant non-
     Federal resources that would be used to support activities 
     carried out as part of the innovative workforce investment 
     project.
       ``(7) Grant period.--
       ``(A) Planning grants.--Grants awarded under paragraph 
     (1)(A) shall be made for a period of not longer than 1 year.
       ``(B) Innovation grant.--Grants awarded under paragraph 
     (1)(B) shall be made for a period of no longer than 3 years.
       ``(C) Sustainability grant.--Grants awarded under paragraph 
     (1)(C) shall be made for a period of no longer than 5 years.
       ``(e) Application.--An eligible entity seeking a grant 
     under this section shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education at such 
     time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
     Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education may 
     require. An application submitted under this paragraph may 
     include the following:
       ``(1) A description of the eligible entity, evidence of the 
     eligible entity's capacity to carry out activities in support 
     of the strategic objectives identified in the application 
     under paragraph (4), and, if the eligible entity is a 
     partnership, a description of the expected participation and 
     responsibilities of each of the partners.
       ``(2) A description of the industry or targeted industry 
     cluster that will be served through the project, including a 
     description of how the skilled workforce needs of small- and 
     medium-sized employers connected with that industry or 
     industries will be addressed.
       ``(3) A description of the target worker populations to be 
     served through the project, including a description of target 
     worker populations with significant barriers to employment 
     and a description of strategies that will be used to help 
     overcome such barriers.
       ``(4) A description of the strategic objectives that the 
     eligible entity seeks to achieve through the funded project 
     for--
       ``(A) implementing career pathways strategies, which may 
     include--
       ``(i) providing clear linkages between remedial, academic 
     and occupational programs within educational institutions, 
     and articulation of credits across institutions;
       ``(ii) designing curricula in terms of competencies 
     required for education and career advancement, and, where 
     possible, tied to industry skill standards, certifications or 
     licensing requirements including those developed by industry 
     or sector partnerships;
       ``(iii) offering programs at times and places (including 
     workplaces) convenient for working adults and structured in 
     small modules or `chunks', each leading to recognized 
     credential;
       ``(iv) allowing flexibility to enter and exit education as 
     participants' circumstances permit;
       ``(v) providing support services, including career 
     assessment and counseling, case management, child care, 
     transportation, financial aid and job placement;
       ``(vi) creating `bridge programs' for educationally 
     disadvantaged youths and adults that teach basic skills such 
     as office communication, math and problem solving in the 
     context of training for advancement to better jobs and 
     postsecondary training; and
       ``(vii) aligning both public and private funding sources, 
     such as the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
     Act, Workforce Investment Act, Adult Education and Family 
     Literacy Act, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, State 
     and Federal financial aid, and employer tuition 
     reimbursement;
       ``(B) implementing industry or sector partnerships, which 
     may include-
       ``(i) recruiting key stakeholders in the targeted industry 
     cluster, such as multiple businesses and employers, labor 
     organizations, local boards, and education and training 
     providers, and regularly convening the stakeholders in a 
     collaborative structure that supports the sharing of 
     information, ideas, and challenges common to the targeted 
     industry cluster;
       ``(ii) identifying the training needs of multiple 
     businesses, especially skill gaps critical to competitiveness 
     and innovation in the targeted industry cluster;
       ``(iii) facilitating economies of scale by aggregating 
     training and education needs of multiple employers;
       ``(iv) helping postsecondary educational institutions, 
     training institutions, apprenticeship programs, area career 
     and technical education centers, and all other training 
     programs authorized under this Act, align curricula, entrance 
     requirements and programs to industry demand and nationally 
     portable,

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     recognized postsecondary credentials (or, if not available 
     for the targeted industry, other credentials, as determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary), particularly for higher skill, 
     high-priority occupations validated by the industry;
       ``(v) ensuring that the State agency carrying out the State 
     program under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), 
     including staff of the agency that provide services under 
     such Act, shall inform recipients of unemployment insurance 
     of the job and training opportunities that may result from 
     the implementation of this grant;
       ``(vi) informing and collaborating with organizations such 
     as youth councils, business-education partnerships, 
     apprenticeship programs, secondary schools, and postsecondary 
     educational institutions, and with parents and career 
     counselors, for the purpose of addressing the challenges of 
     connecting disadvantaged adults and disadvantaged youth as 
     defined in section in this Act to careers;
       ``(vii) helping companies identify, and work together to 
     address, common organizational and human resource challenges, 
     such as--

       ``(I) recruiting new workers;
       ``(II) implementing effective workplace practices;
       ``(III) retraining dislocated and incumbent workers;
       ``(IV) implementing a high-performance work organization;
       ``(V) recruiting and retaining women in nontraditional 
     occupation;
       ``(VI) adopting new technologies; and
       ``(VII) fostering experiential and contextualized on-the-
     job learning;

       ``(viii) developing and strengthening career ladders within 
     and across companies, in order to enable dislocated, 
     incumbent and entry-level workers to improve skills and 
     advance to higher-wage jobs;
       ``(ix) improving job quality through improving wages, 
     benefits, and working conditions;
       ``(x) helping partner companies, industry or sector 
     partnerships to attract potential employees from a diverse 
     job seeker base, including individuals with barriers to 
     employment (such as job seekers who are low income, youth, 
     older workers, and individuals who have completed a term of 
     imprisonment), by identifying such barriers through analysis 
     of the existing labor market and implementing strategies to 
     help such workers overcome such barriers; and
       ``(xi) strengthening connections among businesses in the 
     targeted industry cluster, leading to cooperation beyond 
     workforce issues that will improve competitiveness and job 
     quality, such as joint purchasing, market research, or 
     centers for technology and innovation; and
       ``(C) implementing credential attainment and measurement 
     strategies, which may include--
       ``(i) establishing a cross agency committee (such as the 
     State workforce investment board, a legislative task force, a 
     P-20 Council, or some other agreed upon group) that is 
     specifically focused on low and middle skill education and 
     training outcomes to measure credential attainment through 
     the State's workforce investment and training programs, by--

       ``(I) tracking, counting, measuring and public reporting 
     credential attainment rates for all programs providing 
     education and training beyond a high school diploma but less 
     than a 4-year degree;
       ``(II) measuring the result of workforce training programs 
     leading to an recognized postsecondary credential, 
     certificate of degree;
       ``(III) establishing statewide policies, goals, and 
     guidelines for the collection of credential outcome data for 
     all employment and training programs and related programs and 
     services within the State;
       ``(IV) engaging other related departments and agencies that 
     may have data or are involved in activities related to 
     workforce development and job training;
       ``(V) establishing standards and data collection 
     infrastructure to assess the number of industry-recognized 
     middle skill credentials or certificates produced through 
     Federal or State programs, and their relation to labor market 
     needs;
       ``(VI) setting credential attainment goals in high demand 
     industry sector then monitor and measure progress over time; 
     and
       ``(VII) providing an annual assessment and report to the 
     Governor and Legislature about the type of credential 
     outcomes produced by programs and provide recommendations to 
     better align efforts across agencies to meet employer demand;

       ``(ii) ensuring the collection of credential outcome data 
     from a range of public workforce and education programs to 
     ensure State agencies and programs are increasing the number 
     of workers with the skills and credentials needed to fill the 
     projected demand for middle and high skilled jobs;
       ``(iii) using the data in order to assess workforce system 
     outcomes, establish credential attainment goals, measure 
     progress, and hold agencies accountable to increase the 
     skills of the workforce; and
       ``(iv) developing a comprehensive workforce system report 
     that provides individual agency outcomes and statewide 
     representation of the credential attainment outcomes of the 
     State's workforce investment system.
       ``(5) A description of a pay-for-performance approach for 
     providers of education, training, and employment services to 
     individuals with barriers to employment, including services 
     targeted to addressing the specific challenges and conditions 
     that have created barriers for participants in programs under 
     this Act.
       ``(f) Award Basis.--
       ``(1) Geographic distribution.--The Secretary of Labor and 
     the Secretary of Education shall award competitive grants 
     under this section in a manner to ensure geographic 
     diversity.
       ``(2) Priorities.--In awarding grants under this section, 
     the Secretaries shall give priority to eligible entities 
     that--
       ``(A) provide evidence of past or current investments in 
     workforce innovation projects that incorporate one or more of 
     the priority strategies;
       ``(B) focus on addressing the skill needs of multiple 
     employers, including small- and medium-sized businesses; or
       ``(C) target services to low-income individuals, low-skill 
     individuals, long-term unemployed, and other populations with 
     barriers to employment.
       ``(g) Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity receiving a grant 
     under this section shall carry out the activities necessary 
     to meet the strategic objectives, including planning 
     activities if applicable, described in the entity's 
     application in a manner that--
       ``(A) integrates services and funding sources in a way that 
     enhances the effectiveness of the activities; and
       ``(B) uses grant funds awarded under this section 
     efficiently.
       ``(2) Administrative costs.--An eligible entity may retain 
     a portion of a grant awarded under this section for a fiscal 
     year to carry out the administration of this section in an 
     amount not to exceed 5 percent of the grant amount.
       ``(h) Evaluation and Progress Reports.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after receiving a 
     grant under this section, and annually thereafter during the 
     grant period, an eligible entity shall report to the 
     Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education, and to the 
     Governor of the State that the eligible entity serves, on the 
     spending and activities funded pursuant to a grant under this 
     section, including an evaluation of the progress the eligible 
     entity has made toward the strategic objectives identified in 
     the application and measure the progress using the 
     performance accountability measures identified in the 
     application.
       ``(2) Public availability.--The Secretary shall transmit 
     such reports to the Congress and make such reports available 
     to the public.
       ``(i) Administration by the Secretaries.--
       ``(1) Administrative costs.--The Secretaries may jointly 
     retain a total of not more than 3 percent of the funds 
     appropriated to carry out this section for each fiscal year 
     to administer this section, including technical assistance 
     and evaluation activities.
       ``(2) Technical assistance and oversight.--The Secretaries 
     shall provide technical assistance and oversight to assist 
     the eligible entities in applying for and administering 
     grants awarded under this section, including technical 
     assistance and through the collection and dissemination of 
     information on best practices.
       ``(3) Performance accountability measures.--The Secretaries 
     shall issue a range of performance measures, with 
     quantifiable benchmarks, and methodologies that eligible 
     entities may use to evaluate the effectiveness of each type 
     of activity in making progress toward the strategic 
     objectives described in the application. Such measures shall 
     consider the benefits of the innovative workforce development 
     projects and its activities for workers, firms, industries, 
     and communities.
       ``(4) Dissemination.--The Secretaries shall--
       ``(A) coordinate the annual review of each eligible entity 
     receiving a grant under this section and produce an overview 
     report that, at a minimum, includes each funded project and 
     best practices identified;
       ``(B) make resource materials, including all reports 
     published and all data collected under this section, 
     available on the Internet; and
       ``(C) conduct conferences and seminars to--
       ``(i) disseminate information on best practices developed 
     by eligible entities receiving a grant under this section; 
     and
       ``(ii) provide information to interested stakeholders.
       ``(5) Report to congress.--Not later than 24 months after 
     the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 
     and on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretaries shall 
     transmit a report to Congress on the grant program 
     established by this section. The report shall include a 
     description of--
       ``(A) the eligible entities receiving funding;
       ``(B) the spending and activities carried out by the 
     eligible entities;
       ``(C) how the eligible entities were selected to receive 
     funding under this section; and
       ``(D) an assessment of the results achieved by the grant 
     program including findings from the annual reviews conducted 
     under subsection (i).

     ``SEC. 171B. YOUTH INNOVATION AND BEST PRACTICES GRANTS.

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary 
     of Education, shall--
       ``(A) for the first program year that begins after the date 
     of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2012, award 
     transition grants in accordance with section 176; and

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       ``(B) with funds not awarded for transition grants under 
     paragraph (1) for the first program year that begins after 
     the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     2012, and with the funds reserved for each program year 
     thereafter, award youth innovation and replication grants to 
     eligible entities described in subsection (c) for the 
     purposes described in subsection (b).
       ``(b) Authorization and Purpose of Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--From funds appropriated pursuant to 
     section 174, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
     Education shall award youth innovation and replication grants 
     on a competitive basis to eligible entities described in 
     subsection (c).
       ``(2) Use of funds.--The grants awarded under this section 
     shall be used to support the demonstration of innovative new 
     strategies and activities, or the replication and expansion 
     of effective evidence-based strategies and activities that 
     are designed to substantially improve education and 
     employment outcomes for eligible youth, including preparation 
     for post secondary education and training and for careers. 
     Such strategies and activities shall include--
       ``(A) establishing career pathways in in-demand industry 
     sectors and occupations for eligible youth, in collaboration 
     with other Federal, State, and local programs, and public and 
     private entities;
       ``(B) developing and implementing a comprehensive strategy, 
     for an area of high poverty, that provides education and 
     training programs, resources, and other activities that 
     prepare youth for postsecondary education and training and 
     for employment that leads to economic self-sufficiency;
       ``(C) developing and implementing strategies and activities 
     that provide opportunities for youth with disabilities to 
     receive education, training, and employment services that 
     lead to a recognized postsecondary credential or integrated, 
     competitive employment, including through incorporating 
     elements of the individualized education program and related 
     services under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education 
     Act;
       ``(D) developing and implementing evidence-based strategies 
     and activities, such as--
       ``(i) education offered concurrently and contextually with 
     workforce preparation and training for a specific occupation 
     or occupational cluster;
       ``(ii) career academies;
       ``(iii) dropout prevention and recovery strategies;
       ``(iv) paid or unpaid work experience, including summer 
     employment opportunities and employment opportunities 
     available throughout the school year, combined with academic 
     learning leading to a recognized postsecondary credential;
       ``(v) innovative programs for youth facing multiple 
     barriers to employment that arrange for the provision of or 
     provide supportive services combined with education, 
     training, including preparation for postsecondary education 
     and training, or employment activities; or
       ``(vi) to include youth service and conservation corps 
     programs in which a project undertaken is credited as 
     qualifying experience for higher education, job training, or 
     careers in public service; or
       ``(E) other evidence-based strategies or activities 
     designed to improve the education and employment outcomes for 
     youth.
       ``(c) Eligible Entities and Application.--
       ``(1) Eligible entities.--An entity eligible to receive a 
     grant under this section shall include--
       ``(A)(i) the Governor of a State in coordination with the 
     State board and with a local board for a local area that is 
     aligned with a region, or with all boards for local areas 
     that comprise a planning region, under section 116(c); or
       ``(ii) a local board for a local area that is aligned with 
     a region, or all local boards for local areas that comprise a 
     planning region, under section 116(c), in consultation with 
     the standing committee on youth associated with the local 
     board; and
       ``(B) one or more of the following:
       ``(i) A State education agency.
       ``(ii) A local education agency.
       ``(iii) A nonprofit organization with expertise serving 
     eligible youth, including a community-based organization, 
     youth corps, or an intermediary.
       ``(iv) An institution of higher education, including a 
     community college and an area career and technical education 
     center.
       ``(v) A joint labor-management partnership.
       ``(2) Application.--To receive a grant under this 
     subsection, an eligible entity shall submit an application to 
     the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education at such 
     time, in such manner, and containing such information, 
     consistent with this paragraph, as the Secretaries may 
     require. Each such application shall describe the innovation 
     and replication strategies and activities that the eligible 
     entity will carry out to strengthen the workforce investment 
     system in the State or region in order to substantially 
     improve education and employment outcomes for youth, such as 
     youth with disabilities, served by such system, and may 
     include--
       ``(A) a description of the region in the State or the 
     State, as applicable, that will be the focus of grant 
     activities, including analyses of economic conditions, skill 
     needs, the workforce, and the workforce development services 
     (including the strengths and weaknesses of such services and 
     the capacity to provide such services) that are relevant to 
     the proposed strategies and activities that would be carried 
     out under the grant;
       ``(B) a description of the youth populations to be served, 
     including individuals with barriers to employment who are 
     youth, and the skill needs of those populations;
       ``(C) a description of the promising strategies and 
     activities the eligible entity is proposing to demonstrate, 
     or the evidence-based strategies and activities that the 
     eligible entity is proposing to expand or replicate;
       ``(D) a description of how the eligible entity will 
     meaningfully involve youth in the design and implementation 
     of the proposed strategies and activities;
       ``(E) a description of how, in carrying out such strategies 
     and activities, the eligible entity will--
       ``(i) collaborate to leverage resources among strategic 
     partners to achieve the purposes of the grant, and to provide 
     the matching share described in subsection (d)(2); and
       ``(ii) ensure the sustainability of the programs and 
     activities supported by the grant after grant funds are no 
     longer available;
       ``(F) a description of how the strategies and activities 
     will be aligned with the State plan and the local plans in 
     the region of the State that will be the focus of grant 
     activities;
       ``(G) a description of the outcomes, including outcomes for 
     the performance accountability measures based on indicators 
     of performance described in section 136(b)(2)(A)(ii), to be 
     achieved by the proposed strategies and activities; and
       ``(H) a description of how the eligible entity will--
       ``(i) use technology;
       ``(ii) collect data;
       ``(iii) made data publicly available; and
       ``(iv) use technology and date to improve program delivery, 
     activities, and administration.
       ``(d) Matching Funds Requirements.--
       ``(1) Innovation fund share.--The amount of the share of 
     the funds provided under this section shall be not greater 
     than 50 percent of the cost of the programs and activities 
     that are carried out under the grant.
       ``(2) Matching share.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Amount.--The amount of the matching share under this 
     subsection for a program year may not be less than 50 percent 
     of the costs of the programs and activities that are carried 
     out under the grant.
       ``(ii) In cash or kind.--The matching share may be in cash 
     or in kind (fairly evaluated).
       ``(iii) Sources.--Not more than 50 percent of the matching 
     share required under this subsection may be provided from 
     Federal resources, of which not less than 50 percent shall be 
     provided from Federal resources from the partner programs 
     identified in the application other than resources provided 
     under the core programs. Non-Federal sources for the matching 
     share may include State resources, local resources, 
     contributions from private organizations, or a combination of 
     such resources and contributions.
       ``(B) Financial hardship waiver.--The Secretary of Labor 
     and the Secretary of Education may waive or reduce the 
     matching share of an eligible entity that has submitted an 
     application under this subsection if such entity demonstrates 
     a need for such waiver or reduction due to extreme financial 
     hardship as defined by the Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Education.
       ``(C) Supplement not supplant.--The Federal and matching 
     share required by this subsection shall be used to supplement 
     and not supplant other Federal and State funds used to carry 
     out activities described in this subsection.
       ``(e) Grant Period.--Grants awarded under this subsection 
     shall be awarded for periods of not more than 3 years in 
     duration and may not be renewed.
       ``(f) Reporting.--The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary 
     of Education are authorized to establish appropriate 
     reporting requirements for grantees under this subsection.
       ``(g) Technical Assistance and Evaluation.--For each 
     program year for which funds are available to carry out this 
     section, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
     Education may reserve a total of not more than 3 percent of 
     the amount available to carry out this subsection to provide 
     technical assistance to applicants and grantees under this 
     subsection and to evaluate projects carried out under this 
     subsection. The Secretaries shall ensure that the results of 
     the evaluations are publicly available, including through 
     electronic means.''.

     SEC. 158. EVALUATIONS.

       Section 172 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``accountability'' 
     after ``performance'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``as least'' and inserting ``at least''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``2005'' and inserting ``2016'';
       (3) in subsection (e), by striking ``Labor and Human 
     Resources'' and inserting ``Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions'';
       (4) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g) and 
     inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Publication of Reports.--If an entity that enters 
     into a contract or other arrangement with the Secretary to 
     conduct an evaluation of a program or activity under this 
     section requests permission from the Secretary to publish a 
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     evaluation, such entity may publish the report unless the 
     Secretary denies the request during the 90-day period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary receives such request.''.

     SEC. 159. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS.

       Section 173 is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``EMERGENCY'' and 
     inserting ``DISLOCATED WORKER'';
       (2) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsection 
     (a) as subsection (b), and inserting before such redesignated 
     subsection the following new subsection:
       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `emergency or disaster' means--
       ``(A) an emergency or a major disaster, as defined in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, of section 102 of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5122 (1) and (2)); or
       ``(B) an emergency or disaster situation of national 
     significance that could result in a potentially large loss of 
     employment, as declared or otherwise recognized by the chief 
     official of a Federal agency with authority for or 
     jurisdiction over the Federal response to the emergency or 
     disaster situation; and
       ``(2) the term `disaster area' means an area that has 
     suffered or in which has occurred an emergency or 
     disaster.'';
       (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs 
     (1) through (3) and (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), 
     respectively, and moving such subparagraphs (as so 
     redesignated) 2 ems to the right;
       (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so 
     redesignated)--
       (i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting:
       ``(1) Grants.--The Secretary''; and
       (ii) by striking ``emergency grants in a timely manner'' 
     and inserting ``dislocated worker grants'';
       (C) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)(1)(B)'';
       (D) in subsection (B) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``an area that has suffered'' and all that follows and insert 
     ``a disaster area, to provide disaster relief employment in 
     the disaster area'';
       (E) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B)''; and
       (F) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) to provide additional assistance to a State board or 
     local board serving an area where--
       ``(i) a higher-than-average demand for employment and 
     training activities for dislocated members of the Armed 
     Forces, spouses described in section 101(14)(E), or members 
     of the Armed Forces described in subsection (c)(2)(A)(iv), 
     exceeds State and local resources for providing such 
     activities; and
       ``(ii) such activities are to be carried out in partnership 
     with the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans 
     Affairs transition assistance programs; and
       ``(E) from funds appropriated under section 174(c), to a 
     State or entity described in subsection (c)(1)(B) to carry 
     out--
       ``(i) subsection (e), including providing assistance to 
     eligible individuals; and
       ``(ii) subsection (f), including providing assistance to 
     eligible individuals.
       ``(2) Decisions and obligations.--The Secretary shall issue 
     a final decision on a complete application for a national 
     dislocated worker grant under this subsection not later than 
     45 calendar days after receipt of the application.'';
       (4) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``subsection (a)(1)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(B)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``emergency'' and inserting ``dislocated worker''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``emergency'' and 
     inserting ``dislocated worker'';
       (5) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``subsection (a)(2)'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(B)'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (i) by inserting ``, in coordination with the Administrator 
     of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as applicable,'' 
     after ``shall be used''; and
       (ii) by striking ``structures'' and inserting ``public 
     structures'';
       (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``emergency or'' after 
     ``consequence of the'';
       (D) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``No individual'' and inserting:
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     no individual'';
       (ii) by striking ``natural disaster'' and inserting 
     ``emergency or disaster''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Extension.--At the request of a State, the Secretary 
     may extend such employment, related to recovery from a single 
     emergency or disaster involving the State, for not more than 
     an additional 6 months.''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) Use of available funds.--Funds made available under 
     subsection (b)(1)(B) shall be available to assist workers 
     described in paragraph (2) who are affected by an emergency 
     or disaster, including workers who have relocated from an 
     area in which an emergency or disaster has been declared or 
     otherwise recognized, as appropriate. Under conditions 
     determined by the Secretary and following notification to the 
     Secretary, a State may use such funds, that are appropriated 
     for any fiscal year and available for expenditure under any 
     grant awarded to the State under this section, to provide any 
     assistance authorized under this subsection. Funds used 
     pursuant to the authority provided under this paragraph shall 
     be subject to the liability and reimbursement requirements 
     described in paragraph (5).
       ``(5) Liability and reimbursement.--Nothing in this Act 
     shall be construed to relieve liability, by a responsible 
     party that is liable under Federal law, for any costs 
     incurred by the United States under subsection (b)(1)(B) or 
     this subsection, including the responsibility to provide 
     reimbursement for such costs to the United States.'';
       (6) by striking subsection (e) and redesignating 
     subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (e) and (f), 
     respectively;
       (7) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``paragraph (4)(A) of subsection (a)'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(E)(i)'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``clauses (i) through 
     (v)'' and inserting ``clauses (i) through (iv)'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ``enactment of 
     this clause'' and inserting ``enactment of the American 
     Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5, 123 
     Stat. 115)''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``subsection (g)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (f)'';
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subsection (g)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (f)'';
       (D) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking ``not later than'' 
     and inserting ``notwithstanding subsection (b)(2), not later 
     than''; and
       (E) in paragraph (7)(A)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``section 4980B'' and 
     inserting ``section 4980B(f)(4)''; and
       (ii) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ``clause (i), (ii), or 
     (vi) of paragraph (2)(A))'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A), 
     (B), or (F) of section 35(e)(1) of such Code)''; and
       (8) in subsection (f), (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``paragraph (4)(A) of subsection (a)'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(E)(i)'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (f)(1)(A)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (e)(1)(A)''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``this 
     subsection'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(E)(ii)''; and
       (II) in clause (i), by striking ``not later than'' and 
     inserting ``notwithstanding subsection (b)(2), not later 
     than''; and

       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``174(c)(1)(B)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(E)(ii)''.

     SEC. 160. YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM.

       Section 173A is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) to improve the quality and energy efficiency of 
     community and other nonprofit and public facilities, 
     including those facilities that are used to serve homeless 
     and low-income families.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (8) and redesignating paragraphs 
     (9) through (13) as paragraphs (8) through (12), 
     respectively;
       (B) in paragraph (11) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``means housing provided'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``has the meaning given the term in section 401(29) of the 
     McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     11360(29)).''; and
       (C) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``or construction'' and inserting ``construction, or energy 
     efficiency enhancement'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``or construction'' 
     and inserting ``construction, or energy efficiency 
     enhancement'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)(iv)--

       (I) in subclause (II), by striking ``individuals with 
     limited English proficiency'' and inserting ``participants 
     who are English language learners''; and
       (II) in subclause (III), by striking ``General Education 
     Development (GED) credential, or other State-recognized 
     equivalent (including recognized alternative standard'' and 
     inserting ``or its recognized equivalent including recognized 
     certificates of attendance or similar documents'';

       (iii) in subparagraph (A)(vii)--

       (I) by striking ``supportive services''; and
       (II) by inserting ``or training'' after ``postsecondary 
     education'';

       (iv) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or construction'' 
     and inserting ``construction, or energy efficiency 
     enhancement'';
       (v) in subparagraph (C)--

       (I) by striking ``or construction'' and inserting 
     ``construction, or energy efficiency enhancement''; and
       (II) by striking ``10 percent'' and inserting ``15 
     percent''; and

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       (vi) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, including 
     recruitment and selection of participants,'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)(B)--
       (i) in clause (i), by inserting ``construction and'' after 
     ``opportunities in'';
       (ii) in clauses (iii) and (vi), by striking ``or 
     construction'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``construction, or energy efficiency enhancement'';
       (iii) in clause (x), by striking ``vocational education'' 
     and inserting ``career and technical education and 
     training'';
       (iv) in clause (xii)--

       (I) by striking ``results'' and inserting ``levels'';
       (II) by striking ``common'' and inserting ``primary''; and
       (III) by striking ``youth and lifelong learning, as 
     identified by the Secretary'' and inserting ``eligible youth 
     described in section 136(b)(2)(A)(ii)'';

       (v) in clause (xvi)--

       (I) in subclause (II), by inserting ``energy efficiency 
     enhancement'' after ``construction''; and
       (II) in subclause (III), by striking ``vocational 
     education'' and inserting ``career and technical education 
     and training''; and

       (vi) in clause (xvii)(I), by inserting ``energy efficiency 
     enhancement'' after ``construction''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) in subparagraph (C)--

       (I) by inserting ``community and'' after ``which the 
     housing and''; and
       (II) by striking ``or construction'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``construction, or energy efficiency 
     enhancement''; and

       (ii) in subparagraph (J)--

       (I) in clause (ii), by inserting ``energy efficiency 
     enhancement'' after ``construction''; and
       (II) in clause (iii), by striking ``vocational education'' 
     and inserting ``career and technical education and 
     training'';

       (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``or construction'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``construction, or energy 
     efficiency enhancement'';
       (5) in subsection (e)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by inserting ``, or an 
     individual who was a school dropout and has subsequently re-
     enrolled'' before the period; and
       (B) in amending subparagraph (B)(i) to read as follows:
       ``(i) are basic skills deficient, despite attainment of a 
     secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent 
     (including recognized certificates of attendance or similar 
     documents for individuals with disabilities); or'';
       (6) in subsection (f)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, or to support 
     pilot and demonstration projects or program evaluations with 
     recipients of grants under subsection (c) as directed by the 
     Secretary, including pilot or demonstration projects that 
     create new career tracks for Youthbuild participants in areas 
     such as health care and manufacturing'' before the period; 
     and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``shall reserve'' and 
     inserting ``shall reserve not less than 3 percent and not 
     more than'';
       (7) in subsection (g), by striking ``postsecondary 
     educational institutions'' and inserting ``institutions of 
     higher education''; and
       (8) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2013 
     through 2017 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 161. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Subsections (a) and (b) of section 174 are amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(a) Native American Programs; Migrant and Seasonal 
     Farmworker Programs; Veterans' Workforce Investment 
     Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 166 
     through 168 such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     fiscal years 2013 through 2017.
       ``(2) Reservations.--Of the amount appropriated pursuant to 
     the authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) for a 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) reserve not less than $55,000,000 for carrying out 
     section 166;
       ``(B) reserve not less than $70,000,000 for carrying out 
     section 167; and
       ``(C) reserve not less than $7,300,000 for carrying out 
     section 168.
       ``(b) Technical Assistance; Innovation Grants.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 169 
     through 171 such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     fiscal years 2013 through 2017.''.

     SEC. 162. TRANSITION GRANTS TO STATES.

       Subtitle D is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 175. TRANSITION GRANTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) In General.--For the program year described in 
     section 171A, from the funds allocated for awards described 
     in section 171A and section 171B, the Secretary of Labor and 
     the Secretary of Education shall award, on a competitive 
     basis, transition grants to States. The Secretaries, to the 
     extent practicable and consistent with the purposes of the 
     transition grants under this section, shall award transition 
     grants in a manner that maximizes the number of States 
     benefitting from such grants.
       ``(b) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this section, the Governor of a State, in coordination with 
     the State board and in consultation with the local boards, 
     shall submit an application to the Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Education, at such time, in a such manner, and 
     containing such information, consistent with this subsection, 
     as the Secretaries may require, including--
       ``(1) a description of how the grant funds will be used to 
     carry out the transition activities described in subsection 
     (d);
       ``(2) a description of the process by which the State will 
     award funds to local areas in accordance with subsection 
     (d)(2); and
       ``(3) assurances that all the entities carrying out core 
     programs in the State will participate in the activities.
       ``(c) Grant Period.--Grants awarded under this subsection 
     shall be awarded for periods of not more than 2 years in 
     duration and may not be renewed.
       ``(d) Use of Funds.--A State that receives a grant under 
     this section--
       ``(1) may reserve not more than 40 percent of the grant 
     funds for transition activities to assist in the development 
     of the State plan under section 112 or 113; and
       ``(2) shall use not less than 60 percent of the grant funds 
     to award subgrants to local areas for transition activities 
     to assist in the development local and regional plans under 
     section 116(c) and 118, with a priority in making such awards 
     to local areas most in need of resources to make the 
     transition to meeting the requirements of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 2012.
       ``(e) Limitations.--No State may--
       ``(1) receive more than 1 grant under this section; and
       ``(2) receive a grant under this section concurrently with 
     a grant under section 171A or 171B for the first program year 
     that commences after the date of enactment of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 2011.''.

     SEC. 163. INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.

       Subtitle D is further amended by adding after section 175 
     (as added by section 112) the following:

     ``SEC. 176. INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Education and the 
     Secretary of Labor shall jointly develop policies for the 
     administration of this subtitle in accordance with such terms 
     as the Secretaries shall set forth in an interagency 
     agreement. Such interagency agreement, at a minimum, shall 
     include a description of the respective roles and 
     responsibilities of the Secretaries in carrying out this 
     subtitle (both jointly and separately), including--
       ``(1) how the funds available under this subtitle will be 
     obligated and disbursed and compliance with applicable laws 
     (including regulations) will be ensured, as well as how the 
     grantees will be selected and monitored, and a peer review 
     process for selection of grantees that includes program 
     practitioners and national experts will be carried out;
       ``(2) how evaluations and research will be conducted on the 
     effectiveness of grants awarded under this subtitle in 
     addressing the education and employment needs of job seekers 
     and workers, youth, and employers;
       ``(3) how technical assistance will be provided to 
     applicants and grant recipients;
       ``(4) how information will be disseminated, including 
     through electronic means, on best practices and effective 
     strategies and service delivery models for activities carried 
     out under this subtitle; and
       ``(5) how policies and processes critical to the successful 
     achievement of the education, training, and employment goals 
     of this subtitle will be established.
       ``(b) Transfer Authority.--The Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Education shall have the authority to transfer 
     funds between the Department of Labor and the Department of 
     Education to carry out this subtitle in accordance with the 
     agreement described in subsection (a).
       ``(c) Reports.--The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
     Education shall jointly develop and submit a biennial report 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Education and Workforce of 
     the House of Representatives, describing--
       ``(1) actions the Departments have taken to--
       ``(A) assess the effectiveness of the projects carried out 
     under this subtitle; and
       ``(B) facilitate the coordination of the programs carried 
     out through the grants awarded with other education, 
     employment and training programs;
       ``(2) barriers that impede effectiveness of projects 
     carried out under this subtitle;
       ``(3) the best practices and effective strategies and 
     service delivery models that the Departments have identified 
     pursuant to this subtitle and actions the Departments have 
     taken to promptly disseminate information, including through 
     electronic means, on such best practices, service delivery 
     models, and effective strategies; and
       ``(4) the actions the Departments have taken to leverage 
     resources provided under Federal law other than this subtitle 
     and non-Federal resources, to improve the workforce 
     investment system nationwide, including in States, regions, 
     and local areas that have not received funds under this 
     subtitle.''.

                       Subtitle E--Administration

     SEC. 171. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS.

       Section 181 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by amending subparagraph (B) of 
     paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(B) Rule of construction.--The reference in subparagraph 
     (A) to section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 (29

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     U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) shall not be applicable for individuals in 
     territorial jurisdictions in which section 6 of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) does not 
     apply.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ``investment'' and 
     inserting ``development'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``or allocation'' 
     after ``an allotment'';
       (4) in subsection (d)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``employment and training activity'' and 
     inserting ``employment or training activity'';
       (B) by inserting ``incumbent worker training, transitional 
     employment,'' after ``on-the-job training,''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``(or that has provided 
     funding to an entity that has violated such paragraph)'' 
     after ``violated such paragraph'';
       (5) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by inserting ``to carry out an activity'' after ``No 
     funds available'';
       (B) by striking ``and similar activities'' and inserting 
     ``or similar activities''; and
       (C) by striking ``title. No funds available under subtitle 
     B'' and inserting ``or under subtitle C. No funds received to 
     carry out an activity under subtitle B or C''; and
       (6) in subsection (f), by inserting ``or subtitle C'' after 
     ``subtitle B'' both places it appears.

     SEC. 172. FISCAL CONTROLS OR SANCTIONS.

