,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bhee  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ah          
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #af71       
#bjbe,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/] 7= h]self &    
,mrs4 ,britt7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,labor to c>ry out 
a competitive grant program to support  
community colleges & area c>e] &        
te*nical education c5t]s 9 develop+     
imm]sive te*nology education & tra9+    
s]vices programs = work=ce developm5t1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,imm]sive          
,te*nology = ! ,am]ican ,work=ce ,act ( 
#bjbe4  #b4 ,grants = imm]sive te*nology
 education & tra9+ s]vices programs 7su*
 z c>e] pa?ways7  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
section1 f ! am\nts appropriat$ to c>ry 
out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor   
%all aw>d grants1 on a competitive      

basis1 to eligible entities to c>ry out 
imm]sive te*nology education & tra9+    
s]vices programs ?r\gh activities       
describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7 ,use (  
funds ,an eligible entity receiv+ a     
grant "u ?is section %all use su* grant 
= ! creation or alignm5t1 &             
implem5tation1 ( a c>e] pa?way t        
provides1 ?r\gh imm]sive te*nology1 a   
sequ5ce ( education & tra9+ s]vices t   
provides ! necess>y skills = employm5t  
lead+ to economic self-suffici5cy1 & t  
includes integrat$ education & tra9+    
s]vices t use imm]sive te*nology1       
includ+ a program t-- 7#a7 is design$ to
 increase ! provision ( tra9+ s]vices = 
/ud5ts 7includ+ individuals :o are      
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces or are vet]ans7 9
 ord] to facilitate ! entry ( su* /ud5ts
 into 9-dem& indu/ry sectors or         
occupations2  7#b7 is accessible to     
individuals ) b>ri]s to employm5t1 :i*  
%all be 9 accordance ) ! requirem5ts "u 
title ,,ii ( ! ,am]icans ,)             
,disabilities ,act ( #aiij 7#db         

,u4,s4,c4 #abaca et seq47 & 9 accordance
 ) p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 ( section      
#ahh7;a7 ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation &     
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4        
#cbdh7;a772 or  7#c7 enables ! tra9+ (  
in/ructors 9 ! use ( imm]sive te*nology 
= imm]sive te*nology education & tra9+  
s]vices programs4  7c7 ,duration (      
grants ,a grant aw>d$ to an eligible    
entity "u ?is section %all be aw>d$ = a 
p]iod ( n m ?an #e ye>s4 ,an eligible   
entity aw>d$ a grant "u ?is section may 
n receive a subsequ5t grant = ! same    
purpose4  7d7 ,application ,an eligible 
entity seek+ a grant "u ?is section %all
 submit to ! ,secret>y an application at
 su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*     
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require1    
includ+1 9 ! case ( a program t leads to
 a recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial1 a    
description ( ! quality ( ! program     
lead+ to ! cr$5tial4  7e7 ,priority ,9  
aw>d+ grants "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y
 %all give priority to any eligible     
entity t-- 7#a7 is work+ )1 or 9 c>ry+  

out a program to be fund$ ) su* a grant 
plans to "w )1 an employ] t has         
demon/rat$ an int]e/ 91 or commitm5t to1
 ! hir+ ( individuals :o h obta9$ !     
necess>y skills = employm5t z a result (
 ! program2  7#b7 includes a cov]$      
community college or an area c>e] &     
te*nical education s*ool2 or  7#c7      
submits an application "u subsection 7d7
 t demon/rates #a ( ! foll[+ 7)         
additional priority giv5 to an eligible 
entity t demon/rates m ?an #a ( !       
foll[+73 7,a7 ,alignm5t )-- 7i7 ! ,/ate 
plan "u section #ajb or #ajc ( !        
,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caab1 #caac7 ( ! ,/ate 
9 :i* ! eligible entity w be c>ry+ out a
 program to be fund$ ) su* a grant2     
7ii7 ! local plan "u section #ajh ( !   
,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cabc7 ( ! local area 9 
:i* ! eligible entity w be c>ry+ out su*
 a program2 or  7iii7 ! ,/ate plan "u   
section #abb ( ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] &
 ,te*nical ,education ,act ( #bjjf 7#bj 

,u4,s4,c4 #bcdb7 ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* !      
eligible entity w be c>ry+ out su* a    
program4  7,b7 ,us+ quantitative data & 
evid5ce1 ! ext5t to :i* ! program to be 
fund$ by su* a grant w meet ! ne$s (    
employ]s4  7,c7 ,h[ su* a program w     
t>get a specific 9-dem& indu/ry sector  
or occupation4  7,d7 ,h[ su* a program w
 retra9 work]s f an indu/ry sector t is 
exp]i5c+ decreas+ employm5t at !        
national or ,/ate level4  7,e7 ,h[ su* a
 program w t>get & s]vice individuals ) 
b>ri]s to employm5t4  7,f7 ,h[ su* a    
program w s]ve a rural community4  7f7  
,reports  7#a7 ,report to ! ,secret>y   
,ea* eligible entity receiv+ a grant "u 
?is section %all submit to ! ,secret>y a
 report1 n lat] ?an ! date t is #b ye>s 
aft] ! beg9n+ ( ! initial grant p]iod = 
su* grant1 & annually !reaft] 7s !      
report is la/ submitt$ dur+ ! ye> foll[+
 ! f9al grant p]iod = ! grant7 t        
includes a description ( ea* program    
fund$ "u ! grant1 includ+ ! levels (    
p]=mance a*iev$ = ea* indicator (       

