,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ffba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aa1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,cleaver 7for himself1 ,mrs4  
,mc,iver1 ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut1 
,mr4 ,goldman of ,new ,york1 and ,ms4   
,norton7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,workforce1 and in       
addition to the ,committee on ,science1 
,space1 and ,technology1 for a period to
 be subsequently determined by the      
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to promote a #bast-century  
workforce1 to authorize grants to       
support emerging and advanced technology
 education1 and to support training and 
quality employment for workers in       
industries most impacted by artificial  
intelligence4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,workforce of  
the ,future ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,table  
of contents ,the table of contents for  

this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4      
,short title4,sec4 #b4 ,table of        
contents4,,title ,i--,impact of         
,artificial ,intelligence on ,jobs,sec4 
#aja4 ,sense of ,congress4,sec4 #ajb4   
,definitions4,sec4 #ajc4 ,report on     
artificial intelligence4,,title         
,,ii--,emerging and ,advanced           
,technology ,education and ,workforce   
,development,sec4 #bja4 ,findings4,sec4 
#bjb4 ,definitions4,sec4 #bjc4          
,department of ,education grants4,sec4  
#bjd4 ,department of ,labor grants4,sec4
 #bje4 ,reporting requirements4,sec4    
#bjf4 ,amendments to the ,education     
,sciences ,reform ,act4  ,i ,impact of  
,artificial ,intelligence on ,jobs      
#aja4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the    
sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 while the
 field of artificial intelligence is    
evolving quickly and has potential to   
disrupt jobs1 there are opportunities to
 prepare the ,american workforce to     
develop and work alongside this new     
technology and mitigate the potential   

negative consequences of job            
displacement2 and  7#b7 to ensure these 
opportunities1 it is imperative to      
identify the following3 7,a7 ,data and  
data access necessary to properly       
analyze the impact of artificial        
intelligence on the ,united ,states     
workforce4  7,b7 ,industries projected  
to be most impacted by artificial       
intelligence4  7,c7 ,opportunities for  
workers and other stakeholders to       
influence the impact of artificial      
intelligence across industries4  7,d7   
,characteristics of workers and         
communities whose career opportunities  
are most likely to be affected by the   
growth of artificial intelligence4  7,e7
 ,the skills1 expertise1 and education  
needed to develop1 operate1 or work     
alongside artificial intelligence4  7,f7
 ,methods to ensure necessary skills1   
expertise1 and education are accessible 
to all segments of the current and      
future workforce4  #ajb4 ,definitions   
,in this title3 7#a7 ,artificial        

intelligence ,the term artificial       
intelligence has the meaning given the  
term in section #ejjb of the ,national  
,artificial ,intelligence ,initiative   
,act of #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idja74    
7#b7 ,community college ,the term       
community college has the meaning given 
the term junior or community college in 
section #cab7;f7 of the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajeh7;f774  7#c7 ,institution of higher
 education ,the term institution of     
higher education has the meaning given  
the term in section #aja of the ,higher 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja74  7#d7 ,labor organization ,the  
term labor organization includes a labor
 organization as defined in section     
#b7e7 of the ,national ,labor ,relations
 ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb7e77 and an    
organization representing public sector 
employees4  7#e7 ,local educational     
agency ,the term local educational      
agency has the meaning given the term in
 section #haja of the ,elementary and   

,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#f7                
,minority-serving institution ,the term 
minority-serving institution means an   
eligible institution as described in    
section #cga of the ,higher ,education  
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq74   
7#g7 ,state educational agency ,the term
 ,state educational agency has the      
meaning given the term in section #haja 
of the ,elementary and ,secondary       
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja74  7#h7 ,technical college ,the   
term technical college means a          
postsecondary vocational institution1 as
 that term is defined in section        
#ajb7;c7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb7;c774     
7#i7 ,tribal ,college or ,university    
,the term ,tribal ,college or           
,university has the meaning given the   
term in section #caf of the ,higher     
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajei;c74  #ajc4 ,report on artificial  
intelligence  7a7 ,in general  7#a7     

