Summary: Careers through Responsive, Efficient, and Effective Retraining Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1988, with respect to funds for statewide youth activities which are allocated to a local area for eligible youth seeking assistance in achieving academic and employment success, to require the use of such funds for training programs, with priority consideration given to those that lead to an industry-recognized, nationally portable, and regionally relevant credential. Requires the operator of a state one-stop system for delivery of training services to adults and dislocated workers also to give priority consideration to training programs that lead to the same kind of credential. Requires the program of a provider of training services that leads to such a credential to meet quality criteria as established by the state governor. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish in at least five states, including at least one rural state, a Pay for Performance pilot program to provide a portion of training services for adults and dislocated workers under a plan meeting specified criteria. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to prepare a plan to reorganize federal job training programs to increase their efficiency, integration, and alignment. Requires the plan to propose a decrease in the number of federal job training programs without decreasing services or accessibility to them for eligible job training participants, including individuals with specified barriers to employment such as economic disadvantage, limited English proficiency, age, a need for remedial education, or completion of a criminal sentence. Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV (Temporary Aid to Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to disclose pertinent employment information in the National Directory of New Hires to any state agency administering part D that transmits to the Secretary the names and Social Security account numbers of individuals. Prescribes restrictions on state use of such information.

careers responsive efficient effective retraining act_-_amends workforce investment act respect funds statewide youth activities allocated local area eligible youth seeking assistance achieving academic employment success require use funds training programs priority consideration given lead industry recognized nationally portable regionally relevant credential requires operator state stop system delivery training services adults dislocated workers priority consideration training programs lead kind credential requires program provider training services leads credential meet quality criteria established state governor directs secretary labor establish states including rural state pay performance pilot program provide portion training services adults dislocated workers plan meeting specified criteria requires director office_of_management_and_budget omb prepare plan reorganize federal job training programs increase efficiency integration alignment requires plan propose decrease number federal job training programs decreasing services accessibility eligible job training participants including individuals specified barriers employment economic disadvantage limited english proficiency age need remedial education completion criminal sentence amends child support establishment paternity title temporary aid needy families tanf social_security_act require secretary health_and_human_services hhs disclose pertinent employment information national_directory_of_new_hires state agency administering transmits secretary names social_security account numbers individuals prescribes restrictions state use information


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Workforce Investments through Local Libraries Act or WILL Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to revise requirements for member composition of state and local workforce investment boards to include individuals and organizations representing public libraries.

Requires state workforce investment plans to include a description of the procedures states will take to assure coordination of and avoid duplication among employment, training, and literacy services carried out by public libraries. Requires local workforce investment plans similarly to describe how local boards will coordinate investment activities carried out in the local area with such services carried out by public libraries.

Allows a human resource program operated by a one-stop partner to include employment, training, and literacy services carried out by public libraries.

Allows public libraries, among other appropriate entities, to contract with the one-stop delivery system to deliver intensive services for employment and training for adults and dislocated workers supported by workforce investment funds.

Allows demonstration and pilot, multiservice, research, and multistate projects of the Department of Labor for providing employment opportunities and training services to individuals to include the establishment of employment resource centers in public libraries to provide unemployed and underemployed individuals access to such opportunities and services.

workforce investments local libraries act act_-_amends workforce investment act revise requirements member composition state local workforce investment boards include individuals organizations representing public libraries requires state workforce investment plans include description procedures states assure coordination avoid duplication employment training literacy services carried public libraries requires local workforce investment plans similarly describe local boards coordinate investment activities carried local area services carried public libraries allows human resource program operated stop partner include employment training literacy services carried public libraries allows public libraries appropriate entities contract stop delivery system deliver intensive services employment training adults dislocated workers supported workforce investment funds allows demonstration pilot multiservice research multistate projects department_of_labor providing employment opportunities training services individuals include establishment employment resource centers public libraries provide unemployed individuals access opportunities services


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Online Job Training Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to award National Online Workforce Training Grants for workforce training programs using distance-learning technologies, such as the Internet. Requires such grants to be awarded on a competitive basis to educational institutions, community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, state or local boards, or units of general local government that provide online workforce training.

