,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ae1 #bjai 
,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,casey1  
,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 and
 ,mr4 ,jones7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,social ,security ,act  
to establish a new employment1 training1
 and supportive services program for the
 long-term unemployed and individuals   
with barriers to employment1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title2      
amendment to ,social ,security ,act2    
table of contents  7a7 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,economic
 ,ladders to ,end ,volatility and       
,advance ,training and ,employment ,act 
of #bjai or the ,,elevate ,act of #bjai4
  7b7 ,amendments to ,social ,security  
,act ,except as otherwise specifically  
provided1 whenever in this ,act an      
amendment is expressed in terms of an   
amendment to or repeal of a section or  

other provision1 the reference shall be 
considered to be made to that section or
 other provision of the ,social         
,security ,act4  7c7 ,table of contents 
,the table of contents for this ,act is 
as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2     
amendment to ,social ,security ,act2    
table of contents4 ,sec4 #b4            
,employment1 training1 and supportive   
services program4 ,sec4 #c4             
,self-employment assistance benefits and
 relocation assistance benefits4 ,sec4  
#d4 ,employee retention work opportunity
 credit4 ,sec4 #e4 ,conforming          
amendments4 ,sec4 #f4 ,effective date2  
regulations4  #b4 ,employment1 training1
 and supportive services program  7a7   
,establishment ,the ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq47 is    
amended by inserting after title ,,xii  
the following3  ,,xiii ,reemployment and
 other ,job-,related ,assistance and    
,benefits  ,a ,employment1 ,training1   
and ,supportive ,services ,program      
#acja4 ,purpose2 definitions2           

administration  7a7 ,purpose ,the       
purpose of this part is to provide funds
 to ,states to initiate and expand the  
provision of employment services1       
training and other services and         
activities1 and supportive services for 
eligible individuals in order to-- 7#a7 
promote subsidized employment programs  
for public1 private for-profit1 private 
non-profit1 and social enterprise sector
 jobs2  7#b7 expand the availability of 
jobs during economic downturns or in    
areas with persistently high            
unemployment or poverty2  7#c7 provide  
economically and socially disadvantaged 
individuals 7such as the long-term      
unemployed1 people with criminal        
records1 former foster youth1 and other 
economically and socially disadvantaged 
populations7 with the ability to gain   
job experience2  7#d7 provide employers 
with new pathways into the workforce    
development system enabling them to have
 a greater role in the training and     
hiring of new workers and labor market  

re-entrants2 and  7#e7 allow for        
sufficient ,state flexibility to design 
programs targeted at community-specific 
workforce gaps and employer needs4  7b7 
,definitions ,in this part3 7#a7 ,adult 
and dislocated worker employment and    
training activities ,the term adult and 
dislocated worker employment and        
training activities means adult and     
dislocated worker employment and        
training activities funded under chapter
 #c of subtitle ,b of title ,i of the   
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act4  7#b7 ,dislocated worker ,the term
 dislocated worker has the meaning given
 that term in section #c of the         
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act4  7#c7 ,eligible individual ,the   
term eligible individual means an       
individual who1 on the basis of an      
assessment by the ,state1 has been      
determined to be unlikely to find       
unsubsidized employment due to--  7,a7  
being an individual with a barrier to   
employment2  7,b7 being a dislocated    

worker2 or  7,c7 local or national      
economic conditions4  7#d7 ,employment  
services ,the term employment services  
means a subsidized job placement in the 
public1 private for-profit1 private     
non-profit1 or social enterprise sector 
and includes payment or reimbursement of
 employer subsidies for wages1 the      
employer share of payroll taxes1        
employer costs for unemployment         
insurance1 employer costs for workers'  
compensation premiums1 and costs        
attributable to supervision and other   
administration directly related to the  
employment of an eligible individual in 
the subsidized job placement4  7#e7     
,indian tribe ,the term ,indian tribe   
has the meaning given that term in      
section #dai7d74  7#f7 ,individual with 
a barrier to employment ,the term       
individual with a barrier to employment 
has the meaning given that term in      
section #c of the ,workforce ,innovation
 and ,opportunity ,act and includes an  
individual who is an offender 7as       

defined in such section74  7#g7         
,integrated education and training ,the 
term integrated education and training  
has the meaning given that term in      
section #c of the ,workforce ,innovation
 and ,opportunity ,act4  7#h7 ,payroll  
taxes ,the term payroll taxes means     
taxes under section #caaa1 #cbba1 #ccja1
 or #ccba of the ,internal ,revenue     
,code of #aihf1 and any similar ,state  
or local tax imposed on employers4  7#i7
 ,supportive services  7,a7 ,in general 
,the term supportive services has the   
meaning given that term in section #c of
 the ,workforce ,innovation and         
,opportunity ,act4  7,b7 ,additional    
services ,such term includes any of the 
following3  7i7 ,stipends for an        
eligible individual provided with unpaid
 training services4  7ii7 ,legal        
services4  7iii7 ,other supplemental    
services necessary for an eligible      
individual to participate in the ,state 
program funded under this part4  7#aj7  
,state expenditures ,the term ,state    

expenditures means all ,state or local  
funds that are expended by the ,state or
 a local agency including ,state or     
local funds that are matched or         
reimbursed by the ,federal ,government  
and ,state or local funds that are not  
matched or reimbursed by the ,federal   
,government4  7#aa7 ,tier-#a practice   
,subject to subsection 7c71 the term    
tier-#a practice means a practice that--
 7,a7 offers a new or potentially more  
effective strategy for addressing widely
 shared challenges2  7,b7 has not been  
systematically studied but is supported 
by a strong logic model2 and  7,c7 is a 
departure from existing workforce       
strategies4  7#ab7 ,tier-#b practice    
,subject to subsection 7c71 the term    
tier-#b practice means a practice that  
will expand knowledge about the efficacy
 of a workforce strategy and provide    
more information about the feasibility  
of implementing proven workforce        
strategies in different contexts and is1
 with respect to a ,state-- 7,a7 a      

practice that has been implemented by a 
,state program and evaluated by a ,state
 or by a neutral third-party and the    
evaluation results indicate some        
potential for positive impacts on       
participant or system-wide outcomes2 or 
7,b7 a practice that has not been       
previously implemented by the ,state1   
but is supported by strong evidence of  
positive change and has been evaluated  
before using an outcome1                
quasi-experimental1 or random assignment
 design1 and evaluation findings        
indicate some statistically significant 
positive change4  7#ac7 ,tier-#c        
practice ,subject to subsection 7c71 the
 term tier-#c practice means with       
respect to a ,state1 a practice that--  
7,a7 previously has been implemented by 
a program funded by a ,state2 and  7,b7 
previously has been evaluated using a   
random assignment design and the        
evaluation findings indicate some       
positive impacts on participant or      
system wide outcomes4  7#ad7 ,training  

and other services or activities ,the   
term training and other services or     
activities means any of the following   
services or activities if provided in   
conjunction with a subsidized job       
placement and determined by the ,state  
as necessary to significantly increase  
the likelihood that the job placement   
will be successful for the employer and 
employee and may improve the prospect of
 obtaining and retaining unsubsidized   
jobs3 7,a7 ,services provided through   
adult and dislocated worker employment  
and training activities4  7,b7          
,integrated education and training4     
7,c7 ,education directly related to     
employment4  7,d7 ,vocational and       
employment services integrated with     
trauma-informed substance use disorder  
treatment1 in collaboration with a      
substance use disorder treatment        
provider4  7,e7 ,casework and job       
coaching4  7,f7 ,union-provided job     
training services4  7c7 ,outcome        
measures required ,a practice shall not 

