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                                                  Union Calendar No. 46
108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1261

                          [Report No. 108-82]

      To enhance the workforce investment system of the Nation by 
  strengthening one-stop career centers, providing for more effective 
governance arrangements, promoting access to a more comprehensive array 
of employment, training, and related services, establishing a targeted 
 approach to serving youth, and improving performance accountability, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2003

Mr. McKeon (for himself and Mr. Boehner) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

                              May 1, 2003

Additional sponsors: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Cole, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Isakson, 
                     Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Bereuter

                              May 1, 2003

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 
                               13, 2003]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
      To enhance the workforce investment system of the Nation by 
  strengthening one-stop career centers, providing for more effective 
governance arrangements, promoting access to a more comprehensive array 
of employment, training, and related services, establishing a targeted 
 approach to serving youth, and improving performance accountability, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Reinvestment and Adult 
Education Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.

 TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998

Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Purpose.
Sec. 103. State workforce investment boards.
Sec. 104. State plan.
Sec. 105. Local workforce investment areas.
Sec. 106. Local workforce investment boards.
Sec. 107. Local plan.
Sec. 108. Establishment of one-stop delivery systems.
Sec. 109. Eligible providers of training services.
Sec. 110. Eligible providers of youth activities.
Sec. 111. Youth activities.
Sec. 112. Comprehensive program for adults.
Sec. 113. Performance accountability system.
Sec. 114. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 115. Job Corps.
Sec. 116. Native American programs.
Sec. 117. Youth challenge grants.
Sec. 118. Technical assistance.
Sec. 119. Demonstration, pilot, multiservice, research and multistate 
                            projects.
Sec. 120. Evaluations.
Sec. 121. Authorization of appropriations for national activities.
Sec. 122. Requirements and restrictions.
Sec. 123. Nondiscrimination.
Sec. 124. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 125. General program requirements.

                       Title II--ADULT EDUCATION

        Part A--Adult Basic Skills and Family Literacy Education

Sec. 201. Table of contents.
Sec. 202. Amendment.

                Part B--National Institute for Literacy

Sec. 211. Short title; purpose.
Sec. 212. Establishment.
Sec. 213. Administration.
Sec. 214. Duties.
Sec. 215. Leadership in scientifically based reading instruction.
Sec. 216. National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board.
Sec. 217. Gifts, bequests, and devises.
Sec. 218. Mails.
Sec. 219. Applicability of certain civil service laws.
Sec. 220. Experts and consultants.
Sec. 221. Report.
Sec. 222. Definitions.
Sec. 223. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 224. Reservation.
Sec. 225. Authority to publish.

             Title III--AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT

Sec. 301. Amendments to the Wagner-Peyser Act.

         Title IV--AMENDMENTS TO THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973

Sec. 401. Chairperson.
Sec. 402. Rehabilitation Services Administration.
Sec. 403. Director.
Sec. 404. State goals.
Sec. 405. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 406. Helen Keller National Center Act.

                 Title V--TRANSITION AND EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 501. Transition provisions.
Sec. 502. Effective date.

SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the amendment or repeal shall be 
considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.).

 TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 101 (29 U.S.C. 2801) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8)(C), by striking ``not less than 50 
        percent of the cost of the training'' and inserting ``a 
        significant portion of the cost of training, as determined by 
        the local board'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (13) and redesignating paragraphs 
        (1) through (12) as paragraphs (2) through (13) respectively;
            (3) by inserting the following new paragraph after ``In 
        this title:'':
            ``(1) Accrued expenditures.--The term `accrued 
        expenditures' includes the sum of actual cash disbursements for 
        direct charges for goods and services, the net increase or 
        decrease in the amounts owed by recipients, goods and other 
        property received for services performed by employees, 
        contractors, subgrantees, or other payees, and other amounts 
        becoming owned for which no current service or performance is 
        required.'';
            (4) by striking paragraph (24) and redesignating paragraphs 
        (25) through (32) as paragraphs (24) through (31), 
        respectively;
            (5) in paragraph (24) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``higher of--
                '' and all that follows through such subparagraph and 
                inserting ``poverty line for an equivalent period;''; 
                and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (F) 
                as subparagraph (E) through (G), respectively, and 
                inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
                    ``(D) receives or is eligible to receive free or 
                reduced price lunch;''; and
            (6) by striking paragraph (33) and redesignating paragraphs 
        (34) through (53) as paragraphs (32) through (51), 
        respectively.

