**(a) In general** The Secretary of Labor (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall award grants under this section for a fiscal year to eligible States to conduct a program of reemployment services and eligibility assessments for claimants for regular compensation, including claimants referred to reemployment services as described in [section 503(j) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section503/j&num=0&edition=prelim), for weeks in such fiscal year for which such claimants receive unemployment compensation.
**(b) Purposes** The purposes of this section are to accomplish the following goals:
(1) To improve employment outcomes of individuals that receive unemployment compensation and to reduce the average duration of receipt of such compensation through employment.
(2) To strengthen program integrity and reduce improper payments of unemployment compensation by States through the detection and prevention of such payments to individuals who are not eligible for such compensation.
(3) To promote alignment with the broader vision of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ([29 U.S.C. 3101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3101&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) of increased program integration and service delivery for job seekers, including claimants for unemployment compensation.
(4) To establish reemployment services and eligibility assessments as an entry point for individuals receiving unemployment compensation into other workforce system partner programs.
**(c) Evidence-based standards**
(1) **In general** — In carrying out a State program of reemployment services and eligibility assessments using grant funds awarded to the State under this section, a State s
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**(a) In general** The Secretary of Labor (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall award grants under this section for a fiscal year to eligible States to conduct a program of reemployment services and eligibility assessments for claimants for regular compensation, including claimants referred to reemployment services as described in [section 503(j) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section503/j&num=0&edition=prelim), for weeks in such fiscal year for which such claimants receive unemployment compensation.
**(b) Purposes** The purposes of this section are to accomplish the following goals:
(1) To improve employment outcomes of individuals that receive unemployment compensation and to reduce the average duration of receipt of such compensation through employment.
(2) To strengthen program integrity and reduce improper payments of unemployment compensation by States through the detection and prevention of such payments to individuals who are not eligible for such compensation.
(3) To promote alignment with the broader vision of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ([29 U.S.C. 3101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3101&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) of increased program integration and service delivery for job seekers, including claimants for unemployment compensation.
(4) To establish reemployment services and eligibility assessments as an entry point for individuals receiving unemployment compensation into other workforce system partner programs.
**(c) Evidence-based standards**
(1) **In general** — In carrying out a State program of reemployment services and eligibility assessments using grant funds awarded to the State under this section, a State shall use such funds only for interventions demonstrated to reduce the number of weeks for which program participants receive unemployment compensation by improving employment outcomes for program participants.
(2) **Expanding evidence-based interventions** — In addition to the requirement imposed by paragraph (1), a State shall—
(A) for fiscal years 2023 and 2024, use no less than 25 percent of the grant funds awarded to the State under this section for interventions with a high or moderate causal evidence rating that show a demonstrated capacity to improve employment and earnings outcomes for program participants;
(B) for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, use no less than 40 percent of such grant funds for interventions described in subparagraph (A); and
(C) for fiscal years beginning after fiscal year 2026, use no less than 50 percent of such grant funds for interventions described in subparagraph (A).
**(d) Evaluations**
(1) **Required evaluations** — Any intervention without a high or moderate causal evidence rating used by a State in carrying out a State program of reemployment services and eligibility assessments under this section shall be under evaluation at the time of use.
(2) **Funding limitation** — A State shall use not more than 10 percent of grant funds awarded to the State under this section to conduct or cause to be conducted evaluations of interventions used in carrying out a program under this section (including evaluations conducted pursuant to paragraph (1)).
**(e) State plan**
(1) **In general** — As a condition of eligibility to receive a grant under this section for a fiscal year, a State shall submit to the Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require, a State plan that outlines how the State intends to conduct a program of reemployment services and eligibility assessments under this section, including—
(A) assurances that, and a description of how, the program will provide—
(i) proper notification to participating individuals of the program’s eligibility conditions, requirements, and benefits, including the issuance of warnings and simple, clear notifications to ensure that participating individuals are fully aware of the consequences of failing to adhere to such requirements, including policies related to non-attendance or non-fulfillment of work search requirements; and
(ii) reasonable scheduling accommodations to maximize participation for eligible individuals;
(B) assurances that, and a description of how, the program will conform with the purposes outlined in subsection (b) and satisfy the requirement to use evidence-based standards under subsection (c), including—
(i) a description of the evidence-based interventions the State plans to use to speed reemployment;
(ii) an explanation of how such interventions are appropriate to the population served; and
(iii) if applicable, a description of the evaluation structure the State plans to use for interventions without at least a moderate or high causal evidence rating, which may include national evaluations conducted by the Department of Labor or by other entities; and
(C) a description of any reemployment activities and evaluations conducted in the prior fiscal year, and any data collected on—
(i) characteristics of program participants;
(ii) the number of weeks for which program participants receive unemployment compensation; and
(iii) employment and other outcomes for program participants consistent with State performance accountability measures provided by the State unemployment compensation program and in section 116(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ([29 U.S.C. 3141(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3141/b&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(2) **Approval** — The Secretary shall approve any State plan, that is timely submitted to the Secretary, in such manner as the Secretary may require, that satisfies the conditions described in paragraph (1).
