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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7321 

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish grants 

to support the establishment of personal reemployment accounts to assist 

Americans in gaining skills and returning to work following the economic 

disruption caused by COVID–19. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 24, 2020 

Ms. STEFANIK (for herself and Mr. MOULTON) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

to establish grants to support the establishment of personal reemployment accounts to assist Americans in 

gaining skills and returning to work following the economic disruption caused by COVID–19. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Elevating America’s 

5 Workforce Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GRANTS TO SUPPORT PERSONAL REEMPLOYMENT 

2 ACCOUNTS. 

3 Subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 

4 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151 et seq.) is amended by 

5 adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘CHAPTER 5—PERSONAL REEMPLOYMENT 

7 ACCOUNTS 

8 ‘‘SEC. 137A. PURPOSES. 

9 ‘‘The purposes of this chapter are to provide for the 

10 establishment of personal reemployment accounts for cer11 tain individuals identified as likely to need additional job 

12 training to make a successful transition to new employ13 ment following the economic disruption caused by 

14 COVID–19, in order to— 

15 ‘‘(1) accelerate the reemployment of such indi16 viduals; 

17 ‘‘(2) promote the retention in employment of 

18 such individuals; and 

19 ‘‘(3) provide such individuals with enhanced 

20 flexibility, choice, and control in obtaining job train21 ing services. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 137B. DEFINITION. 

23 ‘‘In this chapter, the term ‘State’ means each of the 

24 several States of the United States, the District of Colum25 bia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United 

26 States Virgin Islands. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 137C. GRANTS TO STATES. 

2 ‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall— 

‘‘(1) reserve 1 3 ⁄10 of 1 percent of the amount ap4 propriated under section 136(d)) for use under sec5 tion 137I; and 

6 ‘‘(2) use the remainder of the amount appro7 priated under section 136(d) to make allotments in 

8 accordance with subsection (b). 

9 ‘‘(b) ALLOTMENT AMONG STATES.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days 

11 after an amount is first appropriated under section 

12 136(d) and from the amount made available under 

13 subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall allot to each 

14 State an amount that is proportionate to the relative 

15 number of unemployed individuals in the State as 

16 compared to the total number of unemployed indi17 viduals in all States in order to provide assistance 

18 for eligible individuals in accordance with this chap19 ter. 

20 ‘‘(2) SMALL STATE MINIMUM ALLOTMENT.— 

21 The Secretary shall ensure that— 

22 ‘‘(A) each State (other than the United 

23 States Virgin Islands) shall receive an allotment 

under paragraph (1) that is not less than 3 24 ⁄10

25 of 1 percent of the amount made available 

26 under subsection (a)(2) for the fiscal year; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) the United States Virgin Islands shall 

2 receive an allotment under paragraph (1) that 

is not less than 1 3 ⁄10 of 1 percent of the amount 

4 made available under subsection (a)(2) for the 

5 fiscal year. 

6 ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY.—Notwithstanding section 

7 189(g)(1), amounts made available under subsection (a) 

8 to carry out this chapter shall be available for obligation 

9 and expenditure beginning on the date of the enactment 

10 of the Elevating America’s Workforce Act. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 137D. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATION. 

12 ‘‘(a) ALLOCATION.—Of the amount allotted to a 

13 State under section 137C— 

14 ‘‘(1) not more than 10 percent of the amount 

15 may be reserved by the Governor of the State to— 

16 ‘‘(A) of which 2 percent may be used to— 

17 ‘‘(i) enhance labor market information 

18 tools and the availability of regional labor 

19 market information; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) carry out other appropriate ac21 tivities to implement this chapter; and 

22 ‘‘(B) of which any remaining amounts may 

23 be used to distribute funds to local areas for 

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1 dividuals in such local areas, based on a deter2 mination of need by the State for such funds; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(2) not later than 15 days after receiving such 

5 allotment, the remaining amount shall be allocated 

6 by the State to local areas in accordance with the 

7 formula described in subsection (b) for the establish8 ment of personal reemployment accounts described 

9 in section 137E for eligible individuals in such local 

10 areas, of which not more than 5 percent of the 

11 amount allocated to a local area may be reserved by 

12 the local board involved for start-up costs and other 

13 operating costs related to the provision of assistance 

14 under this chapter. 

