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make a successful transition
to new employment; and
‘‘(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—
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‘‘(aa) during the 26-week
period ending the week prior to
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.
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‘‘(iv) 
NO
INDIVIDUAL
ENTITLE-
MENT.—Nothing in this subsection shall be
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-
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lected by the individual to achieve the
employment goals; and
‘‘(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.
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‘‘(iii) USE OF PERSONAL REEMPLOY-
MENT ACCOUNTS.—The eligible entity re-
ceiving a grant shall ensure that eligible
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;
‘‘(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
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the optional categories described in paragraph
(5)(C)(iii), and the additional criteria and pri-
ority for service that the eligible entity intends
to apply, if any, pursuant to paragraph
(5)(C)(ii)(II);
‘‘(C) a description of the methods or proce-
dures to be used to provide eligible individuals
information relating to services and providers;
‘‘(D) a description of safeguards to ensure
that funds from the personal reemployment ac-
counts are used for purposes authorized under
this subsection and to ensure the quality and
integrity of services and providers, consistent
with the purpose of providing eligible individ-
uals with enhanced flexibility, choice, and con-
trol in obtaining intensive reemployment, train-
ing, and supportive services;
‘‘(E) a description of how the eligible enti-
ty will coordinate the activities carried out
under this subsection with the employment and
training activities carried out under section 134
and other activities carried out by local boards
through the one-stop delivery system in the
State or local area; and
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‘‘(F) an assurance that the eligible entity
will comply with any evaluation and reporting
requirements the Secretary may require.
‘‘(7) USE OF PERSONAL REEMPLOYMENT AC-
COUNTS.—
‘‘(A) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the re-
quirements contained in clauses (ii) and
(iii), a recipient of a personal reemploy-
ment account may use amounts in a per-
sonal reemployment account to purchase 1
or more of the following:
‘‘(I) Intensive services, including
those type of services specified in sec-
tion 134(d)(3)(C).
‘‘(II) Training services, including
those types of services specified in sec-
tion 134(d)(4)(D).
‘‘(III) Supportive services, except
for needs related payments.
‘‘(ii) DELIVERY
OF
SERVICES.—The
following requirements relating to delivery
of services shall apply to the grants under
this subsection:
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‘‘(I) Recipients may use funds
from the personal reemployment ac-
count to purchase the services de-
scribed in clause (i) through the one-
stop delivery system on a fee-for-serv-
ice basis, or through other providers,
consistent with the safeguards de-
scribed in paragraph (6)(D).
‘‘(II) The eligible entity, through
the one-stop delivery system in the
participating local area, may pay costs
for such services directly on behalf of
the recipient, through a voucher sys-
tem, or by reimbursement to the re-
cipient upon receipt of appropriate
cost documentation.
‘‘(III) 
Each 
eligible 
entity,
through the one-stop delivery system
in the participating local area, shall
make available to recipients informa-
tion on training providers specified in
section 134(d)(4)(F)(ii), information
available to the one-stop delivery sys-
tem on providers of the intensive and
supportive services described in clause
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(i), and information relating to occu-
pations in demand in the local area.
‘‘(iii) LIMITATIONS.—The following
limitations shall apply with respect to per-
sonal reemployment accounts under this
subsection:
‘‘(I) Amounts in a personal reem-
ployment account may be used for up
to 1 year from the date of the estab-
lishment of the account.
‘‘(II) Each recipient shall submit
cost documentation as required by the
one-stop delivery system.
‘‘(III) For the 1-year period fol-
lowing the establishment of the ac-
count, recipients may not receive in-
tensive, supportive, or training serv-
ices funded under this title except on
a fee-for-services basis as specified in
clause (ii)(I).
‘‘(IV) Amounts in a personal re-
employment account shall be non-
transferable.
‘‘(B) REEMPLOYMENT BONUS.—
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause
(ii)—
‘‘(I) if a recipient determined eli-
gible under paragraph (5)(C)(ii) ob-
tains full-time employment before the
13th week of unemployment for which
unemployment compensation is paid,
the balance of his or her personal re-
employment account shall be provided
directly to the recipient in cash; and
‘‘(II) if a recipient determined el-
igible under paragraph (5)(C)(iii) ob-
tains full-time employment before the
end of the 13th week after the date
on which the account is established,
the balance of his or her personal re-
employment account shall be provided
directly to the recipient in cash.
‘‘(ii) 
LIMITATIONS.—The 
following
limitations shall apply with respect to a re-
cipient described in clause (i):
‘‘(I) 60 percent of the remaining
personal 
reemployment 
account
balance shall be paid to the recipient
at the time of employment.
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‘‘(II) 40 percent of the remaining
personal reemployment account shall
be paid to the recipient after 26 weeks
of employment retention.
‘‘(iii) EXCEPTION REGARDING SUBSE-
QUENT EMPLOYMENT.—If a recipient de-
scribed in clause (i) subsequently becomes
unemployed due to a lack of work after re-
ceiving the portion of the reemployment
bonus specified under clause (ii)(I), the in-
dividual may use the amount remaining in
the personal reemployment account for the
purposes described in subparagraph (A)
but may not be eligible for additional cash
payments under this subparagraph.
‘‘(8) PROGRAM
INFORMATION
AND
EVALUA-
TION.—
‘‘(A) INFORMATION.—The Secretary may
require from eligible entities the collection and
reporting on such financial, performance, and
other program-related information as the Sec-
retary determines is appropriate to carry out
this subsection, including the evaluation de-
scribed in subparagraph (B).
‘‘(B) EVALUATION.—
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary,
pursuant to the authority provided under
section 172, shall, directly or through
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreement
with appropriate entities, conduct an eval-
uation of the activities carried out under
any grants awarded under this subsection.
‘‘(ii) REPORT.—The report to Con-
gress under section 172(e) relating to the
results of the evaluations required under
section 172 shall include the recommenda-
tion of the Secretary with respect to the
use of personal reemployment account as a
mechanism to assist individuals in obtain-
ing and retaining employment.’’.
SEC. 124. TRAINING FOR REALTIME WRITERS.
Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
is further amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) TRAINING FOR REALTIME WRITERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make
competitive grants to eligible entities under para-
graph (2)(A) to promote training and placement of
individuals as realtime writers in order to meet the
requirements for closed captioning of video program-
ming set forth in section 723 of the Communications