1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits,
and Services Act of 2011
or the JOBS Act of 2011
.
(b)The table of
contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—Reforms of Unemployment Compensation to Promote Work and
Job Creation
Sec. 101. Consistent job search requirements.
Sec. 102. Participation in reemployment services made a
condition of benefit receipt.
Sec. 103. State flexibility to promote the reemployment of
unemployed workers.
Sec. 104. Repeal of regulation requiring higher State
taxes.
Sec. 105. Restore State flexibility to improve unemployment
program solvency.
Sec. 106. Uniform data elements for improved data
matching.
Sec. 107. Technical and conforming amendments.
Title II—Forward Funding of Remaining Federal Unemployment
Compensation Funds
Sec. 201. Special transfers to all States.
Sec. 202. Emergency unemployment compensation transition
rules.
Sec. 203. Extended benefits program transition
rules.
Sec. 204. Emergency designation.
<enum>I</enum><header>Reforms of
Unemployment Compensation to Promote Work and Job Creation</header>
<section id="HD21BE48A83A34488A4B8A78B9CCAB5C9"><enum>101.</enum><header>Consistent job
search requirements</header>
<subsection id="H572D9983CC4946EF8039FF959FA0745C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303(a) of the
Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91A6A567BEE9457CBAD821446109E48C" style="traditional">
<paragraph id="H201C29175CA245F4AEF259EBE366EF0E"><enum>(11)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H44079A596EF4484A88FAF319116D92D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A requirement that, as a
condition of eligibility for regular compensation for any week, a claimant must
be able to work, available to work, and actively seeking work.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCBDF934AD4B4514B115A3C63A25BCF1" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this paragraph, the term
<term>actively seeking work</term> means, with respect to any individual, that
such individual is actively engaged in a systematic and sustained effort to
obtain work, as determined based on evidence (whether in electronic format or
otherwise) satisfactory to the State agency charged with the administration of
the State law.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF280DFA3A85F4E13BFC1746FF2DFF7C7" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The specific requirements that must be
met in order to satisfy this paragraph shall be established by the State
agency, and shall include at least the following:</text>
<clause id="H923106F12BBC4CA1BC4AD3882A4817FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Registration for employment
services within 14 days after making initial application for regular
compensation.</text>
</clause><clause id="H449D13E4562A4D0CBFB1AE49D5605394"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Posting a resume, record, or other
application for employment on such database as the State agency may
require.</text>
</clause><clause id="H1E7E2A432C4143ACB31734E8C68F3B11"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Applying, in such manner as the
State agency may require, for work which is similar to that previously
performed by the individual, and which offers wages comparable to wages for
similar work in the local labor market in which the individual resides or is
actively seeking
work.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HDD7AB64EF44D44409AB4B1F1F2F415F3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to weeks
beginning after September 30, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H905A8A62686D46C0B864ECC6174F490F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header>Participation in
reemployment services made a condition of benefit receipt</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H535D4CEB012A4EDBAE00C0BB18CE7788"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Social Security
Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (10) of section
303(a) of the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1FB62E82105B4E09B9F0011AD933BD08" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2564DD3D20B148D1BF2947EA0C994136"><enum>(10)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H256F303B4AD84B14A7822D245511A852"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A requirement that, as a
condition of eligibility for regular compensation for any week—</text>
<clause id="HBA832F220D514BBC91C3189E6E89337C" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a claimant shall meet the minimum
educational requirements set forth in subparagraph (B); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H19847CBB59E043919F739CC277CC88A3" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any claimant who has been referred
to reemployment services shall participate in such services.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32FB6CD717C940A9BF41F4F3AFB1E4FE" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For purposes of this paragraph, an
individual shall not be considered to have met the minimum educational
requirements of this subparagraph unless such individual—</text>
<clause id="HE7356408E87D4077BDDE8A8AFBF2E29E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has earned a high school
diploma;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCC97E698A18E48E1BAF34C9890FD86B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has earned the General Educational
Development (GED) credential or other State-recognized equivalent (including by
meeting recognized alternative standards for individuals with disabilities);
or</text>
</clause><clause id="HC794E807077F4683B7FB975695C0577A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is enrolled and making
satisfactory progress in classes leading to satisfaction of clause (ii).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB8B338F0571417B9C79CD529CB1756F" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of subparagraph (B) may be
waived for an individual to the extent that the State agency charged with the
administration of the State law deems such requirements to be unduly burdensome
in the case of such
