,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bgba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ah1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,george ,miller of ,california 7for    
himself1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 and ,mr4        
,hinojosa7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide      
subsidized employment for unemployed1   
low-income adults1 provide summer       
employment and year-round employment    
opportunities for low-income youth1 and 
carry out work-related and educational  
strategies and activities of            
demonstrated effectiveness1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,pathways ,back
 to ,work ,act of #bjac4  #b4           
,establishment of ,pathways ,back to    
,work ,fund  7a7 ,establishment ,there  
is established in the ,treasury of the  
,united ,states an account1 which shall 
be known as the ,pathways ,back to ,work
 ,fund 7referred to in this ,act as the 

,fund71 consisting of the amounts as are
 paid to the ,fund under subsection 7b74
  7b7 ,payment into the ,fund ,out of   
any amounts in the general fund of the  
,treasury not otherwise appropriated1   
there is appropriated #ab1ejj1jjj1jjj1  
which shall be paid to the ,fund1 to be 
used by the ,secretary of ,labor to     
carry out this ,act4  7c7 ,period of    
availability ,the amounts appropriated  
under this ,act shall be available for  
obligation by the ,secretary of ,labor  
through ,december #ca1 #bjad1 and shall 
be available for expenditure by         
recipients of grants and subgrants under
 this ,act through ,september #cj1      
#bjae4  #c4 ,availability of funds  7a7 
,in general ,using the amounts available
 through the ,fund under section #b7;b71
 the ,secretary of ,labor shall1 subject
 to subsection 7b7--  7#a7 allot        
#h1jjj1jjj1jjj in accordance with       
section #d to provide subsidized        
employment to unemployed1 low-income    
adults2  7#b7 allot #b1ejj1jjj1jjj in   

accordance with section #e to provide   
summer employment and year-round        
employment opportunities to low-income  
youth2 and  7#c7 use #b1jjj1jjj1jjj in  
accordance with section #f to award     
grants on a competitive basis to local  
entities to carry out work-based        
training and other work-related and     
educational strategies and activities of
 demonstrated effectiveness to          
unemployed1 low-income adults and       
low-income youth to provide the skills  
and assistance needed to obtain         
employment4  7b7 ,reservation ,the      
,secretary of ,labor may reserve not    
more than #a percent of the amounts     
available through the ,fund under each  
of paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7 of      
subsection 7a7 to pay for the costs of  
technical assistance1 evaluations1 and  
,federal administration of this ,act4   
#d4 ,subsidized employment for          
unemployed1 low-income adults  7a7 ,in  
general  7#a7 ,allotments ,from the     
funds available under section           

#c7;a77#a71 the ,secretary of ,labor    
shall make an allotment under subsection
 7b7 to each ,state that has a ,state   
plan approved under subsection 7c7 and  
to each outlying area and recipient     
under section #aff7;c7 of the ,workforce
 ,investment ,act of #aiih 7#bi         
,u4,s4,c4 #biaa7;c77 that meets the     
requirements of this section1 for the   
purpose of providing subsidized         
employment opportunities to unemployed1 
low-income adults4  7#b7 ,guidance ,not 
later than #cj days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,labor1 in coordination with the     
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 shall issue guidance         
regarding the implementation of this    
section4 ,such guidance shall1          
consistent with this section1 include   
procedures for the submission and       
approval of ,state and local plans and  
the allotment and allocation of funds1  
including reallotment and reallocation  
of such funds1 that promote the         

expeditious and effective implementation
 of the activities authorized under this
 section4  7b7 ,state allotments  7#a7  
,reservations for outlying areas and    
tribes ,of the funds described in       
subsection 7a77#a71 the ,secretary shall
 reserve--  7,a7 not more than #a_/d of 
#a percent to provide assistance to     
outlying areas to provide subsidized    
employment to unemployed1 low-income    
adults2 and  7,b7 #a4e percent to       
provide assistance to recipients under  
section #aff7;c7 of the ,workforce      
,investment ,act of #aiih 7relating to  
,native ,americans2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4       
#biaa7;c77 to provide subsidized        
employment to unemployed1 low-income    
adults4  7#b7 ,states ,after determining
 the amounts to be reserved under       
section #c7;b7 and paragraph 7#a71 the  
,secretary of ,labor shall allot the    
remainder of the funds described in     
subsection 7a77#a7 among the ,states by 
allotting--  7,a7 one-third on the basis
 of the relative number of unemployed   

individuals in areas of substantial     
unemployment in each ,state1 compared to
 the total number of unemployed         
individuals in areas of substantial     
unemployment in all ,states2  7,b7      
one-third on the basis of the relative  
excess number of unemployed individuals 
in each ,state1 compared to the total   
excess number of unemployed individuals 
in all ,states2 and  7,c7 one-third on  
the basis of the relative number of     
disadvantaged adults and youth in each  
,state1 compared to the total number of 
disadvantaged adults and youth in all   
,states4  7#c7 ,definitions ,for        
purposes of the formula described in    
paragraph 7#b7--  7,a7 ,area of         
substantial unemployment ,the term area 
of substantial unemployment means any   
contiguous area that has a population of
 at least #aj1jjj1 and that has an      
average rate of unemployment of at least
 #f4e percent for the most recent #ab   
months1 as determined by the ,secretary4
  7,b7 ,disadvantaged adult or youth    

