,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dajg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #cj1     
#bjbj ,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4       
,bennet1 and ,mr4 ,booker7 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 unemployed and    
underemployed individuals and           
individuals with barriers to employment1
 to provide employment services to      
individuals who are unemployed or       
underemployed as a result of            
,,covid-#ai1 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 ,jobs for ,economic ,recovery ,act  
of #bjbj4  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 ,purpose4 ,sec4 #c4 ,employment1   
training1 and supportive services       
program4 ,sec4 #d4 ,employee retention  
work opportunity credit4 ,sec4 #e4      
,conforming amendments4 ,sec4 #f4       
,effective date2 regulations4  #b4      
,purpose ,the purposes of this ,act are 
the following3  7#a7 ,to provide        
immediate funding for subsidized        
employment programs that will create job
 opportunities for individuals who have 
become unemployed or underemployed as a 
result of ,,covid-#ai when it is safe to
 provide such opportunities1 taking into
 account the need to prevent the spread 

or recurrence of ,,covid-#ai4  7#b7 ,to 
expand subsidized employment programs   
that reconnect unemployed and           
underemployed workers to the workforce4 
7#c7 ,to drive economic recovery by     
allowing for sufficient ,state and local
 flexibility to create or expand        
programs that place workers in jobs that
 fill community-specific workforce gaps 
and meet employer needs4  7#d7 ,to      
prevent long-term joblessness and       
structural unemployment and provide work
 opportunities for individuals with     
barriers to employment4  #c4            
,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  #acja4 ,purpose2 definitions2
 administration  7a7 ,purpose ,the      
purpose of this title is to provide     
funds to ,states1 ,indian tribes1 local 

governments1 and nonprofit organizations
 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     
employment social enterprise sector jobs
 that enable unemployed or underemployed
 individuals to earn income and connect 
to the workforce2  7#b7 expand the      
availability of jobs during economic    
downturns or in areas with high         
unemployment or poverty2  7#c7 provide  
economically and socially disadvantaged 
individuals and individuals with        
barriers to employment 7such as the     
long-term unemployed1 people with       
criminal records1 former foster youth1  
and other economically and socially     
disadvantaged populations7 with wages   
and 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-entrants and        
facilitating their transition from      
subsidized job placements to            
unsubsidized employment2 and  7#e7 allow
 for sufficient flexibility for ,states1
 ,indian tribes1 local governments1 and 
nonprofit organizations to design       
programs targeted at community-specific 
workforce gaps and employer needs4  7b7 
,definitions ,in this title3  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 a period of economic   
downturn or adverse local or national   
economic conditions4  7#d7 ,employment  
services ,the term employment services  
means a subsidized job placement        
7including a transitional job described 
in section #acd7;d77#e7 of the          
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act7 in the public1 private for-profit1
 private non-profit1 or employment      
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 ,period of economic    
downturn ,the term period of economic   
downturn means1 with respect to a       

,state1 a period of one or more         
consecutive months during which1 for    
each month of such period--  7,a7 the   
average rate of total unemployment in   
the ,united ,states 7seasonally         
adjusted7 for the most recent #c months 
for which data is available is at least 
#e4e percent2 or  7,b7 the average rate 
of total unemployment in such ,state    
7seasonally adjusted7 for the most      
recent #c months for which data for all 
,states is available is at least #e4e   
percent4  7#aj7 ,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    

title4  7#aa7 ,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#ab7        
,tier-#a practice ,subject to subsection
 7c71 the term tier-#a practice means a 
practice that-- 7,a7 offers a new or    
potentially effective strategy for      
addressing widely shared workforce      
challenges2 and  7,b7 has not been      
systematically studied but is supported 
by a strong logic model4  7#ac7 ,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 third     
party and the evaluation results        
indicate 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 evidence of positive
 change and has been evaluated before   
using a pre- and post-assessment        
comparison between intervention and     
comparison groups and suggests some     
statistically significant evidence of   
positive change4  7#ad7 ,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 or quasi-experimental 
design and the evaluation findings      
indicate some statistically significant 
positive impacts on participant or      

system wide outcomes4  7#ae7 ,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 with1 including in          
preparation for1 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         

