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[S. 200 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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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.
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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) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To provide State and local workforce and career and technical education
systems the support to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Relaunching
America's Workforce Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Rule of construction.
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
emergency.
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
emergency.
Sec. 144. Reentry employment opportunities responding to the COVID-19
national 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
Sec. 201. Definitions and Perkins CTE requirements.
Sec. 202. Perkins career and technical education.
Sec. 203. General provisions.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Apprenticeship; apprenticeship program.--The terms
``apprenticeship'' and ``apprenticeship program'' mean,
respectively, an apprenticeship in an apprenticeship program,
and an apprenticeship program, registered by the Office of
Apprenticeship or a State apprenticeship agency 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.), including, as in effect on December 30, 2019, any
requirement, standard, or rule promulgated under that Act.
(2) Coronavirus.--The term ``coronavirus'' means
coronavirus as defined in section 506 of the Coronavirus
Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
(Public Law 116-123).
(3) COVID-19 national emergency.--The term ``COVID-19
national emergency'' means the national emergency declared by
the President under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C.
1601 et seq.) on March 13, 2020, with respect to the
coronavirus.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary''--
(A) as such term is used in subtitles A through D,
and subtitle F, of title I, means the Secretary of
Labor; and
(B) as such term is used in subtitle E of title I
and title II, means the Secretary of Education.
SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Any funds made available under this Act that are used to fund an
apprenticeship or apprenticeship program shall only be used for, or
provided to, an apprenticeship, or apprenticeship program, that meets
the definition of the term involved in section 2 of this Act, including
any funds awarded for the purposes of grants, contracts, or cooperative
agreements, or the development, implementation, or administration, of
an apprenticeship or an apprenticeship program.
TITLE I--WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS AND WIOA REQUIREMENTS.
Except as otherwise provided, in this title, other than subtitle
E--
(1) the terms have the meanings given the terms in section
3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3102); and
(2) an allotment, allocation, or other provision of funds
made in accordance with a provision of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) shall be made in
compliance with the applicable requirements of such Act (29
U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), including the applicable requirements of
section 182(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3242(e)) unless otherwise
provided for in this Act.
Subtitle A--Workforce Development Activities in Response to the COVID-
19 National Emergency
SEC. 111. WORKFORCE RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.
(a) Funds for Adults and Dislocated Workers.--With respect to funds
appropriated under section 113(d) or 115(c) and allotted to a State
under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act (29 U.S.C. 3151 et seq.) for adult or dislocated worker workforce
development activities, allocated to a local area for adult workforce
development activities in accordance with paragraph (2)(A) or paragraph
(3) of section 133(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(29 U.S.C. 3173(b)), or allocated to a local area for dislocated worker
workforce development activities in accordance with section
133(b)(2)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(B)), the following shall
apply:
(1) Eligibility of adults and dislocated workers.--To be
eligible to receive services through those funds, an adult or
dislocated worker--
(A) shall not be required to meet the requirements
of section 134(c)(3)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(B));
(B) may include, as determined by the Governor or
local board involved, an individual described in
section 2102(a)(3)(A) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,
and Economic Security Act (15 U.S.C. 9021(a)(3)(A))
who, for the purposes of this section, may be
considered by the Governor or board to be an adult or a
dislocated worker; and
(C) shall include individuals with barriers to
employment, including individuals with disabilities,
not less than age 18 who, for the purposes of this
section, shall be considered to be adults and
dislocated workers.
(2) Individualized career services.--Such funds may be used
to provide individualized career services described in section
134(c)(2)(A)(xii) of the Workforce Investment and Opportunity
Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)(xii)) to any such eligible adult
and dislocated worker.
(3) Incumbent worker training.--In a case in which the
local board for such local area provides to the Secretary an
assurance that the local area will use such allocated funds
(allocated for adult or dislocated worker activities) to
provide the work support activities designed to assist low-wage
workers in retaining and enhancing employment in accordance
with section 134(d)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(1)(B)), such local board
may--
(A) use not more than 40 percent of such allocated
funds for a training program for incumbent workers
described in section 134(d)(4)(A)(i) of such Act (29
U.S.C. 3174(d)(4)(A)(i)) (for such low-wage workers who
are incumbent workers); and
(B) consider the economic impact of the COVID-19
national emergency to the employer or participants of
such program in determining an employer's eligibility
under section 134(d)(4)(A)(ii) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
3174(d)(4)(A)(ii))) for the Federal share of the cost
of such program.
(4) Transitional jobs.--
(A) In general.--The local board for such local
area may use not more than 40 percent of such allocated
funds to provide transitional jobs in accordance with
section 134(d)(5) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(5)).
(B) Clarification.--Section 194(10) of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3254(10)) shall not apply with respect to the funds
used under subparagraph (A).
(5) On-the-job training.--The Governor for the State or the
local board for such area may take into account the impact of
the COVID-19 national emergency as a factor in determining
whether to increase the amount of a reimbursement to an amount
up to 75 percent of the wage rate of a participant in
accordance with 134(c)(3)(H) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(H)).
(6) Customized training.--The Governor for the State or
local board for such area may take into account the impact of
the COVID-19 national emergency as a factor in determining the
portion of the cost of training an employer shall provide in
accordance with section 3(14) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(14)).
(b) Governor's Reserve.--With respect to funds appropriated under
section 113(d), 114(d), or 115(c) and allotted under section 127 or 132
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3162; 3172)
to a State in accordance with section 127(b)(1)(C) and paragraphs
(1)(B) and (2)(B) of section 132(b) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3162(b)(1)(C); 3172(b)), the Governor--
(1) shall make the reservations under section 128(a) and
133(a)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3163(a); 3173(a)(1)) and use
the reserved funds for statewide activities described in
section 129(b) or paragraph (2)(B) or (3) of section 134(a) of
such Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(b); 3174(a)) related to the COVID-19
national emergency; and
(2) may make a reservation (in addition to the reservations
described in paragraph (1)) of not more than 10 percent for
activities related to responding to the COVID-19 national
emergency if such reserved funds are used for activities
benefitting the local areas within such State most impacted by
the COVID-19 national emergency, which activities may include
providing--
(A) training for health care workers, public health
workers, personal care attendants, direct service
providers, home health workers, and frontline workers;
(B) resources to support, allow for, or provide
access to, online services, including counseling, case
management, and employment retention supports, and
delivery by local boards, one-stop centers, one-stop
operators, or training services by providers eligible
under section 122; or
(C) additional resources to such local areas to
provide career services and supportive services for
eligible individuals.
