,i #aac? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #djcc ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,febru>y #aa1 #bjad ,mr4 ,crd5as 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mulvaney7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce ,a ,,bill ,to provide relocation subsidies = ! long-t]m unemploy$1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,am]ican ,work] ,mobility ,act ( #bjad4 #b4 ,relocation subsidies = ! long-t]m unemploy$ 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,labor may grant a relocation subsidy to an eligible individual :o meets ! requirem5ts ( ?is section4 7b7 ,mean+ ( eligible individual ,= purposes ( ?is section1 an eligible individual is an individual :o1 z ( ! date ( ! application = a relocation subsidy "u ?is section-- 7#a7 is totally unemploy$ & has be5 totally unemploy$ = at lea/ #bf consecutive weeks2 7#b7 has exhau/$ all rights to regul> comp5sation "u ! law ( a ,/ate or "u ,f$]al law ) respect to a b5efit ye> 7exclud+ any b5efit ye> end+ be=e ,july #a1 #bjjh72 7#c7 has n receiv$ a relocation subsidy "u ?is section 9 ! #b-ye> p]iod prec$+ su* date ( application2 & 7#d7 is able to "w1 available to "w1 & actively seek+ "w4 7c7 ,requirem5ts = grant ,! ,secret>y ( ,labor may n grant a relocation subsidy to an eligible individual "u ?is section unless ! ,secret>y det]m9es t-- 7#a7 ! relocation subsidy w assi/ su* individual 9 relocat+ )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 at lea/ #fj miles f ! individual's curr5t resid5ce1 = ! purpose ( atta9+ employm5t2 7#b7 su* individual fil$ an application ) ! ,secret>y n lat] ?an ,janu>y #a1 #bjai2 & 7#c7 su* individual-- 7,a7 has obta9$ a bona fide (f] ( suitable employm5t af=d+ a reasonable expectation ( long-t]m duration 9 ! area 9 :i* ! individual wi%es to relocate2 or 7,b7 wi%es to relocate to an area t has an unemploym5t rate t is at lea/ #b p]c5tage po9ts less ?an ! unemploym5t rate ( ! area ( ! individual's initial resid5ce4 7d7 ,am\nt ( subsidy ,a relocation subsidy grant$ to an eligible individual "u ?is section %all be equal to ! less] ( #aj1jjj or ! am\nt t any contribution by a pot5tial employ] ( ! individual to ! individual's relocation exp5ses is exce$$ by ! sum (-- 7#a7 #ij p]c5t ( ! reasonable & necess>y exp5ses incurr$ 9 transport+ ! work]1 ! work]'s family1 & h\sehold effects1 plus 7#b7 a lump sum equival5t to #c times ! individual's weekly b5efit am\nt = ! mo/ rec5t b5efit ye> 7z su* t]ms are def9$ 9 ! ,/ate law71 up to a maximum paym5t ( #a1bej4 7e7 ,regulations ,prior to grant+ any relocation subsidies "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor %all issue regulations design$ to prev5t fraud or abuse relat+ to ! program e/abli%$ "u ?is ,act4 7f7 ,no additional funds au?oriz$ ,no additional appropriations are au?oriz$ = any fiscal ye> to c>ry out ?is ,act4 7g7 ,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m regul> comp5sation has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bje7b7 ( ! ,f$]al-,/ate ,ext5d$ ,unemploym5t ,comp5sation ,act ( #aigj 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note71 z 9 effect prior to ,janu>y #a1 #bjad2 & 7#b7 ! t]m suitable "w-- 7,a7 means suitable "w z def9$ 9 ! applicable ,/ate law = claimants = regul> comp5sation2 & 7,b7 does n include self-employm5t or employm5t z an indep5d5t contractor4 7h7 ,reports ,n lat] ?an ,m>* #ae ( ea* ( cal5d> ye>s #bjae & #bjag1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor %all submit a report to ,congress t id5tifies1 by geographic region-- 7#a7 ! total numb] ( relocation subsidies grant$ to individuals "u ?is section dur+ ! cal5d> ye> prec$+ ea* su* cal5d> ye>2 7#b7 ! total numb] ( relocation subsidies grant$ to individuals pursuant to subsection 7c77#c77;,a7 dur+ su* cal5d> ye>2 7#c7 ! total numb] ( relocation subsidies grant$ to individuals pursuant to subsection 7c77#c77;,b7 dur+ su* cal5d> ye>1 & ! numb] ( su* individuals :o obta9$ employm5t )9 #a mon?1 #c mon?s1 & #f mon?s1 respectively1 aft] ! individual's relocation2 7#d7 ! av]age am\nt ( a relocation subsidy grant$ dur+ su* cal5d> ye>2 7#e7 ! av]age di/ance travel$ = relocation by ea* individual receiv+ a relocation subsidy dur+ su* cal5d> ye>2 & 7#f7 ! numb] ( individuals :o receiv$ a relocation subsidy "u ?is section dur+ su* cal5d> ye> & subsequ5tly appli$ = unemploym5t b5efits4