,the term disadvantaged adult or youth  
means an individual who is age #af or   
older 7subject to section               
#acb7;b77#a77;,b77v77,i7 of the         
,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4                          
#bhfb7;b77#a77;,b77v77,i777 who received
 an income1 or is a member of a family  
that received a total family income1    
that1 in relation to family size1 does  
not exceed the higher of--  7i7 the     
poverty line2 or  7ii7 #gj percent of   
the lower living standard income level4 
7,c7 ,excess number ,the term excess    
number means1 used with respect to      
unemployed individuals in a ,state1 the 
higher of--  7i7 the number that        
represents the number of unemployed     
individuals in excess of #d4e percent of
 the civilian labor force in the ,state2
 or  7ii7 the number that represents the
 number of unemployed individuals in    
excess of #d4e percent of the civilian  
labor force in areas of substantial     
unemployment in such ,state4  7#d7      

,reallotment ,if the ,governor of a     
,state does not submit a ,state plan by 
the date specified in subsection        
7c77#b77;,b71 or a ,state does not      
receive approval of a ,state plan1 the  
amount the ,state would have been       
eligible to receive pursuant to the     
formula under paragraph 7#b7 shall be   
transferred within the ,fund and added  
to the amounts available for competitive
 grants under section #c7;a77#c74  7c7  
,state plan  7#a7 ,in general ,for a    
,state to be eligible to receive an     
allotment of funds under subsection 7b71
 the ,governor of the ,state shall      
submit to the ,secretary of ,labor a    
,state plan in such form and containing 
such information as the ,secretary may  
require4 ,at a minimum1 such plan shall 
include--  7,a7 a description of the    
strategies and activities to be carried 
out by the ,state1 in coordination with 
employers in the ,state1 to provide     
subsidized employment opportunities to  
unemployed1 low-income adults1 including

 strategies relating to the level and   
duration of subsidies consistent with   
subsection 7e77#b72  7,b7 a description 
of the requirements the ,state will     
apply relating to the eligibility of    
unemployed1 low-income adults1          
consistent with section #h1 for         
subsidized employment opportunities1    
which requirements may include criteria 
to target assistance to particular      
categories of such adults1 such as      
individuals with disabilities or        
individuals who have exhausted all      
rights to unemployment compensation2    
7,c7 a description of how the funds     
allotted to provide subsidized          
employment opportunities will be        
administered in the ,state and 7if      
administered by entities described in   
subsection 7d77#a77;,a77 in local areas1
 in accordance with subsection 7d72     
7,d7 a description of the performance   
outcomes to be achieved by the ,state   
through the activities carried out under
 this section and the processes the     

,state will use to track performance1   
consistent with guidance provided by the
 ,secretary of ,labor regarding such    
outcomes and processes and with section 
#g7;b72  7,e7 a description of the      
coordination of activities to be carried
 out with the funds provided under this 
section with activities under title ,i  
of the ,workforce ,investment ,act of   
#aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhja et seq471 the
 program of block grants to ,states for 
temporary assistance for needy families 
established under part ,a of title ,,iv 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7referred 
to in this ,act as the ,,tanf program2  
#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 and other   
appropriate ,federal and ,state programs
 that may assist unemployed1 low-income 
adults in obtaining and retaining       
employment2  7,f7 a description of the  
timelines for implementation of the     
activities described in subparagraph    
7,a71 and the number of unemployed1     
low-income adults expected to be placed 
in subsidized employment by calendar    

quarter2  7,g7 assurances that the      
,state will report such information as  
the ,secretary of ,labor may require    
relating to fiscal1 performance1 and    
other matters as the ,secretary         
determines is necessary to effectively  
monitor the activities carried out under
 this section2 and  7,h7 assurances that
 the ,state will ensure compliance with 
the requirements1 restrictions1 labor   
standards1 and other provisions         
described in section #g7;a74  7#b7      
,submission and approval of ,state plan 
7,a7 ,submission with other plans ,the  
,state plan described in paragraph 7#a7 
may be submitted in conjunction with the
 ,state plan modification or other      
request for funds by the ,state required
 under section #e1 and may be submitted 
as a modification to a ,state plan that 
has been approved under section #aab of 
the ,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhbb74  7,b7           
,submission and approval  7i7           
,submission ,the ,governor shall submit 

the ,state plan described in paragraph  
7#a7 to the ,secretary of ,labor not    
later than #ge days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act and the          
,secretary of ,labor shall make a       
determination regarding the approval or 
disapproval of such plan not later than 
#de days after the submission of such   
plan4 ,if the plan is disapproved1 the  
,secretary of ,labor may provide a      
reasonable period of time in which the  
plan may be amended and resubmitted for 
approval4  7ii7 ,approval ,the          
,secretary of ,labor shall approve a    
,state plan that the ,secretary         
determines is consistent with the       
requirements of this section and        
reasonably appropriate and adequate to  
carry out the objectives of this        
section4 ,if the plan is approved1 the  
,secretary shall allot funds to the     
,state under subsection 7b7 within #cj  
days after such approval4  7#c7         
,modifications to ,state plan ,the      
,governor may submit a modification to a

