Sec. 4. Department of Labor
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Section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The term creative industry or occupation has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the PLACE Act. . Section 102(b)(1)(A) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3112(b)(1)(A) ) is amended— in clause (i), by striking occupations; and inserting occupations, and creative industries and occupations; ; and in clause (ii), by striking those industries and occupations and the sectors, industries, and occupations described in clause
(i). Section 106(c)(1)(C) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3121(c)(1)(C) ) is amended by striking occupations and inserting occupations, and regional creative industries and occupations, . Section 108(b)(1)(B) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3123(b)(1)(B) ) is amended by striking occupations; and inserting occupations, and creative industries and occupations; . Section 166(d)(2)(A)(i) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3221(d)(2)(A)(i) ) is amended by inserting development of skills relating to creative industries or occupations and before training on . Section 170 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3225 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A), by striking or at the end; in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following: for purposes of assistance provided under subsection (b)(1)(E), an opioid crisis, as declared by the Secretary after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. ; and by adding at the end the following: The term dislocated worker means— a dislocated worker, as defined in section 3; and for purposes of assistance provided under subsection (b)(1)(E), a recovering individual. The term recovering individual means an individual who— left employment, or has never been employed, due mainly to opioid use; and has successfully completed a supervised drug rehabilitation program for opioid use and is no longer engaging in the illegal use of opioids, or has otherwise been rehabilitated successfully and is no longer engaging in such illegal use; is participating in a supervised rehabilitation program and is no longer engaging in such illegal use; or is erroneously regarded as engaging in such illegal use, but is not engaging in such illegal use. ; and in subsection (b)(1)— in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: to provide employment and training assistance in a creative industry or occupation, in an area where an opioid crisis has been declared, as described in subsection (a)(1)(C). . The Secretary of Labor, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, shall make grants to eligible entities to provide wage subsidies for certain employees in a creative industry or occupation. To be eligible to receive such a grant, an entity shall be a business (including a nonprofit organization) that— is engaged in a creative industry or occupation and has its origin in individual creativity, skill, and talent, including focusing on design, crafts, music, visual arts, media arts, performing arts, language, literature, or expressions of Native American culture or regional or local heritage culture; and has fewer than 50 employees for each workday in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year. To be eligible to receive such a grant, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary of Labor at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. An entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds, during its first year of operation, to provide wage subsidies for employees whose positions involve the individual creativity, skill, or talent described in paragraph (2)(A) rather than administrative, technical, or support functions.
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