individual.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HFE565FCC6EAA49988F0AD4B4FE4730A9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Internal Revenue
Code of 1986</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (8) of
section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA125832551274F9DB1C4DCDCD3EF2EC3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF440B7D2CC194CAF9241614D02C2FDBA"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compensation shall not be denied to an
individual for any week in which the individual is enrolled and making
satisfactory progress in education or training which has been previously
approved by the State
agency;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HE477D3A9642F45DC886C5CD9AF3D0BF1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall apply to weeks beginning after September 30, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEA9E0A46A584375A6DA4942D4E397AD"><enum>103.</enum><header>State
flexibility to promote the reemployment of unemployed workers</header>
<subsection id="H8CC920B0850E4D15B3FCC487A86927F6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title III of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 501 and following) is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73E6F3047E454A109CB9AEB61C3F9502" style="traditional">
<section id="H2C182F855DF94685A92BECDAEAF43A23"><enum>305.</enum><header>Demonstration projects</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2DF42023630F42A78EF0A421F97703D1"><enum>(a)</enum><text>The Secretary of Labor
may enter into agreements, with States submitting an application described in
subsection (b), for the purpose of allowing such States to conduct
demonstration projects to test and evaluate measures designed—</text>
<paragraph id="HF7DAC7D2594F46E89319CD6E84F8BD44"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to expedite the reemployment of individuals
who establish initial eligibility for unemployment compensation under the State
law of such State; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC6D81E8ADBA84F42AFC098A85D810A78"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to improve the
effectiveness of a State in carrying out its State law with respect to
reemployment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6808ED2D82F44DFDA3E2D1024FAD7A80"><enum>(b)</enum><text>The Governor of
any State desiring to conduct a demonstration project under this section shall
submit an application to the Secretary of Labor. Any such application shall, at
a minimum, include—</text>
<paragraph id="H10445D5165624F3F8310C676B52AD34C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a general description of the proposed
demonstration project, including the authority (under the laws of the State)
for the measures to be tested, as well as the period of time during which such
demonstration project would be conducted;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H024DB9F6176341EB83C7DDC534D24893"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if a waiver under
subsection (c) is requested, the specific aspects of the project to which the
waiver would apply and the reasons why such waiver is needed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6AFC0C7E24B64A13AD071BED260D7507"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of
the goals and the expected programmatic outcomes of the demonstration project,
including how the project would contribute to the objective described in
subsection (a)(1), subsection (a)(2), or both;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEE41EB66D69F4146A03E429A45E28149"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assurances
(accompanied by supporting analysis) that the demonstration project would not
result in any increased net costs to the State’s account in the Unemployment
Trust Fund;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6972525B23CB410EBC0A83C28A044B87"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a description of
the manner in which the State—</text>
<subparagraph id="H812D8E6A95C24AD4977582E9CD9E5788"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will conduct an
impact evaluation, using a control or comparison group or other valid
methodology, of the demonstration project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86A7E8B54F264B65ADF248910BCF3162"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will determine the
extent to which the goals and outcomes described in paragraph (3) were
achieved; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB5C513162D174377875E121028C6FE73"><enum>(6)</enum><text>assurances that
the State will provide any reports relating to the demonstration project, after
its approval, as the Secretary of Labor may require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6291B82563AF43F398540C86D30DC435"><enum>(c)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Labor may waive any of the requirements of section 3304(a)(4) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 or of paragraph (1) or (5) of section 303(a), to the
extent and for the period the Secretary of Labor considers necessary to enable
the State to carry out a demonstration project under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9D2E5C5EFE714C7286AD8C89800C6634"><enum>(d)</enum><text>A demonstration
project under this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HA7FCB6F9BAD34C7AA370662916C22668"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may be commenced
any time after the date of the enactment of this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2407F569F31140109F688ACB6B2ECEA2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may not be
approved for a period of time greater than 3 years, subject to extension upon
request of the Governor of the State involved for such additional period as the
Secretary of Labor may agree to, except that in no event may a demonstration
project under this section be conducted after the end of the 5-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7101D609F7B84C389399DCE72D42CD92"><enum>(e)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Labor shall, in the case of any State for which an application is submitted
