,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #geh #aai?     
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #hahc
 ,report ,no4 #aai-hfa ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #b1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,ow5s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,education & ,work=ce  ,octob] #bi1     
#bjbf;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,moore 
( ,utah1 ,mr4 ,messm]1 & ,mrs4 ,mc,bath 
,octob] #bi1 #bjbf,report$ ) am5dm5ts1  
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be   
printed,strike out all aft] ! enact+    
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic,for  
text ( introduc$ bill1 see copy ( bill z
 introduc$ on ,april #b1 #bjbf  ,a      
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,work=ce ,innovation 
& ,opportunity ,act to provide = !      
e/abli%m5t ( tal5t m>ketplaces4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,mod]niz+ ,access to ,tal5ts1           
,cr$5tials1 & ,hir+ ,act ( #bjbf or     
,,mat* ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,tal5t        
m>ketplace pilot program  7a7           
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !   

fir/ date on :i* funds are allott$ "u   
section #acb ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation & 
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cagb7 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act !     
,secret>y ( ,labor %all e/abli% a pilot 
program1 = a p]iod n to exce$ #e ye>s1  
to aw>d grants to eligible entities to  
create work=ce longitud9al data sy/ems1 
tal5t m>ketplaces1 & associat$ res\rces 
= ! purposes ( assi/+ ,/ates to-- 7#a7  
improve program quality2  7#b7 produce  
evid5ce = decision mak+2  7#c7 meet     
p]=mance report+ requirem5ts2  7#d7     
protect ! privacy ( us]s2 &  7#e7       
improve transp>5cy 9 relation to labor  
m>ket tr5ds & *anges 9 job skills ne$$  
to obta9 employm5t4  7b7 ,pilot program 
adm9i/ration  7#a7 ,application ,to be  
eligible to receive a grant "u ?is      
subsection1 an eligible entity %all     
submit an application to ! ,secret>y1 at
 su* "t & 9 su* mann] z ! ,secret>y may 
require1 :i* %all include-- 7,a7 a      
description ( ! activities ! eligible   
entity is propos+1 includ+ a description

 ( ! ne$ = su* activities & a detail$   
budget2  7,b7 a description ( ! expect$ 
outcomes & outputs 7su* z sy/ems or     
products7 t w result f ! propos$        
activities & ! propos$ uses ( su*       
outputs2  7,c7 a description ( h[ !     
propos$ activities w support ! report+ (
 p]=mance data = ! p]=mance             
acc\ntability requirem5ts "u section    
#aaf ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation &         
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cada71
 includ+ outcomes = eligible tra9+      
provid]s2  7,d7 a description ( ! me?ods
 & proc$ures ! eligible entity w use to 
ensure ! security & privacy ( !         
collection1 /orage1 & use ( all data    
involv$ 9 ! sy/ems & res\rces support$  
?r\gh ! grant1 includ+ compliance )     
,/ate & ,f$]al privacy & confid5tiality 
law2  7,e7 a plan = h[ ! eligible entity
 w cont9ue ! activities or su/a9 ! use (
 ! outputs creat$ ) ! grant funds aft] !
 grant p]iod ends2 &  7,f7 a description
 ( h[ ! eligible entity w ensure        
int]op]ability & portability betwe5 !   

