I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3089 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a grant program to award 
grants to States to carry out a paid family leave program, to establish 
the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2025 
Mrs. BICE (for herself, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Ms. STEVENS, 
Ms. LETLOW, Mr. BEYER, Mr. FEENSTRA, and Mr. GOMEZ) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, House Administra-
tion, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a grant pro-
gram to award grants to States to carry out a paid 
family leave program, to establish the Interstate Paid 
Leave Action Network, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘More Paid Leave for 
More Americans Act’’. 
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TITLE I—STATE PAID FAMILY 
LEAVE 
PUBLIC-PRIVATE 
PARTNERSHIP 
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STATE PAID FAMILY 
LEAVE 
PUBLIC-PRIVATE 
PARTNERSHIP 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor shall es-
tablish and administer a competitive grant program to 
provide grants to States that have enacted a law estab-
lishing a paid family leave program as described in sub-
section (d). 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a State shall— 
(1) have enacted a State law establishing a paid 
family leave program as described in subsection (d); 
and 
(2) participate in the Interstate Paid Leave Ac-
tion Network established under section 202(a). 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, a State shall submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require, including how the funds will be 
used, the working population of the State, the per-
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centage of the State’s working population that is 
able to access a paid family leave benefit, and the 
source of such benefit. 
(2) PRIORITY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
prioritize States— 
(i) that indicate in the application 
submitted under paragraph (1) that the 
covered partnership will use software that 
is a commercially available off-the-shelf 
item (as defined in part 2.101 of the Fed-
eral Acquisition Regulation) to administer 
benefits; 
(ii) that have, relative to other States 
that have submitted an application in a 
given year, a lower percentage of the work-
ing population of the State that have ac-
cess to a paid family leave benefit at the 
time of the submission of the application; 
(iii) that demonstrate in the applica-
tion that the State has a plan to imple-
ment a financing mechanism that does not 
have long-term reliance on Federal fund-
ing; and 
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(iv) that demonstrate in the applica-
tion how the State paid family leave pro-
gram serves low-income populations. 
(B) CONSIDERATION
PROHIBITION.—The 
Secretary may not consider whether a State 
provides benefits in excess of those required 
under subsection (d) when deciding which 
States shall receive a grant under this title. 
(d) PAID
FAMILY
LEAVE
PROGRAM
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—A paid family 
leave program described in this subsection shall, at 
a minimum— 
(A) provide, through the covered partner-
ship, a paid family leave benefit to eligible em-
ployees because of— 
(i) the birth of a son or daughter of 
an eligible employee and in order to care 
for such son or daughter; and 
(ii) the placement of a son or daugh-
ter with the eligible employee for adoption; 
(B) provide 6 weeks of paid family leave 
benefits; 
(C) annually establish a weekly maximum 
benefit amount that is equal to 150 percent of 
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the State’s average weekly wage (based on the 
most recent calendar year for which data is 
available from the Quarterly Census of Employ-
ment and Wages program of the BLS); 
(D) only permit an eligible employee to be 
entitled to a leave benefit under clauses (i) and 
(ii) of subparagraph (A) for a birth or place-
ment of a son or daughter during the 12-month 
period beginning on the date of such birth or 
placement; 
(E) require the establishment and use of a 
covered partnership; and 
(F) establish premium rates or a financing 
method to fund the paid family leave program 
for employees, employers, or both to pay. 
(2) PAID
FAMILY
LEAVE
BENEFIT.—For the 
purposes of this title, a paid family leave benefit pro-
vided to an eligible employee shall, at a minimum, 
include weekly compensation in an amount (not to 
exceed the amount described in paragraph (1)(C)) 
equal to the product of the average weekly earnings 
of the eligible employee and— 
(A) in the case of an eligible employee 
whose earnings for the 4 most recently com-
pleted calendar quarters that immediately pre-
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cede the paid family leave benefit request are 
less than or equal to the poverty line (as de-
fined in section 673 of the Community Services 
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902)) applicable 
to a 4-person household, 67 percent; 
(B) in the case of an eligible employee 
whose earnings for such calendar quarters are 
more than such poverty line, but less than the 
amount that is double such poverty line, a per-
centage equal to— 
(i) 67 percent, minus 
(ii) the product of— 
(I) 17 percent; and 
(II) the percentage by which the 
employee’s earnings exceed such pov-
erty line; or 
(C) in the case of any other eligible em-
ployee, 50 percent. 