(c) State Workforce COVID-19 Recovery Plan.--Not later than 60 days
after a State receives funds appropriated under section 113(d), 114(d),
or 115(c), the Governor shall submit to the Secretary, as a supplement
to the State plan submitted under section 102(a) or 103(a) of the
Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112(a); 3113(a)),
a workforce plan that responds to the COVID-19 national emergency.
SEC. 112. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS.
(a) Grants Authorized.--From the funds appropriated under
subsection (e), the Secretary shall award, in accordance with section
170 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225),
national dislocated worker grants to the entities that meet the
requirements for the grants under such section to carry out the
activities described in such section and in subsection (d) of this
section.
(b) Plan.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education
and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a plan for
awarding of grants under this section.
(c) Timing.--Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry
out this section, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall use not less than 50 percent of the funds
appropriated under subsection (e) to award grants under this section.
(d) Uses of Funds.--
(1) In general.--Not less than half of the funds
appropriated under subsection (e) shall be used to award grants
under this section to carry out this subsection, by responding
to the COVID-19 national emergency as described in paragraph
(2).
(2) Response to covid-19 national emergency.--Such a grant
to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency shall be used to
provide activities that include each of the following:
(A) Training and temporary employment.--The
activities provided shall include training and
temporary employment Training and temporary employment
to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency, ensuring
any training or employment under this subparagraph
provides participants with adequate and safe equipment,
environments, and facilities for training and
supervision, including positions or assignments--
(i) as personal care attendants, direct
service providers, or home health workers
providing direct care and home health services
for--
(I) older individuals, individuals
with disabilities, or other individuals
with respiratory conditions or other
underlying health conditions; or
(II) individuals in urban, rural,
or suburban local areas with excess
poverty;
(ii) in health care and health care support
positions responding to the COVID-19 national
emergency;
(iii) to support State, local, or tribal
health departments; or
(iv) in a sector directly responding to the
COVID-19 national emergency such as childcare,
food retail, public service, manufacturing, or
transportation.
(B) Layoff response.--The activities provided shall
include activities responding to layoffs of 50 or more
individuals laid off by one employer, or layoffs that
significantly increase unemployment in a community, as
a result of the COVID-19 national emergency, such as
layoffs in the hospitality, transportation,
manufacturing, or retail industry sectors or
occupations.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for fiscal year
2021, to remain available through fiscal year 2023.
SEC. 113. STATE DISLOCATED WORKER ACTIVITIES RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19
EMERGENCY.
(a) Distribution of Funds.--
(1) States.--From the amounts appropriated under subsection
(d), the Secretary shall make allotments to States in
accordance with section 132(b)(2) of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3172(b)(2)).
(2) Local areas.--Not later than 30 days after a State
receives an allotment under paragraph (1), the State shall use
the allotted funds--
(A) to make the reservations required under section
133(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(29 U.S.C. 3173(a)), which reserved funds may be used
for statewide activities described in section 134(a) of
such Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)) related to the COVID-19
national emergency and the activities described in
subsection (c); and
(B) to allocate the remaining funds to local areas
in accordance with section 133(b)(2)(B) of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3173(b)(2)(B)), which funds may be used for activities
described in section 134 (other than section 134(a)).
(b) Required Uses.--Each State, in coordination with local areas to
the extent described in subsection (c), shall use the funds received
under this section to engage in the dislocated worker response
activities described in sections 133(b)(2)(B) and 134 of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(2)(B); 3174), and the
activities described in subsection (c), to support layoff aversion and
provide necessary supports to eligible adults (at risk of dislocation)
and dislocated workers and to employers facing layoffs, due to the
impacts of the COVID-19 national emergency.
(c) COVID-19 Dislocated Worker Emergency Response.--The dislocated
worker response activities described in this subsection shall include
each of the following activities carried out by a State, in
coordination with local areas impacted by the COVID-19 national
emergency (including local areas in which layoffs, suspensions, or
reductions of employment have occurred or have the potential to occur
as a result of the COVID-19 national emergency):
(1) Rapid response activities.--The dislocated worker rapid
response activities shall include the rapid response activities
described in section 134(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(A)), including the
layoff aversion activities described in section 682.320 of
subtitle 20, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the
date of enactment of this Act) to engage employers and adults
(at risk of dislocation).
(2) Dislocated worker activities.--The dislocated worker
rapid response activities shall include coordination of
projects, for eligible adults (at risk of dislocation) and
dislocated workers impacted by layoffs, suspensions, or
reductions in employment as a result of the COVID-19 national
emergency, targeted at immediate reemployment, career
navigation services, supportive services, career services,
training for in-demand industry sectors and occupations,
provision of information on in-demand and declining industries
and information on employers who have a demonstrated history of
providing equitable benefits and compensation and safe working
conditions, access to technology and online skills training
including digital literacy skills training, and other layoff
support or further layoff aversion strategies through
employment and training activities.
(3) Short-term training for COVID-19 emergency response.--
The dislocated worker rapid response activities shall include a
prioritization or coordination of employment and training
activities, including supportive services and career pathways,
that--
(A) prepare eligible adults (at risk of
dislocation) and dislocated workers to participate in
short-term employment to meet the demands for health
care workers, public health workers, personal care
attendants, direct service providers, home health
workers, and frontline workers responding to the COVID-
19 national emergency, including frontline workers in
the transportation, information technology, service,
manufacturing, food service, maintenance, and cleaning
sectors;
(B) allow such participating individuals to
maintain eligibility for career services and training
services through the period in which such individuals
are in short-term employment to respond to the COVID-19
national emergency, and in the period immediately
following the conclusion of the short-term employment,
to support transitions into further training or
employment; and
(C) provide participants with adequate and safe
equipment, environments, and facilities for training
and supervision.
