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‘‘(C) a description of the qualified industry 
for which training will occur and the avail-
ability of competencies on which training will be 
based; 
‘‘(D) an assurance that the application was 
developed in consultation with the local board or 
boards in the area or areas where the proposed 
grant will be used; 
‘‘(E) performance outcomes for the grant, 
including expected number of individuals to be 
trained in a qualified industry, the employment 
and retention rates for such individuals in a 
qualified industry, and earnings increases for 
such individuals; 
‘‘(F) a description of how the activities 
funded by the proposed grant will be coordinated 
with activities provided through the one-stop de-
livery system in the local area or areas; and 
‘‘(G) a description of any local or private 
resources that will support the activities carried 
out under this subsection and allow the entity to 
carry out and expand such activities after the 
expiration of the grant. 
‘‘(7) FACTORS FOR AWARD OF GRANT.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In awarding grants 
under this subsection the Secretary shall con-
sider—
‘‘(i) the extent of public and private 
collaboration, including existing partner-
ships among industries, community colleges, 
and the public workforce investment system; 
‘‘(ii) the extent to which the grant will 
provide job seekers with employment oppor-
tunities in high-growth, high-demand occu-
pations; 
‘‘(iii) the extent to which the grant will 
expand the local one-stop delivery system’s 
capacity to be demand-driven and respon-
sive to local economic needs; 
‘‘(iv) the extent to which local busi-
nesses commit to hire or retain individuals 
who receive training through the grant; and 
‘‘(v) the extent to which the eligible en-
tity commits to make any newly developed 
products, such as competencies or training 
curriculum, available for distribution na-
tionally.
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‘‘(B) LEVERAGING
OF
RESOURCES.—In 
awarding grants under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall also consider—
‘‘(i) the extent to which local or private 
resources, in addition to the funds provided 
under this subsection, will be made avail-
able to support the activities carried out 
under this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) the ability of an eligible entity to 
continue to carry out and expand such ac-
tivities after the expiration of the grant. 
‘‘(C) 
DISTRIBUTION
OF
GRANTS.—In 
awarding grants under this subsection the Sec-
retary shall ensure an equitable distribution of 
such grants across geographically diverse areas. 
‘‘(8) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVAL-
UATION.—
‘‘(A) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.—The 
Secretary shall require an eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under this subsection to report to 
the Secretary on the employment outcomes ob-
tained by individuals receiving training under 
this subsection using the indicators of perform-
ance identified in the eligible entity’s grant ap-
plication.
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‘‘(B) EVALUATION.—The Secretary may re-
quire that an eligible entity that receives a grant 
under this subsection participate in an evalua-
tion of activities carried out under this sub-
section, including an evaluation using the tech-
niques described in section 172(c).’’. 
SEC. 123. PERSONAL REEMPLOYMENT ACCOUNTS. 
Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) PERSONAL REEMPLOYMENT ACCOUNTS.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘State’ means each of the several States of the United 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. 
‘‘(2) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—In addition to 
the demonstration projects under subsection (b), the 
Secretary may establish and implement a national 
demonstration project designed to analyze and pro-
vide data on workforce training programs that accel-
erate the reemployment of unemployed individuals, 
promote the retention in employment of such individ-
uals, and provide such individuals with enhanced 
flexibility, choice, and control in obtaining intensive 
reemployment, training, and supportive services. 
‘‘(3) GRANTS.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out the 
demonstration project, the Secretary shall make 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities 
to provide personal reemployment accounts to el-
igible individuals. In awarding grants under 
this subsection the Secretary shall take into con-
sideration awarding grants to eligible entities 
from diverse geographic areas, including rural 
areas. 
‘‘(B) DURATION.—The Secretary shall make 
the grants for periods of not less than 2 years 
and may renew the grant for each of the suc-
ceeding 3 years. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘eligible entity’ means—
‘‘(A) a State; or 
‘‘(B) a local board or consortium of local 
boards. 
‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that 
receives a grant under this subsection shall use 
the grant funds to provide, through a local area 
or areas, eligible individuals with personal reem-
ployment accounts. An eligible individual may 
receive only 1 personal reemployment account.
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‘‘(B) GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND AMOUNT.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The eligible entity 
shall establish the amount of a personal re-
employment account for each eligible indi-
vidual participating, which shall be uni-
form throughout the area represented by the 
eligible entity, and shall not exceed $3,000. 
‘‘(ii) OPTION FOR STATES.—If the eli-
gible entity is a State, the eligible entity 
may choose to use the grant statewide, if 
practicable, or only in specified local areas 
within a State. 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity 
shall establish eligibility criteria for indi-
viduals for personal reemployment accounts 
in accordance with this subparagraph. 
‘‘(ii) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA REQUIRE-
MENTS.—
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
subclause (II), an individual shall be 
eligible to receive a personal reemploy-
ment account under a grant awarded 
under this subsection if, beginning
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after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, the individual—
‘‘(aa) is identified by the 
State 
pursuant 
to 
section 
303(j)(1) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 503(j)(1)) as likely 
to exhaust regular unemployment 
compensation and in need of job 
search assistance to make a suc-
cessful transition to new employ-
ment, or the individual’s unem-
ployment can be attributed in 
substantial part to unfair com-
petition from Federal Prison In-
dustries, Incorporated; 
‘‘(bb) is receiving regular un-
employment compensation under 
any Federal or State unemploy-
ment compensation program ad-
ministered by the State; and 
‘‘(cc) is eligible for not less 
than 20 weeks of regular unem-
ployment compensation described 
in item (bb).
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‘‘(II) 
ADDITIONAL
ELIGIBILITY 
AND PRIORITY CRITERIA.—An eligible 
entity may establish criteria that are 
in addition to the criteria described in 
subclause (I) for the eligibility of indi-
viduals to receive a personal reemploy-
ment account under this subsection. An 
eligible entity may also establish cri-
teria for priority in the provision of a 
personal reemployment account to such 
eligible individuals under a grant 
awarded under this subsection. 
‘‘(iii) TRANSITION RULE.—
‘‘(I) PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AS 
LIKELY TO EXHAUST UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION.—
‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—At the 
option of the eligible entity, and 
subject to item (bb), an individual 
may be eligible to receive a per-
sonal 
reemployment 
account 
under this subsection if the indi-
vidual—
‘‘(AA) during the 13-
week period ending the week
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prior to the date of the enact-
ment of the subsection, was 
identified by the State pursu-
ant to section 303(j)(1) of the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 503(j)(1)) as likely to 
exhaust regular unemploy-
ment compensation and in 
need of job search assistance 
to make a successful transi-
tion to new employment; and 
‘‘(BB) otherwise meets 
the requirements of clause 
(ii)(I)(bb) and (cc). 
‘‘(bb) 
ADDITIONAL
ELIGI-
BILITY AND PRIORITY CRITERIA.—
An eligible entity may establish 
criteria that is in addition to the 
criteria described in item (aa) for 
the eligibility of individuals to re-
ceive a personal reemployment ac-
count under this subsection. An 
eligible entity may also establish 
criteria for priority in the provi-
sion of such accounts to such eligi-
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ble individuals under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(II) 
PREVIOUSLY
EXHAUSTED 
UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION.—At 
the option of the eligible entity, an in-
dividual may be eligible to receive a 
personal reemployment account under 
a grant awarded under this subsection 
if the individual—
‘‘(aa) during the 26-week pe-
riod ending the week prior to the 
date of the enactment of this sub-
section, exhausted all rights to 
any unemployment compensation; 
and 
‘‘(bb)(AA) 
is 
enrolled 
in 
training and needs additional 
support to complete such training, 
with a priority of service to be 
provided to such individuals who 
are training for shortage occupa-
tions or high-growth industries; or 
‘‘(BB) is separated from em-
ployment in an industry or occu-
pation that has experienced de-