,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aecj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ab1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of ,illinois 7for   
himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,bera of 
,california1 and ,mrs4 ,negrete         
,mc,leod7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,ways and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure
 that individuals who are in an         
authorized job training program or      
completing work for a degree or         
certificate remain eligible for regular 
unemployment compensation4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,opportunity ,kindling ,new ,options for
 ,career and ,knowledge ,seekers ,act or
 the ,opportunity ,,knocks ,act4  #b4   
,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act is to
 allow people to seek the training      
needed in order to find a full time job 
that allows them to go off of           
unemployment compensation4  #c4         
,approved training  7a7 ,in general     
,section #ccjd of the ,internal ,revenue

 ,code of #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd7 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new subsection3  7g7 ,approved
 training  7#a7 ,in general ,for        
purposes of subsection 7a77#h7--  7,a7  
the term training includes any of the   
educational or job training programs    
described in paragraph 7#b71 and  7,b7  
such programs shall be treated as       
approved by the ,state agency4  7#b7    
,educational or job training programs   
,the programs described in this         
paragraph are--  7,a7 any program on the
 ,state's eligible training provider    
list developed under section #abb of the
 ,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih2  
or  7,b7 for purposes of an individual  
who has been identified as likely to    
exhaust regular compensation1 any       
coursework necessary to attain a        
recognized postsecondary credential4    
7#c7 ,recognized postsecondary          
credential ,for purposes of this        
subsection1 the term recognized         
postsecondary credential means a        

credential consisting of an             
industry-recognized certificate1 a      
certificate of completion of an         
apprenticeship1 or an associate or      
baccalaureate degree4  4  7b7 ,extended 
compensation ,section #bjb7;a7 of the   
,federal-,state ,extended ,unemployment 
,compensation ,act of #aigj 7#bf        
,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note7 is amended by     
inserting at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#h7 ,notwithstanding the   
provisions of paragraph 7#b71 a ,state  
agency may elect to approve programs    
described in subsection 7g77#b7 of      
section #ccjd of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf for purposes of training 
included under subsection 7a77#h7 of    
such section4  4  7c7 ,emergency        
unemployment compensation ,section      
#djja7;d77#b7 of the ,supplemental      
,appropriations ,act1 #bjjh 7,public    
,law #aaj-beb2 #bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note7
 is amended--  7#a7 in subparagraph     
7,a71 by striking and at the end2 and   
7#b7 by inserting at the end the        

following new subparagraph3  7,c7 that a
 ,state agency may elect to approve     
programs described in subsection 7g77#b7
 of section #ccjd of the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf for purposes of 
training included under subsection      
7a77#h7 of such section2 and  4  7d7    
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect #b years 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  #d4 ,notification to unemployed  
individuals  7a7 ,in general ,to the    
extent feasible and practicable1 the    
,state agency shall provide that        
applications for regular compensation   
include information regarding the       
availability of such compensation during
 periods in which an individual is      
engaged in training that has been       
approved by the ,state agency1 as       
described in section #ccjd7;a77#h7 of   
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf   
7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd7;a77#h774  7b7     
,definitions ,for purposes of this      
section1 the terms regular compensation 

and ,state agency have the same meanings
 as in section #bje of the              
,federal-,state ,extended ,unemployment 
,compensation ,act of #aigj4