,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1 
#bjbf,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,budd1 and ,mr4 ,hickenlooper7          
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 permit greater     
flexibility in carrying out incumbent   
worker training programs1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,lifelong ,learning 
,act4  #b4 ,incumbent worker training   
and transitional jobs standard          
reservation of funds ,section #acd7;d7  
of the ,workforce ,innovation and       
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4        
#cagd7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in         
paragraph 7#d77;,a77i71 by striking #bj 
and inserting #cj2 and  7#b7 in         
paragraph 7#e71 in the matter preceding 
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #aj and  

inserting #ae4  #c4 ,reporting incumbent
 worker training outcomes ,section      
#aaf7;d77#b77;,a7 of the ,workforce     
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cada7;d77#b77;,a77 is        
amended-- 7#a7 by striking 7,a7         
information and inserting 7,a77i7       
information2  7#b7 in clause 7i71 as so 
designated1 by adding and at the end2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7ii7 in the case of a ,state
 in which local areas are implementing  
incumbent worker training programs under
 section #acd7;d77#d71 information on   
the levels of performance achieved for  
those programs with respect to the      
primary indicators of performance       
described in subsection 7b77#b77;,a71   
which information shall be used by the  
,state and the ,secretary of ,labor in  
conjunction with the ,secretary of      
,education to adapt the ,state adjusted 
levels of performance with respect to   
such indicators for the adult program   
and for the dislocated worker program   

authorized under chapter #c of subtitle 
,b4  4  #d4 ,expanding the flexibility  
of one-stop operators ,section          
#aba7;d77#b7 of the ,workforce          
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #caea7;d77#b77 is amended--   
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking 2
 and and inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in
 subparagraph 7,b77vi71 by striking the 
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7,c7 
subject to approval from the chief      
elected official and ,governor and in   
accordance with any other eligibility   
criteria established by the ,state1 and 
notwithstanding subparagraph 7,b71 may  
be a local board1 if the local board--  
7i7 enters into a written agreement with
 the chief elected official and         
clarifies how the local board will carry
 out the functions and responsibilities 
of a one-stop operator in a manner that 
complies with appropriate internal      
controls to prevent any conflicts of    
interest1 which shall include how the   

local board1 while serving as a one-stop
 operator1 will comply with-- 7,i7 the  
relevant ,office of ,management and     
,budget circulars relating to conflicts 
of interest2 and  7,,ii7 any applicable 
,state conflict of interest policy2 and 
7ii7 complies with the other applicable 
requirements of this subsection4  4