Directs the Secretary to award one grant to an eligible postsecondary educational institution to: (1) provide technical assistance to entities that receive grants, (2) collect and nationally disseminate the data gathered by entities that receive grants, and (3) disseminate best practices.

online job training_act amends workforce investment act require secretary labor award national online workforce training grants workforce training programs distance learning technologies internet requires grants awarded competitive basis educational institutions community based organizations nonprofit organizations state local boards units general local government provide online workforce training directs secretary award grant eligible postsecondary educational institution provide technical assistance entities receive grants collect nationally disseminate data gathered entities receive grants disseminate best practices


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21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act - Authorizes the President, in order to relieve widespread unemployment, restore depleted natural resources in the United States, and advance public works programs, to establish a Civilian Conservation Corps to employ unemployed or underemployed U.S. citizens in the construction, maintenance, and carrying on of works of a public nature, such as forestation of U.S. and state lands, prevention of forest fires, floods, and soil erosion, and construction and repair of National Park System paths and trails.

Authorizes the President to extend Corps activities to state- and private-owned lands to prevent and control forest fires and floods and attacks of forest tree pests and diseases.

Requires the President, based on certain criteria, to give preference to the employment of additional persons in the Corps in the following order: (1) unemployed Armed Forces veterans (including Reserve members); (2) unemployed U.S. citizens who have exhausted their unemployment compensation; (3) unemployed U.S. citizens who are eligible for unemployment compensation immediately before employment in the Corps, including any additional compensation or extended compensation; and (4) other unemployed or underemployed U.S. citizens.

Authorizes the President to provide housing and transportation for Corps employees. Prohibits discrimination in the hiring of Corps employees.

21st century civilian conservation corps act_-_authorizes president order relieve widespread unemployment restore depleted natural resources united_states advance public works programs establish civilian conservation corps employ unemployed citizens construction maintenance carrying works public nature state lands prevention forest fires floods soil erosion construction repair national_park_system paths trails authorizes president extend corps activities state- private owned lands prevent control forest fires floods attacks forest tree pests diseases requires president based certain criteria preference employment additional persons corps following order unemployed armed_forces veterans including reserve members unemployed citizens exhausted unemployment compensation unemployed citizens eligible unemployment compensation immediately employment corps including additional compensation extended compensation unemployed citizens authorizes president provide housing transportation corps employees prohibits discrimination hiring corps employees


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Johnson Space Center Workforce Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to create a two-year job training program (including a one-stop career center) to assist the transition to new jobs of workers and employees of contractors in the Johnson Space Center region whose job stability is impacted by programmatic changes to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) space exploration program.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the Department of Commerce, to enter into cooperative agreements with eligible recipients in the Johnson Space Center region for activities to help stabilize the workforce and to promote economic growth.

johnson space center workforce act directs secretary labor create year job training program including stop career center assist transition new jobs workers employees contractors johnson space center region job stability impacted programmatic changes national_aeronautics_and_space_administration nasa space exploration program directs secretary commerce acting economic_development_administration eda department_of_commerce enter cooperative agreements eligible recipients johnson space center region activities help stabilize workforce promote economic growth


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Make It In America Manufacturing Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor to establish a program for the joint award of incentive grants to a state or a regional partnership to support the U.S. manufacturing industry. Designates the program as the Make It in America Incentive Grant Program. Limits single grants to $20 million, to be used by the recipient to carry out a manufacturing enhancement strategy. Requires, under such strategy: (1) establishing a revolving loan fund for loans to manufacturers for various business purposes, (2) retraining current and training new manufacturer employees, and (3) creating or expanding manufacturer export activity and domestic supply chain opportunities. Outlines recipient application requirements, including the submission of a proposed strategy and the establishment of a Make It In America Partnership Board.

Gives grant priority to entities that identify and commit matching funds of at least 50% of the grant amount. Prohibits more than half of the grant amounts from being used for employee retraining and training. Requires annual reports from recipients to the Secretaries on the use of grant funds.

