Unemployment Compensation Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends Title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to authorize the Secretary of Labor to enter into agreements with applicant states to allow them to conduct two-year demonstration projects to test and evaluate measures designed to: (1) expedite, such as through the use of a wage insurance program, the reemployment of individuals who establish initial eligibility for unemployment compensation under state law; or (2) improve the state's effectiveness in carrying out such law.
Allow the Secretary to waive certain requirements of the Internal Revenue Code and the SSA concerning state law to enable the state to carry out a demonstration project.
[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1513 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1513
To provide for demonstration projects to help improve the Nation's
unemployment compensation system.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 14, 2007
Mr. Weller of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To provide for demonstration projects to help improve the Nation's
unemployment compensation system.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unemployment Compensation
Improvement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED REEMPLOYMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
Title III of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 501 and following)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``demonstration projects
``Sec. 305. (a) The Secretary of Labor may enter into agreements,
with States submitting an application described in subsection (b), for
the purpose of allowing such States to conduct demonstration projects
to test and evaluate measures designed--
``(1) to expedite, such as through the use of a wage insurance
program, the reemployment of individuals who establish initial
eligibility for unemployment compensation under the State law of such
State; or
``(2) to improve the effectiveness of such State in carrying out
its State law.
``(b) The Governor of any State desiring to conduct a demonstration
project under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary
of Labor at such time, in such manner, and including such information
as the Secretary of Labor may require. Any such application shall, at a
minimum, include--
``(1) a general description of the proposed demonstration
project, including the authority (under the laws of the State)
for the measures to be tested, as well as the period of time
during which such demonstration project would be conducted;
``(2) if a waiver under subsection (c) is requested, the
specific aspects of the project to which the waiver would apply
and the reasons why such waiver is needed;
``(3) a description of the goals and the expected
programmatic outcomes of the demonstration project, including
how the project would contribute to the objective described in
subsection (a)(1), subsection (a)(2), or both;
``(4) assurances (accompanied by supporting analysis) that
the demonstration project would not result in any increased net
costs to the State's account in the Unemployment Trust Fund;
``(5) a description of the manner in which the State--
``(A) will conduct an impact evaluation, using a
control or comparison group or other valid methodology,
of the demonstration project; and
``(B) will determine the extent to which the goals
and outcomes described in paragraph (3) were achieved;
and
``(6) assurances that the State will provide any reports
relating to the demonstration project, after its approval, as
the Secretary of Labor may require.
``(c) The Secretary of Labor may waive any of the requirements of
section 3304(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or of paragraph
(1) or (5) of section 303(a), to the extent and for the period the
Secretary of Labor considers necessary to enable the State to carry out
a demonstration project under this section.
``(d) A demonstration project under this section--
``(1) may be commenced any time after September 30, 2007;
and
``(2) may not, under subsection (b), be approved for a
period of time greater than 2 years, subject to extension upon
request of the Governor of the State involved for such
additional period as the Secretary of Labor may agree to,
except that in no event may a demonstration project under this
section be conducted after the end of the 5-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this section.
``(e) The Secretary of Labor shall, in the case of any State for
which an application is submitted under subsection (b)--
``(1) notify the State as to whether such application has
been approved or denied within 90 days after receipt of a
complete application, and
``(2) provide public notice of the decision within 10 days
after providing notification to the State in accordance with
paragraph (1).
Public notice under paragraph (2) may be provided through the Internet
or other appropriate means. Any application under this section that has
not been approved within such 90 days shall be treated as denied.
``(f) The Secretary of Labor may terminate a demonstration project
under this section if the Secretary determines that the State has not
complied with the terms and conditions of the project.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
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