<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Worker transition</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93D22428F49043F58D0C818FC95668C5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idABEDC6193E4C4544B206340C4D59AC7B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41AD88DCBCEC42D08201F89628CC1025"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adversely affected employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>adversely affected employment</term> 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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H563AD80B853048D39B0B952F8BA5C703"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adversely affected worker</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>adversely affected worker</term> 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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0FBE14FA32142A8BCC18E33E90D5F7B"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Average weekly wage</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4CAF10A174804F82953576BC13F3BA41"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>average weekly wage</term>, used with respect to an individual, means <fraction>1/13</fraction> 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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47C4206683044870B6618F673BB733FB"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Computation week</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA313EA8BF9DC413EBA225D93A5330E46"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Average weekly hours</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>average weekly hours</term>, 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).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE92D0264E22A4FC6BD4400E77AE4E068"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consumer goods manufacturing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>consumer goods manufacturing</term> means electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing and transportation equipment manufacturing.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F3BBC36F74A4EA7B9FBF18DEE7979B7"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered notice</term> means a notice under section 3 of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2102).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0ED98FD616414B29907F0C7228B803FE"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment site</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>employment site</term> means a single facility or site of employment.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC335F4A3A3F34CC89D364F298A6F56DC"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy-intensive manufacturing industries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>energy-intensive manufacturing industries</term> means industries that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF59738C404524116A6217CAD4CCAAA77"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8AB77D722B714B648673FCAF61AFA6ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet the energy or greenhouse gas intensity criteria issued by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency based on the most recent data available.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2F2191045844BDE9A364D363381BA61"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy producing and transforming industries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>energy producing and transforming industries</term> means the coal mining, oil and gas extraction, electricity power generation, transmission, and distribution, and natural gas distribution industries.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4AB4E1A218EF41FB990A52BC5848A3C8"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal climate change policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Federal climate change policy</term> means Federal climate change policy as determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, after consultation with the Secretary of State.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id967C7E0755CE4D7CA79D7929F1731764"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Industries dependent on energy industries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>industries dependent on energy industries</term> means agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, agriculture commodity production, construction, air transportation, rail transportation, transit and ground passenger transportation, and pipeline transportation industries.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE7CF4BF2194642249A95CA8C0A65BC77"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Labor organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>labor organization</term> means—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F8680D8DCB2459E81F3BF43F718336A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a labor organization, as defined in section 3 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 402); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC5809F0F144047C6A95D4E2B30B450EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State or local central body, within the meaning of that section.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6389BDC611944047B531504C8EC3DC0F"><enum>(13)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">On-the-job training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>on-the-job training</term> means training provided by an employer to an individual who is employed by the employer.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7FB1DBB7060476FAE082EEB6862BEB7"><enum>(14)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">One-stop operator, one-stop partner</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>one-stop operator</term> and <term>one-stop partner</term> have the meanings given the terms in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E3E8BACAEC34911A52CD5933183E721"><enum>(15)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Partial separation; partially separated</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>partial separation</term> and <term>partially separated</term> refer to a situation, with respect to an individual who has not been totally separated, in which—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F7A6B6963574A069638611BE772F7D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individual's hours of work have been reduced to 80 percent or less of the individual's average weekly hours; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2EBBCC3FEC5B4D23829DCE475BD57939"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individual's wages have been reduced to 80 percent or less of the individual's average weekly wage, in such individual's employment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC51764C67A774418BD12EEB739B5E2C8"><enum>(16)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>public agency</term> means a department or agency of a State or political subdivision of a State or of the Federal Government.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBD4EBD4B4B0429FADD07F0A7199203F"><enum>(17)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regular, additional, and extended compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>regular compensation</term>, <term>additional compensation</term>, and <term>extended compensation</term> 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).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29200F8C9B0B4FE8B75DC383DA928A7F"><enum>(18)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Labor.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AB9035E8C92435DA7216156D7D323A4"><enum>(19)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Service workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>service workers</term> means workers supplying support or auxiliary services to an employment site.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B1E00E2A5B34393BF36FD2598AA2755"><enum>(20)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> includes the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E778025277A4E43A64F2DE3AAA47FCF"><enum>(21)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State agency</term> means the agency of the State that administers the State law.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34B6F9915ABC44CEA749F0408C6D9C77"><enum>(22)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State law</term> means the unemployment compensation law of the State approved by the Secretary under section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DD6126D722544BDB4C01084D0C9443C"><enum>(23)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Total separation; totally separated</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>total separation</term> and <term>totally separated</term> refer to a situation, involving the layoff or severance of an individual from employment with an employer.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CFCE51E6AA748A2A8F41DDD04290742"><enum>(24)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unemployment compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>unemployment compensation</term> 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.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B3A8453F92646548A68B43495DDCAFC"><enum>(25)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>United States</term>, used in the geographical sense, includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8641FF6B110440081BD3FB356437BB3"><enum>(26)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Week</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>week</term> means a week as defined in the applicable State law.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H294CF982F311412F9CB4E240A0F62EE4"><enum>(27)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Week of unemployment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>week of unemployment</term> 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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id453E82BAAD444C51897332AE1C19D7AF"><enum>(28)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Worker</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>worker</term> means an employee, as defined in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203).</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD224A357764A48BAB28E0E49AFB9758D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and each succeeding fiscal year.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAAB0FD0318BF480DA25D68676D60FF82" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Climate Change Worker and Community Assistance Fund</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID106A9FD0D132433CB824255DC84FFD41"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>Fund</quote>), 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).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4040F36F19AD4611BA300B63C8721E91"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer of appropriated amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Fund an amount equal to the funds appropriated under section 103 for each fiscal year.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC7F4835AEF9A44B2B2F0C58252C65F78"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investment of Fund</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD82DD9FCDBEE43BCAFF822C143698CE1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBCCD021D83D46AB87F1D279001193B4"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61992022A0CE4F6A9B99F91C6DDD15E2"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acquisitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For such purpose, such obligations may be acquired—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3A31222148FA44EFB7F25D4E3F66B298"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on original issue at the issue price; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCEE06FC357764AD19A95AFACE98F3EB9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by purchase of outstanding obligations at the market price.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id560B72D848C64B10BA4C33F829E0481A"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special obligations</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3597A9FC158B419591BDAD7EFC4AAD48"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9CF0973A0374D169C7DF60B9E9BB9DF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D1E0DB19BFC43FF9FAE084DCF8D2E6E"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rounding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39D112E5BA8C4509882A87BB8D358468"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination for issuance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID652764C63CB64CD798ED49E5292B18A8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sale of obligation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22A6FC29B79D4C818665EF73C59FC85C"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Credits to Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81AA4537286D42E9BB76441064F4B3D9"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Obligations from Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDB426AD027314E1997C54484633E12C1"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22D00CE771504F7FBFC677A7D8C3B880" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish and carry out a Climate Change Worker and Community Assistance Program, referred to in this title as the <quote>Program</quote>.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5AB6C6F6E4F4B90902BA3699B8BF530" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Petitions, eligibility requirements, and determinations for climate change adjustment allowances and related benefits</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7D0F9EF79D74628A9C790E3500B4AC9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Petitions</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88A0031DC732468EB738A51DF6DB0594"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Filing</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81F89B6152474B8BBAE82D4365112F81"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97C4880FC5C34BFDAD17057DCD869E9D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the group of workers;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64A4825B9D334323AE2B4EBA42A6EEBB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a labor organization or other duly authorized representative of the workers; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5275F8F8521E4FF49A2E43C10FE29AFF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D619F4AFAD9445EA9EAA68E9249CBA7"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recipients</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1473EEDDBE61410E91B35CCED9AA9FD4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Action by Governors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon receipt of a petition filed under paragraph (1), the Governor shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10AF6241D3C542299CB6B14B4331EEC7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACECD6A489CE43EB85077B39CA603831"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist the Secretary in the review of the petition by verifying such information and providing such other assistance as the Secretary may request.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H187852E9A8614E6F8A2D1B15E75AA273"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Action by the Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70BC8A64524B4CD2BC64B921B3E258AC"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hearings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35533BD7BFFF4000891F39367DF3CDAB"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2AF7CE03BE64ABCB8F743D2B156E62B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71287DA85A0B4DE2A4768BC7CAB656A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the group of workers is employed in—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1006169EC99447D99DC71C087E54A9C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy producing and transforming industries;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H500DFF57823A4EFA82D320E42CF596BD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">industries dependent upon energy industries;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBAAECBF133D2440C8B7694BBBB749754"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy-intensive manufacturing industries;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE206004B1724E7197584D8E6C7A141F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consumer goods manufacturing industries; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF245AE71D0CC4B2D9F85D5AC6B359F27"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other industries whose employment the Secretary determines has been adversely affected employment due to Federal climate change policy;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD90D9E3DBA604450A47A980B42BD9489"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0836ED1F6D994B6BAAC2EC1211FD7D75"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02C1A0EFF1B345C3B10A12F857FE1ADF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5621342C081A432B9C0CD8E828B96A42"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H224F2D7361BD4D04B8B94FF9B7861461"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3544AB7282C45688CE50D40A42A3A49"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workers in public agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15C1BE9B1C0B4D019AE339281DDBF0E7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adversely affected service workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H523AF758AAB94AE6B2EC42ADECC8CF4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF77676EA7F84005A995C7A7B045A935"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C3ED512AC2945D78C9E85A42F16E504"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority To investigate and collect information</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5BD22949BF14F1B95A68425C6899E82"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DC17AA8DEDD4BE68735FE08EECAA0F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the workers’ employer;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45F18A3B71884F3EB8D5C976F0F987B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">officials of labor organizations or other duly authorized representatives of the workers; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFF3BE93EE354FA5979B18FB9C14D876"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one-stop operators or one-stop partners.