care, direct care, and manufacturing; 
and 
(II) through which the partner-
ships may provide for the cost of an 
assessment related to obtaining such 
credential; 
(ii) providing training services that 
are aligned with the needs of local industry 
and recognized by employers; 
(iii) expanding access to individualized 
career services, which include— 
(I) in-person and virtual employ-
ment and reemployment services to 
help individuals find employment; and 
(II) career navigation supports to 
enable workers to find new pathways 
to high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand 
industry sectors and occupations and 
the necessary training to support 
those pathways; and 
(iv) providing access to technology, in-
cluding broadband service and devices to 
enable individuals served under this section 
to receive online career and training serv-
ices. 
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(3) MINIMUM
AMOUNT
FOR
TRAINING.—Not 
less than 50 percent of the funds made available 
under subsection (b)(2)(B) and paragraph (1)(A)(i) 
shall be used to provide training services described 
in paragraph (2)(A). 
(d) REALLOCATION.— 
(1) LOCAL FUNDS.—Each local board shall re-
turn to the Governor any funds received under this 
section that the local board does not obligate within 
1 year after receiving such funds. The Governor 
shall reallocate such returned funds, to the local 
areas that are not required to return funds under 
this paragraph, in accordance with subsection 
(c)(1)(A). 
(2) STATE FUNDS.—Each Governor shall re-
turn to the Secretary any funds received under this 
section that the Governor does not obligate within 2 
years after receiving such funds. The Secretary shall 
reallot such returned funds to the States that are 
not required to return funds under this paragraph, 
in accordance with subsection (b)(1). 
(e) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise 
specified in this section, to be eligible to receive 
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services authorized under this section, an indi-
vidual shall be an adult or dislocated worker. 
(B) INDIVIDUALS
ELIGIBLE
TO
RECEIVE 
SERVICES THROUGH INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AC-
COUNTS.—To be eligible to receive training 
services through an individual training account 
or employer-sponsored individual training ac-
count described in subsection (c)(2)(A)(iii), an 
eligible individual shall be an adult or dislocated 
worker— 
(i) who, after an in-person or virtual 
interview, evaluation, or assessment, and 
career planning, has been determined by a 
one-stop operator or one-stop partner, as 
appropriate, to— 
(I) be unlikely to obtain or retain 
employment with wages comparable to 
or higher than wages from previous 
employment, solely through the career 
services available through the one-stop 
center; and 
(II) have the skills and qualifica-
tions to successfully participate in the 
selected program of training services; 
and 
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(ii) who selects a program of training 
services that are directly linked to the em-
ployment opportunities in the local area, or 
in another area to which the adult or dis-
located worker is willing to commute or re-
locate. 
(2) SPECIAL RULES.— 
(A) ADMINISTRATION.—Except as other-
wise provided in this section, the provisions of 
subtitle E of title I of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3241 et seq.) 
shall apply to funds provided under this section. 
(B) SINGLE STATE LOCAL AREA.—In any 
case in which a State is designated as a local 
area pursuant to section 106(d) of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3121(d)), the State board shall carry 
out the functions of a local board as specified 
in this section. 
(3) PROGRAM OVERSIGHT.—The Governor, in 
partnership with local boards and the chief elected 
officials for local areas, shall— 
(A) conduct oversight for the activities au-
thorized under this section; and 
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(B) ensure the appropriate use and man-
agement of the funds provided under this sec-
tion. 
(4) PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION.—The Sec-
retary shall reserve not more than $15,000,000 of 
the funds appropriated to carry out this section, as 
necessary, for program administration and manage-
ment through the Department of Labor to support 
the administration of funds provided under this sec-
tion and evaluation of activities authorized under 
this section. 
(f) REPORTS.— 
(1) STATE REPORT.—Each State shall prepare 
and submit to the Secretary a report that includes 
information specifying— 
(A) the number and percentage of partici-
pants in activities under this section who re-
ceived funds for training services; 
(B) the types of training programs pro-
vided under this section; 
(C) the number and percentage of partici-
pants in training programs provided under this 
section who entered employment upon comple-
tion of such a program; 
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(D) the number and percentage of partici-
pants in such training programs who obtained 
a recognized postsecondary credential; and 
(E) the earnings of participants who com-
pleted a training program under this section. 
(2) SECRETARY’S REPORT.—Upon receipt of a 
report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
transmit such report to the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 
the Committee on Education and Labor of the 
House of Representatives. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$3,500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2020 
through 2022. 
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