15 ‘‘(b) FORMULA.—A State shall allocate funds to local 

16 areas in the State under subsection (a)(2) in an amount 

17 that is proportionate to the relative number of unemployed 

18 individuals in the local area as compared to the total num19 ber of unemployed individuals in the State. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 137E. PERSONAL REEMPLOYMENT ACCOUNTS. 

21 ‘‘(a) ACCOUNTS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

23 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNTS.— 

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1 funds shall be used to establish personal reem2 ployment accounts for eligible individuals to be 

3 used in accordance with section 137F. 

4 ‘‘(B) USE OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS.— 

5 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any unobligated 

6 funds that remain in a deactivated account 

7 shall— 

8 ‘‘(I) not later than 3 months of 

9 such deactivation, be used 

10 ‘‘(II) to establish a new personal 

11 reemployment account described in 

12 subparagraph (A); or 

13 ‘‘(III) returned to the State to be 

14 used in accordance with section 

15 137D(a)(1)(B). 

16 ‘‘(ii) DEACTIVATED ACCOUNT DE17 FINED.—In this subparagraph, the term 

18 ‘deactivated account’ means a personal re19 employment account— 

20 ‘‘(I) that has been established for 

21 1 year; or 

22 ‘‘(II) that has been established 

23 for 3 months in a case in which the 

24 individual has not begun the training 


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1 purchased using such account under 

2 section 137(a). 

3 ‘‘(C) OTHER LIMITATIONS.—An eligible in4 dividual may receive only one personal reem5 ployment account, and such an account shall 

6 not be transferable. 

7 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—Each account shall be 

8 comprised of a training fund and a reemployment 

9 bonus, which shall function independently for the 

10 purposes designated in section 137F. 

11 ‘‘(3) AMOUNT.—The State shall establish the 

12 amount of the training fund and the reemployment 

13 bonus, which shall be uniform throughout the State, 

14 pursuant to the following criteria: 

15 ‘‘(A) With respect to the training fund, the 

16 State may establish— 

17 ‘‘(i) a maximum amount of $6,000; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(ii) a minimum amount is $3,000. 

20 ‘‘(B) With respect to the reemployment 

21 bonus, the State may establish— 

22 ‘‘(i) a maximum amount of $2,000; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(ii) a minimum amount of $1,000. 


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1 ‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON ADDITIONAL SERVICES.— 

2 During the 1-year period following the establishment 

3 of an account for an eligible individual, the eligible 

4 individual may not receive training services funded 

5 under this title (other than the services or training 

6 funded under section 137F(a)). 

7 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA REQUIRE9 MENTS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara11 graph (B), an individual shall be eligible to re12 ceive assistance under this chapter if, beginning 

13 after the date of enactment of the Elevating 

14 America’s Workforce Act, the individual— 

15 ‘‘(i) is identified by a local area as 

16 likely in need of job training to make a 

17 successful transition to new employment; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(ii) is receiving cash benefits payable 

20 with respect to the individual’s unemploy21 ment, including any benefits payable under 

22 subtitle A of title II of division A of the 

23 CARES Act (Public Law 116–136). 

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1 teria that is in addition to the criteria described 

2 in subparagraph (A) for the eligibility of indi3 viduals to receive assistance under this chapter. 

4 A State may also establish criteria for priority 

5 in the provision of assistance to such eligible in6 dividuals under this chapter. 

7 ‘‘(2) TRANSITION RULE.—At the option of the 

8 State, an individual may be eligible to receive assist9 ance under this chapter if the individual— 

10 ‘‘(A) during the 1-year period following the 

11 date of the enactment of the Elevating Amer12 ica’s Workforce Act, exhausted all rights to the 

13 cash benefits described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii); 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(B) is separated from employment in an 

16 industry or occupation that has experienced de17 clining employment, or no longer provides any 

18 employment, in the local labor market on the 

19 date of the determination of eligibility of the in20 dividual under this paragraph. 

21 ‘‘(3) NO INDIVIDUAL ENTITLEMENT.—Nothing 

22 in this chapter shall be construed to entitle any indi23 vidual to receive a personal reemployment account. 

24 ‘‘(c) LOCAL ADMINISTRATION.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A local board shall admin2 ister personal reemployment accounts established 

3 under this chapter through the one-stop delivery sys4 tem. 

