Summary:
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for: (1) WIA title I, workforce development systems for job training and employment services; and (2) WIA title II, adult education and family literacy education programs. (Sec. 3) 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.

Title I: Workforce Development Activities - Subtitle A: System Alignment - Chapter 1: State Provisions - (Sec. 101) Revises member composition of state workforce development boards (currently state workforce investment boards) to require at least 20% of a board to be composed of representatives of the workforce within the state.

Requires a state board to assist the state governor in: (1) the review of statewide policies, statewide programs, and recommendations on actions to be taken by a state to align statewide workforce development programs that support a comprehensive and streamlined statewide workforce development system, and (2) the development of a statewide workforce and labor market information system.

(Sec. 102) Requires states to have approved unified state plans with a four-year strategy for the core programs.

Requires unified state plans to include: (1) a strategy, based on certain analyses, for aligning the core programs, as well as other state resources, to achieve the state's vision and goals for preparing an educated and skilled workforce (including youth and individuals with barriers to employment) and meeting the skilled workforce needs of employers; (2) a description of state operating systems and policies for supporting that strategy; and (3) certain requirements and state assurances with respect to statewide and local workforce investment system and adult education and family literacy education programs.

(Sec. 103) Allows a state to develop for approval a combined state plan for the core programs and one or more of the programs and activities from a specified list.

Chapter 2: Local Provisions - (Sec. 106) Converts local workforce investment areas into local workforce development areas, and revises requirements for their designation by the state governor.

Requires a state, when developing a state plan, to identify regions composed of one local area or two or more local areas which are interstate areas contained within two or more states aligned with them.

Requires local boards and chief elected officials in planning regions composed of two or more local areas aligned with the region or interstate areas within two or more states to engage in a regional planning process that results in: (1) the preparation of a regional plan; (2) the establishment of regional service strategies, including use of cooperative service delivery agreements; (3) the development and implementation of sector initiatives for in-demand industry sectors or occupations; and (4) the collection and analysis of regional labor market data.

Requires local boards and chief elected officials within a planning region to have an approved regional plan that incorporates local plans for each of the local areas in the planning area.

Requires, in cases where a state is designated as a single state local area, that a local plan be approved as part of the state plan.

(Sec. 107) Revises requirements for local workforce development (currently, investment) boards, requiring at least 20% of a board to be composed of representatives of the local area workforce.

Requires a local board to conduct, and regularly update, a workforce research and regional labor market analysis and assist the state governor in developing a statewide workforce and labor market information system.

(Sec. 108) Revises requirements for the comprehensive local plan and its contents, contracting its range from five years to four years.

Chapter 3: Board Provisions - (Sec. 111) Requires states to use certain allocations of funds for state and local workforce development boards. Authorizes state use of non-federal funds for such boards.

Chapter 4: Performance Accountability - (Sec. 116) Establishes state and local performance accountability measures for core programs.

Requires the Secretary of Labor (Secretary in this title) and the Secretary of Education to provide technical assistance for the development of performance improvement plans for states and local areas that fail to meet state and local performance accountability measures.

Subtitle B: Workforce Investment Activities and Providers - Chapter 1: Workforce Investment Activities and Providers - (Sec. 121) Revises requirements for the roles and responsibilities of one-stop partners in one-stop delivery systems.

Adds to mandatory programs and activities of the one-stop delivery system the grants program for mentoring and other transitional services to reintegrate offenders into the community under the Second Chance Act of 2007, and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) (including the welfare-to-work grants program currently covered). Requires each entity carrying out TANF activities to carry out the required one-stop partner activities, unless the state governor determines that they shall not.

Authorizes additional one-stop partners, with the approval of the local board and chief elected official, to carry out specified employment and training programs and other workforce development programs.

Revises requirements for a memorandum of understanding between the local board and a one-stop partner.

Revises eligibility requirements for one-stop operators.

Prescribes requirements for one-stop delivery systems. Requires the state board to establish objective criteria and procedures for assessing, at least triennially, the continuous improvement of one-stop centers and the one-stop delivery system.

Prescribes requirements for one-stop infrastructure funding.

(Sec. 122) Revises requirements for identification of eligible providers of training services.

Requires a state governor to establish eligibility criteria and information requirements (as well as procedures required by current law) for providers of training services in local areas of the state, taking into account specified factors.

(Sec. 123) Requires local boards to award competitive grants or contracts to providers of youth workforce investment activities identified based on criteria in the state plan, including quality criteria a state governor shall establish for a training program that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential), while taking into consideration the ability of those providers to meet certain performance accountability measures.

Chapter 2: Youth Workforce Investment Activities - (Sec. 127) Prescribes requirements for allotment of funds for state and local youth workforce investment activities, including within-state allocations of funds.

(Sec. 129) Prescribes youth workforce investment program eligibility requirements.

Chapter 3: Adult and Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities - (Sec. 132) Prescribes requirements for the allotment of federal funds among states for adult and dislocated worker employment and training, including within-state allocations.

(Sec. 134) Prescribes requirements for the use of funds for state and local employment and training activities, including statewide rapid response, incumbent worker training programs, and transitional jobs.

Chapter 4: General Workforce Investment Provisions - (Sec. 136) Authorizes appropriations for FY2015-FY2020 for the youth workforce investment and the adult and dislocated employment and training programs.

Subtitle C: Job Corps - (Sec. 141) Revises the purposes of the Job Corps to specify assisting eligible youth to connect to the labor force by providing them with intensive social, academic, career and technical education, and service-learning opportunities, in primarily residential centers, to enable them to obtain secondary school diplomas or recognized postsecondary credentials leading to successful careers in in-demand industries or the Armed Forces that will result in economic self-sufficiency and opportunities for advancement, or enrollment in postsecondary education, including an apprenticeship program.

(Sec. 144) Revises Job Corps program eligibility requirements.

Renames area vocational schools as area career and technical education schools.

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

(Sec. 145) Requires standards and procedures for the recruitment, screening, and selection of eligible Job Corps applicants to be arranged, in addition to current types of agencies, through child welfare agencies responsible for children in foster care and children eligible for assistance under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program under SSA title IV part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance).

Adds to the factors the Secretary must analyze, in developing and implementing a plan for assigning enrollees to Job Corps centers, the performance of the centers, based on certain expected performance indicators.

Revises the requirement that an enrollee be assigned to the Job Corps center closest to the enrollee's home. Requires the Job Corps center closest to home to offer the type of career and technical education and training selected by that individual.

(Sec. 146) Allows an individual to be enrolled in the Job Corps for more than the regular two years if: (1) an individual with a disability would reasonably be expected to meet Job Corps graduate standards if allowed to participate for one additional year; or (2) an individual is participating in national service under a Civilian Conservation Center program, and so would be granted a Job Corps enrollment extension equal to the period of national service.

(Sec. 147) Revises factors the Secretary must consider in selecting an entity (including Civilian Conservation Centers) to operate a Job Corps center.

Prescribes requirements for an entity to operate as a high-performing Job Corps center.

Authorizes Job Corps enrollees in Civilian Conservation Centers to provide assistance during natural disasters.

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to designate a Job Corps National Liaison.

(Sec. 148) Revises activities provided by a Job Corps center to enrollees to include English language acquisition programs, career and technical education and training, work-based learning, driver's education, and counseling, which may include information about financial literacy.

Makes enrolling in and completing suitable career and technical education and training programs and apprenticeship programs one of the purposes of targeted Job Corps activities.

