,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gghh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bd1 #bjbj,mr4  
,smuck] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to tempor>ily enable
 qualifi$ tra9+ provid]s to provide     
onl9e & virtual tra9+ s]vices1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,enabl+ ,onl9e & ,virtual  
,work=ce ,tra9+ ,act4  #b4 ,tempor>y    
provision ( eligibility = c]ta9 tra9+   
provid]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ ! p]iod    
beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act &
 end+ on ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbj1 not)/&+   
section #abb ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation & 
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caeb71
 a cov]$ provid] ( tra9+ s]vices        
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#a7 t is      
approv$ by a ,/ate bo>d or local bo>d to
 be eligible to receive funds provid$ "u
 section #acc7;b7 ( ! ,work=ce          
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #cagc7;b77 = ! provision ( su*
 tra9+ s]vices 9 a local area 9 ! ,/ate 

%all be deem$ s eligible4  7b7 ,cov]$   
provid] def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m     
cov]$ provid] means an entity t-- 7#a7  
(f]s a program ( tra9+ s]vices t leads  
to a recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial2    
7#b7 has be5 9 exi/5ce = n less ?an #b  
ye>s prior to receiv+ approval "u       
subsection 7a72 &  7#c7 z ( ,june #a1   
#bjbj1 0 includ$1 9 at lea/ #b ,/ates1  
on ! li/ ( provid]s ( tra9+ s]vices     
describ$ 9 subsection 7d7 ( section #abb
 ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity
 ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caeb7 det]m9$ to  
be eligible to (f] a program ( tra9+    
s]vices "u su* section #abb4  7c7       
,priority ,9 approv+ cov]$ provid]s "u  
subsection 7a71 a ,/ate bo>d or local   
bo>d %all be enc\rag$ to consid]        
provid]s ( qualifi$ onl9e tra9+ s]vices 
7z def9$ 9 section #abb7;b77#e7 ( !     
,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity     
,act1 z add$ by ?is ,act74  #c4         
,provid]s ( qualifi$ onl9e tra9+ s]vices
 ,section #abb ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation 
& ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4      

#caeb7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection     
7a77#c71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,a  
provid] ( qualifi$ onl9e tra9+ s]vices  
%all be includ$ & ma9ta9$ on ! li/ (    
eligible provid]s ( tra9+ s]vices       
describ$ 9 subsection 7d7 s long z su*  
provid] complies ) ! crit]ia1 in=mation 
requirem5ts1 & proc$ures e/abli%$ "u ?is
 section42 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7b71 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7 ,provid] (
 qualifi$ onl9e tra9+ s]vices  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,9 e/abli%+ crit]ia1 in=mation    
requirem5ts1 or proc$ures "u ?is        
section1 a ,gov]nor1 ,/ate bo>d1 or     
local bo>d may n require a provid] (    
qualifi$ onl9e tra9+ s]vices1 9 provid+ 
su* qualifi$ onl9e tra9+ s]vices1 to--  
7i7 ma9ta9 a physical pres5ce 9 a ,/ate 
or local area2 or  7ii7 9 ! case ( a    
provid] t is an organization describ$ 9 
section #eja7;c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue   
,code & is exempt f taxation "u section 
#eja7;a7 ( su* ,code1 be a provid]      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#b74  7,b7    
,qualifi$ onl9e tra9+ s]vices ,9 ?is    

subsection1 ! t]m qualifi$ onl9e tra9+  
s]vices means tra9+ s]vices t-- 7i7 are 
provid$ ov] ! int]net or ?r\gh o!r =ms (
 electronic communication2 &  7ii7 lead 
to a recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial4  4 
#d4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic 
has creat$ significant *all5ges 9 !     
nation's labor m>ket t w likely h la/+  
effects2  7#b7 millions ( individuals _c
 enroll or p>ticipate 9 work=ce tra9+   
programs due to re/rictions on movem5t  
relat$ to ! p&emic2  7#c7 onl9e &       
virtual tra9+ s]vices c help work]s le>n
 new skills1 p>ticul>ly dur+            
p&emic-relat$ closures & = 9-dem&       
indu/ry sectors su* z in=mation         
te*nology & cyb]security2  7#d7         
,congress has previ\sly recogniz$ ! ne$ 
to ensure access to onl9e & virtual     
tra9+ s]vices1 includ+ ?r\gh section    
#abb7;b77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,work=ce ,inve/m5t
 & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4     
#caeb7;b77#a77;,b772  7#e7 "s ,/ate     
gov]nm5ts1 ,/ate work=ce bo>ds1 or local

 work=ce bo>ds h e/abli%$ eligibility   
crit]ia or o!r proc$ures t make x       
difficult or impossible = provid]s (    
onl9e & virtual tra9+ s]vices to qualify
 z eligible tra9+ provid]s1 su* z       
physical pres5ce requirem5ts2 &  7#f7   
all ,/ate gov]nm5ts1 ,/ate work=ce      
bo>ds1 & local work=ce bo>ds %\ld move  
promptly to make programs ( onl9e &     
virtual tra9+ s]vices available to      
individuals resid+ 9 _! areas4  #e4     
,def9itions ,except z o!rwise provid$1 !
 t]ms 9 ?is ,act h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 
9 section #c ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation & 
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74