Directs the Secretaries to jointly establish an advisory committee for advice on implementing and evaluating the Program. Authorizes the Secretaries to review and evaluate recipient performance and, as appropriate, determine a recipient to be ineligible for additional grants due to noncompliance with the Program or strategy.

america manufacturing act directs secretaries_of_commerce labor establish program joint award incentive grants state regional partnership support manufacturing industry designates program america incentive grant program limits single grants million recipient carry manufacturing enhancement strategy requires strategy establishing revolving loan fund loans manufacturers business purposes retraining current training new manufacturer employees creating expanding manufacturer export activity domestic supply chain opportunities outlines recipient application requirements including submission proposed strategy establishment america partnership board gives grant priority entities identify commit matching funds grant prohibits half grant amounts employee retraining training requires annual reports recipients secretaries use grant funds directs secretaries jointly establish advisory_committee advice implementing evaluating program authorizes secretaries review evaluate recipient performance appropriate determine recipient ineligible additional grants noncompliance program strategy


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America Works Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require state or local workforce investment systems to use youth activities funds for programs that provide training, which may include priority consideration for training programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials aligned with in-demand occupations or industries in the local area involved.

Authorizes the operator and employees of a one-stop center, in assisting individuals in selecting programs of training services, to give priority consideration to such programs.

Revises eligibility requirements for providers of training services and providers of youth activities for such programs. Requires programs of training services and youth activities programs that lead to a recognized postsecondary credential to meet quality criteria established by the state governor.

Amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and the Trade Act of 1974 to require the same priority consideration in the state and local plans for career and technical education programs as well as in tech prep programs and trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs.

america works act_-_amends workforce investment act require state local workforce investment systems use youth activities funds programs provide training include priority consideration training programs lead recognized postsecondary credentials aligned demand occupations industries local area involved authorizes operator employees stop center assisting individuals selecting programs training services priority consideration programs revises eligibility requirements providers training services providers youth activities programs requires programs training services youth activities programs lead recognized postsecondary credential meet quality criteria established state governor amends carl perkins career technical education act trade act require priority consideration state local plans career technical education programs tech prep programs trade adjustment assistance taa programs


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Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a toll-free telephone- or electronic media-based employment eligibility verification system.

Requires that such system: (1) provide verification or tentative non-verification of an individual's identity and employment eligibility within three days of an inquiry; and (2) provide, in the case of tentative non-verification, a secondary process for final verification or non-verification within 10 days.

Directs the: (1) Commissioner of Social Security to develop a process for comparing names and social security numbers against appropriate databases in response to employer inquiries, and (2) the Secretary to develop a process for comparing names and alien identification or authorization numbers and investigate uses of the same social security number that suggest fraud.

Limits verification system-related individual relief to procedures under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Prohibits class actions. Immunizes from civil or criminal liability a person or entity who takes action in good faith reliance on verification system information.

Sets forth employer verification requirements with respect to an affirmative defense to liability for employment of unauthorized workers, including revision of attestation and retention of verification form provisions.

Places limits on the collection and use of data from the verification system.

Expands the employment eligibility verification system to include: (1) previously hired individuals, and (2) recruitment and referral.

Provides for: (1) voluntary employer verification utilizing such system two years after enactment of this Act for previously hired individuals; (2) mandatory employer verification three years after enactment of this Act by federal, state, and local governments, and the military for employees not verified under such system working at federal, state or local government buildings, military bases, nuclear energy sites, weapons sites, airports, or critical infrastructure sites; and (3) mandatory employer verification six years after enactment of this Act for all employees not previously verified under such system.

Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make employer participation in the basic pilot program mandatory two years after enactment of this Act.

Applies employment eligibility verification requirements to labor service agencies.

Revises civil and criminal penalty provisions.

Establishes in the Treasury the Employment Verification Compensation Fund.

Directs the Secretary to establish a publicly available contractor database.

Authorizes the Commissioner to carry out verification responsibilities under this Act, but only to the extent advance funds are provided by the Secretary to cover costs. Prohibits funds from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund from being used to carry out such responsibilities.

Sets forth specified reporting requirements by the Secretary and the Commissioner.