5 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION AND ATTESTATION.—Prior 

6 to the establishment of a personal reemployment ac7 count for an eligible individual under this chapter, 

8 the one-stop delivery system shall ensure that the in9 dividual— 

10 ‘‘(A) is informed of the requirements appli11 cable to the personal reemployment account, in12 cluding the allowable uses of funds from the ac13 count, the limitations on access to services de14 scribed under section 137E(a)(4) and a descrip15 tion of such services, and the conditions for re16 ceiving a reemployment bonus; 

17 ‘‘(B) has completed an orientation session, 

18 either in person or virtual, that includes an 

19 overview of the personal reemployment account 

20 and the basic career services that are available 

21 through the one-stop; 

22 ‘‘(C) is provided access to information 

23 on— 


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1 ‘‘(i) potential training providers, in2 cluded the training providers specified in 

3 section 134(c)(3)(F); 

4 ‘‘(ii) the most up-to-date regional 

5 labor market data and analysis of skills 

6 needed by employers in the region; and 

7 ‘‘(iii) in-demand industry sectors or 

8 occupations in the local area; 

9 ‘‘(D) has the option to develop a personal 

10 reemployment plan which will identify the em11 ployment goals and appropriate combination of 

12 services selected by the individual to achieve the 

13 employment goals; and 

14 ‘‘(E) signs an attestation that the indi15 vidual will— 

16 ‘‘(i) comply with the requirements re17 lating to the personal reemployment ac18 counts under this chapter; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) be responsible for any expendi20 tures that are not allowable to be reim21 bursed by the account. 

22 ‘‘(3) PERIODIC CONTACT.—The one-stop deliv23 ery system shall conduct periodic, not less than once 

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1 ployment account and assist the recipient in meeting 

2 such individual’s employment goals. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 137F. USE OF FUNDS. 

4 ‘‘(a) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c) 

6 and paragraph (3) of this subsection, an eligible in7 dividual may use amounts in the training fund to— 

8 ‘‘(A) purchase training services (including 

9 the services specified in section 134(c)(3)(D)) 

10 from a provider of such training services, 

11 which— 

12 ‘‘(i) shall be a provider that— 

13 ‘‘(I) offers training that leads to 

14 a recognized postsecondary credential; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(II) as of the date of enactment 

17 of the Elevating America’s Workforce 

18 Act, has been in operation for at least 

19 a 6-month period; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) may be a provider that is not on 

21 the list of eligible providers of training 

22 services described in section 122(d); 

23 ‘‘(B) provide to the employer with whom 

24 the individual enters into a work-based training 

25 agreement described in paragraph (2) for the 


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1 provision of on-the-job training, reimbursement 

2 of— 

3 ‘‘(i)(I) in the case of an employer with 

4 not more than 100 employees, 75 percent 

5 of the wages earned by the eligible indi6 vidual while engaged in the training, ex7 cept that such reimbursement shall not ex8 ceed the amounts in the training fund as 

9 of the date of such reimbursement; and 

10 ‘‘(II) in the case of an employer with 

11 more than 100 employees, 50 percent the 

12 wages earned by the eligible individual 

13 while engaged in the training, except that 

14 such reimbursement shall not exceed the 

15 amounts in the training fund as of the 

16 date of such reimbursement; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) upon completion of such training 

18 and meeting the requirements to receive an 

19 unemployment bonus under subsection 

20 (b)(1), 25 percent of the wages earned by 

21 the eligible individual while engaged in the 

22 training, except that such reimbursement 

23 shall not exceed the amounts in the train24 ing fund as of the date of such reimburse25 ment; or 


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1 ‘‘(C) purchase the training services de2 scribed in subparagraph (A) and provide the 

3 employer reimbursement described in subpara4 graph (B). 

5 ‘‘(2) WORK-BASED TRAINING AGREEMENT.—To 

6 receive on-the-job training from an employer as de7 scribed in paragraph (1)(B), an eligible individual 

8 shall enter into a work-based training agreement 

9 with the employer to establish— 

10 ‘‘(A) the length of the training, the hourly 

11 wage rate of the individual, the amount in the 

12 individual’s training fund, the skills necessary 

13 for the job and the individual’s current attain14 ment level of such skills, the skills to be learned 

15 during the training; and 

16 ‘‘(B) a requirement that, prior to begin17 ning such training, the eligible individual pro18 vide to the one-stop delivery system for pur19 poses of receiving a payment or reimbursement 

20 in accordance with paragraph (3), a copy of 

21 such agreement and, during such training, any 

22 documentation of the wages earned by the indi23 vidual while engaged in such training. 

