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 112 STAT. 990 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 program year prior to the program year for which the determination under this paragraph is made exceeds 20 percent of such allocation for the prior program year. (3) REALLOCATION.— In making reallocations to eligible local areas of amounts available pursuant to paragraph (2) for a program year, the Grovernor shall allocate to each eligible local area within the State an amount based on the relative amount allocated to such local area under subsection (b)(3) for such activities for the prior program year, as compared to the total amount allocated to all eligible local areas in the State under subsection (b)(3) for such activities for such prior program year. For purposes of this paragraph, local areas that received allocations under subsection (b)(2)(A) for the prior program year shall be treated as if the local areas received allocations under subsection (b)(3) for such year. (4) ELIGIBILITY. —For purposes of this subsection, an eligible local area means a local area that has obligated at least 80 percent of the local area allocation under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of subsection (b) for such activities, for the program year prior to the program year for which the determination under paragraph (2) is made. 29 USC 2864. SEC. 134. USE OF FUNDS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVI- TIES. (a) STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Funds reserved by a Governor for a State— (A) as described in section 133(a)(2) shall be used to carry out the statewide rapid response activities described in paragraph (2)(A); and (B) as described in sections 128(a) and 133(a)(1)— (i) shall be used to carry out the statewide employ- ment and training activities described in paragraph (2)(B); and (ii) may be used to carry out any of the statewide employment and training activities described in paragraph (3), regardless of whether the funds were allotted to the State under section 127(b)(1) or under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 132(b). (2) REQUIRED STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES.— (A) STATEWIDE RAPID RESPONSE ACTIVITIES. —- A State shall use funds reserved as described in section 133(a)(2) to carry out statewide rapid response activities, which shall include— (i) provision of rapid response activities, carried out in local areas by the State or by an entity designated by the State, working in conjunction with the local boards and the chief elected officials in the local areas; and (ii) provision of additional assistance to local areas that experience disasters, mass layoffs or plant closings, or other events that precipitate substantial increases in the number of unemployed individuals, carried out in local areas by the State or by an entity designated by the State, working in conjunction with

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