under subsection (b)—</text>
<paragraph id="HBD21F4D56F5D41F1842F3B6CE3E95F8F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify the State as to whether such
application has been approved or denied within 30 days after receipt of a
complete application; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8807AD1A781041EB85A99C32DD1E6A79"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide public
notice of the decision within 10 days after providing notification to the State
in accordance with paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">Public
notice under paragraph (2) may be provided through the Internet or other
appropriate means. Any application under this section that has not been denied
within such 30 days shall be deemed approved.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection id="H60CA4532C43D4D81BFC6F3D6E8571867"><enum>(f)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Labor may terminate a demonstration project under this section if the Secretary
makes a final determination that the State has violated the substantive terms
or conditions of the
project.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H570336FE85784EC6A0A887726F602B41"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to weeks
beginning after September 30, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H150A71F6C0104F239AF8A46E7ADE5418"><enum>104.</enum><header>Repeal of
regulation requiring higher State taxes</header>
<subsection id="H186DF2138E314E408D3D4D6404F57380"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1202(b)(2) of
the Social Security Act is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H693FAC84AAA44FBEB88E3DB13738D47F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6BDD681D0E454A63BBD0F832A18633C4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>, and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE6BE330003A94A15BE7AA3A2A36A0B20"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (C).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD7728D128B634DA88B30AF40758BE9D1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as
of the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4C1686C080D243738DD017213A5F8449"><enum>105.</enum><header>Restore State
flexibility to improve unemployment program solvency</header>
<subsection id="H55253A06CBD2441B8DBDF41BAFBC0989"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (g) of
section 4001 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252;
26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0BC116CDD863461B8765A8E3A445E182"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of
the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H771CC8E34E6444E89433A3DB9F4EC9B7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header>Uniform data
elements for improved data matching</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H820A8E753A4C4BFCB12B3503AFB0A624"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title IX of the
Social Security Act is amended by adding the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CB90D36B6E0405A9A683B924FB61AA7" style="traditional">
<section commented="no" id="HCA911EC84A0B4471B24A9C7075766F1B"><enum>911.</enum><header>Uniform data elements for improved data
matching</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC87679195B2C427CB17A5322F17F1627"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Codes and
identifiers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H567F74B1A9AE4126BC8010EB49F18FAD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor, in consultation
with an interagency work group through the Office of Management and Budget, and
includes State perspectives, shall, by rule, designate codes and identifiers
for any category of information required under title III or this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H557F269E5E69475BBD89836E3B73A2F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The codes and
identifiers designated under paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable, be
nonproprietary and interoperable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H88E39EC1A46047B7A5DE3484A2111880"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In designating
codes and identifiers under this subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall, to
the extent practicable, incorporate—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H688DD9AE63834115B561768120C98A0C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>interoperable
standards developed and maintained by an international voluntary consensus
standards body, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, such as the
International Organization for Standardization;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD9918ED2E6074BAD89CD25C1C72983C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>interoperable
standards developed and maintained by intergovernmental partnerships, such as
the National Information Exchange Model; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF2130A9DF72C44A1853C28992D50CEBD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>interoperable
standards developed and maintained by Federal entities with authority over
contracting and financial assistance, such as the Federal Acquisition
Regulations Council.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H43393F1CB4784694B120F7DAD6C9B8E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Data standards
for reporting</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H56A09C9FDBE24755B888AA8AE7E094B4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor, in consultation
with an interagency work group through the Office of Management and Budget and
State government perspectives, shall, by rule, designate data reporting
standards to govern the reporting required under title III or this
title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H22E152DF2FCB4BEE88CA6EB7DC392D33"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The data reporting
standards required by paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H807C0BBA7ED040A7BB6F68C081B3DD1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>incorporate a
widely accepted, non-proprietary, searchable, computer-readable format;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8645B8E6E29640A2B0A2B0E7289148A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be consistent with
and implement applicable accounting principles; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1198355DA63C4CF1B7261079982DC9DF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be capable of
being continually upgraded as necessary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9026D69F4F714F8DAF4F8E489392F50A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In designating
reporting standards under this subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall, to the
extent practicable, incorporate existing nonproprietary standards, such as the
eXtensible Business Reporting
Language.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA71583EBFCC74736AB9ED874AFD51B32"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents of title IX of the Social
Security Act is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 911. Uniform data elements for
improved data
matching.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB57784EC59744995AF09BD3CDF230A2C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to weeks
beginning after September 30, 2012.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC9AC67B2BD9B4751B6C7A47C4FBF371B"><enum>107.</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendments</header>
<subsection id="H31862F63F9B74D5BA177D73F30F996AD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of
Unemployment Compensation To Repay Overpayments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (D) of section 3304(a)(4) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>may</quote> and
inserting <quote>shall</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H86EA6A1770544D53975B1AB18C5F3940"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
Date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to amounts
paid after September 30, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Forward Funding
of Remaining Federal Unemployment Compensation Funds</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1086E47572A4341A29A7EA1B4078D4B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Special transfers to
all States</header>
<subsection id="HE472C9E8A72D412BB276B6263D7D3E9B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Special
transfers in fiscal years 2011 and 2012</header><text>Section 903 of the Social
Security Act is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7183293701EA4910B059D5A87B282A6B" other-style="archaic" style="other">
<subsection id="H35FF2504F97748B8AE07379768DEE629"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Special transfers in fiscal years 2011 and
2012</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0059166BD01F413B91F24367B0110547"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary of the
Treasury shall transfer (as of the dates determined under paragraph (4)) from
the extended unemployment compensation account to the account of each State in
the Unemployment Trust Fund the amount determined with respect to such State
under paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C71B83775C24243BBCADC1A5C0F9F5E" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H96A7DC5791584757BDA9E4EDFFE07DDE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount to be transferred to a State
under this subsection in any fiscal year is the amount derived by multiplying
the applicable total dollar amount for such fiscal year by the applicable
fraction for such State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C9A8E71E6B7425393B4E284A14C08AD" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For purposes of subparagraph (A), the
applicable total dollar amount is—</text>
<clause id="H4AF2FEB8B0144D658364FAD3FDAFD3BB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2011, $12,800,000,000;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H62F190A48317416A8C1750DB0C6D09AD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2012,
$18,200,000,000.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4DF8BC75FF524BECA069125C055305AE" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For purposes of subparagraph (A), the
applicable fraction for a State is a fraction—</text>
<clause id="HD48653E595E346B9A3B5DB227B4E2B2E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the numerator of which is the total
amount of extended compensation and emergency unemployment compensation paid
out by such State for weeks beginning in the 12-month period described in
clause (ii); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H70070C69E2E64E3389678428E2E88962"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the denominator of which is the total
amount of extended compensation and emergency unemployment compensation paid
out by all States for weeks beginning in the most recent 12-month period for
which that information is available for all States as of May 1, 2011.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAE487DC535A54568B27B218A8D175F79" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE1CC0A31300549D087DC119C1EEE7ADC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Except as provided in
subparagraph (B) and only if a State passes a law after the enactment of the
<short-title>JOBS Act of 2011</short-title>, amounts
transferred to a State account pursuant to this subsection shall be used only
in the payment of unemployment compensation, in accordance with applicable
provisions of Federal and State law (including agreements and implementing
regulations) as in effect on May 1, 2011.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H639EBAB02F6D4A7DA629FC8D0508964B" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
State may, pursuant to specific legislation enacted by the legislative body of
the State after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>JOBS Act of 2011</short-title>, use money
transferred to the State account of such State under this subsection
for</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD54B7A757D434D33A9D056C4688D39A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
