[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[S. 2742 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2742

    To provide for a Climate Change Worker and Community Assistance 
                    Program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 5, 2009

 Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Brown) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for a Climate Change Worker and Community Assistance 
                    Program, and for other purposes.

    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 ``American Worker Transition and 
Community Assistance Act''.

                       TITLE I--WORKER TRANSITION

SEC. 101. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to ensure that individual workers and 
groups of workers that are adversely affected by Federal climate change 
policy receive the benefits, skill training, retraining, job matching 
services, and job search assistance that will enable the workers and 
groups to maintain self-sufficiency and obtain family-sustaining jobs 
that contribute to overall economic productivity, international 
competitiveness, and the positive quality of life expected by all 
individuals and their families in the United States.

SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Adversely affected employment.--The term ``adversely 
        affected employment'' means employment at an employment site, 
        at which a significant number or proportion of the workers (as 
        determined by the Secretary) are eligible to apply for benefits 
        described in section 107 under this title.
            (2) Adversely affected worker.--The term ``adversely 
        affected worker'' means an individual who has been totally or 
        partially separated from employment and is eligible to apply 
        for benefits described in section 107 under this title.
            (3) Average weekly wage.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``average weekly wage'', 
                used with respect to an individual, means \1/13\ of the 
                total wages paid to an individual in the quarter in 
                which the individual's total wages were highest among 
                the first 4 of the last 5 completed calendar quarters 
                immediately before the quarter in which occurs the week 
                with respect to which the computation is made.
                    (B) Computation week.--The week used for 
                computation shall be the week in which total separation 
                occurred, or, in cases where partial separation is 
                claimed, an appropriate week, as defined in regulations 
                prescribed by the Secretary.
            (4) Average weekly hours.--The term ``average weekly 
        hours'', used with respect to an individual, means the average 
        weekly hours worked by the individual (excluding overtime) in 
        the employment from which the individual has been separated, or 
        the employment in which the individual is employed when the 
        individual receives a covered notice, in the 52 weeks 
        (excluding weeks during which the individual was sick or on 
        vacation) preceding the week specified in paragraph (3)(B).
            (5) Consumer goods manufacturing.--The term ``consumer 
        goods manufacturing'' means electrical equipment, appliance, 
        and component manufacturing and transportation equipment 
        manufacturing.
            (6) Covered notice.--The term ``covered notice'' means a 
        notice under section 3 of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining 
        Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2102).
            (7) Employment site.--The term ``employment site'' means a 
        single facility or site of employment.
            (8) Energy-intensive manufacturing industries.--The term 
        ``energy-intensive manufacturing industries'' means industries 
        that--
                    (A) are pulp, paper and paperboard manufacturing, 
                petroleum and coal products manufacturing, basic 
                chemical manufacturing, pesticide, fertilizer, and 
                other agricultural chemical manufacturing, plastics and 
                rubber products manufacturing, cement and concrete 
                product manufacturing, or alumina and aluminum 
                production and processing industries; and
                    (B) meet the energy or greenhouse gas intensity 
                criteria issued by the Administrator of the 
                Environmental Protection Agency based on the most 
                recent data available.
            (9) Energy producing and transforming industries.--The term 
        ``energy producing and transforming industries'' means the coal 
        mining, oil and gas extraction, electricity power generation, 
        transmission, and distribution, and natural gas distribution 
        industries.
            (10) Federal climate change policy.--The term ``Federal 
        climate change policy'' means Federal climate change policy as 
        determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency, after consultation with the Secretary of State.
            (11) Industries dependent on energy industries.--The term 
        ``industries dependent on energy industries'' means 
        agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, agriculture 
        commodity production, construction, air transportation, rail 
        transportation, transit and ground passenger transportation, 
        and pipeline transportation industries.
            (12) Labor organization.--The term ``labor organization'' 
        means--
                    (A) a labor organization, as defined in section 3 
                of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 
                1959 (29 U.S.C. 402); and
                    (B) a State or local central body, within the 
                meaning of that section.
            (13) On-the-job training.--The term ``on-the-job training'' 
        means training provided by an employer to an individual who is 
        employed by the employer.
            (14) One-stop operator, one-stop partner.--The terms ``one-
        stop operator'' and ``one-stop partner'' have the meanings 
        given the terms in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act 
        of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801).
            (15) Partial separation; partially separated.--The terms 
        ``partial separation'' and ``partially separated'' refer to a 
        situation, with respect to an individual who has not been 
        totally separated, in which--
                    (A) the individual's hours of work have been 
                reduced to 80 percent or less of the individual's 
                average weekly hours; and
                    (B) the individual's wages have been reduced to 80 
                percent or less of the individual's average weekly 
                wage, in such individual's employment.
            (16) Public agency.--The term ``public agency'' means a 
        department or agency of a State or political subdivision of a 
        State or of the Federal Government.
            (17) Regular, additional, and extended compensation.--The 
        terms ``regular compensation'', ``additional compensation'', 
        and ``extended compensation'' have the meanings given the terms 
        in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively, of section 205 
        of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 
        1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note).
            (18) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Labor.
            (19) Service workers.--The term ``service workers'' means 
        workers supplying support or auxiliary services to an 
        employment site.
            (20) State.--The term ``State'' includes the District of 
        Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
            (21) State agency.--The term ``State agency'' means the 
        agency of the State that administers the State law.
            (22) State law.--The term ``State law'' means the 
        unemployment compensation law of the State approved by the 
        Secretary under section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986.
            (23) Total separation; totally separated.--The terms 
        ``total separation'' and ``totally separated'' refer to a 
        situation, involving the layoff or severance of an individual 
        from employment with an employer.
            (24) Unemployment compensation.--The term ``unemployment 
        compensation'' means the unemployment compensation payable to 
        an individual under any State law, or applicable Federal law, 
        as determined by the Secretary, including chapter 85 of title 
        5, United States Code, and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 351 et seq.).
            (25) United states.--The term ``United States'', used in 
        the geographical sense, includes the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico.
            (26) Week.--The term ``week'' means a week as defined in 
        the applicable State law.
            (27) Week of unemployment.--The term ``week of 
        unemployment'' means a week of total, part-total, or partial 
        unemployment as determined by the Secretary under the 
        applicable State law, or Federal unemployment compensation law.
            (28) Worker.--The term ``worker'' means an employee, as 
        defined in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
        (29 U.S.C. 203).

SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and each succeeding fiscal year.

SEC. 104. CLIMATE CHANGE WORKER AND COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the 
United States a fund, to be known as the Climate Change Worker and 
Community Assistance Fund (referred to in this title as the ``Fund''), 
consisting of such amounts as are transferred to the Fund under 
subsection (b) and any interest earned on investment of amounts in the 
Fund under subsection (c)(2).
    (b) Transfer of Appropriated Amounts.--The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall transfer to the Fund an amount equal to the funds 
appropriated under section 103 for each fiscal year.
    (c) Investment of Fund.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Investment.--It shall be the duty of the 
                Secretary of the Treasury to invest such portion of the 
                Fund as is not, in the Secretary's judgment, required 
                to meet current withdrawals. Such investments may be 
                made only in interest-bearing obligations of the United 
                States or in obligations guaranteed as to both 
                principal and interest by the United States.
                    (B) Acquisitions.--For such purpose, such 
                obligations may be acquired--
                            (i) on original issue at the issue price; 
                        or
                            (ii) by purchase of outstanding obligations 
                        at the market price.
                    (C) Special obligations.--
                            (i) In general.--The purposes for which 
                        obligations of the United States may be issued 
                        under chapter 31 of title 31, United States 
                        Code, are extended to authorize the issuance at 
                        par of special obligations exclusively to the 
                        Fund.
                            (ii) Interest.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (iii), such special obligations shall 
                        bear interest at a rate equal to the average 
                        rate of interest, computed as to the end of the 
                        calendar month next preceding the date of such 
                        issue, borne by all marketable interest-bearing 
                        obligations of the United States then forming a 
                        part of the Public Debt.
                            (iii) Rounding.--In a case in which such 
                        average rate is not a multiple of one-eighth of 
                        1 percent, the rate of interest of such special 
                        obligations shall be the multiple of one-eighth 
                        of 1 percent next lower than such average rate.
                            (iv) Determination for issuance.--Such 
                        special obligations shall be issued only if the 
                        Secretary of the Treasury determines that the 
                        purchase of other interest-bearing obligations 
                        of the United States, or of obligations 
                        guaranteed as to both principal and interest by 
                        the United States on original issue or at the 
                        market price, is not in the public interest.
            (2) Sale of obligation.--Any obligation acquired by the 
        Fund (except special obligations issued exclusively to the 
        Fund) may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the 
        market price, and such special obligations may be redeemed at 
        par plus accrued interest.
            (3) Credits to fund.--The interest on, and the proceeds 
        from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the 
        Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Fund.
    (d) Obligations From Fund.--The Secretary of Labor is authorized to 
obligate such sums as are available in the Fund (including any amounts 
not obligated in previous fiscal years) for the costs of carrying out 
the Program described in this title.
    (e) Report to Congress.--It shall be the duty of the Secretary of 
the Treasury to hold the Fund, and (after consultation with the 
Secretary of Labor) to report to Congress each year on the financial 
condition and the results of the operations of the Fund during the 
preceding fiscal year and on its expected condition and operations 
during the next fiscal year. Such report shall be printed as both a 
House and Senate document of the session of the Congress to which the 
report is made.

