,,ii #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bhgj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #ah1 #bjad ,mr4 ,portman 7for himself and ,mr4 ,king7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to amend certain provisions of the ,social ,security ,act relating to demonstration projects designed to provide unemployed workers with the information1 skills1 and relationships they need for reemployment4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,on the ,job ,training ,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#a71 by striking may and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting must be commenced not later than ,december #ca1 #bjag2 and2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking may not be approved and inserting may not be conducted2 and 7,b7 by striking 2 and and inserting a period2 and 7#c7 by striking paragraph 7#c74 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 and review of cost neutrality ,subsection 7f7 of such section #cje is amended to read as follows3 7f7 ,the ,secretary of ,labor shall1 in the case of any ,state for which an application is submitted under subsection 7b7-- 7#a7 approve completed applications in the order of receipt2 7#b7 before approving an application1 determine whether the assurances that the demonstration project would not result in any increased costs to the ,state's account in the ,unemployment ,trust ,fund required under subsection 7b77#d7 are credible and disapprove any application that includes assurances that are determined to not be credible2 7#c7 notify the ,state as to whether such application has been approved or denied within #cj days after receipt of a complete application2 and 7#d7 provide public notice of the decision within #aj days after providing notification to the ,state in accordance with paragraph 7#c74 ,public notice under paragraph 7#c7 may be provided through the ,internet or other appropriate means4 ,any application under this section that has not been denied within the #cj-;day period described in paragraph 7#c7 shall be deemed approved1 and public notice of any approval under this sentence shall be provided within #aj days thereafter4 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 ,funding for administrative costs ,such section #cje is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7i7 ,in addition to the amounts described in subsection 7h71 during the period of fiscal years #bjae through #bjbj there is authorized to be appropriated #f1jjj1jjj to the ,secretary of ,labor for purposes of making payments to ,states that have entered into agreements with the ,secretary to conduct demonstration projects under this section4 ,a payment to a ,state under this subsection-- 7#a7 shall be used by the ,state to administer a demonstration project approved under this section2 7#b7 shall remain available until expended2 and 7#c7 shall not exceed #bjj1jjj for any fiscal year4 4 7h7 ,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 policymakers1 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