,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #feg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ca1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,castro of ,texas introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,education and the 
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act to clarify the career services     
provided to adults and dislocated       
workers1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,navigating to ,success ,act4  #b4  
,career services  7a7 ,services provided
 ,subparagraph 7,a7 of section          
#acd7;c77#b7 of the ,workforce          
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cagd7;c77#b77 is amended--   
7#a7 by amending clause 7iii7 to read as
 follows3  7iii7 initial assessment of  
skill levels 7including literacy1       
digital literacy1 numeracy1 and ,english
 language proficiency71 competencies1   
abilities1 current applicable foreign   
academic and professional credentials1  

guidance and services on transferring   
high-skilled foreign certifications1 and
 supportive service needs1 which may    
include diagnostic testing and use of   
other assessment tools2  2  7#b7 by     
amending clause 7vi7 to read as follows3
  7vi7 provision of workforce and labor 
market employment statistics information
 and related skills development         
information1 including the provision of 
accurate information relating to local1 
regional1 and national labor market     
areas1 including-- 7,i7 job vacancy     
listings in such labor market areas2    
7,,ii7 information on job skills and    
credentials necessary to obtain the jobs
 described in subclause 7,i72  7,,iii7  
information on education and skills     
development programs that are available 
for attaining needed skills and         
credentials for the jobs described in   
subclause 7,i71 including information-- 
7aa7 on the pathways to such skills and 
credentials 7including information on   
career pathway programs in the local    

area72  7bb7 on the quality of such     
education and training programs1        
consistent with the performance         
information provided under clause 7vii72
 and  7cc7 on the comparability of      
current foreign academic and            
professional certifications to needed   
skills and credentials2 and  7,,iv7     
information relating to local           
occupations in demand and the earnings1 
skill requirements1 and opportunities   
for advancement for such occupations2  2
  7#c7 by amending clause 7xi7 to read  
as follows3  7xi7 assistance in         
identifying and establishing eligibility
 for programs of financial aid          
assistance for training and education   
programs that are not funded under this 
,act1 including ,federal financial aid  
under title ,,iv of the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj et seq47 and through ,state-funded
 education and training programs2  2 and
  7#d7 in clause 7xii71 by striking     
subclauses 7,,iv7 through 7,,xi7 and    

inserting the following3  7,,iv7        
individual counseling1 including career 
counseling2  7,v7 career planning2 or   
7,,vi7 assessment and development of    
employability skills1 including         
development of learning skills1         
communication skills1 interviewing      
skills1 punctuality1 and professional   
conduct1 to prepare individuals for     
unsubsidized employment or training2 and
  4  7b7 ,delivery of services          
,subparagraph 7,c7 of section           
#acd7;c77#b7 of the ,workforce          
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cagd7;c77#b77 is amended by  
inserting or community-based            
organizations to serve individuals with 
barriers to employment1 after nonprofit 
service providers14