,interim and final reports ,the         
,secretary of ,labor1 the ,secretary of 
,commerce1 and the ,secretary of        
,education shall1 jointly and in        
collaboration with the individuals and  
entities described in subsection 7c71   
prepare and submit to the ,committee on 
,education and ,workforce1 the          
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and
 ,technology of the ,house of           
,representatives1 and the ,committee on 
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions and the ,committee on         
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate-- 7,a7 not later than #f
 months after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 an interim report on         
artificial intelligence and its impact  
on the workforce of the ,united ,states1
 which shall include the information and
 recommendations listed in subsection   
7b72  7,b7 not later than #a year after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 a   
final report on artificial intelligence 

and its impact on the workforce of the  
,united ,states1 which shall include the
 information and recommendations listed 
in subsection 7b72 and  7,c7 not later  
than #c years after the final report    
described in subparagraph 7,b7 is       
submitted1 an updated report reassessing
 the information and recommendations    
listed in subsection 7b74  7#b7         
,memorandum of understanding ,the       
,secretary of ,labor may enter into a   
memorandum of understanding with the    
,secretary of ,commerce and the         
,secretary of ,education to establish   
procedures for the preparation and      
submission of the interim and final     
reports described in paragraph 7#a74    
7b7 ,required information ,each report  
submitted under subsection 7a7 shall    
include the following3 7#a7 ,an         
identification of the specific data     
relating to the workforce1 and the      
availability of such data1 necessary to 
properly analyze the impact and growth  
of artificial intelligence on the       

workforce of the ,united ,states and    
outline how much of this data is        
privately owned1 and the effectiveness  
of ,federal1 ,state1 or industry efforts
 7including public-private partnerships7
 to make privately owned data on the    
workforce of the ,united ,states        
available for ,federal research         
purposes4  7#b7 ,identification of      
industries and occupations projected to 
have the most growth in artificial      
intelligence use1 the extent to which   
the technology is likely to result in   
the enhancement of workers' capabilities
 or their displacement1 and level of    
education currently consistent with     
industries and occupations identified4  
7#c7 ,analysis of how growth in         
artificial intelligence use will impact 
job quality in the industries and       
occupations identified in paragraph     
7#b74  7#d7 ,identification of          
opportunities for workers1 educators1   
institutions of higher education1       
,congress1 labor organizations1 or other

 relevant stakeholders to influence the 
impact of artificial intelligence on    
workers across various industries4  7#e7
 ,analysis of how educational entities1 
workforce development organizations1 and
 labor organizations can collaborate to 
advance new opportunities for education 
and workforce development to support an 
artificial intelligence-enabled economy 
and workforce4  7#f7 ,analysis of which 
demographics 7including ethnic1 race1   
gender1 economic1 age1 disability       
status1 and regional7 currently stand to
 experience expanded career             
opportunities1 and which demographics   
currently appear most vulnerable to     
career displacement1 due to artificial  
intelligence4  7#g7 ,analysis of the    
skills1 expertise1 and education in     
emerging and advanced technology needed 
to develop1 operate1 or work alongside  
artificial intelligence over the next   
decades1 as compared to the levels of   
such comparable expertise and education 
among the workforce as of the date of   

enactment of this ,act1 with a          
differentiation between core            
competencies required across the entire 
workforce and competencies required     
within the industries and occupations   
identified in paragraph 7#b74  7#h7     
,identification of methods by which     
necessary skills1 expertise1 and        
education can be effectively delivered  
to various segments of the ,united      
,states workforce1 including promising  
efforts underway as of the time of the  
report that can be expanded4  7#i7      
,identification of industry leaders1    
institutions of higher education1 and   
labor organizations at the forefront of 
research and application of artificial  
intelligence in the industries and      
occupations identified in paragraph     
7#b74  7#aj7 ,identification of the     
resources and opportunities required for
 labor organizations and institutions of
 higher education1 including community  
colleges1 technical colleges1           
minority-serving institutions 7including