(3) **Disapproval and revision** — If the Secretary determines that a State plan submitted pursuant to this subsection fails to satisfy the conditions described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
(A) disapprove such plan;
(B) provide to the State, not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of the State plan, a written notice of such disapproval that includes a description of any portion of the plan that was not approved and the reason for the disapproval of each such portion; and
(C) provide the State with an opportunity to correct any such failure and submit a revised State plan.
**(f) Allocation of funds**
(1) **Base funding**
(A) *In general* — For each fiscal year after fiscal year 2020, the Secretary shall allocate a percentage equal to the base funding percentage for such fiscal year of the funds made available for grants under this section among the States awarded such a grant for such fiscal year using a formula prescribed by the Secretary based on the rate of insured unemployment (as defined in section 203(e)(1) of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 ([26 U.S.C. 3304](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section3304&num=0&edition=prelim) note)) in the State for a period to be determined by the Secretary. In developing such formula with respect to a State, the Secretary shall consider the importance of avoiding sharp reductions in grant funding to a State over time.
(B) *Base funding percentage* — For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “base funding percentage” means—
(i) for fiscal years 2021 through 2026, 89 percent; and
(ii) for fiscal years after 2026, 84 percent.
(2) **Reservation for outcome payments**
(A) *In general* — Of the amounts made available for grants under this section for each fiscal year after 2020, the Secretary shall reserve a percentage equal to the outcome reservation percentage for such fiscal year for outcome payments to increase the amount otherwise awarded to a State under paragraph (1). Such outcome payments shall be paid to States conducting reemployment services and eligibility assessments under this section that, during the previous fiscal year, met or exceeded the outcome goals provided in subsection (b)(1) related to reducing the average duration of receipt of unemployment compensation by improving employment outcomes.
(B) *Outcome reservation percentage* — For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “outcome reservation percentage” means—
(i) for fiscal years 2021 through 2026, 10 percent; and
(ii) for fiscal years after 2026, 15 percent.
(3) **Reservation for research and technical assistance** — Of the amounts made available for grants under this section for each fiscal year after 2020, the Secretary may reserve not more than 1 percent to conduct research and provide technical assistance to States.
(4) **Consultation and public comment** — Not later than September 30, 2019, the Secretary shall—
(A) consult with the States and seek public comment in developing the allocation formula under paragraph (1) and the criteria for carrying out the reservations under paragraph (2); and
(B) make publicly available the allocation formula and criteria developed pursuant to subclause (A).
**(g) Notification to Congress** Not later than 90 days prior to making any changes to the allocation formula or the criteria developed pursuant to subsection (f)(5)(A), the Secretary shall submit to Congress, including to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, a notification of any such change.
**(h) Supplement not supplant** Funds made available to carry out this section shall be used to supplement the level of Federal, State, and local public funds that, in the absence of such availability, would be expended to provide reemployment services and eligibility assessments to individuals receiving unemployment compensation, and in no case to supplant such Federal, State, or local public funds.
**(i) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Causal evidence rating** — The terms “high causal evidence rating” and “moderate causal evidence rating” shall have the meaning given such terms by the Secretary of Labor.
(2) **Eligible state** — The term “eligible State” means a State that has in effect a State plan approved by the Secretary in accordance with subsection (e).
(3) **Intervention** — The term “intervention” means a service delivery strategy for the provision of State reemployment services and eligibility assessment activities under this section.