tal5t m>ketplace ma9ta9$ by ! eligible  
entity & o!r tal5t m>ketplaces ?r\gh !  
use ( op5 /&>ds4  7#b7 ,priority ,9     
aw>d+ grants "u ! subsection1 !         
,secret>y %all give priority to eligible
 entities t-- 7,a7 are-- 7i7 ,/ate      
ag5cies ( ,/ates t h n previ\sly receiv$
 a grant f ! ,secret>y = ! purposes (   
?is subsection & demon/rate a sub/antial
 ne$ to improve its data infra/ructure1 
includ+ = ! developm5t ( a tal5t        
m>ketplace2 or  7ii7 consortia ( ,/ate  
ag5cies t are compris$ ( ,/ate ag5cies f
 multiple ,/ates & include at lea/ "o   
,/ate ag5cy describ$ 9 clause 7i7 & h ! 
capacity to make significant            
contributions t[>d build+ int]op]able & 
portable int]/ate data infra/ructure2 & 
7,b7 w use grant funds to-- 7i7 exp& !  
adoption & use ( l9k$1 publicly         
available1 & int]op]able data on k1     
skills1 & abilities repres5t$ ?r\gh     
cr$5tials1 occupational job             
descriptions1 & le>n+ ass]tions1 includ+
 ?r\gh-- 7,i7 ! e/abli%m5t or enhancem5t

 ( a tal5t m>ketplace2  7,,ii7 !        
e/abli%m5t or enhancem5t ( a website t  
meets ! requirem5ts ( subsection 7c72 or
  7,,iii7 o!r tools & s]vices design$ to
 help le>n]s & work]s make in=m$        
decisions2  7ii7 p>ticipate 9 &         
contribute data to a multi/ate data     
collaborative1 includ+ data t provides  
p>ticipat+ ,/ates ! ability to bett]    
und]/&-- 7,i7 e>n+s & employm5t outcomes
 ( individuals :o "w out-(-,/ate2 &     
7,,ii7 int]/ate e>n+s & employm5t tr5ds2
  7iii7 enhance collaboration ) private 
sector work=ce & labor m>ket data       
entities & ! end-us]s ( work=ce & labor 
m>ket data1 includ+ individuals1        
employ]s1 economic developm5t ag5cies1 &
 work=ce developm5t provid]s2 or  7iv7  
lev]age ! use ( non-,f$]al contributions
 to improve work=ce data infra/ructure1 
includ+ /aff capacity build+4  7#c7 ,use
 ( funds ,9 addition to ! activities    
describ$ 9 ?is section1 an eligible     
entity aw>d$ a grant "u ?is subsection  
may use funds to c>ry out any ( ! foll[+

 activities3 7,a7 ,develop+ or enhanc+ a
 ,/ate's work=ce longitud9al data sy/em1
 includ+ by p>ticipat+ & contribut+ data
 to ! ,/ate's data sy/em1 if applicable1
 t l9ks ) elem5t>y & second>y s*ool &   
po/second>y data4  7,b7 ,accel]at+ !    
replication & adoption ( data sy/ems1   
projects1 products1 or practices already
 9 use 9 "o or m ,/ates to o!r ,/ates4  
7,c7 ,rese>* & labor m>ket data         
improvem5t activities to improve !      
timel9ess1 relevance1 & accessibility ( 
su* data ?r\gh pilot projects t are     
develop$ locally b design$ to scale to  
o!r regions or ,/ates4  7,d7 ,develop+  
policies1 guidel9es1 & security measures
 = data collection1 /or+1 & %>+ to      
ensure compliance ) relevant ,f$]al &   
,/ate privacy laws & regulations4  7,e7 
,increas+ local bo>d access to &        
integration ) ! ,/ate's work=ce         
longitud9al data sy/em 9 a secure mann]4
  7,f7 ,creat+ or p>ticipat+ 9 a data   
ex*ange = collect+ & us+ /&>ds-bas$ jobs
 & employm5t data includ+1 at a m9imum1 

