,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eda  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #be1 #bjai,mr4
 ,w>n] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4       
,hoev51 ,mr4 ,sasse1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 & ,mr4
 ,k+7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (    
,labor to e/abli% a pilot program =     
provid+ portable b5efits to eligible    
work]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,portable ,b5efits = ,indep5d5t ,work]s 
,pilot ,program ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s       
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,_m       
indep5d5t work]s1 con/itut+ a gr[+      
p]c5tage ( ! work=ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
d n h access to b5efits & protections   
typically provid$ ?r\gh traditional     
full-"t employm5t4  7#b7 ,^! indep5d5t  
work]s are indep5d5t contractors1       
tempor>y work]s1 self-employ$1 or "w    
pursuant to o!r cont+5t or alt]native "w
 arrangem5ts4  7#c7 ,accord+ to a #bjae 

/udy by ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 ! size ( ! cont+5t work=ce grew 
f #ce p]c5t ( employ$ work]s 9 #bjjf to 
#dj p]c5t ( employ$ work]s 9 #bjaj4     
7#d7 ,accord+ to a #bjaf /udy by        
economi/s ,lawr5ce ,katz & ,alan        
,krueg]1 #id p]c5t ( net employm5t gr[? 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy f #bjje to    
#bjae occurr$ 9 alt]native "w           
arrangem5ts4  7#e7 ,z ! population (    
indep5d5t work]s gr[s1 x is increas+ly  
important t work]s are provid$ portable 
b5efits4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  
7#a7 ,eligible organization ,! t]m      
eligible organization means any ,/ate or
 local gov]nm5t or any nonpr(it         
organization4  7#b7 ,eligible "w ,! t]m 
eligible "w means any "w p]=m$ t is n 9 
connection ) traditional full-"t        
employm5t4  7#c7 ,eligible work] ,! t]m 
eligible work] means any work] :o is n a
 traditional full-"t employee ( ! entity
 hir+ ! work] = ! eligible "w1 includ+  
any indep5d5t contractor1 contract      
work]1 self-employ$ individual1         

freelance work]1 tempor>y work]1 or     
cont+5t work]4  7#d7 ,portable b5efits  
,! t]m portable b5efits-- 7,a7 means    
"w-relat$ b5efits t are provid$ to      
eligible work]s = eligible "w 9 a mann] 
t all[s ! work] to ma9ta9 ! b5efits ^u  
*ang+ jobs2 &  7,b7 includes-- 7i7      
contributions on behalf ( ! eligible    
work] made by an entity 7includ+        
multiple entities1 if applicable7 9     
connection ) eligible "w p]=m$ by !     
work] = ! entity1 includ+ entities t    
facilitate ! sale ( su* "w2  7ii7       
contributions made by ! eligible work]2 
or  7iii7 a comb9ation ( ! contributions
 describ$ 9 clauses 7i7 & 7ii74  7#e7   
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,labor4  7#f7 ,"w-relat$    
b5efits ,! t]m "w-relat$ b5efits means  
b5efits1 includ+ protections1 ( a type t
 are commonly provid$ to traditional    
full-"t employees1 su* z work]s'        
comp5sation1 skills tra9+1 disability   
cov]age1 heal? insurance cov]age1       
retirem5t sav+1 income security1 &      

%ort-t]m sav+4  #d4 ,e/abli%m5t (       
portable b5efits pilot program  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) !  
head ( any o!r relevant ,f$]al ag5cy1   
%all aw>d grants = fiscal ye> #bjbj1 on 
a competitive basis1 to eligible        
organizations to support broad          
innovation & exp]im5tation ) respect to 
portable b5efits4  7b7 ,uses ( funds    
7#a7 ,types ( grants ,! grants aw>d$ "u 
subsection 7a7 %all be grants =-- 7,a7 !
 evaluation1 or improvem5t to ! design  
or implem5tation1 ( exi/+ models or     
approa*es = provid+ portable b5efits2 or
  7,b7 ! design1 implem5tation1 &       
evaluation ( new models or approa*es =  
provid+ su* b5efits4  7#b7 ,requirem5t  
reg>d+ retirem5t-relat$ b5efits ,an     
eligible organization t receives a grant
 "u subsection 7a7 may n use ! grant to 
fund a model or approa* describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#a7 t provides only           
retirem5t-relat$ b5efits4  7c7 ,pot5tial
 = national applicability ,9 aw>d+      
grants "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y   

%all consid] ! pot5tial ( ! model or    
approa* describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#a7 to
 be replicat$ on a l>ge scale or at !   
national level4  7d7 ,applications ,ea* 
eligible organization t desires to      
receive a grant "u subsection 7a7 %all  
submit an application to ! ,secret>y1 at
 su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & accompani$ by   
su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4
  #e4 ,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an  
,septemb] #cj1 #bjbb1 ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all evaluate !
 outcome ( ! grants aw>d$ "u section    
#d7;a7 & provide a report on su*        
evaluation to ,congress4 ,su* report    
%all include an assessm5t ( ! impact (  
su* grants on ! comp5sation ( work]s    
receiv+ portable b5efits "u section #d4 
#f4 ,au?orization ( appropriations  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be         
appropriat$ = fiscal ye> #bjbj-- 7#a7   
#e1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ! grants describ$
 9 section #d7;b77#a77;,a72 &  7#b7     
#ae1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ! grants        
describ$ 9 section #d7;b77#a77;,b74  7b7

 ,availability ,am\nts appropriat$ "u   
subsection 7a7 %all rema9 available     
until exp5d$4