(4) **State** — The term “State” has the meaning given the term in section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 ([26 U.S.C. 3304](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section3304&num=0&edition=prelim) note).
(5) **Unemployment compensation** — The term unemployment compensation means “regular compensation”, “extended compensation”, and “additional compensation” (as such terms are defined by section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 ([26 U.S.C. 3304](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section3304&num=0&edition=prelim) note)).
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**(a) Requirements** The Secretary of Labor shall approve any State law submitted to him, within 30 days of such submission, which he finds provides that—
(1) all compensation is to be paid through public employment offices or such other agencies as the Secretary of Labor may approve;
(2) no compensation shall be payable with respect to any day of unemployment occurring within 2 years after the first day of the first period with respect to which contributions are required;
(3) all money received in the unemployment fund shall (except for refunds of sums erroneously paid into such fund and except for refunds paid in accordance with the provisions of section 3305(b)) immediately upon such receipt be paid over to the Secretary of the Treasury to the credit of the Unemployment Trust Fund established by section 904 of the Social Security Act ([42 U.S.C. 1104](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1104&num=0&edition=prelim));
(4) all money withdrawn from the unemployment fund of the State shall be used solely in the payment of unemployment compensation, exclusive of expenses of administration, and for refunds of sums erroneously paid into such fund and refunds paid in accordance with the provisions of section 3305(b); except that—
(A) an amount equal to the amount of employee payments into the unemployment fund of a State may be used in the payment of cash benefits to individuals with respect to their disability, exclusive of expenses of administration;
(B) the amounts specified by section 903 (c)(2) or 903(d)(4) of the Social Security Act may, subject to the conditions prescribed in such section, be used for expenses incurred by the State for administration of its unemployment compensation law and public employment offices;
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§ 3304. Approval of State laws
(a) Requirements
The Secretary of Labor shall approve any
State law submitted to him, within 30 days of
such submission, which he finds provides that—
(1) all compensation is to be paid through
public employment offices or such other agen-
cies as the Secretary of Labor may approve;
(2) no compensation shall be payable with
respect to any day of unemployment occurring
within 2 years after the first day of the first
period with respect to which contributions are
required;
(3) all money received in the unemployment
fund shall (except for refunds of sums erro-
neously paid into such fund and except for re-
funds paid in accordance with the provisions
of section 3305(b)) immediately upon such re-
ceipt be paid over to the Secretary of the
Treasury to the credit of the Unemployment
Trust Fund established by section 904 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1104);
(4) all money withdrawn from the unemploy-
ment fund of the State shall be used solely in
the payment of unemployment compensation,
exclusive of expenses of administration, and
for refunds of sums erroneously paid into such
fund and refunds paid in accordance with the
provisions of section 3305(b); except that—
(A) an amount equal to the amount of em-
ployee payments into the unemployment
fund of a State may be used in the payment
of cash benefits to individuals with respect
to their disability, exclusive of expenses of
administration;
(B) the amounts specified by section 903
(c)(2) or 903(d)(4) of the Social Security Act
may, subject to the conditions prescribed in
such section, be used for expenses incurred
by the State for administration of its unem-
ployment compensation law and public em-
ployment offices;
(C) nothing in this paragraph shall be con
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In order to simplify reporting requirements and reduce reporting burdens, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish procedures and criteria under which a State board and local board may reduce reporting burdens and requirements under this Act (including the amendments made by this Act).
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§ 3101. Purposes
The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To increase, for individuals in the United
States, particularly those individuals with
barriers to employment, access to and oppor-
tunities for the employment, education, train-
ing, and support services they need to succeed
in the labor market.
(2) To support the alignment of workforce
investment, education, and economic develop-
ment systems in support of a comprehensive,
accessible, and high-quality workforce devel-
opment system in the United States.
(3) To improve the quality and labor market
relevance of workforce investment, education,
and economic development efforts to provide
America’s workers with the skills and creden-
tials necessary to secure and advance in em-
ployment with family-sustaining wages and to
provide America’s employers with the skilled
workers the employers need to succeed in a
global economy.
(4) To promote improvement in the struc-
ture of and delivery of services through the
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United States workforce development system
to better address the employment and skill
needs of workers, jobseekers, and employers.
(5) To increase the prosperity of workers and
employers in the United States, the economic
growth of communities, regions, and States,
and the global competitiveness of the United
States.
