S. 200, Relaunching America’s Workforce Act
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Senate bill S. 200 of the 117th Congress, 1st Session, was introduced February 3, 2021, to provide State and local workforce and career and technical education systems the support to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. Murray introduced it for herself and others named in the heading, and it was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The short title is the Relaunching America’s Workforce Act. The table of contents lists Title I, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, with Subtitle A on workforce development activities, Subtitle B on an Employment Service COVID-19 National Emergency Response Fund, and Subtitle C on Job Corps response.
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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 200
To provide State and local workforce and career and technical education
systems the support to respond to the COVID–19 national emergency.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. KAINE, Ms. SMITH, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms.
ROSEN, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. REED, Mr. COONS, and Mrs. GILLIBRAND) in-
troduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To provide State and local workforce and career and tech-
nical education systems the support to respond to the
COVID–19 national emergency.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
5 ‘‘Relaunching America’s Workforce Act’’.
6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents is
7 as follows:
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Rule of construction.
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TITLE I—WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT
Sec. 101. Definitions and WIOA requirements.
Subtitle A—Workforce Development Activities in Response to the COVID–19
National Emergency
Sec. 111. Workforce response activities.
Sec. 112. National dislocated worker grants.
Sec. 113. State dislocated worker activities responding to the COVID–19 emer-
gency.
Sec. 114. Youth workforce investment activities responding to the COVID–19
national emergency.
Sec. 115. Adult employment and training activities responding to the COVID–
19 national emergency.
Subtitle B—Employment Service COVID–19 National Emergency Response
Fund
Sec. 121. Employment service.
Subtitle C—Job Corps Response to the COVID–19 National Emergency
Sec. 131. Job Corps response to the COVID–19 national emergency.
Subtitle D—National Programs
Sec. 141. Native American programs responding to the COVID–19 national
emergency.
Sec. 142. Migrant and seasonal farmworker program response.
Sec. 143. YouthBuild activities responding to the COVID–19 national emer-
gency.
Sec. 144. Reentry employment opportunities responding to the COVID–19 na-
tional emergency.
Sec. 145. Registered apprenticeship opportunities responding to the COVID–19
national emergency.
Subtitle E—Adult Education and Literacy COVID–19 National Emergency
Response
Sec. 151. Definitions.
Sec. 152. Adult education and literacy response activities.
Sec. 153. Distribution of funds.
Subtitle F—Community College and Industry Partnership Grants
Sec. 161. Community college and industry partnership grants.
Subtitle G—General Provisions
Sec. 171. General provisions.
TITLE II—CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL
EDUCATION ACT OF 2006
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Sec. 201. Definitions and Perkins CTE requirements.
Sec. 202. Perkins career and technical education.
Sec. 203. General provisions.
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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
2 In this Act:
3 (1) APPRENTICESHIP; APPRENTICESHIP PRO-
4 GRAM.—The terms ‘‘apprenticeship’’ and ‘‘appren-
5 ticeship program’’ mean, respectively, an apprentice-
6 ship in an apprenticeship program, and an appren-
7 ticeship program, registered by the Office of Appren-
8 ticeship or a State apprenticeship agency under the
9 Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the
10 ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’) (50 Stat. 664, chap-
11 ter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), including, as in effect
12 on December 30, 2019, any requirement, standard,
13 or rule promulgated under that Act.
14 (2) CORONAVIRUS.—The term ‘‘coronavirus’’
15 means coronavirus as defined in section 506 of the
16 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supple-
17 mental Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–
18 123).
19 (3) COVID–19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.—The
20 term ‘‘COVID–19 national emergency’’ means the
21 national emergency declared by the President under
22 the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et
23 seq.) on March 13, 2020, with respect to the
24 coronavirus.
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25 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’—
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1 (A) as such term is used in subtitles A
2 through D, and subtitle F, of title I, means the
3 Secretary of Labor; and
4 (B) as such term is used in subtitle E of
5 title I and title II, means the Secretary of Edu-
6 cation.
7 SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
8 Any funds made available under this Act that are
9 used to fund an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program
10 shall only be used for, or provided to, an apprenticeship,
11 or apprenticeship program, that meets the definition of the
12 term involved in section 2 of this Act, including any funds
13 awarded for the purposes of grants, contracts, or coopera-
14 tive agreements, or the development, implementation, or
15 administration, of an apprenticeship or an apprenticeship
16 program.
17 TITLE I—WORKFORCE INNOVA-
18 TION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT
19 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS AND WIOA REQUIREMENTS.
20 Except as otherwise provided, in this title, other than
21 subtitle E—
22 (1) the terms have the meanings given the
23 terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and
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24 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102); and
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1 (2) an allotment, allocation, or other provision
2 of funds made in accordance with a provision of the
3 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
4 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) shall be made in compliance
5 with the applicable requirements of such Act (29
6 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), including the applicable re-
7 quirements of section 182(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
8 3242(e)) unless otherwise provided for in this Act.
9Subtitle A—Workforce Develop-
10 ment Activities in Response to
11 the COVID–19 National Emer-
12 gency
13 SEC. 111. WORKFORCE RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.
14 (a) FUNDS FOR ADULTS AND DISLOCATED WORK-
15 ERS.—With respect to funds appropriated under section
16 113(d) or 115(c) and allotted to a State under subtitle
17 B of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
18 Act (29 U.S.C. 3151 et seq.) for adult or dislocated work-
19 er workforce development activities, allocated to a local
20 area for adult workforce development activities in accord-
21 ance with paragraph (2)(A) or paragraph (3) of section
22 133(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
23 (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)), or allocated to a local area for dis-
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24 located worker workforce development activities in accord-
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1 ance with section 133(b)(2)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
2 3173(b)(B)), the following shall apply:
3 (1) ELIGIBILITY OF ADULTS AND DISLOCATED
4 WORKERS.—To be eligible to receive services
5 through those funds, an adult or dislocated work-
6 er—
7 (A) shall not be required to meet the re-
8 quirements of section 134(c)(3)(B) of the
9 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
10 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(B));
11 (B) may include, as determined by the
12 Governor or local board involved, an individual
13 described in section 2102(a)(3)(A) of the
14 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
15 Act (15 U.S.C. 9021(a)(3)(A)) who, for the
16 purposes of this section, may be considered by
17 the Governor or board to be an adult or a dis-
18 located worker; and
19 (C) shall include individuals with barriers
20 to employment, including individuals with dis-
21 abilities, not less than age 18 who, for the pur-
22 poses of this section, shall be considered to be
23 adults and dislocated workers.
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24 (2) INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER SERVICES.—Such
25 funds may be used to provide individualized career
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1 services described in section 134(c)(2)(A)(xii) of the
2 Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (29
3 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)(xii)) to any such eligible adult
4 and dislocated worker.
5 (3) INCUMBENT WORKER TRAINING.—In a case
6 in which the local board for such local area provides
7 to the Secretary an assurance that the local area will
8 use such allocated funds (allocated for adult or dis-
9 located worker activities) to provide the work sup-
10 port activities designed to assist low-wage workers in
11 retaining and enhancing employment in accordance
12 with section 134(d)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innova-
13 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
14 3174(d)(1)(B)), such local board may—
15 (A) use not more than 40 percent of such
16 allocated funds for a training program for in-
17 cumbent workers described in section
18 134(d)(4)(A)(i) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
19 3174(d)(4)(A)(i)) (for such low-wage workers
20 who are incumbent workers); and
21 (B) consider the economic impact of the
22 COVID–19 national emergency to the employer
23 or participants of such program in determining
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24 an employer’s eligibility under section
25 134(d)(4)(A)(ii) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
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1 3174(d)(4)(A)(ii))) for the Federal share of the
2 cost of such program.