       Section 184 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the appropriate 
     circulars'' and inserting ``appropriate circulars or rules''; 
     and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``administration 
     of youth activities'' and inserting:
       ``(iii) administration of youth workforce investment 
     activities.''; and
       (B) in paragraphs (5)(A), (6)(C), and (7) (A) and (B), by 
     inserting ``with the requirements'' afer ``compliance'' each 
     place it appears;
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(v), by inserting ``with the 
     provision'' after ``compliance'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``made available'' and inserting 
     ``received'';
       (ii) by striking ``offset repayment'' and inserting 
     ``require payment by offsetting the amount''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``under this title'' after ``may be 
     entitled''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``(subsequent to the 
     program year for which the determination was made)'' after 
     ``allocations''; and
       (4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``paragraphs (2) and 
     (3) of''.

     SEC. 173. REPORTS, RECORDKEEPING, INVESTIGATIONS.

       Section 185(c) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) shall, to the extent practicable, submit or make 
     available (including through electronic means) any reports, 
     records, plans, or any other data that are required to be 
     submitted or made available, respectively, under this 
     title.''.

     SEC. 174. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       Section 189 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 204 of the 
     Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968'' and inserting 
     ``section 6504 of title 31, United States Code'';
       (2) in subsection (g), by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Availability.--
       ``(A) In general.--Funds obligated for any program year for 
     a program or activity funded under subtitle B may be expended 
     by each State receiving such funds during that program year 
     and the 2 succeeding program years. Funds received by local 
     areas from States under subtitle B during a program year may 
     be expended during that program year and the succeeding 
     program year.
       ``(B) Certain national activities.--
       ``(i) In general.--Funds obligated for any program year for 
     any program or activity carried out under section 170 or 171 
     shall remain available until expended.
       ``(ii) Incremental funding basis.--A contract or 
     arrangement entered into under the authority of section 
     170(c) (relating to research projects, studies and reports, 
     and multistate projects) or section 171 (relating to 
     evaluations), including a long-term, nonseverable services 
     contract, may be funded on an incremental basis with annual 
     appropriations or other available funds.
       ``(C) Special rule.--No amount of the funds obligated for a 
     program year for a program or activity funded under this 
     title shall be deobligated on account of a rate of 
     expenditure that is consistent with a State plan, an 
     operating plan described in section 151, or a plan, grant 
     agreement, contract, application, or other agreement 
     described in subtitle D, as appropriate.''; and
       (3) in subsection (i)--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``accountability'' after 
     ``performance''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)(i)--

       (I) by inserting ``the funding of infrastructure costs for 
     one-stop centers,'' after ``functions of local areas and 
     local boards''; and
       (II) by inserting ``, and other requirements relating to 
     the basic purposes of this title'' before the period;

       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``investment'' and inserting ``development''; and
       (II) in clause (v), by striking `` an opportunity to 
     comment on such request has been provided to the local 
     board'' and inserting ``, in the case of a waiver for a local 
     area, an opportunity to comment on such request has been 
     provided to the local board for the local area for which the 
     waiver is requested'';

       (iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``for which the 
     waiver was requested'' after ``ensure that the local area''; 
     and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Expedited determination regarding provision of 
     waivers.--If the Secretary has approved a waiver of statutory 
     or regulatory requirements for a State or local area pursuant 
     to this subsection, the Secretary shall expedite the 
     determination regarding the provision of that waiver, for 
     another State or local area.''.

     SEC. 175. REPEALS.

       The Act is further amended by striking section 190, and 
     redesignating sections 191 through 195 as sections 190 
     through 194, respectively.

     SEC. 176. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 194 (as redesignated by section 185) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(14) Funds provided under this title shall not be used to 
     establish or operate a stand-alone fee-for-service enterprise 
     in a situation in which a private sector employment agency 
     (as defined in section 701 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
     (42 U.S.C. 2000e)) is providing full access to similar or 
     related services in such a manner as to fully meet the 
     identified need. For purposes of this paragraph, such an 
     enterprise does not include a one-stop delivery system 
     described in section 121(e).
       ``(15)(A) None of the funds available under this title 
     shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to 
     pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct 
     costs or indirect costs, at a rate in excess of the annual 
     rate of basic pay prescribed for level II of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(B) The limitation described in subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined 
     in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133.
       ``(C) In a case in which a State is a recipient of such 
     funds, the State may establish a lower limit than is provided 
     in subparagraph (A) for salaries and bonuses of those 
     receiving salaries and bonuses from a subrecipient of such 
     funds, taking into account factors including the relative 
     cost of living in the State, the compensation levels for 
     comparable State or local government employees, and the size 
     of the organizations that administer the Federal programs 
     involved.''.

     SEC. 177. OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY.

       Subtitle E is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 195. OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish 
     an Office of Disability Employment Policy--
       ``(1) to help develop and support national policies and 
     practices that will increase employment and economic 
     advancement opportunities for all individuals with 
     disabilities; and
       ``(2) to ensure that such individuals are fully integrated 
     into the 21st century workforce.
       ``(b) Office.--There is established within the Department 
     of Labor an Office of Disability Employment Policy (referred 
     to in this section as the `Office'). Except as otherwise 
     specifically provided in this Act, such Office shall be the 
     principal entity carrying out the functions described in this 
     section.
       ``(c) Assistant Secretary.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Office shall be headed by an 
     Assistant Secretary of Disability Employment Policy (referred 
     to in this title as the `Assistant Secretary') appointed by 
     the President by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this 
     Act, the Assistant Secretary shall be the principal officer 
     carrying out the functions described in this section.
       ``(2) Experience.--The Assistant Secretary shall be an 
     individual with substantial experience in, and a thorough 
     knowledge of, disability employment policy, training and 
     educational opportunities for individuals with disabilities 
     (including youth with disabilities), public benefit programs 
     for individuals with disabilities, job development, and the 
     barriers that may limit employment and economic advancement 
     opportunities of individuals with disabilities.
       ``(3) Goals and direction.--In carrying out the functions 
     of the Office, the Assistant Secretary shall be guided by the 
     goals of achieving equal opportunity, full participation, 
     economic self-sufficiency, and independent living for all 
     individuals with disabilities, to the greatest extent 
     possible. In the performance of the functions of the Office, 
     the Assistant Secretary shall be directly responsible to the 
     Secretary of Labor.
       ``(d) Functions.--The Assistant Secretary shall provide 
     national leadership, and encourage interagency collaboration, 
     on increasing employment and training opportunities for 
     individuals with disabilities

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     through the development of policies and initiatives (taking 
     into account relevant information from other Federal agencies 
     and including the awarding of grants as appropriate) that--
       ``(1) eliminate barriers to the employment and training of 
     individuals with disabilities;
       ``(2) advance opportunities for employment, and identify 
     strategies that increase employment opportunities in the 
     private sector, for individuals with disabilities, including 
     recruitment, retention, and promotion of such individuals;
       ``(3) identify and remove disincentives that limit or 
     prevent the full employment of individuals with disabilities 
     who are receiving benefits through Federal or State programs 
     such as medical assistance under a State Medicaid program 
     under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et 
     seq.), disability insurance benefits under title II of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), or supplemental 
     security income benefits under title XVI of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.);
       ``(4) advise and assist the Department of Labor and other 
     Federal agencies in the development of policies and practices 
     that increase employment opportunities in the Federal 
     Government for individuals with disabilities, including 
     outreach to and recruitment, retention, and promotion of such 
     individuals;
       ``(5) assist youth with disabilities, including such youth 
     who are out-of-school youth, in successfully transitioning 
     into the workforce;
       ``(6) increase access for individuals with disabilities 
     seeking employment, education, and training services from a 
     one-stop delivery system described in section 221(e) of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 2012, and other public and 
     private providers of such services and supports;
       ``(7) increase coordination of activities between State 
     vocational rehabilitation programs and the workforce 
     development systems (as defined in section 101 of such Act), 
     including the one-stop centers (as defined in such section 
     101), including assisting individuals with disabilities in 
     maximizing the services available through such programs, 
     systems, and centers;
       ``(8) leverage available public and system resources to 
     address individual and systematic employment barriers for 
     individuals with disabilities, and assist such individuals in 
     navigating the process of coordinating their public benefits, 
     including health care;
       ``(9) increase employment opportunities for individuals 
     with significant disabilities in competitive integrated 
     employment; and
       ``(10) meet other objectives, as specified by the Secretary 
     of Labor, that will increase employment and training 
     opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
       ``(e) Report.--For each fiscal year, beginning with the 
     first full fiscal year following the date of enactment of the 
     , the Secretary of Labor shall prepare a report and submit 
     the report 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, not later than 
     90 days after the end of that fiscal year. The report shall 
     summarize the Office's progress in--
       ``(1) meeting the general objectives specified in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a);
       ``(2) meeting each of the 4 goals specified in subsection 
     (c)(3); and
       ``(3) developing the specific policies and initiatives 
     specified in subsection (d).
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2013 
     through 2017.''.

     SEC. 178. INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF THE EFFICIENCY AND 
                   EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE 
                   INVESTMENT SYSTEM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``Federal job training program'' means any 
     federally funded employment and training program; and
       (2) the term ``individual with barriers to employment'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 101(23) of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 2013.
       (b) Evaluation by the Government Accountability Office.--
       (1) Evaluation.--The Comptroller General shall conduct an 
     evaluation of the operations of federally funded job training 
     programs in order to evaluate their efficiency and 
     effectiveness in providing job training services to eligible 
     participants, particularly individuals with barriers to 
     employment. The evaluation shall consider--
       (A) the findings of the January 2011 report of the 
     Government Accountability Office entitled ``Multiple 
     Employment and Training Programs: Providing Information, Co-
     locating Services and Consolidating Administrative Structures 
     could Promote Efficiencies''(GAO-11-92);
       (B) whether programs need to be enhanced in order to more 
     effectively provide needed services;
       (C) whether programs are effectively aligned to provide 
     needed services to different eligible populations; and
       (D) whether any programs provide duplicative services to 
     their participants and, if so, why.
       (2) Consultation and recommendations.--The Comptroller 
     General shall consult with the States, local workforce 
     investment boards, businesses, labor organizations, workforce 
     advocates and community organizations, and relevant 
     education-related organizations in preparing its evaluation 
     and may make any recommendations to improve the efficiency 
     and effectiveness of training programs and attain needed 
     levels of services and accessibility of services.
       (3) Submission of plan.--Not later than 12 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit the evaluation and any plan for improvement to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress.

              Subtitle F--Community College to Career Fund

     SEC. 181. COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO CAREER FUND.

       Title I is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

             ``Subtitle F--Community College to Career Fund

     ``SEC. 199. COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS 
                   PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Grants Authorized.--From funds appropriated under 
     section 199D(1), the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
     Education, in accordance with the interagency agreement 
     described in section 199E, shall award competitive grants to 
     eligible entities described in subsection (b) for the purpose 
     of developing, offering, improving or providing educational 
     or career training programs for workers.
       ``(b) Eligible Entity.--
       ``(1) In general.--Entities eligible for a grant under this 
     section are any of the following (or a consortium of any of 
     the following) in partnership with employers or an 
     association of employers:
       ``(A) a junior or community college (as defined in section 
     312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1085(f)));
       ``(B) a four-year public institution of higher education 
     (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965) that offers two-year degrees, will use funds provided 
     under this section for activities at the certificate and 
     associate degree levels, and is not reasonably close, as 
     determined by the Secretaries, to a community college;
       ``(C) a tribal college or university (as defined in section 
     316(b) of the Higher Education Act); or
       ``(D) at the discretion of the Secretaries, a private, not-
     for-profit, two-year institution of higher education in 
     Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American 
     Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
     Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of 
     Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau.
       ``(2) Additional partnerships.--In addition to partnering 
     with employers or an association of employers, the eligible 
     entities described in paragraph (1) may partner with any of 
     the organizations described in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 
     Any such partnership shall collaborate with, and may include, 
     the State or local workforce investment board.
       ``(A) An adult education provider or institution of higher 
     education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965).
       ``(B) A community-based organization.
       ``(C) A joint-labor management partnership.
       ``(D) Any other organization that the Secretaries considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(c) Application.--An eligible entity seeking a grant 
     under this section shall submit a grant proposal to the 
     Secretaries at such time and containing such information as 
     the Secretaries determine is required, including a detailed 
     description of--
       ``(1) the specific project for which the grant proposal is 
     submitted, including the manner in which the grant will be 
     used to develop, offer, improve, or provide an educational or 
     career training program;
       ``(2) the extent to which the project will meet the 
     educational or career training needs of workers in the area 
     served by the eligible entity;
       ``(3) the extent to which the project will meet the needs 
     of employers in the region for skilled workers in in-demand 
     industry sectors and occupations;
       ``(4) the extent to which the project submitted fits within 
     any overall strategic plan developed by an eligible entity; 
     and
       ``(5) any previous experience of the eligible entity in 
     providing educational or career training programs, the 
     absence of which shall not automatically disqualify an 
     eligible institution from receiving a grant under this 
     section.
       ``(d) Criteria for Award.--
       ``(1) In general.--Grants under this section shall be 
     awarded based on criteria established by the Secretaries, 
     that include the following:
       ``(A) A determination of the merits of the grant proposal 
     submitted by the eligible entity to develop, offer, improve, 
     or provide educational or career training programs to be made 
     available to workers.
       ``(B) An assessment of the likely employment opportunities 
     available in the region to individuals who complete an 
     educational or career training program that the eligible 
     entity proposes to develop, offer, improve, or provide.
       ``(C) An assessment of prior demand for training programs 
     by individuals eligible for training served by the eligible 
     entity as well as availability and capacity of existing 
     training programs to meet future demand for training 
     programs.
       ``(2) Priority.--The Secretaries shall give priority to 
     eligible entities that--
       ``(A) include a partnership with a business or industry or 
     sector partnership that--

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       ``(i) pays a portion of the costs of such programs; or
       ``(ii) agrees to hire individuals who have completed a 
     particular postsecondary degree, certificate, or credential 
     resulting from the training program of the eligible entity;
       ``(B) enter into a partnership with a labor organization or 
     labor-management training program that provides technical 
     expertise for occupationally specific education necessary for 
     a recognized postsecondary credential leading to a skill 
     occupation in an in-demand industry sector;
       ``(C) are focused on serving individuals with barriers to 
     employment, low-income, non-traditional students as defined 
     in section 803(j) of the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     11561(c)(j)), students who are dislocated workers, students 
     who are veterans, or students who are long-term unemployed;
       ``(D) are community colleges serving areas with high 
     unemployment rates, including rural areas; and
       ``(E) are eligible entities that include an institution of 
     higher education eligible for assistance under title III or V 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
       ``(e) Use of Funds.--Grants awarded under this section 
     shall be used for one or more of the following:
       ``(1) The development, offering, improvement, or provision 
     of academic programs or training programs, that provide 
     relevant job training for skilled occupations that will meet 
     the needs of employers in in-demand industries sectors, and 
     which may include registered apprenticeship programs, on-the-
     job training programs, and programs that support employers in 
     upgrading the skills of their workforce.
       ``(2) The development and implementation of policies and 
     programs to expand opportunities for students to earn a 
     recognized postsecondary credential or degree in in-demand 
     industry sectors and occupations, including by--
       ``(A) facilitating the transfer of academic credits between 
     institutions of higher education, including the transfer of 
     academic credits for courses in the same field of study;
       ``(B) expanding articulation agreements and policies that 
     guarantee transfer between such institutions, including 
     through common course numbering and general core curriculum; 
     and
       ``(C) developing or enhancing student support services 
     programs.
       ``(3) The creation of workforce programs that provide a 
     sequence of education and occupational training that leads to 
     a recognized postsecondary credential or degree, including 
     programs that--
       ``(A) blend basic skills and occupational training;
       ``(B) facilitate means of transitioning from non-credit 
     occupational, basic skills, or developmental coursework to 
     for-credit coursework within and across institutions;
       ``(C) build or enhance linkages including the development 
     of dual enrollment programs and early college high schools 
     between secondary education or adult education programs 
     (including programs established under the Carl D. Perkins 
     Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and title II of 
     this Act);
       ``(D) implement other innovative programs designed to 
     increase the provision of training for students, including 
     students who are veteran members of the National Guard or 
     Reserves, to enter skilled occupations in in-demand industry 
     sectors; and
       ``(E) support paid internships that will allow students to 
     simultaneously earn credit for work-based learning and gain 
     relevant employment experience in an in-demand industry 
     sector or occupation, which shall include opportunities that 
     transition individuals into employment.
       ``(4) The support of regional or national in-demand 
     industry sectors to develop skills consortia that will 
     identify pressing workforce needs and develop solutions such 
     as--
       ``(A) standardizing industry certifications;
       ``(B) developing new training technologies; and
       ``(C) collaborating with industry employers to define and 
     describe how specific skills lead to particular jobs and 
     career opportunities.

     ``SEC. 199A. PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE AND PAY-FOR-SUCCESS JOB 
                   TRAINING PROJECTS.

       ``(a) Award Grants Authorized.--From funds appropriated 
     under section 199D(2), the Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Education, in accordance with the interagency 
     agreement described in section 199E, shall award grants on a 
     competitive basis to eligible entities described in 
     subsection (b) who meet specific performance outcomes and 
     criteria established by the Secretaries under subsection (c). 
     Projects funded by grants under this section shall be 
     referred to as either Pay-for-Performance or Pay-for-Success 
     projects, as set forth in subsection (b).
       ``(b) Eligible Entity.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this section an entity shall be a State or local 
     organization (which may be a local workforce organization) in 
     partnership with entities such as community colleges and 
     other training providers who--
       ``(1) in the case of Pay-for-Performance projects, agree to 
     be reimbursed primarily on the basis of achievement of 
     specified performance outcomes and criteria agreed upon by 
     the Secretaries under subsection (c); or
       ``(2) in the case of Pay-for-Success projects, include 
     partnerships with investors, such as philanthropic 
     organizations that provide funding for a specific project or 
     projects to address a clear and measurable job training need 
     in the community or region and agree to be reimbursed under 
     the grant only if the project or projects meet specified 
     performance outcomes and criteria agreed to by the 
     Secretaries under subsection (c).
       ``(c) Performance Outcomes and Criteria.--Not later than 6 
     months after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, the 
     Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall 
     establish and publish specific performance measures for the 
     initial qualification of eligible entities to receive a grant 
     under this section. At a minimum, to receive an award an 
     eligible entity shall--
       ``(1) identify a particular program area and client 
     population that is not achieving optimal outcomes;
       ``(2) provide evidence that the proposed strategy would 
     achieve better results;
       ``(3) clearly articulate and quantify the improved outcomes 
     of such new approach;
       ``(4) for Pay-for-Success projects, specify a monetary 
     value that would need to paid to obtain such results and 
     explain the basis for such value;
       ``(5) identify data that would be required to evaluate 
     whether outcomes are being achieved for a target population 
     and a comparison group;
       ``(6) identify estimated savings that would result from the 
     improved outcomes, including to other programs or units of 
     government;
       ``(7) demonstrate the capacity to collect required data, 
     track outcomes, and validate those outcomes; and
       ``(8) any other criteria the Secretaries may require.
       ``(d) Period of Availability for Pay-for-Success 
     Projects.--Funds appropriated to carry out Pay-for-Success 
     projects pursuant to section 199D(2) shall, upon obligation, 
     remain available for disbursement until expended, 
     notwithstanding section 1552 of title 31, United States Code, 
     and, if later deobligated, in whole or in part, be available 
     until expended for additional Pay-for-Success grants under 
     this section.

     ``SEC. 199B. BRING JOBS BACK TO AMERICA GRANTS.

       ``(a) Grants Authorized.--From funds appropriated under 
     section 199D(3), the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
     Education, in accordance with the interagency agreement 
     described in section 199E, shall award grants to State or 
     local governments for job training and recruiting activities 
     that can quickly provided businesses with skilled workers in 
     order to encourage businesses to remain in or relocate to 
     areas served by such governments. The Secretaries shall 
     coordinate with the Secretary of Commerce in carrying out 
     this section.
       ``(b) Purpose and Use of Funds.--Grants awarded under this 
     section may be used by a State or local government to issue 
     subgrants to eligible entities as designated by the 
     Secretaries, including those described in section 199(b), to 
     assist such eligible entities in providing training necessary 
     to provide skilled workers for businesses that have relocated 
     or are considering relocating operations outside the United 
     States, and may instead relocate to the areas served by such 
     governments.
       ``(c) Application.--A State or local government seeking a 
     grant under the program established under subsection (a) 
     shall submit an application to the Secretaries in such manner 
     and containing such information as the Secretaries may 
     require. At a minimum, each application shall include--
       ``(1) a description of the eligible entity or entities the 
     State or local government proposes to assist in providing job 
     training or recruiting activities;
       ``(2) a description of the proposed or existing business 
     facility, including the number of jobs relating to such 
     facility and the average wage or salary of those jobs; and
       ``(3) a description of any other resources that the State 
     has committed to assisting such business in locating such 
     facility, including tax incentives provided, bonding 
     authority exercised, and land granted.
       ``(d) Criteria.--The Secretaries shall award grants to 
     State and local governments that--
       ``(1) the Secretaries determine are most likely to succeed 
     with a grant under the program in assisting an eligible 
     entity in providing the training necessary to cause a 
     business or businesses to remain in or relocate to areas 
     served by such governments;
       ``(2) will fund training programs that will result in the 
     greatest number and quality of jobs;
       ``(3) have committed State or other resources, to the 
     extent of their ability as determined by the Secretaries, to 
     assist a business or businesses to remain in or relocate to 
     areas served by such governments; and
       ``(4) have met such other criteria as the Secretaries 
     consider appropriate, including criteria relating to 
     marketing plans, benefits to ongoing regional or State 
     strategies for economic development and job growth.

     ``SEC. 199C. GRANTS FOR ENTREPRENEUR AND SMALL BUSINESS 
                   STARTUP TRAINING.

       ``(a) Grants Authorized.--From funds appropriated under 
     section 199D(4), the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
     Education, in accordance with the interagency agreement 
     described in section 199E, shall award competitive grants to 
     eligible entities described in subsection (b) to provide 
     training in starting a small business and entrepreneurship. 
     The Secretaries shall coordinate with the Administrator of 
     the Small Business Administration in carrying out this 
     section including in the development of criteria and 
     selection of proposals.

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       ``(b) Eligible Entity.--
       ``(1) In general.--Entities eligible for a grant under this 
     section are any of the following (or a consortium of any of 
     the following) in partnership with at least one local or 
     regional economic development entity described in paragraph 
     (2):
       ``(A) a junior or community college (as defined in section 
     312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1085(f)));
       ``(B) a four-year public institution of higher education 
     (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965) that offers two-year degrees, will use funds provided 
     under this section for activities at the certificate and 
     associate degree levels, and is not reasonably close, as 
     determined by the Secretaries, to a community college;
       ``(C) a tribal college or university (as defined in section 
     316(b) of the Higher Education Act); or
       ``(D) at the discretion of the Secretaries, a private, not-
     for-profit, two-year institution of higher education in 
     Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American 
     Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
     Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of 
     Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau.
       ``(2) Additional partnerships.--Local or regional economic 
     development entities described in this paragraph are the 
     following:
       ``(A) Small business development centers.
       ``(B) Women's business centers.
       ``(C) Regional innovation clusters.
       ``(D) Local accelerators or incubators.
       ``(E) State or local economic development agencies.
       ``(c) Application.--An eligible entity seeking a grant 
     under this section shall submit a grant proposal in such 
     manner and containing such information as the Secretaries and 
     the Small Business Administrator shall require. Such 
     information shall include the manner in which 
     entrepreneurship training and education will be provided, the 
     role of partners in such an arrangement, and the manner in 
     which the proposal will integrate and partner with local 
     economic development resources.
       ``(d) Use of Funds.--Grants awarded under this section 
     shall be used to provide training in entrepreneurship and 
     starting a small business, including through online courses, 
     intensive seminars, and comprehensive courses.

     ``SEC. 199D. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     $8,000,000,000 to carry out this subtitle, of which 
     $4,000,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary of Labor and $4,000,000,000 is authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Education. Such amounts 
     shall be used to carry out the programs authorized by this 
     subtitle as follows:
       ``(1) $7,000,000,000 is authorized for the program 
     established by section 199;
       ``(2) $500,000,000 is authorized for the program 
     established by section 199A;
       ``(3) $250,000,000 is authorized for the program 
     established by section 199B;
       ``(4) $250,000,000 is authorized for the program 
     established by section 199C; and
       ``(5) Not more than 5 percent of the amounts authorized 
     under paragraphs (1) through (4) may be used by the 
     Secretaries to administer each respective program, including 
     providing technical assistance and carrying out evaluations.
       ``(b) Period of Availability.--Except as provided in 
     section 199A(d), the funds appropriated pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall be available for Federal obligation for 
     the fiscal year for which the funds are appropriated and the 
     succeeding 2 fiscal years.

     ``SEC. 199E. INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary 
     of Education shall jointly develop policies for the 
     administration of this subtitle in accordance with such terms 
     as the Secretaries shall set forth in an interagency 
     agreement. Such interagency agreement, at a minimum, shall 
     include a description of the respective roles and 
     responsibilities of the Secretaries in carrying out this 
     subtitle (both jointly and separately), including--
       ``(1) how the funds available under this subtitle will be 
     obligated and disbursed and compliance with applicable laws 
     (including regulations) will be ensured, as well as how the 
     grantees will be selected and monitored;
       ``(2) how evaluations and research will be conducted on the 
     effectiveness of grants awarded under this subtitle in 
     addressing the education and employment needs of workers, and 
     employers;
       ``(3) how technical assistance will be provided to 
     applicants and grant recipients;
       ``(4) how information will be disseminated, including 
     through electronic means, on best practices and effective 
     strategies and service delivery models for activities carried 
     out under this subtitle; and
       ``(5) how policies and processes critical to the successful 
     achievement of the education, training, and employment goals 
     of this subtitle will be established.
       ``(b) Transfer Authority.--The Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Education shall have the authority to transfer 
     funds between the Department of Labor and the Department of 
     Education to carry out this subtitle in accordance with the 
     agreement described in subsection (a). The Secretary of Labor 
     and the Secretary of Education shall have the ability to 
     transfer funds to the Secretary of Commerce and the 
     Administrator of the Small Business Administration to carry 
     out sections 199B and 199C, respectively.
       ``(c) Reports.--The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
     Education shall jointly develop and submit a biennial report 
     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, describing the activities 
     carried out under this subtitle and the outcomes of such 
     activities.''.

                 TITLE II--ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY

     SEC. 201. PURPOSES, DEFINITIONS, AND MISCELLANEOUS 
                   PROVISIONS.

       (a) Purpose.--Section 202 is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 202. PURPOSE.

       ``It is the purpose of this title to create a partnership 
     among the Federal Government, States, and localities to 
     provide, on a voluntary basis, adult education and literacy 
     activities, in order to--
       ``(1) assist adults to become literate and obtain the 
     knowledge and skills necessary for employment and economic 
     self-sufficiency;
       ``(2) assist adults who are parents to obtain the education 
     and skills that--
       ``(A) are necessary to becoming full partners in the 
     educational development of their children; and
       ``(B) lead to sustainable improvements in the economic 
     opportunities for their family;
       ``(3) assist adults in attaining a secondary school diploma 
     or its equivalent and in the transition to and success in 
     postsecondary education and training, including through 
     career pathways;
       ``(4) assist immigrants and other individuals who are 
     English language learners in improving their reading, 
     writing, speaking, and comprehension skills in English;
       ``(5) assist immigrants in acquiring an understanding of 
     the American system of government and the responsibilities of 
     citizenship;
       ``(6) assist States in expanding a 21st century delivery 
     system for adult education, literacy, and workplace skills 
     services that meet the needs of adults at all skill levels;
       ``(7) assist adults in developing technology literacy; and
       ``(8) enable more adults to complete adult education and 
     enter and succeed in postsecondary education and 
     employment.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 203 is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) Adult education.--The term `adult education' means 
     academic instruction and services below the postsecondary 
     level that increase an individual's ability to--
       ``(A) read, write, and speak in English and perform 
     mathematics or other activities necessary for the attainment 
     of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent;
       ``(B) transition to and success in postsecondary education 
     and training; or
       ``(C) obtain employment.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``activities described in 
     section 231(b)'' and inserting ``programs, activities, and 
     services that include adult education, literacy, workplace 
     adult education and literacy activities, family literacy 
     activities, English language acquisition activities, 
     workforce preparation activities, or integrated education and 
     training' '';
       (3) by striking paragraphs (3), (8), (9), (10), (13), (14), 
     and (17) and redesignating paragraphs (4), (7), (11), (12), 
     (15), (16), and (18) as paragraphs (3), (9), (10), (11), 
     (13), (14), and (15), respectively;
       (4) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
     ``activities'' after ``literacy'';
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(4) Eligible individual.--The term `eligible individual' 
     means an individual--
       ``(A) who has attained 16 years of age;
       ``(B) who is not enrolled or required to be enrolled in 
     secondary school under State law; and
       ``(C) who--
       ``(i) is unable to compute or solve problems, or read, 
     write, or speak English at a level necessary to function on 
     the job, in the individuals' family, or in society;
       ``(ii) does not have a secondary school diploma or its 
     recognized equivalent, and has not achieved an equivalent 
     level of education; or
       ``(iii) is an English language learner.'';
       (6) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by striking ``means--'' and inserting ``means an 
     organization that has demonstrated effectiveness in providing 
     adult education and literacy activities that may include--'';
       (B) in subparagraphs (B) and (C), by striking ``of 
     demonstrated effectiveness'' both places it appears;
       (C) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``literacy services'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``adult education and 
     literacy activities to eligible individuals;'';
       (D) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(J) a partnership between an employer and an entity 
     described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (I).'';
       (7) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:
       ``(6) English language acquisition program.--The term 
     `English language acquisition program' means a program of 
     instruction--
       ``(A) designed to help eligible individuals who are English 
     language learners achieve

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     competence in reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension 
     of the English language;
       ``(B) that may lead to--
       ``(i) attainment of a secondary school diploma or its 
     recognized equivalent;
       ``(ii) transition to success in postsecondary education and 
     training; and
       ``(iii) employment or career advancement; and
       ``(C) that such programs may be sequential, integrated, or 
     concurrent in nature.'';
       (8) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
       ``(7) English language learner.--The term `English language 
     learner' when used with respect to an eligible individual, 
     means an eligible individual who has limited ability in 
     reading, writing, speaking, or comprehending the English 
     language, and--
       ``(A) whose native language is a language other than 
     English; or
       ``(B) who lives in a family or community environment where 
     a language other than English is the dominant language.
       ``(8) High quality literacy instruction.--The term `high 
     quality literacy instruction' means developmentally 
     appropriate, explicit, and systematic instruction that 
     provides students with--
       ``(A) early development and grade-level mastery of oral 
     language skills, both listening and speaking, phonological 
     awareness, using a wide vocabulary, conventional forms of 
     grammar, and academic language;
       ``(B) the ability to read regularly spelled words and high-
     frequency irregularly spelled words and to decode regularly 
     spelled unfamiliar words accurately, using phonemic 
     awareness, print awareness, alphabet knowledge, and knowledge 
     of English spelling patterns;
       ``(C) the ability to read texts accurately, fluently, and 
     with comprehension, relying on knowledge of the vocabulary in 
     those texts and of the background information that the 
     students possess;
       ``(D) the ability to read with a purpose and the capacity 
     to differentiate purposes and to select and apply 
     comprehension strategies appropriate to achieving the 
     purpose;
       ``(E) an understanding of, and ability to adapt to, the 
     varying demands of different genres, formats, and types of 
     texts across the core content areas in order to comprehend 
     texts of appropriate levels of complexity and content, 
     including texts necessary for mastery of grade-level 
     standards;
       ``(F) the ability to effectively access, critically 
     evaluate, and appropriately synthesize information from a 
     variety of sources and formats;
       ``(G) the development and maintenance of a motivation to 
     read and write, as reflected in habits of reading and writing 
     regularly and or discussing one's reading and writing with 
     others; and
       ``(H) the ability to write clearly, accurately, and quickly 
     so as to communicate ideas and deepen comprehension, in ways 
     that fit purpose, audience, occasion, discipline, and format; 
     adhere to conventions of spelling and punctuation; and 
     benefit from revision so as to improve clarity, coherence, 
     logical development, and the precise use of language.'';
       (9) in paragraph (9)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Services'' and 
     inserting ``Activities'';
       (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``services'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``activities''; and
       (ii) by striking ``changes in a family'' and inserting 
     ``improvements in the economic prospects for a family and 
     that better enable parents to support their children's 
     learning needs'';
       (C) by striking subparagraph (C) and redesignating 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     respectively; and
       (D) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so 
     redesignated) the following:
       ``(A) Parent adult education and literacy activities that 
     lead to readiness for the attainment of a secondary school 
     diploma or its recognized equivalent postsecondary education 
     or training, employment, career advancement, and economic 
     self-sufficiency.'';
       (10) by inserting after paragraph (10) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(11) Integrated education and training.--The term 
     `integrated education and training' means services that 
     provide adult education and literacy activities contextually 
     and concurrently with workforce preparation activities and 
     workforce training for a specific occupation or occupational 
     cluster. Such services may include offering adult education 
     services concurrent with credit-bearing postsecondary 
     education and training, including through co-instruction.
       ``(12) Integrated english literacy and civics education.--
     The term `integrated English literacy and civics education' 
     means an integrated program of educational services for 
     immigrant and other limited English proficient adults, 
     including immigrant professionals with degrees and 
     credentials in their native countries, that enables them to 
     achieve competency in the English language and acquire the 
     basic and more advanced skills needed to function effectively 
     as parents, workers, and citizens. Such programs shall 
     include instruction in literacy and English language 
     acquisition and instruction on the rights and 
     responsibilities of citizenship and civic participation, and 
     may include workforce training.'';
       (11) by amending paragraph (15) (as so redesignated) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(15) Workplace adult education and literacy activities.--
     The term `workplace adult education and literacy activities' 
     means adult education and literacy activities offered by an 
     eligible provider in collaboration with an employer or 
     employee organization at a workplace or an off-site location 
     that is designed to improve the productivity of the 
     workforce.''; and
       (12) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(16) Workforce preparation activities.--The term 
     `workforce preparation activities' means activities, 
     programs, or services designed to help an individual acquire 
     a combination of basic academic skills, critical thinking 
     skills, and self-management skills, including competencies in 
     utilizing resources, using information, working with others, 
     understanding systems, working with technology, and skills 
     necessary for successful transition into and completion of 
     postsecondary education or training, or employment.''.
       (c) Home Schools.--Section 204 is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``whether a home school is treated as a 
     home school or a private school under State law,'' after 
     ``home schools,''; and
       (2) by striking ``an English literacy program'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``adult education and literacy 
     activities.''.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Title II is further amended by 
     redesignating section 205 as section 206 and inserting after 
     section 204 the following:

     ``SEC. 205. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING POSTSECONDARY 
                   TRANSITION AND CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       ``Nothing in this title shall be construed to prohibit or 
     discourage the use of funds provided under this title for 
     adult education and literacy activities that help eligible 
     individuals transition to and succeed in postsecondary 
     education, including credit-bearing coursework, and training 
     or employment, or for concurrent enrollment activities.''.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 206 (as so 
     redesignated) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``$1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 
     and'' after ``to carry out this title''; and
       (2) by striking ``of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003'' 
     and inserting ``succeeding fiscal year''.
       (f) Technical Amendment.--Title II is further amended--
       (1) by striking subtitle B;
       (2) by striking the subtitle A designation; and
       (3) by redesignating chapters 1 through 4 as subtitles A 
     through D, respectively.

     SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE A.

       (a) Reservation of Funds, Eligible Agencies, Allotments.--
     Section 211 is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Reservation of Funds.--From the sum appropriated 
     under section 206 for a fiscal year, the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall reserve $250,000,000 to carry out section 
     242(c)(1)(E);
       ``(2) shall reserve 1.5 percent to carry out the remainder 
     of section 242, except that the amount so reserved shall not 
     exceed $15,000,000;
       ``(3) shall reserve 1.5 percent to carry out section 243, 
     except that the amount so reserved shall not exceed 
     $12,000,000; and
       ``(4) shall reserve 12 percent of the amount that remains 
     after reserving funds under paragraphs (1) and (2) to carry 
     out section 244.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``section 205'' and inserting ``section 
     206''; and
       (B) by striking ``section 224'' and inserting ``section 112 
     or a State unified plan approved under section 113''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``section 205'' and inserting ``section 
     206'';
       (ii) by striking ``section 224'' and inserting ``section 
     112 or a State unified plan approved under section 113''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$250,000''; 
     and
       (II) by inserting ``except as provided in subsection (e)'' 
     after ``outlying area''; and

       (iv) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$250,000'' and 
     inserting ``$350,000''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 205'' and 
     inserting ``section 206'';
       (4) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
       ``(f) Hold-Harmless Provisions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (c), for 
     fiscal year 2011 and each succeeding fiscal year, no eligible 
     agency shall receive an allotment under this section that is 
     less than 90 percent of the allotment the eligible agency 
     received for the preceding fiscal year under this section.
       ``(2) 100 percent allotment.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1) 
     of subsection (e), for a fiscal year for which an eligible 
     agency receives only an initial allotment under subsection 
     (c)(1) (and no additional allotment under subsection (c)(2)) 
     the eligible agency shall receive an allotment under this 
     section that is equal to 100 percent of the initial allotment 
     under subsection (c)(1).
       ``(3) Ratable reduction.--If for any fiscal year the amount 
     available for allotment under this title is insufficient to 
     satisfy the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2), the 
     Secretary shall ratably reduce the payments to all eligible 
     agencies, as necessary.''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Study and Report.--

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       ``(1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study concerning the formula described in 
     this section and, in conducting the study, shall, at a 
     minimum--
       ``(A) examine whether the formula results in a distribution 
     of funds that sufficiently targets the entire population of 
     individuals eligible for adult education and literacy 
     activities under this title;
       ``(B) examine whether the data used to count qualified 
     adults, for purposes of the formula, accurately identify the 
     population of individuals eligible for the activities; and
       ``(C) develop recommendations, as necessary, for improving 
     the formula so that the formula results in a distribution of 
     funds that better serves that population and the data used to 
     count qualified adults accurately measure that population.
       ``(2) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit 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 a report containing the results of the study 
     described in paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Performance Accountability System.--Section 212 is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 212. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

       ``Programs and activities authorized in this title are 
     subject to the performance accountability provisions 
     described in section 136. Additional indicators shall include 
     the following:
       ``(1) Demonstrated improvements in literacy skill levels in 
     reading, writing, and speaking the English language, 
     numeracy, English language acquisition, and other literacy 
     skills.
       ``(2) Receipt of a secondary school diploma or its 
     equivalent.
       ``(3) Attainment of an industry-recognized workforce 
     readiness credential or other recognized postsecondary 
     credential, the attainment of which requires skills below the 
     postsecondary level.
       ``(4) Placement in, retention in, or completion of a 
     postsecondary education or training program.''.

     SEC. 203. AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE B.

       (a) State Administration.--Section 221 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``submission, and 
     implementation of the State plan'' and inserting 
     ``implementation, and monitoring of the relevant components 
     of the State unified plan in section 112 or the State unified 
     plan in section 113''.
       (b) State Distribution and Matching Requirement.--Section 
     222 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking `` 
     this subtitle'' and inserting ``section 211(b)'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``82.5 percent'' and inserting ``80 
     percent'';
       (ii) by striking ``10 percent'' and inserting ``not less 
     than 10 percent''; and
       (iii) by striking ``of the 82.5 percent'';
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``12.5 percent'' and 
     inserting ``15 percent''; and
       (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$65,000'' and inserting 
     ``$75,000''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``equal to--'' and 
     inserting ``that is not less than--''.
       (c) State Leadership Activities.--Section 223 is amended by 
     amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Activities.--
       ``(1) Required.--Each eligible agency shall use funds made 
     available under section 222(a)(2) and from other funds 
     available to the State for such purposes, for the following 
     adult education and literacy activities to develop or enhance 
     the adult education system of the State or outlying area:
       ``(A) The alignment of adult education and literacy 
     activities with other core programs and one-stop partners, 
     including eligible providers, to implement the strategy 
     identified in the unified State plan under section 112 or the 
     State unified plan under section 113, including the 
     development of career pathways to provide access to 
     employment and training services for individuals in adult 
     education and literacy activities.
       ``(B) The establishment or operation of high-quality 
     professional development programs to improve the instruction 
     provided pursuant to local activities required under section 
     231(b), including instruction incorporating the essential 
     components of reading, writing, and numeracy instruction and 
     instruction for English language learners as such components 
     relate to adults, instruction related to the specific needs 
     of adult learners, instruction provided by volunteers or by 
     personnel of a State or outlying area, and dissemination of 
     information about models and promising practices related to 
     such programs.
       ``(C) The provision of technical assistance to eligible 
     providers of adult education and literacy activities, 
     including technical assistance in--
       ``(i) the development and dissemination of instructional 
     and programmatic practices based on available evidence-based 
     research, where appropriate, in reading, writing, speaking, 
     mathematics, English language acquisition programs, distance 
     education, and staff training;
       ``(ii) the role of eligible providers as a one-stop partner 
     in providing access to employment, education, and training 
     services;
       ``(iii) the use of technology, including for staff 
     training, to eligible providers, especially the use of 
     technology to improve system efficiencies;
       ``(iv) the development of content and models for career 
     pathways, including integrated education and training, career 
     bridge programs or instruction, and postsecondary transition 
     activities; and
       ``(v) the acquisition and implementation of technology 
     tools, applications, and other resources that will--

       ``(I) help in enhancing or redesigning adult education, 
     literacy, and workplace skills curricula to improve 
     technology literacy for adult learners;
       ``(II) facilitate assessments for data analysis to enable 
     individualized instruction; and
       ``(III) be employed in professional development activities.

       ``(D) The monitoring and evaluation of the quality of, and 
     the improvement in, adult education and literacy activities 
     and the dissemination of information about models and proven 
     or promising practices within the State.
       ``(E) The assessment of the quality of the adult education 
     teacher workforce in the State, which shall include taking 
     actions to improve that quality, including by establishing a 
     requirement that all paid professionals have at least a 
     bachelor's degree and that volunteers be required to be 
     supervised or supported by a paid professional with a 
     bachelor's degree, and through such actions as working in 
     partnership with colleges and universities to improve the 
     quality of adult education teacher preparation and increase 
     access to high-quality preparation programs.
       ``(F) The development of rigorous content standards and 
     aligned assessments for their adult education programs that 
     reflect accepted standards for college- and career-readiness 
     that are aligned with the college- and career-ready standards 
     the State develops and implements in compliance with section 
     14006(d)(4) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
     2009.
       ``(2) Permissible activities.--Each eligible agency may use 
     funds made available under section 222(a)(2) for 1 or more of 
     the following adult education and literacy activities:
       ``(A) The support of State or regional networks of literacy 
     resource centers.
       ``(B) The development and implementation of technology 
     applications, including online and on-air educational digital 
     content, translation technology, or distance education, 
     including professional development to support the use of 
     instructional technology.
       ``(C) The development and dissemination of curricula, 
     including curricula incorporating the essential components of 
     reading instruction as such components relate to adults.
       ``(D) The dissemination of content and models for 
     integrated education and training and career pathways, 
     including the provision of technical assistance to eligible 
     providers in the State administering such programs.
       ``(E) The provision of assistance to eligible providers in 
     developing and implementing programs that achieve the 
     objectives of this title and in measuring the progress of 
     those programs in achieving such objectives, including 
     meeting the State adjusted levels of performance described in 
     section 136(b)(3).
       ``(F) The provision of assistance to eligible providers in 
     the development of new data management systems required by 
     the performance accountability system described in section 
     136(b).
       ``(G) The development and implementation of a system to 
     assist in the transition from adult education to 
     postsecondary education, including linkages with 
     postsecondary educational institutions or institutions of 
     higher education.
       ``(H) The integration of literacy and English language 
     instruction with occupational skill training, including 
     promoting linkages with employers.
       ``(I) Activities to promote workplace adult education and 
     literacy activities.
       ``(J) Activities to promote and complement local outreach 
     initiatives described in section 243(b)(3)(G).
       ``(K) In cooperation with efforts funded under sections 242 
     and 243, development and piloting of--
       ``(i) promising and proven assessment tools and strategies 
     that--

       ``(I) are based on evidence-based research, where available 
     and appropriate; and
       ``(II) identify the needs and capture the gains of students 
     at all levels, with particular emphasis on--

       ``(aa) students at the lowest achievement level;
       ``(bb) students who are English language learners; and
       ``(cc) adults with learning disabilities;
       ``(ii) strategies for improving teacher quality and 
     retention;
       ``(iii) assistance in converting evidence-based research 
     into practice; and
       ``(iv) strategies in the use of technology, including 
     online and on-air educational digital content to improve 
     technology literacy for adult learners.
       ``(L) The development and implementation of programs and 
     services to meet the needs of adult learners with learning 
     disabilities who are English language learners.
       ``(M) Family literacy activities that promote adult 
     education and help parents become their child's first 
     teacher.
       ``(N) Support for recruitment and outreach for instructors, 
     students, and employers.
       ``(O) Other activities of statewide significance that 
     promote the purpose of this title.

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       ``(3) Digital learning.--Each eligible agency may reserve 
     up to 10 percent of the funds made available under section 
     (222)(a)(2) for grants to an entity that owns and operates a 
     television public broadcast station, as defined in section 
     397(6) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397(6)) 
     (including a partnership of such entities), in partnership 
     with an eligible agency, State Board described in section 
     111, or institution of higher education to develop, 
     disseminate, and provide online and on-air education and 
     training services for adults, including:
       ``(A) the development, training and use of innovative, 
     high-quality tools, products, and educational digital content 
     and services for--
       ``(i) adult education and literacy, GED preparation, 
     workforce training, and related outreach (including community 
     and family) services;
       ``(ii) professional development; and
       ``(iii) English language education and services for non-
     English speakers;
       ``(B) the development and implementation of technology 
     applications, including online and on-air education digital 
     content, translation technology, or distance education, 
     including professional development to support the use of 
     instructional technology; and
       ``(C) developing and piloting strategies in the use of 
     technology through online and on-air educational digital 
     content, including to improve technology literacy for adult 
     learners.''.
       (d) State Plan.--Section 224 is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 224. STATE PLAN.

       ``Each State desiring to receive funds under this title for 
     any fiscal year shall submit and have approved by the 
     Secretary and the Secretary of Labor a State plan in 
     accordance with section 112 or a State unified plan in 
     accordance with section 113.''.
       (e) Programs for Corrections Education and Other 
     Institutionalized Individuals.--Section 225 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``basic education'' and 
     inserting ``adult education and literacy activities'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``education programs'' 
     and inserting ``education,''; and
       (C) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3) secondary school credit;
       ``(4) integrated education and training;
       ``(5) career pathways;
       ``(6) concurrent enrollment;
       ``(7) postsecondary correctional education linked to 
     employment;
       ``(8) peer tutoring; and
       ``(9) transition to re-entry initiatives and other post-
     release services with the goal of reducing recidivism.''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Report.--In addition to any report required under 
     section 136, each eligible agency that receives assistance 
     provided under this section shall annually prepare and submit 
     to the Secretary a report on the progress, as described in 
     section 136, of the eligible agency with respect to the 
     programs and activities carried out under this section, 
     including the rate of recidivism for the criminal offenders 
     served.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Correctional institution.--The term `correctional 
     institution' means any--
       ``(A) prison;
       ``(B) jail;
       ``(C) reformatory;
       ``(D) work farm;
       ``(E) detention center; or
       ``(F) halfway house, community-based rehabilitation center, 
     or any other similar institution designed for the confinement 
     or rehabilitation of criminal offenders.
       ``(2) Criminal offender.--The term `criminal offender' 
     means any individual who is charged with or convicted of any 
     criminal offense.''.

     SEC. 204. AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE C.

       (a) Grants and Contracts for Eligible Providers.--Section 
     231 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``one or more programs 
     that provide'' and all that follows and inserting ``programs 
     that provide adult education and literacy activities, 
     programs that provide such activities concurrently with 
     postsecondary education or training or employment activities, 
     and credit-bearing postsecondary coursework.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``Each eligible'' and inserting:
       ``(1) In general.--Each eligible'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving such 
     subparagraphs 2 ems to the right;
       (C) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
     ``and compete'' after ``apply''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) GAO study.--Not later than the second program year 
     following the date of enactment of the , the Comptroller 
     General shall conduct a study to determine how the provisions 
     of paragraph (1) have been implemented and whether such 
     provisions accomplished the purposes of such paragraph.'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``section 203(1)'' and inserting ``section 
     203(4)''; and
       (B) by striking ``other than adult education activities'' 
     and inserting ``other than activities for eligible 
     individuals''; and
       (4) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``will establish 
     measurable goals for participant outcomes'' and insert 
     ``would be responsive to--
       ``(A) regional needs as identified in the local plan under 
     section 118; and
       ``(B) serving individuals in the community who were 
     identified in such plan as most in need of adult education 
     and literacy activities, including individuals--
       ``(i) who have low levels of literacy skills;
       ``(ii) who have learning disabilities; or
       ``(iii) who are English language learners;'';
       (B) by amending paragraphs (2) through (8) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) capacity, including past effectiveness in improving 
     the English language, reading, and mathematic skills of 
     eligible individuals of the eligible provider, to meet and 
     exceed State-adjusted levels of performance for the primary 
     indicators of performance described in section 136 for 
     eligible individuals, especially with respect to eligible 
     individuals who have low levels of literacy;
       ``(3) the extent to which the eligible provider 
     demonstrates alignment between proposed activities and 
     services and the strategy and goals of the local plan under 
     section 118, as well as with the activities and services of 
     the one-stop partners;
       ``(4) whether the eligible provider's program uses 
     instructional practices that include the essential components 
     of reading instruction;
       ``(5) whether the eligible provider's activities are built 
     on a strong foundation of evidence-based research on 
     available and effective educational practices;
       ``(6) whether the eligible provider's activities 
     effectively employ advances in technology and delivery 
     systems, including distance education;
       ``(7) whether the eligible provider's activities provide 
     learning in context, including through integrated education 
     and training, so that an individual acquires the skills 
     needed to transition to and success in completing 
     postsecondary education and training programs, obtain and 
     advance in employment leading to economic self-sufficiency, 
     and exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship;
       ``(8) whether the eligible provider's activities are 
     delivered by instructors, counselors, and administrators who 
     meet minimum qualifications established by the State, and who 
     have access to professional development, including through 
     electronic means;'';
       (C) in paragraph (9)--
       (i) by inserting ``eligible provider's'' after ``whether 
     the'';
       (ii) by inserting ``education, training, and social 
     service'' after ``other available'';
       (iii) by inserting ``local workforce investment boards,'' 
     after ``postsecondary educational institutions,''; and
       (iv) by inserting ``, business, industry, labor 
     organizations, community-based organizations, nonprofit 
     organizations, and intermediaries, for the development of 
     career pathways'' before the semicolon;
       (D) in paragraph (10)--
       (i) by inserting ``eligible provider's'' after ``whether 
     the'';
       (ii) by inserting ``coordination with Federal, State, and 
     local'' after ``schedules and''; and
       (iii) by striking ``and transportation'' and inserting 
     ``transportation, mental health services, and career 
     planning''; and
       (E) by striking paragraphs (11) and (12) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(11) the capacity of the eligible provider to provide 
     integrated education and training;
       ``(12) whether the eligible provider maintains an 
     information management system that has the capacity to report 
     measurable participant outcomes (consistent with section 136) 
     and monitor program performance;
       ``(13) the capacity of the eligible provider to offer or 
     connect individuals with career pathways that will lead to 
     economic self-sufficiency;
       ``(14) whether the local areas in which the eligible 
     provider is located have demonstrated need for additional 
     English language acquisition programs, integrated English 
     literacy, and civics education programs; and
       ``(15) the capacity of the eligible provider to serve 
     eligible individuals with disabilities, including individuals 
     with learning disabilities.''.
       (b) Local Application.--Section 232 is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``under this subtitle'' and inserting ``from an eligible 
     agency'';
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     ``consistent with the requirements of this title;''; and
       (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting a semicolon, and after such paragraph inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3) a description of how the eligible provider will 
     provide services in alignment with the local plan under 
     section 118, including how such provider will promote 
     concurrent enrollment in programs and activities under titles 
     I and II, as appropriate, to assist eligible individuals in 
     accessing and succeeding in postsecondary education and job 
     training services and how such provider will promote access 
     to career pathways;
       ``(4) a description of how the eligible provider will meet 
     the State adjusted levels of performance described in section 
     136(b)(3), including how such provider will collect data to 
     report on such performance indicators;
       ``(5) a description of how the eligible provider will 
     fulfill one-stop partner responsibilities as described in 
     section 121(b)(1)(A), as appropriate;

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       ``(6) a description of how the eligible provider will 
     provide services in a manner that meets the needs of eligible 
     individuals; and
       ``(7) information that addresses the considerations 
     described under section 231(e), as applicable.''.
       (c) Local Administrative Cost Limits.--Section 233 is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``personnel 
     development and interagency coordination'' and inserting 
     ``(including carrying out the requirements of section 136), 
     professional development, and the activities described in 
     paragraphs (3) and (5) of section 232''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``adequate planning, 
     administration, personnel development, and interagency 
     coordination'' and inserting ``the eligible provider to carry 
     out the activities described in subsection (a)(2)''.

     SEC. 205. AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE D.

       (a) Administrative Provisions.--Section 241(b) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``adult education and 
     literacy activities'' and inserting ``activities under this 
     title''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``1 fiscal year only'' 
     and inserting ``not more than 1 fiscal year''.
       (b) National Institute for Adult Education and Literacy.--
     Section 242 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``Adult Education and'' after ``Institute for'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``literacy'' and 
     inserting ``effective adult education and literacy activities 
     for adults and families, including the identification of 
     research topics'';
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively, and inserting after paragraph (1) 
     the following:
       ``(2) supports the development and replication of promising 
     and proven approaches to adult education and literacy 
     activities and programs of demonstrated effectiveness;'';
       (D) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``literacy'' and inserting ``and disseminates information on 
     adult education and literacy activities,''; and
       (E) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``programs by--'' and all that follows through subparagraph 
     (A) and inserting ``activities by--
       ``(A) providing advice on the efforts of the Department of 
     Education, Department of Labor, and the Department of Health 
     and Human Services and other relevant agencies to achieve the 
     goals of adult education and literacy programs and programs 
     consistent with title I, within and across such agencies;
       ``(B) coordinating and participating in the Federal effort 
     to identify, produce, and disseminate information on adult 
     education and literacy activities that are derived from 
     available evidence-based research and effective programs that 
     serve adults and families, including individuals with 
     learning disabilities; and
       ``(C) providing current information annually on effective 
     practices and research in adult education and literacy 
     activities 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 the relevant 
     Federal agencies.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``Adult Education and'' 
     after ``Institute for''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``separate'' and 
     inserting ``independent'';
       (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) Duties.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to reinforce and support the 
     alignment of activities and programs consistent with 
     provisions under title I, the Institute is authorized--
       ``(A) to maintain a national electronic database of 
     information that disseminates information to the broadest 
     possible audience within the adult education and literacy 
     field, and that includes--
       ``(i) best practices and research regarding the provision 
     of adult education and literacy activities, including 
     instruction in the essential components of reading 
     instruction, integrated education and training, and the 
     integration of English literacy and civics education;
       ``(ii) public and private adult education and literacy 
     activities and programs, and Federal, State, and local 
     policies, affecting the provision of adult education and 
     literacy activities at the national, State, and local levels;
       ``(iii) opportunities for technical assistance, meetings, 
     conferences, and other opportunities that lead to the 
     improvement of adult education and literacy activities;
       ``(iv) a list of eligible providers; and
       ``(v) best practices in reading research, numeracy 
     instruction, and service to English language learners;
       ``(B) to coordinate the support of promising and proven 
     research, as defined by the Institute of Education Sciences, 
     and development on adult education and literacy activities 
     for adults and for employers across Federal agencies, and to 
     carry out basic and applied research and development on 
     topics that are not being investigated by other organizations 
     or agencies, such as the special literacy needs of 
     individuals with learning disabilities;
       ``(C) to provide policy and technical assistance to 
     Federal, State, and local entities for the improvement of 
     policy and programs relating to adult education and literacy 
     activities;
       ``(D) to fund a network of State or regional adult 
     education and literacy resource centers to assist State 
     eligible agencies, eligible providers, and private nonprofit 
     efforts to improve adult education and literacy activities 
     by--
       ``(i) encouraging the coordination of adult education and 
     literacy activities;
       ``(ii) enhancing the capacity of State eligible agencies 
     and eligible providers to deliver adult education and 
     literacy activities; and
       ``(iii) serving as a link between the Institute and 
     eligible providers of adult education and literacy activities 
     for the purpose of sharing information, data, research, 
     expertise, and literacy resources, and for soliciting 
     research needs;
       ``(E) to establish and maintain a national adult learning 
     and technology resource center to--
       ``(i) develop frameworks for technology-based learning and 
     professional development materials for adult education, 
     literacy, and workplace skills;
       ``(ii) support distance education for professional 
     development for eligible entities and eligible providers of 
     adult education, literacy, and workplace skills services;
       ``(iii) coordinate and share information on the innovative 
     uses of technology, such as the use of assistive technology 
     to deliver digital content to adult learners; and
       ``(iv) be accessible to the public through the website of 
     the center;
       ``(F) to advise Congress and Federal departments and 
     agencies regarding the development of policy with respect to 
     adult education and literacy activities;
       ``(G) to undertake other activities that lead to the 
     improvement of the Nation's adult education and literacy 
     delivery system and that complement other such efforts being 
     undertaken by public and private agencies and organizations, 
     including activities that relate to the acquisition of skills 
     in reading, writing, English language acquisition, and 
     mathematics;
       ``(H) to assist States that are pursuing the implementation 
     of standards-based educational improvements and related 
     standards-based assessment instruments for eligible providers 
     through the dissemination of training, technical assistance, 
     and related support; and
       ``(I) to develop and disseminate best practices on the 
     education, training, professional development, certification, 
     and credentialing of adult education instructors, including 
     how the use of technology can contribute to such efforts.
       ``(2) Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.--The 
     Institute may award competitive grants to, or enter into 
     contracts or cooperative agreements with, individuals, public 
     or private institutions, agencies, organizations, or 
     consortia of such institutions, agencies, or organizations to 
     carry out the activities of the Institute.
       ``(3) Coordination.--In identifying and supporting 
     promising and proven research the Institute shall use 
     standards for research quality that are consistent with those 
     of the Institute of Education Sciences.'';
       (4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``research, or 
     innovation'' and inserting ``or research'';
       (5) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``Adult 
     Education and'' after ``Institute for'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``Adult Education 
     and'' after ``Institute for'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i)--

       (I) by inserting ``adult education and'' after 
     ``organizations and providers of''; and
       (II) by striking ``English literacy'' and inserting 
     ``English language acquisition'';

       (iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``literacy 
     programs'' and inserting ``or have participated in or 
     partnered with workplace adult education and literacy 
     activities'';
       (iv) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ``literacy'' 
     both places it appears and inserting ``adult education and 
     literacy'';
       (v) in subparagraph (B)(iv), by inserting ``adult education 
     and literacy research, including adult'' after ``area of'';
       (vi) in subparagraph (B)(vi), by striking ``and'';
       (vii) in subparagraph (B)(vii), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (viii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(viii) institutions of higher education or postsecondary 
     educational institutions.'';
       (C) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) review the biennial report submitted to Congress 
     pursuant to subsection (k).''; and
       (D) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) by striking ``Any'' and inserting ``A''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``at a meeting for which there is a 
     quorum'' before the period;
       (6) in subsection (k)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``The'' and inserting ; and
       (ii) by striking ``Committee on Labor and Human Resources 
     of the Senate'' and inserting ``Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate and the relevant 
     agencies'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``adult education and'' 
     after ``field of''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``adult education and'' 
     after ``goals of the''; and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(m) National Institute for Literacy.--Any reference in 
     any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or 
     delegation of authority, or any document of or pertaining 
     to--
       ``(1) the head of the National Institute for Literacy shall 
     be treated as a reference to the head of the National 
     Institute for Adult Education and Literacy; and
       ``(2) the National Institute for Literacy shall be treated 
     as a reference to the National Institute for Adult Education 
     and Literacy.''.
       (c) National Leadership Activities.--Section 243 is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
       (B) by inserting ``and outcomes'' after ``the quality'';
       (C) by striking ``programs'' and inserting ``activities and 
     programs''; and
       (D) by striking ``Such activities may include the 
     following:'' and inserting:
       ``(b) Allowable Activities.--The national leadership 
     activities described in subsection (a) may include the 
     following:'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as 
     subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively and inserting 
     before subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the following:
       ``(A) assistance to help States meet the requirements of 
     section 136;'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated)--
       (i) by striking ``developing and using performance 
     measures'' and inserting ``using performance accountability 
     measures based on indicators described in section 136, and 
     data systems''; and
       (ii) by striking ``, including family literacy services'';
       (C) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``including family literacy services'' and all that follows 
     and inserting ``utilizing evidence-based research where 
     available;'';
       (D) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated)--
       (i) by striking ``learning'' and inserting ``education''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking the period and inserting the following: 
     ``, including through the use of instructional models that 
     blend in-person and online instruction; and''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) assistance in the development and dissemination of 
     promising and proven models for addressing the digital 
     literacy needs of adults, including older adults.'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), and 
     inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) A program of grants, contracts, or cooperative 
     agreements awarded on a competitive basis to national, 
     regional, or local networks of private nonprofit 
     organizations, public libraries, or institutions of higher 
     education to build the capacity of such networks' members 
     to--
       ``(A) meet the performance requirements, described in 
     section 136, of eligible providers under this title; and
       ``(B) involve eligible individuals in program 
     improvement.''; and
       (4) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``institutions of higher education,'' after ``postsecondary 
     educational institutions,'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``phonemic awareness'' 
     and all that follows through ``reading comprehension'' and 
     inserting ``the essential components of reading 
     instruction'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, including family 
     literacy services'';
       (D) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``research, such as'' 
     and inserting: ``research, including evidence-based research 
     where available, on national literacy basic skill acquisition 
     for adult learning, including'';
       (E) in subparagraph (D)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking the semicolon and inserting 
     ``, which may include programs that--

       ``(I) accelerate learning outcomes for eligible individuals 
     with the lowest literacy levels;
       ``(II) promote career pathways for eligible individuals;
       ``(III) promote concurrent enrollment programs in adult 
     education and credit bearing postsecondary coursework; and
       ``(IV) develop high-quality professional development 
     activities for eligible providers;''; and

       (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``such as the 
     development'' and all that follows and inserting ``such as--

       ``(I) programs for skill certification;
       ``(II) the identification of effective strategies for 
     working with adults with learning disabilities and with 
     adults who are English language learners;
       ``(III) integrated education and training programs;
       ``(IV) programs providing adult education and literacy 
     activities coordinated with employment services;
       ``(V) family literacy activities that promote adult 
     education and help parents become their child's first 
     teacher; and
       ``(VI) postsecondary education and training transition 
     programs;'';

       (F) in subparagraph (E)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``through studies and analyses conducted independently'';
       (ii) in clause (i)--

       (I) by inserting ``accountability'' after ``performance'';
       (II) by inserting ``, including interim measures connected 
     to increasing advancement along a career pathway,'' after 
     ``measures of accountability''; and
       (III) by striking ``, including family literacy services'';

       (iii) in clause (ii)--

       (I) by striking ``including family literacy services''; and
       (II) by striking ``adults (and of children'' and all that 
     follows through ``in such activities'' and inserting 
     ``eligible individuals, lead'';

       (iv) in clause (iii)--

       (I) by striking ``adults'' and inserting ``eligible 
     individuals'';
       (II) by striking ``family''; and
       (III) by striking ``programs'' and inserting 
     ``activities''; and

       (v) in clause (iv), by striking ``eligible agencies have 
     distributed'' and all that follows and inserting ``different 
     types of providers measurably improve the skills of eligible 
     individuals in adult education and literacy activities;'';
       (G) by redesignating subparagraphs (F), (G) and (H) as 
     subparagraphs (G), (H), and (K), respectively;
       (H) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
       ``(F) carrying out research on the relationship between 
     instructional quality, including education levels, 
     certification status, and experience of instructors, and the 
     performance outcomes of eligible providers consistent with 
     section 136;'';
       (I) in subparagraph (G) (as so redesignated)--
       (i) by inserting ``of programs'' after ``building''; and
       (ii) by striking ``subtitle'' and inserting ``title''; and
       (J) in subparagraph (H) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon and inserting after such 
     subparagraph the following:
       ``(I) supporting the development of an entity that would 
     produce and distribute technology-based programs and 
     materials for adult education and literacy activities using 
     an interconnection system (as defined in section 397 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397)) and expand the 
     effective outreach and use of such programs and materials to 
     eligible providers;
       ``(J) determining how participation in adult education and 
     literacy activities prepares eligible individuals for entry 
     into postsecondary education and employment and, in the case 
     of programs carried out in correctional institutions, has an 
     effect on recidivism; and''.
       (d) Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education.--
     Subtitle D, as redesignated by section 201(f), is further 
     amended by adding after section 243 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 244. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND CIVICS EDUCATION.

       ``(a) In General.--From funds made available under section 
     211(a)(1)(C) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall award 
     grants to States, from allotments under subsection (b), for 
     integrated English literacy and civics education.
       ``(b) Allotment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), from amounts 
     made available under section 211(a)(1)(C) for a fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall allocate--
       ``(A) 65 percent to the States on the basis of a State's 
     need for integrated English literacy and civics education, as 
     determined by calculating each State's share of a 10-year 
     average of the data of the Office of Immigration Statistics 
     of the Department of Homeland Security for immigrants 
     admitted for legal permanent residence for the 10 most recent 
     years; and
       ``(B) 35 percent to the States on the basis of whether the 
     State experienced growth, as measured by the average of the 3 
     most recent years for which the data of the Office of 
     Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security 
     for immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence are 
     available.
       ``(2) Minimum.--No State shall receive an allotment under 
     paragraph (1) in an amount that is less than $60,000.
       ``(c) Study To Determine Continued Need.--Not later than 2 
     years after the date of the enactment of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 2012 and every 2 years thereafter, the 
     Secretaries of Education, Labor, and Homeland Security shall 
     submit a report to Congress about the English-language 
     instruction needs of adult immigrants. It shall include 
     changes in national, State and county-level approaches and 
     requirements in English-language instruction; data on the 
     composition of recent immigration flows and immigrant 
     settlement patterns across States; and estimated 
     instructional needs based on the English ability and 
     educational attainment of recent immigrants from top 
     immigrant-sending countries. Such study shall be commissioned 
     by the Institute of Education Sciences, with its design 
     conducted in collaboration with the Departments of Labor and 
     Homeland Security.''.

             TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT

     SEC. 301. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICES.

       Section 1 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49) is 
     amended by inserting ``service'' before ``offices''.

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     SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 2 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49a) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as 
     paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) the term `employment service office' means a local 
     office of a State agency;'';
       (3) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``investment board'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``development board''; and
       (B) by striking ``of 1998'' and inserting ``of 2011'';
       (4) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``134(c)'' and inserting ``221(e)''; and
       (B) by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2011'';
       (5) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by striking the 
     period and inserting a semicolon; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) except in section 15, the term `State agency', used 
     without further description, means an agency designated or 
     authorized under section 4; and
       ``(8) the term `workplace learning advisor', has the 
     meaning given the terms in section 101 of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998.''.

     SEC. 303. FEDERAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICES.

       (a) Coordination.--Section 3(a) of the Wagner-Peyser Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 49b(a)) is amended by striking ``services'' and 
     inserting ``service offices''.
       (b) Public Labor Exchange Services System.--Section 3(c)(2) 
     of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49b(c)(2)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, and identify and disseminate information on 
     best practices for such system'' before the semicolon.
       (c) One-Stop Centers.--Section 3 of the Wagner-Peyser Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 49b) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) 
     the following:
       ``(d) In order to improve service delivery, avoid 
     duplication of services, and enhance coordination of 
     services, the employment service offices in each State and 
     the one-stop centers shall be collocated to the extent 
     practicable.
       ``(e) The Secretary, in consultation with States, is 
     authorized to assist the States in the development of 
     national electronic tools that may be used to improve access 
     to workforce information for individuals through--
       ``(1) the one-stop delivery systems established as 
     described in section 121(e) of the Workforce Investment Act 
     of 2012; and
       ``(2) such other delivery systems as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate.''.

     SEC. 304. ALLOTMENT OF SUMS.

       Section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49e) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``From'' and inserting ``After making the 
     reservation required by subsection (c), from''; and
       (B) by striking ``amounts appropriated pursuant to section 
     5'' and inserting ``funds appropriated and (except for Guam) 
     certified under section 5 and made available for allotments 
     under this section''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by inserting before ``the Secretary'' the following 
     ``after making the allotments required by subsection (a),''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``sums'' and all that follows through 
     ``this Act'' and inserting ``funds described in subsection 
     (a)'';
       (B) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking 
     ``sums'' and inserting ``remainder''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following: ``For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the term `State' does not include Guam or the 
     Virgin Islands.''.

     SEC. 305. USE OF SUMS.

