,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfgi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ac1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,smith of ,washington 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 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 ,support services  
training fund ,subtitle ,d of title ,i  
of the ,workforce ,innovation and       
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cbba  
et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by           
redesignating section #agb as section   
#agc2 and  7#b7 by adding after section 
#aga the following new section3  #agb4  
,support services training fund  7a7    
,establishment of specified support     

services training fund ,from the amounts
 appropriated to carry out this section1
 the ,secretary shall award competitive 
grants to qualified applicants to       
provide specified 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   
,qualified applicant ,for purposes of   
this section1 the term qualified        
applicant means a local board1 a        
consortium of local boards1 or a ,state 
board acting on behalf of or in         
partnership with a consortium of local  
boards4  7c7 ,application ,to receive a 
grant under subsection 7a71 a qualified 
applicant shall submit to the ,secretary
 an application in such manner1 at such 
time1 and containing such information as
 the ,secretary may require1 including a
 description of how such qualified      
applicant 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 specified support     
services4  7d7 ,use of funds  7#a7      
,eligible participant ,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    
specified support services provided     
under this section4  7#b7 ,specified    
support services ,the qualified support 
services to be provided by a grantee    
under this section include-- 7,a7       
supportive services described in section
 #c7ei71 and  7,b7 such other services  
or funding not described in such section
 as a grantee identifies as important   
for an individual to successfully       
complete training services covered under

 this section1 including funding for1 or
 the provision of1 groceries and        
after-hours childcare4  7e7 ,individual 
grant amounts ,the amount of an         
individual grant awarded under this     
section shall not exceed more than      
#b1jjj1jjj per year4  4