3 (4) TRANSITIONAL JOBS.—
4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The local board for
5 such local area may use not more than 40 per-
6 cent of such allocated funds to provide transi-
7 tional jobs in accordance with section 134(d)(5)
8 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
9 Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(5)).
10 (B) CLARIFICATION.—Section 194(10) of
11 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
12 (29 U.S.C. 3254(10)) shall not apply with re-
13 spect to the funds used under subparagraph
14 (A).
15 (5) ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.—The Governor for
16 the State or the local board for such area may take
17 into account the impact of the COVID–19 national
18 emergency as a factor in determining whether to in-
19 crease the amount of a reimbursement to an amount
20 up to 75 percent of the wage rate of a participant
21 in accordance with 134(c)(3)(H) of the Workforce
22 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
23 3174(c)(3)(H)).
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24 (6) CUSTOMIZED TRAINING.—The Governor for
25 the State or local board for such area may take into
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1 account the impact of the COVID–19 national emer-
2 gency as a factor in determining the portion of the
3 cost of training an employer shall provide in accord-
4 ance with section 3(14) of the Workforce Innovation
5 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(14)).
6 (b) GOVERNOR’S RESERVE.—With respect to funds
7 appropriated under section 113(d), 114(d), or 115(c) and
8 allotted under section 127 or 132 of the Workforce Inno-
9 vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3162; 3172) to
10 a State in accordance with section 127(b)(1)(C) and para-
11 graphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of section 132(b) of the Work-
12 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
13 3162(b)(1)(C); 3172(b)), the Governor—
14 (1) shall make the reservations under section
15 128(a) and 133(a)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
16 3163(a); 3173(a)(1)) and use the reserved funds for
17 statewide activities described in section 129(b) or
18 paragraph (2)(B) or (3) of section 134(a) of such
19 Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(b); 3174(a)) related to the
20 COVID–19 national emergency; and
21 (2) may make a reservation (in addition to the
22 reservations described in paragraph (1)) of not more
23 than 10 percent for activities related to responding
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24 to the COVID–19 national emergency if such re-
25 served funds are used for activities benefitting the
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1 local areas within such State most impacted by the
2 COVID–19 national emergency, which activities may
3 include providing—
4 (A) training for health care workers, public
5 health workers, personal care attendants, direct
6 service providers, home health workers, and
7 frontline workers;
8 (B) resources to support, allow for, or pro-
9 vide access to, online services, including coun-
10 seling, case management, and employment re-
11 tention supports, and delivery by local boards,
12 one-stop centers, one-stop operators, or training
13 services by providers eligible under section 122;
14 or
15 (C) additional resources to such local areas
16 to provide career services and supportive serv-
17 ices for eligible individuals.
18 (c) STATE WORKFORCE COVID–19 RECOVERY
19 PLAN.—Not later than 60 days after a State receives
20 funds appropriated under section 113(d), 114(d), or
21 115(c), the Governor shall submit to the Secretary, as a
22 supplement to the State plan submitted under section
23 102(a) or 103(a) of the Workforce Investment and Oppor-
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24 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112(a); 3113(a)), a workforce plan
25 that responds to the COVID–19 national emergency.
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1 SEC. 112. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS.
2 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the funds appro-
3 priated under subsection (e), the Secretary shall award,
4 in accordance with section 170 of the Workforce Innova-
5 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225), national dis-
6 located worker grants to the entities that meet the require-
7 ments for the grants under such section to carry out the
8 activities described in such section and in subsection (d)
9 of this section.
10 (b) PLAN.—The Secretary shall submit to the Com-
11 mittee on Education and Labor of the House of Rep-
12 resentatives and the Committee on Health, Education,
13 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committees
14 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
15 Senate, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment
16 of this Act, a plan for awarding of grants under this sec-
17 tion.
18 (c) TIMING.—Subject to the availability of appropria-
19 tions to carry out this section, not later than 60 days after
20 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall use
21 not less than 50 percent of the funds appropriated under
22 subsection (e) to award grants under this section.
23 (d) USES OF FUNDS.—
24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than half of the
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25 funds appropriated under subsection (e) shall be
26 used to award grants under this section to carry out
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1 this subsection, by responding to the COVID–19 na-
2 tional emergency as described in paragraph (2).
3 (2) RESPONSE TO COVID–19 NATIONAL EMER-
4 GENCY.—Such a grant to respond to the COVID–19
5 national emergency shall be used to provide activities
6 that include each of the following:
7 (A) TRAINING AND TEMPORARY EMPLOY-
8 MENT.—The activities provided shall include
9 training and temporary employment Training
10 and temporary employment to respond to the
11 COVID–19 national emergency, ensuring any
12 training or employment under this subpara-
13 graph provides participants with adequate and
14 safe equipment, environments, and facilities for
15 training and supervision, including positions or
16 assignments—
17 (i) as personal care attendants, direct
18 service providers, or home health workers
19 providing direct care and home health serv-
20 ices for—
21 (I) older individuals, individuals
22 with disabilities, or other individuals
23 with respiratory conditions or other
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24 underlying health conditions; or
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1 (II) individuals in urban, rural,
2 or suburban local areas with excess
3 poverty;
4 (ii) in health care and health care
5 support positions responding to the
6 COVID–19 national emergency;
7 (iii) to support State, local, or tribal
8 health departments; or
9 (iv) in a sector directly responding to
10 the COVID–19 national emergency such as
11 childcare, food retail, public service, manu-
12 facturing, or transportation.
13 (B) LAYOFF RESPONSE.—The activities
14 provided shall include activities responding to
15 layoffs of 50 or more individuals laid off by one
16 employer, or layoffs that significantly increase
17 unemployment in a community, as a result of
18 the COVID–19 national emergency, such as
19 layoffs in the hospitality, transportation, manu-
20 facturing, or retail industry sectors or occupa-
21 tions.
22 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
23 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
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24 $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available
25 through fiscal year 2023.
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1 SEC. 113. STATE DISLOCATED WORKER ACTIVITIES RE-
2 SPONDING TO THE COVID–19 EMERGENCY.
3 (a) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—
4 (1) STATES.—From the amounts appropriated
5 under subsection (d), the Secretary shall make allot-
6 ments to States in accordance with section 132(b)(2)
7 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
8 (29 U.S.C. 3172(b)(2)).
9 (2) LOCAL AREAS.—Not later than 30 days
10 after a State receives an allotment under paragraph
11 (1), the State shall use the allotted funds—
12 (A) to make the reservations required
13 under section 133(a) of the Workforce Innova-
14 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(a)),
15 which reserved funds may be used for statewide
16 activities described in section 134(a) of such
17 Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)) related to the COVID–
18 19 national emergency and the activities de-
19 scribed in subsection (c); and
20 (B) to allocate the remaining funds to local
21 areas in accordance with section 133(b)(2)(B)
22 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
23 Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(2)(B)), which funds
24 may be used for activities described in section
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25 134 (other than section 134(a)).
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1 (b) REQUIRED USES.—Each State, in coordination
2 with local areas to the extent described in subsection (c),
3 shall use the funds received under this section to engage
4 in the dislocated worker response activities described in
5 sections 133(b)(2)(B) and 134 of the Workforce Innova-
6 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(2)(B);
7 3174), and the activities described in subsection (c), to
8 support layoff aversion and provide necessary supports to
9 eligible adults (at risk of dislocation) and dislocated work-
10 ers and to employers facing layoffs, due to the impacts
11 of the COVID–19 national emergency.