SEC. 105. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

    The Secretary shall establish and carry out a Climate Change Worker 
and Community Assistance Program, referred to in this title as the 
``Program''.

SEC. 106. PETITIONS, ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, AND DETERMINATIONS FOR 
              CLIMATE CHANGE ADJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES AND RELATED 
              BENEFITS.

    (a) Petitions.--
            (1) Filing.--
                    (A) In general.--A petition for certification of 
                eligibility to apply for benefits described in section 
                107 for a group of workers under this title may be 
                filed by--
                            (i) the group of workers;
                            (ii) a labor organization or other duly 
                        authorized representative of the workers; or
                            (iii) an employer of the workers, a one-
                        stop operator, a State agency, or the State 
                        rapid response dislocated worker unit 
                        established under section 112 of such Act (29 
                        U.S.C. 2822), on behalf of such workers.
                    (B) Recipients.--The petition shall be filed with 
                the Secretary and, on the same date, with the Governor 
                of the State in which the workers' employment site is 
                located.
            (2) Action by governors.--Upon receipt of a petition filed 
        under paragraph (1), the Governor shall--
                    (A) ensure that rapid response activities and 
                appropriate core and intensive services (as described 
                in section 134 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
                (29 U.S.C. 2864)) authorized under other applicable 
                Federal laws (as determined by the Secretary) are made 
                available to the workers covered by the petition to the 
                extent authorized under such laws; and
                    (B) assist the Secretary in the review of the 
                petition by verifying such information and providing 
                such other assistance as the Secretary may request.
            (3) Action by the secretary.--Upon receipt of the petition, 
        the Secretary shall promptly publish notice in the Federal 
        Register and on the website of the Department of Labor that the 
        Secretary has received the petition and initiated an 
        investigation.
            (4) Hearings.--If the petitioner, or any other person found 
        by the Secretary to have a substantial interest in the 
        proceedings involved, submits, not later than 10 days after the 
        date of the Secretary's publication under paragraph (3), a 
        request for a hearing regarding the petition, the Secretary 
        shall provide for a public hearing and afford the interested 
        persons an opportunity to be present, to produce evidence, and 
        to be heard.
    (b) Eligibility.--
            (1) In general.--A group of workers shall be certified by 
        the Secretary under subsection (d) as eligible to apply for 
        benefits described in section 107 pursuant to a petition filed 
        under subsection (a) if--
                    (A) the group of workers is employed in--
                            (i) energy producing and transforming 
                        industries;
                            (ii) industries dependent upon energy 
                        industries;
                            (iii) energy-intensive manufacturing 
                        industries;
                            (iv) consumer goods manufacturing 
                        industries; or
                            (v) other industries whose employment the 
                        Secretary determines has been adversely 
                        affected employment due to Federal climate 
                        change policy;
                    (B) the Secretary determines that a significant 
                number or proportion of the workers at the employment 
                site of the group of workers have become totally or 
                partially separated from employment, or have received a 
                covered notice relating to becoming totally or 
                partially separated from employment; and
                    (C) a decrease occurs in the sales, production, or 
                delivery of goods or services from that employment site 
                as a result of any requirement of Federal climate 
                change policy, including--
                            (i) a situation in which a shift from 
                        reliance upon fossil fuels to other sources of 
                        energy, including renewable energy, occurs that 
                        results in the closing of a facility or layoff 
                        of workers at a facility that mines, produces, 
                        processes, or utilizes fossil fuels to generate 
                        electricity;
                            (ii) a situation in which a substantial 
                        increase occurs in the cost of energy required 
                        for a manufacturing facility to produce items 
                        whose prices are competitive in the 
                        marketplace; or
                            (iii) another documented occurrence that 
                        the Secretary determines is an indicator of an 
                        adverse impact on an industry described in 
                        subparagraph (A) as a result of any requirement 
                        of Federal climate change policy.
            (2) Workers in public agencies.--A group of workers in a 
        public agency shall be certified by the Secretary as eligible 
        to apply for benefits described in section 107 pursuant to a 
        petition filed if the Secretary determines that a significant 
        number or proportion of the workers in the public agency have 
        become totally or partially separated from employment, or have 
        received a covered notice relating to becoming totally or 
        partially separated from employment as a result of any 
        requirement of Federal climate change policy.
            (3) Adversely affected service workers.--A group of service 
        workers shall be certified by the Secretary as eligible to 
        apply for benefits described in section 107 pursuant to a 
        petition filed if the Secretary determines that--
                    (A) a significant number or proportion of the 
                service workers at an employment site where a group of 
                workers has been certified by the Secretary as eligible 
                to apply for benefits described in section 107 pursuant 
                to paragraph (1), have become totally or partially 
                separated from employment, or have received a covered 
                notice relating to becoming totally or partially 
                separated from employment; and
                    (B) a loss of business for the business providing 
                service workers to the employment site is directly 
                attributable to 1 or more of the documented occurrences 
                listed in paragraph (1)(C).
    (c) Authority To Investigate and Collect Information.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall, in determining 
        whether to certify a group of workers under subsection (d), 
        obtain information the Secretary determines to be necessary to 
        make the certification, through questionnaires and in such 
        other manner as the Secretary determines appropriate, from--
                    (A) the workers' employer;
                    (B) officials of labor organizations or other duly 
                authorized representatives of the workers; or
                    (C) one-stop operators or one-stop partners.
            (2) Verification of information.--The Secretary shall 
        require an employer, labor organization (or other duly 
        authorized representative of the workers), or one-stop operator 
        or partner to certify all information that the Secretary 
        obtains under paragraph (1) from the employer, labor 
        organization (or other duly organized representative), or one-
        stop operator or partner (as the case may be) and on which the 
        Secretary relies in making a determination under subsection 
        (d), unless the Secretary has a reasonable basis for 
        determining that such information is accurate and complete 
        without being certified.
            (3) Protection of confidential information.--The Secretary 
        may not release information obtained under paragraph (1) that 
        the Secretary considers to be confidential business information 
        unless the employer submitting the confidential business 
        information had notice, 2 weeks prior to the release involved, 
        that the information would be released by the Secretary, or the 
        employer subsequently consents to the release of the 
        information. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 
        prohibit the Secretary from providing such confidential 
        business information to a court in camera or to another party 
        under a protective order issued by a court.
    (d) Determination by the Secretary of Labor.--
            (1) Certification.--
                    (A) In general.--As soon as possible after the date 
                on which a petition is filed under subsection (a), but 
                in any event not later than 40 days after that date, 
                the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
                Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental 
                Protection Agency, as necessary, shall determine 
                whether the petitioning group (or the group of workers 
                covered by the petition) meets the requirements of 
                subsection (b), and shall issue a certification of 
                eligibility, to apply for assistance under this title, 
                covering workers in any group that meets such 
                requirements. Each certification shall specify the date 
                on which the total or partial separation involved began 
                or (if the workers received a covered notice relating 
                to such a separation) the date on which the separation 
                is to begin.
                    (B) Publication.--Upon reaching a determination on 
                such a petition, the Secretary of Labor shall promptly 
                publish a summary of the determination in the Federal 
                Register and on the website of the Department of Labor, 
                together with the Secretary's reasons for making such 
                determination.
                    (C) Adversely affected employment.--In issuing a 
                certification for the group, the Secretary determines 
                that the employment of members of the group is 
                adversely affected employment.
            (2) One-year limitation.--A certification under this 
        section shall not apply to any worker whose last total or 
        partial separation from employment at the employment site 
        involved, before the worker's application under subsection (a), 
        occurred more than 1 year before the date of the petition for 
        which such certification was granted.
            (3) Revocation of certification.--Whenever the Secretary 
        determines, with respect to any certification under this 
        section of eligibility of the workers at an employment site, 
        that total or partial separations of the workers from 
        employment at such site are no longer a result of the factors 
        specified in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall terminate 
        the certification and promptly publish a notice of such 
        termination in the Federal Register and on the website of the 
        Department of Labor, together with the Secretary's reasons for 
        making such determination. Such termination shall apply only 
        with respect to total or partial separations occurring after 
        the termination date specified by the Secretary.
            (4) Notification of governors by secretary.--As soon as 
        practicable after making a determination under this subsection 
        that a group of workers in a State is eligible for benefits 
        under this title, the Secretary shall notify the Governor of 
        the State in which the group is located of the determination.
    (e) Industry Notification of Assistance.--Upon making a 
determination under subsection (d)(1) with respect to a domestic 
industry, the Secretary shall--
            (1) notify the representatives of the domestic industry 
        affected by the determination, employers publicly identified by 
        name during the course of the proceeding relating to the 
        determination, and labor organization (or other duly recognized 
        representative) of workers employed by employers in the 
        domestic industry, of--
                    (A) the adjustment allowances, training, and other 
                benefits available under this title;
                    (B) the requirements and procedures for filing a 
                petition and applying for such benefits; and
                    (C) the availability of assistance in filing such 
                petitions;
            (2) notify the Governor of each State in which 1 or more 
        employers in such industry are located of the Secretary's 
        determination and the identity of the employers; and
            (3) upon request, provide any assistance that is necessary 
        to file a petition under subsection (a).
    (f) Benefit Information to Workers, Providers of Training.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Information and assistance to workers.--The 
                Secretary shall provide full information to workers 
                about the adjustment allowances, training, and other 
                benefits available under this title and about the 
                petition and application procedures, and the 
                appropriate filing dates, for such allowances, 
                training, and benefits. The Secretary shall provide 
                whatever assistance is necessary to enable groups of 
                workers to prepare petitions or applications for 
                Program benefits.
                    (B) Compliance by states.--The Secretary shall make 
                every effort to insure that cooperating States and 
                cooperating State agencies (as described in section 
                108(a)) fully comply with the agreements entered into 
                under section 108(a) and shall periodically review such 
                compliance.
                    (C) Information on certifications.--The Secretary 
                shall inform the eligible agency (as defined in section 
                3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
                Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)), the one-stop operators 
                or one-stop partners involved, and other public or 
                private agencies, institutions, and employers, as 
                appropriate, of each certification issued under 
                subsection (d) and of projections, if available, of the 
                needs for training as a result of such certification.
            (2) Notice by mail.--The Secretary shall provide written 
        notice through the mail of the benefits available under this 
        title to each worker whom the Secretary has reason to believe 
        is covered by a certification made under subsection (d)--
                    (A) at the time such certification is made, if the 
                worker was partially or totally separated from the 
                adversely affected employment involved before such 
                certification; or
                    (B) at the time of the total or partial separation 
                of the worker from the adversely affected employment, 
                if subparagraph (A) does not apply.
            (3) Newspapers; website.--The Secretary shall publish 
        notice of the benefits available under this title to workers 
        covered by each certification made under subsection (d) in 
        newspapers of general circulation in the areas in which such 
        workers reside and shall make such information available on the 
        website of the Department of Labor.