electronic employment eligibility verification illegal immigration control act_-_amends immigration_and_nationality_act direct secretary homeland_security dhs establish toll free electronic media based employment eligibility verification system requires system provide verification tentative non verification individual identity employment eligibility days inquiry provide case tentative non verification secondary process final verification non verification days directs commissioner_of_social_security develop process comparing names social_security numbers appropriate databases response employer inquiries secretary develop process comparing names alien identification authorization numbers investigate uses social_security number suggest fraud limits verification system related individual relief procedures federal tort claims act prohibits class actions civil criminal liability person entity takes action good faith reliance verification system information sets forth employer verification requirements respect affirmative defense liability employment unauthorized workers including revision attestation retention verification form provisions places limits collection use data verification system expands employment eligibility verification system include previously hired individuals recruitment referral provides voluntary employer verification utilizing system years enactment act previously hired individuals mandatory employer verification years enactment act federal state local governments military employees verified system working federal state local government buildings military bases nuclear energy sites weapons sites airports critical infrastructure sites mandatory employer verification years enactment act employees previously verified system amends illegal immigration reform immigrant responsibility act employer participation basic pilot program mandatory years enactment act applies employment eligibility verification requirements labor service agencies revises civil criminal penalty provisions establishes treasury employment verification compensation fund directs secretary establish publicly available contractor database authorizes commissioner carry verification responsibilities act extent advance funds provided secretary cover costs prohibits funds federal_old-age_and_survivors_insurance_trust_fund federal_disability_insurance_trust_fund carry responsibilities sets forth specified reporting requirements secretary commissioner


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Promoting Partnerships to Transform Opportunities Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to make competitive grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, nonprofit organizations in partnership with one or more minority-serving institutions to provide support services, job training, and education to individuals with multiple barriers to employment, especially underrepresented minorities, to help prepare them to enter the workforce.

Requires such nonprofit organizations to submit a program plan to the Secretary in order to receive a grant or enter into such a contract or cooperative agreement.

promoting partnerships transform opportunities act_-_amends workforce investment act direct secretary labor competitive grants enter contracts cooperative agreements nonprofit organizations partnership minority serving institutions provide support services job training education individuals multiple barriers employment especially underrepresented minorities help prepare enter workforce requires nonprofit organizations submit program plan secretary order receive grant enter contract cooperative agreement


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Equal Employment for All Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes or for making an adverse action, if the report contains information that bears upon the consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity.

Makes exceptions to such prohibition for employment: (1) which requires a national security or Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) clearance; (2) with a state or local government agency which otherwise requires use of a consumer report; or (3) in a supervisory, managerial, professional, or executive position at a financial institution.

equal employment act_-_amends fair_credit_reporting_act prohibit current prospective employer consumer report investigative consumer report causing procured employment purposes making adverse action report contains information bears consumer creditworthiness credit standing credit capacity makes exceptions prohibition employment requires national security federal_deposit_insurance_corporation fdic clearance state local government agency requires use consumer report supervisory managerial professional executive position financial institution


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Workforce Investment Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for: (1) WIA title I, workforce investment systems for job training and employment services; and (2) WIA title II, adult education and family literacy education programs.

Revises member composition of state and local workforce investment boards to require at least 20% of the board be composed of representatives of the workforce within the state.

Revises requirements for a five-year state worker investment plan.

Revises requirements for the state unified plan for adult education and literacy programs.

Revises requirements for: (1) local workforce investment areas, boards, and plans; (2) one-stop delivery systems; and (3) the allotment of federal funds among states for statewide youth (including disadvantaged youth) activities and statewide workforce investment activities, Native American workforce investment programs, and adult and dislocated worker employment and training activities.

Defines "core programs" to mean: (1) youth workforce investment activities and adult and dislocated worker employment and training activities, (2) adult education and literacy activities, (3) employment services, and (4) vocational rehabilitation services.

Establishes unified state and local performance accountability measures for the core programs.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to allocate federal funds for the costs of infrastructure associated with one-stop centers for job training and employment services.

Revises requirements and reauthorizes appropriations for the Job Corps program.

Prescribes a special rule to make Armed Force veterans eligible for the Job Corps if certain requirements are met.

Directs the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education to establish jointly a demonstration College Corps project to provide certain at-risk youth intensive education and skills training to prepare them for college and for high-skilled employment.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish annually performance indicators for Job Corps centers and for recruitment and career transition service providers serving the Job Corps program.

Revises requirements for the Native American, migrant and seasonal farm worker, and veterans' workforce investment programs. Requires the establishment of performance accountability measures for such programs.

Repeals the youth opportunity grant program.

Replaces demonstration, pilot, multiservice, research, and multistate work investment projects with innovation work investment projects. Subjects such projects to certain performance accountability measures.

