SEC. 105. RESTORE STATE FLEXIBILITY TO IMPROVE UNEM-
PLOYMENT PROGRAM SOLVENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (g) of section 4001 of 
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 
110–252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is repealed. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect as of the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 106. DATA STANDARDIZATION FOR IMPROVED DATA 
MATCHING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IX of the Social Security Act 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘DATA STANDARDIZATION FOR IMPROVED DATA MATCHING 
‘‘Standard Data Elements 
‘‘SEC. 911. (a)(1) The Secretary of Labor, in consulta-
tion with an interagency work group established by the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, and considering State per-
spectives, shall, by rule, designate standard data elements 
for any category of information required under title III or 
this title. 
‘‘(2) The standard data elements designated under 
paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable, be nonpropri-
etary and interoperable. 
‘‘(3) In designating standard data elements under this 
subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, incorporate— 
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‘‘(A) interoperable standards developed and 
maintained by an international voluntary consensus 
standards body, as defined by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, such as the International Organi-
zation for Standardization; 
‘‘(B) interoperable standards developed and 
maintained by intergovernmental partnerships, such 
as the National Information Exchange Model; and 
‘‘(C) interoperable standards developed and 
maintained by Federal entities with authority over 
contracting and financial assistance, such as the Fed-
eral Acquisition Regulations Council. 
‘‘Data Standards for Reporting 
‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with 
an interagency work group established by the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, and considering State government 
perspectives, shall, by rule, designate data reporting stand-
ards to govern the reporting required under title III or this 
title. 
‘‘(2) The data reporting standards required by para-
graph (1) shall, to the extent practicable— 
‘‘(A) incorporate a widely-accepted, non-propri-
etary, searchable, computer-readable format; 
‘‘(B) be consistent with and implement applica-
ble accounting principles; and 
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‘‘(C) be capable of being continually upgraded as 
necessary. 
‘‘(3) In designating reporting standards under this 
subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, incorporate existing nonproprietary standards, such 
as the eXtensible Business Reporting Language.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 
section shall apply after September 30, 2012 . 
SEC. 107. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) USE
OF
UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION
TO 
REPAY OVERPAYMENTS.—Section 3304(a)(4)(D) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 and section 303(g)(1) of the 
Social Security Act are amended by striking ‘‘may’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to weeks beginning after the end of 
the first session of the State legislature which begins after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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TITLE 
II—FORWARD 
FUNDING 
OF REMAINING FEDERAL UN-
EMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSA-
TION FUNDS 
SEC. 201. SPECIAL TRANSFERS TO ALL STATES. 
(a) SPECIAL TRANSFERS IN FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 
2012.—Section 903 of the Social Security Act is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Special Transfers in Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012 
‘‘(h)(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer 
(as of the dates determined under paragraph (4)) from the 
extended unemployment compensation account to the ac-
count of each State in the Unemployment Trust Fund the 
amount determined with respect to such State under para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(2)(A) 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 fis-
cal year by the applicable fraction for such State. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the applicable 
total dollar amount is— 
‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2011, $12,800,000,000; and 
‘‘(ii) for fiscal year 2012, $18,200,000,000. 
‘‘(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the applicable 
fraction for a State is a fraction— 
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‘‘(i) the numerator of which is the total amount 
of extended compensation and emergency unemploy-
ment compensation paid out by such State for weeks 
beginning in the 12-month period described in clause 
(ii); and 
‘‘(ii) the denominator of which is the total 
amount of extended compensation and emergency un-
employment 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. 
‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
amounts transferred to a State account pursuant to this 
subsection shall be used only in the payment of extended 
compensation and emergency unemployment compensation, 
in accordance with applicable provisions of Federal and 
State law (including agreements and implementing regula-
tions) as in effect on May 1, 2011. 
‘‘(B) A State may, pursuant to specific legislation en-
acted by the legislative body of the State after the date of 
enactment of the JOBS Act of 2011, use money transferred 
to the State account of such State under this subsection for 
(i) the payment of unemployment compensation, (ii) the re-
payment of advances made to such State under section 1201 
(including interest thereon), and (iii) reemployment serv-
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ices designed to enhance the rapid reemployment of unem-
ployed workers (such as mandatory workshops, claimant as-
sessments, resume preparation and job search assistance, 
wage subsidy programs, eligibility reviews, labor market in-
formation, development of a work-search plan, and train-
ing), if and only if— 
‘‘(I) the purposes and amounts are specified in 
the law; 
‘‘(II) 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 
‘‘(III) the use of the money is accounted for in 
accordance with standards established by the Sec-
retary of Labor. 
‘‘(4) Transfers under this subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) 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 
‘‘(B) to the extent that they relate to the amount 
set forth in paragraph (2)(B)(ii), be made after Sep-
tember 30, 2011, and on or before October 10, 2011.’’. 
(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in section 
903(b) of the Social Security Act shall be considered to 
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apply with respect to any transfer under section 903(h) of 
such Act (as amended by this section). 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Labor may pre-
scribe any operating instructions or regulations necessary 
to carry out this section and the amendment made by this 
section. 
SEC. 202. EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 
TRANSITION RULES. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 4003 of the Supplemental Ap-
propriations Act, 2008 is repealed. 
(b) FINANCING.—Section 4004(e)(1) of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2008 is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; and 
(2) by adding after subparagraph (G) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(H) the amendment made by section 201 
of the Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits, and Services 
Act of 2011; and’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall be effective with respect to weeks end-
ing after July 6, 2011. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection 
shall 
be 
considered 
to 
affect 
the 
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reimbursability of any emergency unemployment 
compensation paid for a week ending before July 7, 
2011. 
SEC. 203. EXTENDED BENEFITS PROGRAM TRANSITION 
RULES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2005 of the Assistance for 
Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, as con-
tained in Public Law 111–5 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note), is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘January 4, 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘July 6, 2011’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘January 4, 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘the date of enactment of the 
JOBS Act of 2011’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (c). 
(b) TERMINATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO TEM-
PORARY MODIFICATION OF EXTENDED BENEFIT INDICA-
TORS.—Section 203 of the Federal-State Extended Unem-
ployment Compensation Act of 1970, as amended by section 
502 of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthor-
ization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111- 
312; 124 Stat. 3307), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d) (in the next to last sen-
tence), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘June 30, 2011’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2011’’. 
(c) SAVINGS PROVISION.—In the case of any State law 
which, as of the date of enactment of this Act, has been 
amended in conformance with the amendments made by 
subsection (a) or (b) of section 502 of the Tax Relief, Unem-
ployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act 
of 2010 (Public Law 111-312; 124 Stat. 3307) and section 
2005(a) of the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and 
Struggling Families Act (Public Law 111-5; 26 U.S.C. 
3304 note), the amendment made by subsection (a)(1) shall 
be disregarded for purposes of any provision of such State 
law which provides for a State ‘‘off’’ indicator or which 
otherwise provides for the termination of an extended ben-
efit period by reason of the cessation of full Federal funding 
of sharable extended compensation or sharable regular com-
pensation. 
SEC. 204. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. 
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. 
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Union Calendar No. 48 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1745 
[Report No. 112–87, Part I] 
A BILL 
To improve jobs, opportunity, benefits, and services 
for unemployed Americans, and for other purposes. 
MAY 23, 2011 
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with 
an amendment 
MAY 23, 2011 
The Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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