 ,tribal ,colleges and ,universities71  
and institutions of higher education    
serving rural areas1 to deliver skills1 
expertise1 and education identified in  
paragraph 7#g74  7#aa7 ,identification  
of the demographic characteristics and  
educational background 7including level 
of education7 of the individuals who    
deliver skills1 expertise1 and education
 to students at the institutions        
described in paragraph 7#aj74  7#ab7    
,recommendations to support enhanced    
workforce development and prepare future
 workforce members for the artificial   
intelligence economy1 and any other     
relevant observations or recommendations
 within the field of emerging and       
advanced technology1 which shall include
 recommendations on-- 7,a7 methods to   
expand public access to privately owned 
workforce data and government-owned     
workforce data1 for the purpose of      
researching the effect of emerging      
technologies on the ,united ,states     
workforce2  7,b7 policy1 regulatory1 or 

programmatic options for stakeholders   
7workers1 educators1 institutions of    
higher education1 ,congress1 labor      
organizations1 or other relevant        
stakeholders7 to effectively enhance    
educational and workforce development   
opportunities1 including mitigating     
perceived negative impacts of artificial
 intelligence on segments of the ,united
 ,states workforce2  7,c7               
recommendations to employers on best    
practices to engage workers and         
representatives of workers1 including   
labor organizations1 in decision-making 
on the integration of artificial        
intelligence into the workplace2  7,d7  
methods to upskill or mitigate earnings 
or income losses to demographic groups  
identified in paragraph 7#f7 as most    
vulnerable to career displacement1 due  
to artificial intelligence2  7,e7       
methods to encourage low cost1 open     
source sharing of industry valued       
credentials certifying the types of     
skills1 expertise1 and education        

identified in paragraph 7#g72  7,f7     
methods to ensure core skills and       
competencies identified in paragraph    
7#g7 can be evaluated1 updated1 and made
 public by relevant stakeholders as     
needed1 given rapid developments in the 
field of artificial intelligence2  7,g7 
methods to ensure community colleges1   
technical colleges1 minority-serving    
institutions 7including ,tribal         
,colleges and ,universities71 and       
institutions of higher education serving
 rural areas receive resources and      
opportunities identified in paragraph   
7#aj72  7,h7 methods to promote         
knowledge sharing and capacity building 
between industry leaders1 labor         
organizations1 and institutions         
identified in paragraph 7#i7 and        
community colleges1 technical colleges1 
minority-serving institutions 7including
 ,tribal ,colleges and ,universities71  
and rural institutions of higher        
education2 and  7,i7 other methods to   
ensure that the skills1 expertise1 and  

education needed to develop1 operate1 or
 work alongside artificial intelligence 
are delivered to vulnerable demographic 
groups identified in paragraph 7#f71    
rural workers1 and other historically   
underserved segments of the ,united     
,states workforce 7including workers    
with disabilities74  7c7 ,collaboration 
,in preparing the report under          
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,labor1 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 and
 the ,secretary of ,education shall     
collaborate1 through a series of public 
meetings1 roundtables or other methods1 
with-- 7#a7 local educational agencies1 
,state educational agencies1 ,state     
agencies with responsibility for the    
administration of a core program 7as    
defined in section #c of the ,workforce 
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb771 institutions of      
higher education 7including community   
colleges1 technical colleges1           
minority-serving institutions 7including
 ,tribal ,colleges and ,universities71  

and institutions of higher education    
serving rural areas71 labor             
organizations1 workforce-training       
organizations1 ,national ,laboratories1 
and teacher and educator preparation    
programs2  7#b7 a broad range of        
industrial stakeholders in the          
technology1 manufacturing1 employment1  
human resources1 and service sectors1   
including companies 7large and small71  
think tanks1 organized labor1 and       
industry organizations2  7#c7 the       
,national ,academies of ,sciences1      
,engineering1 and ,medicine1 including  
by sharing relevant information obtained
 as a result of the study conducted     
under section #eaje of the ,national    
,artificial ,intelligence ,initiative   
,act of #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-bhc2   
#acd ,stat4 #decj72 and  7#d7 the       
,director of the ,national ,science     
,foundation1 the ,director of the ,white
 ,house ,office of ,science and         
,technology ,policy1 the ,director of   
the ,national ,artificial ,intelligence 