24 ‘‘(3) DELIVERY OF SERVICES.—The one-stop 

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1 training described in paragraph (1), through a 

2 voucher system, or by reimbursement to the eligible 

3 individual or employer upon— 

4 ‘‘(A) receipt of appropriate cost docu5 mentation for training services under paragraph 

6 (1)(A), consistent with safeguards described in 

7 the State application under section 137G; or 

8 ‘‘(B) receipt of documentation of wages 

9 earned by the individual while engaged in on10 the-job training under paragraph (1)(B) for 

11 which the one-stop delivery system has received 

12 a copy of the work-based training agreement es13 tablished under paragraph (2). 

14 ‘‘(b) REEMPLOYMENT BONUS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible individual shall 

16 be provided, directly and in cash, a reemployment 

17 bonus, in a case in which, not later than 6 weeks 

18 after the completion of any training purchased under 

19 subsection (a) and not later than 1 year after the es20 tablishment of the individual’s account— 

21 ‘‘(A) the individual obtains full-time, un22 subsidized employment (which is not the on-the 

23 job training described in subsection (a)(1)(B)); 

24 and 

25 ‘‘(B) meets one of the following: 


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1 ‘‘(i) Receives a recognized postsec2 ondary credential necessary for such em3 ployment upon completion of the training 

4 purchased under subsection (a). 

5 ‘‘(ii) Completes the on-the-job training 

6 purchased under subsection (a) and gains 

7 the skills necessary for such employment. 

8 ‘‘(2) PAYMENTS.—The following shall apply 

9 with respect to an eligible individual described in 

10 paragraph (1): 

11 ‘‘(A) 60 percent of the remaining reem12 ployment bonus shall be paid to the individual 

13 upon the employment described in paragraph 

14 (1). 

15 ‘‘(B) 40 percent of the remaining reem16 ployment bonus shall be paid to the individual 

17 after 26 weeks of employment retention. 

18 ‘‘(3) TRAINING FUND.—Except as provided in 

19 (c)(2), upon receipt of a reemployment bonus under 

20 paragraph (1), an individual may not use any funds 

21 remaining in the individual’s training fund. 

22 ‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—The following shall apply with 

23 respect to personal reemployment accounts under this 

24 chapter: 


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1 ‘‘(1) Amounts in a personal reemployment ac2 count established for an individual may be used dur3 ing the 1-year period after the date of the establish4 ment of the account for an individual, except that 

5 such individual shall begin any training the indi6 vidual purchased under subsection (a) not later than 

7 3 months after such establishment. 

8 ‘‘(2) During the 1-year period after the date on 

9 which an individual’s account is established, if such 

10 individual receives a reemployment bonus under sub11 section (b) and becomes unemployed, the indi12 vidual— 

13 ‘‘(A) may use the amount remaining in the 

14 training fund portion of the individual’s for the 

15 purposes described in subsection (a); and 

16 ‘‘(B) may not be eligible for additional 

17 cash payments under subsection (b). 

18 ‘‘SEC. 137G. STATE APPLICATION. 

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order for a State to receive 

20 an allotment under section 137C, the Governor of the 

21 State shall submit to the Secretary an application that in22 cludes a description of how the State intends to carry out 

23 the personal reemployment accounts authorized under this 

24 chapter, including— 


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1 ‘‘(1) the criteria and methods to be used for de2 termining eligibility for the personal reemployment 

3 accounts and the additional criteria and priority for 

4 service that the State intends to apply, if any, pur5 suant to section 137E(b)(1)(B); 

6 ‘‘(2) the methods or procedures, developed in 

7 consultation with local boards and chief elected offi8 cials, to be used to provide eligible individuals infor9 mation relating to services, providers and employers, 

10 and safeguards, to ensure that funds from the per11 sonal reemployment accounts are used for purposes 

12 authorized under this chapter; and 

13 ‘‘(3) how the State will coordinate the activities 

14 carried out under this chapter with the employment 

15 and training activities carried out under section 134 

16 and other activities carried out through the one-stop 

17 delivery system in the State. 

