Sec. 163. Interagency agreement
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Subtitle D is further amended by adding after section 175 (as added by section 112) the following: The Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly develop policies for the administration of this subtitle in accordance with such terms as the Secretaries shall set forth in an interagency agreement. Such interagency agreement, at a minimum, shall include a description of the respective roles and responsibilities of the Secretaries in carrying out this subtitle (both jointly and separately), including— how the funds available under this subtitle will be obligated and disbursed and compliance with applicable laws (including regulations) will be ensured, as well as how the grantees will be selected and monitored, and a peer review process for selection of grantees that includes program practitioners and national experts will be carried out; how evaluations and research will be conducted on the effectiveness of grants awarded under this subtitle in addressing the education and employment needs of job seekers and workers, youth, and employers; how technical assistance will be provided to applicants and grant recipients; how information will be disseminated, including through electronic means, on best practices and effective strategies and service delivery models for activities carried out under this subtitle; and how policies and processes critical to the successful achievement of the education, training, and employment goals of this subtitle will be established.
The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall have the authority to transfer funds between the Department of Labor and the Department of Education to carry out this subtitle in accordance with the agreement described in subsection (a). The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall jointly develop and submit a biennial report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives, describing— actions the Departments have taken to— assess the effectiveness of the projects carried out under this subtitle; and facilitate the coordination of the programs carried out through the grants awarded with other education, employment and training programs; barriers that impede effectiveness of projects carried out under this subtitle; the best practices and effective strategies and service delivery models that the Departments have identified pursuant to this subtitle and actions the Departments have taken to promptly disseminate information, including through electronic means, on such best practices, service delivery models, and effective strategies; and the actions the Departments have taken to leverage resources provided under Federal law other than this subtitle and non-Federal resources, to improve the workforce investment system nationwide, including in States, regions, and local areas that have not received funds under this subtitle. .