,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gcdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ca1 #bjbb,ms4   
,%]rill introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to reau?orize       
work=ce developm5t innovation grants = !
 implem5tation1 expansion1 & evaluation 
( evid5ce-bas$ work=ce programs1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,support+ ,jobs ?r\gh   
,evid5ce & ,innovation ,act4  #b4       
,evaluations & rese>* ,section #afi 7#bi
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cbbd7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by    
r$esignat+ subsection 7c7 z subsection  
7d72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7b7 ! foll[+3  7c7 ,work=ce developm5t  
innovation fund  7#a7 ,program au?oriz$ 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may aw>d     
work=ce developm5t innovation grants1 on
 a competitive basis1 to eligible       
entities to enable su* entities to-- 7i7
 create1 implem5t1 replicate1 or take to
 scale entrepr5eurial1 evid5ce-bas$1    
field-initiat$ innovation programs &    

s]vices = improv+ ! design & deliv]y (  
employm5t & tra9+ s]vices t g5]ate      
long-t]m improvem5ts 9 ! p]=mance ( !   
work=ce developm5t sy/em1 9 outcomes =  
job-seek]s 7includ+ individuals ) b>ri]s
 to employm5t71 & employ]s1 & 9 !       
co/-effectiv5ess ( programs & s]vices2 &
  7ii7 rigor\sly evaluate su* programs &
 s]vices 9 accordance ) ?is subsection4 
7,b7 ,description ( grants ,! grants    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 %all        
include-- 7i7 e>ly-phase grants to fund 
! developm5t1 implem5tation1 &          
feasibility te/+ ( an innovation program
 or s]vice1 :i* prior rese>* sugge/s has
 promise1 = ! purpose ( det]m9+ :e!r su*
 program or s]vice c successfully       
improve ! design & deliv]y ( employm5t &
 tra9+ s]vices t g5]ate long-t]m        
improvem5ts 9 ! p]=mance ( ! work=ce    
developm5t sy/em1 9 outcomes =          
job-seek]s1 & 9 ! co/-effectiv5ess ( su*
 programs & s]vices2  7ii7 mid-phase    
grants to fund implem5tation & a        
well-design$ & well-implem5t$ evaluation

 ( su* a program or s]vice t has be5    
successfully implem5t$ "u an e>ly-phase 
grant describ$ 9 clause 7i7 or o!r ef=t 
meet+ simil> crit]ia1 = ! purpose (     
measur+ ! impact & co/ effectiv5ess (   
su* programs or s]vices1 us+ data       
collect$ pursuant to ! implem5tation (  
su* program or s]vice1 if possible2 &   
7iii7 expansion grants to fund          
implem5tation & a well-design$ &        
well-implem5t$ replication evaluation ( 
su* a program or s]vice t has be5 f\nd  
to produce sizable1 important impacts "u
 a mid-phase grant describ$ 9 clause    
7ii7 or o!r ef=t meet+ simil> crit]ia1 =
 ! purposes (-- 7,i7 det]m9+ :e!r su*   
impacts may be successfully reproduc$ & 
su/a9$ ov] "t2 &  7,,ii7 id5tify+ !     
conditions 9 :i* su* a program or s]vice
 is mo/ effective4  7#b7 ,te*nical      
assi/ance ,( ! funds made available to  
c>ry out ?is subsection = a fiscal ye>1 
! ,secret>y %all res]ve n m ?an #e p]c5t
 ( ! funds to-- 7,a7 provide te*nical   
assi/ance to eligible entities1 :i* may 

include preapplication work%ops1        
web-bas$ sem9>s1 & evaluation support2 &
  7,b7 dissem9ate evid5ce-bas$ be/      
practices4  7#c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
subsection3 7,a7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m
 eligible entity means any ( ! foll[+3  
7i7 ,a ,/ate bo>d4  7ii7 ,a local bo>d4 
7iii7 ,an ,indian tribe1 tribal         
organization1 ,alaska ,native entity1   
,indian-controll$ organization s]v+     
,indians1 or ,native ,hawaiian          
organization t is eligible to receive an
 aw>d "u section #aff4  7iv7 ,a         
community-bas$1 nonpr(it1 or            
nongov]nm5tal organization s]v+ an      
und]s]v$ population4  7v7 ,a consortium 
( su* entities describ$ "u clause 7i7   
?r\gh clause 7iv74  7,b7 ,evid5ce-bas$  
,! t]m evid5ce-bas$1 :5 us$ ) respect to
 an activity1 /rategy1 or int]v5tion1   
means an activity1 /rategy or int]v5tion
 t-- 7i7 demon/rates a /ati/ically      
significant effect on improv+ p>ticipant
 outcomes or o!r relevant outcomes bas$ 
on-- 7,i7 /rong evid5ce f at lea/ #a    

well-design$ & well-implem5t$ exp]im5tal
 /udy2  7,,ii7 mod]ate evid5ce f at lea/
 #a well-design$ & well-implem5t$       
quasi-exp]im5tal /udy2 or  7,,iii7      
promis+ evid5ce f at lea/ #a            
well-design$ & well-implem5t$           
correlational /udy ) /ati/ical controls 
= selection bias2 or  7ii7 7,i7         
demon/rates a rationale bas$ on         
high-quality rese>* f9d+s or positive   
evaluation t su* activity1 /rategy1 or  
int]v5tion is likely to improve /ud5t   
outcomes or o!r relevant outcomes2 &    
7,,ii7 includes ongo+ ef=ts to exam9e ! 
effects ( su* activity1 /rategy1 or     
int]v5tion4  7,c7 ,well-design$ &       
well-implem5t$ ,! t]m well-design$ &    
well-implem5t$1 z appli$ to an          
evaluation /udy1 means a /udy t is      
replicable1 uses programmatic & control 
gr\ps t are repres5tative ( ! type (    
population s]v$ by ! program1 uses      
controls = aggregate %ifts t might      
affect basel9e numb]s1 does n h problems
 ) attrition f ! program1 & takes       

measures to avoid /ati/ical cream+4     
7#d7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re
 are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry 
out ?is subsection1 su* sums z may be   
necess>y = ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s #bjbc    
?r\gh #bjbh4  4