H.R. 8102

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 8102 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8102

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to enhance the 
performance accountability system and dedicate funding to skills 
development.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 26, 2026

Ms. Foxx introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce

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A BILL

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to enhance the 
performance accountability system and dedicate funding to skills 
development.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Investments Accountability 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

(a) State Performance Accountability Measures.--
(1) Primary indicators of performance.--Section 
116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)) is amended--
(A) in clause (i)--
(i) in subclause (II)--
(I) by striking ``fourth'' and 
inserting ``second''; and
(II) by inserting ``and remain in 
unsubsidized employment during the 
fourth quarter after exit from the 
program'' after ``the program'';
(ii) in subclause (IV), by striking 
``secondary school diploma'' and inserting 
``regular high school diploma'';
(iii) in subclause (V)--
(I) by striking ``, during a 
program year, are in'' and inserting 
``enter into''; and
(II) by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: 
``within 12 months after the quarter in 
which the participant enters into the 
education and training program''; and
(iv) by amending subclause (VI) to read as 
follows:
``(VI) of the program participants 
who received training services during a 
program year, the percentage of such 
program participants who participated 
in on-the-job training, employer-
directed skills development, incumbent 
worker training, or an 
apprenticeship.'';
(B) in clause (ii)--
(i) in subclause (II)--
(I) by striking ``fourth'' and 
inserting ``second'';
(II) by inserting ``, and who 
remain either in such activities or 
unsubsidized employment during the 
fourth quarter after exit from the 
program'' after ``the program''; and
(III) by striking ``and'' at the 
end;
(ii) in subclause (III)--
(I) by striking ``(VI)'' and 
inserting ``(V)''; and
(II) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(IV) of the program participants 
who exited the program during a program 
year, the percentage of such program 
participants who completed, prior to 
such exit, a work experience as 
described in section 129(c)(2)(C).'';
(C) in clause (iii), by striking ``secondary school 
diploma'' and inserting ``regular high school 
diploma''; and
(D) by striking clause (iv).
(2) Levels of performance.--Section 116(b)(3)(A) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3141(b)(3)(A)) is amended--
(A) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
``(iii) Identification in state plan.--
``(I) Secretaries.--For each State 
submitting a State plan, the Secretary 
of Labor and the Secretary of Education 
shall, not later than January 15 of the 
year in which such State plan is 
submitted, for the first 2 program 
years covered by the State plan, and 
not later than January 15 of the second 
program year covered by the State plan, 
for the third and fourth program years 
covered by the State plan--
``(aa) propose to the State 
expected levels of performance, 
for each of the corresponding 
primary indicators of 
performance for each of the 
programs described in clause 
(ii) for such State, which 
shall--

``(AA) be 
consistent with the 
factors listed in 
clause (v); and

``(BB) be proposed 
in a manner that 
ensures sufficient time 
is provided for the 
State to evaluate and 
respond to such 
proposals; and

``(bb) publish, on a public 
website of the Department of 
Labor, the statistical model 
developed under clause (viii) 
and the methodology used to 
develop each such expected 
level of performance.
``(II) States.--Each State shall--
``(aa) evaluate each of the 
expected levels of performance 
proposed under subclause (I) 
with respect to such State;
``(bb) based on such 
evaluation of each such 
expected level of performance--

``(AA) accept the 
expected level of 
performance as so 
proposed; or

``(BB) provide a 
counterproposal for 
such expected level of 
performance, including 
an analysis of how the 
counterproposal 
addresses factors or 
circumstances unique to 
the State that may not 
have been accounted for 
in the expected level 
of performance; and

``(cc) include in the State 
plan, with respect to each of 
the corresponding primary 
indicators of performance for 
each of the programs described 
in clause (ii) for such State--

``(AA) the expected 
level of performance 
proposed under 
subclause (I);

``(BB) the 
counterproposal for 
such proposed level, if 
any; and

``(CC) the level of 
performance that is 
agreed to under clause 
(iv).'';

