I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6467 
To require the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program to provide 
grants for job guarantee programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2018 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. LEE, Mr. POCAN, 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BROWN of 
Maryland, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CUM-
MINGS, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. EDDIE 
BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. JACKSON 
LEE, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAYNE, 
Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. RUSH, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. ELLISON, 
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. SERRANO, and Mr. 
EVANS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot 
program to provide grants for job guarantee programs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Jobs Guar-
antee Development Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. JOB GUARANTEE PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means an entity that— 
(A) is a political subdivision of a State, 
Tribal entity, or a combination of contiguous 
political subdivisions or Tribal entities; 
(B) has an unemployment rate that is not 
less than 150 percent of the national unemploy-
ment rate, as determined by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics (except in the case of Tribal 
entities which may submit their own employ-
ment data where no such Federal data is avail-
able for such entities) based on the most recent 
data available at the time the Secretary solicits 
applications for grants under this section; and 
(C) submits an application in accordance 
with subsection (d). 
(2) JOB
GUARANTEE
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘job guarantee program’’ means a program that 
meets the requirements of subsection (c). 
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(3) RURAL
AREA.—The term ‘‘rural area’’ 
means an area that is located outside of a metropoli-
tan statistical area. 
(4) TRIBAL ENTITY.—The term ‘‘Tribal entity’’ 
means an Indian tribe or tribal organization as such 
terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-De-
termination Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a pilot program to provide competitive grants to eli-
gible entities to establish programs to ensure that 
any individual within the area served by the entity 
who applies for a job through the program will be 
provided with employment as provided for in this 
section. 
(2) TERMINATION.—A job guarantee program 
established under a grant under this section shall 
terminate on the earlier of— 
(A) the end of the 3-year period beginning 
on the date of the grant; or 
(B) the date of any revocation of the 
grantee as an eligible entity. 
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(c) JOB GUARANTEE PROGRAMS.—A job guarantee 
program meets the requirements of this subsection if the 
jobs provided under such program— 
(1) are available to all individuals who— 
(A) are 18 years of age or older; and 
(B) reside in the area served under the 
program; 
except that participants in the program may be dis-
ciplined, released, or suspended from further partici-
pation in jobs under this program if they are found 
to be negligent, or generally disruptive to the work-
place involved under procedures established by the 
Secretary that provide for an opportunity for a re-
view of such determinations; 
(2) are, with respect to individual participants, 
included as part of an established bargaining unit 
and covered by any applicable collective bargaining 
agreement in effect if similarly situated employees 
part of such unit and represented by an exclusive 
bargaining representative; 
(3) are available for the duration of the pilot 
program; 
(4) provide a wage of not less than the greater 
of— 
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(A) the hourly wage provided for under the 
provisions of S. 1242 (115th Congress, as in-
troduced); 
(B) the prevailing wage in the area in-
volved for a similar job as required by chapter 
67 of title 41, United States Code, and other 
related laws; or 
(C) the applicable wage under an applica-
ble collective bargaining agreement as provided 
for under paragraph (2); 
(5) provide for coverage of the worker under a 
health insurance program that is comparable to that 
offered to Federal employees under the Federal Em-
ployee Health Benefits Program; and 
(6) provide, at a minimum— 
(A) paid family leave consistent with the 
provisions of S. 337 (115th Congress, as intro-
duced) and applicable State law; and 
(B) paid sick leave consistent with the pro-
vision of S. 636 (115th Congress, as intro-
duced) and applicable State law. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity seeking a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
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such information as the Secretary may require. Such ap-
plication shall include— 
(1) a description of the geographic area and 
population that the entity intends to serve under the 
job guarantee program established under the grant, 
including the area unemployment rate, poverty rate, 
vacancy rate, crime rate, household income, home- 
ownership rate, labor force participation, and edu-
cational attainment; 
(2) to extent practicable, a description of the 
jobs that will be performed under the job guarantee 
program; 
(3) the need in the area for jobs to be per-
formed, including for jobs designated as a priority 
by the Secretary; 
(4) a description of State, local, or philan-
thropic funding, including through coordination and 
in-kind or non-financial support, if any, that will be 
provided to assist in carrying out the job guarantee 
program; 
(5) an assurance that the eligible entity will es-
tablish— 
(A) a public internet website, in conjunc-
tion with the Secretary, to post all available 
jobs under the job guarantee program; and 
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(B) a process for individuals to apply for 
such jobs; 
(6) a comprehensive plan to describe how the 
funding under the program will leverage existing or 
anticipated local, State, and Federal funding; 
(7) an assurance that necessary administrative 
data systems and information technology infrastruc-
ture are available, or will be available, to provide for 
full participation in the evaluation under subsection 
(k); and 
(8) an assurance that the entity will enter into 
an allocation agreement with the Secretary under 
subsection (j)(2)(A). 
(e) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall award grants 
under this section to not more than 15 eligible entities. 
In awarding such grants, the Secretary shall ensure that 
not less than— 
(1) 4 such entities serve predominantly rural 
areas under the grant; 
(2) 6 such entities serve predominantly urban 
areas under the grant; 
(3) 1 such entity serve in each of the 6 regions 
served by the Regional Offices of the Employment 
and Training Administration; and 
(4) 1 such entity shall be a Tribal entity. 
