1. Short title; amendment to social security act; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Economic Ladders to End Volatility and Advance Training and Employment Act of 2019 or the ELEVATE Act of 2019 . (b) Amendments to social security act Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to that section or other provision of the Social Security Act. (c) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; amendment to social security act; table of contents. Sec. 2. Employment, training, and supportive services program. Sec. 3. Self-employment assistance benefits and relocation assistance benefits. Sec. 4. Employee retention work opportunity credit. Sec. 5. Conforming amendments. Sec. 6. Effective date; regulations. 2. Employment, training, and supportive services program (a) Establishment The Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by inserting after title XII the following: XIII Reemployment and other Job-Related Assistance and Benefits A Employment, Training, and Supportive Services Program 1301. Purpose; definitions; administration (a) Purpose The purpose of this part is to provide funds to States to initiate and expand the provision of employment services, training and other services and activities, and supportive services for eligible individuals in order to— (1) promote subsidized employment programs for public, private for-profit, private non-profit, and social enterprise sector jobs; (2) expand the availability of jobs during economic downturns or in areas with persistently high unemployment or poverty; (3) provide economically and socially disadvantaged individuals (such as the long-term unemployed, people with criminal records, former foster youth, and other economically and socially disadvantaged populations) with the ability to gain job experience