,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajcab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #e1 #bjbd,ms4
 ,%]rill introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?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 ! ,bett] ,jobs ?r\gh      
,evid5ce & ,innovation ,act4  #b4       
,evaluations & rese>*  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
,section #afi ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation &
 ,opportunity ,act 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 ,f
 ! am\nt made available pursuant to     
section #acb7;a77#b77;,a7 = any program 
ye> to c>ry out ?is subsection1 !       
,secret>y may1 on a competitive basis & 
9 accordance ) subp>agraph 7,b71 aw>d   

work=ce developm5t innovation grants    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c7 to eligible 
entities to enable su* entities to-- 7i7
 e/abli%1 implem5t1 replicate1 or take  
to scale evid5ce-bas$1 field-initiat$   
innovation programs or s]vices = improv+
 ! design & deliv]y ( employm5t & tra9+ 
s]vices t g5]ate demon/rat$ long-t]m    
improvem5ts 9-- 7,i7 ! p]=mance or      
impact ( ! work=ce developm5t sy/em2    
7,,ii7 e>n+s & employm5t outcomes =     
jobseek]s 7includ+ individuals ) b>ri]s 
to employm5t7 & e>n+s = employ]s2 &     
7,,iii7 ! co/-effectiv5ess ( su*        
innovation programs or s]vices1         
p>ticul>ly = p>ticipants & communities n
 suffici5tly s]v$ by exi/+ models su* z 
p>ticipants & communities 9 rural areas2
 &  7ii7 rigor\sly evaluate1 ?r\gh a    
p>tn]%ip ) a ?ird-p>ty rese>*           
organization or a ?ird-p>ty rese>*]1 su*
 innovation programs or s]vices =       
effectiv5ess 9 a*iev+ any demon/rat$    
long-t]m improvem5ts 9 an outcome       
describ$ 9 subclause 7,i71 7,,ii71 or   

7,,iii7 ( clause 7i74  7,b7 ,grant aw>ds
  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y-- 7,i7 %all 
aw>d grants "u subp>agraph 7,a7 on !    
basis ( pot5tial a*ievem5ts ( !         
innovation program or s]vice propos$ by 
! eligible entity ) respect to          
demon/rat$1 long-t]m improvem5ts 9 an   
outcome describ$ 9 subclause 7,i71      
7,,ii71 or 7,,iii7 ( subp>agraph        
7,a77i72 &  7,,ii7 may aw>d "u          
subp>agraph 7,a7 diff]5t types ( grants 
describ$ "u subp>agraph 7,c7 to an      
eligible entity = sep>ate innovation    
programs or s]vices t meet ! relevant   
crit]ia = su* diff]5t types ( grants4   
7ii7 ,duration ( aw>d ,a grant aw>d$ "u 
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be aw>d$ = a p]iod
 det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y4    
7,c7 ,description ( grants ,! grants    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 %all1 to !  
ext5t feasible1 include-- 7i7 e>ly-phase
 grants = an innovation program or      
s]vice support$ by any level ( evid5ce  
describ$ 9 clause 7i71 7ii71 or 7iii7 ( 
subp>agraph 7,d71 = ! purposes ( fund+ !

 developm5t1 implem5tation1 & evaluation
 ( su* program or s]vice2  7ii7         
mid-phase grants = an innovation program
 or s]vice support$ by a mod]ate level (
 evid5ce or a high level ( evid5ce 7z   
describ$ 9 clause 7ii7 or 7iii7 (       
subp>agraph 7,d71 respectively7 = !     
purposes ( fund+ ! op]ation1 expansion1 
& cont9u$ evaluation ( su* innovation   
program or s]vice at a s+le site2 &     
7iii7 expansion grants = an innovation  
program or s]vice support$ by a high    
level ( evid5ce1 z describ$ 9           
subp>agraph 7,d77iii71 = ! purposes (-- 
7,i7 fund+ ! op]ation ( su* innovation  
program or s]vice at a s+le site2       
7,,ii7 expansion or su* innovation      
program or s]vice to ano!r site2 &      
7,,iii7 implem5tation ( a multi-site    
evaluation ( su* innovation program or  
s]vice4  7,d7 ,level ( evid5ce /&>ds ,! 
levels ( evid5ce describ$ 9 ?is         
subp>agraph are ! foll[+3 7i7 ,l[ level 
( evid5ce ,an innovation program or     
s]vice is support$ by a l[ level (      

evid5ce if su* program or s]vice has    
demon/rat$1 ?r\gh a reasonable hypo!sis 
& cr$ible rese>* f9d+s 7su* z a         
correlational /udy ) /ati/ical controls 
= selection bias71 descriptive rese>*   
7su* z a case /udy71 or evid5ce review &
 ne$s assessm5t1 !-- 7,i7 ability to    
a*ieve positive effects on e>n+s &      
employm5t outcomes = jobseek]s 7includ+ 
individuals ) b>ri]s to employm5t7 &    
e>n+s = employ]s2 or  7,,ii7 pot5tial to
 a*ieve su* effect on su* outcomes4     
7ii7 ,mod]ate level ( evid5ce ,an       
innovation program or s]vice is support$
 by a mod]ate level ( evid5ce if su*    
program or s]vice has demon/rat$ !      
ability to a*ieve sizable1 b n yet      
conclusive1 positive effects on e>n+s & 
employm5t outcomes = jobseek]s 7includ+ 
individuals ) b>ri]s to employm5t7 &    
e>n+s = employ]s1 ?r\gh-- 7,i7 a        
well-design$ & well-implem5t$ exp]im5tal
 /udy ( su* program or s]vice1 su* z a  
r&omiz$ controll$ trial2 or  7,,ii7 a   
rigor\s quasi-exp]im5tal /udy ( su*     

