United States Code

29 U.S.C. § 3333

Integrated English literacy and civics education

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Bills that would change it 17

  • HR 8210 A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026 Amends 3333(a), 3333(b)(1) · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 7522 Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2026 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 4049 Employer-Directed Skills Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 2789 Adult Education WORKS Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 1400 Adult Education WORKS Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 6655 A Stronger Workforce for America Act Amends 3333(c)(1) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 5987 Adult Education WORKS Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 3075 Adult Education WORKS Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 4186 Employer-Directed Skills Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 1510 Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 5202 Adult Education WORKS Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 7309 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 6255 Employer-Directed Skills Act Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 4849 Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Nationwide Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 1753 Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2021 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 2809 Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 2377 Apprenticeship Improvement Act of 2017 Amends its part · introduced · 115th Congress

The law today

From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-124.

(a) In general From funds made available under section 3291(a)(2) of this title for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to States, from allotments under subsection (b), for integrated English literacy and civics education, in combination with integrated education and training activities. (b) Allotment (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), from amounts made available under section 3291(a)(2) of this title for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate— (A) 65 percent to the States on the basis of a State’s need for integrated English literacy and civics education, as determined by calculating each State’s share of a 10-year average of the data of the Office of Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security for immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence for the 10 most recent years; and (B) 35 percent to the States on the basis of whether the State experienced growth, as measured by the average of the 3 most recent years for which the data of the Office of Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security for immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence are available. (2) Minimum No State shall receive an allotment under paragraph (1) in an amount that is less than $60,000. (c) Goal Each program that receives funding under this section shall be designed to— (1) prepare adults who are English language learners for, and place such adults in, unsubsidized employment in in-demand industries and occupations that lead to economic self-sufficiency; and (2) integrate with the local workforce development system and its functions to carry out the activities of the program. (d) Report The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and make available to the public, a report on the activities carried out under this section.
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