       (a) Resources for Unemployment Insurance Claimants.--
     Section 7(a)(3) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
     49f(a)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
       ``(G) providing unemployment insurance claimants and other 
     unemployed individuals with referrals to, and application 
     assistance for, training and education resources and 
     programs, including Federal Pell Grants under subpart 1 of 
     part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1070a et seq.), educational assistance under chapter 
     30 of title 38, United States Code (commonly referred to as 
     the Montgomery GI Bill), and chapter 33 of that title (Post-
     9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance), student assistance 
     under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1070 et seq.), State student higher education assistance, and 
     training and education programs provided under titles I and 
     II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2012, and title I of 
     the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.).''.
       (b) State Activities.--Section 7(b) of the Wagner-Peyser 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 49f(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``performance standards 
     established by the Secretary'' and inserting ``the 
     performance accountability measures that are based on 
     indicators described in section 136(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 2012''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``offices'' after 
     ``employment service''.
       (c) Providing Additional Funds.--Section 7(c)(2) of the 
     Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49f(c)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2011''.
       (d) Other Services and Activities.--Section 7(d) of the 
     Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49f(d)) is amended by striking 
     ``1998'' and inserting ``2011''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 7(e) of the Wagner-
     Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49f(e)) is amended by striking ``labor 
     employment statistics'' and inserting ``labor market 
     information''.

     SEC. 306. STATE PLAN.

       Section 8 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49g) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``Sec. 8.  Any State desiring to receive assistance under 
     section 6 shall prepare and submit to, and have approved by, 
     the Secretary and the Secretary of Education, a State plan in 
     accordance with section 112 or 113 of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 2011.''.

     SEC. 307. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.

       Section 13(a) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l(a)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) The activities carried out pursuant to section 7 
     shall be subject to the performance accountability measures 
     that are based on indicators described in section 
     136(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2011.''.

     SEC. 308. PILOT PROJECTS.

       The Wagner-Peyser Act is amended by inserting after section 
     13 (29 U.S.C. 49l) the following:

     ``SEC. 13A. PILOT PROJECTS.

       ``(a) Grants.--From funds appropriated under subsection 
     (f), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Education, shall establish and carry out a pilot program. In 
     carrying out the program, the Secretary shall annually make 
     grants, on a competitive basis, to State agencies to 
     cooperate in the administration of this Act by carrying out 
     pilot projects that enhance the professional development and 
     provision of services by the staff of such State agencies.
       ``(b) Use of Funds.--Funds made available under this 
     section may be used to enable a State agency to--
       ``(1) make available a broad range of career guidance 
     services, including career planning, aptitude and interest 
     assessments, provision of labor market information, job 
     placement services, and evaluations of the outcomes for 
     recipients of such services;
       ``(2) strengthen the capacity of the State agency to 
     identify job openings through the use of technology, and 
     through intensive outreach to small- and medium-size 
     employers while using and enhancing the business and employer 
     services authorized under this Act;
       ``(3) provide professional development and career 
     advancement opportunities for staff of a State agency in 
     order to upgrade their skills and competencies in the 
     provision of career development activities, employer 
     outreach, job placement, and other services authorized under 
     this Act, including upgrading those skills and competencies 
     through the training of such staff to improve their knowledge 
     of, and ability to effectively interact with, staff and 
     programs of one-stop partners and other entities 
     administering workforce development programs;
       ``(4) identify and implement strategies for State agency 
     staff to provide technical assistance and training to assist 
     other providers of workforce development activities, 
     including workplace learning advisors, in providing 
     counseling and employment-related services to workers and job 
     seekers, and employers; and
       ``(5) identify and implement new strategies for integrating 
     counseling and technology to enhance the provision of 
     employment-related services under this Act.
       ``(c) Applications.--A State agency that seeks a grant 
     under this section shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(d) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, 
     shall--
       ``(1) give priority to a State agency that--
       ``(A) demonstrates participation by employees of the agency 
     and their organized representatives in the planning of the 
     proposed pilot project;
       ``(B) demonstrates participation by the employees, or 
     provides an assurance that the employees will participate, in 
     the implementation of the pilot project; and
       ``(C) demonstrates that the State agency has established a 
     partnership, or provides an assurance that the agency will 
     establish a partnership, with a relevant professional 
     organization, or with an institution of higher education; and
       ``(2) ensure geographic diversity and diversity with 
     respect to the population density of the States in which 
     projects under this section will be carried out.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may 
     be necessary for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.''.

     SEC. 309. LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEM.

       (a) Heading.--The section heading for section 15 of the 
     Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2) is amended by striking 
     ``EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS'' and inserting ``LABOR MARKET 
     INFORMATION SYSTEM''.
       (b) Name of System.--Section 15(a)(1) of the Wagner-Peyser 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2(a)(1))

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     is amended by striking ``employment statistics system of 
     employment statistics'' and inserting ``labor market 
     information system''.
       (c) System Responsibilities.--Section 15(b) of the Wagner-
     Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Structure.--The labor market information system 
     described in subsection (a) shall be evaluated and improved 
     by the Secretary, in consultation with the Workforce 
     Information Advisory Council established in subsection (d).
       ``(B) Grants and responsibilities.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
     provisions of this section in a timely manner, through grants 
     to or agreements with States.
       ``(ii) Distribution of funds.--Using amounts appropriated 
     under subsection (g), the Secretary shall provide funds 
     through those grants and agreements. In distributing the 
     funds (relating to labor market information funding) for 
     fiscal years 2013 through 2017, the Secretary shall continue 
     to distribute the funds to States in the manner in which the 
     Secretary distributed funds to the States under this section 
     for fiscal years 2004 through 2008.''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Duties.--The Secretary, with respect to data 
     collection, analysis, and dissemination of labor market 
     information for the system, shall carry out the following 
     duties:
       ``(A) Assign responsibilities within the Department of 
     Labor for elements of the labor market information system 
     described in subsection (a) to ensure that the statistical 
     and administrative data collected is consistent with 
     appropriate Bureau of Labor Statistics standards and 
     definitions, and that the information is accessible and 
     understandable to users of such data.
       ``(B) Actively seek the cooperation of heads of other 
     Federal agencies to establish and maintain mechanisms for 
     ensuring complementarity and nonduplication in the 
     development and operation of statistical and administrative 
     data collection activities.
       ``(C) Solicit, receive, and evaluate the recommendations 
     from the Workforce Information Advisory Council established 
     in subsection (d) concerning the evaluation and improvement 
     of the labor market information system described in 
     subsection (a) and respond in writing to the Council 
     regarding the recommendations.
       ``(D) Through the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the 
     Employment and Training Administration, and in collaboration 
     with States, develop and maintain the elements of the labor 
     market information system described in subsection (a), 
     including the development of consistent procedures and 
     definitions for use by the States in collecting the data and 
     information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
     subsection (a)(1).
       ``(E) Establish procedures for the system to ensure that--
       ``(i) such data and information are timely; and
       ``(ii) paperwork and reporting for the system are reduced 
     to a minimum.''.
       (d) Two-Year Plan.--Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
     U.S.C. 49l-2) is amended by striking subsection (c) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(c) Two-Year Plan.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Commissioner of Labor Statistics and the Assistant Secretary 
     for Employment and Training, and in consultation with the 
     Workforce Information Advisory Council described in 
     subsection (d) and heads of other appropriate Federal 
     agencies, shall prepare a 2-year plan for the labor market 
     information system. The plan shall be developed and 
     implemented in a manner that takes into account the 
     activities described in State plans submitted by States under 
     section 112 or 113 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2012 
     and shall be submitted to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. The 
     plan shall include--
       ``(1) a description of how the Secretary will work with the 
     States to manage the nationwide labor market information 
     system described in subsection (a) and the statewide 
     workforce and labor market information systems that comprise 
     the nationwide system;
       ``(2) a description of the steps to be taken in the 
     following 2 years to carry out the duties described in 
     subsection (b)(2);
       ``(3) an evaluation of the performance of the system, with 
     particular attention to the improvements needed at the State 
     and local levels;
       ``(4) a description of the involvement of States in the 
     development of the plan, through consultation by the 
     Secretary with the Workforce Information Advisory Council in 
     accordance with subsection (d); and
       ``(5) a description of the written recommendations received 
     from the Workforce Information Advisory Council established 
     under subsection (d), and the extent to which those 
     recommendations were incorporated into the plan.''.
       (e) Workforce Information Advisory Council.--Section 15 of 
     the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2) is amended by 
     striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Workforce Information Advisory Council.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, through the Commissioner 
     of Labor Statistics and the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
     Employment and Training, shall formally consult at least 
     twice annually with the Workforce Information Advisory 
     Council established in accordance with paragraph (2). Such 
     consultations shall address the evaluation and improvement of 
     the nationwide labor market information system described in 
     subsection (a) and the statewide labor market information 
     systems that comprise the nationwide system and how the 
     Department of Labor and the States will cooperate in the 
     management of such systems. The Council shall provide written 
     recommendations to the Secretary concerning the evaluation 
     and improvement of the nationwide system, including any 
     recommendations regarding the 2-year plan described in 
     subsection (c).
       ``(2) Establishment of council.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     advisory council that shall be known as the Workforce 
     Information Advisory Council (referred to in this section as 
     the `Council') to participate in the consultations and 
     provide the recommendations described in paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Membership.--The Secretary shall appoint the members 
     of the Council, which shall consist of--
       ``(i) 4 members who are representatives of lead State 
     agencies with responsibility for workforce investment 
     activities, or State agencies described in section 4, who 
     have been nominated by such agencies or by a national 
     organization that represents such agencies;
       ``(ii) 4 members who are representatives of the State labor 
     market information directors affiliated with the State 
     agencies that perform the duties described in subsection 
     (e)(2), who have been nominated by the directors;
       ``(iii) 1 member who is a representative of providers of 
     training services under section 122 of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 2012;
       ``(iv) 1 member who is a representative of economic 
     development entities;
       ``(v) 1 member who is a representative of businesses, who 
     has been nominated by national business organizations or 
     trade associations;
       ``(vi) 1 member who is a representative of labor 
     organizations, who has been nominated by a national labor 
     federation;
       ``(vii) 1 member who is a representative of local workforce 
     investment boards, who has been nominated by a national 
     organization representing such boards; and
       ``(viii) 1 member who is a representative of research 
     entities that utilize labor market information.
       ``(C) Geographic diversity.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that the membership of the Council is geographically diverse 
     and that no 2 of the members appointed under clauses (i), 
     (ii), and (vii) represent the same State.
       ``(D) Period of appointment; vacancies.--
       ``(i) In general.--Each member of the Council shall be 
     appointed for a term of 3 years, except that the initial 
     terms for members may be 1, 2, or 3 years in order to 
     establish a rotation in which one-third of the members are 
     selected each year. Any such member may be appointed for not 
     more than 2 consecutive terms.
       ``(ii) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a vacancy 
     occurring before the expiration of the term for which the 
     member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only 
     for the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the 
     expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken 
     office.
       ``(E) Travel expenses.--The members of the Council shall 
     not receive compensation for the performance of services for 
     the Council, but shall be allowed travel expenses, including 
     per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 
     employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
     title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or 
     regular places of business in the performance of services for 
     the Council. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United 
     States Code, the Secretary may accept the voluntary and 
     uncompensated services of members of the Council.''.
       (f) State Responsibilities.--Section 15(e) of the Wagner-
     Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2(e)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``employment statistics'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``labor market information'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``annual plan'' and 
     inserting ``plan described in subsection (c)''; and
       (3) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by striking subparagraph (H);
       (C) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``section 136(f)(2) of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting 
     ``section 131(i)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     2012''; and
       (D) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (H).
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 15(g) of the 
     Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2(g)) is amended by striking 
     ``1999 through 2004'' and inserting ``2013 through 2017''.

         TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973

                  Subtitle A--Introductory Provisions

     SEC. 401. REFERENCES.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this 
     title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment

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     to, or repeal of, a provision, the amendment or repeal shall 
     be considered to be made to a provision of the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.).

     SEC. 402. FINDINGS, PURPOSE, POLICY.

       (a) Findings.--Section 2(a) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7)(A) a high proportion of students are leaving 
     secondary education without being employed in competitive 
     integrated employment, or being enrolled in postsecondary 
     education; and
       ``(B) there is a substantial need to support such students 
     as they transition from school to postsecondary life.''.
       (b) Purpose.--Section 2(b) (29 U.S.C. 701(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``with disabilities'' and all that follows through 
     ``economic'' and inserting ``with disabilities, including 
     individuals with the most significant disabilities, to 
     maximize opportunities for competitive integrated employment 
     and to achieve economic''; and
       (B) at the end of subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) to increase employment opportunities and employment 
     outcomes for individuals with disabilities, including through 
     encouraging meaningful involvement by employers and 
     vocational rehabilitation service providers on successful and 
     prospective employment and placement strategies; and
       ``(4) to ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that 
     youth with disabilities and students with disabilities who 
     are transitioning from receipt of special education services 
     under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) and receiving accommodations and 
     supports consistent with section 504 of the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) are either continuing their 
     education or employed in competitive integrated 
     employment.''.

     SEC. 403. REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.

       Section 3 (29 U.S.C. 702) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``Office of the 
     Secretary'' and inserting ``Office of Special Education and 
     Rehabilitative Services'';
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``IV and V'' and 
     inserting ``IV, V, VII, and VIII''; and
       (C) by striking the last 3 sentences and inserting ``The 
     functions of the Commissioner shall not be delegated to any 
     officer, unless the officer is directly responsible to the 
     Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative 
     Services.'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) The Secretary shall ensure that--
       ``(1) the Rehabilitation Services Administration provides 
     oversight of, conducts monitoring of, and provides technical 
     assistance to, the designated State agencies funded under 
     this Act; and
       ``(2) the staff providing such oversight, monitoring, and 
     technical assistance includes individuals who have training 
     in and experience with the programs administered by the 
     Rehabilitation Services Administration.''; and
       (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
     striking ``for the programs'' and all that follows and insert 
     ``in a manner that is consistent with the purposes of the 
     program for which the funds are appropriated and of this Act, 
     as enumerated in section 2(b)''.

     SEC. 404. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 7 (29 U.S.C. 705) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     after ``means'' the following: ``an assessment that presumes 
     the attainment of an employment outcome for all individuals 
     with disabilities (including individuals with significant 
     disabilities and individuals with the most significant 
     disabilities), and that relies on''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in clause (iv), by striking the semicolon and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(v) to the maximum extent possible, relies on information 
     obtained from experiences in integrated employment settings 
     in the community, and other integrated community settings;'';
       (2) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``for employment, including career advancement'' and 
     inserting ``for competitive integrated employment and for 
     career advancement, including'';
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (O) through (Q) as 
     subparagraphs (P) through (R);
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the following:
       ``(O) customized employment services;''; and
       (D) in subparagraph (R), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (B) of this paragraph, by striking ``(P)'' and inserting 
     ``(Q)'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) as paragraph (7) and 
     inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Competitive integrated employment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `competitive integrated 
     employment' means work by an employee who is an individual 
     with a disability--
       ``(i) that is compensated at a rate that--

       ``(I) is the same rate as the rate for other employees who 
     are not individuals with disabilities, and who are similarly 
     situated in similar occupations by the same employer and who 
     have similar training, experience, and skills; and
       ``(II) shall be in accordance with the applicable law, but 
     in no event less than the higher of the rate specified in 
     section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
     U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) or the applicable State or local minimum 
     wage law;

       ``(ii) for which the employee receives health and 
     employment benefits comparable to those of other employees;
       ``(iii) that is at a location typically found in the 
     community where the employee interacts frequently with other 
     employees and individuals who are not individuals with 
     disabilities to the same extent that non-disabled employees 
     in comparable positions interact with others; and
       ``(iv) that provides opportunities for advancement that are 
     equivalent to those for other employees who are not 
     individuals with disabilities and who have comparable 
     positions.
       ``(B) Inclusion of customized or supported employment.--The 
     term `competitive integrated employment' includes integrated 
     employment resulting from the provision of customized 
     employment strategies or supported employment services, 
     provided the work involved satisfies the criteria described 
     in subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Inclusion of self-employment or micro-enterprises.--
     The term `competitive integrated employment' includes self-
     employment or micro-enterprises, as long as the work involved 
     satisfies the criteria described in subparagraph (A).'';
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (28) as 
     paragraphs (9) through (29), respectively, and inserting 
     after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) Customized employment.--The term `customized 
     employment' means an employment outcome in competitive 
     integrated employment, for an individual with a significant 
     disability, that is based on an individualized determination 
     of the strengths, needs, and interests of the individual with 
     a significant disability, is designed to meet the specific 
     abilities of the individual with a significant disability and 
     the business needs of the employer, and is carried out 
     through flexible strategies, such as--
       ``(A) job exploration by the individual; and
       ``(B) working with an employer to facilitate placement, 
     including--
       ``(i) customizing a job description based on current 
     employer needs or on previously unidentified and unmet 
     employer needs;
       ``(ii) developing a set of job duties (including a work 
     schedule) and specifics of supervision (including performance 
     evaluation and review), and determining job location;
       ``(iii) representation by a professional chosen by the 
     individual, or self-representation by the individual, in 
     working with an employer to facilitate placement; and
       ``(iv) providing services and supports at the job 
     location.'';
       (5) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``competitive 
     employment in the integrated labor market'' and inserting 
     ``competitive integrated employment''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``customized 
     employment,'' after ``outcome of'';
       (6) in paragraph (18) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking the ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
       (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) transition and prevention services that--
       ``(i) facilitate the transition of individuals with 
     significant disabilities from nursing homes and other 
     institutions to home and community-based residences, with the 
     required supports and services;
       ``(ii) provide assistance to individuals with significant 
     disabilities who are at risk of entering institutions so that 
     the individuals may remain in the community; and
       ``(iii) facilitate the transition of youth (including 
     students) who are individuals with significant disabilities, 
     who were eligible for individualized education programs under 
     section 614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)), and who have completed their 
     secondary education or otherwise left school, to 
     postsecondary life, including employment; and
       ``(F) services to promote full access to community life.'';
       (7) in paragraph (21)(B), by striking ``and VII'' and 
     inserting ``VII, and VIII'';
       (8) by redesignating paragraphs (29) through (34) as 
     paragraphs (32) through (37), respectively;
       (9) by inserting after paragraph (29) the following:
       ``(30) Post-employment service.--The term `post-employment 
     service' means a service identified under section 103(a) that 
     is--
       ``(A) provided subsequent to the achievement of an 
     employment outcome; and

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       ``(B) necessary for an individual to maintain or regain an 
     employment outcome in competitive integrated employment, 
     consistent with the individual's strengths, resources, 
     priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and 
     informed choice.
       ``(31) Pre-employment transition services.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `pre-employment transition 
     services' means a coordinated set activities for an eligible 
     student with a disability, designed within an outcome-
     oriented process, that promotes movement from school to any 
     of the following post-school activities: postsecondary 
     education, vocational training, competitive integrated 
     employment (including supported employment), adult education, 
     adult services, independent living, or community 
     participation.
       ``(B) Specific services.--The term `pre-employment 
     transition services' means a set of services, that is 
     available to students with disabilities, and that makes 
     available, at a minimum--
       ``(i) career counseling;
       ``(ii) work-based learning experience, including in-school 
     and after school work experience, or work experience outside 
     the traditional school setting (such as experience through 
     job training or internships), that is provided in an 
     integrated environment to the maximum extent possible;
       ``(iii) counseling on opportunities for enrollment in a 
     comprehensive transition or postsecondary educational program 
     at an institution of higher education;
       ``(iv) school-based preparatory employment experiences such 
     as role playing, social skills development, and independent 
     living training, coordinated with any transition services 
     provided by the local educational agency under the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 
     et seq.); and
       ``(v) training in self-advocacy, individual rights, self-
     determination skills, and the informed consent process, as 
     well as peer mentoring.
       ``(C) Coordinated set of activities.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the coordinated set of activities shall be 
     based on the individual student's needs, taking into account 
     the student's preferences and interests, and shall include 
     education and training, community experiences, the 
     development of employment and other adult living objectives, 
     and, when appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and 
     functional vocational evaluation.'';
       (10) by redesignating paragraphs (35) through (39) as 
     paragraphs (39) through (43), respectively, and inserting 
     after paragraph (37) (as so redesignated) the following:
       ``(38) Student with a disability.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `student with a disability' 
     means an individual with a disability who--
       ``(i) attends a secondary school;
       ``(ii)(I) is not younger than the earliest age for the 
     provision of transition services under section 
     614(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII) of the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII)); and
       ``(II)(aa) is not older than 21 years of age; or
       ``(bb) if the State law for the State provides for a higher 
     maximum age for receipt of services under the Individuals 
     with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), is 
     not older than that maximum age; and
       ``(iii)(I) is eligible for, and receiving, special 
     education or related services under part B of the Individuals 
     with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.); or
       ``(II) is an individual with a disability, for purposes of 
     section 504.'';
       (11) by striking paragraphs (38) and (39), as redesignated 
     by paragraph (12), and inserting the following:
       ``(38) Supported employment.--The term `supported 
     employment' means an employment outcome in competitive 
     integrated employment, including customized employment, that 
     is consistent with the strengths, resources, priorities, 
     concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed 
     choice of the individuals involved, for individuals with the 
     most significant disabilities--
       ``(A)(i) for whom competitive integrated employment has not 
     historically occurred; or
       ``(ii) for whom competitive integrated employment has been 
     interrupted or intermittent as a result of a significant 
     disability;
       ``(B) who, because of the nature and severity of their 
     disability--
       ``(i) need intensive supported employment services for the 
     period described in paragraph (39); and
       ``(ii) need extended services described in paragraph (13) 
     in order to continue to perform in such work beyond the 
     period described in paragraph (39); and
       ``(C) to the extent that on-going extended services, as 
     described in paragraph (13) of this section, are needed, the 
     designated State unit will assist the individual in 
     identifying providers of those services.
       ``(39) Supported employment services.--The term `supported 
     employment services' means ongoing support services, 
     including customized employment, needed to support and 
     maintain an individual with a most significant disability in 
     an employment, outcome that--
       ``(A) are provided singly or in combination and organized 
     and made available in such a way as to assist an eligible 
     individual to succeed in competitive integrated employment;
       ``(B) are based on a determination of the needs of an 
     eligible individual, as specified in an individualized plan 
     for employment; and
       ``(C) are provided by the designated State unit for a 
     period of not more than 24 months, except that the period may 
     be extended, if necessary, in order to achieve the employment 
     outcome identified in the individualized plan for 
     employment.''; and
       (12) by inserting after paragraph (43) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(44) Youth with a disability.--The term `youth with a 
     disability' means an individual with a disability who--
       ``(A) is not younger than 14 years of age; and
       ``(B) is not older than 24 years of age.''.

     SEC. 405. ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACT.

       Section 12(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. 709) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1)'' and inserting ``(1)(A)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) provide technical assistance to the designated State 
     units on developing successful partnerships with local and 
     multi-State businesses to increase the employment of 
     individuals with disabilities; and
       ``(C) provide technical assistance to providers and 
     organizations on developing self-employment opportunities and 
     outcomes for individuals with disabilities.''.

     SEC. 406. REPORTS.

       Section 13 (29 U.S.C. 710) is amended--
       (1) in section (c)--
       (A) by striking ``(c)'' and inserting ``(c)(1)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The ILA Director described in section 701A shall 
     include, in the annual report, information on the extent to 
     which centers for independent living receiving funds under 
     part C of title VII have complied with the standards and 
     assurances set forth in section 725. The ILA Director may 
     identify individual centers for independent living in the 
     analysis contained in that information. The ILA Director 
     shall include in the report the results of onsite compliance 
     reviews, identifying individual centers for independent 
     living and other recipients of assistance under part C of 
     title VII.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d)(1)(A) The Commissioner shall ensure that the reports, 
     information, and data described in subparagraph (B) are made 
     publicly available in a timely and accessible manner, 
     including through electronic means, in order to inform the 
     public about the administration and performance of programs 
     in each State under this Act.
       ``(B) The reports, information, and data referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) shall consist of--
       ``(i) reports submitted by a designated State agency or 
     designated State unit under this Act;
       ``(ii) accountability information, including State 
     performance information relating to evaluation standards and 
     performance indicators, and additional performance 
     accountability indicators, under section 106, including 
     information on compliance with such standards, indicators, 
     and measures, relating to individuals with disabilities, 
     submitted by a designated State agency or designated State 
     unit under this Act, or submitted by a State to the Secretary 
     of Labor or the Secretary of Education under section 136 of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 1998;
       ``(iii) data collected from each designated State unit 
     under this Act; and
       ``(iv) reports from monitoring conducted under this Act, 
     including relevant reports required under section 136 of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and other relevant reports, 
     information, and data required under title I of such Act.
       ``(C)(i) The Commissioner shall ensure that the information 
     described in clause (ii) is made publicly available in a 
     timely and accessible manner, including through electronic 
     means.
       ``(ii) The information referred to in clause (i) is--
       ``(I) the reports, information, and data required to be 
     submitted by designated State units or designated State 
     agencies under this Act;
       ``(II) evaluations, studies, and audits conducted by 
     Federal agencies, concerning programs carried out under this 
     Act; and
       ``(III) a list that specifies the designated State unit or 
     designated State agency for each State, including a link to 
     the website maintained by each such unit or agency.
       ``(2) The Commissioner shall maintain public use read-only 
     access to the State and aggregated reports, and analyzed 
     data, concerning programs carried out under this Act, that 
     are filed and maintained in the Rehabilitation Services 
     Administration management information system or a system 
     maintained by the Department of Education.''.

     SEC. 407. EVALUATION.

       Section 14(f)(2) (29 U.S.C. 711(f)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``nonintegrated to integrated employment'' and 
     inserting ``nonintegrated to competitive integrated 
     employment''.

     SEC. 408. CARRYOVER.

       Section 19 (29 U.S.C. 716) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``part B of title I'' 
     and all that follows through ``including'' and inserting 
     ``part B of title I (except the client assistance program 
     funded under section 112), part B of title VI, or chapter 2 
     and 4 of title VII including''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Client Assistance Program; Protection and Advocacy of 
     Individual Rights.--
       ``(1) Appropriated amounts.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any

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     funds appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out a grant 
     program under section 112 or 509 (except as provided in 
     section 509(b)), including any funds reallotted during that 
     fiscal year under such grant program, that are not obligated 
     and expended by a recipient prior to the beginning of the 
     succeeding fiscal year, shall remain available for obligation 
     and expenditure by such recipient during such succeeding 
     fiscal year.
       ``(2) Program income.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, any amount of program income received by a recipient 
     under a grant program under section 112 or 509 in a fiscal 
     year that is not obligated and expended by the recipient 
     prior to the beginning of the succeeding fiscal year, shall 
     remain available until expended.''.

     SEC. 409. TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.

       Section 21 (29 U.S.C. 718) is amended in subsection (a), by 
     striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Racial profile.--The demographic profile of the 
     United States is changing at an unprecedented rate, with the 
     population of the Nation becoming far more ethnically diverse 
     than in the past. Within the United States, while the rate of 
     increase from 2000 to 2010 for White Americans was 7.9 
     percent, the rate of increase during that period for racial 
     and ethnic minorities was much higher: 42.0 percent for 
     Latinos, 11.4 percent for African-Americans, and 34.9 percent 
     for Asian-Americans.
       ``(2) Rate of disability.--Ethnic and racial minorities 
     tend to have disabling conditions at a disproportionately 
     high rate. In 2005--
       ``(A) among Americans ages 25 through 64, the rate of 
     disability was 17.3 percent;
       ``(B) among African-Americans in that age range, the 
     disability rate was more than twice as high, at 21.3 percent; 
     and
       ``(C) for American Indians in the same age range, the 
     disability rate was 25.6 percent of the general 
     population.''.

             Subtitle B--Vocational Rehabilitation Services

     SEC. 411. DECLARATION OF POLICY; AUTHORIZATION OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Findings; Purpose; Policy.--Section 100(a) (29 U.S.C. 
     720(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``gainful employment 
     in integrated settings'' and inserting ``gainful employment 
     in competitive integrated employment settings'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``gainful employment'' 
     and inserting ``high quality employment that will increase 
     opportunities for economic self-sufficiency''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``gainful employment 
     in integrated settings'' and inserting ``competitive 
     integrated employment'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``for the 
     individuals''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``should'' before 
     ``facilitate''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 100(b)(1) (29 
     U.S.C. 720(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2013 through 
     2017''.

     SEC. 412. STATE PLANS.

       (a) Plan Requirements.--Section 101(a) (29 U.S.C. 721(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``to participate'' and 
     all that follows and inserting ``to receive funds under this 
     title for a fiscal year, a State shall submit, and have 
     approved by the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor a State 
     plan in accordance with section 112, or a State unified plan 
     in accordance with section 113. The State plan or State 
     unified plan shall include the provisions of a State plan for 
     vocational rehabilitation services, described in this 
     subsection.'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``in the State plan for vocational 
     rehabilitation services,'' and inserting ``as part of the 
     vocational rehabilitation services portion of the State plan 
     or State unified plan submitted in accordance with 
     subparagraph (A),''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998'' 
     and inserting ``Workforce Investment Act of 2012''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking ``The State plan shall remain in effect 
     subject to the submission of such modifications'' and 
     inserting ``The vocational rehabilitation services portion of 
     the State plan or State unified plan submitted in accordance 
     with subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect until the State 
     is required to submit the plan in accordance with 
     subparagraph (A) or until the submission of such 
     modifications''; and
       (ii) by striking ``, until the State submits and receives 
     approval of a new State plan'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``The State plan'' and 
     inserting ``The State plan for vocational rehabilitation 
     services'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii)--
       (i) in subclause (III), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subclause (IV), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(V)(aa) has the authority and responsibility within the 
     State to ensure that the funds appropriated under this title 
     are expended only in a manner that is consistent with the 
     purposes of this title; and
       ``(bb) the authority and responsibility described in 
     subparagraph (aa) may not be delegated to or performed by 
     another agency, including the designated State agency for the 
     vocational rehabilitation program, and or individual.'';

       (3) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) notwithstanding subparagraph (C), assure that the 
     designated State unit may give priority for the provision of 
     services to those eligible individuals who require specific 
     services or equipment in accordance with an approved 
     individualized plan for employment to maintain an employment 
     outcome under the vocational rehabilitation program; and'';
       (4) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking ``to employ and 
     advance in employment'' and inserting ``to recruit, employ, 
     and advance in competitive integrated employment'';
       (5) in paragraph (7)(A)(v)--
       (A) by striking subclause (I) and inserting the following:

       ``(I) a system for the continuing education of 
     rehabilitation professionals and paraprofessionals within the 
     designated State unit, particularly with respect to 
     rehabilitation technology, including training implemented in 
     coordination with entities carrying out State programs under 
     section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
     3003); and'';

       (6) in paragraph (8)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(5)(D)'' and 
     inserting ``(5)(E)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking 
     ``(5)(D)'' and inserting ``(5)(E)''; and
       (ii) in clause (iv), by striking ``(5)(D)'' and inserting 
     ``(5)(E)''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``(5)(D)'' and 
     inserting ``(5)(E)'';
       (7) in paragraph (10)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``annual'' and all 
     that follows through ``of 1998'' and inserting ``annual 
     reporting of information, on eligible individuals receiving 
     the services, that is necessary to assess the State's 
     performance on those primary indicators of performance 
     (described in section 136(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 2012)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``, 
     from each individual State,'' after ``additional data'';
       (ii) in clause (i)(II), by striking ``determined'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``determined to be ineligible for 
     vocational rehabilitation services, and the reason for such 
     determination of ineligibility (disaggregated by type of 
     disability, and age);'';
       (iii) in clause (ii)--

       (I) in subclause (I), by striking ``(5)(D)'' and inserting 
     ``(5)(E)'';
       (II) in subclause (II), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (III) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(IV) the total number of individuals with ongoing open 
     cases (disaggregated by individuals who are in training 
     settings, and individuals who are in postsecondary 
     education), and the services individuals described in this 
     subclause are receiving;
       ``(V) the total number of students with disabilities that 
     are receiving pre-employment transition services, and the 
     total cost for providing those services for each full fiscal 
     year after the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 2012;
       ``(VI) the total number of students with disabilities that 
     are receiving transition services, and the total cost for 
     providing those services for each full fiscal year after the 
     date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2012;
       ``(VII) the number of individuals referred to one-stop 
     centers, as defined in section 134(c) of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998; and
       ``(VIII) the number of individuals referred from such one-
     stop centers to designated State units and the outcomes of 
     such referrals;'';

       (iv) by striking all of clause (iii) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(iii) the number of applicants and eligible recipients, 
     including the numbers of individuals with significant 
     disabilities, who exited the program carried out under this 
     title and the number who achieved employment outcomes after 
     receiving vocational rehabilitation services, including--

       ``(I) the number of youth with disabilities who--

       ``(aa) entered postsecondary education and the earnings of 
     such youth who completed postsecondary education, by academic 
     fields;
       ``(bb) attained academic levels and job skills needed for 
     employment, such as a high school diploma, certificate, or 
     other educational credential required for the employment 
     outcome specified in the individual's individualized plan for 
     employment;
       ``(cc) entered postsecondary training or programs for 
     apprenticeships registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 
     (commonly known as the `National Apprenticeship Act'; 50 
     Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); and
       ``(dd) the number of youth with disabilities who entered 
     employment;

       ``(II) for individuals who obtained an employment outcome 
     with wages--

       ``(aa) the average length of time for obtaining employment;

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       ``(bb) the average earnings of individuals who obtained an 
     employment outcome;
       ``(cc) the number who earned the minimum wage rate 
     specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) or another wage level set by 
     the Commissioner, during such employment; and
       ``(dd) the number who received employment benefits from an 
     employer during such employment;

       ``(III) a comparison, among individuals who obtained 
     employment, of the number of individuals who no longer used 
     public benefits; and
       ``(IV) for those individuals who received supported 
     employment services--