 ,state plan under this subsection1     
consistent with the requirements of this
 section4  7d7 ,administration within   
the ,state  7#a7 ,option ,the ,state may
 administer the funds for activities    
under this section through--  7,a7 the  
,state and local entities responsible   
for the administration of the formula   
program of workforce investment         
activities for adults under subtitle ,b 
of title ,i of the ,workforce           
,investment ,act of #aiih2  7,b7 the    
,state agency or agencies responsible   
for the administration of the ,,tanf    
program2 or  7,c7 a combination of the  
entities and agency or agencies         
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and     
7,b74  7#b7 ,within-,state allocations  
7,a7 ,allocation of funds ,the ,governor
 may reserve not more than #e percent of
 the funds made available through the   
allotment under subsection 7b77#b71 for 
administration and technical assistance1
 and shall allocate the remainder1 in   
accordance with the option elected under

 paragraph 7#a7--  7i7 among local      
workforce investment areas within the   
,state in accordance with subparagraphs 
7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c7 of subsection      
7b77#b71 except that for purposes of    
such allocation references to a ,state  
in such subsection shall be deemed to be
 references to a local workforce        
investment area and references to all   
,states shall be deemed to be references
 to all local workforce investment areas
 in the ,state involved1 and not more   
than #aj percent of the funds so        
allocated to a local workforce          
investment area may be used for the     
costs of administration of this section2
 or  7ii7 through entities responsible  
for the provision of services under the 
,,tanf program to local populations in  
such manner as the ,state agency or     
agencies responsible for the            
administration of the ,,tanf program may
 determine to be appropriate4  7,b7     
,local plans  7i7 ,in general ,in a case
 in which the responsibility for the    

administration of the activities        
described in subsection 7e7 is to be    
carried out by the entities described in
 paragraph 7#a77;,a71 in order to       
receive an allocation under subparagraph
 7,a77i71 a local workforce investment  
board1 in partnership with the chief    
elected official of the local workforce 
investment area involved1 shall submit  
to the ,governor a local plan for the   
use of such funds under this section not
 later than #cj days after the          
submission of the ,state plan4 ,such    
local plan may be submitted as a        
modification to a local plan approved   
under section #aah of the ,workforce    
,investment ,act of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #bhbh74  7ii7 ,contents ,the local plan
 described in clause 7i7 shall contain  
the information described in            
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,h7 of      
subsection 7c77#a71 as applied to the   
local workforce investment area4  7iii7 
,approval ,the ,governor shall approve  
or disapprove the local plan submitted  

under clause 7i7 not later than a date  
7referred to in this clause as the final
 determination date7 that is the later  
of the #cjth day after the submission of
 the local plan or the #cjth day after  
the approval of the ,state plan4 ,the   
,governor shall approve the local plan  
unless the ,governor determines that the
 plan is inconsistent with the          
requirements of this section or is not  
reasonably appropriate and adequate to  
carry out the objectives of this        
section4 ,if the ,governor has not made 
a determination by the final            
determination date1 the plan shall be   
considered to be approved4 ,if the plan 
is disapproved1 the ,governor may       
provide a reasonable period of time in  
which the plan may be amended and       
resubmitted for approval4 ,if the plan  
is approved1 the ,governor shall        
allocate funds to the local workforce   
investment area involved under          
subparagraph 7,a77i7 within #cj days    
after such approval4  7,c7 ,reallocation

 of funds to local workforce investment 
areas ,if a local workforce investment  
board and chief elected official do not 
submit a local plan by the date         
specified in subparagraph 7,b77i71 or   
the ,governor disapproves a local plan1 
the amount the local workforce          
investment area would have been eligible
 to receive pursuant to the formula     
under subparagraph 7,a77i7 shall be     
allocated to local workforce investment 
areas that receive approval of their    
local plans under subparagraph 7,b74    
,each such local workforce investment   
area shall receive a share of the total 
amount available for reallocation under 
this subparagraph1 in accordance with   
the area's share of the total amount    
allocated under subparagraph 7,a77i7 to 
such local workforce investment areas4  
7e7 ,use of funds  7#a7 ,in general ,the
 funds made available under this section
 shall be used to provide subsidized    
employment for unemployed1 low-income   
adults4 ,the entities described in      

subsection 7d77#a7 may use a variety of 
strategies in recruiting employers and  
identifying appropriate employment      
opportunities1 but shall give priority  
to providing employment opportunities   
likely to lead to unsubsidized          
employment in emerging or in-demand     
occupations in the area served through  
the grant involved4 ,funds made         
available under this section may be used
 to provide support services1 such as   
transportation and child care1 that are 
necessary to enable the participation of
 such adults in subsidized employment   
opportunities4  7#b7 ,level of subsidy  
and duration ,the entities described in 
subsection 7d77#a7 may determine the    
percentage of the wages and costs of    
employing a participant for which an    
employer may receive a subsidy with the 
funds made available under this section1
 and the duration of such subsidy1 in   
accordance with guidance issued by the  
,secretary in coordination with the     
,secretary of ,health and ,human        