(6) For purposes of parts A and B of sub-
chapter I, to provide workforce investment ac-
tivities, through statewide and local work-
force development systems, that increase the
employment, retention, and earnings of par-
ticipants, and increase attainment of recog-
nized postsecondary credentials by partici-
pants, and as a result, improve the quality of
the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, in-
crease economic self-sufficiency
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**(a) In general** Each local board shall develop and submit to the Governor a comprehensive 4-year local plan, in partnership with the chief elected official. The local plan shall support the strategy described in the State plan in accordance with [section 3112(b)(1)(E) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3112/b/1/E&num=0&edition=prelim), and otherwise be consistent with the State plan. If the local area is part of a planning region, the local board shall comply with [section 3121(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3121/c&num=0&edition=prelim) in the preparation and submission of a regional plan. At the end of the first 2-year period of the 4-year local plan, each local board shall review the local plan and the local board, in partnership with the chief elected official, shall prepare and submit modifications to the local plan to reflect changes in labor market and economic conditions or in other factors affecting the implementation of the local plan.
**(b) Contents** The local plan shall include—
(1) a description of the strategic planning elements consisting of—
(A) an analysis of the regional economic conditions including—
(i) existing and emerging in-demand industry sectors and occupations; and
(ii) the employment needs of employers in those industry sectors and occupations;
(B) an analysis of the knowledge and skills needed to meet the employment needs of the employers in the region, including employment needs in in-demand industry sectors and occupations;
(C) an analysis of the workforce in the region, including current labor force employment (and unemployment) data, and information on labor market trends, and the educational and
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§ 3141. Performance accountability system
(a) Purpose
The purpose of this section is to establish per-
formance accountability measures that apply
across the core programs to assess the effective-
ness of States and local areas (for core programs
described in part B) in achieving positive out-
comes for individuals served by those programs.
(b) State performance accountability measures
(1) In general
For each State, the performance account-
ability measures for the core programs shall
consist of—
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(A)(i) the primary indicators of perform-
ance described in paragraph (2)(A); and
(ii) the additional indicators of perform-
ance (if any) identified by the State under
paragraph (2)(B); and
(B) a State adjusted level of performance
for each indicator described in subparagraph
(A).
(2) Indicators of performance
(A) Primary indicators of performance
(i) In general
The State primary indicators of perform-
ance for activities provided under the
adult and dislocated worker programs au-
thorized under subpart 3 of part B, the pro-
gram of adult education and literacy ac-
tivities authorized under subchapter II,
the employment services program author-
ized under sections 1 through 13 of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.)
(except that subclauses (IV) and (V) shall
not apply to such program), and the pro-
gram authorized under title I of the Reha-
bilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.),
other than section 112 or part C of that
title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741), shall consist of—
(I) the percentage of program partici-
pants who are in unsubsidized employ-
ment during the second quarter after
exit from the program;
(II) the percentage of program partici-
pants who are in unsubsidized employ-
ment during the fourth quar
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§ 506. Grants to States for reemployment services
and eligibility assessments
(a) In general
The Secretary of Labor (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall award grants
under this section for a fiscal year to eligible
States to conduct a program of reemployment
services and eligibility assessments for claim-
ants for regular compensation, including claim-
ants referred to reemployment services as de-
scribed in section 503(j) of this title, for weeks in
such fiscal year for which such claimants re-
ceive unemployment compensation.
(b) Purposes
The purposes of this section are to accomplish
the following goals:
(1) To improve employment outcomes of in-
dividuals that receive unemployment com-
pensation and to reduce the average duration
of receipt of such compensation through em-
ployment.
(2) To strengthen program integrity and re-
duce improper payments of unemployment
compensation by States through the detection
and prevention of such payments to individ-
uals who are not eligible for such compensa-
tion.
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(3) To promote alignment with the broader
vision of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) of increased
program integration and service delivery for
job seekers, including claimants for unemploy-
ment compensation.
(4) To establish reemployment services and
eligibility assessments as an entry point for
individuals
receiving
unemployment
com-
pensation into other workforce system partner
programs.
(c) Evidence-based standards
(1) In general
In carrying out a State program of reem-
ployment services and eligibility assessments
using grant funds awarded to the State under
this section, a State shall use such funds only
for interven