       ``(aa) the number of individuals who were employed 6 months 
     after receiving such services;
       ``(bb) the number of individuals who were employed 12 
     months after receiving such services; and
       ``(cc) the number of individuals who earned wages at not 
     less than the minimum wage rate determined under section 
     6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
     206(a)(1)) during their employment; and''; and
       (v) by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following:
       ``(iv)(I) the transition from school to postsecondary life, 
     including employment, and achievement of the postsecondary 
     vocational goals, of students with disabilities served under 
     the program carried out under this title; and
       ``(II) the provision of supported employment services; 
     and'';
       (C) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking ``of the State'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``of the State in meeting 
     the standards and indicators established pursuant to section 
     106.''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) Rules for reporting of data.--The disaggregation of 
     data under this section shall not be required within a 
     category if the number of participants in a category is 
     insufficient to yield statistically reliable information, or 
     required if the results would reveal personally identifiable 
     information about an individual participant.
       ``(H) Comprehensive report.--The State plan shall specify 
     that the Commissioner will provide an annual comprehensive 
     report that includes the reports and data required under this 
     section, as well as a summary of the reports and data, for 
     each fiscal year. The Commissioner shall submit the report to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives, the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, not later than 180 days after 
     the end of the fiscal year involved.'';
       (8) in paragraph (11)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(i)(II), by inserting ``(including 
     programmatic accessibility and physical accessibility)'' 
     after ``program accessibility'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by inserting ``the State programs carried out under 
     section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
     3003),'' after ``including'';
       (ii) by inserting ``noneducational agencies serving out-of-
     school youth,'' after ``Agriculture''; and
       (iii) by striking ``such agencies and programs'' and 
     inserting ``such Federal, State, and local agencies and 
     programs'';
       (C) in subparagraph (D)--
       (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``completion'' and 
     inserting ``implementation'';
       (ii) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses 
     (iv) and (v), respectively; and
       (iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) identifying options for additional education and 
     training, in order to facilitate the provision of services 
     for youth with disabilities, including transition services 
     for students with disabilities, such as services provided 
     under section 114;'';
       (D) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as 
     subparagraphs (F) and (H), respectively;
       (E) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) Coordination with employers.--The State plan shall 
     contain plans, policies, and procedures for coordination 
     between the designated State units, State workforce 
     investment boards, local workforce investment boards, and 
     employers that provide for building relationships with 
     employers and identifying community-based competitive 
     integrated employment opportunities and career exploration 
     opportunities, in order to facilitate the provision of 
     transition services for youth with disabilities and students 
     with disabilities, such as services provided under section 
     114;'';
       (F) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (E) of this paragraph--
       (i) by inserting ``chapter 1 of'' after ``part C of''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, as appropriate'' before the period;
       (G) by inserting after subparagraph (F), as redesignated by 
     subparagraph (E) of this paragraph, the following:
       ``(G) Cooperative agreement regarding individuals eligible 
     for home and community-based waiver programs.--The State plan 
     shall include an assurance that the designated State unit has 
     entered into a formal cooperative agreement with the State 
     agency responsible for administering the State Medicaid plan 
     under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et 
     seq.) and the State designated agency described in section 
     125(d) of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill 
     of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15025) with respect to the 
     delivery of vocational rehabilitation services, including 
     extended services, for individuals with the most significant 
     disabilities who have been determined to be eligible for 
     home- and community-based services under a Medicaid waiver, 
     Medicaid State plan amendment, or other authority related to 
     a State Medicaid program. The agreement shall describe 
     strategies for collaboration and coordination in providing 
     vocational rehabilitation services to such individuals 
     receiving Medicaid home- and community-based services in a 
     manner consistent with the person-centered planning process 
     required by Medicaid.'';
       (H) in subparagraph (H), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (E) of this paragraph--
       (i) in clause (ii)--

       (I) by inserting ``on or'' before ``near''; and
       (II) by striking ``and'' at the end;

       (ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and
       (iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) strategies for the provision of transition 
     planning, by personnel of the designated State unit, the 
     State educational agency, and the recipient of funds under 
     part C, that will facilitate the development and 
     implementation of the individualized education programs under 
     section 614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)) and, as appropriate, the development 
     and completion of the individualized plans for employment 
     under section 102, in order to enable students with 
     disabilities to achieve employment outcomes;''; and
       (I) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) Coordination with assistive technology programs.--The 
     State plan shall include an assurance that the designated 
     State unit, and the lead agency and implementing entity (if 
     any) designated by the Governor of the State under section 4 
     of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3003), 
     have developed working relationships and will enter into 
     agreements for the coordination of their activities, 
     including the referral of individuals with disabilities to 
     programs and activities described in that section.
       ``(J) Coordination with ticket to work and self-sufficiency 
     program.--The State plan shall include an assurance that the 
     designated State unit will coordinate activities with any 
     other State agency that is functioning as an employment 
     network under the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program 
     established under section 1148 of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1320b-19).'';
       (9) in paragraph (14)--
       (A) in the paragraph header, by striking ``Annual'' and 
     inserting ``Semiannual'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``annual'' and inserting ``semiannual'';
       (ii) by striking ``(and thereafter'' and all that follows 
     through ``representative)'' and inserting ``, and annually 
     thereafter''; and
       (iii) by striking ``to competitive'' and all that follows 
     and inserting the following: ``to competitive integrated 
     employment or training for competitive integrated 
     employment;'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (D) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``the individuals 
     described'' and all that follows and inserting ``individuals 
     in attaining competitive integrated employment; and''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) an assurance that the State will report the 
     information generated under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), 
     for each of the individuals, to the Administrator of the Wage 
     and Hour Division of the Department of Labor for each fiscal 
     year, not later than 60 days after the end of the fiscal 
     year.'';
       (10) in paragraph (15)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in clause (i)--

       (I) in subclause (II), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (II) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(IV) individuals with disabilities receiving Medicaid 
     home- and community-based waiver habilitation services 
     (reference), including pre-vocational and supported 
     employment services; and
       ``(V) youth with disabilities, and students with 
     disabilities, including their need for pre-employment 
     transition services described in section 114 or other 
     transition services; and''; and

       (ii) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(ii) include an assessment of the needs of individuals 
     with disabilities for transition services and pre-employment 
     transition services provided under this Act, and coordinated 
     with transition services provided under the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), and an 
     assessment as to whether the transition and pre-employment 
     transition services provided under those Acts meet the needs 
     of individuals with disabilities.'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and
       (ii) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) the number of individuals who are eligible for 
     services under this title, but are not receiving such 
     services due to an order of selection; and''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (D)--

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       (i) by redesignating clauses (iii) through (v) as clauses 
     (iv) through (vi); and
       (ii) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) the methods to be used to improve and expand 
     vocational rehabilitation services for students with 
     disabilities, including the coordination of services designed 
     to facilitate the transition of such students from the 
     receipt of educational services in school to postsecondary 
     life (including the receipt of vocational rehabilitation 
     services under this title, postsecondary education, 
     employment, and pre-employment transition services under 
     section 114);'';
       (11) in paragraph (20)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) Information on assistance for beneficiaries of 
     assistance under title ii or xvi of the social security 
     act.--The State plan shall include an assurance that the 
     designated State unit will make available, to individuals 
     entitled to benefits under title II or XVI of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq., 1381 et seq.) on the 
     basis of a disability or blindness--
       ``(i) information on the availability of benefits and 
     medical assistance authorized under the State Medicaid 
     program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1396 et seq.) or under the Medicare program under title XVIII 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), and 
     medical assistance authorized under other federally funded 
     programs;
       ``(ii) information on the availability of assistance 
     through benefits planning and assistance programs authorized 
     under section 1149 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1320b-20) and services provided by the State protection and 
     advocacy system and authorized under section 1150 of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-21); and
       ``(iii) in the case of individuals who are also eligible 
     for a ticket under the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
     Program established under section 1148 of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-19), general information regarding the 
     options for using the ticket and information on how to 
     contact a program manager of the Ticket to Work and Self-
     Sufficiency Program to obtain information on approved 
     employment networks, on providers for the benefits planning 
     and assistance programs described in clause (ii) in the 
     State, and on the services provided by the State protection 
     and advocacy system and described in clause (ii).''; and
       (12) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(25) Services for students with disabilities.--The State 
     plan shall provide an assurance satisfactory to the Secretary 
     that, with respect to students with disabilities, the State--
       ``(A) has developed and will implement--
       ``(i) strategies to address the needs identified in the 
     assessments described in paragraph (15); and
       ``(ii) strategies to achieve the goals and priorities 
     identified by the State, in accordance with paragraph (15), 
     to improve and expand vocational rehabilitation services for 
     students with disabilities on a statewide basis; and
       ``(B) has developed and will implement a plan to carry out 
     the provision of pre-employment transition services in 
     accordance with section 114.
       ``(26) Job growth and development.--The State plan shall 
     provide an assurance describing how the State will utilize 
     initiatives involving in-demand industry sectors or 
     occupations as defined in section 101 of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 2012 to increase competitive integrated 
     employment opportunities for individuals with 
     disabilities.''.
       (b) Approval.--Section 101(b) (29 U.S.C. 721(b)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b) Submission; Approval; Modification.--The State plan 
     for vocational rehabilitation services shall be subject to--
       ``(1) section 112 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, 
     in a case in which that plan is a portion of the State plan 
     described in that section 112; and
       ``(2) section 113 of such Act in a case in which that State 
     plan for vocational rehabilitation services is a portion of 
     the State unified plan described in that section 113.''.
       (c) Construction.--Section 101 (29 U.S.C. 721) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Construction.--Nothing in this part shall be 
     construed to reduce the obligation of a local educational 
     agency or any other agency to provide or pay for any 
     transition services that are allowable under the programs of 
     the respective agencies.''.

     SEC. 413. ELIGIBILITY AND INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN FOR EMPLOYMENT.

       (a) Eligibility.--Section 102(a) (29 U.S.C. 722(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in the subparagraph header, by striking 
     ``Demonstration'' and inserting ``Applicants''; and
       (ii) by striking ``, unless'' and all that follows and 
     inserting a period; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in the subparagraph header, by striking ``Methods'' and 
     inserting ``Responsibilities'';
       (ii) in the first sentence--

       (I) by striking ``In making the demonstration required 
     under subparagraph (A),'' and inserting ``Prior to 
     determining under this subsection that an applicant described 
     in subparagraph (A) is unable to benefit due to the severity 
     of the individual's disability or that the individual is 
     ineligible for vocational rehabilitation services,''; and
       (II) by striking ``, except under'' and all that follows 
     and inserting a period; and

       (iii) in the second sentence, by striking ``individual or 
     to determine'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``individual. In providing the trial experiences, the 
     designated State unit shall provide the individual with the 
     opportunity to try different employment experiences, 
     including supported employment, and the opportunity to become 
     employed in competitive integrated employment.'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by striking ``outcome from'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``outcome, including 
     supported employment, from vocational rehabilitation services 
     due to the current (as of the date of the determination) 
     severity of the disability of the individual.'';
       (3) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``If an individual'' and inserting ``If, 
     after the designated State unit carries out the activities 
     described in paragraph (2)(B), a review of existing data, 
     and, to the extent necessary, the assessment activities 
     described in section 7(2)(A)(ii), an individual''; and
       (ii) by striking ``is determined'' and all that follows 
     through ``not to be'' and inserting ``is determined not to 
     be'';
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as 
     subparagraphs (B) through (E), respectively;
       (C) by inserting before subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(A) the ineligibility determination shall be an 
     individualized one, based on the available data, and shall 
     not be based on disability category;''; and
       (D) in clause (i) of subparagraph (C), as redesignated by 
     subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by inserting after 
     ``determination'' the following: ``, including clear and 
     convincing evidence that forms the basis for the 
     determination of ineligibility''; and
       (4) in paragraph (6), by striking ``60 days'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``45 days''.
       (b) Development of an Individualized Plan for Employment, 
     and Related Information.--Section 102(b) (29 U.S.C. 722(b))--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (C), and (D), and (E), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) information on the availability of assistance from 
     consumer organizations, as defined in section 106(a)(4) 
     (including a listing of such organizations) that can assist 
     an individual in the development of an individualized plan 
     for employment;'';
       (2) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of 
     this subsection--
       (A) in subparagraph (E)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) amended, as necessary, to include the post-
     employment services and service providers that are necessary 
     for the individual to maintain or regain employment, 
     consistent with the individual's strengths, resources, 
     priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and 
     informed choice.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) Timeframe for completing the individualized plan for 
     employment.--The individualized plan for employment shall be 
     developed as soon as possible, but not later than a deadline 
     of 90 days after the date of the determination of eligibility 
     described in paragraph (1), unless the designated State unit 
     and the eligible individual agree to an extension of that 
     deadline to a specific date by which the individualized plan 
     for employment shall be completed.
       ``(G) Failure to develop the individualized plan for 
     employment within the specified timeframe.--In the event the 
     individualized plan for employment is not completed by the 
     deadline or extended deadline, as appropriate, under 
     subparagraph (F), the eligible individual shall have the 
     right to request both mediation and an impartial due process 
     hearing according to the procedures described in subsection 
     (c). At such hearing, the hearing officer shall have the 
     authority to order the designated State unit to complete the 
     individualized plan for employment within a specific period 
     of time, not to exceed 60 days from the date of the decision, 
     in addition to any other authority given to the officer under 
     this section.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``choice of the'' and 
     all that follows and inserting ``choice of the eligible 
     individual, consistent with the employment outcome of 
     competitive integrated employment (except that in the case of 
     an eligible individual who is a student, the description may 
     be a description of the student's projected employment 
     outcome);'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(i)--
       (i) by redesignating subclause (II) as subclause (III); and
       (ii) by striking subclause (I) and inserting the following:
       ``(I) needed to achieve the employment outcome, including, 
     as appropriate--

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       ``(aa) the provision of assistive technology devices and 
     assistive technology services (including referrals described 
     in section 103(a)(3) to the device reutilization programs and 
     demonstrations described in subparagraphs (B) and (D) of 
     section 4(e)(2) of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 
     U.S.C. 3003(e)(2))) through agreements developed under 
     section 101(a)(11)(H); and
       ``(bb) personal assistance services (including training in 
     the management of such services);

       ``(II) in the case of a plan for an eligible individual 
     that is a student, the specific transition services and 
     supports (including work experience, mentoring activities, 
     and supported employment) needed to achieve the student's 
     employment outcome or projected employment outcome; and'';
       (C) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (D) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) for an individual who also is receiving assistance 
     from an employment network under the Ticket to Work and Self-
     Sufficiency Program established under section 1148 of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-19), a list of the 
     services that are listed in the individual work plan that the 
     individual developed with the employment network under 
     subsection (g) of that section, and a description of how 
     responsibility for service delivery will be divided between 
     the employment network and the designated State unit in 
     accordance with the agreement between the two parties 
     required under the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
     Program.''.
       (c) Procedures.--Section 102(c) (29 U.S.C. 722(c)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: 
     ``These procedures also shall allow for the review of any 
     delay in the vocational rehabilitation process.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in clause (iii), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) any applicable State limit on the time by which a 
     request for mediation under paragraph (4) or a hearing under 
     paragraph (5) shall be made, and any required procedure by 
     which the request shall be made.''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by inserting ``the denial,'' 
     before ``reduction,''; and
       (3) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) Officer.--A due process hearing described in 
     paragraph (2) shall be conducted by an impartial hearing 
     officer who, on reviewing all the evidence presented, shall 
     issue a written decision based on the provisions of the 
     approved State plan, requirements specified in this Act 
     (including regulations implementing this Act), and State 
     regulations and policies that are consistent with the Federal 
     requirements specified in this title. The officer shall 
     provide the written decision to the applicant or eligible 
     individual, or, as appropriate, the applicant's 
     representative or individual's representative, and to the 
     designated State unit. The impartial hearing officer shall 
     have the authority to render a decision and require actions, 
     consistent with the requirements specified in this title 
     (including regulations implementing this title), regarding 
     all aspects of the applicant's or eligible individual's 
     vocational rehabilitation services under this title.''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``in laws (including 
     regulations)'' and inserting ``about Federal and State laws 
     (including regulations) and the approved State plan''.

     SEC. 414. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES.

       Section 103 (29 U.S.C. 723) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (15) and inserting the following:
       ``(15) transition services for students with disabilities, 
     that facilitate the transition from school to postsecondary 
     life, such as achievement of an employment outcome in 
     competitive integrated employment, or pre-employment 
     transition services described in section 114;'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (17) and (18) as paragraphs 
     (18) and (19), respectively;
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (16) the following:
       ``(17) customized employment services;'';
       (D) in paragraph (18), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) 
     of this paragraph, by striking the ``and'' at the end;
       (E) in paragraph (19), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) 
     of this paragraph, by striking the period and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(20) mentoring services.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking the second sentence 
     and inserting ``Such programs shall be used to provide 
     services that promote integration into the community and that 
     result in competitive integrated employment, including 
     supported employment and customized employment.''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(6) Consultation and technical assistance services to 
     assist State educational agencies and local educational 
     agencies in planning for the transition of students with 
     disabilities from school to postsecondary life, including 
     employment.''.

     SEC. 415. STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL.

       Section 105 (29 U.S.C. 725) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking clause (ix) and inserting the following:
       ``(ix) in a State in which one or more projects are funded 
     under section 121 and in which such services are provided 
     through those projects, at least one representative of the 
     directors of the projects located in such State;'';
       (ii) in clause (x), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in clause (xi), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(xii) the director of the State's comprehensive statewide 
     program of technology-related assistance funded under section 
     4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
     3003).''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in clause (xi), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in clause (xii), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(xiii) the director of the State's comprehensive 
     statewide program of technology-related assistance funded 
     under section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 
     U.S.C. 3003).''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(6), by striking ``Service Act'' and 
     all that follows and inserting ``Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-
     3(a)) and the State workforce investment board, and with the 
     activities of entities carrying out programs under the 
     Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.);''.

     SEC. 416. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.

       Section 106 (29 U.S.C. 726) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Standards and indicators.--The evaluation standards 
     and performance indicators for the vocational rehabilitation 
     program carried out under this title shall be subject to the 
     performance accountability provisions described in section 
     136(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2012.
       ``(2) Additional performance accountability indicators.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Commissioner may establish through regulation additional 
     performance accountability indicators, which may include 
     outcome and related measures of program performance.
       ``(B) Comment.--Such additional performance accountability 
     indicators shall be developed with input from State 
     vocational rehabilitation agencies, related professional and 
     consumer organizations, recipients of vocational 
     rehabilitation services, and other interested parties.
       ``(3) Reports.--Each State that receives funds under this 
     title shall submit a report to the Commissioner containing 
     information on any additional performance accountability 
     indicators established under paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Consumer organization.--In this subsection, the term 
     `consumer organization' means a membership organization, or 
     disability advocacy group, for which a majority of the 
     members of the board of directors of the organization or 
     group are individuals with disabilities or family members of 
     individuals with disabilities.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking clause (i) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(i) on a biannual basis, review the program improvement 
     efforts of the State and, if the State has not improved its 
     performance to acceptable levels, as determined by the 
     Commissioner, direct the State to make revisions to the plan 
     to improve performance; and''.

     SEC. 417. MONITORING AND REVIEW.

       (a) In General.--Section 107(a) (29 U.S.C. 727(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)(E), by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``, including personnel of a client assistance 
     program under section 112, and past or current recipients of 
     vocational rehabilitation services''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A)(i) the eligibility process to ensure compliance with 
     the requirements set forth in section 102(a); and
       ``(ii) implementation of an order of selection, if 
     applicable, to ensure compliance with the requirements set 
     forth in section 101(a)(5); and
       ``(B) the provision of services to ensure compliance with 
     section 103;'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) data on individuals determined to be ineligible for 
     services due to severity of their disability, to determine if 
     systematic changes could result in increased capacity to meet 
     the needs of such individuals; and''.
       (b) Review.--Section 107(d) of the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973 (29 U.S.C. 727(d)) is amended, in paragraphs (1) and 
     (2), by striking ``a final determination of the Commissioner 
     under section 101(b) or subsection (c)'' and inserting ``a 
     final determination on a State plan for vocational 
     rehabilitation services under the procedures referenced in 
     section

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     101(b), or a final determination by the Commissioner under 
     subsection (c)''.

     SEC. 418. TRAINING AND SERVICES FOR EMPLOYERS.

       Section 109 (29 U.S.C. 728a) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 109. TRAINING AND SERVICES FOR EMPLOYERS.

       ``A State may expend payments received under section 111 to 
     educate and provide services to employers who have hired or 
     are interested in hiring individuals with disabilities under 
     programs carried out under this title, including--
       ``(1) providing training and technical assistance to 
     employers regarding the employment of individuals with 
     disabilities, including disability awareness, and the 
     requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
     (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and other employment-related laws;
       ``(2) working with employers to--
       ``(A) provide opportunities for work-based learning 
     experience (including internships, short-term employment, 
     apprenticeships, and fellowships), such as opportunities in 
     conjunction with pre-employment transition services;
       ``(B) recruit qualified applicants with disabilities;
       ``(C) train employees with disabilities; and
       ``(D) promote retention of employees who are at risk of 
     losing a job due to disability-related barriers;
       ``(3) providing consultations, technical assistance, and 
     support to employers on workplace accommodations, assistive 
     technology, and facilities and workplace access;
       ``(4) assisting employers with utilizing available 
     financial support, including tax credits and deductions 
     available for hiring or accommodating individuals with 
     disabilities; and
       ``(5) supporting the development of working relationships 
     between State vocational rehabilitation agencies, the 
     workforce investment system, their community partners, and 
     employers on multi-State and national levels, including--
       ``(A) encouraging employers to recruit qualified 
     individuals with disabilities for available employment 
     opportunities;
       ``(B) facilitating such recruitment by disseminating 
     information about specific available employment opportunities 
     to qualified individuals who are recipients of vocational 
     rehabilitation services under this subtitle, or who are 
     applicants for such services;
       ``(C) matching qualified individuals who are recipients of 
     vocational rehabilitation services under this subtitle, or 
     who are applicants for such services, with employers that 
     have available employment opportunities on the local, 
     regional, or national level; and
       ``(D) providing support services, as appropriate, to 
     employers to facilitate the hiring of qualified individuals 
     who are recipients of vocational rehabilitation services 
     under this subtitle, or who are applicants for such 
     services.''.

     SEC. 419. STATE ALLOTMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 110 (29 U.S.C. 730) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``Subject to the 
     provisions of subsection (c)'' and inserting ``Subject to the 
     provisions of subsections (c), (d), and (e), and section 
     303(d)''; and
       (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b)(1) Not later than 45 days prior to the end of the 
     fiscal year, the Commissioner shall determine, after 
     reasonable opportunity for the submission to the Commissioner 
     of comments by the State agency administering or supervising 
     the program established under this title, whether any amount 
     from the payment of an allotment to a State under section 
     111(a) for any fiscal year will not be utilized by such State 
     in carrying out the purposes of this title.
       ``(2)(A) As soon as practicable but not later than the end 
     of the fiscal year, the Commissioner shall reallot the amount 
     available under paragraph (1) to other States, consistent 
     with subparagraphs (B) and (C), for carrying out the purposes 
     of this title to the extent the Commissioner determines that 
     another State will be able to use an additional amount, 
     during that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year for 
     carrying out such purposes.
       ``(B)(i) The Commissioner shall reallot a portion of the 
     amount available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year to 
     each State whose allotment under subsection (a) for such 
     fiscal year is less than such State's allotment under 
     subsection (a) for the immediately preceding fiscal year, 
     adjusted by the percentage change in the funds available for 
     subsection (a) from the immediately preceding fiscal year.
       ``(ii)(I) Subject to subclause (II), a State that is 
     eligible to receive a reallotment under clause (i) shall 
     receive a portion for a fiscal year from the amount available 
     for reallotment under paragraph (1) that is equal to the 
     difference between--
       ``(aa) the amount such State was allotted under subsection 
     (a) for such fiscal year; and
       ``(bb) the amount such State was allotted under subsection 
     (a) for the immediately preceding fiscal year, adjusted by 
     the percentage change in the funds available for subsection 
     (a) from the immediately preceding fiscal year.
       ``(II) If the amount available for reallotment under 
     paragraph (1) is insufficient to provide each State eligible 
     to receive a reallotment under clause (i) with the portion 
     described in subclause (I), the amount reallotted to each 
     eligible State shall be determined by the Commissioner.
       ``(C) If there are funds remaining after each State 
     eligible to receive a reallotment under subparagraph (B)(i) 
     receives the portion described in subparagraph (B)(ii), the 
     Commissioner shall reallot the remaining funds among the 
     States requesting a reallotment.
       ``(3) The Commissioner shall reallot an amount to a State 
     under this subsection only if the State will be able to make 
     sufficient payments from non-Federal sources to pay for the 
     non-Federal share of the cost of vocational rehabilitation 
     services under the State plan for the fiscal year for which 
     the amount was appropriated.
       ``(4) For the purposes of this part, any portion made 
     available to a State for any fiscal year pursuant to this 
     subsection shall be regarded as an increase of such State's 
     allotment (as determined under the preceding provisions of 
     this section) for such year.
       ``(c)(1) For fiscal year 2012 and for each fiscal year 
     thereafter, the Commissioner shall reserve, from the funds 
     appropriated under section 100(b)(1) for each fiscal year, an 
     amount that is not less than 1.23 percent and not more than 
     1.5 percent of those funds in order to carry out section 121, 
     provided that the minimum percentage that may be reserved 
     shall increase by 0.01 percent for each succeeding fiscal 
     year after fiscal year 2012.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), there shall be no 
     increase in the minimum percentage of funds reserved under 
     paragraph (1) unless there is an equivalent increase in the 
     funds appropriated under section 100(b)(1).''.
       (b) Reservation for Transition and Pre-Employment 
     Transition Services.--Section 110 (29 U.S.C. 730) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) From any State allotment under subsection (a) for a 
     fiscal year, the State shall reserve not less than 10 percent 
     of the allotted funds for the provision of transition 
     services to assist students with disabilities and youth with 
     disabilities in transitioning from education or training to 
     employment, which includes pre-employment transition services 
     under section 114.''.

     SEC. 420. CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       Section 112 (29 U.S.C. 732) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``grants to States'' and inserting ``grants 
     to agencies designated under subsection (c) (referred to 
     individually in this section as a `designated CAP agency')'';
       (B) by inserting ``including under sections 114,'' after 
     ``all available benefits under this Act,''; and
       (C) by inserting ``and eligibility'' after ``to ensure the 
     protection of the rights'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting ``Neither an agency within the 
     State, nor the State, may receive payments from an allotment 
     under subsection (e) in any fiscal year unless the State has 
     designated under subsection (c) an agency that--'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(as defined in section 
     106(a))'' after ``consumer organizations''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``agency designated under 
     this subsection'' and inserting ``designated CAP agency'';
       (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``agency designated 
     under subsection (c) of this section'' and inserting 
     ``designated CAP agency'';
       (5) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) After reserving funds under subparagraphs (E) and 
     (F), the Secretary shall allot the remainder of the sums 
     appropriated for each fiscal year under this section among 
     the designated CAP agencies within the States on the basis of 
     relative population of each State, except that no such agency 
     shall receive less than $50,000.'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``the designated CAP 
     agencies located in'' before ``American Samoa''; and
       (iii) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(D)(i) For any fiscal year for which the funds 
     appropriated for such fiscal year under subsection (h) exceed 
     $7,500,000, the minimum allotment under this subsection shall 
     be $100,000 for the designated CAP agencies located in States 
     and $45,000 for the designated CAP agencies located in 
     territories.
       ``(ii) For any fiscal year for which the total amount 
     appropriated under subsection (h) exceeds the total amount 
     appropriated under such subsection (or the corresponding 
     provision) for the preceding fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     increase each of the minimum allotments under clause (i) by a 
     percentage that shall not exceed the percentage increase, 
     calculated by dividing such total amount for the fiscal year 
     involved by such total amount for the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(E)(i) For any fiscal year for which the amount 
     appropriated under subsection (h) equals or exceeds 
     $13,000,000, the Secretary shall reserve funds appropriated 
     under subsection (h) to make a grant to the protection and 
     advocacy system serving the American Indian Consortium, to 
     provide designated CAP agency services in accordance with the 
     requirements of this section. The amount of such a grant 
     shall be the same amount as is provided to a territory under 
     subparagraph (B), as increased under clauses (i) and, if 
     applicable, (ii) of subparagraph (D).
       ``(ii) In this subparagraph:
       ``(I) The term `American Indian Consortium' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 102 of the Developmental 
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     Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002).
       ``(II) The term `protection and advocacy system' means a 
     protection and advocacy system established under subtitle C 
     of title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and 
     Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.).
       ``(F) For any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated 
     under subsection (h) equals or exceeds $14,000,000, the 
     Secretary shall reserve not less than 1.8 percent and not 
     more than 2.2 percent of such amount to provide a grant for 
     training and technical assistance for the programs 
     established under this section. Such training and technical 
     assistance shall be coordinated with activities provided 
     under section 509(c)(1)(A).'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) except as provided in clause (ii), by striking 
     ``State'' each place it appears and inserting ``designated 
     CAP agency''; and
       (ii) by striking ``States'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``designated CAP agencies''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``agency designated'' and 
     all that follows and inserting ``designated CAP agency the 
     amount specified in the application approved under subsection 
     (f).'';
       (6) in subsection (f), by striking ``State'' and inserting 
     ``designated CAP agency'';
       (7) in paragraph (1) of subsection (g), by striking ``such 
     programs'' and inserting ``the designated CAP agency of a 
     State''; and
       (8) in subsection (h), by striking ``1999 through 2003'' 
     and inserting ``2013 through 2017''.

     SEC. 421. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR QUALITY SERVICES.

       Part B of title I (29 U.S.C. 730 et seq.), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 113. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       ``The Commissioner shall provide technical assistance for 
     programs provided under this title regarding improving the 
     quality of vocational rehabilitation services provided 
     through the programs, including--
       ``(1) consulting with the Department of Labor, the Small 
     Business Administration, other appropriate Federal agencies, 
     State and local workforce investment boards, and businesses 
     or business-led intermediaries;
       ``(2) based on information obtained through the 
     consultations, providing--
       ``(A) technical assistance that improves quality by 
     enabling designated State units to develop successful 
     partnerships with local and multi-State businesses in an 
     effort to employ individuals with disabilities; and
       ``(B) technical assistance on developing self-employment 
     opportunities and improving employment outcomes for 
     individuals with disabilities; and
       ``(3) providing technical assistance to improve the quality 
     of vocation rehabilitation services programs carried out 
     under section 121.''.

     SEC. 422. PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION SERVICES.

       Part B of title I (29 U.S.C. 730 et seq.), as amended by 
     section 521, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 114. PROVISION OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION SERVICES 
                   FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

       ``(a) In General.--From the funds reserved under section 
     110(d), and funds made available from State, local, and 
     private funding sources (consistent with requirements that 
     apply to the acceptance and use of such funds), each State 
     shall ensure that--
       ``(1) the designated State unit shall provide, or arrange 
     for the provision of, pre-employment transition services for 
     all students with disabilities who are in need of such 
     services; and
       ``(2) the designated State unit will not expend more than 5 
     percent of the funds reserved to carry out this section to 
     pay for the administrative costs associated with providing 
     pre-employment transition services under this section.
       ``(b) Local Pre-Employment Transition Coordinator.--
       ``(1) Coordinator.--Each local office of a designated State 
     unit shall designate at least 1 staff person to carry out the 
     responsibilities of a Local Pre-Employment Transition 
     Coordinator for students with disabilities, as well as 
     appropriate staff to support the Coordinator in carrying out 
     the responsibilities as described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Responsibilities.--It shall be the responsibility of 
     a Local Pre-Employment Transition Coordinator to--
       ``(A) attend individualized education program meetings, as 
     appropriate, for students with disabilities;
       ``(B) work with the local workforce investment boards, one-
     stop centers, and employers to develop job opportunities for 
     students with disabilities, including internships, summer 
     employment opportunities and other employment opportunities 
     available throughout the school year, and apprenticeships; 
     and
       ``(C) work with schools, including those carrying out 
     activities under section 614(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII) of the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII)), to coordinate and ensure the 
     provision of pre-employment transition services for students 
     with disabilities, including services described in clauses 
     (i) through (v) of section 7(30)(B).
       ``(c) National Pre-Employment Transition Coordination.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Education and the 
     Secretary of Labor shall each designate a lead staff person 
     to fulfill the responsibilities of a National Pre-Employment 
     Transition Coordinator for Students with Disabilities. The 
     National Pre-Employment Transition Coordinators shall work 
     cooperatively, and with other Federal agencies including the 
     Corporation for National and Community Service, to develop 
     and coordinate--
       ``(A) agency policies related to pre-employment transition 
     services; and
       ``(B) resources to increase job opportunities for students 
     with disabilities, including internships, summer employment 
     opportunities and other employment opportunities available 
     throughout the school year, and apprenticeships.
       ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to prohibit either Secretary from assigning 
     additional responsibilities, other than the responsibilities 
     described in this subsection, to a staff person designated 
     under this subsection.''.

     SEC. 423. AMERICAN INDIAN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES.

       Section 121 (29 U.S.C. 741) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by inserting 
     before the period the following: ``(referred to in this 
     section as `eligible individuals'), consistent with such 
     eligible individuals' strengths, resources, priorities, 
     concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed 
     choice, so that such individuals may prepare for, and engage 
     in, high quality employment that will increase opportunities 
     for economic self-sufficiency'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) contains assurances that--
       ``(i) all decisions affecting eligibility for vocational 
     rehabilitation services, the nature and scope of available 
     vocational rehabilitation services, and the provision of such 
     services, will be made by a representative of the tribal 
     vocational rehabilitation program funded through the grant; 
     and
       ``(ii) such decisions will not be delegated to another 
     agency or individual.''; and
       (B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3) If an application is approved under this part for a 
     grant, the resulting grant shall be for 5 years, if the grant 
     recipient complies with the program requirements for the 
     program carried out under this part (including the 
     regulations promulgated for the program). The grant shall be 
     renewed for additional 5-year periods if the Commissioner 
     determines that the grant recipient demonstrated acceptable 
     past performance and the grant recipient submits, and obtains 
     approval by the Commissioner, for a plan, including a 
     proposed budget, that identifies future performance criteria, 
     goals, and objectives. The State shall continue to provide 
     vocational rehabilitation services under the State plan to 
     American Indians residing on or near a reservation whenever 
     such State includes any such American Indians in its State 
     population under section 110(a)(1).
       ``(4) In allocating funds for grants under this part, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to paying the continuation 
     costs of projects in existence on the date of the allocation 
     and may provide for increases in funding for such projects 
     that the Secretary determines to be necessary.'';
       (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c)(1) From the funds appropriated and made available to 
     carry out this part for any fiscal year, beginning with 
     fiscal year 2012, the Commissioner shall first reserve not 
     less than 1.8 percent and not more than 2 percent of the 
     funds to provide training and technical assistance to 
     governing bodies described in subsection (a) for such fiscal 
     year.
       ``(2) From the funds reserved under paragraph (1), the 
     Commissioner shall make grants to, and enter into contracts 
     and other arrangements with, entities that have experience in 
     the operation of vocational rehabilitation services programs 
     under this section to provide such training and technical 
     assistance with respect to developing, conducting, 
     administering, and evaluating such programs.
       ``(3) The Commissioner shall conduct a survey of the 
     governing bodies regarding training and technical assistance 
     needs in order to determine funding priorities for such 
     grants, contracts, or other arrangements.
       ``(4) To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a 
     contract or other arrangement under this section, such an 
     entity shall submit an application to the Commissioner at 
     such time, in such manner, and containing a proposal to 
     provide such training and technical assistance, and 
     containing such additional information as the Commissioner 
     may require. The Commissioner shall provide for peer review 
     of grant applications by panels that include persons who are 
     not government employees and who have experience in the 
     operation of vocational rehabilitation services programs 
     under this section.''.

                   Subtitle C--Research and Training

     SEC. 431. PURPOSE.

       Section 200 (29 U.S.C. 760) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``technical 
     assistance,'' after ``training,'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``technical 
     assistance,'' after ``training,'';
       (3) in paragraph (3)--

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       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by inserting ``, use, and adoption'' after 
     ``transfer''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``in a timely and efficient manner,'' 
     after ``disabilities''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``and dissemination 
     of research findings to individuals with disabilities and 
     other interested entities'' after ``technology'';
       (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (5) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) identify effective strategies for supporting the 
     employment of individuals with disabilities in competitive 
     integrated employment.''.

     SEC. 432. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 201(a) (29 U.S.C. 761(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1999 through 2003'' and 
     inserting ``2013 through 2017''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``1999 through 2003'' and 
     inserting ``2013 through 2017''.

     SEC. 433. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION 
                   RESEARCH.