job titles or occupation codes4  7,g7   
,improv+ ,/ate & local /aff capacity to 
und]/&1 use1 & analyze data to improve  
decision-mak+ & improve p>ticipant      
outcomes4  7#d7 ,duration ,a grant aw>d$
 "u ?is section may be = a p]iod ( up to
 #c ye>s4  7#e7 ,supplem5t1 n supplant  
,funds made available "u ?is section    
%all be us$ to supplem5t1 & n supplant1 
o!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local funds us$ = 
developm5t ( ,/ate data sy/ems4  7c7    
,website requirem5ts ,a website meets ! 
requirem5ts ( ?is subsection if !       
website-- 7#a7 is publicly available2   
7#b7 is us$ to make available to        
p>ticipants & to memb]s ( ! public ?r\gh
 ! "o-/op deliv]y sy/em 9 a ,/ate-- 7,a7
 ! li/ & ! accompany+ in=mation requir$ 
to be made available "u section         
#abb7;d77#c7 ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation & 
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4        
#caeb7;d77#c772 &  7,b7 a tal5t         
m>ketplace1 if "o is e/abli%$ & ma9ta9$ 
= su* ,/ate2  7#c7 is consum]-te/$2     
7#d7 is se>*able1 easily und]/&able1 &  

navigable1 & all[s = ! comp>ison (      
eligible programs ?r\gh ! use ( common1 
l9k$1 op5-data descriptive language1    
includ+ int]op]able skills & compet5cy  
data2 &  7#e7 does n reveal p]sonally   
id5tifiable in=mation ab\t an individual
 p>ticipant )\t _! cons5t4  7d7         
,availability ( tal5t m>ketplaces ,if   
grant funds are us$ by an eligible      
entity to e/abli% or enhance a tal5t    
m>ketplace1 ! tal5t m>ketplace %all be  
provid$ to ! local bo>ds 9 ea* ,/ate )  
an ag5cy t is "p ( ! eligible entity1 & 
made available to p>ticipants & memb]s (
 ! public ?r\gh ! "o-/op deliv]y sy/em 9
 ! ,/ate z describ$ 9 section #abb7;d7 (
 ! ,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity  
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caeb7;d774  7e7    
,reports  7#a7 ,initial report ,n lat]  
?an #fj days aft] ! date on :i* grants  
are aw>d$ "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y   
%all submit to ,congress in=mation on ! 
grant recipi5ts & a description ( !     
activities to be support$ ?r\gh su*     
grants %all be us$44  7#b7 ,annual      

reports ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !       
e/abli%m5t ( ! pilot program "u ?is     
section & e ye> !reaft] until !         
conclusion ( ! pilot program1 !         
,secret>y ( ,labor %all submit to       
,congress a report on ! activities      
support$ ?r\gh ! grants1 includ+ an     
evaluation ( any improvem5ts 9 ! use (  
work=ce & labor m>ket in=mation t h     
result$ f su* activities4  7#c7 ,f9al   
report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !        
conclusion ( ! pilot program1 !         
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice %all    
conduct an evaluation ( ! impact &      
effectiv5ess ( ! pilot program & submit 
its f9d+s & recomm5dations to ! ,h\se   
,committee on ,education & ,work=ce & ! 
,s5ate ,committee on ,heal?1 ,labor1    
,education1 & ,p5sions4  7f7 ,te*nical  
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,website te*nical     
assi/ance ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 ^u   
reque/1 provide te*nical assi/ance to a 
,/ate on e/abli%+ a website t meets !   
requirem5ts ( subsection 7c72 &  7,b7   
dissem9ate to ea* ,/ate effective       

practices or res\rces f ,/ates & private
 sector entities relat$ to e/abli%+ a   
website t is consum]-te/$ to ensure t ! 
website is easily und]/ood1 se>*able1 & 
navigable4  7#b7 ,developm5t &          
availability ( skills assessm5t tools   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,labor1 9  
coord9ation ) ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (  
,p]sonnel ,managem5t1 %all support !    
developm5t1 dissem9ation1 & volunt>y use
 ( validat$ skills assessm5t tools      
align$ ) skills-bas$ hir+ & work=ce     
developm5t practices1 includ+ by lev]ag+
 compet5cy-bas$ assessm5t approa*es &   
tools utiliz$ by ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel   
,managem5t4  7,b7 ,availability ,to !   
ext5t practicable1 ! ,secret>y %all make
 skills assessm5t tools support$ "u ?is 
p>agraph available to employ]s1 work=ce 
developm5t provid]s1 in/itutions ( high]
 education1 eligible tra9+ provid]s1    
regi/]$ appr5tice%ip sponsors1 ,/ate    
work=ce ag5cies1 & o!r entities deem$   
appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  7,c7       
,purposes ,! skills assessm5t tools     