,initiative ,office1 the ,national      
,cyber ,director1 and the heads of any  
other ,federal agency the ,secretary of 
,labor1 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 and
 the ,secretary of ,education determine 
appropriate4  ,,ii ,emerging and        
,advanced ,technology ,education and    
,workforce ,development  #bja4 ,findings
 ,congress finds the following3 7#a7    
,emerging and advanced technologies are 
transforming industry1 creating new     
fields of commerce1 driving innovation1 
and bolstering productivity4 ,emerging  
and advanced technology and information 
occupations are projected to grow by    
#cgg1ejj jobs per year on average       
between #bjbb and #bjcb1 much faster    
than the average for all other          
occupations4  7#b7 ,as of #bjbd1 more   
than #djj1jjj computing and technology  
jobs remain unfilled in the ,united     
,states4 ,these unfilled jobs present a 
significant opportunity for individuals 
to advance in the #bast-century economy4
 ,it is projected that there will be    

#ffj1jjj new jobs in the technology and 
computing sector by #bjcb4 ,however1 the
 availability of emerging and advanced  
technology education at the time of     
enactment of this ,act does not         
equitably provide all students in the   
,united ,states with the tools to fill  
these technology sector jobs4  7#c7     
,given the rapidly increasing interest  
and deployment of artificial            
intelligence and other new technologies 
in the workplace1 knowledge of1 and the 
skills to use1 emerging and advanced    
technology is increasingly essential for
 all individuals1 not just those working
 or planning to work in the technology  
sector4  7#d7 ,providing students with  
emerging and advanced technology        
education in elementary school and      
secondary school is critical for student
 success1 and strengthening the         
workforce of a #bast-century economy4   
7#e7 ,while an estimated #ij percent of 
parents want technology1 such as        
computer science1 taught in their       

children's schools1 just #dd percent of 
all middle schools and #eg4e percent of 
secondary schools offer high-quality    
technology instruction that includes    
programming and coding4  7#f7 ,lack of  
universal emerging and advanced         
technology education is evident in the  
lack of a widespread tech industry1     
which is overwhelmingly concentrated in 
a few cities nationwide4 ,emerging and  
advanced technology education is limited
 to affluent schools and students1      
placing low-income1 minority1 and rural 
communities at risk of being left       
behind4  #bjb4 ,definitions ,in this    
title3 7#a7 ,computational thinking ,the
 term computational thinking means the  
wide range of creative processes that go
 into formulating problems and their    
solutions in such a way that the        
solutions can be carried out by a       
computer1 and may involve some          
understanding of software and hardware  
design1 logic and the use of abstraction
 and representation1 algorithm design1  

algorithm expression1 problem           
decomposition1 modularity1 programming  
paradigms and languages1 issues of      
information security and privacy1 the   
application of computation across a wide
 range of disciplines1 and the societal 
impact of computing4  7#b7 ,eligible    
entity ,the term eligible entity means--
 7,a7 a ,state educational agency1 as   
defined in section #haja of the         
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja72    
7,b7 a local educational agency1 as     
defined in section #haja of the         
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja72    
7,c7 an eligible ,tribal school2  7,d7 a
 community college1 which shall have the
 meaning given the term junior or       
community college in section #cab7;f7 of
 the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeh7;f772  7,e7 a      
technical college or postsecondary      
vocational institution1 as that term is 
defined in section #ajb7;c7 of the      

