,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #baji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjac ,mr4 
,lewis introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
title ,,xx of the ,social ,security ,act
 to provide grants to support job       
creation initiatives1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,back to ,basics    
,job ,creation ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,back
 to ,basics ,job ,creation grant program
 ,subtitle ,a of title ,,xx of the      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acig et seq47 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #bjaj4 ,back to 
,basics ,job ,creation grant program    
7a7 ,grants  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of ,labor and the ,secretary 
of ,commerce1 shall make grants to      
eligible entities to assist low-income  
individuals and individuals who have    
been unemployed for at least #c months  

in developing self-employment           
opportunities4  7#b7 ,timing of grant   
awards ,not later than #ij days after   
the date of the enactment of this       
section1 the ,secretary shall obligate  
not less than half of any funds         
appropriated for grants under this      
section4  7#c7 ,preference ,in awarding 
grants under this section1 the          
,secretary shall give preference to     
eligible entities--  7,a7 that serve    
communities that have experienced high  
levels of poverty and unemployment and  
low levels of reemployment1 as          
determined by the ,secretary using data 
reported by the ,census ,bureau and the 
,bureau of ,labor ,statistics2  7,b7    
that demonstrate an ability to          
administer activities using the grant   
funds without acquiring new             
administrative structures or resources1 
such as staffing1 technology1 evaluation
 activities1 training1 research1 and    
programming2 and  7,c7 that have        
established partnerships with other     

government agencies1 community based    
organizations1 financial institutions1  
educational institutions1 or business   
organizations4  7b7 ,use of funds  7#a7 
,in general ,an eligible entity awarded 
a grant under this section shall use the
 grant--  7,a7 to provide education and 
training for business and financial     
literacy1 certification1 small business 
plan development1 entrepreneurship1 and 
patent and copyright processes2 and     
7,b7 to provide funding for new small   
businesses that pay employees at a      
living wage4  7#b7 ,limitations ,an     
eligible entity awarded a grant under   
this section may not use the grant--    
7,a7 to subsidize private or public     
employment2 or  7,b7 for any activity in
 violation of ,federal1 ,state1 or local
 law4  7#c7 ,administrative expenses ,an
 eligible entity awarded a grant under  
this section may use not more than #aj  
percent of the grant funds for          
administrative expenses1 except that    
none of the funds may be used for       

salaries4  7#d7 ,deadline on use of     
grant funds ,an eligible entity awarded 
a grant under this section shall expend 
the grant funds before ,december #ca1   
#bjae1 except that the ,secretary may   
provide an extension4  7c7 ,no effect on
 means-,tested benefits ,for purposes of
 determining eligibility and benefit    
amounts under any means-tested          
assistance program1 any assistance      
funded by a grant under this section    
shall be disregarded4  7d7 ,reporting   
requirements ,the ,secretary shall      
submit a report on the implementation of
 this section to the ,committee on ,ways
 and ,means of the ,house of            
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,finance of the ,senate whenever either 
committee shall so request4  7e7        
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated for   
grants under this section #e1jjj1jjj1jjj
 for fiscal year #bjad4 ,the amounts    
appropriated under this section are     
authorized to remain available through  

,december #ca1 #bjad4  7f7 ,definitions 
,for purposes of this section--  7#a7   
the term eligible entity means a ,state1
 an ,indian tribe1 or a local           
government2  7#b7 the term ,indian tribe
 has the meaning given such term by     
section #d of the ,indian               
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b72
 and  7#c7 the term means-tested        
assistance program means a benefit      
program for which eligibility is based  
on income4  4