       Section 202 (29 U.S.C. 762) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)--
       (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and training; and'' and 
     inserting ``, training, and technical assistance;'';
       (B) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and
       (C) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) knowledge translation and dissemination; and'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``in rehabilitation'' and 
     inserting ``on disability and rehabilitation'';
       (B) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``education, health and health care,'' after ``independent 
     living,''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (D) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) public and private entities, including--
       ``(i) elementary schools and secondary schools (as defined 
     in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965);
       ``(ii) institutions of higher education; and
       ``(iii) nongovernmental agencies and organizations;
       ``(B) rehabilitation practitioners;
       ``(C) employers and organizations representing employers 
     with respect to employment-based educational materials or 
     research;
       ``(D) individuals with disabilities (especially such 
     individuals who are members of minority groups or of 
     populations that are unserved or underserved by programs 
     under this Act);
       ``(E) the individuals' representatives for the individuals 
     described in subparagraph (D); and
       ``(F) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate, the Committee on Education and the Workforce of 
     the House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives, and the National Council on 
     Disability;''.
       (C) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) by inserting ``disability and'' after ``advances in''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting ``education, health and health care,'' 
     after ``independent living,'';
       (D) in paragraph (7), by striking ``taking whatever action 
     is necessary to keep the Congress fully and currently 
     informed'' and inserting ``reporting to Congress on a 
     continuing and yearly basis'';
       (E) in paragraph (8), by striking ``health, income,'' and 
     inserting ``health and health care, income, education,'';
       (F) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and telecommuting; 
     and'' and inserting ``, supported employment (including 
     customized employment), and telecommuting;'';
       (G) in paragraph (11), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (H) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) ensuring that the research activities and findings, 
     demonstration projects, reports, evaluations, studies, 
     information described in this section, as well as information 
     about any reports in progress, will be made publicly 
     available in a timely manner, including through electronic 
     means (such as the website of the Department of Education and 
     other relevant government agency websites) in order to inform 
     the public about the research and activities performed under 
     this title.'';
       (3) in subsection (d)(1), in the second sentence, by 
     inserting before the period the following: ``, and shall not 
     be an employee of the Department of Education during the 90-
     day period before such appointment'';
       (4) in subsection (f)(1), by striking the second sentence 
     and inserting the following: ``The scientific peer review 
     shall be conducted by individuals who are not Department of 
     Education employees, who are scientists or other experts in 
     the disability and rehabilitation field (including the 
     independent living field), including individuals with 
     disabilities and the individuals' representatives, and who 
     have sufficient knowledge to review applications for the 
     financial assistance. Such panel shall include a member of 
     the covered school community (for any activity resulting in 
     educational materials or a product to be used in a covered 
     school), a member of the business community (for an activity 
     resulting in a product to be used in an employment activity), 
     a member of the assistive technology community (for an 
     activity relating to assistive technology), and an accessible 
     electronic and information technology vendor or manufacturer 
     (for an activity relating to accessible electronic and 
     information technology). The peer review panel shall include 
     a director of a designated State unit for a panel that 
     considers research related to the operation or administration 
     of the vocational rehabilitation program.'';
       (5) in subsection (h)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (i) by inserting ``disability and'' after ``priorities 
     for''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``dissemination,'' after ``training,''; 
     and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``, especially in the 
     area of employment'';
       (6) by redesignating subsections (i), (j), and (k), as 
     subsections (j), (k), and (l), respectively;
       (7) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
       ``(i)(1) The Director shall determine if entities that 
     received financial assistance under this title are complying 
     with the applicable requirements of this Act and achieving 
     measurable goals, described in section 204(d)(2), that are 
     consistent with the requirements of the programs under which 
     the entities received the financial assistance.
       ``(2) To assist the Director in carrying out the 
     responsibilities described in paragraph (1), the Director 
     shall require recipients of financial assistance under this 
     title to submit relevant information to evaluate program 
     outcomes with respect to the measurable goals described in 
     section 204(d)(2) pursuant to section 75.118 of title 34, 
     Code of Federal Regulations.'';
       (8) in subsection (k), as redesignated by paragraph (6), by 
     striking paragraph (3); and
       (9) by striking subsection (l), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (6), and inserting the following:
       ``(l) The Director shall make grants to institutions of 
     higher education for the training of rehabilitation 
     researchers, including individuals with disabilities and 
     traditionally underserved populations of individuals with 
     disabilities, as described in section 21, with particular 
     attention to research areas that--
       ``(1) support the implementation and objectives of this 
     Act; and
       ``(2) improve the effectiveness of services authorized 
     under this Act.
       ``(m)(1) Not later than December 31 of each year, the 
     Director shall prepare, and submit to the Secretary, the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
     Senate, and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of 
     the House of Representatives, a report on the activities 
     funded under this title.
       ``(2) The report under paragraph (1) shall include--
       ``(A) a compilation and summary of the information provided 
     by recipients of financial assistance for such activities 
     under this title;
       ``(B) a summary of recipients of financial assistance 
     received under this title and the progress of the recipients 
     of financial assistance in achieving the measurable goals 
     described in section 204(d)(2); and
       ``(C) a summary of practical implications of research 
     outcomes and anticipated next steps.
       ``(n)(1) If the Director determines that an entity that 
     receives financial assistance under this title fails to 
     comply with the applicable requirements of this Act, or to 
     make progress toward achieving the measurable goals described 
     in section 204(d)(2), with respect to the covered activities 
     involved, the Director shall enact monitoring and enforcement 
     measures pursuant to section 75.253 of title 34, Code of 
     Federal Regulations.
       ``(2) As part of the annual report required under 
     subsection (m), the Secretary shall describe each action 
     taken by the Secretary under paragraph (1) and the outcomes 
     of such action.''.

     SEC. 434. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.

       Section 203 (29 U.S.C. 763) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``and cooperation'' and inserting ``, 
     cooperation, and collaboration'';
       (B) by inserting ``disability and'' after ``agencies 
     conducting'';
       (C) by inserting ``the Chairman of the National Council on 
     Disability, the Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment 
     Policy, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the Office 
     on Disability of the Department of Health and Human 
     Services,'' after ``Assistant Secretary for Special Education 
     and Rehabilitative Services,''; and
       (D) by striking ``and the Director of the National Science 
     Foundation.'' and inserting ``the Director of the National 
     Science Foundation, the Secretary of Commerce, and the 
     Administrator of the Small Business Administration.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``from targeted 
     individuals'' and inserting ``individuals with disabilities 
     and their representatives''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) share information regarding the range of assistive 
     technology research, rehabilitation research, and research 
     that incorporates

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     the principles of universal design, that is being carried out 
     by members of the Committee and other Federal departments and 
     organizations;
       ``(B) identify and make efforts to address, gaps in 
     assistive technology research, rehabilitation research, and 
     research that incorporates the principles of universal 
     design, that are not being adequately addressed;'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (D)--

       (I) by striking ``and research that incorporates the 
     principles of universal design'' and inserting ``, 
     rehabilitation research, and research that incorporates the 
     principles of universal design''; and
       (II) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon; and

       (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and research that 
     incorporates the principles of universal design.'' and 
     inserting ``, rehabilitation research, and research that 
     incorporates the principles of universal design; and'';
       (3) by striking subsection (d);
       (4) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);
       (5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c)(1) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
     of the Workforce Investment Act of 2012, and periodically 
     thereafter, the Committee shall host a disability and 
     rehabilitation research summit, for the purposes of 
     establishing a research agenda to ensure projects are 
     relevant and applicable, bringing together policymakers, 
     representatives from Federal agencies conducting disability 
     and rehabilitation research, nongovernmental funders of 
     rehabilitation research, and organizations representing 
     individuals with disabilities, researchers, and providers.
       ``(2) Based on the proceedings of the summit described in 
     paragraph (1), the Committee shall develop a comprehensive 
     Government-wide strategic plan for disability and 
     rehabilitation research. The strategic plan shall include 
     measurable goals and objectives, action-oriented measures, 
     timetables, budgets, and assignment of responsible 
     individuals and agencies for carrying out research 
     activities. At a minimum, the strategic plan shall include--
       ``(A) research priorities and recommendations;
       ``(B) the development of a searchable Government-wide 
     inventory of disability and rehabilitation research for trend 
     and data analysis across Federal agencies;
       ``(C) a set of guiding principles and policies and 
     procedures for conducting and administering disability and 
     rehabilitation research across Federal agencies; and
       ``(D) a summary of underemphasized and of duplicative areas 
     of research.
       ``(3) Not later than 90 days after the conclusion of the 
     summit described in paragraph (1), the strategic plan 
     described in paragraph (2) shall be submitted to the 
     President and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce of the House of Representatives.
       ``(4) The annual report prepared by the Committee under 
     subsection (d) shall include an annual accounting of the 
     progress made in implementing the strategic plan described in 
     paragraph (2), including achievement of measurable goals and 
     objectives, timetables, budgets, and the assignment of 
     responsible individuals and agencies.
       ``(5) The Committee shall have the authority to facilitate 
     collaborative projects among Federal agencies by receiving 
     the transfer of funds from such agencies.'';
       (6) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (4), by 
     striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) describes the progress of the Committee in fulfilling 
     the duties described in subsections (b) and (c), and 
     including specifically for subsection (c)--
       ``(A) a report of the progress made in implementing the 
     strategic plan;
       ``(B) a description of the achievement of measurable goals, 
     objectives, and timetables;
       ``(C) detailed budgetary information; and
       ``(D) the assignment of responsible individuals and 
     agencies.''; and
       (7) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) the term `rehabilitation research' means research on 
     issues and topics related to attaining maximum self 
     sufficiency and function by individuals with disabilities, 
     including research on assistive technology and universal 
     design, employment, education, health and function, and 
     community integration and participation.''.

     SEC. 435. RESEARCH AND OTHER COVERED ACTIVITIES.

       Section 204 (20 U.S.C. 764) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by inserting ``have practical real life applications 
     and'' before ``maximize''; and
       (ii) by striking ``employment, independent living,'' and 
     inserting ``employment, education, independent living, health 
     and health care,'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and from which the 
     research findings can be transferred to practice'' after 
     ``State agencies''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:

       ``(ii) studies and analysis of policies and the interaction 
     of how particular factors (industrial, vocational, 
     educational, employment, social, recreational, psychiatric, 
     psychological, economic, and health and health care), 
     including for traditionally underserved populations as 
     described in section 21, affect the rehabilitation of 
     individuals with disabilities;'';

       (II) in clause (iii), by striking ``are homebound'' and 
     inserting ``have significant challenges attempting to engage 
     with community life outside of their homes'';
       (III) in clause (iv), by inserting ``, including the 
     principles of universal design and the interoperability of 
     products and services'' after ``disabilities'';
       (IV) in clause (v), by inserting ``, and to promote 
     employment opportunities in competitive integrated 
     employment'' after ``employment'';
       (V) in clause (vi), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (VI) in clause (vii), by striking ``and assistive 
     technology.'' and inserting ``, assistive technology, and 
     communications technology; and''; and
       (VII) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(viii) studies, analyses, and other activities affecting 
     employment outcomes as defined in section 7(11), including 
     self-employment and telecommuting, of individuals with 
     disabilities.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) In carrying out this section, the Director shall 
     emphasize covered activities that include plans for--
       ``(A) dissemination of high quality materials, 
     scientifically valid research results, or findings, 
     conclusions, and recommendations resulting from covered 
     activities, including through electronic means (such as the 
     website of the Department of Education), so that such 
     information is available in a timely manner to the general 
     public; or
       ``(B) the commercialization of marketable products, 
     research results, or findings, resulting from the covered 
     activities.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(18)'' both places the 
     term appears and inserting ``(17)'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking clauses (i) and (ii) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(i) be operated in collaboration with institutions of 
     higher education or providers of rehabilitation services, 
     developers or providers of assistive technology devices, 
     assistive technology services, or information technology 
     devices or services, or providers of other appropriate 
     services; and
       ``(ii) serve as centers of national excellence and national 
     or regional resources for individuals with disabilities, as 
     well as providers, educators, and researchers.'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) in clause (i), by striking ``alleviate or stabilize'' 
     and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting 
     ``maximize health and function (including alleviating or 
     stabilizing conditions, or preventing secondary conditions), 
     and promote maximum social and economic independence of 
     individuals with disabilities, including promoting the 
     ability of the individuals to prepare for, secure, retain, 
     regain, or advance in employment;'';
       (II) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (III) by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following:

       ``(iv) serving as an informational and technical assistance 
     resource to individuals with disabilities, as well as to 
     providers, educators, and researchers, through conferences, 
     workshops, public education programs, in-service training 
     programs, and similar activities and providing knowledge 
     translation to promote the use of research findings through 
     training, technical assistance, and dissemination, including 
     identifying potential new areas of research; and
       ``(v) developing practical applications for the findings of 
     the research of the Centers.''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (C)--

       (I) in clause (i), by inserting ``, including research on 
     assistive technology devices, assistive technology services, 
     and accessible electronic and information technology 
     devices'' after ``research'';
       (II) in clause (ii), by striking ``and social'' and 
     inserting ``, social, and economic'';
       (III) by striking clauses (iii) through (vi) and inserting 
     the following:

       ``(iii) improving the evaluation process for determining 
     the assistive technology needs of individuals with 
     disabilities;
       ``(iv) research related to vocational rehabilitation, 
     including the use of assistive technology devices and 
     accessible electronic and information technology devices in 
     employment;
       ``(v) continuation of research that promotes the emotional, 
     social, educational, and functional growth of children who 
     are individuals with disabilities, as well as their 
     integration in school, employment, and community activities;
       ``(vi) continuation of research to develop and evaluate 
     interventions, policies, and services that support families 
     of children and adults who are individuals with disabilities;
       ``(vii) continuation of research that will improve services 
     and policies that foster the independence and social 
     integration of individuals with disabilities, and enable 
     individuals with disabilities, including individuals with 
     intellectual disabilities and other developmental 
     disabilities, to live in their communities; and

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       ``(viii) research, dissemination, and technical assistance 
     on best practices in supported employment and other 
     strategies to promote competitive integrated employment for 
     persons with the most significant disabilities.'';

       (IV) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
     following:

       ``(D) Training of students preparing to be rehabilitation 
     personnel or to provide rehabilitative, assistive, or 
     supportive services (such as rehabilitation counseling, 
     personal care services, direct care, job coaching, aides in 
     school based setting, or advice or assistance in utilizing 
     assistive technology devices, assistive technology services, 
     and accessible electronic and information technology devices 
     and services) shall be an important priority for each such 
     Center.'';

       (V) by striking subparagraph (I); and
       (VI) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) through (O) as 
     subparagraphs (I) through (N), respectively;

       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ``employment'' and 
     inserting ``educational, employment,''; and
       (II) in clause (iii)(II), by striking ``employment'' and 
     inserting ``educational, employment,'';

       (ii) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Each such Center conducting an activity relating 
     to assistive technology or relating to accessible electronic 
     and information technology shall include in the advisory 
     committee a member of the assistive technology or accessible 
     electronic and information technology community, 
     respectively. Each such Center conducting an activity 
     resulting in educational materials or a product to be used in 
     a covered school, or resulting in a product to be used in an 
     employment activity, shall include in the advisory committee 
     a member of the covered school community, or a member of the 
     business community, respectively.''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by inserting ``the success 
     of any commercialized product researched or developed through 
     the Center,'' after ``individuals with disabilities,'';
       (D) in paragraph (4)(B)--
       (i) in clause (i)--

       (I) by striking ``special'' and inserting ``unique''; and
       (II) by inserting ``social and functional needs, and'' 
     before ``acute care''; and

       (ii) in clause (iv), by inserting ``education, health and 
     health care,'' after ``employment,'';
       (E) in paragraph (8)--
       (i) by striking ``Veteran's Administration'' and inserting 
     ``Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, 
     the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
     Administration, the Federal Communications Commission,''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``the Department of Commerce, the Small 
     Business Administration, the Department of Labor,'' after 
     ``Space Administration,'';
       (F) by striking paragraphs (9) and (11);
       (G) by redesignating paragraphs (10), (12), (13), (14), 
     (15), (16), (17), and (18), as paragraphs (9), (10), (11), 
     (12), (13), (14), (15), and (16), respectively;
       (H) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (G)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``employment needs of individuals with disabilities,'' and 
     inserting ``employment needs, opportunities, and outcomes 
     (including those relating to self-employment, supported 
     employment, and telecommuting) of individuals with 
     disabilities, including older individuals with disabilities, 
     students with disabilities who are transitioning from school 
     to postsecondary life, including employment, and out of 
     school youth with disabilities,'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and employment 
     related'' after ``the employment'';
       (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (iv) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (v) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) develop models and alternatives to help transition 
     sheltered workshops for individuals with disabilities to 
     competitive integrated employment for such individuals, and 
     develop recommendations for decreasing reliance on the 
     special minimum wage certificate program under section 14(c) 
     of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
     214(c)).'';
       (I) in paragraph (14), as redesignated by subparagraph (G), 
     by striking ``and access to gainful employment.'' and 
     inserting ``, full participation, equal opportunity, and 
     economic self-sufficiency.''; and
       (J) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(17) Research grants may be used to provide for research 
     and training concerning the delivery of vocational 
     rehabilitation services. Such projects and activities may 
     include projects and activities designed to--
       ``(A) identify, develop, and evaluate evidence-based 
     practices or policies that are effective in improving 
     employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities;
       ``(B) conduct research related to improving the provision 
     of services for underserved or special populations, such as 
     strategies to enhance employment services and outcomes for 
     middle-aged and older workers with disabilities or American 
     Indians with disabilities;
       ``(C) conduct research on the delivery of vocational 
     rehabilitation services to rural areas;
       ``(D) demonstrate innovative models of service delivery or 
     testing methods of service delivery that have the potential 
     to improve the effectiveness of programs authorized under 
     this Act, including the use of assistive technology devices 
     and accessible electronic and information technology devices 
     in employment;
       ``(E) conduct research on ways to improve the performance 
     of State vocational rehabilitation agencies;
       ``(F) disseminate and promote the implementation of 
     evidence-based practices identified through these activities; 
     and
       ``(G) conduct rigorous evaluations of programs and 
     activities administered by the Rehabilitation Services 
     Administration or supported under this Act.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d)(1) The Director shall award the grants, contracts, or 
     other financial assistance under this title on a competitive 
     basis.
       ``(2)(A) To be eligible to receive financial assistance 
     under this section for a covered activity, an entity shall 
     submit an application to the Director at such time, in such 
     manner, and containing such information as the Director may 
     require.
       ``(B) The application shall include information 
     describing--
       ``(i) measurable goals, as established through section 1115 
     of title 31, United States Code, and a timeline and specific 
     plan for meeting the goals, that the applicant has set for 
     addressing priorities related to--
       ``(I) commercialization of a marketable product (including 
     a marketable curriculum or research) resulting from the 
     covered activity;
       ``(II) in the case of a covered activity relating to 
     technology, technology transfer;
       ``(III) in the case of research, dissemination of research 
     results to, as applicable, Government entities, individuals 
     with disabilities, covered schools, the business community, 
     the assistive technology community, and the accessible 
     electronic and information technology community; and
       ``(IV) other priorities as required by the Director; and
       ``(ii) how the applicant will quantifiably measure the 
     goals to determine whether the goals have been accomplished.
       ``(3)(A) In the case of an application for financial 
     assistance under this section to carry out a covered activity 
     that results in the development of a marketable product, the 
     application shall also include a commercialization and 
     dissemination plan, as appropriate, containing 
     commercialization and marketing strategies for the product 
     involved, and strategies for disseminating information about 
     the product. The financial assistance shall not be used to 
     carry out the commercialization and marketing strategies.
       ``(B) In the case of any other application for financial 
     assistance to carry out a covered activity under this 
     section, the application shall also include a dissemination 
     plan, containing strategies for disseminating educational 
     materials, research results, or findings, conclusions, and 
     recommendations, resulting from the covered activity.''.

     SEC. 436. REHABILITATION RESEARCH ADVISORY COUNCIL.

       Section 205 (29 U.S.C. 765) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``not less than'' after 
     ``composed of''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Qualifications.--Members of the Council shall include 
     representatives of rehabilitation professionals, 
     rehabilitation researchers, the directors of community 
     rehabilitation programs, the business community (including a 
     representative of the small business community) that has 
     experience with the system of vocational rehabilitation 
     services carried out under this Act and with hiring 
     individuals with disabilities, assistive technology 
     developers and manufacturers, information technology vendors 
     and manufacturers, entities carrying out programs under the 
     Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), 
     covered school professionals, individuals with disabilities, 
     and the individuals' representatives. At least one-half of 
     the members shall be individuals with disabilities or the 
     individuals' representatives.''.

     SEC. 437. DEFINITION OF COVERED SCHOOL.

       Title II (29 U.S.C. 760) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 206. DEFINITION OF COVERED SCHOOL.

       ``In this title, the term `covered school' means an 
     elementary school or secondary school (as such terms are 
     defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) or an institution of 
     higher education.''.

     Subtitle D--Professional Development and Special Projects and 
                             Demonstration

     SEC. 441. TRAINING.

       Section 302 (29 U.S.C. 772) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (E)--

       (I) by striking all after ``deliver'' and inserting 
     ``supported employment services and customized employment 
     services to individuals with the most significant 
     disabilities''; and
       (II) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;

       (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (iii) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) personnel trained in providing assistive technology 
     services.'';

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       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i), by striking ``or 
     prosthetics and orthotics'' and inserting ``prosthetics and 
     orthotics, rehabilitation teaching for the blind, or 
     orientation and mobility instruction'';
       (3) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by adding after the period the 
     following: ``Any technical assistance provided to community 
     rehabilitation programs shall be focused on the employment 
     outcome of competitive integrated employment for individuals 
     with disabilities.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (iv) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(iv) for the 2 years following the date of enactment of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 2012, to provide training 
     regarding the amendments made to this Act.''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``on the date of 
     enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998'' and 
     inserting ``on the date of enactment of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 2012''; and
       (4) in subsection (i), by striking ``fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2013 through 
     2017''.

     SEC. 442. DEMONSTRATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.

       Section 303 (29 U.S.C. 773) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:

       ``(i) special projects and demonstration programs focused 
     on improving transition from education to competitive 
     integrated employment for youth who are individuals with 
     significant disabilities;''; and

       (II) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:

       ``(iii) increasing competitive integrated employment for 
     individuals with significant disabilities.''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (6);
       (2) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); 
     and--
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
       ``(F) to provide support and guidance in helping 
     individuals with significant disabilities, including students 
     with disabilities, transition to competitive integrated 
     employment; and''; and
       (3) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out this section (other than subsections (c) and 
     (e)), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
     may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 
     2017.''.

     SEC. 443. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKERS.

       Section 304(b) (29 U.S.C. 774(b)) is amended by striking 
     ``fiscal years 1999 through 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     years 2013 through 2017''.

     SEC. 444. RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS.

       Section 305 (29 U.S.C. 776) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking ``construction of 
     facilities for aquatic rehabilitation therapy,''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2013 through 
     2017''.

               Subtitle E--National Council on Disability

     SEC. 451. REPORT.

       Section 401 (29 U.S.C. 781) is amended by striking 
     subsection (c).

     SEC. 452. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 405 (29 U.S.C. 785) is amended by striking ``fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2013 
     through 2017''.

                    Subtitle F--Rights and Advocacy

     SEC. 456. BOARD AND COUNCIL.

       (a) Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance 
     Board.--Section 502(j) (29 U.S.C. 792(j)) is amended by 
     striking ``1999 through 2003'' and inserting ``2013 through 
     2017''.
       (b) Program or Activity.--Section 504(b)(2)(B) (29 U.S.C. 
     794(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``vocational education'' 
     and inserting ``career and technical education''.
       (c) Interagency Disability Coordinating Council.--Section 
     507(a) (29 U.S.C. 794c(a)) is amended by inserting ``the 
     Chairperson of the National Council on Disability,'' before 
     ``and such other''.

     SEC. 457. PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS.

       Section 509 (29 U.S.C. 794e) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting ``a grant or 
     contract for'' before ``training'';
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``general'' and all that follows through 
     ``records'' and inserting ``general authorities (including 
     rights and remedies), including the authority to access 
     records''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``of title I'' after ``subtitle C''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``authority'' and 
     inserting ``authority (including the right)'';
       (3) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``was paid'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``was paid, except that program 
     income generated from the amount paid to an eligible system 
     for a fiscal year shall remain available to such system in 
     accordance with section 19 of this Act.'';
       (4) in subsection (l), by striking ``1999 through 2003'' 
     and inserting ``2013 through 2017'';
       (5) by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections 
     (m) and (n), respectively; and
       (6) by inserting after subsection (k) the following:
       ``(l) System Authority.--For purposes of serving persons 
     eligible for services under this section, an eligible system 
     shall have the same general authorities, including access to 
     records, as the system is afforded under subtitle C of title 
     I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of 
     Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.), as determined 
     by the Commissioner of the Administration on Developmental 
     Disabilities.''.

     SEC. 458. STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC 
                   EQUIPMENT.

       Section 510 (29 U.S.C. 794f) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Regulations.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
     of the issuance of the standards under subsection (a), each 
     appropriate Federal agency authorized to promulgate 
     regulations under section 504 or the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act of 1990 shall prescribe regulations in an 
     accessible format, to the extent necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of this section, section 504, and the Americans 
     with Disabilities Act of 1990, as applicable, that include 
     accessibility standards that are consistent with the 
     standards issued under subsection (a).''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by 
     adding at the end the following: ``Not later than 6 months 
     after the date of the issuance of such amended standards, 
     each Federal agency covered by subsection (c) shall prescribe 
     revised regulations, in an accessible format, that are 
     consistent with the amended standards.''.

 Subtitle G--Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities

     SEC. 461. PROJECTS WITH INDUSTRY.

       Section 611 (29 U.S.C. 795) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``in the competitive'' and inserting ``in 
     competitive integrated employment in the''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``locally'' after ``career advancement'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by inserting ``local and national'' after ``jointly 
     financed''; and
       (II) by inserting ``in competitive integrated employment'' 
     after ``career opportunities'';

       (ii) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:

       ``(ii) identify job and career availability within the 
     community in consultations with local workforce investment 
     boards, consistent with the existing and emerging in-demand 
     industry sectors and occupations as defined in section 101 of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 2012, and the employment 
     needs of employers in those industry sectors and 
     occupations;'';

       (II) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (III) in clause (iv), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (IV) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(v) coordinate such training and job placement activities 
     with the local workforce investment boards described in 
     clause (ii) as appropriate, and with the Job Corps center 
     industry councils established under section 154 of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 2012.''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (C)--

       (I) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
       (II) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and
       (III) by inserting after clause (i) the following:

       ``(ii) internship programs for individuals with 
     disabilities who seek employment; and'';
       (2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``in States, portions 
     of States, Indian tribes, or tribal organizations'' and 
     inserting ``nationally or in States, in portions of States, 
     across multiple States, or in Indian tribes or tribal 
     organizations''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Prohibited Use of Funds.--Grant funds awarded under 
     this section shall not be used to support services in 
     sheltered workshops or segregated settings.''.

     SEC. 462. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 612 (29 U.S.C. 795a) is amended by striking 
     ``fiscal years 1999 through 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     years 2013 through 2017''.

     SEC. 463. SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.

       Part B of title VI (29 U.S.C. 795g) is amended to read as 
     follows:

                ``PART B--SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

     ``SEC. 621. PURPOSE.

       ``It is the purpose of this part to authorize allotments, 
     in addition to grants for vocational rehabilitation services 
     under title I, to assist States in developing collaborative 
     programs with appropriate entities to provide supported 
     employment services for individuals with the most significant 
     disabilities, including youth with the most significant 
     disabilities, to enable such individuals to achieve an 
     employment outcome of supported employment in competitive 
     integrated employment.

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     ``SEC. 622. ALLOTMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) States.--The Secretary shall allot the sums 
     appropriated for each fiscal year to carry out this part 
     among the States on the basis of relative population of each 
     State, except that--
       ``(A) no State shall receive less than $250,000, or \1/3\ 
     of 1 percent of the sums appropriated for the fiscal year for 
     which the allotment is made, whichever amount is greater; and
       ``(B) if the sums appropriated to carry out this part for 
     the fiscal year exceed the sums appropriated to carry out 
     this part for fiscal year 1992 by $1,000,000 or more, no 
     State shall receive less than $300,000, or \1/3\ of 1 percent 
     of the sums appropriated for the fiscal year for which the 
     allotment is made, whichever amount is greater.
       ``(2) Certain territories.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the purposes of this subsection, 
     Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall not be 
     considered to be States.
       ``(B) Allotment.--Each jurisdiction described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall be allotted not less than \1/8\ of 1 
     percent of the amounts appropriated for the fiscal year for 
     which the allotment is made.
       ``(b) Reallotment.--Whenever the Commissioner determines 
     that any amount of an allotment to a State for any fiscal 
     year will not be expended by such State for carrying out the 
     provisions of this part, the Commissioner shall make such 
     amount available for carrying out the provisions of this part 
     to one or more of the States that the Commissioner determines 
     will be able to use additional amounts during such year for 
     carrying out such provisions. Any amount made available to a 
     State for any fiscal year pursuant to the preceding sentence 
     shall, for the purposes of this section, be regarded as an 
     increase in the allotment of the State (as determined under 
     the preceding provisions of this section) for such year.
       ``(c) Limitations on Administrative Costs.--A State that 
     receives an allotment under this part shall not use more than 
     5 percent of the funds made available through the allotment 
     to pay for administrative costs.
       ``(d) Services for Youth With the Most Significant 
     Disabilities.--A State that receives an allotment under this 
     part shall expend half of the allotment for the provision of 
     supported employment services, including extended services, 
     to youth with the most significant disabilities in order to 
     assist those youth to achieve an employment outcome in 
     supported employment.

     ``SEC. 623. AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES.

       ``(a) Supported Employment Services.--Funds provided under 
     this part may be used to provide supported employment 
     services to individuals who are eligible under this part.
       ``(b) Extended Services.--Except as provided in paragraph 
     (c), funds provided under this part, or title I, may not be 
     used to provide extended services to individuals who are 
     eligible under this part or title I.
       ``(c) Extended Services for Youth With the Most Significant 
     Disabilities.--Funds allotted under this part, or title I, 
     and used for the provision of services under this part to 
     youth with the most significant disabilities pursuant to 
     section 622(d) of this part, may be used to provide extended 
     services to youth with the most significant disabilities for 
     a period not to exceed four years.

     ``SEC. 624. ELIGIBILITY.

       ``An individual, including a youth with a disability, shall 
     be eligible under this part to receive supported employment 
     services authorized under this part if--
       ``(1) the individual, including a youth with a disability, 
     is eligible for vocational rehabilitation services under 
     title I;
       ``(2) the individual, including a youth, is determined to 
     be an individual with a most significant disability; and
       ``(3) a comprehensive assessment of rehabilitation needs of 
     the individual or youth described in section 7(2)(B), 
     including an evaluation of rehabilitation, career, and job 
     needs, identifies supported employment as the appropriate 
     employment outcome for the individual or youth.

     ``SEC. 625. STATE PLAN.

       ``(a) State Plan Supplements.--To be eligible for an 
     allotment under this part, a State shall submit to the 
     Commissioner, as part of the State plan under section 101, a 
     State plan supplement for providing supported employment 
     services authorized under this Act to individuals, including 
     youth with the most significant disabilities, who are 
     eligible under this Act to receive the services. Each State 
     shall make such annual revisions in the plan supplement as 
     may be necessary.
       ``(b) Contents.--Each such plan supplement shall--
       ``(1) indicate each designated State agency as the agency 
     to administer the program assisted under this part;
       ``(2) summarize the results of the comprehensive, statewide 
     assessment conducted under section 101(a)(15)(A)(i), with 
     respect to the rehabilitation needs of individuals, including 
     youth, with significant disabilities and the need for 
     supported employment services, including needs related to 
     coordination;
       ``(3) describe the quality, scope, and extent of supported 
     employment services authorized under this Act to be provided 
     to individuals, including youth with the most significant 
     disabilities, who are eligible under this Act to receive the 
     services and specify the goals and plans of the State with 
     respect to the distribution of funds received under section 
     622;
       ``(4) demonstrate evidence of the efforts of the designated 
     State agency to identify and make arrangements (including 
     entering into cooperative agreements) with other State 
     agencies and other appropriate entities to assist in the 
     provision of supported employment services;
       ``(5) demonstrate evidence of the efforts of the designated 
     State agency to identify and make arrangements (including 
     entering into cooperative agreements) with other public or 
     nonprofit agencies or organizations within the State, 
     employers, natural supports, and other entities with respect 
     to the provision of extended services;
       ``(6) a description of the activities to be conducted under 
     this part, using the funds specified in section 622(d) of 
     this title, for providing supported employment services to 
     youth with the most significant disabilities, including--
       ``(A) the provision of extended services for a period not 
     to exceed four years; and
       ``(B) how the State will use the funds specified in section 
     622(d) to leverage other public and private funds to increase 
     resources for extended services and expand supported 
     employment opportunities for youth with the most significant 
     disabilities;
       ``(7) provide assurances that--
       ``(A) funds made available under this part will only be 
     used to provide supported employment services authorized 
     under this Act to individuals, including youth, who are 
     eligible under this part to receive the services;
       ``(B) the comprehensive assessments of individuals with 
     significant disabilities, including youth with the most 
     significant disabilities, conducted under section 102(b)(1) 
     and funded under title I will include consideration of 
     supported employment as an appropriate employment outcome;
       ``(C) an individualized plan for employment, as required by 
     section 102, will be developed and updated using funds under 
     title I in order to--
       ``(i) specify the supported employment services to be 
     provided, including as appropriate for youth with the most 
     significant disabilities, transition services and pre-
     employment transition services provided in accordance with 
     sections 101(a)(25) and 114;
       ``(ii) specify the expected extended services needed, 
     including the extended services that may be provided to youth 
     with the most significant disabilities under this part, in 
     accordance with an approved individualized plan for 
     employment, for a period not to exceed four years; and
       ``(iii) identify, as appropriate, the source of extended 
     services, which may include natural supports, or to the 
     extent that it is not possible to identify the source of 
     extended services at the time the individualized plan for 
     employment is developed;
       ``(D) the State will use funds provided under this part 
     only to supplement, and not supplant, the funds provided 
     under title I, in providing supported employment services 
     specified in the individualized plan for employment;
       ``(E) services provided under an individualized plan for 
     employment will be coordinated with services provided under 
     other individualized plans established under other Federal or 
     State programs;
       ``(F) to the extent jobs skills training is provided, the 
     training will be provided onsite;
       ``(G) supported employment services will include placement 
     in an integrated setting based on the unique strengths, 
     resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, 
     interests, and informed choice of individuals with the most 
     significant disabilities;
       ``(H) the State agencies designated under paragraph (1) 
     will expend not more than 5 percent of the allotment of the 
     State under this part for administrative costs of carrying 
     out this part; and
       ``(I) with respect to supported employment services 
     provided to youth with the most significant disabilities with 
     the funds described in section 622(d), the designated State 
     agency will provide, directly or indirectly through public or 
     private entities, non-Federal contributions towards the grant 
     award in an amount that is not less than 10 percent of such 
     costs; and
       ``(8) contain such other information and be submitted in 
     such manner as the Commissioner may require.

