text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Job Opportunity and Welfare 
  Reduction Act of 1997''.
  
  SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PLACING WELFARE RECIPIENTS IN JOBS VACATED BY 
                UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS.
  
      (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall conduct a pilot program 
  under which the Attorney General shall provide a written notice to a 
  State of one or more potential employment opportunities for an adult 
  who is receiving assistance under the State program funded under part A 
  of title IV of the Social Security Act, where such opportunity arises 
  from--
              (1) the removal of one or more unauthorized aliens from a 
          work site in the State by an officer or employee of the Service 
          performing duties relating to the enforcement of the 
          immigration laws; or
              (2) the issuance of an unauthorized work letter by the 
          Attorney General to an employer.
      (b) Implementation Deadline; Termination.--The Attorney General 
  shall implement the pilot program not later than October 1, 1998. The 
  Attorney General shall terminate the pilot program at the end of the 4-
  year period beginning on the first day the pilot program is in effect.
      (c) Scope of Operation.--The Attorney General shall provide for the 
  operation of the pilot program in each State--
              (1) the chief executive officer of which has requested that 
          the Attorney General provide for such operation; and
              (2) that is receiving a grant under part A of title IV of 
          the Social Security Act.
      (d) Notice.--
              (1) Contents.--The notice required under subsection (a) 
          shall include the following:
                      (A) The name and address of the employer--
                              (i) from whose work site an unauthorized 
                          alien was removed; or
                              (ii) to whom the unauthorized work letter 
                          was issued.
                      (B) A classification of the employment position (or 
                  positions) formerly held by each unauthorized alien who 
                  was removed from the work site or was the subject of 
                  the unauthorized work letter, in terms of industry and 
                  whether the work performed was skilled or unskilled.
                      (C) The location of the work site.
                      (D) The number of unauthorized aliens who were--
                              (i) removed; or
                              (ii) the subject of the unauthorized work 
                          letter.
              (2) Deadline.--The Attorney General shall submit the notice 
          required under subsection (a) not later than 8 days after the 
          day on which--
                      (A) the unauthorized alien is removed (in a case 
                  described in subsection (a)(1)); or
                      (B) an officer or employee of the Service enters 
                  onto the work site for the purpose of removing an 
                  unauthorized alien, following issuance of the 
                  unauthorized work letter (in a case described in 
                  subsection (a)(2)).
      (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
              (1) Service.--The term ``Service'' has the meaning given 
          such term in section 101(a)(34) of the Immigration and 
          Nationality Act.
              (2) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given such 
          term in section 101(a)(36) of the Immigration and Nationality 
          Act.
              (3) Unauthorized alien.--The term ``unauthorized alien'' 
          has the meaning given such term in section 274A(h)(3) of the 
          Immigration and Nationality Act.
              (4) Unauthorized work letter.--The term ``unauthorized work 
          letter'' means a Form I-9 Inspection Result Letter, issued by 
          the Attorney General to an employer, identifying the possible 
          presence of an unauthorized alien worker.
  
  SEC. 3. BONUS TO REWARD PARTICIPATING STATES.
  