Eliminates the requirement that the total amount of benefits for which an enrollee shall be eligible be reduced by the amount of any scholarship or other educational grant assistance received for advanced career training.

Specifies that the continued services provided graduates for up to 12 months after graduation shall be job placement and support services.

(Sec. 150) Replaces readjustment allowances for Job Corps graduates and former enrollees with transition allowances for graduates only. Requires the transition allowance to be incentive-based to reflect a graduate's completion of academic, career, and technical education or training, and attainment of a recognized post-secondary credential.

Authorizes the Secretary to arrange for three months of employment services to former Job Corps enrollees.

(Sec. 152) Expands the reasons for dismissal of Job Corps enrollees who have violated Job Corps standards of conduct to include that retention of an enrollee will threaten the safety of the staff, students, or the local community.

(Sec. 153) Revises requirements for Job Corps center participation in the community. Eliminates the requirement that each center have a Business and Community Liaison. Requires instead that the director of each Job Corps center ensure the establishment and development of mutually beneficial business and community relationships and networks, including the use of local boards, in order to enhance center effectiveness.

(Sec. 154) Revises composition requirements for the workforce council, appointed by the center director, for each Job Corps center.

Allows councils to include employers from outside the local area who are likely to hire a significant number of enrollees from the center. Prescribes a special rule for single state local areas to require the council to include a representative of the state board.

(Sec. 156) Revises experimental, research, and demonstration projects requirements.

Authorizes the waiver of any requirements of this subtitle that would prevent the Secretary from carrying out such projects, subject to written notice to Congress at least 90 days before issuing the waiver.

Authorizes the Secretary to reserve a specified percentage of program funds to provide, directly or through grants, contracts, or other agreements or arrangements, technical assistance to improve Job Corps program quality.

(Sec. 159) Revises performance indicators for Job Corps centers, the Job Corps program, and recruitment service providers serving the Job Corps program. Requires such indicators to measure the number of enrollees who remain committed to the program for 90 days after enrollment.

Prescribes also performance indicators for career transition service providers serving the Job Corps program.

Directs the Secretary, with respect to a Civilian Conservation Center that fails to meet expected performance levels relating to specified primary performance indicators after three program years, to select, competitively, an entity to operate that Center in accordance with specified requirements.

Directs the Secretary to ensure the annual review by an appropriate federal, state, or local entity of the physical condition and health-related activities of each Job Corps center.

Directs the Secretary to require that an entity that has contracted to provide work-based learning activities for any Job Corps enrollee to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, or, as appropriate, corresponding state Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requirements.

(Sec. 161) Directs the Secretary to submit periodically to Congress financial reports on the Job Corps program.

Directs the Secretary to arrange for a third-party review of the Job Corps program every five years.

Directs the Secretary to establish written criteria that shall be used in closing a Job Corps center.

(Sec. 162) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2015-FY2020 for the Job Corps program.

Subtitle D: National Programs - (Sec. 166) Revises the principal purpose of Native American programs to add equipping Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals with entrepreneurial skills necessary to obtain employment.

Requires the award of competitive grants to, or contracts or cooperative agreements with, Indian tribes tribal organizations, Alaska Native entities, Indian-controlled organizations serving Indians, or Native Hawaiian organizations for certain workforce development activities and supplemental services to be made quadrennially instead of biennially.

Revises program plan requirements, requiring a four-year, instead of a two-year, strategy.

Requires the Secretary to develop a set of performance indicators and standards applicable to the Native American programs in addition to the primary indicators of performance for core programs.

Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to certain entities for the unique populations who reside in Alaska or Hawaii, including public and private nonprofit organizations, tribal organizations, American Indian tribal colleges or universities, institutions of higher education, or consortia of them, to improve job training and workforce investment activities.

Repeals the Secretary's current authority to provide assistance to American Samoans who reside in Hawaii for the co-location of federally funded and state-funded workforce investment activities.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2015-FY2020.

(Sec. 167) Revises requirements for migrant and seasonal farmworker programs.

Requires competitive grants to, or contracts with, eligible entities for workforce investment activities (including youth workforce investment activities) and related assistance for eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers to be made quadrennially instead of biennially.

Revises program plan requirements, requiring a four-year, instead of a two-year, strategy.

Requires the Secretary and an eligible entity, for incorporation in the program plan, to reach agreement on the levels of performance for each of the primary indicators of performance, taking into account economic conditions, characteristics of the individuals served, and other appropriate factors, using a specified statistical adjustment model. Requires the Secretary to reserve at least 1% of program funds for discretionary purposes, such as providing technical assistance to eligible entities.

(Sec. 168) Revises requirements for technical assistance for states and recipients of financial assistance under the Native American, migrant and seasonal farmworker, and veterans' workforce investment programs.

Directs the Secretary to establish a system through which states may share information regarding promising and proven practices with regard to the operation of workforce investment activities.

(Sec. 169) Revises requirements for demonstration, pilot, multiservice, research, and multistate workforce investment projects and the evaluation of workforce investment programs (effectively consolidating them).

Requires the independent evaluation, at least quadrennially, of workforce investment programs and activities.

Directs the Secretary to publish biennially in the Federal Register a five-year plan for the Department of Labor's research, studies, and multistate project priorities for employment and training.

Authorizes studies on:

 the net impact and best practices of programs, services, and activities carried out under this Act, resources available to assist disconnected youth, the effectiveness of the workforce development system in meeting business needs, the number and percentage of individuals who receive employment and training activities and who enter nontraditional occupations, performance indicators, job training for recipients of public housing assistance, improvement of the employment prospects for older individuals, prior learning, career pathways for low-wage health care or early education and child care providers, and equivalent pay. Directs the Secretary to use up to 10% of certain funds for any adult and dislocated worker employment and training program year to carry out demonstration and pilot projects, multiservice projects, and multistate projects relating to the employment and training needs of dislocated workers.

(Sec. 170) Converts the national emergency grants program into a national dislocated worker grants program.

Retains disaster relief employment assistance requirements, but without health insurance coverage assistance currently addressed for individuals employed under national emergency grants.

(Sec. 171) Revises requirements, and reauthorizes appropriations for FY2015-FY2020, for the Youthbuild grants program.

(Sec. 172) Reauthorizes appropriations and makes certain reservations of funds for FY2015-FY2020 for the Native American and migrant and seasonal farmworker workforce investment programs.

Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2015-FY2020 for: (1) technical assistance, and (2) Department of Labor evaluations and research of workforce investment programs.

Continues the use of any unobligated funds for the veterans' workforce investment program until all such funds are expended.

Subtitle E: Administration - (Sec. 181) Revises certain administrative requirements with respect to this Act.

(Sec. 189) Repeals the requirement that funds obligated for any program year for a demonstration, pilot, multiservice, research, and multistate projects remain available until expended.Allows a contract or arrangement entered for evaluations, research projects, studies and reports, and multistate projects, including a long-term, nonseverable services contract, to be funded on an incremental basis with annual appropriations or other available funds.

Repeals the requirement that the authority provided under waivers granted a state with respect to Department of Labor training and employment services in title I of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997, including a waiver of the related requirements for statewide and local workforce investment systems as well as certain administrative requirements, continue in effect and apply for the duration of the initial waiver.

Requires the Secretary, with respect to an approved waiver of statutory or regulatory requirements for a state or local area, to expedite that waiver for another state or local area if the waiver is in accordance with the approved state or local plan.