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C3AB47323204D8FA71E44FDC2B95E9C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Verification of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C2BF7A7E7354F33830855D95F6C641D"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of confidential information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H892BE8513F384DC2B74FBB42125B2793"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination by the Secretary of Labor</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16FC98C63FE242D5800306DA901826B7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA571AC15093948B484CD4DC6E915BE70"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3FADF33A9F6463D9E9A6CB2E745EDD3"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFADC65DC1C9B4541BEC84C9483E09705"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adversely affected employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In issuing a certification for the group, the Secretary determines that the employment of members of the group is adversely affected employment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF2A8ED6696E446C9AE0B49C2D496CC6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">One-year limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H558AF23249484697B42CEEEADE76E2AB"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revocation of certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd4c8533aca04359a666ff903b4242c9"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification of Governors by Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80CC79D680D94AA8BBF9E6729ECEE26D"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Industry Notification of Assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon making a determination under subsection (d)(1) with respect to a domestic industry, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC51812BAA2B84743B7443DA474F6314F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4AFCCD0A2FC4CD3B9560978207CD004"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the adjustment allowances, training, and other benefits available under this title;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73F8B2C1353C47F5B467F0BC71277B4B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the requirements and procedures for filing a petition and applying for such benefits; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66A2F4A0D4F944C88613E87DE80A3270"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the availability of assistance in filing such petitions;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB695CAF0D1A4415FA54C5D8642D21A09"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE31455B2F8BC47368C12FC59C13BE329"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">upon request, provide any assistance that is necessary to file a petition under subsection (a).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0908C6DCEF14E9BB036F330B96C34CD"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Benefit information to workers, providers of training</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35E53F60BE884A25981754AE3494FBC8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43DE774C4E1F42078893C783C0B3C493"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information and assistance to workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id959348344E35479191425FFAD6B8399A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance by States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA016BEDBB8744113AF4616CCF38EAC00"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information on certifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA24A42D1DC7E45F4ADDE99F63736B95A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice by mail</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9064F38D56F6465D9F78F4ACF59AEC71"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B82966277CB4D33BCE7A9627AABF1D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the time of the total or partial separation of the worker from the adversely affected employment, if subparagraph (A) does not apply.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DB7AE09A42E486EBE26E120210C82D2"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Newspapers; website</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5942228603F447CFABF555862A3804EB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>107.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program benefits</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF7910472A644CABAF461358A7D4C8C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Climate change adjustment allowance</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F5E500451AF4466BF68BF434069E237"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEE36020877047AD80CD80FC9349030A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The worker’s total or partial separation before the worker’s application under this title occurred—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA27EAC25E9584EE0882E220460FFE530"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA825F7D8C0F2433F8B1991C02F708FAD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">before the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the determination under section 106(d) was made; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C3EEEA594334828BA0CD7AB1E818791"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">before the termination date, if any, determined pursuant to section 106(d)(3).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA01FC42628AB4DB2B92862027C1F32E9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDE1537EB0074C64B121A528A68E0602"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0538F66507CD4F679C0DC167BBF121A6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCA90BA2C2A9460EA71B07456755C069"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB62EE5A78C749A2866E2301B3B86EB5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A2387886FE54C85BD09110B2B2A989E"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was separated from employment because of a lockout or other similar action initiated by the employer,</text> </clause><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subparagraph">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.</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BF1535B93954E18BFDCB07BF2C1AF02"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The worker is enrolled in a training program approved by the Secretary under subsection (b)(2).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D9DCDDB74B4424DAE29EC7F9D9B9791"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ineligibility for certain other benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EC6D2C9A0FB43BD82207E56A7FDBEBC"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDFD33114CC34D61B548C2339C2F4326"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C38ABE386CF42ECAF1A16C86E0067C3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the adversely affected worker—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27EDCB13929E4A9F917F107C1C2C53E8"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has failed to begin participation in the training program in which the worker is required to enroll under paragraph (1)(C); or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3686C71F2B5444ECA2F7571AB9146098"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has ceased to participate in such training program before completing such training program; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B71A69DD9F444E1BEF5856756E0EC6E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is no justifiable cause for such failure or cessation; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD5F645B1EAC46489870CE72361EC56C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the certification made with respect to such worker under section 106(d) is revoked under paragraph (3) of such section,</text> </subparagraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="paragraph">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).</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61B764C5135C420094C3D70EB2454D04"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waivers of Training Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H283FF21E23284941B47D1C3C3FCC93FA"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recall</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The worker has been notified that the worker will be recalled by the employer that employed the worker on the date of the separation.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB997697B90394B8DA6D47E449E8EB34F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Marketable skills</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA691A65153FF43BAAE2BB30D84CD3897"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0688A64E2B2C45A881477D44627ED8B2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Marketable skills defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of clause (i), the term <term>possesses marketable skills</term> 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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCFE84698D5947058163A387617C1C70"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The worker is within 2 years of meeting all requirements for entitlement to—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6A0DF7F255E49C6AB97C8F6D8B923F7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEEBD4DFD5D340B7AF06DFF20BFB83A5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a private pension sponsored by an employer or labor organization (or another duly authorized representative of such workers).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD542FC8ED65C41039698536D4768E195"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Health</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99EC6F6F26C4402D9F0FCDC2D41C09EB"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enrollment unavailable</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06F6BF2D1AAC4522B7108E2B69DD1ECF"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training not available</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2FFEDE41BE0D464BAE7F60C061596D81"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Weekly amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3260ACB885B3485B96E7A173D09D2AE9"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum duration of benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible worker may receive a climate change adjustment allowance under this subsection for a period of not more than 156 weeks.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39B57CB8A8664B90AA3E44DD29BA6266"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment services and Training</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H211DDC95657C474C9228AC3B36303F08"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information and employment services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7476D8DE45934F8A9639CBB8A179553B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Comprehensive and specialized assessment of skill levels and service needs, including through—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC1BBED142E5422880912B0AB4846A4B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">diagnostic testing and use of other assessment tools; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05807B391F614B138A946702F1425F6A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in-depth interviewing and evaluation to identify employment barriers and appropriate employment goals.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63666B01BF6842A59683CA92F9181CB5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development of an individual employment plan to identify employment goals and objectives, and appropriate training to achieve those goals and objectives.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3291019DACB54B808D41F3667529224F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB40F2E23F2484064A06516E38DF8EAC8"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15716B29BEF743AD82910E7A164B48C3"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACE5FF5D4D8143A7AA5EC841A4A71E1A"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAD185A89C65475793A15010A05E6E15"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80158FCE82834F6D87468CBBEEFA8B95"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of employment statistics information, including the provision of accurate information relating to local, regional, and national labor market areas, including—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22F86A470D0F4DE180414109E7C87E72"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">job vacancy listings in the labor market areas;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26157E7C05374E989062EEC0AB69AF0B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information on jobs skills necessary to obtain jobs identified in job vacancy listings described in clause (i);</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB466D70F3792445A9FD46678788FA82B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information relating to local occupations that are in demand and earnings potential of such occupations; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF94C2687515044EFA612E5E2354F2678"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">skills requirements for local occupations described in clause (iii).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54B170F99BD24D6DBB7103DD4E2E65B1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B65729E075D4B99B2578E2CAFA71641"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C9B4FE248594276BCB59058DECDFDA8"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval of and payment for training</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC906A896B4234275A7A6D153E5F473AF"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD32A334FE39E4C2C9BCB675BA2A96C69"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is no suitable employment (which may include technical and professional employment) available for an adversely affected worker;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFCF2838DB114E7682A7E9ABA727CC63"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the worker would benefit from appropriate training;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6011AB8F3EDB4071B79A3F0E0FBD43FD"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is a reasonable expectation of employment following completion of such training;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1917DA0515DC422CA0546ADF58F01DD7"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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);</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H441E94A4493140B5B7BF29D6A37F01B5"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the worker is qualified to undertake and complete such training; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC275CD0354664CBD8077789A796BEBEE"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such training is suitable for the worker and available at a reasonable cost.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B40FB4453044BD49CD4B7472FB1B15B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CADF0972914431F8A4FE50305E34DBA"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA43DB5DFCABA4C51B8D145E020908C2E"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional rule regarding approval of training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48AB0B499D26489887D816DD9AD2962F"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional rules regarding payment for training</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5117946BD98417A8485C9A5939F6870"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No later payment for same costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2887BB9B351644018410704728BEE517"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No prior payment for same costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65205A77A4354D42B533F1802AFADF29"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have already been paid under any other provision of Federal law; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA139FCD711D949489C3E8A016CA332F5"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1CE4E5B06B064BADAF55A4EE128AC2F5"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC26B42228AB40079AA960C423CB31AB"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The training programs that may be approved under subparagraph (A) include—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E316CD7D72D4B4CA2D5262D3B487758"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an employer-based training program, including—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C132D2371CD4CCF8162B5B09047A18B"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an on-the-job training program if approved by the Secretary (or a cooperating State agency) under subsection (c); and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF8A036BE14A4D96BD250E310CFD5FF8"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">joint labor-management apprenticeship programs;</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F284A7B869E4E1E900334DCA8F4D0EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.);</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H461C991681A2431D89381900880D7496"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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);</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE8EDD7AB38B47F7AC46F6F9F328F97B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any program of remedial education;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F7FCDA3D8D947E8A3D41E465489136E"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any program of prerequisite education or coursework required to enroll in training that may be approved under this paragraph;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85667B8A26964FA682C75BD975B375C3"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any training program for which all, or any portion, of the costs of training the worker involved are paid—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7604092776A3415EA9D129242323C8FA"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under any Federal or State program other than this title; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACD3633E6CC34E06950751FA402E5120"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from any source other than funds made available under this title;</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFACFCAD544FD4E7AB9D1488A02E2354D"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDBAAC995B8A148519BB7CBDA7820CCFD"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">obtaining a degree or certification; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0730E10AA9A4434AC3D6DD872B1BAF2"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">completing a degree or certification that the worker had previously begun at such an accredited institution of higher education; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEEC746B575A64F6CBCDE4CF327F66619"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other training program determined by the Secretary to be appropriate.