I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1513 
To provide for demonstration projects to help improve the Nation’s 
unemployment compensation system. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2007 
Mr. WELLER of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide for demonstration projects to help improve the 
Nation’s unemployment compensation system. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Unemployment Com-
pensation Improvement Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED REEMPLOYMENT DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS. 
Title III of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 501 
and following) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS 
‘‘SEC. 305. (a) The Secretary of Labor may enter 
into agreements, with States submitting an application de-
scribed in subsection (b), for the purpose of allowing such 
States to conduct demonstration projects to test and 
evaluate measures designed— 
‘‘(1) to expedite, such as through the use of a wage 
insurance program, the reemployment of individuals who 
establish initial eligibility for unemployment compensation 
under the State law of such State; or 
‘‘(2) to improve the effectiveness of such State in car-
rying out its State law. 
‘‘(b) The Governor of any State desiring to conduct 
a demonstration project under this section shall submit 
an application to the Secretary of Labor at such time, in 
such manner, and including such information as the Sec-
retary of Labor may require. Any such application shall, 
at a minimum, include— 
‘‘(1) a general description of the proposed dem-
onstration 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 dem-
onstration project would be conducted; 
‘‘(2) if a waiver under subsection (c) is re-
quested, the specific aspects of the project to which 
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the waiver would apply and the reasons why such 
waiver is needed; 
‘‘(3) a description of the goals and the expected 
programmatic 
outcomes 
of 
the 
demonstration 
project, including how the project would contribute 
to the objective described in subsection (a)(1), sub-
section (a)(2), or both; 
‘‘(4) assurances (accompanied by supporting 
analysis) that the demonstration project would not 
result in any increased net costs to the State’s ac-
count in the Unemployment Trust Fund; 
‘‘(5) a description of the manner in which the 
State— 
‘‘(A) will conduct an impact evaluation, 
using a control or comparison group or other 
valid methodology, of the demonstration project; 
and 
‘‘(B) will determine the extent to which the 
goals and outcomes described in paragraph (3) 
were achieved; and 
‘‘(6) assurances that the State will provide any 
reports relating to the demonstration project, after 
its approval, as the Secretary of Labor may require. 
‘‘(c) The Secretary of Labor may waive any of the 
requirements of section 3304(a)(4) of the Internal Rev-
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enue Code of 1986 or of paragraph (1) or (5) of section 
303(a), to the extent and for the period the Secretary of 
Labor considers necessary to enable the State to carry out 
a demonstration project under this section. 
‘‘(d) A demonstration project under this section— 
‘‘(1) may be commenced any time after Sep-
tember 30, 2007; and 
‘‘(2) may not, under subsection (b), be ap-
proved for a period of time greater than 2 years, 
subject to extension upon request of the Governor of 
the State involved for such additional period as the 
Secretary of Labor may agree to, except that in no 
event may a demonstration project under this sec-
tion be conducted after the end of the 5-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(e) The Secretary of Labor shall, in the case of any 
State for which an application is submitted under sub-
section (b)— 
‘‘(1) notify the State as to whether such appli-
cation has been approved or denied within 90 days 
after receipt of a complete application, and 
‘‘(2) provide public notice of the decision within 
10 days after providing notification to the State in 
accordance with paragraph (1). 
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Public notice under paragraph (2) may be provided 
through the Internet or other appropriate means. Any ap-
plication under this section that has not been approved 
within such 90 days shall be treated as denied. 
‘‘(f) The Secretary of Labor may terminate a dem-
onstration project under this section if the Secretary de-
termines that the State has not complied with the terms 
and conditions of the project.’’. 
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