,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb7;c772  7,f7 a labor     
organization 7as defined in section     
#ajb72  7,g7 a ,state agency with       
responsibility for a workforce          
development program1 as defined in      
section #c of the ,workforce ,innovation
 and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#cajb72 or  7,h7 an institution of      
higher education4  7#c7 ,eligible tribal
 school ,the term eligible ,tribal      
school means-- 7,a7 a school operated by
 the ,bureau of ,indian ,education2     
7,b7 a school operated pursuant to the  
,indian ,self-,determination and        
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et seq472 or  7,c7 a    
tribally controlled school 7as defined  
in section #ebab of the ,tribally       
,controlled ,schools ,act of #aihh 7#be 
,u4,s4,c4 #beaa774  7#d7 ,emerging and  
advanced technology education ,the term 
emerging and advanced technology        
education includes education in any of  
the following3 computational thinking2  

software design2 hardware architecture  
and organization2 theoretical           
foundations2 use of abstraction and     
representation in problem solving2      
logic2 algorithm design and             
implementation2 the limits of           
computation2 programming paradigms and  
languages2 parallel and distributed     
computing2 information security and     
privacy2 computing systems and networks2
 graphics and visualization2 databases  
and information retrieval2 the          
relationship between computing and      
mathematics2 artificial intelligence2   
quantum computing2 applications of      
computing across a broad range of       
disciplines and problems2 cloud         
computing2 and the social impacts and   
professional practices of computing4    
7#e7 ,institution of higher education   
,the term institution of higher         
education has the meaning given the term
 in section #aja of the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja74  7#f7 ,minority-serving         

institution ,the term minority-serving  
institution means an eligible           
institution as described in section #cga
 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq74  7#g7 ,poverty 
line ,the term poverty line has the     
meaning given the term in section #haja 
of the ,elementary and ,secondary       
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja74  7#h7 ,programming ,the term    
programming means a hands-on1           
inquiry-based way in which computational
 thinking may be learned4  7#i7         
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,education4  7#aj7    
,,steam ,the term ,,steam means the     
subjects of science1 technology1        
engineering1 arts1 and mathematics1     
including emerging and advanced         
technology4  #bjc4 ,department of       
,education grants  7a7 ,authorization of
 grants  7#a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary shall award grants to        
eligible entities to support the        
expansion of emerging and advanced      

technology education4 ,from the amounts 
appropriated under subsection 7g71 after
 reserving amounts under subsection 7e71
 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 reserve #ej
 percent of the remaining funds to award
 grants to eligible entities that       
propose to use grant funds in accordance
 with subsection 7c72 and  7,b7 reserve 
#ej percent of the remaining funds to   
award grants to eligible entities that  
propose to use grant funds in accordance
 with subsection 7d74  7#b7 ,consortia  
,an eligible entity may apply for a     
grant under this section as part of a   
consortium of one or more eligible      
entities4  7#c7 ,duration ,grants       
awarded under this section shall be for 
a period of not less than #c years and  
not more than #e years4  7#d7           
,considerations ,in awarding grants     
under this section1 the ,secretary shall
 consider-- 7,a7 the information and    
recommendations included in the reports 
prepared under section #ajc2 and  7,b7  
structural and other barriers facing    

specific demographic groups1 as informed
 by the reports prepared under section  
#ajc4  7#e7 ,multiple awards  7,a7 ,in  
general ,except as provided in          
subparagraph 7,b71 an eligible entity   
may receive only #a grant award under   
this section4  7,b7 ,part of consortia  
7i7 ,in general ,an eligible entity may 
receive more than #a grant award under  
this section if the eligible entity is  
part of consortia that receive the grant
 awards4  7ii7 ,lead fiscal agent ,an   
eligible entity that receives more than 
#a grant award under this section as    
part of consortia1 may be the lead      
fiscal agent only on #a grant award     
under this section4  7b7 ,application   
requirements  7#a7 ,in general ,an      
eligible entity that desires a grant    
under this section shall submit an      
application to the ,secretary at such   
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,secretary may  
require4  7#b7 ,plan ,an eligible entity
 that proposes to use grant funds in    