support$ "u ?is p>agraph %all-- 7i7     
measure demon/rat$ compet5cies &        
occupational skills relevant to         
employm5t & c>e] advancem5t2  7ii7 be   
valid1 reliable1 & job-relat$2  7iii7   
support skills-bas$ hir+ practices2     
7iv7 assi/ employ]s1 work=ce developm5t 
provid]s1 educational in/itutions1 &    
work]s 9 id5tify+ & validat+            
compet5cies2  7v7 be int]op]able ) le>n+
 & employm5t record sy/ems2  7vi7       
facilitate ! portability ( v]ifi$       
compet5cies across employ]s & work=ce   
sy/ems2  7vii7 n rely solely on         
self-atte/$ skills or unv]ifiable       
in=mation2 &  7viii7 incorporate        
appropriate transp>5cy & auditability   
safegu>ds4  7,d7 ,rule ( con/ruction    
,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all be con/ru$  
to require ! use ( an assessm5t1 a      
p>ticul> assessm5t provid]1 assessm5t   
plat=m1 or hir+ me?odology4  7g7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,cr$5tial regi/ry ,! t]m cr$5tial       
regi/ry means a process ?r\gh :i* a     

digital portal or repository may be us$ 
by education & tra9+ provid]s to make   
publicly available1 int]op]able & bas$  
on op5 /&>ds1 a description1 us+ /&>diz$
 t]m9ology1 ( ! skills1 compet5cies &   
le>n+ outcomes associat$ ) cr$5tials1   
includ+ recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tials4
  7#b7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible 
entity means a ,/ate ag5cy1 includ+ a   
,/ate work=ce ag5cy or a consortium (   
,/ate ag5cies1 includ+ a multi/ate data 
collaborative1 t is or includes ! ,/ate 
ag5cy responsible =-- 7,a7 ,/ate employ]
 wage records us$ by ! ,/ate's          
unemploym5t insurance programs 9 labor  
m>ket in=mation report+ & analysis & =  
fulfill+ ! report+ requirem5ts "u       
section #aaf7;d7 ( ! ,work=ce           
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #cada7;d772  7,b7 ! production
 ( labor m>ket in=mation2 &  7,c7 !     
direct adm9i/ration ( "o or m ( ! core  
programs4  7#c7 ,le>n+ & employm5t      
record  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m le>n+ &    
employm5t record means a digital1       

ma*9e-readable record t-- 7i7 conta9s   
in=mation relat+ to an individual's     
skills1 compet5cies1 cr$5tials1         
education1 tra9+ or employm5t hi/ory2   
7ii7 includes an evid5ce pr(ile t       
provides1 9 relation to any in=mation   
describ$ 9 clause 7i7-- 7,i7 v]ification
 or validation by an employ]1 a p]son = 
:om ! individual p]=m$ s]vices1 an      
educational in/itution1 an eligible     
tra9+ provid]1 a regi/]$ appr5tice%ip   
sponsor1 or ano!r appropriate entity z  
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 or  7,,ii7 cle> 
& accessible project-bas$ examples1     
portfolios1 "w products1 skills         
assessm5ts1 or o!r evid5ce demon/rat+   
application ( ! compet5cy or skill2     
7iii7 all[s ! individual to control su* 
in=mation & use any su* in=mation = !   
purpose ( mat*+ su* individual )        
employm5t & le>n+ opportunities z       
describ$ 9 ?is section2 &  7iv7 uses    
/&>diz$ t]m9ology4  7#d7 ,multi/ate data
 collaborative ,! t]m multi/ate data    
collaborative means a p>tn]%ip among two

