This bill, known as the "Expedited Access to Reemployment Learning Yields Benefits for Workers Act" or "EARLY Benefits for Workers Act," seeks to amend title III of the Social Security Act to provide greater flexibility in how states utilize federal grants for **reemployment services and eligibility assessments (RESEA)**. It specifically authorizes states to use a limited portion of these grant funds to offer reemployment services and tools to claimants for regular unemployment compensation **as soon as an initial claim is filed**. States may allocate up to $3,000,000 or 20 percent of their RESEA grant funds, whichever is less, for these early interventions. A key provision ensures that a claimant's eligibility for regular compensation will **not be denied** solely because they failed to participate in these early services before their first week of benefits. Furthermore, if a claimant who received early services is later determined to be ineligible for unemployment, the state is **not considered out of compliance** and is not required to return the grant funds used for those services, though the claimant would generally cease to receive further services unless funded by other means. This amendment takes effect upon enactment, aiming to provide quicker access to reemployment support for workers.