be considered to be a tier-#a1 tier-#b1 
or tier-#c practice unless the practice 
is intended1 studied1 or evaluated for  
purposes of making meaningful           
improvements in validated measures of   
important outcomes for eligible         
individuals and their families1 such as 
recidivism1 health1 employment1 and     
economic well-being over the short and  
long-term4  7d7 ,administration ,subject
 to section #acjb7;d71 the program under
 this part shall be administered by the 
,secretary through the ,assistant       
,secretary for the ,administration for  
,children and ,families within the      
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services and in consultation with the  
,secretary of ,labor and the ,secretary 
of ,education4  7e7 ,state entitlement  
,this part constitutes budget authority 
in advance of appropriations ,acts and  
represents the obligation of the        
,federal ,government to provide payments
 to ,states under section #acjd7;a74    
#acjb4 ,state plan requirements  7a7 ,in

 general ,a ,state is not eligible for  
payment under section #acjd unless the  
,state has submitted to the ,secretary a
 plan that describes-- 7#a7 the ,state's
 strategy for creating or expanding     
programs that offers subsidized         
employment for eligible individuals and 
moving such individuals into            
unsubsidized employment2  7#b7 how such 
strategy fits with the ,state's overall 
strategy for1 and assessment of1 the    
,state's workforce needs2  7#c7 the     
employment services1 training and other 
services or activities1 and supportive  
services to be provided under the ,state
 program funded under this part2  7#d7  
which specific populations of eligible  
individuals the ,state will serve1 with 
a focus on how the ,state plans to      
assess and serve the eligible           
individuals with serious or multiple    
barriers to employment2  7#e7 the       
strategies the ,state will use for      
outreach and engagement with the        
populations specified under paragraph   

7#d7 to ensure that such populations are
 aware of subsidized employment         
opportunities in their community2  7#f7 
the strategies the ,state will use for  
outreach1 engagement1 and ongoing       
collaboration with employers to promote 
employers' use of the program and ensure
 they have the training necessary to    
support eligible individuals2  7#g7 the 
strategies the ,state will use1 based on
 such assessments1 to create            
employability plans for eligible        
individuals participating in the ,state 
program funded under this part and1     
based on such plans1 assign and provide 
eligible individuals with employment    
services1 training and other services   
and activities1 and supportive services2
  7#h7 how the ,state will coordinate   
the ,state program funded under this    
part with other relevant systems and    
programs based on the populations       
identified which may include criminal   
justice1 child support1 juvenile        
justice1 child welfare1 homeless        

services and other human services and   
workforce development programs of the   
,state1 including programs supported    
through the ,workforce ,innovation and  
,opportunity ,act2  7#i7 how the ,state 
will ensure employers participating in  
the program comply with the             
nondisplacement requirements of section 
#acje7;c72 and  7#aj7 a plan for        
regular1 rigorous evaluation of the     
,state program funded under this part1  
including how the ,state plans to       
measure program outcomes and impacts4   
7b7 ,other requirements ,the ,state     
shall include with the plan a           
certification that supportive services  
for eligible individuals will           
supplement1 and not supplant1 other     
assistance provided by the ,state4  7c7 
,deadlines for submission  7#a7 ,initial
 plan ,the initial ,state plan under    
this section shall be submitted by the  
,state agency or agencies responsible   
for administering the ,state program    
under this part to the ,secretary and1  

as appropriate1 to the ,secretary of    
,labor and the ,secretary of ,education1
 not later than #ij days prior to the   
commencement of the ,state program      
funded under this part and shall be for 
the period beginning on the first day of
 the commencement of the ,state program 
funded under the part and ending on the 
day that is the last day of the period  
covered by the unified ,state plan or   
combined ,state plan submitted by the   
,state under section #ajb or #ajc of the
 ,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity
 ,act that is in effect as of the date  
of submission4  7#b7 ,subsequent plans  
,each ,state plan submitted under this  
section after the initial ,state plan   
shall be submitted at the same time1 in 
the same manner1 and apply for the same 
period1 as a unified ,state plan or a   
combined ,state plan submitted by the   
,state under section #ajb or #ajc of the
 ,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity
 ,act4  7#c7 ,approval ,each ,state plan
 submitted under this section by the    

,state agency or agencies responsible   
for administering the ,state program    
under this part1 and any amendments to  
the plan1 shall be subject to the       
approval of the ,secretary1 in          
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,labor or the ,secretary of ,education  
as appropriate4  7d7 ,state agency ,at  
the option of the ,state1 the program   
funded under this part shall be         
administered by the lead ,state agency  
responsible for administering the ,state
 program funded under part ,a of title  
,,iv1 the lead ,state agencies          
responsible for administering the adult 
and dislocated worker employment and    
training activities of the ,state1 or   
jointly by such agencies4  #acjc4 ,use  
of funds  7a7 ,authorized uses  7#a7 ,in
 general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 a  
,state shall use funds paid under       
section #acjd to provide eligible       
individuals with-- 7,a7 employment      
services2  7,b7 training and other      
services and activities2 and  7,c7      

supportive services while eligible      
individuals are provided with employment
 services and training and other        
services and activities4  7#b7 ,spending
 requirement ,not less than #gj percent 
of the total amount paid to a ,state for
 a fiscal year quarter shall be for     
expenditures attributable to employment 
services that are payment for or        
reimbursement of employer costs for     
wages1 the employer share of payroll    
taxes1 employer costs for unemployment  
insurance1 employer costs for workers'  
compensation premiums1 or costs for     
employer-provided on-the-job training   
for subsidized job placements of        
eligible individuals4  7#c7 ,training ,a
 ,state may use such funds for training 
employers1 agency personnel1 and other  
individuals related to the              
administration of the ,state program    
funded under this part on issues related
 to providing eligible individuals with 
employment services1 training and other 
services and activities1 and supportive 

services4  7#d7 ,administrative costs   
,subject to section #acjd7;e71 a ,state 
may use such funds for the proper and   
efficient administration of the ,state  
program funded under this part4  7b7    
,evidence-,based practices and actual   
job placements required  7#a7 ,in       
general ,subject to paragraph 7#c71 only
 ,state expenditures for employment     
services1 training and other services   
and activities1 and supportive services 
provided to eligible individuals that   
meet the following conditions shall be  
eligible for a ,federal matching payment
 under section #acjd3  7,a7 ,the        
employment services1 training and other 
services and activities1 supportive     
services are provided in accordance with
 practices that meet the requirements   
for being considered a tier-#a1 tier-#b1
 or tier-#c practice4  7,b7 ,the ,state 
can demonstrate that the employment     
services1 training and other services   
and activities1 and supportive services 
provided for an eligible individual     

directly resulted in employment         
7subsidized or unsubsidized7 for the    
eligible individual1 or can demonstrate 
good cause for why the job placement or 
employment did not occur1 which may     
include the failure of an employer or an
 eligible individual to carry out the   
employer's or individual's commitments  
to the ,state program4  7#b7 ,tier-#b or
 tier-#c practices ,beginning with the  
#bast fiscal year quarter for which the 
,state carries out the program funded   
under this part1 not less than #ej      
percent of the total amount expended by 
the ,state for the quarter shall be for 
employment services1 training and other 
services and activities1 and supportive 
services provided in accordance with    
practices that meet the requirements for
 being considered a tier-#b or tier-#c  
practice4  7#c7 ,periods of economic    
downturn ,the ,secretary may waive any  
of the limitations on eligible          
expenditures under paragraphs 7#a7 and  
7#b7 with respect to #a or more ,state  

programs funded under this part during  
any period of local or national economic
 downturn 7as defined by the            
,secretary74  7c7 ,evaluations ,a ,state
 shall be eligible to receive a payment 
under section #acjd for expenditures    
attributable to evaluating the ,state   
program funded under this part if-- 7#a7
 the ,state submits to the ,secretary a 
description of the proposed evaluation2 
and  7#b7 the ,secretary determines that
 the design and approach of the proposed
 evaluation is rigorous1 will measure   
program outcomes and impacts1 and is    
likely to yield information that is     
credible and will be useful to the      
,state4  #acjd4 ,payments to ,states    
7a7 ,payments to ,states ,subject to    
section #acjc and subsections 7b7 and   
7c7 of this section1 beginning with the 
first fiscal year quarter for which a   
,state plan is approved under this part1
 and for each quarter thereafter1 the   
,secretary shall pay each ,state1 out of
 any money in the ,treasury not         

