,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1     
#bjbd,mr4 ,cassidy introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,workforce        
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act to    
increase the funds available to         
,governors for statewide youth workforce
 investment activities1 and statewide   
adult and dislocated worker employment  
and training activities4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,workforce ,advancement and ,engagement 
,act or ,,wae ,act4  #b4 ,governor's    
reserve funds ,section #abh7;a77#a7 of  
the ,workforce ,innovation and          
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4        
#cafc7;a77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking ,the ,governor and inserting   
the following3  7,a7 ,governor's reserve
 funds ,the ,governor  2  7#b7 by       
striking #ae percent and inserting #be  

percent2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end 
the following3  7,b7 ,portion for       
employer-based training ,except as      
otherwise provided in sections          
#aaf7;f77#a77;,b7 and #abi7;a77#d77;,a71
 if a sum reserved under subparagraph   
7,a7 from an allotted amount exceeds #ae
 percent of that allotted amount1 the   
portion that exceeds #ae percent shall  
be used only for statewide              
employer-based training activities1     
notwithstanding sections #ajf7;b77#g71  
#abi7;b71 and #acd7;a74  7,c7           
,employer-based training activities ,in 
this paragraph1 the term employer-based 
training activities includes on-the-job 
training1 customized training1 or other 
employer-provided training activities4  
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