,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #aa1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,crdenas 7for himself and ,mr4     
,mulvaney7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide      
relocation subsidies for the long-term  
unemployed1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,american ,worker ,mobility ,act of
 #bjad4  #b4 ,relocation subsidies for  
the long-term unemployed  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,secretary of ,labor may   
grant a relocation subsidy to an        
eligible individual who meets the       
requirements of this section4  7b7      
,meaning of eligible individual ,for    
purposes of this section1 an eligible   
individual is an individual who1 as of  
the date of the application for a       
relocation subsidy under this section-- 
7#a7 is totally unemployed and has been 
totally unemployed for at least #bf     

consecutive weeks2  7#b7 has exhausted  
all rights to regular compensation under
 the law of a ,state or under ,federal  
law with respect to a benefit year      
7excluding any benefit year ending      
before ,july #a1 #bjjh72  7#c7 has not  
received a relocation subsidy under this
 section in the #b-year period preceding
 such date of application2 and  7#d7 is 
able to work1 available to work1 and    
actively seeking work4  7c7             
,requirements for grant ,the ,secretary 
of ,labor may not grant a relocation    
subsidy to an eligible individual under 
this section unless the ,secretary      
determines that--  7#a7 the relocation  
subsidy will assist such individual in  
relocating within the ,united ,states1  
at least #fj miles from the individual's
 current residence1 for the purpose of  
attaining employment2  7#b7 such        
individual filed an application with the
 ,secretary not later than ,january #a1 
#bjai2 and  7#c7 such individual--  7,a7
 has obtained a bona fide offer of      

suitable employment affording a         
reasonable expectation of long-term     
duration in the area in which the       
individual wishes to relocate2 or  7,b7 
wishes to relocate to an area that has  
an unemployment rate that is at least #b
 percentage points less than the        
unemployment rate of the area of the    
individual's initial residence4  7d7    
,amount of subsidy ,a relocation subsidy
 granted to an eligible individual under
 this section shall be equal to the     
lesser of #aj1jjj or the amount that any
 contribution by a potential employer of
 the individual to the individual's     
relocation expenses is exceeded by the  
sum of--  7#a7 #ij percent of the       
reasonable and necessary expenses       
incurred in transporting the worker1 the
 worker's family1 and household effects1
 plus  7#b7 a lump sum equivalent to #c 
times the individual's weekly benefit   
amount for the most recent benefit year 
7as such terms are defined in the ,state
 law71 up to a maximum payment of       

#a1bej4  7e7 ,regulations ,prior to     
granting any relocation subsidies under 
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of ,labor
 shall issue regulations designed to    
prevent fraud or abuse relating to the  
program established under this ,act4    
7f7 ,no additional funds authorized ,no 
additional appropriations are authorized
 for any fiscal year to carry out this  
,act4  7g7 ,definitions ,for purposes of
 this section--  7#a7 the term regular  
compensation has the meaning given the  
term in section #bje7b7 of the          
,federal-,state ,extended ,unemployment 
,compensation ,act of #aigj 7#bf        
,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note71 as in effect     
prior to ,january #a1 #bjad2 and  7#b7  
the term suitable work--  7,a7 means    
suitable work as defined in the         
applicable ,state law for claimants for 
regular compensation2 and  7,b7 does not
 include self-employment or employment  
as an independent contractor4  7h7      
,reports ,not later than ,march #ae of  
each of calendar years #bjae and #bjag1 

the ,secretary of ,labor shall submit a 
report to ,congress that identifies1 by 
geographic region--  7#a7 the total     
number of relocation subsidies granted  
to individuals under this section during
 the calendar year preceding each such  
calendar year2  7#b7 the total number of
 relocation subsidies granted to        
individuals pursuant to subsection      
7c77#c77;,a7 during such calendar year2 
7#c7 the total number of relocation     
subsidies granted to individuals        
pursuant to subsection 7c77#c77;,b7     
during such calendar year1 and the      
number of such individuals who obtained 
employment within #a month1 #c months1  
and #f months1 respectively1 after the  
individual's relocation2  7#d7 the      
average amount of a relocation subsidy  
granted during such calendar year2  7#e7
 the average distance traveled for      
relocation by each individual receiving 
a relocation subsidy during such        
calendar year2 and  7#f7 the number of  
individuals who received a relocation   

subsidy under this section during such  
calendar year and subsequently applied  
for unemployment benefits4