12 (c) COVID–19 DISLOCATED WORKER EMERGENCY
13 RESPONSE.—The dislocated worker response activities de-
14 scribed in this subsection shall include each of the fol-
15 lowing activities carried out by a State, in coordination
16 with local areas impacted by the COVID–19 national
17 emergency (including local areas in which layoffs, suspen-
18 sions, or reductions of employment have occurred or have
19 the potential to occur as a result of the COVID–19 na-
20 tional emergency):
21 (1) RAPID RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.—The dis-
22 located worker rapid response activities shall include
23 the rapid response activities described in section
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24 134(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
25 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(A)), including
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1 the layoff aversion activities described in section
2 682.320 of subtitle 20, Code of Federal Regulations
3 (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act)
4 to engage employers and adults (at risk of disloca-
5 tion).
6 (2) DISLOCATED WORKER ACTIVITIES.—The
7 dislocated worker rapid response activities shall in-
8 clude coordination of projects, for eligible adults (at
9 risk of dislocation) and dislocated workers impacted
10 by layoffs, suspensions, or reductions in employment
11 as a result of the COVID–19 national emergency,
12 targeted at immediate reemployment, career naviga-
13 tion services, supportive services, career services,
14 training for in-demand industry sectors and occupa-
15 tions, provision of information on in-demand and de-
16 clining industries and information on employers who
17 have a demonstrated history of providing equitable
18 benefits and compensation and safe working condi-
19 tions, access to technology and online skills training
20 including digital literacy skills training, and other
21 layoff support or further layoff aversion strategies
22 through employment and training activities.
23 (3) SHORT-TERM TRAINING FOR COVID–19
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24 EMERGENCY RESPONSE.—The dislocated worker
25 rapid response activities shall include a prioritization
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1 or coordination of employment and training activi-
2 ties, including supportive services and career path-
3 ways, that—
4 (A) prepare eligible adults (at risk of dis-
5 location) and dislocated workers to participate
6 in short-term employment to meet the demands
7 for health care workers, public health workers,
8 personal care attendants, direct service pro-
9 viders, home health workers, and frontline
10 workers responding to the COVID–19 national
11 emergency, including frontline workers in the
12 transportation, information technology, service,
13 manufacturing, food service, maintenance, and
14 cleaning sectors;
15 (B) allow such participating individuals to
16 maintain eligibility for career services and
17 training services through the period in which
18 such individuals are in short-term employment
19 to respond to the COVID–19 national emer-
20 gency, and in the period immediately following
21 the conclusion of the short-term employment, to
22 support transitions into further training or em-
23 ployment; and
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1 (C) provide participants with adequate and
2 safe equipment, environments, and facilities for
3 training and supervision.
4 (4) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The dis-
5 located worker rapid response activities shall include
6 coordination of necessary career services or training
7 services with State vocational rehabilitation agencies
8 to support individuals with disabilities who have ex-
9 perienced layoffs, suspensions, or reductions in em-
10 ployment opportunities due to the impact of the
11 COVID–19 national emergency.
12 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
13 authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities
14 described in this section, and subsections (a), (b), and (c)
15 of section 111, $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to
16 remain available through fiscal year 2023.
17 SEC. 114. YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
18 RESPONDING TO THE COVID–19 NATIONAL
19 EMERGENCY.
20 (a) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—
21 (1) STATES.—From the amounts appropriated
22 under subsection (d), the Secretary shall make allot-
23 ments to States in accordance with section 127(b) of
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24 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
25 U.S.C. 3162(b)).
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1 (2) LOCAL AREAS.—Not later than 30 days
2 after a State receives an allotment under paragraph
3 (1), the State shall use the allotted funds—
4 (A) to make the reservations required
5 under 128(a) of the Workforce Innovation and
6 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3163(a)), which re-
7 served funds may be used for statewide activi-
8 ties described in section 129(b) of the Work-
9 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
10 U.S.C. 3164(a)) related to the COVID–19 na-
11 tional emergency and the activities described in
12 subsection (b); and
13 (B) to allocate the remaining funds to local
14 areas in accordance with section 128(b) of the
15 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
16 U.S.C. 3163(b)), which funds may be used for
17 the activities described in subsection (b).
18 (b) USES OF FUNDS.—
19 (1) IN GENERAL.—In using the funds received
20 under this section, each State and local area shall
21 prioritize providing services described in paragraph
22 (2)(A) for youth impacted by diminished labor mar-
23 ket opportunities for summer jobs or year-round em-
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25 COVID–19 national emergency, and youth who are
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1 individuals with barriers to employment, including
2 youth with disabilities.
3 (2) YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVI-
4 TIES.—
5 (A) EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
6 AT-RISK YOUTH.—Each State and local area re-
7 ceiving funds under this section shall use not
8 less than 50 percent of such funds to support
9 summer and year-round youth employment op-
10 portunities for in-school and out-of-school
11 youth—
12 (i) with a priority for out-of-school
13 youth and youth with multiple barriers to
14 employment; and
15 (ii) which shall include support for
16 employer partnerships for youth employ-
17 ment and subsidized youth employment,
18 and partnerships with community-based
19 organizations to support such employment
20 opportunities.
21 (B) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—Any amount of
22 the funds so received that is not used to carry
23 out the activities described in subparagraph (A)
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1 (b) and (c), respectively, of section 129 of the
2 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
3 U.S.C. 3164), and for the purposes of—
4 (i) supporting in-school and out-of-
5 school youth to connect to education and
6 career pathways;
7 (ii) establishing or expanding partner-
8 ships with community-based organizations
9 to develop or expand work experience op-
10 portunities through which youth can de-
11 velop skills and competencies to secure and
12 maintain employment, including opportuni-
13 ties with supports for activities like peer
14 mentoring;
15 (iii) providing subsidized employment,
16 internships, work-based learning, and
17 youth apprenticeship opportunities;
18 (iv) providing work readiness training
19 activities and educational programs aligned
20 to career pathways that support credential
21 attainment and the development of employ-
22 ability skills;
23 (v) engaging or establishing industry
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1 needs and available opportunities for youth
2 employment;
3 (vi) conducting outreach to youth and
4 employers;
5 (vii) providing coaching, navigation,
6 and mentoring services for participating
7 youth, including career exploration, career
8 counseling, career planning, and college
9 planning services for participating youth;
10 (viii) providing coaching, navigation,
11 and mentoring services for employers on
12 how to successfully employ participating
13 youth in meaningful work;
14 (ix) providing services to youth, to en-
15 able participation in a program of youth
16 activities, which services may include sup-
17 portive services, access to technological de-
18 vices and access to other supports needed
19 to access online services, including assistive
20 technology for youth with disabilities, and
21 followup services for not less than 12
22 months after the completion of participa-
23 tion, as appropriate; and
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25 section with State and local educational
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1 agencies to adjust for revised academic cal-
2 endars in response to the COVID–19 na-
3 tional emergency.
4 (c) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—A State or local area
5 using funds under this section for youth summer or year-
6 round employment shall require that not less than 25 per-
7 cent of the wages of each eligible youth participating in
8 such employment be paid by the employer, except that
9 such requirement may waived for an employer facing fi-
10 nancial hardship due to the COVID–19 national emer-
11 gency.
12 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
13 authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities
14 described in this section, and subsections (b) and (c) of
15 section 111, $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to re-
16 main available through fiscal year 2023.
17 SEC. 115. ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES
18 RESPONDING TO THE COVID–19 NATIONAL
19 EMERGENCY.
20 (a) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—
21 (1) STATES.—From the amounts appropriated
22 under subsection (c), the Secretary shall make allot-
23 ments to States in accordance with section 132(b)(1)
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25 (29 U.S.C. 3172(b)(1)).
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1 (2) LOCAL AREAS.—Not later than 30 days
2 after a State receives an allotment under paragraph
3 (1), the State shall use the allotted funds—
4 (A) to make the reservations required
5 under section 133(a) of the Workforce Innova-
6 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(a)),
7 which reserved funds may be used for statewide
8 activities described in section 134(a) of such
9 Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)) related to the COVID–
10 19 national emergency; and
11 (B) to allocate the remaining funds to local
12 areas in accordance with paragraph (2)(A) or
13 (3) of section 133(b) of the Workforce Innova-
14 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)).
