funds. Subtitle D—Improving access to job benefits Sec. 331. Definitions. Sec. 332. Paid sick time. Sec. 333. Notice requirement. Sec. 334. Prohibited acts. Sec. 335. Enforcement authority. Sec. 336. Education and outreach. Sec. 337. Effect on existing employment benefits. Sec. 338. Encouragement of more generous leave policies. Sec. 339. Regulations. Sec. 339A. Effective date. Sec. 339B. Collection of data and further study. TITLE IV—National Direct Care Professional Compensation Strategy Sec. 401. Definitions. Sec. 402. National Direct Care Professional Compensation Strategy. Sec. 403. National Direct Care Professional Compensation Advisory Council. Sec. 404. Sunset provision. TITLE V—Improving oversight and accountability Sec. 501. Evaluation of implementation and outcomes. 2. Findings and purposes (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The nearly 5,000,000 direct care professionals in the United States play a vital role in supporting the health, well-being, and independence of older individuals and people with disabilities. (2) The United States faces a growing crisis in its direct care professional workforce at the same time that demand for services is rising at unprecedented rates. (3) There will be an estimated 9,300,000 total direct care professional job openings from 2021 to 2031, including new jobs to support the growing number of people who need care and to fill the jobs of such professionals leaving the direct care professional workforce. (4) Workforce turnover and shortages have a direct impact on older individuals, people with disabilities, and their families who suffer because they cannot get the high-quality care that they need and deserve. (5) The median hourly wage for all direct care professionals in 2022 was only $15.43, with home care workers earning the least. (6) One in 8 direct care professionals live in poverty and three quarters earn less than the average living wage in their State. (7) Forty-six percent of direct care professionals rely on public assistance, such as Medicaid,