SEC. 107. PROGRAM BENEFITS.

    (a) Climate Change Adjustment Allowance.--
            (1) Eligibility.--The Secretary (or a cooperating State 
        agency, acting through an agreement described in section 
        108(a)) shall pay a climate change adjustment allowance to an 
        adversely affected worker covered by a certification under 
        section 106(d) who files an application for the adjustment 
        allowance for any week of unemployment that begins on or after 
        the date of the certification, if each of the following 
        conditions are met:
                    (A) The worker's total or partial separation before 
                the worker's application under this title occurred--
                            (i) on or after the date, as specified in 
                        the certification under which the worker is 
                        covered, on which total or partial separation 
                        began or (if the workers covered by the 
                        certification received a covered notice 
                        relating to such a separation) on which the 
                        separation was to begin, in the adversely 
                        affected employment;
                            (ii) before the expiration of the 2-year 
                        period beginning on the date on which the 
                        determination under section 106(d) was made; 
                        and
                            (iii) before the termination date, if any, 
                        determined pursuant to section 106(d)(3).
                    (B) The worker had, in the 52-week period ending 
                with the week in which the worker's total or partial 
                separation began, at least 26 weeks of full-time 
                employment or 1,040 hours of part-time employment (or, 
                if data with respect to weeks of employment are not 
                available, equivalent amounts of employment computed 
                under regulations prescribed by the Secretary) in 
                employment that has been determined to be adversely 
                affected employment. For the purposes of this 
                subparagraph, any week in which the worker--
                            (i) is on employer-authorized leave for 
                        purposes of vacation, sickness, injury, or 
                        inactive duty or active duty military service 
                        for training, or employer-authorized family and 
                        medical leave;
                            (ii) does not work because of a disability 
                        that is compensable under a worker's 
                        compensation law or plan of a State or the 
                        United States;
                            (iii) had the worker's employment 
                        interrupted in order to serve as a full-time 
                        representative of a labor organization for, or 
                        another duly authorized representatives of, 
                        workers employed by the employer involved;
                            (iv) is a Reserve on active duty in the 
                        Armed Forces, which duty is Federal service for 
                        purposes of subchapter II of chapter 85 of 
                        title 5, United States Code; or
                            (v) was separated from employment because 
                        of a lockout or other similar action initiated 
                        by the employer,
                shall be treated as a week of employment and an 
                individual who was separated from employment as 
                described in clause (v) shall be treated as an 
                individual who has been totally or partially separated 
                from such employment because of a lack of work in 
                adversely affected employment.
                    (C) The worker is enrolled in a training program 
                approved by the Secretary under subsection (b)(2).
            (2) Ineligibility for certain other benefits.--An adversely 
        affected worker receiving a climate change adjustment allowance 
        under this section shall be ineligible to receive any other 
        form of unemployment compensation for the period for which such 
        worker is receiving a climate change adjustment allowance under 
        this section.
            (3) Revocation.--If--
                    (A) the Secretary determines that--
                            (i) the adversely affected worker--
                                    (I) has failed to begin 
                                participation in the training program 
                                in which the worker is required to 
                                enroll under paragraph (1)(C); or
                                    (II) has ceased to participate in 
                                such training program before completing 
                                such training program; and
                            (ii) there is no justifiable cause for such 
                        failure or cessation; or
                    (B) the certification made with respect to such 
                worker under section 106(d) is revoked under paragraph 
                (3) of such section,
        no adjustment allowance may be paid to the adversely affected 
        worker under this title for the week in which such failure, 
        cessation, or revocation occurred, or any succeeding week, 
        until the adversely affected worker begins or resumes 
        participation in a training program approved by the Secretary 
        under section (b)(2).
            (4) Waivers of training requirements.--The Secretary may 
        issue a written statement to an adversely affected worker 
        waiving the requirement of paragraph (1)(C) to be enrolled in 
        training described in subsection (b)(2) if the Secretary 
        determines that it is not feasible or appropriate for the 
        worker to participate in the training, because of 1 or more of 
        the following reasons:
                    (A) Recall.--The worker has been notified that the 
                worker will be recalled by the employer that employed 
                the worker on the date of the separation.
                    (B) Marketable skills.--
                            (i) In general.--The worker possesses 
                        marketable skills for suitable employment (as 
                        determined pursuant to an assessment of the 
                        worker, which may include an assessment under 
                        the profiling system under section 303(j) of 
                        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 503(j)), 
                        carried out in accordance with guidelines 
                        issued by the Secretary) and there is a 
                        reasonable expectation that the worker will be 
                        employed at equivalent wages in the foreseeable 
                        future.
                            (ii) Marketable skills defined.--For 
                        purposes of clause (i), the term ``possesses 
                        marketable skills'' may include the possession 
                        of a postgraduate degree from an institution of 
                        higher education (as defined in section 102 of 
                        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                        1002)) or an equivalent institution, or the 
                        possession of an equivalent postgraduate 
                        certification in a specialized field.
                    (C) Retirement.--The worker is within 2 years of 
                meeting all requirements for entitlement to--
                            (i) old-age insurance benefit payments 
                        under title II of the Social Security Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 401 et seq.) (except for application for 
                        such benefits); or
                            (ii) a private pension sponsored by an 
                        employer or labor organization (or another duly 
                        authorized representative of such workers).
                    (D) Health.--The worker is unable to participate in 
                training due to the health of the worker, except that a 
                waiver on the basis of this subparagraph shall not be 
                construed to exempt a worker from requirements relating 
                to the availability for work, active search for work, 
                or refusal to accept work under Federal or State 
                unemployment compensation laws.
                    (E) Enrollment unavailable.--The first available 
                enrollment date for the training of the worker is 
                within 60 days after the date of the determination made 
                under this paragraph, or, if later, there are 
                extenuating circumstances for the delay in enrollment, 
                as determined pursuant to guidelines issued by the 
                Secretary.
                    (F) Training not available.--Training described in 
                subsection (b)(2) is not reasonably available to the 
                worker from either governmental agencies or private 
                sources (which may include area career and technical 
                education schools, as defined in section 3 of the Carl 
                D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
                (20 U.S.C. 2302), and employers), no such training that 
                is suitable for the worker is available at a reasonable 
                cost, or no training funds are available for such 
                training.
            (5) Weekly amounts.--The climate change adjustment 
        allowance payable to an adversely affected worker under this 
        subsection for a week of unemployment shall be an amount equal 
        to 70 percent of the average weekly wage of such worker, but in 
        no case shall such allowance exceed the average weekly wage for 
        all workers in the State where the adversely affected worker 
        resides.
            (6) Maximum duration of benefits.--An eligible worker may 
        receive a climate change adjustment allowance under this 
        subsection for a period of not more than 156 weeks.
    (b) Employment Services and Training.--
            (1) Information and employment services.--The Secretary 
        shall make available, directly or through agreements with 
        cooperating States or cooperating State agencies under section 
        108(a), to adversely affected workers covered by a 
        certification under section 106(d) the following information 
        and employment services:
                    (A) Comprehensive and specialized assessment of 
                skill levels and service needs, including through--
                            (i) diagnostic testing and use of other 
                        assessment tools; and
                            (ii) in-depth interviewing and evaluation 
                        to identify employment barriers and appropriate 
                        employment goals.
                    (B) Development of an individual employment plan to 
                identify employment goals and objectives, and 
                appropriate training to achieve those goals and 
                objectives.
                    (C) Information on training available in local and 
                regional areas, information on individual counseling to 
                determine which training is suitable training, and 
                information on how to apply for such training.
                    (D) Information on training programs and other 
                services provided by a State pursuant to title I of the 
                Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et 
                seq.) and available in local and regional areas, 
                information on individual counseling to determine which 
                training is suitable training, and information on how 
                to apply for such training.
                    (E) Information on how to apply for financial aid, 
                including referring workers to educational opportunity 
                centers described in section 402F of the Higher 
                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-16), where 
                applicable, and notifying workers that the workers may 
                request financial aid administrators at institutions of 
                higher education (as defined in section 102 of such Act 
                (20 U.S.C. 1002)) to use the administrators' discretion 
                under section 479A of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087tt) to 
                use current year income data, rather than preceding 
                year income data, for determining the amount of need of 
                the workers for Federal financial assistance under 
                title IV of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).
                    (F) Short-term prevocational services, including 
                development of learning skills, communications skills, 
                interviewing skills, punctuality, personal maintenance 
                skills, and professional conduct to prepare individuals 
                for employment or training.
                    (G) Individual career counseling, including job 
                search and placement counseling, during the period in 
                which the worker involved is receiving a benefit under 
                this title, and (if the worker receives training under 
                this title) after receiving such training for purposes 
                of job placement.
                    (H) Provision of employment statistics information, 
                including the provision of accurate information 
                relating to local, regional, and national labor market 
                areas, including--
                            (i) job vacancy listings in the labor 
                        market areas;
                            (ii) information on jobs skills necessary 
                        to obtain jobs identified in job vacancy 
                        listings described in clause (i);
                            (iii) information relating to local 
                        occupations that are in demand and earnings 
                        potential of such occupations; and
                            (iv) skills requirements for local 
                        occupations described in clause (iii).
                    (I) Information relating to the availability of 
                supportive services, including services relating to 
                child care, transportation, dependent care, housing 
                assistance, and need-related payments that are 
                necessary to enable an individual to participate in 
                training described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Training.--
                    (A) Approval of and payment for training.--
                            (i) Approval.--The Secretary (or a 
                        cooperating State agency) shall approve 
                        training for an adversely affected worker, if 
                        the Secretary (or agency) determines, with 
                        respect to the worker, that--
                                    (I) there is no suitable employment 
                                (which may include technical and 
                                professional employment) available for 
                                an adversely affected worker;
                                    (II) the worker would benefit from 
                                appropriate training;
                                    (III) there is a reasonable 
                                expectation of employment following 
                                completion of such training;
                                    (IV) training approved by the 
                                Secretary (or State or agency) is 
                                reasonably available to the worker from 
                                either governmental agencies or private 
                                sources (including area career and 
                                technical education schools, as defined 
                                in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins 
                                Career and Technical Education Act of 
                                2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302), and employers);
                                    (V) the worker is qualified to 
                                undertake and complete such training; 
