Sec. 3. Self-employment assistance benefits and relocation assistance benefits
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Title XIII, as added by section 2(a), is amended by adding at the end the following: Every individual who— is determined to be an eligible self-employment assistance individual (as defined in section 1325); and has filed an application for self-employment assistance under this title, shall be entitled to a self-employment assistance benefit for each week beginning with the first week in which such individual meets the criteria specified in paragraphs
(1)and
(2)and ending with the benefit termination week (as defined in section 1325) determined with respect to the individual. Subject to paragraph (2), the self-employment assistance benefit for an individual shall be the amount equal to ½ of the average weekly earnings from the individual's most recent employment. The self-employment assistance benefit for any individual shall not exceed the amount equal to the maximum weekly unemployment insurance benefit in the State in which the individual resides. Every individual who— is determined to be an eligible relocation assistance individual (as defined in section 1325); has filed an application for relocation assistance under this title, shall be entitled to a relocation assistance benefit. Subject paragraphs
(2)and (3), the relocation assistance benefit for an individual shall be a lump-sum amount sufficient to enable the individual to move to a new area to earn family-sustaining wages in employment and may include up to 90 percent of the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in relocating the individual, the individual's family, and household effects, including subsistence and transportation expenses. The relocation assistance benefit for any individual shall not exceed $2,000. The dollar amount specified in subparagraph
(A)shall be increased, beginning with 2020, from year to year based on the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (all items; United States city average), rounded up to the nearest $10. An eligible relocation assistance individual who is relocating with a family may be paid a relocation assistance benefit greater than the benefit limit applicable to a year. The size of an individual's family shall be taken into account in determining the amount of such benefit. An individual may not be paid a relocation assistance benefit more than 1 time during any 5-year period. Self-employment assistance benefits and relocation assistance benefits shall be administered by the Director, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor. The Director, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall establish— such additional criteria as appropriate for an individual to be eligible for a self-employment assistance benefit or a relocation assistance benefit under this title and for determining the amount of such benefit; application procedures, including with respect to the filing of applications, the furnishing of information and other material, and the reporting of events and changes in circumstances, as may be necessary for the effective and efficient administration of this title, and which shall include permitting applications for a self-employment assistance benefit or relocation assistance benefit to be submitted— online; at field offices of the Social Security Administration; through a one-stop center, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; or at offices of the Small Business Administration; and audit procedures and other program integrity activities related to the provision of self-employment assistance benefits and relocation assistance benefits. A self-employment assistance benefit or a relocation assistance benefit shall be paid directly to an individual and may be included with other benefits or assistance payable to, or on behalf of, the individual under this Act. An individual's entitlement to a self-employment assistance benefit or a relocation assistance benefit under this title, and the amount of such benefit, may be redetermined at such time or times as the Director determines to be appropriate. The Director, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, may promulgate such regulations, and make such administrative and other arrangements, as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out this title. Regulations promulgated by the Director may provide for the suspension and termination of entitlement to a benefit under this title as the Director determines is appropriate. Regulations promulgated by the Director shall apply the provisions of sections 808 and 811 to self-employment assistance benefits and relocation assistance benefits payable under this title in the same manner as such provisions apply to benefits payable under title VIII. Not later than January 1, 2025, and periodically thereafter, the Director, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall evaluate and report to Congress on the effectiveness of the self-employment assistance benefits, relocation assistance benefits, and other activities carried out under this title. A self-employment assistance benefit or a relocation assistance benefit— except as provided in subsection (b), shall be paid in addition to any other benefit or assistance for which the individual is entitled to or eligible for under this Act or any other provision of law; and shall not be subject to Federal tax. An individual may not receive a self-employment assistance benefit for any week if the individual receives unemployment compensation under any State or Federal law (including under the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 and including unemployment compensation paid as self-employment assistance) for such week. Funds made available to carry out this title shall be used to supplement the level of Federal funds that, in the absence of such availability, would be expended to provide a self-employment assistance benefit or reemployment assistance benefit to individuals and in no case to supplant such Federal funds. In this title: The term benefit termination week means, with respect to an individual, the first week that occurs after the first week of any 10-year period in which the individual is paid a self-employment assistance benefit and is— the week during which the individual is determined to have sufficient earnings from employment, as determined in accordance with criteria established under section 1323; the week during which the individual is determined to no longer have a viable business plan or has stopped carrying out that plan; or the 26th week for which the individual has been paid such benefit. The term Director means the Director of the Office of Reemployment Assistance established under section 714. The term eligible self-employment assistance individual means an individual— who— is eligible for unemployment compensation under any State of Federal law (including under the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 and including unemployment compensation paid as self-employment assistance); has become unemployed through no fault of his or her own during the most recent 12-week period and is not eligible for any unemployment compensation described in clause (i); or in the case of a self-employed individual or an independent contractor, whose hiring contract or other arrangement has ended during the most recent 12-week period and— whose most recent Federal income tax return shows an average profit of at least $4,600; or who attests to an average of $1,500 in quarterly profits for the most recently ended taxable year, more than 50 percent of which come from income from self-employment; and has a viable business plan, as determined by the Department of Labor of the State in which the individual resides, a local workforce development board in such State, or the Small Business Administration, is working on that business at least 20 hours per week, and is— fully unemployed; or partially unemployed and earning not less than ½ of the average weekly earnings from the individual's most recent employment or ½ of the amount of their weekly self-employment assistance benefit, whichever is greater. The dollar amounts specified in subclause
(III)of subparagraph (A)(i) shall be increased, beginning with 2020, from year to year based on the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (all items; United States city average), rounded up to the nearest $10. The term eligible relocation assistance individual means an individual— who is— a dislocated worker, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; a long-term unemployed individual, as determined in accordance with criteria established under section 1323; or an underemployed individual, as so determined; who has filed an application for relocation assistance before relocating within the United States; and with respect to whom a determination has been made that the individual— has obtained suitable employment affording a reasonable expectation of long-term duration in the area in which the individual wishes to relocate, has obtained a bona fide offer of such employment, or has a reasonable expectation of obtaining such employment; and cannot reasonably be expected to secure comparable employment in the commuting area in which the individual resides. The term local workforce development board means a local workforce development board established under section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2020. . Title VII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 901 et seg.) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary, shall establish in the Social Security Administration an Office of Reemployment Assistance. The Office shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the Commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary. The Director shall— administer self-employment assistance benefits under part B of title XIII; administer relocation assistance benefits under part B of title XIII; advise the Commissioner and the Secretary on the effects of current policies and proposed statutory, regulatory, administrative, and budgetary changes affecting self-employment assistance benefits and relocation assistance benefits under part B of title XIII; establish and maintain a clearinghouse for collecting and disseminating information on— issues relating to self-employment assistance benefits and relocation assistance benefits; research findings relating to such benefits and reemployment programs; and innovative reemployment programs and activities; coordinate the activities within the Administration and the Department of Labor that relate to the provision of self-employment assistance benefits and relocation assistance benefits under part B of title XIII; provide information to the Commissioner, Secretary, and others in the Administration and Department of Labor with respect to the activities of other Federal departments and agencies that relate to self-employment assistance benefits and relocation assistance benefits and reemployment programs and activities; and administer grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to provide technical assistance and other activities as necessary to support activities related to the provision of self-employment assistance benefits, relocation assistance benefits, and reemployment programs and activities. In this section: The term Administration means the Social Security Administration. The term Commissioner means the Commissioner of Social Security. The term Director means the Director of the Office of Reemployment Assistance established under this section. The term Office means the Office of Reemployment Assistance established under this section. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Labor. For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2020. .
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