(4) Coordination of activities.--The dislocated worker
rapid response activities shall include coordination of
necessary career services or training services with State
vocational rehabilitation agencies to support individuals with
disabilities who have experienced layoffs, suspensions, or
reductions in employment opportunities due to the impact of the
COVID-19 national emergency.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out the activities described in this section, and
subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 111, $2,500,000,000 for fiscal
year 2021, to remain available through fiscal year 2023.
SEC. 114. YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES RESPONDING TO THE
COVID-19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
(a) Distribution of Funds.--
(1) States.--From the amounts appropriated under subsection
(d), the Secretary shall make allotments to States in
accordance with section 127(b) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3162(b)).
(2) Local areas.--Not later than 30 days after a State
receives an allotment under paragraph (1), the State shall use
the allotted funds--
(A) to make the reservations required under 128(a)
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3163(a)), which reserved funds may be used for
statewide activities described in section 129(b) of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3164(a)) related to the COVID-19 national emergency and
the activities described in subsection (b); and
(B) to allocate the remaining funds to local areas
in accordance with section 128(b) of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3163(b)),
which funds may be used for the activities described in
subsection (b).
(b) Uses of Funds.--
(1) In general.--In using the funds received under this
section, each State and local area shall prioritize providing
services described in paragraph (2)(A) for youth impacted by
diminished labor market opportunities for summer jobs or year-
round employment due to the economic impacts of the COVID-19
national emergency, and youth who are individuals with barriers
to employment, including youth with disabilities.
(2) Youth workforce investment activities.--
(A) Employment opportunities for at-risk youth.--
Each State and local area receiving funds under this
section shall use not less than 50 percent of such
funds to support summer and year-round youth employment
opportunities for in-school and out-of-school youth--
(i) with a priority for out-of-school youth
and youth with multiple barriers to employment;
and
(ii) which shall include support for
employer partnerships for youth employment and
subsidized youth employment, and partnerships
with community-based organizations to support
such employment opportunities.
(B) Other activities.--Any amount of the funds so
received that is not used to carry out the activities
described in subparagraph (A) shall be used by States
and local areas for carrying out the activities
described in subsections (b) and (c), respectively, of
section 129 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act (29 U.S.C. 3164), and for the purposes of--
(i) supporting in-school and out-of-school
youth to connect to education and career
pathways;
(ii) establishing or expanding partnerships
with community-based organizations to develop
or expand work experience opportunities through
which youth can develop skills and competencies
to secure and maintain employment, including
opportunities with supports for activities like
peer mentoring;
(iii) providing subsidized employment,
internships, work-based learning, and youth
apprenticeship opportunities;
(iv) providing work readiness training
activities and educational programs aligned to
career pathways that support credential
attainment and the development of employability
skills;
(v) engaging or establishing industry or
sector partnerships to determine job needs and
available opportunities for youth employment;
(vi) conducting outreach to youth and
employers;
(vii) providing coaching, navigation, and
mentoring services for participating youth,
including career exploration, career
counseling, career planning, and college
planning services for participating youth;
(viii) providing coaching, navigation, and
mentoring services for employers on how to
successfully employ participating youth in
meaningful work;
(ix) providing services to youth, to enable
participation in a program of youth activities,
which services may include supportive services,
access to technological devices and access to
other supports needed to access online
services, including assistive technology for
youth with disabilities, and followup services
for not less than 12 months after the
completion of participation, as appropriate;
and
(x) coordinating activities under this
section with State and local educational
agencies to adjust for revised academic
calendars in response to the COVID-19 national
emergency.
(c) General Provisions.--A State or local area using funds under
this section for youth summer or year-round employment shall require
that not less than 25 percent of the wages of each eligible youth
participating in such employment be paid by the employer, except that
such requirement may waived for an employer facing financial hardship
due to the COVID-19 national emergency.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out the activities described in this section, and
subsections (b) and (c) of section 111, $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year
2021, to remain available through fiscal year 2023.
SEC. 115. ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES RESPONDING TO THE
COVID-19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
(a) Distribution of Funds.--
(1) States.--From the amounts appropriated under subsection
(c), the Secretary shall make allotments to States in
accordance with section 132(b)(1) of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3172(b)(1)).
(2) Local areas.--Not later than 30 days after a State
receives an allotment under paragraph (1), the State shall use
the allotted funds--
(A) to make the reservations required under section
133(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(29 U.S.C. 3173(a)), which reserved funds may be used
for statewide activities described in section 134(a) of
such Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)) related to the COVID-19
national emergency; and
(B) to allocate the remaining funds to local areas
in accordance with paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of section
133(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(29 U.S.C. 3173(b)).
(b) Uses of Funds.--
(1) In general.--Each State and local area receiving funds
under this section shall use the funds to engage in the adult
employment and training activities described in section 134 of
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174)
to provide necessary supports and services to eligible adults
who are adversely impacted by the COVID-19 national emergency,
including to individuals who are underemployed or most at risk
of unemployment, and shall coordinate the adult employment and
training services with employers facing economic hardship or
employment challenges due to economic impacts of the COVID-19
national emergency.
(2) COVID-19 adult employment and training activities.--
(A) Services to support employers impacted by the
covid-19 national emergency.--Of the funds allocated to
a local area under subsection (a)(2)(B), not less than
one third shall be used for providing services to
eligible adults to support employers impacted by the
COVID-19 national emergency, including--
(i) incumbent worker training, on-the-job
training, apprenticeship programs, and
customized training activities;
(ii) training provided through individual
training accounts;
(iii) training for in-demand industry
sectors and occupations, including for digital
literacy needed for such industry sectors and
occupations; and
(iv) activities supporting employee
retention.