(3) RECALCULATION OF BENEFIT AMOUNT.— 
The weekly compensation calculated under para-
graph (2) for an eligible employee shall be recal-
culated each time such employee applies for a paid 
family leave benefit. 
(4) EMPLOYEES
WITH
MULTIPLE
EMPLOY-
ERS.—In the case that an employee is employed by 
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multiple employers, such an employee is entitled to 
receive a benefit from each employer, but the em-
ployee may not receive a total combined weekly ben-
efit in excess of the maximum benefit amount estab-
lished by a State pursuant to paragraph (1)(C). 
(5) EMPLOYER
SELF-ADMINISTRATION
FLEXI-
BILITY.—In the case that a State’s paid family leave 
program includes a requirement for employer par-
ticipation, States shall be deemed to be in compli-
ance with this section only if they allow employers 
to self-administer paid family leave benefits to eligi-
ble employees, provided such benefits meet or exceed 
the paid family leave program established by the 
State that meets the requirements of this subsection. 
(6) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to limit the ability of 
a State to provide additional paid family leave bene-
fits (including benefits for reasons described in sec-
tion 102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1))) in excess of the 
benefits required to be provided under this sub-
section. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this sec-
tion may be used by States for the following purposes: 
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(1) Start up costs for the implementation of the 
paid family leave program. 
(2) To pay out benefits to eligible employees, 
but only for the reasons described in subsection 
(d)(1)(A). 
(3) To fund the covered partnership. 
(4) Paid family leave program design. 
(5) Purchasing and maintaining any necessary 
software. 
(6) Establishing a covered partnership. 
(7) Obtaining technical assistance for the State 
or the covered partnership to carry out a paid family 
leave program. 
(8) Outreach to employers, payroll providers, 
relevant professional or trade associations, and the 
general public to increase awareness of the State’s 
paid family leave program and to convey relevant in-
formation such as program eligibility, funding re-
quirements, benefit information, the application 
process, and any other information the State deems 
relevant. 
(9) Other activities to disseminate information 
about, and otherwise support, the accessibility of the 
State’s paid family leave program, including the op-
eration and maintenance of a program website, run-
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ning a call center, and sending marketing materials 
on the State’s covered partnership to the groups de-
scribed in paragraph (8). 
(10) Research to inform the establishment and 
operation of the State’s paid family leave program, 
including program evaluations, and the dissemina-
tion of such research to the public. 
(11) To evaluate existing programs and models. 
(12) To reduce administrative burdens on em-
ployers in the State. 
(f) GRANT AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In determining the amount 
of a grant to be provided to a State, the Secretary 
shall consider— 
(A) the size of the working population of 
the State relative to the size of the working 
population of the other States that are receiving 
a grant; 
(B) the birth rate of the State relative to 
the other such States; 
(C) the share of low-income individuals in 
the State; and 
(D) the demonstrated need of a State in 
the grant application. 
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(2) LIMITS.—A grant provided under this sec-
tion may not be less than $1,500,000 and not more 
than $7,000,000. 
SEC. 102. OVERSIGHT. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after a State re-
ceives a grant under this section, and on an annual basis 
thereafter, the State shall submit to the Secretary, and 
make publicly available, a report on— 
(1) how the State has used the grant funds; 
and 
(2) the number of individuals in the State that 
have used paid family leave benefits as a result of 
the grant program described in section 101. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall, on an 
annual basis beginning on the date that is 1 year after 
the date the Secretary receives the first report under sub-
section (a), submit a report to the appropriate committees 
on the progress of States establishing paid family leave 
programs, the modification of existing paid family leave 
programs, and any changes in the levels of access workers 
have to paid family leave benefits in each State that re-
ceives a grant under section 101. 
