,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebjf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bj1       
#bjai,mr4 ,smith of ,washington         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,workforce ,innovation and    
,opportunity ,act to establish a fund to
 provide support services for           
individuals participating in certain    
training activities under such ,act4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,empowering ,individuals to     
,succeed ,through ,education and        
,workforce ,training ,act4  #b4         
,supportive services training fund      
,subtitle ,d of chapter #d of the       
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cbjf7 is amended-- 
7#a7 by redesignating section #agb as   
section #agc2 and  7#b7 by adding after 
section #aga the following new section3 
#agb4 ,supportive services training fund
  7a7 ,establishment of a supportive    

services training fund ,from the amounts
 appropriated to carry out this section1
 the ,secretary shall award competitive 
grants to local boards1 a consortium of 
local boards1 or a ,state board acting  
on behalf of or in partnership with a   
consortium of local boards to provide   
support services for individuals        
participating in training activities    
covered under section #acd7;c77#c7 of   
title ,i and section #bca of title ,,ii 
of this ,act4  7b7 ,application ,to     
receive a grant under this subsection a 
local board shall submit to the         
,secretary an application describing how
 the local board 7or ,state board7 plans
 to partner with other organizations1   
including the ,state agency responsible 
for administering the ,state program for
 temporary assistance for needy families
 7,,tanf7 funded under part ,a of title 
,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act and  
the supplemental nutrition assistance   
program under the ,food and ,nutrition  
,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab et    

seq471 to provide specific support      
services1 and in such manner1 at such   
time1 and containing such information as
 the ,secretary may require4  7c7 ,use  
of funds  7#a7 ,participant eligibility 
,individuals participating in training  
services covered under section          
#acd7;c77#c7 of title ,i or section #bca
 of title ,,ii of this ,act are eligible
 to receive support services provided   
under this section4  7#b7 ,qualified    
support services ,support services to be
 provided under this section are those  
described in section #c7ei7 of the this 
,act1 or other support services not     
covered under such section that a       
grantee identifies as important for an  
individual to successfully complete     
training services covered under this    
section4  7d7 ,amount ,the amount of an 
individual grant awarded under this     
section shall not exceed more than      
#b1jjj1jjj per year4  7e7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there are authorized
 to be appropriated to carry out this   

section such sums as may be necessary4  
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