(B) Underemployment and employment supports.--Of
the funds allocated to a local area and not used for
activities under subparagraph (A), such funds shall be
used to provide the services and supports described in
section 134(c)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)) for eligible
adults who are workers facing underemployment,
individuals seeking work, or dislocated workers,
prioritizing individuals with barriers to employment or
eligible adults who are adversely impacted by economic
changes within their communities due to the COVID-19
national emergency, including providing--
(i) career navigation supports to encourage
and enable workers to find new career pathways
to in-demand careers and the necessary training
to support those career pathways, or workplace
learning advisors to support incumbent workers;
(ii) virtual services and virtual
employment and training activities, including
providing appropriate accommodations to
individuals with disabilities in accordance
with the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and
(iii) supportive services and
individualized career services as described in
section 134(c)(2)(A)(xii) of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3174(c)(2)(A)(xii)), including for individuals
with disabilities through collaboration with
the State vocational rehabilitation agency.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section and subsections (a), (b), and
(c) of section 111, $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain
available through fiscal year 2023.
Subtitle B--Employment Service COVID-19 National Emergency Response
Fund
SEC. 121. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.
(a) In General.--From the funds appropriated under subsection (c),
the Secretary shall--
(1) reserve not less than $100,000,000 for workforce
information systems improvements, including for related
electronic tools and system building, and for the activities
described in subsection (b)(1); and
(2) use the remaining funds to make allotments in
accordance with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49e) to States, which for purposes of this section shall
include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and
American Samoa, for--
(A) the activities described in subsection (b)(2)
of this section; and
(B) the activities described in section 15 of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2).
(b) Uses of Funds.--
(1) Reservation uses of funds.--The Secretary shall use the
funds reserved under subsection (a)(1) for--
(A) workforce information grants to States for the
development of labor market insights and evidence on
the State and local impacts of the COVID-19 national
emergency and on promising reemployment strategies, and
to improve access to tools and equipment for virtual
products and service delivery;
(B) the Workforce Information Technology Support
Center, to facilitate voluntary State participation in
multi-State data collaboratives that develop real-time
State and local labor market insights on the impacts of
the COVID-19 national emergency and evidence to promote
more rapid reemployment and economic mobility, using
cross-State and cross-agency administrative data; and
(C) improvements in short- and long-term State and
local occupational and employment projections to
facilitate reemployment, economic mobility, and
economic development strategies.
(2) State uses of funds.--A State shall use an allotment
received under subsection (a)(2) to--
(A) provide additional resources for supporting
employment service personnel employed through a merit
system in providing reemployment services for
unemployed and underemployed workers impacted by the
COVID-19 national emergency;
(B) provide assistance for individuals impacted by
the COVID-19 national emergency, including individuals
receiving unemployment benefits or seeking employment
as a result of the emergency (which provision of
assistance shall include providing for services such as
reemployment services, job search assistance, and job
matching services based on the experience of
individuals, individualized career services, and
appropriate referral to and coordination with agencies
providing services to individuals with barriers to
employment, including individuals with disabilities);
and
(C) provide services for employers impacted by the
COVID-19 national emergency, which shall include
services for employers dealing with labor force changes
as a result of such emergency.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out the activities described in this section
$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available through fiscal
year 2023.
Subtitle C--Job Corps Response to the COVID-19 National Emergency
SEC. 131. JOB CORPS RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
(a) Funding for Job Corps During the COVID-19 National Emergency.--
From the funds appropriated under subsection (c), the Secretary--
(1) shall provide funds to each entity with which the
Secretary has entered into an agreement under section 147(a)(1)
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3197(a)(1)) to--
(A) during the COVID-19 national emergency--
(i) carry out the activities described in
section 148(a) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3198(a)); and
(ii) provide the child care described in
section 148(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3198(e));
(B) retain existing capacity (existing as of June
1, 2019) of each Job Corps center, including retaining
the existing residential capacity, during and after the
COVID-19 national emergency, and increase staffing and
student capacity and resources related to section 145
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3195) to provide for full on-board strength
after such emergency; and
(C) during the 12-month period after the COVID-19
national emergency, carry out the graduate services
described in section 148(d) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
3198(d)) for any individual who has graduated from Job
Corps during the 3-month period after such emergency;
and
(2) may--
(A) provide up to 15 percent of the funds provided
to the entity to meet the operational needs of the Job
Corps center (which may include the cleaning,
sanitation, and necessary improvements of the center
related to COVID-19);
(B) support--
(i) activities providing the relationship
to opportunities, and links to employment
opportunities described in paragraphs (2) and
(3) of section 148(a) of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3198(a)); and
(ii) the academic and career and technical
education and training described in section 148
of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3198) through virtual or
remote means for any period while some Job
Corps enrollees are nonresidential due to the
COVID-19 national emergency, including by
providing necessary technology resources to
enrollees during either period;
(C) provide for costs related to infrastructure
projects, including technology modernization needed to
provide for virtual and remote learning; and
(D) provide for payment of Job Corps stipends,
including emergency Job Corps stipends, and facilitate
such payments through means such as debit cards with no
usage fees, and provide for corresponding financial
literacy.
(b) Flexibility.--In order to provide for the successful continuity
of services and enrollment periods during the COVID-19 national
emergency, additional flexibility shall be provided for Job Corps
enrollees and service providers, including flexibility provided as
follows:
(1) Enrollment length.--Notwithstanding section 146(b) of
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3196(b)), an individual enrolled in the Job Corps during the
COVID-19 national emergency may extend the individual's period
of enrollment for more than 2 years, as long as such extension
does not exceed a 2-year, continuous period of enrollment after
the COVID-19 national emergency.
(2) Advanced career training programs.--With respect to
advanced career training programs under section 148(c) of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3198(c)),
in which the enrollees may continue to participate for a period
not to exceed 1 year in addition to the period of participation
to which the enrollees would otherwise be limited, the COVID-19
national emergency shall not be considered as any portion of
such additional 1-year participation period.
(3) Counseling, job placement, and assessment.--The
counseling, job placement services, and assessment described in
section 149 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3199) shall be available to former enrollees or
graduates--
(A) whose enrollment was interrupted due to the
COVID-19 national emergency; or
(B) who graduated from Job Corps during the period
beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending 3 months after
the COVID-19 national emergency.
