(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—For purposes of this section, 
an eligible entity shall— 
(1) be a unit of general local government; and 
(2) submit to the Secretary an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts received as a grant 
under this section shall be used for providing sum-
mer employment for out-of-school youths that in-
cludes employment and job readiness activities, as 
determined by the Secretary, including work experi-
ences and job placement. 
(2) USE OF EXISTING PROGRAMS.—An eligible 
entity that operates an existing youth summer jobs 
program may use a grant received under this section 
to expand such program, in lieu of establishing a 
new program to provide job placement for youths, by 
providing under such program job training and sup-
port services, including health and nutrition referral, 
housing referral, financial literacy, and instruction 
on basic daily living skills. 
(d) PREFERENCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Secretary shall give preference to an 
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eligible entity in a community where, for the period 
between 2002 and 2007, at least one of the following 
rates was higher than the national average: 
(A) High school dropout rate. 
(B) Poverty rate. 
(C) Juvenile offender rate. 
(D) Unemployment rate. 
(E) Industry-depletion rate. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
PREFERENCE.—In awarding 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall give 
additional preference to an eligible entity that oper-
ates in a community where, for the period between 
2002 and 2007, each rate listed under paragraph 
(1) was higher than the national average of each 
such rate. 
(e) GRANT TERMS.— 
(1) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this 
section shall be for a term of not less than 5 years. 
(2) GRANT AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall de-
termine the amount of funds in a grant under this 
section. 
(3) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF GRANTS.—A 
grant recipient under this section shall not have 
more than 1 grant under this section at anytime. 
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Once a grant term ends, the recipient of such grant 
may re-apply for a grant under this section. 
(4) 
RETURN
OF
UNOBLIGATED
GRANT 
FUNDS.—Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which a grant term ends, the eligible entity who re-
ceived such grant shall return any unspent grant 
funds to the Secretary. 
(f) REPORTS.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30 of each fiscal year for which an eligible 
entity receives a grant under this section, such enti-
ty shall submit to the Secretary a report describing 
the grant-funded program conducted by such entity. 
The report shall include an assessment of how such 
program improved the employability skills of out-of- 
school youths. 
(2) SECRETARY.—Not later than August 1 of 
each fiscal year for which a grant is awarded under 
this section, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
Congress on the effectiveness of each grant-funded 
program. Such report shall include an assessment of 
the effectiveness of such program to improve Gen-
eral Education Development attainment and job 
placement of out-of-school youths participating in 
such program. 
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(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE
YOUTH.—The term ‘‘eligible 
youth’’ means an individual who has attained age 14 
but not age 22. 
(2) OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH.—The term ‘‘out- 
of-school youth’’ means— 
(A) an eligible youth who is enrolled in a 
public or private secondary school; or 
(B) an eligible youth who has received a 
secondary school diploma or its equivalent but 
is basic-skills deficient, unemployed, or under-
employed. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(4) UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT.— 
The term ‘‘unit of general local government’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Work-
force Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801). 
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
grants under this section, there are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary the following amounts: 
(1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
(2) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2013. 
(3) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
(4) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2015. 
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(5) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2016. 
(6) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2017. 
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