 or m ,/ates to coord9ate ! gov]nance & 
/&>ds = work=ce relat$ data ma9ta9$ by  
su* ,/ates 9 ord] to facilitate         
int]op]ability & ! secure ex*ange ( su* 
data betwe5 su* ,/ates4  7#e7 ,skills   
pr(ile g5]ator ,! t]m skills pr(ile     
g5]ator means a digital tool t c be us$ 
to create a skill pr(ile t1 us+ /&>diz$ 
t]m9ology1 describes skills ga9$ ?r\gh1 
or necess>y =-- 7,a7 employm5t2  7,b7   
hir+2 or  7,c7 education4  7#f7 ,/&>diz$
 t]m9ology ,! t]m /&>diz$ t]m9ology     
means1 9 relation to a le>n+ employm5t  
record1 cr$5tial regi/ry1 or skills     
pr(ile g5]ator made available ?r\gh a   
tal5t m>ketplace1 a limit$ set ( t]ms t 
is provid$ ?r\gh a publicly available1  
int]op]able & bas$ on op5 /&>ds1 skills 
framework & us$ to describe skills1     
compet5cies1 or le>n+ outcomes 9 a mann]
 t-- 7,a7 provides a def9ition ( su*    
skill1 compet5cy1 or outcome1 &         
id5tifies ! skills framework us$ = su*  
def9ition2  7,b7 ensures t equival5t    
t]ms are us$ to describe sub/antially   

simil> skills1 compet5cies1 or outcomes 
across su* records1 regi/ries1 &        
g5]ators 9 su* m>ketplace2 &  7,c7      
p]mits su* t]ms to be effectively us$ = 
! purpose ( mat*+ individuals )         
employm5t & le>n+ opportunities z       
describ$ 9 ?is section4  7#g7 ,tal5t    
m>ketplace ,! t]m tal5t m>ketplace means
 an array ( publicly- & privately-own$  
plat=ms support$ by int]connect$        
te*nologies t are int]op]able & bas$ on 
op5 /&>ds t-- 7,a7 is made available to 
! public2  7,b7 is us$ to mat*          
individuals ) employm5t & le>n+         
opportunities 9 a ,/ate 7or a consortium
 ( ,/ates7 us+ in=mation provid$ by     
us]s1 includ+-- 7i7 education & tra9+   
provid]s2  7ii7 employ]s2  7iii7        
jobseek]s2  7iv7 /ud5ts2 &  7v7 any o!r 
individual2 &  7,c7 incorporates & all[s
 us]s access to-- 7i7 ! le>n+ &         
employm5t records ( us]s ( su*          
m>ketplace2  7ii7 a cr$5tial regi/ry2 & 
7iii7 a skills pr(ile g5]ator4  7#h7    
,,wioa t]ms ,except z o!rwise provid$1  

t]ms %all h ! same mean+ giv5 su* t]ms  
"u section #c ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation &
 ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4       
#cajb74  7h7 ,pilot program fund+ ,= ea*
 fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] ! fir/ date on  
:i* funds are allott$ "u section        
#acb7;a77#b77;,a7 ( ! ,work=ce          
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #cagb7 aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 & end+ ) ! fir/ fiscal ye> t
 ends aft] ! #e-ye> p]iod describ$ 9    
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all use n  
less ?an #e p]c5t b n m ?an #aj p]c5t ( 
su* funds = ! purposes ( ! pilot        
program4  ,am5d ! title s z to read3 ,a 
bill to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,labor to  
e/abli% a pilot program to aw>d grants  
to e/abli% tal5t m>ketplaces1 & = o!r   
purposes44 ,octob] #bi1 #bjbf,report$ ) 
am5dm5ts1 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !  
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 &    
ord]$ to be pr9t$