119-HR1797

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1797

1. Short title
2. Amendments to the Wagner-Peyser Act

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act".

2. Amendments to the Wagner-Peyser Act

(a) Definitions - Section 2(5) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49a(5)) is amended by inserting "the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa," after "Guam,".

(b) Unemployment compensation law requirement - Section 5(b)(1) of such Act is amended by inserting "the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa," after "Guam,".

(c) Allotments - Section 6 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 49e) is amended—

(1) - in subsection (a)—

(A) - by striking "except for Guam" and inserting "except for Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa";

(B) - by striking "first allot to Guam and the Virgin Islands" and inserting the following:

(1) - to Guam and the Virgin Islands

(C) - by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and

(D) - by adding at the end the following:

(2) - beginning with the first fiscal year for which the total amount available for allotments under this section is greater than the total amount available for allotments under this section for fiscal year 2025, and for each succeeding fiscal year, to each of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, an amount which is equal to one-half of the amount allotted to Guam under paragraph (1) for the corresponding fiscal year.

(2) - in subsection (b)(1), in the matter following subparagraph (B), by inserting ", the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa," after "Guam".