ties authorized for local areas under chapters 4 
and 5 of this title, and such demonstration or 
other innovative programs to serve special pop-
ulations as may be approved by the Governor.’’. 
(g) USE OF CORE INDICATORS FOR OTHER PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 136 (29 U.S.C. 2871) is further amend-
ed by adding at the end the following subsection: 
‘‘(j) USE OF CORE INDICATORS FOR OTHER PRO-
GRAMS.—In addition to the programs carried out under 
chapters 4 and 5, and consistent with the requirements 
of the applicable authorizing laws, the Secretary shall use 
the core indicators of performance described in subsection 
(b)(2)(A) to assess the effectiveness of the programs de-
scribed under section 121(b)(1)(B) that are carried out 
by the Secretary.’’. 
(h) REPEAL OF DEFINITIONS.—Sections 502 and 
503 (and the items related to such sections in the table 
of contents) are repealed. 
SEC. 114. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) YOUTH ACTIVITIES.—Section 137(a) (29 U.S.C. 
2872(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2011’’.
(b) ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 137(b) (29 U.S.C. 2872(b)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 132(a)(1), such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003’’ and 
inserting ‘‘132(a), $3,140,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 
and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2007 through 2011’’. 
(c) 
DISLOCATED
WORKER
EMPLOYMENT
AND 
TRAINING ACTIVITIES.—Section 137 is further amended 
by striking subsection (c). 
SEC. 115. JOB CORPS. 
(a) COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.—Section 153 (29 
U.S.C. 2893) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.— 
The director of each Job Corps center shall ensure the 
establishment and development of the business and com-
munity relationships and networks described in subsection 
(b) in order to enhance the effectiveness of such center.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘RESPON-
SIBILITIES’’ and inserting ‘‘NETWORKS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘The responsibilities of the 
Liaison’’ and inserting ‘‘The activities carried
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out by each Job Corps center under this sec-
tion’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘The Liaison 
for’’ and inserting ‘‘The director of’’. 
(b) INDUSTRY
COUNCILS.—Section 154(b) (29 
U.S.C. 2894(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘local and 
distant’’; and 
(2) by adding after paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) EMPLOYERS OUTSIDE OF LOCAL AREAS.— 
The industry council may include, or otherwise pro-
vide for consultation with, employers from outside 
the local area who are likely to hire a significant 
number of enrollees from the Job Corps center.’’. 
(c) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE AND ADDITIONAL 
INFORMATION.—Section 159(c) (29 U.S.C. 2893(c)) is 
amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) CORE INDICATORS.—The Secretary shall 
annually establish expected levels of performance for 
Job Corps centers and the Job Corps program relat-
ing to each of the core indicators for youth identified 
in section 136(b)(2)(A)(ii).’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘measures’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘indicators’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
161 (29 U.S.C. 2901) is amended by striking ‘‘1999 
through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2006 through 2011’’. 
SEC. 116. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS. 
(a) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Section 166(h)(4)(C) (29 
U.S.C. 2911(h)(4)(C)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) DUTIES.—The Council shall advise 
the Secretary on the operation and administra-
tion of the programs assisted under this sec-
tion.’’. 
(b) ASSISTANCE
TO AMERICAN SAMOANS
IN HA-
WAII.—Section 166 (29 U.S.C. 2911) is further amended 
by striking subsection (j). 
SEC. 117. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 167(d) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including 
permanent housing)’’ after ‘‘housing’’. 
SEC. 118. VETERANS’ WORKFORCE INVESTMENT PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 168(a)(3)(C) (29 U.S.C. 2913 (a)(3)(C)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 134(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 121(e)’’.
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SEC. 119. YOUTH CHALLENGE GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 169 (29 U.S.C. 2914) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 169. YOUTH CHALLENGE GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts reserved by the 
Secretary under section 127(a)(1)(A) for a fiscal year— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary shall use not less than 80 
percent to award competitive grants under sub-
section (b); and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary may use not more than 20 
percent to award discretionary grants under sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(b) COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO STATES AND LOCAL 
AREAS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—From the funds de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall 
award competitive grants to eligible entities to carry 
out activities authorized under this section to assist 
eligible youth in acquiring the skills, credentials and 
employment experience necessary to succeed in the 
labor market. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Grants under this 
subsection may be awarded to States, local boards, 
recipients of grants under section 166 (relating to 
Native American programs), and public or private
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entities (including consortia of such entities) apply-
ing in conjunction with local boards. 