otherwise appropriated1 an amount equal 
to the ,federal medical assistance      
percentage that applies for the fiscal  
year to the ,state under section        
#aije7;b7 7without regard to any        
adjustments to such percentage          
applicable under that section or any    
other provision of law7 of the total    
amount expended by the ,state during the
 quarter to provide eligible individuals
 with employment services1 training and 
other services and activities1 and      
supportive services and1 subject to     
subsection 7e71 for the proper and      
efficient administration of the program 
funded under this part4  7b7 ,increased 
federal support during economic         
downturns  7#a7 ,increased ,,fmap  7,a7 
,in general ,beginning with any fiscal  
year quarter for which the total        
unemployment in a ,state 7seasonally    
adjusted7 for the period consisting of  
the most recent #c months for which data
 for all ,states are published equals or
 exceeds the applicable percentage      

specified in paragraph 7#b71 the        
,federal medical assistance percentage  
applicable to payments made under       
subsection 7a7 to the ,state for the    
quarter shall be increased by the       
applicable number of percentage points  
specified in paragraph 7#b71 except that
 in no case shall the ,federal medical  
assistance percentage applicable to     
payments under subsection 7a7 for a     
,state for a quarter exceed #ajj        
percent4  7,b7 ,duration  7i7 ,in       
general ,subject to clause 7ii71 an     
increase in the ,federal medical        
assistance percentage made in accordance
 with this subsection shall remain in   
effect with respect to payments made to 
a ,state under subsection 7a7 for at    
least #d consecutive fiscal year        
quarters4  7ii7 ,additional increase in 
unemployment ,if during the period for  
which the ,federal medical assistance   
percentage for a ,state is increased    
under this subsection1 the total        
unemployment in the ,state 7seasonally  

adjusted7 for the period consisting of  
the most recent #c months for which data
 for all ,states are published exceeds  
the applicable total unemployment rate  
that was the basis for such increase1   
the increase in the ,federal medical    
assistance percentage shall be the      
applicable number of percentage points  
specified in paragraph 7#b7 that        
corresponds to the most recent          
percentage of total unemployment in the 
,state1 beginning with the first fiscal 
year quarter for which such percentage  
of total unemployment occurs and        
continuing for #c succeeding fiscal year
 quarters4  7#b7 ,applicable percentage2
 applicable number of percentage points 
,for purposes of paragraph 7#a71 if the 
total unemployment in a ,state          
7seasonally adjusted7 for the period    
consisting of the most recent #c months 
for which data for all ,states are      
published is--  7,a7 equal to or greater
 than #f4e percent but less than #g     
percent1 the applicable number of       

percentage points is #bj2  7,b7 equal to
 or greater than #g percent but less    
than #g4e percent1 the applicable number
 of percentage points is #cj2  7,c7     
equal to or greater than #g4e percent   
but less than #h percent1 the applicable
 number of percentage points is #dj2 and
  7,d7 equal to or greater than #h      
percent1 the applicable number of       
percentage points is #ej4  7c7          
,maintenance of effort ,as a condition  
of receiving payments under this section
 for a fiscal year-- 7#a7 the total     
amount of ,state expenditures for       
employment services1 training and other 
services and activities1 and supportive 
services provided through the adult and 
dislocated worker employment and        
training activities of the ,state for   
the fiscal year shall not be less than  
the amount of such expenditures for     
fiscal year #bjag2 and  7#b7 the total  
amount of ,state expenditures for work1 
education1 and training activities and  
work supports under the ,state program  

funded under part ,a of title ,,iv shall
 not be less than the total amount of   
such ,state expenditures for the        
preceding fiscal year4  7d7             
,administration of payments with title  
,,iv-,a ,section #dje shall apply to    
payments made to ,states under this part
 in the same manner as section #dje     
applies to payments made to ,states     
under ,state programs funded under part 
,a of title ,,iv4  7e7 ,limitation      
,beginning with the fifth fiscal year   
quarter for which a ,state plan is      
approved under this part1 and for each  
quarter thereafter1 a ,state shall not  
receive a payment under this section for
 amounts expended by the ,state during  
the quarter for the proper and efficient
 administration of the program funded   
under this part that exceed the amount  
equal to #ae percent of the amount      
expended by the ,state during the       
quarter to provide eligible individuals 
with employment services1 training and  
other services and activities1 and      

supportive services4  7f7 ,planning and 
implementation grants2 technical        
assistance  7#a7 ,in general ,in        
addition to amounts available to make   
payments to ,states under subsection    
7a71 the ,secretary shall make grants to
 ,states and ,indian tribes 7or         
intertribal consortiums with a tribal   
family assistance plan approved under   
section #dab71 for costs attributable to
 the planning and implementation of a   
,state or tribal program funded under   
this part and shall provide technical   
assistance to ,states and ,indian tribes
 with respect to the planning and       
implementation of such a program4  7#b7 
,requirements  7,a7 ,community          
engagement ,as a condition of receiving 
a grant under this subsection1 a ,state 
or ,indian tribe shall engage local     
communities1 including focus groups of  
target populations of eligible          
individuals and employers1 in the       
planning and implementation of the      
,state or tribal program funded under   

this part4  7,b7 #b-year limit ,no      
,state or ,indian tribe shall receive a 
grant under this subsection for more    
than #h quarters4  7,c7 ,no matching    
payment required ,no matching payment   
shall apply to the grants made under    
this subsection4  7#c7 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,there are authorized to
 be appropriated to the ,secretary to   
carry out this subsection for each      
fiscal year beginning with fiscal year  
#bjbj1 such sums as are necessary4      
#acje4 ,other program requirements  7a7 
,assessment and employability plan ,the 
,state shall establish procedures to--  
7#a7 assess1 within #cj days of         
determining that an individual is an    
eligible individual1 the eligible       
individual's job skills1 education1 past
 work experience1 and potential barriers
 to employment2 and  7#b7 create1 based 
on such assessment1 an individualized   
employability plan for each eligible    
individual participating in the program 
that-- 7,a7 specifies--  7i7 the initial

 plan for the eligible individual1      
including whether the eligible          
individual is to immediately begin      
working in a subsidized job or needs    
training and other services and         
activities or supportive services before
 that placement can occur2 and  7ii7 the
 employment services that will be       
provided to the eligible individual1 as 
well as the training and other services 
and activities1 and supportive services 
that will be provided to the eligible   
individual while the eligible individual
 is working in a subsidized job2 and    
7,b7 provides that1 near the end of the 
individual's initial placement in a     
subsidized job1 an assessment will be   
made regarding whether the eligible     
individual will be converted to a       
permanent employee1 and if not1 the job 
search assistance and additional        
employment services1 training and other 
services and activities1 and supportive 
services that will be provided to the   
eligible individual with the goal of    

obtaining and retaining unsubsidized    
employment4  7b7 ,employment standards  
and criteria for subsidized jobs  7#a7  
,general requirements ,any subsidized   
job placement for an eligible individual
 participating in the ,state program    
funded under this part shall satisfy the
 following requirements3  7,a7          
,employment services that are payment   
for or reimbursement of employer costs  
may only be used by an employer in the  
public1 private for-profit1 private     
non-profit1 or social enterprise sector 
for such costs that are attributable to 
the hiring of1 compensation for1 or     
on-the-job training of1 the eligible    
individual4  7,b7 ,an employer in the   
public1 private for-profit1 private     
non-profit1 or social enterprise sector 
shall not be paid a subsidy that exceeds
 #abj percent of wage costs4  7,c7 ,an  
eligible individual in a subsidized job 
placement shall be paid not less than   
the prevailing minimum wage in the      
relevant jurisdiction and shall be      