,services4 ,the entities may establish  
criteria for determining such percentage
 or duration1 using appropriate factors 
such as the size of the employer and    
types of employment4  7f7 ,coordination 
of ,federal administration ,the         
,secretary of ,labor shall administer   
this section in coordination with the   
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services to ensure the effective       
implementation of this section4  #e4    
,summer employment and year-round       
employment opportunities for low-income 
and disconnected youth  7a7 ,in general 
,from the funds available under section 
#c7;a77#b71 the ,secretary of ,labor    
shall make an allotment under subsection
 7c7 to each ,state that has a          
modification to a ,state plan approved  
under section #aab of the ,workforce    
,investment ,act of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #bhbb7 7referred to in this section as 
a ,state plan modification7 7or other   
,state request for funds specified in   
guidance under subsection 7b77 approved 

under subsection 7d7 and to each        
outlying area and recipient under       
section #aff7;c7 of the ,workforce      
,investment ,act of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #biaa7;c77 7referred to in this section
 as a ,native ,american grantee7 that   
meets the requirements of this section1 
for the purpose of providing summer     
employment and year-round employment    
opportunities to low-income youth4  7b7 
,guidance and application of            
requirements  7#a7 ,guidance ,not later 
than #bj days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,labor shall issue guidance regarding
 the implementation of this section4    
7#b7 ,procedures ,such guidance shall1  
consistent with this section1 include   
procedures for--  7,a7 the submission   
and approval of ,state plan             
modifications1 for such other forms of  
requests for funds by the ,state as may 
be identified in such guidance1 for     
modifications to local plans approved   
under section #aah of the ,workforce    

,investment ,act of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #bhcc7 7referred to individually in    
this section as a local plan            
modification71 or for such other forms  
of requests for funds by local workforce
 investment areas as may be identified  
in such guidance1 that promote the      
expeditious and effective implementation
 of the activities authorized under this
 section2 and  7,b7 the allotment and   
allocation of funds1 including          
reallotment and reallocation of such    
funds that promote such implementation4 
7#c7 ,requirements ,except as otherwise 
provided in the guidance described in   
paragraph 7#a7 and in this section and  
other provisions of this ,act1 the funds
 provided for activities under this     
section shall be administered in        
accordance with the provisions of       
subtitles ,b and ,e of title ,i of the  
,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhaa et seq41 #biaa et  
seq47 relating to youth activities4  7c7
 ,state allotments  7#a7 ,reservations  

for outlying areas and tribes ,of the   
funds described in subsection 7a71 the  
,secretary shall reserve--  7,a7 not    
more than #a_/d of #a percent to provide
 assistance to outlying areas to provide
 summer employment and year-round       
employment opportunities to low-income  
youth2 and  7,b7 #a4e percent to provide
 assistance to ,native ,american        
grantees to provide summer employment   
and year-round employment opportunities 
to low-income youth4  7#b7 ,states      
,after determining the amounts to be    
reserved under section #c7;b7 and       
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of ,labor
 shall allot the remainder of the funds 
described in subsection 7a7 among the   
,states in accordance with the          
subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c7 of   
section #d7;b77#b74  7#c7 ,reallotment  
,if the ,governor of a ,state does not  
submit a ,state plan modification or    
other ,state request for funds specified
 in guidance under subsection 7b7 by the
 date specified in subsection           

7d77#b77;,b71 or a ,state does not      
receive approval of such ,state plan    
modification or request1 the amount the 
,state would have been eligible to      
receive pursuant to the formula under   
paragraph 7#b7 shall be transferred     
within the ,fund and added to the       
amounts available for competitive grants
 under section #c7;a77#c74  7d7 ,state  
plan modification  7#a7 ,in general ,for
 a ,state to be eligible to receive an  
allotment of funds under subsection 7c71
 the ,governor of the ,state shall      
submit to the ,secretary of ,labor a    
,state plan modification1 or other      
,state request for funds specified in   
guidance under subsection 7b71 in such  
form and containing such information as 
the ,secretary may require4 ,at a       
minimum1 such ,state plan modification  
or request shall include--  7,a7 a      
description of the strategies and       
activities to be carried out to provide 
summer employment opportunities and     
year-round employment opportunities1    

