Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Council means the Interagency Council on Workforce Attachment established in section 3. The term discouraged worker means an individual who is available for and interested in employment, but who is not in the labor force and is not looking for employment because that individual believes there are no jobs available or no jobs available for which that individual would qualify. The determination whether an individual is a discouraged worker, for purposes of this paragraph, shall be made in accordance with the criteria used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor in defining individuals as discouraged workers.
The term eligible entity means an entity that provides services to promote workforce attachment among one or more populations with an employment barrier and that is one or more of the following entities: A Federal agency. A State agency. A local agency. A nonprofit foundation, corporation, institution, or association. A business. A partnership consisting of two or more entities described in any of subparagraphs
(A)through (E). The term Federal agency has the meaning given the term agency in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code. The term individual with a barrier to employment has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ). The term population with an employment barrier means a collection of working-age individuals who face a challenge in consistently maintaining full-time employment and who reside in the United States. The term individual who faces a challenge in consistently maintaining full-time employment means an individual who has been unemployed for at least 4 weeks during the past year and who is a member of one or more of the following populations: Individuals with a barrier to employment. Individuals served under any of the core programs, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ). Veterans. Individuals who are receiving assistance through the low-income home energy assistance program established under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 ( 42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq. ). Individuals who are receiving Social Security Disability Insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. ). Individuals who are receiving trade adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2101 et seq. ). Individuals who are receiving benefits through any State program funded with qualified State expenditures as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i) ). Individuals who are receiving workers’ compensation. Discouraged workers. Individuals who are enrolled in a Medicaid Buy-In program established under subclause (XIII), (XV), or
(XVI)of section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii) ) or under a Medicaid waiver approved under section 1115 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1315 ). Individuals who are enrolled in Medicaid under section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(II)(bb) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(II)(bb)) in accordance with sections 1619(b) and 1905(q) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382h(b) , 1396d(q)). Any other group that faces a challenge in consistently maintaining full-time employment, as determined by the Council. The term workforce attachment means placement and retention in employment that substantially improves the financial security and self-sufficiency of a household.
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