‘‘(3) GRANT
PERIOD.—The Secretary may 
make a grant under this section for a period of 1 
year and may renew the grants for each of the 4 
succeeding years. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORITY
TO
REQUIRE
MATCH.—The 
Secretary may require that grantees under this sub-
section provide a non-Federal share of the cost of 
activities carried out under a grant awarded under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(5) PARTICIPANT
ELIGIBILITY.—Youth ages 
14 through 19 as of the time the eligibility deter-
mination is made may be eligible to participate in 
activities provided under this subsection. 
‘‘(6) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds under this sub-
section may be used for activities that are designed 
to assist youth in acquiring the skills, credentials 
and employment experience that are necessary to 
succeed in the labor market, including the activities 
identified in section 129. The activities may include 
activities such as— 
‘‘(A) training and internships for out-of- 
school youth in sectors of economy experiencing 
or projected to experience high growth;
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‘‘(B) after-school dropout prevention activi-
ties for in-school youth; 
‘‘(C) activities designed to assist special 
youth populations, such as court-involved youth 
and youth with disabilities; and 
‘‘(D) activities combining remediation of 
academic skills, work readiness training, and 
work experience, and including linkages to post-
secondary education, apprenticeships, and ca-
reer-ladder employment. 
‘‘(7) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require, including— 
‘‘(A) a description of the activities the eli-
gible entity will provide to eligible youth under 
this subsection; 
‘‘(B) a description of the programs of dem-
onstrated effectiveness on which the provision 
of the activities under subparagraph (A) are 
based, and a description of how such activities 
will expand the base of knowledge relating to 
the provision of activities for youth;
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‘‘(C) a description of the private and pub-
lic, and local and State resources that will be le-
veraged to provide the activities described under 
subparagraph (A) in addition the funds pro-
vided under this subsection; and 
‘‘(D) the levels of performance the eligible 
entity expects to achieve with respect to the in-
dicators of performance for youth specified in 
section 136(b)(2)(A)(ii). 
‘‘(8) FACTORS
FOR
AWARD.—In awarding 
grants under this subsection the Secretary may con-
sider the quality of the proposed project, the goals 
to be achieved, the likelihood of successful implemen-
tation, the extent to which the project is based on 
proven strategies or the extent to which the project 
will expand the knowledge base on activities for 
youth, and the additional State, local or private re-
sources that will be provided. 
‘‘(9) EVALUATION.—The Secretary may reserve 
up to 5 percent of the funds described in sub-
section(a)(1) to provide technical assistance to, and 
conduct evaluations of the projects funded under 
this subsection (using appropriate techniques as de-
scribed in section 172(c)).
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‘‘(c) DISCRETIONARY GRANTS FOR YOUTH ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the funds described 
in subsection(a)(2), the Secretary may award grants 
to eligible entities to provide activities that will as-
sist youth in preparing for, and entering and retain-
ing, employment. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Grants under this 
subsection may be awarded to public or private enti-
ties that the Secretary determines would effectively 
carry out activities relating to youth under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(3) PARTICIPANT
ELIGIBILITY.—Youth ages 
14 through 19 at the time the eligibility determina-
tion is made may be eligible to participate in activi-
ties under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided under 
this subsection may be used for activities that will 
assist youth in preparing for, and entering and re-
taining, employment, including the activities de-
scribed in section 129 for out-of-school youth, activi-
ties designed to assist in-school youth to stay in 
school and gain work experience, and such other ac-
tivities that the Secretary determines are appro-
priate.
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‘‘(5) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(6) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may require the provision of a non-Federal 
share for projects funded under this subsection and 
may require participation of grantees in evaluations 
of such projects, including evaluations using the 
techniques as described in section 172(c).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section1(b) is amended by amending the item related 
to section 169 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 169. Youth challenge grants.’’. 
SEC. 120. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 170 (29 U.S.C. 2915) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); 
(2) by striking 
‘‘(a) GENERAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—’’. 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) as subsections (a), (b), and (c) respectively, and 
moving such subsections 2 ems to the left; 
(4) in subsection (a) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3))—
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(A) by inserting ‘‘the training of staff pro-
viding rapid response services, the training of 
other staff of recipients of funds under this 
title, peer review activities under this title, as-
sistance regarding accounting and program op-
eration practices (when such assistance would 
not be duplicative to assistance provided by the 
State),’’ after ‘‘localities,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘from carrying out activi-
ties’’ and all that follows up to the period and 
inserting ‘‘to implement the amendments made 
by the Job Training Improvement Act of 
2005’’; and 
(5) by inserting, after subsection (c) (as redes-
ignated by paragraph (3)), the following: 
‘‘(d) BEST PRACTICES COORDINATION.—The Sec-
retary shall establish a system whereby States may share 
information regarding best practices with regards to the 
operation of workforce investment activities under this 
Act.’’. 
