,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #chfd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ad1 #bjad,mr4 ,renacci 7for himself and ,mr4 ,carney7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to amend certain provisions of the ,social ,security ,act relating to demonstration projects designed to promote the reemployment of unemployed workers4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,flexibility to ,promote ,reemployment ,act4 #b4 ,removal of barriers to promote reemployment through demonstration projects 7a7 ,modification of numerical limitation ,subsection 7a7 of section #cje of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eje7 is amended by inserting per year after #aj ,states4 7b7 ,clarification of application requirements ,subsection 7b7 of such section #cje is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting or his or her designee after ,the ,governor of any ,state2 and 7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 for any waiver requested under subsection 7c71 a statement describing-- 7,a7 the specific provision or provisions of law for which such waiver is requested2 and 7,b7 the specific aspects of the project to which such waiver would apply and the reasons why it is needed2 4 7c7 ,extension of eligible time period ,subsection 7d7 of such section #cje is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking may not be approved and inserting may not be conducted2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking ,december #ca1 #bjae and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjag4 7d7 ,clarification of demonstration activities ,subsection 7e7 of such section #cje is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking for employer-provided training1 such as and inserting to employers or claimants for employer-provided training or2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking 1 not to exceed the weekly benefit amount for each such individual1 to pay part of the cost of wages that exceed the unemployed individual's prior benefit level and inserting that include disbursements promoting retention4 7e7 ,selection of qualifying applications on a first-,come1 first-,served basis ,subsection 7f7 of such section #cje is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 as paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c72 and 7#b7 by inserting before paragraph 7#b7 7as redesignated by this subsection7 the following3 7#a7 approve completed applications in the order of receipt2 4 7f7 ,termination of demonstration projects ,subsection 7g7 of such section #cje is amended to read as follows3 7g7 ,the ,secretary of ,labor may terminate a demonstration project under this section if the ,secretary-- 7#a7 determines that the ,state has violated the substantive terms or conditions of the project2 7#b7 notifies the ,state in writing with sufficient detail describing the violation2 and 7#c7 determines that the ,state has not taken action to correct the violation within #ij days after the notification4 4 7g7 ,effective date2 transition rule 7#a7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,transition rule 7,a7 ,in general ,nothing in this ,act shall be considered to terminate or otherwise affect any demonstration project approved under section #cje of the ,social ,security ,act before the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7,b7 ,original conditions continue to apply ,a demonstration project described in subparagraph 7,a7 shall be conducted in the same manner as if subsections 7a7 through 7f7 had not been enacted4 #c4 ,evaluation of demonstration projects 7a7 ,in general ,section #cje of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eje7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7i7 ,the ,secretary of ,labor shall conduct an impact evaluation of each demonstration project conducted under this section1 using existing data sources to the extent possible and methodology appropriate to determine the effects of the demonstration project1 including on individual skill levels1 earnings1 and employment retention4 4 7b7 ,cooperation by ,state ,section #cje7;b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eje7;b77 7as amended by section #b7;b7 of this ,act7 is further amended by striking paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#f7 and inserting the following3 7#e7 a description of the manner in which the ,state will determine the extent to which the goals and outcomes described in paragraph 7#c7 were achieved2 7#f7 assurances that the ,state will cooperate1 in a timely manner1 with the ,secretary of ,labor with respect to the impact evaluation conducted under subsection 7i72 and 4 7c7 ,reporting ,not later than #ij days after the end of fiscal year #bjad and each fiscal year thereafter1 until the completion of the last evaluation under section #cje7;i7 of the ,social ,security ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate1 a report that includes a description of-- 7#a7 the status of each demonstration project being carried out under this section2 7#b7 the results of the evaluation completed during the previous fiscal year2 and 7#c7 the ,secretary's plan for-- 7,a7 disseminating the findings of the report to appropriate ,state agencies2 and 7,b7 incorporating the components of successful demonstration projects that reduced benefit duration and increased employment into ,federal unemployment law4 7d7 ,public dissemination ,in addition to the reporting requirements under subparagraph 7c71 evaluation results shall be shared broadly to inform policy makers1 service providers1 other partners1 and the public in order to promote wide use of successful strategies1 including by posting evaluation results on the ,internet website of the ,department of ,labor4