employment services1 including          
labor-management training4  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 title 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 as appropriate4    
7e7 ,appropriated entitlement  7#a7 ,in 
general ,this title establishes an      
entitlement to payments under this title
 for ,states1 ,indian tribes and tribal 

consortiums1 and local governments with 
plans approved under this title4  7#b7  
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,secretary to carry out this title for 
each fiscal year beginning with fiscal  
year #bjbj1 such sums as are necessary4 
#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 offer 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 title2  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 to   
ensure that its programs do not         
systematically exclude the eligible     
individuals with the greatest barriers  
to employment2  7#g7 the strategies the 
,state will use for outreach1           
engagement1 and ongoing collaboration   
with employers to promote employers' use
 of the program and ensure employers    
have the training necessary to support  
eligible individuals2  7#h7 the         
strategies the ,state will use to create
 employment plans for eligible          
individuals participating in the ,state 

program funded under this title and1    
based on such plans1 provide eligible   
individuals with employment services1   
training and other services and         
activities1 and supportive services2    
7#i7 how the ,state will coordinate the 
,state program funded under this title  
with other relevant systems and programs
 based on the populations identified    
which may include criminal justice1     
child support1 juvenile justice1 child  
welfare1 homeless services1 unemployment
 insurance1 and other human services and
 workforce development programs of the  
,state1 including programs supported    
through the ,workforce ,innovation and  
,opportunity ,act2  7#aj7 how the ,state
 will ensure employers participating in 
the program comply with the             
nondisplacement requirements of section 
#acje7;c72  7#aa7 a plan for regular1   
well-executed evaluation of the ,state  
program funded under this title1        
including how the ,state plans to       
measure program outcomes and impacts and

 whether the ,state plans to employ a   
quasi-experimental or experimental      
research design2  7#ab7 how the ,state  
will address gaps in employment and     
earnings by race1 ethnicity1 age1 and   
gender and collect data to measure      
progress in addressing those gaps2      
7#ac7 how the ,state will incorporate   
feedback from eligible individuals      
participating in the ,state program to  
improve the program over time2 and      
7#ad7 such information about other      
aspects of the plan as the ,secretary   
may request4  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 title to the ,secretary not  

later than #ij days prior to the        
commencement of the ,state program      
funded under this title and shall be for
 the period beginning on the first day  
of the commencement of the ,state       
program funded under the title 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 time 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 title1 and any amendments to the   
plan1 shall be subject to the approval  
of the ,secretary1 in consultation with 
the ,secretary of ,labor as appropriate4
  7d7 ,state agency ,at the option of   
the ,state1 the program funded under    
this title 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 title 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 title4  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     
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 title1 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 one or more ,state 
programs funded under this title during 
any period of economic downturn in the  

,state4  7c7 ,evaluations ,a ,state     
shall be eligible to receive a payment  
under section #acjd for budgeted        
expenditures attributable to evaluating 
the ,state program funded under this    
title if-- 7#a7 the ,state submits to   
the ,secretary a description of and     
budget for the proposed evaluation2 and 
7#b7 the ,secretary determines that--   
7,a7 the budget for the proposed        
evaluation is justifiable2 and  7,b7 the
 design and approach of the proposed    
evaluation is rigorous1 will use data to
 statistically 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 title1 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 title4    
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 #e4e percent but less than #f     
percent1 the applicable number of       

percentage points is #bj2  7,b7 equal to
 or greater than #f percent but less    
than #f4e percent1 the applicable number
 of percentage points is #cj2  7,c7     
equal to or greater than #f4e percent   
but less than #g percent1 the applicable
 number of percentage points is #dj2 and
  7,d7 equal to or greater than #g      
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 #bjai2 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  7#a7 ,in   
general ,prior to the beginning of each 
fiscal quarter1 the ,secretary shall    
estimate the amount to which a ,state   
will be entitled under this section for 
such quarter1 based on--  7,a7 a report 
filed by the ,state containing its      
estimate of the total sum to be expended
 in such quarter to provide eligible    
individuals with employment services1   
training and other services and         
activities1 and supportive services     
through the program funded under this   
title2 and  7,b7 such other             
investigation as the ,secretary may find
 necessary4  7#b7 ,payments ,the        
,secretary shall then pay to the ,state1
 in such installments as the ,secretary 
shall determine1 the amount so          
estimated1 reduced or increased to the  
extent of any overpayment or            