      (a) In General.--Section 403(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 
  U.S.C. 603(a)(4)) (as amended by section 103 of the Personal 
  Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public 
  Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 2121)) is amended--
              (1) in subparagraph (B)(i), by adding at the end the 
          following:
                          ``In the case of a high performing State that 
                          is an immigration pilot program State, such 
                          amount shall also be based on the score 
                          assigned to the State under subparagraph 
                          (D)(iii) for such fiscal year.'';
              (2) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
                      ``(C) Formula for measuring state performance.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Not later than 1 year 
                          after the date of the enactment of the Personal 
                          Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
                          Reconciliation Act of 1996, the Secretary, in 
                          consultation with the National Governors' 
                          Association and the American Public Welfare 
                          Association, shall develop a formula for 
                          measuring State performance in operating the 
                          State program funded under this part so as to 
                          achieve the goals set forth in section 401(a).
                              ``(ii) Immigration pilot program states.--
                          Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
                          enactment of the Job Opportunity and Welfare 
                          Reduction Act of 1997, the Secretary, in 
                          consultation with the National Governors' 
                          Association and the American Public Welfare 
                          Association, shall develop a formula for 
                          measuring the performance of immigration pilot 
                          program States in placing adults receiving 
                          assistance under the State program funded under 
                          this part in employment vacancies arising 
                          from--
                                      ``(I) the removal of an 
                                  unauthorized alien (as defined in 
                                  section 2 of such Act) from a work site 
                                  in the State by an officer or employee 
                                  of the Immigration and Naturalization 
                                  Service performing duties relating to 
                                  the enforcement of the immigration 
                                  laws; or
                                      ``(II) the issuance by the Attorney 
                                  General to an employer of an 
                                  unauthorized work letter (as defined in 
                                  such section) with respect to a work 
                                  site in the State.'';
              (3) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
                      ``(D) Scoring of state performance; setting of 
                  performance thresholds.--For each bonus year, the 
                  Secretary shall--
                              ``(i) use the formula developed under 
                          subparagraph (C)(i) to assign a score to each 
                          eligible State for the fiscal year that 
                          immediately precedes the bonus year;
                              ``(ii) prescribe a performance threshold, 
                          based on the scores assigned under clause (i), 
                          in such a manner so as to ensure that--
                                      ``(I) the average annual total 
                                  amount of grants to be made under this 
                                  paragraph for each bonus year equals 
                                  $200,000,000; and
                                      ``(II) the total amount of grants 
                                  to be made under this paragraph for all 
                                  bonus years equals $1,000,000,000; and
                              ``(iii) use the formula developed under 
                          subparagraph (C)(ii) to assign an additional 
                          score to each immigration pilot program State 
                          for the fiscal year that immediately precedes 
                          the bonus year, which score shall be used to 
                          reward immigration pilot program States--
                                      ``(I) based on their performance, 
                                  as measured under subparagraph (C)(ii); 
                                  and
                                      ``(II) in a manner consistent with 
                                  subclauses (I) and (II) of clause 
                                  (ii).''; and
              (4) in subparagraph (E), by adding at the end the 
          following:
                              ``(iii) Immigration pilot program state.--
                          The term `immigration pilot program State' 
                          means, with respect to a fiscal year 
                          immediately preceding a bonus year, an eligible 
                          State--
                                      ``(I) within which the Attorney 
                                  General is operating the pilot program 
                                  under section 2 of the Job Opportunity 
                                  and Welfare Reduction Act of 1997;
                                      ``(II) that, after each receipt of 
                                  a notice of an employment vacancy (or 
                                  vacancies) from the Attorney General 
                                  under such section 2, provided to the 
                                  employer having the vacancy a list 
                                  containing, with respect to each such 
                                  vacancy, the name, address, and 
                                  telephone number of not more than 3 
                                  adults who are receiving assistance 
                                  under the State program funded under 
                                  this part and who are determined by the 
                                  State, based on the adult's training, 
                                  skills, prior experience, and 
                                  availability for employment, to be 
                                  qualified to fill the vacancy; and
                                      ``(III) that provided to the 
                                  Secretary, in such form and manner as 
                                  the Secretary may have required, a 
                                  report containing the information 
                                  necessary for the Secretary to measure 
                                  the State's performance under 
                                  subparagraph (C)(ii).''.
      (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
  take effect on the later of July 1, 1998, or the date of the enactment 
  of this Act.
  
  SEC. 4. REPORT.
  
      Not later than 3 months after the date of the termination of the 
  pilot program under section 2, the Secretary of Health and Human 
  Services shall submit to the Congress a report, based on the rate of 
  success of the program in providing referrals leading to job 
  placements, containing the recommendations of the Secretary of Health 
  and Human Services concerning whether the program should be 
  reauthorized, whether the program should be expanded, and how the 
  program could be improved.
target: Job Opportunity and Welfare Reduction Act of 1997 - Directs the Attorney General to conduct a temporary pilot program in States participating in the (welfare reform) program under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act.  Requires the Attorney General to notify a State of potential employment opportunities for an adult TANF recipient arising from:  (1) removal of an unauthorized alien from a work site by the Immigration and Naturalization Service; or (2) the issuance by the Attorney General to an employer of an unauthorized work letter (Form I-9 Inspection Result Letter, identifying the possible presence of an unauthorized alien). 
  Provides for a bonus under TANF to reward high-performing States.
feat_title: Job Opportunity and Welfare Reduction Act of 1997