15 (b) USES OF FUNDS.—
16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State and local area
17 receiving funds under this section shall use the
18 funds to engage in the adult employment and train-
19 ing activities described in section 134 of the Work-
20 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
21 3174) to provide necessary supports and services to
22 eligible adults who are adversely impacted by the
23 COVID–19 national emergency, including to individ-
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25 employment, and shall coordinate the adult employ-
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1 ment and training services with employers facing
2 economic hardship or employment challenges due to
3 economic impacts of the COVID–19 national emer-
4 gency.
5 (2) COVID–19 ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND
6 TRAINING ACTIVITIES.—
7 (A) SERVICES TO SUPPORT EMPLOYERS
8 IMPACTED BY THE COVID–19 NATIONAL EMER-
9 GENCY.—Of the funds allocated to a local area
10 under subsection (a)(2)(B), not less than one
11 third shall be used for providing services to eli-
12 gible adults to support employers impacted by
13 the COVID–19 national emergency, including—
14 (i) incumbent worker training, on-the-
15 job training, apprenticeship programs, and
16 customized training activities;
17 (ii) training provided through indi-
18 vidual training accounts;
19 (iii) training for in-demand industry
20 sectors and occupations, including for dig-
21 ital literacy needed for such industry sec-
22 tors and occupations; and
23 (iv) activities supporting employee re-
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1 (B) UNDEREMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOY-
2 MENT SUPPORTS.—Of the funds allocated to a
3 local area and not used for activities under sub-
4 paragraph (A), such funds shall be used to pro-
5 vide the services and supports described in sec-
6 tion 134(c)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and
7 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)) for eli-
8 gible adults who are workers facing under-
9 employment, individuals seeking work, or dis-
10 located workers, prioritizing individuals with
11 barriers to employment or eligible adults who
12 are adversely impacted by economic changes
13 within their communities due to the COVID–19
14 national emergency, including providing—
15 (i) career navigation supports to en-
16 courage and enable workers to find new ca-
17 reer pathways to in-demand careers and
18 the necessary training to support those ca-
19 reer pathways, or workplace learning advi-
20 sors to support incumbent workers;
21 (ii) virtual services and virtual em-
22 ployment and training activities, including
23 providing appropriate accommodations to
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1 with the Americans with Disabilities Act of
2 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and
3 (iii) supportive services and individ-
4 ualized career services as described in sec-
5 tion 134(c)(2)(A)(xii) of the Workforce In-
6 novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
7 3174(c)(2)(A)(xii)), including for individ-
8 uals with disabilities through collaboration
9 with the State vocational rehabilitation
10 agency.
11 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
12 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section and
13 subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 111,
14 $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available
15 through fiscal year 2023.
16 Subtitle B—Employment Service
17 COVID–19 National Emergency
18 Response Fund
19 SEC. 121. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.
20 (a) IN GENERAL.—From the funds appropriated
21 under subsection (c), the Secretary shall—
22 (1) reserve not less than $100,000,000 for
23 workforce information systems improvements, in-
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1 ing, and for the activities described in subsection
2 (b)(1); and
3 (2) use the remaining funds to make allotments
4 in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser
5 Act (29 U.S.C. 49e) to States, which for purposes
6 of this section shall include the Commonwealth of
7 the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa,
8 for—
9 (A) the activities described in subsection
10 (b)(2) of this section; and
11 (B) the activities described in section 15 of
12 the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–2).
13 (b) USES OF FUNDS.—
14 (1) RESERVATION USES OF FUNDS.—The Sec-
15 retary shall use the funds reserved under subsection
16 (a)(1) for—
17 (A) workforce information grants to States
18 for the development of labor market insights
19 and evidence on the State and local impacts of
20 the COVID–19 national emergency and on
21 promising reemployment strategies, and to im-
22 prove access to tools and equipment for virtual
23 products and service delivery;
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25 Support Center, to facilitate voluntary State
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1 participation in multi-State data collaboratives
2 that develop real-time State and local labor
3 market insights on the impacts of the COVID–
4 19 national emergency and evidence to promote
5 more rapid reemployment and economic mobil-
6 ity, using cross-State and cross-agency adminis-
7 trative data; and
8 (C) improvements in short- and long-term
9 State and local occupational and employment
10 projections to facilitate reemployment, economic
11 mobility, and economic development strategies.
12 (2) STATE USES OF FUNDS.—A State shall use
13 an allotment received under subsection (a)(2) to—
14 (A) provide additional resources for sup-
15 porting employment service personnel employed
16 through a merit system in providing reemploy-
17 ment services for unemployed and under-
18 employed workers impacted by the COVID–19
19 national emergency;
20 (B) provide assistance for individuals im-
21 pacted by the COVID–19 national emergency,
22 including individuals receiving unemployment
23 benefits or seeking employment as a result of
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25 shall include providing for services such as re-
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1 employment services, job search assistance, and
2 job matching services based on the experience
3 of individuals, individualized career services,
4 and appropriate referral to and coordination
5 with agencies providing services to individuals
6 with barriers to employment, including individ-
7 uals with disabilities); and
8 (C) provide services for employers im-
9 pacted by the COVID–19 national emergency,
10 which shall include services for employers deal-
11 ing with labor force changes as a result of such
12 emergency.
13 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
14 authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities
15 described in this section $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year
16 2021, to remain available through fiscal year 2023.
17 Subtitle C—Job Corps Response to
18 the COVID–19 National Emergency
19 SEC. 131. JOB CORPS RESPONSE TO THE COVID–19 NA-
20 TIONAL EMERGENCY.
21 (a) FUNDING FOR JOB CORPS DURING THE COVID–
22 19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.—From the funds appro-
23 priated under subsection (c), the Secretary—
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25 which the Secretary has entered into an agreement
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1 under section 147(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation
2 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197(a)(1)) to—
3 (A) during the COVID–19 national emer-
4 gency—
5 (i) carry out the activities described in
6 section 148(a) of the Workforce Innovation
7 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3198(a));
8 and
9 (ii) provide the child care described in
10 section 148(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
11 3198(e));
12 (B) retain existing capacity (existing as of
13 June 1, 2019) of each Job Corps center, includ-
14 ing retaining the existing residential capacity,
15 during and after the COVID–19 national emer-
16 gency, and increase staffing and student capac-
17 ity and resources related to section 145 of the
18 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
19 U.S.C. 3195) to provide for full on-board
20 strength after such emergency; and
21 (C) during the 12-month period after the
22 COVID–19 national emergency, carry out the
23 graduate services described in section 148(d) of
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25 vidual who has graduated from Job Corps dur-
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1 ing the 3-month period after such emergency;
2 and
3 (2) may—
4 (A) provide up to 15 percent of the funds
5 provided to the entity to meet the operational
6 needs of the Job Corps center (which may in-
7 clude the cleaning, sanitation, and necessary
8 improvements of the center related to COVID–
9 19);
10 (B) support—
11 (i) activities providing the relationship
12 to opportunities, and links to employment
13 opportunities described in paragraphs (2)
14 and (3) of section 148(a) of the Workforce
15 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
16 U.S.C. 3198(a)); and
17 (ii) the academic and career and tech-
18 nical education and training described in
19 section 148 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3198)
20 through virtual or remote means for any
21 period while some Job Corps enrollees are
22 nonresidential due to the COVID–19 na-
23 tional emergency, including by providing
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25 during either period;
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1 (C) provide for costs related to infrastruc-
2 ture projects, including technology moderniza-
3 tion needed to provide for virtual and remote
4 learning; and
5 (D) provide for payment of Job Corps sti-
6 pends, including emergency Job Corps stipends,
7 and facilitate such payments through means
8 such as debit cards with no usage fees, and pro-
9 vide for corresponding financial literacy.