underpayment which the ,secretary       
determines was made under this section  
to such ,state for any prior quarter and
 with respect to which adjustment has   
not already been made under this        
subsection4  7e7 ,limitation ,beginning 
with the fifth fiscal year quarter for  
which a ,state plan is approved under   
this title1 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 title 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
 ,states1 ,indian tribes 7or intertribal
 consortiums with a tribal family       
assistance plan approved under section  
#dab71 and local governments for costs  
attributable to the planning and        
implementation of a ,state or tribal    
program funded under this title 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 title4  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      
#acje4 ,other program requirements  7a7 
,assessment and employment plan  7#a7   
,in general ,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   
employment plan for each eligible       
individual participating in the program 
that-- 7i7 specifies--  7,i7 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         
activities1 or supportive services      
before that placement can occur2 and    
7,,ii7 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  7ii7 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 permanent1 unsubsidized  
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  
7#b7 ,no discrimination against         
individuals with highest barriers to    
employment ,the ,state shall ensure that
 the procedures established under       
paragraph 7#a7 do not result in an      
eligible individual being disqualified  
from receiving employment services on   
the basis of the individual's barriers  

to employment4  7#c7 ,nondiscrimination 
,the ,state shall ensure that the       
procedures established under paragraph  
7#a7 do not have the effect of making   
any eligible individual less likely to  
receive employment services on the basis
 of the individual's race1 sex1         
religious creed1 national origin1 or    
political affiliation4  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 title 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 employment social
 enterprise sector for 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      
employment 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 at a rate that  
is not less than whichever of the       
following is highest3 7i7 the minimum   
hourly wage rate applicable to the      
individual under the laws of the ,state 
or locality in which the individual is  
employed2  7ii7 the wage rate applicable
 under section #f of the ,fair ,labor   
,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjf72  7iii7 if determined appropriate 
by the ,state program funded under this 
title1 the prevailing wage rate in the  
locality in which the individual is     
employed as determined by the ,secretary
 of ,labor1 based on area surveys of    
wage rates conducted by the ,department 
of ,labor2 and  7iv7 where a            
collective-bargaining agreement covers  
employees at the site of the subsidized 
job placement1 a rate set for the       

eligible individual in accordance with  
the rates provided for in the agreement1
 including prospective wage increases   
provided for in the agreement4  7,d7 ,an
 eligible individual in a subsidized job
 placement shall be covered by all      
relevant labor and employment laws4     
7,e7 ,subject to paragraph 7#e71 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,f7      
,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 to unsubsidized positions 
on a permanent basis4  7,g7 ,employers  
shall ensure that the site of employment
 is a location where an eligible        
individual in a subsidized job placement
 who is an individual with a disability1
 as defined in section #g of the        
,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #gje71 interacts with other   
persons who are not such individuals    
with disabilities 7not including        
supervisory personnel or individuals who
 are providing services to such worker7 
to the same extent as individuals who   
are not such individuals with           
disabilities and who are in comparable  
positions interact with other persons4  
7,h7 ,for a site of employment at which 
workers are covered by a collective     
bargaining agreement1 no subsidized job 
placement shall be made at the site     
without the consent of all labor        

organizations representing workers at   
such site4  7,i7 ,in a case where the   
,state is considering placing an        
eligible individual with an employer who
 has previously participated in the     
,state program1 the ,state shall        
consider feedback from workers          
previously placed with that employer    
when determining whether to continue    
placing eligible individuals in         
subsidized jobs with that employer4     
7,j7 ,a subsidized job placement in a   
government agency shall be subject to   
the same civil service protections      
otherwise applicable to similar jobs at 
such agency4  7,k7 ,an eligible         
individual who works on average at least
 #cj hours of service per week in a     
subsidized job placement with an        
employer shall be treated as a full-time
 employee of such employer for purposes 
of section #dihj;,h of the ,internal    
,revenue ,code of #aihf4  7#b7 ,employer
 of record  7,a7 ,in general ,with      
respect to eligible individuals in      

