1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning Act or the PELL Act . 2. Program eligibility for Workforce Pell grants Section 481(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1088(b) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) (A) A program is an eligible program for purposes of the Workforce Pell Grants program under section 401(k) only, if— (i) it leads to a recognized educational credential at an institution of higher education, which may include a recognized postsecondary credential, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; (ii) it is at least 150 clock hours of instruction, but not more than 600 clock hours of instruction, or an equivalent number of credit hours, offered during a minimum of 8 weeks, but not more than 15 weeks; (iii) it is determined by an accrediting agency or association recognized by the Secretary pursuant to section 496(a) to— (I) provide an education aligned with the requirements of in-demand industry sectors or occupations, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; (II) meet the hiring requirements of potential employers in the sectors or occupations described in subclause (I) ; (III) have been offered by an institution for not less than 1 year prior to a determination by such agency or association under this paragraph; (IV) have a verified completion rate of at least 70 percent, calculated so as to ensure that a student shall be counted as a completion if the student completes the program within 150 percent of the normal time for completion; and (V) have verified a job placement rate of at least 70 percent