covered by all relevant labor and       
employment laws4  7,d7 ,subject to      
paragraph 7#d71 a subsidized job        
placement for an eligible individual    
shall not exceed #f months unless the   
placement is extended for not more than 
#f additional months for purposes of    
improving the work experience1 training 
and other services and activities1 and  
supportive services needs of an eligible
 individual with less prior work        
experience1 more skill development and  
training needs1 or greater employment   
barriers4  7,e7 ,employers participating
 in the ,state program agree to make a  
good faith effort to hire an eligible   
individual placed in a subsidized job in
 their employment if the individual has 
demonstrated satisfactory performance   
and the employer has a relevant job     
opening available and to maintain a     
record of the share of subsidized       
workers hired on a permanent basis4     
7#b7 ,additional placements ,if1 after  
completing a subsidized job placement1  

an eligible individual is unemployed for
 at least #f weeks 7regardless of       
whether such weeks are consecutive71 the
 eligible individual may apply for a new
 subsidized job placement but the       
immediately subsequent placement may    
only be with a different public or      
private sector employer4  7#c7 ,state   
variation permitted ,employer subsidies 
for a subsidized job placement may vary 
within a ,state and among ,states       
carrying out programs under this part   
provided that all eligible individuals  
employed in subsidized jobs shall be    
paid not less than the prevailing       
minimum wage in the relevant            
jurisdiction and shall be covered by all
 relevant labor and employment laws4    
7#d7 ,exceptions ,with respect to any   
period for which the total unemployment 
in a ,state 7seasonally adjusted7 for   
the period consisting of the most recent
 #c months for which data for all       
,states are published equals or exceeds 
#g4e percent1 the ,secretary may waive  

the limit on the duration of a          
subsidized job placement under paragraph
 7#a77;,d74  7c7 ,nondisplacement ,a    
public or private sector employer shall 
not use an eligible individual          
subsidized job placement to-- 7#a7      
displace or replace an employee1        
position1 or volunteer1 or to partially 
displace or replace an employee1        
position1 or volunteer1 such as through 
a reduction in hours1 wages1 or         
employment benefits2 or  7#b7 displace  
or replace an employee participating in 
a strike1 collective bargaining or union
 activities1 or union organizing4       
#acjf4 ,reports2 technical assistance2  
research2 audit requirement  7a7        
,quarterly reports  7#a7 ,state reports 
,a ,state shall submit with each        
quarterly report required under section 
#daa7;a77#a7 a report on the ,state     
program funded under this part that     
contains such data and information as   
the ,secretary shall require4  7#b7     
,reports to ,congress ,the ,secretary   

shall submit with each annual report to 
,congress required under section        
#daa7;b7 a report on the ,state programs
 funded under this part1 including      
demonstration projects conducted under  
section #acji4  7b7 ,ongoing performance
 assessment  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary shall study and submit annual
 reports to ,congress that--  7,a7      
measure the performances of the ,state  
programs funded under this part1        
including demonstration projects        
conducted under section #acji2  7,b7    
include information about the categories
 of individuals and employers served by 
such programs and projects2 and  7,c7   
describe the activities eligible        
individuals engaged in during the year4 
7#b7 ,timing of submissions ,the        
,secretary shall submit the reports     
required by paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 in   
the case of the first such report1 #b   
years after the date on which the first 
,state program funded under this part is
 established2 and  7,b7 in the case of  

subsequent reports1 annually thereafter4
  7c7 ,alignment with workforce         
innovation and opportunity act programs 
,the ,secretary shall coordinate with   
the ,secretary of ,labor on aligning    
performance measures and regulations for
 the ,state programs funded under this  
part with the performance measures and  
regulations applicable to the core      
programs of ,states funded under the    
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act4  7d7 ,individual eligibility      
assessment guidance ,the ,secretary1 in 
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,labor1 shall study and issue guidance  
to ,states on best practices for        
assessing whether an individual         
satisfies the criteria for being an     
eligible individual under section       
#acja7;b77#c77;,b7 as being unlikely to 
find unsubsidized employment due to     
individual barriers1 local economic     
conditions1 or national economic        
conditions4  7e7 ,new performance       
measures  7#a7 ,in general ,the         

,secretary shall create new performance 
measures that address income gains and  
poverty reduction for eligible          
individuals participating in the ,state 
program funded under this part and the  
families of such individuals4 ,such     
performance measures shall be in        
addition to the performance             
accountability measures under section   
#aaf7;b7 of the ,workforce ,innovation  
and ,opportunity ,act for the adult and 
dislocated worker employment and        
training activities of the ,state and   
aligned with the ,state program funded  
under this part4  7#b7 ,program access  
,the ,secretary shall create a measure  
of program access to determine the      
extent to which ,states are serving     
individuals with the most significant   
barriers to employment and the portion  
of ,state caseloads that are made up of 
such workers4  7f7 ,coordination of data
 collection ,the ,secretary1 in         
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,labor1 and1 as appropriate1 the        

,secretary of ,treasury and the         
,secretary of ,education1 shall         
determine the data ,states shall collect
 and report regarding the ,state program
 funded under this part and the extent  
to which that data collection and       
reporting1 and required evaluations1 can
 be coordinated with the data           
collection1 reporting1 and evaluations  
required for the ,state program funded  
under part ,a of title ,,iv and the     
performance accountability measures     
under section #aaf7;b7 of the ,workforce
 ,innovation and ,opportunity ,act for  
the adult and dislocated worker         
employment and training activities of   
the ,state4  7g7 ,funding ,the          
,secretary shall use funding made       
available under section #dac7;h77#a7 for
 research1 technical assistance1 and    
evaluation to conduct the performance   
assessments required under subsection   
7b74  7h7 ,inspector general audit ,the 
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,health and ,human ,services shall   

biennially audit a sample of the ,state 
programs funded under this part to      
ensure compliance with program          
requirements1 including compliance with 
the nondisplacement requirements of     
section #acje7;c71 and to identify and  
protect against any waste1 fraud1 or    
abuse in such programs4  #acjg4 ,direct 
funding and administration for programs 
operated by ,indian tribes  7a7 ,in     
general ,an ,indian tribe or intertribal
 consortium with a tribal family        
assistance plan approved under section  
#dab 7or any ,indian tribe that is a    
member of such a consortium7 that       
proposes to establish a program under   
this part shall submit an application to
 the ,secretary to directly receive     
payments for expenditures made to carry 
out the program 7in this section        
referred to as a tribal program         
application74  7b7 ,tribal program      
application requirements ,subject to    
subsection 7c71 a tribal program        
application shall include a plan that   

meets the requirements of section #acjb 
in the same manner as such requirements 
apply to a ,state4  7c7 ,program        
requirements ,the program requirements  
specified in this part shall apply to an
 ,indian tribe or intertribal consortium
 with a tribal program application and  
plan approved under this section in the 
same manner as such requirements apply  
to a ,state except to the extent that an
 ,indian tribe or intertribal consortium
 requests1 and the ,secretary approves1 
a waiver or modification of any such    
requirements4  7d7 ,payments  7#a7 ,in  
general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the 
,secretary shall pay an ,indian tribe or
 intertribal consortium with a tribal   
program application and plan approved   
under this section in the same manner as
 ,states are paid under section #acjd4  
7#b7 ,application of tribal ,,fmap ,the 
,federal medical assistance percentage  
that would apply under subsection 7d7 of
 section #dgi;,b if an ,indian tribe or 
tribal consortium operated a program    

under that section 7in this subsection  
referred to as the tribal ,,fmap71 shall
 apply to payments made to the ,indian  
tribe or tribal consortium for          
expenditures attributable to carrying   
out a program under this part1 unless   
the tribal ,,fmap is less than the      
,federal medical assistance percentage  
that applies to the ,state in which the 
,indian tribe or tribal consortium is   
located in which case the ,state        
,federal medical assistance percentage  
shall apply4 ,in the case of an ,indian 
tribe or tribal consortium that is      
located in more than #a ,state1 the     
,state in which the ,indian tribe or    
tribal consortium is located that has   
the highest ,federal medical assistance 
percentage shall apply to the preceding 
sentence4  #acjh4 ,direct funding and   
administration for programs operated by 
local governments  7a7 ,in general ,the 
,secretary shall establish procedures   
under which a local government1 or a    
consortium of local governments within a

