‘‘(III) to explore alternative inte-
grated models for providing supportive 
services; or 
‘‘(IV) to target hard-to-serve 
populations such as homeless individ-
uals, recently incarcerated individuals, 
or individuals with other substantial 
barriers to employment. 
‘‘(ii) 
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR
APPLICANTS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive in a fiscal year a grant under clause 
(i) to carry out a project, a State shall 
submit to the Secretary a separate applica-
tion for such project that— 
‘‘(I) contains such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary may re-
quire; 
‘‘(II) except as provided in this 
subparagraph, proposes to carry out a 
project that satisfies the requirements 
of sections 6(d) and 20; 
‘‘(III) proposes to carry out a 
project that provides at least one of 
the following— 
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‘‘(aa) services or benefits au-
thorized under section 6(d)(4) or 
20; 
‘‘(bb) other services or bene-
fits designed to remove barriers 
or provide enhanced case man-
agement for— 
‘‘(AA) 
members 
of 
households participating in 
the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program who are 
employed or participating in 
an 
allowable 
employment 
and training activity; 
‘‘(BB) 
members 
of 
households participating in 
the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program who for-
merly participated in em-
ployment and training and 
who are employed for a pe-
riod of up to 180 days after 
an individual who received 
employment 
and 
training 
services under the program 
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gains employment, or 90 
days after the household has 
exceeded the gross income 
limit for program eligibility, 
whichever occurs first; or 
‘‘(CC) household mem-
bers of individuals described 
in subitem (AA) or (BB) if 
such benefits or services are 
necessary for supporting the 
employment or employment 
and training activities of an 
individual described in subi-
tem (AA) or (BB); and 
‘‘(cc) technical assistance for 
other States, local governments, 
or employment and training pro-
viders to assist in expanding or 
replicating proven approaches; 
‘‘(IV) specifies that such project 
will provide for the voluntary partici-
pation in employment and training 
programs by members of households 
that do not include an individual who 
receives cash assistance under part A 
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of title IV of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 
‘‘(V) provides that such project 
will be carried out by the State agency 
directly, or through a State or local 
government entity or a nonprofit pri-
vate entity; and 
‘‘(VI) provides that the State 
agency may use not more than 5 per-
cent of such grant for activities asso-
ciated with administering the project, 
such as oversight and data reporting. 
‘‘(iii) SELECTION
CRITERIA.—In se-
lecting for approval on a competitive basis 
applications for grants under this subpara-
graph, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(I) consider the capacity and 
relevant experience of the State agen-
cy (and the State or local government 
entity or the nonprofit private entity 
(if any)) that is proposed to carry out 
the project to achieve the goals of 
such project specified in the applica-
tion, in providing effective employ-
ment and training programs (includ-
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ing employment and training pro-
grams under this Act and part A of 
title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.)) for low-skill indi-
viduals; 
‘‘(II) 
consider 
whether 
such 
project has relevance for and could be 
replicated in other States; 
‘‘(III) consider the capacity of 
the applicant to measure the outcomes 
of such project; 
‘‘(IV) ensure that the projects, 
when considered as a group, will be 
carried out in a range of rural and 
urban areas, including those with high 
levels of poverty; and 
‘‘(V) in order to expand the num-
ber of households served or replicate 
successful strategies in other areas, 
give priority to— 
‘‘(aa) projects with proven 
results under the pilot projects 
authorized by subparagraph (F); 
and 
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‘‘(bb) other successful pro-
grams, as measured by increased 
employment and earnings under 
the reporting requirements in 
paragraph (5). 
‘‘(iv) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(I) PERFORMANCE REPORTS BY 
GRANT RECIPIENTS.—States that re-
ceive grants made under this subpara-
graph shall— 
‘‘(aa) measure and report 
the performance of their projects 
in accordance with paragraph 
(5); 
‘‘(bb) include a cost-benefit 
analysis that shows the benefits 
to project participants and to 
taxpayers under this Act; and 
‘‘(cc) satisfy any other re-
porting requirements the Sec-
retary considers to be appro-
priate. 
‘‘(II) ANNUAL REPORT BY THE 
SECRETARY.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
submit to the Committee on Agri-
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culture of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
the Senate an annual report that in-
cludes a description of the outcomes 
measured by each State operating a 
project (during the project period and 
any subsequent evaluation period as 
determined by the Secretary) and of 
the extent to which such State 
achieved the goals of the project. 
‘‘(v) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(I) AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this sub-
paragraph— 
‘‘(aa) $300,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2019; 
‘‘(bb) $350,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2020; 
‘‘(cc) $300,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2021 and 
2022; 
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‘‘(dd) $400,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2023 and 
2024; 
‘‘(ee) $500,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2025 and 
2026; and 
‘‘(ff) $600,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2027 and each 
fiscal year thereafter. 
‘‘(II) 
MAINTENANCE
OF
EF-
FORT.—Funds made available under 
this subparagraph may be used by 
States only to supplement, not to sup-
plant, Federal or non-Federal funds 
used to provide current employment 
and training activities and services.’’. 
Æ 
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