(4) Support.--The Secretary shall provide additional
support for the transition period described in section 150(c)
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3200(c)), subject to subparagraph (B), including providing the
following:
(A) Transition allowances.--The Secretary shall
provide for additional transition allowances as
described in subsection (b) of section 150 of such Act
(29 U.S.C. 3200) for Job Corps graduates who have
graduated during the period described in paragraph
(3)(B).
(B) Transition support.--The Secretary shall
consider the period described in paragraph (3)(B) to be
the period described in subsection (c) of such section
150 (29 U.S.C. 3200) in which employment services shall
be provided to former enrollees.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this subtitle $500,000,000 for fiscal year
2021, to remain available through fiscal year 2023.
Subtitle D--National Programs
SEC. 141. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19 NATIONAL
EMERGENCY.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out activities
described in section 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act (29 U.S.C. 3221) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain
available through fiscal year 2023.
SEC. 142. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PROGRAM RESPONSE.
(a) Eligible Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker.--Notwithstanding the
low-income requirement in the definition of ``eligible seasonal
farmworker'' in section 167(i)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3222(i)(3)), an individual seeking to enroll
in a program funded under section 167 of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3222) during the COVID-19 national emergency
is eligible for such enrollment if such individual is a member of a
family with a total family income equal to or less than 150 percent of
the Federal poverty line.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section and activities as described in
section 167 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3222) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available through
fiscal year 2023.
SEC. 143. YOUTHBUILD ACTIVITIES RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19 NATIONAL
EMERGENCY.
(a) In General.--In order to provide for the successful continuity
of services and enrollment periods during the COVID-19 national
emergency, the Secretary shall--
(1) make available, from 20 percent of the funds
appropriated under subsection (c), assistance to entities
carrying out YouthBuild programs operating during the COVID-19
national emergency and, for the assistance made available to
such an entity--
(A) the assistance may be used for carrying out the
activities under section 171(c)(2) of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(c)(2));
and
(B) notwithstanding section 171(c)(2)(D) of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3226(c)(2)(D)), a portion equal to not more than 20
percent of the assistance may be used for the
administrative costs of carrying out activities under
section 171(c)(2) of such Act, but all of such portion
shall be used for such administrative costs related to
responding to the COVID-19 national emergency;
(2) after using funds in accordance with paragraph (1), use
80 percent of the funds appropriated under subsection (c) to--
(A) reserve and use funds in accordance with
section 171(g)(2)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
3226(g)(2)(B)); and
(B) award grants in accordance with section 171(c)
of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(c)), which may be awarded
as supplemental awards, to eligible entities that
received grants under such section 171(c) for program
year 2019 or 2020; and
(3) provide for the flexibility described in subsection (b)
for YouthBuild participants and entities carrying out
YouthBuild programs.
(b) Flexibility.--During the COVID-19 national emergency, the
Secretary shall provide for flexibility for YouthBuild participants and
entities carrying out YouthBuild programs, including flexibility
provided as follows:
(1) Eligibility.--Notwithstanding the age requirements for
enrollment under section 171(e)(1)(A)(i) of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(e)(1)(A)(i)), an
individual seeking to participate in a YouthBuild program and
who will turn 25 during the COVID-19 national emergency is
eligible for such participation, if such individual is not more
than age 25 on the date of enrollment.
(2) Participation length.--Notwithstanding section
171(e)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3226(e)(2)), the period of participation in a YouthBuild
program may extend for more than 24 months for an individual
participating in such program during the COVID-19 national
emergency, as long as such extension does not exceed a 24-
month, continuous period of enrollment after the COVID-19
national emergency.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $250,000,000 for fiscal year
2021, to remain available through fiscal year 2023.
SEC. 144. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19
NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
(1) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, announce an opportunity to receive funds in
accordance with section 169(b) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3224(b)) for the activities
described in subsection (b) of this section; and
(2) from the funds appropriated under subsection (c), not
later than 45 days after the date on which an entity submits an
application that meets the requirements of the Secretary under
this section, award funds under this section to such entity.
(b) Use of Funds.--
(1) Grants for reentry employment opportunities.--Funds
appropriated under this section and not reserved under
paragraph (2) shall be used to support reentry employment
opportunities for justice system-involved youth or young
adults, formerly incarcerated adults, and former offenders,
during and following the COVID-19 national emergency, with
priority given to providing for subsidized employment and
transitional jobs, and creating stronger alignment between the
opportunities and the workforce development system and
participant supports under subtitle B of title I of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151 et
seq.).
(2) Grants for intermediaries.--
(A) Reservation.--Of the amount appropriated under
subsection (c), the Secretary shall reserve $87,500,000
for grants under this paragraph.
(B) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants, on a
competitive basis, to national and regional
intermediaries to prepare, for reentry employment
opportunities described in paragraph (1), young
formerly incarcerated individuals described in
paragraph (1) including such individuals who have
dropped out of school or other educational programs,
for employment or further education. In making the
grants, the Secretary shall give priority to
intermediaries proposing projects serving high-crime,
high-poverty areas.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $350,000,000 for fiscal year
2021, to remain available through fiscal year 2023.
SEC. 145. REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES RESPONDING TO THE
COVID-19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
(a) In General.--From the funds appropriated under subsection (d),
the Secretary shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements
to eligible entities on a competitive basis to create or expand
apprenticeship programs, which shall include pre-apprenticeship
programs and youth apprenticeship programs.
(b) Use of Funds.--In making awards under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall ensure that--
(1) not less than 50 percent of the funds appropriated
under subsection (d) shall be awarded to States in accordance
with the award information described in the Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration Training and Employment
Guidance Letter No. 17-18 issued on May 3, 2019;
(2) the remaining funds appropriated under subsection (d)
after funds are awarded under paragraph (1) shall be used for
supporting national industry and equity intermediaries, and
local intermediaries; and
(3) funds awarded under this section shall be used for
creating or expanding opportunities in apprenticeship programs,
including opportunities in pre-apprenticeship programs and
youth apprenticeship programs, and activities including--
(A) providing supportive services;
(B) using recruitment and retention strategies for
program participants with a priority for recruiting and
retaining, for programs, a high number or high
percentage of individuals with barriers to employment
and individuals from populations traditionally
underrepresented in apprenticeship programs, including
individuals with disabilities;
(C) expanding apprenticeship programs in high-
skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors and
occupations;
(D) paying for costs associated with related
instruction, or wages while participating in related
instruction;
(E) improving educational alignment; and
(F) encouraging employer participation.
