Sec. 2. Removal of barriers to promote reemployment through demonstration projects
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Subsection
(a)of section 305 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 505 ) is amended by inserting per year after 10 States . Subsection
(b)of such section 305 is amended— by inserting or his or her designee after The Governor of any State ; and by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting the following: for any waiver requested under subsection (c), a statement describing— the specific provision or provisions of law for which such waiver is requested; and the specific aspects of the project to which such waiver would apply and the reasons why it is needed; . Subsection
(d)of such section 305 is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking may and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting must be commenced not later than December 31, 2017; and ; in paragraph (2)— by striking may not be approved and inserting may not be conducted ; and by striking ; and and inserting a period; and by striking paragraph (3). Subsection
(e)of such section 305 is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking for employer-provided training, such as and inserting to employers or claimants for employer-provided training or ; and in paragraph (2), by striking , not to exceed the weekly benefit amount for each such individual, to pay part of the cost of wages that exceed the unemployed individual's prior benefit level and inserting that include disbursements promoting retention . Subsection
(f)of such section 305 is amended to read as follows: The Secretary of Labor shall, in the case of any State for which an application is submitted under subsection (b)— approve completed applications in the order of receipt; before approving an application, determine whether the assurances that the demonstration project would not result in any increased costs to the State's account in the Unemployment Trust Fund required under subsection (b)(4) are credible and disapprove any application that includes assurances that are determined to not be credible; notify the State as to whether such application has been approved or denied within 30 days after receipt of a complete application; and provide public notice of the decision within 10 days after providing notification to the State in accordance with paragraph (3). Public notice under paragraph
(3)may be provided through the Internet or other appropriate means. Any application under this section that has not been denied within the 30-day period described in paragraph
(3)shall be deemed approved, and public notice of any approval under this sentence shall be provided within 10 days thereafter. . Subsection
(g)of such section 305 is amended to read as follows: The Secretary of Labor may terminate a demonstration project under this section if the Secretary— determines that the State has violated the substantive terms or conditions of the project; notifies the State in writing with sufficient detail describing the violation; and determines that the State has not taken action to correct the violation within 90 days after the notification. . Such section 305 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: In addition to the amounts described in subsection (h), during the period of fiscal years 2015 through 2020 there is authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 to the Secretary of Labor for purposes of making payments to States that have entered into agreements with the Secretary to conduct demonstration projects under this section. A payment to a State under this subsection— shall be used by the State to administer a demonstration project approved under this section; shall remain available until expended; and shall not exceed $200,000 for any fiscal year. . The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. Nothing in this Act shall be considered to terminate or otherwise affect any demonstration project approved under section 305 of the Social Security Act before the date of the enactment of this Act. A demonstration project described in subparagraph
(A)shall be conducted in the same manner as if subsections
(a)through
(f)had not been enacted.
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