     ``SEC. 626. RESTRICTION.

       ``Each State agency designated under section 625(b)(1) 
     shall collect the information required by section 101(a)(10) 
     separately for eligible--
       ``(1)(A) individuals receiving supported employment 
     services under this part; and
       ``(B) individuals receiving supported employment services 
     under title I; and
       ``(2)(A) youth receiving supported employment services 
     under this part; and
       ``(B) youth receiving supported employment services under 
     title I.

     ``SEC. 627. SAVINGS PROVISION.

       ``(a) Supported Employment Services.--Nothing in this Act 
     shall be construed to prohibit a State from providing 
     supported employment services in accordance with the State 
     plan submitted under section 101 by using funds made 
     available through a State allotment under section 110.
       ``(b) Post-Employment Services.--Nothing in this part shall 
     be construed to prohibit a State from providing discrete 
     post-employment services in accordance with the

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     State plan submitted under section 101 by using funds made 
     available through a State allotment under section 110 to an 
     individual who is eligible under this subpart.

     ``SEC. 628. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     part, including for technical assistance, such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2017.''.

  Subtitle H--Independent Living Services and Centers for Independent 
                                 Living

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 471. PURPOSE.

       Section 701 (29 U.S.C. 796) is amended, in paragraph (3), 
     by inserting before the period the following: ``, with the 
     goal of improving the independence of and equal opportunity 
     for individuals with disabilities''.

     SEC. 472. INDEPENDENT LIVING ADMINISTRATION.

       Title VII (29 U.S.C. 796 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after section 701 the following:

     ``SEC. 701A. INDEPENDENT LIVING ADMINISTRATION.

       ``(a) Establishment.--In order to promote the philosophy 
     and purpose of section 701, there is established within the 
     Department of Education an Independent Living Administration, 
     independent of the Rehabilitation Services Administration.
       ``(b) Director.--The Independent Living Administration 
     shall be headed by a Director (referred to in this title as 
     the `ILA Director') appointed by the Secretary. The ILA 
     Director shall not have been an employee of the Department of 
     Education during the 90-day period before such appointment, 
     and shall have substantial knowledge of independent living 
     services. The Independent Living Administration shall be the 
     principal agency, and the ILA Director shall be the principal 
     officer, of the Department for carrying out this title. The 
     ILA Director shall have the same reporting relationship as is 
     outlined in section 202(a)(2), and shall be a different 
     individual than the Commissioner.
       ``(c) General Counsel.--The Office of the General Counsel 
     of the Department of Education shall designate 1 or more 
     individuals, with substantial background in and knowledge of 
     independent living services and centers for independent 
     living under this title, to provide advice, support, and 
     technical assistance to the ILA Director.
       ``(d) Input.--The ILA Director shall have the authority to 
     seek such input and advice, including convening meetings, as 
     the ILA Director determines to be appropriate with respect to 
     the policies and conduct of the Independent Living 
     Administration.
       ``(e) Staff.--The Secretary shall ensure that--
       ``(1) the Independent Living Administration has sufficient 
     staff to provide oversight of, conduct auditing of, and 
     provide technical assistance to, the centers for independent 
     living and Statewide Independent Living Councils funded under 
     this Act; and
       ``(2) such staff includes qualified individuals who have 
     significant experience with centers for independent living or 
     Statewide Independent Living Councils described in section 
     705.''.

     SEC. 473. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 702 (29 U.S.C. 796a) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``for individuals with significant disabilities (regardless 
     of age or income)'' before ``that--'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``, including, at a minimum, independent living 
     core services as defined in section 7(17); and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) has sufficient staff to provide the services 
     described in subparagraph (B).''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting 
     the following: ``, both in terms of--
       ``(A) the management, staffing, decisionmaking, and 
     operation of the center; and
       ``(B) the center's establishment of policies, direction, 
     and provision of services.''.

     SEC. 474. STATE PLAN.

       Section 704 (29 U.S.C. 796c) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by inserting after ``State plan'' the following: 
     ``developed and signed in accordance with paragraph (2),''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``ILA Director'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``developed and signed by''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(A) developed by the chairperson of the Statewide 
     Independent Living Council, the director of the designated 
     State entity described in subsection (c), and the directors 
     of the centers for independent living in the State, after 
     receiving public input from individuals with disabilities 
     throughout the State; and
       ``(B) signed by--
       ``(i) the chairperson of the Statewide Independent Living 
     Council, acting on behalf of and at the direction of the 
     Council;
       ``(ii) the director of the designated State entity 
     described in subsection (c); and
       ``(iii) not less than 51 percent of the directors of the 
     centers for independent living in the State.'';
       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``State independent 
     living services'' and inserting ``independent living services 
     in the State'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
     and
       (iii) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) working relationships and collaboration between--
       ``(i) centers for independent living; and
       ``(ii)(I) entities carrying out programs that provide 
     independent living services, including those serving older 
     individuals;
       ``(II) other community-based organizations that provide or 
     coordinate the provision of housing, transportation, 
     employment, information and referral assistance, services, 
     and supports for individuals with significant disabilities; 
     and
       ``(III) entities carrying out the vocational rehabilitation 
     program established under title I, and other programs 
     providing services for individuals with disabilities; and
       ``(D) cooperative agreements and partnerships to provide a 
     seamless model for provision of services to individuals with 
     disabilities and to avoid duplication of services.'';
       (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Commissioner'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``ILA Director''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Statewide basis.--The State plan shall provide for 
     the provision of independent living services on a statewide 
     basis, to the greatest extent possible, including through the 
     establishment of additional centers for independent living or 
     focused outreach to serve underserved populations.'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking the period and inserting 
     the following: ``, as well as a plan for funding the 
     administrative costs of the Council.'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Unit'' and 
     inserting ``Entity'';
       (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``the designated State unit of such State'' and inserting ``a 
     State entity of such State (referred to in this title as the 
     `designated State entity'), which may be the designated State 
     unit, an entity within the designated State agency, or an 
     entity within a different State agency,'';
       (C) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking ``Commissioner'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``ILA Director'';
       (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (E) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and'';
       (4) in subsection (i), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(1) the Statewide Independent Living Council;
       ``(2) centers for independent living;
       ``(3) the designated State entity; and
       ``(4) other State agencies or entities represented on the 
     Council, other councils that address the needs and issues of 
     specific disability populations, and other public and private 
     entities determined to be appropriate by the Council.'';
       (5) in subsection (m)--
       (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Commissioner'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``ILA Director''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``Commissioner'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``ILA Director''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(o) Promoting Full Access to Community Life.--
       ``(1) In general.--The plan shall describe how the State 
     will provide independent living services that promote full 
     access to community life for individuals with significant 
     disabilities.
       ``(2) Services.--The services shall include--
       ``(A) facilitating transitions of individuals with 
     significant disabilities from nursing homes and other 
     institutions, to home- and community-based residences, with 
     the requisite supports and services;
       ``(B) providing assistance to individuals with significant 
     disabilities that are at risk of entering institutions so 
     that the individuals may remain in the community; and
       ``(C) facilitating transitions of youth (including 
     students) who are individuals with significant disabilities, 
     who were eligible for individualized education programs under 
     section 614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)), and who have completed their 
     secondary education or otherwise left school, to 
     postsecondary life, including employment.''.

     SEC. 475. STATEWIDE INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL.

       Section 705 (29 U.S.C. 796d) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Composition.--The Council shall include--
       ``(A) among its voting members, at least 1 director of a 
     center for independent living chosen by the directors of 
     centers for independent living within the State;
       ``(B) among its voting members, for a State in which 1 or 
     more centers are funded under section 721(c)(4), at least 1 
     representative of the directors of the centers; and
       ``(C) as ex officio, nonvoting members, a representative of 
     the designated State entity, and representatives from State 
     agencies that provide services for individuals with 
     disabilities.'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (F) as 
     subparagraphs (D) through (G), respectively;

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       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``parents and 
     guardians of''; and
       (iii) by inserting after paragraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) parents and guardians of individuals with 
     disabilities;''; and
       (C) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (1)'';
       (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Functions.--
       ``(1) Duties.--The Council shall--
       ``(A) in conjunction with the directors of the centers for 
     independent living in the State, and the designated State 
     entity, jointly develop and sign the State plan as provided 
     in section 704(a)(2);
       ``(B) monitor, review, and evaluate the implementation of 
     the State plan;
       ``(C) have at least 4 regularly scheduled meetings per 
     year, and ensure that such meetings of the Council are open 
     to the public and sufficient advance notice of such meetings 
     is provided;
       ``(D) submit to the ILA Director such periodic reports as 
     the ILA Director may reasonably request, and keep such 
     records, and afford such access to such records, as the ILA 
     Director finds necessary to verify the information in such 
     reports; and
       ``(E) as appropriate, coordinate activities with the State 
     Rehabilitation Council established under section 105, if the 
     State has such a Council, or the commission described in 
     section 101(a)(21)(A), if the State has such a commission, 
     and councils that address the needs of specific disability 
     populations and issues under other Federal law.
       ``(2) Authorities.--The Council may, consistent with the 
     State plan described in section 704, unless prohibited by 
     State law--
       ``(A) facilitate the improvement and coordination of 
     services provided to individuals with disabilities by centers 
     for independent living, the designated State unit, other 
     government agencies, and community organizations;
       ``(B) conduct resource development activities to obtain 
     funding from public and private resources to support the 
     activities described in this subsection or to support the 
     provision of independent living services by centers for 
     independent living; and
       ``(C) perform such other functions, consistent with the 
     purpose of this chapter and comparable to other functions 
     described in this subsection, as the Council determines to be 
     appropriate.
       ``(3) Limitation.--The Council shall not provide 
     independent living services directly to individuals with 
     significant disabilities or manage such services.'';
       (3) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking 
     ``prepare'' and all that follows through ``a plan'' and 
     inserting ``prepare, in conjunction with the designated State 
     entity, a plan''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``agency'' and inserting 
     ``entity''; and
       (4) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking ``such resources'' and inserting 
     ``available resources''; and
       (B) by striking ``(including'' and all that follows through 
     ``compensation'' and inserting ``(such as personal assistance 
     services), and to pay reasonable compensation''.

     SEC. 476. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ILA DIRECTOR.

       Section 706 (29 U.S.C. 796d-1) is amended--
       (1) by striking the title of the section and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 706. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ILA DIRECTOR.'';

       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Commissioner'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``ILA Director''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Commissioner'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``ILA Director''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) in clause (i)--

       (aa) by striking ``Secretary'' and inserting ``Secretary or 
     the Commissioner''; and
       (bb) by striking ``to the Commissioner; and'' and inserting 
     ``to the ILA Director;'';

       (II) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and
       (III) by inserting after clause (i) the following:

       ``(ii) to the State agency shall be deemed to be references 
     to the designated State entity; and'';
       (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Indicators.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2012, the ILA 
     Director shall develop and publish in the Federal Register 
     indicators of minimum compliance for centers for independent 
     living (consistent with the standards set forth in section 
     725), and indicators of minimum compliance for Statewide 
     Independent Living Councils.'';
       (4) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Reviews.--
       ``(A) Types of reviews.--The ILA Director shall annually 
     conduct--
       ``(i) onsite compliance reviews of at least 15 percent of 
     the centers for independent living that receive funds under 
     section 722 and shall periodically conduct such a review of 
     each such center;
       ``(ii) onsite compliance reviews of at least one-third of 
     the designated State units that receive funding under section 
     723, and, to the extent necessary to determine the compliance 
     of such a State unit with subsections (f) and (g) of section 
     723, centers that receive funding under section 723 in such 
     State; and
       ``(iii) onsite compliance reviews for at least 10 percent 
     of the Statewide Independent Living Councils established in 
     each State under section 705.
       ``(B) Selections.--The ILA Director shall select the 
     centers, State units, and Councils described in this 
     paragraph for review on a random basis.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``Commissioner'' and inserting ``ILA Director'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``such a review'' and 
     inserting ``a review described in paragraph (1)''; and
       (iii) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking 
     ``Department'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Independent Living Administration''; and
       (5) by striking subsection (d).

                 CHAPTER 2--INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES

     SEC. 477. ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Allotments.--Section 711 (29 U.S.C. 796e) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``Except'' and inserting ``After the 
     reservation required by section 711A is made, and except''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting ``the remainder of the'' before ``sums 
     appropriated''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``amounts made 
     available for purposes of this part'' and inserting 
     ``remainder described in paragraph (1)(A)'';
       (2) in subsections (a), (b), and (c), by striking 
     ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and inserting ``ILA 
     Director''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Administration.--Funds allotted or made available to 
     a State under this section shall be administered by the 
     designated State entity, in accordance with the approved 
     State plan, except for States covered by section 723.''.
       (b) Training and Technical Assistance.--Part B of title VII 
     is amended by inserting after section 711 (29 U.S.C. 796e) 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 711A. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) In General.--From the funds appropriated to carry out 
     this part for any fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 
     2012, the ILA Director shall first reserve not less than 1.8 
     percent and not more than 2 percent of the funds to provide 
     training and technical assistance to Statewide Independent 
     Living Councils for such fiscal year.
       ``(b) Allocation.--From the funds reserved under subsection 
     (a), the ILA Director shall make grants to, and enter into 
     contracts and other arrangements with, entities that have 
     experience in the operation of Statewide Independent Living 
     Councils to provide such training and technical assistance 
     with respect to developing, conducting, administering, and 
     evaluating Statewide Independent Living Councils.
       ``(c) Funding Priorities.--The ILA Director shall conduct a 
     survey of Statewide Independent Living Councils regarding 
     training and technical assistance needs in order to determine 
     funding priorities for such grants, contracts, or other 
     arrangements.
       ``(d) Review.--To be eligible to receive a grant or enter 
     into a contract or other arrangement under this section, such 
     an entity shall submit an application to the ILA Director at 
     such time, in such manner, and containing a proposal to 
     provide such training and technical assistance, and 
     containing such additional information as the ILA Director 
     may require. The ILA Director shall provide for peer review 
     of grant applications by panels that include persons who are 
     not government employees and who have experience in the 
     operation of Statewide Independent Living Councils.''.
       (c) Payments.--Section 712(a) (29 U.S.C. 796e-1(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``Commissioner'' and inserting ``ILA 
     Director.''
       (d) Authorized Uses of Funds.--Section 713 (29 U.S.C. 796e-
     2) is amended--
       (1) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--The State may use funds received under 
     this part (but not more than 30 percent of the funds paid to 
     the State under section 712) to provide the resources 
     described in section 705(e), relating to the Statewide 
     Independent Living Council, may retain funds under section 
     704(c)(5), and shall distribute the remainder of the funds 
     received under this part in a manner consistent with the 
     approved State plan under section 704 for the activities 
     described in subsection (b).
       ``(b) Activities.--The State may use the remainder of the 
     funds described in subsection (a)--''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, particularly those 
     in unserved areas of the State'' after ``disabilities''.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 714 (29 
     U.S.C. 796e-3) is amended by striking ``1999 through 2003'' 
     and inserting ``2013 through 2017''.

               CHAPTER 3--CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

     SEC. 481. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.

       Section 721 (29 U.S.C. 796f) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2012'';
       (B) by striking ``Commissioner shall allot'' and inserting 
     ``ILA Director shall make available''; and
       (C) by inserting ``, centers for independent living,'' 
     after ``States'';

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       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``For'' and all that follows through 
     ``Commissioner'' and inserting ``From the funds appropriated 
     to carry out this part for any fiscal year, beginning with 
     fiscal year 2012, the ILA Director'';
       (ii) by inserting ``not less than 1.8 percent and not more 
     than 2 percent of the funds'' after ``reserve''; and
       (iii) by striking ``eligible agencies'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``centers for independent living and 
     eligible agencies for such fiscal year.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``Commissioner'' and inserting ``ILA 
     Director''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``fiscal management of,'' before 
     ``planning,'';
       (C) in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), by striking 
     ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and inserting ``ILA 
     Director''; and
       (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Statewide Independent 
     Living Councils and'';
       (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Allotments to States.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Additional appropriation.--The term `additional 
     appropriation' means the amount (if any) by which the 
     appropriation for a fiscal year exceeds the total of--
       ``(i) the amount reserved under subsection (b) for that 
     fiscal year; and
       ``(ii) the appropriation for fiscal year 2008.
       ``(B) Appropriation.--The term `appropriation' means the 
     amount appropriated to carry out this part.
       ``(C) Base appropriation.--The term `base appropriation' 
     means the portion of the appropriation for a fiscal year that 
     is equal to the lesser of--
       ``(i) an amount equal to 100 percent of the appropriation, 
     minus the amount reserved under subsection (b) for that 
     fiscal year; or
       ``(ii) the appropriation for fiscal year 2008.
       ``(2) Allotments to states from base appropriation.--After 
     the reservation required by subsection (b) has been made, the 
     ILA Director shall allot to each State whose State plan has 
     been approved under section 706 an amount that bears the same 
     ratio to the base appropriation as the amount the State 
     received under this subsection for fiscal year 2008 bears to 
     the total amount that all States received under this 
     subsection for fiscal year 2008.
       ``(3) Allotments to states of additional appropriation.--
     From the portion of any additional appropriation for each 
     fiscal year that remains after the application of paragraph 
     (4), the ILA Director shall allot to each State whose State 
     plan has been approved under section 706 an amount equal to 
     the sum of--
       ``(A) an amount that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of 
     the portion as the population of the State bears to the 
     population of all States; and
       ``(B) \1/56\ of 50 percent of that portion.
       ``(4) Grants for centers for american indians.--
       ``(A) Grants.--The ILA Director may reserve not more than 5 
     percent of the additional appropriation for any fiscal year. 
     The ILA Director shall use the reserved funds to make 
     individual grants to support new or existing centers for 
     independent living run by, or in conjunction with, the 
     governing bodies of American Indian tribes located on Federal 
     or State reservations (including consortia of such governing 
     bodies). A governing body that receives such a grant shall 
     use the grant funds for such a center that serves American 
     Indians who are individuals with disabilities residing on or 
     near such a reservation.
       ``(B) Applications.--
       ``(i) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this paragraph for an independent living center, a governing 
     body, or a governing body in conjunction with a center for 
     independent living, shall submit an application to the ILA 
     Director at such time, in such manner and containing such 
     information as the ILA Director may require, and obtain 
     approval for the application.
       ``(ii) Contents.--At a minimum, the application shall 
     contain an assurance that the center--

       ``(I) will meet the definition of a center for independent 
     living under section 702;
       ``(II) will provide independent living core services (as 
     defined in section 7(17)) to American Indians described in 
     subparagraph (A) and, in appropriate cases, may provide to 
     such American Indians services traditionally used by Indian 
     tribes;
       ``(III) will have sufficient staff to provide the services 
     described in subclause (II); and
       ``(IV) will comply with the standards and provide and 
     comply with the assurances for centers for independent living 
     under section 725.

       ``(C) Carryover authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any funds provided through a grant made 
     under subparagraph (A) to an individual grant recipient for a 
     fiscal year that are not obligated or expended by the 
     recipient prior to the beginning of the succeeding fiscal 
     year shall remain available for obligation and expenditure by 
     such recipient during that succeeding fiscal year and the 
     subsequent fiscal year.
       ``(D) Reservation.--In this paragraph, the term 
     `reservation' has the meaning given the term in section 
     121(d).'';
       (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``Commissioner'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``ILA Director''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Carryover Authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law--
       ``(1) any funds appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out 
     a grant program under section 722 or 723, that are not 
     obligated and expended by the recipients prior to the 
     beginning of the succeeding fiscal year shall remain 
     available for obligation and expenditure by such recipients 
     during that succeeding fiscal year and the subsequent fiscal 
     year; and
       ``(2) any amounts of program income received by recipients 
     under a grant program under section 722 or 723 in a fiscal 
     year, that are not obligated and expended by the recipients 
     prior to the beginning of the succeeding fiscal year, shall 
     remain available for obligation and expenditure by such 
     recipients during that succeeding fiscal year and the 
     subsequent fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 482. CENTERS.

       (a) Centers in States in Which Federal Funding Exceeds 
     State Funding.--Section 722 (29 U.S.C. 796f-1) is amended--
       (1) in subsections (a), (b), and (c), by striking 
     ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and inserting ``ILA 
     Director'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``grants'' and inserting ``grants for a 
     fiscal year''; and
       (B) by striking ``by September 30, 1997'' and inserting 
     ``for the preceding fiscal year'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Commissioner'' and inserting ``ILA 
     Director''; and
       (ii) by striking ``region, consistent'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``region. The ILA Director's 
     determination of the most qualified applicant shall be 
     consistent with the provisions in the State plan setting 
     forth the design of the State for establishing a statewide 
     network of centers for independent living.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``Commissioner'' and inserting ``ILA Director''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) shall consider comments regarding the application--
       ``(i) by individuals with disabilities and other interested 
     parties within the new region proposed to be served;
       ``(ii) if any, by the Statewide Independent Living Council 
     in the State in which the applicant is located;''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, and consistent 
     with the other objectives of this title'' before the period; 
     and
       (4) in subsections (e) and (g) by striking ``Commissioner'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``ILA Director.''.
       (b) Centers in States in Which State Funding Exceeds 
     Federal Funding.--Section 723 (29 U.S.C. 796f-2) is amended--
       (1) in subsections (a), (b), (g), (h), and (i), by striking 
     ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and inserting ``ILA 
     Director'';
       (2) in subsection (a), in the header of paragraph (3), by 
     striking ``commissioner'' and inserting ``ILA director''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``grants'' and inserting ``grants for a 
     fiscal year''; and
       (B) by striking ``by September 30, 1997'' and inserting 
     ``for the preceding fiscal year''.
       (c) Centers Operated by State Agencies.--Section 724 (29 
     U.S.C. 796f-3) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``1993'' and inserting ``2012'';
       (B) by striking ``Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998'' 
     and inserting ``Workforce Investment Act of 2012''; and
       (C) by striking ``1994'' and inserting ``2012''; and
       (2) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``ILA Director''.

     SEC. 483. STANDARDS AND ASSURANCES.

       Section 725 (29 U.S.C. 796f-4) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking ``to society'' and 
     inserting ``, both within the community and throughout the 
     United States,''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) by inserting ``(as defined in section 7(17))'' after 
     ``core services''; and
       (ii) by inserting before the period the following: ``to 
     eligible individuals, to promote full access to community 
     life''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``Commissioner'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``ILA Director''.

     SEC. 484. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 727 (29 U.S.C. 796f-6) is amended by striking 
     ``fiscal years 1999 through 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     years 2013 through 2017''.

 CHAPTER 4--INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 
                                 BLIND

     SEC. 486. INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS 
                   WHO ARE BLIND.

       Chapter 2 of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
     (29 U.S.C. 796j et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating sections 752 and 753 as sections 753 
     and 754, respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after section 751 the following:

     ``SEC. 752. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Grants; Contracts; Other Arrangements.--For any 
     fiscal year for which the funds appropriated to carry out 
     this chapter exceed the funds appropriated to carry out this 
     chapter for fiscal year 2008, the Commissioner shall first 
     reserve from such excess, to

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     provide training and technical assistance to designated State 
     agencies, or other providers of independent living services 
     for older individuals who are blind, that are funded under 
     this chapter for such fiscal year, not less than 1.8 percent, 
     and not more than 2 percent, of the funds appropriated to 
     carry out this chapter for the fiscal year involved.
       ``(b) Allocation.--From the funds reserved under subsection 
     (a), the Commissioner shall make grants to, and enter into 
     contracts and other arrangements with, entities that 
     demonstrate expertise in the provision of services to older 
     individuals who are blind, to provide training and technical 
     assistance with respect to planning, developing, conducting, 
     administering, and evaluating independent living programs for 
     older individuals who are blind.
       ``(c) Funding Priorities.--The Commissioner shall conduct a 
     survey of designated State agencies that receive grants under 
     section 753 regarding training and technical assistance needs 
     in order to determine funding priorities for grants, 
     contracts, and other arrangements under this section.
       ``(d) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant or 
     enter into a contract or other arrangement under this 
     section, an entity shall submit an application to the 
     Commissioner at such time, in such manner, containing a 
     proposal to provide such training and technical assistance, 
     and containing such additional information as the 
     Commissioner may require.
       ``(e) Prohibition on Combined Funds.--No funds reserved by 
     the Commissioner under this section may be combined with 
     funds appropriated under any other Act or portion of this Act 
     if the purpose of combining funds is to make a single 
     discretionary grant or a single discretionary payment, unless 
     such reserved funds are separately identified in the 
     agreement for such grant or payment and are used for the 
     purposes of this chapter.''.

     SEC. 487. PROGRAM OF GRANTS.

       Section 753 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     796k), as redesignated by section 586, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (h);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections 
     (h) and (i), respectively;
       (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``section 753'' and 
     inserting ``section 754'';
       (4) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 753'' and 
     inserting ``section 754''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``subsection (j)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (i)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``subsection (i)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (h)'';
       (5) in subsection (g), by inserting ``, or contracts 
     with,'' after ``grants to'';
       (6) in subsection (h), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (j)(4)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (i)(4)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)(vi), by adding ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(III), by striking ``; and'' 
     and inserting a period; and
       (iii) by striking subparagraph (C); and
       (7) in subsection (i), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Minimum allotment.--
       ``(A) States.--In the case of any of the several States, 
     the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     the amount referred to in paragraph (1)(A) for a fiscal year 
     is the greater of--
       ``(i) $350,000;
       ``(ii) an amount equal to the amount the State, the 
     District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
     received to carry out this chapter for fiscal year 2008; or
       ``(iii) an amount equal to \1/3\ of 1 percent of the amount 
     appropriated under section 754, and not reserved under 
     section 752, for the fiscal year and available for allotments 
     under subsection (a).
       ``(B) Certain territories.--In the case of Guam, American 
     Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth 
     of the Northern Mariana Islands, the amount referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(A) for a fiscal year is $60,000.'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``section 753'' and 
     inserting ``section 754, and not reserved under section 
     752,''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4)(B)(i), by striking ``subsection (i)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (h)''.

     SEC. 488. INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS 
                   WHO ARE BLIND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 754 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     796l), as redesignated by section 586, is amended by striking 
     ``fiscal years 1999 through 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     years 2013 through 2017''.

 Subtitle I--Increasing Employment Opportunities for Individuals With 
                              Disabilities

     SEC. 491. DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT.

       The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``TITLE VIII--INCREASING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH 
                              DISABILITIES

     ``SEC. 801. PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS ABOUT HIRING 
                   INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2012, the 
     Secretary of Labor, acting through the Assistant Secretary 
     and in coordination with the Commissioner of the 
     Rehabilitation Services Administration, the Commissioner of 
     Social Security, the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue 
     Service, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and 
     divisions of Federal agencies, shall develop and carry out 
     public education campaigns that educate employers (including 
     small businesses), employees (including individuals with 
     disabilities), and members of the general public (including 
     young adults) on the benefits of hiring individuals with 
     disabilities. The public education campaign for employers 
     (including small businesses) shall include information on--
       ``(1) the work opportunity credit under section 51 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
       ``(2) tax incentives available to businesses to help cover 
     the cost of improving accessibility, including--
       ``(A) the disabled access credit under section 44 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
       ``(B) the tax deduction available under section 190 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for expenses for architectural 
     barrier removal.
       ``(b) Educational Materials.--The public education 
     campaigns described in subsection (a) shall include, as 
     necessary, different educational materials in order to 
     adequately target and educate, small businesses, employers 
     generally, employees, and members of the general public, 
     including educational materials on work incentives that may 
     assist individuals with disabilities in leaving programs of 
     public benefits, entering the workforce, advancing their 
     economic status, and contributing to and participating more 
     fully in their communities.''.

     SEC. 492. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents in section 1(b) is amended--
       (1) by striking the item relating to section 109 and 
     inserting the following:

``Sec. 109. Training and services for employers.'';

       (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 112 the 
     following:

``Sec. 113. Additional technical assistance.
``Sec. 114. Pre-employment transition services.'';

       (3) by inserting after the item relating to section 205 the 
     following:

``Sec. 206. Definition of covered school.'';
       (4) by inserting after the item relating to section 509 the 
     following:

``Sec. 510. Establishment of standards for accessible medical 
              diagnostic equipment.'';

       (5) by striking the items relating to part B of title VI 
     and inserting the following:

                ``Part B--Supported Employment Services

``Sec. 620. Authorization of appropriations.'';
       (6) in the items relating to title VII--
       (A)(i) by inserting after the item relating to section 701 
     the following:

``Sec. 701A. Independent Living Administration.'';
     and
       (ii) by striking the item relating to section 706 and 
     inserting the following:

``Sec. 706. Responsibilities of the ILA Director.'';

       (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 711 the 
     following:

``Sec. 711A. Training and technical assistance.'';
     and
       (C) by striking the items relating to sections 752 and 753 
     and inserting the following:

``Sec. 752. Training and technical assistance.
``Sec. 753. Program of grants.
``Sec. 754. Authorization of appropriations.'';
     and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:

``TITLE VIII--INCREASING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH 
                              DISABILITIES

``Sec. 801. Public education campaigns about hiring individuals with 
              disabilities.''.

  The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 113, the gentleman from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Tierney) and a Member opposed each will control 10 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Massachusetts.
  Mr. TIERNEY. Madam Chairwoman, I yield myself 3 minutes.
  This amendment is offered in its entirety as a substitute for the 
underlying bill and the manager's amendment to it. I do it because I 
strongly believe that this is, in fact, a better proposal than the 
existing one, but would have preferred what could have been the best 
result in this bill, which would have been one where all of the Members 
had had consultation and where all of the negotiations had occurred and 
we were able to bring forth a bill with concessions by both sides to 
get a bill that would have been assured of passage in the Senate, or 
close to that, assured the President's signature and assured the 
support of the broad public.
  Instead, just as in the last session, we end up with a proposal that 
ignores sound proposals from both sides and that goes with a hyper-
partisan approach, and that's not going to serve the country or this 
process at all. Having a chance to present 18 amendments,

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as was done in the last session, and having them all essentially shot 
down on a party-line vote is not an excuse or a substitute for having a 
process in which we really try to work out our differences and make 
reasonable concessions.
  This bill that's before us today by the majority party was filed on 
February 25. A so-called ``hearing'' occurred on February 26, the very 
next day, at which two of the three Republican witnesses admitted they 
had never read the bill. Instead, of programs that exist right now, 
this bill proceeded with their arbitrary consolidation or elimination 
without any evaluation of their efficacy, of their effectiveness, of 
whether or not they ought to be consolidated or changed or terminated 
or kept intact as they are.
  Reliance was made on the GAO report, which did not say anything about 
consolidating. All it said was that some of the programs duplicate some 
aspects and that only five programs had had a full evaluation, which 
would have begged the question for more hearings, more thorough 
evaluation, more data, and more consultation with the people involved--
the stakeholders--to, in fact, come to a conclusion of just how, and 
if, consolidation should have happened.
  We've seen from some of the amendments made today, even by Members of 
the majority, that they thought that some of the populations should 
have gotten more attention than the base bill gives them. Essentially, 
here, we have a public policy that is dictated, not by Washington in 
the underlying bill, but is advocated to Governors so that instead of 
being accountable for the decisions we make of who we think needs job 
training in this country and what the national needs are, the 
Republican bill would just abdicate that to Governors, and they could 
decide to serve or not serve entire populations and afford them an 
opportunity to get the training that we believe as legislators they 
need.
  This bill, as amended by the manager's amendment, creates a one-size-
fits-all: it eliminates separate training funds for youth; it silences 
the voices of the community colleges, labor, economic development 
groups, and community-based organizations; it eliminates supported 
employment programs, like the Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program; it 
eliminates the priority of service delivery for low-income adults and 
out-of-school youth.
  Perhaps that's why so many groups have expressed serious concern 
about this underlying bill. Groups like the United States Conference of 
Mayors, the National Association of Counties, the National League of 
Cities, the National Association of Workforce Boards, Corporation for a 
Skilled Workforce, Goodwill Industries International, and so many 
others have expressed concern for this underlying bill or have 
expressed approval for the substitute that we offer. It's why the 
administration has filed a statement opposing this bill, just as it did 
last year, saying it doesn't meet the administration's goals and urging 
the Republicans to work with us to make a better bill on that.
  Mr. Chairman, we could have had the best of all alternatives. We 
could have had a good bill for the American people. We could have had a 
bill that took the best aspects of all the proposals and put them 
together with consultation and presented that for the approval of this 
House, then had a signed signature by the President, and then had the 
support of the American people. Unfortunately, that process was not 
followed, and the arbitrary process was endured by all of us on that 
part.
  I ask that the Members support this substitute as being better than 
the underlying bill; and then hopefully, we could get back to getting 
the best bill, which would be one done by collaboration and 
cooperation.
  I reserve the balance of my time.