(c) Secretarial Responsibilities.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall identify and
disseminate strategies and tools to support virtual and online learning
and training in registered apprenticeship programs.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for fiscal year
2021, to remain available through fiscal year 2023.
Subtitle E--Adult Education and Literacy COVID-19 National Emergency
Response
SEC. 151. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle, the terms ``adult education'', ``adult education
and literacy activities'', ``eligible agency'', ``eligible provider'',
and ``integrated education and training'' have the meanings given the
terms in section 203 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(29 U.S.C. 3272).
SEC. 152. ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.
(a) Online Service Delivery of Adult Education and Literacy
Activities.--During the COVID-19 national emergency, an eligible agency
may use funds available to such agency under paragraphs (2) and (3) of
section 222(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3302(a)), for the administrative expenses of the eligible agency
related to transitions to online service delivery of adult education
and literacy activities.
(b) Secretarial Responsibilities.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in carrying out
section 242(c)(2)(G) of the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3332(c)(2)(G)), identify and disseminate to States strategies
and virtual proctoring tools to--
(1) assess the progress of learners in programs of adult
education and literacy activities, on the basis of valid
research, as appropriate; and
(2) measure the progress of such programs in meeting the
State adjusted levels of performance described in section
116(b)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3141(b)(3)).
SEC. 153. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.
(a) Reservation of Funds; Grants to Eligible Agencies.--From the
amounts appropriated under subsection (c), the Secretary shall--
(1) reserve and use funds in accordance with section 211(a)
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3291); and
(2) award grants to eligible agencies in accordance with
section 211(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(29 U.S.C. 3291), ensuring that not less than 10 percent of the
total funds awarded through those grants shall be used to
provide adult education and literacy activities in correctional
facilities.
(b) Uses of Funds.--Each eligible agency or eligible provider shall
use the funds received through subsection (a)(2) to expand the capacity
of adult education providers to prioritize serving adults with low
literacy or numeracy levels negatively impacted by the economic
consequences of the COVID-19 national emergency, which may include--
(1) expanding the infrastructure needed for the provision
of services and educational resources online or through digital
means, including the provision of technology or internet access
to students and instructional staff to enable virtual or
distance learning, including the provision of assistive
technology as applicable;
(2) creating or expanding digital literacy curricula and
resources, including professional development activities to aid
instructional and program staff in providing online or digital
training to students, including activities undertaken to ensure
the accessibility of such resources to individuals with
disabilities; and
(3) equipping adult education providers to partner more
closely with partners in workforce development systems on
implementation strategies such as provision of integrated
education and training to prepare adult learners on an
accelerated timeline for high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand
industry sectors and occupations.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year
2021, to remain available through fiscal year 2023.
Subtitle F--Community College and Industry Partnership Grants
SEC. 161. COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means an
eligible institution or a consortium of such eligible
institutions, which may include a multistate consortium of such
eligible institutions.
(2) Eligible institution.--The term ``eligible
institution'' means a public institution of higher education
(as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) at which the highest degree that is
predominantly awarded to students is an associate degree,
including a 2-year Tribal College or University (as defined in
section 316 of the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c)).
(3) Perkins cte definitions.--The terms ``career and
technical education'', ``dual or concurrent enrollment
program'', and ``work-based learning'' have the meanings given
the in terms in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
(b) Grant Authority.--
(1) In general.--From the funds appropriated under
subsection (h) and not reserved under subsection (f), the
Secretary (acting through the Employment and Training
Administration), in collaboration with the Secretary of
Education (acting through the Office of Career, Technical, and
Adult Education) shall award, on a competitive basis, grants,
contracts, or cooperative agreements, in accordance with
section 169(b)(5) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act (29 U.S.C. 3224(b)(5)), to eligible entities to assist such
eligible entities in--
(A) establishing and scaling career training
programs, including career and technical education
programs, and industry and sector partnerships to
inform such programs; and
(B) providing necessary student supports.
(2) Award amounts.--The total amount of funds awarded under
this section to an eligible entity shall not exceed--
(A) in the case of an eligible entity that is
eligible institution, $2,500,000; and
(B) in the case of an eligible entity that is a
consortium, $15,000,000.
(3) Award period.--A grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement awarded under this section shall be for a period of
not more than 4 years, except that the Secretary may extend
such a grant, contract, or agreement for an additional 2-year
period, based on the outcomes reported under subsection (g)(1)
of the programs supported under such grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement.
(4) Equitable distribution.--In awarding grants under this
section, the Secretary shall ensure, to the extent practicable,
the equitable distribution of grants, based on--
(A) geography (such as urban and rural
distribution); and
(B) States and local areas significantly impacted
by the COVID-19 national emergency.
(c) Priority.--In awarding funds under this section, the Secretary
shall give priority to eligible entities that will use such funds to
serve individuals impacted by the COVID-19 national emergency, as
demonstrated by providing an assurance in the application submitted
under subsection (d) that the eligible entity will use such funds to--
(1) serve such individuals with barriers to employment,
veterans, spouses of members of the Armed Forces, Native
Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, individuals with
disabilities, or incumbent workers who are low-skilled and who
need to increase their employability skills;
(2) serve such individuals from each major racial and
ethnic group or gender with lower than average educational
attainment in the State or employment in the in-demand industry
sector or occupation that such award will support; or
(3) serve areas with high unemployment rates or high levels
of poverty, including rural areas.
(d) Application.--An eligible entity seeking an award of funds
under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application
containing a grant proposal at such time and in such manner, and
containing such information, as required by the Secretary, including a
detailed description of the following:
(1) Each entity (and the roles and responsibilities of each
entity) with which the eligible entity will partner to carry
out activities under this section, including each of the
following:
(A) An industry or sector partnership representing
a high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sector
or occupation.