including linkages to training and      
educational activities1 consistent with 
subsection 7f72  7,b7 a description of  
the requirements the ,states will apply 
relating to the eligibility of          
low-income youth1 consistent with       
section #h1 for summer employment       
opportunities and year-round employment 
opportunities1 which requirements may   
include criteria to target assistance to
 particular categories of such          
low-income youth1 such as youth with    
disabilities1 consistent with subsection
 7f72  7,c7 a description of the        
performance outcomes to be achieved by  
the ,state through the activities       
carried out under this section and the  
processes the ,state will use to track  
performance1 consistent with guidance   
provided by the ,secretary of ,labor    
regarding such outcomes and processes   
and with section #g7;b72  7,d7 a        
description of the timelines for        
implementation of the activities        
described in subparagraph 7,a71 and the 

number of low-income youth expected to  
be placed in summer employment          
opportunities1 and year-round employment
 opportunities1 respectively1 by        
calendar quarter2  7,e7 assurances that 
the ,state will report such information 
as the ,secretary may require relating  
to fiscal1 performance1 and other       
matters as the ,secretary determines is 
necessary to effectively monitor the    
activities carried out under this       
section2  7,f7 assurances that the      
,state will ensure compliance with the  
requirements1 restrictions1 labor       
standards1 and other provisions         
described in section #g7;a72 and  7,g7  
for any employment opportunity that will
 provide participants with an           
industry-recognized credential1 a       
description of the credential4  7#b7    
,submission and approval of ,state plan 
modification or request  7,a7           
,submission ,the ,governor shall submit 
the ,state plan modification or other   
,state request for funds specified in   

guidance under subsection 7b7 to the    
,secretary of ,labor not later than #cj 
days after the issuance of such         
guidance4 ,the ,state plan modification 
or other ,state request for funds may be
 submitted in conjunction with the      
,state plan required under section #d4  
7,b7 ,approval ,the ,secretary of ,labor
 shall approve the ,state plan          
modification or request submitted under 
subparagraph 7,a7 within #cj days after 
submission1 unless the ,secretary       
determines that the plan or request is  
inconsistent with the requirements of   
this section4 ,if the ,secretary has not
 made a determination within that       
#cj-;day period1 the plan or request    
shall be considered to be approved4 ,if 
the plan or request is disapproved1 the 
,secretary may provide a reasonable     
period of time in which the plan or     
request may be amended and resubmitted  
for approval4 ,if the plan or request is
 approved1 the ,secretary shall allot   
funds to the ,state under subsection 7c7

 within #cj days after such approval4   
7#c7 ,modifications to ,state plan or   
request ,the ,governor may submit       
further modifications to a ,state plan  
modification or other ,state request for
 funds specified under subsection 7b71  
consistent with the requirements of this
 section4  7e7 ,within-,state allocation
 and administration  7#a7 ,in general   
,of the funds allotted to the ,state    
under subsection 7c71 the ,governor--   
7,a7 may reserve not more than #e       
percent of the funds for administration 
and technical assistance2 and  7,b7     
shall allocate the remainder of the     
funds among local workforce investment  
areas within the ,state in accordance   
with subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c7 
of section #d7;b77#b71 except that for  
purposes of such allocation references  
to a ,state in such subsection shall be 
deemed to be references to a local      
workforce investment area and references
 to all ,states shall be deemed to be   
references to all local workforce       

investment areas in the ,state involved4
 ,not more than #aj percent of the funds
 so allocated to a local workforce      
investment area may be used for the     
costs of administration of this section4
  7#b7 ,local plan  7,a7 ,submission ,in
 order to receive an allocation under   
paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the local workforce
 investment board1 in partnership with  
the chief elected official for the local
 workforce investment area involved1    
shall submit to the ,governor a local   
plan modification1 or such other request
 for funds by local workforce investment
 areas as may be specified in guidance  
under subsection 7b71 not later than #cj
 days after the submission by the ,state
 of the ,state plan modification or     
other ,state request for funds specified
 in guidance under subsection 7b71      
describing the strategies and activities
 to be carried out under this section4  
7,b7 ,approval ,the ,governor shall     
approve the local plan modification or  
other local request for funds submitted 

under subparagraph 7,a7 within #cj days 
after submission1 unless the ,governor  
determines that the plan or request is  
inconsistent with requirements of this  
section4 ,if the ,governor has not made 
a determination within that #cj-;day    
period1 the plan shall be considered to 
be approved4 ,if the plan or request is 
disapproved1 the ,governor may provide a
 reasonable period of time in which the 
plan or request may be amended and      
resubmitted for approval4 ,if the plan  
or request is approved1 the ,governor   
shall allocate funds to the local       
workforce investment area within #cj    
days after such approval4  7#c7         
,reallocation ,if a local workforce     
investment board and chief elected      
official do not submit a local plan     
modification 7or other local request for
 funds specified in guidance under      
subsection 7b77 by the date specified in
 paragraph 7#b71 or the ,governor       
disapproves a local plan1 the amount the
 local workforce investment area would  

