or increases profits. (2) Process for certification The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary shall establish a process by which an employer may apply for and be issued a certification as a pro-worker employer. The process may allow for applications for certification to be considered and issued by a State, the Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary, or an entity under a contract or other arrangement with the Secretary of Labor. (h) Reports and performance assessments The Secretary shall report on and assess the demonstration projects conducted under this section as part of the reports and ongoing performance assessments required under section 1306. (i) Definitions In this section: (1) Certified pro-worker employer The term certified pro-worker employer means an employer who has applied for and been issued a certification as having met the pro-worker employer standard established under subsection (g). (2) Eligible individuals The term eligible individuals has the meaning given that term in section 1301(b)(3) and includes individuals who meet such other criteria and a State conducting a demonstration project under this section specifies and the Secretary approves. . (b) Study regarding incentives for ELEVATE program performance (1) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate State programs carried out under part A of title XIII of the Social Security Act (as added by subsection (a)), including demonstration projects conducted under section 1309 of that Act (as so added). The evaluation shall analyze the relationships between engagement, impacts, and outcome measures. The evaluation shall also examine the issue of program performance and include recommendations to Congress as to whether and how program performance could be tied to fiscal incentives. (2) Report Not later than 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report containing