(c) AUDIT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 
a State receives a grant under section 101, and on an an-
nual basis thereafter, the Inspector General of the Depart-
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ment of Labor shall conduct audits on States that received 
such a grant to determine whether such States— 
(1) are using the grant funds in compliance 
with the requirements described in section 101(e); 
and 
(2) engaging in any waste, fraud, or abuse. 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Education and Work-
force, the Ways and Means Committee, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on Finance, 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS.—The term 
‘‘weekly earnings’’, with respect to an individual, 
means the quotient obtained by dividing— 
(A) the earnings of the individual, by 
(B) 52. 
(2) COVERED PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered partnership’’— 
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(A) means a partnership between a State 
and at least one private entity (such as an in-
surance company or other private entity han-
dling specific functions of the paid leave pro-
gram, such as the benefit application process), 
that provides a paid family leave benefit to eli-
gible employees pursuant to the paid family 
leave program established by the State that 
meets the requirements of section 101(d); and 
(B) includes a State that allows employers 
to self-administer paid family leave benefits, as 
described in section 101(d)(5). 
(3) EARNINGS.—The term ‘‘earnings’’, with re-
spect to an individual, means all compensation for 
employment that is considered under the applicable 
State unemployment compensation law for the pur-
pose of calculating the amount of unemployment 
compensation for the individual. 
(4) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible em-
ployee’’ means an employee who has been em-
ployed— 
(i) for at least 12 months by the em-
ployer with respect to whom leave is re-
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quested for the birth or placement of a son 
or daughter; and 
(ii) for at least 1,250 hours of service 
with such employer during the previous 12- 
month period. 
(B) DETERMINATION.—For purposes of 
determining whether an employee meets the 
hours of service requirement specified in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii), the legal standards estab-
lished under section 7 of the Fair Labor Stand-
ards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) shall apply. 
(5) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘employer’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101(4)(A)(i) and 
(ii) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
(29 U.S.C. 2611(4)(A)(i)–(ii)). 
(6) FLSA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘employ’’ and 
‘‘employee’’ have the meanings given the terms in 
section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
(29 U.S.C. 203). 
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 
Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands. 
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(8) SON
OR
DAUGHTER.—The term ‘‘son or 
daughter’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
(29 U.S.C. 2611). 
SEC. 104. RESCISSION AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS. 
(a) TARIFF ACT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.—Section 
11334 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (16 U.S.C. 1885a) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
(b) DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE GOLF COURSES; 
LIMITATION ON USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Section 
2491a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—Except as 
provided in subsection (b), funds’’ and inserting 
‘‘Funds’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
(c) CONTRACT MODIFICATION.— 
(1) RELEASE.—The head of each executive 
agency that, as of the day before the date of enact-
ment of this Act, has entered into a contract or pur-
chase order under Procurement Instrument Identi-
fier GS03F047CA shall take such steps as may be 
necessary to terminate any such order or contract 
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and release the unexpended balances of any funds 
obligated to carry out any such order or contract. 
(2) RESCISSION.—Any balance released from 
obligation pursuant to the termination of a contract 
or order pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be perma-
nently rescinded as of the date of the termination of 
the applicable contract or order. 
(3) EXECUTIVE
AGENCY
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, 
United States Code. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
the following amounts: 
(1) $39,787,500 for fiscal year 2026. 
(2) $79,575,000 for fiscal year 2027. 
(3) $145,887,500 for fiscal year 2028. 
TITLE II—I–PLAN 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) BLS.—The term ‘‘BLS’’ means the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics. 
