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the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2918(a)(2)) to address the effects of Hurricane Katrina 
may be used to provide disaster relief employment and 
other assistance under section 173(d)(1) of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 2918(d)(1)) on projects that provide assistance in 
areas outside of the disaster area (as such term is defined 
in section 173(a)(2) of such Act). 
(b) EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR DISASTER RELIEF 
EMPLOYMENT.—Funds provided to States that submit ap-
plications for assistance described under section 173(a)(2) 
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2918(a)(2)) to address the effects of Hurricane Katrina 
may be used to provide disaster relief employment and 
other assistance under section 173(d)(1) of such Act, or 
public sector employment authorized under subsection (c) 
of this Act, to individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina, 
including those who have relocated from States in which 
a major disaster was declared under section 102 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) due to the effects of Hurricane 
Katrina, who were unemployed at the time of the disaster 
or who are without employment history, in addition to in-
dividuals who are eligible for such employment under sec-
tion 173(d)(2) of Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
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(c) AUTHORIZATION FOR GENERAL PUBLIC SECTOR 
EMPLOYMENT.—Funds provided to States that submit ap-
plications for assistance described in section 173(a)(2) of 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to address the ef-
fects of Hurricane Katrina may be used to provide to eligi-
ble individuals temporary employment by public sector en-
tities for a period not to exceed 6 months in addition to 
disaster relief employment described in section 173(d)(1) 
of such Act. 
(d) EXTENSION OF THE DURATION OF DISASTER 
RELIEF EMPLOYMENT.—The Secretary of Labor may ex-
tend the 6-month maximum duration of employment 
under this Act and under section 173(d) of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918(d)) for not more 
than an additional 6 months due to extraordinary cir-
cumstances. 
(e) PRIORITY FOR DISASTER RELIEF EMPLOYMENT 
FUNDS.—In awarding national emergency grants to 
States under section 173(a)(2) of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918(a)(2)) to address the 
effects of Hurricane Katrina by providing disaster relief 
employment, the Secretary of Labor shall— 
(1) first, give priority to States in which areas 
that have suffered major disasters (as defined in sec-
tion 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
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and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) 
are located; and 
(2) second, give priority to the remaining States 
that have been most heavily impacted by the demand 
for services by workers affected by Hurricane 
Katrina. 
(f) ELIGIBILITY FOR NEEDS-RELATED PAYMENTS.— 
Funds provided to States that submit applications for as-
sistance described in section 173(a)(2) of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918(a)(2)) to address 
the effects of Hurricane Katrina may be used to provide 
needs-related payments (described in section 134(e)(3) of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 2864(e)(3))) to individuals described 
in subsection (b) who do not qualify for (or have ceased 
to qualify for) unemployment compensation, and who are 
not employed on a project described under section 173(d) 
of such Act, for the purpose of enabling such individuals 
to participate in activities described in paragraphs (2), 
(3), or (4) of section 134(d) of such Act. 
(g) USE OF AVAILABLE FUNDS.—With the approval 
of the Secretary of Labor, any State may use funds that 
remain available for expenditure under any grants award-
ed to the State under section 173 of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918) or under this section, 
to provide any assistance authorized under such section
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173 or this section, or personal protective equipment not 
otherwise available through public funds or private con-
tributions, to assist workers affected by Hurricane 
Katrina, including workers who have relocated from areas 
for which an emergency or major disaster (as defined in 
section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) was de-
clared, due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina. 
(h) EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT AND 
TRAINING ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In awarding national emer-
gency grants under section 173(a)(1) of the Work-
force 
Investment 
Act 
of 
1998 
(29 
U.S.C. 
2918(a)(1)), the Secretary may award such a grant 
to an entity to provide employment and training as-
sistance available under section 173(a)(1) of such 
Act to workers affected by Hurricane Katrina, in-
cluding workers who have relocated from areas for 
which an emergency or major disaster (as defined in 
section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) 
was declared, due to the effects of Hurricane 
Katrina. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘entity’’ means a State, a local board (as de-
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fined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801)), or an entity de-
scribed in section 166(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
2911(c)), that submits an application for assistance 
described in section 173(a)(1) of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998 to address the effects of Hur-
ricane Katrina. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) MOBILE ONE-STOP CENTERS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that States that operate mobile one-stop centers, 
established as part of one-stop delivery systems authorized 
under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.) should, where pos-
sible, make such centers available for use in the areas af-
fected by Hurricane Katrina, and areas where large num-
bers of workers affected by Hurricane Katrina have been 
relocated. 
(b) EXPANDED OPERATIONAL HOURS.—It is the 
sense of Congress that one-stop operators (as such term 
is defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801) should increase access for work-
ers affected by Hurricane Katrina to the one-stop delivery 
systems authorized under subtitle B of title I of such Act, 
including through the implementation of expanded oper-