the requirements imposed by the amendment made by paragraph (1) in any pending solicitation for an operator or service provider. (k) Staffing (1) In general To ensure compliance with chapter 67 of title 41, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act of 1965’), as such chapter is applied by section 157(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the staffing plan and the associated budget of an entity proposing to be an operator or service provider for a Job Corps campus shall incorporate hourly wages (or salaries as appropriate) and fringe benefit costs for occupational classifications at least equal to the wage determination determined by the Secretary of Labor for the locality of the Job Corps campus. In preparing such wage determination, the Secretary shall compare the specific job classifications at the Job Corps campus with those occupations most closely correlated with those employed by public education providers in the locality with the goal of ensuring equivalency to the maximum extent feasible. (2) Adjustments permitted The Secretary may further adjust compensation levels in a contract with an operator or service provider to ensure sufficient availability and retention of qualified personnel in the locality. (3) Annual updates The Secretary shall update hourly wages (or salaries as appropriate) and fringe benefit levels for such occupations covered in this paragraph on an annual basis. (l) Special provisions Section 158(f) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3208(f) ) is amended— (1) by striking Secretary and inserting directors of Job Corps campuses