Directs the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education to provide for the competitive award of: (1) transition grants to states to assist them in making the transition to meeting the requirements of this Act; (2) workforce innovation and best practices grants to state partnerships or regional entities for workforce investment projects to target services to low-income individuals, low-skill individuals, long-term unemployed, and other populations with barriers to employment; and (3) youth innovation and best practices grants to states or local boards and other specified entities for innovative strategies and activities to improve education and employment outcomes for eligible youth.

Converts the national emergency grants program into a national dislocated worker grants program. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to award national dislocated worker grants to provide disaster relief employment in a disaster area of a state.

Revises and reauthorizes appropriations for the YouthBuild program.

Reauthorizes appropriations for the Native American, migrant and seasonal farm worker, and veterans' workforce investment programs.

Establishes an Office of Disability Employment Policy within the Department of Labor.

Directs the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to: (1) institutions of higher education for educational or career training programs for workers; (2) state or local organizations in partnership with community colleges and other training providers for pay-for-performance projects and pay-for-success job training projects; (3) state or local governments to provide job training or recruiting activities necessary to provide skilled workers for businesses that are considering relocating back to the United States; and (4) institutions of higher education in partnership with local or regional economic development entities to provide training in starting a small business and entrepreneurship.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of federally-funded job training programs to provide job training services to eligible individuals, particularly individuals with barriers to employment.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to award grants to states for integrated English literacy and civics education.

Amends the Wagner-Peyser Act to authorize use of a state's allotment of public employment services funds to provide unemployment insurance claimants and other unemployed individuals with referrals to, and application assistance for, training and education resources and programs, including student assistance under Federal Pell Grants of the Higher Education Act of 1965, educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance, state student higher education assistance, and training and education programs under WIA titles I and II, and title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program of competitive grants to state employment agencies to carry out pilot projects that enhance the professional development and the provision of public employment services by agency staff.

Replaces the nationwide employment statistics system, which the Secretary of Labor is required to oversee, with a nationwide labor market information system.

Establishes the Workforce Information Advisory Council.

Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to transfer the Rehabilitation Services Administration from the Office of the Secretary of Education and reestablish it in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services.

Revises requirements for: (1) state plans for vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities, (2) eligibility for vocational rehabilitation assistance and individualized plans for employment for disabled individuals, (3) monitoring and review of vocational rehabilitation programs, and (4) state allotments for such programs.

Requires: (1) states to make certain funds available to designated state units for pre-employment transition services for students with disabilities who are transitioning to employment from education or training, and (2) each local office of a state unit to designate at least one Local Pre-Employment Transition Coordinator for students with disabilities.

Directs the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education to each designate a National Pre-Employment Transition Coordinator for Students with Disabilities.

Revises American Indian vocational rehabilitation services grant program eligibility requirements to permit grants to be renewed for an additional 5-years, provided certain conditions are met.

Revises requirements and reauthorizes appropriations for the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.

Reauthorizes appropriations for: (1) vocational rehabilitation services grants to individuals with disabilities who are migrant or seasonal farmworkers, (2) recreational programs for individuals with disabilities, (3) the National Council on Disability, (4) the Access Board, and (5) employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

Authorizes appropriations to assist states in developing collaborative programs to provide supported employment services for individuals (including youth) with the most significant disabilities to enable them to achieve supported employment in competitive integrated employment.

Establishes within the Department of Education an Independent Living Administration (ILA), independent of the Rehabilitation Services Administration.

Revises requirements for a state plan for state independent living services for individuals with significant disabilities, including through establishment of additional centers for independent living or focused outreach to serve underserved populations.

Directs the ILA Director (currently, the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration) to make allotments to states for independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities.

Revises the composition and functions of State Independent Living Councils.

Revises requirements and reauthorizes appropriations for: (1) the centers for independent living grant program, and (2) independent living services for older individuals who are blind grant program.