accordance with subsection 7c7 shall    
include in the application under        
paragraph 7#a71 at a minimum1 plans for 
the following3 7,a7 ,every high school  
student served by the eligible entity to
 have access to emerging and advanced   
technology education not later than #e  
years after receipt of grant funds4     
7,b7 ,all students served by the        
eligible entity to have access to a     
progression of emerging and advanced    
technology education from               
prekindergarten through the middle      
grades 7as defined in section #haja of  
the ,elementary and ,secondary          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja77 that prepares students for high 
school emerging and advanced technology 
education4  7,c7 ,expansion of overall  
access to rigorous 7as defined by the   
,secretary7 ,,steam classes1 utilizing  
emerging and advanced technology as a   
catalyst for increased interest in      
,,steam more broadly1 and reducing the  
enrollment and academic achievement gap 

for underrepresented groups1 such as    
minorities1 girls1 and youth from       
families living at1 or below1 the       
poverty line4  7,d7 ,continuous         
monitoring and evaluation of project    
activities4  7,e7 ,effectively          
sustaining project activities after the 
grant period ends1 and the length of    
time which the applicant plans to       
sustain the project activities4  7,f7   
,disclosure of how the eligible entity  
will engage with industry to inform the 
project activities1 and with which      
entities from industry they will engage4
  7,g7 ,leveraging of permissible       
activities described in subsection      
7c77#b71 if relevant to support and     
enhance program activities4  7c7 ,grant 
funds for emerging and advanced         
technology education  7#a7 ,required    
activities ,an eligible entity that     
receives a grant under subsection       
7a77#a77;,a7 shall use the grant funds  
for each of the following activities3   
7,a7 ,training teachers to teach        

emerging and advanced technology1       
including providing professional        
development opportunities4  7,b7        
,expanding access to high-quality       
learning materials and online learning  
options1 including equipment and other  
related technologies and access to      
broadband internet that are necessary to
 fully perform in the area of emerging  
and advanced technologies4  7,c7        
,creating plans for expanding overall   
access to rigorous ,,steam classes1     
utilizing emerging and advanced         
technology as a catalyst for increased  
interest in ,,steam more broadly1 and   
reducing course equity gaps for all     
students1 including underrepresented    
groups1 such as minorities1 girls1 and  
youth from low-income families4  7,d7   
,ensuring additional support and        
resources1 which may include mentoring  
for students traditionally              
underrepresented in ,,steam fields4     
7,e7 ,ongoing industry engagement to    
receive feedback on curricula and the   

emerging skills needed of artificial    
intelligence-related jobs4  7#b7        
,permissible activities ,an eligible    
entity that receives a grant under      
subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 may use the     
grant funds for #a or more of the       
following activities3 7,a7 ,building    
effective regional collaborations with  
industry1 nonprofit organizations1      
,state boards and local boards 7as such 
terms are defined in section #c of the  
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb771            
institutions of higher education        
7including community colleges1 technical
 colleges1 and minority-serving         
institutions71 and out-of-school        
providers4  7,b7 ,recruiting and hiring 
instructional personnel as needed1      
including teachers and paraeducators    
7which shall have the meaning given the 
term paraprofessional in section #haja  
of the ,elementary and ,secondary       
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja771 including through support for  

the workforce development system 7as    
defined in section #c of the ,workforce 
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb77 in the ,state4  7,c7  
,preparations for effectively sustaining
 project activities after the grant     
period ends4  7,d7 ,disseminating       
information about effective practices4  
7#c7 ,limitation ,not more than #ae     
percent of a grant awarded under        
subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 may be used to  
purchase equipment4  7d7 ,grant funds   
for emerging and advanced technology    
teacher development and recruitment     
7#a7 ,in general ,an eligible entity    
that receives a grant under subsection  
7a77#a77;,b7 shall use the grant funds  
for emerging and advanced technology    
teacher development and recruitment1    
which may include professional          
development opportunities1 loan         
repayment1 or tuition reimbursement for 
service as an emerging and advanced     
technology teacher1 or any other program
 designed to develop and recruit        

