,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #d1         
#bjag,ms4 ,stefanik introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act to ensure dislocated workers are   
provided consultation and advice for    
starting a small business as part the   
rapid response activities for dislocated
 workers4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,helping            
,individuals with ,reemployment and     
,entrepreneurial ,development ,act or   
the ,,hired ,act4  #b4 ,small business  
startup consultation and outreach for   
dislocated workers ,section #c7ea7 of   
the ,workforce ,innovation and          
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4        
#cajb7ea77 is amended--  7#a7 in        
subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting 1 which 
may include training and activities     
related to entrepreneurship before the  

semicolon2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,d71  
by striking and2  7#c7 in subparagraph  
7,e71 by striking the period at the end 
and inserting 2 and2 and  7#d7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7,f7        
assistance to dislocated workers through
 increased outreach about small business
 opportunities and consultation about   
starting a small business4  4  #c4      
,funding for small business consultation
 after a plant closing or mass layoff   
,section #acd7;a77#b77;,a7 of such ,act 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7iii7 ,permissible funding  
after a plant closure or mass layoff ,in
 the case of a permanent closure of or  
mass layoff at a plant1 facility1 or    
enterprise1 or a natural or other       
disaster1 that results in mass job      
dislocation1 in order to assist         
dislocated workers in obtaining         
reemployment1 a ,state may allocate up  
to #aj percent of the funds reserved    
under section #acc7;a77#b7 to provide   
outreach about small business           

opportunities and consultation about    
starting a small business4  4