Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act”.
Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act
A BILL
To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Amendments to the Wagner-Peyser Act
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,”.
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,”.
in subsection (a)—
by striking “except for Guam” and inserting “except for Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa”;
by striking “first allot to Guam and the Virgin Islands” and inserting the following:
“(1) to Guam and the Virgin Islands”
by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
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.”
in subsection (b)(1), in the matter following subparagraph (B), by inserting “, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,” after “Guam”.