p]=mance "u section #aaf7;b77#b77;,a77i7
 ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity
 ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4                    
#cada7;b77#b77;,a77i771 disaggregat$1 ) 
respect to ! p>ticipants ( su* program1 
z describ$ 9 section #aaf7;d77#b77;,b74 
7#b7 ,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #b
 ye>s aft] ! fir/ grant is aw>d$ "u ?is 
section & bi5nially !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y
 %all submit to ,congress a report t    
includes a summ>y ( ! in=mation submitt$
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 = ! mo/ rec5t #b-ye>  
p]iod4  7g7 ,evaluation ,! ,secret>y    
%all res]ve n less ?an #a p]c5t & n m   
?an #e p]c5t ( any am\nts made available
 = ea* fiscal ye> to conduct a rigor\s1 
indep5d5t evaluation (1 & provide       
te*nical assi/ance =1 ! programs c>ri$  
out "u ?is section4  7h7 ,be/ practices 
,! ,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ea* eligible
 entity t receives funds "u a grant     
aw>d$ "u ?is section1 n lat] ?an #cj    
days aft] ! ?ird ye> ( ! grant p]iod1 z 
describ$ 9 subsection 7c71 %all-- 7#a7  
e/abli% a description ( be/ practices = 

us+ imm]sive te*nology = imm]sive       
te*nology education & tra9+ s]vices     
programs2 &  7#b7 publi% su* description
 ( be/ practices on a publicly available
 website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4  7i7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
community college ,! t]m cov]$ community
 college means-- 7,a7 a public          
in/itution ( high] education 7z def9$ 9 
section #aja7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education  
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a7771
 at :i*-- 7i7 ! highe/ degree aw>d$ is  
an associate degree2 or  7ii7 an        
associate degree is ! mo/ frequ5tly     
aw>d$ degree2  7,b7 a bran* campus ( a  
#d-ye> public in/itution ( high]        
education 7z def9$ 9 section #aja ( !   
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja771 if1 at su* bran*     
campus-- 7i7 ! highe/ degree aw>d$ is an
 associate degree2 or  7ii7 an associate
 degree is ! mo/ frequ5tly aw>d$ degree2
  7,c7 a #b-ye> ,tribal ,college or     
,univ]sity 7z def9$ 9 section           
#caf7;b77#c7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 

( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;c7b77#c7772
 or  7,d7 a degree-grant+ ,tribal       
,college or ,univ]sity 7z def9$ 9       
section #caf7;b77#c7 ( ! ,high]         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajei;c7b77#c777 at :i*-- 7i7 ! highe/  
degree aw>d$ is an associate degree2 or 
7ii7 an associate degree is ! mo/       
frequ5tly aw>d$ degree4  7#b7 ,eligible 
entity ,! t]m eligible entity means an  
indu/ry or sector p>tn]%ip1 :i* %all    
include repres5tatives ( #a or m ( !    
foll[+3 7,a7 ,an in/itution ( high]     
education4  7,b7 ,a cov]$ community     
college4  7,c7 ,an area c>e] & te*nical 
education s*ool4  7,d7 ,a po/second>y   
vocational in/itution 7z def9$ 9 section
 #ajb7;c7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb7;c7774  7,e7 
,a consortium ( su* colleges1 s*ools1 or
 in/itutions4  7#c7 ,imm]sive te*nology 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m imm]sive te*nology 
means ! te*nology ( tools 7includ+      
ext5d$ reality1 virtual reality1 augm5t$
 reality1 & mix$ reality7 t integrate ! 

physical environm5t ) digital cont5t to 
support us] engagem5t4  7,b7 ,augm5t$   
,reality ,! t]m augm5t$ reality means an
 imm]sive te*nology tool t lay]s        
comput]-g5]at$ imag]y onto a us]'s view 
( ! physical _w1 ?us provid+ a composite
 view4  7,c7 ,mix$ reality ,! t]m mix$  
reality means an imm]sive te*nology tool
 t bl5ds augm5t$ reality & virtual      
reality1 all[+ us]s to exp]i5ce simulat$
 cont5t )9 _! physical worlds & to      
manipulate & int]act ) virtual elem5ts 9
 real "t4  7,d7 ,virtual reality ,! t]m 
virtual reality means an imm]sive       
te*nology tool t occludes a us]'s       
physical surr\nd+s ) a simulat$         
environm5t4  7#d7 ,imm]sive te*nology   
education & tra9+ s]vices program ,! t]m
 imm]sive te*nology education & tra9+   
s]vices program-- 7,a7 means a program (
 education & tra9+ s]vices provid$1 9 "p
 or 9 :ole1 ?r\gh imm]sive te*nology2 & 
7,b7 includes a c>e] pa?way describ$ 9  
subsection 7b7 t is s provid$4  7#e7    
,rural  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m rural      

community means a jurisdiction or       
population n locat$ )9 an urban area4   
7,b7 ,urban area ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m 
urban area1 means a ga!r$ jurisdiction  
t-- 7i7 conta9s #ej1jjj or m p2 or  7ii7
 is compris$ ( clu/]s consi/+ ( at lea/ 
#b1ejj ga!r$ jurisdictions b conta9s    
few] ?an #ej1jjj p4  7#f7 ,tra9+ s]vices
 ,not)/&+ p>agraph 7#g71 ! t]m tra9+    
s]vices means tra9+ s]vices z describ$ 9
 section #c ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation &  
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb71
 provid$ ?r\gh classroom in/ruction4    
7#g7 ,,wioa t]ms ,except z o!rwise      
provid$ 9 ?is section1 any t]m us$ 9 ?is
 section t is def9$ 9 section #c ( t    
,act %all h ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 t      
section #c4  7j7 ,au?orization (        
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s #bjbf 
?r\gh #bjce4