H.R. 10085 – Lifelong Learning Act

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The Lifelong Learning Act amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to give states more flexibility in running incumbent worker training programs. It changes how much funding must be set aside for these programs, adds new reporting requirements on program performance, and lets local boards serve as one‑stop service operators if approved by state officials.

Key Provisions

Increases the required reservation of funds for incumbent worker training from 20% to 30% and from 10% to 15% in the relevant sections of the law.
Requires states to report additional outcome data for incumbent worker training, including performance indicators that will be used by the State, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Education to adjust adult and dislocated worker program standards.
Allows a local board, with approval from the chief elected official and the governor, to act as a one‑stop operator, provided it signs a written agreement outlining conflict‑of‑interest safeguards and complies with federal and state conflict‑of‑interest policies.

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce Committee

August 13, 2026

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Introduced in House

August 13, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce Committee

August 13, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued August 13, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10085

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 13, 2026

Mr. Davis of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Finstad) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

A BILL

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to permit greater flexibility in carrying out incumbent worker training programs, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Lifelong Learning Act.

2.

Incumbent worker training and transitional jobs standard reservation of funds

Section 134(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by striking 20 and inserting 30; and

(2)

in paragraph (5), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 10 and inserting 15.

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Reporting incumbent worker training outcomes

Section 116(d)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(d)(2)(A)) is amended—

(1)

by striking (A) information and inserting (A)(i) information;

(2)

in clause (i), as so designated, by adding and at the end; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following:

(ii)

in the case of a State in which local areas are implementing incumbent worker training programs under section 134(d)(4), information on the levels of performance achieved for those programs with respect to the primary indicators of performance described in subsection (b)(2)(A), which information shall be used by the State and the Secretary of Labor in conjunction with the Secretary of Education to adapt the State adjusted levels of performance with respect to such indicators for the adult program and for the dislocated worker program authorized under chapter 3 of subtitle B.

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4.

Expanding the flexibility of one-stop operators

Section 121(d)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(d)(2)) is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (A), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon;

(2)

in subparagraph (B)(vi), by striking the period and inserting ; and; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following:

(C)

subject to approval from the chief elected official and Governor and in accordance with any other eligibility criteria established by the State, and notwithstanding subparagraph (B), may be a local board, if the local board—

(i)

enters into a written agreement with the chief elected official and clarifies how the local board will carry out the functions and responsibilities of a one-stop operator in a manner that complies with appropriate internal controls to prevent any conflicts of interest, which shall include how the local board, while serving as a one-stop operator, will comply with—

(I)

the relevant Office of Management and Budget circulars relating to conflicts of interest; and

(II)

any applicable State conflict of interest policy; and

(ii)

complies with the other applicable requirements of this subsection.

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