(2) EMPLOYER-PROVIDED
PAID
FAMILY
AND 
MEDICAL LEAVE PLAN.—The terms ‘‘employer-pro-
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vided paid family and medical leave plan’’ and ‘‘em-
ployer plan’’ mean a plan that— 
(A) is provided by an employer to the em-
ployees of such employer (whether directly, 
under a contract with an insurer, or provided 
through a multiemployer plan); 
(B) is an option for an employer within the 
structure of a State paid family and medical 
leave program in such State; and 
(C) meets or exceeds the requirements of 
the State paid family and medical leave pro-
gram of the State in which such employee is 
employed. 
(3) I–PLAN.—The term ‘‘I–PLAN’’ means the 
Interstate Paid Leave Action Network established in 
section 202(a). 
(4) I–PLAN 
AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘I– 
PLAN Agreement’’ means the interstate agreement 
produced pursuant to section 202(b). 
(5) NATIONAL INTERMEDIARY.—The term ‘‘na-
tional intermediary’’ means a national nongovern-
mental workforce organization that has extensive ex-
perience partnering with the Department of Labor 
to operate interstate technological systems and the 
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electronic transmission of information and data for 
State workforce agencies and employers. 
(6) PAID
LEAVE.—The term ‘‘paid leave’’ 
means an increment of compensated leave that is 
provided, in the case of a State program, by such 
State or, in the case of an employer plan, by such 
employer for use during a period in which such indi-
vidual is not working due to a qualifying reason. 
(7) QUALIFYING
REASON.—The term ‘‘quali-
fying reason’’ means, in relation to an individual, a 
reason described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) 
of section 102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)) (applied 
for purposes of this paragraph as if the individual 
involved were the employee referred to in such sec-
tion). 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(9) STATE
FOCAL.—The term ‘‘State focal’’ 
means, with respect to a State, an individual— 
(A) designated by the State agency in 
charge of such State’s paid family and medical 
leave program to— 
(i) participate in the I–PLAN; 
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(ii) lead such State’s efforts to adopt 
and implement the I–PLAN Agreement; 
and 
(iii) communicate with key paid leave 
stakeholders across the State; and 
(B) who— 
(i) is employed by such State’s paid 
family and medical leave program; and 
(ii) has knowledge, experience, and 
authority in paid leave matters. 
(10) STATE PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE 
PROGRAM.—The terms ‘‘State paid family and med-
ical leave program’’ and ‘‘State program’’ mean a 
program under State law that provides, during any 
24-month period, a total of not less than 6 weeks of 
paid leave to individuals— 
(A) for each qualifying reason; and 
(B) in aggregate. 
SEC. 202. INTERSTATE PAID LEAVE ACTION NETWORK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 
Interstate Paid Leave Action Network the purpose 
of which is to provide support and incentives for the 
development and adoption of an interstate agree-
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ment in accordance with this title to benefit employ-
ees, States, and employers by— 
(A) facilitating streamlined benefit deliv-
ery; 
(B) reducing administrative burden; and 
(C) coordinating and harmonizing State 
programs. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The I–PLAN shall include 
a State focal from each State receiving a conforming 
grant under section 204(a). 
(3) MEETINGS.—The I–PLAN shall meet not 
less than 3 times in each calendar year. 
(4) PROCESSES.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—States shall certify 
to the Secretary their participation in the I– 
PLAN. 
(B) PROCEDURES.—State focals may de-
termine, in coordination with the Secretary, the 
process for the following: 
(i) the order in which States approach 
the substance of each I–PLAN require-
ment; 
(ii) the process by which States reach 
consensus on such substance and agree to 
the I–PLAN Agreement; 
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(iii) the process by which a State may 
leave the I–PLAN; and 
(iv) other processes relevant to the 
success and administration of the I–PLAN 
as the Secretary determines. 
(5) ROADMAP.—The I–PLAN shall develop, 
and annually update, a roadmap for developing and 
implementing the interstate agreement described in 
subsection (b) including metrics for success. 
