Sec. 176. YouthBuild Program
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Section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3226 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (4), by striking homeless individuals and inserting individuals experiencing homelessness ; and in paragraph (5), by striking homeless and low-income families and inserting low-income families and families of individuals experiencing homelessness ; in subsection (b)— by amending paragraph
(4)to read as follows: The term individual experiencing homelessness means an individual who is a homeless individual (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12473(6) ) or a homeless child or youth (as defined in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11434a(2) )). ; in paragraph (5), by striking homeless individuals and inserting individuals experiencing homelessness ; in paragraph (7), by striking ( and inserting 25 U.S.C. 450b ) ( ; and 25 U.S.C. 5304 ) in paragraph (12), by striking homeless individuals and inserting individuals experiencing homelessness ; in subsection (c)— by amending paragraph
(1)to read as follows: Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary is authorized to make grants to applicants for the purpose of carrying out YouthBuild programs approved under this section. Subject to clause (iii), in carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall reserve not less than 5 percent of the total amount appropriated for the purposes of that subparagraph to make grants to applicants that are— Indian tribes, tribal organizations, or Native Hawaiian organizations (as such term is defined in section 166(b)); or carrying out programs for the benefit of Indians. Subject to clause (iii), in carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall reserve not less than 10 percent of the total amount appropriated for purposes of that subparagraph to make grants to applicants that are located in rural areas. If the Secretary does not receive a sufficient number of applications of sufficient quality to award the amounts reserved under clause
(i)or amounts reserved under clause
(ii)in accordance with the requirements of the applicable clause, the Secretary may— award grants to applicants described in clause
(i)or clause (ii), as the case may be, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 per grant; and use any remaining amount reserved under the applicable clause to, notwithstanding the requirements of that clause, award grants under subparagraph
(A)to other applications that are not described in such clause. ; in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A)— in clause (iv)— in subclause (II), by striking language learners and inserting learners ; in subclause (III), by striking a secondary and inserting a regular high ; and in subclause (IV), by striking required and inserting available Federal, State, or institutional ; in clause (v), by striking drug and alcohol abuse and inserting substance use disorder ; in clause (vii)— by inserting to ensure full participation in a YouthBuild program, including such services for individuals with disabilities, after services ; and by inserting unsubsidized after retaining ; and in clause (viii), by inserting , including career services after assistance ; in subparagraph (B), by striking homeless individuals and inserting individuals experiencing homelessness each place the term appears; and by adding at the end the following: Provision of meals and other food assistance to participants in conjunction with another activity described in this paragraph. Provision of information on and referral to Federal and State means tested programs. ; in paragraph (3)— in subparagraph (A), by striking such time, in such manner, and containing such information and inserting such time and in such manner ; and in subparagraph (B)— in the header, by striking and inserting Minimum requirements ; Requirements by striking , at a minimum ; in clause (iii), by striking unions and inserting labor organizations ; by amending clause
(v)to read as follows: a description of the educational and job training activities, work opportunities, postsecondary education and training opportunities, and other services that will be provided to participants, and how those activities, opportunities, and services will— prepare youth for employment in in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the labor market area described in clause (i); and support youth in attaining a regular high school diploma or its recognized equivalent; ; in clause (vii)— by striking (including agencies of Indian tribes) and inserting , Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal educational agencies (as such term is defined in section 6132(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( ; and 20 U.S.C. 7452(b) )) by striking homeless individuals and other agencies that serve youth who are homeless individuals, and inserting individuals experiencing homelessness and other agencies that serve youth who are individuals experiencing homelessness, ; in clause (x), by inserting located in the region proposed to be served by such applicant, as applicable after tribes ; by amending clause
(xii)to read as follows: a description of the levels of performance the applicant expects to achieve on the primary indicators of performance described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii); ; in clause (xiii), by striking unions and inserting labor organizations ; by redesignating clauses
(xv)through
(xxi)as clauses
(xvi)through (xxii), respectively; and by inserting after clause
(xiv)the following: a description of any strategies the applicant will use to engage program participants in providing feedback and informing decision-making related to the program; ; and in paragraph (4)— by striking such selection criteria as the Secretary shall establish under this section, which shall include criteria and inserting selection criteria ; in subparagraph (I), by striking homeless individuals and inserting individuals experiencing homelessness ; in subparagraph (J)(iii), by adding and after the semicolon; in subparagraph (K), by striking ; and and inserting a period; and by striking subparagraph (L); in subsection (d)— in paragraph (1), by striking homeless individuals and inserting individuals experiencing homelessness ; and in paragraph (2), by striking homeless individuals and inserting individuals experiencing homelessness ; in subsection (e)(1)— in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking offender and inserting who is a justice-involved individual ; and in subparagraph (B)(i)— by striking are basic skills deficient and inserting have foundational skill needs ; and by striking secondary and inserting regular high ; in subsection (f), by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting the following: The Secretary shall make arrangements with a State or other appropriate entity to facilitate the use of State wage records to evaluate the performance of YouthBuild programs funded under this section on the employment and earnings indicators described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) for the purposes of the report required under paragraph (3). For each program year, the Secretary shall make available, on a publicly accessible website of the Department, a report on the performance of YouthBuild programs, during such program year, funded under this section on— the primary indicators of performance described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii); and the expected levels of performance for such programs as described in paragraph (1). In establishing expected levels of performance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult, on not less than an annual basis, with entities carrying out YouthBuild programs to ensure such levels of performance account for the workforce development and postsecondary education experiences of youth served by such programs. ; in subsection (g), by inserting at the end the following: The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent practicable, announce new funding opportunities for grants under this section during the same time period each year for which such grants are available. ; and by amending subsection
(i)to read as follows: There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $108,150,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2030. .
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