,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #acbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ac1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,kiley ( ,cali=nia 7= himself 
& ,mr4 ,messm]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,education & ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
ensure t ! provision ( portable b5efits 
to an individual is n consid]$ 9 det]m9+
 :e!r su* individual is an employee ( a 
p]son4  #a4 ,b5efits to n be consid]$   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 det]m9+ :e!r an         
individual is an employee ( a p]son = ! 
purposes ( any ,f$]al law1 su* a        
det]m9ation %all be made )\t consid]+   
:e!r su* p]son provides to ! individual 
a portable b5efit4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,portable b5efit ,! t]m  
portable b5efit means a "w-relat$ b5efit
 t is provid$ to an individual = "w     
p]=m$ = ano!r p]son 9 a mann] t all[s ! 
individual to ma9ta9 ! b5efits )\t reg>d
 to :e!r ! individual cont9ues to p]=m  
"w = su* p]son4  7#b7 ,"w-relat$ b5efit 
,! t]m "w-relat$ b5efit-- 7,a7 means    

b5efits1 includ+ protections1 ( a type t
 are commonly provid$ to full-"t        
employees1 su* z work]s' comp5sation1   
skills tra9+1 pr(essional developm5t1   
paid leave1 disability cov]age1 heal?   
insurance cov]age1 retirem5t sav+s1     
income security1 & %ort-t]m sav+2 &     
7,b7 includes contributions1 f9ancial or
 o!rwise1 to su* b5efits-- 7i7 made on  
behalf ( an individual by a p]son 9     
connection ) "w p]=m$ by ! individual = 
! p]son2  7ii7 made by ! individual2 or 
7iii7 made ?r\gh a comb9ation (         
subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b74