                              {time}  1100

  Mr. KLINE. Mr. Chairman, I rise to claim the time in opposition.
  The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Campbell). The gentleman from Minnesota is 
recognized for 10 minutes.
  Mr. KLINE. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Despite the extraordinary mischaracterization of the bill and some 
pretty amazing straw men that have been put forward today, let's look 
at what we really have here. This chart shows the situation that we've 
got today. This myriad of programs, I would call this bureaucracy run 
amok. I might call it red tape, as one of the colleagues from the other 
side suggested I might call it. It is confusing at best.
  And this is what the President had to say about it. He said: It's a 
maze of confusing training programs. He said that last year. I thought 
he meant it. I'm not sure about his statement today. Maybe he has 
changed his mind, but he called it a maze.
  So what are we going to do about this maze, this red tape, this 
bureaucracy? We recommend simplifying it, making it easier to use, 
helping people get the training they need, not the bureaucracy for them 
to wade through. So we took the information from the Government 
Accountability Office. We looked at the statements coming from the 
administration and departments. We looked at programs that even the 
administration had recommended to stop funding, and we said: Let's make 
this simple. Let's make this easier. Let's let the local workforce 
boards who know their communities, with the employers in their 
communities, make it easier for people to get work, and we put together 
a bill that has one workforce investment fund. Not a maze, not 
confusing, less red tape, easier to use, something that the people who 
need work can use so that you don't have less than one in five who show 
up to that maze actually getting the training they need.
  And what have the Democrats proposed? Well, let's take a look at that 
chart. They took the current system and they boldly eliminated one 
program that hasn't been funded since 2003, and they added six more. I 
don't see how that helps us get where we need to go. I don't see how 
that helps get the millions of unemployed back to work. I don't see how 
that helps employers who have 3.6 million openings get those jobs 
filled.
  We need action here. That's what we believe our bill does. This is 
what their bill does. I recommend that we support the SKILLS Act and 
reject this amendment.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. TIERNEY. At this time I would like to yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hinojosa), a coauthor of the substitute 
amendment.
  Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of the 
Tierney, Hinojosa, and Miller amendment in the nature of a substitute 
because the Congress has a responsibility to modernize our Nation's 
public workforce training and adult educational system.
  Putting America back to work must be a top priority for Congress and 
the Nation. This Tierney-Hinojosa-Miller amendment would bolster the 
role of community colleges in job training by authorizing President 
Obama's $8 billion Community College to Career Fund. It would develop a 
21st century system for adult education literacy and workplace 
services. It would engage our Nation's youth through multiple pathways 
to success. It would create competitive employment services and 
opportunities for individuals with disabilities. And yes, it would 
improve accountability and transparency through performance measures 
and reporting.
  Importantly, the Democratic substitute bill would strengthen rather 
than eliminate the priority for low skilled and low-income adults under 
WIA.
  Today, our current public workforce and adult education system 
provides an invaluable range of services, including education, 
occupational skills training, career counseling, job search assistance, 
adult education, English language literacy, and civics education. And 
yes, it provides job placement services to populations with unique 
barriers to employment.
  These populations include migrant and seasonal farm workers, Native 
Americans, people with disabilities, veterans, older workers, people 
who are homeless, low-income youth, low-skilled workers, English 
learners, ex-offenders, and women seeking nontraditional employment 
opportunities.
  In the 12-month period ending September 30, 2012, WIA programs 
provided services to 32.8 million people, as well as hundreds of 
thousands of employers across the country, according to the U.S. 
Department of Labor.
  While our current WIA system is providing much-needed education and

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training and reemployment services, the Tierney-Hinojosa-Miller 
amendment would modernize our current WIA system. It would prepare 
greater numbers of unemployed and underemployed Americans for jobs in 
health care, advanced manufacturing, and high-growth industries and 
sectors that require specialized skills for these positions, and it 
would ensure that our most vulnerable populations are served.
  In closing, Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues on both sides of the 
aisle to join me in voting for the Tierney-Hinojosa-Miller amendment in 
the nature of a substitute and do what is right for the millions of 
unemployed individuals.
  Mr. KLINE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
North Carolina (Ms. Foxx), the author of the SKILLS Act.
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Chair, I thank the chairman of the Education Committee 
for his leadership, and I want to give special thanks to the staff for 
their hard work on this bill. They've done phenomenal work.
  Mr. Chair, I am also opposed to this substitute amendment. This 
amendment blatantly ignores the President's call to ``cut through the 
confusing maze of training programs'' by creating a number of new 
redundant programs. In addition to the 50-plus programs already in 
existence, the amendment reauthorizes programs that President Obama 
eliminated in his FY '13 budget proposal and funds programs that have 
not been funded in years.
  Unfortunately, this substitute amendment gives priorities to 
bureaucrats instead of un- and under-employed Americans who are 
hurting. More than 20 million Americans are struggling to find work and 
turn to their government for answers and assistance. This amendment 
adds to the confusion of the dizzying maze of existing programs.

  We should be streamlining our Nation's workforce development system, 
not making it more complicated for workers and job seekers. This week, 
several of the North Carolina workforce administrators were in town and 
shared with me their frustration in filling local workforce boards with 
members Washington mandates, rather than the partners they know who 
understand the needs of their local communities and workforce. This 
proposal does nothing to address these Federal mandates, and instead 
adds to the burden by mandating that 20 percent of board members be Big 
Labor. This is unacceptable. State and local leadership should be 
deciding who is best equipped to meet the needs of their communities.
  Finally, the amendment dramatically increases the amount of hard-
earned taxpayer dollars spent on administrative costs rather than 
direct services. Our Nation's debt will reach $17 trillion very soon, 
and taking more money from hardworking taxpayers to spend on 
bureaucrats is unconscionable. The Democrat proposal asks us to double 
down on the status quo that is failing our country in this time of high 
unemployment and record debt.
  Mr. Chair, the numbers tell the story: 12 million unemployed; 8 
million working part-time who want to work full time; 3.6 million jobs 
unfilled. Obviously, the current system is broken. I urge my colleagues 
to oppose this amendment and support the SKILLS Act.
  Mr. TIERNEY. Mr. Chairman, at this time I yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the minority whip.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 3 
minutes. That is the balance of the gentleman from Massachusetts' time.
  Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in support 
of his substitute and in opposition to the so-called SKILLS Act.
  Mr. Chairman, there was an opportunity to do this in a bipartisan 
fashion. As we so often do, unfortunately, in this body, we choose to 
do it in a partisan fashion, which almost predictably will mean its 
defeat. This bill is a partisan-sponsored version which is opposed by 
most stakeholders, including the National Skills Coalition. It's a 
partisan bill because, unfortunately, Republicans refused Democrats' 
request to negotiate a bipartisan version.
  We need a bill like the Democratic alternative introduced by the 
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Tierney), who wrote a bill that 
enhances career pathways into training programs for advanced 
manufacturing and other industries.

                              {time}  1110

  Our alternative would work to enhance partnerships with industry, 
maintain a role for all stakeholders in workforce investment, and 
protect services for those facing significant barriers to finding work. 
This is the type of approach that House Democrats' Make It in America 
plan has endorsed.
  Unfortunately, the Republican bill, on the other hand, would 
eliminate and/or consolidate 35 programs into a single Workforce 
Investment Fund. That may sound good, but it lacks any priority of 
service for those facing the highest barriers to employment. These 
include low-income individuals and those with poor work histories.
  It ends the requirement that State and local Workforce Investment 
Boards include representation of workers, labor representation, and it 
removes much-needed funding for low-income youth, other than Job Corps.
  Mr. Chairman, this is not the Workforce Investment Act 
Reauthorization that the American people expect nor the one that 
Congress should pass. We need one that invests in competitiveness, 
jobs, and the growth of our manufacturing sector. We need the 
alternative offered by the gentleman from Massachusetts.
  I hope my Republican friends will set partisanship aside and work 
with us to enact legislation that helps all of our people find jobs and 
pursue the opportunities that make our country great. We have had some 
success in this Congress when we acted in a bipartisan fashion. We had 
it just a few days ago on the Violence Against Women Act.
  But when we act in a partisan fashion, we fail--and this country is 
sick of failure, sick of this Congress' inability to work together--and 
this is an example, a bill that has historically been passed in a 
bipartisan fashion comes to this floor in a very partisan fashion. What 
a shame. What a shame for America. What a shame for Americans. What a 
shame for workforce development. What a shame for our ability to 
compete and to grow and create jobs.
  Let's pass this alternative that the gentleman from Massachusetts has 
offered.
  Mr. TIERNEY. I thank the Chair, first of all, for having the 
discussion on time. Apparently, the time was a little bit confused on 
that.
  I ask unanimous consent that both sides be awarded an additional 
minute.
  The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
from Massachusetts?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. KLINE. Mr. Chairman, can I now inquire as to how much time is 
remaining on each side?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Minnesota has 6 minutes 
remaining. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 1 minute remaining.
  Mr. KLINE. I'm pleased to yield 3 minutes to the chief deputy whip, 
the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Roskam).
  Mr. ROSKAM. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Look, we were admonished a minute ago in the well of the House about 
the shame of things, and I think we can all accept admonition that we, 
as a Congress, need to do better. But part of doing better, part of 
creating a bipartisan bill, is showing up to do the work. So when the 
minority chooses to walk out of a proceeding, while that's their 
prerogative, it doesn't create the environment for bipartisanship. 
Enough said.
  We're also told that there's shame and disappointment in not working, 
and I would assume that that shame and disappointment goes back to the 
previous majority, Mr. Chairman, who failed to do this work. Now, 
that's living in the rearview mirror, and enough of that.
  So the question is: How do we move forward? How do we take bipartisan 
or, actually, more importantly, nonpartisan advice from the Government 
Accounting Office which has looked at the status quo and made a couple 
of points? They've said the status quo is a failure. The status quo 
isn't syncing up job creation opportunities, that is, job training, 
with where the actual jobs are. Or said another way, we've got a status 
quo that's good for job trainers,

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but it's not good for the people that we all claim to speak for, that 
is, those who are unemployed and need a skill.
  So we were also told a minute ago that, and I think the word was, a 
majority of those who were involved somehow are opposed to the GOP 
plan. I'm getting data that shows that there's dozens of groups--and 
I'm sure it's on the Ed and Workforce Web site--that are supporting 
this.
  So here's the question: Do we listen to the GAO? Do we say we're not 
going to defend the status quo, we're not going to bulk up with more 
bureaucracy, but, instead, at a time when everybody recognized that 
resources are limited, we're going to consolidate, be smart, be clever 
about how we're doing things in order to get this done?
  And I think the failure, with all due respect, of the Democratic 
substitute is that it creates six new programs as opposed to 
consolidating and putting all of these savings, I might add, back into 
the very job training program that we're all trying to defend.
  So I accept admonition where admonition is due, but I think we're a 
little bit reluctant to say there's not a bipartisan opportunity when 
part of being bipartisan is making sure that we show up for that 
opportunity.
  With that, I urge a ``no'' vote on the substitute and a ``yes'' vote 
on the underlying bill.
  Mr. TIERNEY. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. KLINE. Mr. Chairman, can I inquire: The gentleman from 
Massachusetts has no other speakers and has the right to close?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Minnesota has the right to 
close.
  Mr. KLINE. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. TIERNEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of the time.
  The previous speaker, I don't know if he stayed or left or anything 
like that, but he talked about the environment being set. The 
environment of this was set in the hyperpartisan nature of the last 
session's presentation of the bill similar to this and of a bill this 
time giving no right to consult.

  Showing up to participate in a so-called markup process where every 
vote would have been on a partisan basis and moved on, as it was last 
time, is not the issue. The issue is whether or not people reach across 
the aisle. As our Republican friend Buck McKeon had indicated, it's the 
majority's responsibility to, in fact, do this.
  It's one thing to listen; it's another to comprehend. GAO's report, 
if one listened to it being read on that, indicated that there were a 
number of programs, but only five have been evaluated. It would have 
begged for an evaluation that we never had about what we were going to 
do with the programs on that. It talked about the fact that some might 
have overlapped, but said nothing about programs needing to be 
eliminated or terminated or saying that they were duplicative on that. 
We needed to determine that.
  The underlying bill fails on a number of reasons, as I stated 
earlier. The amendment improves that. But again, the best bill would 
have been a bill where people sat down, member to member, worked out 
their differences, and presented to the American public, and for the 
President's signature, a bill that was bipartisan in nature and served 
both the employers and the prospective employees.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. KLINE. Mr. Chairman, interesting discussion today about what 
constitutes bipartisanship. I would just note, for the record, that 
when we attempted to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act in the 
last Congress and we moved it through committee, amendments were 
offered by Republicans and Democrats, and amendments offered by 
Republicans and Democrats were included. In fact, some of those 
Democrat amendments are included in the underlying bill today.
  Look, there have been accusations all morning about how the SKILLS 
Act is going to stop training for all sorts of people, and we had 
various straw men here. It was women and people with disabilities and 
all manner of things that we were just going to shut out.
  But as the gentleman from Massachusetts said, sometimes it's helpful 
to actually read the language. And so in the SKILLS Act, in the 
underlying bill, it insists that State and local boards put together a 
plan that has a description of how the local area and the State ``will 
serve the employment and training needs of dislocated workers 
(including displaced homemakers), low-income individuals (including 
recipients of public assistance such as the Supplemental Nutrition 
Assistance Program), long-term unemployed individuals (including 
individuals who have exhausted entitlement to State and Federal 
unemployment compensation), English learners, homeless individuals, 
individuals training for nontraditional employment, youth (including 
out-of-school youth and at-risk youth), older workers, ex-offenders, 
migrant and seasonal farmworkers, refugee and entrants, veterans 
(including disabled veterans and homeless veterans), and Native 
Americans.''

                              {time}  1120

  It's in the bill. We believe that we have a choice in front of us 
today. We brought forth a bill that says we need to address these needs 
with this program. It's simple and straightforward, allowing these 
people the opportunity to go and directly get the training they need, 
to get rid of that confusing maze, to get rid of red tape, and allow 
people to get the training they need, including all these people.
  What has been proposed by the gentleman from Massachusetts to address 
these needs is this program--the current program, minus one, and six 
new programs. More complicated, bigger maze, more red tape, harder to 
use. It serves these very people poorly.
  So I ask my colleagues to vote against the gentleman's amendment and 
support the underlying bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Tierney).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.


                             Recorded Vote

  Mr. TIERNEY. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 192, 
noes 227, not voting 12, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 73]

                               AYES--192

     Andrews
     Barber
     Barrow (GA)
     Bass
     Beatty
     Becerra
     Bera (CA)
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Bonamici
     Brady (PA)
     Braley (IA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownley (CA)
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardenas
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Cartwright
     Castro (TX)
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Courtney
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Danny
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delaney
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duckworth
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Engel
     Enyart
     Eshoo
     Esty
     Farr
     Fattah
     Frankel (FL)
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hahn
     Hanabusa
     Hastings (FL)
     Heck (WA)
     Higgins
     Hinojosa
     Holt
     Honda
     Horsford
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Israel
     Jackson Lee
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Kuster
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lee (CA)
     Levin
     Lewis
     Lipinski
     Loebsack
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Lujan Grisham (NM)
     Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
     Maffei
     Maloney, Carolyn
     Maloney, Sean
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Michaud
     Miller, George
     Moore
     Moran
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Negrete McLeod
     Nolan
     O'Rourke
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peters (CA)
     Peters (MI)
     Peterson
     Pingree (ME)
     Pocan
     Polis
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Richmond
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Ryan (OH)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Serrano
     Sewell (AL)
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Sinema
     Sires
     Slaughter
     Speier
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Titus
     Tonko
     Tsongas
     Van Hollen
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watt
     Waxman
     Welch
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth
     Young (AK)

                               NOES--227

     Aderholt
     Alexander
     Amash
     Amodei
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Barletta
     Barr
     Barton
     Benishek
     Bentivolio
     Bilirakis

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     Bishop (UT)
     Black
     Blackburn
     Bonner
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Bridenstine
     Brooks (AL)
     Brooks (IN)
     Broun (GA)
     Buchanan
     Bucshon
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Capito
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Chabot
     Chaffetz
     Coble
     Coffman
     Cole
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (NY)
     Conaway
     Cook
     Cotton
     Cramer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Culberson
     Daines
     Davis, Rodney
     Denham
     Dent
     DeSantis
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Duffy
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Ellmers
     Farenthold
     Fincher
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fleming
     Flores
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Garrett
     Gerlach
     Gibbs
     Gibson
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Gosar
     Gowdy
     Granger
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (MO)
     Griffin (AR)
     Griffith (VA)
     Grimm
     Guthrie
     Hall
     Harper
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Hastings (WA)
     Heck (NV)
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Holding
     Hudson
     Huelskamp
     Huizenga (MI)
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurt
     Issa
     Jenkins
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan
     Joyce
     Kelly
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kline
     Labrador
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Lankford
     Latham
     Latta
     LoBiondo
     Long
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lummis
     Marchant
     Marino
     Massie
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McKeon
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     Meadows
     Meehan
     Messer
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, Gary
     Mullin
     Mulvaney
     Murphy (PA)
     Neugebauer
     Noem
     Nugent
     Nunes
     Nunnelee
     Olson
     Palazzo
     Paulsen
     Pearce
     Perry
     Petri
     Pittenger
     Pitts
     Poe (TX)
     Pompeo
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Radel
     Reed
     Reichert
     Renacci
     Ribble
     Rice (SC)
     Rigell
     Roby
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rokita
     Rooney
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothfus
     Royce
     Runyan
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Scalise
     Schock
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Southerland
     Stewart
     Stivers
     Stockman
     Stutzman
     Terry
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiberi
     Tipton
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walden
     Walorski
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yoder
     Yoho
     Young (FL)
     Young (IN)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Castor (FL)
     Costa
     Foster
     Gardner
     Hanna
     Himes
     Lynch
     Markey
     McHenry
     Rush
     Schakowsky
     Smith (WA)

                              {time}  1153

  Messrs. COLE, MURPHY of Pennsylvania, ISSA, GARY G. MILLER of 
California and Mrs. BACHMANN changed their vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  Messrs. BRADY of Pennsylvania, ENYART, SIRES and DOYLE changed their 
vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, as amended.
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, the Committee rises.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Woodall) having assumed the chair, Mr. Campbell, Acting Chair of the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported that 
that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 803) to 
reform and strengthen the workforce investment system of the Nation to 
put Americans back to work and make the United States more competitive 
in the 21st century, and, pursuant to House Resolution 113, he reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted in the Committee 
of the Whole.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is 
ordered.
  Is a separate vote demanded on any amendment to the amendment 
reported from the Committee of the Whole?
  If not, the question is on the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, as amended.
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third 
reading of the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was 
read the third time.


                           Motion to Recommit

  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion at the 
desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman opposed to the bill?
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Yes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to 
recommit.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Mr. George Miller of California moves to recommit the bill, 
     H.R. 803, to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
     with instructions to report the same forthwith to the House 
     with the following amendment:
       Insert after section 4 the following:

     SEC. 5. PROTECTION OF WAGES AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
                   SENIORS, VETERANS, WOMEN, YOUTH, AND 
                   INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

       Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act 
     shall repeal, deny, or weaken the wages, employment 
     protections, employment or training opportunities, or 
     educational benefits for the following:
       (1) Seniors who receive employment opportunities and wage 
     protections under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (Public Law 
     89-73).
       (2) Veterans protected under the disabled veterans outreach 
     program under section 4103(A) and programs under 4104 of 
     title 38, United States Code.
       (3) Women who receive training and other employment 
     assistance under the Women in Apprenticeship and 
     Nontraditional Occupations Act.
       (4) Youth who receive employment opportunities and wage 
     protections under Youth Build program, the Youth Conservation 
     Corps Act, and any other youth training programs under the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998; or
       (5) Individuals with disabilities who are provided job 
     opportunities under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     701 et seq.).

     SEC. 6. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES.

       (a) Minimum Wage.--
       (1) In general.--Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not 
     less than--
       ``(A) $8.20 an hour, beginning on the first day of the 
     third month that begins after the date of enactment of the 
     SKILLS Act;
       ``(B) $9.15 an hour, beginning 1 year after that first day;
       ``(C) $10.10 an hour, beginning 2 years after that first 
     day; and
       ``(D) beginning on the date that is 3 years after that 
     first day, and annually thereafter, the amount determined by 
     the Secretary pursuant to subsection (h);''.
       (2) Determination based on increase in the consumer price 
     index.--Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
     U.S.C. 206) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h)(1) Each year, by not later than the date that is 90 
     days before a new minimum wage determined under subsection 
     (a)(1)(D) is to take effect, the Secretary shall determine 
     the minimum wage to be in effect pursuant to this subsection 
     for the subsequent 1-year period. The wage determined 
     pursuant to this subsection for a year shall be--
       ``(A) not less than the amount in effect under subsection 
     (a)(1) on the date of such determination;
       ``(B) increased from such amount by the annual percentage 
     increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners 
     and Clerical Workers (United States city average, all items, 
     not seasonally adjusted), or its successor publication, as 
     determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; and
       ``(C) rounded to the nearest multiple of $0.05.
       ``(2) In calculating the annual percentage increase in the 
     Consumer Price Index for purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the 
     Secretary shall compare such Consumer Price Index for the 
     most recent month, quarter, or year available (as selected by 
     the Secretary prior to the first year for which a minimum 
     wage is in effect pursuant to this subsection) with the 
     Consumer Price Index for the same month in the preceding 
     year, the same quarter in the preceding year, or the 
     preceding year, respectively.''.
       (b) Base Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees.--Section 
     3(m)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
     203(m)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) the cash wage paid such employee, which for purposes 
     of such determination shall be not less than--
       ``(A) for the 1-year period beginning on the first day of 
     the third month that begins after the date of enactment of 
     the SKILLS Act, $3.00 an hour;
       ``(B) for each succeeding 1-year period until the hourly 
     wage under this paragraph equals 70 percent of the wage in 
     effect under section 6(a)(1) for such period, an hourly wage 
     equal to the amount determined under this paragraph for the 
     preceding year, increased by the lesser of--
       ``(i) $0.95; or
       ``(ii) the amount necessary for the wage in effect under 
     this paragraph to equal 70 percent of the wage in effect 
     under section 6(a)(1) for such period, rounded to the nearest 
     multiple of $0.05; and
       ``(C) for each succeeding 1-year period after the year in 
     which the hourly wage under this paragraph first equals 70 
     percent of the wage in effect under section 6(a)(1) for the 
     same period, the amount necessary to ensure that the wage in 
     effect under this paragraph remains equal to 70 percent of 
     the wage in effect under section 6(a)(1), rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $0.05; and''.

[[Page H1528]]

       (c) Publication of Notice.--Section 6 of the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938 (as amended by subsection (a)) (29 
     U.S.C. 206) is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(i) Not later than 60 days prior to the effective date of 
     any increase in the minimum wage determined under subsection 
     (h) or required for tipped employees in accordance with 
     subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 3(m)(1), as amended by the 
     SKILLS Act, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
     Register and on the website of the Department of Labor a 
     notice announcing the adjusted required wage.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect on the first day of the third month 
     that begins after the date of enactment of this Act.
       Amend the table of contents in section 2 by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 4 the following new items:

Sec. 5. Protection of wages and job opportunities for seniors, 
              veterans, women, youth, and individuals with 
              disabilities.
Sec. 6. Minimum wage increases.

  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (during the reading). I ask unanimous 
consent to dispense with the reading of the motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  Mr. KLINE. I object.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection is heard.
  The Clerk will read.
  The Clerk continued to read.
  Mr. KLINE (during the reading). I ask unanimous consent to dispense 
with the reading.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Campbell). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California is recognized 
for 5 minutes in support of his motion.

                              {time}  1200

  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, last week, I met a 
young man named Gregory Reynoso. He lives in Brooklyn. He is married, 
and they have a little girl who will soon turn 3 years old. He is a 
pizza delivery man. He makes $7.25 an hour, but he can't make ends 
meet. As Gregory told me, if he pays one bill, he can't pay another.
  He told me: I'm delivering food to other people all day, but 
sometimes I need food stamps so my family can eat.
  When I look at the bill before us, I think of Gregory and a million 
other hardworking Americans like him. The bill before us is not for 
him. He's low-income. Under this bill, he loses his priority of service 
even if he wanted to train to try to get new skills for a better job 
with better wages to provide for his family. With this bill, he 
wouldn't be able to. With this bill, we shouldn't ask what it does for 
people like Gregory but what it does to them.
  Under the Foxx bill, seniors and youth no longer have wage 
protections. Low-income workers no longer get priority of service. The 
voices of labor and community colleges are squeezed off the Workforce 
Investment Boards, and the poor and disadvantaged get the shaft.
  We propose this motion to do something different so that, no matter 
what happens with the adoption of the Foxx bill, the poor will get a 
better shot at better jobs, and those who are working in low-wage jobs 
will get a decent wage. This amendment raises the Federal minimum wage 
to $10.10 an hour. It indexes it to inflation, and gives tipped workers 
a raise for the first time in 20 years. For the first time in 20 years, 
they will get a shot at a raise and a decent wage for the work that 
they do in waiting on other people.
  Without an increase in years, the working poor have been falling 
further and further behind. While corporate profits soar, while the Dow 
breaks new records, and while the CEOs take home 380 times the wages of 
average workers, the lowest paid workers are falling behind. If we vote 
to raise the minimum wage, we pump more than $32 billion into the 
economy, money into working people's pockets, money into Main Street 
small businesses, money spent locally, money that generates demand, and 
demand that generates jobs.
  A minimum wage increase pays for itself. Some businesses might have 
to pay higher wages, but they'll see higher revenues thanks to higher 
demand. The number one complaint from small businesses, according to 
Steve Case, the founder of AOL, is that there are not enough customers 
on Main Street because they're not earning enough money. They can't 
spend on Main Street because they're not earning enough money. That's 
why business owners are coming out for the raise--large businesses, 
like the CEO of Costco--encouraging and supporting the minimum wage; 
small businesses, like the restaurant owner Andy Shallal who came out 
for the minimum wage; and business leaders like the CEO of the U.S. 
Women's Chamber of Commerce. In 2005, the chairman of the board of 
Walmart came out for the minimum wage because, like today, their 
customers don't have enough money to buy the necessities of life. So 
think what this means if they can have an increase in the minimum wage. 
Think what this means to those individuals.
  Over two-thirds of the people in this country support an increase to 
the minimum wage. A majority of self-identified Republicans support an 
increase in the minimum wage. We must understand that this is a pay 
raise for 30 million Americans. Half of those workers are women in this 
country; 88 percent of those workers are at least 20 years of age; and 
17 million children will live in families that will get an increase in 
the wages and the incomes to those families.
  These hardworking Americans have suffered enough in the Great 
Recession. Enough of the attacks on Medicare, Head Start, and now job 
training. Let's do something different this time. Let's do something 
that's right. Let's reward work for people who go to work every day in 
very difficult jobs, in sometimes very dirty jobs, in sometimes very 
demeaning jobs. They work every day, and they go home poor. At the end 
of the year, they end up poor. They work 52 weeks--they end up poor. 
They work in tough jobs--they end up poor.
  Now is your opportunity to reward work to provide them. Let's help 
these individuals. Let's help these families. Let's raise the minimum 
wage. It's time for $10.10 an hour. Vote ``yes'' on the final passage--
the vote for the minimum wage--and protect seniors, protect veterans, 
protect low-income workers.
  I yield back the balance of my time.


                Announcements by the Speaker Pro Tempore

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would ask Members not to cross the 
well when another Member is under recognition.
  The Chair will remind all persons in the gallery that they are here 
as guests of the House and that any manifestation of approval or 
disapproval of proceedings is in violation of the rules of the House.
  Mr. KLINE. Mr. Speaker, I seek time in opposition to the motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman opposed to the motion?
  Mr. KLINE. I am.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Minnesota is recognized 
for 5 minutes.
  Mr. KLINE. Mr. Speaker, I always appreciate the passion of my friend 
and colleague, the ranking member on the Education and the Workforce 
Committee, on this and on so many issues.
  It's no doubt personal incomes have been flat in recent years and 
unemployment remains high: 12 million Americans unemployed, some 22 
million Americans underemployed. Unemployment among youth is 
extraordinarily high. People are trying to get into the workforce, and 
they can't get in. We need jobs out there.
  The best approach right now is to get Federal spending under control 
and government out of the way of the Nation's job creators. Republicans 
are always willing to discuss responsible proposals that will promote 
economic growth and help people get to work. Since the motion to 
recommit would force this committee to advance a proposal that may hurt 
workers and job creators and increase unemployment, I urge my 
colleagues to vote ``no'' on the motion and ``yes'' on the underlying 
bill.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is 
ordered on the motion to recommit.
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the noes appeared to have it.

[[Page H1529]]

  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the 
yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule 
XX, this 5-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-
minute votes on passage of the bill, if ordered; and approval of the 
Journal, if ordered.
  This is a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 184, 
nays 233, not voting 14, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 74]

                               YEAS--184

     Andrews
     Barber
     Bass
     Beatty
     Becerra
     Bera (CA)
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Bonamici
     Brady (PA)
     Braley (IA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownley (CA)
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardenas
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Cartwright
     Castro (TX)
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Courtney
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Danny
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delaney
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Deutch
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duckworth
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Engel
     Enyart
     Eshoo
     Esty
     Farr
     Fattah
     Frankel (FL)
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hahn
     Hanabusa
     Hastings (FL)
     Heck (WA)
     Higgins
     Hinojosa
     Holt
     Honda
     Horsford
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Israel
     Jackson Lee
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Kuster
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lee (CA)
     Levin
     Lewis
     Lipinski
     Loebsack
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Lujan Grisham (NM)
     Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
     Maffei
     Maloney, Carolyn
     Maloney, Sean
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Michaud
     Miller, George
     Moore
     Moran
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Negrete McLeod
     Nolan
     O'Rourke
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peters (CA)
     Peters (MI)
     Pingree (ME)
     Pocan
     Polis
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Richmond
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Ryan (OH)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schwartz
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Serrano
     Sewell (AL)
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Sinema
     Sires
     Slaughter
     Speier
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Titus
     Tonko
     Tsongas
     Van Hollen
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watt
     Waxman
     Welch
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                               NAYS--233

     Aderholt
     Alexander
     Amash
     Amodei
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Barletta
     Barr
     Barrow (GA)
     Barton
     Benishek
     Bentivolio
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Black
     Blackburn
     Bonner
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Bridenstine
     Brooks (AL)
     Brooks (IN)
     Broun (GA)
     Buchanan
     Bucshon
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Capito
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Chabot
     Coble
     Coffman
     Cole
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (NY)
     Conaway
     Cook
     Cotton
     Cramer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Culberson
     Daines
     Davis, Rodney
     Denham
     Dent
     DeSantis
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Duffy
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Ellmers
     Farenthold
     Fincher
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fleming
     Flores
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Garrett
     Gerlach
     Gibbs
     Gibson
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Gosar
     Gowdy
     Granger
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (MO)
     Griffin (AR)
     Griffith (VA)
     Grimm
     Guthrie
     Hall
     Harper
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Hastings (WA)
     Heck (NV)
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Holding
     Hudson
     Huelskamp
     Huizenga (MI)
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurt
     Issa
     Jenkins
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan
     Joyce
     Kelly
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kline
     Labrador
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Lankford
     Latham
     Latta
     LoBiondo
     Long
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lummis
     Marchant
     Marino
     Massie
     Matheson
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     Meadows
     Meehan
     Messer
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, Gary
     Mullin
     Mulvaney
     Murphy (PA)
     Neugebauer
     Noem
     Nugent
     Nunes
     Nunnelee
     Olson
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Paulsen
     Pearce
     Perry
     Peterson
     Petri
     Pittenger
     Pitts
     Poe (TX)
     Pompeo
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Radel
     Reed
     Reichert
     Renacci
     Ribble
     Rice (SC)
     Rigell
     Roby
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rokita
     Rooney
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothfus
     Royce
     Runyan
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Scalise
     Schock
     Schrader
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Southerland
     Stewart
     Stivers
     Stockman
     Stutzman
     Terry
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiberi
     Tipton
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walden
     Walorski
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yoder
     Yoho
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Young (IN)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Castor (FL)
     Chaffetz
     Costa
     Dingell
     Foster
     Gardner
     Hanna
     Himes
     Lynch
     Markey
     McHenry
     Rush
     Schakowsky
     Smith (WA)

                              {time}  1216

  So the motion to recommit was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Stated against:
  Mr. CHAFFETZ. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 74 I was unavoidably 
detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the 
yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 215, 
nays 202, not voting 15, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 75]

                               YEAS--215

     Aderholt
     Alexander
     Amodei
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Barletta
     Barr
     Barrow (GA)
     Barton
     Benishek
     Bentivolio
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Black
     Blackburn
     Boehner
     Bonner
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Brooks (AL)
     Brooks (IN)
     Buchanan
     Bucshon
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Capito
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Chabot
     Chaffetz
     Coble
     Coffman
     Cole
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (NY)
     Conaway
     Cotton
     Cramer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Culberson
     Daines
     Davis, Rodney
     Denham
     Dent
     DeSantis
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Duffy
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Ellmers
     Farenthold
     Fincher
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fleming
     Flores
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Garrett
     Gerlach
     Gibbs
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Gosar
     Gowdy
     Granger
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (MO)
     Griffin (AR)
     Griffith (VA)
     Guthrie
     Hall
     Harper
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Hastings (WA)
     Heck (NV)
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Holding
     Hudson
     Huelskamp
     Huizenga (MI)
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurt
     Issa
     Jenkins
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jordan
     Kelly
     King (IA)
     Kingston
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kline
     Labrador
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Lankford
     Latham
     Latta
     Long
     Lucas
     Lummis
     Marchant
     Marino
     Matheson
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McKeon
     McMorris Rodgers
     Meadows
     Meehan
     Messer
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Mullin
     Mulvaney
     Murphy (PA)
     Neugebauer
     Noem
     Nugent
     Nunes
     Nunnelee
     Olson
     Palazzo
     Paulsen
     Pearce
     Perry
     Petri
     Pittenger
     Pitts
     Poe (TX)
     Pompeo
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Radel
     Reed
     Reichert
     Renacci
     Ribble
     Rice (SC)
     Rigell
     Roby
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rokita
     Rooney
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothfus
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Salmon
     Scalise
     Schock
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Southerland
     Stewart
     Stivers
     Stockman
     Stutzman
     Terry
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiberi
     Tipton
     Upton
     Valadao
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walden
     Walorski
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yoder
     Yoho
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Young (IN)

                               NAYS--202

     Amash
     Andrews
     Barber
     Bass
     Beatty
     Becerra
     Bera (CA)
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Bonamici
     Brady (PA)
     Braley (IA)
     Bridenstine
     Broun (GA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownley (CA)
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardenas
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Cartwright
     Castro (TX)
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooper
     Courtney
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Danny
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delaney
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duckworth
     Edwards

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     Ellison
     Engel
     Enyart
     Eshoo
     Esty
     Farr
     Fattah
     Frankel (FL)
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia
     Gibson
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Grimm
     Gutierrez
     Hahn
     Hanabusa
     Hastings (FL)
     Heck (WA)
     Higgins
     Hinojosa
     Holt
     Honda
     Horsford
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Israel
     Jackson Lee
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kind
     King (NY)
     Kirkpatrick
     Kuster
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lee (CA)
     Levin
     Lewis
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Lujan Grisham (NM)
     Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
     Maffei
     Maloney, Carolyn
     Maloney, Sean
     Massie
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinley
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Michaud
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Moore
     Moran
     Murphy (FL)
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Negrete McLeod
     Nolan
     O'Rourke
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peters (CA)
     Peters (MI)
     Peterson
     Pingree (ME)
     Pocan
     Polis
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Richmond
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Runyan
     Ruppersberger
     Ryan (OH)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Serrano
     Sewell (AL)
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Sinema
     Sires
     Slaughter
     Speier
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Titus
     Tonko
     Tsongas
     Turner
     Van Hollen
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watt
     Waxman
     Welch
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Castor (FL)
     Costa
     Foster
     Gardner
     Hanna
     Himes
     Joyce
     Luetkemeyer
     Lynch
     Markey
     McHenry
     Nadler
     Rush
     Schakowsky
     Smith (WA)

                              {time}  1224

  So the bill was passed.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  Stated against:
  Mr. JOYCE. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 75, had I been present, I 
would have voted ``nay.''


                          Personal Explanation

  Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Speaker, I was absent for the following votes due to 
a family funeral. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows:
  Yes: Previous question
  Yes: Adoption of the rule for H.R. 803 the SKILLS Act
  No: Approval of the Journal
  No: Tierney Substitute Amendment
  No: Democrat Motion to Recommit
  Yes: H.R. 803--Support Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills 
(SKILLS) Act


                          Personal Explanation

  Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, on March 15, I was unable to be present for a 
series of votes. Had I been present for rollcall vote 73 on H.R. 803, I 
would have voted ``yea.'' Had I been present for rollcall vote 74 on 
H.R. 803, I would have voted ``yea.'' Had I been present for rollcall 
vote 75 on final passage of H.R. 803, I would have voted ``nay.''

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