(B) in clause (iv)--
(i) in subclause (I)--
(I) in the second sentence, by 
striking ``the levels identified in the 
State plan under clause (iii) and the 
factors described in clause (v)'' and 
inserting ``the factors described in 
clause (v) and any counterproposal, and 
the analysis provided by the State with 
such counterproposal, described in 
clause (iii)(II)(bb)(BB)''; and
(II) in the third sentence, by 
striking ``incorporated into the State 
plan'' and inserting ``included in the 
State plan, as described in clause 
(iii)(II)(cc),''; and
(ii) in subclause (II)--
(I) in the second sentence, by 
striking ``the factors described in 
clause (v)'' and inserting ``the 
factors described in clause (v) and any 
counterproposal, and the analysis 
provided by the State with such 
counterproposal, described in clause 
(iii)(II)(bb)(BB)''; and
(II) in the third sentence, by 
striking ``incorporated into the State 
plan'' and inserting ``included in the 
State plan, as described in clause 
(iii)(II)(cc),''; and
(C) in clause (v)(II)--
(i) in the matter preceding item (aa), by 
striking ``based on'' and inserting ``based on 
each consideration that is found to be 
predictive of performance on an indicator for a 
program and consists of''; and
(ii) in item (bb), by inserting ``, foster 
care status, school status, education level, 
highest grade level completed, and low-income 
status''.
(b) Performance Reports.--Section 116(d) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(d)) is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Templates for performance reports.--Not later 
than 12 months after the date of enactment of the 
Workforce Investments Accountability Act, the Secretary 
of Labor, in conjunction with the Secretary of 
Education, shall develop, or review and modify, as 
appropriate, to comply with the requirements of this 
subsection, the templates for performance reports that 
shall be used by States (including by States on behalf 
of eligible providers of training services under 
section 122) and local areas to produce a report on 
outcomes achieved by the core programs. In developing, 
or reviewing and modifying, such templates, the 
Secretary of Labor, in conjunction with the Secretary 
of Education, shall take into account the need to 
maximize the value of the templates for workers, 
jobseekers, employers, local elected officials, State 
officials, Federal policymakers, and other key 
stakeholders.
``(B) Standardized reporting.--In developing, or 
reviewing and modifying, the templates under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Labor, in 
conjunction with the Secretary of Education, shall 
ensure that States and local areas, in producing 
performance reports for core programs and eligible 
providers of training services, collect and report 
information on common data elements--
``(i) in a comparable and uniform format; 
and
``(ii) using terms that are assigned 
identical meanings across all such reports.
``(C) Additional reporting.--The Secretary of 
Labor, in conjunction with the Secretary of Education--
``(i) in addition to the information on the 
common data elements, may require additional 
information with respect to any core program as 
necessary for effective reporting; and
``(ii) shall periodically review any such 
requirement for additional information to 
ensure the requirement is necessary and does 
not impose an undue reporting burden.
``(D) Privacy.--The Secretary of Labor, in 
conjunction with the Secretary of Education, shall 
ensure subparagraph (B) is carried out in a manner that 
protects and promotes individual privacy and data 
security, in accordance with applicable Federal privacy 
laws.
``(E) Access to wage records.--
``(i) Access.--A State may facilitate for a 
local area that meets the requirements of 
clause (ii), for the sole purpose of fulfilling 
the reporting requirements under this 
subsection, access to the quarterly wage 
records (excluding such records made available 
by any other State) of program participants in 
the local area.
``(ii) Privacy protections.--To receive 
access to such quarterly wage records, the 
local area shall have demonstrated to the State 
the ability to comply, and agree to comply, 
with all applicable Federal and State 
requirements relating to the access and use of 
such quarterly wage records, including 
requirements relating to data privacy and 
cybersecurity.'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, and 
aggregated to compare those levels of performance for 
all individuals with barriers to employment with those 
levels of performance for all other individuals'' 
before the semicolon at the end;
(B) in subparagraphs (D) and (F), by striking 
``career and training services, respectively'' and 
inserting ``career services, training services, and 
supportive services, respectively'';
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) through (L) 
as subparagraphs (K) through (M), respectively and 
inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
``(J) the median earnings gain of participants who 
received training services, calculated as the median 
value of the difference between--
``(i) participant earnings in unsubsidized 
employment during the 4 quarters after program 
exit; and
``(ii) participant earnings in the 4 
quarters prior to entering the program;''; and
