,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cebd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ah1       
#bjac,mr4 ,mc,kinley 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,schneider7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih to 
provide grants to ,states for on-the-job
 training programs for adults in        
economically disadvantaged areas4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,economic ,recovery ,on-the-,job    
,training ,act of #bjac4  #b4           
,on-the-job ,training for ,economically 
,disadvantaged ,areas  7a7 ,amendment to
 the ,workforce ,investment ,act of     
#aiih ,the ,workforce ,investment ,act  
of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhja et seq47  
is amended by inserting after section   
#agc;,a 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #biah;a7 the     
following3  #agc;,b4 ,on-the-job        
,training ,for ,economically and        
,extremely ,economically ,disadvantaged 

,areas  7a7 ,definitions ,as used in    
this section-- 7#a7 the term            
economically disadvantaged area means an
 area for which there is a single       
#e-;digit postal zip code1 and which    
includes any portion of a census tract  
in which the median annual household    
income is less than #dj1jjj per year2   
7#b7 the term extremely economically    
disadvantaged area means any area which 
there is a single #e-;digit postal zip  
code1 and includes any portion of a     
census tract in which the median        
household income is less than #cb1jjj   
per year2 and  7#c7 the term median     
household income means the median annual
 household income as determined by the  
#bjaj census and as updated by the      
,american ,community ,survey of the     
,bureau of the ,census4  7b7 ,grants    
7#a7 ,in general ,from the amounts made 
available under subsection 7h71 and     
subject to paragraph 7#b7 and subsection
 7d71 the ,secretary shall make grants1 
on a discretionary basis1 to ,state and 

local boards1 for adult on-the-job      
training1 or dislocated worker          
on-the-job training1 carried out under  
section #acd and for ,state and local   
board functions described in subsection 
7f7 within economically disadvantaged   
areas and extremely economically        
disadvantaged areas4  7#b7 ,extremely   
economically disadvantaged areas ,in    
making grants under this subsection for 
a fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall     
ensure that of the amount made available
 under subsection 7h7 for such fiscal   
year1 the ,secretary uses #be percent   
more of such funds to make grants to    
,state and local boards located within  
extremely economically disadvantaged    
areas than to such boards located within
 economically disadvantaged areas4  7c7 
,application ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant under subsection 7b71 a ,state  
or a local board shall submit an        
application to the ,secretary at such   
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,secretary may  

require4 ,in preparing such an          
application for a grant under subsection
 7b71 a local board shall consult with  
the corresponding ,state4  7d7          
,reimbursement of ,wage ,rates          
,notwithstanding the limitation in      
section #aja7ca77;,b71 in making the    
grants described in subsection 7b71 the 
,secretary may allow for higher levels  
of reimbursement of wage rates the      
,secretary determines are appropriate   
based on factors such as-- 7#a7 employer
 size1 in order to facilitate the       
participation of small- and medium-sized
 employers2  7#b7 target populations1 in
 order to enhance job creation for      
persons with barriers to employment2 and
  7#c7 the number of employees that will
 participate in the on-the-job training1
 the wage and benefit levels of the     
employees 7before the training and      
anticipated on completion of the        
training71 the relationship of the      
training to the competitiveness of the  
employer and employees1 and the         

existence of other employer-provided    
training and advancement opportunities4 
7e7 ,administration by ,secretary ,the  
,secretary may use an amount that is not
 more than #a percent of the funds made 
available under subsection 7h7 for the  
administration1 management1 and         
oversight of the programs1 activities1  
and grants1 funded under subsection 7b71
 including the evaluation of1 and       
dissemination of information on lessons 
learned through1 the use of such funds4 
7f7 ,state ,oversight and ,monitoring ,a
 local board that receives a grant under
 subsection 7b7 and is located in a     
,state1 shall provide not less than #e  
percent of the grant funds to the ,state
 for ,state functions described in      
sections #acf7;f71 #ahd1 and #ahe4  7g7 
,rule of ,construction ,nothing in this 
section shall be construed to affect the
 manner in which subtitle ,b is         
implemented1 for activities funded      
through amounts appropriated under      
section #acg4  7h7 ,authorization of    

,appropriations ,there is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section such sums as may be necessary   
for fiscal year #bjad and each          
subsequent fiscal year4  7i7 ,areas not 
within ,census ,tracts ,in the case of  
an area which is not tracted for        
population census tracts1 the equivalent
 county divisions 7as defined by the    
,bureau of the ,census for purposes of  
defining poverty areas7 shall be used   
for purposes of determining median      
annual household income4  4  7b7 ,table 
of contents amendment ,the table of     
contents in section #a7;b7 of the       
,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ibja note7 is amended by
 inserting after the item relating to   
section #agc;,a the following new item3 
,sec4 #agc;,b4 ,on-the-job training for 
economically and extremely economically 
disadvantaged areas4  4