subsidized job placements1 the employer 
of record may be--  7i7 the employer for
 whom the individual performs work2     
7ii7 the ,state or a political          
subdivision of the ,state2 or  7iii7 a  
third party that has entered into an    
agreement with the ,state to serve as   
the employer of record with respect to  
eligible individuals participating in   
the ,state program funded under this    
title4  7,b7 ,evaluations ,if the       
employer of record with respect to an   
eligible individual in a subsidized job 
placement is not the employer for whom  
the individual performs work1 any       
employer evaluation required under this 
title with respect to such job placement
 shall include an evaluation of both the
 employer of record and the employer for
 whom the individual performs work4     
7#c7 ,limitation on subsidized job      
placements per employer  7,a7 ,in       
general ,no more than #aj percent of the
 employees of an employer may be        
eligible individuals whose employment   

with such employer is subsidized under  
this title1 except that-- 7i7 an        
employer with fewer than #aj employees  
may employ one such individual2  7ii7 an
 employer with more than #ejj employees 
may not employ more than #ej such       
individuals2  7iii7 there shall be no   
limitation on the number of subsidized  
job placements per employer if the      
employer's mission1 as reviewed and     
evaluated by the ,state on an annual    
basis1 includes the provision of        
employment services1 training and other 
services and activities1 or supportive  
services to individuals with barriers to
 employment1 subject to the ,state      
program's annual review of the outcomes 
and experiences of eligible individuals 
in subsidized job placements with the   
employer4  7,b7 ,application to         
employers of record ,for purposes of the
 limitations described in subparagraph  
7,a71 if an eligible individual in a    
subsidized job placement performs work  
for an employer that is not the         

individual's employer of record-- 7i7   
the individual shall not be considered  
to be employed by the employer of       
record2 and  7ii7 the individual shall  
be considered to be employed by the     
employer for whom the individual        
performs work4  7#d7 ,additional        
placements ,if1 after completing a      
subsidized job placement1 an eligible   
individual is unemployed for at least #d
 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 employer 7but  
may be with the same employer of record1
 provided that the individual is        
performing work for a different employer
 than the employer for whom the         
individual performed work in the        
previous subsidized job placement74     
7#e7 ,state variation permitted         
,employer subsidies for a subsidized job
 placement may vary within a ,state and 

among ,states carrying out programs     
under this title provided that all      
eligible individuals employed in        
subsidized jobs shall be paid not less  
than the rate specified in subsection   
7b77#a77;,c7 and shall be covered by all
 relevant labor and employment laws4    
7#f7 ,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 
#e4e percent1 the ,secretary may waive  
the limit on the duration of a          
subsidized job placement under paragraph
 7#a77;,e74  7c7 ,nondisplacement ,an   
employer shall not use an eligible      
individual subsidized job placement if--
 7#a7 employing such individual will    
result in the layoff or partial         
displacement 7such as a reduction in    
hours1 wages1 or employment benefits7 of
 an existing employee or position of the
 employer2  7#b7 such individual will   

assume any of the duties or             
responsibilities of an employee who is  
participating in a strike1 collective   
bargaining1 or union organizing2  7#c7  
employing such individual infringes upon
 the promotional opportunities of an    
existing employee of the employer2 or   
7#d7 such individual will perform the   
same work or substantially the same work
 as that performed by any individual who
 has been laid off or partially         
displaced and has not received an offer 
from the employer to be restored to the 
position the employee had immediately   
prior to being laid off or partially    
displaced4  7d7 ,grievance procedures   
,the ,state shall establish and maintain
 a procedure for the filing and         
adjudication of grievances from eligible
 individuals1 labor organizations1 and  
other interested individuals concerning 
participating employers1 including      
grievances relating to proposed         
placements of eligible workers with such
 employers4  #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 title 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 title4  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 title2  7,b7 
include information about the categories
 of individuals and employers served by 
such programs and projects1 including   
the extent to which the ,state is       
serving the individuals with the        
greatest barriers to employment2 and    
7,c7 describe the activities eligible   

