,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #af1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,conyers 7for himself1 ,ms4       
,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,ms4 
,norton1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4 ,lewis1   
,mr4 ,rangel1 and ,ms4 ,sewell of       
,alabama7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,education and the ,workforce  ,a      
,,bill  ,to provide for youth jobs1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,employ  
,young ,americans ,now ,act4  #b4       
,establishment of ,employ ,young        
,americans ,fund  7a7 ,establishment    
,there is established in the ,treasury  
of the ,united ,states an account that  
shall be known as the ,employ ,young    
,americans ,fund 7referred to in this   
,act as the ,fund74  7b7 ,deposits into 
the ,fund ,out of any amounts in the    
,treasury not otherwise appropriated1   
there is appropriated #e1ejj1jjj1jjj for
 fiscal year #bjae1 which shall be paid 

to the ,fund1 to be used by the         
,secretary of ,labor to carry out this  
,act4  7c7 ,availability of funds ,of   
the amounts available to the ,fund under
 subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of      
,labor shall--  7#a7 allot              
#d1jjj1jjj1jjj in accordance with       
section #c to provide summer and        
year-round employment opportunities to  
low-income youth2 and  7#b7 award       
#a1ejj1jjj1jjj in allotments and        
competitive grants in accordance with   
section #d 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 
young adults and low-income youth to    
provide the skills and assistance needed
 to obtain employment4  7d7 ,period of  
availability ,the amounts appropriated  
under this ,act shall be available for  
obligation by the ,secretary of ,labor1 
and shall be available for expenditure  
by grantees 7including subgrantees71    

until expended4  #c4 ,summer employment 
and year-round employment opportunities 
for low-income youth  7a7 ,in general   
,from the funds available under section 
#b7;c77#a71 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 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 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 funds1 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
 ,in general ,using the funds described 
in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of    
,labor shall allot to each ,state the   
total of the amounts assigned to the    
,state under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7
 of paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,assignments  
to ,states  7,a7 ,minimum amounts ,using
 funds described in subsection 7a71 the 
,secretary of ,labor shall assign to    
each ,state an amount equal to  of #a   
percent of such funds4  7,b7 ,formula   
amounts ,the ,secretary of ,labor shall 
assign the remainder of the funds       

described in subsection 7a7 among the   
,states by assigning--  7i7 #cca_/c     
percent on the basis of the relative    
number of individuals in the civilian   
labor force who are not younger than #af
 but younger than #be in each ,state1   
compared to the total number of         
individuals in the civilian labor force 
who are not younger than #af but younger
 than #be in all ,states2  7ii7 #cca_/c 
percent on the basis of the relative    
number of unemployed individuals in each
 ,state1 compared to the total number of
 unemployed individuals in all ,states2 
and  7iii7 #cca_/c on the basis of the  
relative number of disadvantaged young  
adults and youth in each ,state1        
compared to the total number of         
disadvantaged young adults and youth in 
all ,states4  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;,a71 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 paragraph 7#b7 shall be transferred  
within the ,fund and added to the       
amounts available for competitive grants
 under sections #b7;c77#b7 and          
#d7;b77#b74  7#d7 ,definitions ,for     
purposes of paragraph 7#b71 the term    
disadvantaged young adult or youth means
 an individual who is not younger than  
#af but is younger than #be 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--  7,a7 the    
poverty line2 or  7,b7 #gj percent of   
the lower living standard income level4 
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 ,state will apply  
relating to the eligibility of          
low-income youth1 consistent with       
section #b7d71 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 #e7;b72  7,d7 a        
description of the timelines for        
implementation of the strategies and    
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 quarter2  7,e7 assurances that the  
,state will report such information1    
relating to fiscal1 performance1 and    
other matters1 as the ,secretary may    
require and 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 #e7;a72 and  7,g7  
if a local board and chief elected      
official in the ,state will provide     
employment opportunities with the link  
to training and educational activities  
described in subsection 7f77#b77;,b71 a 
description of how the training and     
educational activities will lead to the 
industry-recognized credential involved4
  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  7,b7 ,process ,on the date on
 which the ,governor submits a ,state   
plan modification or request under this 
section1 the ,secretary shall--  7i7    
make available copies of a proposed     
,state plan modification or request to  
the public through electronic and other 
means1 such as public hearings and local

 news media2  7ii7 allow members of the 
public1 including representatives of    
business1 representatives of labor      
organizations1 and representatives of   
education to submit to the ,secretary   
comments on the ,state plan modification
 or request1 not later than the end of  
the #ij-;day period beginning on the    
date on which the proposed state plan   
modification or request is made         
available2 and  7iii7 include with the  
,state plan modification or request     
submitted to the ,governor under this   
section any such comments that represent
 disagreement with the plan4  7,c7      
,approval ,the ,secretary of ,labor     
shall approve the ,state plan           
modification or request submitted under 
subparagraph 7,a7 within #ij 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       
#ij-;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 areas within the      
,state in accordance with clauses 7i71  