have been eligible to receive pursuant  
to the formula under paragraph 7#a77;,b7
 shall be allocated to local workforce  
investment areas that receive approval  
of their local plan modifications or    
local requests for funds under paragraph
 7#b74 ,each such local workforce       
investment area shall receive a share of
 the total amount available for         
reallocation under this subparagraph1 in
 accordance with the area's share of the
 total amount allocated under paragraph 
7#a77;,b7 to such local workforce       
investment areas4  7f7 ,use of funds    
7#a7 ,in general ,the funds made        
available under this section shall be   
used--  7,a7 to provide summer          
employment opportunities for low-income 
youth1 with direct linkages to academic 
and occupational learning1 and may be   
used to provide supportive services1    
such as transportation or child care1   
that is necessary to enable the         
participation of such youth in the      
opportunities2 and  7,b7 to provide     

year-round employment opportunities1    
which may be combined with other        
activities authorized under section #abi
 of the ,workforce ,investment ,act of  
#aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhed71 to         
low-income youth1 giving priority to    
out-of-school youth who are--  7i7 high 
school dropouts2 or  7ii7 recipients of 
a secondary school diploma or its       
recognized equivalent but who are basic 
skills deficient1 unemployed1 or        
underemployed4  7#b7 ,program priorities
 ,in administering the funds under this 
section1 the local board and chief      
elected official shall give priority    
to--  7,a7 identifying employment       
opportunities that are--  7i7 in        
emerging or in-demand occupations in the
 local workforce investment area2 or    
7ii7 in the public or nonprofit sector  
and meet community needs2 and  7,b7     
linking participants in year-round      
employment opportunities to training and
 educational activities that will       
provide such participants with an       

industry-recognized credential4  7#c7   
,performance accountability ,for        
activities funded under this section1 in
 lieu of meeting the requirements       
described in section #acf of the        
,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhga71 ,states and local
 workforce investment areas shall       
provide such reports as the ,secretary  
of ,labor may require regarding the     
performance outcomes described in       
section #g7;b77#e74  #f4 ,work-related  
and educational strategies and          
activities of demonstrated effectiveness
  7a7 ,in general ,from the funds       
available under section #c7;a77#c71 the 
,secretary of ,labor shall award grants 
on a competitive basis to eligible      
entities to carry out work-related and  
educational strategies and activities of
 demonstrated effectiveness4  7b7       
,eligible entity ,to be eligible to     
receive a grant under ths section1 an   
entity--  7#a7 shall include--  7,a7 a  
partnership involving a chief elected   

official1 and the local workforce       
investment board for the local workforce
 investment area involved 7which may    
include a partnership with elected      
officials and workforce investment      
boards in the region and in the ,state72
 or  7,b7 an entity eligible to apply   
for a grant1 contract1 or agreement     
under section #aff of the ,workforce    
,investment ,act of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #biaa72 and  7#b7 may include1 in      
combination with a partnership or entity
 described in paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7    
employers or employer associations2     
7,b7 adult education providers or       
postsecondary educational institutions1 
including community colleges2  7,c7     
community-based organizations2  7,d7    
joint labor-management committees2  7,e7
 work-related intermediaries2 or  7,f7  
other appropriate organizations4  7c7   
,application ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section1 an entity   
shall submit to the ,secretary of ,labor
 an application at such time1 in such   

manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require4 ,at a    
minimum1 the application shall--  7#a7  
describe the strategies and activities  
of demonstrated effectiveness that the  
eligible entity will carry out to       
provide unemployed1 low-income adults   
and low-income youth with skills that   
will lead to employment upon completion 
of participation in such activities2    
7#b7 describe the requirements that will
 apply relating to the eligibility of   
unemployed1 low-income adults or        
low-income youth1 consistent with       
section #h1 for activities carried out  
under this section1 which requirements  
may include criteria to target          
assistance to particular categories of  
such adults and youth1 such as          
individuals with disabilities or        
individuals who have exhausted all      
rights to unemployment compensation2    
7#c7 describe how the strategies and    
activities will address the needs of the
 target populations identified in       

paragraph 7#b7 and the needs of         
employers in the local workforce        
investment area2  7#d7 describe the     
expected outcomes to be achieved by     
implementing the strategies and         
activities2  7#e7 provide evidence that 
the funds provided through the grant    
will be expended expeditiously and      
efficiently to implement the strategies 
and activities2  7#f7 describe how the  
strategies and activities will be       
coordinated with other ,federal1 ,state1
 and local programs providing           
employment1 education1 and supportive   
activities2  7#g7 provide evidence of   
employer commitment to participate in   
the activities funded under this        
section1 including identification of    
anticipated occupational and skill      
needs2  7#h7 provide assurances that the
 eligible entity will report such       
information as the ,secretary may       
require relating to fiscal1 performance1
 and other matters as the ,secretary    
determines is necessary to effectively  