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BAE2E3DA3894146A1C04A602793F08F"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supplemental assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6CBD2A3099A43D38AD15785D3C56E55"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">On-the-Job Training Requirements</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22F63004E2B348AE8C83768DF600263E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary (or a cooperating State agency) may approve on-the-job training for an adversely affected worker if—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E64DC56E2B74858B337DCE14D325577"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines that the on-the-job training—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DA357ADEEAC474C8F6FA1BAA3FE132C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">can reasonably be expected to lead to suitable employment with the employer offering the on-the-job training;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27D9F93D8B664F1D95698D901F0BB0CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is compatible with the skills of the worker;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1F7399DAA7B45388F6F4069F470AD82"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64979D43E37B4BDF92876A3637D3C35A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">can be measured by benchmarks that indicate whether the worker is gaining such knowledge or skills; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FE99BCF884041998DD2B73E21AC49C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State involved determines that the on-the-job training program meets the requirements of clauses (iii) and (iv) of subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CF4EFC850C247EDB4FEFC4033B8170C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Monthly payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary (or a cooperating State agency) shall pay the costs of on-the-job training approved under paragraph (1) in monthly installments.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5514BA8636F74650BBC9D1C80D060755"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contracts for on-the-job training</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA72379B99C634049A28025D1B2A26BE2"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A2379BFFEC245F6BC1668E9682B1E94"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Term of contract</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC82DB870AEF4EA68DBF06A09DCE20FF"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusion of certain employers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43173519F15E4A65B3BA0C6F11D71131"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">continued, long-term employment as regular workers; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CA8E3D7D13F4EDF866D93E4DC01C3C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65C973586F994F1C9E0886A3EBEA3FA2"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative and employment services Funding</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D1CC843E6A142E7BF9F858024A0CB52"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC57E68004594821AF4D89351BCC30FB"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information and employment services funding</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0197AAA830B4F77B3651D2B5BBB5AF2"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFB88D8758DA44FC8CD4AF4F51C31477"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voluntary return of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State that receives a payment under subparagraph (A) may decline or otherwise return such payment to the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABD46D49522B4A1C86FDBAF07CB17648"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Job search allowances</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE9FB8029950425DB46433E948F76372"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E15778EA0754C5B95E35CD10670C083"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Circumstances and conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any job search allowance provided under this subsection shall be available only if each of the following circumstances and conditions occur:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F838AE3AD124E928973562DFF314EC7"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ineligibility; completion of training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8BB63A7FE5E4662B343E15ADA71A9EB"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No expectation of suitable employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3534CA2DABDC442DB71647CF7FDA8D06"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE3381FC06F04221ADA6371B2B6D0D37"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relocation Allowance Authorized</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5F9D743DC2D4BDDBA73530F969DD11A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02EC15C608054C9F8411F81433A31E5C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conditions for granting allowance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The relocation allowance may be granted if all of the following terms and conditions are met:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75C6367F1C8143E1BEDBA792779017E6"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assist an adversely affected worker</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The relocation allowance will assist an adversely affected worker in relocating within the United States.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFA1FC4A016C499AB8CD4A86524E9651"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local employment not available</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDD08A12F6924B64AF4FEDF7153170E1"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Total separation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The worker is totally separated from employment at the time the relocation commences.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7D06F94AA4F48E9BFAE97A9A715E24D"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Suitable employment obtained</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The worker—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7FDB51A4DB14F0FBE637674BD891F5C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has obtained suitable employment affording a reasonable expectation of long-term employment in the area in which the worker wishes to relocate; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3761B63B8414FBEA09E9ABE4C7A6E63"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has obtained a bona fide offer of employment described in clause (i).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9EAC2F93CC346ADA7E045FF87541BF3"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9E4E360EFD640F38DB53EC0765EFDD7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amount of Allowance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The relocation allowance granted to a worker under paragraph (1) shall include—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA3E915C3304C4779BDCF6814C4A19C51"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05D070C8D15646ACA08457264A0CA119"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a lump sum equivalent to 3 times the worker’s average weekly wage, up to a maximum payment of $1,500.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3961038C5667445D94D8B3D0F59CD030"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A relocation allowance may not be granted under this subsection to a worker unless—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7464F4A368C642D3975D9553F448F789"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the relocation occurs within 182 days after the filing of the application for relocation assistance; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36DACB199B074D69B12F72C1ED33D85F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8A7AEE6F88445C7A2A9E6EB370FECFD"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Health insurance coverage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09122EA22BE64AC994D58CC03896669E"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments to retirement plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8D28A362EA4420FB554162F9EEB0798" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>108.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General provisions</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H146D9E2E072B4DCBA0AF88F459491C53"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreements with states</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EF73D0EE5C140D8BAD7BC71A5F5E57E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30542AFC1DB8422DB1941D584B430660"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>cooperating State</quote> and a <quote>cooperating State agency</quote>, respectively).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA923CF2607954BEB8C9C68164C9271A0"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under such an agreement, the cooperating State agency of the State involved—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5EBDAF4842341DBAED52697B8DE7E1D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9E8BFB98E18432FAB0409923EB76E37"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D11C013B7D0449F8917B39C4855C522"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall otherwise cooperate with the Secretary and with other State and Federal agencies in providing payments and services under this title.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF779D43771AF4547B2FF9BC984A54241"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment; suspension; termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each agreement under this section shall provide the terms and conditions upon which the agreement may be amended, suspended, or terminated.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H303B844646B74E3FACA0376BDB45AE6F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Form and Manner of Data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each agreement under this section shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B2E4AAB60F5490AABF0A2E9626E037F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20D51A067118446BA6DBF6CBED887500"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specify the form and manner in which any such data required by the Secretary shall be reported.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5DEB8DFCD3B840A398D9F9F346AB16BF"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relationship to unemployment compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E9E2B709B024B2B98392D1CCDFACECA"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11F70D6CAA004AC48B1E5897B5EBAEF5"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AA9DC1A3F1D458DA50536CEDE1838D5"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsibilities of cooperating agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each cooperating State agency shall, in carrying out paragraph (1)(B)(ii)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA71232C9A17745D38226626933747553"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20627847FA804E78A3DE90E4F69E0AA7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA273F344E1EE415F99BC491D92A6CAE0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A698F952A7B4F0CB6D326EE0DABB4AD"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H499CE6CCC55848B2A0F84C0359400A53"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60E08A839AFB4AF8BBCD42A1559F66A4"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4106D4C246224977BB67023021BB2406"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H286BE60B567E4413971DD7D563090DEC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68B725EDC66A477D9CD61384515574C0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1FA2F1D6A87546668C7B623018E9CD77"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Description of and information on workforce investment activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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)).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H761F95AC19954908906BDAC631036838"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Control Measures</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D1FBAB94224430AA138BEA23980A7F1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A32B1A1982841D5A30DB98BB9931997"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term <term>control measures</term> means measures that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6369D8BA90AA4D0785D0C2FF0FC742BE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are internal to a system used by a State to collect data; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2456D3357E749C19EC90DECDE06600F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are designed to ensure the accuracy and verifiability of such data.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F3A49DFC60E4D51876D1AB6CF74F340"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data Reporting</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CECFEE93D024CBC862DB57D83B14DE3"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10F016A0D5074BE49ABD211424E6C498"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data on the core indicators of performance described in subparagraph (B)(i);</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBFAF2778D5241DD8A3DD1D37787EA14"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data on the additional indicators of performance described in subparagraph (B)(ii), if any; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB75E3E78E9894FE09DC0A7309A2E15C4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of efforts made to improve outcomes for workers under the Program.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4423C58EA0A4EE59EF37326CE157B03"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Core indicators described</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC7F3269315E4371B4169577147F1229"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The core indicators of performance referred to in subparagraph (A)(i) are—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7D141D1E0734593AF1C5DE528DC52A1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H057D670BB3D6409881DA856B539B9F5A"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD69994A01A8A49D9A8A30568384B4E02"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H238CC1A86B6A4AED8EC38BEF2B60365E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional indicators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, and a cooperating State agency, may agree upon additional indicators of performance for the State's activities under the Program.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE8D9DD0A8244797902E04438DAD0EE5"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards with respect to reliability of data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC58AEBA5BEE4A0B935E00EB39F2B7E9"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Verification of Eligibility for Program Benefits</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5D30F1301A44DD09A26F79B85004382"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3145777535F47E9B465FD04D612E5B7"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Verification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6571FC8D7F294F9CA88176E8D42453BA"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reverification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4F30641477D4C7BA16B8E8FDDB12EF8"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish procedures to ensure the uniform application by the States of the requirements of this paragraph.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0147FFF91F3044BB9E8FB03E76E54195"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration absent State agreement</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1ACF0F38A86148A58D71A9ED63AA34EE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD06476487F6B41BE8C7D56BEDD9DC566"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id226A096078CC40B08D5C9EFC45654DF9"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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)).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC98FD27EA724250AABEEC1FEEDDBB6D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C516E8C7D35456F9A007804DC83B028"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on contracting with private entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Neither the Secretary nor a State may contract with any private for-profit or private nonprofit entity for the administration of the Program.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96D01FDBEE074B4498D36DEEDD98EBD5"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment to the states</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88D5F7E4F10942B8A8EAB3CDF6B74D6E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE598FD0F05BC4FCC940CD46458E129BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restriction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9EE178BA037466F813D6960EF5B67B9"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bonds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0DA629391274743AE5ED6165E4E316D"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Labor standards</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F351C9AA30C45C282676665324D2DEB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on displacement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B64E07CB5BD4CE28BC223DAC4C7CF62"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on impairment of contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA068829AEBB24937A0D84CEA3C1A3CFD"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E0EEC6D2CF1411AA4F5D45005DC1CB2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2599614279E4A498094E2F120FAA072"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0FCE72596B9413AAF4A14634701B22E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FC59D39E3FF4EC7AF470595F737794F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2086EA5DDDCB4C378FD96A830745D326"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D0702A3134E43FE898466278867BF2E"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special Rule With Respect to Military Service</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F431E686968475ABD124E8E71173C1C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8AEB856A5F244E1A13917DC4B0714B8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of duty described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An adversely affected worker serves a period of duty described in this paragraph if, before completing training under this title, the worker—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE91B7CF85D1A4B53B211710BAA1196E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64634915DEC84A9D8541AA27792B2BAB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6FA57ED3EAA4198AA2D41B245D961D4"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the terms <term>active duty</term>, <term>Air National Guard</term>, and <term>Army National Guard of the United States</term> have the meanings given the terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF28B7927955940F9AF518ED7347DA743"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fraud and recovery of overpayments</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7AA92CDFD91C4CBA827F8E9E8351A438"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recovery of payments to which an individual was not entitled</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE027736A19A34E639585FE1E19AD3DEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the payment was made without fault of the individual; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2D174D3D78D4141A331712A90E24E00"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H139F739CBA2149F5954B5824A50E4482"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Means of Recovery</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C079A3DF9A847F393ABDC3F9EC89253"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties for fraud</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB681258D21E94CCEBCD18FD9CC72DCF6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89B8FE9134B6431BAB07EA64C00425A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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),</text> </subparagraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="paragraph">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.