(Sec. 190) Permits a state to request, and the Secretary to approve, a workforce flexibility plan under which the state is authorized to waive specified statutory or regulatory requirements.,

(Sec. 191) Declares that nothing in this title shall be interpreted to preclude the enactment of state legislation providing for the implementation of the activities assisted under this title.

Grants the consent of Congress to states to enter into interstate compacts and agreements to facilitate compliance with this title, subject to the Secretary's approval.

(Sec. 192) Declares that any federal equity acquired in real property through grants to states for unemployment compensation or with respect to the U.S. Employment Service is transferred to the states that used the grants for the acquisition of such equity.

(Sec. 194) Prohibits the use of funds under this title to establish or operate stand-alone fee-for-service enterprises, except one-stop centers, that compete with private sector employment agencies that fully meet the identified need.

Prohibits the use of funds by a recipient or subrecipient to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual (except certain vendors), either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate in excess of Level II of the Federal Executive Pay Schedule.

(Sec. 195) Prohibits the use of funds for lobbying activities, with specified exceptions.

Title II: Adult Education and Literacy - Adult Education and Family Literacy Act - Revises the entire Adult Education and Family Literacy Education Act (while retaining most of it as is).

(Sec. 203) Redefines "adult education" to mean academic instruction and education services below the postsecondary level that increase an individual's ability to: (1) read, write, and speak English and perform mathematics necessary for attaining a secondary school diploma or its equivalent; (2) transition to postsecondary education and training; and (3) obtain employment.

Targets individuals who are at least 16 and are not enrolled or required to be enrolled in secondary school under state law and who also: (1) lack basic skills, (2) do not have a secondary school diploma or its equivalent and have not achieved an equivalent level of education, or (3) are English learners.

Changes the term "individual of limited English proficiency" to "English learner."

(Sec. 206) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2015-FY2020.

Subtitle A: Federal Provisions - (Sec. 211) Increases the mandatory reservation of funds from 1.5% to 2.0% for national leadership activities and specified additional assistance. Requires the Secretary of Education (Secretary in this title) to reserve 12% of those funds for integrated English literacy and civics education.

Removes the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia from the special rule for the award of competitive grants under this title.

(Sec. 212) Subjects these programs and activities to the performance accountability requirements of subtitle A of title I of this Act.

Subtitle B: State Provisions - (Sec. 221) Revises requirements for state administration, unified or combined plans, state leadership and other activities, including corrections education and education for other institutionalized individuals, as well as distribution of local funds.

Subtitle C: Local Provisions - (Sec. 231) Revises requirements for grants and contracts for eligible providers on the local level, as well as grant and contract applications, and local administrative cost limits.

Subtitle D: General Provisions - (Sec. 242) Revises requirements for the program of national leadership activities the Secretary is required to carry on to enhance the quality and outcomes of adult education and literacy activities and programs nationwide.

(Sec. 243) Directs the Secretary to award grants to states for integrated English literacy and civics education, in combination with integrated education and training activities.

Title III: Amendments to the Wagner-Peyser Act - (Sec. 301) Amends the Wagner-Peyser Act to rename public employment offices as public employment service offices, and requires them to be co-located with one-stop centers.

(Sec. 303) Authorizes the Secretary of Labor (Secretary in this title) to assist the states in the development of national electronic tools that may be used to improve access to workforce information for individuals through one-stop delivery systems established under title I of this Act and other appropriate delivery systems.

(Sec. 305) Authorizes use of a state's allotment of public employment services funds to provide: (1) unemployment insurance claimants with referrals to, and application assistance for, training and education resources and programs, including student assistance under specified federal law; and (2) the extra costs of models for enhancing professional development and career advancement opportunities of state agency staff who provide public labor exchange services as part of the one-stop customer service system.

(Sec. 308) Replaces the nationwide employment statistics system, which the Secretary is required to oversee, with a nationwide workforce and labor market information system.

Directs the Secretary to establish a Workforce Information Advisory Council.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2015-FY2020.

Title IV: Amendments to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - Subtitle A: Introductory Provisions - (Sec. 403) Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA73) to require the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), in the Department of Education, to be the principal agency to administer vocational rehabilitation services programs under titles I, III, and VI, and chapter 2 of title VII of that Act. (Currently, these are administered by the Rehabilitation Services Administration [RSA] of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services of the Department of Education.)

Subtitle B: Vocational Rehabilitation Services - (Sec. 411) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2015-FY2020 for vocational rehabilitation service grants to states for individuals with disabilities.

States that gainful employment of persons with disabilities in integrated settings shall be competitive integrated employment.

(Sec. 412) Revises requirements for: (1) state plans for vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities, (2) eligibility for this assistance and individualized plans for employment, (3) monitoring and review of vocational rehabilitation programs, (4) training and technical assistance to employers of individuals with disabilities, and (5) state allotments for all such assistance and program operations.

(Sec. 421) Requires a reservation of certain appropriations to make a grant to the protection and advocacy system serving the American Indian Consortium to provide client assistance services.

(Sec. 422) Requires: (1) states to make certain funds available to designated state units for pre-employment transition services for students with disabilities transitioning to employment from education or training, and (2) each local office of a state unit to coordinate with local workforce development boards, one-stop centers, employers, and schools in providing such services.

(Sec. 423) Revises American Indian vocational rehabilitation services grant program eligibility requirements to require governing bodies of Indian tribes to apply to the RSA Commissioner with a proposal for its training and technical assistance needs, as well as such additional information as the Commissioner may require.

Subtitle C: Research and Training - (Sec. 432) Reauthorizes programs and activities under this subtitle for FY2015-FY2020.

Renames the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) as the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)

(Sec. 433) Establishes the NIDILRR within the Administration for Community Living (ACL) of HHS (effectively transferring it to HHS from the Department of Education).

Requires the NIDILRR Director to be responsible for: (1) coordinating all federal programs and policies for research on independent living of individuals with disabilities, and (2) identifying independent living and rehabilitation programs and policies that promote the independence of such individuals and achievement of long-term independent living and employment goals.

(Sec. 434) Requires the Interagency Committee on Disability Research to develop a comprehensive government wide strategic plan for disability, independent living, and rehabilitation research.

(Sec. 435) Revises requirements with regard to research and other activities.

(Sec. 436) Shifts the Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council from the Department of Education to the Department of Health and Human Services.

Subtitle D: Professional Development and Special Projects and Demonstration - (Sec. 442) Requires the RSA Commissioner, in the award of competitive grants for rehabilitative services demonstration programs, to give priority consideration to initiatives focused on improving transition of youths with significant disabilities from school to employment, particularly competitive integrated employment.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2015-FY2020.

 (Sec. 443) Eliminates: (1) vocational rehabilitation services grants to individuals with disabilities who are migrant or seasonal farmworkers, and (2) recreational programs for individuals with disabilities.

Subtitle E: National Council on Disability - (Sec. 451) Revises requirements for the number of members of the National Council on Disability.

(Sec. 453) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2015-FY2020.

Subtitle F: Rights and Advocacy - (Sec. 456) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2015-FY2020 for: (1) the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board), and (2) grants to support state systems to protect the legal and human rights of certain individuals with disabilities.

Repeals the requirement that selections for all positions in the Interagency Committee on Employees who are Individuals with Disabilities give special consideration to qualified individuals with disabilities.

(Sec. 458) Prohibits an entity (including a contractor or subcontractor) which holds a special wage certificate from compensating a disabled individual who is age 24 or younger at a wage less than the federal minimum wage (a subminimum wage) unless one of specified conditions are met.

