‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR BANKRUPTCY.—This
paragraph shall not apply to any cessation re-
sulting from bankruptcy.’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE 
IV—USE 
OF 
TRANS-
FERRED 
DEFENSE 
FUNDS
FOR PROVISION OF SERVICES
TO CERTAIN DISLOCATED DE-
FENSE WORKERS UNDER JOB
TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT
SEC. 401. USE OF TRANSFERRED DEFENSE FUNDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Job Training
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 327. USE OF TRANSFERRED DEFENSE FUNDS FOR
PROVISION OF SERVICES TO CERTAIN DIS-
LOCATED DEFENSE WORKERS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From funds transferred under
section 402(a) of the Economic Resurgence and Jobs for
America Act for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot
such funds to a State for the program year ending in such
fiscal year in accordance with subsection (b) for reim-
bursement of the provision of employment and training as-
sistance under this title to individuals who have been ter-
minated, laid off, received notice of termination or lay off,
or have been notified that they will receive notice of termi-
nation or layoff due to a closure of a qualified military
base.
‘‘(b) ALLOTMENT AMONG STATES.—The Secretary
shall allot funds described in subsection (a) to a State in
an amount equal to the product of—
‘‘(1) $3,810; and
‘‘(2) the number of individuals described in sub-
section (a) receiving employment and training assist-
ance under this title for such program year in such
State.
‘‘(c) WITHIN STATE DISTRIBUTION.—The Governor
of a State that receives an allotment of funds under sub-
section (b) shall distribute such funds to substate areas
for services provided to individuals described in such sub-
section.
‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—The Secretary,
in conjunction with the Secretary of Defense, shall estab-
lish certification procedures to determine whether an indi-
vidual receiving assistance under this title is an individual
described in subsection (a).
‘‘(e) QUALIFIED MILITARY BASE DEFINED.—For
purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified military base’
means any military installation if—
‘‘(1) such installation was closed pursuant to
the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of
1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note); and
‘‘(2) the Secretary of Defense certifies to the
Secretary of Labor that at least 1,000 workers on
such installation or in surrounding areas were dis-
placed by reason of such closure.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of the Job Training Partnership Act is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 326 the follow-
ing new item:
‘‘Sec. 327. Use of transferred defense funds for provision of services to
certain dislocated defense workers.’’.
SEC. 402. TRANSFER OF DEFENSE FUNDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—From funds available to the Sec-
retary of Defense for defense reinvestment and economic
growth for a fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall
transfer such funds to the Secretary of Labor for the pro-
gram year ending in such fiscal year in an amount equal
to the sum of the amounts determined under section
327(b) of the Job Training Partnership Act for all States
receiving an allotment under such section for such pro-
gram year.
(b) TIMELY TRANSFER.—The Secretary of Defense
shall transfer funds described in subsection (a) to the Sec-
retary of Labor in a timely manner.
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