(b) DUTIES.—The duty of the I–PLAN shall be to 
produce an interstate agreement into which States offer-
ing a State paid family and medical leave program may 
enter and to periodically update such agreement as nec-
essary to improve clarity and scope. Such agreement shall 
be publicly available and pursue each of the following re-
quirements: 
(1) POLICY STANDARD.—Create a single policy 
standard with respect to all participating States to 
facilitate easier compliance with and understanding 
of paid leave programs across States, including defi-
nitions for the following: 
(A) Benefit day, week, and year. 
(B) Base period. 
(C) Intermittent and reduced schedule 
leave. 
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(D) Place of performance. 
(E) Family members. 
(F) Employee eligibility. 
(G) Employee coverage. 
(H) Waiting period. 
(I) Covered wage. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE STANDARD.—Create a sin-
gle administrative standard with respect to all par-
ticipating States to facilitate easier compliance with 
and understanding of paid leave programs across 
States, including— 
(A) the process by which employers re-
spond to requests from States to verify and pro-
vide employee information for eligibility deter-
minations, including wages and work history; 
(B) the process by which employers provide 
periodic and permanent notice of the avail-
ability of paid leave under a State program or 
employer plan to employees; 
(C) employees’ responsibility to provide no-
tices of leave to their employers; 
(D) timing of and process for collecting 
payroll contributions; 
(E) coordinating with other types of paid 
time off and leaves of absence; 
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(F) continuing other benefits; 
(G) accessing employee leave information; 
(H) protecting personal information; 
(I) creating and updating written leave 
materials such as handbooks; 
(J) maintaining records and documenta-
tion; and 
(K) if a State program permits employers 
to elect to provide employer plans, facilitating 
such election, including by creating a single 
equivalency standard with respect to all partici-
pating States to determine whether the max-
imum monetary value of an employer plan for 
the average weekly wage of workers in the State 
for total covered establishments in all industries 
(based on the most recent calendar year for 
which data are available from the Quarterly 
Census of Employment and Wages program of 
the BLS) is greater than or equal to the max-
imum monetary value of a State program (or 
that of multiple States), taking into account 
programmatic elements such as— 
(i) how benefit duration, wage replace-
ment, absence of a weekly benefit cap, ab-
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sence of a waiting week, and other factors 
interact in a quantitative manner; and 
(ii) how an individual taking paid 
family and medical leave for a qualifying 
reason affects the ability of such individual 
to take paid family and medical leave for 
another qualifying reason. 
(3) COORDINATION
OF
BENEFITS
ACROSS 
STATE
PROGRAMS.—Create a single process for 
State programs to process claims for an individual 
who has work history across multiple participating 
States so that a single State program may provide 
benefits to such individual on the basis of all such 
work history. 
SEC. 203. NATIONAL INTERMEDIARY TO SUPPORT THE 
INTERSTATE PAID LEAVE ACTION NETWORK. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—Subject to the 
availability of appropriations under section 205(a), the 
Secretary, acting through the Employment and Training 
Administration, shall award a grant to one national inter-
mediary to facilitate the activities of the I–PLAN. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A national intermediary award-
ed a grant under subsection (a) shall use funds for the 
costs related to each of the following: 
(1) MEETINGS.—Meeting activities, including— 
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(A) convening the State focals as described 
in section 202(a)(3), including reasonable trav-
el, transportation, and other expenses of State 
focals and staff of the national intermediary 
(and any necessary accompanying State per-
sonnel); 
(B) making publicly available information 
on the agendas and outcomes of such meetings; 
and 
(C)(i) not later than 12 months after the 
date of enactment of this title, making publicly 
available the roadmap described under section 
202(a)(5); and 
(ii) making any updates to such roadmap 
publicly available. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Producing and making 
publicly available on an annual basis a report that 
compares State programs, including information 
on— 
(A) benefit eligibility; 
(B) the maximum number of weeks an eli-
gible employee is allowed to receive benefits— 
(i) for each qualifying reason; and 
(ii) in aggregate; 
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(C) wage replacement rate and how that 
may vary based on prior earnings; 
(D) maximum weekly benefit amount; 
(E) how such programs are financed by 
employees and employers, including the payroll 
tax rate and amount of wages subject to tax; 
(F) whether and how such programs allow 
employers to provide employer plans, taking 
into consideration elements such as— 
(i) benefit payment timeliness; and 
(ii) employer and employee adminis-
trative complexity; 
(G) whether and how such programs co-
ordinate with other types of paid-time off and 
leaves of absence; 
(H) the reasons, including qualifying rea-
sons, under which an individual is eligible to 
take paid family and medical leave; and 
(I) other activities essential for the success, 
effectiveness, and sustainability of the I–PLAN. 