Subtitle G: Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities - (Sec. 461) Eliminates grants for Projects With Industry creating and expanding job and career opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

Authorizes allotments 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.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish an Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities.

Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2015-FY2020.

Subtitle H: Independent Living Services and Centers for Independent Living - Chapter 1: Individuals With Significant Disabilities - Subchapter A: General Provisions - (Sec. 472) Establishes within the HHS ACL an Independent Living Administration (ILA).

(Sec. 473) States that a center for independent living is an agency for individuals with significant disabilities (regardless of age or income).

(Sec. 474) Revises requirements for a state plan for independent living services for individuals with significant disabilities.

(Sec. 475) Revises the composition and functions of State Independent Living Councils (SILCs).

(Sec. 475A) Transfers to the ACL Administrator the responsibilities of the RSA Commissioner to make allotments to states for independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities.

Subchapter B: Independent Living Services - (Sec. 476) Directs the ACL Administrator to make specified fund allocations for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with certain entities to provide training and technical assistance for developing, conducting, administering, and evaluating SILCs.

Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2015-FY2020.

Subchapter C: Centers for Independent Living - (Sec. 481) Revises requirements and reauthorizes appropriations for FY2015-FY2020 for the centers for independent living grant program.

Chapter 2: Independent Living Services For Older Individuals Who Are Blind - (Sec. 486) Directs the RSA Commissioner to reserve specified percentages of funds for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with an eligible entity to provide training and technical assistance for developing, conducting, administering, and evaluating independent living service programs for older individuals who are blind.

(Sec. 488) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2015-FY2020.

Subtitle I: General Provisions - (Sec. 491) Transfers all functions of: (1) the RSA Commissioner under title VII (independent living services for individuals with disabilities) of RA73 to the ACL, (2) the RSA Commissioner under the Assistive Technology Act of 1988 (assistive technology to individuals with disabilities) to the ACL, and (3) the NIDRR to the NIDILRR.

Title V: General Provisions - Subtitle A: Workforce Investment - (Sec. 501) Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) supersede specified privacy protections afforded parents and students under the General Education Provisions Act, or (2) permit development of a national database of personally identifiable information on individuals receiving job training and employment and vocational rehabilitation services.

(Sec. 502) Prohibits an entity from using funds made available under the Act unless it agrees to comply with Buy American requirements.

Sec. 505) Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report on the data capability of existing federal and state databases and data exchange agreements.

Subtitle B: Amendments to Other Laws - (Sec. 511) Repeals the WIA.