payment of unemployment compensation,</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8DCB9B540A5E4609BE1400D3A72EC92C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the repayment of
advances made to such State under section 1201 (including interest thereon),
and</text><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB8FFE8CA6C58461788A0279DF49E034A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reemployment services designed to enhance
the rapid reemployment of unemployed workers (such as mandatory workshops,
claimant assessments, resume preparation and job search assistance, wage
subsidy programs, eligibility reviews, labor market information, development of
a work-search plan, and training), if and only if—</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H0451E1E1C86042A58CA4271EDD1B828A" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the purposes and amounts are specified
in the law;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H23061770D3BB4516AF22F6FC373D96AF" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the money is withdrawn and expended,
for the purpose described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) (as the case may be),
after the date of enactment of the law; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H7BB347A953444C60A579BE8064DFED12" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the use of the money is accounted
for in accordance with standards established by the Secretary of Labor.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE832CFD384F745CB96BB6D40E37D7B7D" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Transfers under this subsection
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3694452262C64081941A1FA8D08E7E8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the extent that they relate to the
amount set forth in paragraph (2)(B)(i), be made within 10 days after the date
of enactment of this subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD28D6599B89A4D2E88990B22BBD35D7B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the extent that they relate to the
amount set forth in paragraph (2)(B)(ii), be made after September 30, 2011, and
on or before October 10,
2011.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H9946ED7BA04E4029A5AFE7B602065962"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in
section 903(b) of the Social Security Act shall be considered to apply with
respect to any transfer under section 903(h) of such Act (as amended by this
section).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4E2DE973E9E54F718BB7C6337926BB5A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary of Labor may prescribe any operating instructions or regulations
necessary to carry out this section and the amendment made by this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H51A3B16BED5B4C87B57F7FBECF2B17AF"><enum>202.</enum><header>Emergency
unemployment compensation transition rules</header>
<subsection id="H035DBED7A6664539808273DF1997FF53"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header>
<paragraph id="H4EE01F3101AF4F3E9E0BA6B0307B99DA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 4003 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008
is repealed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H27F1B58042334EA28FD6BC206730341D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
paragraph (1) shall be effective with respect to weeks ending after July 6,
2011.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8DB21D2B231545FA8608617EE1EE247D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Financing</header><text>Section
4004(e)(1) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2F9C253D3D2F416CA18690BFD5AE2B2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCED6A276E58346D2892C3D997A35DDA2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding after
subparagraph (G) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2217E991DCA4DE8ADAF8654712F1173" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H392F59B0BC0F4A0C9B30BE36DA02AECB"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amendment made by section 201 of the
<short-title>Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits, and Services Act
of 2011</short-title>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H3D7945476D5D43C991254F2CD822E19E"><enum>203.</enum><header>Extended
benefits program transition rules</header>
<subsection id="H17C36D0493E646648C4973BBB39C44D4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2005 of the
Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, as contained in
Public Law 111–5 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note), is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFF389B4C9F904715828A1AF1DAAB264E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking <quote>January 4, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>July 6,
2011</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBB0BF7CF8FE740C4A0F6E4D5118285F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
by striking <quote>January 4, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>the date of
enactment of the <short-title>JOBS Act of
2011</short-title></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF472A861773C45179CD040CF5DDFAD85"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA2ECC8846C754E548F9FC0A745C12E52"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination of
provision relating to temporary modification of extended benefit
indicators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 502 of the
Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of
2010 (Public Law 111–312; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking
<quote>December 31, 2011</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>June 30, 2011</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2E1BE555CB7B4851AE254B5EBC5C7307"><enum>204.</enum><header>Emergency
designation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The budgetary
effects of this Act are designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to
meet emergency needs pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go
Act of 2010.</text>
</section>