(D) in subparagraph (L), as so redesignated--
(i) by striking clause (ii); and
(ii) by striking ``strategies for 
programs'' and all that follows through ``the 
performance'', and inserting ``strategies for 
programs, the performance'';
(3) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(L)'' and 
inserting ``(M)'';
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the 
end;
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (F); and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
following:
``(C) the percentage of the local area's allocation 
under section 133(b) that the local area spent on 
services paid for through an individual training 
account described in section 134(c)(3)(F)(iii) or a 
training contract described in section 
134(c)(3)(G)(ii);
``(D) the percentage of the local area's allocation 
under section 133(b) that the local area spent on 
supportive services;
``(E) the percentage of the local area's allocation 
under section 133(b), if any, that is spent on 
incumbent worker training; and'';
(4) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
``(4) Contents of eligible training providers performance 
report.--
``(A) In general.--The State shall use the 
information submitted by the eligible providers of 
training services under section 122 and administrative 
records, including quarterly wage records, of the 
participants of the programs offered by the providers 
to produce a performance report on the eligible 
providers of training services in the State, which 
shall include, subject to paragraph (6)(C)--
``(i) with respect to each program of study 
(or the equivalent) of a provider on the list 
described in section 122(d)--
``(I) information specifying the 
levels of performance achieved with 
respect to the primary indicators of 
performance described in subclauses (I) 
through (IV) of subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) 
with respect to all individuals 
engaging in the program of study (or 
the equivalent); and
``(II) the total number of 
individuals exiting from the program of 
study (or the equivalent), 
disaggregated by whether such 
individuals completed the program of 
study (or equivalent); and
``(ii) with respect to all eligible 
providers of training services under section 
122--
``(I) the total number of 
participants who received training 
services through each adult and 
dislocated worker program authorized 
under chapter 3 of subtitle B, 
disaggregated by the type of entity 
that provided the training services, 
during the most recent program year and 
the 3 preceding program years;
``(II) the total number of 
participants who exited from training 
services, disaggregated by the type of 
entity that provided the training 
services, and by whether such 
participants completed the training 
services, during the most recent 
program year and the 3 preceding 
program years;
``(III) the average cost per 
participant for the participants who 
received training services, 
disaggregated by the type of entity 
that provided the training, during the 
most recent program year and the 3 
preceding program years;
``(IV) the average of the per-
program ratios of median earnings 
increase for a participant to the total 
cost of the provider's program; and
``(V) the number of individuals 
with barriers to employment served by 
each adult and dislocated worker 
program authorized under chapter 3 of 
subtitle B, disaggregated by each 
subpopulation of such individuals, and 
by race, ethnicity, sex, and age; and
``(iii) to the extent practicable, with 
respect to each recognized postsecondary 
credential awarded by eligible providers in the 
State described in section 122(d)--
``(I) information specifying the 
levels of performance achieved with 
respect to the primary indicators of 
performance described in subclauses (I) 
through (IV) of subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) 
for all participants in the State 
receiving such credential; and
``(II) information specifying the 
levels of performance achieved with 
respect to the primary indicators of 
performance described in subclauses (I) 
through (IV) of subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) 
for participants in the State receiving 
such credential who are individuals 
with barriers to employment, 
disaggregated by each subpopulation of 
such individuals, and by race, 
ethnicity, sex, and age.''; and
(5) in paragraph (6)--
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
follows:
``(A) State performance reports.--The Secretary of 
Labor and the Secretary of Education shall annually 
make available the performance reports for States 
containing the information described in paragraph (2), 
which shall include making such reports available--
``(i) digitally using transparent, linked, 
open, and interoperable data formats that are 
human readable and machine actionable such that 
the data from these reports--
``(I) are easily understandable; 
and
``(II) can be easily included in 
web-based tools and services supporting 
search, discovery, comparison, 
analysis, navigation, and guidance;
``(ii) in a printable format; and
``(iii) in multiple languages, to the 
extent practicable.'';
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by striking ``(including by electronic 
means), in an easily understandable format,''; 