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sec revises purposes job_corps specify assisting eligible youth connect labor force providing intensive social academic career technical education service learning opportunities primarily residential centers enable obtain secondary school recognized postsecondary credentials leading successful careers demand industries armed_forces result economic self sufficiency opportunities advancement enrollment postsecondary education including apprenticeship program sec revises job_corps program eligibility requirements renames area vocational schools area career technical education schools prescribes special rule veterans armed_forces eligible job_corps certain requirements met sec requires standards procedures recruitment screening selection eligible job_corps applicants arranged addition current types agencies child welfare agencies responsible children foster care children eligible assistance john chafee foster care independence program ssa title foster care adoption assistance adds factors secretary analyze developing implementing plan assigning enrollees job_corps centers performance centers based certain expected performance indicators revises requirement enrollee assigned job_corps center closest enrollee home requires job_corps center closest home offer type career technical education training selected individual sec allows individual enrolled job_corps regular years individual disability reasonably expected meet job_corps graduate standards allowed participate additional year individual participating national service civilian conservation center program granted job_corps enrollment extension equal period national service sec revises factors secretary consider selecting entity including civilian conservation centers operate job_corps center prescribes requirements entity operate high performing job_corps center authorizes job_corps enrollees civilian conservation centers provide assistance natural disasters requires secretary agriculture designate job_corps national liaison sec revises activities provided job_corps center enrollees include english_language_acquisition programs career technical education training work based learning driver education counseling include information financial literacy makes enrolling completing suitable career technical education training programs apprenticeship programs purposes targeted job_corps activities eliminates requirement total benefits enrollee shall eligible reduced scholarship educational grant assistance received advanced career training specifies continued services provided graduates months graduation shall job placement support services sec replaces readjustment allowances job_corps graduates enrollees transition allowances graduates requires transition allowance incentive based reflect graduate completion academic career technical education training attainment recognized post secondary credential authorizes secretary arrange months employment services job_corps enrollees sec expands reasons dismissal job_corps enrollees violated job_corps standards conduct include retention enrollee threaten safety staff students local community sec revises requirements job_corps center participation community eliminates requirement center business community liaison requires instead director job_corps center ensure establishment development mutually beneficial business community relationships networks including use local boards order enhance center effectiveness sec revises composition requirements workforce council appointed center director job_corps center allows councils include employers outside local area likely hire significant number enrollees center prescribes special rule single state local areas require council include representative state board sec revises experimental research demonstration projects requirements authorizes waiver requirements subtitle prevent secretary carrying projects subject written notice congress days issuing waiver authorizes secretary reserve specified percentage program funds provide directly grants contracts agreements arrangements technical assistance improve job_corps program quality sec revises performance indicators job_corps centers job_corps program recruitment service providers serving job_corps program requires indicators measure number enrollees remain committed program days enrollment prescribes performance indicators career transition service providers serving job_corps program directs secretary respect civilian conservation center fails meet expected performance levels relating specified primary performance indicators program years select competitively entity operate center accordance specified requirements directs secretary ensure annual review appropriate federal state local entity physical condition health related activities job_corps center directs secretary require entity contracted provide work based learning activities job_corps enrollee comply occupational_safety_and_health_act appropriate corresponding state occupational_safety_and_health_act requirements sec directs secretary submit periodically congress financial reports job_corps program directs secretary arrange party review job_corps program years directs secretary establish written criteria shall closing job_corps center sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2015 fy2020 job_corps program subtitle national programs sec revises principal purpose native american programs add equipping indian alaska_native native hawaiian individuals entrepreneurial skills necessary obtain employment requires award competitive grants contracts cooperative agreements indian tribes tribal organizations alaska_native entities indian controlled organizations serving indians native hawaiian organizations certain workforce development activities supplemental services instead biennially revises program plan requirements requiring year instead year strategy requires secretary develop set performance indicators standards applicable native american programs addition primary indicators performance core programs authorizes secretary award competitive grants certain entities unique populations reside alaska hawaii including public private nonprofit organizations tribal organizations american indian tribal_colleges universities institutions higher education consortia improve job training workforce investment activities repeals secretary current authority provide assistance american reside hawaii location federally funded state funded workforce investment activities authorizes appropriations fy2015 fy2020 sec revises requirements migrant seasonal programs requires competitive grants contracts eligible entities workforce investment activities including youth workforce investment activities related assistance eligible migrant seasonal farmworkers instead biennially revises program plan requirements requiring year instead year strategy requires secretary eligible entity incorporation program plan reach agreement levels performance primary indicators performance taking account economic conditions characteristics individuals served appropriate factors specified statistical adjustment model requires secretary reserve program funds discretionary purposes providing technical assistance eligible entities sec revises requirements technical assistance states recipients financial assistance native american migrant seasonal veterans workforce investment programs directs secretary establish system states share information promising proven practices regard operation workforce investment activities sec revises requirements demonstration pilot multiservice research multistate workforce investment projects evaluation workforce investment programs effectively consolidating requires independent evaluation workforce investment programs activities directs secretary publish biennially federal_register year plan department_of_labor research studies multistate project priorities employment training authorizes studies net impact best practices programs services activities carried act resources available assist disconnected youth effectiveness workforce development system meeting business needs number percentage individuals receive employment training activities enter nontraditional occupations performance indicators job training recipients public housing assistance improvement employment prospects older individuals prior learning career pathways low wage health_care early education child care providers equivalent pay directs secretary use certain funds adult dislocated worker employment training program year carry demonstration pilot projects multiservice projects multistate projects relating employment training needs dislocated workers sec converts national emergency grants program national dislocated worker grants program retains disaster relief employment assistance requirements health insurance coverage assistance currently addressed individuals employed national emergency grants sec revises requirements reauthorizes appropriations fy2015 fy2020 grants program sec reauthorizes appropriations makes certain reservations funds fy2015 fy2020 native american migrant seasonal workforce investment programs reauthorizes appropriations fy2015 fy2020 technical assistance department_of_labor evaluations research workforce investment programs continues use unobligated funds veterans workforce investment program funds expended subtitle administration sec revises certain administrative requirements respect act sec repeals requirement funds obligated program year demonstration pilot multiservice research multistate projects remain available expended allows contract arrangement entered evaluations research projects studies reports multistate projects including long term services contract funded incremental basis annual appropriations available funds repeals requirement authority provided waivers granted state respect department_of_labor training employment services title departments_of_labor health_and_human_services education related agencies appropriations act including waiver related requirements statewide local workforce investment systems certain administrative requirements continue effect apply duration initial waiver requires secretary respect approved waiver statutory regulatory requirements state local area expedite waiver state local area waiver accordance approved state local plan sec permits state request secretary approve workforce flexibility plan state authorized waive specified statutory regulatory requirements sec declares title shall interpreted preclude enactment state legislation providing implementation activities assisted title grants consent congress states enter interstate compacts agreements facilitate compliance title subject secretary approval sec declares federal equity acquired real property grants states unemployment compensation respect employment service transferred states grants acquisition equity sec prohibits use funds title establish operate stand fee service enterprises stop centers compete private sector employment agencies fully meet identified need prohibits use funds recipient pay salary bonuses individual certain vendors direct costs indirect costs rate excess level federal executive pay schedule sec prohibits use funds lobbying activities specified exceptions title adult_education literacy adult_education family literacy act revises entire adult_education family literacy education act retaining sec redefines adult_education mean academic instruction education services postsecondary level increase individual ability read write speak english perform mathematics necessary attaining secondary school diploma equivalent transition postsecondary education training obtain employment targets individuals enrolled required enrolled secondary school state law lack basic skills secondary school diploma equivalent achieved equivalent level education english learners changes term individual limited english proficiency english learner sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2015 fy2020 subtitle federal provisions sec increases mandatory reservation funds national leadership activities specified additional assistance requires secretary education secretary title reserve funds integrated english literacy civics education removes republic_of_the_marshall_islands federated_states micronesia special rule award competitive grants title sec subjects programs activities performance accountability requirements subtitle title act subtitle state provisions sec revises requirements state administration unified combined plans state leadership activities including corrections education education institutionalized individuals distribution local funds subtitle local provisions sec revises requirements grants contracts eligible providers local level grant contract applications local administrative cost limits subtitle general_provisions sec revises requirements program national leadership activities secretary required carry enhance quality outcomes adult_education literacy activities programs nationwide sec directs secretary award grants states integrated english literacy civics education combination integrated education training activities title iii amendments wagner act sec amends wagner act rename public employment offices public employment service offices requires located stop centers sec authorizes secretary labor secretary title assist states development national electronic tools improve access workforce information individuals stop delivery systems established title act appropriate delivery systems sec authorizes use state allotment public employment services funds provide unemployment insurance claimants referrals application assistance training education resources programs including student assistance specified federal law extra costs models enhancing professional development career advancement opportunities state agency staff provide public labor exchange services stop customer service system sec replaces nationwide employment statistics system secretary required oversee nationwide workforce labor market information system directs secretary establish workforce information advisory_council authorizes appropriations fy2015 fy2020 title amendments rehabilitation act subtitle introductory provisions sec amends rehabilitation act require rehabilitation services administration department_of_education principal agency administer vocational rehabilitation services programs titles iii chapter title vii act currently administered rehabilitation services administration office special education rehabilitative services department_of_education subtitle vocational rehabilitation services sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2015 fy2020 vocational rehabilitation service grants states individuals disabilities states gainful employment persons disabilities integrated settings shall competitive integrated employment sec revises requirements state plans vocational rehabilitation services individuals disabilities eligibility assistance individualized plans employment monitoring review vocational rehabilitation programs training technical assistance employers individuals disabilities state allotments assistance program operations sec requires reservation certain appropriations grant protection advocacy system serving american indian consortium provide client assistance services sec requires states certain funds available designated state units pre employment transition services students disabilities transitioning employment education training local office state unit coordinate local workforce development boards stop centers employers schools providing services sec revises american indian vocational rehabilitation services grant program eligibility requirements require governing bodies indian tribes apply commissioner proposal training technical assistance needs additional information commissioner require subtitle research training sec reauthorizes programs activities subtitle fy2015 fy2020 renames national institute disability rehabilitation research national institute disability independent living rehabilitation research sec establishes administration community living hhs effectively transferring hhs department_of_education requires director responsible coordinating federal programs policies research independent living individuals disabilities identifying independent living rehabilitation programs policies promote independence individuals achievement long term independent living employment goals sec requires interagency_committee disability research develop comprehensive government wide strategic plan disability independent living rehabilitation research sec revises requirements regard research activities sec shifts disability independent living rehabilitation research advisory_council department_of_education department_of_health_and_human_services subtitle professional development special projects demonstration sec requires commissioner award competitive grants rehabilitative services demonstration programs priority consideration initiatives focused improving transition youths significant disabilities school employment particularly competitive integrated employment authorizes appropriations fy2015 fy2020 sec eliminates vocational rehabilitation services grants individuals disabilities migrant seasonal farmworkers recreational programs individuals disabilities subtitle national council disability sec revises requirements number members national council disability sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2015 fy2020 subtitle rights advocacy sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2015 fy2020 architectural_and_transportation_barriers_compliance_board access board grants support state systems protect legal human rights certain individuals disabilities repeals requirement selections positions interagency_committee employees individuals disabilities special consideration qualified individuals disabilities sec prohibits entity including contractor subcontractor holds special wage certificate compensating disabled individual age younger wage federal minimum wage wage specified conditions met subtitle employment opportunities individuals disabilities sec eliminates grants projects industry creating expanding job career opportunities individuals disabilities authorizes allotments assist states developing collaborative programs provide supported employment services individuals including youth significant disabilities enable achieve supported employment competitive integrated employment directs secretary labor establish advisory_committee increasing competitive integrated employment individuals disabilities reauthorizes appropriations fy2015 fy2020 subtitle independent living services centers independent living chapter individuals significant disabilities subchapter general_provisions sec establishes hhs independent living administration sec states center independent living agency individuals significant disabilities regardless age income sec revises requirements state plan independent living services individuals significant disabilities sec revises composition functions state independent living councils sec transfers administrator responsibilities commissioner allotments states independent living services individuals significant disabilities subchapter independent living services sec directs administrator specified fund allocations grants contracts cooperative agreements certain entities provide training technical assistance developing conducting administering evaluating reauthorizes appropriations fy2015 fy2020 subchapter centers independent living sec revises requirements reauthorizes appropriations fy2015 fy2020 centers independent living grant program chapter independent living services older individuals blind sec directs commissioner reserve specified percentages funds grants contracts cooperative agreements eligible entity provide training technical assistance developing conducting administering evaluating independent living service programs older individuals blind sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2015 fy2020 subtitle general_provisions sec transfers functions commissioner title vii independent living services individuals disabilities commissioner assistive technology act assistive technology individuals disabilities title general_provisions subtitle workforce investment sec declares act shall construed supersede specified privacy protections afforded parents students general_education_provisions_act permit development national database personally identifiable information individuals receiving job training employment vocational rehabilitation services sec prohibits entity funds available act agrees comply buy american requirements sec directs comptroller_general gao report data capability existing federal state databases data exchange agreements subtitle amendments laws sec repeals