10 (b) FLEXIBILITY.—In order to provide for the suc-
11 cessful continuity of services and enrollment periods dur-
12 ing the COVID–19 national emergency, additional flexi-
13 bility shall be provided for Job Corps enrollees and service
14 providers, including flexibility provided as follows:
15 (1) ENROLLMENT LENGTH.—Notwithstanding
16 section 146(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
17 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3196(b)), an individual en-
18 rolled in the Job Corps during the COVID–19 na-
19 tional emergency may extend the individual’s period
20 of enrollment for more than 2 years, as long as such
21 extension does not exceed a 2-year, continuous pe-
22 riod of enrollment after the COVID–19 national
23 emergency.
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25 With respect to advanced career training programs
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1 under section 148(c) of the Workforce Innovation
2 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3198(c)), in which
3 the enrollees may continue to participate for a pe-
4 riod not to exceed 1 year in addition to the period
5 of participation to which the enrollees would other-
6 wise be limited, the COVID–19 national emergency
7 shall not be considered as any portion of such addi-
8 tional 1-year participation period.
9 (3) COUNSELING, JOB PLACEMENT, AND AS-
10 SESSMENT.—The counseling, job placement services,
11 and assessment described in section 149 of the
12 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
13 U.S.C. 3199) shall be available to former enrollees
14 or graduates—
15 (A) whose enrollment was interrupted due
16 to the COVID–19 national emergency; or
17 (B) who graduated from Job Corps during
18 the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and
19 ending 3 months after the COVID–19 national
20 emergency.
21 (4) SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall provide ad-
22 ditional support for the transition period described
23 in section 150(c) of the Workforce Innovation and
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25 subparagraph (B), including providing the following:
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1 (A) TRANSITION ALLOWANCES.—The Sec-
2 retary shall provide for additional transition al-
3 lowances as described in subsection (b) of sec-
4 tion 150 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3200) for Job
5 Corps graduates who have graduated during the
6 period described in paragraph (3)(B).
7 (B) TRANSITION SUPPORT.—The Secretary
8 shall consider the period described in paragraph
9 (3)(B) to be the period described in subsection
10 (c) of such section 150 (29 U.S.C. 3200) in
11 which employment services shall be provided to
12 former enrollees.
13 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
14 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle
15 $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available
16 through fiscal year 2023.
17 Subtitle D—National Programs
18 SEC. 141. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS RESPONDING TO
19 THE COVID–19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
20 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
21 activities described in section 166 of the Workforce Inno-
22 vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221)
23 $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available
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1 SEC. 142. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PRO-
2 GRAM RESPONSE.
3 (a) ELIGIBLE MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARM-
4 WORKER.—Notwithstanding the low-income requirement
5 in the definition of ‘‘eligible seasonal farmworker’’ in sec-
6 tion 167(i)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
7 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3222(i)(3)), an individual seeking
8 to enroll in a program funded under section 167 of the
9 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
10 3222) during the COVID–19 national emergency is eligi-
11 ble for such enrollment if such individual is a member of
12 a family with a total family income equal to or less than
13 150 percent of the Federal poverty line.
14 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
15 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section and
16 activities as described in section 167 of the Workforce In-
17 novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3222)
18 $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available
19 through fiscal year 2023.
20 SEC. 143. YOUTHBUILD ACTIVITIES RESPONDING TO THE
21 COVID–19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
22 (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to provide for the suc-
23 cessful continuity of services and enrollment periods dur-
24 ing the COVID–19 national emergency, the Secretary
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1 (1) make available, from 20 percent of the
2 funds appropriated under subsection (c), assistance
3 to entities carrying out YouthBuild programs oper-
4 ating during the COVID–19 national emergency
5 and, for the assistance made available to such an en-
6 tity—
7 (A) the assistance may be used for car-
8 rying out the activities under section 171(c)(2)
9 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
10 Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(c)(2)); and
11 (B) notwithstanding section 171(c)(2)(D)
12 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
13 Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(c)(2)(D)), a portion equal
14 to not more than 20 percent of the assistance
15 may be used for the administrative costs of car-
16 rying out activities under section 171(c)(2) of
17 such Act, but all of such portion shall be used
18 for such administrative costs related to re-
19 sponding to the COVID–19 national emergency;
20 (2) after using funds in accordance with para-
21 graph (1), use 80 percent of the funds appropriated
22 under subsection (c) to—
23 (A) reserve and use funds in accordance
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25 U.S.C. 3226(g)(2)(B)); and
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1 (B) award grants in accordance with sec-
2 tion 171(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(c)),
3 which may be awarded as supplemental awards,
4 to eligible entities that received grants under
5 such section 171(c) for program year 2019 or
6 2020; and
7 (3) provide for the flexibility described in sub-
8 section (b) for YouthBuild participants and entities
9 carrying out YouthBuild programs.
10 (b) FLEXIBILITY.—During the COVID–19 national
11 emergency, the Secretary shall provide for flexibility for
12 YouthBuild participants and entities carrying out
13 YouthBuild programs, including flexibility provided as fol-
14 lows:
15 (1) ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding the age re-
16 quirements for enrollment under section
17 171(e)(1)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
18 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(e)(1)(A)(i)), an indi-
19 vidual seeking to participate in a YouthBuild pro-
20 gram and who will turn 25 during the COVID–19
21 national emergency is eligible for such participation,
22 if such individual is not more than age 25 on the
23 date of enrollment.
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25 section 171(e)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and
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1 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(e)(2)), the period
2 of participation in a YouthBuild program may ex-
3 tend for more than 24 months for an individual par-
4 ticipating in such program during the COVID–19
5 national emergency, as long as such extension does
6 not exceed a 24-month, continuous period of enroll-
7 ment after the COVID–19 national emergency.
8 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
9 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
10 $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available
11 through fiscal year 2023.
12 SEC. 144. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES RE-
13 SPONDING TO THE COVID–19 NATIONAL
14 EMERGENCY.
15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall—
16 (1) not later than 30 days after the date of en-
17 actment of this Act, announce an opportunity to re-
18 ceive funds in accordance with section 169(b) of the
19 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
20 U.S.C. 3224(b)) for the activities described in sub-
21 section (b) of this section; and
22 (2) from the funds appropriated under sub-
23 section (c), not later than 45 days after the date on
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1 the requirements of the Secretary under this section,
2 award funds under this section to such entity.
3 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—
4 (1) GRANTS FOR REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OP-
5 PORTUNITIES.—Funds appropriated under this sec-
6 tion and not reserved under paragraph (2) shall be
7 used to support reentry employment opportunities
8 for justice system-involved youth or young adults,
9 formerly incarcerated adults, and former offenders,
10 during and following the COVID–19 national emer-
11 gency, with priority given to providing for subsidized
12 employment and transitional jobs, and creating
13 stronger alignment between the opportunities and
14 the workforce development system and participant
15 supports under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce
16 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151 et
17 seq.).
18 (2) GRANTS FOR INTERMEDIARIES.—
19 (A) RESERVATION.—Of the amount appro-
20 priated under subsection (c), the Secretary shall
21 reserve $87,500,000 for grants under this para-
22 graph.
23 (B) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall make
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1 employment opportunities described in para-
2 graph (1), young formerly incarcerated individ-
3 uals described in paragraph (1) including such
4 individuals who have dropped out of school or
5 other educational programs, for employment or
6 further education. In making the grants, the
7 Secretary shall give priority to intermediaries
8 proposing projects serving high-crime, high-pov-
9 erty areas.
10 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
11 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
12 $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available
13 through fiscal year 2023.
