been certified, the population served by such
centers, and the performance of such centers.
‘‘(C) OTHER USE OF FUNDS.—Funds re-
served by a Governor for a State—
‘‘(i) under section 133(a) and not
used under subparagraph (A), may be used
for statewide activities described in para-
graph (2); and
‘‘(ii) under section 133(a) and not
used under subparagraph (A), and under
section 128(a) may be used to carry out
any of the statewide employment and
training activities described in paragraph
(3).’’.
(B) STATEWIDE RAPID RESPONSE ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 
134(a)(2) 
(29 
U.S.C.
2864(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) STATEWIDE
RAPID
RESPONSE
ACTIVI-
TIES.—A State shall carry out statewide rapid re-
sponse activities using funds reserved as described in
section 133(a). Such activities shall include—
‘‘(A) provision of rapid response activities,
carried out in local areas by the State or by an
entity designated by the State, working in con-
junction with the local boards and the chief
elected officials in the local areas; and
‘‘(B) provision of additional assistance to
local areas that experience disasters, mass lay-
offs or plant closings, or other events that pre-
cipitate substantial increases in the number of
unemployed individuals, carried out in local
areas by the State, working in conjunction with
the local boards and the chief elected officials in
the local areas.’’.
(C) STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAIN-
ING ACTIVITIES.—Section 134(a)(3) (29 U.S.C.
2864(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(3) STATEWIDE ACTIVITIES.—Funds reserved
by a Governor for a State as described in sections
133(a) and 128(a) may be used for statewide activi-
ties including—
‘‘(A) supporting the provision of core serv-
ices described in section 134(c)(2) in the one-
stop delivery system;
‘‘(B) conducting evaluations under section
136(e) of activities authorized under this chap-
ter and chapter 4 in coordination with evalua-
tions carried out by the Secretary under section
172, research, and demonstration projects;
‘‘(C) providing incentive grants to local
areas for regional cooperation among local
boards (including local boards in a designated
region as described in section 116(c)), for local
coordination of activities carried out under this
Act, and for exemplary performance by local
areas on the local performance measures;
‘‘(D) providing technical assistance and ca-
pacity building to local areas, one-stop opera-
tors, one-stop partners, and eligible providers,
including the development and training of staff,
the development of exemplary program activi-
ties, and the provision of technical assistance to
local areas that fail to meet local performance
measures;
‘‘(E) operating a fiscal and management
accountability system under section 136(f);
‘‘(F) carrying out monitoring and oversight
of activities carried out under this chapter and
chapter 4;
‘‘(G) implementing innovative programs,
such as incumbent worker training programs,
programs and strategies designed to meet the
needs of businesses in the State, including small
businesses, and engage employers in workforce
activities, and programs serving individuals
with disabilities consistent with section 188;
‘‘(H) developing strategies for effectively
serving hard-to-serve populations and for inte-
grating programs and services among one-stop
partners;
‘‘(I) implementing innovative programs for
displaced homemakers, which for purposes of
this subparagraph may include an individual
who is receiving public assistance and is within
2 years of exhausting lifetime eligibility under
Part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
‘‘(J) implementing programs to increase
the number of individuals training for and
placed in nontraditional employment; and
‘‘(K) carrying out activities to facilitate re-
mote access to services provided through a one-
stop delivery system, including facilitating ac-
cess through the use of technology.’’.
(D) LIMITATION ON STATE ADMINISTRA-
TIVE EXPENDITURES.—Section 134(a) is fur-
ther amended by adding the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—Not more than 5 percent of
the funds allotted under section 132(b) shall be used
by the State for administrative activities carried out
under this subsection and section 128(a).’’.
(2) LOCAL
EMPLOYMENT
AND
TRAINING
AC-
TIVITIES.—Section 134(b) (29 U.S.C. 2864(b)) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘under paragraph (2)(A)’’
and 
all 
that 
follows 
through 
‘‘section
133(b)(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘under section
133(b)’’; and
(B) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking
‘‘or dislocated workers, respectively’’ .
(3) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 134 is
further amended by redesignating subsections (d)
and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively.
(4) 
REQUIRED
LOCAL
EMPLOYMENT
AND
TRAINING ACTIVITIES.—
(A) 
ALLOCATED
FUNDS.—Section
134(c)(1) (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)(1)) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (3)) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds allocated to a local
area for adults under section 133(b) shall be used—