(B) A State higher education agency or a State
workforce agency.
(C) To the extent practicable--
(i) State or local workforce development
systems;
(ii) economic development and other
relevant State or local agencies;
(iii) one or more community-based
organizations;
(iv) one or more institutions of higher
education that primarily award 4-year degrees
with which the eligible institution has
developed or will develop articulation
agreements for programs created or expanded
using funds under this section;
(v) one or more providers of adult
education; and
(vi) one or more labor organizations or
joint labor-management partnerships.
(2) The programs that will be supported with such award,
including a description of--
(A) each program that will developed or expanded,
and how the program will be responsive to the high-
skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or
occupations in the geographic region served by the
eligible entity under this section, including--
(i) how the eligible entity will
collaborate with employers to ensure each such
program will provide the skills and
competencies necessary to meet future
employment demand; and
(ii) the quantitative data and evidence
that demonstrates the extent to which each such
program will meet the needs of employers in the
geographic area served by the eligible entity
under this section;
(B) the recognized postsecondary credentials to be
awarded under each program described in subparagraph
(A);
(C) how each such program will facilitate
cooperation between representatives of workers and
employers in the local areas to ensure a fair and
engaging workplace that balances the priorities and
well-being of workers with the needs of businesses;
(D) the extent to which each such program aligns
with a statewide or regional workforce development
strategy, including such strategies established under
section 102(b)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112(b)(1)); and
(E) how the eligible entity will ensure the quality
of each such program, the career pathways within such
programs, and the jobs in the industry sectors or
occupations to which the program is aligned.
(3) The extent to which the eligible entity can leverage
additional resources, and demonstration of the future
sustainability of each such program.
(4) How each such program and activities carried out under
the grant will include evidence-based practices, including a
description of such practices.
(5) The student populations that will be served by the
eligible entity, including--
(A) an analysis of any barriers to employment or
barriers to postsecondary education that such
populations face, and an analysis of how the services
to be provided by the eligible entity under this
section will address such barriers; and
(B) how the eligible entity will support such
populations to establish a work history, demonstrate
success in the workplace, and develop the skills and
competencies that lead to entry into and retention in
unsubsidized employment.
(6) Assurances the eligible entity will participate in and
comply with third-party evaluations described in subsection
(f)(3).
(e) Use of Funds.--
(1) In general.--An eligible entity shall use a grant
awarded under this section to establish and scale career
training programs, including career and technical education
programs, and career pathways and supports for students
participating in such programs.
(2) Student support and emergency services.--Not less than
15 percent of the grant awarded to an eligible entity under
this section shall be used to carry out student support
services which may include the following:
(A) Supportive services, including childcare,
transportation, mental health services, substance use
disorder prevention and treatment, assistance in
obtaining health insurance coverage, housing, and other
benefits, as appropriate.
(B) Connecting students to State or Federal means-
tested benefits programs, including the means-tested
Federal benefits programs described in subparagraphs
(A) through (F) of section 479(d)(2) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ss(d)(2)).
(C) The provision of direct financial assistance to
help students facing financial hardships that may
impact enrollment in or completion of a program
assisted with such funds.
(D) Navigation, coaching, mentorship, and case
management services, including providing information
and outreach to populations described in subsection (c)
to take part in a program supported with such funds.
(E) Providing access to necessary supplies,
materials, or technological devices, and required
equipment, and other supports necessary to participate
in such programs.
(3) Additional required program activities.--The funds
awarded to an eligible entity under this section that remain
after carrying out paragraph (2) shall be used to--
(A) create, develop, or expand articulation
agreements (as defined in section 486A(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1093a(a))), credit
transfer agreements, policies to award credit for prior
learning, corequisite remediation, dual or concurrent
enrollment programs, career pathways, and competency-
based education;
(B) establish or expand industry or sector
partnerships to develop or expand academic programs and
curricula;
(C) establish or expand work-based learning
opportunities, including apprenticeship programs or
paid internships;
(D) establish or implement plans for programs
supported with funds under this section to be included
on the eligible training provider, as described under
section 122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d));
(E) award academic credit or provide for academic
alignment towards credit pathways for programs assisted
with such funds, including industry recognized
credentials, competency-based education, or work-based
learning;
(F) make available open, searchable, and comparable
information on the recognized postsecondary credentials
awarded under such programs, including the related
skills or competencies, related employment, and
earnings outcomes; or
(G) acquiring equipment necessary to support
activities permitted under this section.
(f) Secretarial Reservations.--Not more than 5 percent of the funds
appropriated for a fiscal year may be used by the Secretary for--
(1) the administration of the program under this section,
including providing technical assistance to eligible entities;
(2) targeted outreach to eligible institutions serving a
high number or high percentage of low-income populations, and
rural serving eligible institutions to provide guidance and
assistance in the grant application process under this section;
and
(3) a rigorous, third-party evaluation that uses
experimental or quasi-experimental design or other research
methodologies that allow for the strongest possible causal
inferences to determine whether each eligible entity carrying
out a program supported under this section has met the goals of
such program as described in the application submitted by
eligible entity, including through a national assessment of all
such programs at the conclusion of each award period described
in subsection (b)(3).
(g) Reports and Dissemination.--
(1) Reports.--
(A) Eligible entity.--Each eligible entity
receiving funds under this section shall report to the
Secretary annually on--
(i) a description of the programs supported
with such funds, including activities carried
out directly by the eligible entity and
activities carried out by each partner of the
eligible entity described in subsection (d)(1);
(ii) data on the population served with the
funds and labor market outcomes of populations
served by the funds;
(iii) resources leveraged by the eligible
entity to support activities under this
section; and
(iv) the performance of each such program
with respect to the indicators of performance
under section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3141(b)(2)(A)(i)).