</continuation-text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20F44B501A304468B7A262F40FD0AD53"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B33EAB309E04425B031E6B3746DC883"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF989F4381309450AA341B15FD1D9261F"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations regarding full benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C27CF53268C41CB86A464DCA349DA40"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study on older workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48F3D22E60CE4676A26BB37AE8B5592E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>109.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Climate Change Advisory Committee</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBA2C91E11814C6DBBF099095D4BE403"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established the National Climate Change Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as the <quote>Committee</quote>).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86790BD09DDE425381754AE3857803C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idECC93B60D5514ECC8DC385CAFA14B4FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall be composed of members consisting of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC18D183F3F774F5BBE2E41FC3E5BB19B"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idEF448B6503F64AB9A00D1A2EB85FB594"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 representatives of labor organizations (or other duly authorized representatives of the workers concerned), appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F1B081690FA4D6EB1F5EA6D0E4B5227" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 representatives of such organizations or authorized representatives, appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID63EC05AC033E4D6CB214D1FDCD986CE4"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idC59D625022BA4E6E8B2157CE74BF61CF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 representatives of business organizations, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCCD438A78DA64B259EB39DDB2FD04CF1" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 representatives of such organizations, appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID122C10202278412999352DCE229FF101"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1AB77AF73DAC428DA9D9216A23D0D414"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 representatives of labor organizations (or other duly authorized representatives of the workers concerned), appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20ABC99112C544A181AA4EF401096C8B" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 representatives of such organizations or authorized representatives, appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID591BF91C12A04E17A4BCD6327F4567F0"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id31B2EDD3C156419F9578EF51D4E921BF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 representatives of business organizations, appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA2A95C29272B4DA1A66D0D596689AF9C" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 representatives of such organizations, appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFBC2721B73D7464E80B9BF11155AD58B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Timing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID550C5D824FDB4DC2ADDE2CB60178051F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of appointment; vacancies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8CC1AD0BFB1C4DE9A0D32138BFEA234B"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6889F3B986F249118E995A359272FB6E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan and advice</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA470AA4AE4C45F5BD7ABC4298B7DB76"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strategic plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall, not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB1842137C1FB43AFB6751FFE3921A65C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">formulate a comprehensive strategic plan for addressing the effect of Federal climate change policy on each segment of the workforce; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB93C9F946D6F4615895FCA325FB0FE75"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit the plan to the President, the Secretary, and the appropriate committees of Congress.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FF4473059094ABC8110F4BEC4494575"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall advise the Secretary on—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC8B7D72C1A744007BE95616003445059"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the strategic plan and the structure and operation of the Program;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4CD0C5DF650148DD9F5F170DF2BDC776"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the content of applicable regulations; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C82AD9340F24D2490C670363F0A9ACE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">industry trends, workforce development, industry-wide certifications, and other matters relating to the impact of Federal climate change policy.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19113BDCD90E4E2D92BED8C2B3C52C7E"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Monitoring</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id656B5BBF6749421D89A9DE90D44770C3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitor the administration of the Program; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id132F3320EF3746A293DFDEA4E866D231"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advise the Secretary concerning whether the Program is being carried out in a manner consistent with the purpose of the Program.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4DC349E1B544408C8F762ED41F8F1C6D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98E7E45D6A4841A4833373670E4F10A7"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chairperson</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall select a Chairperson from among its members.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD0A2F56F69094704A20DBFEA69D2BF2E"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBFC32966825247A6B3152C1E31AB711C"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Powers</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0BA25B0E83C644DF86E25646A491F998"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hearings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEEA07BE3799D4088B1C3D80D2B872D72"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information from federal agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2CBFA1BD6B774392B7B74B562599E13B"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Postal services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA098BFCAA835459B87870CB7B7D67EAA"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Personnel</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID727E11A29415415D888DBF1631255C36"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Travel expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBAC2C5C0AAD2408E94A784B2175CDBC5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detail of government workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89C539BE742D40AF879A6D559AD27380"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Permanent committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14 of the <act-name parsable-cite="FACA">Federal Advisory Committee Act</act-name> (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Committee.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6C3EC4B6D594DCB9C0CA27FC00988D7"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>labor organization</term> 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).</text> </subsection></section>

Short title

This Act may be cited as the

American Worker Transition and Community Assistance Act

<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Worker transition</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93D22428F49043F58D0C818FC95668C5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idABEDC6193E4C4544B206340C4D59AC7B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41AD88DCBCEC42D08201F89628CC1025"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adversely affected employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>adversely affected employment</term> 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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H563AD80B853048D39B0B952F8BA5C703"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adversely affected worker</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>adversely affected worker</term> 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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0FBE14FA32142A8BCC18E33E90D5F7B"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Average weekly wage</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4CAF10A174804F82953576BC13F3BA41"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>average weekly wage</term>, used with respect to an individual, means <fraction>1/13</fraction> 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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47C4206683044870B6618F673BB733FB"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Computation week</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA313EA8BF9DC413EBA225D93A5330E46"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Average weekly hours</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>average weekly hours</term>, 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).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE92D0264E22A4FC6BD4400E77AE4E068"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consumer goods manufacturing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>consumer goods manufacturing</term> means electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing and transportation equipment manufacturing.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F3BBC36F74A4EA7B9FBF18DEE7979B7"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered notice</term> means a notice under section 3 of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2102).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0ED98FD616414B29907F0C7228B803FE"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment site</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>employment site</term> means a single facility or site of employment.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC335F4A3A3F34CC89D364F298A6F56DC"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy-intensive manufacturing industries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>energy-intensive manufacturing industries</term> means industries that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF59738C404524116A6217CAD4CCAAA77"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8AB77D722B714B648673FCAF61AFA6ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet the energy or greenhouse gas intensity criteria issued by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency based on the most recent data available.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2F2191045844BDE9A364D363381BA61"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy producing and transforming industries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>energy producing and transforming industries</term> means the coal mining, oil and gas extraction, electricity power generation, transmission, and distribution, and natural gas distribution industries.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4AB4E1A218EF41FB990A52BC5848A3C8"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal climate change policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Federal climate change policy</term> means Federal climate change policy as determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, after consultation with the Secretary of State.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id967C7E0755CE4D7CA79D7929F1731764"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Industries dependent on energy industries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>industries dependent on energy industries</term> means agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, agriculture commodity production, construction, air transportation, rail transportation, transit and ground passenger transportation, and pipeline transportation industries.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE7CF4BF2194642249A95CA8C0A65BC77"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Labor organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>labor organization</term> means—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F8680D8DCB2459E81F3BF43F718336A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a labor organization, as defined in section 3 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 402); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC5809F0F144047C6A95D4E2B30B450EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State or local central body, within the meaning of that section.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6389BDC611944047B531504C8EC3DC0F"><enum>(13)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">On-the-job training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>on-the-job training</term> means training provided by an employer to an individual who is employed by the employer.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7FB1DBB7060476FAE082EEB6862BEB7"><enum>(14)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">One-stop operator, one-stop partner</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>one-stop operator</term> and <term>one-stop partner</term> have the meanings given the terms in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E3E8BACAEC34911A52CD5933183E721"><enum>(15)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Partial separation; partially separated</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>partial separation</term> and <term>partially separated</term> refer to a situation, with respect to an individual who has not been totally separated, in which—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F7A6B6963574A069638611BE772F7D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individual's hours of work have been reduced to 80 percent or less of the individual's average weekly hours; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2EBBCC3FEC5B4D23829DCE475BD57939"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individual's wages have been reduced to 80 percent or less of the individual's average weekly wage, in such individual's employment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC51764C67A774418BD12EEB739B5E2C8"><enum>(16)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>public agency</term> means a department or agency of a State or political subdivision of a State or of the Federal Government.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBD4EBD4B4B0429FADD07F0A7199203F"><enum>(17)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regular, additional, and extended compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>regular compensation</term>, <term>additional compensation</term>, and <term>extended compensation</term> 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).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29200F8C9B0B4FE8B75DC383DA928A7F"><enum>(18)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Labor.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AB9035E8C92435DA7216156D7D323A4"><enum>(19)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Service workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>service workers</term> means workers supplying support or auxiliary services to an employment site.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B1E00E2A5B34393BF36FD2598AA2755"><enum>(20)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> includes the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E778025277A4E43A64F2DE3AAA47FCF"><enum>(21)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State agency</term> means the agency of the State that administers the State law.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34B6F9915ABC44CEA749F0408C6D9C77"><enum>(22)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State law</term> means the unemployment compensation law of the State approved by the Secretary under section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DD6126D722544BDB4C01084D0C9443C"><enum>(23)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Total separation; totally separated</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>total separation</term> and <term>totally separated</term> refer to a situation, involving the layoff or severance of an individual from employment with an employer.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CFCE51E6AA748A2A8F41DDD04290742"><enum>(24)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unemployment compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>unemployment compensation</term> 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.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B3A8453F92646548A68B43495DDCAFC"><enum>(25)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>United States</term>, used in the geographical sense, includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8641FF6B110440081BD3FB356437BB3"><enum>(26)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Week</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>week</term> means a week as defined in the applicable State law.