; and (2) expand the programs under this Act until a determination is made that equal rates of joblessness in all regions and among all demographic groups have been achieved. (b) Report Not later than 18 months after the first grant is awarded under this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Labor shall submit to Congress a report that includes the information described in subsection (a) for the purpose of providing Congress with an informed opportunity to update this Act and to effectively achieve the purposes described in section 2. 8. Definitions In this Act: (1) Career and technical education The term career and technical education has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2302 ). (2) Grantee The term grantee means a State that receives an allocation under section 3(a)(1) or a local entity that receives a grant under section 3(a)(2). (3) Individual with a barrier to employment The term individual with a barrier to employment means a member of one or more of the following populations: (A) Displaced homemakers. (B) Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, as such terms are defined in section 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. (C) Individuals with disabilities, including youth who are individuals with disabilities. (D) Older individuals. (E) Ex-offenders. (F) Homeless individuals (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 42 U.S.C. 14043e–2(6) )), or homeless children and youths (as defined in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11434a(2) )). (G) Individuals who are English language learners, individuals who have low levels of literacy or who have not more than a high school diploma or the equivalent, and individuals facing substantial cultural barriers. (H) Individuals within 2 years of exhausting lifetime eligibility under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). (I) Single parents (including single