Sec. 502. Effective dates; transition authority

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This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the first day of the first full program year after the date of enactment of this Act, except as otherwise provided in this Act. The amendments made to section 116 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3141 ) by this Act shall take effect on the first day of the second full program year after the date of enactment of this Act, except that— the amendments to clauses

(iii)through

(v)of subsection (b)(3)(A) of that section 116 shall take effect on January 1, 2027; and the amendment to paragraph

(1)of subsection

(d)of that section 116, the amendments to subsections

(i)and

(j)of that section 116 that are made by section 119(g) of this Act, and the amendment to subsection

(k)of that section 116, shall take effect on the day that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. The amendments made to section 121 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3151 ) by this Act shall take effect on the first day of the second full program year after the date of enactment of this Act. The amendments made to section 129 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3164 ) by this Act shall take effect on the first day of the second full program year after the date of enactment of this Act. The amendments made to section 134 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3174 ) by this Act shall take effect on the first day of the second full program year after the date of enactment of this Act. The amendments made to section 159 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3209 ) by this Act shall take effect on the first day of the second full program year after the date of enactment of this Act. Pursuant to section 503(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3343(a) ), the Secretary of Labor shall, effective on the date of enactment of this Act, have the authority to take such steps as are necessary to provide for the orderly implementation of the amendments to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq. ) by this Act, including addressing cross references to provisions specified in subparagraphs

(A)and

(B)of subsection (a)(2). The authority described in paragraph

(1)shall terminate on the first day of the second full program year after the date of enactment of this Act. Each Governor and local board shall implement the requirements of section 122 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3152 ), as amended by this Act, not later than the first day of the second full program year after the date of enactment of this Act. In order to facilitate early implementation of that section 122, the Governor may establish transition procedures under which eligible providers of training services under chapter 1 of subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3151 et seq. ), as such chapter was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, may continue to be eligible to provide such services until December 31, 2027, or until such earlier date as the Governor determines to be appropriate. Not later than the first day of the second full program year after the date of enactment of this Act— each Governor of a State shall submit to the Secretary of Labor any modifications to the State plan in effect for such State that are necessary for the State plan to comply with the amendments made by this Act to section 102 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3112 ); and each local board shall submit to the Governor of a State any modifications to the local plan in effect for the local area served by the local board that are necessary for the local plan to comply with the amendments made by this Act to section 108 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3123 ). Not later than the first day of the fourth full program year after the date of enactment of this Act— each Governor of a State shall submit to the Secretary of Labor a new State plan for such State that complies with the requirements of section 102 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3112 ), as amended by this Act; and each local board shall submit to the Governor of a State a new local plan for the local area served by the local board that complies with the requirements of section 108 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3123 ), as amended by this Act. In this subsection, the terms local board , local plan , State , State plan , and training services have the meanings given the terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ). Subsections

(a)through

(e)of section 503 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3343 ) are repealed. Section 503 of such Act is amended— by redesignating subsections

(f)and

(g)as subsections

(a)and (b), respectively; by amending subsection (a), as so redesignated, to read as follows: Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026 , the Secretary shall develop and publish in the Federal Register proposed regulations relating to the transition to, and implementation of, the A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026 , including the amendments to this Act made by the A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026 . Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of the A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026 , the Secretary shall develop and publish in the Federal Register final regulations relating to the transition to, and implementation of, the A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026 , including the amendments to this Act made by the A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026 . ; and in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by striking subsection

(f)and inserting subsection

(a). The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

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