,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bb1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,durbin1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1
 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4      
,cortez ,masto1 and ,ms4 ,rosen7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
provide funding for ,states to improve  
their unemployment insurance technology 
systems1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,unemployment ,insurance ,technology
 and ,accessibility ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 
,special transfer for information       
technology funding ,section #ijc of the 
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aajc7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7j7 ,special transfer in
 fiscal year #bjbj for improved         
information technology  7#a7 ,in general
 ,in addition to any other amounts1 the 
,secretary of ,labor shall provide for  

the making of grants to the accounts of 
the ,states in the ,unemployment ,trust 
,fund1 by transfer from amounts in the  
,federal unemployment account1 in       
accordance with succeeding provisions of
 this subsection4  7#b7 ,amount of      
payment ,the amount of payment under    
paragraph 7#a7 with respect to any      
,state shall1 as determined by the      
,secretary of ,labor1 be equal to the   
amount obtained by multiplying          
#ejj1jjj1jjj by the same ratio as would 
apply under subsection 7a77#b77;,b7 for 
purposes of determining such ,state's   
share of any excess amount 7as described
 in subsection 7a77#a77 that would have 
been subject to transfer to ,state      
accounts1 as of ,october #a1 #bjai1     
under the provisions of subsection 7a74 
7#c7 ,use of funds  7,a7 ,in general    
,any amount transferred to the account  
of a ,state by reason of this section   
shall be used by the ,state agency of   
such ,state to improve the information  
technology used by the ,state agency to 

administer the unemployment compensation
 laws of the ,state4  7,b7 ,condition   
for receiving a grant  7i7 ,in general  
,as a condition of receiving a grant    
under this subsection1 a ,state shall   
certify to the ,secretary of ,labor     
that1 within #b years of receiving such 
grant-- 7,i7 the information technology 
used by the ,state agency to administer 
the unemployment compensation laws of   
the ,state will meet the requirements   
described in clause 7ii72 and  7,,ii7   
applications for unemployment           
compensation1 and assistance with the   
application process1 will be accessible 
in at least two of the following3       
in-person1 by phone1 or online4  7ii7   
,requirements ,the requirements for the 
information technology described in this
 clause are the following3 7,i7         
,requirements for online claim-filing   
system ,any online claim-filing system  
used by the ,state shall-- 7aa7 ensure  
that the process of filing initial and  
continuing claims for unemployment      

compensation can be readily understood  
and accomplished by the vast majority of
 claimants1 including individuals with  
limited ,english proficiency1           
individuals with disabilities1 older    
individuals1 and individuals with       
literacy challenges2  7bb7 be available 
in any language spoken by more than #a  
percent of the ,state's population1 and 
such translations must be completed by  
human translators rather than           
translation software2  7cc7 be          
accessible and optimized for both       
desktop computers and mobile devices4   
,any features of the system 7such as the
 ability to upload documentation7 that  
are available in the desktop version of 
the online claim-filing system must also
 be available in the mobile version2    
7dd7 allow for electronic submission of 
documentation required to support a     
claim2  7ee7 be available #bd hours a   
day1 #g days a week2 and  7ff7 have an  
automated password reset function that  
can be completed online4  7,,ii7        

,additional requirements for information
 technology ,any other requirements     
determined appropriate by the ,secretary
 of ,labor4  7iii7 ,repayment if        
requirements not met ,if1 at the end of 
the #b-year period described in clause  
7i7 with respect to a ,state1 the       
,secretary of ,labor finds that the     
,state is not in compliance with the    
conditions described in subclauses 7,i7 
and 7,,ii7 of clause 7i71 the ,state    
shall be required to return the full    
amount of the grant to the ,secretary of
 ,treasury4 ,such repayment shall be    
deposited into the general fund of the  
,treasury4  7#d7 ,funding  7,a7 ,in     
general ,there are appropriated from the
 general fund of the ,treasury1 without 
fiscal year limitation1 to the ,federal 
unemployment account #ejj1jjj1jjj for   
making grants to ,states under this     
subsection4 ,the amount transferred     
under the preceding sentence shall not  
be taken into account for purposes of   
any determination under section #ijb1   

#iaj1 or #abjc of the amount in the     
,federal unemployment account as of any 
given time4  7,b7 ,certification ,the   
,secretary of ,labor shall certify to   
the ,secretary of the ,treasury for     
payment to each ,state the sum payable  
to each ,state under this subsection4  4