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H294CF982F311412F9CB4E240A0F62EE4"><enum>(27)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Week of unemployment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>week of unemployment</term> 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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id453E82BAAD444C51897332AE1C19D7AF"><enum>(28)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Worker</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>worker</term> means an employee, as defined in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203).</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD224A357764A48BAB28E0E49AFB9758D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and each succeeding fiscal year.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAAB0FD0318BF480DA25D68676D60FF82" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Climate Change Worker and Community Assistance Fund</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID106A9FD0D132433CB824255DC84FFD41"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>Fund</quote>), 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).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4040F36F19AD4611BA300B63C8721E91"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer of appropriated amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Fund an amount equal to the funds appropriated under section 103 for each fiscal year.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC7F4835AEF9A44B2B2F0C58252C65F78"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investment of Fund</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD82DD9FCDBEE43BCAFF822C143698CE1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBCCD021D83D46AB87F1D279001193B4"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61992022A0CE4F6A9B99F91C6DDD15E2"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acquisitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For such purpose, such obligations may be acquired—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3A31222148FA44EFB7F25D4E3F66B298"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on original issue at the issue price; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCEE06FC357764AD19A95AFACE98F3EB9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by purchase of outstanding obligations at the market price.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id560B72D848C64B10BA4C33F829E0481A"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special obligations</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3597A9FC158B419591BDAD7EFC4AAD48"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9CF0973A0374D169C7DF60B9E9BB9DF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D1E0DB19BFC43FF9FAE084DCF8D2E6E"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rounding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39D112E5BA8C4509882A87BB8D358468"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination for issuance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID652764C63CB64CD798ED49E5292B18A8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sale of obligation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22A6FC29B79D4C818665EF73C59FC85C"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Credits to Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81AA4537286D42E9BB76441064F4B3D9"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Obligations from Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDB426AD027314E1997C54484633E12C1"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22D00CE771504F7FBFC677A7D8C3B880" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish and carry out a Climate Change Worker and Community Assistance Program, referred to in this title as the <quote>Program</quote>.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5AB6C6F6E4F4B90902BA3699B8BF530" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Petitions, eligibility requirements, and determinations for climate change adjustment allowances and related benefits</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7D0F9EF79D74628A9C790E3500B4AC9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Petitions</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88A0031DC732468EB738A51DF6DB0594"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Filing</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81F89B6152474B8BBAE82D4365112F81"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97C4880FC5C34BFDAD17057DCD869E9D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the group of workers;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64A4825B9D334323AE2B4EBA42A6EEBB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a labor organization or other duly authorized representative of the workers; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5275F8F8521E4FF49A2E43C10FE29AFF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D619F4AFAD9445EA9EAA68E9249CBA7"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recipients</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1473EEDDBE61410E91B35CCED9AA9FD4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Action by Governors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon receipt of a petition filed under paragraph (1), the Governor shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10AF6241D3C542299CB6B14B4331EEC7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACECD6A489CE43EB85077B39CA603831"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist the Secretary in the review of the petition by verifying such information and providing such other assistance as the Secretary may request.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H187852E9A8614E6F8A2D1B15E75AA273"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Action by the Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70BC8A64524B4CD2BC64B921B3E258AC"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hearings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35533BD7BFFF4000891F39367DF3CDAB"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2AF7CE03BE64ABCB8F743D2B156E62B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71287DA85A0B4DE2A4768BC7CAB656A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the group of workers is employed in—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1006169EC99447D99DC71C087E54A9C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy producing and transforming industries;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H500DFF57823A4EFA82D320E42CF596BD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">industries dependent upon energy industries;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBAAECBF133D2440C8B7694BBBB749754"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy-intensive manufacturing industries;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE206004B1724E7197584D8E6C7A141F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consumer goods manufacturing industries; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF245AE71D0CC4B2D9F85D5AC6B359F27"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other industries whose employment the Secretary determines has been adversely affected employment due to Federal climate change policy;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD90D9E3DBA604450A47A980B42BD9489"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0836ED1F6D994B6BAAC2EC1211FD7D75"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02C1A0EFF1B345C3B10A12F857FE1ADF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5621342C081A432B9C0CD8E828B96A42"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H224F2D7361BD4D04B8B94FF9B7861461"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3544AB7282C45688CE50D40A42A3A49"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workers in public agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15C1BE9B1C0B4D019AE339281DDBF0E7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adversely affected service workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H523AF758AAB94AE6B2EC42ADECC8CF4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF77676EA7F84005A995C7A7B045A935"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C3ED512AC2945D78C9E85A42F16E504"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority To investigate and collect information</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5BD22949BF14F1B95A68425C6899E82"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DC17AA8DEDD4BE68735FE08EECAA0F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the workers’ employer;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45F18A3B71884F3EB8D5C976F0F987B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">officials of labor organizations or other duly authorized representatives of the workers; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFF3BE93EE354FA5979B18FB9C14D876"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one-stop operators or one-stop partners.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C3AB47323204D8FA71E44FDC2B95E9C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Verification of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C2BF7A7E7354F33830855D95F6C641D"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of confidential information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H892BE8513F384DC2B74FBB42125B2793"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination by the Secretary of Labor</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16FC98C63FE242D5800306DA901826B7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA571AC15093948B484CD4DC6E915BE70"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3FADF33A9F6463D9E9A6CB2E745EDD3"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFADC65DC1C9B4541BEC84C9483E09705"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adversely affected employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In issuing a certification for the group, the Secretary determines that the employment of members of the group is adversely affected employment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF2A8ED6696E446C9AE0B49C2D496CC6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">One-year limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H558AF23249484697B42CEEEADE76E2AB"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revocation of certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd4c8533aca04359a666ff903b4242c9"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification of Governors by Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80CC79D680D94AA8BBF9E6729ECEE26D"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Industry Notification of Assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon making a determination under subsection (d)(1) with respect to a domestic industry, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC51812BAA2B84743B7443DA474F6314F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4AFCCD0A2FC4CD3B9560978207CD004"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the adjustment allowances, training, and other benefits available under this title;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73F8B2C1353C47F5B467F0BC71277B4B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the requirements and procedures for filing a petition and applying for such benefits; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66A2F4A0D4F944C88613E87DE80A3270"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the availability of assistance in filing such petitions;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB695CAF0D1A4415FA54C5D8642D21A09"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE31455B2F8BC47368C12FC59C13BE329"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">upon request, provide any assistance that is necessary to file a petition under subsection (a).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0908C6DCEF14E9BB036F330B96C34CD"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Benefit information to workers, providers of training</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35E53F60BE884A25981754AE3494FBC8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43DE774C4E1F42078893C783C0B3C493"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information and assistance to workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id959348344E35479191425FFAD6B8399A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance by States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA016BEDBB8744113AF4616CCF38EAC00"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information on certifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA24A42D1DC7E45F4ADDE99F63736B95A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice by mail</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9064F38D56F6465D9F78F4ACF59AEC71"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B82966277CB4D33BCE7A9627AABF1D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the time of the total or partial separation of the worker from the adversely affected employment, if subparagraph (A) does not apply.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DB7AE09A42E486EBE26E120210C82D2"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Newspapers; website</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5942228603F447CFABF555862A3804EB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>107.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program benefits</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF7910472A644CABAF461358A7D4C8C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Climate change adjustment allowance</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F5E500451AF4466BF68BF434069E237"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEE36020877047AD80CD80FC9349030A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The worker’s total or partial separation before the worker’s application under this title occurred—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA27EAC25E9584EE0882E220460FFE530"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA825F7D8C0F2433F8B1991C02F708FAD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">before the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the determination under section 106(d) was made; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C3EEEA594334828BA0CD7AB1E818791"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">before the termination date, if any, determined pursuant to section 106(d)(3).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA01FC42628AB4DB2B92862027C1F32E9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDE1537EB0074C64B121A528A68E0602"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0538F66507CD4F679C0DC167BBF121A6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCA90BA2C2A9460EA71B07456755C069"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB62EE5A78C749A2866E2301B3B86EB5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A2387886FE54C85BD09110B2B2A989E"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was separated from employment because of a lockout or other similar action initiated by the employer,</text> </clause><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subparagraph">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.</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BF1535B93954E18BFDCB07BF2C1AF02"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The worker is enrolled in a training program approved by the Secretary under subsection (b)(2).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D9DCDDB74B4424DAE29EC7F9D9B9791"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ineligibility for certain other benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EC6D2C9A0FB43BD82207E56A7FDBEBC"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDFD33114CC34D61B548C2339C2F4326"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C38ABE386CF42ECAF1A16C86E0067C3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the adversely affected worker—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27EDCB13929E4A9F917F107C1C2C53E8"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has failed to begin participation in the training program in which the worker is required to enroll under paragraph (1)(C); or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3686C71F2B5444ECA2F7571AB9146098"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has ceased to participate in such training program before completing such training program; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B71A69DD9F444E1BEF5856756E0EC6E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is no justifiable cause for such failure or cessation; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD5F645B1EAC46489870CE72361EC56C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the certification made with respect to such worker under section 106(d) is revoked under paragraph (3) of such section,</text> </subparagraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="paragraph">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).</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61B764C5135C420094C3D70EB2454D04"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waivers of Training Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H283FF21E23284941B47D1C3C3FCC93FA"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recall</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The worker has been notified that the worker will be recalled by the employer that employed the worker on the date of the separation.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB997697B90394B8DA6D47E449E8EB34F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Marketable skills</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA691A65153FF43BAAE2BB30D84CD3897"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0688A64E2B2C45A881477D44627ED8B2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Marketable skills defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of clause (i), the term <term>possesses marketable skills</term> 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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCFE84698D5947058163A387617C1C70"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The worker is within 2 years of meeting all requirements for entitlement to—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6A0DF7F255E49C6AB97C8F6D8B923F7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEEBD4DFD5D340B7AF06DFF20BFB83A5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a private pension sponsored by an employer or labor organization (or another duly authorized representative of such workers).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD542FC8ED65C41039698536D4768E195"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Health</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99EC6F6F26C4402D9F0FCDC2D41C09EB"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enrollment unavailable</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06F6BF2D1AAC4522B7108E2B69DD1ECF"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training not available</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2FFEDE41BE0D464BAE7F60C061596D81"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Weekly amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3260ACB885B3485B96E7A173D09D2AE9"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum duration of benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible worker may receive a climate change adjustment allowance under this subsection for a period of not more than 156 weeks.