Directs the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Labor and in coordination with the Commissioners of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, of Social Security, and of the Internal Revenue Service, as well as the heads of other relevant federal agencies, to carry out campaigns to educate employers and the general public on the benefits of hiring individuals with disabilities.

workforce investment act amends workforce investment act revise requirements reauthorize appropriations title workforce investment systems job training employment services title adult_education family literacy education programs revises member composition state local workforce investment boards require board composed representatives workforce state revises requirements year state worker investment plan revises requirements state unified plan adult_education literacy programs revises requirements local workforce investment areas boards plans stop delivery systems allotment federal funds states statewide youth including disadvantaged youth activities statewide workforce investment activities native american workforce investment programs adult dislocated worker employment training activities defines core programs mean youth workforce investment activities adult dislocated worker employment training activities adult_education literacy activities employment services vocational rehabilitation services establishes unified state local performance accountability measures core programs directs secretary labor allocate federal funds costs infrastructure associated stop centers job training employment services revises requirements reauthorizes appropriations job_corps program prescribes special rule armed force veterans eligible job_corps certain requirements met directs secretary labor secretary education establish jointly demonstration college corps project provide certain risk youth intensive education skills training prepare college high skilled employment directs secretary labor establish annually performance indicators job_corps centers recruitment career transition service providers serving job_corps program revises requirements native american migrant seasonal farm worker veterans workforce investment programs requires establishment performance accountability measures programs repeals youth opportunity grant program replaces demonstration pilot multiservice research multistate work investment projects innovation work investment projects subjects projects certain performance accountability measures directs secretary labor secretary education provide competitive award transition grants states assist making transition meeting requirements act workforce innovation best practices grants state partnerships regional entities workforce investment projects target services low income individuals low skill individuals long term unemployed populations barriers employment youth innovation best practices grants states local boards specified entities innovative strategies activities improve education employment outcomes eligible youth converts national emergency grants program national dislocated worker grants program authorizes secretary labor award national dislocated worker grants provide disaster relief employment disaster area state revises reauthorizes appropriations program reauthorizes appropriations native american migrant seasonal farm worker veterans workforce investment programs establishes office disability employment policy department_of_labor directs secretary labor secretary education award competitive grants institutions higher education educational career training programs workers state local organizations partnership community colleges training providers pay performance projects pay success job training projects state local governments provide job training recruiting activities necessary provide skilled workers businesses considering relocating united_states institutions higher education partnership local regional economic development entities provide training starting small business entrepreneurship directs comptroller_general gao evaluate efficiency effectiveness federally funded job training programs provide job training services eligible individuals particularly individuals barriers employment directs secretary labor award grants states integrated english literacy civics education amends wagner act authorize use state allotment public employment services funds provide unemployment insurance claimants unemployed individuals referrals application assistance training education resources programs including student assistance federal pell_grants higher education act educational assistance montgomery bill veterans educational assistance state student higher education assistance training education programs titles title rehabilitation act directs secretary labor establish pilot program competitive grants state employment agencies carry pilot projects enhance professional development provision public employment services agency staff replaces nationwide employment statistics system secretary labor required oversee nationwide labor market information system establishes workforce information advisory_council amends rehabilitation act transfer rehabilitation services administration office_of_the_secretary education reestablish office special education rehabilitation services revises requirements state plans vocational rehabilitation services individuals disabilities eligibility vocational rehabilitation assistance individualized plans employment disabled individuals monitoring review vocational rehabilitation programs state allotments programs requires states certain funds available designated state units pre employment transition services students disabilities transitioning employment education training local office state unit designate local pre employment transition coordinator students disabilities directs secretary labor secretary education designate national pre employment transition coordinator students disabilities revises american indian vocational rehabilitation services grant program eligibility requirements permit grants renewed additional years provided certain conditions met revises requirements reauthorizes appropriations national institute disability rehabilitation research reauthorizes appropriations vocational rehabilitation services grants individuals disabilities migrant seasonal farmworkers recreational programs individuals disabilities national council disability access board employment opportunities individuals disabilities authorizes appropriations assist states developing collaborative programs provide supported employment services individuals including youth significant disabilities enable achieve supported employment competitive integrated employment establishes department_of_education independent living administration independent rehabilitation services administration revises requirements state plan state independent living services individuals significant disabilities including establishment additional centers independent living focused outreach serve underserved populations directs director currently commissioner rehabilitation services administration allotments states independent living services individuals significant disabilities revises composition functions state independent living councils revises requirements reauthorizes appropriations centers independent living grant program independent living services older individuals blind grant program directs secretary labor acting assistant secretary labor coordination commissioners rehabilitation services administration social_security internal_revenue_service heads relevant federal agencies carry campaigns educate employers general public benefits hiring individuals disabilities