emerging and advanced technology        
teachers4  7#b7 ,fulfilling obligation  
,if an eligible entity that receives a  
grant under subsection 7a77#a77;,b7 uses
 the grant funds to implement a loan    
repayment program or program for tuition
 reimbursement for service as an        
emerging and advanced technology        
teacher1 the eligible entity shall      
fulfill any loan repayment or tuition   
reimbursement obligation made to a      
teacher in exchange for service4  7e7   
,national activities ,the ,secretary may
 reserve not more than #b4e percent of  
funds available for grants under this   
section for national activities1        
including technical assistance1         
evaluation1 and dissemination4  7f7     
,evaluations ,in carrying out this      
section1 the ,secretary shall authorize 
third-party evaluations of grants       
awarded under this section to help build
 an evidence base of effective programs 
that advance a #bast-century artificial 
intelligence workforce4 ,such           

evaluations shall assess the scalability
 of activities funded by such grants to 
support the #bast-century artificial    
intelligence workforce4  7g7            
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #afj1jjj1jjj for 
fiscal year #bjbf4  #bjd4 ,department of
 ,labor grants  7a7 ,grants authorized  
7#a7 ,in ,general ,the ,secretary of    
,labor shall award grants to eligible   
entities to support workforce training  
for workers most impacted by artificial 
intelligence4 ,from the amounts         
appropriated under subsection 7f71 after
 reserving amounts under subsection 7d71
 the ,secretary of ,labor shall award   
grants as described in subsection 7b74  
7#b7 ,consortia ,an eligible entity may 
apply for a grant under this section as 
part of a consortium of eligible        
entities4  7#c7 ,duration ,grants       
awarded under this section shall be for 
a period of not less than #c years and  
not more than #e years4  7#d7           

,considerations ,in awarding grants     
under this section1 the ,secretary of   
,labor shall consider-- 7,a7 the        
information and recommendations included
 in the reports prepared under section  
#ajc2 and  7,b7 structural and other    
barriers facing specific demographic    
groups1 as informed by the reports      
prepared under section #ajc4  7#e7      
,priority ,in awarding grants under this
 section1 the ,secretary of ,labor shall
 give priority to eligible entities that
 are labor organizations representing   
workers in industries or occupations    
identified in the report under section  
#ajc7;b77#b71 or consortia of eligible  
entities that include such a labor      
organization4  7b7 ,grant funds ,to     
serve individuals seriously affected by 
,,ai  7#a7 ,target population ,an       
eligible entity that receives a grant   
under this section shall use the grant  
funds to serve individuals who have a   
high school diploma or its recognized   
equivalent and-- 7,a7 are employed in an

 industry or occupation projected1      
pursuant to the report under section    
#ajc7;b77#b71 to have the most growth in
 artificial intelligence use1 which is  
likely to significantly impact the job  
opportunities or wages of workers2 or   
7,b7 not earlier than #a year prior to  
the date of enactment of this ,act1     
involuntarily separated from an industry
 or occupation projected1 pursuant to   
the report under section #ajc7;b77#b71  
to have the most growth in artificial   
intelligence use1 and are eligible for  
unemployment insurance4  7#b7           
,activities ,in serving the target      
population described in paragraph 7#a71 
an eligible entity that receives a grant
 under this section shall use the grant 
funds for #a or more of the following   
purposes3 7,a7 ,providing training to   
such individuals1 including skill       
certifications1 or by supporting other  
programs that directly enable such      
individuals to enter high-skill1        
high-wage jobs in in-demand sectors1    

including emerging and advanced         
technology sectors4  7,b7 ,providing    
training to such individuals1 including 
continuing education certificates or    
programs aiming-- 7i7 to update workers'
 skills related to advanced and emerging
 technology2 and  7ii7 to support       
maintaining or advancing in high-skill1 
high-wage jobs in in-demand sectors1    
including emerging and advanced         
technology sectors4  7c7 ,application   
requirements ,an eligible entity that   
desires a grant under this section shall
 submit an application to the ,secretary
 of ,labor at such time1 in such manner1
 and containing such information and    
assurances as the ,secretary of ,labor  
may require1 including1 at a minimum    
each of the following3 7#a7 ,a detailed 
description of project activities that  
will be carried out using grant funds1  
how such activities will serve the      
target population described in          
subsection 7b77#a71 and how such        
programs will support the growth of the 