(3) OUTREACH AND COORDINATION.—Engage-
ment, consulting, and gathering relevant information 
in coordination with I–PLAN States from a wide 
range of external stakeholders, including— 
(A) State legislatures; 
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(B) Governors; 
(C) employees; 
(D) representatives of employers, includ-
ing— 
(i) employers with employees in mul-
tiple States; and 
(ii) employers with fewer than 50 em-
ployees; 
(E) self-employed individuals; 
(F) policy experts and other organizations 
with expertise on paid leave and unemployment 
compensation programs; and 
(G) Tribal governments. 
(4) 
STANDARDIZED
AND
INTEROPERABLE 
TECHNOLOGY
SYSTEM
FOR
WAGES.—Providing a 
standardized technology-based system to facilitate 
States’ ability to carry out the I–PLAN Agreement, 
allowing States to process interstate claims and 
strengthen program integrity, that— 
(A) adopts or leverages modular technology 
that— 
(i) ensures privacy, security, and 
prompt data availability; 
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(ii) enhances and streamlines the 
claimant, employer, and participating State 
experience; and 
(iii) is interoperable with other rel-
evant State systems; and 
(B) permits States to report on, to the ex-
tent reasonable and technologically feasible, and 
disaggregated by qualifying reason, on trends 
such as— 
(i) the number of initial and contin-
ued benefit claims; 
(ii) average duration of benefits; 
(iii) average weekly benefit amount; 
(iv) average time between filing a 
claim and receiving an initial benefit pay-
ment; and 
(v) the accuracy of benefit payment 
amounts. 
(5) ADDITIONAL
USES.—Additional activities, 
including— 
(A) hiring and compensating staff; 
(B) formulating guidance, recommenda-
tions, and best practices for States; 
(C) providing training on program admin-
istration; 
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(D) providing technical assistance to 
States; and 
(E) creating or leveraging technology es-
sential for the success and effectiveness of the 
I–PLAN. 
(c) DURATION OF AWARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the period during which payments are made to an 
entity from an award of a grant under subsection 
(a) shall be 5 years. 
(2) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary shall annu-
ally evaluate whether the national intermediary is 
complying with the requirements of this title and, if 
the Secretary determines that the national inter-
mediary is not so complying, shall withhold any pay-
ment or part of the payment to the national inter-
mediary under this section for the following fiscal 
year unless and until the Secretary determines the 
national intermediary has remedied such compliance 
issue. 
(d) NATIONAL
INTERMEDIARY
OVERSIGHT.—The 
Secretary shall— 
(1) monitor the national intermediary to ensure 
compliance with the requirements of this title; 
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(2) provide technical assistance to assist the na-
tional intermediary with such compliance; and 
(3) require regular reports on the performance 
of the national intermediary, including on the road-
map under section 202(a)(5), the use of funds under 
section 203(b), and other methods of evaluation. 
SEC. 204. GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE STATES. 
(a) CONFORMING GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—Sub-
ject to the availability of appropriations under 
section 205(b), the Secretary, acting through 
the Employment and Training Administration, 
shall, on an annual basis, make a conforming 
grant to each eligible State. 