individuals engaged in during the year  
and evaluate the quality of the services
 provided under such programs4  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 title 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  
title 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     
,labor as appropriate1 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#c7 as being unlikely 
to find unsubsidized employment due to  
individual barriers1 the individual's   
status as a displaced worker1 or        
economic conditions in the ,state in    
which the individual lives or works4    
7e7 ,new performance measures  7#a7 ,in 
general ,the ,secretary shall create new
 performance measures that address      
income and earnings gains1 job quality  
improvement1 and poverty reduction      
7relative to both the official poverty  
line and the supplemental poverty       
measure7 for eligible individuals       
participating in the ,state program     
funded under this title 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 title4  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        
greatest barriers to employment and the 
portion of ,state caseloads that are    
made up of such workers4  7f7           
,coordination of data collection  7#a7  
,in general ,the ,secretary1 in         
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,labor1 shall determine the data ,states
 shall collect and report regarding the 
,state program funded under this title  
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  7#b7 ,coordination with    
other efforts ,the ,secretary1 in       
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,labor and the ,secretary of ,education1
 shall assure that the data collected   
under this title aligns as much as      
possible with efforts to collect        
longitudinal data related to the        
performance of education1 training1 and 
workforce programs4  7g7 ,disaggregated 
data ,data collected and submitted under
 this section shall be disaggregated by 
race1 ethnicity1 age1 gender1 and       
occupational category4  7h7 ,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  7i7 ,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 title 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 title 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 title 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 title1 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 one ,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 title and directly receive   
payments for expenditures made to carry 
out the program 7in this section        
referred to as a local government       
program application71 if--  7#a7 the    
,state in which the local government or 
consortium is located has not elected to
 establish a ,state program under this  
title2 or  7#b7 the local government or 
consortium can demonstrate that a local 
program would meet a need or serve a    
population that is not met or           
sufficiently served by the ,state       
program under this title4  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 title 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 ,states are paid under  
section #acjd4  #acji4 ,grants to       
nonprofit organizations  7a7 ,in general
 ,the ,secretary1 in consultation with  
the ,secretary of ,labor1 shall award   
multi-year grants on a competitive basis
 to nonprofit organizations that submit 
applications to carry out employment    
services programs4  7b7 ,scope of grants
 ,grants under this subsection may be   
regional programs or serve specific     
populations4  7c7 ,application process  

,a nonprofit organization seeking a     
grant under this subsection shall submit
 an application to the ,secretary at    
such a time1 in such a manner1 and      
containing such information as the      
,secretary may reasonably require4  7d7 
,selection ,the ,secretary shall select 
applicants to receive a grant under this
 subsection based on-- 7#a7 the         
applicant's level of experience and     
commitment to providing subsidized jobs2
  7#b7 the applicant's demonstrated     
ability to recruit individuals of the   
region or other specific population     
served by the grant and provide work    
opportunities for such individuals2 and 
7#c7 such other criteria as the         
,secretary determines appropriate4  7e7 
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,secretary to carry out this subsection
 for each of fiscal years #bjbj through 
#bjbe1 such sums as are necessary4  4   
7b7 ,study regarding incentives for     
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 7a774 ,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  7c7 ,public   
information about availability of       

employment services ,not later than     
,january #a1 #bjbb1 the ,secretary of   
,health and ,human ,services shall make 
information publicly available to       
jobseekers 7either on a website         
established for such purpose or on an   
existing ,federal online resource that  
provides information to jobseekers7     
about--  7#a7 whether they are eligible 
for employment services under a ,state1 
local government1 or tribal program     
under title ,,xiii of the ,social       
,security ,act 7as added by subsection  
7a772 and  7#b7 the appropriate ,state1 
local government1 or tribal agency to   
contact for further information about   
such services and programs4  #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 previously         
subsidized 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       
previously subsidized employees were    
members of a targeted group7-- 7i7 which
 are paid to a previously subsidized    
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 ,previously subsidized      
employee ,for purposes of this          
subsection1 the term previously         

subsidized employee means an individual 
who is hired by an employer through the 
subsidized employment program under     
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 #bjbj and       
inserting ,december #ca1 #bjbb4  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 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     
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 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 ,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 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 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 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  7b7 ,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  7c7  
,internal ,revenue ,code ,section       
#ea7;c77#b77;,b7 of the ,internal       
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
striking section #dhb7;e7 and inserting 
title ,,xiii4  7d7 ,table of contents   
for title ,,xiii ,title ,,xiii1 as added
 by section #c7;a71 is amended by       
inserting the following before section  
#acja3  ,title ,,xiii--,reemployment and
 ,other ,job-,related ,assistance and   
,benefits ,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 ,grants to nonprofit             