                                and
                                    (VI) such training is suitable for 
                                the worker and available at a 
                                reasonable cost.
                            (ii) Payment.--Upon such approval, the 
                        worker shall be entitled to have payment of the 
                        costs of such training (subject to the 
                        limitations imposed by this section) paid on 
                        the worker's behalf by the Secretary (or 
                        cooperating State agency) directly or through a 
                        voucher system.
                    (B) Distribution.--The Secretary shall establish 
                procedures for the distribution of funds to States to 
                carry out the training programs approved under this 
                paragraph, and shall make an initial distribution of 
                the funds made available to carry out this paragraph as 
                soon as practicable after the beginning of each fiscal 
                year.
                    (C) Additional rule regarding approval of 
                training.--For purposes of applying subparagraph 
                (A)(i)(III), a reasonable expectation of employment 
                does not require that employment opportunities for a 
                worker be available, or offered, immediately upon the 
                completion of training approved under subparagraph (A).
                    (D) Additional rules regarding payment for 
                training.--
                            (i) No later payment for same costs.--If 
                        the costs of training an adversely affected 
                        worker are paid by the Secretary (or 
                        cooperating State agency) under subparagraph 
                        (A), no other payment for such costs may be 
                        made under any other provision of Federal law.
                            (ii) No prior payment for same costs.--No 
                        payment may be made under subparagraph (A) for 
                        the costs of training an adversely affected 
                        worker (including an adversely affected 
                        incumbent worker) if the costs--
                                    (I) have already been paid under 
                                any other provision of Federal law; or
                                    (II) are reimbursable under any 
                                other provision of Federal law and a 
                                portion of such costs has already been 
                                paid under such other provision of 
                                Federal law.
                            (iii) Exception.--The provisions of this 
                        subparagraph shall not apply to, or take into 
                        account, any funds provided under any other 
                        provision of Federal law that are used for any 
                        purpose other than the direct payment of the 
                        costs incurred in training, under this 
                        paragraph, a particular adversely affected 
                        worker, even if such use has the effect of 
                        indirectly paying or reducing any portion of 
                        the costs involved in training the adversely 
                        affected worker.
                    (E) Training programs.--The training programs that 
                may be approved under subparagraph (A) include--
                            (i) an employer-based training program, 
                        including--
                                    (I) an on-the-job training program 
                                if approved by the Secretary (or a 
                                cooperating State agency) under 
                                subsection (c); and
                                    (II) joint labor-management 
                                apprenticeship programs;
                            (ii) any training program provided by a 
                        State pursuant to title I of the Workforce 
                        Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et 
                        seq.), including each program providing 
                        training services under chapter 5 of subtitle B 
                        of that title (29 U.S.C. 2861 et seq.);
                            (iii) any programs in career and technical 
                        education, as defined in section 3 of the Carl 
                        D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 
                        of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302);
                            (iv) any program of remedial education;
                            (v) any program of prerequisite education 
                        or coursework required to enroll in training 
                        that may be approved under this paragraph;
                            (vi) any training program for which all, or 
                        any portion, of the costs of training the 
                        worker involved are paid--
                                    (I) under any Federal or State 
                                program other than this title; or
                                    (II) from any source other than 
                                funds made available under this title;
                            (vii) any training program or program of 
                        coursework at an accredited institution of 
                        higher education (as defined in section 102 of 
                        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                        1002)), including a training program or program 
                        of coursework for the purpose of--
                                    (I) obtaining a degree or 
                                certification; or
                                    (II) completing a degree or 
                                certification that the worker had 
                                previously begun at such an accredited 
                                institution of higher education; and
                            (viii) any other training program 
                        determined by the Secretary to be appropriate.
            (3) Supplemental assistance.--The Secretary (or a 
        cooperating State agency) may, as appropriate, authorize 
        supplemental assistance that is necessary to defray reasonable 
        transportation and subsistence expenses for separate 
        maintenance in a case in which training under paragraph (2) for 
        a worker is provided in a facility that is not within commuting 
        distance of the regular place of residence of the worker.
    (c) On-the-Job Training Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary (or a cooperating State 
        agency) may approve on-the-job training for an adversely 
        affected worker if--
                    (A) the Secretary determines that the on-the-job 
                training--
                            (i) can reasonably be expected to lead to 
                        suitable employment with the employer offering 
                        the on-the-job training;
                            (ii) is compatible with the skills of the 
                        worker;
                            (iii) includes a curriculum through which 
                        the worker will gain the knowledge or skills to 
                        become proficient in the job for which the 
                        worker is being trained; and
                            (iv) can be measured by benchmarks that 
                        indicate whether the worker is gaining such 
                        knowledge or skills; and
                    (B) the State involved determines that the on-the-
                job training program meets the requirements of clauses 
                (iii) and (iv) of subparagraph (A).
            (2) Monthly payments.--The Secretary (or a cooperating 
        State agency) shall pay the costs of on-the-job training 
        approved under paragraph (1) in monthly installments.
            (3) Contracts for on-the-job training.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary (or a cooperating 
                State agency) shall ensure, in entering into a contract 
                with an employer to provide on-the-job training to a 
                worker under this subsection, that the skill 
                requirements of the job for which the worker is being 
                trained, the academic and occupational skill level of 
                the worker, and the work experience of the worker are 
                taken into consideration.
                    (B) Term of contract.--Training under any such 
                contract shall be limited to the period of time 
                required for the worker receiving on-the-job training 
                to become proficient in the job for which the worker is 
                being trained, but may not exceed 156 weeks in any 
                case.
            (4) Exclusion of certain employers.--The Secretary (or a 
        cooperating State agency) shall not enter into a contract for 
        on-the-job training under this subsection with an employer that 
        exhibits a pattern of failing to provide workers receiving such 
        on-the-job training from the employer with--
                    (A) continued, long-term employment as regular 
                workers; and
                    (B) wages, benefits, and working conditions that 
                are equivalent to the wages, benefits, and working 
                conditions provided to regular workers who have worked 
                a similar period of time and are doing the same type of 
                work as the workers receiving on-the-job training from 
                the employer.
    (d) Administrative and Employment Services Funding.--
            (1) Administrative funding.--In addition to any funds made 
        available to a State to carry out title I of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) for a fiscal 
        year, the Secretary shall ensure that the State receives for 
        the fiscal year a payment in an amount that is equal to 15 
        percent of the amount of such funds, for the administration of 
        the Program.
            (2) Information and employment services funding.--
                    (A) In general.--In addition to any funds made 
                available to a State to carry out the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 1998 and make the payment under 
                paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
                provide to the State for the fiscal year a reasonable 
                payment for the purpose of providing information and 
                employment services under subsection (b)(1).
                    (B) Voluntary return of funds.--A State that 
                receives a payment under subparagraph (A) may decline 
                or otherwise return such payment to the Secretary.
    (e) Job Search Allowances.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary (or a cooperating State 
        agency) may provide to adversely affected workers a one-time 
        job search allowance in accordance with regulations prescribed 
        by the Secretary.
            (2) Circumstances and conditions.--Any job search allowance 
        provided under this subsection shall be available only if each 
        of the following circumstances and conditions occur:
                    (A) Ineligibility; completion of training.--The 
                worker is no longer eligible for the climate change 
                adjustment allowance under subsection (a) and has 
                completed the training program required by subsection 
                (a)(1)(C).
                    (B) No expectation of suitable employment.--The 
                Secretary (or cooperating State agency) determines that 
                the worker cannot reasonably be expected to secure 
                suitable employment in the commuting area in which the 
                worker resides.
                    (C) Use of funds.--A worker that receives a job 
                search allowance under this subsection may use that 
                allowance as reimbursement for all necessary job search 
                expenses as prescribed by the Secretary in regulations. 
                The allowance provided under this subsection may not 
                exceed $1,500 for any worker.
    (f) Relocation Allowance Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--Any adversely affected worker covered by a 
        certification issued under section 106(d) may file an 
        application for a relocation allowance with the Secretary (or a 
        cooperating State agency), and the Secretary (or State or 
        agency) may grant the relocation allowance, subject to the 
        terms and conditions of this subsection.
            (2) Conditions for granting allowance.--The relocation 
        allowance may be granted if all of the following terms and 
        conditions are met:
                    (A) Assist an adversely affected worker.--The 
                relocation allowance will assist an adversely affected 
                worker in relocating within the United States.
                    (B) Local employment not available.--The Secretary 
                (or cooperating State agency) determines that the 
                worker cannot reasonably be expected to secure suitable 
                employment in the commuting area in which the worker 
                resides.
                    (C) Total separation.--The worker is totally 
                separated from employment at the time the relocation 
                commences.
                    (D) Suitable employment obtained.--The worker--
                            (i) has obtained suitable employment 
                        affording a reasonable expectation of long-term 
                        employment in the area in which the worker 
                        wishes to relocate; or
                            (ii) has obtained a bona fide offer of 
                        employment described in clause (i).
                    (E) Application.--The worker filed an application 
                with the Secretary (or cooperating State agency) at 
                such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall 
                specify by regulation.
            (3) Amount of allowance.--The relocation allowance granted 
        to a worker under paragraph (1) shall include--
                    (A) payment for all reasonable and necessary 
                expenses (including subsistence and transportation 
                expenses at levels not exceeding amounts prescribed by 
                the Secretary in regulations) incurred in transporting 
                the worker, the worker's family, and household effects 
                for the relocation; and
                    (B) a lump sum equivalent to 3 times the worker's 
                average weekly wage, up to a maximum payment of $1,500.
            (4) Limitations.--A relocation allowance may not be granted 
        under this subsection to a worker unless--
                    (A) the relocation occurs within 182 days after the 
                filing of the application for relocation assistance; or
                    (B) the relocation occurs within 182 days after the 
                conclusion of training, if the worker entered a 
                training program approved by the Secretary (or 
                cooperating State agency) under subsection (b)(2).
    (g) Health Insurance Coverage.--Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations to enable the Secretary (or a cooperating State agency) to 
provide for an adversely affected worker, for each month in the period 
in which the worker is participating in a training program described in 
subsection (b)(2), a health insurance allowance. The monthly allowance 
shall be 80 percent of the monthly premium for any health insurance 
coverage that the worker was receiving from the worker's employer prior 
to the worker's separation from employment referred to in the worker's 
application described in subsection (a)(1). The allowance shall be paid 
to any health insurance plan designated by the worker.
    (h) Payments to Retirement Plans.--Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations to enable the Secretary (or a cooperating State agency) to 
provide for lump sum payments from the Fund to retirement plans for 
industries that have experienced mass layoffs (within the meaning of 
section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801)) 
due to Federal climate change policy.

