,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hhci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #b1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,ru% introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !         
,secret>y ( ,labor to fund y\? work=ce  
inve/m5t activities = c]ta9 local areas1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,jobs ,n[ ,y\?    
,employm5t ,act4  #b4 ,y\? work=ce      
inve/m5t activities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,f !  
am\nt made available "u subsection 7e7 =
 a fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all make    
allotm5ts to local areas pursuant to    
subsection 7b7 = y\? work=ce inve/m5t   
activities "u section #abi ( ! ,work=ce 
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #cafd74  7b7 ,=mula ,!        
allotm5t to a local area "u subsection  
7a7 %all be made on ! basis ( ! relative
 numb] ( long-t]m unemploy$ individuals 
9 ea* local area1 comp>$ to ! total     
numb] ( long-t]m unemploy$ individuals 9
 all local areas4  7c7 ,data collection 

,9 c>ry+ out subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y
 %all-- 7#a7 beg9n+ n lat] ?an #ahj days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act &  
annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all      
collect long-t]m unemploym5t rates =    
local areas2 &  7#b7 id5tify local areas
 t h long-t]m unemploym5t rates above ! 
national av]age = ! ye> = :i* su* data  
is collect$4  7d7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is     
section3 7#a7 ,local area ,! t]m local  
area has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m "u section
 #c ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation &          
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74
  7#b7 ,long-t]m unemploym5t ,! t]m     
long-t]m unemploym5t1 us$ ) respect to a
 local area1 means ! numb] ( individuals
 9 su* local area :o h be5 unemploy$ =  
#ae weeks or m4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m  
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,labor4   
7e7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry   
out ! activities describ$ 9 subsection  
7a7 #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj = ea* ye> 9 !       
#aj-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date t is !   
fir/ fiscal ye> t comm5ces foll[+ !     

exi/5ce ( data collect$ "u subsection   
7c74