WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION.

SEC. 13007. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION. (a) Surface Transportation Workforce Development, Training, and Education.—Section 504(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (G) as subparagraphs (E), (F), (H), and (I), respectively; (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: “(D) pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, and career opportunities for on-the-job training;” ; (C) in subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated), by striking “or community college” and inserting “, college, community college, or vocational school”; and (D) by inserting after subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated) the following: “(G) activities associated with workforce training and employment services, such as targeted outreach and partnerships with industry, economic development organizations, workforce development boards, and labor organizations;” ; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking “paragraph (1)(G)” and inserting “paragraph (1)(I)”; and (3) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (B) by striking “including activities” and inserting the following:“including— “(A) activities” ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(B) activities that address current workforce gaps, such as work on construction projects, of State and local transportation agencies; “(C) activities to develop a robust surface transportation workforce with new skills resulting from emerging transportation technologies; and “(D) activities to attract new sources of job-creating investment.” . (b) Transportation Education and Training Development and Deployment Program.—Section 504(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking “Development” and inserting “and Training Development and Deployment”; (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: “(1) Establishment.—The Secretary shall establish a program to make grants to educational institutions or State departments of transportation, in partnership with industry and relevant Federal departments and agencies— “(A) to develop, test, and review new curricula and education programs to train individuals at all levels of the transportation workforce; or “(B) to implement the new curricula and education programs to provide for hands-on career opportunities to meet current and future needs.” ; (3) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “shall” and inserting “may”; (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “current or future” after “specific”; and (C) in subparagraph (E)— (i) by striking “in nontraditional departments”; (ii) by inserting “construction,” after “such as”; and (iii) by inserting “or emerging” after “industrial”; (4) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (5) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: “(3) Reporting.—The Secretary shall establish minimum reporting requirements for grant recipients under this subsection, which may include, with respect to a program carried out with a grant under this subsection— “(A) the percentage or number of program participants that are employed during the second quarter after exiting the program; “(B) the percentage or number of program participants that are employed during the fourth quarter after exiting the program; “(C) the median earnings of program participants that are employed during the second quarter after exiting the program; “(D) the percentage or number of program participants that obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a secondary school diploma (or a recognized equivalent) during participation in the program or by not later than 1 year after exiting the program; and “(E) the percentage or number of program participants that, during a program year— “(i) are in an education or training program that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential or employment; and “(ii) are achieving measurable skill gains toward such a credential or employment.” . (c) Use of Funds.—Section 504 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(i) Use of Funds.—The Secretary may use funds made available to carry out this section to carry out activities related to workforce development and technical assistance and training if— “(1) the activities are authorized by another provision of this title; and “(2) the activities are for entities other than employees of the Secretary, such as States, units of local government, Federal land management agencies, and Tribal governments.” .