monitor the activities carried out under
 this section2  7#i7 provide assurances 
that the eligible entity will ensure    
compliance with the requirements1       
restrictions1 labor standards1 and other
 provisions described in section #g7;a72
 and  7#aj7 for any activity leading to 
the acquisition of an                   
industry-recognized credential1 a       
description of the credential4  7d7     
,priority in awards ,in awarding grants 
under this section1 the ,secretary of   
,labor shall give priority to           
applications submitted by eligible      
entities from areas of high poverty and 
high unemployment1 as defined by the    
,secretary1 such as ,public ,use        
,microdata ,areas designated by the     
,bureau of the ,census4  7e7 ,use of    
funds ,an entity that receives a grant  
under this section shall use the funds  
made available through the grant to     
support strategies and activities of    
demonstrated effectiveness that are     
designed to provide unemployed1         

low-income adults or low-income youth   
with skills that will lead to employment
 as part of or upon completion of       
participation in such activities4 ,such 
strategies and activities may include-- 
7#a7 on-the-job training1 registered    
apprenticeship programs1 or other       
programs that combine work with skills  
development2  7#b7 sector-based training
 programs that have been designed to    
meet the specific requirements of an    
employer or group of employers in that  
sector and for which employers are      
committed to hiring individuals upon    
successful completion of the training2  
7#c7 training that supports an industry 
sector or an employer-based or          
labor-management committee industry     
partnership and that includes a         
significant work experience component2  
7#d7 activities that lead to the        
acquisition of industry-recognized      
credentials in a field identified by the
 ,state or local workforce investment   
area as a growth sector or in-demand    

industry in which there are likely to be
 significant job opportunities in the   
short term2  7#e7 activities that       
provide connections to immediate work   
opportunities1 including subsidized     
employment opportunities1 or summer     
employment opportunities for youth1 that
 include concurrent skills training and 
other supports2  7#f7 activities offered
 through career academies that provide  
students with the academic preparation  
and training1 such as paid internships  
and concurrent enrollment in community  
colleges or other postsecondary         
institutions1 needed to pursue a career 
pathway that leads to postsecondary     
credentials and high-demand jobs2 and   
7#g7 adult basic education and          
integrated basic education and training 
for low-skilled adults that are tied to 
employer workforce needs1 hosted at     
community colleges or at other sites1 to
 prepare individuals for jobs that are  
in demand in a local workforce          
investment area4  7f7 ,coordination of  

,federal administration ,the ,secretary 
of ,labor shall administer this section 
in coordination with the ,secretary of  
,education1 the ,secretary of ,health   
and ,human ,services1 and other         
appropriate agency heads1 to ensure the 
effective implementation of this        
section4  #g4 ,general requirements  7a7
 ,labor standards and protections       
,activities provided with funds made    
available under this ,act shall be      
subject to the requirements and         
restrictions1 including the labor       
standards1 described in section #aha of 
the ,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bica7 and the          
nondiscrimination provisions of section 
#ahh of such ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bich71
 in addition to other applicable        
,federal laws4  7b7 ,reporting ,the     
,secretary shall require the reporting  
of information relating to fiscal1      
performance1 and other matters that the 
,secretary determines is necessary to   
effectively monitor the activities      

carried out with funds provided under   
this ,act4 ,at a minimum1 recipients of 
grants or subgrants under this ,act     
shall provide information relating to-- 
7#a7 the number of individuals          
participating in activities with funds  
provided under this ,act and the number 
of such individuals who have completed  
such participation2  7#b7 the           
expenditures of funds provided under    
this ,act2  7#c7 the number of jobs     
created pursuant to the activities      
carried out under this ,act2  7#d7 the  
demographic characteristics of          
individuals participating in activities 
under this ,act2 and  7#e7 the          
performance outcomes for individuals    
participating in activities under this  
,act1 including--  7,a7 for adults      
participating in activities funded under
 section #d performance on indicators   
consisting of--  7i7 entry into         
unsubsidized employment2  7ii7 retention
 in unsubsidized employment2 and  7iii7 
earnings in unsubsidized employment2    

7,b7 for low-income youth participating 
in summer employment activities under   
sections #e and #f performance on       
indicators consisting of--  7i7 work    
readiness skill attainment1 using an    
employer-validated checklist2  7ii7     
placement in or return to secondary or  
postsecondary education or training1 or 
entry into unsubsidized employment2     
7,c7 for low-income youth participating 
in year-round employment activities     
under section #e or in activities under 
section #f performance on indicators    
consisting of--  7i7 placement in or    
return to postsecondary education2  7ii7
 attainment of a secondary school       
diploma or its recognized equivalent2   
7iii7 attainment of an                  
industry-recognized credential2 and     
7iv7 entry into unsubsidized employment1
 retention1 and earnings as described in
 subparagraph 7,a72 and  7,d7 for       
unemployed1 low-income adults           
participating in activities under       
section #f--  7i7 entry into            