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39B57CB8A8664B90AA3E44DD29BA6266"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment services and Training</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H211DDC95657C474C9228AC3B36303F08"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information and employment services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7476D8DE45934F8A9639CBB8A179553B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Comprehensive and specialized assessment of skill levels and service needs, including through—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC1BBED142E5422880912B0AB4846A4B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">diagnostic testing and use of other assessment tools; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05807B391F614B138A946702F1425F6A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in-depth interviewing and evaluation to identify employment barriers and appropriate employment goals.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63666B01BF6842A59683CA92F9181CB5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development of an individual employment plan to identify employment goals and objectives, and appropriate training to achieve those goals and objectives.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3291019DACB54B808D41F3667529224F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB40F2E23F2484064A06516E38DF8EAC8"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15716B29BEF743AD82910E7A164B48C3"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACE5FF5D4D8143A7AA5EC841A4A71E1A"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAD185A89C65475793A15010A05E6E15"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80158FCE82834F6D87468CBBEEFA8B95"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of employment statistics information, including the provision of accurate information relating to local, regional, and national labor market areas, including—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22F86A470D0F4DE180414109E7C87E72"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">job vacancy listings in the labor market areas;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26157E7C05374E989062EEC0AB69AF0B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information on jobs skills necessary to obtain jobs identified in job vacancy listings described in clause (i);</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB466D70F3792445A9FD46678788FA82B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information relating to local occupations that are in demand and earnings potential of such occupations; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF94C2687515044EFA612E5E2354F2678"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">skills requirements for local occupations described in clause (iii).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54B170F99BD24D6DBB7103DD4E2E65B1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B65729E075D4B99B2578E2CAFA71641"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C9B4FE248594276BCB59058DECDFDA8"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval of and payment for training</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC906A896B4234275A7A6D153E5F473AF"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD32A334FE39E4C2C9BCB675BA2A96C69"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is no suitable employment (which may include technical and professional employment) available for an adversely affected worker;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFCF2838DB114E7682A7E9ABA727CC63"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the worker would benefit from appropriate training;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6011AB8F3EDB4071B79A3F0E0FBD43FD"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is a reasonable expectation of employment following completion of such training;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1917DA0515DC422CA0546ADF58F01DD7"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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);</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H441E94A4493140B5B7BF29D6A37F01B5"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the worker is qualified to undertake and complete such training; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC275CD0354664CBD8077789A796BEBEE"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such training is suitable for the worker and available at a reasonable cost.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B40FB4453044BD49CD4B7472FB1B15B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CADF0972914431F8A4FE50305E34DBA"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA43DB5DFCABA4C51B8D145E020908C2E"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional rule regarding approval of training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48AB0B499D26489887D816DD9AD2962F"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional rules regarding payment for training</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5117946BD98417A8485C9A5939F6870"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No later payment for same costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2887BB9B351644018410704728BEE517"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No prior payment for same costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65205A77A4354D42B533F1802AFADF29"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have already been paid under any other provision of Federal law; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA139FCD711D949489C3E8A016CA332F5"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1CE4E5B06B064BADAF55A4EE128AC2F5"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC26B42228AB40079AA960C423CB31AB"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The training programs that may be approved under subparagraph (A) include—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E316CD7D72D4B4CA2D5262D3B487758"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an employer-based training program, including—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C132D2371CD4CCF8162B5B09047A18B"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an on-the-job training program if approved by the Secretary (or a cooperating State agency) under subsection (c); and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF8A036BE14A4D96BD250E310CFD5FF8"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">joint labor-management apprenticeship programs;</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F284A7B869E4E1E900334DCA8F4D0EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.);</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H461C991681A2431D89381900880D7496"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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);</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE8EDD7AB38B47F7AC46F6F9F328F97B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any program of remedial education;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F7FCDA3D8D947E8A3D41E465489136E"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any program of prerequisite education or coursework required to enroll in training that may be approved under this paragraph;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85667B8A26964FA682C75BD975B375C3"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any training program for which all, or any portion, of the costs of training the worker involved are paid—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7604092776A3415EA9D129242323C8FA"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under any Federal or State program other than this title; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACD3633E6CC34E06950751FA402E5120"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from any source other than funds made available under this title;</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFACFCAD544FD4E7AB9D1488A02E2354D"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDBAAC995B8A148519BB7CBDA7820CCFD"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">obtaining a degree or certification; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0730E10AA9A4434AC3D6DD872B1BAF2"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">completing a degree or certification that the worker had previously begun at such an accredited institution of higher education; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEEC746B575A64F6CBCDE4CF327F66619"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other training program determined by the Secretary to be appropriate.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BAE2E3DA3894146A1C04A602793F08F"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supplemental assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6CBD2A3099A43D38AD15785D3C56E55"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">On-the-Job Training Requirements</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22F63004E2B348AE8C83768DF600263E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary (or a cooperating State agency) may approve on-the-job training for an adversely affected worker if—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E64DC56E2B74858B337DCE14D325577"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines that the on-the-job training—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DA357ADEEAC474C8F6FA1BAA3FE132C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">can reasonably be expected to lead to suitable employment with the employer offering the on-the-job training;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27D9F93D8B664F1D95698D901F0BB0CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is compatible with the skills of the worker;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1F7399DAA7B45388F6F4069F470AD82"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64979D43E37B4BDF92876A3637D3C35A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">can be measured by benchmarks that indicate whether the worker is gaining such knowledge or skills; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FE99BCF884041998DD2B73E21AC49C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State involved determines that the on-the-job training program meets the requirements of clauses (iii) and (iv) of subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CF4EFC850C247EDB4FEFC4033B8170C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Monthly payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary (or a cooperating State agency) shall pay the costs of on-the-job training approved under paragraph (1) in monthly installments.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5514BA8636F74650BBC9D1C80D060755"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contracts for on-the-job training</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA72379B99C634049A28025D1B2A26BE2"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A2379BFFEC245F6BC1668E9682B1E94"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Term of contract</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC82DB870AEF4EA68DBF06A09DCE20FF"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusion of certain employers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43173519F15E4A65B3BA0C6F11D71131"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">continued, long-term employment as regular workers; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CA8E3D7D13F4EDF866D93E4DC01C3C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65C973586F994F1C9E0886A3EBEA3FA2"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative and employment services Funding</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D1CC843E6A142E7BF9F858024A0CB52"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC57E68004594821AF4D89351BCC30FB"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information and employment services funding</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0197AAA830B4F77B3651D2B5BBB5AF2"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFB88D8758DA44FC8CD4AF4F51C31477"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voluntary return of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State that receives a payment under subparagraph (A) may decline or otherwise return such payment to the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABD46D49522B4A1C86FDBAF07CB17648"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Job search allowances</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE9FB8029950425DB46433E948F76372"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E15778EA0754C5B95E35CD10670C083"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Circumstances and conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any job search allowance provided under this subsection shall be available only if each of the following circumstances and conditions occur:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F838AE3AD124E928973562DFF314EC7"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ineligibility; completion of training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8BB63A7FE5E4662B343E15ADA71A9EB"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No expectation of suitable employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3534CA2DABDC442DB71647CF7FDA8D06"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE3381FC06F04221ADA6371B2B6D0D37"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relocation Allowance Authorized</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5F9D743DC2D4BDDBA73530F969DD11A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02EC15C608054C9F8411F81433A31E5C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conditions for granting allowance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The relocation allowance may be granted if all of the following terms and conditions are met:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75C6367F1C8143E1BEDBA792779017E6"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assist an adversely affected worker</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The relocation allowance will assist an adversely affected worker in relocating within the United States.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFA1FC4A016C499AB8CD4A86524E9651"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local employment not available</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDD08A12F6924B64AF4FEDF7153170E1"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Total separation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The worker is totally separated from employment at the time the relocation commences.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7D06F94AA4F48E9BFAE97A9A715E24D"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Suitable employment obtained</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The worker—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7FDB51A4DB14F0FBE637674BD891F5C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has obtained suitable employment affording a reasonable expectation of long-term employment in the area in which the worker wishes to relocate; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3761B63B8414FBEA09E9ABE4C7A6E63"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has obtained a bona fide offer of employment described in clause (i).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9EAC2F93CC346ADA7E045FF87541BF3"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9E4E360EFD640F38DB53EC0765EFDD7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amount of Allowance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The relocation allowance granted to a worker under paragraph (1) shall include—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA3E915C3304C4779BDCF6814C4A19C51"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05D070C8D15646ACA08457264A0CA119"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a lump sum equivalent to 3 times the worker’s average weekly wage, up to a maximum payment of $1,500.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3961038C5667445D94D8B3D0F59CD030"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A relocation allowance may not be granted under this subsection to a worker unless—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7464F4A368C642D3975D9553F448F789"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the relocation occurs within 182 days after the filing of the application for relocation assistance; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36DACB199B074D69B12F72C1ED33D85F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8A7AEE6F88445C7A2A9E6EB370FECFD"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Health insurance coverage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09122EA22BE64AC994D58CC03896669E"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments to retirement plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8D28A362EA4420FB554162F9EEB0798" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>108.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General provisions</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H146D9E2E072B4DCBA0AF88F459491C53"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreements with states</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EF73D0EE5C140D8BAD7BC71A5F5E57E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30542AFC1DB8422DB1941D584B430660"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>cooperating State</quote> and a <quote>cooperating State agency</quote>, respectively).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA923CF2607954BEB8C9C68164C9271A0"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under such an agreement, the cooperating State agency of the State involved—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5EBDAF4842341DBAED52697B8DE7E1D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9E8BFB98E18432FAB0409923EB76E37"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D11C013B7D0449F8917B39C4855C522"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall otherwise cooperate with the Secretary and with other State and Federal agencies in providing payments and services under this title.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF779D43771AF4547B2FF9BC984A54241"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment; suspension; termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each agreement under this section shall provide the terms and conditions upon which the agreement may be amended, suspended, or terminated.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H303B844646B74E3FACA0376BDB45AE6F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Form and Manner of Data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each agreement under this section shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B2E4AAB60F5490AABF0A2E9626E037F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20D51A067118446BA6DBF6CBED887500"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specify the form and manner in which any such data required by the Secretary shall be reported.