14 SEC. 145. REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES
15 RESPONDING TO THE COVID–19 NATIONAL
16 EMERGENCY.
17 (a) IN GENERAL.—From the funds appropriated
18 under subsection (d), the Secretary shall award grants,
19 contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities on
20 a competitive basis to create or expand apprenticeship pro-
21 grams, which shall include pre-apprenticeship programs
22 and youth apprenticeship programs.
23 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—In making awards under sub-
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1 (1) not less than 50 percent of the funds appro-
2 priated under subsection (d) shall be awarded to
3 States in accordance with the award information de-
4 scribed in the Department of Labor Employment
5 and Training Administration Training and Employ-
6 ment Guidance Letter No. 17–18 issued on May 3,
7 2019;
8 (2) the remaining funds appropriated under
9 subsection (d) after funds are awarded under para-
10 graph (1) shall be used for supporting national in-
11 dustry and equity intermediaries, and local inter-
12 mediaries; and
13 (3) funds awarded under this section shall be
14 used for creating or expanding opportunities in ap-
15 prenticeship programs, including opportunities in
16 pre-apprenticeship programs and youth apprentice-
17 ship programs, and activities including—
18 (A) providing supportive services;
19 (B) using recruitment and retention strate-
20 gies for program participants with a priority for
21 recruiting and retaining, for programs, a high
22 number or high percentage of individuals with
23 barriers to employment and individuals from
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1 apprenticeship programs, including individuals
2 with disabilities;
3 (C) expanding apprenticeship programs in
4 high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry
5 sectors and occupations;
6 (D) paying for costs associated with re-
7 lated instruction, or wages while participating
8 in related instruction;
9 (E) improving educational alignment; and
10 (F) encouraging employer participation.
11 (c) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—Not later
12 than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
13 Secretary shall identify and disseminate strategies and
14 tools to support virtual and online learning and training
15 in registered apprenticeship programs.
16 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
17 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
18 $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available
19 through fiscal year 2023.
20 Subtitle E—Adult Education and
21 Literacy COVID–19 National
22 Emergency Response
23 SEC. 151. DEFINITIONS.
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1 ble provider’’, and ‘‘integrated education and training’’
2 have the meanings given the terms in section 203 of the
3 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
4 3272).
5 SEC. 152. ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY RESPONSE AC-
6 TIVITIES.
7 (a) ONLINE SERVICE DELIVERY OF ADULT EDU-
8 CATION AND LITERACY ACTIVITIES.—During the
9 COVID–19 national emergency, an eligible agency may
10 use funds available to such agency under paragraphs (2)
11 and (3) of section 222(a) of the Workforce Innovation and
12 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3302(a)), for the administra-
13 tive expenses of the eligible agency related to transitions
14 to online service delivery of adult education and literacy
15 activities.
16 (b) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—Not later
17 than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
18 Secretary shall, in carrying out section 242(c)(2)(G) of the
19 Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
20 3332(c)(2)(G)), identify and disseminate to States strate-
21 gies and virtual proctoring tools to—
22 (1) assess the progress of learners in programs
23 of adult education and literacy activities, on the
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1 (2) measure the progress of such programs in
2 meeting the State adjusted levels of performance de-
3 scribed in section 116(b)(3) of the Workforce Inno-
4 vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(3)).
5 SEC. 153. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.
6 (a) RESERVATION OF FUNDS; GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE
7 AGENCIES.—From the amounts appropriated under sub-
8 section (c), the Secretary shall—
9 (1) reserve and use funds in accordance with
10 section 211(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
11 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3291); and
12 (2) award grants to eligible agencies in accord-
13 ance with section 211(b) of the Workforce Innova-
14 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3291), ensur-
15 ing that not less than 10 percent of the total funds
16 awarded through those grants shall be used to pro-
17 vide adult education and literacy activities in correc-
18 tional facilities.
19 (b) USES OF FUNDS.—Each eligible agency or eligi-
20 ble provider shall use the funds received through sub-
21 section (a)(2) to expand the capacity of adult education
22 providers to prioritize serving adults with low literacy or
23 numeracy levels negatively impacted by the economic con-
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25 may include—
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1 (1) expanding the infrastructure needed for the
2 provision of services and educational resources on-
3 line or through digital means, including the provi-
4 sion of technology or internet access to students and
5 instructional staff to enable virtual or distance learn-
6 ing, including the provision of assistive technology as
7 applicable;
8 (2) creating or expanding digital literacy cur-
9 ricula and resources, including professional develop-
10 ment activities to aid instructional and program
11 staff in providing online or digital training to stu-
12 dents, including activities undertaken to ensure the
13 accessibility of such resources to individuals with
14 disabilities; and
15 (3) equipping adult education providers to part-
16 ner more closely with partners in workforce develop-
17 ment systems on implementation strategies such as
18 provision of integrated education and training to
19 prepare adult learners on an accelerated timeline for
20 high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors
21 and occupations.
22 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
23 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
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25 through fiscal year 2023.
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1 Subtitle F—Community College
2 and Industry Partnership Grants
3 SEC. 161. COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND INDUSTRY PARTNER-
4 SHIP GRANTS.
5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
6 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
7 ty’’ means an eligible institution or a consortium of
8 such eligible institutions, which may include a
9 multistate consortium of such eligible institutions.
10 (2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘eligi-
11 ble institution’’ means a public institution of higher
12 education (as defined in section 101(a) of the High-
13 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) at
14 which the highest degree that is predominantly
15 awarded to students is an associate degree, including
16 a 2-year Tribal College or University (as defined in
17 section 316 of the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C.
18 1059c)).
19 (3) PERKINS CTE DEFINITIONS.—The terms
20 ‘‘career and technical education’’, ‘‘dual or concur-
21 rent enrollment program’’, and ‘‘work-based learn-
22 ing’’ have the meanings given the in terms in section
23 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
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24 cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
25 (b) GRANT AUTHORITY.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—From the funds appro-
2 priated under subsection (h) and not reserved under
3 subsection (f), the Secretary (acting through the
4 Employment and Training Administration), in col-
5 laboration with the Secretary of Education (acting
6 through the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult
7 Education) shall award, on a competitive basis,
8 grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, in ac-
9 cordance with section 169(b)(5) of the Workforce
10 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
11 3224(b)(5)), to eligible entities to assist such eligible
12 entities in—
13 (A) establishing and scaling career training
14 programs, including career and technical edu-
15 cation programs, and industry and sector part-
16 nerships to inform such programs; and
17 (B) providing necessary student supports.
18 (2) AWARD AMOUNTS.—The total amount of
19 funds awarded under this section to an eligible enti-
20 ty shall not exceed—
21 (A) in the case of an eligible entity that is
22 eligible institution, $2,500,000; and
23 (B) in the case of an eligible entity that is
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1 (3) AWARD PERIOD.—A grant, contract, or co-
2 operative agreement awarded under this section shall
3 be for a period of not more than 4 years, except that
4 the Secretary may extend such a grant, contract, or
5 agreement for an additional 2-year period, based on
6 the outcomes reported under subsection (g)(1) of the
7 programs supported under such grant, contract, or
8 cooperative agreement.
9 (4) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding
10 grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure,
11 to the extent practicable, the equitable distribution
12 of grants, based on—
13 (A) geography (such as urban and rural
14 distribution); and
15 (B) States and local areas significantly im-
16 pacted by the COVID–19 national emergency.
17 (c) PRIORITY.—In awarding funds under this section,
18 the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that
19 will use such funds to serve individuals impacted by the
20 COVID–19 national emergency, as demonstrated by pro-
21 viding an assurance in the application submitted under
22 subsection (d) that the eligible entity will use such funds
23 to—
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25 ployment, veterans, spouses of members of the
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1 Armed Forces, Native Americans, Alaska Natives,
2 Native Hawaiians, individuals with disabilities, or in-
3 cumbent workers who are low-skilled and who need
4 to increase their employability skills;
5 (2) serve such individuals from each major ra-
6 cial and ethnic group or gender with lower than av-
7 erage educational attainment in the State or employ-
8 ment in the in-demand industry sector or occupation
9 that such award will support; or
10 (3) serve areas with high unemployment rates
11 or high levels of poverty, including rural areas.