#bast-century workforce4  7#b7 ,a       
detailed description of how the eligible
 entity will engage workers and utilize 
input from workers in the design of     
project activities4  7#c7 ,a detailed   
description of how job quality and wage 
considerations1 alongside skill         
development1 have informed project      
activities4  7#d7 ,a plan for continuous
 monitoring and evaluation of project   
activities4  7#e7 ,a plan for           
effectively sustaining project          
activities after the grant period ends1 
and the length of time which the        
applicant plans to sustain the project  
activities4  7#f7 ,an assurance to      
provide performance data1 as described  
in subclause 7,i7 through 7,,vi7 of     
section #aaf7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the     
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4                     
#cada7;b77#b77;,a77i774  7d7 ,national  
activities ,the ,secretary of ,labor may
 reserve not more than #b4e percent of  
funds available for grants under this   

section for national activities1        
including technical assistance1         
evaluation1 and dissemination4  7e7     
,evaluations  7#a7 ,in general ,in      
carrying out this section1 the          
,secretary of ,labor shall authorize    
third-party evaluations of grants       
awarded under this section to help build
 an evidence base of programs that      
advance a #bast-century workforce4  7#b7
 ,scalability2 worker engagement ,the   
evaluations described in paragraph 7#a7 
shall assess-- 7,a7 the scalability of  
activities funded by the grants2 and    
7,b7 the effectiveness of worker        
engagement in the design of project     
activities in improving training        
relevance1 completion rates1 and        
employment outcomes for the target      
population4  7f7 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #ij1jjj1jjj for fiscal year     
#bjbf4  #bje4 ,reporting requirements   
7a7 ,grantee reports ,each eligible     

entity-- 7#a7 that receives a grant     
under section #bjc shall submit to the  
,secretary a report1 not less than twice
 a year during the grant period1 on the 
use of grant funds that shall include   
data on the numbers of individuals      
served through activities funded under  
such section1 disaggregated by race 7for
 ,asian and ,native ,hawaiian or        
,pacific ,islander individuals using the
 same race response categories as the   
decennial census of the population71    
ethnicity1 gender1 and eligibility to   
participate in the school lunch program 
established under the ,richard ,b4      
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq472 and  7#b7
 that receives a grant under section    
#bjd shall submit to the ,secretary of  
,labor a report1 not less than twice a  
year during the grant period1 on the use
 of grant funds that shall include data 
on the numbers of individuals served    
through activities funded under such    
section1 disaggregated by race 7for     

,asian and ,native ,hawaiian or ,pacific
 ,islander individuals using the same   
race response categories as the         
decennial census of the population71    
ethnicity1 and gender4  7b7 ,report by  
the secretary ,not later than #e years  
after the first grant is awarded under  
this title1 the ,secretary and the      
,secretary of ,labor shall submit to    
,congress a report based on the analysis
 of reports received under subsection   
7a7 with a recommendation on how to     
expand the programs under this title4   
#bjf4 ,amendments to the ,education     
,sciences ,reform ,act ,section         
#aec7;a77#a7 of the ,education ,sciences
 ,reform ,act of #bjjb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4   
#iedc7;a77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,n71 by striking and after
 the semicolon2  7#b7 in subparagraph   
7,o71 by inserting and after the        
semicolon2 and  7#c7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7,p7 the existence  
of emerging and advanced technology     
education 7as defined in section #bjb of

 the ,workforce of the ,future ,act of  
#bjbe7 in elementary schools and        
secondary schools1 and the degree of    
competency in emerging and advanced     
technology fields among such students2  
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