 ,state1 may submit an application to   
the ,secretary to establish a program   
under this part and directly receive    
payments for expenditures made to carry 
out the program 7in this section        
referred to as a local government       
program application71 if the ,state in  
which the local government or consortium
 is located does not elect to establish 
a ,state program under this part4  7b7  
,local government program application   
requirements ,subject to subsection 7c71
 a local government program application 
shall include a plan that meets the     
requirements of section #acjb in the    
same manner as such requirements apply  
to a ,state4  7c7 ,program requirements 
,the program requirements specified in  
this part shall apply to a local        
government or consortium with a local   
government program application and plan 
approved under this section in the same 
manner as such requirements apply to a  
,state except to the extent that a local
 government or consortium requests1 and 

the ,secretary approves1 a waiver or    
modification of any such requirements4  
7d7 ,payments ,the ,secretary shall pay 
a local government or consortium with a 
local government program application and
 plan approved under this section in the
 same manner as the ,state in which the 
local government or consortium is       
located would have been paid under      
section #acjd if the ,state had         
established a ,state program under this 
part4  #acji4 ,pro-worker employers     
demonstration projects  7a7 ,authority  
,to approve demonstration projects ,the 
,secretary may authorize ,states to     
conduct demonstration projects pursuant 
to this section which the ,secretary    
finds are likely to promote #a or more  
of the purposes described in section    
#acja7;a7 through subsidized employment 
for eligible individuals working for    
certified pro-worker employers4  7b7    
,conditions for state eligibility ,a    
,state may be authorized to conduct such
 demonstration project only if the      

,state satisfies the following          
conditions3  7#a7 ,the ,state submits an
 application to the ,secretary1 at such 
time1 in such manner1 and containing the
 information specified in paragraph 7#b7
 and such other information as the      
,secretary requires4  7#b7 ,the ,state  
includes the following information in   
the application submitted to the        
,secretary3  7,a7 ,the criteria for     
being an eligible individual if the     
,state elects to include individuals not
 described in section #acja7;b77#c74    
7,b7 ,a description of the scientific or
 quasi-scientific design for the        
demonstration project that includes a   
randomized controlled trial or another  
valid control group4  7,c7 ,the outcome 
measures for evaluating the impact of   
the demonstration project that shall    
include1 at a minimum1 the following3   
7i7 ,the percentage of eligible         
individuals who are in unsubsidized     
employment during the second quarter    
after exiting from the demonstration    

project4  7ii7 ,the percentage of       
eligible individuals who are in         
unsubsidized employment during the      
fourth quarter after exiting from the   
demonstration project4  7iii7 ,the      
median earnings of eligible individuals 
who are in unsubsidized employment      
during the second quarter after exiting 
from the demonstration project4  7iv7   
,other measures of employment and       
earnings as specified by the ,secretary 
which1 to the greatest extent           
practicable1 shall be based on the      
information required for ,state         
performance reports under section       
#aaf7;d77#b7 of the ,workforce          
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cada7;d77#b774  7c7 ,waiver  
authority  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,secretary may waive compliance with any
 requirement of this part or part ,a of 
title ,,iv which 7if applied7 would     
prevent a ,state from carrying out a    
demonstration project under this section
 or prevent the ,state from effectively 

achieving the purpose of such a project4
  7#b7 ,cost and budget neutrality ,the 
,secretary shall not impose cost or     
budget neutrality requirement as a      
condition for approving a demonstration 
project under this section4  7d7        
,payment to states  7#a7 ,treatment as  
program expenditures ,the ,secretary    
shall consider the expenditures of any  
,state to conduct a demonstration       
project under this section to be        
expenditures under this part4  7#b7     
,enhanced ,,fmap ,the enhanced ,,fmap   
described in the first sentence of      
section #baje7;b7 that is applicable to 
a ,state for a fiscal year shall apply  
to payments made to the ,state for a    
fiscal year quarter for expenditures to 
conduct a demonstration project under   
this section in lieu of the ,federal    
medical assistance percentage applicable
 to payments made under section         
#acjd7;a7 to the ,state for the quarter4
 ,if the ,state is eligible for an      
increase in the ,federal medical        

assistance percentage applicable to     
payments under section #acjd7;a7 in     
accordance with subsection 7b7 of       
section #acjd1 the enhanced ,,fmap      
applicable to the ,state for the fiscal 
year shall be used to determine the     
amount of the increase4  7e7 ,duration  
of demonstration ,a demonstration       
project under this section may be       
conducted for such period of years as   
the ,secretary and a ,state shall agree1
 but for not more than #e years1 unless 
in the judgment of the ,secretary1 the  
demonstration project should be allowed 
to continue4  7f7 ,indian tribes and    
local governments ,an ,indian tribe or  
intertribal consortium approved for     
payments under section #acjg and a local
 government or a consortium of local    
governments within a ,state approved for
 payments under section #acjh may be    
considered a ,state for purposes of     
conducting a demonstration project under
 this section4  7g7 ,pro-,worker        
employer standard  7#a7 ,establishment  

of standard ,not later than #b years    
after the date of enactment of this     
part1 the ,secretary and the ,secretary 
of ,labor1 jointly shall establish a    
standard for employers to meet in order 
to be a certified pro-worker employer   
for purposes of a demonstration project 
under this section4 ,at a minimum1 the  
standard shall require that an employer 
does the following3  7,a7 ,offer        
predictably ,the employer has scheduling
 practices with predictable work hours4 
7,b7 ,provide family-friendly benefits  
,the employer offers paid family and    
medical leave programs1 paid sick days1 
health insurance1 child care1 paid time 
off1 and other benefits that contribute 
to work-life balance1 and provides      
similar or portable benefits to         
freelance1 independent contractors1     
consultants1 outsourced and             
non-permanent workers1 or other         
contingent workers4  7,c7 ,ensure       
adequate pay ,the employer pays         
employees a living wage that enables the

 employees to meet their basic needs and
 has policies to ensure fair            
compensation for freelance1 independent 
contractors1 consultants1 outsourced and
 non-permanent workers1 or other        
contingent workers by adopting clear    
contractual language and committing to  
on-time payments4  7,d7 ,invest in      
employee growth and development ,the    
employer provides in-house or through   
employee stipends and other financial   
assistance1 access to education and     
training opportunities and promotes     
career pathways for entry-level workers 
which demonstrably improve income and   
job responsibilities4  7,e7 ,reward     
workers when company does well ,the     
employer has profit-sharing practices or
 other mechanisms that ensure workers   
benefit when the company grows or       
increases profits4  7#b7 ,process for   
certification ,the ,secretary of ,labor1
 in consultation with the ,secretary    
shall establish a process by which an   
employer may apply for and be issued a  

certification as a pro-worker employer4 
,the process may allow for applications 
for certification to be considered and  
issued by a ,state1 the ,secretary of   
,labor1 or the ,secretary1 or an entity 
under a contract or other arrangement   
with the ,secretary of ,labor4  7h7     
,reports and performance assessments    
,the ,secretary shall report on and     
assess the demonstration projects       
conducted under this section as part of 
the reports and ongoing performance     
assessments required under section      
#acjf4  7i7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3  7#a7 ,certified pro-worker    
employer ,the term certified pro-worker 
employer means an employer who has      
applied for and been issued a           
certification as having met the         
pro-worker employer standard established
 under subsection 7g74  7#b7 ,eligible  
individuals ,the term eligible          
individuals has the meaning given that  
term in section #acja7;b77#c7 and       
includes individuals who meet such other

 criteria and a ,state conducting a     
demonstration project under this section
 specifies and the ,secretary approves4 
4  7b7 ,study regarding incentives for  
,,elevate program performance  7#a7 ,in 
general ,the ,secretary of ,health and  
,human ,services shall enter into an    
agreement with the ,national ,academy of
 ,sciences to evaluate ,state programs  
carried out under part ,a of title      
,,xiii of the ,social ,security ,act 7as
 added by subsection 7a771 including    
demonstration projects conducted under  
section #acji of that ,act 7as so       
added74 ,the evaluation shall analyze   
the relationships between engagement1   
impacts1 and outcome measures4 ,the     
evaluation shall also examine the issue 
of program performance and include      
recommendations to ,congress as to      
whether and how program performance     
could be tied to fiscal incentives4     
7#b7 ,report ,not later than #g years   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and     

