Summary

Adds a requirement that applications for grants under the specified Social Security Act grant program include a description of recent labor market information and evidence showing in-demand jobs or worker shortages. The change takes effect October 1, 2025, and otherwise leaves existing program authorities, funding, and deadlines unchanged. The bill also makes a technical renumbering of two existing subsections in the statute; it does not appropriate funds or create new agencies or deadlines.

Key Points

• Requires grant applications under the referenced Social Security Act program to include recent labor market information and evidence of in-demand jobs or worker shortages.
• Adds a new statutory application requirement and renumbers two existing subsections (technical change).
• Takes effect October 1, 2025; changes apply to applications submitted on or after that date.
• Does not provide funding, change eligibility, or set evaluation/scoring rules for grant awards.
• Likely increases administrative tasks for applicants who must gather or summarize labor market data.
• Could improve alignment between funded projects and current local or regional workforce needs if agencies use the information in reviews.
• Leaves key details (what counts as "recent" data, acceptable evidence, reviewer standards) to implementing guidance or agency practice.
• No emergency designation, tax changes, or national security implications.
• Primarily a programmatic/administrative amendment rather than a substantive expansion of programs or spending.

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