,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bb1 #bjbj,mr4   
,wyd5 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4     
,br[n1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,m55dez1  
,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 & ,ms4 
,ros57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide fund+ = 
,/ates to improve _! unemploym5t        
insurance te*nology sy/ems1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,unemploym5t ,insurance    
,te*nology & ,accessibility ,act (      
#bjbj4  #b4 ,special transf] = in=mation
 te*nology fund+ ,section #ijc ( !      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aajc7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7j7 ,special transf] 9 fiscal  
ye> #bjbj = improv$ in=mation te*nology 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 addition to any o!r    
am\nts1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor %all       
provide = ! mak+ ( grants to ! acc\nts (
 ! ,/ates 9 ! ,unemploym5t ,tru/ ,fund1 
by transf] f am\nts 9 ! ,f$]al          

unemploym5t acc\nt1 9 accordance )      
succe$+ provisions ( ?is subsection4    
7#b7 ,am\nt ( paym5t ,! am\nt ( paym5t  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect to any ,/ate 
%all1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1
 be equal to ! am\nt obta9$ by multiply+
 #ejj1jjj1jjj by ! same ratio z w\ld    
apply "u subsection 7a77#b77;,b7 =      
purposes ( det]m9+ su* ,/ate's %>e ( any
 excess am\nt 7z describ$ 9 subsection  
7a77#a77 t w\ld h be5 subject to transf]
 to ,/ate acc\nts1 z ( ,octob] #a1      
#bjai1 "u ! provisions ( subsection 7a74
  7#c7 ,use ( funds  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,any 
am\nt transf]r$ to ! acc\nt ( a ,/ate by
 reason ( ?is section %all be us$ by !  
,/ate ag5cy ( su* ,/ate to improve !    
in=mation te*nology us$ by ! ,/ate ag5cy
 to adm9i/] ! unemploym5t comp5sation   
laws ( ! ,/ate4  7,b7 ,condition =      
receiv+ a grant  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,z a      
condition ( receiv+ a grant "u ?is      
subsection1 a ,/ate %all c]tify to !    
,secret>y ( ,labor t1 )9 #b ye>s (      
receiv+ su* grant-- 7,i7 ! in=mation    

te*nology us$ by ! ,/ate ag5cy to       
adm9i/] ! unemploym5t comp5sation laws (
 ! ,/ate w meet ! requirem5ts describ$ 9
 clause 7ii72 &  7,,ii7 applications =  
unemploym5t comp5sation1 & assi/ance ) !
 application process1 w be accessible 9 
at lea/ two ( ! foll[+3 9-p]son1 by     
phone1 or onl9e4  7ii7 ,requirem5ts ,!  
requirem5ts = ! in=mation te*nology     
describ$ 9 ?is clause are ! foll[+3 7,i7
 ,requirem5ts = onl9e claim-fil+ sy/em  
,any onl9e claim-fil+ sy/em us$ by !    
,/ate %all-- 7aa7 ensure t ! process (  
fil+ initial & cont9u+ claims =         
unemploym5t comp5sation c be readily    
und]/ood & accompli%$ by ! va/ majority 
( claimants1 includ+ individuals )      
limit$ ,engli% pr(ici5cy1 individuals ) 
disabilities1 old] individuals1 &       
individuals ) lit]acy *all5ges2  7bb7 be
 available 9 any language spok5 by m ?an
 #a p]c5t ( ! ,/ate's population1 & su* 
translations mu/ be complet$ by human   
translators r ?an translation s(tw>e2   
7cc7 be accessible & optimiz$ = bo?     

desktop comput]s & mobile devices4 ,any 
features ( ! sy/em 7su* z ! ability to  
upload docum5tation7 t are available 9 !
 desktop v]sion ( ! onl9e claim-fil+    
sy/em mu/ also be available 9 ! mobile  
v]sion2  7dd7 all[ = electronic         
submission ( docum5tation requir$ to    
support a claim2  7ee7 be available #bd 
h\rs a day1 #g days a week2 &  7ff7 h an
 automat$ password reset function t c be
 complet$ onl9e4  7,,ii7 ,additional    
requirem5ts = in=mation te*nology ,any  
o!r requirem5ts det]m9$ appropriate by !
 ,secret>y ( ,labor4  7iii7 ,repaym5t if
 requirem5ts n met ,if1 at ! end ( !    
#b-ye> p]iod describ$ 9 clause 7i7 )    
respect to a ,/ate1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor
 f9ds t ! ,/ate is n 9 compliance ) !   
conditions describ$ 9 subclauses 7,i7 & 
7,,ii7 ( clause 7i71 ! ,/ate %all be    
requir$ to return ! full am\nt ( ! grant
 to ! ,secret>y ( ,treasury4 ,su*       
repaym5t %all be deposit$ into ! g5]al  
fund ( ! ,treasury4  7#d7 ,fund+  7,a7  
,9 g5]al ,!re are appropriat$ f ! g5]al 

fund ( ! ,treasury1 )\t fiscal ye>      
limitation1 to ! ,f$]al unemploym5t     
acc\nt #ejj1jjj1jjj = mak+ grants to    
,/ates "u ?is subsection4 ,! am\nt      
transf]r$ "u ! prec$+ s5t5ce %all n be  
tak5 into acc\nt = purposes ( any       
det]m9ation "u section #ijb1 #iaj1 or   
#abjc ( ! am\nt 9 ! ,f$]al unemploym5t  
acc\nt z ( any giv5 "t4  7,b7           
,c]tification ,! ,secret>y ( ,labor %all
 c]tify to ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury =  
paym5t to ea* ,/ate ! sum payable to ea*
 ,/ate "u ?is subsection4  4