12 (d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking an
13 award of funds under this section shall submit to the Sec-
14 retary an application containing a grant proposal at such
15 time and in such manner, and containing such informa-
16 tion, as required by the Secretary, including a detailed de-
17 scription of the following:
18 (1) Each entity (and the roles and responsibil-
19 ities of each entity) with which the eligible entity will
20 partner to carry out activities under this section, in-
21 cluding each of the following:
22 (A) An industry or sector partnership rep-
23 resenting a high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand
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1 (B) A State higher education agency or a
2 State workforce agency.
3 (C) To the extent practicable—
4 (i) State or local workforce develop-
5 ment systems;
6 (ii) economic development and other
7 relevant State or local agencies;
8 (iii) one or more community-based or-
9 ganizations;
10 (iv) one or more institutions of higher
11 education that primarily award 4-year de-
12 grees with which the eligible institution has
13 developed or will develop articulation
14 agreements for programs created or ex-
15 panded using funds under this section;
16 (v) one or more providers of adult
17 education; and
18 (vi) one or more labor organizations
19 or joint labor-management partnerships.
20 (2) The programs that will be supported with
21 such award, including a description of—
22 (A) each program that will developed or
23 expanded, and how the program will be respon-
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1 graphic region served by the eligible entity
2 under this section, including—
3 (i) how the eligible entity will collabo-
4 rate with employers to ensure each such
5 program will provide the skills and com-
6 petencies necessary to meet future employ-
7 ment demand; and
8 (ii) the quantitative data and evidence
9 that demonstrates the extent to which each
10 such program will meet the needs of em-
11 ployers in the geographic area served by
12 the eligible entity under this section;
13 (B) the recognized postsecondary creden-
14 tials to be awarded under each program de-
15 scribed in subparagraph (A);
16 (C) how each such program will facilitate
17 cooperation between representatives of workers
18 and employers in the local areas to ensure a
19 fair and engaging workplace that balances the
20 priorities and well-being of workers with the
21 needs of businesses;
22 (D) the extent to which each such program
23 aligns with a statewide or regional workforce
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25 established under section 102(b)(1) of the
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1 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
2 U.S.C. 3112(b)(1)); and
3 (E) how the eligible entity will ensure the
4 quality of each such program, the career path-
5 ways within such programs, and the jobs in the
6 industry sectors or occupations to which the
7 program is aligned.
8 (3) The extent to which the eligible entity can
9 leverage additional resources, and demonstration of
10 the future sustainability of each such program.
11 (4) How each such program and activities car-
12 ried out under the grant will include evidence-based
13 practices, including a description of such practices.
14 (5) The student populations that will be served
15 by the eligible entity, including—
16 (A) an analysis of any barriers to employ-
17 ment or barriers to postsecondary education
18 that such populations face, and an analysis of
19 how the services to be provided by the eligible
20 entity under this section will address such bar-
21 riers; and
22 (B) how the eligible entity will support
23 such populations to establish a work history,
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1 entry into and retention in unsubsidized em-
2 ployment.
3 (6) Assurances the eligible entity will partici-
4 pate in and comply with third-party evaluations de-
5 scribed in subsection (f)(3).
6 (e) USE OF FUNDS.—
7 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity shall use a
8 grant awarded under this section to establish and
9 scale career training programs, including career and
10 technical education programs, and career pathways
11 and supports for students participating in such pro-
12 grams.
13 (2) STUDENT SUPPORT AND EMERGENCY SERV-
14 ICES.—Not less than 15 percent of the grant award-
15 ed to an eligible entity under this section shall be
16 used to carry out student support services which
17 may include the following:
18 (A) Supportive services, including child-
19 care, transportation, mental health services,
20 substance use disorder prevention and treat-
21 ment, assistance in obtaining health insurance
22 coverage, housing, and other benefits, as appro-
23 priate.
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1 the means-tested Federal benefits programs de-
2 scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of
3 section 479(d)(2) of the Higher Education Act
4 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ss(d)(2)).
5 (C) The provision of direct financial assist-
6 ance to help students facing financial hardships
7 that may impact enrollment in or completion of
8 a program assisted with such funds.
9 (D) Navigation, coaching, mentorship, and
10 case management services, including providing
11 information and outreach to populations de-
12 scribed in subsection (c) to take part in a pro-
13 gram supported with such funds.
14 (E) Providing access to necessary supplies,
15 materials, or technological devices, and required
16 equipment, and other supports necessary to
17 participate in such programs.
18 (3) ADDITIONAL REQUIRED PROGRAM ACTIVI-
19 TIES.—The funds awarded to an eligible entity
20 under this section that remain after carrying out
21 paragraph (2) shall be used to—
22 (A) create, develop, or expand articulation
23 agreements (as defined in section 486A(a) of
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1 to award credit for prior learning, corequisite
2 remediation, dual or concurrent enrollment pro-
3 grams, career pathways, and competency-based
4 education;
5 (B) establish or expand industry or sector
6 partnerships to develop or expand academic
7 programs and curricula;
8 (C) establish or expand work-based learn-
9 ing opportunities, including apprenticeship pro-
10 grams or paid internships;
11 (D) establish or implement plans for pro-
12 grams supported with funds under this section
13 to be included on the eligible training provider,
14 as described under section 122(d) of the Work-
15 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
16 U.S.C. 3152(d));
17 (E) award academic credit or provide for
18 academic alignment towards credit pathways for
19 programs assisted with such funds, including
20 industry recognized credentials, competency-
21 based education, or work-based learning;
22 (F) make available open, searchable, and
23 comparable information on the recognized post-
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1 petencies, related employment, and earnings
2 outcomes; or
3 (G) acquiring equipment necessary to sup-
4 port activities permitted under this section.
5 (f) SECRETARIAL RESERVATIONS.—Not more than 5
6 percent of the funds appropriated for a fiscal year may
7 be used by the Secretary for—
8 (1) the administration of the program under
9 this section, including providing technical assistance
10 to eligible entities;
11 (2) targeted outreach to eligible institutions
12 serving a high number or high percentage of low-in-
13 come populations, and rural serving eligible institu-
14 tions to provide guidance and assistance in the grant
15 application process under this section; and
16 (3) a rigorous, third-party evaluation that uses
17 experimental or quasi-experimental design or other
18 research methodologies that allow for the strongest
19 possible causal inferences to determine whether each
20 eligible entity carrying out a program supported
21 under this section has met the goals of such pro-
22 gram as described in the application submitted by el-
23 igible entity, including through a national assess-
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25 award period described in subsection (b)(3).
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1 (g) REPORTS AND DISSEMINATION.—
2 (1) REPORTS.—
3 (A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—Each eligible enti-
4 ty receiving funds under this section shall re-
5 port to the Secretary annually on—
6 (i) a description of the programs sup-
7 ported with such funds, including activities
8 carried out directly by the eligible entity
9 and activities carried out by each partner
10 of the eligible entity described in sub-
11 section (d)(1);
12 (ii) data on the population served with
13 the funds and labor market outcomes of
14 populations served by the funds;
15 (iii) resources leveraged by the eligible
16 entity to support activities under this sec-
17 tion; and
18 (iv) the performance of each such pro-
19 gram with respect to the indicators of per-
20 formance under section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) of
21 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
22 Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(i)).