SEC. 108. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Agreements With States.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized on 
                behalf of the United States to enter into an agreement 
                with any State, or with any State agency (referred to 
                in this title as a ``cooperating State'' and a 
                ``cooperating State agency'', respectively).
                    (B) Responsibilities.--Under such an agreement, the 
                cooperating State agency of the State involved--
                            (i) as agent of the United States, shall 
                        receive applications for and provide payments 
                        for benefits described in section 107 on the 
                        basis provided in this title;
                            (ii) in accordance with paragraph (6), 
                        shall make available to adversely affected 
                        workers covered by a certification under 
                        section 106(d) the information and employment 
                        services described in section 107(b)(1); and
                            (iii) shall otherwise cooperate with the 
                        Secretary and with other State and Federal 
                        agencies in providing payments and services 
                        under this title.
                    (C) Amendment; suspension; termination.--Each 
                agreement under this section shall provide the terms 
                and conditions upon which the agreement may be amended, 
                suspended, or terminated.
            (2) Form and manner of data.--Each agreement under this 
        section shall--
                    (A) provide the Secretary with the authority to 
                collect any data the Secretary determines necessary to 
                meet the requirements of this title, including 
                authority for the Secretary to require that a State 
                collect such data and report it to the Secretary; and
                    (B) specify the form and manner in which any such 
                data required by the Secretary shall be reported.
            (3) Relationship to unemployment compensation.--Each 
        agreement under this section shall provide that an adversely 
        affected worker receiving a climate change adjustment allowance 
        under this title shall not be eligible for unemployment 
        compensation otherwise payable to such worker under the laws of 
        the State.
            (4) Review.--A determination by a cooperating State agency 
        with respect to a worker's entitlement to Program benefits 
        under the agreement shall be subject to review in the same 
        manner and to the same extent as a determination under the 
        applicable State law (and only in that manner and to that 
        extent).
            (5) Coordination.--Any agreement entered into under this 
        subsection shall provide for the coordination of the 
        administration of the information and employment services, 
        training, and supplemental assistance provided under 
        subsections (b), (c), and (e) through (h) of section 107 and 
        the services provided under title I of the Workforce Investment 
        Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) on such terms and under 
        such conditions as are established by the Secretary in 
        consultation with the States and set forth in such agreement. 
        Any agency of the State jointly administering such information, 
        services, training, and supplemental assistance under such 
        agreement shall be considered to be a cooperating State agency 
        for purposes of this title.
            (6) Responsibilities of cooperating agencies.--Each 
        cooperating State agency shall, in carrying out paragraph 
        (1)(B)(ii)--
                    (A) advise each worker who applies for unemployment 
                compensation in the State of the benefits provided 
                under this title and the procedures and deadlines for 
                applying for such benefits;
                    (B) facilitate the early filing of petitions under 
                section 106(a) to cover any workers that the agency 
                considers to be likely to be eligible for benefits 
                under this title;
                    (C) advise each adversely affected worker applying 
                for a climate change adjustment allowance under section 
                107(a) to apply for training under section 107(b) 
                before, or at the same time as, the worker applies for 
                the adjustment allowance;
                    (D) perform outreach to, intake of, and orientation 
                for adversely affected workers (including adversely 
                affected incumbent workers) covered by a certification 
                issued under section 106(d) with respect to benefits 
                (including allowances) available under this title;
                    (E) make information and employment services 
                described in section 107(b)(1) available to adversely 
                affected workers (including adversely affected 
                incumbent workers) covered by a certification under 
                section 106(d) and, if funds provided to carry out this 
                title are insufficient to make such information and 
                services available, make arrangements to make such 
                information and services available through other 
                Federal programs; and
                    (F) provide the benefits (including information and 
                employment services, and training) under this title in 
                a manner that is necessary for the proper and efficient 
                administration of this title (including the use of 
                cooperating State agency personnel employed in 
                accordance with a merit system of personnel 
                administration standards), including--
                            (i) making verifications of eligibility 
                        for, and payment of, climate change adjustment 
                        allowances under section 107(a)(1) and making 
                        payment of job search, relocation, and health 
                        insurance allowances under subsections (e), 
                        (f), and (g) of section 107;
                            (ii) developing recommendations regarding 
                        providing payments as a bridge to retirement, 
                        such as lump sum payments to retirement plans, 
                        in accordance with section 107(h), and 
                        providing the payments in accordance with that 
                        section, including any regulations issued under 
                        that section; and
                            (iii) the provision of information and 
                        employment services described in section 
                        107(b)(1) to eligible workers, including 
                        providing training and referral to training 
                        described in section 107(b)(2) and providing 
                        supplemental assistance under section 
                        107(b)(3).
            (7) Description of and information on workforce investment 
        activities.--In order to promote the coordination of workforce 
        investment activities carried out under title I of the 
        Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) in 
        each State with activities carried out under this title, any 
        agreement entered into under this section shall provide that 
        the State shall submit to the Secretary, in such form as the 
        Secretary may require, the description and information 
        described in paragraphs (8) (with respect to activities 
        described in this title, as well as activities described in 
        that paragraph) and (14) of section 112(b) of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2822(b)) and a description of 
        the State's rapid response activities under section 
        134(a)(2)(A) of that Act (29 U.S.C. 2864(a)(2)(A)).
            (8) Control measures.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall require each 
                cooperating State agency to implement effective control 
                measures and to oversee effectively the operation and 
                administration of the Program, including by means of 
                monitoring the operation of control measures to improve 
                the accuracy and timeliness of the data being collected 
                and reported on the Program.
                    (B) Definition.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
                the term ``control measures'' means measures that--
                            (i) are internal to a system used by a 
                        State to collect data; and
                            (ii) are designed to ensure the accuracy 
                        and verifiability of such data.
            (9) Data reporting.--
                    (A) In general.--Any agreement entered into under 
                this section shall require the cooperating State agency 
                to report to the Secretary on a quarterly basis 
                comprehensive performance accountability data, to 
                consist of--
                            (i) data on the core indicators of 
                        performance described in subparagraph (B)(i);
                            (ii) data on the additional indicators of 
                        performance described in subparagraph (B)(ii), 
                        if any; and
                            (iii) a description of efforts made to 
                        improve outcomes for workers under the Program.
                    (B) Core indicators described.--
                            (i) In general.--The core indicators of 
                        performance referred to in subparagraph (A)(i) 
                        are--
                                    (I) the percentage of workers 
                                receiving benefits under this title who 
                                are employed during the second calendar 
                                quarter following the calendar quarter 
                                in which the workers cease receiving 
                                such benefits;
                                    (II) the percentage of workers 
                                receiving benefits under this title who 
                                are employed, for each of the third and 
                                fourth calendar quarters following the 
                                calendar quarter in which the workers 
                                cease receiving such benefits; and
                                    (III) the earnings of workers 
                                receiving benefits under this title who 
                                are employed, for each of the third and 
                                fourth calendar quarters following the 
                                calendar quarter in which the workers 
                                cease receiving such benefits.
                            (ii) Additional indicators.--The Secretary, 
                        and a cooperating State agency, may agree upon 
                        additional indicators of performance for the 
                        State's activities under the Program.
                    (C) Standards with respect to reliability of 
                data.--In preparing the quarterly report required by 
                subparagraph (A), each cooperating State agency shall 
                establish procedures that are consistent with 
                guidelines to be issued by the Secretary to ensure that 
                the data reported are valid and reliable.
            (10) Verification of eligibility for program benefits.--
                    (A) In general.--
                            (i) Verification.--An agreement under this 
                        section shall provide that the State shall 
                        periodically redetermine that a worker 
                        receiving benefits under this title who is not 
                        a citizen or national of the United States (as 
                        defined in section 101(a)(22) of the 
                        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
                        1101(a)(22))) remains in a satisfactory 
                        immigration status.
                            (ii) Reverification.--Once satisfactory 
                        immigration status has been initially verified 
                        through the income and eligibility verification 
                        system described in section 1137(d) of the 
                        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(d)) for 
                        purposes of establishing a worker's eligibility 
                        for unemployment compensation, the State shall 
                        reverify the worker's immigration status if the 
                        documentation provided during initial 
                        verification will expire during the period in 
                        which that worker is potentially eligible to 
                        receive benefits under this title. The State 
                        shall conduct such redetermination in a timely 
                        manner, utilizing the income and eligibility 
                        verification system described in section 
                        1137(d) of the Social Security Act.
                    (B) Procedures.--The Secretary shall establish 
                procedures to ensure the uniform application by the 
                States of the requirements of this paragraph.
    (b) Administration Absent State Agreement.--
            (1) Regulations.--In any State where there is no agreement 
        in force between the Secretary, and a cooperating State or 
        cooperating State agency, under subsection (a), the Secretary 
        shall promulgate regulations for the performance of all 
        necessary functions under sections 106(d) and 107, including 
        provision for a fair hearing for any worker whose application 
        for a payment is denied.
            (2) Review.--
                    (A) In general.--A final determination under 
                paragraph (1) by the Secretary with respect to 
                entitlement to Program benefits under section 107 is 
                subject to review by the courts in the same manner and 
                to the same extent as is provided by section 205(g) of 
                the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(g)).
                    (B) Application.--For purposes of applying that 
                section 205(g) under this subsection, a reference to a 
                regulation prescribed under section 205(a) of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(a)) should be 
                considered to be a reference to a regulation prescribed 
                under this title.
    (c) Prohibition on Contracting With Private Entities.--Neither the 
Secretary nor a State may contract with any private for-profit or 
private nonprofit entity for the administration of the Program.
    (d) Payment to the States.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall from time to time pay 
        under section 104(d) to each cooperating State the sums 
        necessary to enable the State as agent of the United States to 
        make payments provided for by this title.
            (2) Restriction.--All money paid to a State under this 
        subsection shall be used solely for the purposes for which the 
        money is paid. Money paid under this subsection that is not 
        used for such purposes shall be returned, at the time specified 
        in the agreement under this section, to the Secretary for 
        deposit in the Fund.
            (3) Bonds.--Any agreement under this section may require 
        any officer or worker of the State certifying payments or 
        disbursing funds under the agreement or otherwise participating 
        in the performance of the agreement, to give a surety bond to 
        the United States in such amount as the Secretary may determine 
        to be necessary. The Secretary may provide for the payment of 
        the cost of such bond from sums available in the Fund.
    (e) Labor Standards.--
            (1) Prohibition on displacement.--An individual in an 
        apprenticeship program or on-the-job training program under 
        this title shall not displace (including a partial 
        displacement, such as a reduction in the hours of nonovertime 
        work, wages, or employment benefits) any employed worker.
            (2) Prohibition on impairment of contracts.--An 
        apprenticeship program or on-the-job training program under 
        this Act shall not impair an existing contract for services or 
        collective bargaining agreement, and no such activity that 
        would be inconsistent with the terms of a collective bargaining 
        agreement shall be undertaken without the written concurrence 
        of the labor organization (or other duly authorized 
        representative of the workers concerned) and employer 
        concerned.
            (3) Additional standards.--The Secretary, or a State acting 
        under an agreement described in subsection (a) may pay the 
        costs of on-the-job training for an adversely affected worker 
        under this title, notwithstanding any other provision of this 
        section, only if--
                    (A) in the case of training that would be 
                inconsistent with the terms of a collective bargaining 
                agreement, the written concurrence of the labor 
                organization (or other duly authorized representative) 
                concerned has been obtained;
                    (B) the job for which such adversely affected 
                worker is being trained is not being created in a 
                promotional line that will infringe in any way upon the 
                promotional opportunities of currently employed 
                individuals (as of the date of the training);
                    (C) such training is not for the same occupation in 
                which the worker was employed before being separated 
                from employment and with respect to which the worker's 
                group was certified pursuant to section 106(d);
                    (D) the employer is provided reimbursement of not 
                more than 50 percent of the wages of the participant, 
                for the cost of providing the training and additional 
                supervision related to the training; and
                    (E) the employer has not received payment under 
                Federal law with respect to any other on-the-job 
                training provided by the employer that failed to meet 
                the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (D).
    (f) Special Rule With Respect to Military Service.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this title, the Secretary may waive any requirement of this 
        title if the Secretary determines that the waiver is necessary 
        to ensure that an adversely affected worker who is a member of 
        a reserve component of the armed forces (within the meaning of 
        section 101 of title 10, United States Code) and serves a 
        period of duty described in paragraph (2) is eligible to 
        receive a climate change adjustment allowance, training, and 
        other benefits under this title in the same manner and to the 
        same extent as if the worker had not served the period of duty.
            (2) Period of duty described.--An adversely affected worker 
        serves a period of duty described in this paragraph if, before 
        completing training under this title, the worker--
                    (A) serves on active duty for a period of more than 
                30 days under a call or order to active duty of more 
                than 30 days; or
                    (B) in the case of a member of the Army National 
                Guard of the United States or Air National Guard, 
                performs full-time National Guard duty under section 
                502(f) of title 32, United States Code, for 30 
                consecutive days or more when authorized by the 
                President or the Secretary of Defense for the purpose 
                of responding to a national emergency declared by the 
                President and supported by Federal funds.
            (3) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``active 
        duty'', ``Air National Guard'', and ``Army National Guard of 
        the United States'' have the meanings given the terms in 
        section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
    (g) Fraud and Recovery of Overpayments.--
            (1) Recovery of payments to which an individual was not 
        entitled.--If the Secretary of Labor or a court of competent 
        jurisdiction determines that any person has received any 
        payment under this title to which the individual was not 
        entitled, the individual shall be liable to repay the amount to 
        the Secretary, except that the Secretary shall waive the 
        repayment if the Secretary determines that--
                    (A) the payment was made without fault of the 
                individual; and
                    (B) requiring such repayment would cause a 
                financial hardship for the individual (or the 
                individual's household, if applicable), taking into 
                consideration the income and resources reasonably 
                available to the individual (or household) and other 
                ordinary living expenses of the individual (or 
                household).
            (2) Means of recovery.--Unless a payment described in 
        paragraph (1) is otherwise recovered, or waived under paragraph 
        (1), the Secretary shall recover the payment by deductions from 
        any sums payable to such individual under this title, or under 
        any Federal unemployment compensation law or other Federal law 
        administered by the Secretary that provides for the payment of 
        assistance or an allowance with respect to unemployment. Any 
        amount recovered under this section shall be returned to the 
        Fund.
            (3) Penalties for fraud.--Any person who--
                    (A) makes a false statement of a material fact 
                knowing the statement to be false, or knowingly fails 
                to disclose a material fact, for the purpose of 
                obtaining or increasing for that person or for any 
                other person any payment authorized to be furnished 
                under this title; or
                    (B) makes a false statement of a material fact 
                knowing the statement to be false, or knowingly fails 
                to disclose a material fact, when providing information 
                to the Secretary during an investigation under section 
                106(c),
        shall be imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or fined under 
        title 18, United States Code, or both, and be ineligible for 
        any further payments under this title.
    (h) Administrative Expenses.--For any fiscal year, not more than 5 
percent of the funds disbursed from the Fund may be used for the 
administrative costs of carrying out the Program.
    (i) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as 
may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title.
    (j) Regulations Regarding Full Benefits.--The Secretary shall 
promulgate regulations to ensure that workers who receive any of the 
benefits described in section 107 shall receive full benefits. The 
regulations shall provide for the establishment of a waiting list for 
workers in the event that the requests for the benefits, if approved, 
would require provision of benefits in an amount that exceeds the sums 
available in the Fund.
    (k) Study on Older Workers.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
examine the circumstances of older adversely affected workers and the 
ability of such workers to access their retirement benefits. Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall transmit a report to Congress containing the findings of the 
study and the Secretary's recommendations on how to ensure that 
adversely affected workers who expect to retire in not more than 2 
years are able to access their retirement benefits.