and
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
``The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
Education shall include, on the website where 
the State performance reports are required 
under subparagraph (A) to be made available, a 
link to local area performance reports and the 
eligible provider of training services report 
for each State. Such reports shall be made 
available in each of the formats described in 
subparagraph (A).''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to require the 
retroactive collection of information, from program 
years beginning prior to the date of the enactment of 
the Workforce Investments Accountability Act, that was 
not required under this subsection prior to such 
enactment.''.
(c) Evaluation of State Programs.--Section 116(e) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(e)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ``shall 
conduct ongoing'' and inserting ``shall use data to 
conduct analyses and ongoing''; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ``conduct 
the'' and inserting ``conduct such analyses and''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding ``A State may use various 
forms of analysis, such as machine learning or other advanced 
analytics, to improve program operations and outcomes and to 
identify areas for further evaluation.'' at the end.
(d) Sanctions for State Failure To Meet State Performance 
Accountability Measures.--Section 116(f) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(f)) is amended to read as follows:
``(f) Sanctions for State Failure To Meet State Performance 
Accountability Measures.--
``(1) Targeted support and assistance.--
``(A) In general.--If a State fails to meet 80 
percent of the State adjusted level of performance for 
an indicator described in subsection (b)(2)(A) 
(referred to in the regulations carrying out this 
section as an `individual indicator score') for a core 
program for any program year, the Secretary of Labor 
and the Secretary of Education shall provide technical 
assistance.
``(B) Sanctions.--
``(i) In general.--If the State fails in 
the manner described in subclause (I) or (II) 
of clause (ii) with respect to the program year 
specified in that subclause, the percentage of 
each amount that could (in the absence of this 
subsection) be reserved by the Governor under 
section 128(a)(1) for the immediately 
succeeding program year shall be reduced by 5 
percent and an amount equivalent to the amount 
reduced shall be returned to the Secretary of 
Labor until such date as the Secretary of Labor 
or the Secretary of Education, as appropriate, 
determines that the State meets the State 
adjusted level of performance, in the case of a 
failure described in clause (ii)(II), or has 
submitted the reports for the appropriate 
program years, in the case of a failure 
described in clause (ii)(I).
``(ii) Failures.--A State shall be subject 
to clause (i)--
``(I) if (except in the case of 
exceptional circumstances as determined 
by the Secretary of Labor or the 
Secretary of Education, as 
appropriate), such State fails to 
submit a report under subsection (d) 
for any program year; or
``(II) for a failure under 
subparagraph (A) that has continued for 
a second consecutive program year.
``(2) Comprehensive support and assistance.--
``(A) In general.--If a State fails to meet an 
average of 90 percent of the State adjusted levels of 
performance for a single core program across all 
indicators of performance (referred to in the 
regulations carrying out this section as an `overall 
State program score') for any program year, or if a 
State fails to meet an average of 90 percent of the 
State adjusted levels of performance for a single 
indicator of performance across all core programs 
(referred to in the regulations carrying out this 
section as an `overall State indicator score') for any 
program year, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary 
of Education shall provide technical assistance, as 
described and authorized under section 168(b), 
including assistance in the development of a 
comprehensive performance improvement plan.
``(B) Second consecutive year failure.--If such 
failure under subparagraph (A) continues for a second 
consecutive program year, the percentage of each amount 
that could (in the absence of this subsection) be 
reserved by the Governor under section 128(a)(1) for 
the immediately succeeding program year shall be 
reduced by 8 percent and an amount equivalent to the 
amount reduced shall be returned to the Secretary of 
Labor until such date as the Secretary of Labor or the 
Secretary of Education, as appropriate, determines that 
the State meets such State adjusted levels of 
performance.
``(3) Limitation.--The total reduction under this 
subsection to the percentage of each amount that could (in the 
absence of this subsection) be reserved by the Governor under 
section 128(a)(1) may not exceed 10 percent for a program year.
``(4) Reallotment of reductions.--
``(A) In general.--The amounts available for 
reallotment for a program year shall be reallotted to a 
State (in this paragraph referred to as an `eligible 
State') that--
``(i) was not subject to a reduction of 
funds under paragraph (1)(B) or paragraph 
(2)(B) of this subsection for such program 
