114 HR 5022 IH: Helping Individuals with Reemployment and Entrepreneurial Development Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2016-04-21
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1.This Act may be cited as the Helping Individuals with Reemployment and Entrepreneurial Development Act
or the HIRED Act
. 2.Small business startup consultation and outreach for dislocated workersSection 3(51) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(51)) is amended—
(1)in subparagraph (D), by striking and
; (2)in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
(3)by adding at the end the following: (F)assistance to dislocated workers through increased outreach about small business opportunities and consultation about starting a small business..
3.Funding for small business consultation after a plant closing or mass layoffSection 134(a)(2)(A) of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following: (iii)Permissible funding after a plant closure or mass layoffIn the case of a permanent closure of or mass layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise, or a natural or other disaster, that results in mass job dislocation, in order to assist dislocated workers in obtaining reemployment, a State may allocate up to 10 percent of the funds reserved under section 133(a)(2) to provide outreach about small business opportunities and consultation about starting a small business..