7ii71 and 7iii7 of subsection           
7c77#b77;,b71 except that for purposes  
of such allocation references to a      
,state in subsection 7c77#b77;,b7 shall 
be deemed to be references to a local   
area and references to all ,states shall
 be deemed to be references to all local
 areas in the ,state involved4  7#b7    
,local plan  7,a7 ,submission ,in order 
to receive an allocation under paragraph
 7#a77;,b71 the local board1 in         
partnership with the chief elected      
official for the local area involved1   
shall submit to the ,governor a local   
plan modification1 or such other request
 for funds by local 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 area within #cj days 
after such approval4  7#c7 ,reallocation
 ,if a local 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 area would have been eligible to 

receive pursuant to the formula under   
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall be allocated  
to local areas that receive approval of 
their local plan modifications or local 
requests for funds under paragraph 7#b74
 ,each such local area shall receive a  
share of the total amount available for 
reallocation under this paragraph1 in   
accordance with the area's share of the 
total amount allocated under paragraph  
7#a77;,b7 to such local 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 youth4  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 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 an      
industry-recognized certificate or      
credential 7referred to in this ,act as 
an industry-recognized credential74     
7#c7 ,administration ,not more than #e  
percent of the funds allocated to a     
local area under this section may be    
used for the costs of administration of 
this section4  7#d7 ,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 areas shall provide such      
reports as the ,secretary of ,labor may 
require regarding the performance       
outcomes described in section           
#e7;b77#e74  #d4 ,work-based employment 
strategies and activities of            
demonstrated effectiveness  7a7 ,in     
general ,from the funds available under 
section #b7;c77#b71 the ,secretary of   
,labor shall make allotments to ,states1
 and award grants to eligible entities1 
under subsection 7b7 to carry out       
work-based strategies and activities of 
demonstrated effectiveness4  7b7        
,allotments and grants  7#a7 ,allotments
 to ,states for grants  7,a7 ,allotments
 ,using funds described in subsection   
7a71 the ,secretary of ,labor shall     
allot to each ,state an amount equal to 
of #a percent of such funds4  7,b7      
,grants to eligible entities ,the ,state
 shall use the funds to award grants1 on

 a competitive basis1 to eligible       
entities in the ,state4  7#b7 ,direct   
grants to eligible entities ,using the  
funds described in subsection 7a7 that  
are not allotted under paragraph 7#a71  
the ,secretary of ,labor shall award    
grants on a competitive basis to        
eligible entities4  7c7 ,eligible entity
 ,to be eligible to receive a grant     
under this section1 an entity--  7#a7   
shall include--  7,a7 a partnership     
involving a chief elected official and  
the local board for the local area      
involved 7which may include a           
partnership with such elected officials 
and boards and ,state elected officials 
and ,state boards 7as defined in section
 #aja of the ,workforce ,investment ,act
 of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhja77 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  7,f7     
training sponsored by a labor           
organization or employment upgrade      
programs2 or  7,g7 other appropriate    
organizations4  7d7 ,application ,to be 
eligible to receive a grant under this  
section1 an entity shall submit to the  
,secretary of ,labor 7or to the ,state1 
if applying for a grant under subsection
 7b77#a77;,b77 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 young 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 young adults and 
low-income youth1 consistent with       
section #b1 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 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 ,state 
and local programs providing employment1
 education 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     
relating to fiscal1 performance1 and    
other matters1 as the ,secretary of     
,labor may require and 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 #e7;a72
 and  7#aj7 if the entity will provide  

activities described in subsection      
7f77#d71 a description of how the       
activities will lead to the             
industry-recognized credentials         
involved4  7e7 ,priority in awards ,in  
awarding grants under this section1 the 
,secretary of ,labor 7or a ,state1 under
 subsection 7b77#a77;,b77 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  7f7 ,use of funds ,an entity  
that receives a grant under this section
 shall use the funds made available     
through the grant to support work-based 
strategies and activities of            
demonstrated effectiveness that are     
designed to provide unemployed1         
low-income young adults and 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 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        
in-demand jobs2 and  7#g7 adult basic   
education and integrated basic education
 and training for low-skilled           
individuals who are not younger than #af
 but are younger than #be1 hosted at    
community colleges or at other sites1 to
 prepare individuals for jobs that are  
in demand in a local area4  7g7         
,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  #e4    
,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 of ,labor may
 require the reporting of information   
relating to fiscal1 performance 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 7including
 recipients of subgrants7 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 low-income  
youth participating in summer employment
 activities under sections #c and #d1   
performance on indicators consisting    
of--  7i7 work readiness skill          
attainment using an employer validated  
checklist2 and  7ii7 placement in or    
return to secondary or postsecondary    
education or training1 or entry into    
unsubsidized employment2  7,b7 for      
low-income youth participating in       