Summary: Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success Act of 2013 or SECTORS Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to award renewable three-year competitive industry or sector partnership grants to eligible entities to develop strategies that: (1) encourage growth and competitiveness through work with employers within a targeted industry cluster; (2) help workers move toward economic self-sufficiency and ensure that they have access to supportive services; (3) address the needs of firms with limited human resources or in-house training capacity, including small- and medium-sized firms; and (4) coordinate with entities that carry out state and local workforce investment, economic development, and education activities.

strengthening employment clusters organize regional success act sectors act amends workforce investment act require secretary labor award renewable year competitive industry sector partnership grants eligible entities develop strategies encourage growth competitiveness work employers targeted industry cluster help workers economic self sufficiency ensure access supportive services address needs firms limited human resources house training capacity including small- medium sized firms coordinate entities carry state local workforce investment economic development education activities


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Women and Workforce Investment for Nontraditional Jobs or Women WIN Jobs - Requires the Secretary of Labor, in any fiscal year in which the total authorization of appropriations to carry out this Act exceeds $50 million, to allocate grants to states with approved state plans to provide funding to eligible entities (partnerships) to increase low-income women's participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations in which women make up less than 25% of the current workforce.

Authorizes states to use grants for statewide activities, including to: (1) provide technical assistance to eligible entities and to state registered apprenticeship programs and sponsors and joint apprenticeship training councils in meeting their enrollment goal for low-income women in nontraditional occupations, (2) develop policies and protocols that set goals for hiring specific percentages of women into registered apprenticeships and permanent employment openings in publicly assisted projects, and (3) engage in outreach activities and provide training to overcome stereotypes about women in nontraditional occupations as well as gender inequity among employers.

Authorizes the allocation of grant funds to eligible entities to support the recruitment, training, placement, and retention of low-income women in nontraditional occupations.

Directs the Secretary to convene a national commission to examine and make recommendations for improving the status of women in high-demand, high-wage nontraditional occupations.

Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to collect data on the status of women's participation in underrepresented sectors of the economy, and examine the status of women in relation to that of men.

Directs the Secretary to establish a national clearinghouse to collect and distribute best practices.

women workforce investment nontraditional jobs women win jobs requires secretary labor fiscal year total authorization appropriations carry act exceeds million allocate grants states approved state plans provide funding eligible entities partnerships increase low income women participation high wage high demand occupations women current workforce authorizes states use grants statewide activities including provide technical assistance eligible entities state registered apprenticeship programs sponsors joint apprenticeship training councils meeting enrollment goal low income women nontraditional occupations develop policies protocols set goals hiring specific percentages women registered apprenticeships permanent employment publicly assisted projects engage outreach activities provide training overcome stereotypes women nontraditional occupations gender employers authorizes allocation grant funds eligible entities support recruitment training placement retention low income women nontraditional occupations directs secretary convene national_commission examine recommendations improving status women high demand high wage nontraditional occupations directs bureau_of_labor_statistics bls collect data status women participation underrepresented sectors economy examine status women relation men directs secretary establish national_clearinghouse collect distribute best practices


Summary: Job Skills for America's Students Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers who partner with educational institutions to provide skills training a tax credit of $2,000 for each participating student, up to a maximum credit of $10,000 in a taxable year.

job skills america students act amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow employers partner educational institutions provide skills training tax credit participating student maximum credit taxable year


Summary: Workforce Development Tax Credit Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for: (1) 50% of wages (up to $2,000) paid to an apprenticeship employee during an apprenticeship period, and (2) 40% of wages (up to $6,000) paid to such an employee during a post-apprenticeship period. Defines "apprenticeship employee" as any employee employed by an employer pursuant to an apprentice agreement registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor.

workforce development tax credit act amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow business related tax credit wages paid apprenticeship employee apprenticeship period wages paid employee post apprenticeship period defines apprenticeship employee employee employed employer pursuant agreement registered office apprenticeship employment_and_training_administration department_of_labor


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Urban Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make competitive grants to national or regional private nonprofit community-based organizations to carry out Urban Jobs Programs to provide job training, education, and support services and activities for eligible urban youth to provide them with a pathway to employment, or education leading to employment.

Defines "eligible youth" as individuals ages 18 to 24 who: (1) are not enrolled in secondary or post-secondary school, or (2) are or have been subject to the criminal justice process.

Directs the Secretary to establish a National Jobs Council Advisory Committee.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) community-based affiliates should establish local jobs council advisory committees to aid in establishing local community support for local implementation of the program; and (2) at least one-third of the members of the committee should be employers in high-impact, high-growth industries in the locality.

urban jobs_act amends workforce investment act authorize secretary labor competitive grants national regional private nonprofit community based organizations carry urban jobs programs provide job training education support services activities eligible urban youth provide pathway employment education leading employment defines eligible youth individuals ages enrolled secondary post secondary school subject criminal justice process directs secretary establish national jobs council advisory_committee expresses sense congress community based affiliates establish local jobs council advisory committees aid establishing local community support local implementation program members committee employers high impact high growth industries locality


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Job Opportunities Between our Shores Act or JOBS Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to make grants to or enter into contracts with eligible entities to carry out demonstration and pilot projects that provide education and training programs for jobs in advanced manufacturing.

Prescribes requirements for project activities and performance goals and measures.

job opportunities shores act jobs_act_-_amends workforce investment act direct secretary labor grants enter contracts eligible entities carry demonstration pilot projects provide education training programs jobs advanced manufacturing prescribes requirements project activities performance goals measures


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American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Labor, as a component of the H-2B (temporary nonagricultural workers) labor certification process, to take specified actions to recruit U.S. workers before petitioning to hire H-2B workers.

