under the one-stop delivery system under sec-
tion 121. 
‘‘(3) HIRING PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS AND 
INDIVIDUALS
WITH
EXPERTISE
IN
SERVING
VET-
ERANS.—A local area shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, employ veterans or individuals with ex-
pertise in serving veterans to serve as the local vet-
erans’ employment representative and carry out the 
services described in paragraph (2). In hiring an in-
dividual to serve as a local veterans’ representative, 
a local board shall give preference to veterans and 
other individuals in the following order: 
‘‘(A) To qualified service-connected dis-
abled veterans. 
‘‘(B) If no veteran described in subpara-
graph (A) is available, to any other veterans. 
‘‘(C) If no veteran described in subpara-
graph (A) or (B) is available, to any other indi-
viduals with expertise in serving veterans. 
‘‘(4) REPORTING.—Each local veterans’ employ-
ment representative shall be administratively respon-
sible to the manager of the one-stop delivery center 
in the local area and shall provide reports, not less 
frequently than quarterly, to the manager of such 
center and to the Director for Veterans’ Employ-
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ment and Training for the State on compliance by 
the representative with Federal law and regulations 
with respect to the special services and hiring pref-
erences described in paragraph (3) for veterans and 
individuals with expertise in serving veterans.’’. 
SEC. 113. STATE YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT FUND 
ACTIVITIES. 
Chapter 5 of subtitle B of title I is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 135. STATE YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT FUND 
ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds allotted to a State 
under section 132(b)(2)(B), the Governor of a State— 
‘‘(1) may reserve up to 5 percent to provide 
technical assistance to, and conduct evaluations as 
described in section 172 of the programs and activi-
ties carried out under this section; and 
‘‘(2) using the remainder, shall award grants, 
on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to carry 
out programs and activities authorized under this 
section to assist eligible youth in acquiring the edu-
cation and skills, credentials, and employment expe-
rience necessary to succeed in the labor market. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
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‘‘(1) a local board or a consortium of local 
boards; 
‘‘(2) a nonprofit entity, for-profit entity, or a 
consortium of nonprofit or for-profit entities with a 
demonstrated record of— 
‘‘(A) placing youth into year-round employ-
ment; 
‘‘(B) successfully implementing dropout re-
covery activities, or 
‘‘(C) successfully implementing intensive 
and fully supervised programs of education, ca-
reer training, and work experience; or 
‘‘(3) a consortium of the entities described in 
paragraphs (1) and (2). 
‘‘(c) GRANT PERIOD.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this sub-
section shall be awarded for a period of 1 year. 
‘‘(2) GRANT RENEWAL.—A Governor of a State 
may renew, for up to 4 additional 1-year periods, a 
grant awarded under this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE MATCH.—A Governor 
of a State may require that eligible entities receiving 
grants under this section provide a non-Federal share of 
the cost of activities carried out under this section. 
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