year-round employment activities under  
section #c or in activities under       
section #d1 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 into1 retention in1 and      
earnings in1 unsubsidized employment2   
and  7,c7 for unemployed1 low-income    
young adults participating in activities
 under section #d1 performance on       
indicators consisting of--  7i7 entry   
into1 retention in1 and earnings in1    
unsubsidized employment2 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 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 the 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 7b74  #f4 ,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 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 ,local area 
,the term local area means an area      
designated under section #aaf of the    
,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhca74  7#c7 ,local     
board ,the term local board means a     
board established under section #aag of 
the ,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhcb74  7#d7           
,low-income youth ,the term low-income  
youth means an individual who--  7,a7 is
 not younger than #af but is younger    
than #be2  7,b7 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--  7i7 ,states 
and local 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 #c2 and  7ii7 eligible entities 
described in section #d7;c71 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 #d2 and  7,c7 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#e7 ,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 a  
family of the size involved4  7#f7      
,registered apprenticeship program ,the 
term registered apprenticeship program  
means an apprenticeship program         
registered under the ,act of ,august    
#af1 #aicg 7commonly known as the       
,national ,apprenticeship ,act2 #ej     
,stat4 #ffd1 chapter #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #ej et seq474  7#g7 ,state ,the term   
,state means each of the several ,states

 of the ,united ,states1 and the        
,district of ,columbia4  7#h7           
,unemployed1 low-income young adult ,the
 term unemployed1 low-income young adult
 means an individual who--  7,a7 is not 
younger than #ah but is younger than    
#ce2  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  
eligible entities described in section  
#d7;c71 subject to approval in the      
applicable applications for funds1 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 #d4  #g4 ,transition ,amendments
 ,effective ,july #a1 #bjae--  7#a7     
section #c is amended--  7,a7 in        

subsection 7a7--  7i7 by striking       
section #aab of the ,workforce          
,investment ,act of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #bhbb7 and inserting 7before ,july #a1 
#bjaf7 section #aab of the ,workforce   
,investment ,act of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #bhbb7 and 7after ,june #cj1 #bjaf7    
section #ajb or #ajc of the ,workforce  
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #caab1 #caac72 and  7ii7 by   
striking section #aff7;c7 of the        
,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #biaa7;c77 and inserting 
section #aff7;c7 of the ,workforce      
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cbba7;c772  7,b7 in          
subsection 7b7--  7i7 in paragraph      
7#b77;,a71 by striking section #aah of  
the ,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhcc7 and inserting    
7before ,july #a1 #bjaf7 section #aah of
 the ,workforce ,investment ,act of     
#aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhcc7 and 7after  
,june #cj1 #bjaf7 section #ajh of the   
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 

,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cabc72 and  7ii7 in
 paragraph 7#c71 by striking 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 and      
inserting subtitles ,a1 ,b1 and ,e of   
title ,i of the ,workforce ,innovation  
and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4    
#caaa et seq41 #caea et seq41 #cbda et  
seq472 and  7,c7 in subsection 7f7--    
7i7 by striking section #abi of the     
,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhed7 and inserting     
section #abi of the ,workforce          
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cafd72 and  7ii7 by striking 
section #acf of the ,workforce          
,investment ,act of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #bhga7 and inserting 7before ,july #a1 
#bjaf7 section #acf of the ,workforce   
,investment ,act of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #bhga7 and 7after ,june #cj1 #bjaf7    
section #aaf of the ,workforce          
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cada72  7#b7 section         

#d7;c77#a7 is amended--  7,a7 in        
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking section  
#aja of the ,workforce ,investment ,act 
of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhja7 and      
inserting section #c of the ,workforce  
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb72 and  7,b7 by striking 
section #aff of the ,workforce          
,investment ,act of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #biaa7 and inserting section #aff of   
the ,workforce ,innovation and          
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cbba72
  7#c7 in section #e7;a7--  7,a7 by     
striking section #aha of the ,workforce 
,investment ,act of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #bica7 and inserting section #aha of   
the ,workforce ,innovation and          
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cbda72
 and  7,b7 by striking section #ahh of  
such ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bich7 and     
inserting section #ahh of such ,act 7#bi
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cbdh72 and  7#d7 in section 
#f--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by        
striking section #aag7;c77#a77;,b7 of   
the ,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih

 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhcb7;c77#a77;,b77 and 
inserting section #ajg7;c77#a77;,b7 of  
the ,workforce ,innovation and          
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4        
#cabb7;c77#a77;,b772  7,b7 in paragraph 
7#b71 by striking section #aaf of the   
,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhca7 and inserting     
section #ajf of the ,workforce          
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #caba72  7,c7 in paragraph    
7#c71 by striking section #aag of the   
,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhcb7 and inserting     
section #ajg of the ,workforce          
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cabb72  7,d7 in paragraph    
7#d7--  7i7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by    
striking section #aja7be7 of the        
,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhja7be77 and inserting 
section #c7cf7 of the ,workforce        
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb7cf772 and  7ii7 in      
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking section  

#aja7ac77;,c7 of the ,workforce         
,investment ,act of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #bhja7ac77;,c77 and inserting          
subparagraph 7,b77iii7 or 7,c77iv7 of   
section #abi7;a77#a7 of the ,workforce  
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act2 and  
7,e7 in paragraph 7#h77;,c71 by striking
 section #aja7be7 of the ,workforce     
,investment ,act of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #bhja7be77 and inserting section #c7cf7
 of the ,workforce ,innovation and      
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4        
#cajb7cf774