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 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; (ii) 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