SEC. 109. NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the National Climate 
Change Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as the 
``Committee'').
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Committee shall be composed of members 
        consisting of--
                    (A)(i) 2 representatives of labor organizations (or 
                other duly authorized representatives of the workers 
                concerned), appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (ii) 2 representatives of such organizations or 
                authorized representatives, appointed by the minority 
                leader of the House of Representatives;
                    (B)(i) 2 representatives of business organizations, 
                appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (ii) 2 representatives of such organizations, 
                appointed by the minority leader of the House of 
                Representatives;
                    (C)(i) 2 representatives of labor organizations (or 
                other duly authorized representatives of the workers 
                concerned), appointed by the majority leader of the 
                Senate; and
                    (ii) 2 representatives of such organizations or 
                authorized representatives, appointed by the minority 
                leader of the Senate; and
                    (D)(i) 2 representatives of business organizations, 
                appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; and
                    (ii) 2 representatives of such organizations, 
                appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
            (2) Timing.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives 
        and the minority leader of the Senate shall make the 
        appointments described in paragraph (1) not later than 120 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be appointed 
for a term of 3 years. Any vacancy in the Committee shall not affect 
the powers of the Committee, but shall be filled in the same manner as 
the original appointment was made.
    (d) Duties.--
            (1) Plan and advice.--
                    (A) Strategic plan.--The Committee shall, not later 
                than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act--
                            (i) formulate a comprehensive strategic 
                        plan for addressing the effect of Federal 
                        climate change policy on each segment of the 
                        workforce; and
                            (ii) submit the plan to the President, the 
                        Secretary, and the appropriate committees of 
                        Congress.
                    (B) Advice.--The Committee shall advise the 
                Secretary on--
                            (i) the strategic plan and the structure 
                        and operation of the Program;
                            (ii) the content of applicable regulations; 
                        and
                            (iii) industry trends, workforce 
                        development, industry-wide certifications, and 
                        other matters relating to the impact of Federal 
                        climate change policy.
                    (C) Monitoring.--The Committee shall--
                            (i) monitor the administration of the 
                        Program; and
                            (ii) advise the Secretary concerning 
                        whether the Program is being carried out in a 
                        manner consistent with the purpose of the 
                        Program.
            (2) Report.--The Committee shall submit to the President, 
        the Secretary, and the appropriate committees of Congress an 
        annual report on the performance, achievements, and challenges 
        of the Program.
    (e) Chairperson.--The Committee shall select a Chairperson from 
among its members.
    (f) Meetings.--The Committee shall hold its first meeting not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. The Committee 
shall meet as often as the Chairperson may determine to be necessary, 
but not less often than quarterly.
    (g) Powers.--
            (1) Hearings.--The Committee may hold such hearings, sit 
        and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and 
        receive such evidence as the Committee considers advisable to 
        carry out the objectives of this section.
            (2) Information from federal agencies.--The Committee may 
        secure directly from any Federal department or agency such 
        information as the Committee considers necessary to carry out 
        the provisions of this section. Upon request of the Committee, 
        the head of such department or agency shall furnish such 
        information to the Committee.
            (3) Postal services.--The Committee may use the United 
        States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
        as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
    (h) Personnel.--
            (1) Travel expenses.--The members of the Committee shall 
        not receive compensation for the performance of services for 
        the Committee, but shall be allowed travel expenses, including 
        per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 
        workers of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 
        5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular 
        places of business in the performance of services for the 
        Committee. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United 
        States Code, the Secretary may accept the voluntary and 
        uncompensated services of members of the Committee.
            (2) Detail of government workers.--Any Federal Government 
        worker may be detailed to the Committee without reimbursement, 
        and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil 
        service status or privilege.
    (i) Permanent Committee.--Section 14 of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Committee.
    (j) Definition.--In this section, the term ``labor organization'' 
has the meaning given the term in section 401.9 of title 29, Code of 
Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act).