year;
``(ii) in the case of amounts available 
under section 127(b)(1)(C), was 1 of the 5 
States that achieved, in the most recent 
program year, the greatest increase from the 
prior year to the average of the State's 
adjusted levels of performance across all 
indicators of performance for the youth program 
under chapter 2 of subtitle B;
``(iii) in the case of amounts available 
under section 132(b)(1)(B), was 1 of the 5 
States that achieved, in the most recent 
program year, the greatest increase from the 
prior year to the average of the State's 
adjusted levels of performance across all 
indicators of performance for the adult program 
under chapter 3 of subtitle B; and
``(iv) in the case of amounts available 
under section 132(b)(2)(B), was 1 of the 5 
States that achieved, in the most recent 
program year, the greatest increase from the 
prior year to the average of the State's 
adjusted levels of performance across all 
indicators of performance for the dislocated 
worker program under chapter 3 of subtitle B.
``(B) Amounts available for reallotment.--In this 
paragraph, the term `amounts available for reallotment 
for a program year' means the amounts available under 
section 127(b)(1)(C) and paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) 
of section 132(b) for such program year which could (in 
the absence of the requirements to return funds of 
paragraph (1)(B) or paragraph (2)(B) of this 
subsection) have otherwise been reserved under section 
128(a)(1) by a Governor of a State for such program 
year.
``(C) Reallotment amounts.--In making reallotments 
under subparagraph (A) for a program year to eligible 
States, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible 
State--
``(i) in the case of amounts available 
under section 127(b)(1)(C), an amount based on 
the relative amount of the allotment made 
(before the reallotments under this paragraph 
are made) to such eligible State under section 
127(b)(1)(C) for such program year, compared to 
the total allotments made (before the 
reallotments under this paragraph are made) to 
all eligible States under section 127(b)(1)(C) 
for such program year;
``(ii) in the case of amounts available 
under paragraph (1)(B) of section 132(b), an 
amount based on the relative amount of the 
allotment made (before the reallotments under 
this paragraph are made) to such eligible State 
under paragraph (1)(B) of section 132(b) for 
such program year, compared to the total 
allotments made (before the reallotments under 
this paragraph are made) to all eligible States 
under paragraph (1)(B) of section 132(b) for 
such program year; and
``(iii) in the case of amounts available 
under paragraph (2)(B) of section 132(b), an 
amount based on the relative amount of the 
allotment made (before the reallotments under 
this paragraph are made) to such eligible State 
under paragraph (2)(B) of section 132(b) for 
such program year, compared to the total 
allotments made (before the reallotments under 
this paragraph are made) to all eligible States 
under paragraph (2)(B) of section 132(b) for 
such program year.''.
(e) Sanctions for Local Area Failure To Meet Local Performance 
Accountability Measures.--Section 116(g) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(g)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ``80 percent of the'' before 
``local performance''; and
(B) by striking ``local performance accountability 
measures established under subsection (c)'' and 
inserting ``local level of performance established 
under subsection (c) for an indicator of performance 
described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for a single program, 
an average of 90 percent of the local levels of 
performance across all such indicators for a single 
program, or an average of 90 percent of the local 
levels of performance for a single such indicator 
across all programs,''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
follows:
``(A) In general.--If such failure continues, the 
Governor shall take corrective actions, which shall 
include--
``(i) in the case of such failure, as 
described in paragraph (1), for a second 
consecutive year, on any single indicator, 
across indicators for a single program, or on a 
single indicator across programs, a 5-percent 
reduction in the amount that would (in the 
absence of this clause) be allocated to the 
local area for the immediately succeeding 
program year under chapter 2 or 3 of subtitle B 
for the program subject to the performance 
failure;
``(ii) in the case of such failure, as 
described in paragraph (1), for a third 
consecutive year, the development of a 
reorganization plan through which the Governor 
shall--
``(I) require the appointment and 
certification of a new local board, 
consistent with the criteria 
established under section 107(b);
``(II) prohibit the use of one-stop 
delivery system contractors or service 
providers identified as achieving a 
poor level of performance; and
``(III) redesignate a local area 
(which may include merging a local area 
with another local area), if the 
Governor determines that the likely 
cause of such continued performance 
failure of a local area is due to such 
local area's designation being granted 
without the appropriate consideration 
of parameters described under section 