SEC. 121. DEMONSTRATION, PILOT, MULTISERVICE, RE-
SEARCH AND MULTI-STATE PROJECTS. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION AND PILOT PROJECTS.—Sec-
tion 171(b) (29 U.S.C. 2916(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘Under a’’ and inserting 
‘‘Consistent with the priorities specified in the’’; 
(B) 
by 
amending 
subparagraphs 
(A) 
through (D) to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) projects that assist national employ-
ers in connecting with the workforce investment 
system established under this title in order to 
facilitate the recruitment and employment of 
needed workers and to provide information to 
such system on skills and occupations in de-
mand; 
‘‘(B) projects that promote the develop-
ment of systems that will improve the effective-
ness and efficiency of programs carried out 
under this title; 
‘‘(C) projects that focus on opportunities 
for employment in industries and sectors of in-
dustries that are experiencing or are likely to 
experience high rates of growth; 
‘‘(D) projects carried out by States and 
local areas to test innovative approaches to de-
livering employment-related services;’’; 
(C) by striking subparagraph (E);
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(D) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) 
and (G) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respec-
tively; 
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (F) 
(as so redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(G) projects that provide retention grants 
to qualified job training programs upon place-
ment or retention of a low-income individual 
trained by that program in employment with a 
single employer for a period of 1 year, provided 
that such employment is providing to the low- 
income individual an income not less than twice 
the poverty line for that individual.’’; and 
(F) by striking subparagraph (H); and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (B). 
(b) 
MULTISERVICE
PROJECTS.—Section 
171(c)(2)(B) (29 U.S.C. 2916(c)(2)(B)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) NET
IMPACT
STUDIES
AND
RE-
PORTS.—The Secretary shall conduct studies to 
determine the net impacts of programs, serv-
ices, and activities carried out under this title.
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The Secretary shall prepare and disseminate to 
Congress and the public reports containing the 
results of such studies.’’. 
SEC. 122. COMMUNITY-BASED JOB TRAINING. 
Section 171(d) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) COMMUNITY-BASED JOB TRAINING.—In addi-
tion to the demonstration projects under subsection (b), 
the Secretary may establish and implement a national 
demonstration project designed to develop local solutions 
to the workforce challenge facing high-growth, high-skill 
industries with labor shortages, and increase opportunities 
for workers to gain access to employment in high-growth, 
high-demand occupations.’’. 
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 Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States 
Virgin Islands. 
‘‘(2) DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.—In addition 
to the demonstration projects under subsection (b),
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the Secretary may establish and implement a na-
tional demonstration project designed to analyze and 
provide data on workforce training programs that 
accelerate the reemployment of unemployed individ-
uals, promote the retention in employment of such 
individuals, and provide such individuals with en-
hanced flexibility, choice, and control in obtaining 
intensive reemployment, training, and supportive 
services. 
‘‘(3) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 
demonstration project, the Secretary shall make 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible enti-
ties to provide personal reemployment accounts 
to eligible individuals. In awarding grants under 
this subsection the Secretary shall take into 
consideration awarding grants to eligible enti-
ties 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 
succeeding 3 years. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘eligible entity’ means—
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‘‘(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 re-
employment accounts. An eligible individual 
may receive only 1 personal reemployment ac-
count. 
‘‘(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.—
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible enti-
ty shall establish eligibility criteria for indi-
viduals for personal reemployment ac-
counts in accordance with this subpara-
graph. 
‘‘(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 
after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, 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 like-
ly to exhaust regular unemploy-
ment compensation and in need 
of job search assistance to make 
a successful transition to new 
employment, or the individual’s 
unemployment can be attributed 
in substantial part to unfair com-
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petition from Federal Prison In-
dustries, Incorporated; 
‘‘(bb) is receiving regular 
unemployment 
compensation 
under any Federal or State un-
employment compensation pro-
gram administered by the State; 
and 
‘‘(cc) is eligible for not less 
than 20 weeks of regular unem-
ployment compensation described 
in item (bb). 
