Sec. 151. Native American programs
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Section 166 is amended— in subsection (a)(1)(B), by inserting and to equip them with the entrepreneurial skills necessary for successful self-employment after workforce ; in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may exercise the waiver authority of the preceding sentence not more than once during any 4-year period with respect to any single recipient. ; in subsection (d)— in paragraph (1)(B)— by inserting Alaska Natives after Indians ; by striking unsubsidized ; and by inserting leading to self-sufficiency and the development of the academic, occupational, and literacy skills of such individuals before the period; and in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting , including training on entrepreneurial skills before the semicolon; and in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting Alaska Native after Indian ; in subsection (e)— in paragraph (3)— by striking unsubsidized ; and by inserting leading to self-sufficiency before the semicolon; and in paragraph (5)— by inserting accountability after performance ; and by inserting , which shall include the primary indicators of performance described in section 136(b)(2)(A) and expected levels of performance for such indicators, in accordance with subsection
(h)before the period; by redesignating subsections
(h)through
(j)as subsections
(i)through (k), respectively, and inserting after subsection
(g)the following new subsection: The Secretary, in consultation with the Native American Employment and Training Council, shall develop a set of performance indicators and standards that is in addition to the primary indicators of performance described in section 136(b)(2)(A) and that shall be applicable to programs under this section. Such performance indicators and standards shall take into account— the purpose of this section as described in subsection (a)(1); the needs of the groups served by this section, including the differences in needs among such groups in various geographic service areas; and the economic circumstances of the communities served, including differences in circumstances among various geographic service areas. The Secretary and the entity described in subsection
(c)shall reach agreement on the levels of performance for each of the primary indicators of performance described in section 136(b)(2)(A), taking into account economic conditions, characteristics of the individuals served, and other appropriate factors and using, to the extent practicable, the statistical adjustment model under section 136(b)(3)(A)(viii). The levels agreed to shall be the adjusted levels of performance and shall be incorporated in the program plan. ; in subsection
(i)(as so redesignated)— in paragraph (2)(A)— by striking performance measures and inserting regulations relating to the performance accountability measures ; and by striking such subsection, taking into account the economic circumstances of such entities and inserting this section ; and in paragraph (4)(A), by inserting and to provide the advice described in subparagraph
(C)before the period; and in subsection
(k)(as so redesignated)— in paragraph
(1)by striking American Samoans who reside in Hawaii for the co-location of federally funded and State-funded and inserting the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Incorporated, and the University of Hawaii at Maui, for the unique populations who reside in Alaska or Hawaii, respectively, to improve job training and ; and in paragraph (2), by striking fiscal year 1999 and inserting each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017 .