106(b)(1)(B); or
``(iii) taking another significant action 
determined appropriate by the Governor.'';
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ``(ii)'' 
after ``subparagraph (A)''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Reallocation of reductions.--With respect to 
any amounts available to carry out section 128(b), 
paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of section 133(b), and section 
133(b)(2)(B) to a Governor for a program year which 
would (in the absence of subparagraph (A)(i)) have 
otherwise been allocated by such Governor to a local 
area (referred to individually in this subparagraph as 
an `unallocated amount') for such program year--
``(i) 10 percent of those 3 unallocated 
amounts shall be reserved by the Governor to 
provide technical assistance to local areas 
within the State that were subject to a 
reduction of allocation amounts pursuant to 
subparagraph (A)(i) for such program year; and
``(ii) the amounts remaining after the 
reservations under clause (i) shall be 
reallocated by the Governor, to the local areas 
within the State that were not subject to a 
reduction of allocation amounts pursuant to 
subparagraph (A)(i) for such program year, in a 
manner determined by the Governor, which may 
take into consideration the extent to which 
local areas serve a significant number, as 
determined by the Governor, of individuals with 
barriers to employment.''.
(f) Establishing Pay-for-Performance Contract Strategy 
Incentives.--Section 116(h) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(h)) is amended by striking ``non-Federal funds'' 
and inserting ``not more than 5 percent of the funds reserved under 
section 128(a)(1)''.
(g) Information and Technical Assistance.--Section 116 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
``(i) Information and Technical Assistance.--Beginning not later 
than 12 months after the date of enactment of the Workforce Investments 
Accountability Act, the Secretary of Labor shall hold meetings with 
each State board and State agency that administers a core program, and 
that requests such a meeting, to provide information and technical 
assistance concerning the performance accountability measures 
established in accordance with subsection (b), and related requirements 
for States under this section.''.
(h) Fiscal and Management Accountability Information Systems.--
Section 116(j) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3141(j)), as so redesignated, is amended--
(1) in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by inserting 
``, and may use information provided from the National 
Directory of New Hires in accordance with section 453(j)(8) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(8))'' after ``State 
law'';
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Designated entity.--The Governor shall designate a 
State agency (or appropriate State entity) to assist in 
carrying out the performance reporting requirements of this 
section for core programs and eligible providers of training 
services. The designated State agency (or appropriate State 
entity) shall be responsible for--
``(A) facilitating data matches using quarterly 
wage record information, including wage record 
information made available by other States, to measure 
employment and earnings outcomes;
``(B) notifying State agencies that administer core 
programs and eligible providers of training services of 
the State's procedures for data validation and 
reliability, as described in subsection (d)(5); and
``(C) protection against disaggregation that would 
violate applicable privacy standards, as described in 
subsection (d)(6)(C).''.
(i) Implementation of Performance Accountability Measures.--Section 
116 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Implementation of Performance Accountability Measures.--Not 
later than 12 months after the date of enactment of the Workforce 
Investments Accountability Act, the Secretary of Labor and the 
Secretary of Education shall fully implement the requirements of this 
section for programs described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(iv), including--
``(1) developing and disseminating the objective 
statistical adjustment model described in subsection 
(b)(3)(A)(viii) and using the model as described in subsection 
(b)(3)(A)(viii) for each program; and
``(2) notifying the State agencies carrying out such 
programs of the performance accountability measures established 
under this section, of the reporting and evaluation 
requirements for such programs, and of the sanctions 
requirements for programs that fail to meet State adjusted 
levels of performance under subsection (b)(3)(A)(iv).''.

SEC. 3. MINIMUM AMOUNT FOR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT.

Section 134(c)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(1)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A), the following:
``(B) Minimum amount for skills development.--Not 
less than 50 percent of the funds described in 
subparagraph (A) shall be used by the local area for 
the payment of training services--
``(i) provided to adults and dislocated 
workers under paragraph (3)(F)(iii); and
``(ii) provided to adults and dislocated 
workers under paragraph (3)(G)(ii),''.
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