,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ba1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,schneider 7for himself and ,mr4   
,mc,kinley7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize a  
national grant program for on-the-job   
training4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,learning1          
,educating1 ,achieving1 and ,retraining 
for the ,nation ,act or the ,,learn     
,act4  #b4 ,on-,the-,job ,training  7a7 
,in general ,subtitle ,d of title ,i of 
the ,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih
 is amended by inserting after section  
#agc;,a 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #biah;a7 the     
following3  #agc;,b4 ,on-,the-,job      
,training  7a7 ,definition ,in this     
section1 the term federally recognized  
tribal organization means an entity     
described in section #aff7;c77#a74  7b7 
,grants ,from the amount made available 
under subsection 7h71 and subject to    

subsection 7d7--  7#a7 the ,secretary   
shall make grants on a discretionary    
basis to ,states1 local boards1 and     
federally recognized tribal             
organizations1 for adult on-the-job     
training1 or dislocated worker          
on-the-job training1 carried out under  
section #acd and for ,state functions   
described in subsection 7f72 and  7#b7  
using an amount that is not more than   
#aj percent of the funds made available 
under subsection 7h71 the ,secretary    
shall make grants to ,states1 local     
boards1 and federally recognized tribal 
organizations for developing on-the-job 
training programs1 including providing  
capacity building activities for local  
staff who will be engaged in the        
development of the programs1 in         
consultation with the ,secretary4  7c7  
,application ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant under subsection 7b71 a ,state1 
local board1 or federally recognized    
tribal organization 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
 7b77#a71 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 7b77#a7  
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 7b77#a7 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 #bjae and each          
subsequent fiscal year4  4  7b7 ,table  
of contents ,the table of contents in   
section #a7;b7 of the ,workforce        
,investment ,act of #aiih is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to    
section #agc;,a the following3  ,sec4   
#agc;,b4 ,on-the-job training4  4