organizations4  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 ,january #a1 #bjbb4  7b7      
,option ,to accelerate funding  7#a7 ,in
 general ,if the ,secretary of ,health  
and ,human ,services receives from a    
,state1 ,indian tribe1 or unit of local 
government1 a written notice1 in such   
form and manner and containing such     
information as the ,secretary shall     
require1 that the ,state1 ,indian tribe1
 or unit of local government is         
operating1 or wishes to operate1 an     
employment assistance program1 then1    
during the period beginning on the first
 day of the first fiscal quarter that   
begins on or after the date that the    
,secretary receives such notice and     
ending on ,december #ca1 #bjba1 the     
,secretary shall make payments to the   
,state1 ,indian tribe1 or unit of local 
government under paragraph 7#c74  7#b7  
,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7  

,employment assistance program ,the term
 employment assistance program means a  
program operated by a ,state1 ,indian   
tribe1 or local government that provides
 qualified program assistance1 including
 a program funded under part ,a of title
 ,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #dja et seq47 or any other   
,state1 tribal1 or local program        
financed with ,federal funds4  7,b7     
,qualified program assistance ,the term 
qualified program assistance means      
employment services1 training and other 
services and activities1 or supportive  
services 7as such terms are defined in  
section #acja7;b7 of the ,social        
,security ,act1 as added by section #c71
 including any such services designed to
 reemploy individuals who are unemployed
 or underemployed for reasons related to
 ,,covid-#ai1 but shall not include any 
employment services1 training and other 
services and activities or supportive   
services that cannot be provided in a   
manner that is safe for both program    

administrators and participants due to a
 ,,covid-#ai outbreak4  7#c7 ,payments  
7,a7 ,in general ,subject to            
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,secretary shall 
pay to any ,state1 ,indian tribe1 or    
local government that has a notice in   
effect under paragraph 7#a7 for a fiscal
 quarter with respect to an employment  
assistance program1 an amount equal to  
the amount that such ,state1 tribe1 or  
local government would receive under    
title ,,xiii of the ,social ,security   
,act 7as added by section #c7 if--  7i7 
such title were in effect with respect  
to such ,state1 tribe1 or local         
government2  7ii7 the ,state1 tribe1 or 
local government had a plan that met all
 requirements of such title and was     
approved under such title for such      
fiscal quarter1 and the amounts expended
 by the ,state1 tribe1 or local         
government on qualified program         
assistance under such program1 were     
amounts expended by the ,state1 tribe1  
or local government to provide such     

assistance under such plan2 and  7iii7  
the requirements of sections #acjc1     
#acjd7;c71 #acje1 and #acjf of such     
title did not apply4  7,b7 ,limitations 
7i7 ,no duplicate funding ,for purposes 
of subparagraph 7,a71 in determining the
 amounts expended by a ,state1 tribe1 or
 local government under an employment   
assistance program to provide qualified 
program assistance1 the total amount of 
,state expenditures on such assistance  
shall be reduced by the amount of       
,federal funds 7other than funds paid   
under this subsection7 that have been   
paid or that are expected to be paid to 
the ,state1 tribe1 or local government  
with respect to such assistance4  7ii7  
,no funding for administrative expenses 
unrelated to qualified program          
assistance ,no payment shall be made to 
a ,state1 ,indian tribe1 or local       
government under this subsection for    
administrative expenses of an employment
 assistance program that are not        
attributable to the administration of   

qualified program assistance4  7c7      
,regulations ,the ,secretary of ,health 
and ,human ,services1 in consultation   
with the ,secretary of ,labor as        
appropriate1 shall--  7#a7 not later    
than #ad days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 issue guidance  
to ,states on how to seek accelerated   
funding under subsection 7b72  7#b7 not 
later than #f months after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 issue       
proposed regulations for the purpose of 
implementing title ,,xiii of the ,social
 ,security ,act 7as added by section #b 
of this ,act71 including regulations    
establishing uniform data collection    
requirements2 and  7#c7 not later than  
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 publish final regulations for
 such purpose4