               TITLE II--COMMUNITY ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

SEC. 201. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to establish a program to assist 
communities adversely affected by Federal climate change policy by 
providing economic adjustment assistance and economic development 
resources to such communities through--
            (1) the coordination of Federal, State, and local 
        resources;
            (2) grants for developing, updating, and modernizing 
        strategic plans under section 206;
            (3) grants for the implementation of such strategic plans; 
        and
            (4) the provision of economic assistance.

SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary'' 
        means Assistant Secretary for Climate Change Community Economic 
        Adjustment appointed under section 203(b).
            (2) Community.--The term ``community'' means a city, 
        county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision 
        of a State or a consortium of political subdivisions of a 
        State.
            (3) Community office.--The term ``Community Office'' means 
        the Office of Climate Change Community Economic Adjustment 
        established under section 203(a).
            (4) Community program.--The term ``Community Program'' 
        means the Climate Change Community Economic Adjustment Program 
        established under section 204(a)(1).
            (5) Eligible community.--The term ``eligible community'' 
        means a community that is certified under section 205(c) as 
        eligible for assistance under this title.
            (6) High road partnership.--The term ``High Road 
        Partnership'' means a partnership between organizations, 
        including labor unions, private- and public-sector employers, 
        and community groups, that are working together in a 
        cooperative fashion to preserve good jobs, expand the number of 
        high-skill jobs that pay family-sustaining wages, and build an 
        economy based on continuous skill development, innovation, 
        opportunity, economic and environmental sustainability, and 
        equitably shared prosperity.
            (7) Joint labor-management committee.--The term ``joint 
        labor-management committee'' means a not-for-profit 
        organization characterized by equal participation from 
        industry, including representatives of public or private 
        employers, and labor organizations, including unions that 
        engage in collective bargaining, central labor councils, and 
        State-wide federations or other groups of labor organizations.
            (8) Secretary.--Except as otherwise provided, the term 
        ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce.

SEC. 203. OFFICE OF CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish in the Department 
of Commerce an office to be known as the ``Office of Climate Change 
Community Economic Adjustment''.
    (b) Head.--The head of the Community Office shall be the Assistant 
Secretary for Climate Change Community Economic Adjustment, who shall 
be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of 
the Senate. The Assistant Secretary shall be responsible for carrying 
out the function of the Community Office.
    (c) Function.--The function of the Community Office is to assist 
the Secretary in carrying out the provisions of this title, including 
the following:
            (1) Overseeing and administering the Community Program.
            (2) Providing information to communities about the 
        Community Program.
            (3) Establishing specific criteria for submission and 
        evaluation of strategic plans submitted under section 206(c).
            (4) Administering the grant programs established under 
        sections 207 and 208, including overseeing the application and 
        selection process for such grant programs and establishing 
        specific criteria for submitting and evaluating applications 
        for grants under such programs.
            (5) Receiving complaints, grievances, and requests for 
        assistance from communities under this title.
            (6) Carrying out such other functions as the Secretary may 
        specify for purposes of carrying out the provisions of this 
        title.
            (7) Submitting to Congress each year, a written report on 
        the activities of the Community Office under this title.

SEC. 204. CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
        program to carry out the activities described in subsection 
        (b).
            (2) Designation.--The program established under paragraph 
        (1) shall be known as the ``Climate Change Community Economic 
        Adjustment Program''.
    (b) Activities.--The activities described in this subsection are 
the following:
            (1) Coordinating the provision of assistance from Federal 
        agencies to eligible communities to mitigate the adverse 
        effects of Federal climate change policy on such communities 
        by--
                    (A) identifying all Federal, State, and local 
                resources that are available to assist such communities 
                in recovering from he adverse effects of Federal 
                climate change policy;
                    (B) ensuring that all Federal agencies offering 
                assistance to such communities to address the adverse 
                effects of Federal climate change policy do so in a 
                targeted, integrated manner that ensures that such 
                communities have access to all available and relevant 
                Federal assistance;
                    (C) assuring timely consultation and cooperation 
                between Federal, State, and regional officials with 
                respect to the provision of economic adjustment 
                assistance to such communities; and
                    (D) identifying and strengthening existing agency 
                mechanisms designed to assist such communities in their 
                efforts to achieve sustainable economic adjustment and 
                workforce reemployment that enables workers to achieve 
                economic self-sufficiency.
            (2) Providing comprehensive technical assistance to 
        communities in the efforts of such communities--
                    (A) to identify serious economic problems that 
                professional economists demonstrate are associated with 
                the adverse effects of Federal climate change policy;
                    (B) to foster cooperation and joint action by 
                employers and labor organizations adversely affected by 
                Federal climate change policy;
                    (C) to access Federal, State, and local resources 
                designed to assist in economic development and climate 
                change adjustment assistance;
                    (D) to develop, update, or modernize a strategic 
                plan under section 206(a); and
                    (E) in consultation with relevant national 
                nonprofit organizations that represent workers and have 
                expertise in developing High Road Partnerships, support 
                joint labor-management committees to carry out programs 
                that assist communities in retaining and expanding 
                employment in high-wage, high-demand jobs.
            (3) Working with labor and business leaders in eligible 
        communities that have a strategic plan approved under section 
        206(c) to maximize the access of such communities to Federal 
        grants, loans, and other economic development and educational 
        resources consistent with the projects and training programs 
        described in the plan.

