(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of subsection 
(a)(19)— 
‘‘(1) DOCUMENTATION.—In determining eligi-
bility for compensation due to circumstances result-
ing from an individual’s experience of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking— 
‘‘(A) States shall adopt, or have adopted, 
by statute, regulation, or policy a list of forms 
of documentation that may be presented to 
demonstrate eligibility; and 
‘‘(B) presentation of any one of such forms 
of documentation shall be sufficient to dem-
onstrate eligibility, except that a State may re-
quire the presentation of a form of identifica-
tion in addition to the written statement of 
claimant described in paragraph (2)(G). 
‘‘(2) LIST OF FORMS OF DOCUMENTATION.— 
The list referred to in paragraph (1)(A) shall include 
not less than 3 of the following forms of documenta-
tion: 
‘‘(A) An order of protection or other docu-
mentation issued by a court. 
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‘‘(B) A police report or criminal charges 
documenting the domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(C) Documentation that the perpetrator 
has been convicted of the offense of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing. 
‘‘(D) Medical documentation of the domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking. 
‘‘(E) Evidence of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking from a 
counselor, social worker, health worker, or do-
mestic violence shelter worker. 
‘‘(F) A written statement that the appli-
cant or the applicant’s minor child is a victim 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking, provided by a social worker, 
member of the clergy, shelter worker, attorney 
at law, or other professional who has assisted 
the applicant in dealing with the domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing. 
‘‘(G) A written statement of the claimant. 
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‘‘(3) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING DEFINED.—The 
terms ‘domestic violence’, ‘dating violence’, ‘sexual 
assault’, and ‘stalking’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 3 of the Security and Financial 
Empowerment Act.’’. 
(b) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PERSONNEL 
TRAINING.—Section 303(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 503(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(10) as paragraphs (5) through (11), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Such methods of administration as will en-
sure that— 
‘‘(A) applicants for unemployment com-
pensation and individuals inquiring about such 
compensation are adequately notified of the 
provisions of subsections (a)(19) and (g) of sec-
tion 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to the availability of unemployment 
compensation for victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking); and 
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‘‘(B) claims reviewers and hearing per-
sonnel are adequately trained in— 
‘‘(i) the nature and dynamics of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking (as such terms are de-
fined in section 3 of the Security and Fi-
nancial Empowerment Act); and 
‘‘(ii) methods of ascertaining and 
keeping confidential information about pos-
sible experiences of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking (as 
so defined) to ensure that— 
‘‘(I) requests for unemployment 
compensation based on separations 
stemming from domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing (as so defined) are reliably 
screened, identified, and adjudicated; 
and 
‘‘(II) full confidentiality is pro-
vided for the individual’s claim and 
submitted evidence; and’’. 
(c) TANF PERSONNEL TRAINING.—Section 402(a) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(8) CERTIFICATION
THAT
THE
STATE
WILL 
PROVIDE INFORMATION TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR 
STALKING.—A certification by the chief officer of 
the State that the State has established and is en-
forcing standards and procedures to— 
‘‘(A) ensure that applicants for assistance 
under the program and individuals inquiring 
about such assistance are adequately notified 
of— 
‘‘(i) the provisions of subsections 
(a)(19) and (g) of section 3304 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
the availability of unemployment com-
pensation for victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing); and 
‘‘(ii) assistance made available by the 
State to victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking (as 
such terms are defined in section 3 of the 
Unemployment for Survivors Act of 2007); 
‘‘(B) ensure that case workers and other 
agency personnel responsible for administering 
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the State program funded under this part are 
adequately trained in— 
‘‘(i) the nature and dynamics of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking (as so defined); 
‘‘(ii) State standards and procedures 
relating to the prevention of, and assist-
ance for individuals who experience, do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking (as so defined); and 
‘‘(iii) methods of ascertaining and 
keeping confidential information about pos-
sible experiences of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking (as 
so defined); 
‘‘(C) if a State has elected to establish and 
enforce standards and procedures regarding the 
screening for and identification of domestic vio-
lence pursuant to paragraph (7), ensure that— 
‘‘(i) applicants for assistance under 
the program and individuals inquiring 
about such assistance are adequately noti-
fied of options available under such stand-
ards and procedures; and 
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