1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prioritizing Evidence for Workforce Development Act . 2. Prioritizing programs that provide evidence of performance Section 102 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3112 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (D), by striking and after the semicolon; (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (F) a description of how the State plans to prioritize the funding of evidence-based programs for which evidence from a rigorous evaluation of the programs shows a positive effect on the target population for the programs, with highest priority given to programs that are high-evidence interventions, next priority given to programs that are moderate-evidence interventions, and next priority given to programs that are low-evidence interventions. ; and (B) in paragraph (2)(C)— (i) in clause (vii), by striking and after the semicolon; (ii) in clause (viii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (ix) how the State will prioritize the funding of evidence-based programs for which evidence from a rigorous evaluation of the programs shows a positive effect on the target population for the programs. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (d) Definitions In subsection (b): (1) Evidence-based The term evidence-based , used with respect to an activity, strategy, or other intervention, means a high-evidence, moderate-evidence, or low-evidence intervention. (2) High-evidence The term high-evidence , used with respect to an intervention, means an intervention that is shown to produce a sizable, sustained effect on important outcomes, in— (A) two or more well-conducted experimental studies carried out in typical community settings and conducted at different implementation sites