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5DEB8DFCD3B840A398D9F9F346AB16BF"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relationship to unemployment compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E9E2B709B024B2B98392D1CCDFACECA"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11F70D6CAA004AC48B1E5897B5EBAEF5"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AA9DC1A3F1D458DA50536CEDE1838D5"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsibilities of cooperating agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each cooperating State agency shall, in carrying out paragraph (1)(B)(ii)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA71232C9A17745D38226626933747553"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20627847FA804E78A3DE90E4F69E0AA7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA273F344E1EE415F99BC491D92A6CAE0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A698F952A7B4F0CB6D326EE0DABB4AD"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H499CE6CCC55848B2A0F84C0359400A53"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60E08A839AFB4AF8BBCD42A1559F66A4"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4106D4C246224977BB67023021BB2406"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H286BE60B567E4413971DD7D563090DEC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68B725EDC66A477D9CD61384515574C0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1FA2F1D6A87546668C7B623018E9CD77"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Description of and information on workforce investment activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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)).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H761F95AC19954908906BDAC631036838"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Control Measures</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D1FBAB94224430AA138BEA23980A7F1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A32B1A1982841D5A30DB98BB9931997"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term <term>control measures</term> means measures that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6369D8BA90AA4D0785D0C2FF0FC742BE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are internal to a system used by a State to collect data; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2456D3357E749C19EC90DECDE06600F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are designed to ensure the accuracy and verifiability of such data.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F3A49DFC60E4D51876D1AB6CF74F340"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data Reporting</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CECFEE93D024CBC862DB57D83B14DE3"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10F016A0D5074BE49ABD211424E6C498"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data on the core indicators of performance described in subparagraph (B)(i);</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBFAF2778D5241DD8A3DD1D37787EA14"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data on the additional indicators of performance described in subparagraph (B)(ii), if any; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB75E3E78E9894FE09DC0A7309A2E15C4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of efforts made to improve outcomes for workers under the Program.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4423C58EA0A4EE59EF37326CE157B03"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Core indicators described</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC7F3269315E4371B4169577147F1229"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The core indicators of performance referred to in subparagraph (A)(i) are—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7D141D1E0734593AF1C5DE528DC52A1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H057D670BB3D6409881DA856B539B9F5A"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD69994A01A8A49D9A8A30568384B4E02"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H238CC1A86B6A4AED8EC38BEF2B60365E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional indicators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, and a cooperating State agency, may agree upon additional indicators of performance for the State's activities under the Program.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE8D9DD0A8244797902E04438DAD0EE5"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards with respect to reliability of data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC58AEBA5BEE4A0B935E00EB39F2B7E9"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Verification of Eligibility for Program Benefits</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5D30F1301A44DD09A26F79B85004382"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3145777535F47E9B465FD04D612E5B7"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Verification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6571FC8D7F294F9CA88176E8D42453BA"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reverification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4F30641477D4C7BA16B8E8FDDB12EF8"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish procedures to ensure the uniform application by the States of the requirements of this paragraph.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0147FFF91F3044BB9E8FB03E76E54195"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration absent State agreement</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1ACF0F38A86148A58D71A9ED63AA34EE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD06476487F6B41BE8C7D56BEDD9DC566"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id226A096078CC40B08D5C9EFC45654DF9"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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)).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC98FD27EA724250AABEEC1FEEDDBB6D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C516E8C7D35456F9A007804DC83B028"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on contracting with private entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Neither the Secretary nor a State may contract with any private for-profit or private nonprofit entity for the administration of the Program.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96D01FDBEE074B4498D36DEEDD98EBD5"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment to the states</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88D5F7E4F10942B8A8EAB3CDF6B74D6E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE598FD0F05BC4FCC940CD46458E129BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restriction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9EE178BA037466F813D6960EF5B67B9"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bonds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0DA629391274743AE5ED6165E4E316D"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Labor standards</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F351C9AA30C45C282676665324D2DEB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on displacement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B64E07CB5BD4CE28BC223DAC4C7CF62"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on impairment of contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA068829AEBB24937A0D84CEA3C1A3CFD"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E0EEC6D2CF1411AA4F5D45005DC1CB2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2599614279E4A498094E2F120FAA072"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0FCE72596B9413AAF4A14634701B22E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FC59D39E3FF4EC7AF470595F737794F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2086EA5DDDCB4C378FD96A830745D326"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D0702A3134E43FE898466278867BF2E"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special Rule With Respect to Military Service</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F431E686968475ABD124E8E71173C1C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8AEB856A5F244E1A13917DC4B0714B8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of duty described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An adversely affected worker serves a period of duty described in this paragraph if, before completing training under this title, the worker—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE91B7CF85D1A4B53B211710BAA1196E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64634915DEC84A9D8541AA27792B2BAB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6FA57ED3EAA4198AA2D41B245D961D4"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the terms <term>active duty</term>, <term>Air National Guard</term>, and <term>Army National Guard of the United States</term> have the meanings given the terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF28B7927955940F9AF518ED7347DA743"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fraud and recovery of overpayments</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7AA92CDFD91C4CBA827F8E9E8351A438"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recovery of payments to which an individual was not entitled</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE027736A19A34E639585FE1E19AD3DEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the payment was made without fault of the individual; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2D174D3D78D4141A331712A90E24E00"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H139F739CBA2149F5954B5824A50E4482"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Means of Recovery</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C079A3DF9A847F393ABDC3F9EC89253"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties for fraud</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB681258D21E94CCEBCD18FD9CC72DCF6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89B8FE9134B6431BAB07EA64C00425A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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),</text> </subparagraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="paragraph">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.</continuation-text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20F44B501A304468B7A262F40FD0AD53"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B33EAB309E04425B031E6B3746DC883"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF989F4381309450AA341B15FD1D9261F"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations regarding full benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C27CF53268C41CB86A464DCA349DA40"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study on older workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48F3D22E60CE4676A26BB37AE8B5592E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>109.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Climate Change Advisory Committee</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBA2C91E11814C6DBBF099095D4BE403"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established the National Climate Change Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as the <quote>Committee</quote>).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86790BD09DDE425381754AE3857803C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idECC93B60D5514ECC8DC385CAFA14B4FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall be composed of members consisting of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC18D183F3F774F5BBE2E41FC3E5BB19B"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idEF448B6503F64AB9A00D1A2EB85FB594"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 representatives of labor organizations (or other duly authorized representatives of the workers concerned), appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F1B081690FA4D6EB1F5EA6D0E4B5227" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 representatives of such organizations or authorized representatives, appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID63EC05AC033E4D6CB214D1FDCD986CE4"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idC59D625022BA4E6E8B2157CE74BF61CF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 representatives of business organizations, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCCD438A78DA64B259EB39DDB2FD04CF1" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 representatives of such organizations, appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID122C10202278412999352DCE229FF101"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1AB77AF73DAC428DA9D9216A23D0D414"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 representatives of labor organizations (or other duly authorized representatives of the workers concerned), appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20ABC99112C544A181AA4EF401096C8B" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 representatives of such organizations or authorized representatives, appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID591BF91C12A04E17A4BCD6327F4567F0"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id31B2EDD3C156419F9578EF51D4E921BF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 representatives of business organizations, appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA2A95C29272B4DA1A66D0D596689AF9C" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 representatives of such organizations, appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFBC2721B73D7464E80B9BF11155AD58B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Timing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID550C5D824FDB4DC2ADDE2CB60178051F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of appointment; vacancies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8CC1AD0BFB1C4DE9A0D32138BFEA234B"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6889F3B986F249118E995A359272FB6E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan and advice</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA470AA4AE4C45F5BD7ABC4298B7DB76"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strategic plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall, not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB1842137C1FB43AFB6751FFE3921A65C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">formulate a comprehensive strategic plan for addressing the effect of Federal climate change policy on each segment of the workforce; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB93C9F946D6F4615895FCA325FB0FE75"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit the plan to the President, the Secretary, and the appropriate committees of Congress.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FF4473059094ABC8110F4BEC4494575"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall advise the Secretary on—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC8B7D72C1A744007BE95616003445059"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the strategic plan and the structure and operation of the Program;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4CD0C5DF650148DD9F5F170DF2BDC776"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the content of applicable regulations; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C82AD9340F24D2490C670363F0A9ACE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">industry trends, workforce development, industry-wide certifications, and other matters relating to the impact of Federal climate change policy.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19113BDCD90E4E2D92BED8C2B3C52C7E"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Monitoring</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id656B5BBF6749421D89A9DE90D44770C3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitor the administration of the Program; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id132F3320EF3746A293DFDEA4E866D231"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advise the Secretary concerning whether the Program is being carried out in a manner consistent with the purpose of the Program.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4DC349E1B544408C8F762ED41F8F1C6D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98E7E45D6A4841A4833373670E4F10A7"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chairperson</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall select a Chairperson from among its members.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD0A2F56F69094704A20DBFEA69D2BF2E"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBFC32966825247A6B3152C1E31AB711C"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Powers</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0BA25B0E83C644DF86E25646A491F998"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hearings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEEA07BE3799D4088B1C3D80D2B872D72"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information from federal agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2CBFA1BD6B774392B7B74B562599E13B"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Postal services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA098BFCAA835459B87870CB7B7D67EAA"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Personnel</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID727E11A29415415D888DBF1631255C36"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Travel expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBAC2C5C0AAD2408E94A784B2175CDBC5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detail of government workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89C539BE742D40AF879A6D559AD27380"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Permanent committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14 of the <act-name parsable-cite="FACA">Federal Advisory Committee Act</act-name> (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Committee.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6C3EC4B6D594DCB9C0CA27FC00988D7"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>labor organization</term> 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).</text> </subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Community Adjustment Assistance</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC872EC319C1E436F8902EC1B4354FFE0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14888C539F224BCC877FFB147CDECCF2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the coordination of Federal, State, and local resources;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id091F5F5B9049420B99524A27F1FDB710"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grants for developing, updating, and modernizing strategic plans under section 206;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA3B27FC1900434086763F5279D03AFF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grants for the implementation of such strategic plans; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC43BDA6AC91C44E3842FB8997C37288B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of economic assistance.