,human ,services shall submit to        
,congress a report containing the       
results of the evaluation conducted     
under paragraph 7#a71 together with     
recommendations for such legislation and
 administrative action as the ,secretary
 determines appropriate4  #c4           
,self-employment assistance benefits and
 relocation assistance benefits  7a7    
,establishment ,title ,,xiii1 as added  
by section #b7;a71 is amended by adding 
at the end the following3  ,b           
,self-,employment and ,relocation       
,assistance ,benefits  #acba4           
,self-employment assistance benefits    
7a7 ,in general ,every individual who-- 
7#a7 is determined to be an eligible    
self-employment assistance individual   
7as defined in section #acbe72 and  7#b7
 has filed an application for           
self-employment assistance under this   
title1  shall be entitled to a          
self-employment assistance benefit for  
each week beginning with the first week 
in which such individual meets the      

criteria specified in paragraphs 7#a7   
and 7#b7 and ending with the benefit    
termination week 7as defined in section 
#acbe7 determined with respect to the   
individual4  7b7 ,amount  7#a7 ,in      
general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the 
self-employment assistance benefit for  
an individual shall be the amount equal 
to  of the average weekly earnings from 
the individual's most recent employment4
  7#b7 ,maximum limit ,the              
self-employment assistance benefit for  
any individual shall not exceed the     
amount equal to the maximum weekly      
unemployment insurance benefit in the   
,state in which the individual resides4 
#acbb4 ,relocation assistance benefits  
7a7 ,in general ,every individual who-- 
7#a7 is determined to be an eligible    
relocation assistance individual 7as    
defined in section #acbe72  7#b7 has    
filed an application for relocation     
assistance under this title1  shall be  
entitled to a relocation assistance     
benefit4  7b7 ,amount  7#a7 ,in general 

,subject paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 the  
relocation assistance benefit for an    
individual shall be a lump-sum amount   
sufficient to enable the individual to  
move to a new area to earn              
family-sustaining wages in employment   
and may include up to #ij percent of the
 reasonable and necessary expenses      
incurred in relocating the individual1  
the individual's family1 and household  
effects1 including subsistence and      
transportation expenses4  7#b7 ,maximum 
limit  7,a7 ,in general ,the relocation 
assistance benefit for any individual   
shall not exceed #b1jjj4  7,b7 ,annual  
adjustment ,the dollar amount specified 
in subparagraph 7,a7 shall be increased1
 beginning with #bjbj1 from year to year
 based on the percentage increase in the
 consumer price index for all urban     
consumers 7all items2 ,united ,states   
city average71 rounded up to the nearest
 #aj4  7#c7 ,adjustment for family size 
,an eligible relocation assistance      
individual who is relocating with a     

family may be paid a relocation         
assistance benefit greater than the     
benefit limit applicable to a year4 ,the
 size of an individual's family shall be
 taken into account in determining the  
amount of such benefit4  7c7 ,limitation
 ,an individual may not be paid a       
relocation assistance benefit more than 
#a time during any #e-year period4      
#acbc4 ,administrative provisions  7a7  
,administration ,self-employment        
assistance benefits and relocation      
assistance benefits shall be            
administered by the ,director1 in       
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,labor4  7b7 ,other eligibility         
criteria2 application ,the ,director1 in
 consultation with the ,secretary of    
,labor1 shall establish--  7#a7 such    
additional criteria as appropriate for  
an individual to be eligible for a      
self-employment assistance benefit or a 
relocation assistance benefit under this
 title and for determining the amount of
 such benefit2  7#b7 application        

procedures1 including with respect to   
the filing of applications1 the         
furnishing of information and other     
material1 and the reporting of events   
and changes in circumstances1 as may be 
necessary for the effective and         
efficient administration of this title1 
and which shall include permitting      
applications for a self-employment      
assistance benefit or relocation        
assistance benefit to be submitted--    
7,a7 online2  7,b7 at field offices of  
the ,social ,security ,administration2  
7,c7 through a one-stop center1 as      
defined in section #c of the ,workforce 
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act2 or   
7,d7 at offices of the ,small ,business 
,administration2 and  7#c7 audit        
procedures and other program integrity  
activities related to the provision of  
self-employment assistance benefits and 
relocation assistance benefits4  7c7    
,direct payments ,a self-employment     
assistance benefit or a relocation      
assistance benefit shall be paid        

directly to an individual and may be    
included with other benefits or         
assistance payable to1 or on behalf of1 
the individual under this ,act4  7d7    
,entitlement redeterminations ,an       
individual's entitlement to a           
self-employment assistance benefit or a 
relocation assistance benefit under this
 title1 and the amount of such benefit1 
may be redetermined at such time or     
times as the ,director determines to be 
appropriate4  7e7 ,regulations and      
administrative arrangements  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,director1 in consultation 
with the ,secretary of ,labor1 may      
promulgate such regulations1 and make   
such administrative and other           
arrangements1 as may be necessary or    
appropriate to carry out this title4    
7#b7 ,suspension and termination of     
assistance ,regulations promulgated by  
the ,director may provide for the       
suspension and termination of           
entitlement to a benefit under this     
title as the ,director determines is    

appropriate4  7#c7 ,overpayments and    
underpayments2 penalties for fraud      
,regulations promulgated by the         
,director shall apply the provisions of 
sections #hjh and #haa to               
self-employment assistance benefits and 
relocation assistance benefits payable  
under this title in the same manner as  
such provisions apply to benefits       
payable under title ,,viii4  7f7        
,evaluations ,not later than ,january   
#a1 #bjbe1 and periodically thereafter1 
the ,director1 in consultation with the 
,secretary of ,labor1 shall evaluate and
 report to ,congress on the             
effectiveness of the self-employment    
assistance benefits1 relocation         
assistance benefits1 and other          
activities carried out under this title4
  #acbd4 ,miscellaneous provisions  7a7 
,special rules ,a self-employment       
assistance benefit or a relocation      
assistance benefit--  7#a7 except as    
provided in subsection 7b71 shall be    
paid in addition to any other benefit or

 assistance for which the individual is 
entitled to or eligible for under this  
,act or any other provision of law2 and 
7#b7 shall not be subject to ,federal   
tax4  7b7 ,no concurrent receipt of     
self-,employment assistance benefit and 
unemployment compensation ,an individual
 may not receive a self-employment      
assistance benefit for any week if the  
individual receives unemployment        
compensation under any ,state or        
,federal law 7including under the       
,federal-,state ,unemployment           
,compensation ,act of #aigj and         
including unemployment compensation paid
 as self-employment assistance7 for such
 week4  7c7 ,supplement not supplant    
,funds made available to carry out this 
title shall be used to supplement the   
level of ,federal funds that1 in the    
absence of such availability1 would be  
expended to provide a self-employment   
assistance benefit or reemployment      
assistance benefit to individuals and in
 no case to supplant such ,federal      

