Sec. 171. General provisions
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Any Federal funds provided under this title shall be used only to supplement and not supplant the funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available from State or local public funds for adult education and literacy activities, employment and training activities, or other activities carried out under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). Any activity or program carried out with funds provided under this title shall be subject to the following:
Measurement with performance accountability indicators in accordance with section 116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A) ) or as provided as follows: With respect to an activity or program carried out under section 131, the measurement with performance accountability indicators shall be in accordance with section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii) ). With respect to an activity or program carried out under section 143, the measurement with performance accountability indicators shall be in accordance with section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii) ).
Rigorous evaluation using research approaches appropriate to the level of development and maturity of the activity or program, which evaluation may include random assignment or quasi-experimental impact evaluations, implementation evaluations, pre-experimental studies, and feasibility studies, including studies of job quality measures and credential transparency. From the funds appropriated under subsection (d), the Secretary of Labor shall— support the administration of the funds under this title and evaluation of activities and programs described in subsection (b), including by providing guidance and technical assistance to States and local areas; establish an interagency agreement with the Secretary of Education for— coordination of funding priorities, with other relevant Federal agencies, as applicable; dissemination and administration of grants and funding under this title; and execution of research and evaluation activities to minimize the duplication of efforts and job training investments; provide guidance to States and local areas on how to make, and financial support to enable the States and local areas to make, information on recognized postsecondary credentials and related competencies being awarded for activities carried out with funds under this title publicly available, searchable, and comparable as linked open data; not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, issue guidance for implementing this title in accordance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); and provide not less than $1,000,000 for each fiscal year for the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Labor to oversee the administration and distribution of funds under this title.
There is authorized to be appropriated $90,000,000 to carry out this section for fiscal year 2020, to remain available through fiscal year 2024.
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