1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act . 2. Youth employment opportunities Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended— (1) by redesignating subtitle E as subtitle F; and (2) by inserting after subtitle D the following: E Youth Employment Opportunities 176. Definitions In this subtitle: (1) Eligible youth The term eligible youth means an individual who— (A) is not younger than age 14 or older than age 24; and (B) is— (i) an in-school youth; (ii) an out-of-school youth; or (iii) an unemployed individual. (2) Hardest-to-employ, most-at-risk The term hardest-to-employ, most-at-risk , used with respect to an individual, includes individuals who are homeless, in foster care, involved in the juvenile or criminal justice system, or are not enrolled in or at risk of dropping out of an educational institution and who live in an underserved community that has faced trauma through acute or long-term exposure to substantial discrimination, historical or cultural oppression, intergenerational poverty, civil unrest, a high rate of violence, or a high rate of drug overdose mortality. (3) Indian tribe; tribal organization The terms Indian tribe and tribal organization have the meanings given the terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). (4) In-school youth; out-of-school youth The terms in-school youth and out-of-school youth have the meanings given the terms in section 129(a)(1). (5) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). (6) Subsidized employment The term subsidized employment means employment for which the employer receives a total or partial subsidy to offset costs of employing an eligible youth under this subtitle. (7) Tribal area The term tribal area means— (A) an area on or adjacent to an Indian reservation