funds4  #acbe4 ,definitions ,in this    
title3 7#a7 ,benefit termination week   
,the term benefit termination week      
means1 with respect to an individual1   
the first week that occurs after the    
first week of any #aj-year period in    
which the individual is paid a          
self-employment assistance benefit and  
is--  7,a7 the week during which the    
individual is determined to have        
sufficient earnings from employment1 as 
determined in accordance with criteria  
established under section #acbc2  7,b7  
the week during which the individual is 
determined to no longer have a viable   
business plan or has stopped carrying   
out that plan2 or  7,c7 the #bfth week  
for which the individual has been paid  
such benefit4  7#b7 ,director ,the term 
,director means the ,director of the    
,office of ,reemployment ,assistance    
established under section #gad4  7#c7   
,eligible self-employment assistance    
individual  7,a7 ,in general ,the term  
eligible self-employment assistance     

individual means an individual-- 7i7    
who--  7,i7 is eligible for unemployment
 compensation under any ,state of       
,federal law 7including under the       
,federal-,state ,unemployment           
,compensation ,act of #aigj and         
including unemployment compensation paid
 as self-employment assistance72  7,,ii7
 has become unemployed through no fault 
of his or her own during the most recent
 #ab-week period and is not eligible for
 any unemployment compensation described
 in clause 7i72 or  7,,iii7 in the case 
of a self-employed individual or an     
independent contractor1 whose hiring    
contract or other arrangement has ended 
during the most recent #ab-week period  
and-- 7aa7 whose most recent ,federal   
income tax return shows an average      
profit of at least #d1fjj2 or  7bb7 who 
attests to an average of #a1ejj in      
quarterly profits for the most recently 
ended taxable year1 more than #ej       
percent of which come from income from  
self-employment2 and  7ii7 has a viable 

business plan1 as determined by the     
,department of ,labor of the ,state in  
which the individual resides1 a local   
workforce development board in such     
,state1 or the ,small ,business         
,administration1 is working on that     
business at least #bj hours per week1   
and is--  7,i7 fully unemployed2 or     
7,,ii7 partially unemployed and earning 
not less than  of the average weekly    
earnings from the individual's most     
recent employment or  of the amount of  
their weekly self-employment assistance 
benefit1 whichever is greater4  7,b7    
,annual adjustment ,the dollar amounts  
specified in subclause 7,,iii7 of       
subparagraph 7,a77i7 shall be increased1
 beginning with #bjbj1 from year to year
 based on the percentage increase in the
 consumer price index for all urban     
consumers 7all items2 ,united ,states   
city average71 rounded up to the nearest
 #aj4  7#d7 ,eligible relocation        
assistance individual ,the term eligible
 relocation assistance individual means 

an individual--  7,a7 who is-- 7i7 a    
dislocated worker1 as defined in section
 #c of the ,workforce ,innovation and   
,opportunity ,act2  7ii7 a long-term    
unemployed individual1 as determined in 
accordance with criteria established    
under section #acbc2 or  7iii7 an       
underemployed individual1 as so         
determined2  7,b7 who has filed an      
application for relocation assistance   
before relocating within the ,united    
,states2 and  7,c7 with respect to whom 
a determination has been made that the  
individual--  7i7 has obtained suitable 
employment affording a reasonable       
expectation of long-term duration in the
 area in which the individual wishes to 
relocate1 has obtained a bona fide offer
 of such employment1 or has a reasonable
 expectation of obtaining such          
employment2 and  7ii7 cannot reasonably 
be expected to secure comparable        
employment in the commuting area in     
which the individual resides4  7#e7     
,local workforce development board ,the 

term local workforce development board  
means a local workforce development     
board established under section #ajg of 
the ,workforce ,innovation and          
,opportunity ,act4  #acbf4              
,authorization of appropriations ,for   
the purpose of carrying out this part1  
there are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary for each  
fiscal year beginning with fiscal year  
#bjbj4  4  7b7 ,establishment of office 
of reemployment assistance ,title ,,vii 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #ija et seg47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  #gad4 
,office of ,reemployment ,assistance    
7a7 ,establishment ,the ,commissioner1  
in consultation with the ,secretary1    
shall establish in the ,social ,security
 ,administration an ,office of          
,reemployment ,assistance4 ,the ,office 
shall be headed by a ,director who shall
 be appointed by the ,commissioner1 in  
consultation with the ,secretary4  7b7  
,duties ,the ,director shall-- 7#a7     

administer self-employment assistance   
benefits under part ,b of title ,,xiii2 
7#b7 administer relocation assistance   
benefits under part ,b of title ,,xiii2 
7#c7 advise the ,commissioner and the   
,secretary on the effects of current    
policies and proposed statutory1        
regulatory1 administrative1 and         
budgetary changes affecting             
self-employment assistance benefits and 
relocation assistance benefits under    
part ,b of title ,,xiii2  7#d7 establish
 and maintain a clearinghouse for       
collecting and disseminating information
 on-- 7,a7 issues relating to           
self-employment assistance benefits and 
relocation assistance benefits2  7,b7   
research findings relating to such      
benefits and reemployment programs2 and 
7,c7 innovative reemployment programs   
and activities2  7#e7 coordinate the    
activities within the ,administration   
and the ,department of ,labor that      
relate to the provision of              
self-employment assistance benefits and 

relocation assistance benefits under    
part ,b of title ,,xiii2  7#f7 provide  
information to the ,commissioner1       
,secretary1 and others in the           
,administration and ,department of      
,labor with respect to the activities of
 other ,federal departments and agencies
 that relate to self-employment         
assistance benefits and relocation      
assistance benefits and reemployment    
programs and activities2 and  7#g7      
administer grants1 cooperative          
agreements1 and contracts to provide    
technical assistance and other          
activities as necessary to support      
activities related to the provision of  
self-employment assistance benefits1    
relocation assistance benefits1 and     
reemployment programs and activities4   
7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7
 ,administration ,the term              
,administration means the ,social       
,security ,administration4  7#b7        
,commissioner ,the term ,commissioner   
means the ,commissioner of ,social      

,security4  7#c7 ,director ,the term    
,director means the ,director of the    
,office of ,reemployment ,assistance    
established under this section4  7#d7   
,office ,the term ,office means the     
,office of ,reemployment ,assistance    
established under this section4  7#e7   
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,labor4  7d7          
,authorization of appropriations ,for   
the purpose of carrying out this        
section1 there are authorized to be     
appropriated such sums as may be        
necessary for each fiscal year beginning
 with fiscal year #bjbj4  4  #d4        
,employee retention work opportunity    
credit  7a7 ,in general ,section #ea of 
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new subsection3  7l7 ,employee
 retention credit  7#a7 ,in general ,the
 amount of the work opportunity credit  
determined under subsection 7a7 for the 
taxable year shall be increased by an   
amount equal to #dj percent of the      

qualified second-year wages for such    
year with respect to ,,elevate          
employees4  7#b7 ,qualified second-year 
wages  7,a7 ,in general ,for purposes of
 this subsection1 the term qualified    
second-year wages means qualified wages 
7determined as if ,,elevate employees   
were members of a targeted group7-- 7i7 
which are paid to an ,,elevate employee1
 and  7ii7 which are attributable to    
service rendered during the #a-year     
period beginning on the day after the   
last day of the #a-year period with     
respect to such employee determined     
under subsection 7b77#b74  7,b7         
,limitation ,the amount of the qualified
 second-year wages which may be taken   
into account with respect to any        
individual shall not exceed #f1jjj per  
year4  7#c7 ,,elevate employee ,for     
purposes of this subsection1 the term   
,,elevate employee means an individual  
who is hired by the employer through the
 subsidized employment program under    
part ,a of title ,,xiii of the ,social  

,security ,act and who has been employed
 by the same employer for a consecutive 
#bd months as of the last day of the    
preceding taxable year4  4  7b7 ,,gao   
study ,the ,comptroller ,general of the 
,united ,states shall conduct a study on
 the employee retention credit under    
section #ea7l7 of the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf and1 not later than #f  
months after the last day of the second 
taxable year beginning after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 shall      
report to the ,committee on ,finance of 
the ,senate and the ,committee on ,ways 
and ,means of the ,house of             
,representatives--  7#a7 whether such   
retention credit had a meaningful impact
 on retention as compared with other    
currently existing and previous         
subsidized employment programs2 and     
7#b7 whether such retention credit was  
easily understood by employers and had  
an impact on hiring decisions in        
addition to any subsidy received under  
title ,,xiii of the ,social ,security   

