1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Job Corps Act of 2024 . 2. Amendments relating to Job Corps (a) Definitions (1) In general Section 142 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3192 ) is amended— (A) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows: (7) Job Corps campus The term Job Corps campus means a campus run by an operator selected by the Secretary pursuant to section 147, carrying out Job Corps activities. ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (11) State The term State has the meaning given the term in section 3, except that such term also includes outlying areas (as defined in section 3). . (2) Conforming amendments Subtitle C of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3191 et seq. ) is amended— (A) by striking Job Corps center each place such term appears and inserting Job Corps campus ; and (B) by striking Job Corps centers each place such term appears and inserting Job Corps campuses . (b) Individuals eligible for the Job Corps Section 144 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3194 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) not less than age 16 and not more than age 24 on the date of enrollment, except that such maximum age limitation may be waived by the Secretary, in accordance with regulations of the Secretary, up to age 28 in the case of an individual with a disability or a justice-involved individual; and ; (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2) and by amending such paragraph— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking Basic skills deficient and inserting An individual with foundational skill needs ; (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking A school dropout and inserting An opportunity youth ; (iii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting or an individual who is pregnant before the period