Congress defines an ELR as a JG.

S. 50 provides a limited job guarantee provision whereby the government would stand ready as employer of last resort to provide jobs at prevailing wages when adult unemployment exceeds 3 percent. The section mandates wage standards for the job guarantee program, standards which add to the inflationary impact of the bill. Higher wages, on the other hand, may have other benefits as an income maintenance device and a way to draw more attention to improving pay and working conditions in low-level private sector jobs.