1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act of 2019”.
Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act of 2019
A BILL
To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, and for other purposes.
2. Inclusion of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa
The Wagner-Peyser Act is amended—
in section 2(5) (29 U.S.C. 49a(5)), by inserting “the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,” after “Guam,”;
in section 5(b)(1) (29 U.S.C. 49d(b)(1)), by inserting “the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa,” after “Guam,”;
in section 6(a) (29 U.S.C. 49e(a))—
by inserting “, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa” after “except for Guam”;
by striking “allot to Guam” and inserting the following:
“(1) Guam”
by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(2) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa an amount which, in relation to the total amount available for the fiscal year, is equal to the allotment percentage that Guam received of amounts available under this Act in fiscal year 1983.”
in section 6(b)(1) (29 U.S.C. 49e(b)(1)), in the matter following subparagraph (B), by inserting “, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,” after “does not include Guam”.