(B) Secretary.--Upon receipt of a report under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit such
report to the Committee on Education and Labor of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
(2) Dissemination.--Each eligible entity receiving funds
under this section shall--
(A) participate in activities regarding the
dissemination of related research, best practices, and
technical assistance; and
(B) to the extent practicable, and as determined by
the Secretary, make available to the public any
materials created under the grant.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year
2021, to remain available through fiscal year 2025.
Subtitle G--General Provisions
SEC. 171. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Any Federal funds provided under
this title shall be used only to supplement and not supplant the funds
that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available
from State or local public funds for adult education and literacy
activities, employment and training activities, or other activities
carried out under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).
(b) Evaluations.--Any activity or program carried out with funds
provided under this title shall be subject to the following:
(1) Measurement with performance accountability indicators
in accordance with section 116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)) or as
provided as follows:
(A) With respect to an activity or program carried
out under section 131, the measurement with performance
accountability indicators shall be in accordance with
section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii)).
(B) With respect to an activity or program carried
out under section 143, the measurement with performance
accountability indicators shall be in accordance with
section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii)).
(2) Rigorous evaluation using research approaches
appropriate to the level of development and maturity of the
activity or program, which evaluation may include random
assignment or quasi-experimental impact evaluations,
implementation evaluations, pre-experimental studies, and
feasibility studies, including studies of job quality measures
and credential transparency.
(c) Uses of Funds.--From the funds appropriated under subsection
(d), the Secretary of Labor shall--
(1) support the administration of the funds under this
title and evaluation of activities and programs described in
subsection (b), including by providing guidance and technical
assistance to States and local areas;
(2) establish an interagency agreement with the Secretary
of Education for--
(A) coordination of funding priorities, with other
relevant Federal agencies, as applicable;
(B) dissemination and administration of grants and
funding under this title; and
(C) execution of research and evaluation activities
to minimize the duplication of efforts and job training
investments;
(3) provide guidance to States and local areas on how to
make, and financial support to enable the States and local
areas to make, information on recognized postsecondary
credentials and related competencies being awarded for
activities carried out with funds under this title publicly
available, searchable, and comparable as linked open data;
(4) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, issue guidance for implementing this title in
accordance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); and
(5) provide not less than $1,000,000 for each fiscal year
for the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Labor
to oversee the administration and distribution of funds under
this title.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $90,000,000 to carry out this section for fiscal year
2021, to remain available through fiscal year 2025.
TITLE II--CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT OF 2006
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS AND PERKINS CTE REQUIREMENTS.
Except as otherwise provided, in this title--
(1) the terms have the meanings given the terms in section
3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302); and
(2) an allotment, allocation, or other provision of funds
made under this title in accordance with a provision of the
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) shall be made in compliance with the
applicable requirements of such Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
SEC. 202. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
(a) Distribution of Funds.--
(1) States.--From the amounts appropriated under subsection
(c), the Secretary shall make allotments to eligible agencies
in accordance with section 111(a)(3) of the Carl D. Perkins
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C.
2321(a)(3)).
(2) Local areas.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after an
eligible agency receives an allotment under paragraph
(1), the eligible agency shall make available such
funds in accordance with section 112(a) of the Carl D.
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20
U.S.C. 2322(a)), including making such funds available
for distribution to eligible recipients in accordance
with sections 131 and 132 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 2531;
2532).
(B) Reserved funds.--An eligible agency that
reserves funds in accordance with section 112(a)(1) of
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2322(a)) to be used in accordance
with section 112(c) of such Act, may also use such
reserved funds for digital, physical, or technology
infrastructure related projects to improve career and
technical education offerings within the State.
(b) Uses of Funds.--Each eligible agency and eligible recipient
shall use the funds received under this section to carry out activities
improving or expanding career and technical education programs and
programs of study to adequately respond to State and local needs as a
result of the COVID-19 national emergency, including--
(1) expanding and modernizing digital, physical, or
technology infrastructure to deliver in-person, online,
virtual, and simulated educational and work-based learning
experiences;
(2) acquiring appropriate equipment, technology, supplies,
and instructional materials aligned with business and industry
needs, including machinery, testing equipment, tools, hardware,
software, other new and emerging instructional materials, and
assistive technology as applicable;
(3) providing incentives to employers and CTE participants
facing economic hardships due to the COVID-19 national
emergency to participate in work-based learning programs;
(4) expanding or adapting program offerings or supports
based on an updated comprehensive needs assessment to
systemically respond to employers' and CTE participants'
changing needs as a result of the COVID-19 national emergency;
or
(5) providing for professional development and training
activities for career and technical education teachers,
faculty, school leaders, administrators, specialized
instructional support personnel, career guidance and academic
counselors, and paraprofessionals to support activities carried
out under this section.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year
2021, to remain available through fiscal year 2023.
SEC. 203. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Any Federal funds provided under
this title shall be used only to supplement the funds that would, in
the absence of such Federal funds, be made available from non-Federal
sources for career and technical education programs or other activities
carried out under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and not to supplant such funds.
(b) Evaluations.--Any activity or program carried out with funds
received under this title shall be subject to--
(1) performance accountability indicators in accordance
with section 113 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2323); and
(2) rigorous evaluation using research approaches
appropriate to the level of development and maturity of the
activity or program, including random assignment or quasi-
experimental impact evaluations, implementation evaluations,
pre-experimental studies, and feasibility studies, including
studying job quality measures and credential transparency.
(c) Uses of Funds.--From the funds appropriated under subsection
(d), the Secretary shall--
(1) support the administration of the funds for this title
and evaluation of such activities described in subsection (b);
(2) establish an interagency agreement with the Secretary
of Labor for--
(A) coordinating funding priorities, including with
other relevant Federal agencies, including the
Department of Health and Human Services;
(B) dissemination and administration of grants and
funding under this title; and
(C) execution of research and evaluation activities
to minimize the duplication of efforts and job training
investments and facilitate greater blending and
braiding of Federal and non-Federal funds;
(3) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, issue guidance for implementing this title in
accordance with the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); and
(4) provide not less than $250,000 for each fiscal year for
the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Education
to oversee the administration and distribution of funds under
this title.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year
2021, to remain available through fiscal year 2025.
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