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDFDD4F0303D74B73B107399793C17B54" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC8E4EEE07EB4E85AEAB6BC71942CCAB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistant Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Assistant Secretary</term> means Assistant Secretary for Climate Change Community Economic Adjustment appointed under section 203(b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46bfcf6b94ab459caeb1ab850d01ab1c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Community</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>community</term> means a city, county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of a State or a consortium of political subdivisions of a State.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC53F2BF141E84260B1DCE01623B9B11C"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Community Office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Community Office</term> means the Office of Climate Change Community Economic Adjustment established under section 203(a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25AE5AE48A2E4BF59195ECCBCEAD0923"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Community Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Community Program</term> means the Climate Change Community Economic Adjustment Program established under section 204(a)(1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8deafd7e0c3d48f7a8f2eaa10f4266ea"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible community</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible community</term> means a community that is certified under section 205(c) as eligible for assistance under this title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD7B25D440F9E43BF9BC0C977AB1B67E0"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High Road Partnership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>High Road Partnership</term> 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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2768d2624e7f4632bb3efd09ddb0cbcf"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Joint labor-management committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>joint labor-management committee</term> 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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5f93b7f504624916a2b3c4c08378447f"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided, the term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Commerce.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe1d90fae54d34543a1399f01649e2d42" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of Climate Change Community Economic Adjustment</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAF0F20B2AB4540AEACC5D0C500F1C7D1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>Office of Climate Change Community Economic Adjustment</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38656a0d81b342d4bc0b20187a719d1b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Head</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfcdb3de808d64dd0beeb4679d6fc15f0"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Function</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The function of the Community Office is to assist the Secretary in carrying out the provisions of this title, including the following:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID893375f1a1a94036bb8519cf202fafdf"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Overseeing and administering the Community Program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa6a9624a0e624afd9c10da5e4dcbbd7c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Providing information to communities about the Community Program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67d4048482fd430ca9354daca89cbf4f"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishing specific criteria for submission and evaluation of strategic plans submitted under section 206(c).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfdb5de664eff4320b61ec076a5ad462e"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa730e396bcd54d8cbc28b1812c263b47"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Receiving complaints, grievances, and requests for assistance from communities under this title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D57D359344C447A8BB25EAB4C80417E"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Carrying out such other functions as the Secretary may specify for purposes of carrying out the provisions of this title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id355E7BFB118C472CAB30BD158B083452"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submitting to Congress each year, a written report on the activities of the Community Office under this title.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID983966dfcb0a481aa784b3084567ff43" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Climate Change Community Economic Adjustment Program</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id261F998AC4354A5B9962A7B649FDE1D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B5EE5F267D04DE48D0A0DE41B11CFCB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDFFB147C84E24FFC98F3257C1037DAF6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the <quote>Climate Change Community Economic Adjustment Program</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF4A5140A5C924E80B661CAD093122ADC"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The activities described in this subsection are the following:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID16a58a3e9480433a9053c476a0c83ba0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54983e1346984451bc9da3fa1725d86a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ae8e9de6e6c49ca9aa6420fce59a1cf"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1f866766cad64f03a8e338f1831a243d"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assuring timely consultation and cooperation between Federal, State, and regional officials with respect to the provision of economic adjustment assistance to such communities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd270a37a3024598b2cef2d58f57436b"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDad9292a7e27b4ec7be4898e1246cc603"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Providing comprehensive technical assistance to communities in the efforts of such communities—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID41a73bb067e34d19877452270dfc082c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify serious economic problems that professional economists demonstrate are associated with the adverse effects of Federal climate change policy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6f684d30330743898494c459d8a80137"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to foster cooperation and joint action by employers and labor organizations adversely affected by Federal climate change policy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8a4699a9e68140c192345912e14f6448"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to access Federal, State, and local resources designed to assist in economic development and climate change adjustment assistance;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6d4153bc24af47c8b55369ee684dd9d7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop, update, or modernize a strategic plan under section 206(a); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1424cbbe743e45adb8ce646111b1f76e"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd851f6b279e14a2f86b2253fd6bba02e"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29bcabb5e4c04b21b8b4fe82a76ddbcd" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible communities</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC73A4341986E4FBE84257A4E16E040D4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Petition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3061E163B4F747FB91C0EFB98C1EA974"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02A1F8BAC78E4150A5F5AA577A1A3058"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb3794a00fa6a45438ab668d740eae1fc"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining under paragraph (1) whether a community is adversely affected by Federal climate change policy, the Secretary shall consider the following:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe484f1f696794cbeaa5ab73adac270a8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of jobs affected in relation to the size of the workforce of the community.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd6e822bf0a5e4b5e979e93ab74c7f505"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9777cd437d294c6d84591d16a33a28d9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The level of per capita income of the community and the extent of underemployment in the community.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8571294ab34647e4b7ece070bb4dd42f"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of manufacturing jobs in the community currently relative to the average number of manufacturing jobs in the community in 1970.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDed55f1617b6f4270985fc610cc933b46"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The rate of emigration from the community and the extent to which the emigration is causing economic hardship in the community.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72760f0a44b5424ab088a5867e76a56c"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Economic analysis, research, and reports prepared by professional, nongovernmental economists whose research has been commissioned by the Community Office.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80adf8dc52aa4a678fcce0dd7cee7b40"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The unique problems and needs of the community.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8790C75C20D54FAEA4820F50B71D8A5E"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF91CE2DB05D54D84BCC65F060485CBD3"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notifications</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3FFC41FDACDA486EB656DC88152CF312"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification of governors by Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfa772e0b3b784f80a0777d3e5f70b841"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification of communities by Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf41988ceb9414f65a0f03a194143b6d2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of the determination;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd1e514733a67433c9710fdc11ccb55a7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of the provisions of this title;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58fc4e4cc2564f0a806ab538c86c90ba"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how to obtain technical assistance under this title; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2fb30e07152d4d789e85db7cccb420db"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how to obtain such grants, tax credits, low income loans, and other economic development assistance as may be appropriate and available for such community.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA5B1F3D97024EA5BAEB951994E3C51E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>206.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strategic plans</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19E4BA3800DC4A5183743C830C6844CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id088D35324E2F4DF1B4A6DF0540B990B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">community economic adjustment assistance;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6DFD8DBFB8A2401C9AFCC3C8EDB6320C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">diversifying employment opportunities in the community;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E19B93BC6C04D4BB83DA33AA9C35A68"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">environmental remediation projects; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFDBA6E0F4CCE41A1B9350ABE052ECB27"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the conversion of underutilized facilities for more productive uses.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF729E18234B456194702AD3505F80E9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A strategic plan developed, updated, or modernized under subsection (a) contains, at a minimum, the following:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id502F6A147BEC48ECBB81421A58FA29CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the commitment of the community for carrying out the strategic plan over the long-term.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8359DDA9F9D34961B3C81778740B5EB6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F49371DF3E443BA930E630F59652413"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the projects to be undertaken by the community, which may include—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB21888D8B0424B4BB9D6F7E0810D0F5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assistance to particular firms;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC92C1A0EBE724D668D1AEA8A465050F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">funding for public and nonprofit organizations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE560591F59E742FA9AE72682DEB3BAFB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support for entrepreneurial development;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E2AA98E95AF4FADB1C9D8588F891CBB"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support for economic development initiatives, including those associated with environmental sustainability; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38334DF55AE742FF94C12F9EF59A9E2D"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support for public services and construction of public infrastructure projects that will improve the economic competitiveness of the community and its quality of life.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79CC557090684232809F8656E3EC9A56"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3081D0471464E18B3F4B9AC76DF0345"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of how the plan will achieve—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB8EDFCFDA86B4A828304C264CAB92EC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">economic adjustment of the community;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB9252C0699F247D2A5479832162F95AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">diversification of the industry of the community; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0941F01432E4AD7B6C6847F96DFAA2B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conversion of underutilized facilities for more productive uses.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DF4511F325E4E1A8DF58D2C3E56E585"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7FEC03F0B24D4449ABD2F8036C8044C9"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description and justification of the cost and timing of proposed basic and advanced infrastructure improvements in the community.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3FDE50B675542EB877973C2F2DD77B4"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F5B75D950634CF6A5FEFFD64B625D35"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5641C4752BCD4C7E872833640ECF92DF"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71F02570878B4BA09987A732BC2A9929"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description and justification for the cost and timing of the total funds required by the community to carry out the strategic plan.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id953A74431C174248A38D780658BC8CD5"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A graduation strategy through which the community will achieve economic sustainability and terminate the need for economic adjustment assistance.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0225C3F789FE4933BE4C99D18371C02A"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8464036A0C674E68AACB3D6ED95B9967"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A summary of all such comments.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D75CF45A5594AF5A4AA3180FFE4325C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluation and approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6621DA68D412475AA8EC3BA546952491"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb25e561096e746f9a7e6a6e2b8bb4d78" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>207.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant program for development of strategic plans</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbf194d60090b4ebd9270cd77e8b60351"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may award a grant to an eligible community to develop, update, or modernize a strategic plan under section 206(a).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91EC010AC24242D59520963A256D32A1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5FCCC1E72ACE427DBBD6910FC94B5D73"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection priority for strategic plans To be implemented by joint labor-Management committees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDed6d98e473184f518f05a4ed309d7b5e"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submittal and approval of completed strategic plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1580831f64834a92b9d690e9b179eab0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>208.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant program for economic development</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9b6cf3f06cd247038ed507af8f58f4e7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F5360F02BC1413F9945A61D22AD4EF9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59FAFEB866D045FABED9120A8B6FB87E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47D513139D6844F092D274D3BBB4952B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc6675dc914e34a129c61f4bd8393c129"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03601E18B5E347589FBD308FBE3D81BD"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant awarded to a community under this section shall be awarded to—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48A37D6DFFEA487AB02E3D87964477DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appropriate entity identified in the strategic plan of the community; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FA7682B7DB34756BF5C0073E3AFD252"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case that the strategic plan of the community does not identify an appropriate entity, a local or county government agency.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8356cc648c024a75bf5732f168f4f80a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>209.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Wage rate requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 <quote>Davis-Bacon Act</quote>).</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27F83DC9B4C84EC69D03230D34B9C0B3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>210.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text> </section>