,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #be1 #bjai,ms4 
,del,bene 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,moulton1  
,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,foster1
 and ,ms4 ,spanberger7 introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,labor to establish a pilot program for
 providing portable benefits to eligible
 workers1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,portable ,benefits for ,independent
 ,workers ,pilot ,program ,act4  #b4    
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,many independent workers1       
constituting a growing percentage of the
 workforce in the ,united ,states1 do   
not have access to benefits and         
protections typically provided through  
traditional full-time employment4  7#b7 
,these independent workers are          
independent contractors1 temporary      
workers1 self-employed1 or work pursuant

 to other contingent or alternative work
 arrangements4  7#c7 ,according to a    
#bjae study by the ,comptroller ,general
 of the ,united ,states1 the size of the
 contingent workforce grew from #ce     
percent of employed workers in #bjjf to 
#dj percent of employed workers in      
#bjaj4  7#d7 ,according to a #bjaf study
 by economists ,lawrence ,katz and ,alan
 ,krueger1 #id percent of net employment
 growth in the ,united ,states economy  
from #bjje to #bjae occurred in         
alternative work arrangements4  7#e7 ,as
 the population of independent workers  
grows1 it is increasingly important that
 workers are provided portable benefits4
  #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7  
,eligible organization ,the term        
eligible organization means any ,state  
or local government or any nonprofit    
organization4  7#b7 ,eligible work ,the 
term eligible work means any work       
performed that is not in connection with
 traditional full-time employment4  7#c7
 ,eligible worker ,the term eligible    

worker means any worker who is not a    
traditional full-time employee of the   
entity hiring the worker for the        
eligible work1 including any independent
 contractor1 contract worker1           
self-employed individual1 freelance     
worker1 temporary worker1 or contingent 
worker4  7#d7 ,portable benefits ,the   
term portable benefits-- 7,a7 means     
work-related benefits that are provided 
to eligible workers for eligible work in
 a manner that allows the worker to     
maintain the benefits upon changing     
jobs2 and  7,b7 includes-- 7i7          
contributions on behalf of the eligible 
worker made by an entity 7including     
multiple entities1 if applicable7 in    
connection with eligible work performed 
by the worker for the entity1 including 
entities that facilitate the sale of    
such work2  7ii7 contributions made by  
the eligible worker2 or  7iii7 a        
combination of the contributions        
described in clauses 7i7 and 7ii74  7#e7
 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means  

the ,secretary of ,labor4  7#f7         
,work-related benefits ,the term        
work-related benefits means benefits1   
including protections1 of a type that   
are commonly provided to traditional    
full-time employees1 such as workers'   
compensation1 skills training1          
disability coverage1 health insurance   
coverage1 retirement saving1 income     
security1 and short-term saving4  #d4   
,establishment of portable benefits     
pilot program  7a7 ,in general ,the     
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
head of any other relevant ,federal     
agency1 shall award grants for fiscal   
year #bjbj1 on a competitive basis1 to  
eligible organizations to support broad 
innovation and experimentation with     
respect to portable benefits4  7b7 ,uses
 of funds  7#a7 ,types of grants ,the   
grants awarded under subsection 7a7     
shall be grants for-- 7,a7 the          
evaluation1 or improvement to the design
 or implementation1 of existing models  
or approaches for providing portable    

benefits2 or  7,b7 the design1          
implementation1 and evaluation of new   
models or approaches for providing such 
benefits4  7#b7 ,requirement regarding  
retirement-related benefits ,an eligible
 organization that receives a grant     
under subsection 7a7 may not use the    
grant to fund a model or approach       
described in paragraph 7#a7 that        
provides only retirement-related        
benefits4  7c7 ,potential for national  
applicability ,in awarding grants under 
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
consider the potential of the model or  
approach described in subsection 7b77#a7
 to be replicated on a large scale or at
 the national level4  7d7 ,applications 
,each eligible organization that desires
 to receive a grant under subsection 7a7
 shall submit an application to the     
,secretary1 at such time1 in such       
manner1 and accompanied by such         
information as the ,secretary may       
require4  #e4 ,report to ,congress ,not 
later than ,september #cj1 #bjbb1 the   

,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall evaluate the outcome of   
the grants awarded under section #d7;a7 
and provide a report on such evaluation 
to ,congress4 ,such report shall include
 an assessment of the impact of such    
grants on the compensation of workers   
receiving portable benefits under       
section #d4  #f4 ,authorization of      
appropriations  7a7 ,in general ,there  
is authorized to be appropriated for    
fiscal year #bjbj-- 7#a7 #e1jjj1jjj to  
carry out the grants described in       
section #d7;b77#a77;,a72 and  7#b7      
#ae1jjj1jjj to carry out the grants     
described in section #d7;b77#a77;,b74   
7b7 ,availability ,amounts appropriated 
under subsection 7a7 shall remain       
available until expended4