[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4950 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4950
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act regarding Native
American programs.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 1, 2024
Mr. Lujan 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 amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act regarding Native
American programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Employment and Training
Support Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO WIOA.
Section 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3221) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)--
(A) by striking ``(25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) and the''
and inserting ``(25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), consistent
with the''; and
(B) by inserting ``, and that is in furtherance of
the trust responsibility of the United States'' before
the period at the end;
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(25 U.S.C.
450b)'' and inserting ``(25 U.S.C. 5304)''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``(20 U.S.C.
7517)'' before the period at the end;
(3) in subsection (c) by striking ``, on a competitive
basis,'';
(4) in subsection (d)(2), by striking subparagraph (B) and
inserting the following:
``(B) Administrative costs.--Not more than 15
percent of the funds made available to an entity under
subsection (c) may be used for the administrative costs
of the activities and services described in
subparagraph (A).
``(C) Special rules.--
``(i) Eligibility.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of this section, individuals
who were eligible to participate in programs
under section 401 of the Job Training
Partnership Act (as such section was in effect
on the day before the date of enactment of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998) shall be
eligible to participate in an activity assisted
under this section.
``(ii) Transfer of unobligated funds.--An
entity receiving funds under subsection (c) may
transfer such funds that are unobligated for an
award year to the following award year for
activities described in subparagraph (A)(i) in
that following award year.'';
(5) in subsection (e)(5), by striking ``which shall'' and
all that follows through ``such indicators'' and inserting
``including the expected levels of performance for indicators
of such measures'';
(6) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:
``(h) Performance Accountability Measures.--
``(1) Development of indicators and standards.--The
Secretary, in consultation with the Native American Employment
and Training Council, shall develop a set of performance
indicators and standards that, as provided in subsection
(e)(5), shall be applicable to programs under this section.
``(2) Special considerations.--Such performance indicators
and standards shall take into account--
``(A) the purpose of this section as described in
subsection (a)(1);
``(B) the needs of the groups served by this
section, including the differences in needs among such
groups in various geographic service areas; and
``(C) the economic circumstances of the communities
served, including differences in circumstances among
various geographic service areas.'';
(7) in subsection (i)--
(A) in paragraph (4)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``Using'' and
inserting the following:
``(i) Establishment.--Using''; and
(II) by adding at the end the
following:
``(ii) Recommendations.--The Secretary
shall meet, not less than annually, with the
Council to consider recommendations from the
Council on the operation and administration of
the programs assisted under this section.'';
and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) by striking ``The Council'' and
inserting the following:
``(i) In general.--The Council''; and
(II) by adding at the end the
following:
``(ii) Vacancies.--An individual appointed
to fill a vacancy on the Council occurring
before the expiration of the term for which the
predecessor of such individual was appointed
shall be appointed only for the remainder of
that term. Such an individual may serve on the
Council after the expiration of such term until
a successor is appointed.'';
(B) in paragraph (5)--
(i) by striking ``is authorized to'' and
inserting ``shall'';
(ii) by striking ``The Secretary'' and
inserting the following:
``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Activities.--The technical assistance under
subparagraph (A) shall include the following
activities:
``(i) Assisting entities described in
subsection (c) that receive assistance under
such subsection in understanding and navigating
the Federal requirements for amounts awarded
under this section.
``(ii) Supporting such entities with the
full range of services that can be supported,
as permitted by Federal law, using amounts
awarded under this section.
``(iii) Supporting such entities in
promoting the economic and social development
of Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian
communities in accordance with the distinct
goals of those communities, including, as
appropriate, by using program flexibilities
that are--
``(I) authorized under paragraph
(3); and
``(II) consistent with the
principles of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.);
``(iv) Advising such entities on other
funding opportunities authorized by this Act,
including those that foster innovation in
workforce development programs serving the
needs of Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native
Hawaiians.''; and
(C) in paragraph (6)--
(i) by inserting ``or provided by another
grantee that receives funds awarded under
subtitle B from any State for adult, youth, or
dislocated worker programs'' after ``this
title''; and
(ii) by inserting ``or another grantee''
after ``the States''; and
(8) in subsection (k), by striking paragraph (2) and
inserting the following:
``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection such
sums as may be necessary.''.
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