,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dce #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #fdca
 ,report ,no4 #aai-eji ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,december #d1 #bjbe,mr4 ,carey 7for     
himself1 ,mr4 ,landsman1 ,mr4 ,miller of
 ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,yakym1 ,mr4 ,feenstra1 and
 ,mr4 ,moran7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means          
,february #bj1 #bjbf;,additional        
sponsor3 ,mr4 ,vindman  ,february #bj1  
#bjbf,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,december #d1     
#bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the         
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to    
modify the rules governing the ,state   
administration of self-employment       
assistance programs4  #a4 ,short title  

,this ,act may be cited as the ,new     
,opportunities for ,business ,ownership 
and ,self-,sufficiency ,act4  #b4       
,modification of rules governing ,state 
administration of self-employment       
assistance programs  7a7 ,elimination of
 requirement that participants are      
likely to exhaust regular unemployment  
compensation ,section #ccjf7t77#c7 of   
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is
 amended by striking subparagraph 7,b7  
and by redesignating subparagraphs 7,c7 
and 7,d7 as subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71
 respectively4  7b7 ,modification of    
requirement ,to participate in          
self-,employment assistance activities  
,section #ccjf7t77#c77;,b7 of such      
,code1 as redesignated by subsection    
7a71 is amended to read as follows3     
7,b7 are participating in               
self-employment assistance activities   
which are approved by the ,state agency 
and either-- 7i7 include entrepreneurial
 training1 business counseling1 and     
technical assistance2 or  7ii7 are      

performed pursuant to a business plan   
and market feasibility study submitted  
by the individual and approved by the   
,state or an agency designated by the   
,state2 and  4  7c7 ,weekly             
certification requirement ,section      
#ccjf7t77#c77;,c7 of such ,code1 as     
redesignated by subsection 7a71 is      
amended by inserting and are certifying 
such activities on at least a weekly    
basis to an agency designated by the    
,state before the semicolon at the end4 
7d7 ,adjustment of limitation on number 
of individuals participating ,section   
#ccjf7t77#d7 of such ,code is amended by
 striking #e and inserting #aj4  7e7    
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply beginning on   
the date that is #b years after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 except that 
nothing in this section shall be        
interpreted to prevent a ,state from    
amending its law before the end of the  
#b-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this ,act4  7f7        

,issuance of regulations ,the ,secretary
 of ,labor shall1 after public notice   
and comment and subject to approval by  
the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 
adopt regulations to administer this    
,act4  7g7 ,issuance of guidance ,the   
,secretary of ,labor shall provide      
guidance to ,state workforce agencies   
that includes-- 7#a7 a model list of    
self-employment assistance activities   
that fulfill requirements of the program
 under section #ccjf7t7 of the ,internal
 ,revenue ,code of #aihf2 and  7#b7 best
 practices for verification of          
completion of such activities4          
,february #bj1 #bjbf,reported with an   
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed