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pursuant to another education or training
program.’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘Except’’ and inserting ‘‘Notwith-
standing section 479B of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087uu) and
except’’;
(iii) in subparagraph (D)—
(I) in clause (viii), by striking
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
(II) in clause (ix), by striking the
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(III) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(x) English language acquisition and
integrated training programs.’’;
(iv) in subparagraph (F)—
(I) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘re-
ferred to in subsection (c), shall make
available—’’ and all that follows and
inserting ‘‘shall make available a list
of eligible providers of training serv-
ices, and accompanying information,
in accordance with section 122(d).’’;
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(II) in the heading of clause (iii),
by striking ‘‘INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AC-
COUNTS’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘CAREER
SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS’’;
(III) in clause (iii)—
(aa) by striking ‘‘identifying
information’’ and inserting ‘‘ac-
companying information’’;
(bb) 
by 
striking 
‘‘clause
(ii)(I)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause
(ii)’’; and
(cc) by striking ‘‘an indi-
vidual training account’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a career scholarship ac-
count’’; and
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(iv) 
COORDINATION.—Each 
local
board may, through one-stop centers, coordi-
nate career scholarship accounts with other
Federal, State, local, or private job training
programs or sources to assist the individual
in obtaining training services.’’; and
(v) in subparagraph (G)—
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(I) in the subparagraph heading,
by striking ‘‘INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AC-
COUNTS’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘CAREER
SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS’’;
(II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘in-
dividual training accounts’’ and in-
serting ‘‘career scholarship accounts’’;
(III) in clause (ii)—
(aa) by striking ‘‘an indi-
vidual training account’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a career scholarship ac-
count’’;
(bb) in subclause (II), by
striking ‘‘individual training ac-
counts’’ and inserting ‘‘career
scholarship accounts’’;
(cc) in subclause (II) by
striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon;
(dd) in subclause (III), by
striking ‘‘special participant pop-
ulations that face multiple bar-
riers to employment’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘hard-to-serve populations’’;
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(ee) in subclause (III), by
striking the period and inserting
’‘‘; or’’; and
(ff) by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(IV) the local board determines
that it would be most appropriate to
award a contract to an institution of
higher education in order to facilitate
the training of multiple individuals in
high-demand occupations, if such con-
tract does not limit customer choice.’’;
and
(IV) by striking clause (iv).
(3) PERMISSIBLE
ACTIVITIES.—Section 134(e)
(29 U.S.C. 2864(e)) is amended—
(A) by striking the matter preceding para-
graph (2) and inserting the following:
‘‘(e) PERMISSIBLE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAIN-
ING ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(A) ACTIVITIES.—Funds allocated to a
local area for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or
(3), as appropriate, of section 133(b), and funds
allocated to the local area for dislocated workers
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under section 133(b)(2)(B), may be used to pro-
vide, through the one-stop delivery system
involved—
‘‘(i) customized screening and referral
of qualified participants in training serv-
ices described in subsection (d)(4) to em-
ployers;
‘‘(ii) customized employment-related
services to employers on a fee-for-service
basis;
‘‘(iii) customer support to enable mem-
bers of hard-to-serve populations, including
individuals with disabilities, to navigate
among multiple services and activities for
such populations;
‘‘(iv) technical assistance and capacity
building for serving individuals with dis-
abilities in local areas, for one-stop opera-
tors, one-stop partners, and eligible pro-
viders, including the development and
training of staff, the provision of outreach,
intake, assessments, and service delivery,
and the development of performance meas-
ures;
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‘‘(v) employment and training assist-
ance provided in coordination with child
support enforcement activities of the State
and local agencies carrying out part D of
title IV of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 651 et seq.);
‘‘(vi) activities to improve coordination
among employment and training assistance,
child support services, and assistance pro-
vided by State and local agencies carrying
out part D of title IV of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.);
‘‘(vii) activities to improve coordina-
tion between employment and training as-
sistance and cooperative extension programs
carried out by the Department of Agri-
culture;
‘‘(viii) activities to facilitate remote
access to services provided through a one-
stop delivery system, including facilitating
access through the use of technology;
‘‘(ix) activities—
‘‘(I) to improve coordination be-
tween workforce investment activities
carried out within the local area in-
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volved and economic development ac-
tivities, and to promote entrepre-
neurial skills training and microenter-
prise services; and
‘‘(II) to improve services and
linkages between the local workforce in-
vestment system including the local
one-stop delivery system, and all em-
ployers, including small employers in
the local area, through services de-
scribed in this section, including sub-
paragraph (B);
‘‘(x) training programs for displaced
homemakers and for individuals training
for nontraditional occupations, in conjunc-
tion with programs operated in the local
area;
‘‘(xi) using a portion of the funds allo-
cated under section 133(b), activities to
carry out business services and strategies
that meet the workforce investment needs of
local area employers, as determined by the
local board, consistent with the local plan
under section 118, which services—
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‘‘(I) may be provided through ef-
fective business intermediaries working
in conjunction with the local board,
and may also be provided on a fee-for-
service basis or through the leveraging
of economic development and other re-
sources as determined appropriate by
the local board; and
‘‘(II) may include—
‘‘(aa) identifying and dis-
seminating to business, educators,
and job seekers, information re-
lated to the workforce, economic
and 
community 
development
needs, and opportunities of the
local economy;
‘‘(bb) development and deliv-
ery of innovative workforce invest-
ment services and strategies for
area businesses, which may in-
clude sectoral, industry cluster, re-
gional skills alliances, career lad-
der, skills upgrading, skill stand-
ard development and certification,
apprenticeship, and other effective
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initiatives for meeting the work-
force investment needs of area em-
ployers and workers;
‘‘(cc) participation in semi-
nars and classes offered in part-
nership with relevant organiza-
tions focusing on the workforce-re-
lated needs of area employers and
job seekers;
‘‘(dd) 
training 
consulting,
needs analysis, and brokering
services for area businesses, in-
cluding the organization and ag-
gregation of training (which may
be paid for with funds other than
those provided under this title),
for individual employers and coa-
litions of employers with similar
interests, products, or workforce
needs;
‘‘(ee) assistance to area em-
ployers in the aversion of layoffs
and in managing reductions in
force in coordination with rapid
response activities;
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‘‘(ff) the marketing of busi-
ness services offered under this
title, to appropriate area employ-
ers, including small and mid-
sized employers;
‘‘(gg) information referral on
concerns affecting local employers;
and
‘‘(hh) other business services
and strategies designed to better
engage employers in workforce in-
vestment activities and to make
the workforce investment system
more relevant to the workforce in-
vestment needs of area businesses,
as determined by the local board
to be consistent with the objectives
of this title;
‘‘(xii) activities to adjust the self-suffi-
ciency standards for local factors, or activi-
ties to adopt, calculate, or commission a
self-sufficiency standard that specifies the
income needs of families, by family size, the
number and ages of children in the family,
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and sub-State geographical considerations;
and
‘‘(xiii) improved coordination between
employment and training assistance and
programs carried out in the local area for
individuals with disabilities, including pro-
grams carried out by State agencies relating
to mental retardation and developmental
disabilities, Statewide Independent Living
Councils established under section 705 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
796d), and centers for independent living
defined in section 702 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796a).
‘‘(B) WORK SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR LOW-
WAGE WORKERS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Funds allocated to
a local area for adults under paragraph
(2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section
133(b), and funds allocated to the local area
for 
dislocated 
workers 
under 
section
133(b)(2)(B), may be used to provide,
through the one-stop delivery system in-
volved, work support activities designed to
assist low-wage workers in retaining and