,act4  7c7 ,extension of work           
opportunity credit ,paragraph 7#d7 of   
section #ea7;c7 of the ,internal        
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
striking ,december #ca1 #bjai and       
inserting ,december #ca1 #bjba4  7d7    
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable     
years beginning after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4  #e4 ,conforming
 amendments  7a7 ,,tanf  7#a7 ,state    
plan ,section #djb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fjb7 
is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection         
7a77#a7--  7i7 in subparagraph          
7,a77iii71 by inserting or employment   
services1 training and other services   
and activities1 and supportive services 
provided under the ,state program funded
 under part ,a of title ,,xiii before   
the period2 and  7ii7 in subparagraph   
7,b7--  7,i7 in clause 7iv71 by         
inserting 1 unless the parent or        
caretaker is participating in the ,state
 program funded under part ,a of title  
,,xiii before the period2 and  7,,ii7 by

 adding at the end the following3       
7,,vi7 ,the document shall indicate     
whether the ,state elects to carry out a
 ,state program to provide employment   
services1 training and other services   
and activities1 and supportive services 
under part ,a of title ,,xiii4  2 and   
7,b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7d7 ,state option ,to submit plan that
 aligns with the ,state plan under title
 ,,xiii-,a ,a ,state may elect to submit
 the ,state plan required under this    
section at the same time and in the same
 manner1 and to apply for the same      
period1 as the ,state plan required     
under section #acjb4  4  7#b7           
,participation in the ,state employment1
 training1 and supportive services      
program under title ,,xiii-,a deemed to 
be meeting work participation           
requirements ,section #djg7;c77#b7 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #fjg7;c77#b77 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  7,e7  
,participation in the ,state employment1
 training1 and supportive services      

program under title ,,xiii-,a deemed to 
be meeting work participation           
requirements ,for purposes of           
determining monthly participation rates 
under paragraphs 7#a77;,b77i7 and       
7#b77;,b7 of subsection 7b71 the        
following individuals are deemed to be  
engaged in work for a month3 7i7        
,recipients ,any recipient who is       
participating in the ,state employment1 
training1 and supportive services       
program under part ,a of title ,,xiii   
7for any number of hours per week during
 the month7 and is receiving assistance 
under the ,state program funded under   
this part or under any ,state program   
funded with qualified ,state            
expenditures 7as defined in section     
#dji7;a77#g77;,b77i774  7ii7            
,individuals who would otherwise be     
recipients ,any individual who is       
participating in the ,state employment1 
training1 and supportive services       
program under part ,a of title ,,xiii   
7for any number of hours per week during

 the month7 and would be a recipient of 
assistance under the ,state program     
funded under this part or under any     
,state program funded with qualified    
,state expenditures 7as defined in      
section #dji7;a77#g77;,b77i77 but for   
the individual's participation in the   
,state employment1 training and         
supportive services program under part  
,a of title ,,xiii4  4  7#c7 ,tribal    
programs ,section #dab7;b7 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #fab7;b77 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3  7#d7 ,option
 to submit plan that aligns with the    
,state plan under title ,,xiii-,a       
,subsection 7d7 of section #djb shall   
apply to a tribal family assistance plan
 in the same manner as that section     
applies to a plan under that section4  4
  7#d7 ,administration ,section #daf    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #faf7 is amended--  7,a7 
by striking and part ,d shall be        
administered by an ,assistant ,secretary
 for ,family ,support within the        
,department of ,health and ,human       

,services and inserting 1 part ,d1 and  
part ,a of title ,,xiii shall be        
administered by the ,assistant          
,secretary for the ,administration for  
,children and ,families within the      
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services 7and in the case of part ,a of
 title ,,xiii1 in consultation with the 
,secretary of ,labor and the ,secretary 
of ,education72 and  7,b7 by striking by
 law1 and all that follows through the  
period and inserting by law44  7b7      
,title ,,vii ,section #gja7;b7 of such  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77 is        
amended-- 7#a7 by inserting a comma     
after title ,,ii2 and  7#b7 by inserting
 1 and the benefits program established 
under part ,b of title ,,xiii before the
 period4  7c7 ,title ,,xi ,section      
#aaja7;a77#a7 of such ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acja7;a77#a77 is amended by  
striking title ,,xx and inserting titles
 ,,xiii and ,,xx4  7d7 ,internal revenue
 code  7#a7 ,work opportunity credit    
,section #ea7;c77#b77;,b7 of the        

,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by striking section #dhb7;e7 and
 inserting part ,a of title ,,xiii4     
7#b7 ,disclosure of returns and return  
information ,subparagraph 7,d7 of       
section #fajc7l77#g7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended--    
7,a7 by striking and at the end of      
subclause 7,,iv7 of clause 7viii72  7,b7
 by striking the period at the end of   
clause 7ix7 and inserting 2 and2 and    
7,c7 by inserting after clause 7ix7 the 
following new clause3  7x7 any benefits 
or assistance under part ,b of title    
,,xiii of the ,social ,security ,act4  4
  7e7 ,table of contents for title      
,,xiii ,title ,,xiii1 as added by       
section #b7;a7 and amended by section   
#c7;a71 is amended by inserting the     
following before part ,a3  ,,title      
,,xiii--,reemployment and other         
,job-,related ,assistance and ,benefits 
,part ,a--,employment1 ,training1 and   
,supportive ,services ,program ,sec4    
#acja4 ,purpose2 definitions2           

administration4 ,sec4 #acjb4 ,state plan
 requirements4 ,sec4 #acjc4 ,use of     
funds4 ,sec4 #acjd4 ,payments to        
,states4 ,sec4 #acje4 ,other program    
requirements4 ,sec4 #acjf4 ,reports2    
technical assistance2 research2 audit   
requirement4 ,sec4 #acjg4 ,direct       
funding and administration for programs 
operated by ,indian tribes4 ,sec4 #acjh4
 ,direct funding and administration for 
programs operated by local governments4 
,sec4 #acji4 ,pro-worker employers      
demonstration projects4 ,part           
,b--,self-,employment and ,relocation   
,assistance ,benefits ,sec4 #acba4      
,self-employment assistance benefits4   
,sec4 #acbb4 ,relocation assistance     
benefits4 ,sec4 #acbc4 ,administrative  
provisions4 ,sec4 #acbd4 ,miscellaneous 
provisions4 ,sec4 #acbe4 ,definitions4  
,sec4 #acbf4 ,authorization of          
appropriations4  4  #f4 ,effective date2
 regulations  7a7 ,effective date       
,except as provided in section #d7;d71  
the amendments made by this ,act shall  

take effect on ,october #a1 #bjai4  7b7 
,regulations  7#a7 ,employment1         
training1 and supportive services       
program ,the ,secretary of ,health and  
,human ,services1 in consultation with  
the ,secretary of ,labor and the        
,secretary of ,education1 shall-- 7,a7  
not later than #f months after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 issue    
proposed regulations for the purpose of 
implementing part ,a of title ,,xiii of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7as added by 
section #b of this ,act71 including     
regulations establishing uniform data   
collection requirements2 and  7,b7 not  
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 publish final   
regulations for such purpose4  7#b7     
,self-employment and relocation         
assistance benefits ,the ,commissioner  
of ,social ,security1 through the       
,director of the ,office of             
,reemployment ,assistance 7as           
established under section #c7;b7 of this
 ,act7 and in consultation with the     

,secretary of ,labor1 shall--  7,a7 not 
later than #f months after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 issue proposed  
regulations for the purpose of          
implementing part ,b of title ,,xiii of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7as added by 
section #c of this ,act71 including     
regulations establishing uniform data   
collection requirements2 and  7,b7 not  
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 publish final  
regulations for such purpose4