program or s]vice capable ( draw+ causal
 conclusions ab\t ! effectiv5ess ( su*  
program or s]vice4  7iii7 ,high level ( 
evid5ce ,an innovation program or s]vice
 is support$ by a high level ( evid5ce  
if su* program or s]vice has demon/rat$1
 ?r\gh replication ( /udies1 ! ability  
to a*ieve a sub/antial & /ati/ically    
significant1 positive impact on e>n+s & 
employm5t outcomes = jobseek]s 7includ+ 
individuals ) b>ri]s to employm5t7 &    
e>n+s = employ]s1 ?r\gh #b or m         
well-design$ & well-implem5t$ exp]im5tal
 /udies ( su* program or s]vice         
conduct$-- 7,i7 at diff]5t implem5tation
 sites2 or  7,,ii7 ?r\gh l>ge1          
multi-site1 r&omiz$ controll$ trials4   
7#b7 ,te*nical assi/ance & evaluation   
rese>* ,( ! funds made available to c>ry
 out ?is subsection = a fiscal ye>1 !   
,secret>y %all res]ve n m ?an #aj p]c5t 
( ! funds to-- 7,a7 provide te*nical    
assi/ance to eligible entities1 :i* may 
include preapplication work%ops1        
web-bas$ sem9>s1 support = conduct+     

feasibility /udies & o!r plann+         
activities1 assi/ance ) me?ods &        
requirem5ts = purposes ( evaluation     
rese>* "u subp>agraph 7,d71 & support = 
improv+ grant implem5tation & ! quality 
& effectiv5ess ( activities & s]vices   
fund$ by grants aw>d$ "u subp>agraph    
7,a71 includ+ ! use ( adm9i/rative data 
& in=mation to improve outcomes =       
p>ticipants2  7,b7 dissem9ate in=mation 
on l[-1 mod]ate-1 & high-evid5ce-bas$   
practices2  7,c7 fund /aff+ & o!r co/s  
relat$ to su* activities2 &  7,d7       
conduct evaluation rese>* reg>d+        
activities or s]vices fund$ by grants   
aw>d$ "u subp>agraph 7,a74  7#c7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7     
,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity 
means an entity t is any ( ! foll[+3 7i7
 ,a ,/ate work=ce developm5t bo>d       
e/abli%$ "u section #aja 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#caaa74  7ii7 ,a local work=ce          
developm5t bo>d e/abli%$ "u section #ajg
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cabb74  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 #aff 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4    
#cbba74  7iv7 ,an in/itution ( high]    
education 7z def9$ 9 section #aja ( !   
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja774  7v7 ,a ,/ate work=ce
 ag5cy4  7vi7 ,an organization-- 7,i7   
t-- 7aa7 is a community-bas$            
organization1 a nonpr(it organization1  
or a nongov]nm5t organization2 &  7bb7  
s]ves an und]s]v$ population2 or  7,,ii7
 t is a national or regional            
organization t int5ds to use funds aw>d$
 "u ?is ,act to make direct grants to an
 organization describ$ 9 subclause 7,i74
  7vii7 ,a consortium ( any entities    
describ$ 9 clause 7i7 ?r\gh 7vi74  7,b7 
,field-initiat$ ,! t]m field-initiat$1 )
 respect to a program or s]vice1 means a
 program or s]vice 9 :i* ! elem5ts ( !  
program or s]vice h be5 develop$ by     
practition]s or rese>*]s 9 ! policy     

area4  7,c7 ,innovation program or      
s]vice ,! t]m innovation program or     
s]vice means a program or s]vice design$
 to demon/rate innovative &             
co/-effective ways to augm5t & improve  
employm5t & tra9+ s]vices4  7,d7        
,well-design$ & well-implem5t$          
exp]im5tal /udy ,! t]m well-design$ &   
well-implem5t$ exp]im5tal /udy means a  
/udy t-- 7i7 is replicable2  7ii7 uses  
programmatic & control gr\ps t are      
repres5tative ( ! type ( population s]v$
 by ! program or s]vice t is subject to 
! /udy1 includ+ by avoid+ ov]-selection 
( p>ticipants :o are highly skill$ prior
 to p>ticipation = su* programmatic     
gr\p2  7iii7 uses controls = aggregate  
%ifts t might affect basel9e numb]s2    
7iv7 does n h problems ) attrition (    
p>ticipants f ! /udy2 &  7v7 is conduct$
 9 a mann] t is consi/5t ) applicable   
evaluation1 data1 & privacy /&>ds &     
practices describ$ 9-- 7,i7 ! guidel9es 
( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget       
entitl$ ,guidel9es = ,ensur+ & ,maximiz+

 ! ,quality1 ,objectivity1 ,utility1 &  
,integrity ( ,in=mation ,dissem9at$ by  
,f$]al ,ag5cies 7#fg ,f$4 ,reg4 #hdeb   
7,febru>y #bb1 #bjjb77 7or successor    
guidel9es72 &  7,,ii7 ! ,f\ndations =   
,evid5ce-,bas$ ,policymak+ ,act ( #bjah 
7,public ,law #aae-dce2 #acb ,/at4      
#eebi7 & ! am5dm5ts made by t ,act4  4  
7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section            
#acb7;a77#b77;,a7 ( ! ,work=ce          
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #cagb7;a77#b77;,a77 is am5d$  
by /rik+ #afi7;c7 7relat+ to dislocat$  
work] projects71 & ins]t+ #afi7;c7      
7relat+ to ! work=ce developm5t         
innovation fund71 #afi7;d7 7relat+ to   
dislocat$ work] projects71 &4