SEC. 102. PURPOSE.

    Section 106 (29 U.S.C. 2811) is amended by inserting at the end the 
following: ``It is also the purpose of this subtitle to provide 
workforce investment activities in a manner that promotes the informed 
choice of participants and actively involves participants in decisions 
affecting their participation in such activities.''.

SEC. 103. STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS.

    (a) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--Section 111(b) (29 U.S.C. 2821(b)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (1)(C) to read as 
                follows:
                    ``(C) representatives appointed by the Governor, 
                who are--
                            ``(i)(I) the lead State agency officials 
                        with responsibility for the programs and 
                        activities that are described in section 121(b) 
                        and carried out by one-stop partners;
                            ``(II) in any case in which no lead State 
                        agency official has responsibility for such a 
                        program or activity, a representative in the 
                        State with expertise relating to such program 
                        or activity; and
                            ``(III) if not included under subclause 
                        (I), the director of the designated State 
                        entity responsible for carrying out title I of 
                        the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.);
                            ``(ii) the State agency officials 
                        responsible for economic development;
                            ``(iii) representatives of business in the 
                        State who--
                                    ``(I) are owners of businesses, 
                                chief executive or operating officers 
                                of businesses, and other business 
                                executives or employers with optimum 
                                policy making or hiring authority, 
                                including members of local boards 
                                described in section 117(b)(2)(A)(i);
                                    ``(II) represent businesses with 
                                employment opportunities that reflect 
                                employment opportunities in the State; 
                                and
                                    ``(III) are appointed from among 
                                individuals nominated by State business 
                                organizations and business trade 
                                associations;
                            ``(iv) chief elected officials 
                        (representing both cities and counties, where 
                        appropriate);
                            ``(v) representatives of labor 
                        organizations, who have been nominated by State 
                        labor federations; and
                            ``(vi) such other representatives and State 
                        agency officials as the Governor may 
                        designate.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph 
                (1)(C)(i)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(C)(iii)''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 111(c) (29 U.S.C 
        2811(c)) is amended by striking ``subsection (b)(1)(C)(i)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(C)(iii)''.
    (b) Functions.--Section 111(d) (29 U.S.C. 2811(d)) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) development and review of statewide policies 
        affecting the integrated provision of services through the one-
        stop delivery system described in section 121, including--
                    ``(A) the development of criteria for, and the 
                issuance of, certifications of one-stop centers;
                    ``(B) the criteria for the allocation of one-stop 
                center infrastructure funding under section 121(h), and 
                oversight of the use of such funds;
                    ``(C) approaches to facilitating equitable and 
                efficient cost allocation in one-stop delivery systems; 
                and
                    ``(D) such other matters that may promote statewide 
                objectives for, and enhance the performance of, one-
                stop delivery systems within the State;'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and the development of 
        State criteria relating to the appointment and certification of 
        local boards under section 117'' after ``section 116'';
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ``sections 128(b)(3)(B) 
        and 133(b)(3)(B)'' and inserting ``sections 128(b)(3) and 
        133(b)(3)''; and
            (4) in paragraph (9), by striking ``section 503'' and 
        inserting ``section 136(i)''.
    (c) Elimination of Alternative Entity and Provision of Authority to 
Hire Staff.--Section 111(e) (29 U.S.C. 2821(e)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(e) Authority to Hire Staff.--The State board may hire staff to 
assist in carrying out the functions described in subsection (d).''.

SEC. 104. STATE PLAN.

    (a) Planning Cycle.--Section 112(a) (29 U.S.C. 2822(a)) is amended 
by striking ``5-year strategy'' and inserting ``2-year strategy''.
    (b) Contents.--Section 112(b)(17)(A) (29 U.S.C. 2822(b)(17)(A)) is 
amended--
            (1) in clause (iii) by striking ``and'';
            (2) by amending clause (iv) to read as follows:
                            ``(iv) how the State will serve the 
                        employment and training needs of dislocated 
                        workers (including displaced homemakers and 
                        formerly self-employed and transitioning 
                        farmers, ranchers, and fisherman) low income 
                        individuals (including recipients of public 
                        assistance), homeless individuals, ex-
                        offenders, individuals training for 
                        nontraditional employment, and other 
                        individuals with multiple barriers to 
                        employment (including older individuals);''; 
                        and

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