 Requires a prospective H-2B employer to submit a separate petition for each state in which the employer plans to employ H-2B non-immigrants for a period of at least seven days. Prohibits the Secretary from granting a temporary labor certification to a prospective H-2B employer until the Director of the state workforce agency has determined that: (1) employer recruitment requirements have been met, and (2) U.S. nationals are not qualified or available to fill such employment opportunities.

american_jobs american forests act directs secretary labor component h-2b temporary nonagricultural workers labor certification process specified actions recruit workers petitioning hire h-2b workers requires prospective h-2b employer submit separate petition state employer plans employ h-2b non immigrants period seven days prohibits secretary granting temporary labor certification prospective h-2b employer director state workforce agency determined employer recruitment requirements met nationals qualified available fill employment opportunities


Summary: Manufacturing Reinvestment Account Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish tax-exempt manufacturing reinvestment accounts (MRAs) for taxpayers engaged in a manufacturing business. Allows such manufacturers to make tax deductible cash payments into an MRA of the lesser of their domestic manufacturing gross receipts for the taxable year or $500,000. Permits expenditures from an MRA for expenses for property to be used in the manufacturing business and expenses for employee job training and workforce development. Imposes a 10% tax on amounts in an MRA that are not distributed within 7 years. Terminates the tax deduction for payments to an MRA 10 years after the enactment of this Act.

manufacturing reinvestment account act amends_the_internal_revenue_code establish tax exempt manufacturing reinvestment accounts taxpayers engaged manufacturing business allows manufacturers tax deductible cash payments lesser domestic manufacturing gross receipts taxable year permits expenditures expenses property manufacturing business expenses employee job training workforce development imposes tax amounts distributed years terminates tax deduction payments years enactment act


Summary: Workforce Development Investment Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit of $2,000 for each community college or other institution of higher education engaged in a partnership with an employer to improve workforce development and job training for students. Allows a maximum credit of $10,000 in any taxable year.

workforce development investment act amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow business related tax credit community college institution higher education engaged partnership employer improve workforce development job training students allows maximum credit taxable year


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Community College Energy Training Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE), in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to create a program awarding grants to community colleges to provide workforce training and education in sustainable energy industries and practices, such as: (1) alternative energy; (2) high-performance green building construction, design, and redevelopment; (3) sustainable energy technologies; (4) water, energy, and resource conservation; (5) recycling and waste reduction; and (6) sustainable agriculture and farming.

Requires at least one-half of the grant funds to be awarded to community colleges with existing sustainability programs leading to certificates, credentials, or degrees in one or more of these industries or practices.

community college energy training_act directs secretary energy doe coordination secretary labor create program awarding grants community colleges provide workforce training education sustainable energy industries practices alternative energy high performance green building construction design redevelopment sustainable energy technologies water energy resource conservation recycling waste reduction sustainable agriculture farming requires half grant funds awarded community colleges existing sustainability programs leading certificates credentials degrees industries practices


Summary: Back to Basics Job Creation Act of 2013 - Amends title XX (Block Grants to State for Social Services) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to eligible entities to assist low-income individuals and individuals who have been unemployed for at least three months in developing self-employment opportunities.

job creation act amends title block grants state social_services social_security_act require secretary health_and_human_services hhs grants eligible entities assist low income individuals individuals unemployed months developing self employment opportunities


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Jobs Now Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a two-year pilot program to award competitive grants to general local government units or community-based organizations to retain, employ, or train employees who provide them a public service.

Prescribes program requirements, including that: (1) each unit or organization grantee give priority to the retention, employment, and training of veterans, individuals with disabilities, individuals who receive unemployment benefits, or dislocated workers; and (2) the Secretary give priority to the award of grants to units and organizations with high unemployment, foreclosure, and poverty rates.

jobs act amends workforce investment act direct secretary labor carry year pilot program award competitive grants general local government units community based organizations retain employ train employees provide public service prescribes program requirements including unit organization grantee priority retention employment training veterans individuals disabilities individuals receive unemployment benefits dislocated workers secretary priority award grants units organizations high unemployment foreclosure poverty rates


Summary: Community College to Career Fund Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct 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 have relocated or are considering relocating operations outside the United States but may instead relocate them to areas served by those governments, 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.

community college career fund act_-_amends workforce investment act direct 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 relocated considering relocating operations outside united_states instead relocate areas served governments institutions higher education partnership local regional economic development entities provide training starting small business entrepreneurship


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Jobs for Urban Sustainability and Training in America Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make additional grants to: (1) cities with high unemployment (with a population of at least 600,000 and an unemployment rate greater than the national unemployment rate) for public works, training, and economic development projects, as well as for economic adjustment; and (2) firms adversely affected by import competition which are assisted under the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (TAAF) Program.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to make grants to carry out adult and dislocated worker employment and training activities under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 in cities with high unemployment.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for income attributable to the domestic production, refining, processing, transportation, or distribution of oil, gas, or any primary products thereof by a major integrated oil company (an oil company which has an average daily worldwide production of crude oil of at least 500,000 barrels for the taxable year, and which had gross receipts in excess of $1 billion for its last taxable year ending during calendar year 2005).

jobs urban sustainability training america act authorizes secretary commerce additional grants cities high unemployment population unemployment rate greater national unemployment rate public works training economic development projects economic adjustment firms adversely affected import competition assisted trade adjustment assistance firms program directs secretary labor grants carry adult dislocated worker employment training activities workforce investment act cities high unemployment amends_the_internal_revenue_code deny tax deduction income attributable domestic production refining processing transportation distribution oil gas primary products thereof major integrated oil company oil company average daily worldwide production crude oil barrels taxable year gross receipts excess billion taxable year ending calendar year


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(Sec. 1) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to add provisions entitled the Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act, which require the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) develop occupation categories for individuals performing activities in furtherance of DHS's cybersecurity mission, (2) ensure that such categories may be used throughout DHS and are made available to other federal agencies, and (3) conduct an annual assessment of the readiness and capacity of the DHS workforce to meet its cybersecurity mission.

Directs the Secretary to include in such readiness assessment information on which cybersecurity positions are performed by: (1) permanent full time departmental employees (together with demographic information about such employees' race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, and veterans status); (2) individuals employed by independent contractors; and (3) individuals employed by other federal agencies, including the National Security Agency (NSA). Requires the assessment to address vacancies within the supervisory workforce, job training, and recruiting costs.

 Directs the Secretary to develop: (1) a workforce strategy that enhances the readiness, capacity, training, recruitment, and retention of the DHS cybersecurity workforce, including a multi-phased recruitment plan, a 5-year implementation plan, and a 10-year projection of DHS workforce needs; and (2) a process to verify that employees of independent contractors who serve in DHS cybersecurity positions receive initial and recurrent information security and role-based security training commensurate with assigned responsibilities.

Requires the Secretary to provide Congress with annual updates regarding such strategies, assessments, and training. Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to study and report to the Secretary and Congress with respect to such assessments and strategies.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress regarding the feasibility of establishing a Cybersecurity Fellowship Program to offer a tuition payment plan for undergraduate and doctoral candidates who agree to work for DHS for an agreed-upon period of time.

(Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary to exercise personnel authorities (in the same manner as the Secretary of Defense [DOD] exercises authority with respect to civilian intelligence personnel and scholarship programs) to establish positions in the excepted service, appoint individuals, fix pay, and pay retention bonuses if needed to retain essential DHS employees who perform functions relating to the security of federal civilian information systems, critical infrastructure information systems, or related networks. Requires the Secretary to provide an explanation to Congress before announcing a bonus.