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retary that the grantee has expended, trans-
ferred, or obligated not less than 80 percent of 
the most recent payment made under this sub-
section. 
(g) LIMITATIONS.—An eligible entity may not use 
amounts received under a grant under this section to— 
(1) employ individuals who will replace, or lead 
to the displacement of, existing employees, positions, 
or individuals who would otherwise perform similar 
employment; 
(2) perform functions otherwise prohibited by 
Federal, State, or local laws; and 
(3) carry out other prohibited activities, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
(h) FEDERAL
PROVISION
OF
JOBS
IN
PILOT 
SITES.— 
(1) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date on which the Secretary awards the first 
grant under this section, the Secretary shall— 
(A) provide guidance to the heads of ap-
propriate Federal agencies to notify such agen-
cies of job guarantee programs established 
under such grants; and 
(B) request that such agencies notify the 
Secretary, within 30 days of the date on which 
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the guidance is received under paragraph (1), 
of the number and types of jobs that such agen-
cy would make available through each of the 
programs. 
(2) APPLICATION
OF
PROVISIONS.—The re-
quirements of subsection (c) relating to wages and 
benefits provided to participants in jobs provided 
under job guarantee programs, and the limitations 
in subsection (g), shall apply to Federal agencies 
and jobs provided under this subsection, except that 
a Federal agency shall employ each individual under 
this subsection for up to 3 years. 
(3) LISTING OF JOBS ON WEBSITE.—The Sec-
retary shall establish procedures to ensure that jobs 
identified under paragraph (1)(B) are listed on the 
appropriate public internet website as provided for 
under subsection (d)(5)(A). 
(4) REIMBURSEMENT.—At the end of each fis-
cal year, the Secretary shall transfer from the Fund 
to each Federal agency that employs individuals 
under a job guarantee program under this section, 
an amount necessary to reimburse such agency for 
the cost of employing each such individual during 
such fiscal year. 
(i) TRAINING.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 
procedures to support up to 8 weeks of paid training 
(through publicly or privately financed training pro-
grams) to participants in job guarantee programs 
under this section, including a new period of train-
ing, not to exceed 8 weeks, prior to commencing any 
new job under the program. 
(2) SPECIFIC POPULATIONS.—With respect to 
certain populations, as determined by the Secretary 
to include the long-term unemployed and formerly 
incarcerated individuals, the 8-week training period 
may include specific job-related training and coun-
seling and other general skills training to prepare 
such individuals to reenter the workforce. 
(j) PRIORITIES AND AUDITS.— 
(1) PRIORITIES.—Prior to awarding the initial 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall issue 
a list of national job priorities relating to jobs to be 
carried out under job guarantee programs, that shall 
include child care, care for seniors and individuals 
with disabilities, infrastructure activities. 
(2) AUDITS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Labor, shall carry out annual audits of 
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the use of grant funds provided to eligible enti-
ties under this section. 
(B) ALLOCATION AGREEMENTS AND MIS-
USE OF FUNDS.— 
(i) ALLOCATION
AGREEMENTS.—An 
eligible entity shall enter into an allocation 
agreement with the Secretary that shall 
provide that the Secretary shall recoup any 
amounts paid to the entity under a grant 
under this section if the results of an audit 
under subparagraph (A) include a finding 
that there was an intentional or reckless 
misuse of such funds by such entity. 
(ii) LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY.—An eligi-
ble entity that is determined to have fal-
sified or otherwise misstated data in any 
report submitted to the Secretary with the 
intent to deceive or mislead the Secretary 
shall be ineligible to receive additional 
funds under this section. 
(k) EVALUATION.—The Chief Evaluation Officer at 
the Department of Labor shall provide for the conduct of 
an evaluation of the pilot program, using a rigorous design 
and evaluation methods to assess the implementation of 
the programs and their impact on— 
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(1) employment; 
(2) private sector employment, including wages 
and benefits; 
(3) poverty rate; 
(4) safety net and other Federal spending in 
the area served by the program; 
(5) child health and educational outcomes; 
(6) health and well-being of those with mental, 
emotional, and behavioral health needs; 
(7) incarceration rates; and 
(8) other economic development and individual 
outcome indicators, as determined by the Secretary. 
(l) EXPANSION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT TO 
INCLUDE
PARTICIPANTS
IN
JOB
GUARANTEE
PRO-
GRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 51 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (I), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (J), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘, or’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(K) a qualified participant in a job guar-
antee program.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(16) QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT IN A JOB GUAR-
ANTEE PROGRAM.—The term ‘qualified participant 
in a job guarantee program’ means any individual 
who is certified by the designated local agency as 
having participated in a job guarantee program 
under section 2 of the Federal Jobs Guarantee De-
velopment Act of 2018 for not less than 3 months 
during the 6-month period ending on the hiring 
date.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to individuals who 
begin work for the employer after December 31, 
2018. 
(m) APPROPRIATIONS.—From funds in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the 
Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
section. 
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