unsubsidized employment1 retention1 and 
earnings as described in subparagraph   
7,a72 and  7ii7 attainment of an        
industry-recognized credential4  7c7    
,activities required ,to be additional  
,funds provided under this ,act shall   
only be used for activities that are in 
addition to activities that would       
otherwise be available in the ,state or 
local workforce investment area in the  
absence of such funds4  7d7 ,additional 
requirements ,the ,secretary of ,labor  
may establish such additional           
requirements as the ,secretary          
determines may be necessary to ensure   
fiscal integrity1 effective monitoring1 
and appropriate and prompt              
implementation of the activities under  
this ,act4  7e7 ,report of information  
and evaluations to ,congress and the    
public ,the ,secretary of ,labor shall  
provide to the appropriate committees of
 ,congress and make available to the    
public the information reported pursuant
 to subsection 7b7 and the evaluations  

of activities carried out with the funds
 reserved under section #c7;b74  #h4    
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7 ,chief
 elected official ,the term chief       
elected official means the chief elected
 executive officer of a unit of local   
government in a local workforce         
investment area or in the case in which 
such an area includes more than one unit
 of general government1 the individuals 
designated under an agreement described 
in section #aag7;c77#a77;,b7 of the     
,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhcb7;c77#a77;,b774     
7#b7 ,industry-recognized credential    
,the term industry-recognized credential
 means such a credential within the     
meaning of section #c of the ,carl ,d4  
,perkins ,career and ,technical         
,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#bcjb74  7#c7 ,local workforce          
investment area ,the term local         
workforce investment area means such    
area designated under section #aaf of   
the ,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih

 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhca74  7#d7 ,local    
workforce investment board ,the term    
local workforce investment board means  
such board established under section    
#aag of the ,workforce ,investment ,act 
of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhcb74  7#e7   
,low-income youth  7,a7 ,in general ,the
 term low-income youth means an         
individual who is not younger than age  
#af and not older than age #bd and is an
 individual described in subparagraph   
7,b7 or 7,c74  7,b7 ,eligible youth ,for
 purposes of this paragraph1 an         
individual described in this            
subparagraph--  7i7 meets the definition
 of a low-income individual provided in 
section #aja7be7 of the ,workforce      
,investment ,act of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #bhja7be771 except that--  7,i7 ,states
 and local workforce investment areas1  
subject to approval in the applicable   
,state plans and local plans1 may       
increase the income level specified in  
subparagraph 7,b77i7 of such section to 
an amount not in excess of #bjj percent 

of the poverty line for purposes of     
determining eligibility for             
participation in activities under       
section #e2 and  7,,ii7 eligible        
entities described in section #f7;b71   
subject to approval in the applicable   
applications for funds1 may make such an
 increase for purposes of determining   
eligibility for participation in        
activities under section #f2 and  7ii7  
is in one or more of the categories     
specified in section #aja7ac77;,c7 of   
the ,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhja7ac77;,c774  7,c7  
,youth eligible for school lunches ,for 
purposes of this paragraph1 an          
individual described in this            
subparagraph receives or is eligible to 
receive a free or reduced price lunch   
under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell         
,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq474  7#f7         
,outlying area ,the term outlying area  
means the ,united ,states ,virgin       
,islands1 ,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 the  

,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 and the ,republic of ,palau   
7except during any period for which the 
,secretary of ,labor determines that a  
,compact of ,free ,association is in    
effect and provides for ,federal        
assistance for education or training74  
7#g7 ,poverty line ,the term poverty    
line means a poverty line as defined in 
section #fgc of the ,community ,services
 ,block ,grant ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#iijb71 applicable to family of the size
 involved4  7#h7 ,unemployed1 low-income
 adult ,the term unemployed1 low-income 
adult means an individual who--  7,a7 is
 age #ah or older2  7,b7 is without     
employment and is seeking assistance    
under this ,act to obtain employment2   
and  7,c7 meets the definition of a     
low-income individual specified in      
section #aja7be7 of the ,workforce      
,investment ,act of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #bhja7be771 except that--  7i7 ,states 
and local entities described in section 
#d7;d77#a77;,a71 subject to approval in 

the applicable ,state plans and local   
plans described in section #d1 or a     
,state agency or agencies described in  
section #d7;d77#a77;,b71 subject to     
approval in the ,state plan described in
 section #d1 may increase the income    
level specified in subparagraph 7,b77i7 
of such section #aja7be7 to an amount   
not in excess of #bjj percent of the    
poverty line for purposes of determining
 eligibility for participation in       
activities under section #d2 and  7ii7  
eligible entities described in section  
#f7;b71 subject to approval in the      
applicable applications for funds1 may  
make such an increase for purposes of   
determining eligibility for             
participation in activities under       
section #f4  7#i7 ,state ,the term      
,state means each of the several ,states
 of the ,united ,states1 the ,district  
of ,columbia1 and the ,commonwealth of  
,puerto ,rico4