SEC. 205. ELIGIBLE COMMUNITIES.

    (a) Petition.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
governor of a State is notified that a group of workers of such State 
have been certified under section 106 as eligible for climate change 
readjustment allowances under section 107(a), the community that 
includes such group may submit to the Secretary a petition for a 
determination that the community is adversely affected by Federal 
climate change policy.
    (b) Determination.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
        which the Secretary receives a petition from a community under 
        subsection (a), the Secretary shall determine whether such 
        community is adversely affected by Federal climate change 
        policy.
            (2) Considerations.--In determining under paragraph (1) 
        whether a community is adversely affected by Federal climate 
        change policy, the Secretary shall consider the following:
                    (A) The number of jobs affected in relation to the 
                size of the workforce of the community.
                    (B) The severity of the rate of unemployment in the 
                community and the number of unemployed individuals who 
                have exhausted their entitlement to unemployment 
                compensation payable under any State law or Federal 
                unemployment compensation law, including chapter 85 of 
                title 5, United States Code, and the Railroad 
                Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 351 et seq.).
                    (C) The level of per capita income of the community 
                and the extent of underemployment in the community.
                    (D) The number of manufacturing jobs in the 
                community currently relative to the average number of 
                manufacturing jobs in the community in 1970.
                    (E) The rate of emigration from the community and 
                the extent to which the emigration is causing economic 
                hardship in the community.
                    (F) Economic analysis, research, and reports 
                prepared by professional, nongovernmental economists 
                whose research has been commissioned by the Community 
                Office.
                    (G) The unique problems and needs of the community.
    (c) Certification.--If the Secretary determines under subsection 
(b) that a community is adversely affected by Federal climate change 
policy, the Secretary shall certify the community as eligible for 
assistance under this title.
    (d) Notifications.--
            (1) Notification of governors by secretary.--As soon as 
        practicable after making a determination under subsection (b) 
        that a community is adversely affected by Federal climate 
        change policy, the Secretary shall notify the governor of the 
        State of such community of such determination.
            (2) Notification of communities by secretary.--As soon as 
        practicable after making a determination under subsection (b) 
        that a community is adversely affected by Federal climate 
        change policy, the Secretary shall notify the chief elected 
        official of the community, the State labor federation of the 
        State of the community, and a pertinent business association in 
        the community--
                    (A) of the determination;
                    (B) of the provisions of this title;
                    (C) how to obtain technical assistance under this 
                title; and
                    (D) how to obtain such grants, tax credits, low 
                income loans, and other economic development assistance 
                as may be appropriate and available for such community.

SEC. 206. STRATEGIC PLANS.

    (a) In General.--A community may develop, update, or modernize 
under this section a strategic plan for the redevelopment and economic 
adjustment of the community, including plans for--
            (1) community economic adjustment assistance;
            (2) diversifying employment opportunities in the community;
            (3) environmental remediation projects; or
            (4) the conversion of underutilized facilities for more 
        productive uses.
    (b) Contents.--A strategic plan developed, updated, or modernized 
under subsection (a) contains, at a minimum, the following:
            (1) A description of the commitment of the community for 
        carrying out the strategic plan over the long-term.
            (2) A description and assessment of the capacity of the 
        community to achieve the objectives of the strategic plan of 
        the community, including the availability and use of 
        alternative methods of financing.
            (3) A description of the projects to be undertaken by the 
        community, which may include--
                    (A) assistance to particular firms;
                    (B) funding for public and nonprofit organizations;
                    (C) support for entrepreneurial development;
                    (D) support for economic development initiatives, 
                including those associated with environmental 
                sustainability; and
                    (E) support for public services and construction of 
                public infrastructure projects that will improve the 
                economic competitiveness of the community and its 
                quality of life.
            (4) A description of how the plan and the projects to be 
        undertaken by the community will lead to the creation and 
        retention of jobs that are capable of sustaining families in 
        the community.
            (5) A description of how the plan will achieve--
                    (A) economic adjustment of the community;
                    (B) diversification of the industry of the 
                community; and
                    (C) conversion of underutilized facilities for more 
                productive uses.
            (6) A description of how carrying out the plan will 
        contribute to establishing or maintaining a level of public 
        services that are necessary to attract and retain productive 
        economic investment.
            (7) A description and justification of the cost and timing 
        of proposed basic and advanced infrastructure improvements in 
        the community.
            (8) A description of how the plan will address the issues 
        relating to occupation and workforce conditions in the 
        community, including how the plan will support the formation of 
        industry sector partnerships involving employers and labor 
        organizations.
            (9) A description of the educational, job training, skill 
        upgrading, and registered joint apprenticeship programs 
        available for workforce training and future employment needs of 
        the community.
            (10) A description of how implementation of the plan will 
        enable the community to adapt to changing market conditions, 
        business cycles, global competitiveness, and trends in 
        workforce composition, including the retirement of the Baby 
        Boom generation.
            (11) A description and justification for the cost and 
        timing of the total funds required by the community to carry 
        out the strategic plan.
            (12) A graduation strategy through which the community will 
        achieve economic sustainability and terminate the need for 
        economic adjustment assistance.
            (13) A description of the public consultation and comment 
        process used in making the plan, including a description of how 
        interested parties, nongovernmental and community 
        organizations, labor organizations, and members of the public 
        were provided with an opportunity to review and comment on the 
        proposed plan and grant applications, and will continue to be 
        informed of the progress of the implementation of the strategic 
        plan and any projects contained in the plan.
            (14) A summary of all such comments.
    (c) Evaluation and Approval.--Except as provided in section 207(d), 
a community may submit to the Secretary for evaluation and approval a 
strategic plan developed, updated, or modernized under subsection (a).
    (d) Publication.--A community that submits a strategic plan to the 
Secretary under subsection (c) shall make such strategic plan available 
to the public at such location as the Secretary considers appropriate.

SEC. 207. GRANT PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC PLANS.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary may award a grant to an 
eligible community to develop, update, or modernize a strategic plan 
under section 206(a).
    (b) Application.--An eligible community seeking a grant under this 
section shall submit to the Secretary an application therefor in such 
form, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
considers appropriate.
    (c) Selection Priority for Strategic Plans To Be Implemented by 
Joint Labor-Management Committees.--In selecting eligible communities 
to receive grants under this section, the Secretary shall give 
preference to eligible communities seeking a grant to develop, update, 
or modernize a strategic plan that will be implemented by a joint 
labor-management committee.
    (d) Submittal and Approval of Completed Strategic Plans.--A 
recipient of a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary 
for evaluation and approval under section 206(c) the strategic plan 
developed, updated, or modernized with such grant.

SEC. 208. GRANT PROGRAM FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary may award a grant to an 
eligible community with a strategic plan that is approved by the 
Secretary under section 206(c) to carry out one or more projects or 
training programs that is included in the strategic plan or is 
consistent with the strategic plan.
    (b) Application.--
            (1) In general.--An eligible community seeking a grant 
        under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application 
        therefor in such form and in such manner as the Secretary 
        considers appropriate.
            (2) Contents.--An application submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include such information as the Secretary may require, 
        including a description of the extent to which the activities 
        funded by the grant will promote sustainable communities, 
        foster economic self-sufficiency, and encourage cooperation 
        between employers, labor unions, and postsecondary educational 
        institutions.
    (c) Selection Priority.--In selecting eligible communities to 
receive grants under this section, the Secretary shall give preference 
to eligible communities with regional economies and workforces that 
have been affected by decreased employment in facilities associated 
with an industry receiving industry-wide certification under title I.
    (d) Entities.--A grant awarded to a community under this section 
shall be awarded to--
            (1) the appropriate entity identified in the strategic plan 
        of the community; or
            (2) in the case that the strategic plan of the community 
        does not identify an appropriate entity, a local or county 
        government agency.

SEC. 209. WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in a manner 
consistent with other provisions in this title, all laborers and 
mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on projects funded 
directly by or assisted in whole or in part by and through the Federal 
Government pursuant to this title shall be paid wages at rates not less 
than those prevailing on projects of a character similar in the 
locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with 
subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly 
referred to as the ``Davis-Bacon Act'').

SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such 
amounts from the trust fund established under section 104 as may be 
necessary for the Secretary to carry out this title.
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