text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing Employment and Training 
  Through Education Act of 2013''.
  
  SEC. 2. PILOT PROJECTS TO REDUCE DEPENDENCY AND INCREASE WORK EFFORT IN 
                THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
  
      Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is 
  amended by adding at the end the following:
      ``(l) Pilot Projects To Reduce Dependency and Increase Work Effort 
  in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.--
              ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out, under 
          such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers to be 
          appropriate, pilot projects to identify best practices for 
          employment and training programs under this Act to raise the 
          number of work registrants who obtain unsubsidized employment, 
          increase their earned income, and reduce their reliance on 
          public assistance, including but not limited to the 
          supplemental nutrition assistance program.
              ``(2) Selection criteria.--Pilot projects shall be selected 
          based on criteria the Secretary establishes, that shall 
          include--
                      ``(A) enhancing existing employment and training 
                  programs in the State;
                      ``(B) agreeing to participate in the evaluation 
                  described in paragraph (3), including making available 
                  data on participants' employment activities and post-
                  participation employment, earnings, and public benefit 
                  receipt;
                      ``(C) collaborating with the State workforce board 
                  and other job training programs in the State and local 
                  area;
                      ``(D) the extent to which the pilot project's 
                  components can be easily replicated by other States or 
                  political subdivisions; and
                      ``(E) such additional criteria that ensure that the 
                  pilot projects--
                              ``(i) target a variety of populations of 
                          work registrants, including childless adults, 
                          parents, and individuals with low skills or 
                          limited work experience;
                              ``(ii) are selected from a range of 
                          existing employment and training programs 
                          including programs that provide--
                                      ``(I) section 20 workfare;
                                      ``(II) skills development for work 
                                  registrants with limited employment 
                                  history;
                                      ``(III) post-employment support 
                                  services necessary for maintaining 
                                  employment; and
                                      ``(IV) education leading to a 
                                  recognized postsecondary credential, 
                                  registered apprenticeship, or secondary 
                                  school diploma or its equivalent;
                              ``(iii) are located in a range of 
                          geographic areas, including rural, urban, and 
                          Indian reservations; and
                              ``(iv) include participants who are exempt 
                          and not exempt under section (6)(d)(2).
              ``(3) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall provide for an 
          independent evaluation of projects selected under this 
          subsection to measure the impact of the pilot projects on the 
          ability of each pilot project target population to find and 
          retain employment that leads to increased household income and 
          reduced dependency, compared to what would have occurred in the 
          absence of the pilot project.
              ``(4) Report to congress.--By September 30, 2017, the 
          Secretary shall submit, to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
          House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
          Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, a report that includes a 
          description of--
                      ``(A) the results of each pilot project, including 
                  an evaluation of the impact of the project on the 
                  employment, income, and public benefit receipt of the 
                  targeted population of work registrants;
                      ``(B) the Federal, State, and other costs of each 
                  pilot project;
                      ``(C) the planned dissemination of the reports' 
                  findings with State agencies; and
                      ``(D) the steps and funding necessary to 
                  incorporate components of pilot projects that 
                  demonstrate increased employment and earnings into 
                  State employment and training programs.
              ``(5) Funding.--From amounts made available under section 
          18(a)(1), the Secretary shall make $10,000,000 available for 
          each of the fiscal years 2014, 2015, and 2016 to carry out this 
          subsection. Such amounts shall remain available until expended.
              ``(6) Use of funds.--
                      ``(A) Funds provided under this subsection for 
                  pilot projects shall be used only for--
                              ``(i) pilot projects that comply with the 
                          provisions of this Act;
                              ``(ii) the costs and administration of the 
                          pilot projects;
                              ``(iii) the costs incurred in providing 
                          information and data to the independent 
                          evaluation under paragraph (3); and
                              ``(iv) the costs of the evaluation under 
                          paragraph (3).
                      ``(B) Funds made available under this subsection 
                  may not be used to supplant non-Federal funds used for 
                  existing employment and training activities.''.
target: Enhancing Employment and Training Through Education Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out pilot projects to identify best practices for employment and training programs to increase the number of work registrants who obtain unsubsidized employment, increase their earned income, and reduce their reliance on public assistance, including but not limited to the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). Sets forth selection criteria.
feat_title: Enhancing Employment and Training Through Education Act of 2013