Requires the Secretary to provide an annual report to Congress for a specified period regarding the processes used in accepting applications, assessing candidates, ensuring adherence to veterans' preference, and selecting applicants for vacancies to be filled by a qualified employee.

sec amends homeland_security act add provisions entitled homeland_security cybersecurity boots ground act require secretary homeland_security dhs develop occupation categories individuals performing activities furtherance dhs cybersecurity mission ensure categories dhs available federal agencies conduct annual assessment readiness capacity dhs workforce meet cybersecurity mission directs secretary include readiness assessment information cybersecurity positions performed permanent time departmental employees demographic information employees race ethnicity gender disability status veterans status individuals employed independent contractors individuals employed federal agencies including national_security_agency nsa requires assessment address vacancies supervisory workforce job training recruiting costs directs secretary develop workforce strategy enhances readiness capacity training recruitment retention dhs cybersecurity workforce including multi phased recruitment plan year implementation plan year projection dhs workforce needs process verify employees independent contractors serve dhs cybersecurity positions receive initial recurrent information security role based security training commensurate assigned responsibilities requires secretary provide congress annual updates strategies assessments training requires comptroller_general gao study report secretary congress respect assessments strategies directs secretary report congress feasibility establishing cybersecurity fellowship program offer tuition payment plan undergraduate doctoral candidates agree work dhs agreed period time sec authorizes secretary exercise personnel authorities manner secretary defense dod exercises authority respect civilian intelligence personnel scholarship programs establish positions excepted service appoint individuals fix pay pay retention bonuses needed retain essential dhs employees perform functions relating security federal civilian information systems critical infrastructure information systems related networks requires secretary provide explanation congress announcing bonus requires secretary provide annual report congress specified period processes accepting applications assessing candidates ensuring adherence veterans preference selecting applicants vacancies filled qualified employee


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Cutting Red Tape, Green-Lighting Small Businesses Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employer with not less than 2 or more than 150 employees in a calendar year a business-related tax credit for the cost of up to 5 newly-hired employees who are employed, on average, at least 30 hours per week. Makes such credit available to tax-exempt eligible small employers. Terminates such credit for wages paid after December 31, 2015.

Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) determine, for a new small business concern, what SBA applications, submissions, or other paperwork are not essential to file during the first year of operation of such small business concern; and (2) make rules for the waiver of such filings.

cutting red tape green lighting small businesses act amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow employer employees calendar year business related tax credit cost newly hired employees employed average hours week makes credit available tax exempt eligible small employers terminates credit wages paid december amends small_business_act direct administrator small_business_administration sba determine new small business concern sba applications submissions paperwork essential file year operation small business concern rules waiver filings


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First STEP Act or the Supporting Training for Employment Potential Act - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to provide support and assistance to programs that promote the Manufacturing Skills Certification System (a collaborative federal-private industry effort to create universally recognizable manufacturing employee credentials), including by: (1) promoting collaboration between community colleges, technical schools, and local businesses to help such colleges and schools better understand business needs and and to help businesses better understand the skill sets learned in college and school programs; (2) educating businesses and students on the value of universally recognized credential programs and apprenticeship opportunities; (3) providing support and assistance for state programs looking to implement the System; and (4) providing support and assistance for programs to collaborate at a national level.

Extends through FY2016 a program of assistance for the creation and support of regional centers for the transfer of manufacturing technology.

step act supporting training employment potential act_-_amends national_institute_of_standards_and_technology_act direct secretary commerce provide support assistance programs promote manufacturing skills certification system collaborative federal private industry effort create universally manufacturing employee credentials including promoting collaboration community colleges technical schools local businesses help colleges schools better understand business needs help businesses better understand skill sets learned college school programs educating businesses students value universally recognized credential programs apprenticeship opportunities providing support assistance state programs looking implement system providing support assistance programs collaborate national level extends fy2016 program assistance creation support regional centers transfer manufacturing technology


Summary: American Job Opportunity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the work opportunity tax credit permanent.

american job opportunity act amends_the_internal_revenue_code work opportunity tax credit permanent


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Economic Recovery On-the-Job Training Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to make discretionary grants to state and local boards for adult on-the-job training or dislocated worker on-the-job training programs within economically disadvantaged areas and extremely economically disadvantaged areas. Requires the Secretary to ensure that state and local boards within extremely economically disadvantaged areas receive 25% more authorized grant funds than those within economically disadvantaged areas.

Defines "economically disadvantaged area" to mean any area for which there is a single five-digit postal zip code, and which includes any portion of a census tract where the median annual household income is less than $40,000 per year. Defines "extremely economically disadvantaged area" similarly, except for a median annual household income of less than $32,000 per year.

economic recovery job training_act amends workforce investment act require secretary labor discretionary grants state local boards adult job training dislocated worker job training programs economically disadvantaged areas extremely economically disadvantaged areas requires secretary ensure state local boards extremely economically disadvantaged areas receive authorized grant funds economically disadvantaged areas defines economically disadvantaged area mean area single digit postal zip code includes portion census tract median annual household income year defines extremely economically disadvantaged area similarly median annual household income year


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Training Highly Skilled Americans Act of 2013 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish in the Treasury the STEM Education and Training Account.

Requires employers to submit along with an application for a certification a $1,000 fee (to be deposited in the STEM Education and Training Account).

Sets aside specified amounts for: (1) a low-income STEM scholarship program, (2) K-12 STEM education, and (3) STEM capacity building at minority-serving institutions.

Authorizes grants to eligible entities for American Dream Accounts for a group of low-income students.

training highly skilled americans act amends immigration_and_nationality_act establish treasury stem education training_account requires employers submit application certification fee deposited stem education training_account sets aside specified amounts low income stem scholarship program k-12 stem education stem capacity building minority serving institutions authorizes grants eligible entities american_dream_accounts group low income students


Summary: Learning, Educating, Achieving, and Retraining for the Nation Act or LEARN Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to: (1) make discretionary grants to states, local boards, and federally-recognized tribal organizations for adult on-the-job training or dislocated worker on-the-job training programs; and (2) use up to 10% of funds authorized under this Act to make grants to such entities for developing on-the-job training programs, including providing capacity building activities for local staff.

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Summary: National Commission on Employment and Economic Security Act - Establishes the National Commission on Employment and Economic Security to: (1) examine the effects of economic and psychological insecurity caused by employment displacement and the decreasing number of well-paid jobs on U.S. workers and their families; and (2) recommend to the President and Congress potential solutions, including legislative and administrative action, to alleviate such problems.

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Summary: Long-Term Unemployed Hiring Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow through December 31, 2016, a work opportunity tax credit for hiring a qualified long-term unemployed individual.  Defines "qualified long-term unemployed individual" as any individual certified by the designated local agency as: (1) having exhausted, as of the hiring date, all rights to regular compensation under federal or state law; (2) having no rights to regular compensation with respect to the most recent week ending before the hiring date; and (3) not receiving compensation under the unemployment compensation law of Canada.

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Summary: Reducing Long-Term Unemployment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend until December 31, 2014, the suspension of employment and railroad retirement taxes for employers who hire unemployed individuals.  Limits the aggregate reduction in taxes from such suspension to $5,000 per employee. Modifies the unemployment requirement to require a signed affidavit from the unemployed individual that, during the 27-week period ending on the hiring date, such individual: (1) was receiving federal or state unemployment compensation, or (2) was unemployed and would have received unemployment compensation except for having exhausted the right to receive such compensation during such period.

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Summary:
Flexibility to Promote Reemployment Act - Amends title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration) of the Social Security Act, with respect to grants to states by the Secretary of Labor for reemployment demonstration projects, to allow grants to up to 10 states per year instead of a maximum of 10 states altogether.

Allows a designee of a state governor, instead of only the governor, to apply for such a grant.

Extends the allowable project period through December 31, 2017.

Allows direct disbursements under a project to employers who hire individuals receiving unemployment compensation to include disbursements promoting retention.

Requires the Secretary of Labor to approve completed grant applications in the order of receipt.

Revises requirements for termination of a project to require the Secretary to: (1) notify a state in writing with sufficient detail describing any violation of the substantive terms or conditions of a project justifying its termination, and (2) determine that the state has not taken action to correct the violation within 90 days after notification.

Directs the Secretary to evaluate the impact of each demonstration project, using existing data sources and methodology appropriate to determine project effects, including the effect on individual skill levels, earnings, and employment retention.

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