‘‘(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 
criteria for priority in the provision of 
a personal reemployment account to 
such eligible individuals under a grant 
awarded under this subsection. 
‘‘(iii) TRANSITION RULE.—
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‘‘(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 indi-
vidual may be eligible to receive a 
personal reemployment account 
under this subsection if the indi-
vidual— 
‘‘(AA) during the 13- 
week period ending the week 
prior to the date of the en-
actment of the subsection, 
was identified by the State 
pursuant 
to 
section 
303(j)(1) of the Social Secu-
rity 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
503(j)(1)) as likely to ex-
haust regular unemployment 
compensation and in need of 
job 
search 
assistance 
to 
make a successful transition 
to new employment; and
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‘‘(BB) otherwise meets 
the requirements of clause 
(ii)(I)(bb) and (cc). 
‘‘(bb) ADDITIONAL
ELIGI-
BILITY
AND
PRIORITY
CRI-
TERIA.—An eligible entity may 
establish criteria that is in addi-
tion to the criteria described in 
item (aa) for the eligibility of in-
dividuals to receive a personal re-
employment account under this 
subsection. An eligible entity may 
also establish criteria for priority 
in the provision of such accounts 
to such eligible individuals under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(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 
period ending the week prior to
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the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, exhausted all rights 
to any unemployment compensa-
tion; and 
‘‘(bb)(AA) is enrolled in 
training and needs additional 
support to complete such train-
ing, with a priority of service to 
be provided to such individuals 
who are training for shortage oc-
cupations or high-growth indus-
tries; or 
‘‘(BB) is separated from 
employment in an industry or oc-
cupation that has experienced de-
clining employment, or no longer 
provides any employment, in the 
local labor market during the 2- 
year period ending on the date of 
the determination of eligibility of 
the individual under this sub-
paragraph. 
‘‘(iv) 
NO
INDIVIDUAL
ENTITLE-
MENT.—Nothing in this subsection shall be
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construed to entitle any individual to re-
ceive a personal reemployment account. 
‘‘(D) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) INFORMATION
AND
ATTESTA-
TION.—Prior to the establishment of a per-
sonal reemployment account for an eligible 
individual, the eligible entity receiving a 
grant, through the one-stop delivery sys-
tem in the participating local area or 
areas, shall ensure that the individual— 
‘‘(I) is informed of the require-
ments applicable to the personal reem-
ployment account, including the allow-
able uses of funds from the account, 
the limitations on access to services 
described in paragraph (7)(A)(iii) and 
a description of such services, and the 
conditions for receiving a reemploy-
ment bonus; 
‘‘(II) has the option to develop a 
personal reemployment plan which will 
identify the employment goals and ap-
propriate combination of services se-
lected by the individual to achieve the 
employment goals; and
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‘‘(III) signs an attestation that 
the individual has been given the op-
tion to develop a personal reemploy-
ment plan in accordance with sub-
clause (II), will comply with the re-
quirements under this subsection re-
lating to the personal reemployment 
accounts, and will reimburse the ac-
count or, if the account has been ter-
minated, the grant awarded under 
this subsection, for any amounts ex-
pended from the account that are not 
allowable. 
‘‘(ii) PERIODIC INTERVIEWS.—If a re-
cipient exhausts his or her rights to any 
unemployment compensation, and the re-
cipient has a remaining balance in his or 
her personal reemployment account, the 
one-stop delivery system shall conduct peri-
odic interviews with the recipient to assist 
the recipient in meeting his or her indi-
vidual employment goals. 
‘‘(iii) USE OF PERSONAL REEMPLOY-
MENT ACCOUNTS.—The eligible entity re-
ceiving a grant shall ensure that eligible
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individuals receiving a personal reemploy-
ment account use the account in accord-
ance with paragraph (7). 
‘‘(6) APPLICATION FOR GRANTS.—To be eligible 
to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible 
entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require, including— 
‘‘(A) if the eligible entity is a State— 
‘‘(i) assurance that the application 
was developed in conjunction with the local 
board or boards and chief elected officials 
where the personal reemployment accounts 
shall be made available; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of the methods and 
procedures for providing funds to local 
areas where the personal reemployment ac-
counts shall be made available; and 
‘‘(B) a description of the criteria and 
methods to be used for determining eligibility 
for the personal reemployment account, includ-
ing whether the eligible entity intends to include 
the optional categories described in paragraph 
(5)(C)(iii), and the additional criteria and pri-
ority for service that the eligible entity intends