; and (ii) provides that, near the end of the individual's initial placement in a subsidized job, an assessment will be made regarding whether the eligible individual will be converted to a permanent, unsubsidized employee, and if not, the job search assistance and additional employment services, training and other services and activities, and supportive services that will be provided to the eligible individual with the goal of obtaining and retaining unsubsidized employment. (2) No discrimination against individuals with highest barriers to employment The State shall ensure that the procedures established under paragraph (1) do not result in an eligible individual being disqualified from receiving employment services on the basis of the individual's barriers to employment. (3) Nondiscrimination The State shall ensure that the procedures established under paragraph (1) do not have the effect of making any eligible individual less likely to receive employment services on the basis of the individual's race, sex, religious creed, national origin, or political affiliation. (b) Employment standards and criteria for subsidized jobs (1) General requirements Any subsidized job placement for an eligible individual participating in the State program funded under this title shall satisfy the following requirements: (A) Employment services that are payment for or reimbursement of employer costs may only be used by an employer in the public, private for-profit, private non-profit, or employment social enterprise sector for costs that are attributable to the hiring of, compensation for, or on-the-job training of, the eligible individual. (B) An employer in the public, private for-profit, private non-profit, or employment social enterprise sector shall not be paid a subsidy that exceeds 120 percent of wage costs. (C) An eligible individual in a subsidized job placement shall be paid at a rate that is not less than whichever of the following is highest: (i) The minimum hourly wage rate applicable to the individual under the laws