(B) AMOUNT OF GRANT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A grant to an eligi-
ble State under this subsection shall be— 
(I) not less than $1,500,000 and 
not more than $8,000,000; and 
(II) subject to subclause (I), 
awarded on the basis of the relative 
annual level of employment (as pub-
lished by the Current Employment 
Statistics program of the BLS) of the 
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eligible State, compared to the annual 
level of employment in all eligible 
States. 
(ii) 
ADJUSTMENT.—The 
amounts 
specified in clause (i) shall be ratably in-
creased or decreased to the extent that 
funds available under section 205(b) ex-
ceed or are less than (respectively) the 
amount required to provide the amounts 
specified in clause (i). 
(2) ELIGIBLE STATES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under paragraph (1), a State shall— 
(i) have a State focal; and 
(ii) participate in the I–PLAN in good 
faith. 
(B) GOOD FAITH REQUIREMENT.— 
(i) WITHHOLDING.—If the Secretary, 
in consultation with the national inter-
mediary awarded the grant under section 
203(a), determines that a State is not par-
ticipating in the I–PLAN in good faith, 
the Secretary— 
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(I) shall provide warning and 
feedback to States in a prompt man-
ner; and 
(II) if, six months after the date 
on which the Secretary provides such 
warning and feedback, the Secretary 
determines such State continues not 
to participate in the I–PLAN in good 
faith, the Secretary may elect to with-
hold a portion or the total amount of 
a grant under paragraph (1) to such 
State. 
(ii) RESTORATION.—If the Secretary 
elects to withhold an amount from a State 
under clause (i)(II), the Secretary may 
later elect to provide the amount so with-
held to such State if the Secretary later 
determines that such State is participating 
in good faith. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—Sub-
ject to the availability of appropriations under 
section 205(c), the Secretary, acting through 
the Employment and Training Administration, 
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shall, on an annual basis, make an implementa-
tion grant to each eligible State. 
(B) AMOUNT OF GRANT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A grant to an eligi-
ble State under this subsection shall be— 
(I) not less than $1,500,000 and 
not more than $8,000,000; and 
(II) subject to subclause (I), 
awarded on the basis of the relative 
annual level of employment (as pub-
lished by Current Employment Statis-
tics program of the BLS) of the eligi-
ble State, compared to the annual 
level of employment in all eligible 
States. 
(ii) 
ADJUSTMENT.—The 
amounts 
specified in clause (i) shall be ratably in-
creased or decreased to the extent that 
funds available under section 205(c) exceed 
or are less than (respectively) the amount 
required to provide the amounts specified 
in clause (i). 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), to be eligible to receive a grant 
under paragraph (1), a State shall— 
(i) meet the requirements of sub-
section (a)(2)(A); and 
(ii) have entered into the I–PLAN 
Agreement. 
(B) LIMITATION.—A State described in 
subparagraph (A) shall be ineligible to receive a 
grant for any fiscal year beginning after the 
date that is 4 years after the date on which 
such State enters into the I–PLAN Agreement 
in which such State does not meet the require-
ments of such Agreement. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A State may use grants re-
ceived under this section— 
(1) to help pay administrative costs, including 
costs related to— 
(A) customer service; 
(B) staffing and training; 
(C) technology; 
(D) data sharing; 
(E) identity validation; and 
(F) program awareness; and 
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(2) to help small businesses, as defined by the 
State, afford employer payroll contributions or ac-
cess other forms of technical and operational assist-
ance related to State paid family and medical leave. 
SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) NATIONAL INTERMEDIARY GRANT.—There are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
not 
more 
than 
$8,824,106.36 for the purposes of section 203 for each 
of fiscal years 2026 through 2028. 
(b) CONFORMING GRANTS.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated not more than $35,296,425.43 for the 
purposes of section 204(a) for each of fiscal years 2026 
through 2028. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated not more than $35,296,425.43 for 
the purposes of section 204(b) for each of fiscal years 
2026 through 2028. 
Æ 
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