23 (B) SECRETARY.—Upon receipt of a report
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25 submit such report to the Committee on Edu-
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1 cation and Labor of the House of Representa-
2 tives and the Committee on Health, Education,
3 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
4 (2) DISSEMINATION.—Each eligible entity re-
5 ceiving funds under this section shall—
6 (A) participate in activities regarding the
7 dissemination of related research, best prac-
8 tices, and technical assistance; and
9 (B) to the extent practicable, and as deter-
10 mined by the Secretary, make available to the
11 public any materials created under the grant.
12 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
13 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
14 $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available
15 through fiscal year 2025.
16 Subtitle G—General Provisions
17 SEC. 171. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
18 (a) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Any Federal
19 funds provided under this title shall be used only to sup-
20 plement and not supplant the funds that would, in the
21 absence of such Federal funds, be made available from
22 State or local public funds for adult education and literacy
23 activities, employment and training activities, or other ac-
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25 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).
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1 (b) EVALUATIONS.—Any activity or program carried
2 out with funds provided under this title shall be subject
3 to the following:
4 (1) Measurement with performance account-
5 ability indicators in accordance with section
6 116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
7 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)) or as pro-
8 vided as follows:
9 (A) With respect to an activity or program
10 carried out under section 131, the measurement
11 with performance accountability indicators shall
12 be in accordance with section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii)
13 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
14 Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii)).
15 (B) With respect to an activity or program
16 carried out under section 143, the measurement
17 with performance accountability indicators shall
18 be in accordance with section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii)
19 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
20 Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii)).
21 (2) Rigorous evaluation using research ap-
22 proaches appropriate to the level of development and
23 maturity of the activity or program, which evalua-
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1 tions, pre-experimental studies, and feasibility stud-
2 ies, including studies of job quality measures and
3 credential transparency.
4 (c) USES OF FUNDS.—From the funds appropriated
5 under subsection (d), the Secretary of Labor shall—
6 (1) support the administration of the funds
7 under this title and evaluation of activities and pro-
8 grams described in subsection (b), including by pro-
9 viding guidance and technical assistance to States
10 and local areas;
11 (2) establish an interagency agreement with the
12 Secretary of Education for—
13 (A) coordination of funding priorities, with
14 other relevant Federal agencies, as applicable;
15 (B) dissemination and administration of
16 grants and funding under this title; and
17 (C) execution of research and evaluation
18 activities to minimize the duplication of efforts
19 and job training investments;
20 (3) provide guidance to States and local areas
21 on how to make, and financial support to enable the
22 States and local areas to make, information on rec-
23 ognized postsecondary credentials and related com-
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1 with funds under this title publicly available, search-
2 able, and comparable as linked open data;
3 (4) not later than 30 days after the date of en-
4 actment of this Act, issue guidance for implementing
5 this title in accordance with the Workforce Innova-
6 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.);
7 and
8 (5) provide not less than $1,000,000 for each
9 fiscal year for the Office of Inspector General of the
10 Department of Labor to oversee the administration
11 and distribution of funds under this title.
12 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
13 authorized to be appropriated $90,000,000 to carry out
14 this section for fiscal year 2021, to remain available
15 through fiscal year 2025.
16 TITLE II—CARL D. PERKINS CA-
17 REER AND TECHNICAL EDU-
18 CATION ACT OF 2006
19 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS AND PERKINS CTE REQUIREMENTS.
20 Except as otherwise provided, in this title—
21 (1) the terms have the meanings given the
22 terms in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and
23 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302);
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1 (2) an allotment, allocation, or other provision
2 of funds made under this title in accordance with a
3 provision of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
4 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et
5 seq.) shall be made in compliance with the applicable
6 requirements of such Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
7 SEC. 202. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
8 (a) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—
9 (1) STATES.—From the amounts appropriated
10 under subsection (c), the Secretary shall make allot-
11 ments to eligible agencies in accordance with section
12 111(a)(3) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
13 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2321(a)(3)).
14 (2) LOCAL AREAS.—
15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days
16 after an eligible agency receives an allotment
17 under paragraph (1), the eligible agency shall
18 make available such funds in accordance with
19 section 112(a) of the Carl D. Perkins Career
20 and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20
21 U.S.C. 2322(a)), including making such funds
22 available for distribution to eligible recipients in
23 accordance with sections 131 and 132 of such
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1 (B) RESERVED FUNDS.—An eligible agen-
2 cy that reserves funds in accordance with sec-
3 tion 112(a)(1) of the Carl D. Perkins Career
4 and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20
5 U.S.C. 2322(a)) to be used in accordance with
6 section 112(c) of such Act, may also use such
7 reserved funds for digital, physical, or tech-
8 nology infrastructure related projects to im-
9 prove career and technical education offerings
10 within the State.
11 (b) USES OF FUNDS.—Each eligible agency and eligi-
12 ble recipient shall use the funds received under this section
13 to carry out activities improving or expanding career and
14 technical education programs and programs of study to
15 adequately respond to State and local needs as a result
16 of the COVID–19 national emergency, including—
17 (1) expanding and modernizing digital, physical,
18 or technology infrastructure to deliver in-person, on-
19 line, virtual, and simulated educational and work-
20 based learning experiences;
21 (2) acquiring appropriate equipment, tech-
22 nology, supplies, and instructional materials aligned
23 with business and industry needs, including machin-
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1 other new and emerging instructional materials, and
2 assistive technology as applicable;
3 (3) providing incentives to employers and CTE
4 participants facing economic hardships due to the
5 COVID–19 national emergency to participate in
6 work-based learning programs;
7 (4) expanding or adapting program offerings or
8 supports based on an updated comprehensive needs
9 assessment to systemically respond to employers’
10 and CTE participants’ changing needs as a result of
11 the COVID–19 national emergency; or
12 (5) providing for professional development and
13 training activities for career and technical education
14 teachers, faculty, school leaders, administrators, spe-
15 cialized instructional support personnel, career guid-
16 ance and academic counselors, and paraprofessionals
17 to support activities carried out under this section.
18 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
19 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
20 $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available
21 through fiscal year 2023.
22 SEC. 203. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
23 (a) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Any Federal
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1 eral funds, be made available from non-Federal sources
2 for career and technical education programs or other ac-
3 tivities carried out under the Carl D. Perkins Career and
4 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et
5 seq.), and not to supplant such funds.
6 (b) EVALUATIONS.—Any activity or program carried
7 out with funds received under this title shall be subject
8 to—
9 (1) performance accountability indicators in ac-
10 cordance with section 113 of the Carl D. Perkins
11 Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20
12 U.S.C. 2323); and
13 (2) rigorous evaluation using research ap-
14 proaches appropriate to the level of development and
15 maturity of the activity or program, including ran-
16 dom assignment or quasi-experimental impact eval-
17 uations, implementation evaluations, pre-experi-
18 mental studies, and feasibility studies, including
19 studying job quality measures and credential trans-
20 parency.
21 (c) USES OF FUNDS.—From the funds appropriated
22 under subsection (d), the Secretary shall—
23 (1) support the administration of the funds for
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25 in subsection (b);
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1 (2) establish an interagency agreement with the
2 Secretary of Labor for—
3 (A) coordinating funding priorities, includ-
4 ing with other relevant Federal agencies, in-
5 cluding the Department of Health and Human
6 Services;
7 (B) dissemination and administration of
8 grants and funding under this title; and
9 (C) execution of research and evaluation
10 activities to minimize the duplication of efforts
11 and job training investments and facilitate
12 greater blending and braiding of Federal and
13 non-Federal funds;
14 (3) not later than 30 days after the date of en-
15 actment of this Act, issue guidance for implementing
16 this title in accordance with the Carl D. Perkins Ca-
17 reer and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20
18 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); and
19 (4) provide not less than $250,000 for each fis-
20 cal year for the Office of Inspector General of the
21 Department of Education to oversee the administra-
22 tion and distribution of funds under this title.
23 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
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1 $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available
2 through fiscal year 2025.
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