18 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL.—A 

19 State application submitted to the Secretary under sub20 section (a) by a Governor shall be considered to be ap21 proved by the Secretary at the end of the 30-day period 

22 beginning on the date the Secretary receives the applica23 tion, unless the Secretary makes a written determination 

24 during such period that the application is incomplete or 

25 otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 137H. PROGRAM INFORMATION. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may require from 

3 States the collection and reporting on such financial, per4 formance, and other program-related information as the 

5 Secretary determines is appropriate to carry out this chap6 ter, including the evaluation described in section 137I. 

7 ‘‘(b) TRAINING PROVIDER PERFORMANCE DATA.— 

8 Each State shall submit annually to the Secretary and 

9 make available (including by electronic means), in an eas10 ily understandable format, performance data with respect 

11 to each provider of training under this chapter containing 

12 the following information: 

13 ‘‘(1) The total number of program participants 

14 who received training services. 

15 ‘‘(2) The percentage of program participants 

16 who are in unsubsidized employment during the sec17 ond quarter after exit from the program. 

18 ‘‘(3) The percentage of program participants 

19 who are in unsubsidized employment during the 

20 fourth quarter after exit from the program. 

21 ‘‘(4) The median earnings of program partici22 pants who are in unsubsidized employment during 

23 the second quarter after exit from the program. 

24 ‘‘(5) In the case of a training provider described 

25 in section 137F(a)(1)(A), the percentage of program 

26 participants who obtain a recognized postsecondary 


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1 credential during participation in or within 1 year 

2 after exit from the program. 

3 ‘‘(6) In the case of an employer providing on4 the-job training described in section 137F(a)(1)(B), 

5 the percentage of program participants who com6 pleted on-the-job training supported under this chap7 ter and achieved measurable skills gains necessary 

8 for employment. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 137I. EVALUATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND 

10 DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES. 

11 ‘‘(a) EVALUATION.—From the amount made avail12 able under section 137C(a)(1), the Secretary, pursuant to 

13 the authority provided under section 169, shall, directly 

14 or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements 

15 with appropriate entities, conduct an evaluation of the ac16 tivities carried out under this chapter. 

17 ‘‘(b) CONDUCT OF EVALUATION.—The evaluation 

18 shall examine the effectiveness of such activities in achiev19 ing the purposes described in section 137A, including the 

20 effectiveness with respect to individuals with barriers to 

21 employment, disaggregated by each subpopulation of such 

22 individuals, and by race, ethnicity, sex, and age, and such 

23 other purposes as the Secretary determines are appro24 priate. 


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1 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—The report to Congress under section 

2 169(e) relating to the results of the evaluations required 

3 under section 169 shall include the recommendation of the 

4 Secretary with respect to the use of personal reemploy5 ment accounts as a mechanism to assist individuals in ob6 taining and retaining employment.’’. 

7 SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION. 

8 Section 107(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Op9 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3122(d)) is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (8)(A)(i), by inserting ‘‘, ac11 tivities authorized under section 137F’’ after ‘‘sec12 tion 134’’; and 

13 (2) in paragraph (12)(B)(i)(I), by striking ‘‘sec14 tions 128 and 133’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 128, 

15 133, and 137D’’. 

16 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

17 Section 136 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor18 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3181) is amended by adding at the 

19 end the following: 

20 ‘‘(d) PERSONAL REEMPLOYMENT ACCOUNTS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

22 appropriated $8,612,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 to 

23 carry out chapter 5. 

24 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated 

25 pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 


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1 under paragraph (1) to carry out section 137I are 

2 authorized to remain available until expended.’’. 

3 SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 

4 The table of contents for the Workforce Innovation 

5 and Opportunity Act is amended by inserting after the 

6 items relating to chapter 4 of subtitle B of title I the fol7 lowing new items: 

‘‘CHAPTER 5—PERSONAL REEMPLOYMENT ACCOUNTS

‘‘Sec. 137A. Purposes. 

‘‘Sec. 137B. Definition. 

‘‘Sec. 137C. Grants to States. 

‘‘Sec. 137D. Within State allocation. 

‘‘Sec. 137E. Personal reemployment accounts. 

‘‘Sec. 137F. Use of funds. 

‘‘Sec. 137G. State application. 

‘‘Sec. 1357. Program information. 

‘‘Sec. 137I. Evaluation, technical assistance, and data collection activities.’’. 

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