Talent working group

(a) Establishment Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall establish a working group to be known as the American Talent Working Group (in this Act referred to as the Working Group)— (1) to serve as a standing forum for aligning Federal policy, funding, and data infrastructure related to education, workforce, and talent; and (2) to support coordination of State and local efforts to meet the needs of the labor market. (b) Composition The Working Group shall be composed of the following: (1) The Secretary of Labor. (2) The Secretary of Agriculture. (3) The Secretary of Commerce. (4) The Secretary of Defense. (5) The Secretary of Education. (6) The Secretary of Energy. (7) The Secretary of Health and Human Services. (8) The Secretary of Homeland Security. (9) The Secretary of Transportation. (10) The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service. (11) A representative from the Council of Economic Advisers. (12) A representative from the Domestic Policy Council. (13) The Chief Executive Officer of the Internal Revenue Service. (14) The Commissioner of Labor Statistics. (15) The Director of the National Science Foundation. (16) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (17) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management. (18) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. (c) Activities The Working Group shall— (1) drive the development of the Federal strategic talent plan outlined in section 3; (2) meet not less often than once a year to report on workforce development activities to improve communication and alignment of programs, to discuss progress made on the recommendations outlined in the Federal strategic talent plan, and to identify barriers to the adoption of recommendations; (3) identify challenges and barriers to the reach, utilization, and successful outcomes of workforce development programs that may inform updates to the Federal strategic talent plan; (4) submit a report, not later than 30 days after the date of a meeting, to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives summarizing— (A) key points from the meeting; (B) progress on enactment of the Federal strategic talent plan, including specific goals that have been met, specific actions taken by each member of the Working Group to implement the Federal strategic talent plan, and a description of the metrics used to evaluate success; (C) common barriers identified and common projected trends that may impact the Federal strategic talent plan; and (D) any legislative recommendations; (5) engage not less often than annually with State and local government leaders, business owners and industry leaders, labor union representatives, local chambers of commerce, local boards and State boards (as such terms are defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)), education officials from secondary schools (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)), postsecondary schools, and area career and technical education schools (as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)), institutions of higher education, and Tribal leaders, which shall include direct conversations and the collection and consideration of recommendations; (6) host regional meetings to better understand varied needs for job development across the Nation; and (7) ensure that workforce programs are aligned with updates to the President’s List of Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET) and consider related skills needs and talent development strategies. (d) Sunset The Working Group shall cease to exist effective on the date that is 8 years after the date of enactment of this Act, unless reauthorized by an Act of Congress.